Summer 1957，The graduation allocation plan of our class has been announced。The most enviable at that time、The first-class job is to work as a teaching assistant in a university，Especially staying at Peking University as a teaching assistant。The ones from our class who stayed at Peking University as teaching assistants are Zhao Ying and Liu Junqiang，The ones assigned to Sun Yat-sen University as teaching assistants are Sun Chuancai and Yu Yaonan，The one who went to Lanzhou University is Lu Yongzhen。Assigned to various cultural institutions as editors、Being a translator is also a good job，The one who went to "World bet365 horse racing odds" is Jin Zhiping，The person who went to the World Film Art Institute is Li Hengji，It’s me who went to the Institute of bet365 horse racing odds’s “Classical Literary Theory Translation Series”，The person assigned to People’s bet365 horse racing odds Publishing House is Luo Xinzhang。It’s just a mistake，Luo Xinzhang was arranged to the International Bookstore，After several years of detours，Just started working as a translator。

I am very satisfied with my assignment to the Institute of bet365 horse racing odds。After the distribution plan is announced，I went back to my hometown in Hunan to visit my parents，This is the first time I have returned to my hometown since I went north to study in 1953。After returning home to visit relatives，My second trip north in my life，Going to work at the Institute of bet365 horse racing odds，Moving north for the first time in 1953，Being more energetic along the way。I am one day late than the required check-in time。Registration day，The first conversation between He Qifang, director of the Institute of bet365 horse racing odds, and Cai Yi, my direct leader, and me，Although it is very brief，But it makes me feel very kind、Very encouraged。I just arrived at the Institute of bet365 horse racing odds and I haven’t had time to settle in yet，According to the unified regulations，Arrived at Nanshan in the outskirts of Beijing for labor training。A few months later，Due to the work needs of "Classical Literary Theory Translation Series"，Transferred me back to the Institute of bet365 horse racing odds。

The Institute of bet365 horse racing odds was indeed the unit with the highest concentration of authoritative scholars in China，There are many famous scholars and scholars: Yu Pingbo、Wang Boxiang、Qian Zhongshu、Bian Zhilin、Li Jianwu、Pan Jiaxun、Yang Jiang、Luo Dagang、Cai Yi、Yu Guanying、Wu Xiaoling、Ge Baoquan、Ye Shuifu、Tang Tao、Chen Yong、Zhuzhai...director He Qifang is not only a veteran cadre from Yan'an，And he is a famous poet、Expert on Chinese Classical bet365 horse racing odds，Several identities in one。Cai Yi is one of the three representatives of the three major aesthetic schools in China、The authority of literary theory，He serves as the director of the Literary Theory Research Office at the Institute of bet365 horse racing odds。

I entered the Institute of bet365 horse racing odds，In fact, it means entering a group of high-level intellectuals、A place where famous people gather，What such an environment does to a person’s development，Of course it has a great influence，At the same time，It also provides superior conditions for a person’s development，Even if it is just a subtle impression，It can also greatly improve cultural and academic knowledge，Increase knowledge and culture。As soon as I entered the Institute of bet365 horse racing odds，Start learning from the famous scholars in the institute，Learn their knowledge and culture、Teaching methods，Learn theoretical analysis skills and planning in scientific research work、Organization、The ability to command。What I learned from these experts and scholars later played a good role in my work、Positive effect，It has been of great help to me both in my studies and in organizing large-scale cultural projects and important academic activities。Give me an example，If I hadn’t accepted what Director He Qifang often said: “Research work is to ask questions、The guiding ideology of "solving problems"，And I really understand this，Then，It was impossible for me to raise Sartre’s question later、Problems with Zhdanov’s assertion and re-evaluation of naturalism，And it does solve the problem。

My "first stop" at the Institute of bet365 horse racing odds was the editorial department of "Classical Literary Theory Translation Series"。It is affiliated to the Literary Theory Research Laboratory of which Cai Yi is the director，The actual editor-in-chief is also Cai Yi。The editorial board of the publication is very strong，Except Cai Yi，And Zhu Guangqian、Qian Zhongshu、Li Jianwu、Bian Zhilin、Yang Zhouhan、Ji Xianlin、Jin Kemu、Feng Zhi、Tian Dewang，Concentrates almost all the most famous Western scholars。Enter such an organization to work，For me，It’s like entering an advanced research institute。I was favored by Mr. Cai Yi from the beginning。There are only three specific editors，Two of them specialize in Russian，And about a large area of ​​work in Western countries，It naturally fell on me, a young labor force。Work for each issue，The topic is proposed by the editorial board experts，The translator is determined by the editorial board，The translation is reviewed and approved by the editorial board，These senior editorial matters are not the responsibility of me, a "little carrot head"，But the transactional work associated with all these things，A large part of it is borne by me。At that time，Literary Research Institute in Zhongguancun，Many editors and translators live on and off the Peking University campus，I often shoulder editorial duties、Outreach and matters related to translation，Riding a bicycle，Commuting between Zhongguancun and the beautiful Yanyuan，Shuttle between editorial board members and translators，Able to meet Zhu Guangqian、Qian Zhongshu、Yang Zhouhan、Authoritative scholars such as Li Jianwu and other high-level industry insiders。Every time you meet, you have to pick up some wisdom，Learn more，So，The work of the editorial department of "Classical Literary Theory Translation Series"，For me，It was business training from the beginning。I slowly started doing some editing and translation work。Because in addition to the main translation of each issue，Need a little more matching translation，To this，There is something suitable for my translation，I will do my part。Of course you must act in accordance with Cai Yi’s strict rules，Cai Yi attaches great importance to the quality of translation，First of all, there are very strict requirements on the translator’s qualifications and translation level，What I can translate must first be approved by the leader；Secondly，After translation，Must be submitted to the editorial committee for review，Approved by the editorial board，Only in publications，And it must be signed by the name of the reviewing and editorial board member。This is my early translation activity，As I translated Maupassant、Zola’s article on novel creation，This is how Fénaron's "Letter to the French Academy" and others came about。Due to the classic nature of the content of "Classical Literary Theory Translation Series"，The compilation work is done carefully、Good level，It had a great influence at the time，Won the attention of academic and cultural circles，When each issue is published，Readers are eagerly awaiting。After each issue is published，Newspapers and periodicals including "People's Daily"，It is often necessary to comment on articles introducing the content of the issue，Almost from the beginning，Cai Yi gave me this task。Shortly after I arrived at the Institute of bet365 horse racing odds，Coinciding with the publication of the second issue of "Classical Literary Theory Translation Series"，This issue focuses on the translation and introduction of classic works on Western aesthetic theory in the 18th century，A review article for that issue，It was written by me，More than four thousand words，Published in "People's Daily"，That was the first time I appeared in a major newspaper。

I heard later，I was personally selected and reviewed by Cai Yi，Assigned to the editorial department of "Classical Literary Theory Translation Series" as an editor and translator，But soon，Cai Yi based on my work performance，Design me as an intern researcher (equivalent to a teaching assistant in a university)，without making me an editor，This way，I have officially entered the research series，The Institute of bet365 horse racing odds focuses on research series。Soon，The editorial department exempted me from routine work，Let me concentrate on my research，The research direction is the history of Western literary criticism，This is the knowledge that Mr. Zhu Guangqian has devoted himself to for a long time。This is for a young man，It’s a bit difficult，But the future is very bright。Research work is nothing more than reading and reading、Increasing knowledge and writing books are two major items，I just started in this direction，I have to study more in a down-to-earth manner、Study more。The history of criticism is, to a considerable extent, the history of literary trends of thought，The history of ideological trends is inseparable from the history of bet365 horse racing odds itself，Therefore，The main content I started studying was literary history，At the same time, we are also working hard on Western literary theory and criticism，This actually laid a foundation for my later work in literary history。I know that reading alone is not enough，Must have practice，My practice still follows the path of "Classical Literary Theory Translation Series"，Engaged in the translation of some famous works on Western literary theory，Translated by myself，The mastery and understanding of famous classics is much deeper。The things I translated during that period mainly included Mrs. Starr's "On bet365 horse racing odds" and Victor Hugo's literary theory，One of them is full of momentum、The "Preface to Cromwell" and his famous work "On Shakespeare" eloquently denounced pseudo-classicism。Of course，I did this for my own reasons，I went here for the "Theoretical Series" in the famous "Three Series of Books"，Just to translate a book "Selected Essays on Victor Hugo's bet365 horse racing odds"，Because it is an important topic in the "Classical bet365 horse racing odds and Art Theory Series", one of the famous "Three Series of Books"。After several years of on-and-off efforts (from selecting articles to translating and repeatedly revising and revising)，Finally completed such a translation，This is one of the main results I achieved in the theory room in accordance with the direction of the history of Western literary criticism prescribed by Cai Yi。This translation was obtained by Li Jianwu、Appreciation from Bao Wenwei and other seniors in the French bet365 horse racing odds，Later included in the "Three Series of Books" and published。In addition，Just follow the leader’s requirements，Written several articles on the history of Western literary criticism，It has a bit of weight、The papers with some influence are "On Taine's "Philosophy of Art"" and "On Raffaald's Literary Criticism"。

I stayed in the literary theory room for a total of six or seven years，In addition to further studies in accordance with the prescribed research directions、In addition to laying the foundation，There are still some gains in those years that are not visible，That is the hidden research experience and ideological insights，They will be of great benefit to me in writing "History of French bet365 horse racing odds" in the future。

Early 1960s，The Renmin University of China and the Institute of bet365 horse racing odds jointly organized the famous "bet365 horse racing odds Research Class"，Located at No. 1, Iron Lion Alley，The Institute of bet365 horse racing odds appointed Cai Yi to preside over the teaching work of the bet365 horse racing odds research class。Cai Yi personally takes charge，He needs several assistant coaches，So there are several young researchers under Cai Yi who have some research experience，Also followed Cai Yi and settled in Iron Lion Alley，Served as a teaching assistant there for one or two semesters。The literary research class used the collective pen name "Ma Wenbing" to dominate the theoretical criticism circle，The level of students is far beyond that of ordinary college students、Comparable to graduate students，More than one student is older than our young teaching assistants。Students who later graduated from this class，All have become famous figures in the field of literary and artistic theory，For example, Miao Junjie, the later head of the literary and art department of "People's Daily"，The famous literary critic He Xilai、Wang Chunyuan。How can our young assistants control this class，hence the name Teaching Assistant，Actually doing nothing，They all stay in the dormitory and read their own books，Build your own business。

The work of the bet365 horse racing odds research class and the writing group of "Introduction to bet365 horse racing odds"，They are all guided by Marxist views on bet365 horse racing odds and art，My past few years，This is equivalent to laying the foundation of Marxist literary theory，And continue to practice、Refining。I have benefited a lot，I should thank Cai Yi。

When I was in the theory room of the Institute of bet365 horse racing odds，Also wrote some movie reviews，However，The number is not much if calculated carefully，No more than ten articles，Usually reviews films that are more artistic or related to foreign bet365 horse racing odds。Some of my film reviews are more artistically written，Two of them also arouse people’s interest，Also attracted praise from experts。One article is a review of the French film "The Red Balloon"，The other article is a review of the French film "White Mane"。Later，Famous film critic、Cultural man、Reporter Mei Duo，When "Wenhui Monthly" was founded in Shanghai in the 1980s，Based on his impression of my two articles，Come to Beijing and ask me to write a film review。But I didn’t write a movie review for him，Instead, I gave him an article reviewing the Dude love novel "Stars"，With translation and text，Unexpectedly, it aroused enthusiastic responses from readers，"Lao Mei Duo" has become famous again，Catch me from now on，Request contributions for each issue。This way，I will stop the column "Selection and Review of Foreign Love Short Stories"，And fortunately to be a reserved column popular among readers of "Wenhui Monthly"，We had a very successful cooperation with "Lao Mei Duo"，He and I also forged an unforgettable friendship。

These are the years I have been working hard，These are bet365 horse racing odds elegant and unrestrained years，It was the years when I was emerging，These are the few years when I have nothing to worry about，I am the happiest in bet365 horse racing odds life、The most memorable years。

　(This article is excerpted from "Liu Mingjiu - The Ferryman of French bet365 horse racing odds", one of the "Everyone's Elegant Affairs" series published by Social Sciences bet365 horse racing odds Publishing House，With deletions)