Zhou Hexuan faced the snow-white manuscript paper and smoked cigarettes one after another under the light. The plot content of the novel is already there, but how to express it is a question worth thinking about.
Whether it is a movie adapted from a novel or a novel adapted into a movie, they are all secondary creations and are by no means as simple as copying. The same story will show different appearances in the hands of different writers.
The movie "The Goddess" tells the story of a prostitute who got unexpectedly pregnant, was taken over by bullies and turned into a money-making tool. She sold herself to earn money for her son to study, but was rejected by the school board and other parents, and the child was expelled after all. In order for the woman to give her son
She continued studying, preparing to take her savings and go elsewhere, but found that all her money had been lost by the bully. She was so angry that she picked up a wine bottle and beat the bully to death. She was also imprisoned for manslaughter, and the child was eventually adopted by the old principal.
If the story is told in a straightforward manner, the content will appear dry. Moreover, this kind of thing is too common, and it is difficult to attract attention and sensation without showing it in a special form.
Take Lu Xun's "Diary of a Madman" as an example. If it were not narrated from the perspective of a madman, would it still be so popular?
Although Zhou Hexuan studied history, he was still very interested in literature. His writing style was also good. During his travels around the world, he wrote many travel notes to earn royalties.
Among the various genres of world literature, Zhou Hexuan's favorite is magical realism, and he is thinking about writing "The Goddess" as a magical realism story.
Magical realism literature originated in Latin America, where there was economic poverty, political corruption, backward education, worship of ghosts and gods, and the people suffered from oppression and military rule by foreign powers, which was very similar to the situation in the Republic of China. Zhou Hexuan was very ambitious. He wanted to write the story in "The Goddess"
》In this article, the current situation of the lower class of society in China is also shown.
Zhou Hexuan did not start writing immediately. In the following days, he wandered around various slums in Tianjin, interviewing and witnessing the most realistic life of the Republic of China. Especially in the red light district, he had in-depth discussions with dozens of prostitutes and recorded all the stories that happened to them.
In early October, Zhong Guanguang and Tan Xihong left Tianjin, and Zhou Hexuan and Meng Xiaodong also went to Peiping, accompanied by a child named Zhou Hang.
Being away from home for the first time and separated from his lover, Zhou Hang seemed quite withdrawn, with a droopy face and unwilling to speak.
"Here, Xiaohang, I just bought the candied haws." Zhong Guanguang smiled lovingly.
"Thank you, Grandpa." Zhou Hang took the candied haws of apples and hid behind the old man fearfully.
Several people got on the train, and Tan Xihong extended an invitation to Zhou Hexuan: "Mr. Zhou, if Peking University resumes classes, I hope you can come and be a teacher."
Zhou Hexuan asked with a smile: "When will Peking University resume classes?"
"Well, it should be quick." Tan Xihong said without confidence.
Historically, the chaos at Peking University lasted until three years later. Zhang Zuolin even directly canceled Peking University and merged it with eight other universities into the Capital Normal University. It was not until the Northern Expedition succeeded that the university was reopened with the support of the Nanjing National Government.
Why does Zhang Zuolin hate Peking University so much?
Because there are too many party members in the school, before the first convening of our party, more than one-third of the party members in the country were teachers, students, and alumni of Peking University.
As long as Zhang Zuolin occupies Peiping, there will be no possibility for Peking University to resume school. He does not need to use violent means. He only allows the Ministry of Education to seize funds, and Peking University will not be able to pay wages, and the teachers will naturally not be able to survive - everyone needs to eat.
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Zhong Guanguang suddenly said: "Mingcheng, I heard that you have a close personal relationship with Zhang Xueliang. Why don't you let Marshal Zhang persuade Zhang Zuolin?"
"Haha, I'll try my best." Zhou Hexuan could only respond perfunctorily.
Zhou Hexuan went to Peking this time to attend Xu Zhimo's wedding. He also wanted to see with his own eyes what the legendary Lu Xiaoman looked like.
The train starts.
Meng Xiaodong peeled a pear and handed it over: "Brother Zhou, eat the fruit."
"Thank you." Zhou Hexuan bit the pear in his mouth, took out the manuscript and continued to conceive the layout of the novel.
He plans to disrupt the story line of "The Goddess", arrange time and space at will, and include flashbacks within various flashbacks. He will arrange all the stories from the bottom of society collected these days to show the life of a prostitute from childhood to imprisonment.
The entire novel is about 200,000 words long, and is also mixed with various folk ghosts and legends to make the novel read mysterious and magical. The accusations against warlords, great powers and society are all hidden in those magical chapters, which makes people feel
Absurd and chilling.
Tan Xihong came over and saw him writing and drawing on the manuscript paper. He seemed to be sorting out the outline of the story. He asked out of curiosity: "Writing a novel?"
Zhou Hexuan nodded and said: "I want to write down the story of Xiaohang's mother and son."
"I will definitely read it then." Tan Xihong said with a smile.
Meng Xiaodong sat next to him and smiled silently. She liked to see Zhou Hexuan working seriously and felt that he had a unique intellectual temperament. So every night, she would prepare a midnight snack for Zhou Hexuan and bring it to the study to watch the man at work.
While Zhou Hexuan was conceiving a novel on the train, Zheng Zhenduo was in Shanghai worrying about manuscripts for "Novel Monthly". Except for "Lao Zhang's Philosophy" by the new author Lao She, he had not discovered any other wonderful novels recently, and the quality of manuscripts from various places was not good.
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Since the rise of May Fourth literature, it has begun to turn from prosperity to decline, and it is difficult to make new breakthroughs.
Let’s talk about the May Fourth New Literature. The ten years from 1917 to 1927 occupied an important position in the history of modern Chinese literature.
Hu Shi's "A Preliminary Discussion on Literary Reform" and Chen Duxiu's "On Literary Revolution" were used as symbols, announcing the beginning of the "May Fourth Literary Revolution", which was an important part of the May Fourth New Culture Movement.
In the past ten years, there have been more than 100 literary societies, large and small, and corresponding publications across the country.
It is equivalent to an ideological enlightenment movement in the literary world. Vernacular writing releases the power of Chinese characters and greatly increases the speed of dissemination of information and science. Intellectuals' ideas are further liberated, and freedom, democracy and science are sought after by people.
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The May 4th literary revolution also revolutionized the creative thinking of Chinese literature, which was roughly divided into the "for life school" (realism) and the "for art school" (romanticism).
The "For Life School" believes that literature is a kind of work that should reflect life, reflect social reality, and explore some issues about life and society. Therefore, the novels created by this school are also called "issue novels."
Lu Xun is the most popular among problem novels, and "Diary of a Madman" can be regarded as the leader of this category. Among them, "native literature" occupies an important position in problem novels, and his works are more or less influenced by Lu Xun, reflecting the Chinese rural areas at that time.
tough questions.
The "For Art School" is just the opposite. They emphasize the self-expression of writers, with Yu Dafu as the representative. The works of this school pay more attention to literary techniques and forms of expression. While pursuing individuality, they are also full of desire and petty bourgeoisie.
Of course, it cannot be generalized. Guo Moruo's revolutionary literature is often divided into the "Wei Art School".
Whether it is the "for life school" or the "for art school", they are both progressive compared to the old literature, and they are both components of the May Fourth literature, but they have different forms of expression.
Today, May Fourth literature has matured and entered a bottleneck period. Whether it is rural literature, revolutionary literature, or self-narrative stream of consciousness, it is difficult to give people a refreshing feeling. Various themes have been written to death, and continuing to create is just a matter of time.
It can be the wisdom of picking up people's teeth.
Some people began to look abroad, such as the upcoming "New Sensation School", which was influenced by Japanese literature.
Once Zhou Hexuan's magical realism version of "The Goddess" is serialized in a magazine, it will probably shock the attention of countless writers and leave them in a state of confusion overall.
