Fan Yong, a native of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province (formerly known as Jingkou and Dantu). ), when I graduated from primary school, I was 14 years old. In order to have books to read, he joined Sanlian Bookstore as an apprentice at the age of 65,438+05. Along the way, Mr. Fan has served as deputy director of the Publishing Bureau of the State Publishing Bureau, deputy editor-in-chief of the People's Publishing House and general manager of Sanlian Bookstore. He founded Reading and Xinhua Digest, and plans to publish classic works such as Random Thoughts by Ba Jin and Diary of Cowshed by Chen. As early as Fu Cong dared not set foot on the land of the motherland, Fan Yong began to rush about for the publication of Letters from Fu Lei. After reading the manuscript of Fu Lei's letter, Fan Yong said with emotion: "There is such a father who writes to his son. We should let people all over the world think about how to be a father and son! " Because he has been the general manager of Sanlian Bookstore for a long time, the elderly in Beijing cultural circle respectfully call him "Boss Fan".

Boss Fan is not a great writer. Although he is the general manager of Sanlian Publishing House and has a convenient geographical location, he only left a few books in his life-I love Muyuan, Footprints in the Soil, Footprints in the Soil (continued) and so on. There is no doubt that Fan Yong can be called an editor and a publisher. However, it is reported that when he was 16 years old, he wrote a novel under the guidance of Duanmu Hongliang, so Mr. Duanmu Hongliang used a poem to say, "If the literary world loses its pen, Zaolin will ferry with you."

Fan Yong also has a nickname-"Mr. Sanduo", which Sanduo? Read more, drink more and make more friends. Not to mention many books. According to people who have been to Fan Yong's house, as soon as they entered Fan Zhai, they were placed in a big pile, and bundles of books reached the ceiling. Fan Yong has a lot of wine and likes to sip it slowly. When I was young, Fan Yong's granddaughter Xu Shuang wrote a short article describing Fan Yong's good wine: he did everything quickly, read quickly, wrote quickly, walked fast, ate fast, but drank slowly. ..... Grandpa likes to collect wine bottles. There are all kinds of wine bottles in his room ... Fan Yong has a special wine room with many famous wines at home and abroad. Fan Yong once said, "Most guests come here for my precious wine." Have a lot of friends. Among my friends, there are Wang Zengqi, Yang, Ye,,, Ryan, Rover, Feng,, Huang Zongying, Wang Shixiang, Xu Juemin, Wang Meng, Zhang Jie and Li Li. And there are also "anonymous", such as "Reading" and "Xinhua Digest". Huang Yongyu once presented a painting to Fan Yong, saying that "there is nothing to disturb the official except borrowing books and selling wine."

I used to be infinitely close to Teacher Fan. A few years ago, I was the editorial director of Chinese World magazine, and there was a proofreader in the editorial department. She used to be teacher Fan's proofreader. At that time, we had a title page in every issue of the magazine. Because Mr. Fan is easy to contact, near the famous Dongsi in Dongcheng District, and because of his childlike "I love Muyuan", I want to use Mr. Fan as the current title page figure. Xiao Wu, the editor of the editorial department, is also from Zhenjiang. Fan was sent to visit Mr. Fan with the proofreader. It is said that Mr. Fan was in a good mood at that time, and he gushed when he saw the little fellow villagers. Take photos, give books and save them for dinner. I have worshipped Mr. Wang for a long time. I worship him like an idol. I don't want to covet Mr. Wang's food and wine, so I asked the proofreader to make an appointment to see me another day.

Speaking of delicious food, the Fan family used to be called "Fan Yong Pub", which was quite upscale. Wang He and Wang Zengqi are the most common in this bar, but these two are famous great gourmets in Beijing. As a gourmet, Wang Zengqi is by no means vain, but he compiled Knowing Wei Ji. Every time Mr. Wang, a collector and connoisseur, comes to the tavern, he will bring all kinds of accessories, from the frying pan to the dishes in the pan. He and his wife push their bicycles to Fan Zhai in the depths of the hutong and become archaeological chefs. Fan Yong even has a handwritten cookbook full of dishes and flavors, all of which have been verified by knives and shovels.

At that time, I was inexperienced and youthful, and left the "Chinese world" angrily, and my mood dropped, so I broke my word and took it as a model. Now that I think about it, I am very sorry. Only the proofreader sent me a copy of "I love Muyuan" that Mr. Fan had already given away, which became the only contact with Mr. Fan.

Fan Yong retired completely on 1985, but his style remained the same. Anyone who has met Fan knows that it is very stylish. He likes to wear a dark beret, a red sweater, a red scarf and a pair of black-rimmed glasses on his nose. He is personable and bookish, and even nicknamed "the most beautiful publisher" by his friends. However, in his later years, his old friends left one after another, and his wife Ding Xianbao died of a sudden cerebral hemorrhage. Fan Yong's spirit was badly damaged. Once I hurt my leg while riding a bike, so that my legs and feet have been inconvenient, I stopped going out and didn't pay attention to my appearance. He often repeats to people who come to visit him, "Now that all my friends are gone, what's the point of my life?"

Fan drank good wine, and Yu also drank good wine. Because of his personality, he likes to drink too much, drink too little and never change his mind after repeated instruction. In recent years, the prodigal son has returned, given up and stopped drinking. I still like to go to Sanlian Bookstore to read books. Tired of reading, I ate rice noodles and wonton in the pub next to the bookstore and recalled the past. And every time I smell alcohol, I can't help myself. Alcohol hurts the body, but it's good for the heart. For people who have some literati feelings or like nostalgia, wine is the introduction of the article and a good medicine for thinking. Fan Yong died in September of 20 10, 14, and lived in vain. Far apart, there is no chance to meet each other after all. I took the liberty of writing this article in memory of my senior editor.