The popularity of "The Woman Who Crossed the River of Man" brought amazing changes to Xihaigu, and also allowed the county, city, and province to truly see Xiang Nan's influence.
Therefore, the paving of roads in Yuquanying and the construction of water pumping stations were put on the agenda. In addition, the expansion project of the Liren Garment Factory was quickly approved. Land was given, and electricity was given. It was much easier than before.
Seeing that the construction of the highway and Yangshui Station was about to begin, the people in Yuquan camp also cheered. After waiting for so many years, there was finally something happening.
Although it is still just a plan for the time being, at least it gives people hope.
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And then we entered 1994.
The new factory building of Liren Garment Factory has been completed, and its scale has more than doubled compared to the previous one.
New recruitment work has begun, and when the recruitment is completed, the number of employees in the entire factory will exceed 1,000.
This number has exceeded many large state-owned factories. However, compared with the clothing factories in the south that often employ tens of thousands of people, it can only be regarded as small.
After the spring of 1994, the fruit trees in Xiangnan's orchard finally bloomed.
On the one hand, this is inseparable from the careful care of all employees, and on the other hand, it is also thanks to the excellent seeds from Northwest Agricultural University.
After the fruit trees bloomed, Xiang Nan took even more care of them. Watering, fertilizing, windproofing, and sandproofing were all very well-intentioned.
And seeing the fruit trees blossoming and bearing fruit, he felt an unparalleled sense of satisfaction.
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In April 1994, the second volume of "So Many Beauties" written by Xiang Nan, which took half a year to create, was officially delivered to People's Literature Magazine.
After its launch, it once again caused quite a stir.
First, the battle between old traditions and new ideas in the book is similar to the current influx of Western culture and the collision of Eastern and Western cultures.
Secondly, the chaotic battles between the major forces in the book, such as royalists, reformists, bandits, and warlords, are also very similar to the current chaos between state-owned capital, private capital, foreign capital, and Hong Kong and Taiwan capital.
Therefore, the literary world spoke highly of it, and after its release, the sales volume was not bad. However, compared with the first volume released in 1993, the sales volume dropped slightly.
Xiang Nan knows that the golden period of serious-themed novels is almost over.
With the reform of the book publishing system in the 1990s, publishing houses have paid more and more attention to market feedback.
Those popular, interesting, and easy-to-sell books were published in large quantities. For example, novels by Jin Yong, Gu Long, Qiong Yao, and Xi Juan, "An Embroidered Shoe", "Green Corpse", "Attic Mystery" and so on
Booksellers have made plans for manuscripts and even "Memoirs of xx".
As for literary works with serious themes, unless the author is particularly famous and can be hyped, booksellers will not be willing to publish them, and they will not be able to sell them.
Later on, when I wanted to publish a book, I even had to pay for it to be printed by a bookseller. After printing, I couldn’t sell it, so I gave it away for nothing.
It's really regrettable.
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The release of the second volume of "So Many Beauties" has brought Xiang Nan some fame.
However, it is still not as famous as the hit movie "Blood in the Ancient Temple" that brought him.
The film was shot by Chang'an Film Studio and officially launched in April.
After it was released, it was actually quite popular with the audience.
First, the plot has ups and downs. Monks, villagers, bandits, government, and various forces are intertwined, influencing and restricting each other, making the story particularly exciting;
Secondly, stories of treasure hunting adventures are inherently more likely to stimulate the audience's attention. Hollywood's "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "National Treasure", as well as Mainland's "Mysterious Giant Buddha", "Tomb Raiders", and "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" are all like this.
After "Blood in the Ancient Temple", "Wolfbane Flower", "Helan Snow", "Wuthering Mountains", "On the Field of Hope"... many film and television dramas adapted from Xiang Nan's works were released, and each one was a huge hit. Welcome almost dominated the screen in 1994, which made Xiang Nan famous and became as famous a writer as Wang Xie, Yu Hua, Yu Qiuyu, etc.
After Xiang Nan became famous, a large number of literary lovers were inspired by him to visit Xihaigu, just like a "pilgrimage".
And their arrival made Xihaigu become more and more lively.
Just like back then, after Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize, his hometown Gaomi suddenly became a tourist attraction. Even the radishes in his old residence were stripped bare by tourists.
In the 1990s, tourism has gradually become popular. In 1993, the number of domestic tourists reached 300 million, and tourism revenue reached 86.4 billion yuan, so it is still very popular.
At that time, although the term "cultural tourism" did not exist, the tourism phenomenon of pursuing literary works had already appeared. Many tourist attractions such as Baiyangdian, Taishan, and Gulangyu Island left an impression on the public because of the text. .
Xiang Nan is now popular, and many of his literary works are based on folk tales, county annals, and histories of Xihaigu.
Therefore, those who like his books and movies and TV series spontaneously come to Xihaigu to experience the local customs and customs.
The arrival of tourists is a major benefit to the local area.
Not to mention anything else, the income of hotels and restaurants alone has increased. In addition, local agricultural products, such as potatoes, corn, red dates, and persimmons, are also in hot demand.
Even the house where Xiang Nan and Shuihua lived has been turned into an inn. It costs thirty yuan to sleep a night. Even so, many people still enjoy it.
This level of madness made everyone in the village feel puzzled.
But no matter what, as Xiang Nan became popular, Xihaigu also took advantage of it.
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In mid-July, the summer black grapes in Xiangnan’s orchard are already ripe, and they begin to be picked and put on the market immediately.
In comparison, most grapes from other regions are not mature until after August, which is almost a month behind. Therefore, due to the time difference, Xiangnan’s grapes are much more expensive than others.
Ordinary grapes cost one yuan or two catties, but Xiangnan's grapes cost one yuan a catty and the supply exceeded demand. Merchants from Yinchuan, Lanzhou, Xihuan, and Chang'an were eager to buy, and they were pulling out truckloads of grapes.
Xiang Nan didn't even need to count the money himself, he just bought a money counting machine, and swish, swish... a car was sold for 30,000 to 40,000 yuan, which made the villagers look stupid.
They also dug in the soil for food, got up early and worked hard at night, under the stars and the moon, planting wheat, corn, and potatoes. They worked so hard that they couldn't save more than two thousand yuan a year.
Xiang Nan also worked in the fields, but he made money in a hurry. One cart would last them ten years.
"Yongfu'er, is it so profitable to grow fruit trees?" Li Dayou was jealous and couldn't help but ask.
"That's needless to say." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "The total investment in my orchard is only 300,000 yuan. With just this season's grapes, I can make back all the investment."
Adding in apples, pears, and wolfberries, I can earn almost 200,000 yuan this year. Next year, when my fruit trees grow up, I will be rich even if I earn 400,000 yuan."
"My mother!" The villagers were all shocked when they heard what he said.
It was really beyond their expectation that growing fruit trees could make money so much. They originally thought that Xiang Nan would lose money, but they didn't expect that Xiang Nan could make money so much. They were so jealous.
"Yongfu'er, I also want to plant fruit trees, can you help me?" Li Dayou couldn't help but ask.
The money moved people's hearts, and looking at the stacks of big tickets, he finally couldn't help it.
"Okay, I welcome you." Xiang Nan smiled and said, "I will provide saplings for free and teach you techniques for free, and I will provide you with skills."
Chapter completed!