1978 Synthetic Writers

Chapter 467: Literary Go Women's Volleyball
The next day, Jiang Xian took a bus to Renwenshe.

The temperature in Beijing has dropped significantly recently. In cold weather, riding in a car has become a very pleasant experience, not to mention that the warm wind from Volga is very powerful. Jiang Xian was so hot that he even wanted to roll down the window to let in some cool air.

After entering the Renwen Society, I walked to Li Jingfeng's place with ease.

"Jingfeng, have you finished reading the manuscript?"

"I've finished reading it already."

Li Jingfeng looked up at him, pulled out a chair for him, and poured him a cup of hot water.

"Okay, stop working and talk about the manuscript. How do you feel about it?"

"I think"

Li Jingfeng did not answer, but asked:

"First, tell me, when did you write the remaining five novels? They shouldn't have been written recently."

"Recently? How recently do you mean?"

"It's the time you were revising the manuscript."

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Li Jingfeng's gossipy eyes met Jiang Xian's smiling eyes, and a hint of surprise immediately appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"how can that be"

Li Jingfeng looked like he had seen a ghost.

"Oh my god! In such a short time, I didn't write a novel of 100,000 words, but five different short stories. This is much more difficult than writing a novel.

One long novel tells one story, and five short and medium-length novels tell five stories!
Moreover, the spiritual cores of the five stories are connected, and they can all be written so well."

"Well, actually, I have more or less conceived these stories before, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to write them so quickly." Jiang Xian added.

The source of these novels, of course, is "The Heavenly Game", which is a combination of the two inspirations of "Go" and "Dreams" in my mind.

This book "Tian Ju" is not only a novel, but also a collection of medium-length and short stories.

Because only by putting the spiritual core of these six stories together can the content that "The Heavenly Bureau" wants to explain be complete.

"Quick thinking."

Li Jingfeng didn't know that Jiang Xian had a trick, so he could only give him a thumbs up with a convinced look on his face, "I have edited so many authors, and I have never seen an author as talented as you."

"Okay, Jingfeng, we are not close friends, so stop flattering me. Let's hurry up and discuss the publication."

"Yes, of course."

Li Jingfeng said, "Of course there is no problem with publishing. I have read all your manuscripts and there is nothing that needs major changes. But I suddenly had an idea last night."

"what idea?"

"It would be great if your six novels could be accompanied by some impressive illustrations when they are published."

"Jingfeng."

Jiang Xian was alert, "You're not asking me to find someone to draw illustrations for you, are you?"

"That can't happen. I know you're busy."

Li Jingfeng said, "Our publishing house can handle this matter. What do you think of inviting Huang Yongyu?"

"Huang Yongyu?"

Jiang Xian was dumbfounded. "It's not easy to ask this old man for help, is it possible?"

"What's wrong with that? We are a humanities society." Li Jingfeng said.

Of course, even if Renwen Press wanted to find Huang Yongyu, it would certainly not be easy.

Huang Yongyu had not yet gone to Hong Kong at this time. He was the vice chairman of the Chinese Artists Association and was experiencing the most successful period of his life. The monkey stamps and Jiugui Liquor packaging he designed were household names, and fame and fortune were rolling in.

But Li Jingfeng has his own considerations.

If it was as Feng Mu said at the beginning, that he would only publish "Tian Ju" and a few of Jiang Xian's previous novels, then he would not have spent so much effort on a collection of novels.

But it's different now.

It is no exaggeration to say that this collection of novels is a work of art.

Because it is not that a single novel is outstanding, but that the entire collection of novels is ingeniously designed. The six different stories, including "The Heavenly Bureau", are different from each other, yet closely connected to each other.

Renwen Publishing House is willing to pay such a price for this collection of novels.

one more.

Renwen Publishing House took "Tian Ju" to Huang Yongyu, and they felt somewhat confident.

Let’s not talk about Jiang Xian’s status in the literary and art circles for now. Just say that Go has been very popular in China this time. Our cultural circle has given it an article called “The Heavenly Game”. Shouldn’t you in the art circle also express your opinion?
After everything was settled, Li Jingfeng quickly found Huang Yongyu's home, stated his identity, and explained his purpose.

"Jiang Xian?"

Huang Yongyu is just over 60 this year, with gray hair and a pipe in his mouth. "I know him, Jiang Xian, the novelist. My cousin told me about him. He said that this gentleman is very talented and will definitely be extraordinary in the future."

"Uncle?" Li Jingfeng was surprised.

"It's Mr. Shen Congwen." Huang Yongyu explained to him, "His mother is my grandfather's sister. Our two families are relatives, so I have to call Mr. Shen my cousin."

Li Jingfeng suddenly realized.

"I see."

In recent years, as Shen Congwen has been brought up again in the domestic literary world, his literary novels have once again entered the public eye.

People who were not familiar with the writer had a new understanding of him.

"Where's the novel?" Huang Yongyu stretched out his hand towards Li Jingfeng.

Li Jingfeng quickly took out a stack of manuscripts from his bag and said, "This is it."

"Let me consider."

Huang Yongyu flipped through the book with great interest.

The one that attracted him most was "The Disaster Star".

Da Afu is a "disaster star".

If bad luck is a talent, then he is extremely talented in this regard.

Moreover, anyone who has anything to do with Da Afu will be infected with bad luck, and many people will avoid him.

Just when he was desperate, he met a Japanese man who soon became his boss. The job he assigned to Da Afu was simple:
"Just pay the money! The more the better!"

It may seem incomprehensible to outsiders, but this shrewd Japanese boss believes in game theory very much. He thinks that a person cannot always be unlucky, and when things reach the extreme point, it will be a turning point.

Sure enough, the bet was won.

But the boss ended up in a miserable failure because he "provoked disaster."

At the end, Da Afu really couldn't understand what God was trying to prove by giving him such a bizarre fate?

Finally he fell asleep under the ancient banyan tree.

It is said that everyone who sleeps under the ancient banyan tree has the same dream.

he died.

"Ha ha ha ha."

Huang Yongyu was amused by this story. "This story is well written and very interesting."

"This is ridiculous," his wife Zhang Meixi disagreed. "How could someone be so unlucky?"

Huang Yongyu's eyes are bright and shining.

"Tell me, who among us is not unlucky? Why does God treat us like this?"

"This"

Zhang Meixi thought about it, but didn't know how to refute him, so she scolded him, "Strange reasoning."

"Haha." Huang Yongyu laughed, "This is not strange at all, there is only one word written between the lines."

"What word?"

"Life."

Huang Yongyu finished speaking, with a hint of admiration on his face, "No wonder my uncle praised Comrade Jiang Xian so much. This comrade is indeed extraordinary and a genius."

"Ghost?"

Zhang Meixi glanced at him and said, "You can say the word 'genius' from a 'genius' like you. It seems that Jiang Xian is indeed quite extraordinary."

"This person is really a character, otherwise he wouldn't have become so famous in the literary world."

Huang Yongyu stroked his chin and said, "There is also this painting. It appeared in my mind after I read the novel. I felt uncomfortable if I didn't draw it."

Winter has arrived in a flash, and the smell of cabbage has once again filled the capital.

At the same time, the final battle for the champion of the China-Japan Go Challenge will also kick off in the Yanjing Gymnasium.

Originally, this final match was scheduled for an earlier time, but Fujisawa Hideyuki was old and in poor health, so the final was postponed.

Jiang Xian and his whole family arrived at the Yanjing Gymnasium early. The chess lecture was crowded today, and the more than 2000 additional seats were all occupied. There were people who could play Go and those who could not, and many people even brought binoculars.

"I hope that today, 9th Dan Nie Weiping will not be affected by his physical condition." Many viewers said expectantly.

The news that Nie Weiping had to take oxygen during a chess match has been spreading for a while. When chess fans heard about it, they felt that Nie Weiping's game against Kobayashi Koichi was a perfect example of "winning by half a step against God".

"I heard that before the game, 9th Dan Nie Weiping played both tennis and football and practiced." Jiang Xian said to the man next to him who had a worried look on his face.

The other party took a puff of his cigarette and said, "What? You can still play football if you have a bad heart?"

"Why not? Be a goalkeeper."

"real or fake."

"It's more real than pearls, and it's even published in Go World."

Jiang Xian said with a smile: "When he was a goalkeeper, everyone was afraid of hurting him. He couldn't even kick a ball into the goal. They all called him 'Steel Goalkeeper Zov'."

Everyone knows Dino Zoff, right? Dino Zoff, the famous Italian goalkeeper.

Jiang Xian thought about it and found it very interesting. Both the literary world and the go world have famous goalkeepers. The literary world has Shi Tiesheng, and the go world has Nie Weiping.

"Goalkeeper? This is a good profession!"

The man waved his fist and said, "Nie Weiping is our goalkeeper today!"

"Who has the greater advantage in this game of chess?" Zhu Lin asked Jiang Xian.

"Of course it's Nie Weiping."

Jiang Xian said: "Mr. Fujisawa Hideyuki is old after all, and he has just recovered from cancer. His chess skills have passed their peak. In the Japanese Go national team, he is more of a spiritual symbol."

"So this is Nie Weiping's easiest decisive battle?"

"uncertain."

Jiang Xian kept the secret a secret again, "Mr. Fujisawa Hideyuki is known in the Go community as 'invincible in the first 50 moves', and he should definitely not be underestimated."

The opening ceremony began soon. 9th Dan Fujisawa Hideyuki dyed his white hair black, looking energetic.

He also spoke in a very humorous way: "I said before the game that if I played, I would definitely surrender with both hands raised. I didn't expect that I would really face a game that needed me."

"This little Japanese guy talks in an interesting way." Jiang Guoqing laughed after listening to the translation.

"Oh, Fujisawa is a pretty good guy."

Jiang Xian introduced, "In fact, Nie Weiping is also a disciple of Fujisawa Hideyuki. He was taught by Fujisawa Hideyuki for a long time, and the two have a master-disciple relationship."

"Really? Then, will Ninth Dan Nie Weiping be merciful?" Zhu Lin asked worriedly.

"That's really disrespectful to chess players."

Jiang Xian said: "When you are on the chessboard, you must exert your full strength. Even if it is to your mentor who takes care of you every day, you cannot be lenient. Giving up the chess piece is truly disrespectful."

On the other side, in Peking University, countless students crowded in front of the few televisions in the activity room.

As the enthusiasm of the people across the country for Go is at an unprecedented high, today's game was broadcast in its entirety by CCTV as an exception.

This game of chess went relatively smoothly.

Nie Weiping, 9th dan, played with black pieces first, focusing on taking territory with a brisk pace.

Although in the layout stage, that is, within the "first 50 moves", he was sniped by the novice two-step player Fujisawa th dan, and suffered some losses in some areas.

But Nie Weiping had the overall situation in mind, and he took the lead and did not fall behind.

After entering the middle game, the two sides fought repeatedly and the game was very stalemate.

It turned out that Fujisawa 9th Dan was still in good shape and performed very well, gradually gaining a slight advantage.

However, Nie Weiping made precise calculations and chased closely, using two slow moves by Fujisawa 9th dan to level the situation.

The two sides fought all the way to the endgame, and the situation on the board was very subtle. The judgments of those watching the game from the sidelines were also different, with some saying that black was good and others that white was good.

After repeated calculations, the Chinese research room believes that Nie Weiping's black pieces are slightly better, and the situation is simple and difficult to reverse.

The news quickly spread to the chess discussion site at Yenching Gymnasium.

The person who is talking about chess here today is Jiang Zhujiu, 7th dan, who has defeated five Japanese chess players in a row.

Jiang Zhujiu was so excited that he couldn't hold back and announced on the spot, "If nothing unexpected happens, Nie Weiping will win in the end!"

The gymnasium immediately became lively.

The entire audience stood up and applauded enthusiastically for two minutes.

Many students who were watching the game rushed out and made phone calls to Peking University and Tsinghua University, causing firecrackers to be set off all over the school. Even the parade team had already started to gather and set off.

"Witness history, we are going to witness history!" someone near Jiang Xian shouted excitedly.

Chen Zude was the chief referee for today's game. When the game was over, he counted the pieces himself and then announced excitedly:

"Black wins by one and three quarters!"

Suddenly, the stadium was filled with excitement, many people cheered, and a group of reporters waved their flash lights to record this historic moment.

The news was also passed to the chess commentary site at the Yenching Gymnasium, where thousands of spectators cheered enthusiastically, with shouts, applause and whistles resounding throughout the venue.

Jiang Xian was also infected by this emotion.

He had never experienced this scene before, but only after experiencing this era personally could he understand how much joy and pride such a victory in a Go game brought to the Chinese people.

Fujisawa Hideyuki was quite generous and said at the closing ceremony:

"This competition can only go on if China beats Japan."

After Fujisawa finished speaking, it was Nie Weiping's turn to speak.

He touched his back and said that his clothes were all wet and that he was very lucky.

Because there is a chess piece in your space!
He made a quick calculation and found that the situation was very serious. If Fujisawa Hideyuki's white pieces forced their way in, there would be no good way to destroy them.

But today, due to Fujisawa Hideyuki's poor health, fatigue from traveling, lack of time and other reasons, he did not have time to think about how to break through the center of the black chess.

Chess fans never imagined that just when everyone thought Nie Weiping had secured victory and were popping champagne at halftime, Nie Weiping was actually experiencing such a test of fate.

This reminds readers of "Tian Ju". The reason why "Tian Ju" became so popular was because of the Go game.

Now, "Tian Ju" published by Renwen Press has conquered readers with the content of the novel itself.

"This is life!"

"This is the luck of our Chinese chess!"

On this day, the Chinese women's volleyball team defeated the Japanese team in Tokyo and won the women's volleyball championship for the fourth consecutive time.

That night, college students from many universities took to the streets and partyed all night long.

The three most popular projects in the 80s also began to take shape from this moment:
Literature, Go and women's volleyball.

(End of this chapter)