Chapter 296: Between Writing and Not Writing
Regarding the invitation letter from the Soviet Union, Lin Zixuan took a procrastination decision, Hu Shi said that he would go to the Soviet Union at the right time, and Lu Xun issued a statement politely declining the invitation.
The attitudes of the three were not the same.
Lin Zixuan learned about the current situation of the Soviet Union during this period through books in later generations, even if he really went to the Soviet Union, he couldn't see the real situation, I am afraid that they were all arranged programs.
For example, a group of well-dressed children offer you flowers, students at school are reciting poems you have written, and a group of Soviet writers chat with you.
The shop is full of fresh fruits and vegetables, and you can choose from a wide variety of foods.
The streets of Moscow are filled with energetic people, who are fighting and tell you about the great changes that have taken place in the country after the October Revolution.
Or maybe go to the countryside to see the farmers at work in the fields, and they will tell you with joy that they are in charge and that they are on the road to happiness.
In the theater, a revolutionary drama is being staged to tell you how strong the people of this country are.
Finally, at Sun Yat-sen University in Moscow, you will see a scene of harmony everywhere, with Chinese students eating well, dressing well, receiving a good education, and mingling with Soviet teachers.
Everywhere is joy, and the Soviet Union is a paradise on earth.
Of course, you have to follow their arrangement, you can't move around at will, and you can see whatever you want.
The above is Lin Zixuan's imagination of visiting the Soviet Union, so he has no expectations, and when he is free, he will go for a run, which can be regarded as completing the task.
As for what to say when he returns, he hasn't figured it out yet.
Naturally, the Soviets wanted the Chinese intellectual elite to speak well for them. Lin Zixuan believed that someone would say good things for them, but he would never do so. This is a matter of principle in life.
Hu Shi had never been to the Soviet Union, and he was quite interested in the Soviet Union. also wrote a letter inviting Lin Zixuan to go with him when he had time.
As for why Lu Xun refused, Lin Zixuan did not know.
It stands to reason that Lu Xun had an understanding and sympathetic attitude towards the Soviet Russian revolution, and he once refuted Xu Zhimo.
Xu Zhimo wrote about his sympathy for Tolstoy's eldest daughter in "European Travel Comics".
Lu Xun said: "After the great reform in Russia, I saw all kinds of comments from tourists. Or how miserable the nobles are, it is not like the world...... I think that's probably all right. The nobles are naturally always more distressed, and the commoners are naturally more upset than the people who have raised their heads and visited before. Each of them said the same thing according to his own point of view. ”
Perhaps Lu Xun was in a state of hesitation during this period, so he was unwilling to go to the Soviet Union.
If he sees a bad phenomenon, will he write it or not when he returns to China?
Between writing and not writing, between what to write and what not to write, it is a person's heart that is tortured.
Lin Zixuan temporarily got rid of the problem of the Soviet Union and lived a comfortable life at home for a few days.
During the period when he left, the company operated as usual, and Feng Chengcheng played a big role in it, with the boss lady in charge. The employees below will at least have a lot of peace of mind.
Especially after the seizure of the Vientiane Bookstore, many bookstores in Shanghai took advantage of the fire to rob it.
They not only want to dig up the editors of Vientiane Books, but also the authors of Vientiane Books.
These authors are the precious wealth of the bookstore, and an author needs to spend a lot of effort to cultivate an author from a newcomer to a famous one. Once it is poached by competitors, the loss is not small.
In this matter, the Commercial Press is the hardest-working.
The Commercial Press itself is the largest publishing house in the country. Extremely attractive to editors and authors, it also spread rumors that Lin Zixuan had offended the French Concession authorities. Vientiane Bookstore can't be unblocked.
The staff and authors of Vientiane Bookstore were in a panic.
Employees live on their salaries, and authors live on manuscript fees. If Vientiane Bookstore is not unblocked, they will have no source of income.
Lin Zixuan paid them an extra month's salary when he was leaving, which was considered paid leave.
For authors, they can submit the manuscript first and settle the manuscript fee, but the manuscript will not be published for the time being.
This kind of welfare measure has temporarily stabilized people's hearts, and no one will refuse the good thing of not working and getting money.
According to Lin Zixuan's idea, this matter could be resolved in a month at most, but he did not expect that the negotiations between the Beiyang government and foreign legations would break down, leading to tensions in Shanghai.
It has been dragged on like this, and in August, Vientiane Bookstore still has no sign of lifting the lockdown.
This made some people unable to sit still, they had to support their families, they couldn't wait like this, and they began to look for their next home.
There are also rumors that the star film company is also going to close, which is obviously a good thing done by those film companies, wanting to take advantage of the chaos to make waves and bring down the star film company.
At this time, Feng Chengcheng brought in Ping Banya and Zhou Jianyun and other company executives to stabilize people's hearts.
These people have no intention of leaving, their position is very firm, they know Lin Zixuan's strength, even if they don't talk about Lin Zixuan, this Mrs. Lin is not easy to mess with.
Don't look at her delicate, but behind her is Feng Jingyao, the big man from Shanghai.
Who dares to offend, believe it or not, I will throw you into the Huangpu River to feed the fish in minutes.
Only those low-level little people will panic, and the more people who know Lin Zixuan's strength in Shanghai, the more reassuring they will be.
Therefore, this chaos did not have much impact, and only some low-level or middle-level personnel were poached, and there were many high-level people in the company.
With the lifting of the ban on Vientiane Bookstore at the end of August, the rumors have been self-defeating.
Ping Banya reported the general situation to Lin Zixuan, and in addition to the company's employees, several writers also threw themselves into other bookstores.
Lin Zixuan didn't care much about this, he didn't lack writers in his hands, Vientiane Bookstore could train writers by itself, he was just very dissatisfied with those who took advantage of the fire to rob.
It seems that there is going to be a counterattack, and the tiger will not threaten you and I will be a sick cat.
Ping Banya left Lin Zixuan's office and observed a moment of silence for those who made trouble.
He knows better than anyone that Lin Zixuan is the real core of Vientiane Bookstore, even if everyone is gone, this big boss can create another Vientiane Bookstore.
The creative team of Vientiane Bookstore is like the production line of a factory, constantly producing various types of novels.
The person who provided the outline of those stories was none other than Lin Zixuan.
Ping Banya couldn't guess how much outline Lin Zixuan still had in his head, and he didn't bother to guess, he only knew that following the big boss Vientiane Bookstore would definitely become the largest bookstore in China.
And he is the head of this bookstore, and that is enough.
Lin Zixuan's first step was not aimed at the Commercial Press, but reached an agreement with the Spanish businessman Remas.
After the May Day Incident, the hatred of foreigners among the people of Shanghai became stronger, and Remas felt that his safety in China was threatened and was anxious to leave China.
So, Lin Zixuan rented a luxury movie theater in the hands of Remas.
Rymas only needs to leave one person in Shanghai to collect rent, and he can leave China at any time.
In this way, Lin Zixuan owns more than seventy percent of Shanghai's movie theaters and has become the overlord of Shanghai's film industry. (To be continued.) )