Chapter 28 postscript

I received an email from editor Zheng Li, telling me that things about this book are almost in Russia. Zheng Li said, we all watch you on TV every day, I hope you will be more careful. Because the plane was late, I sat in the coffee shop on the second floor of Moscow Airport, drinking coffee, and killing the waiting time.Time flies. Last May, I was in Moscow. At that time, I had just returned from Iraq. After interviewing the "SARS" in Beijing, I was rushing to write my second book. Now, a little over a year later, even to my own surprise, my third book has been written. With this book, the key is Zheng Li, who is my senior brother in Fudan University.The first time I saw him was at the signing event in Shanghai last year. A tall and elegant boy handed me a card after signing the book, and then said to me quickly, I am also from Fudan University, I am Wang Ruomei's classmate, I hope you can write a book for us. Before I could react, he had already disappeared in the crowd.Holding that card, I didn't take it too seriously because I didn't know what else I could write.

Later, he approached me through Wang Ruomei, hoping that I would write about my own experience, but I never agreed, because I felt that my own experience was not worth writing a book because I was still young.Later, I became very busy, so busy that I didn't even know what I had done in the past year, where I had been, and we had no contact anymore. Until May of this year, I asked Ruomei, can you give me Zheng Li’s phone number, and Ruomei asked me, do you want to write something? I said, yes, because in the past year, I have traveled to more than ten cities in China , I went to dozens of universities, especially talking with those young students, which made me think about many issues and made me feel a lot. I want to write these down.

Ruomei didn't object, so I called Zheng Li. I was a little trembling at first, because I didn't know if he was still interested in an author like me.Fortunately, on the other end of the phone, his response was enthusiastic, which made me feel relieved and started to write. When I wrote an article, I sent an email to Zheng Li. He gave me a good evaluation at the beginning, which made me really let go of writing, because I am always worried about my personal feelings and personal thoughts. Experience, whether others are interested.I also showed Ruomei and Haiyan a few articles, and they encouraged me to continue writing. Ruomei criticized my writing for lack of aesthetic feeling very bluntly, but also praised my frankness.

Until one day, I said, I'm done. And then, waiting nervously for a while, I was like, I don't care how much the book gets out, I just want to see it become a book.But I doubt myself a lot, because I feel that, looking back now, these feelings and experiences of mine are actually not that worthy of scrutiny. Later, Mr. Jia Zongpei, the editor-in-chief of Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House, came to Beijing. We met in a hurry. The time was very short, but most of the time was not about this book, but about the sea and the sky. Then I went to catch the plane .After another period of time, I traveled to several countries and returned to Beijing, and received an email from Zheng Li,

This book is settled. Having said this, I actually want to say that there are many things that cannot be rushed. The right time, the right mood, and the right environment make it happen. I wrote this postscript intermittently, from Moscow back to Hong Kong, and then to Beijing, I couldn’t calm myself down, until now, sitting in a coffee shop at the Beijing airport. It happened to be the night before the National Day, and I had just finished covering the National Day reception from the Great Hall, and hurried to the airport alone with my luggage.The purpose is to be able to return to Hong Kong on October 1st, because I promised my daughter that I will accompany her well during the three-day National Day holiday.

It's just that the plane is delayed, and it will be after 2 o'clock in the morning on October 1st when we arrive in Hong Kong, but delay is always better than cancel. Because it was already the latest flight, the cafe only opened a corner for business.The light is dim, allowing me to relax and hide in the corner.Looking at the tarmac in the night outside the floor-to-ceiling glass windows, I suddenly realized that a large part of my life was spent in airports in different countries and cities. I was like those planes, traveling from one station to another. , with a little addition, and hit the road again.If there is no serious problem, just check it regularly, until one day it will never fly again.

When people ask me what I have done in the past year, it is really difficult to answer.Because there are too many things to do, but not as impressive as Iraq and Afghanistan, I can only say that I am working every day. The only change is that I came to Beijing. Life is like this, after making a plan, you still have to face changes.It seems that airplane flights may be delayed or canceled due to weather and other reasons.But I'm used to it, and if there's a change, I'll say to myself, well, think about what can be done: Make good use of the waiting time, or try to change your itinerary, because at this time, you are powerless to change the reality, you can only make adjustments yourself, and life is constantly adjusting.

This book is for those who like Phoenix and get to know Luqiu well, for those who like Luqiu and want to know about Luqiu, and especially for those young people who want to be inspired by other people's growth journey, because Watching how others walk can help you avoid detours and walk faster. Working with my colleagues and peers every day, I am relieved that they always regard me as their colleagues and peers, and never think that I am special.In their view, my fame is something that has nothing to do with them, something they never care about. I am an ordinary person, a dedicated reporter, and I have to admit that I am also a lucky reporter, which is why I have this book.

September 30, 2004 at Beijing International Airport