1978 Synthetic Writers

Chapter 110 "Ben Er Ben Er"

Back in his room, Jiang Xian wiped his face with a hot towel. Every pore seemed to be opened, and he felt extremely comfortable.

Sitting at the table, he spread out the green grid manuscript paper from Renwen Publishing House and filled his pen with ink. He did not rush to write "Fuxi Fuxi". He planned to write the preface to "Furong Town" first.

After all, this is his first time publishing a book, and just thinking about it makes him excited.

A preface is similar to an advertising slogan, which is equivalent to the slogan used to sell a book for promotion.

The title is generally "Preface" or "Preface", and a simpler self-introduction is sometimes also called "Foreword".

Jiang Xian is going to write a preface. According to Li Jingfeng, it should state the purpose of writing the book, the benefits, main materials, key points and features of the book, the target readers, the writing process and status, the arrangement and format, the scope of application, recommendations for readers, a description of the revision status of the reprinted book, an introduction to the people who assisted in the writing, and thanks, etc.

It sounds complicated, but it is actually not that difficult to write. Jiang Xian wrote this just like writing a thank you note for a book being put on the shelves. He talked about the stories that happened when he was writing the book, added some real feelings, and copied down the speeches of celebrities he had heard, all in one go.

Although he would not get more money no matter how many copies of "Furong Town" were sold after its publication, a book is like a writer's child. Since he has put in so much effort, he always hopes that the book can develop better.

Check it once and make sure there are no typos or grammatical errors.

"It's done."

Jiang Xian put it away, put it aside for the time being, emptied his mind, and began to copy the novel "Fuxi Fuxi" in his mind.

The book was originally called "Ben Er Ben Er". What does that mean? It means the pendulum of the readers.

Xiao Heizi didn't.

The magazine certainly couldn't give him this name, so they changed it, and it turned out to be quite good.

Fuxi is the revered ancestor of Chinese civilization.

According to the legend, Fuxi and Nuwa, brother and sister, got married and had children.

Using such a character as the title of the novel actually reveals what the novel is about.

Incest.

Let’s sort out the characters. It’s very simple. There are only three people at the beginning: the landlord Yang Jinshan, the landlord’s nephew Yang Tianqing, and the heroine Wang Judou.

The lines in the work are also very simple, with the Yang family affairs as the main line.

The novel begins with Yang Jinshan using 30 acres of his 20 acres of land to marry Wang Judou.

Jiang Xian felt that this setting was not good. He spent 30 acres of 20 acres of land to marry Ju Dou?
This is Jiangxi?!
How can Yang Jinshan be shown to be powerful if he gave up almost everything for a woman? How can the weight of the word Jinshan be shown?

It can be changed to the setting in the movie.

Yang Jinshan was the owner of a house full of adulterers. In order to continue his family line, after the two women he married died, he spent a huge sum of money to buy a young and beautiful woman, Wang Judou.

This highlights Yang Jinshan's power. After tormenting two women, he can still spend money to buy another one.

The high price also shows the charm of Ju Dou as a woman.

After thinking about these, I made some simple outline plans on a blank piece of paper, and then started writing the four words "Fuxi Fuxi".

The room was so quiet that only the rustling sound could be heard.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Boom boom boom!"

After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Xian heard a knock on the door. He was in a trance for a long time before he finally pulled himself out of that world full of rural atmosphere.

I got up and opened the door, and outside the house were Zhang Jie and a young woman who looked very unfamiliar. She was simple, silent, and naive.

"Little brother, let me introduce you to a friend." Zhang Jie said, "This is the editor of Shanghai's "Childhood Times"."

"Childhood? Are you asking me to write for you?" Jiang Xian was confused. "But I don't have any works written for children."

Articles like "Fuxi Fuxi" should not be shown to children.

"It's not a commission. I talked to her about you today and she said she really wanted to meet you, so I took the liberty of bringing her here." Zhang Jie explained.

The woman looked embarrassed. She wanted to look at Jiang Xian but didn't dare to raise her head, so she just looked at him with a look that was almost like she was rolling her eyes.

"Hello, my name is Wang Anyi."

"Forehead"

Wang Anyi, Representative Work: Song of Everlasting Regret

By the way, "Song of Everlasting Sorrow" is not about the Tang Dynasty, but about the 40-year emotional experience of a Shanghai alley girl.

As for the level, everyone has their own opinion.

Jiang Xian certainly knew Wang Anyi. She was very famous and was at the top of the circle that remained in the literary world of later generations.

"Comrade An Yi's mother, you should have met her at the National Congress of Writers and Artists. She is the female writer Ru Zhijuan," Zhang Jie introduced.

Ru Zhijuan is an experienced writer. At the beginning of the year, she wrote a novel called "The Story of the Wrongly Edited Story". This work is considered to be the first "reflective literature" novel. This novel has also been selected into this year's national excellent short stories and won the first prize.

In the final awards ceremony, this novel was selected as the third place, and the first place was Jiang Zilon's "The Record of Director Qiao's Taking Office".

This mother is in no way inferior to her daughter, and may even be better than her.

"Please come in." Jiang Xian invited Wang Anyi and Zhang Jie into the room and poured two cups of tea.

Wang Anyi was a bit introverted. When she saw the paper and pen on Jiang Xian's desk, she immediately lost her composure. "You were writing something. I'm sorry to bother you."

"It doesn't matter. I just write occasionally." Jiang Xian was naturally polite.

If I remember correctly, this person later became the chairman of the Shanghai Writers Association.

"Excuse me, what are you writing about?" Wang Anyi couldn't help her curiosity.

"A novel is about to be published, and I wrote an author's preface." Jiang Xian moved the manuscript of "Fuxi Fuxi" and said, "It just so happens that you can help me see if this preface is good. As a reader, you can feel it."

Zhang Jie took it in her hand, Wang Anyi looked up and caught a glimpse of a few lines of text.

[A true writer always writes for his inner heart. Only his inner heart can truly tell him how prominent his selfishness and nobility are. His inner heart allows him to truly understand himself. Once he understands himself, he will understand the world.

I understood this principle a long time ago, but to defend this principle, I must pay hard work and long-term pain, because the heart is not always open, it is more often closed, so only writing, constantly writing can open the heart, can make oneself in the discovery, just like the light of sunrise illuminates the darkness, inspiration will suddenly come at this time. ]
Hiss!
Wang Anyi felt a huge shock.

What kind of writing realm is it to be able to express these insights through writing? !
“Only writing, writing constantly, can open up your heart.”

How long will it take her to realize this?

(I'll stop here for now. I'm so sleepy.)
(End of this chapter)