Chapter 280 The Consequences of Being in the Spotlight
In 1983, Lin Weimin became very popular.
The Cliff premiered on CCTV on New Year's Eve. The length of 20 episodes broke the record of Chinese TV dramas and the ratings were even better. As long as there was a TV, after turning on the lights at night, the channel the knob turned to must be CCTV, and the show on TV must be The Cliff.
During the days when the TV series was broadcast, many street police stations reported that there were significantly fewer public security cases at night than before.
The TV series' heroine, Zhu Lin, was a real newcomer who became the most popular actress in the country overnight.
Not to mention the male lead Tang Guoqiang, who was already a household name as a movie star. His lines and costumes full of accent in the TV series formed a trend all over the country and became popular among thousands.
Immediately afterwards, the first issue of "Contemporary" in 1983 was published, which mainly promoted new people, new works and new styles. It also led the trend of the time and promoted the literary genre of "avant-garde literature" to the eyes of domestic readers for the first time, winning the love and pursuit of countless readers.
In order to promote avant-garde literature, Lin Weimin took great pains. He not only wrote articles publicly in the "Wenyi Bao", but also wrote a special book "Chasing the Murderer", which provided the most classic annotation for his definition of avant-garde literature.
"Chasing the Murderer" has not yet been published half a year after it was published, but the "Youth Literature" magazine that published this novel has changed its previous record of selling only 200,000 to 300,000 copies per issue, and achieved an astonishing sales volume of over one million in just three months.
This novel is regarded as the most perfect avant-garde novel by countless literature lovers. Even though Ma Yuan's "The Temptation of Gangdise" is amazing, it does not detract from the brilliance of "Chasing the Murderer". Someone who loves it publicly published an article in the newspaper saying: "Chasing the Murderer is the most dazzling pearl in the crown of avant-garde novels!"
"The Horse Tamer", which was published almost at the same time as the first issue of "Contemporary" in 1983, was published in the supplement of "People's Literature". On the day of its release, it directly stole the limelight from the main publication and crushed the sales of that issue of "People's Literature".
The subsequent publication of "The Horse-Trapping Man" set a record for the number of subscriptions for novels published by domestic writers, reaching an astonishing number of 500,000 copies.
In the middle of this year, the United States and Japan published the good news of reprinting of "Farewell My Concubine". The news that Lin Weimin's novel earned sky-high royalties from overseas publications not only spread throughout the domestic literary world, but also became known to many ordinary people who do not read books.
In addition, Lin Weimin squeezed into the advisory committee of "Dream of Red Mansions", and at a young age he was able to enter the advisory committee and sit on an equal footing with a group of famous writers.
Looking back on this year's experiences, Lin Weimin realized belatedly that he seemed to have been a little too prominent.
In particular, the three things of publishing in the Literary Gazette, the sky-high royalties, and being a consultant on the Dream of the Red Chamber probably triggered the sensitive nerves of many conservative colleagues.
Fatty Guo Hei is right, naked hatred exists only among colleagues!
Lin Weimin thought about it and felt that he was hated.
It's so fucking infuriating. He's young, handsome, can write and sell. How can I not be infuriating?
Lin Weimin, who was bored all day, could only find joy in suffering.
After only three days at home, Lin Weimin could no longer bear it.
I always feel that I am too busy at work and don’t have time, but when I finally have time, I find that there seems to be nothing worth wasting time on.
I was thinking about what to do today.
"Knock, knock, knock!" There was a knock on the unit door. Lin Weimin was puzzled. He now lived in an apartment near Tuanjie Lake, and very few people knew about it.
When I opened the door, I saw Qu Xiaowei and Zheng Guo standing at the door with their wives and children.
"You're amazing. You moved away without telling me. I went to Shichahai to look for you twice but there was no one there. It was only when I went to the People's Art Theatre to look for Zhuangzhuang that I found out you were here!"
Qu Xiaowei squeezed into the door while talking, carrying vegetables in both hands.
He put down the food and sat on a chair at the door to rest for a while.
The other people came in, said hello, and then looked around Lin Weimin's house.
"Why are you here?" Lin Weimin asked.
Qu Xiaowei said: "I came to see you, so that I don't miss you one day."
His wife Liu Haiyan couldn't help but come over and hit him twice, "You're just telling jokes, you're not serious."
The construction standards of Tuanjiehu Apartments are much higher than those of the residential buildings built by most units these days.
After Yao Shuzhi inspected the house with her big belly, she said to Zheng Guo: "This house is really nice!"
Zheng Guo spread his hands and said, "It's good, but we can't afford it."
Yao Shuzhi didn't know much about Tuanjie Lake, so she asked, "Weimin, how much did you pay for this house?"
"Thirty-eight thousand!"
Yao Shuzhi didn't react after hearing this. She was slow for a while before asking again, "38,000?"
Lin Weimin nodded.
Yao Shuzhi looked him up and down and muttered, "No wonder they want to use you as a target, you are so hateful!"
"Hey, hey, hey, Comrade Yao Shuzhi..."
Qu Xiaowei laughed and said, "You are really rich! I remember that when these two houses were publicly sold, they were 400 yuan per square meter. Yours is 38,000 yuan, which is enough for many people to work for a lifetime!"
"One lifetime is not enough, two lifetimes are about right." Zheng Guo said quietly.
Liu Haiyan laughed and said, "Okay, stop making up stories about him."
After the joke, everyone became serious.
"How is it? Are you adapting to staying at home these days?" Qu Xiaowei asked.
"What's there to be uncomfortable about? Isn't it good not to go to work?" Lin Weimin said stubbornly.
Everyone's expression was meaningful. Since such a big thing has happened, you just have to pretend.
"How is the editorial department doing now?" Lin Weimin asked Yao Shuzhi.
Yao Shuzhi moved her position. She was now in her advanced stage of pregnancy, and it was very troublesome for her to move while sitting.
"The working group came on the morning of the day you left. They first looked for your stuff but couldn't find it, so they started looking through the manuscripts you reviewed.
I heard them discussing studying your novel the other day. It seemed like these people haven’t read your novel much, so they plan to divide the work and read one chapter each…”
Lin Weimin couldn't help laughing when he heard this. "Are you planning to try to be a blind man and feel the elephant?"
Everyone was amused by this working method.
Yao Shuzhi said: "We saw that it was nonsense. Lao Meng had two fights with them in the past two days. I heard that Lao Yan called several times and went to look for him, but he didn't send him away."
The working group that couldn't be driven away even by Lao Yan must have a powerful background, and everyone understands this.
So I am even more worried about Lin Weimin.
Yao Shuzhi came today with the tasks assigned to her by Lao Meng and Lao Qin.
"You should stay at home honestly recently, and don't show off outside."
"knew."
Lin Weimin replied with some annoyance.
Zheng Guo said at this time: "Weimin, I told my father about your situation yesterday..."
Lin Weimin waved his hands hastily, "Stop, stop, stop. Don't drag your dad into this matter. Anyone who gets involved will be in big trouble!"
"It's okay, I just want to say a few words to help." Zheng Guo said.
Lin Weimin shook his head. This was no longer a matter that could be resolved by just a few words or relying on personal connections.
If the problem can really be solved by relying on personal connections, why doesn't it work when Lao Yan and Lao Meng are of high rank and seniority, and are relevant colleagues?
It is obvious that the other side is very determined.
Qu Xiaowei asked, "How about asking Mr. Wan for help?"
As soon as he asked this question, Liu Haiyan retorted. Qu Xiaowei was puzzled, "Why are you retorting to me?"
He followed Liu Haiyan's gaze and saw a calligraphy hanging on the wall of the living room. It was an old man's "Man Jiang Hong". The signature was Mr. Wan and the date was also not long ago.
Obviously, Lin Weimin must have met with Mr. Wan for this matter.
Lin Weimin said: "I met with the teacher some time ago. He was going to publish an article in the newspaper, but I stopped him."
"Why? Mr. Wan's article must be useful, right?" Qu Xiaowei looked puzzled.
"It's not as easy as you think. Do you still remember Lao Jiang telling us about his experience of being criticized a few years ago?"
Qu Xiaowei nodded, "Remember, wasn't Lao Jiang criticized for more than half a year? Thanks to Mr. Chen for speaking up for him."
"Then what?"
"Then……"
Qu Xiaowei looked thoughtful, and after a moment he remembered, "Oh, right. Mr. Chen was also attacked for this, and in the end it alerted the Prime Minister..."
"That's right. If there hadn't been an order from the Prime Minister, Mr. Chen would have been in trouble."
Qu Xiaowei finally understood that Mr. Chen's status in today's literary world is no lower than Mr. Wan's, and his speaking for Lao Jiang at the time did not have the final say.
This time, the Guowen Publishing House failed to withstand the arrival of the working group, which shows that there must be a big boss behind the scenes who is dissatisfied with Lin Weimin. If Mr. Wan stands up at this time, it may not have a miraculous effect.
Instead, you may be dragged into the water and become the target of criticism by people with ulterior motives.
Thinking of this, Qu Xiaowei couldn't help but shook his head.
He felt a headache just thinking about these intrigues!
"What do we do now?"
Lin Weimin spread his hands and said, "What can we do? Let them do whatever they want first!"
Everyone felt depressed after hearing this. Now it was like allowing people to beat and scold them without fighting back. Anyone would feel uncomfortable!
Zheng Guo looked admiring, "I didn't realize it before, but I realized it at the critical moment. You still have the demeanor of a great general for the people."
Qu Xiaowei didn't make fun of him this time, and said, "That's true. Ever since he entered the Institute of Literature, I knew he was no ordinary person."
When Liu Haiyan heard him say that, she couldn't help but tease him, "Oh? How did you know that?"
Qu Xiaowei's face was filled with reminiscence. "On the day of the tea party at the beginning of the school year, this kid asked for autographs and dared to sell them publicly in front of Mr. Chen, Mr. Wan and other seniors. From that moment on, I knew that this kid was a lucky person. If it were someone else, he would have been in jail long ago for what he did!"
Everyone burst into laughter!
Lin Weimin also started laughing, even though he was the one being laughed at.
It is at times like this that the importance of friends is revealed.
Qu Xiaowei and his friends came with two large bags of food and chatted for a long time. Now it was time for dinner, so they naturally had to get moving.
Except for Yao Shuzhi, a pregnant woman who was still sitting on the sofa waiting for dinner, everyone joined in.
It took some effort to prepare a large table of delicious dishes, and Lin Weimin raised his glass.
"I don't have to go to work anyway, so I can drink as much as I want today!"
Qu Xiaowei said quickly: "Is it possible that you are not going to work? We still have to get up early tomorrow!"
"As for the class you two are in, does it make any difference whether you go to it or not?"
Lin Weimin looked disdainful and said almost exactly the same things he had said to Hua a few months ago.
In later times, what Teacher Lin did would be considered occupational discrimination.
What happened to working at the cultural center?
Have you eaten your rice?
The third chapter has been reviewed. I have something to do in the morning, so I will revise it in the afternoon to see if it can be published.
(End of this chapter)
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