The literary era since 1979

Chapter 263 The Great Wall Will Never Fall

How Bai Ruoxue convinced Bai Yaoshan is unknown.

All we know is that Bai Ruoxue acted decisively and straightforwardly applied for leave of absence from Yenching University without the slightest hesitation.

Fang Yan took Bai Ruoxue and ran around, going in and out of Dongjiaomin Lane six or seven times, and finally passed the layers of review on the form, got all the official seals, and received the handwritten passport.

Fortunately, I had the help of connections, otherwise, I don’t know how long I would have to wait. Even so, it took more than 20 days.

April, Capital Airport.

Fang Yan and Bai Ruoxue walked into the cabin and met a pair of gray-haired old people. The man was Xiao Qian and the woman was his wife, Wen Jieruo, the editor of "People's Literature" in charge of foreign literature. She was the translator who had translated the most Japanese works in China.

For example, Kawabata Yasunari, Akutagawa Ryunosuke...

As for old man Xiao Qian, he was even more remarkable in the field of literary translation, and he had close friendships with Li Yaotang, Shen Yanbing and others.

Of course, if we really talk about seniority and relationship, General Fang and Xiao Qian should be considered peers.

Xiao Qian is Shen Congwen's disciple, and Fang Yan is Shen Congwen's registered disciple. However, the relationship between Xiao Qian and Shen Congwen is very complicated, with grievances and grudges that cannot be explained or sorted out for a while.

Their trip to the United States was not to participate in Nie Hualing's international writing program, but to visit the University of Iowa where she worked as a visiting professor and to give lectures at universities in the United States.

It just happened to be on the way, so Zhang Guangnian asked Xiao Qian to take good care of Fang Yan and the others along the way, including in the United States.

"Mr. Xiao, Mr. Wen."

Fang Yan and Bai Ruoxue bowed slightly and said hello.

"No need to be so polite, just sit down."

Xiao Qian looked at them with kind eyes.

Fang Yan put away his luggage and noticed out of the corner of his eye that Bai Ruoxue was chatting with Wen Jieruo familiarly, as if they had known each other before.

Xiao Qian simply exchanged seats with Bai Ruoxue, letting them talk about their own things, while he talked to Fang Yan about Shen Yanbing and literature.

"If Mr. Mao were still alive, he would surely be very pleased to see your performance over the years..."

"No, no, I don't think I've done enough."

Fangyan sighed softly.

Xiao Qian patted his shoulder and changed the subject, "I've read The Grandmaster Huang Feihong several times. It's very good. I heard from Guangnian that your novel has a second part. Is that true?"

Fangyan nodded and said that the manuscript had been sent to the editorial department of Huacheng Magazine and if nothing unexpected happens, it will be published in the next few days.

"Then won't it be possible to see it once we reach eastern Guangdong?"

Xiao Qian's face was full of smiles.

"No need to wait until then. I'm bringing you a sample copy of the latest issue of Huacheng right now."

Fangyan took out a magazine from his briefcase.

Xiao Qian looked at him with admiration, "Well, it's great that you thought of taking some of your previous works abroad."

Fangyan grinned. He had not thought of this before. Thanks to Wang Meng's reminder, he brought novels such as "Operation Sword".

Being able to translate and publish and earn more foreign exchange is one thing.

Carrying out the war to the end is another matter. It would be best to spread the true and false intelligence about China's special operations.

How could I, a young general from the Strategic Research Institute, have any bad intentions?
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Starting from 1975, passengers on civil aviation flights could receive a bottle of Moutai for free, and later it was changed to free to drink.

This regulation lasted for about 13 years.

It was not abolished until the late 20s.

In addition to drinking Moutai, civil aviation flights also give passengers five-packs of Zhonghua and Panda cigarettes, as well as a variety of small gifts such as key chains, playing cards, combs, fans, airplane models, brooches, tie clips, notebooks, etc.

At this moment, a woman who looked like a flight attendant was delivering meals. The food cart was filled with various drinks and even large lobsters.

Fangyan didn't catch the good year of Maotai delivery, so he could only drink two small cups, squinting with a tipsy look, which was considered a rest for a while.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the plane is about to land, please confirm that your seat belts are fastened again.….
As the broadcast started, everyone became more alert.

Fangyan looked down through the window and saw Yuedong right below.

These days, Hong Kong is the transit station from the mainland to the world.

Then, eastern Guangdong is the transit station from the mainland to Hong Kong.

After getting off the plane and walking out of the corridor, Fangyan didn't even need to look for anyone to see several people holding up signs that read "Huacheng Publishing House".

The leaders were naturally Fan Hansheng and Lin Xianzhi. "Mr. Xiao, Mr. Fang, we have arranged everything for you."

Fan Hansheng told them to stay at the White Swan Hotel tonight.

"Is it the hotel that Mr. Huo donated to build?"

Xiao Qian raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Yes, that's the hotel."

Fan Hansheng said that the White Swan Hotel opened at the beginning of this year.

The scene at that time was simply a sea of people, with thousands of citizens pouring in, almost pushing down the hotel door.

In the lobby alone, I found dozens of pairs of shoes.

After all, I have never seen such a luxurious hotel.

The more he said this, the more interested Bai Ruoxue and the others became.

As soon as they arrived at the hotel, the jade-carved sailboat and the "Eighteen Arhats" sculptures in the lobby came into view, and the "Hometown Water" located in the atrium was the soul of the hotel, which immediately attracted their attention.

There are mountains and water, flowers, waterfalls, curved bridges and pavilions...

In the trickling stream, koi fish are swimming in the water.

When Bai Ruoxue saw this scene, she couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

Fangyan looked left and right, and couldn't help but admire the one from the Huo family. He could not compare to Li Huanggua and the like.

On the way, Fan Hansheng said with emotion: "Teacher Fang, you can take a boat to Xiangjiang tomorrow, but it's a pity. If you stayed in eastern Guangdong for a few more days, you would see how popular the Huang Feihong series is in eastern Guangdong."

"Is it that popular?"

Fangyan couldn't help laughing when he heard their exaggerated description.

"Of course! After reading Once Upon a Time in China 1, I wanted to read Once Upon a Time in China 2. I couldn't wait any longer." Lin Xianzhi said, "I think the sales of Huacheng this time will definitely exceed the sales of the issue that published Once Upon a Time in China 1, breaking the record of 214 million copies."

"Are you that confident?"

Fangyan was very surprised, he himself was not so sure.

However, Fan Hansheng, Lin Xianzhi and others seemed determined to win, and even threatened to break the 250 million copy mark.

It's already so inflated!

After asking Fangyan, I realized that the novel came at a good time.

"The Grandmaster Huang Feihong 2" not only writes about Huang Feihong, but also writes about heroes like Wang Wu, Huo Yuanjia and so on.

As luck would have it, Guangdong East TV recently introduced a TV series from Hong Kong, "Huo Yuanjia". Once it was broadcast, it immediately set off a viewing frenzy, with unprecedented response and success.

Almost every day, I watch "Huo Yuanjia" at night and talk about "Huo Yuanjia" everywhere during the day.

Newspapers and periodicals that serialized martial arts novels by Jin Yong, Liang Yusheng and others were all selling well, so it was hard to imagine how popular Huacheng, which published The Grandmaster Huang Feihong 2, would be.

"Teacher Fang, it will be broadcast every night."

Lin Xianzhi said: "At this time, even the vendors on Gaudi Street have closed their stalls and gone home to watch Huo Yuanjia."

“What time does it start?”

Everyone was very interested, including the dialect.

After dinner, I returned to the room and turned on the TV on time.

The theme song, "The Great Wall Will Never Fall," was playing inside.

"After a century of slumber, the Chinese people are gradually waking up.

Open your eyes and look carefully!

……

The Great Wall will never fall,
The Yellow River flows thousands of miles long.

Beautiful mountains and rivers with cascading peaks and ridges,
Ask me how my country looks like it is infected with the disease.

Make way for the blood and wave your hand.