As the name suggests, the new literature of the Republic of China is the literary works produced during the New Literature Movement during the Republic of China, and the representative figures are Chen Duxiu, Hu Shi, Zhou Shuren (Lu Xun), Zhou Zuoren, Liu Bannong, etc.

Due to the social instability of this period, many new trends of thought emerged, and there was a great explosion in the history of literature, just like the contending of a hundred flowers in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, short and gorgeous, each scholar and literati had their own unique works, especially the transformation from classical Chinese to vernacular Chinese, which was a new feature of literary works.

Don't talk about these, just say that the new literature of the Republic of China has become the new favorite of major auctions in China this year, especially like Lu Xun, Zhou Jianren, and Liu Bannong, as long as each book is auctioned, it will be hugely sought after, for example, Lu Xun and his younger brother Zhou Jianren co-authored the "Collection of Foreign Novels", which was auctioned for 230,000 yuan not long ago, so that in recent years, the auction turnover of the new literature of the Republic of China is even higher than many precious ancient books, creating a veritable "new literary myth".

The frenzy of "New Literature of the Republic of China" in the auction world has triggered a major earthquake in the academic, cultural, and collecting circles, so that the state has to re-attach importance to these literary works that were produced during the Republic of China, and officially set up a project to identify the "New Literature of the Republic of China" as "modern historical relics", "new ancient books" and "new rare books".

Why is this happening?

First of all, the "New Literature of the Republic of China" has existed for a very short time, just over 20 years, but countless cattle people and countless cattle works have emerged, which is also rare in the entire history of Chinese literature, and some people even say that the Republic of China has exhausted the literary luck of the next 300 years in China, so that there will be no more Lu Xun, Hu Shi, Yu Dafu and other cattle in the future.

Secondly, due to the problems of printing and paper, the life span of the Republic of China book is not like that of wire-bound books, which are generally very short, the paper is fragile, easy to yellow and mildew, and it is difficult to preserve.

It is precisely because of the above two factors that the new literature of the Republic of China has become a "new ancient book", and its first edition has become a "new rare book", which has the same status and collection value as the traditional ancient books; And because these books of the Republic of China are not as obscure as traditional ancient books, they are not elegant poems, or interesting novels, which can be accepted by more people, so in terms of price, they are more than equal, and they are sought after by more people, so that now it is even more difficult to find, a thousand gold.

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At this moment, Lin Yi suppressed the surprise in his heart, and quietly looked at this batch of Republic of China books, as Wang Pai Jiu said, there are many books, about more than 2,600 volumes, densely placed on the shelves, and they are in good condition.

In addition to these paperback new literature of the Republic of China, there is a thread-bound book mixed with these books.

Wire-bound book clips are very eye-catching in paperback and hardcover books, especially the opening of the wire-bound book itself is relatively large, unlike the general 32-open, about twice as much as them, about 16-fold, which makes it more unique.

Lin Yi was inevitably curious, so he picked up the book, picked it up and took a closer look, it was okay not to read it, and he couldn't help but widen his eyes when he saw it.

I saw the cover of the thread-bound book on magnetic blue paper, white note, and the handwritten title in black - "Shima's Poems"!

How can it be?

Lin Yi's hands trembled, his eyes lit up, and he looked at the book in his hand with an expression of disbelief.

It turned out to be a rare book in the new literature of the Republic of China "Shima's Poems".

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As we all know, Xu Zhimo is a rare romantic genius in the Republic of China, the leader of the "Crescent Faction", although his life is short, he has written a lot of popular works, and what makes him more remembered by everyone is his endless romance, especially the moving love story between him and the two talented women Lin Huiyin and Lu Xiaoman.

The first edition of this book "Shima's Poems" was typeset by the poet at his own expense in August 1925, printed on rice paper, turned right and vertically, 196 pages, published by Xinyue Bookstore and printed by Chung Hwa Book Company. In 1928, the Crescent Moon Bookstore rearranged the book into a paperback edition, with 15 poems deleted from the paperback edition and 1 poem "What is Love All About".

The author once said about this collection of poems: "Most of it is still a flood of irrelevant emotions, the art or skill of poetry...... My pen was originally the most unrestrained wild horse, and it was only after seeing a lot of rigorous works that I realized my own wildness. ”

This line is bound on the cover of magnetic blue paper, 19.5 cm vertical, 13 cm wide. A white note, handwritten in black, no title page or copyright page, only four words printed on the back of the lining page: "To Daddy". "Shima's Poetry Catalogue", the table of contents is not indicated. There are 55 poems in the book, the beginning of which is "This is a Cowardly World" and the last poem is "Kangqiao".

Such a precious thread-bound version has been sold at a high price of 30,000 or 40,000 yuan in previous auctions, so it is known as a rare book among the "new rare books".

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In order to verify his guess, Lin Yiqiang suppressed the tension and excitement in his heart, his fingers trembled slightly, and he couldn't wait to open the page, but his movements were gentle and slow, as if he was helping his beloved girl take off her gorgeous clothes.

Sure enough, there was no copyright page, no title page, only a lining page.

Lin Yi was inexplicably excited, but what made him even more unbelievable was that after opening the lining page inside, he found that there was another mystery in it......

This, even more, is a signed book!

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Autographed book!

The famous prodigal son of love,

Pioneer of Literature of the Republic of China,

A poet among poets,

Xu Zhimo's autographed book!!

Open the lining of the book -

The three words "Xu Zhimo" are not dancing like dragons and phoenixes, and the brush words are graceful like girls, but they are just a line of "small poems" in the back, but they are extremely provocative -

Walking and walking, they scattered, and the memories faded;

Looking at it, I get tired, and the starlight is dimmed;

Listening to it, he woke up and began to complain;

When I turned around, I found that you were gone, and suddenly I was in a mess.

There is no doubt that this "you" must refer to "Lu Xiaoman", because this collection of poems was written in 1925, when Xu Zhimo was in love with Lu Xiaoman.

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It is already precious to have a signature on the lining page, and what is even more precious is this handwritten "little poem", if it is determined that it is Xu Zhimo's authentic handwriting, then this book is undoubtedly a rare book among rare books, and the price can be doubled tenfold!

Lin Yi didn't know anything else, but he knew that the autographs of modern celebrities had been fired.

For example, at the Guardian Spring Auction held in May last year, a group of "Hu Shi, Zhu Ziqing, Feng Zikai and other autographed copies" were finally sold at a price of 1.012 million yuan, which was nearly 8 times the estimate.

Industry insiders estimate that the price of celebrity autographed books and codex has climbed by 30% every year in the last five years. The "value" of some celebrity codexes has even soared hundreds of times, becoming a collection that cannot be ignored.

Now this "Shima's Poems" is not only a collection of poems, but also a signed book, but also a codex, there is no "three-in-one", according to the current market, at least it can be more than 300,000!

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Lin Yi took a deep breath, and just when he was excited in his heart, Wang Pai Jiu, who was standing next to him and watching him, suddenly said: "Hey, I didn't even find out about this thread, no......"

Lin Yi "groaned" in his heart for a moment, for fear that something would happen, and complained that he didn't notice that there were people next to him, he was too distracted, too careless, miserable, he wouldn't be discovered, right?

Just when Lin Yi was worried and suspicious, he heard the ace nine continue: "No, this book costs at least a hundred yuan, you can see if you can take it......"

Lin Yi breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this ace gow knew more about goods, but it turned out to be a false alarm.

However, Lin Yi didn't show his surprise, he still remained silent, hurriedly changed the topic, raised his voice and said, "Oh, Minister Wang, your books are so expensive, who can shoot them?" Besides, a lot of good books have been selected by Wang Heizi and them, and the rest of these Republic of China books, you still ask for 130,000, and all 60,000 books before only cost 300,000...... With such a big price, who dares to buy it, and what should I do if I smash it in my hand after buying it? ”

Wang Pai Jiu's eyes were really attracted to the past, and he no longer paid attention to the book "Shima's Poems", listening to Lin Yi complaining like this, his old face couldn't help but turn red, he was not trustworthy, and sold a large part of the books, and he was afraid that the price of this batch of left Republic of China books would not be sold if the price was too high, so he lowered his posture and said: "Then how much you say is appropriate, you say it and listen, if it is suitable, we will make a deal, if it is not suitable, this book is still here, you go to another place to see." ”

"One price, 80,000 yuan!" Lin Yi said very aggressively.

"Nope." Ace Nine shook his head violently, "80,000 is too little, it's not enough for me to play a few rounds of mahjong...... The minimum is 100,000, you can take it, you can't talk about it another day! After saying that, he made it look like he was going to close the door and chase away customers.

Lin Yi smiled, "Okay, you're amazing, I can't talk about you, you say that I love books, 100,000 is 100,000, but now I'm going to take it all." ”

"Of course you can," Wang Pai Jiu thought that he had defeated Lin Yi and taken a big advantage, and was triumphant, "As long as you take out 100,000 yuan, these books will be yours!" ”

Lin Yi looked at his smug face and smiled, 2,600 books of the Republic of China, countless new literature of the Republic of China, just one is worth as much as 300,000, Minister Wang, thank you!