Chapter 89 Hot discussion among the people
Ma Weidu saw that the man might be in a state of embarrassment, so he stuffed the magazine in his hand to him and said, "Here you go!"
"Need not--"
"We are friends if we are lucky enough to meet. You are welcome."
Ma Weidu waved his hand and walked away quickly.
The man looked at Ma Weidu's back and thanked him repeatedly.
On the way to Shichahai, Ma Weidu turned into another bookstore, ready to buy another copy of "Contemporary". As soon as he entered, he saw that the bookstore was crowded with people, all of whom were here to buy "Contemporary".
"How is it? Is The Ming Dynasty good?"
"I just bought it and I'm looking at it now!"
"Don't worry. It is said that two million copies were printed directly for this issue. The preparation is very thorough."
"It seems that Contemporary is very optimistic about Ming Dynasty!"
"That's right. Liu Hongmin spent more than a year writing this. He used to write novels and could easily learn 100,000 words in a month. His efficiency was very high."
"The key is to write well. I have read all his works. When he wrote Shao Bao, although he didn't have any ideas, he wrote it very well. My relatives in Hong Kong watched Shao Bao's TV series, and it was filmed very well."
"I also heard that Liu Hongmin made a lot of money in Hong Kong. It seems that many people have been targeting him recently, forcing him to hire a bodyguard."
Ma Weidu raised his eyebrows slightly. These people are quite well-informed!
He waited in line while listening to gossip about Liu Hongmin. When he bought the magazine and walked out, he saw a group of people clapping their thighs outside the door.
"It's so well written! I've never seen such a great novel in my life."
"Liu Hongmin is indeed a well-known writer. Although I can't understand many parts of his works, I still find them amazing when I read them."
"That's called not knowing how to be powerful. How uncultured!"
"You are educated, do you understand?"
"Of course I understand!"
"Bragging, you!"
Ordinary readers basically cannot understand it, because the description in the book is too subtle. The characters in it speak in a vague way, and there is a mystery in it. But you need to think about this mystery carefully, otherwise you just can't understand it.
Ma Weidu smiled knowingly, feeling that he was much better than these people. Although he couldn't understand it, he felt that the dialogue was very interesting.
After Liu Hongmin wrote Shao Bao and Da Song, he had already mastered the art of imitating ancient dialogues. After more than a year of meticulous polishing, he finally created this masterpiece.
After arriving at Shichahai and watching the workers at work, I opened Contemporary and started reading. Every time I read something interesting, I couldn't help but read it over and over again, shaking my head and experiencing it.
"Great! It's really great that you can write like this."
In the evening, Professor Tao, who had just returned home, took out a copy of "Contemporary" from his bag, found the page of "The Ming Dynasty 1566", and began to read it carefully.
"Lao Tao, it's time to eat!"
Hearing his wife's shout, Professor Tao looked up. Seeing the darkness outside the window, Professor Tao was surprised, "It's so late?"
"Of course not! I called you several times, but you didn't respond. What are you reading? You are so engrossed." "A new novel written by Liu Hongmin."
"The one he's been writing for over a year?"
"Did you hear that too?"
"The whole capital probably knows about it, and I don't know who leaked the news."
"Who else could it be? Contemporary Magazine released the news. It claimed that it was completed in more than a year, but in fact Liu Hongmin was lazy for half a year and didn't start writing at all. In the second half of the year, he went to Hong Kong for two months. Excluding the time spent on revising the manuscript, it only took him seven or eight months to finish the work."
"So short? How's it written?"
"It's not a short time for Liu Hongmin. If he hadn't placed high hopes on this novel, he would have finished it in four or five months. But this novel is very well written. You can read it when you have time. It may help you with your work."
"Are you serious?"
Professor Tao's wife, Ms. Chu, works in the cultural department, a relatively high position, so it is inevitable that she would be involved in intrigue with others.
"Look at it!"
Professor Tao put the magazine in her hand and went to eat. Ms. Chu sat in Professor Tao's chair and read it curiously.
When Professor Tao came out after dinner, he saw her watching with great interest.
The next day, commentary articles about "The Ming Dynasty 1566" appeared in newspapers. Many people felt that the events described in the book were too exaggerated and that Liu Hongmin was exaggerating the problems in history.
Of course, many people also speak highly of "The Ming Dynasty 1566", believing that it is a pioneering historical novel.
When the controversy arose, many people immediately jumped on the bandwagon, accusing Liu Hongmin of fabricating history. If the Ming Dynasty was so powerful, how could it have perished?
Liu Hongmin had anticipated this result and had arranged for Ge Chaoguang and others to publish an article in the newspaper, using the existing history as the foundation to verify the history of the Ming Dynasty from the side.
In this case, there is no need for Liu Hongmin to give an answer.
Since the publication of Contemporary, readers from all over the country have written to Liu Hongmin. These letters piled up like a mountain. Contemporary classified the letters and sent them all to Liu Hongmin's home.
It was not until Liu Hongmin's parents came to Beijing again from the Northeast that Liu Hongmin was freed from the countless letters.
Two days later, Zou Shifang's parents arrived in Beijing, and Liu Hongmin settled them in Zou Shifang's courtyard. He often went to help so that Zou Shifang's parents would not miss him.
The mainstream media appreciated "The Ming Dynasty 1566" and gave it high praise, believing that Liu Hongmin wrote it very well.
If Liu Hongmin was not still studying, I am afraid they would have invited him. After knowing that Liu Hongmin opened a film and television company in Hong Kong, they paid close attention to him.
It is said that we should open our eyes to see the world, but in fact, there are very few people who can really see the world with their own strength. Liu Hongmin has gone ahead of many people and we have to pay attention to him.
Besides, "The Ming Dynasty 1566" is very well written. Even though there are so many nitpicking people, I know why.
Therefore, when many people criticized "The Ming Dynasty 1566", they strongly supported Liu Hongmin.
The pressure on Liu Hongmin was greatly reduced. Those who wanted to slander Liu Hongmin immediately stopped their efforts and disappeared.
The real readers began to celebrate and pushed "The Ming Dynasty" to a whole new height.
Liu Hongmin selected some letters from readers and wrote back to them. His attitude was very humble and he did not regard "The Ming Dynasty 1566" as an achievement.
(End of this chapter)
