Many people came to the lecture that day. Because the classroom can only seat more than 90 people, many people sit in the corridor outside the classroom to listen to the class. After the lecture began, he spoke casually, telling his growth experience with a local accent, smoking a cigarette from time to time during the lecture, and his clothes were generally not very particular, which completely failed to show the demeanor of a great writer. He said that he had lived in Fangxin Village in the northern suburb of Xi since 1943. His original name was Zhang Qingmin, and later he changed his name to Sharla Cheung. Today's lecture venue (weiyang district Party School) was originally Xiyuan, the State Council in Tang Dynasty, which was called Shanglin Garden or Shexia Province in Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty. It is said that this place is also the birthplace of China literature. ......
According to data research, Fangxin Village is a scary place of drunken grass in Li Taibai. At that time, Daming Palace was next door. It is covered with trees and grass, and its petals float on a bay of river water, gurgling to the Taiye Pool. The imperial guards set up sentries a few kilometers away, and ordinary people were afraid to get close.
It is said that after liberation, many famous contemporary writers and literati in Shaanxi came out from here, such as Jia Pingwa, Zou, and so on. There are still many famous artists who have never lived here before, but they are frequent visitors to his home ... Speaking of this, Mr. Sharla Cheung's face showed pride and pride.
Sharla Cheung said: He studied agriculture and medicine, worked as a worker, soldier, editor, screenwriter and director, and made movies and TV series. I have traveled all over the country and visited famous mountains and rivers. He often said, "Writing a book requires originality. Don't be surprised, don't make a fuss. " The main works are: the novella Tears of Tianchi, Black Monument without Words and Love of the King; Novels such as Dead Lane, Suspense Dry Mausoleum and Chang 'an Rebellion; Movies dislocation, mysterious tour groups and mysterious tour groups; TV series "Romantic Fair" and so on.
Many famous literary figures will inevitably be mentioned in the lecture. Besides, his contacts with Jia Pingwa are different. When the writer Jia Pingwa was mentioned, he seemed to get excited at once.
He said: When Lao Jia just came from Shangzhou to start a business, he settled down in the village and lived in their home for several years. A few years later, Jia Pingwa thought the name Fang Xincun was too corny, so he took the initiative to change it to "Xu Jingcun" and publicized it everywhere behind the article "Notes on Xu Jingcun", but no one recognized the name at all ... indicating that some things will not change just because you are a celebrity. He also said: When I was young, because * * * loved literature, Jia and I often discussed literature together, exchanged writing experiences, revised articles with each other, and published many articles together, earning a lot of money. However, Jia Pingwa has been interacting with him slowly since he became famous. Especially in recent years, sometimes no one can be invited ... Speaking of which, Sharla Cheung lowered his voice, lit a cigarette and was silent. It turns out that there must be many stories between them, but he is not convenient to tell them. Even if he tells them, others may not understand.
As for the details of his communication with Jia Pingwa, there are still many old things that broke out in his book The Real Skin of Jia Pingwa. At that time, Jia Pingwa had just left school and worked in a publishing house, which became a series of wedding clothes I made for others. Living in a small room of six square meters on the sixth floor, smoking a pack of inferior cigarettes with a dozen cents. While he was in love with a handsome son in the country, he wrote an article that caused a sensation throughout the country. The room is too small and high. He is often worried that he can't touch the earth, so he decided to move to my house.
There was a square table between his bed and me. Every Sunday morning, they sit on both sides. Spread out the manuscript paper, say and write, and start writing at the same time. Pen and paper often make silkworms eat mulberry leaves in constant friction. After seven or eight hours, I usually ask, "I'm almost finished, and you?" He said, "I'm finished, too." So a novel of ten thousand words ended at the same time. We were very proud and arrogant at that time. We engaged in a literary conspiracy in a broken house and cheated many people's joys and sorrows! We each recited our proud chapters and clinked glasses with boiling water to congratulate the wine. I was a factory worker at that time, and I only had my own Sunday. Writing a novel one day was quite arrogant. Seven or eight hours of heavy mental work, stiff fingers, numb body. It's time to have a good rest. At this time, Jia Pingwa spread out the manuscript paper in laughter and said, "I started again."
Jia Pingwa later became famous, and its mystery is all here. Not to mention the whole world, at least in China, there are too few people who work hard like him. If he can't become a celebrity, it's god forbid.
Novels are written one by one, and the manuscript fee comes again and again. Several years have passed, and Jia Pingwa already has a thick stack of checks. Those checks were neatly stacked, tied with rubber bands, put in an empty carton full of drugs, and locked in the innermost drawer. That's all his property, which adds up to less than 3000 yuan.
Sharla Cheung said: Jia Pingwa's works have been published a lot, so the payment is naturally more than mine. For me, every manuscript fee is the money I picked up in the street. Didn't you share any capital? The manuscript paper was obtained from various editors, and a ballpoint pen was also used by children. At that time, the manuscript was sent without even stamps. Write "postage paid" in the corner of the letter and put it in the mailbox. It takes a lot of effort and brains, just like playing chess all day. Can you calculate the cost? I remember that 80 yuan, the author of the tears of Tianchi, came out from the post office to buy half a sheep, made a few bottles of wine and gave it to his wife, leaving 30 yuan. He paid 83 yuan for The Full Moon, which was the highest among his short stories at that time. He was pleasantly surprised to say that a manuscript is worth a month and a half's salary! I went to the post office on Qingnian Road in North Street with him to collect the manuscript fee. 83 yuan took it out, but he had to deposit an integer. I said you put it in 50 yuan and 33 yuan took it out to celebrate. He said that saving enough 100 yuan is the biggest celebration. He was getting married at that time, and every penny was very important. So, we searched all the pockets and only got 15 yuan. A salesgirl begging for a deposit; Can you calculate the interest of 98 yuan and save enough RMB 100, and then take less interest? Miss's nose is like rhinitis twice before, and then she turns around and scolds in a low voice. So he rummaged through his pockets again, and finally found a 3-corner stamp of 2 yuan in his work permit. He pushed the stamp in front of the young lady and said generously, "Don't give up the change of three cents, save one hundred whole!" " "
On one occasion, Pingwa rolled on the bed and had a stomachache. Looking through the window, Jia Pingwa was naked in a pair of underwear and curled up on the bed like a prawn. Why don't you go to the hospital? Junzi said there was no ambulance in the middle of the night. Lao Wang and I were anxious and said we needed an ambulance. The shelf car leaning against the wall is an ambulance! So he carried Pingwa out and put it on the cart. One person pulls, one person pushes. Junzi pushed Lao Wang's bike and followed. He walked for an hour and came to the central hospital.
When the emergency number is hung, the emergency number should also be queued. Lao Wang went to the window and saw a copy of Harvest on the nurse's desk. And that issue of Harvest happened to have Jia Pingwa's novels. I believe this young lady is a literature lover. It is no problem to take care of Jia Pingwa in a bed through the back door. So I deliberately emphasized when I signed up. Miss Jia Pingwa didn't write her name wrong either. Lao Wang said that his stomach hurts badly. Is it okay to be hospitalized? The young lady said without looking up, "What hospital do you live in? There are so many people with stomachaches in summer! " "He is a writer. There are his articles in this book. " "The writer? It is also sick for writers to come in. What's so special! "
Lao Wang walked up to Pingwa with the registration form and said that people can't go to the hospital unless they buy your account.
The doctor diagnosed the indigestion cold, gave him an injection of Bupleurum and asked me to take him home. Out of the north gate, it's already past 3 am. It's hot, and there's business in the melon stall on the roadside. I'll let Pingwa treat. After pulling the car in the middle of the night, be sure to buy me a watermelon as a reward. Pingwa fumbled in her pocket for a long time, only found a piece of 2 yuan money, so she bought a smaller one. I threw the money on the melon stall and said, two dollars for a watermelon! At that time, watermelons cost 50 cents a catty, and two dollars could buy 40 kilograms. The melon seller picked the two biggest melons and carried them to the shelf car. Jia Pingwa held one in her arms and one in her lap, beeping all the way, thinking that she had bought too many melons. When I got home, both watermelons were a little hot. He opened it and saw that it was all raw, but his illness was cured. It turned out that watermelon absorbed the heat in his body. Jia Pingwa said: If I had known to buy two watermelon hugs, I would have saved the money for injection registration. If the melon is ripe again, so much the better.
In the lecture, Sharla Cheung summed up his own writing experience, and gave a detailed and vivid explanation from the aspects of the origin, classification, language style, the difference between fiction and reality, the collection, arrangement, induction and thinking of themes and materials. The classroom atmosphere was warm and interactive, and Mr. Zhang's humorous explanation won applause from time to time.
Sharla Cheung is an energetic writer. He stood and talked for three hours. At the end of the lecture, everyone has a lot to say. They asked some interesting questions from time to time, and Sharla Cheung answered them eloquently. Although he is an old man in his sixties, he is quick-thinking, clear-headed and interesting in language. I always thought that most people who are particularly capable of writing are not eloquent, but I didn't expect Sharla Cheung's eloquence to be as wonderful as his writing, which is obviously inconsistent with his good friend Jia Pingwa's saying that "only good writing is not good eloquence".
Since his youth, Mr. Sharla Cheung has written many works, which have a certain influence on the literary world in China. Gao Jianqun, a famous writer, once wrote an inscription for Sharla Cheung: "Boiling words, boiling the world. Mr Sharla Cheung is also a romantic scholar in Chang 'an. There is a talent stone in the world. Sharla Cheung has eight liters, the rest one liter, and the rest are enjoyed by scholars all over the world. "
Claiming to be "Zhang", "Boring Literati", "Simple Man" and "Little Writer", he called a crooked three-story building built at home with manuscript fees "Wen Prison". He is brilliant, selling articles for a living, far from his official career, and has no position or power; He is a degenerate, informal, sincere man with friends all over the world. How many such geniuses and masters are there in the world?
Some people say of Sharla Cheung: Because Sharla Cheung "is in a movie for a while, on TV for a while, in newspapers and magazines for a while, and online for a while. The high frequency of being haunted often makes ghosts sigh, so writer Shi Gang called it "a fox".
In the literary world, there are not many people who can master various styles and have strong creativity. After knowing his fate, he can still rise to the sunrise. It can be seen that his superhuman energy, Sharla Cheung, really has an unusual affinity. Many times, he is just a magnet and glue. Almost everyone who is slightly famous in his "literary prison" in Shaanxi literary world has been drunk several times.
I didn't know that Sharla Cheung was originally the prototype of Zhuang butterfly in Jia Pingwa's "Waste Capital", which really surprised me.