The Pulis Awards scene was divided into four major camps.
The media camp, these people are not only here to report but also to wait and see who will eventually win the Pulitzer Prize.
In the writer camp, there are too many writer awards, so the winners have been announced in advance. Of course, they are announced internally and not to the public.
In the social camp, this group of people are those related to the Pulis Award who are the easiest to negotiate with. They may be publishers, media, booksellers, or e-commerce companies.
There is also a group of people who are professional book reviewers, and this group of people is very difficult to deal with.
And some of them are also theater and film critics.
Of course, it's not a TV series, it's a drama or opera.
On site, one award after another was announced.
"The winner of the Pulis Fairytale Award 2023 is..."
"The winner of the 2023 Pulis Science Fiction Award is..."
Soon, a small highlight came.
"The winner of the Pulis 2023 Bestseller Award is Andrew, the author of "Bates' Time Travel"!"
Andrew walked onto the stage wearing a top hat.
He is a little bit fat, so maybe he looks better with a hat?
Andrew, who stepped on the stage, took the trophy and approached the microphone: "Wow, I have fantasized about toasting many times, but I didn't expect this trophy to be so heavy."
Then he raised the trophy with a funny toasting action, as if the trophy was very heavy.
However, no one at the scene could understand this obvious pun, and everyone was laughing.
Andrew just came over: "Thanks to the support of book fans, I can win this award."
“I would also like to thank the judges for their discerning eyes.”
"Thanks to the seniors in the industry for some help."
"I would like to thank my wife for silently supporting my writing from behind, and I would also like to thank my daughter for giving me the inspiration to create."
"To be honest, I didn't expect to win this award at first. I thought I might be able to compete for the Pulis Literary Award, but I didn't expect that I actually won the Bestseller Award."
"I thought my book was quite literary."
It was another American joke, with low points compared to high points, and many people at the scene were laughing.
Andrew: "If I were to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature, my competitor would be a great writer I admire very much, Rambis."
"Unexpectedly, I failed to win the literature award, and neither did Rambis."
"Wow, it's a tie!"
Everyone in the audience was laughing, but Han Zhou was the only one who looked at this chubby American guy who looked like an honest guy, but actually had secretly ignored him four times.
Andrew: "After I started working in this industry, I have some understanding of literature and art, which is probably similar to what most people know."
"In my opinion, literature is an art that empowers people and is a collision between imagination and reality."
"We often say that in fiction, except for the names of people and places, everything else is true."
"So, I prefer that things that have happened or happen frequently in the real world, when described by writers, are touching and leave a very deep impression on people."
"Unexpectedly, this year's winner of the Literature Prize took a different approach and wrote something else."
High emotional intelligence, find new ways.
Low emotional intelligence is not art.
Many people in the audience found it strange.
How come you, a best-selling author, talk so much about literature and art when you win an award?
What does it mean?
Darph lowered his body: "That old bastard Rambis is smiling so happily."
Han Zhou stood up.
Yes, Han Zhou stood up when someone gave his acceptance speech at the award ceremony.
Because Han Zhou was sitting too far forward, it was difficult not to be seen.
Andrew on the stage also looked at Han Zhou and narrowed his eyes slightly.
Han Zhou not only stood up, but also raised his right hand high: "I want to ask a question."
Andrew smiled: "Please tell me."
Do you really think you are giving a lecture?
Han Zhou: “Does literature and art need to be serious?”
Andrew was stunned for a moment: "Seriousness..."
Han Zhou: "That is to say, does literature and art need to reflect social reality, reflect the cruel social reality, reflect the huge gap between rich and poor, reflect the suffering of the poor, and the privileged of the privileged?"
Andrew was silent.
He didn't dare to say this.
Literature and art will always go down the same road.
In his previous life, Conan Doyle, the author of "Sherlock Holmes", was not only the originator of detective novels, but also a great science fiction writer. At the same time, he was also the founder of serious literature.
However, this thing seems to be in conflict with society in the United States.
Han Zhou smiled. Don't you dare to continue?
You don't dare to accept something as serious as serious literature?
Do you dare to move left and right with my left hand?
Seeing that Andrew was silent, Han Zhou said, "Your pursuit of literature is what you described, right? Are there any other conditions?"
"That's it?"
The news media at the scene seemed to have smelled the scent of blood, and their eyes were gleaming with gold.
It's obvious that they understand it no matter how hard they understand it.
Andrew took advantage of the opportunity to speak and stepped on Han Zhou.
Because "No One Survived" is a contrivance, not a true story.
Because it is difficult for such stories and such people to appear in reality.
In "No Survival", everyone on the island is evil, and in this trap, everyone died on the island.
In the end, only on the nearby coast, someone picked up a drift bottle and learned the possible truth.
There is a man on the island who is actually a judge.
During his long career of judging other people's lives, he gradually became obsessed with pathological judgment thinking.
Although he judged and took away the lives of others, it was righteous.
But he knew that he was only satisfying his murderous desire, not justice.
Finally, he decided to gather a group of people who had committed crimes but escaped justice on the island.
Then send them off one by one with "Indian Nursery Rhymes".
He faked his death at first, and finally ended his own life after sending everyone away.
Such a story is so exquisite that it makes people's hair stand on end and their souls tremble.
But, this is not a story about reality.
And now Andrew defiantly presents the real-life story.
Then Han Zhou has questions to ask.
Do you dare to mention real-life stories? Do you dare to only write about real-life pain?
Good! If you dare to take up serious literature, Han Zhou will propose GM literature, which is left-wing literature.
Andrew shut up at the gate.
Han Zhou could only say, that's it?
The emergence of serious literature was indeed a huge progress in literature and art in the world literary world. Later, many literary awards were awarded because of this kind of literature.
Including "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and the like.
However, they have a huge flaw.
That’s compromise!
Serious literature only dares to raise class oppression, only dares to tell stories of suffering, but does not dare to fight to the end.
After serious literature, left-wing literature is undoubtedly the serious and real literature.
Abroad, this kind of literature is called leftist literature.
But in the country, this is right.
Therefore, in fact, in China, serious literature is right-leaning and weak.
However, in recent years, it seems that some people want to change the definition of serious literature. For example, Encyclopedia has already changed it. Some people want to change the right-wing weakness and compromise into something positive.
Even so, serious literature is of a much higher level than the splendid lives of the rich written by Lambis and others.
Han Zhou had as many things as he wanted in his mind.
If you dare to take up the challenge, I will write.
Even if you dare to take it, dare to add some weight? Then Han Zhou still has two tricks to kill.
A Hemingway and a Mr. Lu.
Now Han Zhou was extremely disappointed, and Andrew did not dare to continue: "That's it?"
After saying that, Han Zhou sat down.
The media at the scene were very disappointed. Is this the end?
One dares to ask questions, but the other dares not answer?
And then it’s gone?
However, Han Zhou sat down, opened his mobile phone and typed a few words, then turned to look at Dalf: "This writing is too slow."
Darph: "Want a computer?"
Han Zhou: "Do you have a typewriter?"
Duff turned around and saw some of the journalists using typewriters to record the scene: "Yes, I have money, I have everything."
Soon, a typewriter was delivered.
And the big guys in the news area were also confused.
Over in the writers' area, someone bought a typewriter and spent $100,000 on a typewriter.
Wouldn’t it be a fool not to sell this?!
But who wants a typewriter? Why do they need a typewriter?
At the scene, awards were awarded one by one.
At nine o'clock in the evening, the Pulitzer Prize for Literature, the second of the three major awards, was finally announced.
The host looked at the card on the stage and smiled: "The winner of the 2023 Pulis Literary Award is "No One Survived", writer, han, jiu!"
Han Zhou stood up.
At this time, everyone's eyes gathered around him.
These people are curious about Han Zhou and are waiting to see.
The people in the seats around Han Zhou looked at Han Zhou as if they were looking at gods.
Han Zhou held a piece of manuscript paper with ink still smelling like it in his hand and walked onto the stage.
After receiving the trophy, Han Zhou conveniently put the trophy aside.
He looked down at the newly typed manuscript in his hand and began to read: ""The Last Vine Leaf"."
Han Zhou didn't bother to pay attention to anyone's slander or provocation.
However, it is rare for Han Zhou to prepare an acceptance speech.
In this case, let's just use an O. Henry-style ending to give the world's literature a little shock.
O. Henry, an American short story writer in his previous life, is one of the three major short story writers in the world.
He has three major masterpieces, among which "The Last Vine Leaf" is an act that all literary youths strive to imitate.
Even later, some fun people started to play with it.
Someone wrote on a leaf of an evergreen plant, "I will quit smoking if this leaf falls off." No one could complain.
It says quit smoking on an evergreen leaf. You just don’t want to quit smoking, right? Fortunately, this leaf has withered.
However, when the camera looked up, this evergreen plant was almost dead, and on each leaf was written the sentence 'I will quit smoking when this leaf falls'.
This is a typical O. Henry joke with an O. Henry-style ending.
Han Zhou was reading the manuscript on the stage.
It was not an emotional recitation, but a very plain reading.
The audience was confused.
What do you mean, what is he doing?
This story is actually not long and not difficult to understand.
There was a little girl who got pneumonia. She said she was like the tree outside the window.
It's winter now and the leaves are starting to fall.
I guess when the leaves fall off, my life will also fade away like the leaves, right?
The old painter encouraged her to continue living bravely.
Time passes day by day, and the leaves are still green.
The audience in the audience were not fools. They all understood such an obvious hint.
The old painter went to paint a leaf!
If the leaves don't wither, the little girl won't die!
Is this the romance of literati?
In the press area below the stage, many people were short of breath.
They felt that a stunning masterpiece was about to be born!
However, the story still continues.
A long time passed, and the little girl survived.
The nurse told her that you were about to recover, unlike the old painter downstairs who was already dying.
As soon as these words came out, the whole audience had a bad premonition.
The O. Henry-style ending shocked the world for the first time.
The old painter who painted a leaf to encourage the little girl also got pneumonia.
It only took two days for him to die.
At the scene, the writers were dumbfounded.
Reporters, are stupid.
What is this?! Ghost?!
Wait a minute, why does it seem full of irony?
In fact, this article can be interpreted from many angles.
It can be said that the ivy in "The Last Vine Leaf" represents hope and encourages the little girl.
It can also be said that the power of life comes from ignorance, because the old painter can draw a leaf to trick the little girl into living strong, but he cannot convince himself to overcome the same disease.
It can also be said that it is good for the old man to persuade and preach to the children. As long as you follow what the old man says, everything will be fine. The problem now is that the old man is just talking and does not believe in any hope.
The O. Henry-style ending means that everyone can think crazily and understand.
Even if you don't want to use your brain, it is still an excellent satirical story.
And if you think about it for a long time, you will feel it.
I thought I was on the second layer and he was on the first layer. Now I see that he is on the fifth layer. In fact, he may be in the atmosphere.
As long as they think about it enough, Han Zhou in their minds will become more terrifying.
For people who don't use their brains, Han Zhou is a writer with quick thinking and talent.
For those who like to use their brains, Han Zhou is the master of matryoshka dolls and the creator of brain downtime.
'I can't figure it out...he's too strong!'
'Is this the world the boss knows?'
Han Zhou put down his manuscript, picked up the trophy, and walked to the audience.
Darph stood up and clapped wildly: "Han Shen!!"
“Gade!!!”
"The eternal god in literature!!!"
Han Zhou originally walked to the audience, but then turned back and held the microphone: "To be honest, provocation is boring, there is no challenge at all, and it doesn't arouse interest."
"But I am interested in challenging all writers around the world. If you are interested, you can also try writing this kind of short story."
"Or short stories in other styles are fine."
In the audience, Andrew, who was sitting in his seat and holding the trophy, was stunned.
After hearing this story, Andrew knew that he would never be able to touch one-tenth of Han Zhou's fortune in his lifetime.
I should have mentioned something more difficult just now.
However, if I had mentioned something more difficult, maybe now I would only have one percent of Han Zhou’s worth?
No...I...fuck, this story doesn't make sense, well, that's right!
Andrew's IQ and mental state quickly reached a delicate balance.
A writer next to him said: "It's horrifying, it's so horrifying. There are still people in the world who can write stories like this?!"
"This story will spread throughout the world within a day!"
Andrew turned his head, and the delicate balance he had just reached in his mind suddenly collapsed.
It is impossible to balance ten stacked chairs without falling over using a single pointer.
Andrew tried his best to hide in his arms, trying to hide his brain.
He suddenly realized what stupid thing he had just done, what kind of people he had offended, and what kind of great writers he had doubted.
After today, all book friends and netizens will laugh at me to death!
Han Zhou stepped down, took his seat again, and threw the trophy to Dalf.
Darph smiled and said, "Did you give it to me?"
Han Zhou: "Help me hold it for a while."
Dalph: "Okay, I'm extremely honored!!!"
How could the scene become quiet? A large number of reporters were discussing "The Last Vine Leaf".
This was written by this person just now?!
More people are discussing what this story is about.
Is it a kind of irony, or is it an exaggeration of hope, wondering if it is a realistic story?
To be honest, Hamlet cannot be read by a thousand readers, but O. Henry-style things can sometimes have this effect.
Everyone has their own different understanding and opinions.
Among them, the craziest ones are book reviewers.
At this time, all the book reviewers, theater reviewers, and all those who have been dating are here.
Everyone's eyes were shining brightly.
They don't know how many years they have not seen such a wonderful story.
What's more important is that generally good stories can only make some book reviewers so crazy.
And this story made all the book reviewers go crazy.
This is at least a world-class work that can be spread all over the world!
Of course, this is also because of the short story.
Short stories are easier to spread and can be seen by more people.
In the same comparison, if you compare with someone who writes long or medium length novels, such as Mr. Lu or Tolstoy or Hemingway, then O. Henry will be a notch lower.
However, the number of people who have read a complete work of theirs is definitely not as many as the number of people who have read a complete work of O. Henry.
Because this is such a short story, I can finish reading it in just a few minutes.
Even if it appears in textbooks, it is an interesting story that students follow, unlike excerpts from novels that are confusing and incomprehensible.
A depth charge was just thrown into this venue.
If this situation is not crazy enough, then the situation that really detonated the scene is about to come.
The winner of the 2023 Best Inspirational Work Award read his acceptance speech on stage: "Thank you very much for the jury's love, thank you book fans for their support, thank you my wife and son, thank you..."
"I am also very surprised to receive this award. This surprise is no less...no less...no less than the surprise when I heard the story "The Last Vine Leaf"."
The scene was filled with laughter.
They all thought it was a hanging baggage.
Let's talk about cross talk here.
However, what they didn't expect was that the writer was a lunatic, the kind of paranoid that is very common among writers.
After mentioning "The Last Vine Leaf", his thoughts diverged to thinking.
"I was thinking, in fact, the old painter deceived the little girl with white lies, but he did not deceive himself. He could use his paintings to give people hope, but his paintings gave him despair, a constant reminder of death.
A depiction of cruel reality.”
"That leaf was real hope for the little girl."
"And it's a cruel reality for old painters?"
"When many book fans see Han's works, they feel like they see real hope and the hope of literature."
"However, seeing Han's works is really a cruel reality for us authors, because we know very well that we cannot write this kind of article."
"I... will no longer write books. I will close the book."
"thank you all."
The scene was in an uproar.
A writer who just won an award was driven crazy?
No more money? No more competition for higher awards?
Just regressed like this?
Feeling overwhelmed?
Han Zhou shrugged his shoulders and looked innocent.
You old pigeon, you want a pigeon for yourself, but you are using me as a shield?!
Quite good at playing!
And isn’t this dramatic scene what literature is pursuing?
Many reporters wrote articles on the spot, writing about today's interesting and surprising experiences.
So in the end, reporter Dominic, the winner of the Pulis Prize for Journalism, finally made a mistake: "I hope that the pursuit of real news can bring hope to the world."
"Just like an old painter giving hope to a little girl."
"Even if I end up being martyred like an old painter, I won't hesitate."
The scene burst into applause.
Dominic: "Today I had an impulse to become a writer."
"I spent seven years investigating poaching cases in Africa and finally got results."
"Perhaps I should focus on more things. The first thing I... want to do after receiving this award is to interview Han Zhou. I wonder if you can accept my interview?"
Han Zhou tilted his head: There might be something wrong with these people.
Wait a minute, this guy is a reporter who won the Pulis Award. Starting from today, his social media will probably be followed by a lot of people. He is one of the most famous reporters.
If I want to go to the United States, I still need a tongue.
Perhaps, this Dominic can be this tongue?
Han Zhou stood up: "It's better to choose a day than to hit it."
"That's it for now."
Dominic's eyes lit up: "Thank you again for your love, thank you!"
After saying that, he hurriedly left the stage.
Han Zhou also got up, joined Dominic, and left with Dalf and others.
The host on the stage came to the stage awkwardly: "So this year... the Pulis Awards ceremony has ended successfully!"
"Everyone is invited to the Pulis Dinner Dance."
"Everyone, see you next year!"
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Book title "LOL: I'm really not an actor"
Obtained the famous scene system and became EDG's top laner. Xu Zhiyin returned to S6 and started a path of arbitrary top laner for eternity.