Zhang Zhong originally wanted to get more information about this exchange meeting from Zhuang Yu and others, but they seemed to know very little about this exchange meeting just like him.
The theme of this exchange meeting is "Chinese and foreign cultural exchanges", and the participants are either litterateurs or scholars engaged in academic research.
"I heard that He Kelan will come this time, but this news has not been confirmed, and I am not sure either." Liu Yuan said suddenly.
Zhuang Yu and the other three looked at Liu Yuan.
"Why didn't you tell us this news just now?" Zhuang Yu asked.
"Because I am not sure, I dare not say more. Just listen to what I have to say now, but don't tell others. If He Kelan doesn't come in the end, then I will become a bad guy spreading rumors." Liu Yuan
said.
"How did you know this news?" Zhang Zhong asked curiously.
“I saw it when I visited Tieba two days ago.”
Zhang Zhong and Zhuang Yu looked at each other, both speechless.
Seeing their expressions, Liu Yuan said, "Don't underestimate the Internet. As the saying goes, there must be a reason for rumors to come out of nowhere. Although Yenching University has not released this information, this information is not top secret.
It’s normal for people to find out.”
"What you are talking about is a possibility." Zhuang Yu nodded, and then said, "Actually, He Kelan's coming is not a shocking thing. Since it is rumored that the people attending the meeting have a lot of background, if you count them carefully, they can be in front of us.
There are so many people with big names."
He Kelan's background is indeed great, because he just won the Nobel Prize for Literature last year.
Of the four people here, no one has ever won that crown.
He Kelan is a Frenchman with a wide range of interests. He is a famous French thinker, litterateur, critical realist writer, music critic, and social activist.
His works are keen on expressing the direct experience of self-spiritual exploration, and his novels often construct plot frameworks based on the soul energy of the protagonist's life experiences.
Zhuang Yu has previously evaluated He Kelan. Zhuang Yu said that "great heart" and "sincere art" are the principles and spirits that run through He Kelan's creative path.
Although He Kelan's two novels "Christopher" and "Mother and Son" both show a broad picture of the social history at that time, what occupies the central position is the emotional rhythm and ideological situation of the protagonist. The intricate social relationships exist in
The consciousness of the protagonist is internalized as the driving force for their spiritual perfection, and the background of social life always appears and disappears with the relaxation and ups and downs of the protagonist's inner activities.
"He Kelan was once a deviant adventurer in the literary world, but now he has become an object of study and imitation in the literary world, which makes people sigh." Zhuang Yu said with emotion.
In fact, Zhuang Yu and He Kelan have a long history. When He Kelan was not recognized by the public, Zhuang Yu was already well-known. At that time, Zhuang Yu also said good things about He Kelan.
He Kelan should know about this, but he has never said anything publicly.
Therefore, their origins end here.
Liu Yuan said, "Literary matters are inherently difficult to say. Once upon a time, the debate between imitating nature and expressing nature in the history of ancient Greek literary theory was deduced into an either/or value standard that spans ancient and modern times. Imitation of nature was respected as
The basic point of materialist progressive thought and the only method of realist creation denigrate the expression of the soul as a sign of the reactionary concept of mentalism and the common key of non-realism. This seemingly serious theory not only confuses philosophical epistemology and
The boundaries between the two theories of literary creation cannot withstand the test of practice. The emergence of He Kelan would put the realism theory that was obsessed with imitating nature into an embarrassing dilemma, so it was not recognized by the public at the time."
Speaking of realist writing, Zhang Zhong became a little more interested. He said, "There is nothing wrong with the differences in expression methods. All paranoid theories will eventually be proven wrong. The path of realist creation, whether new or old, is
It has its own significance. I feel that no expression method or literary genre is perfect. It is very... or somewhat inappropriate to insist on a certain style and deny another style."
Originally, Zhang Zhong wanted to say that this kind of behavior was very irrational, but thinking about the extremely serious disputes among literary schools in this world, he changed to a more euphemistic way of saying it.
"When you walk in a dead end, you can't see the way forward. Everyone is just constantly improving." Zhuang Yu does not reject Zhang Zhong's statement, otherwise he would not be friends with Wang Yi.
Wang Yi changed the subject and said, "Zhang Zhong, you have been traveling outside for more than a month, what do you think?"
"I went there to relax, and I really didn't have much impression."
…
A few people chatted for a while, and it was getting dark, so they went to the restaurant upstairs in the hotel to have dinner.
While eating, I met many acquaintances, all of whom were acquaintances of Zhuang Yu and the others. Zhang Zhong didn't know a few of them, but their names sounded familiar to them.
After eating, Zhang returned to his room.
The next morning, the school sent a car to pick them up.
Although the hotel is not far from the school, of course the school will not let them walk there.
Zhang Zhong and Zhuang Yu were riding in the same car.
When they arrived at the auditorium of Yenching University, there were already many people sitting inside, and many cameras were set up. As soon as they entered, the cameras were pointed at them.
Liu Yuan turned sideways and said, "It seems that we arrived relatively late."
Zhuang Yu smiled and said, "It's none of our business. We can come over whenever the school picks us up. There won't be any delay."
Wang Yi had been silent since he came in. He was looking around and suddenly said, "Look at the left side of the second row, it seems to be He Kelan."
Zhang Zhong was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the old man Wang Yi had such good eyesight. They were still far away from the second row and could see the backs of their heads one by one. How could he tell that it was He Kelan's.
Under the guidance of the staff, Zhang Zhong and the others also went to the second row.
Now it was clear that He Kelan was indeed sitting in their row.
They were looking at He Kelan, but they didn't know that many people were also looking at them. After all, any of the four of them would be extraordinary figures if taken alone. Now that the four of them stand together, they are much more attractive than an ordinary star combination.
Not long after they sat down, another acquaintance walked towards them.
Zhang Zhong raised his eyebrows, and it was Yu Dongyu, the cocklebur that he had not seen for a long time.
Liu Yuan patted the seat next to him warmly and said, "Dong Yu, come and sit here."
Yu Dongyu smiled and said, "My seat is in the third row, but I can still chat with you here for a while."