After A Hundred Days Of Survival In The Wilderness, I Received A Mysterious Gift

"Monster! Take a stick from me!"

A street in a township in southern China, Guangnan Province.

Several playful urchins were playing role-playing.

One person in the middle, wearing a monkey face mask, holding a fire stick, was facing another naughty boy playing the "monster" squatting on the ground, baring his teeth and claws.

"Okay! Now it's my turn to play the Monkey King!"

On the side, more than a dozen urchins applauded loudly and then started to fight to level the monkey cage.

For a moment, the streets were filled with childish noises.

At the door of each house, the adults smiled and watched a few urchins misbehaving.

"It's nine o'clock! Brother Sanqi is about to give a lecture!"

I don't know who shouted something loudly.

So, although all the adults on the street ran away, the dozen or so urchins also dispersed.

Everyone rushed home to listen to the storytelling of "Journey to the West".

Ye Fan himself had no idea that his unintentional move would set off the Journey to the West craze in China, and also set off a trend of classical literature in the Chinese literary world.

It even had a profound impact on China's cultural circles.

At the same time, there was a conference room in a building in the imperial capital.

A cultural exchange event that lasted for half a month has come to an end.

Those attending the event were all well-known celebrities in the cultural world, including several well-known writers and leaders in certain fields of the cultural world.

"Today is the last day of this year's 'Chinese Classical Culture Exchange' event. I propose to temporarily add an agenda. This agenda is about a storytelling program that has been very popular recently."

"This program is the storytelling "Journey to the West". I checked a lot of information, but I still can't find the source of this book. It seems that there is no such book in the history of our country."

"I don't know where this reviewer got the relevant information about Journey to the West. It would be incredible if it was written by the reviewer himself."

"From the perspective of today's people, this is a rare masterpiece of classical literature. Even in the thousands of years of Chinese cultural history, it can be ranked among the top world-class butchers."

"If it was written by a modern person, then the author's skills are not inferior to those of the ancients, or even worse. I simply can't believe it.

On the rostrum, Tang Yu, executive vice president of the Chinese Writers Association, spoke eloquently and gave a very high evaluation to "Journey to the West".

Although this is only a judgment based on the content of the storyteller, and he has not seen the original work yet, Tang Yu was extremely shocked by just the storyteller.

"Teacher Tang, I disagree with you. Although the storytelling in "Journey to the West" seems wonderful and contains some wonderful poems, it is too market-oriented and does not conform to the characteristics of classical literature."

As soon as Tang Yu finished speaking, people in the audience stood up and expressed their opposition.

"Haha, the market smell is too strong?"

Tang Yu took a closer look and saw that the person speaking was a young writer named He Kun. He has been in the limelight in recent years. He often participates in various activities and has gained the admiration of some young people.

Because of this, He Kun seems to have drifted a bit in recent years. He has not published any good works for a long time. Instead, he has begun to write some short essays on the Internet that have nothing to do with literature, such as reviews and political commentaries.

Tang Yu was quite optimistic about He Kun in the past few years and thought his talent was pretty good. However, it seems now that this person is too eager for quick success and his future achievements will be limited.

"I don't think so. Literature should be able to reflect social reality and be rooted in the people at the lowest level, and "Journey to the West" is such a good work."

"It actually reflects the good wishes and spirit of resistance of the people at the bottom to a certain extent."

"As for the taste of the market, what's wrong with it? Isn't it good for both refined and popular people to enjoy it?"

"Besides, who says classical literature can't have a bit of a market flavor?"

Tang Yu's words were reasonable and well-founded. He Kun's face turned red and he was speechless, so he had to sit down again.

"Let me tell you!"

At this time someone stood up again.

Everyone's eyes turned around, and they couldn't help but be surprised. The speaker turned out to be the most famous drama master in China, the eighty-year-old Master Tan Zhengzhuo.

"I think if this "Journey to the West" can be written into a book, if nothing else happens, I think it will probably become the best classical novel in China in the past five hundred years."

"Although I am not a writer or a critic, I should still have some appreciation. This is my judgment. Please criticize and correct me."

Tan Zhengzhuo's words caused a great commotion in the venue.

Because Master Tan is a national treasure-level opera master in China, his influence even far exceeds that of Tang Yu.

"I didn't expect Mr. Tan to be so optimistic about "Journey to the West". It seems that my evaluation of it just now was still a bit underestimated.

Tang Yu was also greatly shocked.

Although he is very optimistic about "Journey to the West" and feels that if it is written into a book, its literary value will be in a very high position, but he has not yet praised "Journey to the West" to the same extent as Tan Zhengzhuo.

"Haha, to be honest with you, I have been turning on my phone at nine o'clock every morning recently to listen to the storytelling of "Journey to the West".

Someone stood up again, and when everyone took a look, it turned out to be the famous Chinese director Wang Yan...

"I have been eyeing this storytelling for a long time, and I am preparing to contact the narrator and ask him to help write a script and then film it into a TV series."

"Let me also share my opinion! Although I am not a writer and do not have high literary accomplishments, after all, I have been in the cultural and entertainment industry for a long time, so I still have some appreciation."

"I personally fully agree with Mr. Tan's opinion. If "Journey to the West" can be written into a book, it will definitely leave a mark in the history of Chinese literature and even the history of Chinese culture.

"Haha, I thought I was the only one paying attention to the storytelling of "Journey to the West"! Director Wang, if you want to make "Journey to the West" into a TV series, that would be a great thing! However, with such a good subject matter, You can’t take it all by yourself.”

As soon as Wang Yan finished speaking, another middle-aged man stood up.

It turned out to be Lu Jingtong, another famous director in China.

Of course, although both of them are directors, one is a TV series director and the other is a movie director, so there is no competitive relationship.

"Okay, Lao Lu, if you want, we can go and contact the reviewer together then."

"Haha, it's settled.

"OK"

The two sat down again, and then several big figures in the Chinese cultural circle expressed their opinions one after another, most of them highly praised "Journey to the West".

At this time, He Kun was sitting on pins and needles in the audience, feeling regretful in his heart.

He became famous at a young age, originally relying on the support of some senior literary figures.

Unexpectedly, he was on the wrong team when speaking this time and offended many 5.0 cultural figures.

He had not actually listened to the commentary "Journey to the West" from beginning to end, but because it was quite popular on the Internet, he was curious and went to listen to it for more than an hour.

He Kun thought that just a story telling could have much literary value.

That's why he just started talking nonsense and said a few random things to Tang Yu.

The reason for this is that Tang Yu had implicitly criticized his eagerness for quick success in a TV program some time ago.

As a rising star in the Chinese literary world in recent years, He Kun believes that his foundation is deep enough, so he feels that he has enough confidence to challenge Tang Yu's status.

But he didn't expect that this time he would be embarrassed in front of many big shots.

He Kun couldn't help but feel a lot of resentment towards Tang Yu and the reviewers of "Journey to the West".

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