Reckless man of entertainment who started from a novel

Chapter 371 The sensation caused by the ball of suet! 【Ask for a monthly pass, ask for a recommendation! 】

During the time period of National Day, the short story event launched patriotic themes, and a swarm of people rushed to the track to prepare for the competition!

At this time, Li Xiang had bigger considerations.

On the one hand, foreign novels like Ball of Fat will have a wider audience.

On the other hand, writing novels with patriotic themes through this perspective can elevate the feelings of family and country from a single country to the whole world, which is why Li Xiang chose Ball of Suet.

Speaking of Ball-of-Fat, one has to talk about its author Maupassant.

Guy de Maupassant was an excellent French critical realist writer in the second half of the 19th century, and he is known as "the world's three great masters of short stories" together with Chekhov of Russia and O. Henry of the United States!
Among them, Maupassant is known as the "king of short stories in the world" in modern literature.

He has created six novels, 350 nine short stories and three travel notes in his life, and is the writer with the largest number of short stories and the highest achievement in the history of French literature.

"Ball of Fat" is a novella created by Maupassant, and it is also one of his masterpieces.

"Ball of Suif" shocked the French literary world as soon as it was published, and it established Maupassant's position in the history of French literature.Yan master Flaubert also called it a masterpiece.

Since then, Maupassant "entered the literary world like a shooting star".

In the short story activity, Li Xiang not only took out Ball of Fat, Maupassant's famous work, but also Necklace, My Uncle Jules, these two masterpieces of Maupassant.

Without him, in terms of short stories alone, no one can compare with Maupassant. His works are too classic and full of weight
"Ball of Fat" takes the Franco-Prussian War as the background.Through the story of 10 people representing all walks of life in France at that time fleeing to the port in a carriage.

It vividly reflects the bourgeoisie's despicable selfishness and the ugly face of betraying the people in this war.

In the novel, Maupassant contrasts the inferior with the superior, testing their moral standards.

Ball-of-Fat is a patriotic whore, and only Ball-of-Fat deserves to be called a noble and patriotic person out of ten people.

She is kind-hearted, and in the carriage, even though those aristocratic bourgeois lords and wives despised and insulted her, when they were hungry, Ball-of-Fat generously asked them to share their food.

She also has a strong national pride.

And those so-called superior people are scum with ugly souls who harm others and benefit themselves.

[For several days in a row, many remnants of the defeated army passed through the urban area of ​​Rouen.

It's not a team at all, it's just a scattered nomadic tribe.The brothers had dirty and long beards all over their faces, and their bodies were covered in tattered military uniforms, and they had no regimental flags or regimental numbers. They walked forward with a tired posture.

All of them seem to be bruised, their waists are broken, their minds are so dull that they can't think of anything, can't make up their minds, they just walk forward out of habit, and if they stop, they will immediately fall down due to lack of strength. down.

What we saw were, above all, those who had been conscripted for mobilization orders and a number of National Guards, known for their alertness, who had gone out to fight this time: the former were sex-loving and peaceful, law-abiding men who lived on fixed interest, Both were hunched over their rifles; the latter were easily frightened and impulsive men, ready to charge as well as to desert.

And between these two groups there were a few red trousers who were the remnants of a division which had been wiped out in a bad battle; Dragoons with bronze helmets dragged their heavy heels behind the brisk steps of the infantry.

Many volunteer teams were established with various heroic names, and their names were: Failure Revenge Team - Tomb Citizens Team - Death Sharing Team, and they all walked by with the air of bandits. 】

When the Franco-Prussian War broke out in 1870, the Prussian army captured Rouen, and ten people fled in a carriage.

The identities of these ten people are very special, namely - the notorious profiteer Mr. Bird and his wife;

The big bourgeoisie and members of the Provincial Assembly Carre Ramadon and his wife;
Mrs. and Mrs. Belle de Breville, members of the provincial assembly;

two nuns;

Democrat Kornidey and a hooker nicknamed "Ball of Suet."

The reasons for leaving Rouen for the first three couples are different, but the plan and purpose are the same-none of these three couples will return to Rouen.

The least status among the ten people is "Suet Ball".

In the carriage, after learning of Ball-of-Fat's identity, several wealthy wives treated Ball-of-Fat very badly.

They whispered insults to Ball-of-Fat as a prostitute, a whore, and a disgrace to society.

The husbands of these rich wives talk about money, food and drink in a tone that looks down on the poor.

The carriage bumped on the road for most of the day, and everyone in the carriage was hungry, only Ball-of-Fat brought food for himself for three days.

Ball-of-Fat generously invited everyone in the car to share her food, completely ignoring the disrespect these rich people had shown her.

Soon all the food in the basket was divided up, and people were free from hunger, so people's attitudes towards Suif changed like their stomachs.

What had been contempt turned into intimacy, and insults turned into compliments.

The carriage continued on and came to the town of Todt, which was also occupied by the Prussian army. The Prussian officer detained the carriage and asked Suif to stay with him overnight.

Facing the shameless request of the invaders, Suifan flatly refused, so the whole car of people traveling with him was detained.

Except for Suet Ball, the rest of the people were anxious. In order to achieve their own goals and protect their own interests, the nine people tried their best and used various schemes to force Suet to submit.

In the end, the old nun's religious preaching "as long as the intention is good, you will not offend God" has produced quite good results. Ball of Fat sacrificed herself for the benefit of everyone.

The desire of the Prussian officer was satisfied and he was released the next day.

But instead of being grateful to the poor girl, everyone avoided her. The previous praise and closeness turned into the initial contempt and spurn.

This time, everyone prepared a lot of food, but Ball-of-Fat didn't have time to prepare.

The carriage continued to move forward, and the people in the carriage took out their own food and chewed it. Only the ball of fat huddled in the corner of the carriage, suffering from cold and hunger, whimpering in Cornidet's "Marseillaise".

It is not an exaggeration to say that half of the authors of the patriotic theme of the sixth track have participated in it!
The total number of entries this time even exceeded the sum of the previous five tracks.

Among them, there are very good works and some works that are just fake. Among the many entries, Li Xiang is still the most outstanding one!
For nothing else, the title of six consecutive championships is close at hand.

Not only the participants, but even the readers couldn't hide their excitement.

They wanted to see for the first time what kind of patriotic novel Li Xiang would write.

Readers make a lot of assumptions in their minds.But when they saw the contents of Suif Ball, their hearts couldn't help trembling.

Because no one would have thought that what Li Xiang wrote would be a patriotic story with a foreign theme.

Moreover, the protagonist is a prostitute nicknamed Suet Ball. Seeing this, many contestants and those authors who just listened to the wind and rain became furious!
They all went off to scold Li Xiang angrily, and many people even just heard other people say something, or just glanced at it, and then began to scold Li Xiang on the Internet.

The reason is nothing more than that since the sixth track is a patriotic theme and it coincides with the National Day, what is wrong with you writing novels with foreign themes?
This is the first point!
The second point is that the protagonist in the book is actually a prostitute. This is too grandstanding to please the public, which is a bit ridiculous!
Waiting for these remarks to be raging on the Internet, but more people have great confidence in Li Xiang, because they know that Li Xiang is not a sensationalist!
If it is said that Li Xiang, who has written five works of champions on the track, is all a sensationalist, then I am afraid that there is no one in this literary world who is not a sensationalist!

This is what the netizens who supported Li Xiang fought back!

Many people think that what Li wants to describe is far away when they read this story. After all, China has a long history. Born in this country, you will take the initiative to understand the history of this country, even if it is 5000 years old!
However, few people know the history of foreign countries. They don't understand what the country was like during the Franco-Prussian War, but they saw that although Ball of Fat was a prostitute and was criticized by many people, they were willing to share their own The food, the attitude of the people in the company changed towards her.

It's all in the eyes of the readers!

This part of the content, the readers thought it was very plain, but afterward, everyone saw that the Prussian officer stopped the carriage and asked Suif to stay with him overnight, but Suif refused, but the companions forced her for their own safety. , Let her spend the night with the officer, even the goddaughter of the church is persuading!

But when Ball-of-Fat sacrificed himself, and when the carriage passed the line of defense, everyone's attitude changed 180 degrees. They prepared food and ate it on the carriage. At the beginning, Ball-of-Fat shared the food. But he could only cry in the corner of the carriage.

A speck of dust from the times becomes a mountain when it falls on an individual!
The story came to an abrupt end here, and everyone panicked after reading it, but they understood that this novel was not a sensationalist, but a story of the sorrow of those people in that era. They all lined up and scolded those who angrily scolded Li Xiang to the bum!

Cultural and Entertainment Office.

Ji Liqun was amazed after reading Ball of Fat. Even he had to admit that the novel was very bold. He was sure that Ball of Suet would become an indispensable treasure in the history of world literature!
Wei Yuan got up, carrying his briefcase, walked towards Ji Liqun who was sitting on the sofa, and said, "Old Ji, shall we go have dinner together?"

Unexpectedly, Ji Liqun sighed and said with emotion: "Li Xiang always surprises people, but also always brings troubles to people. Oh, I have a headache now! I really don't know what to do with his suet ball! "

Hearing this, Wei Yuan also sat down curiously and took the tablet.

After watching Suet Ball for a while, Wei Yuan showed a wry smile, and said to Ji Liqun, "It's really bold, but you have to admit, it's a good work!"

Ji Liqun nodded, and he agreed: "I have never denied that this is a good work, but I am not sure whether Suifou will meet the targets for next year. After all, you also know that the 70th anniversary celebration, literature Column slots are rare!"

Wei Yuan nodded clearly, he had heard about these things a little bit.

Wei Yuan patted Ji Liqun's shoulder and said, "Don't worry about it so much, let the organizing committee worry about whether you get selected or not!"

That being said, there is still a thorn in his heart. Can Suif be recognized by foreigners?

Or will it cause some disputes and contradictions?

These two different consequences will directly lead to the success or failure of Suifou being selected!

Until the evening, the scolding war on Weibo still didn’t stop, and the good-for-nothing person thought: “Since Li Xiang said it was the background of the Franco-Prussian War, I will translate it and post it on the Internet to see what foreigners will do.” Evaluation!"

Immediately, many good-natured people turned the suet ball machine onto the Internet. They originally wanted foreign netizens to fight back against those who supported Li Xiang, but they never expected it!

Ball of Suet was uploaded to the external network, and it immediately set off a turbulent wave on the external network.

Although Ball of Suet has lost some of its charm due to machine translation, I have to admit that this is a good work!
He hit the French literary world like a huge boulder. One afternoon, many French students were stopped by their classmates and asked who created Suif Ball. The French students logged on to Weibo and learned the whole story. The matter was told to everyone, and several foreign students with excellent translation skills united together and spent more than an hour to translate this ball of fat!
Everyone was amazed after watching it!
It is hard for these foreigners to believe that a foreign college student can know so much about the history of the Franco-Prussian War, and can write a shocking novel in line with this history!

When the overseas students sent the compliments from foreign friends back to China, there was a wave of climaxes. Those who were originally stubborn, saw the local people's praises for the suet ball under the posts of the overseas students. I can only retreat in resentment!

There's no way, the master has already answered, so they have no reason to go online again.

Ji Liqun and Wei Yuan, who were eating, breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the news, and the thorn in Ji Liqun's heart was finally removed.

He was originally worried that the protagonist's career would suffer a lot of criticism, which was why Ball-of-Fat might not be selected for the 70th anniversary celebration, but now the praise from the outside world made him feel that all of this is not a problem.

Time flies to the evening, and it's time for Spicy Next Door and Youth Like the Wind to air!
(End of this chapter)