萧关鸿：建星是一团火(英文)

Jianxing,LikeaRoaringFire

XiaoGuanhong

Jianxingisasenthusiasticasaroaringfire.Youcanfeelhisenthusiasmandhearhisvoice,whichsoundsalittlebithoarseandmagneticwithanirresistiblecharm,nomatterwhetheryouarebyhissideorthousandmilesaway;yourarehisoldfriendornewfriend;youarefacinghimorlisteningtohimoverthephone.

Ofcourse,thecharminvoicederivesfromthecharminlanguage.Forasuccessfulleaderofculturalundertakings,thecharmoflanguageisalmostaprerequisite.Youwillbeattractedbyhimwhenlisteningtohistalkjustforseveralminutes,andinspiredforanotherseveralminutes.Heisthedirectorofthenewspaperoffice,editor-in-chief,andconcurrentlythevicedirectorofthePropagandaDepartmentofTianjinCPCCommittee.However,henevertalksinofficialdialect.Hespeakshisownlanguageinhisownstyle–smart,humorousandfullofwittyremarks,sometimesinawayyoucannothelplaughing.Histalkisanarticleiftakendown.Youneedn’tseehisname.youknowitishisworksonlybyenjoyingthestyleofwriting.Therefore,thecolleaguesoftheTianjinDailynewspaperofficearefondoflisteningtohisspeech,whichisrareincomparisonwiththoseyearspeoplewereboredwithlisteningtobigreports.

FromtheworkstateoftheteambythesideofJianxing,IfeelJianxing’shugeattractionandcohesiontothem.Theyallworkdayandnight.Theyalmosthavenoholidays.Iknowagirl,whocametoworkontheseconddayofhermarriage.Iamreallysurprisedatthisworkingspirit.TheyareallheldinprofoundrespecttoJianxing,andfullofemotionwhentalkingofhim.Theykeepinmindthestrictrequirementheputsforthemandeverydetailsofhisintimateconcernoverthem.FromthestateofteamspiritIseethereasonwhyZhangJianxingwasabletohavedevelopeditfromthenewspaperwithheavylosstoavigorousnewspapergroupthathasinfluencethroughoutthecountryjustinashortperiodoffiveyears.

Jianxingisarealnewspaperman.AsMr.XuZhuchengsaid,“newspaperpeople”isanobletitle,andnotallthepeoplewhorunnewspapersareworthyofthetitle.Inthecontrary,thepeoplewhoarecalled“newspapermen”canbecountedonyourfingers.Themajoritycanonlycalledthepressofficials.Theyonlytakerunningnewspapersastheiroccupation.Thenewspapermentakesrunningnewspapersastheircareer,oreventheirlives.Jianxinghassomuchpersonalexperienceandunderstanding,somuchcreativethinking,andsomuchoperationstrategyinrunningthenewspaper,whichIgottoknowaboutaftercompilingtwobooksofhis.Itisnotenoughtoknowhimonlybyseeinghisgloriousperformances.Youcanonlyhaveathoroughunderstandingofhisphilosophyofrunningnewspapersthroughreadinghisbooks.

However,Jianxinghasanotherside–thethoughtsandsentimentsofaliteraryscholar.Hetreasuresverymuchtheliterarywritingshewrotewhenhewasyoung.Evenhebecamealeader,hehasnotstoppedwriting.Hestillhasareadypenandanoutstandingliterarytaste.Helikestosayheisalwaysajournalist.Heevenstillcherishesthedreamofbecomingawriter,thathehadwhenhewasyoung.Heisfulloffeelingsandsentiments,fullofprideandenthusiasm,andhehatesevillikeenemies,whichareallthemanifestationofthecharactersofaliteraryscholar.

Firstly,Jianxingisanewspaperman;secondlyheisaliteraryscholar.Asanewspaperman,hehasthebasiccharacteristicsofaliteraryscholar.Newspapermanneedstokeephisreasonandperception.Newspapermanneedstobesternandgrave.Newspapermanneedstobemoderateandundercontrol.Newspapermanneedstorelax.AllthesecharacteristicsareorganicallyconcentratedintoJianxing.SeeingonlyonesideofhimcannotreflecttherealJianxin.

ToknowtherealJianxing,wecannotbuttalkofhissentimenttowardhismother.Severalessayscollectedinthisbookareverytouchinginwords.AttheendoflastyearitwasthefifthanniversaryofthepublicationoftheMorningPostsponsoredbyhim.Theeditor-in-chiefsofscoresofcitynewspapersandscoresoffriendsfromoutsideTianjinhurriedtoattendthisgrandcelebration.Attheendofthecelebrationandbeforethebanquetstarted,he,asthehost,hadtobidfarewelltohisfriends,sayingthatdaywasthebirthdayofhismotherandhemustreturnhometoaccompanyherinthedinner.Themomenthewasbowingtoeverybody,IfeltIreallyunderstoodhim.

Infact,itisnoteasytoreallyunderstandJianxing,sinceheislikearoaringfire,whichisburningandchangingcontinuously.Onecanhardlyanticipatehowmuchheatandenergythisfirecangiveout.Onecanhardlyimaginewhatearthshakingundertakingswouldcomeout.

Wearealllookingtoit.