A reporter from Time magazine came to Shanghai at the end of March to interview Mr. Lin.

Far less well-known as its predecessors, Time magazine in 1924 was founded in March 1923 by Henry Luce and Britten Harden under the title Facts.

It was the first Newsweek magazine in the United States.

At this time, the magazine had only been in existence for a year, and it could only be in the middle of the various magazines in the United States.

It wasn't until 1927 that Time magazine launched a campaign called "Man of the Year", which received widespread attention around the world and received great praise.

Since then, it has been out of control and has become a brand in the true sense.

Although Time Magazine is not well-known in the United States now, it is quite an honor to have an American reporter come to cover it in China.

What's more, Lin Zixuan knows the weight of Time Magazine in later generations.

It is the most influential newsweek in the United States, known as the world's "historical library", and has great influence in the world.

Anyway, just treat well and do what you have to do.

A reporter from Time Magazine conducted a formal interview with Lin Zixuan in the office of Vientiane Bookstore, and a photographer took a photo of Lin Zixuan as the cover photo of the magazine.

Everything is very formal.

For this reason, Lin Zixuan deliberately changed into a set of Chinese-style cheongsam.

After the crossing, he wore a suit most of the time, sometimes a long gown, but he did not want to appear in the Western media as a suit and leather shoes, and preferred to have the Chinese characteristics of this era and show the traditional clothing of the Orientals.

This may be the result of his fusion with this era.

The Western journalist did a lot of homework before coming. Also know what American readers are interested in.

He focused on Lin Zixuan's experience of studying in the United States, as well as the reasons and inspiration for creating "Gone with the Wind" and "The Catcher in the Rye".

These things have been reported in the American media before. Lin Zixuan just replied again.

mainly talked about how he and Pearl Sai wrote "The Catcher in the Rye" together when they were on vacation in Lushan.

This is a topic of interest to journalists, Chinese and Americans co-create a novel. It's amazing.

Of course, Western reporters also asked about Lin Zixuan's other things, including the environment in which Lin Zixuan grew up, his achievements in China, and his status in China's cultural and intellectual circles.

After all, he wants to introduce a comprehensive Lin Zixuan to American readers, and he needs depth and breadth to appear professional.

This question surprised him.

Lin Zixuan's identity in the Chinese literary world is first and foremost a poet. He is a leading figure in Chinese new poetry, and he is also a master of Chinese popular literature, and he wrote a novel called martial arts that is very popular in China.

He was also a dramatist, writing classics such as "Thunderstorm" and "Sunrise" that have been performed in China for a long time.

He also wrote idyllic novels like "Border City".

He was even a literary researcher, becoming the first person in China to study "Dream of the Red Chamber".

This is not Lin Zixuan's boasting, but an objective narrative that he wants to present China's new literature to the Western media.

He is running a new literature series, which will show the achievements of the development of new literature. This is not published in China, but translated and then published in the United States.

He intends to introduce Chinese literature to the Western literary community.

The first phase of this series is dominated by novels, including Lu Xun's novel collection "The Scream", Yu Dafu's novel collection "Sinking", Bing Xin's novel collection "Superman" and Lin Zixuan's "Border City", as well as the drama scripts "Thunderstorm" and "Sunrise".

He knew that even if it was published in the United States. Sales won't be great either, but it's a first step.

It is Lin Zixuan's responsibility to use his influence in the American literary scene to promote Chinese literature.

Although he and Lu Xun have different literary views. However, he believes that Lu Xun's novels are the representative of the new literature of this era, and Yu Dafu represents another type of new literature. Bing Xin is a leading figure in Chinese women's literature.

Including himself, this should be the achievement of the new literature in the novel at this stage.

So. Only then did he give an all-round introduction to the development of new literature in front of the reporters of Time magazine.

However, this reporter has little interest in this, and only pretends to be serious, "Time is a news magazine", he used to interview political figures, and he did not know much about literature, let alone Chinese literature.

In the United States, most readers don't pay attention to Chinese literature.

If Lin Zixuan hadn't written best-selling novels like "Gone with the Wind" and "The Catcher in the Rye", it wouldn't have attracted the attention of Time Magazine.

Western reporters paid more attention to Lin Zixuan's achievements, which was the focus of his reporting.

Lin Zixuan owns a sizable publishing house that publishes a variety of influential magazines in China.

There is also one of China's largest film companies, and even created a record label and radio station.

He is also the founder of the Chinese literary group "Xinyue Society" and a member of the banking industry in Shanghai.

Led by Lin Zixuan, the Western journalist visited Lin Zixuan's various industries, and he felt that he saw the rudiments of a media empire.

A year ago, the New York Times devoted a large section to Mr. Lin, who was considered China's media mogul.

The journalist also saw it, and he thought it was too exaggerated.

But now, he thinks that the report is not fictional, and Lin Zixuan may not be able to compare with Western media tycoons for the time being, but he is on the road to becoming a media tycoon.

In the interview, the reporter of Time Magazine found that Lin Zixuan's thinking is clear, his thinking is quick, and he has an open mind that Chinese in this era do not have, and can accept and even put forward new ideas.

In some ways, he is more open and thinks further than Westerners.

The more this reporter came into contact with Lin Zixuan, the more he found something new, and he felt that this Oriental was like a mystery.

It may be the first time Lin Zixuan has conducted such a formal interview, and he wants to show his good side, and he can't let Western reporters think that Chinese people are so old-fashioned, so he said some bold ideas.

Unexpectedly, it caused trouble for the Western journalist.

Overall, the communication between the two sides was quite pleasant, and the cameraman of Time Magazine also took a family photo of Lin Zixuan.

That is, the photos of Lin Zixuan and Feng Chengcheng, including their unborn children, will not be published on the cover, but will be included in the interview content in the magazine.

In the photo, Lin Zixuan is wearing a long gown and standing behind, Feng Chengcheng is wearing a set of maternity clothes designed by Lin Zixuan, putting his hands on his slightly bulging abdomen and leaning on Lin Zixuan's body.

The two of them smiled at the camera, looking happy. (To be continued.) )