The Japanese like to establish various literary societies, such as the Song and Dancers Society, the Japanese Comparative Literature Society,
Japan Modern Literature Society, etc.
Most of these literary societies focus on a certain sub-field of literary creation. For example, the Kabuki Society specializes in studying modern Japanese drama. The Comparative Literature Society, as its name suggests, studies comparative literature.
Literary organizations like Lin Chaoyang (Japan) Literary Society, which focuses on individual writers, are not very common in the Japanese literary world.
Most of these literary societies are not large in scale, and the number of members is basically what it was when it was established. It may still be what it is ten years later, and there won’t be much change.
The number of members of Lin Chaoyang (Japan) Literary Society has nearly doubled in two years, which firstly shows that the influence of Lin Chaoyang's works in the Japanese literary world has become stronger.
The full text of "The Evolution of Xu Lingjun's Creative Style in the Mid-to-late 1980s" is more than 8,000 words, which deeply analyzes the changes in Lin Chaoyang's creative style in the past three years and the underlying reasons behind it.
The author Lin Chaoyang was in a daze when he wrote it. I thought so much when I was writing the book?
In addition to being published in the journal of the Literary Society, this article also appeared in publications such as "The Yomiuri Shimbun" and "Literary Arts", causing considerable repercussions in the Japanese literary world.
The most important thing that caused a repercussions about this article was not the article itself, but the subject of its study, Lin Chaoyang.
The publication of works such as "Enter Guandong", "The Truman Show" and "The Ferry" in Japan made Lin Chaoyang gradually become famous in Japan.
As a foreign writer, it is difficult for his fame and influence to break through the barriers of nationality, culture and language. If there are no accidents, it will only become popular in a small circle and slowly spread.
But this accident just happened.
In March this year, the third China-Japan Go Tournament ended. The Chinese team once again defeated the Japanese team with a score of 9:8. With three consecutive victories against Japan, Nie Weiping was officially named the "Go Saint" for his 11 consecutive victories against Japan.
This is the first official chess master in Chinese history, and the Go community is rejoicing.
The winning streak in the group competition has also brought Go fever among the people to a peak. Go interest classes have sprung up in various cities, and seven or eight out of ten primary school students have gone to learn Go.
Together with the novels and movies of "Chess Master", they have become popular again. In the past year alone, the sales volume of the "Chess Master" novel has increased from 10 million copies to 15 million copies, and it is still moving towards the 20 million copies mark.
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The movie was also translated and re-screened.
Compared with the joy in China, the situation in Japan is gloomy and gloomy.
The Sino-Japanese Go Tournament was proposed by Japan. At that time, they were full of confidence and thought they could easily kill the Chinese team and let the Chinese team see the insurmountable strength gap between China and Japan in Go.
Unexpectedly, it took three years for the group match to be held, and the Japanese team lost for three years. This group match seemed to become a dark cloud hanging over the Japanese Go community, and it became a dream they couldn't get rid of.
In Japan, where one in ten people is a Go enthusiast, such a disastrous defeat brought a huge wave of criticism.
According to many radical Go fans, all losers should commit seppuku, but this is obviously unrealistic.
Not to mention committing seppuku. When they failed in the first year, the Japanese team even shaved their heads as a token gesture. By the second and third years, the Japanese team simply failed and didn't even bother to shave their heads.
Their performance naturally made Go fans even more angry, but there was nothing they could do about it.
Of course, the Japanese team is not completely bad, they actually want to win, and they have put in a lot of effort to win against the Chinese team.
For example, studying the chess style and chess style of the Chinese team, such as studying "The Master of Chess".
As early as last year after the second Sino-Japanese Go Tournament, Kawade Shobo got Lin Chaoyang's "Go Master"
I have the publishing rights for a book, but it has not been published yet.
In fact, they were commissioned by the Japanese Go team to translate this Chinese novel into Japanese for reference by the Japanese Go team.
But obviously, reading "The Master of Chess" did not bring any bonus to the Japanese team, and they still ended in a disastrous defeat in the third arena competition.
While the Japanese Go team was being criticized by domestic Go enthusiasts, Kawade Shobo made a shocking move.
They published "The Master of Chess", an "anti-Japanese" Go novel.
Not only was it published, but a promotional slogan was also issued for the novel - The Secret of Chinese Go Victory.
It coincided with Japan's three-game losing streak against Chinese Go. As soon as this slogan came out, it immediately caused a stir among Japanese Go enthusiasts.
What? The Chinese team relied on this novel to defeat the Japanese team for three years?
This is a must see!
When I bought it, I found out that we Japanese are actually the villains, eight Yalu!
These Go enthusiasts immediately felt deceived after taking one look at it. They were about to curse and criticize, but then they thought of the slogan of "The Master of Chess", and their reason immediately defeated their anger.
They want to see how the Chinese team defeated the Japanese team with the help of this novel.
At the end, many people couldn't help but be moved when Jiang Nansheng fought one against nine and did not lose his integrity under the threat of gunpoint. He finally fell into a pool of blood.
The charm of the novel is that it allows people to enter the world of the book and experience a life that is not their own.
After being separated from the novel, Go fans' perception of this novel became somewhat complicated. They understood what the so-called "secret of victory" in the slogan was, and it was different from the martial arts advocated by the Japanese.
There is a kind of coincidence in spirit.
Although the Japanese become the villains in the book, such novels do seem to have certain reference significance for Japanese Go.
Thinking again that the Japanese team has indeed lost to the Chinese team for three years, at this time it is even more important to be aware of shame and then be brave.
Instead of hiding the disease and avoiding medical treatment and being arrogant.
Since he is strong, there must be something worth learning from him.
At this time, the Japanese self-CPU spirit played a powerful role. Although many Japanese Go fans with nationalistic complexes felt unhappy after watching "The Master of Go" and cursed after watching it.
But at the same time, there was a group of Go enthusiasts who took the initiative to promote the novel. When the two sides were arguing, the rumors came from unknown sources.
It is said that the author of "The Master of Chess" is Nie Xuanfeng's confidant, and his level of Go is even better than that of Nie Xuanfeng.
I often go to coach the Chinese team.
A writer's Go level is higher than that of top chess players. It was originally a quite outrageous rumor, but when it reached the ears of Japanese Go enthusiasts, it became very reasonable.
Yes, if there were no such masters to guide us from behind, how could Chinese Go, which was originally under Japanese Go, be able to suddenly emerge as a new force? Beat the Japanese team for three consecutive years?
After this rumor spread, the voice of the legitimate client group suddenly became louder.
Statements such as "The Master of Chess is the best warning to losers" and "Only by learning from the strong can we become strong", and so on.
Completely overwhelming those criticisms, the sales of "Chess Master" in Japan soared.
50,000 copies, 100,000 copies, 300,000 copies, 500,000 copies. In just half a year, "The Master of Chess" has achieved a terrifying sales volume of nearly 800,000 copies in Japan. Not to mention novels by foreign authors, even in Japan
The most popular novelists rarely have this sales volume.
The royalties brought by such exaggerated sales are naturally exaggerated. The royalties settled by Kawade Shobo this time to Lin Chaoyang reached an astonishing 210 million yen, equivalent to 1.7 million US dollars.
This is the largest single royalty income that Lin Chaoyang has received in so many years.
The popularity of the novel, in addition to bringing huge royalties to Lin Chaoyang, has another biggest benefit: it has greatly increased his reputation in Japan.
Before the popularity of "Chess Master", Lin Chaoyang's works sold well in Japan, but the people who knew him were limited to pure literary readers.
Go enthusiasts can be found in all walks of life in Japan. After the popularity of "Go Master", Lin Chaoyang's readership has naturally become wider.
Although there are still some Japanese who are disgusted with him because of the hostility towards Japan in his works, this does not prevent Lin Chaoyang's reputation in Japan from growing, and this reputation has increased suddenly in the past few months.
The publication of "The Evolution of Xu Lingjun's Creative Style in the Mid-to-late 1980s" naturally attracted the attention of many people and made them interested in Lin Chaoyang's other works.
"Wow! Brother-in-law, your royalties this time are too much!"
Tao Yumo couldn't help but exclaimed when he saw the royalty figures settled by Lin Chaoyang this time.
210 million yen, which is close to 14 million when converted into Hong Kong dollars. Even an average medium-sized company does not have this profit, not to mention that this is just a royalty settlement for Lin Chaoyang.
"Why do I feel like you are almost as powerful as a listed company on your own?"
Tao Yumo's words are a bit flattering, but after careful calculation, they are not exaggerated.
Taking Yulang Institution as an example, the overall revenue has increased slightly this year, reaching almost 600 million, and the net profit is only HK$70 million.
Lin Chaoyang's various royalties this year add up to 40 million Hong Kong dollars, which is definitely less than Yulang Agency.
However, the size of Yulang Institution is not small. It is also a medium size in the Hang Seng Index. Lin Chaoyang’s copyright income is lower than that of listed companies with a market capitalization of less than one billion.
After collecting a large amount of royalties and being amazed by his sister-in-law, Lin Chaoyang was in a happy mood.
Seeing that his treasury was once again full, Lin Chaoyang began to think about spending money again. He and Tao Yushu discussed buying a house.
Since coming to Xiangjiang, the family has been renting Li Hanxiang's house.
Although Lao Li wished he could give the house to him, Comrade Chaoyang is a decent man after all, so how could he want it!
Tao Yushu, a scroll master, does not have high requirements for material life. She just scrolls for the sake of scrolling. Listening to Lin Chaoyang's thoughts, she did not express any opinions and asked Lin Chaoyang: "Do you need money?"
"Need not."
Lin Chaoyang waved his hand with great momentum.
In today's Xiangjiang, except for a few top-level luxury houses, there is no house that he cannot afford.
Compared with Tao Yushu, Tao Yumo's performance was much more exciting.
"Brother-in-law, how big a house do you plan to buy? Can I arrange a bedroom with a private bathroom this time?"
Lin Chaoyang looked at his sister-in-law's happy look, and suddenly felt a sense of conscience.
"I'll buy you a big house this time too!"
Tao Yumo was stunned when he heard this, "Me too?"
"Of course! Your contribution to this family is quite great, and your hard work pays off."
Lin Chaoyang looked proud, but the picture of Tao Yumo's happy face that she imagined did not appear. She hesitated and said: "Brother-in-law, why don't you give me the cash!"
The expression on Lin Chaoyang's face froze, and he held back a few words for a while: "The money-obsessed man is obsessed with money!"
Tao Yushu retorted: "A house is a dead thing. It just has a place to live. Why do you need such a big one?"
"If you save your money and don't use it, it won't be a dead thing? Didn't you just say that you would be given a bedroom with a bathroom?
Money has to be used to be called money. Everyone praises depositing it in the bank, but you can only become a slave to money!"
"I do! It's better to be a slave to money than to be a beggar without money!"
"Your thinking is more conservative than that of an 80-year-old lady. The value of the house will increase."
"Depositing in the bank also earns interest."
"Can interest rates rise as fast as house prices?"
"But I don't have the risk of losing money!"
Lin Chaoyang said something and Tao Yumo replied with something that was plausible and able to justify himself.
"Discounting is impossible. Either you need a house or you won't get a penny."
Lin Chaoyang gave an ultimatum angrily.
People under the eaves had to lower their heads. At this time, Tao Yumo deeply understood this truth.
"Okay, I have to get a big one!"
"Under 10 million, take your pick."
Both sisters were shocked by him. Tao Yushu asked, "You want to spend all the royalties?"
After acquiring Yulang Institution last year, Lin Chaoyang took the initiative to contribute to the small treasury and squeezed everything out of it.
Although Tao Yushu doesn't know how much money he has now, he estimates it to be HK$30 million based on his royalty income.
If Tao Yumo is given a house worth 10 million Hong Kong dollars as a gift, the house he can live in cannot be worse than the one he gives away, right?
In other words, buying a house requires at least 20 million, and it’s almost enough if the royalties haven’t been spent.
"Don't worry, I won't spend all the money." Lin Chaoyang winked at her.
Before Tao Yushu could speak, Tao Yumo expressed his stance.
Brother-in-law, I'm sorry, I was the one who spoke loudly just now.
With a flattering look on her face, she just had to rub her shoulders and beat her legs for Lin Chaoyang, "Brother-in-law, I think the houses on the top of the mountain are very good."
"You're so beautiful! That place is priceless, but I still want to buy it."
There was no rush to buy a house, as the Chinese New Year was approaching and the family had to go back to the mainland to celebrate the New Year.
On the twenty-seventh of the twelfth lunar month, the family flew back to Yanjing.
It was already the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month when I got home for a night's rest. It was too late to come back this year. Lin Erchun prepared the new year's goods early in the morning.
While chatting, he talked about prices again. Prices have been rising in the past two years, especially this year.
The dual-track price system that has been implemented for four years has finally exploded with all its negative effects this year. In the face of the severe economic situation, urgent measures must be used to quickly bring prices into the track of market regulation.
After a fierce debate, the central government decided to relax controls and cancel the dual-track price system. The price breakthrough campaign started in Shanghai at the beginning of the year. In that month, Shanghai adjusted the retail prices of 280 types of commodities, with a price increase of
Between 20%~30%.
One hair move affects the whole body.
The introduction of this price adjustment policy quickly spread across the country. Starting in May, the prices of pork and other meat products in central cities across the country increased by about 70%, and other small commodities followed suit.
The overall rise in prices directly affects the lives of ordinary people.
In summer and autumn, panic buying broke out in many places across the country, with people queuing up all night to grab supplies.
An article in the "China Youth Daily" wrote: People seem to be in a daze and buy everything they see. They are snapping up both value-added goods and basic consumer goods, even unsalable ones. They hug TVs with pictures and TVs with pictures.
If the fan can spin, buy it. If the refrigerator has air conditioning, buy it.”
In the past year, more than 95% of the 383 commodities included in the national retail price index had dynamic prices.
The overall retail price index for the whole year increased by 18.5% compared with last year, and this increase was based on the fact that prices have increased by 23.7% for three consecutive years.
Amidst the fear of the present and worries about the future, the word "panic buying" has become the word for all Chinese people in 198
The most unforgettable memory of 8 years.
Lin Erchun is not short of money now, but he understands how difficult people's livelihood is.
Wages cannot keep up with the soaring prices, and people are living a very hard life this year.
On the 29th day of the New Year, snowflakes fell from the sky. Lin Erchun stood under the eaves and prayed: the auspicious snow heralds a good harvest.
The snow stopped early the next morning, and there was half a foot of snow in the yard. He swept the snow away with a big broom.
"Grandpa, grandpa, let me help you!"
Dongdong was dressed like a New Year doll and rushed into the yard holding a broom that was taller than him.
There was also a follower behind me, "Gegege, wait for me!"
"Two little guys, slow down!" Lin Erchun laughed, with a happy smile on his face.
Then he asked Dongdong, "Where is your father?"
"My dad is sleeping!"
Lin Erchun glanced into the room and cursed, "I'm not diligent." Then he smiled at Dongdong and said, "My good grandson is still diligent!"
After being praised by grandpa, Dongdongle started to look like teeth, and he swept very hard with the broom. He swept the place that had already been cleaned, and there was a pile of residual snow.
The grandfather and grandson were sweeping away the snow, and there was movement at the entrance of the courtyard. It turned out that the Tao family had arrived.
After greeting him warmly, Tao Yucheng and his two sons joined the battlefield, leaving Lin Erchun to take the children to rest.
The small family of Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yushu have been away from the mainland all year round, and they finally came back to celebrate the New Year. Naturally, the two families had to get together, and the courtyard in Xiaoliubukou Hutong happened to be big enough.
Ever since Lin Chaoyang and his family went to Xiangjiang, Xiaoliubukou Hutong has rarely been so lively, with more than a dozen people gathering together and enjoying themselves.
After lunch, several children were running around in the courtyard, house, and alley, having a great time.
The sound of firecrackers was heard from time to time outside.
In the afternoon, the adults were chatting while preparing the New Year's Eve dinner.
Lin Chaoyang handed Tao's father a cigarette. Tao's father glanced in the direction of Tao's mother and waved his hand when he saw that he was being stared at.
"I won't smoke anymore, I'll quit."
Lin Chaoyang immediately showed admiration, "Dad, you are so perseverant! You have been smoking for so many years and you just quit?"
Listening to his son-in-law's compliments, Tao's father seemed very low-key, but the pride in his eyes at being praised was hard to hide.
"To control one's own destiny, one must first have self-control."
"Dad, what you said is so insightful!" Lin Chaoyang flattered him again. Father Tao waved his hand, but the smile on his face became brighter.
Sister-in-law Zhao Li and Tao Yushu were making dumplings together, listening to Tao Yushu talk about their experiences in Xiangjiang, their eyes filled with envy.
"Yushu, you still have the skills. It has only been a few years, but you have already developed so well in Xiangjiang!"
Tao Yushu smiled and said modestly, "Sister-in-law, don't always listen to me. Tell me what happened in the past six months or so, and I will listen."
"Blind! What can we do? We can just live a normal life.
My dad is getting older and always coughs. In the first few months, my mom and I asked him to quit smoking.
He agreed on the surface, but secretly smoked secretly. Upstairs, Uncle Wu complained to me several times, saying that my father always smoked his cigarettes.
My mother ate too much sweets, and several of her teeth had cavities, which made her feel bad when they hurt. She was not willing to have them extracted...
Tao Yushu felt a little guilty after listening to her sister-in-law's words. She was far away from home and did not fulfill her obligation to take care of her parents. Thanks to her brother and sister-in-law.
But on the other hand, she felt a little bit dumbfounded.
What kind of bad habits are these? One smokes secretly, and the other eats sweets and chews up his teeth. How can he be like a child?
She couldn't help but look in the direction of her parents, and she suddenly realized that in two years her parents would be seventy and they would become old children.
The family was chatting about their daily life, and the sky was getting dark.
After "Xinwen Lianbo" finished broadcasting at 7:30, several children looked forward to the upcoming Spring Festival Gala.
This year's Spring Festival Gala was still full of singing and dancing. Zhao Lirong brought "A Day of the Heroic Mother" and Wei Wei sang "Devotion of Love".
Lin Chaoyang also saw on TV that Dandan, the daughter of Lao Song of the Yanjing Literary Association, had a blind date with the lazy man played by Lei Kesheng.
The biggest advantage of getting together as a family is that it saves time to pay New Year greetings.
Early in the morning on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Lin Chaoyang and his wife had just gotten up, and a group of children at home, led by Tao Yumo, bowed together to greet the New Year, and then stretched out their hands in unison.
"Come on, you have one! You have one! You have one too!"
Lin Chaoyang handed out New Year's money one by one, and it was Tao Yumo's turn to receive his New Year's money.
"You are so old, but you still have the nerve to ask for lucky money!"
Knowing that Lin Chaoyang was retaliating against her, Tao Yumo took back his hand, and then several young people went to ask other elders for money.
“This girl————it’s like she hasn’t grown up yet!”
Tao Yushu smiled helplessly and shook his head.
The Chinese New Year is always the happiest time for children. There are delicious food, new clothes to wear, and so many things to play. The family paid New Year greetings. After breakfast, Tao Yushu suggested going to the temple fair. The "
Yanjing Daily said that there were particularly many activities at the Changdian Temple Fair this year.
Temple fairs in Yanjing City have existed since ancient times, and the Changdian Temple Fair has the longest history.
Unfortunately, starting in the 1960s, due to force majeure, the temple fair, the most ceremonial public event during the Spring Festival, was canceled and was not resumed until the 1980s.
In recent years, with the liberalization of policies and the gradual improvement of people's living standards, temple fairs in Yanjing have become lively again.
The Changdian Temple Fair is the oldest and largest temple fair in Yanjing City. At its peak, it stretched for three miles from the moat bridge outside Hepingmen to the intersection of Hufang Bridge. There were more than 750 stalls on both sides of the street, attracting tourists.
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This year's Changdian Temple Fair is still very lively.
Lin Chaoyang's family arrived at the temple fair at almost nine o'clock in the morning. The place was already crowded with people, and it seemed that the entire Yanjing City was gathered here.
In the crowd, men and women, old men and women, and young men and women, kneeling and kneeling, were crowded together, and white steam rose up in the air from the air they exhaled.
There are only various stalls on both sides of the street. The sweet pea porridge is steaming hot. The candied haws on the grass target are crystal clear. The diabolo seller makes the diabolo buzzing. There are people who tie hair, people who cut window grilles, and people who knead dough.
, windmill, stilts.——···
People were walking, watching, eating, and playing, and the air was filled with the shouts of vendors, noisy gongs, drums, and laughter.
Lin Chaoyang put his son on his neck, Tao Yushu hugged Yan Yan, and the family walked along with the crowd, enjoying the shopping.
Halfway through, the flow of people stopped, and it turned out that they were catching up with the dragon and lion dances.
The crowd was so thick that they could only watch with their feet up. Not far away, they saw two golden dragons flying up and down, and four colorful lions tumbling and tumbling, performing a wonderful show of dragon and lion dance amidst the sound of gongs and drums.
"Hahaha!"
Dongdong, who was sitting on Lin Chaoyang's neck, watched the dragon and lion dance for the first time. She was so excited that she almost fell off his neck with joy.
After a while, Tao Yumo squeezed his way through the crowd and finally reached Lin Chaoyang and his wife.
"Sister, brother-in-law, they said that the Longtan Temple Fair is very lively this year, let's go and see it too!"
It was already afternoon when the family arrived at the Longtan Temple Fair. This year's Longtan Temple Fair was indeed much more lively than in previous years. More than a hundred flower fairs from Shanghai, Shandong, Liaoning, Hebei, Yinchuan and other places gathered at the shore of Longtan Lake.
Various unique folk performances such as big banners, stator and drums, Shi Bu Xian, Yan Qing Da Lei, Shuang Shi Hui, etc. all appeared on stage, which made people dazzled and applauded.
We went shopping until about three o'clock in the afternoon, and the family returned home exhausted.
The next day, after a day's rest at home, the whole family went to Du's house for dinner again.
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Tao Yushu flew back to Xiangjiang with Tao Yumo and the children. The company still had a lot to do in the new year.
Lin Chaoyang stayed in Yanjing. Due to the Chinese New Year, the new book has hardly been published these days. He plans to use these days after the New Year to finish the novel.
My wife and children have left, and the house has become quite deserted all of a sudden.
But it is not completely deserted. Starting from the third day of the Lunar New Year, the West Courtyard, which had been quiet for more than a week during the New Year, became lively again, with parties held every two days.
Sometimes it was Li Tuo who invited a few friends to watch movies, sometimes it was events organized by the Yanjing Literary Association, and sometimes it was students from Lu Xun College of Literature who came here to have dinner together. Throughout the first month, the West Campus was always very lively. In such a noisy situation
Amidst the sound, Lin Chaoyang finished writing a new book.
To celebrate the completion of his new book, he specially invited a group of friends to come to his home for a gathering.
Chapter completed!