1979 The Life of Idle Fish

Chapter 667 My future works will be written on this land
After chatting with Tiesheng and his wife, I really noticed that there was a young man carrying a gift next to him. He was dressed very fashionably and trendy, with long hair. You could smell the art on him from ten miles away.

Also carrying a black backpack.

Only when Luo Tao saw him did he realize what it means to be gentle.

He quickly greeted me warmly, "I'm really sorry. When old friends meet, they inevitably have to make false statements to each other to make you laugh."

After receiving the gift, the two big hands shook each other a few times. The meeting etiquette of the times must be in place.

Xiao Quan said hurriedly: "How can you laugh? I particularly envy your friendship with Brother Shi. I am really embarrassed to have the temerity to visit Mr. Luo through Brother Shi today."

He held out his hand to avoid hitting the smiling person, and he bought gifts and was so polite, or through the relationship between Tiesheng, Luo Tao must give him enough face.

"Tie Sheng is the most conservative person in making friends. If you can be friends with Tiesheng, it will definitely be good." He praised the two people in one sentence, and all the guests were happy.

A few people sat down, Ermei served the tea that had been brewed in advance, and then left with the gifts brought by the guests.

"Here, how about you try this tea?" Luo Tao said this with a bit of arrogance.

Shi Tiesheng also understood Luo Tao's personality. He was never arrogant. From his current tone, he knew that this tea was not simple.

The corners of his mouth were raised, and without any hesitation in his movements, he tasted the tea in a decent manner.

Xiaomi didn't understand tea. Looking at the tea soup, it was green, clear and bright, and there was no impurity in the tea in the cup. Even if she didn't understand tea, she knew that this tea was extraordinary.

Among the three, Xiao Quan knows more about tea ceremony. As a person from Shu, he has been influenced by tea culture since he was a child.

He doesn't dare to say he understands tea, but he can still tell the difference between bad tea and good tea.

When this tea is brewed in a cup, the leaves are relatively symmetrical in shape, floating in the shape of flowers at the bottom of the cup.

The two colors of green and yellow are completely natural, just like the shades of ink in ink painting.

These are all characteristics that can only be found in high-quality Longjing.

Tiesheng took a sip and said, "Fragrant."

Xiaomi took a sip and said, "Okay."

After Xiao Quan tasted it carefully, he slowly said one word: "Chun."

Luo Tao enjoyed their compliments and comments on tea, "Huh?" He thought to himself that this person was interesting.

After tasting Tiesheng, I felt that it was not enough, so I drank a lot.

He believed that this way of drinking was worthy of good tea. After he was satisfied, he asked: "Is this a special Longjing?"

In fact, he couldn't tell the level of tea. He was just making blind guesses based on Luo Tao's performance just now.

Luo Tao smiled and remained silent.

"Excellent?" Xiao Quan showed a shocked expression.

"When friends come, it's natural to treat them to the best tea and drink tea." The mentality of showing off wealth is clearly visible, but in the calmest way.

"Shifeng Longjing, the best Longjing tea, I have saved about a kilogram over the years."

Good things are hard to come by. As the saying goes, "The most famous tea in the world is Longjing, and the best Longjing is from Shifeng." From this sentence, it is not difficult to see how precious Shifeng Longjing is. Nowadays, most people can't drink it. Domestic needs.

What's even more valuable is that the tea stored by Luo Tao was picked from the eighteen imperial tea trees in front of Hu Gong Temple, which makes it even more rare.

Luo Tao would not tell them these things. If he said something too outrageous, it would not be showing off his wealth.

Tiesheng and Xiao Quan swallowed. They often drink tea and know the price of the best Longjing tea, especially when new tea is launched, most of which are priced but not available.

Drinking a cup of famous tea that can equal ten days' salary, I couldn't help but feel that these days, businessmen still enjoy it, and of course educated businessmen will enjoy it even more.

The more they thought about it, the more angry they became. They even tried to taste some tea. After passing this village, there would be no such shop. It was a serious matter to have a full meal today.

The episode about Qiu Fu disappeared very quickly. It’s really hard to drink too much good tea.

Luo Tao also learned about Xiao Quan's job through Tiesheng and his wife.He is not only a reporter, but also a photographer, a few years younger than Luo Tao.

Now I am working on a large-scale photo album called "Our Generation", and I have already photographed many literary and artistic figures of this era.

Through understanding, Luo Tao seemed to have heard someone say this. Maybe it was too long ago, or maybe he didn't pay attention at the time. Now he can't remember who said it.

"Mr. Luo, I'll tell you the truth. I've wanted to conduct an exclusive interview with you for a long time. I struggled with not knowing you before. This time I was chatting with Brother Shi. I knew you were good friends, so I took the liberty to ask Brother Shi to visit you."

Luo Tao was not interested in interviews, let alone exclusive interviews. He had to show his emotions.

"Reporter Xiao, I'm really sorry. I've been busy with a lot of things recently, and I'm very busy."

"Today we are just chatting casually among friends. I think an interview is not necessary!"

When Luo Tao spoke, he first drew a circle for today's interview and set a rule. We are just chatting between friends. Good things and bad things are all between us. If the content of today's chat (not good) content) is spread, that would be bad.

Shi Tiesheng also quickly interjected: "Yes, today is just a chat between friends, not an interview."

He knew very well that everyone was very sensitive to Luo Tao during this period.

Xiao Quan also knew that what we talked about today would not achieve the previously expected effect, so this was also a rare opportunity, so today we would talk about tea culture. This was also an opportunity that other colleagues could not get.

he echoed with particular glee.

Xiao Quan's brain was working rapidly, and in an instant, he found a question that would interest everyone and not cause any problems.

"Mr. Luo, I know that you are still a writer and have written many popular works. Why can't I read your works in recent years? Is it because you are too busy with the company's work? Or is it because you have exhausted your talents?"

This person changed his face and became a reporter, and his tone and state were immediately different.

Without waiting for Luo Tao to answer, Xiao Quan asked again: "Wang Shuo, who became famous later than Qi, has written many masterpieces in the past two years. He is also a writer from the capital. Don't you feel oppressed by this?"

Luo Tao laughed when he said that. He couldn't figure out how he could compare himself with that guy Wang Shuo. This was not a shabby Lord Luo.

But when he mentioned Wang Shuo, Luo Tao remembered who had told him about him.

When I met Lao Ma some time ago, he seemed to say that a reporter took some artistic photos of Wang Shuo.

Luo Tao looked at him and thought, so it's you!

These problems are not a problem in Luo Tao's opinion. Xiao Quan still has some brains. Luo Tao will take special care of smart people.

He answered patiently one by one: "Why haven't you published any works in the past few years? It's really because you are busy with work. As for Jiang Yan, has he exhausted his talents? First, I am not Jiang Yan, and I have no talent in the first place. Second, I have been creating, and new works have been It is being revised and may be published next year." When Shi Tiesheng heard that "Female Flower" was still being revised, he couldn't help complaining, "Still revising? Mrs. Yin's pregnancy with Nezha didn't take so much effort."

Tiesheng's metaphor is quite appropriate.

Xiao Quan and Chen Ximi didn't know what was going on here, and they were very curious about it. Shi Tiesheng was particularly willing to talk about it. He told them how difficult it was for Luo Tao to create the novel "Female Flower", which almost rivaled that of Cao Xueqin and Cao Weng. I wrote and reviewed "Dream of Red Mansions" for ten years, adding and deleting five times.

"No, it was much more difficult for me to write "Dream of Red Mansions" than Cao Weng." His tone was extremely firm, and there was no doubt that he was planning to lose all shame.

The three people stared at each other. They were all very puzzled. Isn't Mr. Luo a big talker?How are you today?

"How many temptations did Cao Weng face when he wrote "A Dream of Red Mansions"? The temptations I faced when writing "Female Flower" were a thousand times as great as Cao Weng's."

After hearing Luo Tao's explanation, the three of them were stunned for a moment, and then laughed.

After joking for a while, we got back to the topic.

Luo Tao said: "It is true that Wang Shuo and I are both Beijing-based writers, but just because I became famous before him does not mean that the number of works I have created must catch up with him or surpass him. This question is empty."

Luo Tao did not say that this question is enough to be a friend without brains.

"I have read almost all of his works. They are very down-to-earth and have a Beijing flavor. People also like them very much."

After talking about the good side, the conversation suddenly changed, "I don't agree with some of the praise given to him by some newspapers. I personally think that he is praised too highly. Some people even advocate that the Beijing flavor in his novels surpasses that of Mr. Lao She. As a Beijing native, I don’t really approve of it.”

Luo Tao felt the confusion in Xiao Quan's eyes, "Reading Mr. Lao She's novels makes people feel like they are in the capital. Reading Wang Shuo's novels makes people feel like they are in Nancheng. There are many new Beijing dialects created by him in his works. ."

Shi Tiesheng agreed with this.

Wang Shuo is more influential than Mr. Lao She in promoting the Beijing dialect. This is not to say that Mr. Lao She’s Beijing dialect is not as good as his, but because almost all of his works have been adapted to the silver screen and adapted into TV and movies.

After the reform, the promotion of film and television was greater than that of print media, and it was still getting stronger year by year.

Eight good-looking movies and TV series in the 90s can create crowd-pleased scenes, and you know the impact of movie and TV propaganda on your people.

They just saw this opportunity, and they produced many good works in the 90s.

Times really shape people, and of course they need to be firmly grasped.

Then he added: "Some people say that he writes ruffian literature. This is not true. Ruffians are just ruffians, and they are related to literature. This does not indirectly mean that he created a literary genre."

"Ruffian literature, this is too strong. I think it should be called Hutong literature. It has strong regional characteristics. The characters in his works are the epitome of Hutong people, the people around us. Everyone resonates after reading it."

Xiao Quan asked: "Is this considered popular literature?"

"Well, when you put it this way, I think he is in a similar situation to Xiangjiang's Jin Yong."

Wang Shuo's talent in writing is indeed remarkable. Even if he is not as good as Mr. Jin Yong, he is still not inferior.

To be honest, the biggest difference between the two is that in terms of traditional culture, Wang Shuo is not as good as Mr. Jin Yong, who was born in the 20s.

This gap can only be made up by time. Not everyone has the opportunity for Luo Tao.

At some point in time, the media used them as popular novels, and put them on the stage to compete with traditional literature.

The whole chat about Wang Shuo made Xiao Quan think about it, isn't this just He Xini.

He asked unwillingly: "What do you think of popular novels and traditional novels?"

Luo Tao thought that he was digging a hole for himself.

But don't worry, he has long passed the protection period of a novice, and now he is quarreling with the entire literature, and Luo Tao is sure to win.

Therefore, he does not have much to be taboo about now. He said bluntly: "Literature will always let a hundred flowers bloom, and a single flower is not spring; literature should not be distinguished between high and low. The "Book of Songs" is not also a folk tune collected by sages from various places, but only the author's There is a difference between high and low character."

He added: "Some people should not always think about being an authority. Before becoming an authority, you should think about whether you have the ability. After you have the ability, you should also think about whether your ideas can keep up with the development of the times."

"Authority is not easy to assume."

Luo Tao's words are impeccable. They are the most convincing if they are well-founded. Coupled with an early psychological approval, they are even more convincing.

Xiao Quan dug deeper and asked, "Which do you think is better between yours and Wang Shuo's works?"

This question is very devoid of emotional intelligence, and it seems like "Really?" and "I don't believe it" are floating in my ears.

Maybe it's because Xiao Quan has no tension in his heart, and it really treats it as a chat between friends. The art is not only very emotional, but also relatively naive.

"In terms of circulation and number of readers, I am not as good as Wang Shuo, but in terms of contribution to this society, I think he is not as good as me."

Luo Tao explained this in detail: "Works such as "Mountains Are Far Away", "Pointer", and "I Want to Go to School" have had a certain impact on social change, and have also changed some old ideas and people, and more What's important is that I indirectly changed the fate of some people, and I'm quite proud of that."

Luo Tao had a smile on his face after he finished speaking, and they all smiled back. It has to be said that the works written by Luo Tao are just like what he said, affecting some social changes, which is very rare.

"In addition to "Female Flower" which you are still revising, do you have any plans for writing?"

Regarding the question he asked, Luo Tao really shook his head and thought about it again and again.

The three of them are also looking forward to it.

After a long time, Luo Tao replied: "Maybe not."

Xiao Quan asked confusedly.

Luo Tao didn't answer him immediately. He was deep in thought, and accidentally saw Pomegranate and Begonia playing in the shade. It was such a good time to have a carefree life.

Luo Tao thought of his seniors' entrustment to him, and also thought about the self-improvement of Menglang area thousands of miles away, the girl Liang Jinhua sponsored by Guizhou Province, and the simple folks in Gaojiawan, Shaanxi Province.

Luo Tao's eyes were firm and he said loudly: "My future works will be written on this land!"

This was not an empty talk made by Luo Tao, nor was it a big talk made by Luo Tao. This was a promise he shouted in his heart when he left that small courtyard and that small courtyard left him.

The moment he stepped into the regional development team office, Luo Tao felt that he should have arrived long ago.

After seeing too many difficulties, people may not become numb, but they will never remain indifferent.

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As dusk falls, pigeon whistles sound from west to east.

A new journey begins from this dusk...

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