1980 My Literary Era.

Chapter 464 Witnessing the Holy Moment

The Goncourt Literary Prize has been established for more than half a century, and the prize is awarded every year. Doesn’t that mean that dozens of world-class writers have been born here?
Ms. Edmond Charles Rouge's statement is of course somewhat exaggerated, but on an occasion like today, among the densely packed crowd in front of Tuon Restaurant, no one questioned it, and the crowd in the entire street was completely caught up in the crowd. In a frenzied atmosphere.

After enjoying the flowers and applause for more than ten minutes, Lin Weimin followed the academicians back to the dining room with some unfinished business.

Compared with the serious awarding conferences in China, the unique awarding scene of the Goncourt Literary Prize can indeed arouse the inner pride and pride of the winners, and make people more intoxicated.

The end of the Sunshine Parade also means the end of the awards ceremony, and the rest of the time is basically the dialogue between Lin Weimin, the winner, and the reporters who came to interview.

The Goncourt Literary Prize has a lot of face, as many as dozens of media arrived at the scene to interview today.

These include several national newspapers in France such as Le Figaro, Le Monde and Liberation, as well as many other regional newspapers such as Lyon Progressive and Parisian.

In addition to the French domestic media, there are also international media from other countries.

There were nearly a hundred media reporters at the awards ceremony, but because of the limited space in the restaurant, not many were able to enter Tuon Restaurant for interviews, and the reporters could only come in batches.

Because it is a group interview, the efficiency of the interview is not bad, one batch in half an hour, and it is estimated that it will last until dark.

During the interview interval, the college also arranged for Lin Weimin to have a short break.

At almost four o'clock in the afternoon, Lin Weimin and the academicians were sitting in the restaurant drinking afternoon tea and chatting casually.

The crowd on the street has gradually dispersed, leaving only a bunch of reporters waiting for interviews.

Because he was leaning against the window, Lin Weimin looked at the reporters waiting outside the window, among them were two yellow-skinned figures.

The two figures also noticed Lin Weimin's eyes, and they held up their ID cards, which turned out to be reporters from Xinhua News Agency.

Lin Weimin got up and went outside the restaurant, and exchanged a few words. The two reporters were very young and had been stationed in Paris, France all the year round.

Today, I received the news from the Museum of History in advance, and learned that Lin Weimin would win the Goncourt Prize for Literature, so I came here specially to interview.

However, due to the large number of interviewing reporters on site, Ambassador Zou is not easy to be special, so he can only let them wait here and interview with everyone.

As a media reporter from the motherland, it is natural to have preferential treatment. Lin Weimin looked at his watch.

"Today's interview may end at [-]:[-] p.m., and the last interview will be broadcast live on France [-]. If you are willing to wait, there will be plenty of time in the evening, and we can discuss it in detail then."

The two journalists naturally wished for it. They had taken a lot of videos and photos before the awards were presented. The only thing missing was the interview with Lin Weimin, the winner. It would be best if there was a detailed interview.

After Lin Weimin returns to China, there will definitely be various interviews, but the interview at the award-winning site in Paris, France, is of great significance.

This is the first time that a Chinese writer has won a worldwide literary award!

Xinhua News Agency, as the national news agency, must witness this sacred moment!

After chatting for a while, the media interview in the restaurant continued.

It was already dark outside in a flash, and Lin Weimin will also conduct the last TV interview.

The interview was in the form of a live connection, and the host of the French TV station [-] interviewed Lin Weimin.

Through the pictures of TV Channel [-], audiences all over France knew Lin Weimin's young face.

"Mr. Lin, you are unexpectedly young." The live broadcast started, and after greetings, the host began to interact with Lin Weimin.

"This is probably one of the characteristics of oriental people, they always look very young."

The host looked down at the information, "But according to the information, you are indeed only 27 years old, and you are the youngest winner of the Goncourt Literature Prize in history."

Lin Weimin spread his hands, "Well, it is indeed very young, it is really enviable!"

Of course, these words are suspected of being smug, but Lin Weimin's tone is relaxed and humorous, and everyone in front of the TV will smile heartily.

This writer from China is a humorous person, much like their French counterparts.

The interview continued, and the host chatted with Lin Weimin about his creative experience and the overseas influence of his works.

The host read the contents of the information, his expression became more and more shocked.

"Wow! Mr. Lin, I didn't expect your works to be so popular and have won so many awards."

The information in the hands of the host was provided by the Goncourt Literature Prize, and the information of the Goncourt Literature Prize was collected by Gallimard Publishing.

These materials include the brief introduction of Lin Weimin's works since his debut, the status of publications, and the status of awards.

He has written more than ten novels and novels, with a word count of more than 300 million words, published in Chinese, American, French, English and other countries around the world, with a cumulative sales volume of more than 2000 million copies. Seoul Literature Prize.

There are also work adaptation results, "Lover" won the Cannes Film Festival award, and the drama adaptation of other works has also been recognized by the Tony Award, the highest award in the American theater industry...

Listening to the host's recitation of Lin Weimin's rich resume, coupled with his youthful and exaggerated face, countless French audiences in front of the TV were shocked.

"This is a genius among geniuses!"

"He will definitely become a world-class writer! He will definitely!"

The live interview of French TV station [-] is over, but the fermentation of public opinion has just begun.

Tonight, all the viewers of TV [-] remembered Lin Weimin's oriental name, and also remembered his young and exaggerated face.

The neon lights were flashing outside the window. In the Tuang restaurant, Lin Weimin had just finished the interview with the second TV station, and then sat at a table, opposite to which were two reporters from Xinhua News Agency.

"Mr. Lin, today is really hard!"

"Fortunately, after all, you only need to move your mouth, and you all have to wait very hard."

"How do you feel now?"

"It's okay, the excitement of winning the award has passed, normal heart."

"You have won glory for the country again this time!"

Lin Weimin waved his hand, "It's just a literary award."

"You underestimate the influence of the Goncourt Prize for Literature!"

"It is not to underestimate the influence of the Goncourt Prize for Literature. The role of winning glory for the country is to boost national self-confidence, and a literary prize cannot enhance our national self-confidence.

True national self-confidence is determined by economic and military strength.

For our generation, no matter how many awards we win abroad, it will not change our generation's deep-rooted admiration for the West.

It may be our next generation, or it may be the next generation. Only when the country's economic development catches up with Western countries, will this kind of national self-confidence truly glow with vitality. "

The reporter interviewed Lin Weimin to talk about the feeling of winning the award. They didn't expect the topic to be distorted as soon as it came up, but they didn't correct Lin Weimin, but continued with his topic.

The interview lasted until after ten o'clock in the evening. The neon lights on the street gradually went out, and the interview came to an end.

The reporter asked the last question: "Mr. Lin, do you think it is possible for you to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?"

Lin Weimin hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Is the Nobel Prize for Literature very important?"

"After all, it is the world's top and most influential literary award. It should be the dream of many writers."

Lin Weimin nodded, "That's right. Do you think I will win the Nobel Prize in Literature?"

The two reporters shook their heads, "I don't know."

Lin Weimin laughed, "Just like you, I don't know. Whether I get it or not, it doesn't matter to me."

When Lin Weimin said this, his expression was gentle and his tone was relaxed, but the two reporters felt a certain emotion.

It was an emotion that he really didn't care about. Obviously, in Lin Weimin's heart, he had a flat attitude towards the Nobel Prize for Literature, a worldwide literary award.

They suddenly thought of the topic of national self-confidence mentioned at the beginning of the interview. Lin Weimin said that the national self-confidence will only be seen in the next generation, or the next generation.

But at this time, they suddenly realized that what they felt from Lin Weimin all this time was not exactly the kind of calm national confidence that he mentioned in his mouth?
After the interview, Lin Weimin chatted with the two reporters.

It was already past ten o'clock in the evening, but the two of them still had no way to rest.

After returning to the station, they have to quickly sort out interview materials, develop photos, edit videos, and then take the earliest flight to send these materials back to China.

Whenever there is major international news, this is the routine operation of foreign correspondents.

Lin Weimin won the Goncourt Literature Prize, which is not considered major international news, but it is great news for the Chinese people.

Whether he admits it or not, this is all glory for the country!

Tonight, for them, is destined to be a sleepless night.

The next day, under the publicity of many media, the news about the award ceremony of the Goncourt Literature Prize was well known in France.

At the same time, the news gradually spread in countries all over the world with the dissemination of many international media.

For the first time, Lin Weimin's name widely appeared in the world by means of words, sounds and images.

After winning the award, there are several activities at the Academy of Goncourt, as well as interviews that have been arranged in advance. His schedule will be very busy these days.

After a busy day, at night, Lin Weimin received a call from Qiao Sen from America.

The Goncourt Literary Prize has a wide range of influence in the world. Random House, as the largest publisher in Mimi, naturally pays attention to it. Qiao Sen specially called to congratulate Lin Weimin.

Qiao Sen's tone on the phone was warm, and Lin Weimin's award was also a good thing for the publishers who cooperated with him.

Because this means that his popularity will rise again, his works will be more popular, and publishers will be able to earn more, which is a good thing for everyone.

After chatting in detail for a while, Lin Weimin found out that even Random House had prepared a "red belt" this time.

Once the list of candidates for the Goncourt Prize was announced, the major publishing houses whose works participated in the award competition had already made preparations in advance.

This kind of operation is a basic exercise for publishing houses. Every year on the eve of the awarding of major world literary awards, these publishing houses will be extremely busy.

For publishing houses, winning awards for published works not only promotes the sales of works, but also brings hidden benefits that the influence of publishing houses is also increasing. Gallimard Press is the best example.

At the end of the phone call, Qiao Sen invited Lin Weimin to the United States again.

This time period is when the Goncourt Literary Prize is most influential. Lin Weimin stayed in France for ten days and a half months, and then took advantage of this shareholder wind to go to the United States for a lap, and Random House will arrange the publicity work. Lin Weimin only needs to cooperate to ensure that his popularity in the United States will rise to a higher level.

Facing Qiao Sen's enthusiastic invitation, Lin Weimin once again declined.

He has been in France for several days, and he is as busy as a dog every day. He does not want to go to the United States and repeat the same life.

Anyway, the award has already been won, and the headlines have also been published, so I didn't miss those few times.

(End of this chapter)