Liang Xinhui, chief reporter of Mammoth News Oriental Today
On January 23, the mammoth news oriental today newspaper reporter learned that the "8th Xu Chi Reportage Award" sponsored by the China Reportage Literature Society was announced, and a total of 8 reportage literature awards were awarded, of which Henan writer Wang Jianbing was listed with "The Weight of Life".
The scope of the 8th Xu Chi Reportage Award is the reportage works written in Chinese (or translated into Chinese) and published in Chinese mainland between 2018 and 2019. Since the launch of this year's award in July 2020, more than 200 works have been collected, and after the preliminary evaluation and final evaluation of the jury, 8 (articles) of the winning works have been finally evaluated.
They are: Gu Yue's "Notes on Frozen Soil", Li Di's "The Story of the Gas Station", Gao Hong's "Water Infinity", Ak dove's "Cliff Village", Niu Haikun's "Ejina Riverside" 5 long works and Wang Jianbing's "Weight of Life", Xu Jingeng's "Walking Backbone", Yu Yan's "Great Power Engine" 3 short and medium works.
These award-winning works, with novel themes and rich contents, show from different perspectives the lofty spiritual outlook and brilliant achievements of the people of the whole country in winning the decisive victory in building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way under the leadership of the party and striving to realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Among them, there are enthusiastic praises for poverty alleviation, improvement of people's livelihood and changes in economic and social development in the new era, solid writing on major themes such as ecological environmental protection and scientific and technological innovation, as well as delicate portrayals of typical characters and ordinary workers, reflecting the diversity of themes and styles, and being both ideological and literary and artistic.
(Wang Jianbing prose works)
Wang Jianbing's "Weight of Life" tells the story of the good man Xie Yanxin's great filial piety and love. As an ordinary worker of the coking coal group, Xie Yanxin, since 1974, proud of filial piety, dedication and dedication, poured his love into his ex-wife's three relatives bit by bit———— paralyzed father, incapacitated mother, and stupid brother, practicing the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation of respecting the old and loving the young, and paying his own youth, happiness, and even health. He was named The Moving China Person of the Year 2007.
Talking about "The Weight of Life", Wang Jianbing said that when he wrote Xie Yanxin, he was completely moved by Xie Yanxin's deeds.
"Respecting filial piety is the glorious tradition of our Chinese nation, in today's era of rampant materialism, filial piety should be advocated and carried forward, it directly corresponds to the essence of man, and all those who know filial piety still have some luminous things." What's more, Xie Yanxin's filial piety is not his blood and blood relatives, which should be publicized even more, because it has more of a layer of human relationship problems, which is in line with the social righteousness we promote. ”
Wang Jianbing said that this touch only stems from those deeds, and how to express it in the way of reportage still needs to be seriously considered. To be honest, well-known model figures are not easy to write, and if they don't get it right, they distill leftovers, and what they write has no taste. He thought that reportage was different from communication features, it should report both the facts and the facts, but also reflect the characteristics of literature, so there must be in-depth interviews, this kind of interview can not take the road of news interviews, completely in accordance with the needs of literary writing, to capture, to feel, even if it is the shadows in life, the wisps in the words.
To this end, Wang Jianbing went to Jiaozuo, where the protagonist was, found the dormitory in the mining area, and met the old man with the aura. "This old man is already a little wooden due to illness, but he is still smiling friendly, and he will spit out some after slowly thinking about the problems mentioned, and I know that it is still time for me to come, and it cannot be too late. His family complemented his words, and those supplements, under my guidance, were closer to the juice of life. ”
Wang Jianbing saw the unimaginable simplicity and simplicity in this home, saw the cold and the bustle of the past, saw the noisy medicine bottles on the small table, and later saw all kinds of reports and photos about Xie Yanxin.
"I learned in detail about the people who knew him, and I asked me from the side, why Xie Yanxin did this, why did he insist on it for so many years, when was Xie Yanxin discovered by the propaganda department, and if people didn't find out, what would Xie Yanxin be like." I had to find a true Letter of Thanksgiving, to find the true and real person of that person. I want to go into his heart, to have a true dialogue with him, to exchange my true feelings for his true feelings, so that I can enter my writing and show this person in words. Wang Jianbing said that he did not want to elevate Xie Yanxin, he was so simple and natural, he was so affectionate, he was not showing, not pandering, what he did was real himself. Therefore, Wang Jianbing wrote so, deliberately weakening the part of the report and highlighting the literary part.
Wang Jianbing frankly said that he was not a quick hand, and spent a lot of time to gather materials and look for creative feelings, and then he started writing and writing intermittently for about a month before completing. Finally, the documentary literary edition of "Chinese Writers" was given, and they quickly adopted it and published it in a prominent position, which showed that they affirmed this work.
"I think that reportage is not defined, and the display method of reportage is multi-oriented, and it is impossible to be framed in a certain paradigm, otherwise, literature will be rigid and not general. As long as the characters are real and the events are real, it is enough, a big tree is erected there, and the branches and leaves need literature to lay out, and the paving is good, in order to show the beauty of the big tree, in order to have a sense of abundance, swaying, and scene. Wang Jianbing said.