I am the king of hard rice

Chapter 383 The Significance of Literature

People are endowed with seven emotions, it is natural to respond to things, and to feel things. —— "Wen Xin Diao Long"

People have the seven emotions and six desires, and when stimulated by external objects, they will produce certain responses.It is natural to feel something in the heart and chant it.

To put it plainly, writing novels is to express one's feelings, and reading novels is to find resonance for one's feelings.

This is the 'consolation' that Yu Hua talked about, and Li Peifeng agrees, the coolness of online articles is a kind of 'consolation', YY, it's so comforting.

But he thinks there is something deeper about literature...

In fact, these meanings are the problems of contemporary literature.

Almost everyone in the literary world is well aware of this, especially those scholars who study contemporary literature, but they are unwilling to explain the problem, because it will offend people, and it will make the leaders lose face if they get to the bottom of it. It is worthless, and the status of those who engage in contemporary literature research is also damaged.

Li Peifeng, as a graduate student of the North China Normal University, plus his status as an Internet writer, can be regarded as a person in the literary world. He, a little grasshopper, doesn't care whether the contemporary literary world is damaged or not. He wrote two articles on contemporary literature in the early days of graduate school. critical essay.

In the thesis, Mr. Li expressed his own thoughts. In his opinion, the biggest problem in contemporary literature is that these old traditional writers have a too single understanding of the meaning of literature.

This is also unavoidable. They grew up in the past few decades, and they lived in the growth environment at that time, surrounded by enemies, the whole people endured humiliation, and the turbulent and unpredictable era, which had too much impact on their worldview As a result, their interpretation of literary meaning and the background of the story tend to be similar.

Even if negative things such as guilt, heaviness, and suffering are the oldest problems of mankind, literary works cannot avoid them.But everyone knows that where there is darkness, there must be light, and black and white exist in the world at the same time.But the description of the bright side seems to be the shortcoming of contemporary writers.

They do a good job in dealing with the darkness of human nature, but they are very good at dealing with the brilliance of human nature, such as "hope, happiness, love, ideals, beliefs" and other elements.

Perhaps it is said that these contemporary writers don’t bother to write at all, and feel that these elements are not on the table, so they should use darkness and despair as the main tone, use pens as a tool to resist all injustices, expose the darkness of society, the inferiority of human nature, and expose the ugliness to the naked eye. It can be clearly displayed in front of people, causing deep thinking and introspection, so as to achieve the purpose of transforming society.

This is actually no problem. Mr. Lu Xun, who sits at the top of the history of modern culture, did just that. But the problem is that contemporary writers do not have Lu Xun's writing skills, profound thoughts, and fearless optimistic fighting spirit. He lacks even the standpoint of saving the country and the people with a pen and the mentality of standing with the people at the bottom.

Naturally, I can't write an article like Lu Xun, who is still determined to be saved from hopelessness in a desperate situation, and can arouse the people of the country to fight against feudalism, patriotism and national salvation.

Most of them have only prejudice and resentment in their hearts, and the things they write naturally also contain resentment, and the form of expression is very problematic, which can be described by words such as twisted and twisted.

If you are more specific, you can use the 'rough' writing style of these contemporary writers to describe their books, that is; An inferior chicken girl...

When a contemporary literary leader received an award, he made a speech saying that literature is meaningless.After a few years, he finally couldn't bear to speak his mind; I have always had a prejudice that literary works should not whitewash reality, and literature and art should expose darkness.

It sounds like this sentence is very pitiful, benevolent and righteous, but it is actually prejudice and lack of historical and scientific knowledge. A speech by a certain librarian is just right to answer his sentence:
"For revolutionary writers and artists, the objects of exposure can only be the aggressors, exploiters, oppressors and their bad influence among the people, not the masses of the people. The masses of the people also have shortcomings, and these shortcomings should be used To overcome criticism and self-criticism among the people, which is one of the most important tasks of literature and art. But this should not be said to be 'exposing the people'. For the people, it is basically a matter of educating and improving their problem. Unless it is a counter-revolutionary writer, there are descriptions such as the so-called people are 'naturally stupid' and the revolutionary masses are 'authoritarian thugs'."

"It is necessary to criticize the shortcomings of the people, but it must be from the standpoint of the people and speak with the enthusiasm of protecting and educating the people. If you treat your colleagues as enemies, you are putting yourself on the standpoint of others gone."

Li Peifeng believes that they can not be summed up simply by the issue of position, but can only be said to be the influence of multiple factors.

For this reason, Li Peifeng published several papers to criticize and analyze. As Zhao Qingge's supervisor, of course he knew what he was thinking, so she wanted to discuss this topic further, but before that, she still used some other topics to pave the way.

"Teacher Yu is right, and student Li is right. This tacit understanding makes me wonder whether you have communicated in private... Peifeng, do you want to change your tutor?"

"I don't think so at all!"

Yu Hua smiled while holding her chin: "Yes, I'm recruiting doctoral students."

Li Peifeng laughed, instead of talking about his Ph.D., he said, "I've read your books since I was a child", and then counted Yu Hua's works one after another, so as to divert the topic.

"Strictly speaking, I started reading your books from "Blood Plum Blossom". I remember that when I was just in the first grade of junior high school, there were many books on my dad's bookshelf, but most of them were serious literature, or philosophy and social sciences Kind of academic books. Children, I’m not interested in these. I liked popular martial arts novels, but my dad’s bookshelf didn’t have them. Later, I accidentally searched and found this "Blood Plum Blossom". The title of the book immediately attracted me, and then I looked at the text, such as Daoist Qingyun, Rouge Girl, Black Needle Hero. I thought I found the right one, this is what I want!"

"After reading it, I realized that I was deceived. This is not a martial arts novel at all. It is about the impermanence of fate and the emptiness and desolation of life through the skin of martial arts. You can imagine how big this is to a 12-year-old child." This blow is nothing short of a fraud!"

"Afterwards, I labeled the author of Yu Hua as a 'traveler', and vowed never to read his book again. After a while, I found "Xu Sanguan sells it" in Chinese textbooks. An excerpt from "Blood Record". Hey, there is no other way..."

Li Peifeng talked about his experience of reading Yu Hua's works in a relaxed and humorous tone as he was a child. Of course, some artistic processing was indispensable, such as from resisting reading, and then actively looking for Yu Hua's books to read. It was about making the experience as twisty and interesting as possible.

Finally, Li Peifeng mentioned a sentence written in Yu Hua's book.

"A person has only one life, but in writing and reminiscing, not only can he repeat his life infinitely, but he can also choose the way of living. Therefore, reading and reminiscing is no different from living again, which can fill the regrets of life... I felt at that time This sentence is really well written, it is so wise, and it has also had a great impact on my cultivation of reading habits."

"I've forgotten this sentence myself, which book is this from?"

After Li Peifeng finished speaking, Yu Hua teased a few words, and under Zhao Qingge's questioning, he also flattered him: "I also liked to read martial arts novels when I was young. After reading all the manuscripts, I found the feeling of reading martial arts novels. Well, in recent years, I have also read online articles, but I always have to wait for updates. Sometimes I forget after reading, so you in online articles Ben is the one I read with the most words, and I am very eager to read it, I don’t eat, drink or sleep, I just want to read on.”

"But after reading martial arts novels, I just feel excited and motivated. After reading "Sword and Law", it is a different experience. It is very fresh and surprising. What is it like... a bit like the first time I tasted chocolate. It tastes very delicious. Strange, very bitter, very fragrant, and very sweet aftertaste, I want to eat it even after eating it.”

"And at first I read it as a popular novel, but after thinking about it for the past two days, I feel that your book has made some breakthroughs in the integration of online literature and tradition. It is about religion, philosophy, Politics, race and other issues are included in the book, but the manuscript you sent me is not finished, and I'm not sure, so I want to hear you talk about it..."

Then, Li Peifeng opened his mouth to explain his psychological journey of creation, and the two really started to discuss literature.Zhao Qingge didn't interrupt too much, but occasionally asked questions along with them.

About half an hour later, the pace of the conversation between Li Peifeng and Yu Hua slowed down. Zhao Qingge spoke up, affirming Yu Hua's thoughts, and clearly believed that "Sword and Law" had indeed made some breakthroughs, and at the same time raised the original question, That is, the current traditional literature has not changed, so what is Yu Hua's opinion?

Her expression was indifferent, but her words were sharp:
"When Internet writers have been able to create excellent commercial value for their works, they aim to shock people's minds, and write stories in a very romantic way with mysterious, dreamy and magical colors, so as to express strong emotions, which is very exciting. Surprised and immersive.”

"When Internet writers set the background of the book as the universe, aliens, and alien planes, when Internet articles contain war, immortality, will, gods, original sin, devils, the collision of different ideas between human and non-human races...etc. When the contents of the book are written, traditional writers are still describing the people and things of the last century..."

"Perhaps in order to cater to the public and attract people's attention, online articles are too mysterious and illusory, empty of imagination and lack of literature. But don't contemporary traditional literature seem a little petty, overly realistic and out of memory Is there a public?"

Zhao Qingge really dared to say it, and she really thought so. She was the one who most recognized the idea that contemporary literature was dead. Otherwise, she would not have given up traditional contemporary literature and turned to studying online literature.

Literary critic Zhao Qingge, fearless!

And facing Yu Hua who was slightly taken aback, she continued talking.

"I feel that this kind of excessive reminiscence has caused our literature to fall into a predicament of low style, and it looks like a disheveled face. We rarely have literature that engages in philosophical and human thinking, and pays too much attention to describing the problems of past reality. This is certainly true, but if we don’t explore the current problems, imagine the future unrestrainedly, and delve into the complexity of human nature and the spiritual world of human beings, literature will lose the depth it should have... Teacher Yu, you What do you think?"

The three of them had mentioned this question before, but Li Peifeng and Yu Hua didn't expect Zhao Qingge to ask it so straightforwardly, and they couldn't avoid it in the slightest.

Li Peifeng looked at the excited Shen Liao under the stage, and thought in his heart, you asked someone to ask my question for me. Except for the words 'contemporary literature is dead', what Lao Zhao meant was same same.

The rest of the audience in the audience were also inspired by Zhao Qingge's question. There were whispers among the students, and several professors from the Faculty of Arts frowned slightly.

Zhao Qingge's words hit the hearts of many people, but also revealed the fig leaf of many people.

"Dean Chen, hasn't Professor Zhao reviewed the manuscript for this lecture for you?"

An old professor of the Faculty of Arts was slightly dissatisfied.

Chen Shucheng shook his head: "How can there be any manuscripts for this kind of lecture? Establish the theme and talk about whatever comes to mind."

Another professor euphemistically said: "Professor Zhao should be more cautious in the face of the lectures of teachers and students in the school. Do you need someone to come on stage to remind her?"

"It's just normal literary discussions and literary criticism, and there are no out-of-the-ordinary topics. What can I remind you?"

Some professors, like Zhao Qingge, who are in the field of online literature research, spoke out, and some remained neutral and advised: "Listen again, it is just an academic lecture for the school, as long as it is literature, you can talk about it, there is nothing you can't talk about."

At this point, the professors in the front row fell silent. Chen Shucheng looked intently at the three people on the stage, thinking that Zhao Qingge was going to pave the way for his students... no, he was going to pave the way for his boyfriend.

Heh, the integration of traditional web literature can be regarded as allowing her to find a model to set up... She wanted to use Yu Hua's power to push Li Peifeng and web literature to the top, what a teacher-student relationship!
"This question is actually a cliché."

After the initial stupefaction, Yu Hua quickly came to her senses and said with a smile: "The writer's imagination can't keep up with the current status of magical realism. This is a worldwide problem. Not only in China, but also in foreign countries. The reality is too absurd. , you will never be able to catch up with it, I am jealous of reality! We always say that literature is higher than reality, that is a lie, it is impossible."

"As for web articles such as "Sword and Law" that fictionalize a weird world, although its background is not the real world, I think its core is actually the same as realistic novels. Realistic novels follow the broad road, while weird novels follow the path Yes, whether it’s a weird novel or absurd novel, there is no distinction between superior and inferior, the purpose is to reach reality. Of course, the road is safe and fast, and there are security guards on the side of the road.”

"If you take the trail, you may get lost, you may take a long detour, you may be more tactful, more interesting to watch, and more resistant to pondering, but you must be low-key..."

Yu Hua looked at Li Peifeng and said with a smile, "As the old saying goes, if you don't show your wealth, you should be more discreet when you walk on small roads, otherwise you will easily encounter robbers. I think you have done a good job in this regard, and you are quite restrained."

Then, Yu Hua elaborated on the avant-garde literature, and then drew from the avant-garde literature to her own age: "I was a pioneer writer a long time ago, but that was a long time ago, and I am now 62 years old. Let us It’s a bit inappropriate for people to be pioneers. What age does what age? Now I’m more tender and realistic... As for the future, it belongs to all the young people sitting here.”

"Clap clap~"

Enthusiastic applause rang out, and Zhao Qingge and Li Peifeng applauded along with the audience. After six or seven seconds, the applause gradually weakened.

The topic of the lecture changed and changed, switching between heavy and light, and returning to soothing after intense.

More than an hour passed in a flash, Zhao Qingge controlled the rhythm of the whole process, saw the time, and started the question and answer session.

Because of the lessons learned from Li Peifeng's last lecture, this time the host Zhao Qingge is responsible for identifying who will answer. For those good-looking girls, no matter how they stand up and hold their hands high, Lao Zhao also chooses to ignore them. Let the boys answer.

Most of the questions were innocuous, except for the works of the two, some asked if Yu Hua was writing a new book, and some asked how to do a Ph.D. under him.Some people also asked Li Peifeng if he had encountered any setbacks in his online writing career, and where he should start if he wanted to write online writing.

The two exchanged answers fluently. Seeing that the time was approaching nine o'clock, Zhao Qingge chose the last boy wearing glasses as the questioner.

"My question is for Mr. Yu and Renjian Yiliangfeng. It is very simple, that is, how much is each of you's manuscript fee each year?"

"Wow~~"

There was an exclamation from the audience, and then there was a lot of laughter. Obviously, everyone wanted to know.

It's a little tricky!

Yu Hua and Li Peifeng looked at each other silently. The two agreed that this was probably the most difficult question in this lecture, and Zhao Qingge's question was nothing...

why?
Yu Hua said it all just now; money is not in vain!
One of the two is a teacher in the school, and the other is a student in the school. If they tell the truth about the manuscript fee on this occasion, it will cause some unnecessary troubles in the school.

Yu Hua once faced friends who asked the same question, but always chose to answer in a roundabout way: I live by "To Live".

This sentence has also become a hot topic...

"You first." Yu Hua smiled politely.

Li Peifeng also humbly said: "You are an elder, you answer first."

Yu Hua laughed: "I'm the elder, I'll let you answer first."

Oops, damn it!Rely on the old and sell the old?

Li Peifeng took the microphone, a little bit difficult, but just stuck for two seconds, the boy took the microphone and said with a smile: "I hope both of you can answer truthfully, especially senior Li Peifeng, I saw you were on this morning. The big Mercedes-Benz G came out of the community!"

"Ah~~"

"Appreciate~~~~"

"Scumbag!!"

This time the audience was shouting everything, Li Peifeng explained calmly: "Here I want to clarify, that car was given to me by someone else, I didn't buy it, and the car hasn't left me yet. As for the manuscript fee, my manuscript fee last year was around 300 million after tax. This year is not over yet, so I don’t know.”

After speaking, he looked at Yu Hua.Li Peifeng simply pretended not to hear the audience yelling about avoiding the important and ignoring the important and cunning.

"You may not believe it, but I don't know my manuscript fee either."

Yu Hua will even open her eyes and tell nonsense: "I have two cards, one for salary and one for manuscript fee. The salary card is in my hand, but the manuscript fee card is in my wife's hand... oh, this You reminded me, when I go home, I will ask her to see how much my annual manuscript fee is."

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(End of this chapter)