1978 Synthetic Writers

Chapter 606 The Black Sun

Ding Shisun's recommendation of "The Little Prince" at his freshman orientation ceremony was quickly reported.

One stone caused a thousand waves!

"The Little Prince" quickly gained significant attention in the news media.

And within the Peking University campus.

The influence of "The Little Prince" reached its peak at one time.

The Sanlian Bookstore edition of "The Little Prince" in the library is in high demand and short supply, with a large number of students coming to inquire about it every day.

The school leadership immediately reported the matter to the school and requested that dozens more copies of "The Little Prince" be purchased to meet the reading needs of the students.

The proposal was immediately approved.

In the eyes of the school leaders today, "The Little Prince" is not only a novel by Jiang Xian, but also a novel by Peking University!

The leaders of the Chinese Department even discussed inviting Jiang Xian to give a special lecture on The Little Prince.

It's common for writers to give lectures at Peking University; for example, Ma Yuan came a few years ago.

At that time, Ma Yuangang was well-known for "The Temptation of Gangdisi". This guy wore boots, had long hair, and had a carefree attitude. When he stood on the podium, he instantly captivated a large number of female students.

However, the most exciting part of this standalone edition of "The Little Prince" is not only the content of the novel itself, but also the prefaces, the most noteworthy of which are by Ye Shengtao and Bing Xin.

These two are among the most brilliant stars in the literary world, destined to be celebrated for generations to come.

It is certainly a remarkable thing that these two people are willing to write a preface for the same novel, and it is a focus of attention.

In addition, Jiang Xian's own preface is also noteworthy.

He said that, according to past publishing practices, he should have talked about his creative process, motivation, and background of the story at the beginning of the novel.

During this time, he also saw many people's interpretations of "The Little Prince," saying that the story of the Little Prince is Jiang Xian's own life.

But for Jiang Xian, the story of the Little Prince is simply the story of the Little Prince.

He said, "All stories begin with 'Once upon a time,' and The Little Prince is no exception. The difference is that The Little Prince is not a story, but a memory."

He said, "I have never told this story before, and my grief has not subsided."

He said, "It's a great mystery: somewhere we don't know, there's a sheep we've never met. Whether it ate a rose or not will affect how you and I, who both love the Little Prince, view the entire universe."

He said, "Look at the night sky, and ask yourself, has the sheep eaten that flower? You'll find that everything will be different."

He said, "No adult will understand how important this is!"

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When Fan Yong of Sanlian Bookstore first received this preface, he was taken aback.

He wanted Jiang Xian's preface to recount his creative journey, in order to refute the speculation about his complex love life in the article in "Zhiyin" magazine.

However, this preface written by Jiang Xian
They paid absolutely no attention to that article in "Zhiyin" magazine.

He repeatedly emphasized that The Little Prince is not a story.

He would even plead with readers that if they were to travel to the desert where the Little Prince disappeared, they should not go too fast, but keep an eye out for a blond boy who has returned to Earth and ask him to write to him.

Everyone knows that the Little Prince is a fictional character.

But deep down, when someone sees this passage, they might fantasize about numbing themselves and believing that the Little Prince's story was a real experience.

This is similar to a very popular novel in later generations called "The Thief of the Pen".

There is a very famous character in the novel named Zhang Qiling.

There is also a very well-known thing called the "ten-year agreement".

In the book, the Nine Gates made a pact to protect the secret behind the Bronze Gate, rotating every ten years. However, apart from the Zhang family, to which Zhang Qiling belonged, none of the other families kept their promise.

When it was Wu Xie's turn to guard the secret in 05, Zhang Qiling, out of deep affection for Wu Xie, resolutely decided to enter the Bronze Gate in his place. He made a promise with Wu Xie that ten years later, Wu Xie would come to the Bronze Gate in Changbai Mountain to take over his responsibility of guarding it.

In the novel, Zhang Qiling entered the Bronze Gate on August 17, 2005, saying that he would come out in ten years. After that, many fans of "The Lost Tomb" would actually go to fulfill this promise with Zhang Qiling. On August 17, 2015, the "day of Zhang Qiling's return", they would go to Changbai Mountain to keep the "Ten-Year Promise of Changbai Mountain" and wait for the little brother to come out of the Bronze Gate.

Everyone knows that Zhang Qiling is a fictional character and a fabricated story.

But I was moved by Zhang Qiling.

The "ten-year promise" is a plot point in the novel, a fictional plot, but it has deeply touched the hearts of every reader.

Therefore, readers are filled with endless concern and anticipation for Zhang Qiling's fate behind the bronze gate.

Every year on August 17th, especially in the 15th and 25th anniversaries, countless readers flock from all over the country to Changbai Mountain.

With readers' deep affection for the character, it would be inappropriate for the author to suddenly appear and say, "Stop joking! Zhang Qiling is a character I created myself. Let me explain how I made him up."
Cheap or not?

That's the biggest damage to this character!

Therefore, in Jiang Xian's preface, he fully emphasized the real existence of the Little Prince. These remarks even seem somewhat "crazy," as if he was too immersed in the role.

But please note, he said, "No adult will understand how important this is!"

He said "adult," so he himself was speaking from the perspective of a "child."

In short, The Little Prince is not meant for seemingly "normal" adults.

If you like "The Little Prince," then you should believe that in the universe, there is a planet smaller than a room, where a little boy with blond hair lives, and when he is sad, he goes to watch the sunset alone.
In short, Fan Yong's emotions were very complicated after reading it.

Although this preface completely deviated from Fan Yong's original conception, it also far exceeded Fan Yong's expectations for it.

Also.

Are we really going to shatter a carefully crafted dream for our readers because of a lousy magazine?
Fan Yong thought this way, but he still couldn't help but have some concerns.

How did they handle it with "Zhiyin" magazine?

Should we just let things continue like this?
Wuhan, train station.

The National Day holiday has just passed, and the small red flags and banners hanging in the train station have not yet been taken down.

This year's celebration was quite grand, with 10 pots of flowers displayed in Tiananmen Square and 38 flower beds of various sizes, symbolizing the 38th anniversary.

In addition, four decorative flower beds were set up in the middle, namely:

"Nanhu Lights", "Yan'an Pagoda", "The Great Wall", "Sisterly Affection".

The first three are easy to explain.

What is the last "sisterly affection"?

This is actually a folk tale from our country.

There is a story about two sisters who lived in a valley of a mountain. They depended on each other for survival, and although they were poor, they had a deep bond.

One day, a young and handsome hunter got lost in the mountains. He was attracted by the older sister's beauty and began to approach the two sisters, gradually becoming a part of their lives.

However, as time went on, the hunter's involvement caused the sisters' relationship to begin to change.

To protect the deep bond between the sisters, the mountain god transformed them into two connected lakes in the mountains on a stormy day – Sister Lake and Younger Sister Lake.

Although the two sisters can no longer meet, their souls will always be together.

Yes, this mountain is called Alishan.

Therefore, this flower bed is surrounded by plants from the south, including golden bud flowers and coleus native to Taiwan.

"Buy a magazine." A man wearing a gray short-sleeved shirt, with dark skin, a great physique, braided hair, a briefcase tucked under his elbow, and speaking with a thick, distinctive accent.

"What do you want?"

"Hmm," the man looked around, "I remember there's a good magazine called 'Zhiyin' that I love to read, and my wife loves to read it too."

"Zhiyin magazine, right? Yes! We have the latest issue!"

"I'd like one. How much?"

"35 cents."

South-Central University for Nationalities.

This is a university located in Hongshan District, Wuhan. Its predecessor was the Nationalities Institute founded in Yan'an. The old man also personally inscribed the two characters "Unity" for the school.

The school officially resumed enrollment five years ago, and started enrolling graduate students again last year.

Zaxi is a sophomore at this school.

This Tashi is not the same Tashi from before.

This is another one.

Zaxi is a frequently used male name, meaning "good fortune and auspiciousness".

This student, Zaxi, also took out a copy of "Zhiyin" magazine from his desk and started reading it during class that day.

Upon seeing this, anger immediately welled up within him.

"Snapped!"

Zaxi slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "What nonsense is this?!"

"What's wrong, student?" The teacher looked at Zaxi, who had slammed his hand on the table, with a puzzled expression.

"No, it's nothing."

Zaxi composed himself and sat back down in his seat, but his actions had already attracted the attention of many of his classmates.

"what happened?"

"What happened?"

The students whispered among themselves, asking questions.

"Look at this article!"

Zaxi handed over the copy of "Zhiyin" in his hand.

Soon.

The teacher, who was teaching a class, heard the continuous "slapping" sounds and could no longer tolerate it.

"What's wrong with you?"

"Are there mosquitoes?"

"Are we still not going to attend this class?"

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"No more classes!"

Just as the teacher was criticizing them, a dark-skinned student stood up and called out to the students beside him.

"We'll go to the school, give them feedback on this matter, and demand an explanation from the magazine, 'Zhiyin'!"

"Yes! We need an explanation!"

"What is the meaning of this novel?! It's utterly insulting!"

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The teacher stood on the stage, staring blankly. He quickly grabbed a female student who was walking out of the classroom with the other students.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

"Teacher, look at this."

The female student quickly brought the copy of "Zhiyin" to the teacher.

The teacher quickly glanced through it in a few minutes, then flew into a rage and slammed the magazine down.

"Discrimination! It's blatant discrimination!"

"This is slander!"

This is a smear campaign!

"With so many beautiful, elegant, and noble people and events in our lives, what does he write about instead of writing about them?"

"That's absolutely not true!"

Yes, there's a reason why the teacher is so angry.

Her name is also Zaxi.

Although this name is more commonly used for men, it is not entirely limited to men and can also be used for women.

Beijing.

Yanjing Hotel.

"Let me introduce you. This is Mou Dunfei, a director from Hong Kong's Sil-Metropole Organisation Ltd."

"This is Comrade Jiang Xian."

Xia Meng, in her fifties, wore a black wrap dress with a white knitted cardigan, looking dignified, elegant, and charming.

With her introduction, Jiang Xian and Mu Dunfei shook hands.

"I have admired you for a long time."

Mou Dunfei spoke broken Mandarin with a heavy Taiwanese accent, “I have seen many of your works in Hong Kong and have always wanted to meet you.”

"Haha, you're welcome."

The reason the two met was because of Xia Meng. During the National Day holiday a while ago, Jiang Xian and Xia Meng, both prominent figures in the arts, met at a conference and Jiang Xian brought up the matter of Mu Dunfei.

Mu Dunfei initially worked for the Shaw Brothers.

After working there for five years, he left Shaw Brothers, claiming he was developing independently. In reality, he continued to make films for Silver Screen and Xia Meng, and co-produced several movies in mainland China, including the classic "Heroes Have Always Been Young".

The main character is called Da Zhangfu, who became henpecked at the young age of ten because his family married him off to a woman in her twenties who was highly skilled in martial arts. You should all have seen it, and if you haven't, you probably don't remember it.

The film "Black Sun," which was shot in China this time, is also a film that Xia Meng's Silver City was planning to shoot.

Jiang Xian told Xia Meng that they had heard about the movie from their partner and were very interested in it, and wanted to meet and talk to the director.

Xia Meng has been filming movies in various parts of mainland China over the years, so she is naturally familiar with the name Jiang Xian.

Back then, Xu Xiaoming was filming "Huo Yuanjia" because she saw this popular novel written by Jiang Xian in "Story Club" magazine, and was so impressed that she recommended it to Xu Xiaoming.

She never expected that "Fearless" would become such a hit in Hong Kong.

She never expected that Jiang Xian would write another blockbuster, "Shaolin Temple," not long after.

In addition, this writer's literary works have been very popular in mainland China in recent years.

Xia Meng is very interested in Jiang Xian now, both in terms of his talent and popularity.

Therefore, upon hearing that he wanted to talk to Mou Dunfei, he immediately agreed, wanting to see if he could bring some inspiration to Silver City's film.
(End of this chapter)