"Spring wind like friends" Fu Yuezhang, the planner of the Zhenben Books Auction, believes that if we want a paper book to die, we cannot let this warmth and respect lose.(Photo by Huang Shunjie)
Last year, the Zhenben's ancient book had a good response. The senior publisher of Taiwan, Fu Yuezhang, organized Taiwan's first commercial Zhenben and ancient books auction. It hopes to catch up with the ancient Chinese and Hong Kong ancient books markets while advocating the collection of book collection.In fact, there are a lot of treasures in the hands of Taiwanese collectors, but compared to mainland collectors who are interested in Chinese ancient books, Taiwan is a collection of treasures in Japan, Europe and the United States.feature.mdash; mdash; Taiwanese senior publisher Fu Yuezheng
"If you have no money to buy a new book, you have to read the old book."
Due to family relationships, the senior publisher of Taiwan, Fu Yuezhang, was associated with the old books in his youth.For 40 years, the old book master will play his ability to come to the second -hand bookstore for many years, and organize Taiwan's first commercial treasure and ancient books auction.In addition to advocating the collection of book collection, in this regard to catch up with mainland China and Hong Kong, Fu Yuezhang also hopes that the auction will decrease year by year in the publishing industry."Warm and respect".
"Spring wind like friends" Zhenben Auction will be held on Saturday, this year's Taipei International Book Fair. The auction products include well -known writers Zhang Ailing, Hu Lancheng, Zhou Mengdie, Sandao Yoshiva, and Kawabawa Kaikawa.There are 197 books such as limited books and signature books.Among them, the most noticeable is the "Qianlong Jiayu Zhizhi Retraceed Stone", which is self -printed and written by Hu Shi, one of the new cultural movement leaders.To.
This Jiayu is the most important version of the "Dream of Red Mansions" and the study of text, which can be seen from the early original appearance of the novel creation of the Qing Dynasty writer Cao Xueqin.
The right to interpretation of the old book in Taiwan with more flowing books
"There were many books in Taiwan because there was no war, but it was almost flowing, there was no collection of books, and a lack of an exchange platform, so everyone did not know the value of the old book."
Speaking of the motivation to plan auction, Fu Yuezhang, who was one of the founders of the "Editor Studio", said in an interview with the "Lianhe Morning Post": "Because Taiwan does not have this market, the auction of Zhenben Books follows the mainland market.The right to interpret the old book in Taiwan is gone. "
According to Yuan Fangrong, a senior book collector in Taiwan, Taiwan had held four ancient books auctions from 1992 to 1996. In fact, it started earlier than the mainland, but it was "once beautiful and difficult to become a climate."He pointed out that since the first auction of the ancient books of China Guardian International Auction Company in 1994, the cross -strait ancient marketing market began to disappear.
However, in an interview with Fu Yueye, Fu Yuezheng said: "In fact, there are many treasures in the hands of Taiwanese collectors, but compared to mainland collectors who are interested in Chinese ancient books, Taiwan is a treasure of rare good books in Japan, Europe and the United States.And this is our biggest feature. "
Fu Yuezhang actually tried the water temperature at the Taipei International Book Fair last year. The public welfare nature of "Listening to the Chun" Zhenben "Ancient Books Auction, at the time of 50 auction products, and finally sold 37 pieces, the total amount exceeded 2.23 million yuan, so that the total amount was more than 2.23 million yuan.He was encouraged.
More than 300 collectors from the auction products are from all walks of life
This year, as the auction will become commercial, Fu Yuezhang has also expanded the scale of collections accordingly.In addition to continuing to go to major old bookstores "treasure digging", Fu Yuezhang revealed that the provider of this auction product comes from all walks of life in Taiwan, including department store staff, pharmaceutical factory sales staff, retired civil servants and university professors, etc.There are more than 300 pieces.
The Japanese post -war master Mika Shijima Yoshifu's novel "Mirror House" was provided by a department store's counter lady, with a starting price of NT $ 2shy; 4000 (about 1078 yuan).
Fu Yueye's real name is Lin Jiaohong, and was the executive director of the Jasmine Second -hand Bookstore and the editor -in -chief of Yuanliu Publishing Company.After graduating from middle school, he was admitted to the well -known Taipei Industrial College (predecessor of Taipei University of Science and Technology) Civil Engineering, but because of bad mathematics, he could not understand in class.
At that time, the Guanghua Shopping Mall next to the school gathered nearly a hundred old book stalls. Fu Yuezhang, who loved reading, took the place of location. Every morning, he used to buy an old book of "only a few dollars" to see it in the classroom.EssenceHe laughed and said, "I used to read the work for six years. In fact, I read lsquo; the old book rsquo;
Chinese have a tenderness and respect for books
For Fu Yuezhang, who has been engaged in the publishing industry for more than 20 years, the greater significance of holding auctions is to evoke the "warmth and respect" of the younger generation of paper books."Why do we think paper books are important? Most people say that because it is warmer. What does it mean to be warmer? Is paper better? Is paper better? Is it better to touch? Actually, it is a kind of tenderness of the Chinese to books.And respect. "
"If we want a paper book to die, we can't let this warmth and respect lose."
Under the impact of digital technology, Taiwan's publishing industry has faced the phenomenon of rapid decline in output value in recent years and nearly cut. In 2013 and 2015, the output value fell below 30 billion yuan and 20 billion levels, respectively.Last year, the book market continued to operate bleakly. Whether the publishing industry can hold the 15 billion yuan output value mark, the industry is not optimistic.Because of this, Fu Yuezhang's will to host the Zhenben Ancient Books Auction is more firm.
He said: "In the long run, this is the last amulet of the paper book. What we do now is sowing, let more young people know the value of paper books."
(Reporter is "United Morning Post" Taipei special agent)
