The popularity of "The Woman Who Crossed the River of Man" brought amazing changes to Xihaigu, and also allowed the county, city, and province to truly see Xiang Nan's influence.
Therefore, the paving of roads and the construction of water pumping stations in Yuquanying are both on the agenda. In addition, the expansion project of Liren Garment Factory was quickly approved, requiring land and electricity, which was much easier than before.
Seeing that the construction of highways and water pumping stations was about to begin, people in Yuquan camp also cheered. After waiting for so many years, there was finally something happening.
Although it is only a plan for the time being, at least it gives people hope.
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And entering 1994.
The new factory building of Liren Garment Factory has been completed, and its scale has more than doubled compared to the previous one.
New recruitment work has begun. After the recruitment is completed, the number of employees in the entire factory will exceed 1,000.
This number has exceeded many large state-owned factories. However, compared to the clothing factories in the south that often employ tens of thousands of people, it can only be considered a small one.
After the spring of 1994, the fruit trees in Xiangnan's orchard finally bloomed.
On the one hand, this is inseparable from the careful care of all employees, and on the other hand, it is also thanks to the excellent seedlings of Northwest Agricultural University.
After the fruit tree bloomed, Xiang Nan took more care of it. Watering, fertilizing, wind protection, and sand control can be said to be well-intentioned.
And seeing the fruit trees blossoming and bearing fruit, he felt unparalleled in his heart.
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In April 1994, the second volume of "So Many Beauties" written by Xiang Nan, which took half a year to create, was officially delivered to People's Literature Magazine.
After its launch, it once again caused quite a stir.
First, the debate between old traditions and new ideas in the book is similar to the current influx of Western culture and the collision of Eastern and Western cultures.
Secondly, the chaotic battles between the major forces in the book, such as royalists, reformists, bandits, and warlords, are also very similar to the current chaos between state-owned capital, private capital, foreign capital, and Hong Kong and Taiwan capital.
Therefore, the literary world spoke highly of it, and after its launch, sales were pretty good. However, sales have declined slightly compared to the first volume released in 1993.
Xiang Nan knows that the golden period of serious themes is almost over.
With the reform of the book publishing system in the 1990s, publishers paid more and more attention to market feedback.
Books that were popular, interesting, and easy to sell were published in large quantities. For example, manuscripts by Jin Yong, Gu Long, Qiong Yao, and Xi Juan, such as "An Embroidered Shoe", "Green Corpse", "Attic Mystery", and even "Memoirs of XX" have booksellers' ideas.
As for literary works with serious themes, unless the author is particularly famous and can be hyped, booksellers will not be willing to publish them, and they will not be able to sell them.
Later, when I wanted to write a book, I even had to pay for it to be printed by a bookseller. After printing, if it cannot be sold, it will be given away for free.
It's really a shame.
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The release of the second volume of "So Many Beauties" has brought Xiang Nan some fame.
However, it is still not as famous as the hit "Blood in the Ancient Temple" brought to him.
The film was shot by Chang'an Film Studio and officially launched in April.
After it was released, it was actually quite popular with the audience.
First, the plot has ups and downs. Monks, villagers, bandits, and government officials are all intertwined, influencing and restricting each other, making the story particularly exciting;
Secondly, the story of treasure hunting adventure is more likely to stimulate the audience's attention. Hollywood's "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "National Treasure", as well as mainland China's "Mysterious Giant Buddha", "Tomb Raiders" and "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" are all like this.
After "Blood in the Ancient Temple", "Wolfbane Flower", "Helanxue", "Wuthering Mountains", "On the Field of Hope"... many film and television dramas adapted from Xiang Nan's works were released, and each one was a huge hit. Welcome almost dominated the screen in 1994, and thus made Xiang Nan famous, becoming as famous a writer as Wang Xie, Yu Hua, Yu Qiuyu, etc.
After Xiang Nan became famous, a large number of literary lovers were inspired by him to visit Xihaigu, just like a pilgrimage.
And their arrival made Xihaigu become more and more lively.
Just like back then, after Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize, his hometown Gaomi suddenly became a tourist attraction. Even the radishes in his old residence were stripped bare by tourists.
In the 1990s, tourism has gradually become popular. In 1993, the number of domestic tourists reached 300 million, and tourism revenue reached 86.4 billion yuan, so it is still very popular.
At that time, although the term "cultural tourism" did not exist yet, this tourism phenomenon of pursuing literary works had already appeared. For example, Baiyangdian, Taishan, Gulangyu, etc., many tourist attractions leave an impression on the public because of the text.
Xiang Nan is now popular, and many of his literary works are based on folk tales, county annals, and histories of Xihaigu.
Therefore, those who like his books and movies and TV series spontaneously come to Xihaigu to experience the customs and customs here.
The arrival of tourists is a major benefit to the local area.
Not to mention anything else, the income of hotels and restaurants alone has increased. In addition, local agricultural products, such as potatoes, corn, red dates, and persimmons, are also in hot demand.
Even the house where Xiang Nan and Shui Hua lived back then has been turned into an inn. It costs 30 yuan to sleep a night, but even so, many people enjoy it.
This level of madness made everyone in the village feel puzzled.
But no matter what, as Xiang Nan became popular, Xihaigu also took advantage of it.
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In mid-July, the summer black grapes in Xiangnan’s orchard are already ripe, and they begin to be picked and put on the market immediately.
In comparison, most grapes from other regions are not mature until after August, which is almost a month behind. Therefore, due to the time difference, Xiangnan’s grapes are sold much more expensively than others.
Ordinary grapes cost one yuan per catty, but Xiangnan's grapes cost one yuan per catty and the supply exceeds demand. Merchants from Yinchuan, Lanzhou, Xihuan and Chang'an came to buy goods one after another, pulling them out one after another.
Xiang Nan didn't even need to count the money himself, he just bought a money counting machine, and swish... a car was sold for thirty or forty thousand, which made the villagers look stupid.
They also dug in the soil for food, got up early and worked hard at night, under the stars and the moon, planting wheat, corn, and potatoes. They worked so hard that they couldn't save more than two thousand yuan a year.
Xiang Nan also dug food in the fields, but made money in a hurry. One car will last them ten years.
"Yongfu'er, is it so profitable to grow fruit trees?" Li Dayou was jealous and couldn't help but ask.
"That goes without saying." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "The total investment in my orchard is only three hundred thousand. With just this season's grapes, I can make back all the money.
Adding in apples, pears, and wolfberries, I can earn almost 200,000 yuan this year. Next year, when my fruit tree grows up, I will be rich even if I earn 400,000 yuan. "
"My mother!" The villagers were all shocked when they heard what he said.
It was beyond their expectation that growing fruit trees could be so profitable. They originally thought that Xiang Nan would lose money, but they didn't expect that Xiang Nan could make money so much. They were so jealous.
"Yongfu'er, I also want to plant fruit trees. Can you help me?" Li Dayou couldn't help but ask.
The money moved people's hearts, and looking at the stacks of big tickets, he finally couldn't help it.
"Okay, I welcome you." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "I will provide saplings for free and teach techniques for free, and I will teach you skills."
Hearing what he said, the villagers all cheered, but Li Dayou started to mutter again.
