Lin Qingxuan's anecdote

The first time I saw Lin Qingxuan, I was moved by a fairy wind: quiet eyes, loose black hair and easy-going Taiwan Province Mandarin. Impressed, such as his prose-diluted, meaningful and full of spirituality.

The topic begins with Lin Qingxuan talking about himself.

Marriage and mind

Reporter: Not long ago, the media in Taiwan Province province hyped up your first marriage change. They never seem to care so much about the family chores of a cultural figure. What do you think is its background?

Lin: It's also very simple. When some media tried to force me to express my views, I didn't respond, which of course angered these people who make a living from news.

Reporter: The media in Taiwan Province Province think that the temperament of "out of touch" in your works is quite different from the behavior of "divorcing your wife" in your life. What do you think of this?

Lin (thinking): I don't think a person has the responsibility or obligation to publish the details of his life. When my first marriage ended, there were many distorted reports in Taiwan Province Province. I didn't defend them, but that doesn't mean I didn't pay attention to them. I once wrote in Snow that can be preserved that we can make an appointment that it won't snow this winter, but we can't make an appointment that our marriage and feelings will remain the same. This is my opinion.

Reporter: So, do you have any other opinions about the whole incident?

Lin: First, I feel very surprised. Second, I feel that the influence of my marriage on the two sides of the strait is very funny. My love life will not be responsible to reporters, but only to my family. The news effect is temporary, but my life is lifelong. I can tell you that I love my present wife very much.

Reporter: You give the impression that you are very business-minded, and most of your books are bestsellers. So, among the "professional writers" in Taiwan Province Province, can your income rank among the top three?

Lin: At present, literature in Taiwan Province Province is also in recession. There are only about 20 real professional writers. There are many writers who are richer than me, such as Qiong Yao, Liu Yong, Li Ao and Cai Zhizhong.

Reporter: What do you think of the relationship between spirit and money?

Lin: I am no different from ordinary people in treating life. If anything, I try to keep a clear attitude and a quiet space in my life. I don't exclude a person from pursuing fame and fortune. I think if you spend five hours pursuing fame and fortune, you have to spend five hours pursuing spiritual development. This is the ideal mental state. I appreciate this wonderful balance.

Sing crazy songs with Gu Long.

Reporter: I have read your article about Gu Long. You seem to hit it off with him?

Lin: In recent years, I have been drinking and singing with Gu Long every week. Drinking crazy for a while, everyone is not drinking, but drinking speed. Take some washbasins, fill them with wine, and then see who drinks fast. Alas, that feeling is only once in a lifetime.

Reporter: Is your abstinence stimulated by the death of Gu Long?

L: That's right. About a week before Gu Long died, I went to see him. He took my hand and said sadly, "I will drink less in the future." At that time, Gu Long drank too much, and his wife left him with the children, but no one took care of him on weekdays.

Reporter: Gu Long lived his whole life, and died because of the glory of wine.

Lin (with a sigh): His handwriting is very good. He once wrote "Where to Wake Up Tonight" for me. When he died, he put 48 bottles of XO—— in the coffin-this is Gu Longping's favorite wine.

Reporter: It seems that many of his famous articles were also written with the power of wine.

Lin: Actually, the reason why the sentences in Gu Long's works are short is that he is addicted to alcohol. He is often between sober and drunk when writing. Some of his masterpieces, such as Meteor? Butterfly? Sword ""Tianya? Bright moon? The knife was written in a drunken state.

Reporter: In life, does Gu Long treat his friends with sincerity as he has repeatedly advocated?

Lin: When Gu Long was young, he was in the underworld. He had many scars, large and small, so he was very loyal. The friendship between Chu Liuxiang and Hu Tiehua in his works is even better than that between husband and wife, which is also a true portrayal of his life. Gu Long likes wine, but he is not stingy at all. When a friend came, he took out good wine and invited his friend to drink it. I used to sleep in his house drunk, and I took a "drunk" photo with him. I straightened his big head and shouted, "Come again." At that time, I had a pen named Lin Dabei. Actually, Lin Dahuai and Gu Long took it for me.

Li Ao is arrogant and talented.

Reporter: Besides Gu Long, you have a good friendship with Li Ao. I remember when Li Ao had an accident, you were the only person in Taiwan Province Province who wrote an article to support him. As a close friend of Li Ao, what do you think of him?

Lin: Li Ao is a very maverick intellectual. Few people in the history of China can be as arrogant and talented as others.

Reporter: Is it better to have more or fewer people like him?

Lin: If there are more intellectuals like Li Ao, the culture and society will be more lively, and more things can be developed interactively.

Reporter: What qualities do you think Li Ao really surpasses ordinary people?

Lin: There are two things that people can't compare with in Li Ao. First, his efforts. During his years in prison, he finished reading the Encyclopedia Britannica and its 25 histories. After he got out of prison, he didn't play around like ordinary people, but studied hard behind closed doors for a year. Second, he is good at being alone, not afraid of loneliness and "resisting the world".

Reporter: Li Ao's humor is also known all over the world.

Lin: Yes, humor is Li Ao's nature. Just a few days before I came to the mainland, I heard Li Ao's joke on a forum. Li Ao said that in the past, the authorities in Taiwan Province Province practiced literary inquisition, and some intellectuals were shot and some were imprisoned. Now the government has made compensation, stipulating that the compensation for being shot is 8 million, and the compensation for being imprisoned for more than 20 years is 6 million, while I only lost more than 6,543.8+0,000. My wife is unhappy, saying it's time to put Li Ao away for a few more years, and the authorities will pay a lot of money! Everyone laughed. In fact, sometimes his humorous words are blood and tears.

Reporter: But did Li Ao scold you?

Lin: I am very proud. Li Ao also called Jin Yong "hypocritical". The people who are scolded by Li Ao are all gentlemen. Being scolded by him shows that he respects your performance. Tan Fei (see Chengdu Business Daily on May 20th 1999)