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

Chapter 295: The dominance of Chinese writers! The best interpretation of courage! Become famous today!

The Palace of Versailles, a magnificent dining palace.

Wherever the rivers and seas passed, they attracted strange looks from others.

Do you want to ask whether Jiang Hai is famous?
In fact, Jiang Hai himself is quite famous and does have a certain degree of popularity.

The winner of the Goncourt Prize and the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters of France, these two awards are not well-known in Asia, but in the European literary world,

That is quite valuable.

You have to ask:
"Who is Jiang Hai?"

That may not be known to many people.

But you have to mention:

"He is the foreign writer who won the Goncourt Prize and was awarded the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by the President of France."

Others may reveal a look of sudden enlightenment:

“Oh, it turns out to be the writer from China.”

However, awards are awards, and even though you, Jiang Hai, are somewhat famous in the European and American literary circles, among the many great literary figures in the world, those honors you have received are actually not worth mentioning.

Any writer who is invited to the Palace of Versailles must have a lot of honors.

What really made Jiang Hai famous was not the honors he had, but the fact that he swore an oath with a group of French masters at a banquet in front of Julie Morgane, the daughter of the French president:
"I want to make a bet with all of you."

The theme of this creation is [Courage]. No one has seen Jiang Hai’s creation before, so I don’t know if it can reflect courage.

However, Jiang Hai's attitude
That is very courageous!
Even the Chinese writers' delegation was quite confused when they heard it:
"How dare you say such a big thing?"

"Did Fish Leong give you the courage???"

It was precisely because of Jiang Hai's performance at the dinner table that he became famous.

When you haven't seen each other for three days, you should look at each other with new eyes.

Wherever the river and the sea pass, they attract curious gazes from others:
"Is that the Chinese writer who made a bet with the French literary world in public?"

Under the gaze of writers from various countries, including the waiter in the restaurant, Jiang Hai came to the location where the Chinese writers' delegation was holding a small meeting:
"You guys, are you looking for me?"

First, I ordered a plate of French foie gras, then a bowl of Marseille fish soup, and a sirloin steak with onion soup.

Jiang Hai sat in his seat and showed off:
"This one is good."

“This one is not bad either.”

"The needle doesn't poke, the needle doesn't poke"

Chen Hanying was not attracted by Jiang Hai's rough eating style. As soon as he sat down, he asked him in a concerned tone:
"How's the writing going?"

After saying this, Tie Ning, Chairman of the China Writers Association, immediately responded:

"Is everything going well?"

In fact, ever since Jiang Hai called for a competition with the French literary world, it was no longer just his business, but represented a confrontation between the Chinese and French literary circles.

When Jiang Hai is out and about, his identity is that of a Chinese writer. If his writings are not satisfactory, others will not say:

"It seems that the writer Jiang Hai is not very good."

They would just sarcastically say:
“Is this the level of Chinese literature?”

It was this battle that staked the reputation of Chinese literature, although the creation of this topic was free and participation was not compulsory.

As the chairman of the China Writers Association, Tie Ning actively mobilized and called on the writers group:
"Everyone, we must win glory for our country!"

“Write as much as you can.”

"We must not let foreigners look down on us!"

There were more than forty writers sent to France, among whom about ten participated in the creation of the proposition.

So far, Tie Ning has received submissions from twelve writers, including Liu Zhenyun.
Of course, everyone is actively contributing.

But this does not mean that everyone is satisfied with their work!

As Tie Ning said -

“Improvisation is not something we old guys are good at”

If you say that, using Chinese as the keynote and using Chinese background as the story theme to start improvisation, then maybe everyone still has some chance of winning?
However, when people are in a foreign country, they are asked to create a topic with a foreign story background.
This is probably incredibly difficult for most writers?
Among the forty or so writers present, more than thirty of them have won top domestic literary awards including the Mao Dun Literature Prize, the Lu Xun Literature Prize, and the Lao She Literature Prize, and are definitely considered top names in the domestic literary world.

But
Even if a famous artist comes, when it comes to a subject matter he is not good at, isn't it all he can do to sit and wait for death?

All we can do is surrender!

It is precisely based on this situation that a considerable number of writers placed their final hope on Jiang Hai.
It was you who let that lie out.

It can't be that three days have passed and you can't even fart, right?
"Don't just focus on eating, tell me what you wrote."

Faced with the continuous questioning from everyone.

Jiang Hai wiped his mouth with a napkin and answered briefly:

"It's finished."

As if somewhat excited, Tie Ning immediately asked:
"What about the manuscript???"

"I've submitted it." Jiang Hai's eyes flashed with the clearness that is unique to college students. "I've finished writing it. If I don't submit it to the organizing committee, why would I keep it for myself?"

? ? ? ? ? ?
Hearing this, Tie Ning's collapse was almost visibly visible:

"Don't you even need to review it for us???"

It is obvious that this improvisation is a team battle.

No matter which country the writer is from, after finishing writing, he will submit the finished manuscript to his own writer to check his subject matter, content, and writing style to see where he needs to be revised and whether he can improve it. After all, a person's perspective will always be limited, and the more people join in, the higher the flame.
It is really different for a short story to be read, pointed out and revised by a professional writer and to be submitted as a first draft.
"Do you know that Clézio is the Nobel Prize winner in 08? His manuscripts were reviewed and revised by the French writers' delegation before being submitted to the organizing committee."

Tie Ning's mentality suddenly collapsed:

"Now that you've finished writing, at least give us a look. We won't say anything and will definitely give you some review comments."

"But can I at least help you revise it? Look at you now..."

Tie Ning's worries are not without reason.

Why did the profession of copyediting come into being?

Why are articles divided into first draft, final draft, and final draft?
This is because, when a person is immersed in his own world, he has no way of discovering his mistakes. Only after constant correction, modification, repeated thinking, and constant modification by others can an excellent work be born.
This is what is called tempering steel!

Looking at the world's literary world, which work has not been repeatedly polished, revised, and remade?
It finally became a world classic?

Even so, we may not be able to provide any help to Jiang Hai in his creation?
However, as a writer who has been writing books for decades.
Everyone's aesthetic taste should be more or less online, right?

What is the height of a literary work? Does it have any literary purpose? Does it have any practical significance?
Everyone should be able to see it at a glance?
No matter what, this first draft was discussed collectively by everyone, revised, and then submitted. It must be more realistic than Jiang Hai working on it alone, right?

You have to know that Jiang Hai is only in his early twenties.

Even though he is brilliant, he also has many shortcomings. In other words -

He lacks experience!

But Jiang Hai, with such a large number of good writers as resources, did not know how to make use of them. Instead, he rushed around recklessly like a fool.

When Jiang Hai said:

"I don't think there's anything to change. I've already submitted the manuscript."

At the scene, many writers were immediately disappointed:

"It's over. I'm afraid there's no escape this time."

“It’s a complete loss of face.”

“I don’t care about my face anymore”

After calming down his emotions that were on the verge of breaking, and not discussing the matter any further, China Writers Association's Tie Ning looked towards Jiang Hai:
"Are you sure?"

Jiang Hai thought for a moment and asked, "Which aspect are you talking about?"

"What do you think I can say????"

Jiang Hai put down his knife and fork, sat down, and lit a cigarette:

"I have a little confidence, indeed."

"But not much."

not much?

How much is that? As if he had seen through Tie Ning's anxiety, Jiang Hai slowly exhaled a thick mist from his mouth:

"I can't promise you anything. I can only say that I tried my best."

“Courage is the hymn of mankind.”

“Dignity is the backbone of a nation.”

"Regardless of whether I can win this competition, I still don't think there was anything wrong with what I said in the lobby a few days ago."

Once you have done something, never regret it.

Jiang Hai has one good point, which is that he never wastes time on internal affairs.

To be honest, Jiang Hai was really unsure about this competition. Who knew what kind of monsters would appear on the other side?
Who knows, there might be some plagiarists on the other side?
Who knows, there might be some time travelers on the other side?
However, even though he was unsure, Jiang Hai had already considered the worst possible outcome after failure. If he really lost, what if he really couldn't beat the opponent?
Isn't it just an apology?

Apologize!

I said for sure!

But who says you have to be calm when you apologize?
I can first say to you: "I'm sorry", and then immediately follow up with: "I'll give you a day flight."

As an educated person, you should be civilized and polite.

I have already used the honorific "you" to apologize to outsiders
What else do you want from me? What do you want?

Jiang Hai was thinking about how to deal with the situation after losing the competition.

Next to him, a waiter in a white shirt and black trousers came up to him politely with a tray in his hand:

"Sir, smoking is not allowed here."

Not far away, several gentlemanly French writers were sitting at the dining table, chatting and laughing.

Most importantly, each of them held a Cuban cigar in their hands.

Jiang Hai was stunned when he saw the scene in front of him:
“Then why can they smoke???”

The waiter stood with his hands behind his back, smiling and explaining to Jiang Hai:
"The nicotine content of cigar tobacco is less than 2%. The two tobacco varieties are completely different. In the production process, cigarette leaves are more often baked and dried, which simply evaporates the moisture and makes them brittle. Cigar leaves are fermented and refined. In layman's terms, fermented cigar tobacco is relative to tobacco leaves-"

"Less harm to the human body"

Feelings are something that cannot be forced.

When a girl likes you, no matter what you do, she will be happy about you and her eyes will only be on you.

Even if you tell her something like, "My cat can do backflips."

She will also answer you in agreement: "Really? I really want to see it."

Then I will follow you home happily.

But when a girl doesn't like something, no matter what you do, she will be skeptical.

Even if you say to her: "This is really my first time falling in love, and you are really my first love."

She will also be very sensitive to check your Meituan purchase address and Taobao purchase records to find out the information:

"Is this really the first time?"

"Then tell me why you have so many hotel check-in records."

Jiang Hai is facing the same situation now.

What cigars are low in nicotine?

Which cigar is least harmful to the human body?

Jiang Hai knew that reasons like this
It's all bullshit!
It's nothing more than that I just can't stand myself.

Even the home-field advantage can lead to unfair whistles in sports arenas, let alone the writer circle?

Without further ado, Jiang Hai composed himself, walked straight out of the restaurant, and puffed out a cigarette facing the brilliant sunset over the Palace of Versailles.

"A cigarette after dinner makes you feel as happy as a god."

I don't know when, Chen Hanying walked up to him quietly:
"Really unsure?"

"I'm really not sure!" Jiang Hai said truthfully.

"Whether you win or lose, whether you are sure or not, no matter what the result is," Chen Hanying turned sideways, blinked her beautiful eyes, and stared at Jiang Hai seriously, "I will always stand behind you."

These words are touching.
But isn't it a bit weird for a girl like you to stand behind me?

Can't you stand in front of me?

"Don't worry." Jiang Hai turned his head and gave Chen Hanying a confident smile, "We will win."

Unexpectedly, before he could finish his words, he saw Chen Hanying's pretty face, holding her stomach with a hint of pain.

It looks like.
She doesn't seem very well?

"What's wrong?" Jiang Hai asked with concern.

Chen Hanying covered her lower abdomen and said a little embarrassedly:

“It seems that’s coming.”

that?

Which one?
Jiang Hai's confused look left Chen Hanying speechless.

She suddenly felt like rolling her eyes:

"It's my aunt"

I don’t know if I really don’t understand or if I’m pretending not to understand.

Jiang Hai rolled up his sleeves, ready to do something big:

"Auntie?"

"is it so serious?"

"I studied medicine. Please take a look at my wound."

Before he finished speaking, a deafening roar of anger resounded throughout the Palace of Versailles:
"Jiang Hai, you die!"

Actually, printing is not complicated.
It’s not easy at all!

If you want to print a long literary work, it involves not only the production steps of paper, ink, and ruling, but also more about the written things, such as the review and proofreading, layout design, contact with the publisher, etc.
However, the initiator of this event is the French government.

Therefore, all printing steps are very fast.
The deadline for submission is 6pm.

The organizing committee received 132 submissions from five countries, including France, Britain, China, Japan, and South Korea. The writers who submitted the submissions include but are not limited to: French famous writer Clézio, British fantasy writer JK Rowling, Japanese literary representative Haruki Murakami, and Chinese writers Liu Zhenyun and Jia Pingwa. These celebrities and masters with reputations resounding in the world literary world -

Everyone participated in this improvisation about [Courage]!

Thanks to such a huge lineup of writers.

This event also attracted the attention of quite a lot of readers.

Not only in the European and American literary circles, but even readers in Asia are discussing:

"Have you heard that France recently hosted a literature appreciation event in the name of the government?"

"So many famous writers are participating? This is unprecedented. I can't miss this kind of event."

The deadline for submission is the first day.

Everything went on as usual and no one noticed anything unusual.

Stop accepting manuscripts the next day.

Representative works of writers from various countries began to be sent to printing houses for printing in batches.

By the third day after receiving manuscripts, the organizing committee had finished its promotion.

They began to release representative works of writers from various countries into the European and American book markets.

If you don’t vote, you won’t know.

As soon as I cast the ball, I was immediately shocked by the scene in front of me:

"Something seems to be wrong?"

"No, editor-in-chief, it's not just like, it's really wrong."

(End of this chapter)