Chapter 229 My relationship with "enlightened"

I don't even remember when I had a relationship with Kaiming Bookstore.I had to look through previous works.In the preface of "The Complete Works of Bing Xin" published by Beixin Book Company, there is a passage saying: At that time, there were various "Complete Works of Ms. Bing Xin" published in Beiping. , which also added a lot of "fake names"... Here are a few words: Ming, etc., come to discuss with me and ask me to sue and ban. This preface was written in 1932, which shows that before 1932, I had already submitted some collections to Kaiming for printing.But I don't remember.

In Ba Jin's postscript to Bing Xin's Works, he said: Mainland reprint.She said, "Let me entrust you with this matter." I replied, "Okay, let me rewrite it for you." So I accepted her commission.With the author's consent, I handed over the edited three volumes to Kaiming Bookstore for publication. This reprogramming work is actually very simple.Originally, there was "The Complete Works of Bing Xin" published by Beixin Book Company. Before the Anti-Japanese War, Beixin sent me the manuscript fee for "The Complete Works of Bing Xin" on a monthly basis. After the Anti-Japanese War, there was no such thing.Ba Jin was very concerned about my economic situation at that time.

What I remember is that in 1944, it was through Ba Jin that I gave mine to Kaiming Bookstore. I made it very clear in the preface to the reprint: A month later, it was ready for reprint.I hurriedly handed over the corrected copy to them, but there was no news after that!Although it is sold in Chongqing, Guilin, Kunming...even in Qujiang, Xi'an...there are still "first editions"... I wrote to Tiandishe to ask, but the reply said that the "first edition" was 5,000 copies , In addition to the rain-stained mouse bite, there were still one or two hundred copies that were not sold. In the end, they blamed themselves for "poor sales" and apologized to me.I feel ashamed and have nothing to say.Although the "Literary World News" in various domestic newspapers is advocating "excellent sales", when my girlfriend in the United States asked me for a book, she also excerpted an American literary magazine and called it "The Best-Seller in Chung King" (Chongqing) best-selling book).

Therefore, I corrected this little book and gave it to Kaiming Bookstore... From then on, even when I was far away in Japan, Kaiming Bookstore sent the manuscript fee to Xie’s family in Peking as scheduled! Here, one more thing: A few years ago I wrote an article about Senior Ye Shengtao, saying that we first met in Beijing after liberation. After reading the article, Mr. Ye corrected me and said: We first met, not in Beijing. Beijing after liberation was in Chongqing and Jialu before liberation.I asked Comrade Ye Zhishan over the phone yesterday, and he said that the meeting was also for publishing in Kaiming Bookstore.In Ye Lao’s diary dated September 19, 1944, there is such a passage, what a good old editor, what a rigorous old scholar.A sloppy person like me, in front of Ye Lao, can only worship and feel ashamed.

I have known for a long time that Kaiming Bookstore has published many influential books and magazines.As for their rigorous editing style and close relationship with the author, I have personally experienced it!In the event commemorating the 60th anniversary of Kaiming Bookstore, I would like to write about the relationship between Ye Lao and Ba Jin, and Kaiming Bookstore, and express my deepest respect and gratitude!