The letter in front of me is a letter of invitation, which is an invitation letter issued by Zheng Yuanxu, deputy editor-in-chief of Reader's Digest, after seeing his work in Harvest magazine, inviting himself to write for Reader's Digest and at the same time wanting to reprint his own "Taoist Tower".

This was a surprise and delight for Govyn. The deputy editor-in-chief of a magazine personally writes a letter to the author asking for a manuscript, which is a dream for many authors. This shows that the author's work first conquered the editors of the magazine, and at the same time, the editors believed that the author's article would also conquer their readers and bring good influence to their magazine.

I didn't expect to receive an invitation from Reader's Digest?!

Govine is no stranger to Reader's Digest, and one of the magazines he often read in his previous life was Reader's Digest, but Reader's Digest at that time had long since been renamed Reader. It was the largest abstract journal in China, founded in Lanzhou in April 1981 under the name Reader's Digest. At first, it was a bi-monthly magazine, and later changed to a monthly and semi-monthly magazine. Because it has the same name as the American "Reader's Digest", it was renamed "The Reader" in July 1993. Since its inception, this magazine has long adhered to the basic values of truth, goodness and beauty, and has been known as "the spiritual reading book of Chinese", ranking first in China in circulation for many years and reaching the fourth place in the world's comprehensive journals.

In the previous life, this magazine had a monthly circulation of more than 9 million copies, and it was derived from many editions such as rural editions, original editions, and overseas editions.

Now, it has only been two years and five months since Reader's Digest officially launched in April 1981. However, judging from Zheng Yuanxu's introduction in the invitation letter, the current sales volume has reached as many as 1.6 million copies, what a huge development! It can also be seen that the enthusiasm and efforts of the editors of the editorial department of Reader's Digest have yielded fruitful results!

Govin knew it was a magazine with a bright future. They are on the road to success. Plebeian style, simple narration, small to big in ordinary things, reflecting the brilliance of human nature, not condescending, not pretentious...... "Reader's Digest" has insisted on "truth, goodness and beauty" and "eternal and unchanging human nature" for many years, even if it has suffered the baptism of wind and rain. That's exactly what readers love!

Govin knew that in the previous stage, there were still people who thought that the "Reader's Digest" that promoted human nature was "spiritual pollution" and "a spiritual paradise of the little bourgeoisie". If it weren't for the discussion of personal life values, and if it weren't for the fact that the People's Daily published its own article and closed the coffin, perhaps the "Reader's Digest" would still have to stumble through the 80s with the same difficulty as the previous life.

Reader's Digest not only nourishes the hearts of readers with warmth. Keep their hearts in harmony. It also conveys a spirit, an idea, and a temperament to the reader. This spiritual concept of respecting individual freedom and respecting justice and justice, like mild Chinese medicine, can slowly take effect, so that the people of the country can get rid of evil and violent spirits. It is the foundation for building a civil society.

That's the soft power that a magazine can contribute!

This is the real reason why I value newspapers, magazines and other news media so much! Such a huge popularity and influence is the best way to subtly change China. It is the best way to realize your ideals and aspirations!

Govin gently folded the letter and stuffed it back into the envelope, which he carefully set aside, for him the value of the letter was immeasurable, and had to be collected in his collection.

Then Govin began to write back letters, and he would accept the invitation of Reader's Digest to write for Reader's Digest. This is not only because Zheng Yuanxu, deputy editor-in-chief of Reader's Digest, said in the invitation letter, that Reader's Digest is a very suitable medium for writers to publish their works, and it has a wide range of readers; Another reason is that Govin misses the days when he read "Reader" very much, in those very ordinary small articles, there are extraordinary truths, and they are a real chicken soup for the soul!

This is also a kind of nostalgia for the past, Govin thought to himself, and then he began to spread out the manuscript paper.

Reader's Digest is a magazine in the form of an abstract, and there are not many original articles. During this period, most of the articles in the "Reader's Digest" were selected from some articles from foreign magazines, such as the "Reader's Digest" in the United States, and the magazines themselves did not publish many original articles, mainly because the theme of "Reader's Digest" was to promote truth, goodness and beauty, and the articles written by domestic writers were still very official and impetuous, and they looked down on such small articles, so the ideas expressed in the articles did not match the theme of the "Reader's Digest" magazine. However, these two essays by Govin are different, and although they are somewhat profound, they are well suited to the theme of the magazine.

Since Ge Wen agreed to Zheng Yuanxu's invitation, in addition to agreeing to the "Reader's Digest" to reprint "Taoist Tower", he should also write a few articles that are in line with the theme of "Reader's Digest".

But for Govine, it is the simplest, he never thinks that the article is divided into high and low, only what readers like is the best! In addition, after so many years of reading the habit of reading "Reader", Ge Wen is familiar with this way of writing, and he is familiar with 300 Tang poems, and he can not compose poems and chant them. It can be said that as long as Govin wants to write, there is no problem with how many articles he writes like this, this is a matter of routine.

However, Govern does not intend to simply make up a story casually, just as Zheng Yuanxu hopes, Govin also hopes to write some articles with positive themes and human nature, which can make readers wake up or have some kind of philosophy of life. This is the strict requirement of Gowen, who has already regarded himself as a writer, to himself, the text is born from the heart, and he is born for the people!

So Govin stared at the blank manuscript paper and thought for a long time, and finally decided what kind of article he wanted to write. When he first saw the program "Words of the Yangtze River" on TV, he had the urge to create cultural essays, and wrote "Taoist Tower" and "Mogao Grottoes". But when he saw "Words of the Yangtze River" for the first time, the first thought that came to mind in his heart was actually another documentary, which left a deep impression on him, this documentary was "The Rise of a Great Power" that he had watched on CCTV in his previous life!

What other article inspires pride and patriotic fervor in readers more than The Rise of a Great Power?

The Chinese of this era experienced ten years of turmoil, and then waited for the policy of reform and opening up and began to look at the world, and then they were dazzled by the colorful world, many people began to lose their way, could not find the way forward, they began to be confused and even confused, which one is better and which one is what they need......

So this is the time when they need to have confidence and pride in the country and the government, and "The Rise of a Great Power" should be the most suitable.

Although others do not know, Govin deeply knows that China is now on the road of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and that China's prosperity and strength are about to create major events in the history of human development, which will eventually affect the whole world, and this process will profoundly affect the world pattern. Although he was deeply ill with the philistine society of later generations, it is undeniable that that China has made all Chinese stand up in the world, and even made other countries deeply guarded.

More than 160 years of catching up in modern times have made it more necessary for Chinese to explore their own road to becoming a strong country. China's development cannot be divorced from the rest of the world, and it must absorb and learn from the achievements of civilization of all mankind. So, in the process of China's modernization, what kind of mind and attitude should we take to view the countries that once led the world trend in modern history? What kind of experience and lessons can China learn from its peaceful development?

"The Rise of Great Powers" can answer this question!

Govin believes that as long as he writes this series of articles, it must be positive and can arouse the interest of readers.

Yes, that's it! The history of the world's great powers over the past 500 years is presented to the audience in a three-dimensional and intuitive way. It does not stick to the branches of history, does not make comparisons of civilizations, and pays attention to the thinking that history brings to reality.

With a historical perspective and a global perspective, we will find a mirror for China's current modernization development; Standing at the height of the development of human civilization, the search for the common spiritual wealth of mankind is used as a narrative platform; In the midst of turbulent historical changes, we should look for the fundamental force to promote the development of the country.

This is a very important enlightenment for China, which is in the process of modernization, and for those who are not confident!

With an open mind, we will open up our horizons for the Chinese people, from closing the country to opening up and cooperating until integrating into the global economy, and give people who care about the development of the country a more comprehensive harvest in the fields of politics, military, economy, science and technology.

The rise of a great power depends on science and technology, and the contest between countries is, in the final analysis, a contest of the quality of the people and a contest of talents. The British historian Toynbee has studied 21 civilizations that have appeared in history and have since died out. The conclusion is that the cause of the death of these civilizations, without exception, was not homicide, but suicide. They lost their vitality for innovation and were eliminated from history.

That's exactly what I'm going to write!

Govin began to write the first lines of the sentence on the white manuscript paper.

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