As the name suggests, the new literature of the Republic of China is a literary work produced during the New Literature Movement during the Republic of China period. The representative figures are Chen Duxiu, Hu Shi, Zhou Shuren (Lu Xun), Zhou Zuoren, Liu Bannong, etc.

Due to social instability during this period, many new thoughts emerged and exploded in the history of literature, just like the controversy between flowers during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, short and gorgeous. Every scholar and literati have their own unique works, especially the transformation from classical Chinese to vernacular Chinese is a new feature of literary works.

Not to mention this, I just say that the new literature of the Republic of China has become the new favorite of major domestic auctions this year, especially those like Lu Xun, Zhou Jianren, and Liu Bannong. Every book will be highly sought after as long as it starts filming. For example, the "Collection of Extraterritorial Novels" co-written by Lu Xun and his younger brother Zhou Jianren was sold at a price of 230,000 not long ago. In recent years, the auction transaction amount of the new literature of the Republic of China has even been higher than many precious ancient books, creating a veritable "new literature myth".

The fanaticism of "New Literature of the Republic of China" in the auction industry has triggered a major earthquake in the academic, cultural and collecting circles, so that the country had to re-attract these literary works that were produced during the Republic of China period, and officially established a project to identify "New Literature of the Republic of China" as "modern historical relics" and "new ancient books" and "new rare books".

Why is this happening?

First of all, the "New Literature of the Republic of China" existed for a short time. In just over twenty years, countless great people and countless works have emerged, which is rare in the entire history of Chinese literature. Some people even say that in the past twenty years of the Republic of China, they used up all the literary fortunes of China for the next three hundred years, so that no great people like Lu Xun, Hu Shi, and Yu Dafu appeared in the future.

Secondly, due to the printing and paper problems of the Republic of China, the lifespan of books is not like that of thread-bound books. It is generally short. The paper is fragile, easy to turn yellow and moldy, and difficult to preserve. In addition, the natural disasters and man-made disasters and other natural disasters and man-made disasters can be preserved. According to the principle that rare things are precious, those precious literary works in the first version have strong historical value, research value and collection value.

It is precisely because of the above two factors that the new literature of the Republic of China became "new ancient books", and its initial version became "new rare books", which had the same status and collection value as traditional ancient books; and because these books of the Republic of China were not as obscure as traditional ancient books, they were either elegant poems or interesting novels, which could be accepted by more people, so in terms of price, they were even more popular and sought after by more people, so now it is even hard to find a book, and a book is worth a thousand gold.

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At this moment, Lin Yi suppressed his inner surprise and quietly looked at the batch of books on the Republic of China. As Ace Jiu said, there were many books, about 2,600 volumes, which were placed on the shelves, with good looks.

In addition to these paperback new literature of the Republic of China, there is actually a thread-bound book mixed in these books.

The thread-bound book clip looks very annoying in paperbacks and hardbacks, especially the thread-bound book itself has a larger opening, unlike the average 32 openings, which is about twice their openings, and about 16 openings, which makes it even more unique.

Lin Yi was inevitably curious, so he picked up the book and took it carefully. It would be fine if he didn't read it, but he couldn't help but stare at it.

I saw the cover of the line-bound book, white paper, and the title of the handwritten black-word book - "Shima's Poems"!

How is that possible?

Lin Yi's hands were shaking, his eyes were shiny, and his expression was in disbelief at the book holding it in his hand.

It turned out to be a rare book "Shima's Poems" in the new literature of the Republic of China.

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As we all know, Xu Zhimo was one of the few romantic talents in the Republic of China and the leader of the "Crescent Moon Sect". Although his life was short, he wrote many popular works. What made him remembered even more was his endless romantic affairs, especially his touching love story with two talented women, Lin Huiyin and Lu Xiaoman.

The first edition of this book "Shima's Poems" was printed by the poet at his own expense in August 1925. It was printed on rice paper and turned right vertically. It was 196 pages. It was published by the Crescent Bookstore and printed on the Zhonghua Bookstore. In 1928, the book was rearranged into a paperback. The paperback was deleted 15 poems and added 1 poem "What is Love in the Realm".

The author once said to this collection of poems: "Most of them are the overflow of emotions, the art or skills of poetry... My pen was originally the most unrestricted wild horse. I saw so many rigorous works that I realized my own wildness."

The cover of this line-bound magnetic cyan paper is 19.5 cm perpendicular and 13 cm horizontally. White paper strips, handwritten black book title, no title page or copyright page, only four words are printed behind the back of the liner page: "Dedicated to Dad". "Shima's Poem Catalog", the catalog does not indicate the page number. The entire book is 55 poems, the beginning of the poem is "This is a Cowardly World", and the last one is "Cambridge".

Such a precious line-mounted version will be sold at a high price of 30,000 to 40,000 yuan in previous auctions, so it is known as a rare book among the "new rare books".

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In order to verify his guess, Lin Yiqiang suppressed his inner tension and excitement, his fingers trembled slightly, and he couldn't wait to open the pages of the book, but his movements were gentle and slow, as if helping his beloved girl take off her gorgeous clothes.

Sure enough, there is no copyright page, no title page, only one liner page.

Lin Yi was inexplicably excited, but what made him even more incredible was that after opening the lining page inside, he found that there was another mystery in it...

This is actually a signature book!

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Signature book!

The famous love story prodigal son,

The pioneer of literature in the Republic of China,

The poet among the poets,

Xu Zhimo's signature book!!!

Open the book's lining page---

The three words "Xu Zhimo" are not flying, but the brush is graceful like a girl. It is just a line of "small poems" behind it, but it is extremely touching.--

As we walked, it dispersed and the memories faded;

As I watched, I became tired and the stars became dim;

As I listened, I woke up and started to complain;

I turned around and found that you were gone, and suddenly I was in chaos.

There is no doubt that this "you" must refer to "Lu Xiaoman", because this collection of poems was written in 1925. At that time, Xu Zhimo was in love with Lu Xiaoman. Originally, a love-prodigal poet could only make such romantic and beautiful poems for his beloved person.

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The signature on the lining page is already very precious, but the more precious is this handwritten "small poem". If it is determined that it is the original work of Xu Zhimo, then this book is undoubtedly a rare book among the rare books, and the price can be increased by ten times!

Lin Yi didn't know anything else, but he knew that the signature books of modern celebrities had been popular.

For example, at the Jiade Spring Auction held in May last year, a set of signature copies of "Hu Shi, Zhu Ziqing, Feng Zikai and others" were finally sold at a price of 1.012 million yuan, which is nearly 8 times the estimated price. Although this price did not seem to be "bounced" in large auctions that cost millions of dollars, it still cannot conceal the momentum of celebrity handwriting being popular in the collection market in recent years.

Industry insiders estimate that in the past five years, the prices of celebrity signatures and notes have increased by 30% every year. The "value" of some celebrity notes has even soared hundreds of times, becoming a collection sector that cannot be ignored.

Now this book "Shima's Poems" is both a collection of poems, a signature book, and a note. It is unique in "three-in-one". According to the current market conditions, it can reach at least 300,000!

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Lin Yi took a deep breath, and just when he was excited, he stood beside him and looked at him, suddenly said, "Hey, I didn't notice this thread-fitting book, no..."

Lin Yi's heart suddenly became "sudden" and was afraid that something would happen, so he blamed himself for not noticing that there was someone next to him. He was too distracted and careless, and he wouldn't be noticed, right?

Just when Lin Yi was worried and suspicious, he heard the Ace Jiu continue to say: "No, this book costs at least 100 yuan. You see, can you take it or not..."

Lin Yi then breathed a sigh of relief. He thought that this ace Jiuduo was aware of the goods, but it turned out to be a false alarm.

However, Lin Yi would not reveal his surprise, and he remained silent. He hurriedly changed the topic and raised his voice and said, "Oh, Minister Wang, who can shoot you with such a expensive book? Besides, many good books have been selected by Wang Heizi and others. You even asked for 130,000 yuan for the remaining books of the Republic of China. All 60,000 yuan were only 300,000 yuan... With such a large price, who dares to buy it? What should I do if I smash it into my hands after I buy it?"

Ace Jiu's vision was indeed attracted to him and no longer paid attention to the book "Shima's Poem". Hearing Lin Yi's complaints, his old face turned red. He did not keep his trustworthy and sold a large number of books. He was afraid that the price of these books left in the Republic of China would not be able to be sold. So he lowered his attitude and said, "Then how much you say it is appropriate, you can tell me, and if it is appropriate, we will make a deal. If it is not suitable, the book will be put here. You can go to another place to see it."

"The price is 80,000 yuan!" Lin Yi said sternly.

"No." Ace Jiu shook his head violently, "80,000 is too little, but I'll play mahjong for a few laps... The minimum is 100,000. You can take it as long as you can, and you can't talk about it another day!" After that, he looked like he was about to close the door and expel the guests.

Lin Yi smiled, "Okay, you are amazing, I can't tell you, saying that I'm fascinated by my love of books. 100,000 is 100,000, but now I'll take them all."

"Of course," Ace Jiu thought he had defeated Lin Yi and took a big advantage, and was proud, "As long as you take out 100,000 yuan, these books will all belong to you!"
Chapter completed!