Dimensional Bookstore

Le Jing pushed open the door, the shop was facing the street, bustling and noisy.

This was a more real scene from the last century than in movies and TV series.

Countless "Camel Xiangzi" were sweating and pulling rickshaws through the streets, hawkers were carrying things and hawking along the streets, workers in uniform were walking hurriedly with cloth bags on their backs, and several young people who looked like students were sitting in breakfast shops and eating voraciously...

Every frame, every shot was full of the worldly atmosphere that was not seen in movies and TV series.

This was 1938.

The most humiliating, dark, resentful and depressed era in modern Chinese history.

And he was now in Malaysia. A small country next to the giant China. A relatively peaceful country at present.

However, when the nest is overturned, how can the eggs remain intact?

More than three years later, on December 8, 1941, the Japanese army officially launched an invasion of Malaysia, known as the Malayan Campaign. The war lasted for more than a year and ended with a great victory for the Japanese army. For several years after that, Malaysia was under Japanese colonial rule.

"Morning, Mr. Le!" A middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes carrying a briefcase walked into the store and greeted Le Jing who was sitting at the counter enthusiastically.

"Mr. Li, are you going to work?"

Li Zheng, a reporter of the Ta Kung Pao in Malaysia, bought a copy of "The Legend of Wukong" from Le Jing a few days ago, and the two gradually became familiar with each other.

Unexpectedly, Li Zheng said, "I'm going back to my country. I'm here to say goodbye to you."

Le Jing asked in confusion, "Why are you leaving so suddenly? I remember you said before that you've only been in Malaysia for two months."

Li Zheng was silent for a moment, and when he spoke again, tears were in his eyes: "More than half a month ago, an American named Still published a news article titled "Japanese Army Killed Ten Thousands" in the Chicago Daily News in the United States, which first exposed to the world the brutal crimes of the Japanese army in the Nanjing Massacre."

"Mr. Still wrote in the news..." He closed his eyes, and two lines of tears appeared on his cheeks, "'Four days of hell' is the most appropriate description and portrayal of the 'siege' and 'fall' of Nanjing City... Along the riverside of Xiaguan, Nanjing, along the city wall, a group of about 300 Chinese were being collectively shot, and the riverside had already been 'knee-high'. This crazy scene has become a unique scene in this city in the past few days after the fall of Nanjing. . ””

Le Jing was silent too.

Nanjing is destined to be a scar that the Chinese nation will never forget or avoid.

This is the most humiliating moment for a nation. It is also the most humiliating moment for this country called China.

The army was defeated, the capital was destroyed, and the people were like lambs, letting the enemy kill them for fun.

Five thousand years of glory and five thousand years of pride were easily broken. In the future, even if they spent more than half a century to stand up again, the humiliation and pain will be forever imprinted in the memory of the nation and the history of the nation. Let the descendants of future generations, full of tears, can't bear to read it.

In the future, when people mention Nanjing, they will not say Jiangnan Fenghua and Qinhuai Yanyun, they will only think of the inhumane but unforgettable massacre.

Li Zheng choked loudly, his voice trembling, and he could hardly speak: "The Japanese massacred the Chinese on Chinese soil, and this incident was recorded by an American and published in an American newspaper. If it weren't for Mr. Still, we wouldn't even know what happened in Nanjing. ”

He covered his face and finally cried out: "I feel ashamed, I am a reporter, I am a Chinese reporter! But I can't let the people of this country know what happened here!"

He raised his head, his eyes were red, and he said with sobs: "I want to go back, I want to go back, I want to record all the evidence of Japan's crimes with my camera, I want to tell people what kind of war China is going through, I want to tell people all over the world - we Chinese are not cowards! Not the sick man of East Asia! "

Le Jing stared at Li Zheng, who was his predecessor. Looking at him, he seemed to see Fang Dazeng①, Cao Juren②, Meng Qiujiang③, Hu Jibang④... They disregarded their own lives, and for the passion in their hearts, they went to the battlefield without hesitation, and used the camera in their hands to give future generations a true history.

He had never heard of a reporter named Li Zheng in later generations. Perhaps it was the difference between the two time and space, perhaps he was buried in the sea of ​​clouds of history, perhaps he later betrayed his ideals, or perhaps... he died in obscurity before the dawn of the new world.

But no matter what the end he finally ushered in, Le Jing sincerely admired his courage at this moment.

What is a reporter?

A reporter is The watchman of the times is the one who blows the horn of the times.

But in the 21st century where Le Jing lives, it is difficult for him to find a reporter with such journalistic ideals as Li Zheng.

As a former reporter, Le Jing knows the current situation of this industry too well.

The work is tiring, the salary is low, the benefits are low, and the risks are high. Young people come in with journalistic ideals, and then when the darkness of society wears down the edges and blood in their hearts, they either turn to industries that make money quickly, such as new media, or become old-timers in society.

Therefore, a few years ago, when a reporter went to interview a top scorer in the college entrance examination, when faced with the idea of ​​the top scorer wanting to fill in the journalism volunteer, the reporter would try his best to dissuade him.

Because the times have changed.

Under the impact of the new media, a money-making behemoth, and the cheap wages and benefits of journalists, in 2017, there were only 175 registered investigative journalists in China, and less than 130 investigative journalists in traditional media. In 2011, the number was 306.

175 people, they are facing a great country with a population of 1.4 billion, and what they are fighting is the huge shadow under this bright country.

Jian Guangzhou, who reported on melamine, wrote on social media in 2012: "The ideal is dead, I will withdraw first, take care brothers!"

Jiang Xinjie, who wrote the full-score college entrance examination essay "The Death of Red Hare" and reported on gutter oil, went to Tmall and became the sales director.

There are also many journalists who have left the journalistic industry they love one after another.

But can they be condemned for abandoning their ideals for bread? How many ideals can withstand the crushing of reality?

It is gratifying that at any time, China has no shortage of people who work hard, no shortage of people who work hard, no shortage of people who plead for the people, and no shortage of people who sacrifice their lives for the law. It is because of them that China can stand up for five thousand years! ⑤

So Le Jing asked: "What if I never come back?"

Li Zheng smiled, and he answered decisively: "Then I will never come back!"

The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

"Before you leave. I have something to ask you." Le Jing said solemnly.

"Please speak."

"This is "How the Steel Was Tempered" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes." Le Jing took out a few books from the bookshelf and put them on the counter, "plus the "Wukong Biography" in your hand, I hope you can bring them to China, copy them or print them, please let more people see them."

It is January 1938 now.

The Japanese army had not yet occupied Kaifeng, Chiang Kai-shek had not yet decided to release water at Huayuankou in Zhengzhou, Henan and Anhui had not yet become a vast ocean, and the tragedy of 1.4 million people being left homeless and hundreds of thousands drowned had not yet occurred.

Guangzhou, Wuhan, Nanning, Hainan Island... had not yet fallen. The Japanese bombing of Chongqing had not yet begun.

Wang Jingwei had not yet signed the humiliating "Outline for Adjusting the Emerging Relations between Japan and China" with Japan. At this time, he was still a patriot with a good reputation and respected by people.

Japan had not yet attacked Pearl Harbor in the United States, and the United States had not yet joined the war.

The great famine that occurred in Henan and caused the deaths of about 3 million people had not yet begun.

This is 1938, separated from 1945 by the bodies of tens of millions of compatriots, and separated from 1949 by countless battles.

Le Jing knew the ending. He knew that they would win in the end. But the people here did not know.

They did not know that they could stand up in the future and how proud Chinese they could become.

They did not believe that they could stand up in the future. They did not even believe that they had a future.

Le Jing was not arrogant enough to think that he could change history, nor could he defeat Japan and end the war on his own.

The only thing he could rely on was the knowledge and books he brought from later generations.

He had carefully considered the three books that Li Zheng brought back to China.

"The Legend of Wukong" conveyed to readers the spirit of struggle to break traditions, pursue freedom, and never give up.

"How the Steel Was Tempered" encouraged people to participate in the revolution, devote themselves to national construction, and fight for the cause of human liberation for their entire lives.

As for "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", the story of Guo Jing and Huang Rong fighting against the Mongolian army in the context of today's era will undoubtedly resonate with readers. He also wanted to use the story of Guo Jing and Huang Rong defending Xiangyang for more than ten years in plain clothes to tell readers that the greatest heroes serve the country and the people. Only if you care about the world, are loyal and brave to the country, then even if you are poor and destitute, even if you are in a terrible state, you are a real hero!

"The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is strictly speaking just a popular martial arts novel, but it is because of its popularity that this book can truly enter the hearts of ordinary people. Compared with the heavy and obscure "The Legend of Wukong" and the "unsuitable" "How the Steel Was Tempered", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is undoubtedly more down-to-earth and easier for the grassroots people to understand and accept. Unlike the tragedy of the previous two books, this book conforms to the Chinese people's preference for happy endings, which is undoubtedly easier to spread.

He hopes to use this book to complete the patriotic enlightenment of the poorly educated people at the bottom, so that they can muster up the courage to resist the tyrannical invaders.

He also hopes to use the story of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" to inspire more people to join this cruel war. He hopes that more people can stand up and save this shaky country!

Li Zheng has read "The Legend of Wukong", and he certainly understands the shock and change that this book can bring to the current domestic situation. He has also heard of the book "How the Steel Was Tempered", which is a popular book in the Soviet Union. As for "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", he really hasn't heard of it. The name sounds like a martial arts novel today. Li Zheng has also read a little bit, mostly about some vulgar things in the rivers and lakes of revenge, which is really not worthy of being in the upper class. But since Boss Le took it out with great care and put it together with "The Legend of Wukong" and "How the Steel Was Tempered", it proves that this book still has its merits.

But...

"Boss Le." He said hesitantly: "Let's not talk about "How the Steel Was Tempered". Do the authors of the other two books know that you are doing this? Without the author's permission, you will be sued for pirated copies."

Le Jing also knew this.

On Earth, this is an outright piracy. But even so, he had no choice but to do it.

Besides, even if he wanted to ask the author for his opinion, he couldn't.

Except for "Steel", the authors of the other two books were only in their teens and one was not yet born.

And this is another plane after all, and it is still unknown whether Jin Yong and Jin Hezai exist here.

So he could only repeatedly assure Li Zheng that no author would pursue responsibility, so that he could rest assured. Finally, Le Jing simply said: "Just treat me as the full agent of these two authors."

Li Zheng was relieved, but he didn't know what he had in mind, and he looked at Le Jing with even more admiration.

Le Jing ignored his thoughts and said, "For the poor, the cost of these books can be reduced or even free. But for the rich and foreigners, I hope the price is as high as possible."

Li Zheng touched his nose, "Boss Le, you really gave me a difficult problem!"

"But." He shrugged and laughed, "That's exactly what I want! I have a friend working in the printing bureau, so leave this to me!"

"When I settle down there, I can let my friend do this." Li Zheng winked at Le Jing, "I'm sure these books will be sold out in China. Then, Boss Le, you will make a fortune!"

So Le Jing smiled and said, "Then, I'm afraid I have to trouble you with one more thing."

"You say."

The young man said calmly, "Donate my share of the proceeds from the sale of books to the domestic army for anti-Japanese war."

The young man's expression was calm, without any sense of credit or boasting, nor did he show the excitement and excitement of those young people when they were excited. The young man's expression was very calm from beginning to end, and his words were even more calm.

But his words made Li Zheng's eyes brimming with tears.

With such young people, China will surely prosper.

"Okay!" Li Zheng answered firmly, "I will definitely donate all the money to the domestic anti-Japanese war, and then publicize your righteous deeds to the country!"

"That's not necessary." Le Jing shook his head and refused, "I just did my duty as a Chinese."

Moreover, he was just offering gifts to others, and such generosity to others really didn't deserve praise.

Li Zheng refused: "So, if someone asks about the source of the money, how should I answer them? The boss's righteous act is very helpful to the inspiration of the people in the country, so I think it should be widely spread."

"If you really have to say a name -" the young man seemed to remember something, and a smile of nostalgia and longing appeared in his eyes, "Just say that my name is Yanhuang."

'Yanhuang is not a name, it is a line of incense, you lit it for us. ' - This is the award speech given by "Moving China" to Mr. Zhang Jiqing, who has donated in the name of 'Yanhuang' for 27 years.

Now, let him pass on the burning incense.

‘Yanhuang’ will never die, and Yanhuang will live forever.

The author has something to say:

①②③④: Fang Dazeng, Cao Juren, Meng Qiujiang, Hu Jibang, they were all famous war correspondents during the Republic of China.

Among them, Hu Jibang went to the Soviet Union during World War II and was praised as "the first outstanding Chinese woman to go to the Soviet Union"; she was also the only Chinese war correspondent in the European War at that time, and participated in various important international conferences held in Moscow during and after the war; she interviewed Stalin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Truman, Chamberlain, Churchill, Charles de Gaulle, Tito, Kadar and many other world political figures. Her husband Bi Jilong once served as Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations.

It can be said that she is a legendary woman. Interested children can search for her life. The old lady lived a long life and died in 1995.

Several other reporters have their legendary life stories, which will not be posted here one by one. Interested children please use Baidu.

⑤ A passage from Mr. Lu Xun's "Have the Chinese Lost Their Self-Confidence": Since ancient times, we have had people who work hard, people who work hard, people who plead for the people, and people who sacrifice their lives for the law... Although the so-called "official history" is equivalent to writing a genealogy for emperors and generals, it often cannot cover up their glory. This is the backbone of China.

Ps I always like Brother Xun [Super loud]