That year the flowers bloomed 1981

When Li Ye saw Zou Zhiguo, Aqiang, and Pan Xiaoqing, he was also very surprised. He just asked Zou Zhiguo to take Aqiang to watch the flag raising. Why did he even invite reporters?

What kind of battle is this?

Li Ye had no choice but to receive the three people while asking Sun Xian to quickly call Li Huaisheng.

Now Li Huaisheng is still the president of the literary club!

Pan Xiaoqing looked at the young Li Ye and asked with bright eyes: This classmate, may I ask what kind of cultural cooperation you have with Hong Kong Island?

Li Ye smiled and said, Let's wait until the president of our literary club comes to discuss this!

Pan Xiaoqing smiled and said, Tell me about it first!

Li Ye waved his hand: It's inconvenient. I don't know many details.

Although it was Li Ye who was the matchmaker this time, it was better to leave things like reporters to veterans like Li Haisheng and Yang Yumin.

Li Huaisheng and Yang Yumin arrived soon. When they saw that Li Ye had no intention of stealing the spotlight, they both felt that Li Ye is a kind person.

But actually! Li Ye didn't need this kind of publicity opportunity, and he also wanted to downplay the relationship with Talang Literature Publishing House on the surface to avoid people making irresponsible remarks.

Li Huaisheng had communicated with Li Ye a long time ago, and naturally understood what Li Ye meant by calling Aqiang to come to the capital.

We invited Mr. Huo to come here so that he can deeply understand the depth and splendor of the flower-growing civilization.

Let him have a clearer understanding of the historical background of Looking Homeward, which will facilitate the creation of related comics.

You may not know that there are no unified regulations for history textbooks in Hong Kong Island. School teachers are free to choose textbooks. This has resulted in Hong Kong Island students' lack of knowledge about the history of flower planting.

So we decided to arrange some history courses for Mr. Huo first, and then let him feel the vastness of the motherland and see the cultural relics left by his ancestors, such as the Forbidden City in Beijing and the Terracotta Warriors and Horses in Chang'an.

Yes, there is also the Great Wall beyond the Great Wall, and the Yumen Pass where the spring breeze never blows.

Li Huaisheng and Yang Yumin were talking to reporter Pan Xiaoqing. Aqiang, who was listening in, opened his mouth wider and wider, and his eyes became more and more confused.

He just wants to finish this job quickly and return to Hong Kong Island to ask his boss for a promotion and salary increase!

But look what these people said?

Want me to take a class to study history? If I like studying in class, why do I need to make a living by drawing salty comics?

And looking at this energy, why do you really want me to visit the great rivers and mountains of the motherland?

Li Ye looked at Aqiang's embarrassment and added calmly: You also need to visit the Memorial Hall to Resist M-A and Aid Korea by the Yalu River.

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We must go, we must go and see. We are not only strong in our ancestors, we are not weak now. We cannot let others think that the country is weak because of our habitual humility.

Let Mr. Huo go and see how the British Royal Infantry Brigade was captured by our soldiers.

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Aqiang was almost stupid.

Just now he was warmed by the kind people around him, but now he was numbed by a few nationalists.

The infantry brigade of the Great Eagle Empire was captured? Why haven't I heard of it?

Do whatever you like! Anyway, I am alone in the wolf's den, and the fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered has no right to resist.

But after the interview, Aqiang felt the warm warmth again.

The university students in Beijing gave Aqiang a warm welcome. Not only the students from the literary club, but also the student union and youth league committee came to express their friendly attitude towards Aqiang.

And after learning that Aqiang was an orphan, this attitude instantly rose to the level of caring.

I'll live in Beijing University first. If you have any difficulties or requests, please feel free to ask.

Okay, okay, but I have booked a hotel today, thank you.

Zou Zhiguo had agreed with Aqiang in advance that he would take him out to live tonight, so Aqiang tried his best to decline Beijing University's kindness.

When he left Beijing University in the evening, Aqiang asked Zou Zhiguo: The last person who shook hands with me just now was not a student, right?

Zou Zhiguo pushed his bicycle and said, It's not a student, that's the director of the school.

Aqiang said in shock: Director? Is that the kind of director who is the police commissioner?

Zou Zhiguo glanced at Aqiang sideways, without comment, got on the bicycle and started pedaling.

The Chief of Police of Hong Kong Island is commonly known as the Big Brother of the Police Force. It would be an exaggeration to say that he is powerful, but he is definitely a big shot in Hong Kong Island.

But Zou Zhiguo didn't want to explain, so Aqiang sat on the back seat of the bicycle and looked at his palm blankly, feeling that it was still warm.

Zou Zhiguo rode his bicycle to Zaojun Temple and met Li Ye.

Li Ye smiled and said, Did Pei Wencong tell you about my situation?

Aqiang nodded and said, I told you that here, everything depends on Mr. Li.

When A Qiang came, Pei Wencong told him not to offend Li Ye at all, but also not to show excessive respect in front of outsiders.

sit down!

Li Ye asked Aqiang to sit down, and then said: I see from your expression today that you seem to be surprised by the arrangement here. Do you think something is inappropriate?

Aqiang said: This must be a surprise. I thought I would go back in a few days, but now it seems that half a month is not enough.

It has nothing to do with time, Li Ye denied: If you are the right candidate, it may not take half a month.

Aqiang was stunned. Isn't it appropriate for you to welcome me like this?

So he asked, What would be a suitable candidate?

Identification, identification from the heart, Li Ye said seriously: We need someone who identifies with this land from the heart to be the main writer and person in charge of this comic.

This is why Li Ye insisted on Hong Kong Island sending a cartoonist north.

He was afraid that people like Naoto Nakamura would arbitrarily adapt The Lost Soldier, and he also had no blind trust in Hong Kong Island.

It is now 1983, and external demonizing propaganda does exist.

The ending of Looking Homeward shows the remnant soldiers from the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty returning to their hometown after traveling thousands of miles away. If a cartoonist does not agree that the mainland is the authentic way to grow flowers, can he create the soul resonance of a wanderer returning home?

It took Ah Qiang a long time to understand what Li Ye meant. He thought for a while and then said: I don't know if I am the person you need, but I don't agree with the Hong Kong British. They have never regarded me as their compatriot. .”

Aqiang used the word compatriot, but before today, he had no feelings about this word.

Okay, show me your work.

Aqiang opened his luggage and took out seven or eight comic magazines and comic drawings.

Li Ye took Aqiang's work, opened it and looked at it carefully. As he looked at it, his expression changed.

Aqiang's painting skills are very good, but there are many bad things mixed in these works.

In the 1960s and 1970s, Hong Kong comics had a tendency to be sentimental and violent, but later the publication of relevant rigid regulations restrained them a lot.

These works of Aqiang do not exceed the regulations, but the subtle borderline style is very obvious.

And just wipe it as you go! It’s okay to be able to grasp “pure” and “desire”! But Aqiang's works are too promiscuous and can't let otakus dream about goddess.

What kind of mess is this? Li Ye said with a sullen face: Why did Pei Wencong recommend you? Do you know what kind of work Looking Homeward is?

A Qiang was startled by Li Ye's sudden burst of aura, and could only whisper: I know, it is in the same genre as Flying in the Wind, and I have tried to write a similar novel.

Show me the novel.

Aqiang hurriedly gave Li Ye the half of the novel he wrote.

After reading it for a while, Li Ye's gloomy expression softened slightly. Aqiang's creative ideas for the novel were quite consistent with Looking Homeward Alone.

He said seriously to Aqiang: You must correct your aesthetics and accept strict study of relevant knowledge. This comic will not allow anything with bad guidance to appear.

Aqiang felt strong pressure. He was a little aggrieved and a little unhappy.

For many years, Aqiang wanted to be a real cartoonist, but he couldn't even find a formal comic assistant job.

This time Pei Wencong asked him to go north to the capital. It was his opportunity and his test.

Li Ye asked coldly: Do you want to go back now?

Aqiang was silent for a long time without speaking, and finally slowly shook his head.

Then you will move to the dormitory of Beijing University tomorrow and study seriously in class.

That night, Aqiang tossed and turned in bed unable to sleep.

As soon as he closed his eyes, he would see those passionate eyes during the day, especially the eyes of the seven or eight-year-old girl, which made him reluctant to leave.

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The next day, Aqiang arrived at Beijing University with a pair of panda eyes, and then saw two small stacks of books and picture albums in the activity room of Gujun Literary Club.

Li Huaisheng smiled and said: Hello Mr. Huo Renqiang, this is historical information related to the mid-Tang Dynasty, as well as armor, weapons, and clothing at that time. If you don't understand anything, you can ask it and we can discuss it together.

Aqiang: .

Aqiang spent the whole morning like a year.

The books in simplified Chinese seemed very difficult and required Li Huaisheng to constantly explain to him. Aqiang suddenly felt that he was almost like a primary school student.

Fortunately, Li Ye provided the information in advance. Hong Kong's history textbooks seriously lacked descriptions of the history of flower farming. Otherwise, Aqiang's scumbag nature would have been completely exposed.

In the afternoon, Aqiang became interested in those picture albums. He first copied a few pictures, and then got out of hand and didn't stop until dinner time.

After Li Huaisheng and several other classmates saw Aqiang's drawings, they all praised him.

Mr. Huo, your painting style is very unique. I am also a painting enthusiast. Can you teach me?

Yes, Mr. Huo, can you tell us about the characteristics of comics and the differences between them and sketches?

When several students sincerely asked Aqiang for advice, he suddenly felt that his life at Beijing University was not so difficult after being depressed for most of the day.