Chapter 32 How the world is connected to heaven

A few years ago, I heard that He Jianming was going to write a reportage about the history of reform and opening up in his hometown Suzhou. However, after that, I saw He Jianming's report on the major and difficult reform decision in 1978 of "introducing Western oil companies to my country's sea area for the first time to cooperate in oil exploration" and his history of tracking farmers in Taizhou, Zhejiang in Xiaogang, Anhui. Farmers in the village have already started subcontracting land before, automatically changing the independent rights of land management, reporting on the great changes in Chongqing in the past ten years, reporting on the 30-year historical development path of Dongguan, Guangdong, and reporting on the Wenchuan Earthquake in a timely manner. "Life First" and many other works, but there are no works about Suzhou.Because, from the news and other sources, I already know Suzhou’s leading and exemplary role after the reform and opening up, the earth-shaking changes that this land has shown, and the close relationship between He Jianming himself and this land, so, I have been looking forward to his report on Suzhou's work!

Now, when this 500,000-word "My Paradise" came to my hands, my joy and anticipation came. He Jianming's commitment and serious deeds really moved me a little.He Jianming is not a full-time writer. For so many years, he has been responsible for the heavy work of editor-in-chief of large-scale literary journals and president of publishing houses in the eyes of others.It's nothing short of a miracle that he's been able to keep producing so much work that requires a lot of actual interview work. "Those who do things always succeed, and those who practice always come." The reason why He Jianming "often succeeds" and "often arrives" is because he is a writer who is determined to do something and takes action constantly. He has a solemn mission spirit for the real China. and selfless commitment.

He Jianming's long reportage "My Paradise" is a literary report from the reality of Suzhou. It conveys intensively and emotionally the profound changes in Suzhou since the reform and opening up, and expresses the innovation and creativity of Suzhou people in modern life. The strength of spirit and smart and pragmatic character is a very good literary book for real Suzhou.Suzhou is an ancient and beautiful city in the south of the Yangtze River. "There is heaven above, and Suzhou and Hangzhou below." Such legends and concepts have been formed in people's hearts for a long time.However, in the past, when people experienced Suzhou, they often started from the aspects of history, culture, landscape and gardens.Therefore, Suzhou often gives people an old-fashioned and leisurely impression.However, in "My Paradise", Suzhou's ancient and leisurely charm still exists, but the great enthusiasm and creative energy it radiated during the reform and opening up years will give people a stronger and newer impact and impression.Therefore, "My Paradise" is not only a review of the ancient and comfortable Suzhou, but also a tracking and exploration of the inside story of the development and changes of the new Suzhou.It is a very good way for people to enter the "paradise" Suzhou through literature channels.

Suzhou in history is wonderful, but Suzhou in reality is even more lovely.This is my intuitive feeling after reading He Jianming's "My Paradise".The existence and legends of Suzhou history have been recorded because of history.But the splendor and loveliness of Suzhou reality requires real writing and records like He Jianming.Therefore, He Jianming regards his work as a historical writing of "paradise on earth", and a description of the great creations of "Suzhou people" in the real world.The author uses a grand structure of 26 chapters including a "preface" and four "paradise history on earth", respectively describing the geniuses shown in Suzhou's history, township enterprises, park revolution, local struggle for supremacy, and Suzhou people's philosophy. Unusual wisdom, individual actions, brilliant achievements.It can be described as majestic, meandering and colorful.It is this perspective of realistic description and in-depth and rational inspection that makes us who once thought we knew Suzhou feel novel, strange and shocked.For example, I don’t know how many people know that it was Deng Xiaoping’s trip to Suzhou in the spring of 1983, which affirmed Suzhou’s path to actively develop communes, teams, and township enterprises, from the realization of the speed of Suzhou’s economic development to the realization of the “turnover” of the national economic output value by the end of the 20th century. Two rounds" to realize the possibility of "well-off".It is also because of Deng Xiaoping's trip to Suzhou that the people of Suzhou quickly got rid of their mistakes and habits in terms of ideas and production behaviors, and quickly turned to the reform of the economic system. Under the guidance of the "Suzhou Model", great construction activities of a new paradise emerged, continuing to write the splendor of history.

He Jianming knows that reportage is a style of writing that is not empty talk, and the real facts have enough power to move and inspire readers.After entering the actual historical narrative of Suzhou, He Jianming naturally began to describe the facts more, focusing on the expression of human spirit, wisdom and emotional content in the facts.From the story of Gao Dekang, a former village "little tailor" in Changshu County, who successfully created "Bosideng" brand-name clothing that is almost comparable to "Pierre Cardin" in a short period of time; Quanhe led the villagers to set up communes and brigade enterprises, and then developed into a large-scale "Yangtze River Runfa Group" after "borrowing ladders to go upstairs, borrowing capital to make money, borrowing boats to go to sea, and borrowing belly to have children"; Du Gengen, Secretary of Liqiao Village in Changshu Regardless of some people's firm opposition, he determined to build a road connecting the county. After changing the remoteness of the village, he quickly attracted capital to set up a factory. Later, he even established the "Shenda Industrial Development Zone" in this remote place at that time. In the description, He Jianming gave a real and moving report on the policy of reform and opening up and the great and magical creative spirit of the grassroots people, which made people feel a lot of emotion after reading it.It makes you have to believe that the real great power often comes from the power of the people.

The cooperation between the Suzhou and Singapore governments to create the "Suzhou Industrial Park" is undoubtedly an important and cadenza in "My Paradise".This kind of unique creativity, complex and difficult cooperation, communication and changes in business philosophy and action methods, etc., give people a sense of pleasure when reading He Jianming's reportage, planning a battle, dealing with all parties, and winning the whole army.And those who are directly in charge, such as Wang Minsheng, Zhang Xinsheng, Wu Kequan, Wang Jinhua, etc., have demonstrated the wisdom and decisiveness of the commander and the ability to respond decisively, and their resolute character and moving image are even more memorable.To attract US$20 billion in investment, Suzhou has opened up new land in the Jinji Lake area.However, according to the requirements of Singapore, the geological conditions within more than 70 square kilometers must be clarified within one or two months. land, rotten river ponds and large and small lakes are raised by one meter; the infrastructure reaches "nine connections and one leveling" (that is, all connections and Land filling and leveling), which made people in Suzhou feel the strictness and coldness of modern management.At the time when the world-wide economic and cultural creativity was put into practice, Suzhou people were given opportunities and tests.Suzhou people use firm commitment and magnificent labor, in the words of Wu Kequan: with "four buckets" (a bucket for soup, a bucket for rice, a bucket for vegetables, and working outside all day, they are covered by the sun. The tanned human flesh barrel) started, fought hard and met the new party's requirements in a timely manner.After rapid capital introduction and establishment of factories, many advanced enterprises in the world have settled in. Now, it is a modern enterprise hidden in the surrounding fields surrounded by clear water, smoked peaches and willows, and precious flowers and trees.In such a fairyland-like place, CDP of 100 million yuan is realized every day, and fiscal revenue of 100 million yuan is created.This is the new feeling and new concept of New Suzhou.Yes, Suzhou is not only the Suzhou of past history and landscape gardens, but today’s Suzhou is a modern, beautiful, livable and productive Suzhou.As Jianming said, Suzhou is "mine, yours, and ours—Suzhou", which is a famous business card of China.Creation is a kind of beauty, and He Jianming enthusiastically deduces this new beauty of Suzhou with such moving facts.

Of course, the places where Suzhou people demonstrate new beauty are not only in the "Suzhou Industrial Park", but also in Kunshan, Zhangjiagang, Changshu, Wujiang, and Taicang. The flowers of reform are in full bloom, and the "five tigers are competing for supremacy".I really can't pass on all the wonderful stories of Suzhou people reported by He Jianming to readers.However, Suzhou people in the new era and the years of reform and opening up have shown their spirit of exploration, pioneering behavior, tenacious and intelligent character, attitude of being diligent in absorbing changes, and self-consciousness of daring to create, etc. In many places, people may only appreciate He Jianming It can only be fully felt in the entire reading of the work.He Jianming summed up the personality of Suzhou people as "mellow and tolerant" and extended it to explain that "the seemingly quiet and conservative mental state is actually a strong and passionate pursuit, upward, exertion and ultimate success. Completely flamboyant and burning."He Jianming's works use hundreds of characters and moving brilliant success stories to well explain the character of Suzhou people and reveal a profound rational spirit.Today, the wonderful performance of Suzhou people and one city and three bodies (that is, the original ancient city, the "new Suzhou" centered on the high-tech zone, and the "foreign Suzhou" centered on the Suzhou Industrial Park) is internalized and externalized every day. With fascinating changes, a new drama of "Paradise on Earth" is being staged, isn't it fascinating!

Perhaps it is because Suzhou has a hometown and flesh-and-blood connection with He Jianming.Therefore, the writing of "My Paradise" contains emotional elements that He Jianming did not have in other works.For example, his memories of his childhood, his attachment to his deceased father, and the rich content of history, spirit, emotion, and life connections that the land of Suzhou can never make him abandon all naturally enter into the author's understanding of Suzhou. narrative.This kind of narrative has a magnetic attraction, which can easily make the writer forget the limitations of writing in narcissism, and at the same time make the reader find a kind of true love in the writer's narration. The content of "My Paradise" is a thick documentary with historical character for the modern development of Suzhou, which is very difficult and rare.However, perhaps because of He Jianming's report, there is a characteristic of historical records report.