? Reading Zhang Ailing's collection of Zhuang Xinzheng's letters, I seem to understand that Zhang Ailing, a female writer, was troubled by dental diseases, skin diseases, headaches, swollen feet and other diseases in her later years. In her later years, Zhang Ailing kept giving up the superfluous things in her life and defending her dignity by subtraction.
? In 1990s, due to Xia Zhengqing's recommendation, the literary history from overseas brought Zhang Ailing back to the readers' field of vision. I read some novels and essays by Zhang Ailing at that time. This book by Mr. Zhuang Xinzheng has brought me closer to Zhang Ailing. Through their correspondence, we can learn about Zhang Ailing's works, publishing, reading and life. Zhuang Xinzheng not only gave Zhang Ailing a lot of help in her life, but also gave many pertinent suggestions on the publication and revision of her works.
? 1982, when reporting his own experience to Zhang Ailing, Zhuang Xin once again mentioned that Wang Jiazhi, the heroine in Lust, Caution, was treated with a bent pen, which led Zhang Ailing to say in a letter to him on July 5: "... Jiazhi in Lust, Caution was mentally abnormal because she sacrificed her virginity to be a spy, and her classmates had a bad attitude towards it and gave it to her. There is a famous saying in Britain:' Power is an aphrodisiac', and I think so. A love potion-it should be added, thanks to the indirect reminder-Jiazhi loves Teacher Yi a little, and her sex is ok. "
More interestingly, from Mr. Zhuang Xinzheng's notes, we can learn the details of Zhang Ailing's life, which is precious to Zhang fans. For example, in terms of diet: "She (Zhang Ailing) has an abnormal diet. She only ate the pies bought in the store and told the manager that eating other things would make her vomit. I told Lin that she had been ill for many years (mainly a cold); Eating is different from ordinary people, and they often only eat cakes and biscuits. " Because of this, Zhuang Xin's advice to her in the letter is: "I think I still have the ability to balance. For example, vegetables, fruits, milk and fish can be eaten often, and eating cakes alone will be biased. "
? 1August 3, 988, Zhuang Xin was writing this letter to Zhang Ailing, and she also noted a very gossip. A female reporter moved into Zhang Ailing's apartment and rented a room opposite Zhang to spy on Zhang Ailing's living conditions. The female reporter is Dai, the editor of The China Journal. She is a die-hard fan of Zhang Ailing. After her interview request was rejected, she tried her best to get close to Zhang Ailing.
? So, I rented the room opposite Zhang Ailing, took the opportunity to observe, peep, follow, and even pull up the garbage that Zhang Ailing threw away every day, and wrote the report "Gorgeous Edge-My Neighbor Zhang Ailing", which was serialized in the American Daily. On the one hand, many fans hate Dai's paparazzi-style intense news hunting, on the other hand, they get a very accurate and trivial record of Zhang Ailing's life from Dai's articles.