The literary era since 1979

Three days later, Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong.

Fang Yan and Gong Xing waited at the exit for about 10 minutes, then they saw Pan Yaoming, Pan Yaoming and Li Zhi coming over with suitcases.

Li Zhi wore a black slim dress with white polka dots, while Bai Ruoxue wore a light blue short-sleeved shirt and white wide-leg pants.

They greeted Fangyan with smiles on their faces, then hugged Gong Xing and chatted and laughed with each other.

"Brother Yaoming!"

Fangyan focused his attention on Pan Yaoming, shaking his hand and jokingly saying, "No, now you should call me Editor-in-Chief Pan."

Pan Yaoming shook his head. "Don't make fun of me. I don't know if it's a blessing to be the deputy editor-in-chief of Sanlian Bookstore this time."

"Don't think like that. Although the current situation of Sanlian Bookstore is a bit complicated, you have to have confidence in yourself."

Dialects were encouraged as we walked.

"I am just afraid that my ability is limited and I cannot turn the situation of Sanlian Bookstore around, which would disappoint Mr. Xiao's expectations."

Pan Yaoming smiled bitterly and said that if Fang Yan could come to Sanlian Bookstore, he could be the deputy editor-in-chief and he would be willing to help him.

Fangyan raised his hand, said some encouraging words, and then helped him put the luggage into the trunk of the taxi.

"I won't disturb your family reunion. I'll host a banquet at the Peninsula Hotel tomorrow to welcome you back."

"it is good!"

Pan Yaoming nodded and got into the car.

"Remember to bring your sister-in-law and nephew with you."

Fangyan slammed the car door shut, then waved and watched the car carrying Pan Yaoming slowly drive away.

"It's time for us to go."

Gong Xing walked behind him and reminded him.

Fang Yan then sat in the passenger seat and through the rearview mirror, he could clearly see Bai Ruoxue, Li Zhi and the other two sitting in the rear driver's seat.

After telling the driver Lizhi's address, the red crown flew away like an arrow.

After a bumpy ride, Bai Ruoxue took out two beautifully wrapped gifts from her bag:
"Teacher Fang, Sister Gong Qian, this is what Li Zhi and I prepared for you. It's just a small token of our appreciation. Please don't despise it."

"how could be!"

Gong Xing thanked him repeatedly and accepted it with pleasure.

Fang Yan half turned around and said with a smile, "Ruoxue, have you bought the gift I asked you to buy for Yan Zi?"

"bought it!"

Bai Ruoxue said that when they returned to the mainland, they could go to the Friendship Store and pick up the two computers that were to be sent back to the country.

"Computer?!" Gong Xing was surprised. "You bought a computer?"

Bai Ruoxue explained: "Yes, Yan Zi was admitted to the Computer Department of Shuimu University in the college entrance examination this year, so Teacher Fang asked me to order a computer for her as a gift in the United States. As for the other one..." As she spoke, she looked straight at Fang Yan.

"If you want to do your work well, you must first sharpen your tools. This computer will facilitate my future creations."

Fangyan answered directly and then asked about the details of the computer.

Li Zhi told the truth: "According to your request, all the computers we bought were Apple Macintosh computers."

Fangyan smiled with satisfaction. The Macintosh computer was completely different from previous personal computers. It incorporated the latest interactive elements and technological innovations of the time, such as the graphical user interface, the mouse, and the WYSIWYG word processing system and image modification software.

It can be regarded as the prototype of modern computers and therefore achieved huge commercial success.

In just 6 months, sales have exceeded 10 units, despite the high price of US$2495.

“2500 USD?!”

Hearing the price, Gong Xing was stunned, "This is too expensive!"

"Computers are worth it, even if they are a little expensive."

Fangyan disagreed. Compared with the IBM computers that cost tens of thousands of dollars before, Apple's Macintosh computers were actually not that expensive.

Of course, my computer is an IBM brand, and it is not equipped with Apple's Mac system, but Windows 1.0, which was just launched this year, which is the pioneering work of Microsoft's graphical user interface and has relatively complete functions.

“Can you type Chinese characters on a computer?”

Gong Xing was very curious.

"Of course it is not supported, but you just need to install the Chinese card." Fangyan smiled. The so-called Chinese card is an expansion card that solidifies the Chinese character input method and driver program into a read-only memory.

The principle is not complicated. This Chinese card is specially designed for a Chinese character system, an integrated circuit board and a software system carried by a 5-inch floppy disk. The chip font library on the board permanently stores commonly used standard Chinese characters, which allows users to convert the information input by typing on the keyboard into digital numbers that the computer can understand and find the corresponding Chinese character address in the font library.

The computer can read the information and, through the processor and memory, display a Chinese character composed of a dot matrix on the screen or print it on paper.

The reason why I have only bought myself a computer now is because the first Chinese language card in the mainland was only born this year.

From now on, I can finally say goodbye to the days of handwriting novels. I no longer have to work hard to handwrite hundreds of thousands or millions of words!
…………

It was still some distance away from Lizhi's house, and the traffic light on the road was red.

Gong Xian, Bai Ruoxue and Li Zhi chatted one after another about their recent situations, and Gong Xian talked the most among them.

Although "Once Upon a Time in China II" has been gradually screened in Hong Kong cinemas, the popularity it has created is still not going to subside. The image of Gong Xing as "Auntie Thirteen" is as deeply rooted in the hearts of the people as Jet Li's reputation as "Once Upon a Time in China". Whenever it appears on the street, it is bound to attract onlookers.

In other words, Gong Xing doesn't like to show up in public or take on commercials, otherwise, endorsements and acting offers would come to him like snowflakes.

The more Li Zhi listened, the more envious she became. "Sister Gong Wei is worthy of being Sister Gong Wei. If it were me, I would definitely not have such deep concentration."

"You think too highly of me. Actually, when I see those rewards, I can't help myself sometimes."

Gong Xing said that as a mainland actor, he cannot act on his own and accept films and advertisements from Hong Kong companies without authorization, which would violate organizational discipline.

"That's really a shame."

Li Zhi sighed softly.

Gong Xing noticed her expression keenly, "You seem to be very interested in the entertainment industry, do you want to be an actor?"

Fang Yan stared at the rearview mirror calmly, and saw Li Zhi in the mirror pursed her lips, and finally admitted openly:

"Sister Gong Wei, I do have this idea, but I haven't decided whether to do it or not..."

"what?!"

Bai Ruoxue never expected that her best friend, a top student studying business at the University of San Francisco, didn't want to read the financial report, but wanted to read the script.

"There's nothing to be surprised about. Ruoxue, you are also engaged in the arts now, but you are in literature and she is in movies."

Fang Yan then pointed out a clear path. Nowadays, anyone who wants to make a debut in the Hong Kong entertainment industry can either sign up for TVB's Artist Training Class like Stephen Chow, or participate in TVB's "Miss Hong Kong Pageant" like Maggie Cheung and Cecilia Yip, or the "Miss Asia" talent show newly launched by ATV this year to compete with the "Miss Hong Kong", or be spotted by a noble like Fang Yihua and brought to Hong Kong to develop like Joey Wong.

"me……"

Faced with so many choices, Li Zhi was at a loss and suddenly found herself in a dilemma.

"Don't worry. If I remember correctly, you won't graduate until next year."

Fang Yan smiled and said, "You can take your time to think about it and tell us when you have thought it through."

Gong Xing added, "If you really want to be an actor, we will definitely help you wherever we can."

Fang Yan nodded. He would not provide any support other than help. After all, Li Zhi was half his own.

"Thank you, Teacher Fang, and thank you, Sister Gong Xi."

Li Zhi's face turned red and her heart beat faster. When the car arrived at the door of the residential building, she got out in a panic.

Watching her gradually disappear from her sight, Bai Ruoxue couldn't help but sigh:
"I never thought that Lizhi's dream was to be an actress!"

"You've been with her for so long, and you didn't notice anything?"

Fangyan cast an inquiring look.

"I didn't think about it that way before, but now that I think about it, she was acting weird when she came back from the Oscars."

Gong Xing recalled Li Zhi's previous strange words and deeds.

"What about you, Ruoxue?"

Fangyan asked.

"Teacher Fang, you know me well. I am not interested in movies. I only have a soft spot for business and literature."

Bai Ruoxue smiled and then asked when they would return to the mainland.

"'Baby Smart Star' hasn't finished filming yet, I have to stay on the set for a few more days."

Gong Xing's tone was filled with regret, "He will go back with you this time."

Fangyan comforted her softly, "I'm just checking on the situation at home and sending the manuscript to China Writers for publication. I'll be back soon after everything is done." Then she looked out the window at the fleeting scenery, her thoughts drifting away unconsciously. (End of this chapter)