Some people stood in the bell pavilion and were preparing to read poems, while others sat around and listened quietly.

"I will recite to you a poem I wrote to Van Gogh, which is called "Love Till Death":

Dip in the first ray of light on the painting plate in the morning light

Every touch of color is the yearning of the heart

The stars under the night guide, the flame of love is everlasting

I fight darkness with splendor and ignite extraordinary dreams

…”

The student who stood and recited poetry had a full voice and was full of surging enthusiasm.

After he finished reciting, the people around him burst into warm applause, and Lin Chaoyang also applauded very proudly.

It was fine when he was reciting just now, but now facing the applause of the crowd, the student's face turned red and he bowed sincerely to everyone, obviously feeling flattered by this recognition.

After he stood up, he looked at Lin Chaoyang and said: "I wrote this poem mainly due to the influence of "The Death of Van Gogh" and "Longing for Life"."

Everyone here knew Lin Chaoyang. After hearing what he said, everyone's eyes turned towards Lin Chaoyang involuntarily, and the applause became even more enthusiastic.

Lin Chaoyang smiled at everyone, and after everyone's applause stopped, he chatted with Zha Haisheng for a few words.

A few months ago, Zha Haisheng's song "Al's Sun" was published in "Yanjing Literature", which seemed to ignite his creative enthusiasm. He wrote many more poems one after another, but he could not continue.

published.

However, these poems were quite popular among students, making him a well-known campus poet in Yandali.

The student who was studying just now mentioned the book "Desire for Life - The Biography of Van Gogh", which Zha Haisheng has also been reading recently.

In the past six months, due to the promotion of "The Death of Van Gogh", Van Gogh has become a Western artist familiar to many Chinese readers. Readers who have read the novel are all attracted by the Van Gogh who is full of love and passion for art in the novel.

Impressed.

Because of this, "Longing for Life - The Biography of Van Gogh" published by Yanjing Publishing House has been enthusiastically sought after by many readers since its release.

As a biographical work, Yanjing Publishing House took a certain risk by deciding to print 50,000 copies for the first time.

However, the enthusiastic response from readers and the rapid feedback from the market proved that the publisher's decision was actually conservative.

The first printing of 50,000 copies of "Longing for Life - The Biography of Van Gogh" was sold out less than half a month after it was released. The publishing house urgently printed an additional 100,000 copies and sent them to various places, but demand still exceeds supply.

In just one month, the total print run of the novel has reached 250,000 copies. Excluding some of the inventory that is still being digested, the sales volume of 200,000 copies in a month is definitely there.

The popularity of "Longing for Life - The Biography of Van Gogh" is naturally inseparable from the novel "The Death of Van Gogh", which also proves the appeal and influence of this novel among readers.

There are eight or nine people in Zhongting, all from the May 4th Literary Club, but there are not many students in the 77th grade. The students in the 78th, 79th and 80th grade are the main force.

The eighth-level students have just entered school these days and haven't had time to participate in club activities yet.

There are five classes of undergraduates on one campus, and they only existed during the special period of the early 1980s. Of course, this excludes five-year university majors.

Looking at the reactions of these students towards him, Lin Chaoyang seemed to be able to feel the passage of time.

Among the student groups at Yan University, the ones he comes into contact with the most are the seventh- and seventh-level students. Now this group of students is about to graduate. Many of them are busy with their own affairs. The number of people who were originally active in various campus activities has become more and more...

There are no more, replaced by these junior and senior students in front of me.

Because of the little contact, these students no longer seemed to look at him as kindly and level-headed as the students from the 1977 and 1978 batches. Instead, their eyes gradually turned upward and turned into looking up.

This of course has a lot to do with his growing fame.

After get off work in the evening, Lin Chaoyang just came home and saw Zhang Dening sitting on the sofa chatting with Tao Yushu.

After saying hello, Lin Chaoyang asked Zhang Dening why he came?

"What else can you do? Let's see how your manuscript is going. It's been so long since the PEN meeting, so it's time to start writing, right?"

"It's no use urging me. You can't publish my novel either."

Hearing this, Zhang Dening immediately became unhappy, "I ate, drank, and played. You don't want to default on your debt, do you?"

"What do you mean by defaulting on your account! You invited me to the PEN Conference, and there is no rule that I have to hand in my manuscript to you if I go to the PEN Conference!"

Zhang Dening looked anxious, "Why are you like this?"

Tao Yushu explained with a smile: "Don't listen to his nonsense. He has just started writing the novel, but the plan is to be a full-length novel, and he won't be able to publish it to you magazine."

Limited by the magazine's layout, "Yanjing Literature and Art" has always published short stories, and is barely able to publish novellas, let alone full-length novels.

Listening to Tao Yushu's explanation, Zhang Dening's anxiety eased a little, but she still couldn't let go of this work. She said: "We know we can only publish short and medium stories, but we still want to write long stories. I think you did it on purpose.

"

When she couldn't get the manuscript, she muttered a few words and Lin Chaoyang didn't take it to heart. On the contrary, she stuffed her mouth full during dinner, which made Lin Chaoyang feel a little distressed.

"I need to mention it to your work unit in the future. Even if you come to our house, it will be considered a business trip, and the food will have to be reimbursed."

Zhang Dening felt very happy after listening to Lin Chaoyang's words, "Reimbursement? If you think so, I'll take it!"

Lin Chaoyang shook his head, "No wonder the team didn't come up with a manuscript. With your appetite, which writer's home would welcome you?"

His words are heartbreaking. An editor can say anything, but for you to say that her team can't write manuscripts is definitely the biggest insult to her.

That night, Zhang Dening was so angry that he ate two bowls of rice!

In the blink of an eye, it has been two weeks since school started. The Mid-Autumn Festival is over and the weather is getting cooler and cooler, especially in the morning and evening. Lin Chaoyang feels it especially obvious when riding a bicycle to work.

At work that day, Lin Chaoyang took the time to write a letter to his parents.

The autumn harvest is approaching recently, and if Lin Chaoyang hadn't written to remind them, the old couple would have been busy until the winter, and the courtyard in Mianmian Hutong would have been empty for several months.

After writing the letter, Lin Chaoyang, who was fishing, heard Du Rong and others discussing the upcoming meeting in the hall.

At the end of this month, the Library Society of China and the United States Administration of International Exchange will jointly hold a library business seminar. The meeting will be held at the Yanda Library.

"I heard that we will also establish a library and information exchange relationship with the Hoover Institution of Stanford University in the United States!"

Yan University once had book and information exchange relationships with dozens of universities at home and abroad. However, due to political reasons in the past few years, exchanges with foreign universities have almost stagnated. This time it has established an exchange relationship with Stanford University. To a certain extent, it can be said that Yan University is

The beginning of the great international reintegration.

"It would be great if there were opportunities for government dispatch in the museum, so that we could go abroad and have a look." Du Rongchang thought.

Hu Wenqiong burst into laughter, "Oh! Do you really dare to think about sending someone out by the government? An institution like our library will never get its turn in a hundred years. Besides, even if it is really sent out by the government, it won't be your turn."

"Can't I just think about it?"

"It's okay to think, but you can't think wildly."

"Sister Hu~"

Du Rong complained, and Hu Wenqiong stopped laughing.

Lin Chaoyang listened to the conversation between the two with a chuckle on his face.

With the introduction of various foreign news and information into the country due to reform and opening up, many people are yearning for foreign countries, especially developed countries.

This kind of yearning cannot be regarded as admiring foreign things, but it is human nature. Who doesn't yearn for a better life? In the final analysis, the gap between material standards and developed countries is too big.

In the evening, while eating, Tao Yushu talked about buying a color TV.

"The color TV set from the TV factory came off the production line some time ago."

Tao Yushu has been thinking about buying a color TV since last year, and finally waited until the domestic color TV produced by Yanjing TV Factory was launched.

Yanjing TV Factory was established in the 1970s, and its Peony brand TVs were sold throughout the country within a few years.

However, the TV sets produced before were all black and white. It was not until last year that TV manufacturers introduced foreign color TV production lines that they were finally able to produce color TV sets.

Last month, the domestic color TV sets produced by Yanjing TV Factory just went on sale, and the supply of the products exceeded demand.

"Then I'll go take a look at the weekend!"

"I'll go with you."

In the era of planned economy, TV sets were industrial products subject to centralized purchasing and marketing. Like other industrial products, they could only be purchased with TV tickets, so they were in very short supply.

However, Lin Chaoyang had overseas remittance certificates and foreign exchange certificates in his hands, which are hard currency these days and are much more popular than TV tickets. The couple did not go to the department store, but went directly to the Yanjing TV Factory.

The situation is similar to that of a washing machine factory. The factory is full of large trucks, and TV sets are loaded and taken away as soon as they come off the production line.

Lin Chaoyang spent two overseas remittance coupons and 1,040 yuan to buy a color TV. That afternoon, the couple carried the 14-inch Peony brand color TV back to the overseas Chinese apartment.

This color TV from Yanjing TV Factory introduces technology from Japan's Panasonic. It uses a gray plastic casing with metal brushing in parts. It has a larger screen size than the average 9-inch black and white TV and looks high-end.

Full of feeling.

Tao Yumo heard that her sister's house was going to buy a color TV two days ago, and she has been squatting here for the past two days. When the color TV arrived at her home, she was so excited that she walked around it and touched it from time to time.

"Stop messing around and help your brother-in-law install the antenna." Tao Yushu ordered.

"Got the order!"

Tao Yumo responded and hurriedly helped Lin Chaoyang install the antenna.

"Brother-in-law, I have it! I have it, brother-in-law!"

As Tao Yumo's excited shouts came, the snowflakes on the TV screen disappeared and were replaced by colorful images.

For viewers who have always been used to watching black and white screens, the shock of a color screen is self-evident.
To be continued...