Introduction to Officialdom Novels —— Reading Wang Yuewen's Traditional Chinese Painting and Metz Story

I read some books now, maybe not because I want to read them subjectively, but because of various reasons, I read them slowly and then suddenly found the treasure. Wang Yuewen's "Chinese painting" is such. I started reading because it was the reading task of the book club, but I found that I liked it very much, but I felt it was not enough after reading it, and Wang Yuewen's Metz Story was just followed by Chinese Painting.

Wang Yuewen, a famous writer of officialdom novels, had a collection of his works a long time ago, but she never read it. Now she finds out that she is actually the chairman of Hunan Writers Association, probably because she has written many officialdom novels and knows the way of officialdom. However, this book was banned when it was published, and it can still be read now, which may really prove that this book simulated the state of officialdom at that time to some extent.

I thought it was the first time to read an official novel. In fact, I read Zhou's in the name of people several years ago, when I read it as a film and television original. Now it seems to be an official novel. But the introduction of officialdom novels, or from now on, from Wang Yuewen's two novels.

First of all, I want to give you a brief introduction to the name "Zhu". There is a mirror in Hu Aijing, which means that to a certain extent, Zhu is a Confucian scholar with some benevolence and morality, and an official with Confucian feelings.

"Chinese Painting" is about Zhu giving a painting of his good friend Li Mingxi to his immediate boss, then working step by step, and finally becoming the deputy secretary of the prefectural party committee. In the story, the superior checks, the subordinate prepares samples temporarily, and the superior checks, which is just to look at it and then eat and drink for show. Entertainment beyond eight hours is collusion between officials and businessmen, interest transfer and keeping mistresses. Journalists who tell the truth and reflect the real situation are also forced to suppress and withdraw their words. Many dark sides that we can't see are presented to us in Wang Yuewen's works. In the end, the secretary of the municipal party Committee was forced to retire because of the second generation of officials, and Li Mingxi, who represented the idealization, disappeared. To tell the truth, the reporter moved away from home, and his mistress was arrested because of the transfer of interests. Zhu was promoted to deputy secretary of the prefectural party Committee because of his greater backing.

The Story of Metz tells the story of Zhu's daily reception of various visitors as a local senior official in charge of organizational work, the confrontation between the two factions at work, the interest disputes behind the project, the relationship with senior leaders, and the ups and downs in officialdom. Fortunately, Zhu had a mirror in his heart, which preserved what was in his heart. Although it was reported many times and investigated by the Commission for Discipline Inspection, the final outcome was not obvious, but it was not bad.

"Chinese painting" and "Metz's story" are related to some extent, but they are also relatively independent. It is really hearty to read and outlines the life of a country's officialdom. Of course, that was at the end of the 20th century, and now it has a certain time span, so we also believe that this government will serve the people more attentively.

In the two books, there are many rules, including officialdom and Jianghu, but officialdom is actually a Jianghu. Just now, what many of us lack is rules. Although we are not in the officialdom, we still have to grasp the guidelines and some problems in dealing with people.

And if I had a choice, I wouldn't choose to enter the official career. After all, it is easier to be an idealized lone ranger than to be an official within the system.