1980 My Literary Era.

Chapter 286

On the 25th of the new year, Lin Weimin went to the capital reading library for the reason of looking for materials for creation, and looked through the newspapers and magazines of the past few days for a long time.

His grandma, this group of people, will not rest even after the Chinese New Year, and the criticism will be endless.

I didn't see the intervention measures of the relevant departments, but Lin Weimin saw several articles criticizing him.

If there are too many lice, don’t bite, and if you have too many debts, you don’t have to worry about it. That’s the way to say it, but it’s enough to make people upset that this thing is wandering around you like mosquitoes.

Fortunately, one good thing is that the intensity of criticism seems to have declined recently. At least Lin Weimin searched for a long time and found that the frequency of articles criticizing him was less than before.

That's a good sign!

Lin Weimin casually opened another newspaper, which was the "Yanjing Youth Daily" this morning. Earlier, reporter Li Xiangyang also published a commentary article "Let the bullets fly for a while", which caused a lot of repercussions, but it was quickly submerged in the In the midst of a wave of criticism.

Huh?
When Lin Weimin quickly browsed the newspaper, he found something interesting.

"This is……"

It was still the second page of "Yanjing Youth Daily", and an article caught his attention.

"Comrade Xiangyang:
Hello, I have received your letter.In the previous correspondence, you mentioned that you hoped to write a review article about Comrade Weimin and "Lover".

Since "Lover" was published in "Contemporary", the evaluation has been mixed, and the public opinion has been fierce. Regardless of the readers, many colleagues and seniors have written enthusiastically, filled with righteous indignation, and are likely to bring justice to the comrades of the people.I also learned from a friend last month that Comrade Weimin has suspended work because of this matter.The seriousness of the situation reminds me of what happened a few years ago, and I inevitably feel sad when the rabbit dies.

……

The prototype of the character "Guo Yudao" in "The Lover" is actually Guo Yudao, a native of Xinye in southern Hebei, a middle school teacher in XN City, and a writer of children's literature. He has written the short story "Prairie Eagle" and the novella " The Sound of the Piano by the Agate River", "The Adventures of Bird Island", "The Secret Under the Water Beach", etc.

Brother Yudao is a classmate of Comrade Lin Weimin and I at the Institute of Literature. Our group of students entered the Institute of Literature in April 80 and graduated in October. The study in just half a year has benefited us for life, and at the same time we have formed a profound friendship. friendship of classmates.

What a pity!Brother Yudao passed away due to illness in May this year.Before his death, Brother Yudao and his wife went to Yanjing for medical treatment and contributed a lot to the comrades of the people.

It's a pity that brother Yudao's condition was serious and hard to return at that time, and the hospital was helpless. In the end, brother Yudao and his wife decided to return to their hometown for conservative treatment.Before leaving, Brother Yudao bid farewell to Comrade Weimin. He once said that the most regrettable thing in his life is not writing a novel that can stand up.Comrade Weimin has a humorous personality. At that time, he joked that he would write a novel and burn it to Brother Yudao.

Later he really wrote it. "Lover" was written during the "Contemporary" Novel Seminar, when many famous domestic writers gathered in Yantai Dongshan Hotel.I was lucky enough to be invited to the meeting and chatted with Comrade Weimin about this novel.

Comrade Weimin told me that Lao Guo (Guo Yudao) had a very hard life. I promised Lao Guo in this book that I would let him be a son of a rich family and have an unforgettable love.At that moment, it was embarrassing.

After the publication of "Lover", I had the honor to read it for the first time. In the novel, Guo Yudao and Jian are deeply in love.After reading it, people are amazed that Comrade Weimin has fulfilled his promise to Brother Yudao.

……

After Brother Yudao passed away, Comrade Weimin also sponsored Brother Yudao's family. This matter was told by Brother Yudao's wife when they came to offer condolences to Xining Wenxiong Zhi, and it was later spread to the ears of many literary colleagues.

……

All the above matters, under the agitation of the mood, the content is messy and complicated. Comrade Xiangyang can decide whether he has usable materials, or publish this reply letter in the newspaper.

Zilong only expresses one sentence here: "Guo Yudao" in "The Lover" is by no means a traitorous businessman in old Shanghai.This time Comrade Weimin suffered unwarranted smears and rumors from villains, which not only hurt him personally, but also slandered the deceased brother Yudao.I have notified the Xining Cultural Association about this matter, and I hope you will write to verify the situation and make the news public.

......"

This article on the second page of "Yanjing Youth Daily" is much longer than the average article. The title is "Re-discussion on Lin Weimin and "Lover"" and the subtitle is "Correspondence with writer Jiang Zilong and Xining Literary Association".

The author is Li Xiangyang, the overly enthusiastic reporter comrade in Lin Weimin's impression.

Most of the more than 4000-word article is the correspondence between Li Xiangyang, Jiang Zilong, and the Xining Cultural Association. The rest is Li Xiangyang's account of how he became interested in Lin Weimin's criticism and wrote this article.

At the end of the article, Li Xiangyang did not forget to appeal to readers to distinguish right from wrong and not to be fooled by the tricks of sinister villains.At the same time, it pointed out from a high-level view that the trend of being convicted for speaking out cannot last long, and it is absolutely impossible to turn back the wheel of history...

After reading the whole article, Lin Weimin only felt hearty for a while.

Although the content of Lao Jiang's letter praised him like a living saint, it was a bit nasty, but who can be unhappy when someone praises him?
What's going on with Lin Weimin now?
Jiang Zilong took the risk and asked Li Xiangyang to post the correspondence between them to the newspaper for Lin Weimin's attention, which really made Lin Weimin feel very guilty.

"Old Jiang! Old Jiang!" Lin Weimin patted the newspaper and muttered.

I used to think that you were thick-browed and big-eyed, and you looked like a big brother.

Looking at it now, the top spot in the Institute of Literature and Literature is none other than you!

I would like to call you Jinmen Jiyu.

Then he turned his gaze to the newspaper and looked at the three words "Li Xiangyang".

Lin Weimin didn't have much feeling for this overly enthusiastic reporter comrade in his impression, but the two articles before and after, the first article was fine, I felt that he just interpreted Lin Weimin and "" from a different angle from most critics The novel "Lover" is of course based on praise.

But when it comes to the second article, it seems that he is Lin Weimin's attorney, and he is running around for Lin Weimin, a writer who "calls for injustice and goes to jail", and spares no effort.

One must know that in this day and age, being involved in an incident like Lin Weimin's, losing one's job is nothing but a trivial matter...

Lin Weimin couldn't figure it out, what was this Comrade Li Xiangyang doing for?It can't be just because you like your own work, right?

And this "Yanjing Youth Daily", an article with such an obvious tendency can be published?

Lin Weimin thought about it, and had a premonition in his heart.

He quickly packed up his things, left the capital library, and went to the cultural center where Qu Xiaowei worked.

"Why are you here?" Qu Xiaowei asked in surprise.

"Let me borrow your unit's phone number."

Seeing Lin Weimin's serious face, it seemed that he had something serious to do, so Qu Xiaowei hurriedly took him to the curator's office and borrowed a phone number.

"Who are you calling?" Qu Xiaowei asked.

"Old Ginger!"

Qu Xiaowei was puzzled, why are you calling Lao Jiang in such a hurry?
Lin Weimin saw the question in his heart, and without further explanation, he threw a newspaper to Qu Xiaowei, which Lin Weimin bought on the way here.

The call was made to the long-distance station, and it took more than half an hour before the call came.

"Old Jiang! Haha, my good brother! You are so timely!"

As soon as the call was made, Lin Weimin laughed out loud, which startled Qu Xiaowei.

However, he had already finished reading the "Yanjing Youth Daily" brought by Lin Weimin at this time, so he naturally understood Lin Weimin's excitement.

"What's going on?" Lin Weimin asked Jiang Zilong on the phone.

Although the article in the "Yanjing Metropolis Daily" can probably see the ins and outs, Lin Weimin still didn't understand the details, and Jiang Zilong needed to clarify for him.

Jiang Zilong explained on the phone that Li Xiangyang contacted him through people from the Jinmen Cultural Association. At the beginning, he just said that he knew that Lin Weimin and Lin Weimin were classmates at the Institute of Literature, so he wanted to know more about his understanding of the novel "Lover". the opinion of.

Jiang Zilong also only regarded this as a very ordinary communication. He and Lin Weimin have a very close friendship, and the quality of "Lover" is indeed good. Coupled with the large-scale criticism of Lin Weimin outside, it really reminded him of the past. The situation he faced in the past few years was almost exactly the same, so he praised the work "Lover" in the correspondence.

Later, he saw Li Xiangyang's first review article in "Yanjing Metropolis Daily".

"Haha, I didn't think too much about it at the time. I just wanted to speak out. If Mr. Chen hadn't helped me back then, I wouldn't be where I am today. Now you are also facing the same situation. Since someone found I'm sorry, I must say something fair. But I really didn't expect that Li Xiangyang wrote me another letter after that..."

Li Xiangyang's second letter told Jiang Zilong that comrades from relevant departments found him after reading his commentary article, and hoped that he could write another article, not only to overwhelm the one-sided criticism, attack, and smear of Lin Weimin. It is even more important to make up for the impact of these negative public opinions on Lin Weimin himself during this period of time.

"I was also confused at the time. How could this matter be related to the relevant departments? To be honest, I have no problem asking me to say something nice for you in the newspaper.

But you may have seen this article. Comrade Li Xiangyang and I were almost reduced to gunners firing cannonballs. I was a little hesitant in the face of this situation.

It wasn't until the relevant parties understood my hesitation and called me in person that I let go of the burden.

So, the contents of that letter, how should I put it, are half-truths and half-false.Everything about you is true, about my correspondence with Li Xiangyang, haha..."

Jiang Zilong couldn't help laughing when he said this.

"Not worth mentioning, haha, not worth mentioning!"

He did not shy away from telling the truth that he was entrusted by the relevant department to participate deeply in this matter, but this did not detract from Lin Weimin's gratitude to him.

"Old Jiang, don't say that. The wind knows the strength of the grass, and the toughness knows the honest minister. In this matter, I want to thank you." Lin Weimin said sincerely.

"No, you must never. To thank you, you should thank the relevant departments and Comrade Li Xiangyang. One of them is behind the scenes and the other is the vanguard. Without them, this matter would not be possible anyway.

Of course, more important is yourself.If it weren't for your contribution to the country, the relevant departments would not be able to take such painstaking efforts.

For the sake of the people, to be honest, when Mr. Chen spoke for me, he was also implicated. In the end, he alerted the chief assistant to calm down the matter.

Although you didn't alarm the chief assistant about what you did this time, it's really enviable for a department of this level to plan and rack your brains for you!
Brother, I have never enjoyed such treatment in my life! "

Jiang Zilong's tone on the phone was full of envy.

After figuring out the ins and outs of the whole incident, Lin Weimin couldn't laugh or cry after listening to Jiang Zilong's words.

"Okay, next time there is such a thing, let you experience it!"

Jiang Zilong hurriedly said: "It's better to say goodbye, it's enough to experience this kind of thing once in a lifetime."

After finishing speaking, the two couldn't help laughing.

(End of this chapter)