1978 Synthetic Writers

Chapter 457 Published in Advance
"Mandarin ducks live together and butterflies fly together."

"The spring scenery in the garden is intoxicating."

"I'm asking you quietly, brother, is my daughter beautiful?"

"Is my daughter beautiful?"

"What are you talking about royal power and wealth? Why are you afraid of the rules and regulations?"

"I only wish that my love will last forever, and that I can stay with my beloved."

"Love Yi, love Yi."

"May we always be together in this life."

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Xu Jingqing sang the song with the lyrics, "Comrade Jiang Xian, I don't think any of the words are badly written."

"Yes."

Yan Su also agreed, "Director Yang's lyrics are very well written."

"Look at this sentence."

Jiang Xian pointed to the lyrics "I quietly asked my brother if my daughter is beautiful."

"I don't think it's a good idea to use my brother here."

"Are pigeons bad?"

Yang Jie's stubborn temper came up again, "Why is it not good? I think it's good. 'Brother' means 'Your Majesty's brother'. The Queen is crying and complaining to the 'Your Majesty's brother' whom she has been thinking about day and night. The picture comes to mind immediately. How intimate it is."

“Kindness is kindness.”

Jiang Xian coughed lightly, "It's just a little vulgar."

"Why is it vulgar?"

Yang Jie was dissatisfied, "Teacher Xu, Teacher Yan, do you think it's vulgar?"

"hehe."

Xu Jingqing and Yan Su looked at each other, neither of them wanted to offend Yang Jie at this time, so they smiled and perfunctorily responded without answering.

“I think it’s very coherent.”

Yang Jie was stubborn, "I started by describing the scenery of the imperial garden, and associated the mandarin ducks with the queen herself. She was willing to use the wealth of the country to recruit Tang Monk as king, but Tang Monk had to abide by the Buddhist precepts and rules and be firm in his heart. The queen's emotions reached a climax, and in the end she was willing to always be with Tang Monk. What's the problem with using 'quietly ask brother'?"

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Seeing Yang Jie like this, Jiang Xian felt that he couldn't communicate with her. "Forget it, if you think it's suitable, then use it. I'm just saying something. Maybe my idea is not right, and in the end it won't be as good as the 'Pigeon' you thought of."

"Teacher Jiang, if you have something to say, just say it directly. Don't be so sarcastic."

"How am I being sarcastic? I just think this trip today is really unnecessary."

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Xu Jingqing and Yan Su sensed the tension and rushed over to stop the fight.

"Comrade Jiang Xian, Director Yang, please don't be anxious and stop arguing."

Yan Su stood between the two of them and said, "We are all here for this song."

"Yes."

Xu Jingqing nodded, "Comrade Jiang Xian, don't think too much. Director Yang is a straightforward person. She didn't argue with you."

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Jiang Xian calmed down a little.

He is now just like Guanyin Bodhisattva in “A Chinese Odyssey” who didn’t understand why Sun Wukong hated Tang Monk at first.

After experiencing Yang Jie's way of speaking firsthand, I finally understood why people at CCTV don't like Yang Jie so much.

She doesn't mean any harm, but she is just stubborn.

"Is that so, Director Yang?"

Xu Jingqing suggested at this time, "Let's listen to Comrade Jiang Xian's ideas first."

"Yes, Comrade Jiang Xian thinks that 'Brother' is not good. There must be better ones. Whether you use it or not, just tell us about it." Yan Su also said.

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Yang Jie glanced at Jiang Xian and said, "Teacher Jiang, please tell me what you think."

"A pen."

Jiang Xian extended his hand towards her.

Yang Jie was stunned for a few seconds, then picked up the pen from the table and handed it over.

Jiang Xian unscrewed the pen cap, took out the page of manuscript paper with the lyrics written on it, crossed out the original word "brother", and then wrote two big words again on the top.

"I have something else to do, so I'll go back today." He put down his pen and said goodbye to the three people.

"Hey? Comrade Jiang Xian."

Xu Jingqing chased for a few steps and was stopped by Jiang Xian.

"Teacher Xu, you don't have to see me off."

After saying that, he walked out the door without looking back.

Xu Jingqing stamped his feet, "Oh, this is what happened."

When he returned to the table, he found Yan Su staring at the manuscript paper, and Yang Jie also had a thoughtful look in his eyes.

"What changed?"

Xu Jingqing followed their gaze.

Above the words "I quietly ask my brother if my daughter is beautiful", there are two big characters written:
"Holy Monk."

"I quietly asked the holy monk if my daughter was beautiful."

Hiss.

Xu Jingqing shuddered.

"good words!"

From a composer's perspective, "Holy Monk" is catchier than "Brother".

"The term 'holy monk' is a good choice." Yan Su also said, "Tang Monk is the younger brother of the Tang Emperor and the leader of the pilgrim team. Using the title 'holy monk' not only fits the noble status of the Queen of the Kingdom of Daughters, but also reflects the insurmountable distance between the two people, and accurately reflects Tang Monk's religious identity and secular status."

"Teacher Yan is right."

Xu Jingqing also had an admiring look on his face. "Our classical aesthetics emphasizes 'starting from emotion and ending with etiquette'. 'Saint monk' is appropriate. 'Brother' is affectionate enough, but it's a bit too colloquial."

Speaking of the latter, Xu Jingqing glanced at Yang Jie's face again, fearing that she would get angry.

But surprisingly, Yang Jie, who has always been stubborn, did not say a word this time.

"Teacher Jiang's use of the term 'holy monk' is indeed profound."

She held it in for a long time before she said, "Compared to 'holy monk', calling me brother is too modern and too intimate, a bit too intimate."

"Yes, although the intimacy is enhanced, the philosophical depth of the 'love disaster' in the original plot is eliminated."

Yan Su said, "The two words 'holy monk' can give us a sense of the struggle between human nature and Buddha nature."

"Well, let's change it to 'holy monk'." Yang Jie said.

Hearing this, Xu Jingqing and Yan Su smiled at each other.

Comrade Jiang Xian really has some ideas on how to control this "stubborn" person.

"What are you laughing at?"

Yang Jie looked at them both strangely.

"It's okay."

"nothing."

"Was it a bit too much what I said to Jiang Xian just now?" Yang Jie asked.

"Oh, it's rare that you can reflect on your mistakes." Xu Jingqing laughed.

"I did think 'brother' was better."

Yang Jie scratched her head and said, "How about this, when we go back to this song, add Jiang Xian's name as the lyricist."

After thinking about it, Yang Jie realized that this seemed to be the treatment Jiang Xian deserved, and added:
"Put his name ahead of mine." No. 10, South Lane, Agricultural Exhibition Hall.

"How is it? This building is pretty good, right?"

Wang Meng took Jiang Xian to visit the new territories of People's Literature and People's Digest.

The bright and beautiful office building is certainly not comparable to the earthquake-resistant shed at No. 2 Shatan North Street.

"Very good, very good."

"have a look."

Wang Meng handed over a newspaper with a smile. Jiang Xian glanced at it, then raised his head and looked at Wang Meng in surprise.

"Ming Pao?"

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Wang Meng smiled but said nothing.

As soon as Jiang Xian saw his expression, he knew that it was time for Teacher Wang to give him a "surprise" again.

Ming Pao is arguably one of the most influential newspapers in Hong Kong today.

Some people compare it to The Times of Hong Kong.

Its leader is also a well-known martial arts novelist: Jin Yong.

It is said that not long after Jin Yong founded Ming Pao, the popular film and television star Xia Meng went on a long trip abroad.

So Jin Yong published a series of reports on Xia Meng's travels in Ming Pao, and even created a special column called "Xia Meng's Travels", where he published Xia Meng's travel essays for more than ten days.

It's like writing the word "like" in the newspaper.

Ming Pao, a newspaper that mainly reports and comments on world and social events, actually opened a column specifically for a female star and published her travel notes.

The routines of the domineering CEOs in those short dramas of later generations who dote on the heroine in a nonsensical way are simply weak compared to those of Mr. Jin Yong.

"Jiang Xuanfeng?"

Jiang Xian glanced at the section Wang Meng had asked him to look at. This very eye-catching section had a report:
"Hong Kong youth are enthusiastic about it, and the 'Jiang whirlwind' is sweeping the whole of Hong Kong!"

"The novella titled "You Have No Choice" written by the writer Jiang Xian set off a huge wave in the mainland literary world. This wave quickly swept across Hong Kong and was called the 'Jiang whirlwind' by local media."

"The novel is based on the students of a music college's composition class, depicting the struggle and rebellion of a group of 'unprofessional' geniuses in a rigid education system.

The protagonist Li Ming repeatedly thinks about dropping out of school, the absurd symbolism of Ma Li's death, and the dispute between Professor Jia and Professor Jin over conservatism and innovation directly hit the youth's questioning of authority. "

"The novel triggered a buying frenzy in Hong Kong, with students passing it around and even organizing reading clubs to discuss the fate of the characters in the book.

During the interview, a reader said: "We are like Li Ming, torn between exams and ideals; Ma Li's death showed us the cruelty of the system, and Dong Ke's speculation is a microcosm of social reality."

"Scholar Wei Jianmin pointed out that the novel exposes the rigidity of the education system through an exaggerated campus ecology, and what Hong Kong youth read from it is not only a literary experiment, but also a metaphor for their own situation: finding an identity breakthrough in the confusion of colonialism."

"In an interview, Jin Yaoji, Dean of New Asia College of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, replied: "You Have No Choice" has become a literary totem of the rebellious spirit of Hong Kong youth. Its influence even transcends generations and has become a cultural symbol of a generation's pursuit of freedom and individuality."

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Jiang Xian read it over and over again several times. The entire text actually has only one meaning:
"You Have No Choice" is popular in Hong Kong!

Not long ago, Writers Publishing House published a collection of excellent domestic avant-garde novels in Hong Kong.

"You Have No Choice" is among them.

This is also the reason why young people in Hong Kong read this novel.

"If my friends in Hong Kong hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known that this novel would become so popular in Hong Kong," Wang Meng said excitedly.

Jiang Xian didn't find it too surprising.

The theme of "You Have No Choice" and the content of the novel do indeed resonate with the thoughts of young people in Hong Kong.

Because the young people in Hong Kong at that time were experiencing ideological turmoil during the period of social transformation.

These young people are confused.

Because just last year, after 22 rounds of negotiations, we finally signed the return treaty.

The fatalistic sense of "no choice" and the rebellious impulse of "having to choose" in "You Have No Choice" coincide with Hong Kong youth's desire for identity recognition and free expression.

Therefore, this novel was able to achieve great success in Hong Kong.

"'Jiang Tornado', if you go to Hong Kong to hold a book signing event, the queue of people will probably fill up the entire Queen's Road!" Wang Meng said.

"You're welcome."

Jiang Xian smiled modestly and did not seem to be very excited about this matter.

Wang Meng saw it.

I felt so much appreciation in my heart.

There is a kind of temperament in this young man Jiang Xian. He is not happy with things, nor sad with himself. Even when his works are very popular in Hong Kong, he just smiles.

Well, this is the bearing that people who do great things should have!

But it is also possible that Jiang Xian is used to such scenes.

He has long been famous in Hong Kong, although not in the literary world, because his first hit work in Hong Kong was the TV series "Huo Yuanjia". Once it was broadcast in Hong Kong, the ratings reached an astonishing 86.5%.

“Your article ‘You Have No Choice’ is really meaningful.”

Wang Meng recalled the recent literary atmosphere and couldn't help but sigh:

"In the past few months, modernist works have been published in large numbers in the literary world like a spurt."

no doubt.

This result is thanks to the novel "You Have No Choice" and to Jiang Xian.

This point has been reached as a consensus in the literary world.

By now, many people have reviewed the twists and turns caused by the publication of "You Have No Choice".

It attracted widespread criticism right after its publication, but within just one month, the content of the novel was reinterpreted and subverted, and critics even described it as a "true modernist novel."

Later, the People's X Newspaper published an article to review the novel, giving official ideological affirmation to it.

Over the past century, Western modernist works have evolved into many different schools and spread across the globe.

Starting from Jiang Xian's "You Have No Choice", works with equally strong "modernist" colors have been published one after another, and China can also begin to produce "modernist" works like those in the West.

From this point of view, the contribution of Jiang Xian and this article "You Have No Choice" is undoubtedly not to be ignored.

In the future, the literary significance of this novel will be remembered and mentioned repeatedly.

"Have you read my novel?" Jiang Xian suddenly asked, changing the subject.

Wang Meng smiled and said, "I was just about to say that."

What the two discussed was naturally the new work that Jiang Xian had sent to People's Literature not long ago.

"How did you come up with the idea of ​​writing such a novel?" Wang Meng asked curiously, "Were you influenced by the recent China-Japan Go Tournament?"

"I have watched a lot of chess in the past few months."

Jiang Xian smiled and asked, "What do you think of the writing?"

"it is good!"

Wang Meng had an expression of admiration on her face. "After reading it, I found it very moving and unforgettable. I have arranged to publish it in the next issue of People's Literature."

"Besides, there is something else I want to tell you."

"What's the matter?" Jiang Xian asked puzzledly.

Wang Meng smiled mysteriously, "I showed your novel to the higher-ups. Guess what they said?"

"How to say?"

"I won't repeat the details, but you just need to know that the higher-ups have issued an order to publish the next issue of People's Literature a few days earlier."

“How many days in advance will it be released?”

Jiang Xian looked surprised.

Publications are released on dates, and he had never heard of a publication being released a few days in advance.

Wang Meng explained:
"This is a special order from above."

"This is an order."

"You must publish this novel before Nie Weiping faces Kobayashi Koichi!"

(End of this chapter)