1978 Synthetic Writers

Chapter 463 National Honor
The Yanjing Evening News newspaper.

".A Boeing of Japan Airlines crashed on Mt. Takamagahara near Gunma Prefecture. Four people survived among the 524 people on board. Well, this is the key point to write about." Editor-in-chief Zang Zezhong assigned work to the editors.

Although Sino-Japanese friendship is a cliché.

However, two days ago, we just passed the 40th anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender. As a journalist, of course I have to shoulder the ideological work.

"Good news, good news!" Reporter Gao Zhihong pushed the door open.

Zang Zezhong had just sat down and was sipping his tea when he was startled by Gao Zhihong who suddenly broke in.

"What's going on? Why are you in such a rush? Are you going to fight the Japanese?"

"beat!"

Gao Zhihong nodded, his face full of joy, as if he had passed the imperial examination, "You did a great job!"

"What's going on, Xiao Gao?"

Several other editors also came over, and an older, warm-hearted female editor even touched his forehead.

"You don't even have a fever, why are you talking nonsense?"

"oops."

Gao Zhihong pushed the female comrade's hand away and shouted excitedly: "We won!"

"What won?"

"Go!"

Gao Zhihong said happily: "In the China-Japan Go Tournament, our Chinese player Nie Weiping defeated Japan's Kobayashi Koichi!"

"Oh, really?"

When the editors heard that they had defeated the Japanese, they immediately became interested and started asking Gao Zhihong about it.

"Oh, that's amazing! How did you know that?"

"I went to the gym to look at the hanging plate."

Gao Zhihong shared excitedly, "Oh my, this game of chess was full of ups and downs. You have no idea how suspenseful it was. It almost gave me a heart attack watching it."

"Xiao Gao, Xiao Gao."

Editor-in-chief Zang Zezhong waved to Gao Zhihong.

"Really won?"

"Won!"

Gao Zhihong excitedly raised his fist, "Kobayashi Koichi is a master among masters in the Japanese Go world, and our Chinese player beat him!"

"Okay! Great!"

Zang Zezhong's eyes lit up:
"I heard people say before that Kobayashi Koichi defeated six Chinese chess players in a row and threatened to shave his head if he lost. He was very arrogant. I didn't expect that our Chinese chess players actually beat him. This is a good thing, it will enhance the national prestige and boost our national ambition.

Hurry up and write an article and send it out as soon as you finish it."

Zang Zezhong was particularly happy. It was the 40th anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender, and he was worried that there was no news worth reporting to enhance my country's prestige. Then Gao Zhihong sent him one, which was like a pillow handed to him just when he was dozing off.

"well!"

Gao Zhihong agreed readily. After watching the chess game, he had so many words in his heart that he wanted to express.

However, when he really sat down at the table, Gao Zhihong was at a loss as to how to start with all the thoughts he had.

Holding the pen in my hand, I pondered over and over again, and suddenly remembered the words that all the chess fans at the scene shouted after the chess game ended.

——"Half a step ahead of heaven!"

Gao Zhihong was suddenly inspired, "Half a step ahead of heaven! Yeah, that's right, let's use this word!"

"Half a step ahead of heaven?"

Zhu Lin held today's "Yanjing Evening News" and read it for a while, and finally remembered.

"Jiang Xian, isn't the phrase 'half a step ahead of heaven' from your novel 'The Heaven's Game'?"

"Yes."

Jiang Xian nodded and admitted, "It just so happened that Nie Weiping won half a point, so I used it."

Previously, Jiang Xian used the inspirations of [Go] and [dream] to create the novel "The Heavenly Game".

“【Go】+【Dream】= Novella “The Game of Heaven””

The story told in the novel "Tian Ju" is very simple, even simpler than that of "The Chess King".

It is said that the chess fanatic Hun Dun used stones as pieces to fight against an imaginary cold-blooded celestial being on a cold winter night. In the end, he secured the victory by using himself as a black piece and kneeling in a corner of the chessboard.

To sum it up, it's eight words
——"Playing chess with the sky, you can win by half a move."

"Half a step ahead of heaven" is also the most resounding phrase in this novel.

These four words are more famous than the name of "Tian Ju".

Of course, this is also inseparable from the contribution of Qi Tongwei in "In the Name of People".

In later generations, "The Heaven's Game" became popular again because of "In the Name of People".

It is said that the popularity of In the Name of People made Tian Ju gain extremely high exposure and attention in a short period of time. 10 copies were sold within ten days, and sales exceeded one million in less than a year.

Zhou Meisen, the author of "In the Name of People", and Jiao Jian, the original author of "The Heavenly Bureau", also have a connection.

Why did Zhou Meisen write "The Heavenly Game" when he had nothing else to do?
Because he and Jiao Jian are good friends.

Both of them were originally novelists and were well-known in the domestic literary world in the 80s.

When the trend of going into business started in the early 90s, the two writers could no longer hold back and stopped writing to go into business together.

The two of them started a company, traded stocks, and even went to Hainan to do real estate.

Unfortunately, in the end, all efforts were in vain.

There is a plot in "In the Name of People" that says that Cai Chenggong, the director of Dafeng Factory, was unable to get a loan from the bank and the loan sharks were chasing him for debt. So he pledged the shares of Dafeng Factory and borrowed money from Shanshui Group. But in the end, the loan could not be repaid, and the shares went to Shanshui Group. The shares of the employees and small shareholders were all lost.

The reason why this story is written so realistically and makes people feel deeply painful is precisely because this is the personal experience of Zhou Meisen and Jiao Jian.

The two of them invested in a company, but because they were deceived, their shares were pledged and they lost all their shares. All the savings they had accumulated from half a lifetime of writing were wiped out.

After being badly cheated and gaining some experience, he returned to his old profession of writing and adapted these experiences into a novel.

As a result, I made the money back as I kept writing.

"Oh, I've read several newspapers today, such as the Beijing Evening News and China Youth Daily. They are full of reports on Nie Weiping, and the headlines all contain the phrase 'a half-step ahead of heaven'!"

Zhu Lin shared with Jiang Xian with a look of surprise, "With Nie Weiping's victory, I'm afraid your novel will become more popular!"

"how?"

Jiang Xian said calmly, "People's Literature and People's Digest were published at the same time. Isn't that popular enough?"

"Virtue."

Zhu Lin squinted at him, then raised her delicate hand to squeeze his shoulder, "I just feel that your novel is a little biased. You said that no one has paid attention to Go for many years."

It is indeed as Zhu Lin said, Go in China is now considered a game that is not loved by grandmas and uncles.

This game has a high threshold and is not as easy to understand as chess. Most people just play chess at best, and not many people pay attention to Go.

And it’s true that many people don’t think Go is a sport.

How is it exercise to just sit there?

At that time, 001 had instructed the cadres in charge of the Sports Commission to cancel a number of sports events, including Go.

Although it was restored later, doubts about Go have never stopped, and some people have clamored to abolish it.

Thanks to Chen Zude's appeal to "save Go", which was passed on to the person who had just made a comeback, this unexpected disaster that was about to befall Go was prevented.

But until the last few years, some people have been suggesting that Go should be removed from the sports program. The overall environment is not good, and this thing has immediately become an unpopular and niche sport in China, with neither popularity nor popularity. Go academies are so short of talent that they can only recruit a few students each year.

In such an environment, although Jiang Xian's "The Heavenly Game" is rich in content, it is ultimately about Go, so it is possible that it is coldly received by readers.

But if Zhu Lin could think of this, how could Jiang Xian not think of it?
This China-Japan Go competition and the article "Heavenly Situation" he compiled complement each other.

Therefore, as early as when he was composing this novel, he was as steady as an old dog and had everything under control.

The birth of classical literature has always been inseparable from major historical events.

Others don't know, but he knows.

After this China-Japan Go competition, China's Go fortunes, which had been interrupted for many years, have resumed.

Go, a niche sport, will also become popular across the country and become one of the most popular sports in the 80s.

Yenching University.

"Nie Weiping won!"

"Nie Weiping beat Kobayashi Koichi!"

In the dormitory corridor, someone shouted at the top of his lungs, and all the students squatting in the dormitory poked their heads out.

"what?"

"Nie Weiping won?"

"Is this true? Didn't you say there's no chance of winning?"

It is said that Peking University in the 80s was a magical land and the most active place for various movements.

Although the sport of Go has always been lukewarm at Peking University, students have heard about the fierce competition between China and Japan in recent times.

Since Ma Xiaochun was defeated, many students have been extremely disappointed, and many "Go masters" have said that with Nie Weiping's level, it is impossible for him to defeat Kobayashi Koichi.

At this moment, I heard the news of Nie Weiping's victory.

They all shivered.

No matter what else, this victory is won by the Japanese!

The news spread quickly throughout the school like an infection. Although there was no excited parade like when the women's volleyball team won, it also caused a huge sensation.

People nowadays have a strong sense of national honor.

The economy of Japan is relatively developed, which is indeed a depressing thing. Now that he has defeated Kobayashi Koichi, who is known as the best among Japanese Go players, it is naturally exciting.

"How did you win? Tell me about it."

"Yeah, tell me about it."

"Oh, it was not easy to win this game. Nie Weiping had three ups and downs."

The more interested I am in the game, the more curious I am about the process of winning.

But Go is a highly professional game, and it is difficult for ordinary people to understand it. Even if you explain it, it will be like talking to a cow.

"How about this."

After talking for a long time and seeing that it was all a waste of time, the student who was talking about chess suddenly thought of something.

"By the way, you should go read Jiang Xian's "The Heavenly Game"."

"His novel is exactly like this chess game!"

"Shengtian Banzi!"

Wei Guofeng is a member of the Peking University chess team. After learning that Nie Weiping had won, he was excited and immediately became interested in Go and Nie Weiping's game.

When he heard someone recommend Jiang Xian’s “Tian Ju”, he ran to the school’s newspaper stand.

Before I got there, I heard classmates shouting near the newspaper stand.

"It's gone?"

"Yeah yeah."

The staff at the newspaper sales point were also surprised. "People's Literature has always had relatively stable sales, but for some reason, the latest issue was sold out this afternoon."

"Yes."

The other salesperson was also confused.

"The ninth issue of People's Literature was released in advance. It's not even September yet, and it's already selling so well?"

"Because Nie Weiping won yesterday!"

A classmate next to me explained, "There is an article in People's Literature called 'The Heavenly Game'. It is said that it is very similar to Nie Weiping's chess game. It is very moving and beautiful. I bought it just to enjoy it."

Wei Guofeng, who failed to buy "People's Literature", had no choice but to return to the dormitory, where everyone was still there.

"Hey, Lao Wei, you're back. Let me show you something nice."

"what?"

His roommate handed him a copy of People's Literature and said, "Have a look at this novel. It's really well written! It reads like a martial arts novel, and it's about Go."

Wei Guofeng held the magazine in his hand and looked at where his roommate pointed.
"Heavenly Bureau"

Oops.

It is true that there is no way out despite the mountains and rivers, and there is another village with dark flowers and bright flowers.

"Look, it's very well written! He sacrificed his life to surpass the heavens! This kind of spirit is really something that my generation yearns for!"

"Yes, swearing to compete with the heavens is really magnificent. Fate is mysterious and unpredictable, but chaos makes fate retreat in fear."

“Reading this novel feels like watching Nie Weiping play chess.”

"What kind of shabby place is Japan? Even if all the Chinese Go heroes come together to fight, can't they help Nie Weiping win this game?"

Wei Guofeng listened and looked inside.

The game of Go has a certain sense of grandeur in it, and coupled with Jiang Xian's solid writing style, the novel is indeed well-written and quite enjoyable to read.

The novel was probably written during that period.

Because the teacher in Guantun written by Jiang Xian moved back to his hometown from the capital. He was a national Go player with a very high rank. He ended up hiding in this remote mountain valley because he made a mistake.

Wei Guofeng certainly saw it clearly, because the national team was disbanded at that time and the chess players went to the countryside.

In addition, the sense of national honor is particularly vivid in the novel.

For example, when the teacher in Guantun was playing Go with Hun Dun, he told him that the Japanese Go had risen in modern times and was far superior to the Chinese Go. Hun Dun then showed his recklessness: "Damn it, defeat Japan!"

In addition, the whole novel has a strong sense of picture.

It is written in a grand and majestic manner.

Something like "pushing the golden mountain and overturning the jade pillar" made Wei Guofeng's teeth chatter with excitement.

"Cool!"

After reading the whole article, he felt refreshed.

"it is good!"

"What a great man who is half as good as heaven!"

After reading the novel, Wei Guofeng felt that his enthusiasm for chess was rapidly fading away and turned into a yearning for Go. He wished he could find a Go board right now and play against others.

Just as I was thinking about it, the dormitory door was pushed open again.

"Hey? I heard that you have a copy of People's Literature in your dormitory. Can I borrow it to read?"

Just a few days after the ninth issue of People's Literature was published in 1985, it quickly became popular because of the novel "The Heavenly Game" and the victory in the China-Japan Go competition.

At the same time, Jiang Xian also received a notification
(End of this chapter)