我与海老的交往,记得是在七十年代后期。那时海老到北京来举办画展,有一天,海老同夏师母突然到我办公处来看我,但我恰好不在,后来我到北京饭店去看望了海老,这是我们第一次见面。海老是从老友辛眉处了解我的,并由辛眉兄给我写了信。海老嘱咐我为他的画展写一篇序。辛眉兄的信也是这么说的。海老的画展,有何等的分量。我自觉惶恐,但海老的殷殷嘱咐,我又不能推辞,好在时间还早,我可以认真准备。——谁知那时『文革』的余风未尽,为了阻止海老的画展,暗地里的潜流很多。幸而在文化部 My relationship with Hai Lao, I remember in the late seventies. At that time, Hai Lao to Beijing to hold an exhibition, one day, Hai Lao same summer master suddenly came to my office to see me, but I just not, then I went to the Beijing Hotel to visit Hai Lao, this is the first time we met. Hai always know me from his friend Xinbian, and Xin Meibu wrote me a letter. Hai Lao asked me to write an order for his exhibition. Xinmei brother letter also said so. Hai Lao’s art exhibition, what is the weight. I consciously panic, but earnestly asked the old sea, I can not refuse, but fortunately time is still early, I can be prepared. - Who knows when there was a scarcity of “Cultural Revolution” at that time? Luckily at the Ministry of Culture