Many "post-80s" and "post-90s" childhoods
It is indispensable to the company of "Fairy Tale King"
Pipilu, Rusisi, Shuk, Beta
He is a good friend who has accompanied countless people in their childhood
But this children's publication has accompanied generations
Came to the end
Zheng Yuanjie's "Fairy Tale King" was discontinued
This year's December issue became its masterpiece
On the evening of December 15, Zheng Yuanjie sent a Weibo announcement: "The fairy tale king magazine, which was founded in 1985, will stop publishing in January 2022. At the same time, a letter from Zheng Yuanjie to three trademarks was attached, which explained that the main reason for the suspension was to "devote all energy to safeguarding the rights of infringing trademarks."
Zheng Yuanjie shouted many times
We will devote all our energy to defending our rights
In fact, this news was clearly disclosed as early as November 15, Zheng Yuanjie's "A Letter from Zheng Yuanjie to Three Trademarks" published on Weibo.
"I have decided to stop writing the monthly fairy tale king from January 2022 and devote all my energy to defending your rights. Your unrepentant infringement led to the closure of the monthly magazine "Fairy Tale King" in January 2022, which has been published for 36 years since its inception in 1985 and has affected millions of readers with a total circulation of more than 200 million copies. Zheng Yuanjie shouted in the letter about trademark infringement.
This suspension of publication, hidden in the Weibo rights protection letter, did not attract particularly much attention from netizens at that time.
It wasn't until the official release of the December issue of "Fairy Tale King" that fans really felt that "childhood memories of generations" really wanted to say goodbye to us!
66-year-old "Fairy Tale King"
One man insisted on writing "Fairy Tale King" for 36 years
In China's children's publishing market, "The Fairy Tale King" itself is a "fairy tale" that is difficult to reproduce - it was founded in 1985 and has published 495 issues so far, with a total print run of more than 200 million copies, setting a world record. And each story is written independently by Zheng Yuanjie.
In 1985, the inaugural issue of "Fairy Tale King" was also auctioned for 100,000 yuan.
For the post-70s, post-80s, and post-90s generations, every character in "Fairy Tale King", Pipilu, Rusisi, Shuk, Beta..... They are all the most familiar fairy tale images in childhood.
In 2011, the United Nations selected the world's top ten books, and "Pippiru" and "Harry Potter" created by Zheng Yuanjie tied for fourth place.
Born in 1955 in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, Zheng Yuanjie served in the military, repaired airplanes, and worked as a worker. He began his literary career in 1977 and has been working tirelessly for more than 40 years. His works have been loved by generations of readers, and Zheng Yuanjie was once the writer with the highest royalty income in China, and can be called the "fairy tale king".
Zheng Yuanjie did not shy away from it, and dropped out of school in the fourth grade of primary school. It is worth mentioning that in the summer of the second year of the "Fairy Tale King", he was ridiculed by a university professor because of his low level of education: "Some of us here do not know the sky is high, and actually want to write a monthly magazine alone, if he can write for two years, I will write the name backwards." 」 ”
Zheng Yuanjie turned the anger he held back into the courage to create, hid at home, immersed in writing, and by the third year, the monthly print volume of "Fairy Tale King" exceeded 1 million copies.
To this day, the 66-year-old Zheng Yuanjie still maintains a spirit of not accepting defeat, whether in literary creation or rights protection.
Readers lament: the memories of generations
Many netizens learned of this news
Rush to buy the December issue immediately
I want to keep it as a souvenir
And for rights protection
Readers expressed their support
And look forward to resuming publication as soon as possible
At the end of this year,
Although "Fairy Tale King" is painted with a rest,
But Zheng Yuanjie's story will continue.
Stop publishing without stopping writing,
I wish Teacher Zheng forever young!