Back to 80: My Literary Life

Wang Shuo?

Is it Wang Shuo who writes ruffian literature? He is also the brother of the big courtyard.

Regardless of whether it is true or not, it would be nice to meet.

"Okay, Tangtang, let's make an appointment to meet." Fang Minghua said.

"Okay, I'll call him later."

Song Tangtang didn't waste any time. He immediately walked into the back room and picked up the phone. He came out not long after and said to Song Fangminghua:

"Minghua, Wang Shuo told me to invite you to a Moscow restaurant for dinner tomorrow night."

Ouch?

Going to the famous "Lao Mo" restaurant?

"Okay." Fang Minghua agreed happily.

It's just that Wang Shuo is playing a little too big?

Is he a rich man?

In fact, Fang Minghua was wrong.

Not only is this Wang Shuo not a master, but he is also very poor now.

At this time, after making the phone call, he had already come out of the house. He was going to the dance academy.

After squeezing into the bus, there were so many people inside, almost chest to chest. Wang Shuo stood in the bus, holding the suspension ring in his hand, and stared blankly at the scenery outside.

The past two years have been unlucky for him.

After returning from the Navy, he was assigned to work as a salesperson in a pharmaceutical wholesale store of a pharmaceutical company, selling sugar, saline and glucose. It was hard work and the wages were very low.

So he resigned decisively and opened a roast duck restaurant with another good brother from the compound, Shi Xiaoman. As a child star, Shi Xiaoman had long been famous.

Relying on Shi Xiaoman's reputation, the roast duck restaurant was quite popular at the beginning. Unfortunately, neither of them was a businessman at that time, and they both had a good reputation. They were all brothers. How could a good friend charge money for a meal? That's it, roast duck. The store closed down less than a year after it opened.

This year, he found six girlfriends at once, but without exception they all ended up breaking up.

Of course, it’s not all bad. Having a girlfriend not only brings you spiritual and physical pleasure, but also gives him inspiration.

The novel "Stewardess" he just completed not long ago was inspired by the girlfriend of the last stewardess.

Today he is looking for his new girlfriend - a girl named Shen Xujia from the dance academy.

A very beautiful girl.

We met her at a ballroom dance at a dance academy. From then on, we fell madly in love with her. After a lot of stalking, she finally became his girlfriend.

This time I'm not just playing around, I really love her.

Arriving at the dance academy by car, Wang Shuo made his way to the girl's building. After shouting twice, a beautiful girl immediately ran down.

His girlfriend Shen Xujia.

"Xu Jia, I want to invite Lao Mo to dinner tomorrow night." Wang Shuo told what happened, and finally said: "You can join me then."

Of course it’s okay to have a meal with your boyfriend, just go to Lao Mo

"Wang Shuo, I heard that Lao Mo's food is quite expensive." Shen Xujia expressed her worries.

He is still a student, and Wang Shuo is even poorer now.

His business failed, he had no formal job, and his novel was still being published.

But Wang Shuo said: "It's expensive, but it has to be done. I heard that Fang Minghua is the deputy editor of Yanhe magazine. As long as he nods, it won't be a problem to publish it."

"Besides, Song Tangtang is my brother's sister. I haven't seen her for several years, so I have to entertain her, right? In case the girl goes back and tells her brother, he will laugh at me. As for the money, I will borrow some money from my brother."

"Okay, I still have 20 here, take it." Shen Xujia took out two ten-dollar bills from her pocket. She felt very sorry for the man in front of her who had no talent and no place to display it.

Wang Shuo looked at it, silently took a 10-yuan card from the girl's hand, suddenly raised his head and said: "Xujia, I remember you are good. Don't worry, I will definitely prosper in the future, and you and I will be famous all our lives." of!"

"Let's go, I'll pick you up tomorrow."

"No, no, I'll go there by myself." Shen Xujia said quickly.

Wang Shuo didn't say anything, turned around and left. He was going to borrow money from his good friend Ye Jing.

As for Fang Minghua, after chatting for a while, he went into the study and started revising his novel. The next morning, he and Song Tangtang went to Tsinghua University and Yantai Normal University.

Although Tsinghua University does not have as famous campus poets as the "Three Musketeers" of Peking University, there are still many people who like to write poetry. Fang Minghua found a girl named Gu Lirong, the president of Tsinghua Literature. After explaining his intention, the girl readily agreed to his request. , gave Fang Minghua a poem he wrote.

The future is long

Like a reflection in the afterglow, falling behind

Bags filled with dreams are getting lighter and lighter

The world is getting quieter

You can hear the footsteps clearly

"There is no waiting to rely on"

There are also poets from the "Iron Lion Grave Poems Group" of Yan Normal University.

After running around for a whole day, in the afternoon the two of them took the bus and went straight to the Moscow restaurant.

Almost all Yanjing people born in the 1960s are familiar with Moscow restaurants. They have an inexplicable and special affection for them. Those exquisite carvings reveal the bourgeois taste. They are intellectuals and "big guys". Where the passion lies.

The movies "Sunny Days" and "Days Related to Youth" were both adapted from Wang Shuo's novels and are all related to this restaurant. Once upon a time, this group of young people who grew up under the influence of Soviet culture affectionately called the Moscow restaurant "Lao Mo", with a hint of ostentation in their words.

Is the Wang Shuo I saw today the same Wang Shuo?

"Tangtang, have you ever been to Lao Mo's restaurant?" Fang Minghua asked Song Tangtang in a low voice while sitting on the bus.

"I went to my grandpa once or twice when I was young, but I didn't have a deep impression. Before my brother went to Xijing to join the army, he went there several times with his buddies, but they didn't take me with them."

"Why?"

"They say I'm too young, and girls can't drink at home." The girl winked playfully after saying this.

Ah?

The bus stopped at the Xizhimenwai Street bus stop. The two got off the bus and walked to the restaurant.

At the door of the restaurant, Fang Minghua saw a young man and woman.

Seeing them coming, the young man hurried past and greeted warmly: "Song Tangtang, is this Editor Fang?"

"It's me, Fang Minghua."

With a faint smile on his face, Fang Minghua looked at the strange young man in front of him with his short hair and round face. He immediately concluded that the young man in front of him was Wang Shuo, the pioneer of "ruffian literature".

However, at this time, Wang Shuo was far less cynical than later generations. He looked very green and had a "venomous snake" image when he saw who was attacking someone. His smile was full of humility, and he immediately held Fang Minghua's hand.

"Hello, hello. I've heard of your name for a long time. It's a great honor to meet you today."

"You're welcome."

Seeing Fang Minghua turn his attention to Shen Xujia next to him, he hurriedly introduced: "This is my girlfriend, Shen Xujia from Yanjing Dance Academy."

"Hello."

Fang Minghua greeted.

A very beautiful girl.

It can be said that Shen Xujia is Wang Shuo's nobleman, that is, a very prosperous woman in the legend.

We met Wang Shuo when he was at his most impoverished and never left her.

Historically, in 1985, Wang Shuo, who was in a happy state of love, wrote the novel "Out of the Sea" based on the real love story between himself and Shen Xujia. Wang Shuo signed the novel with his and Shen Xujia's names.

Later, Wang Shuo published the hugely influential novel "Half Fire and Half Sea Water", and so on, and it began to become popular.

It's a pity that Wang Shuo doesn't cherish it.