A healing writer? No, it's a depressing writer!

Chapter 174: The heartwarming beginning of "Hachiko: A Dog's Tale"? What is love in this world? It makes people stay together for life and death!

There are 80,000 words in the world, but the word love is the most murderous.

If we were to use a line of poetry to express the audience's feelings after watching the drama "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai", this line of poetry would probably be:

"Asking what love is in this world, can you tell me whether life and death are together?"

Chenghai Grand Theater, live performance hall.

In the large exhibition hall that can accommodate more than 2,000 people at the same time, when the audience witnessed the sincere and unswerving love between Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, the audience on the scene——

Everyone's eyes were moistened.

People are not born to suffer in this life.

Some people endure hardships in order to live a good life.

Some people endure hardships in order to draw nourishment from tragedy, and then after understanding the philosophy of life, they continue to work hard to live a good life even though they have broken down.

“There is only one kind of heroism in the world, that is, to still love life after you recognize the truth of it.”

Although everyone knows that "The Butterfly Lovers" is a complete tragedy, there is still an endless stream of audiences who come to watch the movie.

On the stage.

When I saw the actor who played Zhu Yingtai, with a mentality close to despair, possessing Liang Shanbo's tombstone, I felt sad and resentful:

"With the promise of our hearts, we will be separated forever, and even though Yin and Yang are separated, it is hard to grow old together."

"Hand in hand, love lasts forever, and separation begins today."

"It's hard for you and I to find the same boat, a lonely soul drifting in the vast world"

Everyone at the scene was in tears.

The most tragic thing in the world is that he loves her and she loves him. Even though they love each other, due to the obstacles of reality, the lovers are eventually separated by life and death.

When the strong-willed Zhu Yingtai was forced by her father, Master Zhu, to marry Ma Wencai, the son of Magistrate Ma, on the wedding day, when they passed by Liang Shanbo's tomb, she knelt down in front of the tomb and shouted in a resolute tone:
"Brother Liang went ahead of me, so how can you go to the Ma family wearing your wedding dress?"

"I promised to grow old with you before I die, and I will never stop loving you by holding your hand."

"I will definitely erect a red tombstone next to the black tombstone, until the seas dry up and the rocks crumble, until the end of time!"

"Brother Liang, Yingtai is here"

When Zhu Yingtai, in a gesture of sacrificing her life for the country, hit her head against the grave and died, the sky and the earth suddenly changed color, thunder and lightning struck, and after a loud bang, a crack appeared on the grave. Zhu Yingtai resolutely jumped into the grave and chose to be buried with Liang Shanbo.
At the end of the story, Liang and Zhu both died, and only two butterflies were seen slowly rising from their graves among the blooming flowers.

Accompanied by the actors' announcement:
"People who love each other break through the barriers of the world and will never be separated forever."

The entire theater was silent for about three seconds.

Then, thunderous applause broke out instantly!

Many viewers wiped away their tears with tissues and sighed silently:
"it is good!"

“This play is really well performed.”

Even in the Chenghai Grand Theatre, which stages more than 500 plays a year, it is rare to see a play like this, where almost everyone applauds after the show ends?

"This Liang Zhu is indeed sad, and the entanglement of love and hate fills the whole play, which makes people feel distressed." A mature and elegant lady, holding her husband's arm, walked out of the theater while wiping tears, "but it is beautiful, and it is really beautiful."

"If I can meet a woman as chaste as Zhu Yingtai in this life, even if I can only have her for a second." A middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses, a suit and leather shoes, who looked quite elegant, wiped his face with a handkerchief and sighed silently, "Then I will die without regrets in this life."

In fact, the performance form of drama itself does not have a certain mass attribute. People who watch dramas generally have a certain knowledge base, or are cultural people who have some spiritual pursuits.

Perhaps to people with a lower level of cultural literacy, the story of Liang Zhu is nothing more than a story of a pair of young lovers in ancient times who were obstructed by feudal etiquette, could not love each other, and died for love? It's just that two people died.
Why cry so hard?

As for crying so loudly?
Is it necessary to cry so hard?
However, for intellectuals who have a rich spiritual world and have received a good cultural education, what they see through "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai" is not only the love-sacrifice of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, but more importantly, the whole play "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai"

They are all praising the great and flawless love!
For the sake of love, they are willing to fight against the entire feudal etiquette!
For love, they are even willing to give up their lives!
For the sake of love, they are willing to fight the whole world with their own strength!
This is the most touching thing and what the drama "Butterfly Lovers" really wants to express!
"It's so sad." Even a rational girl like Xiao Linyu couldn't help but shed tears when she witnessed Liang Zhu committing suicide for love.

Even so, I already knew where the story was going.

Even so, we already knew that "Butterfly Lovers" would end in tragedy.

However, as if there is a kind of magic, "Liang Zhu" can make you feel uncomfortable while being stabbed, and it can continue to attract you and let you continue to watch the movie without interruption.
"Wuwuwuwuwu." As if she didn't want others to see her current predicament, Xiao Linyu quickly lowered her head to sort out her emotions. After wiping her wet cheeks with her sleeves inconspicuously, she raised her head and looked at Jiang Hai beside her, "Jiang Hai, you..."

Xiao Linyu was about to ask Jiang Hai: "How did you come up with the story of "Butterfly Lovers"? Didn't you feel uncomfortable when you wrote the plot?"

Unexpectedly, before she even finished her words, she saw Jiang Hai sitting in the theater seat, playing the game with all his heart:

"Look back, take out, open the ghost knife, can't see, move, move"

After successfully using the assassin to cut off the opponent's back row, Jiang Hai showed a satisfied smile on his face:
"Extreme counterattack!"

"I just want to ask you, do you feel uncomfortable?"

Even Xiao Linyu, who had an indifferent personality, almost couldn't hold back when she witnessed this scene.

so.
Are you laughing?

The script you wrote made us cry our hearts out, but you, the instigator, seemed to be completely unaffected by it. Not only did you sit in the theater and play games, you even...
Laughing so loudly?

Are you laughing so happily?
Is this a bit too much?

As if he could see through Xiao Linyu's thoughts, Jiang Hai silently put away his phone and looked at her nonchalantly:
"The ones who died were Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai. What does that have to do with me, Jiang Hai?"

After saying this, Jiang Hai put away his previous carelessness and stared at Xiao Linyu with a very serious look:
"Don't be fooled by my calm appearance. As the author, I understand better than any of you how difficult the love between Liang Zhu and his wife is."

"The reason why I didn't cry is not because I am cruel, but because I had already cried all my tears in the process of writing this story."

No one is perfect. So who can be heartless?
The love between Liang Zhu is certainly worthy of admiration and praise from the world.

But as a qualified author, if you can't remove this sad emotion from your body in time, but let this sad emotion spread wantonly in your body and affect your emotions.
Isn't that stupid?

If you watch a play, cry in every play, cry like this in every play
How long will this crying last?

Although Jiang Hai wanted to comfort Xiao Linyu like he comforted Fatty:

"If you really feel uncomfortable, just shoot one, and you won't feel so uncomfortable after shooting one."

But considering that Xiao Linyu was a girl, he swallowed the words back. He changed the subject and looked at Xiao Linyu again:

“If you really feel bad, please look up at the sky at a 45-degree angle. When you look up at the sky, your tears will naturally stop falling.”

The drama performance ended and the audience left one after another.

But as a member of the main creative team of the drama "Butterfly Lovers", Jiang Hai certainly cannot just leave like this.

The lights on the big screen in the theater came on.

Mentor Tao Chunfang stood among a group of people with neatly combed back hair and wearing Zhongshan suits, who looked like leaders at first glance, and waved at Jiang Hai:

"Jiang Hai, come here for a moment."

In fact, you should ask these leaders above whether they understand "Butterfly Lovers"?
Whether you understand it or not, it’s actually not important at all.

The important thing is that "Butterfly Lovers" won the Cao Yu Drama Literature Award, and Jiang Hai happened to be a student studying in Chenghai City, which is in their jurisdiction. For these leaders -

Knowing this is enough.

"Jiang Hai, this is Li Shaoyuan, the president of the Chenghai Federation of Literary and Art Circles. President Li has told me many times that he has long wanted to meet you in person."

"And this one, this is Chairman Zhang from the Writers Association. He and Mr. Ye Jingming from our Art Troupe are old comrades."

"This is Director Song Hongwei of Chenghai Grand Theater. The fact that "Butterfly Lovers" can be performed in the theater this time is inseparable from the help of Director Song."

In fact, Jiang Hai personally did not want to waste his precious time on these meaningless interpersonal relationships. Jiang Hai would rather go back to school to find two advanced math problems to solve than to get along with these strangers and form cliques.

But there is no way.

People in the arena involuntarily.

This world is a huge world of fame and fortune.

Even though Jiang Hai was extremely reluctant, he had to admit that it would only benefit him and not harm him to establish good relationships with the leaders of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the Writers Association.

Sometimes literature is not just about fighting and killing, but also about human nature and worldly wisdom.

Before he truly has the ability to overturn the table, no matter how strong a person is, he must learn to bow his head.
"The Butterfly Lovers is very well written. If I hadn't heard Professor Tao's introduction, I really wouldn't have believed that this was your first time to learn about drama." As if he was quite amazed, Li Shaoyuan, president of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles, looked at Jiang Hai with an admiring look, "You are so young, and you can write an ancient style classic like The Butterfly Lovers?"

"Student Jiang Hai, you have a bright future ahead of you."

Whether it is appreciated from the perspective of literature or drama.

Or we can analyze it from the perspective of the [Three Structural Elements of Drama].

No matter from which perspective you look at it, "The Butterfly Lovers" written by Jiang Hai can be regarded as a classic among classics.

Literary quality, max!

The visual impact of the drama's stage design is also very shocking!
Director Song Hongwei of Chenghai Grand Theater also followed Li Shaoyuan's words and continued:
"In the next three months, "Butterfly Lovers" will be the main drama of our theater. We will give "Butterfly Lovers" the same schedule as "Thunderstorm". You can write such an excellent drama like "Butterfly Lovers" at such a young age? Jiang Hai, your future must be limitless."

The main source of income for a drama theater is ticket sales. As the scriptwriter, Jiang Hai can receive 5% of the ticket revenue from each drama performance as compensation.

For example, today's performance of the play "Butterfly Lovers" was full of 2000 people in the theater, and the ticket price was 350 yuan per ticket.

The total revenue from the ticket prices for this performance of "Butterfly Lovers" is 700,000 yuan. Jiang Hai can get 5% of the 700,000 yuan ticket price as compensation, which is 35,000 yuan.

Although the money is not much, it is still an income for students.

In order to prevent Jiang Hai from overthinking, Teacher Tao Chunfang also specifically reminded Jiang Hai:
"Don't think it's too little. Five percent is already a very high share of income for script writers."

Unlike movies, the cost of labor and materials consumed in producing a drama is actually very high.

The rental of performance venues, the wages of performers, the maintenance of projection equipment, the creation of stage effects, etc.
Everything involved requires money!
Although it sounds like a lot to sell a full house show for 700,000, if the money is divided equally among each performer,
There aren't many left?
"I understand, teacher." Jiang Hai smiled and nodded to Teacher Tao Chunfang, "I am already very satisfied to get 5% of the share."

A brief greeting is enough, there is no need to keep wasting time here.

Just when Jiang Hai was thinking about saying hello to the leaders of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles, the Writers Association, or other literary and art circles and then retreating.

Suddenly, an inopportune voice sounded at the scene:
"Jiang Hai, did you really write "The Butterfly Lovers" and "The Injustice of Dou E"?"

Look in the direction where the sound came from.

Jiang Hai saw a girl with shoulder-length hair and a gentle appearance.

"Who are you?" Jiang Hai asked casually.

"Jia Qianqian." She answered neatly.

As if she hadn't said enough, Jia Qianqian looked at Jiang Hai and continued the previous topic:

"Are you sure that when you wrote "Butterfly Lovers" and "The Injustice of Dou E", Teacher Tao didn't provide you with any help?"

"Also, are you sure you didn't draw on the classic play Romeo and Juliet by the famous dramatist Shakespeare when you wrote The Butterfly Lovers?"

When Jia Qianqian said this, she emphasized the word "reference".

Anyone can see that the endings of "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai" and "Romeo and Juliet" are too similar. In the end, not only do Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai die together, but even the intimate Romeo and Juliet also die in each other's arms.
Some people are born with a sarcastic tone.

Although it was not stated explicitly, the people present were not fools. How could they not hear the implicit meaning in Jia Qianqian's words?

First, there is doubt that Jiang Hai's "Butterfly Lovers" was not as exaggerated by the media, but was completed independently by himself.

Secondly, although she said it was "borrowed", she actually thought that Jiang Hai's "Butterfly Lovers" was suspected of plagiarism.
For a scholar, it is very frustrating to accuse someone of plagiarism for no reason.

This is a very serious crime.

"I don't have any other intentions, I just want to find out the truth."

Who do you want to tell me is this Jia Qianqian?
She herself may not be that famous in the literary world, but her father is well-known in the contemporary literary world. He is the famous Jia Pingwa.
"Jiang Hai, do you dare to answer my question directly?"

Do you want to know whether Jiang Hai plagiarized or not?

It was copied, definitely copied.

But what he copied did not exist in this world.

Since these things do not exist in this world at all, but come from his past life in his dream,
How can this be considered plagiarism?
"So." Jiang Hai thought for a while and looked at Jia Qianqian with a playful look, "You want me to prove myself that I wrote "Butterfly Lovers" and "The Injustice of Dou E" by myself, and no one else provided me with any help during the process of writing the script?"

"Yes, that's what I mean." Jia Qianqian didn't hesitate and immediately made her purpose clear, "If you can produce substantial evidence, then I will believe you, I..."

Unexpectedly, before she could finish her words, Jiang Hai directly responded to her with one sentence:

"Who do you think you are?"

"Stupid."

Although Jiang Hai spoke the curse words at the end in a low voice, it was still loud enough for everyone present to hear clearly.

"First of all, I have no obligation to prove anything to you. If you think I'm original, then I'm original. If you think I'm plagiarizing, then I'm plagiarizing. These are all your subjective wishes. I don't need to prove anything to you."

"Secondly, you can look at it however you want. It has nothing to do with me."

After saying this, Jiang Hai walked away without stopping.

This is Jiang Hai's character. He never waits for revenge and he takes revenge on the spot.

I didn't provoke you, nor did I offend you, and you come and accuse me of plagiarism and ask me to produce evidence that I didn't plagiarize?

This is like a classic scene in "Let the Bullets Fly" -

I clearly only ate one bowl of noodles, but you, without any evidence, slandered me for eating two bowls of noodles, and even asked me to put aside my stomach and prove to you that I only ate one bowl of noodles.
Isn't this bullying the honest person?

Who are you?
Do I need to prove it to you?

"Stupid thing!" Jiang Hai didn't care what others thought. After making a few random complaints, he walked out of the theater.

He stood at the door of the theater, leaning against the door pillar and smoking.

As he was puffing out smoke
Having just talked with Jiang Hai, Chairman Zhang Chengye of the Writers Association rushed out of the theater.

"Hello, Jiang Hai"

"Are you also here to ask me to prove whether I plagiarized or not?"

Facing Jiang Hai's question, Zhang Chengye smiled cheerfully:
"You misunderstood what I said. That's just Qianqian's personality. Don't take it to heart."

He took out a half-finished script from his pocket and handed it to Jiang Hai:

"I came here this time to ask you to help revise the script, and I have no other intentions—"

"I personally really admire your talent."

Jiang Hai didn't waste any time and directly took the script handed to him.

A line of large characters immediately came into view:
"Hachiko, the loyal dog."

(End of this chapter)