Half a month ago, at the Ruyi Tribal Restaurant by the sea, Xu Ge and I drank a few more drinks; we talked about the education of our children, about what he saw and heard on the way to Tibet in March this year; about the youth we have all lost, and about our firm ideals and persistence.
The sea breeze in May is still a little cold, wrapped in the dim lights of the intersection, pulling us long. Yes, Brother Xu is Xu Zhiyong, the owner of Dragon Media Bookstore, a big brother I admire very much. Moreover, dragon media bookstore is also my first job after graduating from secondary school.
Time is like an arrow off the string, the Dragon Media Bookstore has been open for 20 years since its opening; Xu Ge is like a devout believer, who has been running Dragon Media for 20 years and is not moved; his faith and perseverance make readers, friends and the city feel a kind of sacredness and solemnity. The Dragon Media Bookstore has now become the business card and image endorsement of Qinhuangdao Bookstore.
These 20 years have been 20 years for Xu Ge to adhere to the bookstore culture of Qinhuangdao and for a group of loyal readers and friends; these 20 years have also made Xu Ge from an ignorant youth to a well-known cultural messenger in Hong Kong City.
Get to know the dragon media, know Xu Zhiyong, is in the spring of 2000, when the dragon media bookstore is still next to the Hebei Street Grain Bureau, about 100 square meters of shop separated from the bookstore and a very small office, the bookstore is surrounded by bookcases, countless kinds of books like knife cut code on the shelves, even the top of the bookcase is also some hardcover books, complete sets of books Packaging boxes and displays, the entire bookstore books are small and uneven, more and not chaotic, mixed and orderly. The office next to it is slightly dim because of the lighting problem, and there are many shelves and new book promotion boards. Closest to the inside is a simple desk with an old computer on it. It was in that hut that Brother Xu and I completed the interview and reached the intention of cooperation.
Since that day, Brother Xu and I have become friends, and for nearly 20 years, although we have not been in regular contact, we have paid attention to each other; when there is a phone call, it has always been responsive.
From that day on, books became an indispensable companion in my life, accompanying me every step of my growth in Qinhuangdao.
In the past 20 years, Dragon Media Bookstore has always insisted on only making "fine books", so books like "Sanlian, Commercial Press, Zhonghua Bookstore, and Lijiang Publishing House" may only be the most complete and refined of Dragon Media Bookstore. Brother Xu has been immersed in books for many years, not only has he cultivated the ability to quickly and accurately help readers pick and choose books, but what is valuable is that he understands the reading habits and preferences of almost every reader, and can often share the stories in the book and the feelings of sharing with the readers. Over time, talking about books, *sharing* feelings, and meeting friends with books has become a unique corporate culture of Dragon Media.
And I, too, have benefited a lot from it, and have developed the habit of reading and thinking for many years.
In the past 20 years, Dragon Media Bookstore has gathered a group of readers who love to read books and have thoughts, and everyone often gathers in the bookstore to read, drink tea and chat. These loyal readers include junior high school students, there are also the elderly who are nearly 90 years old, there are real estate practitioners, education practitioners, IT practitioners, there are government agencies, business or part-time workers, these readers in the dragon media, there is no distinction between industry and status, regardless of age, everyone has come together because of the book, and has become a good friend who talks about everything.
In the past 20 years, from the initial Hebei Avenue to the vicinity of Jianshe Road Primary School, and from Jianshe Road Primary School to Sun City, although the Dragon Media Bookstore has changed its location several times, the number of readers has always increased. No matter how far away, no matter how busy, everyone will take time to go to the bookstore to choose a few new books and taste the free good tea of Xu Ge.
For 20 years, although the space of the bookstore has always been limited, the Dragon Media Bookstore has adhered to the concept of making fine products, making it a spiritual home for many people in Hong Kong City.
In the past 20 years, although the tide of Internet and self-media reading has been surging continuously, Xu Ge has operated traditional bookstores and Internet tools very well, and has become a bright color in the bookstore industry in Hong Kong City.
For 20 years, although Xu Ge is no longer young, his love for bookstores and his persistence in culture have preserved a pure land for us, readers and friends, in this noisy and noisy world.
In the past 20 years, Dragon Media Bookstore has given us a sense of home when we are confused and troubled at work; in 20 years, Dragon Media Bookstore has given us a deeper understanding of time and space.
"I hope that Dragon Media can become a store that still leaves something in people's hearts after another 10 years and 20 years." "There used to be such a bookstore in Qinhuangdao", as long as the dragon media remains in people's hearts like this, I can find the meaning of persistence. This is Xu Gelong's message for 20 years, saying it to himself and to us.
Flowing water has taken away 20 years of time, dragon media, but also warm every one of us who love to read.
Text | Melancholy nerves
There is poetry and bookishness in the belly, and reading thousands of volumes begins to understand the gods