Chapter 561 Literature Lecture in the Restaurant
Seeing Fang Minghua’s surprised look, Shen Xicheng had no choice but to explain.
For non-governmental organizations like the Hong Kong Writers' Association, the government itself will not allocate a penny. All literary exchange activities are funded by donations from members.
Funds are very limited, land is very expensive in Hong Kong, and event venues are very limited. Restaurants are often the best choice for holding academic exchanges.
“Originally, we contacted a conference room at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. The conditions were very good and we planned to hold this lecture there. Unfortunately, the day before yesterday, the university staff suddenly called us and said that the school would temporarily hold one. The event needs to occupy that conference room, so we have to temporarily change it to this place. Brother Minghua, please forgive me.”
Shen Xicheng said finally.
“It doesn’t matter, it’s the same lecture everywhere.” Fang Minghua said with a smile.
Following Shen Xicheng upstairs, passing through the second floor where diners were sitting, and going up to the third floor, Fang Minghua took a quick look.
The space is not large, estimated to be more than 200 square meters. The dining table that was originally there has been moved away, and there are rows of folding chairs, all filled with people.
There is a table and chairs in the front, and a blue curtain behind it with the words "Minghua Literature Lecture by Famous Mainland Young Writers" written on it. There is also a blackboard next to it for Fang Minghua's lecture. For writing.
A bit shabby.
At this time, an old man sitting in the front row stood up and walked towards him. It was Liu Yichang, the president of the Writers' Association.
"Hello, Mr. Liu." Fang Minghua took a step forward and shook hands.
"Hello, Mr. Minghua, the environment is a bit rough, please forgive me." Liu Yichang said.
"It doesn't matter, the ancients said: This is a humble house, but I am virtuous and have a lot of scholars to talk and laugh with, and there are no white people to come and go. As long as we can communicate with each other and discuss knowledge, it will be fine."
Also coming was Pan Yueming, whom Fang Minghua had met last time when he came to Hong Kong to attend the founding ceremony of the Writers' Union, and someone he knew - Ni Kuang's sister Yi Shu.
"Minghua, I'm here specifically to invite you to give a lecture today." Yi Shu said.
Fang Minghua smiled.
It is not surprising that Yi Shu would appear in such a lecture.
She is not a pure romance novel writer like Qiong Yao. The superficial theme is romance, but the essential theme goes deep into many propositions such as human nature and gender. Her ideological tendencies, realistic depth and life philosophy all transcend general romance novels. The depth of the social issues and human emotions touched upon give the novel a serious artistic style.
And I also like to write prose.
After exchanging a few words with everyone, Fang Minghua walked onto the podium and immediately received warm applause.
Fang Minghua looked around. There were about a hundred people, basically all young people, and many of them looked like students.
“Dear literature lovers, hello, classmates.” Fang Minghua spoke in standard Mandarin: “The theory and practice of cultural prose writing I talked about today, many of the examples I gave are from this book I wrote. "Book and Prose Collection."
Fang Minghua took out the "Fragments of Civilization" from his briefcase. If any of your classmates don't have it, you can buy it at the book fair, with a 10% discount, and you can also get mine. Autographed. ”
There was a burst of laughter from the audience, and the atmosphere became relaxed.
“Now let’s get down to business.” Fang Minghua picked up the chalk, turned around and wrote two words on the blackboard coolly: “Culture”
“Since it is a cultural prose, I will start with culture. This word started to be spoken.”
Actually, the content of Fang Minghua’s lecture was still the same as what he had lectured in the West Auditorium, but the theoretical part was simpler.
After all, not all of the people here are college students, and they are not likely to have as strong a literary atmosphere as Western University. As long as we analyze a few outstanding essays in the essay collection, of course we cannot forget to talk about various cultural and historical allusions. , everyone here listened with great interest.
After the nearly two-hour lecture ended, the next step was, as usual, live questions. I saw a girl standing up and asked: "Wow, are there so many fun places in the mainland?"
"Of course, five thousand years of civilization and the history left to us by our ancestors There are countless relics, especially in our Qin Province. There is Tianhan in the south called The Han people’s hometown has Yan’an in the north as the Holy Land of Revolution, and Qinchuan in the middle, eight hundred miles away, is home to the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang, the Big and Small Wild Goose Pagodas of Xuanzang, the Huaqing Pool where Yang Guifei bathed, etc. Everyone is welcome to visit. ”
Gotta.
Advertise your hometown.
Of course, we can’t go off topic. Fang Minghua quickly changed the topic: “I know that everyone likes prose and other literary works, and some people even write articles. I hope to actively contribute from the mainland. Recently, our Qin Provincial Writers Association is organizing a brand new literary award— -The World Chinese Literature Award, for literature lovers from across the Taiwan Straits, three places, and even all over the world, the prize money is very generous.”
The last sentence made everyone laugh.
Since Zeng Huiyan’s report yesterday, some people here have learned that the Mainland is preparing for a world-wide literary award, and the planner is none other than Fang Minghua.
Take this opportunity to promote more.
Of course Fang Minghua does not expect these young people to write such good works that they can compete in competitions or even win awards. He just wants to let more people know about them and create an atmosphere.
After the lecture was over and it was almost time for dinner, Liu Yichang invited Fang Minghua to have a meal at the restaurant. Shen Xicheng and others sat with him. During the meal, Fang Minghua talked about Zeng Huiyan's interview.
Liu Yichang laughed after hearing this: "Minghua, you don't have to worry too much. Mr. Zhuang is not a stingy person. His original intention of establishing the literary award was to encourage young writers with outstanding achievements in literary creation and literary criticism, and Your Chinese Literature Award has reached the same goal. As a reporter, if you like to hype, don’t pay attention to her.”
Fang Minghua was relieved.
According to the arrangement, Fang Minghua has a lecture and the rest of the time is at his own disposal. Fang Minghua plans to stay in Xiangjiang for a week. In addition to these business matters, he also wants to meet friends he knows, like Ni Kuang and others, and Ni Kuang's "enemies" "Luo Bin, owner of Global Daily.
The original "Fighting Swordsman in the Snow" written by Fang Minghua was published and published by Luo Bin in his magazine "World of Martial Arts", and was later adapted into a TV series.
Regarding these twists and turns within Xiangjiang, Fang Minghua is an outsider - to me, everyone is a friend, and I don't care about your affairs.
The report by TVB and Zeng Huiyan suddenly made Fang Minghua a news figure. Talking about literature, he basically declined in other aspects.
But today a rich man from Taiwan came.
Tomorrow morning, he will go to a restaurant to give another lecture. Fang Minghua is lying on the bed and talking on the phone with his wife.
Song Tangtang is very busy and has no time to talk about their respective situations and communicate with each other like other couples who like to talk about their respective situations in a few words.
Of course, another important topic is the two babies.
"Minghua, today the kindergarten teacher told my mother that Ruirui got into a fight again in the kindergarten. She said that a little boy in the class bullied a little girl. She immediately went up to fight against the injustice, and she hit the little boy on the nose. He was bleeding, and his parents came to his door.”
After hearing what his wife said, Fang Minghua had a headache.
This girl is really not a fuel-efficient lamp.
But fortunately, he has the chivalrous style of ancient times rather than bullying others.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside. Fang Minghua had no choice but to talk to his wife, hang up the phone and go to open the door.
I saw three people standing outside the door. The leader was a man in his forties, wearing glasses and looking polite. He looked at Fang Minghua and spoke with a Taiwanese accent.
"Mr. Fang? Hello, I am Lin Baili from Taiwan."
(End of this chapter)