At 8pm on January 23, "People's Literature" editor-in-chief Shi Zhanjun, writers Liang Xiaosheng, and Cai Chongda were guests in the "Walking with Hui" Douyin live broadcast room. They talked with Yu Minhong and Dong Yuhui about "my literary path" about literature and "People's Literature" 》. This is the first time that top domestic literary journals have appeared in the live broadcast room of top anchors in the form of "bringing goods". After the two-hour live broadcast that night, the 12 issues of "People's Literature" magazine in 2024 sold more than 77,000 sets, with sales exceeding 16.63 million.
That night, "People's Literature", a top literary journal, teamed up with top anchor Dong Yuhui for the first time. This is also the first interview cooperation with a famous literary magazine since the establishment of "Walking with Hui". Dong Yuhui had previously achieved great success by recommending literary works such as "The Right Bank of the Ergun River" by writer Chi Zijian in the Oriental Selection live broadcast, attracting many fans and establishing himself as a good person who "loves reading and understands literature" set up. With the support of Yu Minhong and others, "Walking with Hui" with Dong Yuhui's more distinctive personal characteristics has recently started live broadcast. The first interview guest is philanthropist and writer Chen Xingjia. The second interview guest invited the editor-in-chief of "People's Literature" magazine and writers who have worked closely with the magazine. Dong Yuhui also said in the live broadcast that day that after breaking the circle, he and his team colleagues have been working hard to introduce cultural products such as books. On the evening of the 23rd, cooperation with top domestic literary journals, as well as outstanding book authors and publishing institutions will undoubtedly have a good positive effect on the newly launched "Walking with Hui". The sales of
's live broadcast that night were also quite good. "People's Literature" sold more than 77,000 copies of the magazine in a single session in 2024, with sales exceeding 16.63 million yuan. After the interview, this sales volume was still rising.
A senior media person wrote in the circle of friends: "I never dreamed that there would be more than 100,000 people online at the same time for interviews with writers. The last time literature was so popular was in the sparkling 1980s."
In recent years, there have been frequent reports of the decline of literature. People wonder whether the once popular literature has become marginalized and can no longer enter the center of people's lives today. The enthusiastic scene in the live broadcast room that day gave a strong "stimulant" to the many literary professionals and the huge number of literary readers who stayed in the live broadcast room.
The first issue of "People's Literature" in 2024 will be published by Liu Qing, who lost his work 70 years ago.
Shi Zhanjun, the editor-in-chief of "People's Literature" magazine, did not enter the live broadcast room at the beginning of the live broadcast. After sitting down at around 20:47, he introduced this important literature Publication history and current status.
, a publication of the same age as the Republic, has published many classic works of contemporary literature in its history. Since its inception on October 25, 1949, it has maintained high quality and strict manuscript selection standards. The first issue in 2024 will publish Liu Qing’s lost work 70 years ago. In Shi Zhanjun’s view, such an important publication with a long history should have more readers, and it needs readers’ guidance. What kind of literature does the new generation of readers prefer? This is the sincere question of literary workers, and it is also the persistence of literary workers. Only by getting this answer can we make timely adjustments in the process of running the publication, and be able to make the literary publication as brilliant in the current era as it was in the 1980s.
Shi Zhanjun said that he came to the live broadcast room to find relatives among the crowds. We hope to find more and better readers for the magazine, "to find more readers who can empathize with us."
Liang Xiaosheng: "People's Literature" is the high ground for writers
Liang Xiaosheng compares literature to a tunnel with light, you To find the entrance, you will have luminous elements within yourself after entering. When you pass through this tunnel and come out from the other end, you will already have infinite glory. You can also imagine literature, which is very much like the flower of literature.
There are many origins and stories between Liang Xiaosheng and "People's Literature". The most impressive one is "Father" which was published in "People's Literature" magazine. After "Father" was published in "People's Literature" magazine, The following year he won the National Short Story Award. He said that "People's Literature" is a writing highland within the writer group. A work published in "People's Literature" is a high degree of recognition for writers and also proves the literary value of the work itself.
Cai Chongda: Literature saved me
Author Cai Chongda, who has written "Skins" and many other huge-selling books, said: "Literature saved me. I am very grateful to literature because I am benefited by literature." From a young man in a small town to The writer's journey is not only a 54-hour green train, but also a road of hope illuminated by the composition competition for middle school students held by "People's Literature" magazine. Cai Chongda from
High School won the first prize in the essay competition. Cai Chongda spent a particularly lonely and long boyhood. Because he couldn't express himself, his mother once doubted whether he was suffering from depression. It was at this time that he opened a book and saw someone expressing what he couldn't express in his heart. He understood what literature is, which is to express the common propositions in people's hearts.
Every writer is trying to reach and illuminate the darkest and most obscure places in the deepest heart. When we try to illuminate ourselves, you actually illuminate the common part of others' hearts.
Dong Yuhui’s golden sentences kept coming: In the vibrant literary era, he has come all the way.
In the second half of the day’s live broadcast, Dong Yuhui took out his small blackboard again and contributed many golden sentences.
"In our youth, we once gathered together in the name of literature, laughing and chatting. Later, we all felt the grace of literature, and our lives were illuminated."
"I walked thinly in the dark, stumbling, and no one cared about me. There was no recognition. Until literature allowed the world to see me and understand me."
"In the vibrant era of literature, I have come all the way. The high ground in the writer's heart, it is the witness, carrier and promoter of the literature of the Republic."
"In the past, the sun became slower, and cars, horses, and mail were slower. A period of time, a magazine."
Source: China Media Publisher Report
