The literary era since 1979

End of June, Eastern Guangdong.

The one who greeted Fang Yan, Gong Xing, Bai Ruoxue and Fang Yan was still Lin Xianzhi from "Huacheng".

But only Lin Xianzhi is now busy and happy at the Huacheng Publishing House, and all this is thanks to the dialect.

"Teacher Fang, it's really thanks to you."

Lin Xianzhi smiled, "The sales of this issue have exceeded one million copies again."

Fangyan casually asked, "How is migrant worker literature going?"

"Good! Very good!"

Lin Xianzhi said that migrant worker literature has now become the fourth literary banner raised by the Guangdong Army in the literary world after root-seeking literature, reform literature and Lingnan literature. For this purpose, "Huacheng" has even specially created a special issue "Migrant Workers" to publish works of migrant worker literature.

Like Foshan Literature and Art, which focuses on migrant workers' literature, the editorial department occasionally receives more than a dozen submissions, and this happens frequently.

Teacher Fang is worthy of the title of "literary beacon" and has once again pointed out a bright path for literature!

Hearing his boasting, Gong Xing and Bai Ruoxue smiled at each other, but Fang Yan, who was traveling far away for the first time, was shocked:
"Brother, I didn't expect you to have such a great influence in East Guangdong?"

"Who is this?"

Lin Xianzhi looked at it in surprise.

"She is my sister. I took advantage of the summer vacation to bring her out to see the world."

Fangyan introduced himself with a smile.

"So she is Teacher Fang's biological sister. I'm sure she will be a talented girl in the future."

Lin Xianzhi gave some polite compliments.

Bai Ruoxue gently touched Fang Yan with her hand and whispered, "A talented girl who can only get passing marks in her Chinese composition..."

Seeing Gong Xing chuckle, Fang Yan blushed, "Sister-in-law! Senior Sister Ruo!"

Bai Ruoxue winked and said, "Why, what did I say is wrong? How about I say it again?"

"Having a brother who's a great writer is really stressful!" Fang Yan was distressed. "It's so annoying!"

Gong Xing rolled his eyes and said, "You don't know how to appreciate the good things you have. Others want things but can't find them anywhere."

Fang Yan pouted, aggrieved, "He is your man, of course you speak for him."

While the three girls were bickering, Lin Xianzhi led the way and started chatting with Fang Yan:
"Teacher Fang, I have already bought the boat tickets to Xiangjiang for you."

"I'm really troubling you."

"You're too kind."

Lin Xianzhi said that the editorial department of Huacheng is planning to provide long-term contributors with benefits of traveling to Hong Kong and Macau in the future.

Gong Xing and Bai Ruoxue were surprised when they heard this. Is it so easy to get a Hong Kong and Macau Pass?

"To be honest, we already have a special travel agency in East Guangdong Province that organizes tourists to go to Hong Kong and Macau."

Lin Xianzhi said that last year, the first group of mainland tourists set out from Guangzhou to travel to Hong Kong to visit relatives. As a member of the editorial department of "Huacheng", he and Fan Hansheng were fortunate to be the first people in the group to enter and leave the country, holding the first pass.

Fang Yan said: "This is a good thing. It will be more convenient to go to Hong Kong in the future."

"That's right, that's right."

Lin Xianzhi nodded repeatedly and said that once they arrived in Hong Kong, they could notify Sanlian Bookstore to pick them up.

Ever since learning that the third volume of "The Grandmaster Huang Feihong" would be published in mainland China, the Hong Kong Joint Publishing Company has been looking forward to the arrival of Mr. Fang.

Fang Yan blinked her innocent eyes and asked, "My brother is also very famous in Hong Kong?"

"That's not just ordinary fame, that's extraordinary fame!"

Lin Xianzhi said seriously: "And it's not just in Hong Kong, it's also quite famous around the world!"

Fang Yan was startled, looking at her brother's tall and majestic back, her heart was heavy, being a sister was really stressful! Everyone came to the guesthouse, and after settling their luggage, Lin Xianzhi brought a few cans of drinks from somewhere.

"Teacher Fang, I was also entrusted by someone. Do you still remember Jianlibao in Sanshui County?"

"Is this sent by Li Jingwei?"

Fangyan picked up one of the cans and looked at it.

"Director Li heard that you were going to pass through eastern Guangdong, so he asked us to give it to you to try."

Lin Xianzhi smiled and said, "He said that if it weren't for you, Jianlibao would not have become the beverage of choice for the Chinese Olympic delegation."

Fang Yan raised his eyebrows. "The result hasn't been announced yet. How did he know that Jianlibao would be the beverage of choice for the delegation?"

Lin Xianzhi said that Li Jingwei was quite bold. He pulled a truck and delivered 200 cans of Jianlibao to the AFC meeting held in Yangcheng, which shocked the whole audience. The chairman of the AFC even drank it in front of reporters.

"This Li Jingwei."

Fangyan shook his head and laughed, then distributed the Jianlibao to Gong Xian and the other two, "Is this the first time you have seen a domestic canned beverage?"

Fang Yan took a sip and her eyes lit up instantly, "It tastes good! Even better than the Arctic Ocean!" Then she took several big gulps.

"It tastes really good." Bai Ruoxue joked, "Yanzi, do you still find it annoying to be Teacher Fang's sister now?"

Under everyone's amused gaze, Fang Yan sighed, "Oh, don't mention it, the troubles of happiness!"

In an instant, everyone burst into laughter, and the room was filled with a happy atmosphere.

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After resting for a night, we took a boat to Hong Kong the next day.

At the dock, people from the Hong Kong Joint Publishing Company had been waiting for a long time, and even the general manager Xiao Zhi came to greet them in person, which showed how uncomfortable they were.

After watching "Confinement Month 1", I really wanted to watch "Confinement Month 2". It's a mistake.

It must be because after watching the second part of "Once Upon a Time in China", I wanted to watch the third part of "Once Upon a Time in China" and I couldn't hold it back any longer.

Of course, it is also because the negotiations have entered a critical period that the citizens of Hong Kong are more or less in a state of ideological confusion.

Over the years, Hong Kong has been actively or passively accepting the impact of Chinese and Western cultures, which has caused Hong Kong literature to be caught in the middle for a long time, unable to find its own historical position or its own identity. On the contrary, "Huang Feihong", which is under the banner of "Lingnan Literature", allows the majority of Hong Kong readers to find a common national memory in the regional culture of the same origin.

Therefore, the first and second parts of "The Grandmaster Huang Feihong" became more and more popular in Hong Kong and even became popular in Taiwan.

"No wonder you guys are so anxious to get Once Upon a Time in China 3 published."

After listening to the analysis of Xiao Zi and others, Fang Yan couldn't help but sigh.

Xiao Zi said: "Yes, at this critical juncture, the sooner Huang Feihong is published, the better."

Fangyan readily agreed. As for the manuscript fees and royalties, they were still the highest standards that the Hong Kong Joint Publishing Company could offer.

After discussing publishing matters, we then talked in the car about the latest developments in the Hong Kong literary world during this sensitive period.

Xiao Zi said: "There has been a wave of nostalgia in Hong Kong literature recently."

Fangyan was surprised, "Nostalgic style?"

Xiao Zi said meaningfully: "Hong Kong readers began to look for history, confirm their identity, and imagine their country in nostalgia. Many Hong Kong writers have captured this point and published many nostalgic books about Hong Kong in the 1920s and 1930s. The best-selling one is Rouge Button."

Fangyan was very surprised, especially when he heard that the author of "Rouge Button" was Li Bihua, his eyebrows couldn't help but raise.

This is a talented female writer in the Hong Kong literary world!
What he is best at is writing about love, such as "Green Snake", "Seducing Monk", "Ancient and Modern Battle of Qin Terracotta Warriors", "The Past and Present Life of Pan Jinlian"...

Of course, the most famous one has to be "Farewell My Concubine". Whenever talking about Chinese-language films, this adapted film cannot be avoided.

However, "Farewell My Concubine" currently has neither a movie nor a novel, only a short TV series of only 2 episodes.

So, on the pretext of being concerned about Li Bihua, he asked the people at the Joint Publishing Company in Hong Kong to find him a videotape of the TV series Farewell My Concubine.

Bai Ruoxue and Gong Xing looked at each other, curious, wondering why Fang Yan took Farewell My Concubine so seriously. (End of this chapter)