Many educated youth wanted to meet and communicate with the author of the poem, Zhong Yuejin.
Writing letters to communicate with authors was very popular these days, so letter after letter from readers came to Poetry magazine from all over the country.
Because the Poetry Magazine only stated that Zhong Yuejin was an educated youth who went to work in a commune in Northeast China, but did not give the specific address.
Therefore, if readers want to send letters to Zhong Yuejin, they can only send them to Poetry Magazine, which will then forward them.
However, some of these educated youth already knew Zhong Yuejin.
As soon as I saw the information in Poetry Magazine that it was about a commune in Northeast China, I immediately thought of Zhong Yuejin, whom I knew.
Although a name like Zhong Yuejin could easily have the same name as others, they were still very excited and immediately wrote a letter to Zhong Yuejin of the Linjiagou Production Brigade of the Red Star Commune, hoping to verify it with him.
Anyway…
Even the editors of Poetry Magazine had already prepared for the poem "Facing the Sea, Spring Flowers Blooming" to become a big hit.
However, they never expected that it would become so popular.
because……
On the first day that Poetry Magazine was released, it went on sale in the morning. By the afternoon, the magazine had already received a sack of letters from young literary and artistic people in Beijing to Zhong Yuejin, the author of Facing the Sea, Spring Flowers Blooming.
Even if the letter is within the same city, it will arrive the next day at the earliest.
There were so many letters sent to Poetry Magazine that the postal system sent someone to carry a sack of letters.
Not only that, Xinhua Bookstores and post offices across the country also called to give feedback.
First, we need to reprint this issue of Poetry Magazine immediately; the usual 50,000 copies are simply not enough to sell.
Many young literary men and women who were moved by "Facing the Sea, Spring Flowers Bloom" asked Xinhua Bookstore to order a copy for their collection.
This is something that has never happened before. It seems that young literary people all over China are reciting and spreading the poem "Facing the Sea, Spring Flowers Bloom" today.
Therefore, Xinhua Bookstore asked Poetry Magazine to urgently print another 100,000 copies to ensure supply.
Second, the news came from the postal system. Not only from the post offices around the capital, but also from a large number of educated youth who bought stamps, wrote letters and mailed them to Poetry Magazine.
Postal systems across the country reported that more than a hundred educated youth bought stamps and wrote letters to Zhong Yuejin, the author of Facing the Sea, Spring Flowers Blooming, immediately after reading Poetry Magazine.
"It's a hit! It's really a hit! Editor-in-chief, it's a hit! It's really selling like hotcakes..."
Inside the Poetry magazine office, deputy editor-in-chief Tian Tian received call after call and excitedly shouted to editor-in-chief Yan Chen.
The other editors in the office also cheered.
"Tell me more details!"
Editor-in-chief Yan Chen was also in a good mood.
In fact, he was under a lot of pressure when he took over as editor-in-chief of Poetry Magazine.
As the second magazine to resume publication in China and the only poetry magazine, if it fails to achieve some results, it will be a sinner in the literary and art world.
Fortunately...
Less than ten issues after the resumption of publication, a great poem was discovered that would become popular all over the country.
“Fifty thousand copies were sold out, and Xinhua Bookstore asked us to print another 100,000 copies right away!
Unbelievable! Editor-in-chief, one poem has quadrupled the sales of our Poetry Magazine!"
Deputy Chief Editor Tian Jian said excitedly, "There is a long queue of educated youth from all over the country who want to send letters to Zhong Yuejin.
Our colleagues in the postal system kindly reminded us that we had to prepare large trucks to carry the letters.”
The editors present were all very excited to hear these inspiring words, and felt that their overtime work these days was not in vain.
Of course, the most excited person among them was the intern editor Li Ying.
"Facing the Sea, Spring Flowers Blooming" was the first work she discovered, and she predicted that it would become a national hit at the first sight of it.
Unexpectedly, it has really happened as she said, causing a sensation all over the country.
"Congratulations! Editor Li, Facing the Sea, Spring Blossoms has become popular, and your appreciation will also become popular, and even be included in the introduction to the history of Chinese poetry."
"Congratulations! Congratulations! I have to say, Editor Li, you are really lucky.
Some of our editors may review manuscripts for their entire lives and still not receive a poem of this caliber!"
…
Other editors also congratulated Li Ying.
Editors are like "Bo Le" who can discover valuable poems and make them popular across the country. This can be said to be their proudest achievement.
Li Ying also smiled modestly and replied: "This has little to do with me, it's just that Comrade Zhong Yuejin is talented and writes well.
I was just lucky. Such a great poem would never be buried no matter which editor saw it. "
After that, she turned to ask the editor-in-chief Yan Chen:
"Editor-in-Chief Yan! Now that the influence of Facing the Sea, Spring Blossoms has begun to show, can we consider letting Comrade Zhong Yuejin become an editor of our magazine?
He should have the qualifications, right?"
"Yes! "Facing the Sea, Spring Blossoms" is now a phenomenal poem, and it is very likely to become a representative work of the poetry school after the special period.
This is sufficient to prove that Comrade Zhong Yuejin himself possesses extremely high literary creation ability and literacy.
In addition, he also has the desire to join Poetry Magazine as an editor, so I personally welcome him to join Poetry Magazine.”
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