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

Chapter 229: If you are not ruthless, you cannot stand firm! He challenges the entire literary world with his own strength! Literature should not whitewash the truth!
In fact, Jiang Hai is not opposed to the Writers Association, but he doesn't have much of a good impression of it either.

Jiang Hai didn't know what the foreign literary world was like, but the domestic literary world was...
The four words "literati look down on each other" can be said to be the perfect reflection of the concept.

As early as the Republic of China period, the literary masters at that time were more talented, more temperamental, and more explosive than they are now.

Do you think that communication between writers is always peaceful?

No.

Even though writers are all high-level intellectuals, before becoming high-level intellectuals, they must first be a human being, a human being with flesh and blood, with joys, sorrows, anger and happiness.

For example, Mr. Lu Xun, a representative of the zawen school in the Republic of China, once cursed Guo Moruo, a new-school writer who had returned from studying abroad, in a newspaper:
"Shameless scoundrel!"

"Even if you are dressed in fancy clothes, it cannot hide the fact that you are a gangster at heart."

In response, Guo Moruo denounced Lu Xun in the newspaper:

"Beast in clothes!"

"You wrote so many so-called 'homophonic characters' in your own writings. Are they really 'homophonic characters' or are you really illiterate?"

Ever since Guo Moruo returned from studying abroad, the verbal battles and debates between Lu Xun and him continued from middle age to old age, without interruption for decades.

Compared with the affectation of today, the writers of that time were more fierce and direct in their criticism. Just name a few writers who had grudges against each other and you can come up with a lot of them.

Lu Xun and Bing Xin.

Lu Xun and Hu Shi.

Qian Zhongshu and Liang Sicheng.

Normally speaking, it is quite difficult to curse each other from a distance when the two parties have never met each other.

after all
You two have never met each other and have no grudges against each other. How could you become enemies for no reason?
So at this time, two things are needed to add fuel to the fire——

Same, it’s a local magazine and newspaper.

Another thing is organizations like the China Writers Association.

During the Republic of China period, even getting food was difficult, so there was no literary organization like the China Writers Association.

However, there was a university at that time called Imperial University of Peking, which was the predecessor of Peking University.

The Imperial University of Peking at that time gathered almost all the most influential writers and literati in old China during the Republic of China period.

Lu Xun, Mao Dun, Qian Xuantong, Hu Shi, Shen Congwen, etc.
Normally, we don’t see each other, we can’t even see each other so let alone quarrel.

But whenever this group of extremely individualistic writers are gathered together.

The contradiction will appear in an instant:
"Why is he a lecturer and I am an associate lecturer? He makes 350 dollars a month, and I only make 200 dollars a month? I am a new-school writer who is inferior to his old-school one? I need an explanation! Don't stop me, I just want to save face, this is not about money."

"Is a writer of his caliber qualified to be a lecturer? Is he qualified to be on the same level as me? I don't care. Today, one of us must go."

"I'm sorry I can't understand, Principal Cai, you let such a person be a lecturer, this is simply lowering the level of our school."

"Not only is the school bad, the quality of the lecturers in your school is even worse. I simply don't want to be associated with this group of people."

It has been an unavoidable fact since ancient times that intellectuals look down on each other.

Gathering a group of scholars together is bound to bring bad things.

Today, Jiang Hai is facing the same situation.

In order to develop domestic literature and expand new blood for domestic literature, the Chinese Writers Association presidium, after careful discussion, agreed that Jiang Hai would be a student.

Joined the Chinese Writers Association and served as honorary vice chairman.

In fact, this honorary vice chairman does not have any actual power. He represents more of an honor, which is a recognition of Jiang Hai's literary career.

Except for an honorary title.
What practical rewards and rights do you think he has?
This did not happen.

However, even so, Jiang Hai's selection as the honorary vice chairman of the China Writers Association still caused a stir in the association:
"Honorary Vice Chairman? Jiang Hai? A kid like that is worthy of this position? I don't accept it at all."

"I admit that this guy does have some talent, but honorary vice chairman? Isn't that a bit too much?"

"You haven't written many articles, but you are so high-pitched? The Writers Association is really in decline. How can anyone become the chairman? Isn't Tie Ning the chairman of the Writers Association now? Why doesn't he ask for the opinions of our jury?"

"He has no experience, no talent, and in my opinion, even the book he was so proud of, "Xu Sanguan Selling Blood," is actually a very average book."

Jiang Hai is a representative of the emerging new writers in China.

In the Writers Association, most of the long-established writers belong to the old school.

When new writers rise and threaten the status of old writers, they will naturally be attacked by everyone.

"Why is this attack so damn strong?"

"Chinese Writers" is a national first-class literary journal created by the China Writers Association.

Jiang Hai couldn't hold back any more when he saw all the comments in this journal that were full of doubts and insults about him:

"You are sitting at home and the pot falls from the sky?"

"I didn't even want to be the honorary vice chairman, you guys just forced it on me!"

"Why would you be so malicious towards a stranger like me?"

People’s jealousy is actually very scary.

The same is true for literati.

Even the jealousy among writers is greater than that among ordinary people.

"I devoted my entire life to the literary world and spent most of my life there before I finally joined the China Writers Association and became a respected member of the association."

“But now.”

"A young man who came out of nowhere easily achieved what I worked so hard for?"

“Other people’s starting point is equivalent to my end point?”

How could the always proud literati and writers accept this?

For a time, the news that Jiang Hai joined the China Writers Association and became honorary vice chairman spread like wildfire in major newspapers, newspapers, and review magazines.

Old-school writers, led by Lao Jia, vice chairman of the Writers Association, launched a fierce attack on Jiang Hai, a newcomer who suddenly rose against the current.

"My virtue does not match my position."

"Not very experienced."

"Little yellow-mouthed child."

"Bloody talk."

For a time, all kinds of negative labels were imprinted on Jiang Hai, causing Jiang Hai to suffer an unprovoked disaster and become the target of public criticism.

When Jiang Hai was reading these negative comments about himself,
Inside the office.

Zhang Lingyun pushed the door open with a lunch box in her hand:

"Teacher Jiang Hai, it's time to eat."

During this period of time, Jiang Hai finally realized what it meant that serious people are afraid of becoming famous and pigs are afraid of getting fat.

Ever since he was elected as the vice chairman of the Writers Association, the news has spread like wildfire within the school. Wherever Jiang Hai passes by—

Will attract the attention and gaze of the crowd:
"That's Jiang Hai?"

"Honorary Vice Chairman of the China Writers Association?"

“Oh my god, he looks so young.”

If it was just a normal discussion and onlookers, Jiang Hai might not be so annoyed.

But it happened during the process of taking a big bowel movement.

Jiang Hai was sitting on the toilet, silently exerting himself.
Suddenly, a handsome man with beautiful eyes appeared at the door. He excitedly shouted at Jiang Hai:

"Teacher Jiang Hai, you are my fan, no, I am your fan, can you please sign an autograph for me?"

As we all know, people are at their most vulnerable when they are having a bowel movement.

Looking at the paper and pen that were suddenly handed to me.

For a moment, Jiang Hai couldn't control his emotions and blurted out almost subconsciously:

"I'm going to work at 8am."

Jiang Hai himself is actually a very low-key person. He particularly doesn't like being watched like a monkey.

It is precisely because of his personality that he does not want to show up in public,

So he specially hired Zhang Lingyun as his life assistant to take care of his three meals a day. During the day, Jiang Hai locked himself in the room and devoted himself to writing his new book "Suyuan".

When it is time for dinner, Zhang Lingyun will act as a life assistant, delivering meals to Jiang Hai and taking care of Jiang Hai's daily life.

This kind of life lasted for three whole days.

These were the three days when I locked myself in the room and worked day and night to finish the manuscript.

This has put Jiang Hai's new work "Suyuan" on the verge of completion.
"How's your new book going?" Zhang Lingyun placed the packed lunch boxes on the dining table for him one by one, while talking to him about the outside world. "Teacher Jiang Hai, it seems that many people outside are paying attention to your movements now."

When a person becomes famous, his every move will be magnified unlimitedly and endlessly.

Since when, the news that Jiang Hai was in seclusion writing a book spread to outsiders.

Not only people around Jiang Hai knew that he was writing a new book.

Even the outside media, reporters, newspapers
Everyone knows that Jiang Hai is working day and night on his new work.

Objectively speaking, "Suyuan" should be Jiang Hai's first book after he became the honorary vice chairman of the Writers Association. As the saying goes, a new official has three fires to start with. If this first cannon is not fired,
That would inevitably lead to the ridicule of many people who were already pessimistic about Jiang Hai:

"I said this guy is just unworthy of his position. Look, he sucks when he gets serious."

The pressure Jiang Hai is under nowadays is not only from writing the book itself, but more from the outside world.

It can be said that "Hope" is Jiang Hai's battle to establish his prestige!

If "Hope" could become a hit and gain recognition from the orthodox literary community, the doubts and ridicule surrounding him would disappear in an instant.

But if "Hope" is not accepted by the mainstream literary market,
This result might be a little dangerous?

"Not bad, I've finished about four-fifths of it, and now there's only the ending left to write." As if he was unaware of the pressure from the outside world, Jiang Hai stuffed his mouth with egg fried rice while pulling Zhang Lingyun to his side and letting her read the manuscript on his computer. "I think this ending is still a little controversial."

"Hope" tells the tragic story of a little girl who, because of her eagerness to help others on her way to school, ends up in an irretrievable situation.

In fact, this story, when it was finished, had two completely different endings:

First, the sadistic pervert Cho Doo-soon got the punishment he deserved at the end of the story. He paid the price for his beastly behavior and was sentenced to life imprisonment by the court. The murderer got the punishment he deserved, which was a perfect ending.

Second, even though the pervert Cho Doo-soon was arrested by the police and convicted by the judge, he was only sentenced to ten years in prison due to a legal loophole. After the ten-year sentence was up, he was released from prison again and found the girl who had been violated by him and had now grown up.

This time, he did not hold back and once again repeated the brutal method he used ten years ago.

However, this time the girl was not as lucky as she was ten years ago.
In fact, the second option is a more realistic ending, but Jiang Hai is a little worried that readers will not be able to accept this story that is dark from the beginning to the end.

So at this moment he was a little hesitant:
"I was wondering, should we make the ending a little brighter?"

"It's such a dark ending, I'm worried that some readers may not be able to bear it."

In fact, ever since the readers of "Dragon Clan" raided the "Youth Preface" magazine, the editor-in-chief Mo was seriously injured and is still lying in the ICU intensive care unit.

Jiang Hai himself began to waver a little in his long-held belief:
“In the process of literary creation, should we consider the readers’ thoughts to some extent?”

“Should I change the way I create?”

That was when Jiang Hai was slightly hesitant.

Zhang Lingyun, who has always been taciturn, suddenly uttered a very philosophical sentence:
“Please don’t let literature become a tool to whitewash the truth.”

The vast majority of people in this world hope to see a happy ending with a happy family reunion.

Good people, rescued.

Bad people will eventually get their comeuppance.

This is also the main theme that society has always been promoting.

Although a happy ending is certainly comforting, the reality is...
Is this really true?

"Killing people and setting fires brings you a gold belt, but repairing bridges and roads brings you no one to bury you." Zhang Lingyun lowered her head and slowly expressed her views on the ending of the final chapter. "If reality is so suffocating, there is no reason for us to use words to whitewash the peace that does not exist. This world needs someone to speak up."

It was Zhang Lingyun's words that instantly awakened Jiang Hai from his soft-heartedness:
"If a person is not ruthless, he cannot stand firm!"

"Why do you worry so much?"

"If I give this story a happy ending, it would be irresponsible of the victim himself."

Thinking of this, Jiang Hai no longer hesitated and immediately put down the lunch box in his hand.

Once again sat in front of the computer.

Then I strengthened my belief.

"Lingyun, it may take me another two days to finish the manuscript. Please help me keep people away during these two days. Don't let anyone disturb me."

Hearing this, Zhang Lingyun hesitated a little while holding the lunch box in her arms:

"But, Mr. Jiang Hai"

"The reporter from the Chinese Writers column has arrived at the door. They want to interview you about your views on the recent rumors."

Since things have happened, we have to face them.

Simply escaping is not a solution.

Jiang Hai knew that both those who supported him and those who were watching the show were waiting for his response to the questioning.

Should you choose to confront it head-on?

Or, to be safe, choose to be a coward and stay out of the spotlight for the time being?

Without much hesitation, Jiang Hai directly tore off a piece of white paper from the table and wrote a sentence on it with a fountain pen:

“This is my attitude.”

Animation studio, reception room.

When he saw Zhang Lingyun coming out of Jiang Hai's office, reporter Yuan from the Chinese Writers newspaper, who wanted to interview Jiang Hai, immediately went to meet her:
"Student Zhang, did Jiang Hai say anything?"

"How does Jiang Hai think of Mr. Jia Pingwa's comment that he is too inexperienced to serve as the honorary vice chairman of the Writers Association?"

"Uh..." Zhang Lingyun hesitated for a moment, as if a little embarrassed, and then chose to put the note into reporter Yuan's hand, "You can read it yourself."

Open the note.

There were only four short words on the note:
【The dog continues to bark.】

When he saw the contents of the note, reporter Yuan couldn't hold back and immediately took a breath of cold air:
"He compared the chairman of the Writers Association to a dog, and compared other writers' doubts about him to the barking of a dog?"

"This river and sea are as fierce as ever."

In the next two days, two major events happened.

The first thing is that Jiang Hai single-handedly challenged the entire old-school literary world that existed in the Writers Association.

Jiang Hai called all the writers who insulted him dogs.

Call all those words that insult him as dog barking.

Even though he was still in seclusion, whenever he had free time, he would take time out to talk to these old-school writers who were active in newspapers, forums, and public media:

"What are you barking at?"

"What are you barking at?"

"Speak louder, I can't hear you, I really can't hear you"

It was precisely because of Jiang Hai's series of outrageous actions that many old-school writers stood up and angrily criticized Jiang Hai:

“Heretical!”

"A vulgar person like you is not worthy of being called a scholar."

That is when everyone is in a high-intensity laning confrontation.

On the other side, the police announced through TV news:

"The latest police report: All suspects in the violent assault cases that occurred in our city last week have been arrested this week. Thirteen people have been arrested."

When Editor-in-Chief Mo woke up from the ICU.

When the momentum of the Association's attack on Jianghai became increasingly powerful.

Inside the office.

Jiang Hai was sitting in front of the computer, stretching himself:

“Finally, I’ve finished writing.”

(End of this chapter)