Chapter 415 The task assigned by the daughter-in-law (third update)
"Cousin, I am telling my brother-in-law that I need to write more and try to win the Nobel Prize." Li Li said with a smile.
“He?” Song Tangtang glanced at Fang Minghua: “He has too many chores, and he will be doing this and that.”
“My brother-in-law is still young. British writer and poet Joseph Lu Deyard Kipling won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907 at the age of 41, making him the youngest winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature so far. My brother-in-law will surpass him if he wins it before he is 40 years old! "You have so much confidence in him. Let's not talk about it." Song Tangtang changed the topic and asked Fang Minghua while taking off his coat: "Minghua, the company we talked about last night published Lili Belt." How are you talking about the novel you came back from? ”
"Lili and I have said that we have decided to publish "A Clockwork Orange" and "Norwegian Wood" written by Haruki Shukami. Both of these books have no Chinese translations in China and will definitely sell well." Fang Minghua said.
"Okay." Song Tangtang nodded after hearing this: "Today at the company, I called the Red Army again to talk about this matter, and he agreed. I decided to contact Huayue Literature and Art for the ISBN here in Xijing. Publisher, sign a long-term agreement with them to purchase book numbers, so that Hainan will use Hainan and Xijing will use Huayue without interfering with each other."
"This is a good idea," Fang Minghua agreed immediately: "Wait. I'll go to work and find a suitable time to ask President Wang from Huayue Literature and Art Publishing House to have a meal together. You can talk to him on behalf of Shengshi Company and I'll be there to help. I guess it won't be a big problem."
"Okay. Just do as you say. The people from the company are going to Hainan the day after tomorrow. I asked them to take these two books over."
The couple were chatting when the nanny came out of the kitchen to invite everyone to eat.
Li Li was about to leave but was stopped by Zhou Yunchuan: "Why are we leaving? Just eat here."
"Yes, Lili, why are you in such a hurry to go back?" Song Tangtang also said: "Let's talk about your life abroad. I think it’s interesting to see what I’ve seen.”
Li Li didn’t hold back, so she stayed.
After eating and chatting for a while, Li Li was about to ride home. Fang Minghua and his wife stayed for a while, waiting for their daughter Ruirui to fall asleep, then they hugged their son who was also sleeping soundly. Get in the car and return home.
On the road, Song Tangtang drove slowly. Fang Minghua sat in the passenger seat and held his son. He looked at the flickering street outside and suddenly thought of something and asked: "Tangtang, the money for Lili, Did you give it?”
"Here, 20,000 yuan. Lili doesn't want it at first. I'll give you the translation fee. If you don't want it, Minghua won't find you to translate next time."
Hmm.
Li Ligang When he went to study in the UK, Fang Minghua gave the girl 20,000 yuan in the name of translating for him, and then gave him another 10,000 yuan midway, and another 20,000 yuan some time ago.
Li Li's parents are both high-level intellectuals, one is a doctor and the other is a university professor. Their family background is not bad, but in this era, the value of knowledge has been greatly devalued.
There is now a popular saying in society: "Those who sell missiles are not as good as those who sell tea eggs, and those who hold scalpels are not as good as those who hold razors."
Li Li went to study in the UK at her own expense, and the tuition was relatively high. It was quite difficult for her family to support her going to school. You can't let a girl wash the dishes while studying in the UK, right?
I earn so much money now but can't spend it all, so I should help my relatives and friends. Besides, my wife and Li Li have a very good relationship and they are like sisters.
Girls don’t want to be given too much, Fang Minghua uses this method to help.
"Tangtang, Lili said today where she will go after graduation." Fang Minghua thought of something and said.
“Where does she want to go?” Song Tangtang glanced at Fang Minghua, obviously also interested in this topic.
"Now she has two choices, to return to China to teach at Yan'an University, or to stay in London. The famous British publishing house Heinemann has sent her an invitation letter."
"So where does Lili prefer to go?"
"She didn't say it, and I couldn't tell." Fang Minghua answered truthfully.
Song Tangtang was silent for a while, and then suddenly said: "Minghua, go and persuade Lili to come back and be closer to home. Wandering alone is always worrying."< br>
“Should I persuade you?”
"Yes, Lili listens to you." "Tangtang, it's not appropriate for me to persuade her. You understand Lili's thoughts somewhat, and I shouldn't get involved in this kind of thing." Fang Minghua reminded.
“I also know that it is not appropriate for you to persuade me, but there is really nothing I can do.” Song Tangtang said quietly: “My second aunt and second uncle are very worried about Lili’s whereabouts after graduation. They all hope that Lili will return to China. After all, she only has one daughter. Let her come back first and let’s talk about the rest later.”
Fang Minghua was silent, turned his head and looked at the street outside, sighing softly.
Now that he agreed to Song Tangtang, Fang Minghua thought about how to persuade Li Li. Of course, he couldn't be too direct. He had known Li Li for a long time, and he had already felt that this girl looked easy-going on the surface, but was actually very stubborn on the inside.
Let's see the opportunity.
As soon as Fang Minghua went to work the next day, he had just taken a drink of water when Zhao Muchun, the deputy editor in charge of the poetry and prose group, knocked on the door and came in with a poem manuscript in his hand.
"Editor Fang, these are a few poems sent to us by Yanjing's "Trends" Poetry Magazine. Take a look. I think one of them can be launched as a recommendation by the editor."
"Trendency" is a folk poetry journal run by the Yanjing poet Xi Chuan, led by the Three Musketeers of Yan University, Ouyang Jianghe, and Chen Dongdong from Shanghai.
Last summer, Fang Minghua went to Lu Academy as a temporary substitute teacher and approached Xi Chuan, who was already working at Global magazine. While the two were chatting, Fang Minghua learned that Xi Chuan and others were preparing to establish their own folk poetry magazine "Tendency".
Due to lack of funds, Fang Minghua called Zhao Hongjun and asked Zhao Hongjun to donate 20,000 yuan in the name of the company, and he also donated 5,000 yuan. Xi Chuan was grateful and invited Fang Minghua to join their poetry group.
Later, Xichuan successively sent some of the better poems from their internal poetry magazine to "Yanhe", and a large part of them were adopted. Some of them, like Haizi's "Dreams as Horses", were still editor-in-chief. Recommended grand launch.
This time Zhao Muchun came for this purpose.
Fang Minghua took the poem manuscript and looked at it. There were "Sunset on the Square" written by Xichuan, "When to Speak of Poems about Rain" by Chen Dongdong, and "September" by Haizi:
A field of wild flowers on the grassland where the gods died
The wind in the distance is farther than the distance
My piano sound is sobbed and my tears are gone
I return this distant distance to the grassland
One is called Horse Head and the other is called Horse Tail
My music sobbed and my tears disappeared
This poem is also one of Haizi's masterpieces. It was later composed to music by Zhang Huisheng, who is also a poet and guitarist, and sung by blind folk singer Zhou Yunpeng.
What is regrettable is that the songwriter of the song "September" with the same name committed suicide one after another, leaving only a blind man singing this song in the world.
Hey.
This is the poem that Zhao Muchun recommended.
"Okay, this poem will also be one of the articles recommended by the editor, and I will comment on it." Fang Minghua made a decision quickly.
After Zhao Muchun left, Fang Minghua recited the poem repeatedly, and finally wrote a paragraph:
The poem "September" expresses the poet's loneliness through the comparison between the eternal flow of time and the insignificance and shortness of the individual. , place this feeling of loneliness in the infinity of time and the boundlessness of space To express it in real life... It expresses the poet's loneliness in the long flow of time when he experiences the loneliness of life and the insignificance of being alone in the vast world. It also expresses the despair after understanding the subtlety of life. A painful spiritual rupture, a despair of life itself.
“This reminds me of the Tang Dynasty poet Chen Ziang’s song “Deng Youzhou Terrace”: No ancients are seen before, and no newcomers are seen after. Thinking of the long journey of heaven and earth, I shed tears with sadness.”
Okay, that’s it.
Fang Minghua called Zhao Muchun to come over for a review, and suddenly thought of something else.
Didn't you talk to Li Li about your graduation destination?
How about using the excuse of translating poetry?
(End of this chapter)