Chapter 558 Book Exhibition and Hong Kong Sisters
A few people chatted while eating, naturally talking about martial arts novels in the literary world.
I only heard Ni Kuang say: "Minghua, you wrote the next "Swordsman in the Snow" and stopped writing martial arts. It is a great loss to the martial arts novel industry."
Before Fang Minghua could answer, his sister Yi Shu, who was sitting next to Ni Kuang, teased: "Second brother, didn't you say privately that if Minghua doesn't write about martial arts, you will feel less pressure?"
Huh?
this?
Ni Kuang was quite embarrassed after hearing this.
Fang Minghua smiled heartily: "Although I don't write, there are many people who write martial arts novels. The older generation includes Liu Canyang, Zhuge Qingyun and others, and the new generation like Wen Ruian and Huang Yi who are here. , like the wave behind the Yangtze River catching up with the wave ahead."
Speaking of this, Fang Minghua suddenly asked: "Hey, I remember that you also have a young man who also writes martial arts, Huang, who I have a relationship with. Ying, how is he doing now? "
When the name Huang Ying was mentioned, the expressions of several people became complicated.
Finally, Ni Kuang said: "He is dead."
"Dead, how did he die?"
"Cerebral hemorrhage."
"Cerebral hemorrhage? Huang Ying is young, how could he have a cerebral hemorrhage?" Fang Minghua looked surprised.
A few people looked at me and I looked at you, not knowing how to answer.
Finally, it was Ni Kuang who said: "To tell you the truth, he told the outside world that he died of cerebral hemorrhage. In fact, he borrowed a loan shark to make a movie. As a result, he was seriously injured by the debt collector and died tragically at home."
Ni Kuang As he spoke, the other people also sighed. It seemed that the cause of Huang Ying's death was an undisclosed secret.
"Ming Hua, Huang Ying is just arrogant and won't listen to you. In 1986, you asked me to send him a message, asking him to concentrate on writing martial arts and not make any zombie movies. This guy just can't Listen! If I had listened to you, how could we be in this miserable situation today?" At the end, Ni Kuang sighed deeply.
Fang Minghua shook his head after hearing this.
Some people and some things are destined, and no one can change them.
After a party, Fang Minghua declined Ni Kuang's invitation to sing in the karaoke hall. He had other business to do tomorrow.
The next morning, Fang Minghua finished breakfast alone in the hotel restaurant. Liu Jiawei, the deputy manager of Sanlian Bookstore whom he met yesterday, brought people to the hotel to pick Fang Minghua up to attend this year's Hong Kong Book Fair.
The Hong Kong Book Fair is sponsored by the Hong Kong Economic Development Bureau and has been held since 1990. It is held every July at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. This year is the second edition.
Fang Minghua followed Liu Jiawei to the Convention and Exhibition Center by car and found that the audience was queuing up to buy tickets to enter the venue.
Only now did he know that to participate in the book fair, you still had to buy a ticket, which cost 10 Hong Kong dollars each.
So I couldn't help but ask Liu Jiawei: "Manager Liu, you still need to charge an entrance fee to buy books? There are so many people entering? Hong Kong people love reading so much?"
After hearing this, Liu Jiawei smiled mysteriously: "Not exactly. , Mr. Minghua, you will know when you go in. "
Fang Minghua followed Liu Jiawei into the venue - of course he did not need to pay ten Hong Kong dollars, Liu Jiawei arranged to use the VIP channel.
When he went in and took a look, Fang Minghua couldn't help being surprised.
Holy shit!
Is this a book fair? !
Fang Minghua has participated in book fairs in the Mainland several times. For example, Xijing itself has held a book fair, which was in Lianhu Park. Major publishing houses from all over the country gathered in Xijing, and each set up a temporary exhibition booth with plastic sheets. There are various books published by his own publishing house, and there are densely packed readers standing outside.
But today, at the Hong Kong Book Fair, it seems that more people are not readers, but Hong Kong audiences who come to see the stars!
I saw a very beautiful girl standing on a stage in the middle, wearing a silver crown and holding a silver scepter.
Miss Xiangjiang? !
Fang Minghua took a few steps forward out of curiosity but couldn't get past it. The stage was already completely surrounded by the audience. Although she was far away, Fang Minghua could still clearly see the beautiful female star standing on the stage.
“Guo Aiming?!” Fang Minghua blurted out.
"Oh, Mr. Minghua, do you also know Guo Aiming?!" Liu Jiawei was a little surprised. "This is our new Miss Xiangjiang champion this year. Is she beautiful? She is highly educated and graduated with a master's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California. She is really talented and beautiful."
Hearing Liu Jiawei's emotion , Fang Minghua nodded.
Beautiful indeed.
Fang Minghua first saw Guo Aiming's beauty when he watched Jet Li's "New Fang Shiyu", where he held Guo Aiming on the river and fought against Japanese pirates.
Guo Aiming is simply stunning in a red dress.
Liu Jiawei told Fang Minghua that in order to increase the popularity of the book fair, the organizers invited some popular stars to support them. Of course, Miss Hong Kong is one of the most popular stars. This year it was Kwok Aiming, and last year it was Anita Yuen.
"Just last year, Anita Yuen finished cutting the ribbon and strolled around the library platform. After walking out, a Hong Kong entertainment reporter asked her if she had bought any books and how was the atmosphere?" Anita Yuen asked. She said to reporters: "Ah, I like reading very much." In fact, she didn't buy a single book. ”
Liu Jiawei finally smiled.
"Of course, Guo Aiming has a master's degree from the University of Southern California. Naturally, he likes reading. Maybe he will buy a book."
Although the Hong Kong sister is beautiful, everyone has not forgotten the business, Fang Minghua Follow Liu Jiawei and continue moving forward.
The exhibition hall is very large, and there are various book booths. Fang Minghua was very interested in reading while walking, mostly popular novels.
Martial arts, science fiction, romance.
"Ming Pao" Publishing House, Luo Bin's Global Publishing House, and Xiangjiang Literature and Art Publishing House are basically publishing houses of popular novels in Xiangjiang. We also saw publishers from Taiwan Feitian Publishing House and Crescent Publishing House, but not from the mainland.
Maybe it’s because the books published by mainland publishers are all in simplified Chinese?
Holy shit!
I actually saw an acquaintance!
Wen Ruian and Huang Yi were each sitting at the booth of their own publishing house, signing books and selling books. When they saw Fang Minghua coming, they both smiled heartily and said hello.
It’s so lively.
There’s even a photo album! Fang Minghua passed by a book exhibition and saw several books placed on it, all with photos of beautiful women, their thin clothes looming.
Seeing Fang Minghua stop, Liu Jiawei, who was following behind, explained: "Mr. Minghua, you don't know something. Hong Kong's laws do not restrict the freedom of creation and publication of publications. Any book can be published, but Hong Kong law limits the distribution scope of publications. ”
“For example, photo albums that do not reveal the three points can be displayed at book fairs, while photo albums that exceed the three points must be covered with a black plastic envelope and printed with warning words. , and can only be displayed and sold to people over the age of 18, and is prohibited from being sold to people under the age of 18. We call it "Eighteen Bans" "Sure enough, there is Yan Ruyu in the book," Fang Minghua also said. Just kidding.
"Haha. Mr. Minghua, what a witticism." Liu Jiawei also laughed.
When we come to the booth where Sanlian Bookstore is located, it is on the east side of the exhibition hall. In addition to Sanlian Bookstore, there are also Commercial Printing Hall and Zhonghua Bookstore. They are all booths selling serious literary works. Naturally, there are fewer readers than in other areas. A lot.
According to Liu Jiawei's request, Fang Minghua also started selling books from behind a table in the Sanlian Bookstore booth.
A poster had already been erected next to the booth, which read: "The latest collection of essays "Fragments of Civilization" by Mr. Minghua, a famous young writer from the mainland, winner of the Mao Dun Literary Award, and winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award Book signing." The content of this collection of essays is briefly summarized below.
Perhaps this sign still attracts some people, or some people come to Fang Minghua to buy the book of essays for Fang Minghua to sign.
Of course, the number of readers who came to sign autographs was much smaller than those who signed for the two novels "Enter Guandong" in the United States and "Skywalker" in the mainland.
How can prose be as good as martial arts romance?
Besides, this place is deserted and there are no celebrities or beauties to see.
At this moment, a large group of people suddenly came here. The accompanying reporters took their cameras and pointed at a beautiful woman in the middle surrounded by bodyguards. It was the newly elected Miss Hong Kong Guo Aiming that Fang Minghua saw just now. .
(End of this chapter)