Who is the cutest person has aroused such a wide and strong response at home and abroad. Why? What is the process of its creation? I heard Wei Wei say "Who is the cutest person" for the first time, and the creative background was1August, 990 17. On this day, Li Yu 'an, the "living martyr" mentioned in this article, came to Wei Jia Wei at Badachu 1 in Beijing Xishan. At this time, I am the director of the literary workshop of the Political Department of the Beijing Military Region, and I am a literary warrior trained by Wei Wei. He asked me to accompany the guests, in fact, it gave me an opportunity to study and get an education.
Wei Wei looked at the old man with a white beard in a Chinese tunic suit and said in surprise, "Comrade Li Yu 'an, I didn't expect you to be alive!" Li Yu 'an said excitedly, "Live, live, I won't come to see you!" " "The hands of the two veterans tightly hold together.
Wei Wei fondly recalled the process of writing Who is the cutest person. It was 195 1 the second campaign to resist US aggression and aid Korea. Chinese people's Volunteer Army's 38th Army 1 12 Division undertook the infiltration task, and they successfully infiltrated Li San, Longyuanli and SongGu Feng, cutting off the enemy's rear road. In order to get back the chance to live, the enemies who fled south rushed to 1 12 division. In order to meet the fleeing troops from the south, the enemies of the northern aid also rushed to the 1 12 division. In the face of a large number of well-equipped American troops, 1 12 suffered the greatest battlefield pressure, and the whole battlefield was killed in darkness.
SongGu Feng is the focus of the US military's struggle. This is 1 12, 3rd company, 335th regiment, 1 battalion. They fought the worst battle. The US military concentrated 32 planes, 18 tanks, dozens of howitzers and 1000 infantry to attack Company 3. The officers and men of our 3 rd company fought bloody battles and defeated countless attacks by the US military. There are only seven people left in the last three companies, and they are still stubbornly sticking to their posts. When the division command post heard the feat of Sanlian in SongGu Feng, all the comrades present stood in awe and shed tears. After the battle, Yang Dayi, the division commander of 1 12, went to the position of Company 3 and saw an unforgettable scene: the front of the position was full of hundreds of American bodies and smashed guns. I sacrificed the officers and men of three companies, some clung to the enemy's machine guns, some grenades were covered with the enemy's brains, and some had half an enemy's ear in their mouths ... The embers of the soldier Xing Yutang and the second platoon leader Wang were still burning, and their bodies were pressing the enemy's body, and their teeth and nails were deeply embedded in the enemy's flesh ... Afterwards, Yang Da told Wei Wei the position of the third company, who came for an interview, and accompanied him to revisit the position of the third company.
Wei Wei said that he was looking for the surviving officers and men of Company 3 to cover the battle, but apart from the sacrifice and serious injuries, there was only one correspondent left in Company 3. Later, I found Wang Yingchang, and the material "Who is the cutest person" was told by Wang Yingchang with tears.
195 1 February, Wei Wei completed a three-month interview with North Korea. After returning to China, he was appointed as the deputy editor-in-chief of Literature and Art of the People's Liberation Army, and began to spend time writing about his experiences and feelings in North Korea. In particular, the scenes of the Battle of SongGu Feng frequently appeared in his mind, which inspired his writing.
"The topic of' Who is the cutest person' is not difficult to come up with, but jumped out of my heart and emotional waves in the excitement of the Korean battlefield." Wei Wei became more and more excited. He almost forgot to receive guests. He said that the most fundamental reason why I wrote "Who is the cutest person" is that the heroism and heroic deeds of volunteer soldiers are so great and touching. In his writing, Wei Wei selected three typical stories that can best show the true colors of heroes from more than 20 most vivid stories after careful scrutiny and deletion. Because of my deep feelings, I wrote it in one go like a god, and it was completed in more than a day. After the manuscript was written, it was handed over to Song Zhizheng, editor-in-chief of PLA Literature and Art, for advice. After reading it, Editor Song was first moved and immediately said, "Send it to People's Daily immediately!" Deng Tuo, president of People's Daily, was very excited when he saw this article. He made an exception and decided to publish this article in the editorial position on the front page of People's Daily.
In the article "Who is the cutest person", * * * mentioned the names of 13 martyrs. Due to the special situation of the battlefield at that time, it was difficult to know who was dead and who was alive. Later, there appeared two "living martyrs", Li Yu 'an and Jing Yuzhuo, who lived anonymously, worked hard and made contributions to the country.
1one day in August, 990, the former 355th regiment of the Volunteers called Wei Wei and said that the martyr Li Yu 'an in the article "Who is the cutest person" was still alive. He came to the old army to send his youngest son to join the army and wanted to know Wei Wei. This is also the reason why Li Yu 'an came to Vivian's house today. The two veterans talked about the past and recalled the battle of SongGu Feng and the creation of Who is the cutest person.
Wei Wei said that the creative process is like witnessing a battle scene and then thinking of drinking water. He continued Li Yu 'an's cup of tea, took a few sips of it himself and asked doubtfully, "Why didn't you come to me after so many years?" ? Why not come to the old army? Li Yu 'an described the situation after being injured in the Korean battlefield. At that time, Li Yu 'an was seriously injured in the chest. After being in a coma for six or seven hours, he was rescued from the position by a hand of the Korean People's Army. Three days later, he was sent to the field hospital by the army of his neighbors and had a thoracotomy before he survived. Later, he was transferred back to China for treatment. After the injury, he retired to his hometown Xinglong Town, Bayan County, Heilongjiang Province due to disability, and worked as an ordinary worker in the grain depot for decades. "I am much luckier than the comrades who died. Married a wife, became a family, and lived well. This time, if my youngest son doesn't want to be a soldier, I won't bother the old army, let alone you. "Li Yu' an is simple and honest. Vivian was very touched when she heard this. She told me and Li Yu 'an emotionally that Li Yu 'an was a veteran of 1946 who joined the army. He made many contributions to the liberation of Siping, Tianjin and crossing the river. But he never shows off his achievements to others. Demobilized to the local area for more than 40 years, he has made contributions to the country in ordinary jobs. At that time, his monthly salary was less than 100 yuan, which made it very difficult to support a family of eight. But he never came into contact with the government or the old army. He is not only the "cutest person" on the battlefield, but also the "cutest person" in the period of peaceful construction. At the end of the meeting, Wei Wei presented Li Yu 'an with a hardcover novel "The Orient" and a collection of Wei Wei essays, and wrote on the title page of the book: "You will always be the cutest person! "
Wei Wei inquired about Li Yu 'an's current family situation in detail and enthusiastically arranged food, shelter and transportation for him. He also wrote the heroic deeds of Li Yu 'an, a "living martyr", to Li Yu 'an's old army and relevant departments in his hometown, and suggested solving his living difficulties and implementing issues such as demobilized soldiers and disability treatment.
Three novels sang the trilogy of revolutionary war.
Wei Wei has written three novels successively: Oriental, the first novel in China that describes the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea in a panoramic way; The Red Ribbon of the Earth, China's first novel describing the Long March of the Red Army in a panoramic way; There is also the Fire Phoenix, a magnificent picture reflecting the great War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation. The time sequence of creation is naturally formed. According to the time of war, it should be: the Red Army Long March, War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the War of Liberation and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, which constitute the trilogy of revolutionary war as a whole.
Wei Wei's novel Orient was written in 1959 Xingtai Garrison 187. I happened to join the army at that time and came to this heroic army. At the meeting to welcome the new comrades in the regiment, I spoke on behalf of the recruits and recited a poem I wrote. Let's go and sign up. Zhou Shuqing, the political commissar of the division who attended the meeting, introduced a recruit named Wang to Wei Wei. He is a teacher in a township middle school and joined the party and joined the army with the students. He spoke passionately on behalf of the recruits and recited a poem he wrote on the spot. Wei Wei paid special attention to the new soldiers who could write something and insisted on meeting them in person. So, the next day I was taken to the headquarters to meet the great writer Wei Wei. In the past, I only read "Who is the cutest person" in middle school Chinese textbooks. Today, I will meet this long-admired celebrity. I'm excited, a little shy and nervous. When I, a private soldier, saluted the colonel in front of me, my right hand trembled a little. Vivian kindly asked me to sit beside him and looked at me tenderly through her nearsighted glasses and deep eyes. After listening to my report, Wei Wei said to the political commissar, "This young man is good. If you want to train him to engage in literary and artistic creation, put him in Red 2 Company! Without life, you can't do it. You must first become an excellent soldier. " In this way, I lived and exercised in Red 2 Company for six or seven years. At first, the stressful life in the company was so busy that I didn't have time to write, and I had the idea of "backing out". The political commissar of the division and Comrade Wei Wei kept coming to see me in the company and asked me if I was bitter and tired. Enlighten me: "If you sharpen your knife, you will surely write something with your life." I also instructed the company leaders to give me some spare time for literary and artistic creation. Every night after the class meeting, the monitor always asks me to take out the poems I wrote that day and read them to everyone. My comrades-in-arms copied it one after another and it was very popular. Most of the poems I wrote were recited during the March and on the military field, and some were written on the blackboard of the company. The press officer in the regiment constantly posted my better poems to newspapers inside and outside the army, and often published them in newspapers such as Comrade, People's Liberation Army, People's Daily and Poetry Magazine. In two or three years, I wrote a poem in a big sack. The Political Department of the Division selected and printed my poetry collection Song of the Warrior, which was recommended by Wei Wei and the Political Committee of the Division and presented to Comrade Tian, a famous poet who was then the chairman of Hebei Writers Association. After careful selection and sorting, he recommended it to Baihua Literature and Art Publishing House for publication. This is my first book of poetry, Song of Soldiers, published in 1964. It should be said that it was Comrade Wei Wei who guided and helped me to embark on the road of literary creation.
Wei Wei spent a long time writing The Orient under the guidance of my teacher. On holidays, I sometimes ask for leave to visit Mr. Wei at headquarters, but he still insists on keeping me for dinner. I am a private who dares to have dinner with the chief. I only remember a few times, I went to Xingtai city with the civil servants in the division to buy manuscript paper for the chief.
The novel Oriental took a long time to create, spanning 20 years. Later, during the "Cultural Revolution", Wei Wei was also hit and forced to stop writing for several years, which was only completed after the "Cultural Revolution". When Dongfang 1979 was published, Wei Wei signed it and sent it to me as soon as possible. At this time, I have been transferred from the company to the comrades-in-arms song and dance troupe of the Beijing Military Region to write lyrics. I read it first, and I felt very kind and moved. After reading it, I wrote a learning experience and published it in the then Comrade Daily.
The remarkable feature of Orient is that the author not only describes the whole process of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, including major battles and battles, but also skillfully links the high command with grass-roots commanders, volunteers with Korean soldiers and civilians, front and rear, and foreign countries with great tolerance. In order to create this work, Wei Wei spent his whole life accumulating. He not only went to the DPRK for interviews three times, but also went deep into the rural areas of Jizhong and Beijing Changxindian Erqi Vehicle Factory for investigation, research and job training. After reading it, people can't help but exclaim: How many heroes and outstanding people are pleasing to the eye, admirable, thought-provoking and unforgettable in this book! Ding Ling, a famous writer, wrote in "I Read the East-A Letter to a Literary Youth": "…" The East "is an epic novel. This is a history of Chinese people's Volunteer Army's brilliant achievements in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. This is a colorful picture scroll, a monument to heroes with different images ... from the 700,000 words of Oriental, the whole War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. The writer spent a lot of energy to organize the novel scientifically, and his brushwork was always persistent and his feelings ran through. This is very difficult for people who have just started writing and have only a general literary foundation. Even writers who are contemporary with Wei Wei, with deep kung fu and achievements, can't reach or surpass them casually. "