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

Chapter 194: The Fear of Being Dominated by the Crucible! Bronze vs. King! This is the real king of depression!
A new movie was recently released in theaters. The title of the movie is "Silent Murder", which roughly tells stories about crimes such as school bullying, sexual assault, and juvenile delinquency.

At the beginning of the release of "Silent Killing", the official publicity gimmick given to this movie was very sufficient——

Minors please watch with caution!

If you are under 18 years old, please watch it with your parents!
Contains bloody and violent elements, and is extremely violent. Children under six years old are not allowed to watch this film.
At the beginning, a considerable number of audiences, fans, and parents were indeed frightened by the unprecedented intensity of publicity.

However, after watching the movie, a considerable number of viewers only had one thought in their minds:
"Is that all?"

Do you think the movie "Silent Killing" involves any bloody and violent elements?
Yes, it does.

The dark elements that are not easy to pass the review are such as murder, blood, domestic violence, sexual assault, corruption, and child abuse.
Although these elements do exist in the movie.

But this is far from what the movie mentioned at the beginning of its promotion:
"Minors please do not watch!"

"Severe trauma, a childhood nightmare for children."

Downtown, Wanda Plaza.

Coming out of the cinema, a considerable number of moviegoers, parents and children were not frightened by the large-scale plot promoted by the crew of the film "The Silent Murder".

On the contrary, everyone didn't feel that depressed, and even felt a little depressed.
dull?

tedious?

boring?

Want to take a nap?

"I lost 90 yuan." A parent walked out of the cinema with his child and threw the ticket stub of "Silent Killing" into the trash can next to the cinema. "It was nothing more than a fight between a few children. What's there to brag about?"

I still remember that when we first entered the cinema, I reminded my children repeatedly:

"Zi Han, if you really can't stand watching the movie later, remember to tell mom."

"Those who act are crazy, and those who watch are fools."

"This is just a movie, everything is fictional, don't put yourself in the movie too much, okay?"

However, when she was sitting in the cinema with her children watching a movie.

Less than thirty minutes.

I couldn't help but roll my eyes:
"That's it???"

“Is this the large scale you promote????”

If the full score is 10, it would be the horror and dark elements contained in "Silent Killing".

She would give the film a maximum of six.

"He was as fierce as a tiger after a while, but when he looked closely, he was still standing there."

Although the trailer has plenty of gimmicks and suspense, the first thirty minutes are too short, probably because there are too many things to express.
At first she didn't understand what "Silent Killing" was talking about?
Finally, she saw some bloody scenes of school bullying. Just when she wanted to remind the children around her:

"Zi Han, look quickly."

Turn around and take a look.

The child had fallen asleep in the cinema.
"A movie that made my child and I fall asleep, is it worthy of being called a violent movie?"

I endured the calm for a while, but took a step back and became more and more angry the more I thought about it.

A movie ticket costs 45 yuan, and I bought two tickets for 90 yuan, and ended up watching this kind of movie?
How many pounds of pork ribs can I buy with these 90 yuan at the vegetable market?

Just when Zi Han's mother couldn't swallow the anger in her heart, she wanted to go to the ticket purchasing platform to tell her about her experience of being defrauded:
“False propaganda!”

"The film "Silent Killing" has a maximum score of 6. How much money did the production team spend on hiring internet trolls to give it positive reviews? It's not as good as you guys say."

Unexpectedly, before she clicked send, she saw a post with more than a thousand likes in the "Silent Killing" film review section:
[Is "Silent Killing" worthy of being called a masterpiece of the dark genre? My evaluation is that it is not as good as "The Crucible".]

furnace?

When Zi Han's mother saw this name in the movie review section, she immediately felt puzzled:

“What movie is The Crucible again?”

But after she got to know it more deeply, she found out.

It turns out that "The Crucible" is not a movie, but a book.
"It's just a book, how can it be so explicit?" After seeing this film review, Zi Han's mother immediately started to question it, "Could it be that some troll company bought this article again?"

That was when Zi Han’s mother was browsing related posts about “The Crucible”.

Taking advantage of her free time and boredom, she casually scrolled through her circle of friends.

Only then did I realize.

Yuhang, who is in the same class as his daughter, sent three consecutive Moments at 3 a.m. last night:
“Don’t watch The Crucible!”

“Don’t watch The Crucible!!”

“Don’t watch The Crucible!!!”

To some extent, "The Crucible" and "The Silent Killing" do have certain similarities.

First of all, these two steps are about crimes that started with minors. The large-scale elements contained in "Silent Killing" are such as: sexual assault, abuse, corruption, murder, etc.
This is also covered in The Crucible.

The subject matter is similar.

Moreover, the release date of "The Crucible" and the release schedule of "The Silent War" just coincide with each other.

It is precisely because the slogans of the two works are too similar——

"Minors watch with caution!"

This inevitably makes the audience who have watched "The Silent War" subconsciously compare the two works.

Looking at Yuhang's father's silent cry that was almost hoarse:
“Don’t watch The Crucible!!!”

Zi Han's mother immediately frowned:

"Can it really be so evil?"

Zi Han and Yu Hang are classmates. As parents of the children, Zi Han’s mom and Yu Hang’s dad must have met at a parent-teacher meeting and are familiar with each other.

In Zi Han's mother's impression, Yuhang's father is a cheerful middle-aged man with a very strong physique and a very talkative personality.

It was hard for her to imagine that this was a man with such a cheerful personality.
How could one resist a book so much?

“Isn’t this a bit too weird?”

On the way home, I passed by a newsstand.

Zi Han's mother tightened her backpack and shouted to the newsstand owner:
"Boss, is the latest issue of Sanmao's Wanderings available?"

"Just arrived." The newsstand owner smiled and replied to her, then casually threw her an issue of Ta Kung Pao, "I know your daughter likes to read it, so I saved it for you."

It was at the moment when she took the Ta Kung Pao from her boss that she glanced and saw the slogan outside the newsstand:

[Another masterpiece by Jiang Hai, the author of "Sanmao Wanderings"! ]

[The Crucible is now on sale! ]

【Friends who like reading should not miss it.】

Who is Jiang Hai?

That is the positive energy author that the central media has now stood up for and praised by name!
How many children have been reminded of the good old days and how many have returned to the right path by the movie "Sanmao's Wanderings"?
What type of magazine is October?

This is a national-level pure literature journal, and its influence is definitely not inferior to top journals such as "Harvest" and "People's Literature".

First of all, just based on the five big words that the central media praised Jiang Hai as a "positive energy writer", Jiang Hai's new book——

It's worth seeing!
Secondly, Jiang Hai’s new book “The Crucible” can be published in such an authoritative magazine as “October”, which proves that the book “The Crucible” is

The quality is absolutely perfect!
In terms of the writer's character, he is first endorsed by official media such as CCTV.

The quality of the book has also been recognized by authoritative magazines and journals such as October.

In that case
Why does Yuhang’s father insist on not letting children and parents read the book “The Crucible”?

After much thought, Zi Han's mother finally thought of a possibility:
"He just wants to compete viciously!"

China, from ancient times to the present, has been a crazy inward-looking society.

Adhering to the idea that children should not lose at the starting line——

Does your child learn painting on weekends?
My children learn calligraphy on weekends!
Does your child learn street dance on weekends?
My kids are going to learn ballet on weekends!
Regardless of whether it is useful or not, and regardless of whether the child likes it or not, in short -

Our children must have what other children have, and the main focus is on all-round development of morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics and labor!
Knowing that "The Crucible" is a good book, why does this astronaut father insist on not letting other children read this book?
There is only one reason for this.

"He wants to give the child special treatment!"

If your children have similar intelligence, you can use the same math textbook to tutor your children using the People's Education Press version and the New Curriculum Standard Experimental Version.

That will give you a different effect!

It must be admitted that there are indeed certain differences between textbooks. Some textbooks teach children in a way that is inherently easier for people to understand, while some textbooks teach children how to solve problems, which makes people more confused the more they listen.
It was precisely based on this point that Zi Han's mother began to doubt Yu Hang's father's motives.

Why did Yuhang’s father buy “The Crucible” for his own child but was unwilling to let other children buy the book?

There is only one reason for this.

"He wants to eat it all by himself!" "This "The Crucible" must be very helpful to the child. Yuhang's father must have found out about it, but he doesn't want other parents to know."

Once the seeds of doubt are planted in your heart, they are difficult to eradicate.

Even though Yuhang's father cried out at the top of his lungs in his circle of friends:

“Stay away from pornography, gambling, drugs, and The Crucible.”

But Zi Han's mother looked at all this with an extremely wise look, as if she had seen through it all:
"I've taken my kids to watch Silence, so why should I be afraid of your Crucible?"

After seeing through Yuhang's father's trick to prevent his child's progress.

Zi Han’s mother sneered.

I was immediately disdainful of his poor performance:

"What level of books is the same as the one my Zihan is reading?"

"You think you can fool me with your acting skills that are not even as good as those of third-rate actors?"

After thinking about this.

Zi Han's mother immediately raised her head and shouted to the newsstand owner:
"Boss, give me one."

"Oh no!"

"Give me ten copies of The Crucible!"

“Is this what you call positive energy???”

Ping'an Community, Room 3601.

In the living room.

Father Yuhang was holding a copy of The Crucible in his hand. His eyes were bloodshot, and his expression was full of fatigue and melancholy.

“Isn’t this fucking too deceptive???”

Out of trust in the evaluation of the central media [Positive Energy Writer].

It is also due to blind obedience to authoritative journals such as October.

After buying the latest issue of October at the newsstand, Yuhang's father didn't hesitate much. He threw the magazine on his child's desk when he got home and immediately made a request to the child:

"Son, aren't you bad at Chinese?"

"I have already asked the teacher. If I want to improve my Chinese grades, the most important thing is to read more, especially famous works by famous authors, so that I can develop a sense of language."

It seems like they are afraid that their children will not be interested in pure literature magazines like "October". After all, at this age, children generally like to read those little people drawings, and have no interest in those long articles or stories.

It is precisely out of consideration for this point.

Yuhang's father also reminded his child:
"You know Mr. Jiang Hai, right? He's the one who drew Sanmao's Wanderings. You loved to look at his little figure drawings the most before."

“This October magazine includes Mr. Jiang Hai’s new work, The Crucible.”

As soon as the child heard the name "Sanmao", he became obviously interested.

The story of "Sanmao Wanderings" is still vivid in my mind.

He hurriedly sat down at the desk and began to turn over "October", muttering excitedly as he turned over:

"I want to see it. I want to see it."

I saw a child who never liked studying before suddenly fell in love with reading.

Seeing the changes in his child, Yuhang's father is very pleased:
"It's not easy. This kid has finally grown up."

He didn't think much about it. After his son opened "October", Yuhang's father very tactfully closed the door of the study.

He didn't want to disturb his son from reading.

After doing all this, Yuhang's father decisively came to the living room. He was lying on the sofa, turned on the TV and watched "Kangxi's Private Visits", and then began to smoke:
"My father can make money, and my son loves to study."

"This day is comfortable."

I don’t know how much time had passed.

Maybe, half an hour.

Or maybe, an hour.

Just when Yuhang's father was lying on the sofa and about to fall asleep.

In a trance, he was about to fall asleep, but he seemed to see a black figure standing in front of him.

The black figure kept pushing him and yelling at him:
"Daddy, daddy"

The sound was a bit scary.

Yuhang's father was frightened awake. He staggered and sat up from the sofa.

Looking closely, I realized that this person was Yuhang, whom I had asked to read a book just now.

"What are you doing???"

Facing his father's question, Yuhang's mood was obviously a little off:

"Dad, Dad."

“I don’t want to read that book anymore.”

Seeing Yuhang crying, his father immediately became furious:

"I worked so hard to earn money to support your education because I hoped you would become a successful person. I thought you would make some progress."

"So this is how you repay me, right?"

After saying this, without thinking twice, Yuhang's father immediately pointed to the study room:
"Don't even think about being lazy! Now, immediately, right away—"

"Get in there and study!"

"You are not allowed to come out until dinner time."

Yuhang seemed to be hesitant to speak: "Dad, it's not that I'm lazy, I just can't stand it, I feel so uncomfortable."

Yuhang's father had a look of righteousness on his face:

"It's uncomfortable, that's right!"

"Comfort is for the dead, and discomfort is for us living people! Only those who endure the most hardships can become the best!"

"Don't try to be lazy, come in and study!"

Unable to convince his father, Yuhang had no choice but to walk into the study room dejectedly.

I thought this was the end.

Half an hour later
Just as Yuhang's father was sitting on the sofa, wanting to order some Liquan to relax.

Yuhang once again walked out of the room with a dejected look on his face. This time he had obviously cried, and his eyes were red from crying:

"Dad, I really can't stand it anymore"

"It's only been a short time." The old man looked at the crying Yuhang and immediately became angry again. "I asked you to read a book, not to go to war. Why is it so tiring?"

"If you make excuses again, I'll beat you up."

One afternoon.

Yuhang ran out of the study room one after another and lay down in groups of three or four.

But every time, without exception, my father would send me back to the study without any explanation.

Finally, when he was sent back to the study by his father for the fifth time.

It's like the threshold has been raised to a limit point.

Yuhang's emotions completely collapsed. He sat on the ground helplessly, crying loudly to his father:

"Dad, I really can't stand it anymore. I beg you not to force me to read anymore."

"As long as you don't let me read, I will do whatever you want.
It was seeing his son's emotional breakdown.

This made Yuhang's father realize that something was wrong:

"This child is fine, why is he suddenly forced into this state?"

"Is it possible?"

"Is there something wrong with this book?"

It was because he noticed his child's abnormality that Yuhang's father took "October" from his son and began to read the part about "The Crucible".

You won’t know until you turn it over. Once you turn it over, you will be shocked:

"I'm crazy"

(End of this chapter)