1978 Synthetic Writers

Chapter 385 [One Battle] + [Little Pony] =?

Although Jiang Xian's point of view was praised by many, not everyone agreed with it.

E Yuzhu, a writer from Taiwan, is one of the opponents.

Far-fetched.

E Yuzhu felt that Jiang Xian’s point of view was very far-fetched.

In her opinion, Jiang Xian's remarks all contained a certain amount of propaganda and were very untrue.

She said some very harsh words there. It is natural to praise someone if you want to criticize him. After saying those words, she used American society as a positive example, saying how wonderful the United States is and how harmonious its society is.

But not many people paid attention.

"Hi, Jiang, have you made your travel plans?" Beverly and Jiang Xian asked.

The last part of the "writing plan" is a trip in the United States. Writers need to make their own plans, and then travel around the United States "at public expense" according to the plan, and finally return home at the final destination.

"It's been decided that the first stop is Washington," Jiang Xian said.

"Then I wish you a safe journey," said Beverly.

"Thank you."

"Don't forget to write to me when you return home." Beverly blinked.

"Uh, yes."

Jiang Xian agreed.

After being together for so long, he also understood that although Beverly seemed to be fickle, she was actually very sensible in her heart.

This is the typical American woman. They love to joke and can talk about big topics at any time. She may look like a bitch, but if you really treat her as a bitch, she will slap you and accuse you of harassment.

From this point of view, Teacher Wang Meng must be innocent.

After returning home, she started packing her luggage and moved all her things downstairs. Zhu Lin looked at the house where she had lived for several months and felt a little reluctant to leave.

“I don’t know when I’ll have the chance to come and stay here next time.”

"That's how real estate is. You don't have to get too emotional about it."

Jiang Xian comforted him, "In the future, we will definitely not just have these houses. I will buy more. Iowa is just a small city. San Francisco and New York are more prosperous. You won't be able to live here by then."

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Zhu Lin took one look at the house-buying maniac in her family and couldn't help but sigh.

Other people’s worry is that they don’t have a house.

Her family has too many houses, and they are all left there idle, which makes her feel really sad.

Of course, Jiang Xian couldn't really just leave the house abandoned.

He heard that there are many "house thieves" in the United States who like to "occupy other people's homes."

"House stealers" are some Americans or "illegal immigrants" who secretly live in houses that are vacant due to the homeowner's absence without any permission from the homeowner.

What’s even more troublesome is that once these people move into your house, you can’t even drive them away. Can you believe it?

Because there are legal provisions behind it.

Take New York State for example. No matter what the reason, once you live in the original owner's house for 30 days, you will become a formal tenant of the house.

Even if certain conditions are met, the property rights of the house may belong to the "house thieves".

So many people regard "house thief" as their profession.

They occupy the house first, and then when the real owner comes back, he must pay some fees as required in order to get his house back, because he cannot just chase the "house thieves" away.

Of course, the homeowner can also avoid this "threat" and choose to get the house back through litigation.

But this approach can be troublesome for busy homeowners.

And even if it can be driven away, it may take 1 to 2 years to go back and forth to deal with it.

What's more, lawsuits cost money, and lawyer fees alone are a considerable expense.

The key is that during this process, the homeowner cannot take any special measures, such as cutting off the water and electricity to the house.

If this is done, the homeowner may face fines or detention.

What’s even more outrageous is that if some things in the house break down before the “house thieves” move out, the homeowner will have to spend money and time to repair them!
That’s right, while other people live in your house for free, you still have to pay for electricity and water, and even repair things for them to ensure they live a happy life.

This person can no longer be called a homeowner; he is simply working for the "house thieves".

In order to avoid such things from happening, Jiang Xian had no choice but to entrust the house to Ms. Nie Hualing, asking her to help look after it and rent out a few rooms for him if possible.

There are still many students renting houses in Iowa.

As the day of leaving Iowa approached, the writers of the "Writing Project" visited each other to say goodbye with some reluctance and gave other writers gifts that represented their thoughts.

Jiang Xian's family, along with writers such as Ru Zhijuan and Chen Yingzhen, boarded a plane to Washington.

When we arrived at the airport, two comrades from the embassy came to pick us up and arranged for us to stay in a small building on the side of the embassy.

How shabby is this small building? There is even a thermos in it!

This was the first time Jiang Xian saw a thermos in the United States.

The walls of the room and bathroom were also dirty.

"Let's go find a hotel outside." Jiang Xian suggested.

"It would be enough to have a place to stay." Rao Yuemei didn't want Jiang Xianhua to waste his money like this.

Zhu's mother also agreed with Rao Yuemei's statement, "What's wrong with this house? The house I lived in before in China was not as good as this one."

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Even though Jiang Xian was already considered wealthy in the United States, it was still difficult for them to change their mindset.

Jiang Xian also understood.

Their generation is afraid of poverty because they have to tighten their belts.

Subconsciously, we still have to spend every penny carefully.

"Mom, it's okay for adults to feel wronged, but we still have Niannian."

Jiang Xian moved out his daughter, "Look, I don't know what the hygiene is like here, whether there are any germs, and there is no hot water, so I can't wash my hair or take a shower. It's so inconvenient to bring her around."

As soon as the child was sacrificed, Rao Yuemei and Zhu's mother immediately changed their minds.

"Oh, you can't let the child live here."

"Then Zhu Lin and the children will have to live outside, and my mother-in-law and I will live here."

"mom."

Jiang Xian tried to persuade her earnestly, "Aren't you making things difficult for me? When the time comes, should I go to Zhu Lin and the child to take care of them, or should I stay here to look after you? You don't speak any foreign language."

"Yes."

Mother Zhu smiled and said, "Jiang Xian's mother, let's not cause trouble for Jiang Xian. If you can't save some money, don't save it."

"Right."

Rao Yuemei reacted and agreed to Jiang Xian's proposal.

The whole family carried their luggage downstairs and hailed a taxi.

A new problem soon emerged.

I'm not familiar with the place, which hotel should I stay in Washington?
Just when everyone was at a loss as to where to go, Jiang Xian familiarly reported a name:
Waldorf. Hilton, Waldorf Astoria and other star-rated hotels have opened many branches in the United States. They are almost everywhere. There are hotels in every city. Capital cities like Washington D.C. definitely have them. You can just check in.

The car stopped in the center of Washington, and a towering building came into view. As they entered the hotel, an elegant and stylish wind of luxury blew in their faces. The sugar-coated bullets of capitalism dazzled Comrades Jiang's mother and Zhu's mother. They felt like Liu Bang rushing into the Afang Palace.

“Yeah, these foreigners just know how to enjoy themselves.”

"Yeah yeah."

Seeing that the whole family was satisfied, Jiang Xian was also satisfied. He paid an astronomical amount of room fee, settled his family in this hotel, and then told Zhu Lin.

"Teacher Chen Yingzhen has called a friend tonight, so I have to go over there. If you have any questions, just find the private butler in the guest room. They will take care of everything for you here."

"Ah."

Zhu Lin nodded, and couldn't help but sigh, "Jiang Xian, you said we are used to this kind of life in the United States, how are we going to live after returning to China? I'm afraid we will still feel uncomfortable."

"What's there to be uncomfortable about? Your own home, no matter how bad it is, is still home. It is always better than the outside world." Jiang Xian comforted.

He fully understood Zhu Lin's thinking.

From frugality to luxury is easy, from luxury to frugality.

He returned to this era from the modern era and has experienced this process, so he can adapt.

But for Zhu Lin and others, it was much more difficult.

After returning to China, we must improve our living standards.

Jiang Xian secretly made plans for himself.

Chen Yingzhen’s friend is Ye Yunyun, who looks a bit like a Japanese, with short hair and a pretty face.

"Yunyun now runs her own publication called Taiwan Province and the World, and has more than 20 shareholders."

"Great."

Wang Anyi and Ru Zhijuan exclaimed at the same time.

For them, being able to publish a publication in the United States is an incredible thing.

"Publishing a publication?" Jiang Xian's eyes lit up. "Can you tell me more about it, Ms. Ye?"

"Actually, there's nothing much to say." Ye Yunyun said with a smile.

She said she had explained to shareholders in advance: "Shareholders should be aware that we will lose money in three years."

The shareholders had no objection, but they wanted her to promise that one thousand copies must be sold in the first year. If less than one thousand copies were sold, the shareholders would withdraw their shares.

"It's been half a year now, and we already have 1,000 copies, which is considered a small success." Ye Yunyun smiled, "I only lose 4,000 US dollars per issue."

"Whoa whoa whoa whoa."

Everyone applauded for Ye Yunyun.

"It is already very difficult to publish such a serious publication in the United States. Losing only four thousand dollars per issue is already a remarkable achievement," said Chen Yingzhen.

Everyone talked about other topics, but Jiang Xian was very curious about publishing a magazine, so he pulled Ye Yunyun aside and asked her about it for a long time.

At night, Jiang Xian returned to the hotel. As soon as he entered the room, he found that his whole family was sitting in the spacious and bright guest room, leaning lazily on the sofa watching TV. The marble coffee table in front of the sofa was filled with various snacks.

"What are you looking at?" Jiang Xian asked.

"A TV piece."

Zhu Lin replied, "It's called the Catastrophe, and it's been promoted on TV before."

This is an anti-war film, but it is not as good as advertised. It tells the story of the various situations that occur after a nuclear bomb explodes in a city.

The anti-war theme is a very popular topic abroad.

Especially in the United States.

Opposing nuclear war is almost an important part of American life. Even elementary schools promote it to children and ask them to write a letter to Reagan: Stop nuclear testing.

"This movie is boring." Zhu Lin complained.

Jiang Xian also nodded, "A good anti-war film should make people feel the cruelty of war, rather than showing off in the movie."

"How come you know so much about anti-war films?" Zhu Lin asked curiously, "Why, do you want to write about this subject?"

“It’s not like I can’t write.”

Jiang Xian suddenly thought of a movie, which was also adapted from the novel of the same name and was also about anti-war themes.

Time Magazine commented: "This is a groundbreaking masterpiece, shocking!"

The New York Times commented: "The magic of drama!"

The Observer commented: "A great national treasure!"

The Times commented: “Heartbreakingly beautiful!”

The day after this TV show was broadcast, Reagan made a speech on TV: We should manufacture the atomic bomb and use war to fight war!

Jiang Xian couldn't help but want to contradict Reagan.

He tried to use the independent synthesis opportunities he had accumulated over the past few months to synthesize the novel he had thought of before.

After inputting the two inspirations of [World War I] and [My Little Pony], a pleasant voice came from his mind.

Before I had time to read, I heard Zhu Lin shouting:

"Jiang Xian, your daughter is crying!"

"coming."

The next day, Jiang Xian followed the writers to visit the Capitol.

Two weeks ago, a corner of this place was damaged by a bomb and it is still being repaired.

Then, I followed Chen Yingzhen to visit Professor Zhong Wen, a professor of Chinese classical literature. She lived in the Watergate Apartments, where the famous Watergate scandal took place.

Zhong Wen loves to collect videos of contemporary Chinese writers. Jiang Xian saw many video conversations of older writers from her and immediately became excited about the literary museum.

After explaining the matter clearly, Zhong Wen felt that this was something that was very worthy of support and was immediately willing to give him a copy of the videos.

Here Jiang Xian also met a lady named Zhang Mingming, whose father was the famous Zhang Henshui.

"You are going to open a literature museum, how can you not have Zhang Henshui in it?" Zhang Mingming said anxiously, "Wait for me, I will go back and give you a copy of all the information I have about my father."

Everyone laughed.

Ru Zhijuan told Jiang Xian that she had read Zhang Mingming's work before, called "My Father Zhang Henshui".

Jiang Xian couldn't help but sigh.

Having a good father is such a great fortune.

I also couldn't help thinking that when Jiang Niannian grows up, I must ask her to write a book called "My Dad's Name is Jiang Xian".

Leaving Washington, the next stop is New York.

As soon as Jiang Xian arrived in New York, he heard that the writer E Yuzhu from Taiwan was taught a lesson by the beautiful country she admired.

When getting off the subway, E Yuzhu and two writers traveling with him were stopped by several black men, their wallets were robbed, and they were punched several times.

"Now, she has tasted the bitterness of 'democracy' and 'freedom'," Pan Yaowen joked.

Everyone burst into laughter.

There is a cheerful atmosphere inside and outside the store.

(End of this chapter)