Chapter 119 Special Issue on Human Name Literature
When Liu Xinwu took the manuscript back to the editorial department, he encountered strong resistance.
Many editors thought that this book was inappropriate, as we were repairing our relationship with the Japanese. If we became enemies with the Japanese because of a novel, it would be more trouble than gain.
"If the Japs are so easy to make enemies with, it means they are not interested in repairing relations with us. We don't want such false friendship."
Liu Xinwu's words left the editors speechless, and then he went against the majority opinion and decided to print a special issue specifically for the publication of "Lies: The Bad Nature of the Chinese People."
Soon, the matter reached the Writers Association, and the old man surnamed Wang immediately made a fuss.
He criticized Liu Xinwu's dictatorship in person, "You completely regard Renming Literature as your own one-man show and do not allow others to express their opinions. What time is it now? You actually want to publish such a book that damages friendly relations? Do you still have any personality? Do you still respect organizational discipline?"
His argument of surprising friendly countries was very reasonable. Most importantly, his argument was supported by many people.
Liu Xin argued with force, "Have you read this novel? If you haven't read it, how can you have the right to speak? This is a historical novel, and it is all based on historical materials. Is it not allowed to write historical novels? I still say that if the devils break off relations with us because of this novel, it is false friendship, and we don't want it!"
The old man surnamed Wang wanted to argue, but Chen Jiangong stood up and said, "We are the new China, not the Qing Dynasty. We don't need to kowtow to the foreign powers. Those martyrs fought for our dignity, but you guys just threw it all on the ground?"
Those people's faces suddenly changed. Although they were inclined to foreign countries, they did not dare to speak out directly. At this time, the country's control was still very strict. If they showed it too obviously, they would most likely be arrested.
Chen Jiangong finally understood why Liu Hongmin asked him to call the police. The comments of these guys were no different from selling out the country for personal gain.
After temporarily suppressing the Writers Association, Liu Xinwu immediately started working on the special issue. He was afraid that if he delayed any further, he might be subjected to even more fierce criticism.
He immediately arranged for people to do the typeset work, but the next day, several pages of the manuscript were missing. It was obvious that some people did not want Lies: The Bad Nature of the Chinese to be published, and thought that stealing the manuscript would stop the publication.
After all, manuscripts at that time were basically handwritten, and writers would not keep drafts. Even if they rewrote them, it would take a lot of time.
However, they never thought that Liu Hongmin had a copier at home.
Liu Xinwu immediately called Liu Hongmin, who sent two more copies. Liu Xinwu locked one copy in his desk and took the other copy to typesetting. This time he personally watched over it and took the manuscript home after get off work.
After a few days, the typesetting was finally completed and delivered to the printing factory, and soon the sample was delivered to him.
After a careful check and finding no problems, I allowed the printing factory to print it.
The response from Contemporary Magazine was a bit slow. It was not until the special issue of Human Name Literature came out that they realized that Liu Hongmin's novel had been published.
Wei Junyi immediately asked He Qizhi to find Liu Hongmin, "If you miss this novel, you miss it, but you can't miss the next one."
There are dozens of top magazines in the country, but there are only so many famous writers. Each magazine is considered good if it can get more than a dozen. Famous writers do not produce works every year. Contemporary relies on its strong ability to collect manuscripts, but it can only publish two or three works by famous writers in each issue.
Liu Hongmin is the most productive among the famous writers, publishing a novel almost every year, and can provide manuscripts for two issues of Contemporary. If Liu Hongmin switched to Renming Literature, the quality of Contemporary's manuscripts would decline a lot.
Once "Lies" was published, it immediately caused widespread discussion in society. Many people held the same view as Mr. Wang, believing that this novel was out of date. Because of the long-term blockade by the international community, they finally managed to establish a good relationship with this group of people. They were worried that this book would make the Japanese angry and continue to blockade us, making our life, which had finally had hope, become bleak again.
Compared with China, the Japanese economy was frighteningly prosperous. Therefore, many people suffered from Japanophobia, fearing that they would displease the Japanese and cause them to mobilize the whole country to launch an economic invasion war.
Of course, there are also people who think that the book "Lies" has exposed the devil's huge conspiracy, and that if the country now tries to have good relations with the devil, it would be tantamount to courting disaster.
Both extreme left and extreme right are undesirable. But the reality is helpless. These two wrong views in the media quickly became polarized, either black or white. Those who hold more neutral views quickly disappeared without a trace. Because neutral views are not eye-catching, and publishing articles is more about seeking fame. No one cares where the fame comes from.
The two sides soon engaged in a war of words among intellectuals, attacking each other, which had a great social impact.
Xiyuan learned about the incident but did not intervene. They were aware of some problems and wanted to see how serious they were.
As reform and opening up progressed, the economy began to grow wildly.
I flipped through the materials submitted by Ms. Chu and couldn't help but become interested.
"This young comrade is quite interesting, but he is now a businessman, so it is impossible for him to enter politics. But he is a member of the D Party, so he can participate in the election of people's representatives!"
This soon reached Ms. Chu's ears. She immediately called Liu Hongmin over and told him about it.
Liu Hongmin was stunned. "Is this still possible?"
"Of course you can!" Ms. Chu said, "You earn money from legitimate channels, and you are famous, so you can definitely be elected as a representative. Moreover, the next election of representatives will be held in February next year. You can make some preparations after you go back and become a representative of the community first."
Liu Hongmin nodded and said, "I'll go back and find out."
He was familiar with the Shichahai community because he had bought a house and registered his household registration there. After learning a little about it, he knew the election procedures.
The community staff told him that with his current fame, it would be no problem for him to be elected as a community representative, because writers usually have a unique vision and can find many problems that ordinary people cannot find.
Despite all the commotion in the media, Liu Hongmin remained unmoved. During this period, he did not even read the newspaper.
Until Liu Xinwu came to the door and said, "The sales of Lies have come out. As of last night, million copies have been sold."
Liu Hongmin laughed, "It seems that controversy is not without its benefits!"
"You are so funny." Liu Xinwu said, "A lot of people are looking for you now, wanting to scold you in person!"
Liu Hongmin spread his hands, "This is a bit blind."
Just read the book, it’s too much to send razor blades.
(End of this chapter)
