The day after the Lion Dance Conference was held as scheduled in Foshan, the news quickly spread from Foshan to various places in eastern Guangdong, including Pengcheng.
In front of the newsstand at the post office, Zhang Weiming came to see what new newspapers or magazines were available as always.
This habit developed when he was a worker in a state-owned factory. He spent his spare time reading and writing.
I will read classics such as "Dream of Red Mansions" and "War and Peace", as well as popular literature such as "Once Upon a Time in China", "Malevolence", and "The Ring". In short, as long as it is good to read, There is no one who doesn’t want to watch.
It was precisely because I read a piece of news in the "Pengcheng Special Economic Zone Daily" that I ignored the opposition of my family and friends and decided to lose my iron job without looking back.
Following my idea of going out for a adventure, I came to Pengcheng with my fellow villagers from Jiaoling.
After wandering for half a month, I finally found my first assembly line job in a garment factory in Xiangjiang.
Since being assigned to the assembly line and working endlessly, my whole body has become more and more numb, and I have slowly lost my former vitality.
If I could start my life over again, I would definitely not resign and come to Pengcheng to work. It is impossible to work part-time.
It is impossible to work part-time again in this life!
Now it is only when I read newspapers and novels that I feel like I am alive again, dreaming back to the happy days in the state-owned factory.
Sighed, and in a blink of an eye he changed his smile: "Uncle!"
The old man at the newsstand saw that he was an acquaintance, put down the newspaper and said: "Yo, here we come!"
Zhang Weiming said: "What is there to watch today? Can you recommend it?"
The old man lowered his voice and said: "The latest issue of "Flower City" will be released soon, and it is said that "Once Upon a Time in China 3" will be released. ”
"Really?!"
Zhang Weiming had long heard that the Mainland and Hong Kong were co-producing the "Once Upon a Time" movie, but he didn't expect there would be an unexpected surprise.
"Of course!"
The old man vowed: "It was written in the "Foshan | Daily" a few days ago. Teacher Fang personally said it at the Lion King Conference in front of the folks in Foshan. They announced that they had discovered a new literary trend in Foshan, called 'working literature'!"
Zhang Weiming was surprised, "Can there be literature while working?"
"Who says otherwise! I have lived and read books for so long, and this is the first time I have heard about migrant literature."
The old man shook his head and laughed.
Zhang Weiming was very interested, "What's the name of the migrant novel that Teacher Fang praised so much? Was it mentioned in the newspaper?
" Mentioned, mentioned, it's called "Midnight," There is a Man on the Beach". "
The old man replied, "It was published in the latest issue of "Foshan Literature and Art". It is said to be a story about workers who left their hometowns to work in Pengcheng. ”
Hearing that the protagonist came to Pengcheng to work, Zhang Weiming immediately felt the same. He looked left and right at the newsstand:
"Uncle, give me a copy of "Foshan Literature and Art"."
"Wrong Wrong, it’s not the May issue.”
The old man said that it would take a few days, until early June, for the latest issue of “Foshan Literature and Art” to be released.
"Then according to the old rules, you must leave a copy for me when the time comes."
Zhang Weiming was intrigued and paid the deposit as usual.
With the anticipation getting better and better every day, the sixth issue of "Foshan Literature and Art" is finally here.
The first time I returned to the workers’ dormitory, I immediately turned to "Late Night, There Was a Man on the Beach".
The editor's comments were written by Fang Yan himself.
“Migrants also need emotional comfort, and migrant literature writes about their common life, which to a certain extent relieves them of the mental trauma of wandering and working hard. This may be the irreplaceable meaning of migrant literature...”
All of a sudden, I was very fond of this work novel.
Looking from the beginning to the bottom, the protagonist’s experiences during his part-time job are very similar to his own ups and downs. Some places are highly overlapped, while others are very unfamiliar. Because he feels the same way, he can easily relate to them. It's like being there.
The machinery of the assembly line, the helplessness of wandering, the sadness of homesickness, the sweetness and sourness of love...
Unknowingly, the eyes were slightly red, and the man did not shed tears easily, but Not to the point of sadness. This scene shocked the other fellow villagers in the dormitory, and they quickly came forward and asked: "What's wrong with you? Why are you still crying!"
"It's so well written! It's so good!"
Zhang Weiming seemed to be possessed by a demon, and he would say "It's so good".
The novel has no writing style, it is all about emotions, especially there is no "suffering philosophy" that promotes misfortune and praises suffering like "Second Uncle Cured My Mental Internal Conflict". Instead, in suffering, sometimes blame others and others. , sometimes positive, quite real, and quite down-to-earth.
"Let me see, let me see."
Everyone passed it around, those who had not seen it looked attentively, and those who had seen it discussed enthusiastically.
The craze for migrant literature quickly spread throughout the workers' dormitories, arousing widespread concern among the workers.
Anytime you walk into a workers' dormitory, you will see a copy of this issue of "Foshan Literature and Art".
Not long after the publication, letters from readers flew to the editorial office like snowflakes, and also to the author who wrote the address.
I often receive a bunch of letters in the mailbox of the winery. The secretary has a smile on his face and hurries to the factory director's office.
“Dong, dong, dong.”
Hearing the knock on the door, Li Jingwei shouted "Come in" and then immediately asked: "Has the trademark design been released?"
"There is no news from the design institute yet." The secretary smiled, "But there is another good news."
Li Jingwei took the "Foshan Literature and Art" handed over to him, but he heard that there was a famous person in the factory. The writer, especially the one discovered by Teacher Fang, suddenly brightened up, "This is indeed a good thing. Lin Jian has become famous, and the factory will also benefit from it."
"Director Han just called and said, soon A group of reporters will come to Sanshui specifically to interview Lin Jian. "
The secretary relayed Han Yuemin's words exactly.
This group of reporters includes first-level reporters from Pengcheng and Foshan, as well as first-level reporters from Eastern Guangdong Province. The winery can completely use the opportunity of interviewing Lin Jian to give its own factory, or even the newly developed Jianlibao, a Completely free advertising, don’t miss this opportunity, it will never come again.
“What a great idea!”
Li Jingwei slapped the table and stood up: “Go and buy a batch of “Foshan Literature and Art” immediately and distribute it to people in the factory.”
"Huh? Me?"
The secretary looked embarrassed. "Foshan Literature and Art" has long been sold out in Sanshui.
"Then call the editorial department!"
After Li Jingwei finished speaking, the secretary followed suit, but what he never expected was that the phone number in the editorial department of "Foshan Literature and Art" was always busy.
The operator was in a hurry to answer the call, and the magazine was also extremely busy, receiving hundreds of submissions every day.
Most of the authors who submit manuscripts are front-line workers and cannot afford manuscript paper, so they write their manuscripts on the back of the work order, and most of the content is the author's experience.
As the dialect said, migrant literature has really set off an unimaginable craze in eastern Guangdong.
Seeing that "Foshan Literature and Art" had reaped the first dividend of migrant literature, "Flower City" Publishing House could no longer sit still.
Unfortunately, the latest issue of the journal will not be released for another 3 days.
At exactly this time, Fang Yan and Han Yuemin had already set off to return to Beijing after handling all their matters in eastern Guangdong.
"Teacher Fang, why don't you stay a few more days?"
In front of the train station, Lin Xianzhi repeatedly said: ""Flower City" will be released soon, readers in eastern Guangdong I will definitely be happy and excited after reading the third part of "Once Upon a Time" and your theoretical views on migrant literature..."
Dialect declined politely. I have many things to do. Before going to the United States, I must quickly focus on the manuscript of "The World of Reasoning".
In the briefcase, there is a stack of manuscripts written these days. The title is... (End of this chapter)