Wei Daqun asked, "Do you still have research on ancient books?"

Tang Shuang: "It's my father who has a hobby in this area, he is a university teacher and teaches Chinese. ”

Wei Daqun asked a few words with interest, feeling that although he had never met Tang Sanjian in Tang Shuang's mouth, the two had the same interests and hobbies, which was quite rare.

After all, in this era, there are still a few people who will read these old antique books, and there are not many who can read classical Chinese.

Wei Daqun: "No wonder you were able to write a good book like "Hero" at a young age, it turned out that you were born in a scholarly family, which is rare. ”

Tang Shuang was humble against his will.

Wei Daqun said: "I'm not saying flattering words, it's from the heart, the book "Hero" gave me a new understanding of martial arts, otherwise I wouldn't have agreed to write a preface to you." ”

Before Wei Daqun watched "Hero", he had read several other martial arts novels, including "Sword Qi Yangtze River" by Wen Ruian's security chief, but unfortunately, it was not Wei Daqun's dish, and he threw it away after reading less than a third.

Tang Shuang immediately thanked him again and told Wei Daqun that the book "Hero" is now selling well.

Wei Daqun said with relief: "The people's eyes are bright, and good books are of course more popular, but young people should not be complacent, you have potential and deserve a greater future." ”

Tang Shuang said that after accepting this proverb, he must guard against arrogance and rashness, maintain a modest and cautious style, and continue to devote himself to the creation of novels with hungry passion.

Wei Daqun: "You're writing another novel now." ”

Tang Shuang introduced "Romance of the Dragon and Snake" to him, and Wei Daqun listened to a few words with little interest and did not comment.

He has read some of the content of "Romance of the Dragon and Snake", and feels that except for the uniqueness of traditional martial arts, it is difficult for others to enter his eyes.

In his heart, the literary value of "Romance of the Dragon and Snake" is far lower than that of "Heroes".

This is also the reason why he warned Tang Shuang not to be arrogant and complacent, the words were not said for no reason, they all had a deep meaning.

As I said before, Wei Daqun is very trendy in thought, never relying on the old and selling the old, and is very able to chat with young people.

This time, I chatted with Tang Shuang unconsciously all morning, and with the in-depth chat, I couldn't help but have more understanding and expectations for Tang Shuang.

It can be seen from the conversation that the young man in front of him is indeed good, and talented people are more favored.

This invisibly narrowed the relationship between the two, and in the back, Wei Daqun directly called Tang Shuang Xiaoshuang.

Wei Daqun thought of Tang Shuang's "Hero", and thought of "Romance of the Dragon and Snake", he had seen many talented young people, but many of them also flashed regretfully in the end, like a meteor falling.

Can they say they don't have talent? Of course not! But why haven't they lived up to their potential?

Wei Daqun believes that it is because it is difficult for them to stick to the original intention of writing, and in their early works, although there are such and such shortcomings, there are more shining points that make people's eyes shine, and the flaws are not hidden.

In the later period, although the level of writing has been greatly improved, the works have been reduced to mediocrity, and their pen is no longer sharp, but has become worldly.

After all, they first wrote books for their dreams, and later they were surrounded by all kinds of fame and fortune, and the books they wrote were quick success.

An author who cannot be stubborn, but tries to cater to the tastes of the market, will only end up writing worse and worse.

The Tang Shuang in front of him, in the eyes of Wei Daqun, was such a young man.

"Hero" is photographing and awe-inspiring, but the "Romance of the Dragon and Snake" written now is full of form and blood, and may be more popular, but it lacks connotation, and if it doesn't work, it won't work.

Wei Daqun asked, "You are about to be a senior at Tongji University, do you have any plans for the future?"

Tang Shuang thought about it, and really didn't have a systematic plan, and said: "There is no special specificity, I should continue to write books after graduation, hoping to come up with more good works." ”

Wei Daqun nodded, unable to see his expression, on the table in front of the two of them, a pot of tea was boiling boiling, he picked up the teapot, poured a cup for Tang Shuang, and then filled it for himself.

Tang Shuang hurriedly took it with both hands, took a sip lightly, and watched Wei Daqun slowly lean back on the sofa.

Wei Daqun seemed to be quite emotional and said: "Although I haven't met your father, I can see that he is a real reader, and there are not many people who can read ancient books now, even if he is a professor in the university." ”

Tang Shuang didn't know why he suddenly talked about Brother Sanjian, and said: "My dad is indeed a book lover, there are no less than thousands of books in his study, I remember that when I was a child, I was most afraid of entering the study." ”

Wei Daqun asked with interest, "Oh?

Tang Shuang said with a smile: "Because those books in his study were heavenly books for me when I was a child, not to mention understanding, I didn't know many words, and my father always let me read them, which was the most painful thing when I was a child." Even now, it's hard to read. ”

Wei Daqun laughed and said, "It's understandable, my daughter is the same as you. ”

With that, Wei Daqun got up and invited Tang Shuang to his study to sit down.

Tang Shuang was flattered and was able to enter the room, which showed that Wei Daqun recognized him in his heart.

This kind of recognition is different from before entering the door.

Before, it was only for his book "Hero", but now, it is for him as a person.

Wei Daqun's study is very large, comparable to that of the Three Sword Brothers, but the style is completely different.

Tang Sanjian's study is full of antiquity, with the style of Wei and Jin, and Wei Daqun's study, although there are also many ancient books, but the overall style is full of modern atmosphere, a modern and simple wind is blowing in the face.

This shows the different habits of the two, Tang Sanjian is obsessed with traditional culture and has the style of the ancients, while Wei Daqun is more open-minded and likes to touch new things.

Wei Daqun introduced to Tang Shuang with great interest, which book is the only book in the collection, which book is very distinctive, or which book or which author, and what are the interesting allusions...... He took the trouble to come one by one.

Tang Shuang thought to himself, next time he really wants to introduce him to Brother Sanjian, the two must have a lot of common language.

Wei Daqun put the ancient book given by Tang Shuang on a bookshelf very close to the desk, and put "Hero" on the other shelf.

It can be seen that he likes this ancient book very much and plans to read it when he has time, but he has already read "Hero", so he will put it away a little.

Tang Shuang saw a photo frame on the bookshelf, the photos in it were black and white, two people standing together, behind them was a farmhouse, and the farmland and cattle could be seen in the distance.

The two people in the photo, one of them should be Wei Daqun, but when he was a teenager, although his appearance has changed a lot, it is still clearly visible between his eyebrows.

The other person was a middle-aged man, wearing a Mao suit, although the clothes were old, but clean and straight, this person was thin and tall, with a long face, and his hair was neatly combed.

Wei Daqun followed Tang Shuang's gaze, took down the photo frame, wiped the dust on it, and said, "This is a photo of me when I was 14 years old, and this one next to me is my enlightenment teacher." ”

Tang Shuang: "Is it a village teacher?"

Wei Daqun said: "It's not a rural teacher, he is an educated youth, a native of Guangdong, who came to the countryside in that era, and then stayed and never left." When I was a child, he was the only literate person in our village. ”

"We were poor there, in the deep ravine, and the young people went out to work, and there was no telephone at that time, so we could only write letters, but I didn't know how to read, so I often asked my teacher for help, and over time, he was responsible for all the letters in the village. ”

Tang Shuang echoed softly: "I heard my father also talk about this situation. ”

Wei Daqun nodded and continued: "In that era, education was not popular, especially in the countryside, a large number of people were illiterate, at that time everyone was eager to study, they did not study to find a good job and make more money, they just wanted to be educated, wanted to understand the outside world, and at the same time strive for material life, but also enrich their spiritual world. ”

Tang Shuang said: "Everyone said that it was an innocent era. ”

Wei Daqun was stunned and said, "Yes, it was an innocent era, and there was no impetuousness now. Yesterday I went downstairs to cut my hair, and the barber, a young man like you, told me he was going to quit. ”

Tang Shuang asked knowingly, "Why?"

Wei Daqun: "He said that cutting people's hair can't make a lot of money, and he has no face, he wants to do business, drive, and be a salesman...... These jobs are faster than getting money from a haircut. ”

Tang Shuang pondered for a moment and said: "There are many around this situation, and the quality of a job is measured by the amount of money and the amount of money, which has become the only criterion. ”

"I went to RB a few years ago, in a village in Nagoya, where people live by logging trees, which we see as a hard work, but in their eyes, it's a craft, and even an art," Wei said. ”

"Every tree to be cut down is extremely sacred, the ceremony is simple and solemn, the people there have been passed down from generation to generation, but the trees on the mountain are still lush and green, and the environment is beautiful~ They live simply, but their spirit is extremely rich. ”

Tang Shuang: "This is a spirit, a craftsman spirit. ”

Wei Daqun nodded and said: "You are right, this is the spirit of craftsmen, we who are engaged in writing work are also craftsmen, and we must also have this spirit, not be disturbed by external objects, and stick to our hearts." ”

Tang Shuang felt that Wei Daqun had a deep meaning when he said this, but he didn't think about it for a while.

Seeing Tang Shuang thoughtful, Wei Daqun smiled and pointed to the sofa in the study, and said, "Sit down, you shouldn't be interested in what I said, don't talk about it, talk about something else." ”

Tang Shuang: "Where will it be, I am very interested in your story, and the enlightenment teacher you just talked about has not yet said it." ”

Wei Daqun said with a smile: "If you want to hear it, then talk about it." ”

Tang Shuang said: "He also has a craftsman spirit. ”

Wei Daqun did not answer, but said: "I didn't go to school when I was seven or eight years old, and there were many children like me, so my teacher acted as a volunteer teacher and taught us literacy in the village every day. ”

"Then one day, the teacher suddenly said that I would help him read and write letters to everyone in the future. ”

So I became the successor of the teacher, and became the little gentleman in the village, and I pretended to be a little adult every day in order not to let everyone look down on me, and now I think about it, not to mention how funny. ”