It is fate to say the least.
In 2008, my work "Night Flying" and Li Junhu's work "In front of the wheat season" were reprinted by Selected Novels and Selected Middle Stories at the same time. It's interesting to say that in Selected Middle Stories, my work was in front of him, consecutively. And to the Selected Novels, his leap to my front to go, but also just before and after the foot, as if we are a pair of brothers holding hands, only for a while he was on the left, a while I was on the right. The difference is that he won the Lu Prize for that novel, and became famous; and I, still wandering on the road of literature.
What kind of person is Junhu? I look forward to meeting him. The world is a big place, so I just hoped for it, but I didn't count on it.
In 2010, the 60th anniversary of Lu Xun College of Literature, we finally met. The first time I saw him, he was so elegant, so graceful. He is modest, is a famous writer, but put himself very low, once we met, said: "Zeng brother, long time to learn, long time to learn!"
I then knew that he loved to play table tennis and played well. He had the grace to play through, he had the patience to play unhurriedly; unlike me, I came up to snap, the vicious tiger pounces on the general, afraid that others do not know I can play. Junhu is a serious, calm, will consider other people's feelings. He is also a good basketball player, shooting accurately. He seems to be a white-faced scholar, but in fact, he is also a workout type of person. His figure has been well maintained, not fat or thin.
Junhu always has a peaceful face, letting you perceive that his days are nourishing and living in happiness. I think, when he is a bit older, he will play Santa Claus, and the children will love him.
That's the way it is in the world of literature: after you meet once, you meet often. We then met at the National Youth Innovation Conference, and at LU28, we actually became classmates.
Not all of the students of the LU Academy are willing to be class cadres, to study, to write, for fear of distraction, when Junhu was elected class president, in the class, the sub-committee on the "inaugural speech", his words are brief and sincere, he said: "We must cherish the opportunity to serve the group, after graduation, we want to put the 42 students in the class, and we will be able to do this. After graduation to bring the 42 students together again, almost impossible, writing and a lifetime, and the opportunity to serve 42 friends, only a few short months." No wonder so young, long ago was the vice chairman of the Shanxi Writers Association, he is concerned about the big picture, understand the big picture.
In Lu 28, to engage in talks, seminars, I almost only listen to the part, too many masters, my theoretical foundation is shallow, can not say a sub ugly c and d, but in his work before the seminar, Junhu sent me his book "*** go to the national tragedy", and I must say a few words, he said he cared about my speech. I was so rushed on the shelf, in front of so many famous critics "show off". I know, care about my speech is false, he is to give me a chance to show his face.
One day at noon, I had nothing to do, I find five or six people small gathering, to Jun Hu made a phone call, he said, he was in the Central Committee of the Democratic League to report on the work. He is the vice chairman of the Shanxi Provincial Writers' Association, or the Central Art Research Institute of the Democratic League, busy. I said, then forget it, he said, no, I will take a taxi over. He is not like some people who say, "You guys go ahead and don't wait for me," or "You guys go ahead and I'll take a cab," he said. Or he said, "You guys go ahead, I'm coming." He didn't say that. He didn't say that. He said, "You guys must wait for me, I must be there. I'll take a taxi over here. Brother TSANG is treating me to be there. These days, anyone who can be there for a treat is a buddy. He took that small gathering very seriously, as if I were a character, and I was touched.
He quickly set up a bureau to invite me back, in the "mansion", there are not many people, only five or six, but the scene has characteristics, the sweetness of Shanxi Fen wine and the foot of the wall of the red lantern, stay in my memory.
Jun Hu has several jobs and a busy schedule, but he has written so many works, in addition to his talent as a good writer, but also because of his diligence.
As the class president, Junhu cared about his classmates. He even sacrificed a lot of rest time, such as double holidays, for being the class president. Several times, I asked him, Taiyuan is not far from Beijing, there are high speed trains, why don't you go home? He said, as a squad leader, we have to make an appearance, it's not good to go home all the time.
He said to do look, in fact, is the example, benchmark, just he does not put the words so hard, he is a soft person,
But when necessary, he is able to soften the hard.
For example, Lu 28 closing performance, I intend to come to a solo dance "Hongyan", the list was reported, the students also know, coincidentally, with relatives of children playing roller coasters, the waist flashed, I announced that the program is not performed. The night before the closing performance, he went to my room, asked me how injured, he took Yunnan Baiyao spray, let me take off my shirt, lying on the bed, give me spray, ***, and finally put on the plaster. I love sports, a sweaty sour smell, and the smell of several drugs filled the room, it is really difficult for him, he is hanging as a county leader. I was thinking that if all the county officials in China were like him, the current situation in China would be much better than it is now. He was like a skillful nurse practitioner to me ***, while saying, all know you are a dancer, the guys are looking forward to, but to the body as a priority, can not dance even if it, life will always have some regrets.
The more he said, the more I wanted to dance.
The next morning, he knocked on my door in a hurry, and said, "Zeng, come on, I'll put some more medicine on you, and rub you, and hold on to it a little bit tighter, and we'll be in class in a little while. I was already dressed, and I said, "Forget it. I'm not going to be able to do that, but I'm going to be able to do it!
My dance, I've never practiced professionally, I'm just dancing. He said, "I want this effect, clumsy, original, between students to play.
The evening performance was normal, I don't know how the quality of the performance, but I danced very much, and I didn't feel any pain in my back.
Junhu is a multi-talented performer, hosting shows, singing, and organizing events. But he is willing to be the "shadow class president", often give this opportunity to others, only when no one on, he took on the heavy responsibility. His speeches were very good, and he could be described as a man of few words. At the graduation ceremony, he spoke as a representative of the students, praising all the class committee members who had made outstanding contributions and the students who had put their heart and soul into the class activities. How ordinary and common I was in LU 28. I thought I would be gloomy, but with his speech, he made me find the shining point that I had overlooked myself. He mentioned me in several places, my service to the whole group as a team leader, my enthusiastic performances, my assistance to the vice squad leader in the group table tennis game, my active participation in the Fun Games and my good results, which I had not remembered myself. This shows how attentive he was as class president. His gaze is like a ray of sunshine, sweeping to every corner of LU Academy, radiating to the heart of every student.
Lu 28 is a deep study class, masters gathered, I am mediocre in this class, I know my place. I know my place. When I returned to Shenyang, my identity changed, and I had even less contact with my classmates. There was a period of time when I thought Lu 28 had forgotten me, but like a telepathic link, I suddenly received WeChat greetings from Junhu, as well as a phone call from Shen Nian, and magazines presented by Fan Xiaobo and Si Jidong. My heart was warmed, knowing that I was still a member of LU28. Their concern and greetings show that, although mixed in the literary circle, but literature is not the only factor of interaction, there are more important things than literature, that is, the depth of brotherly love.