If there was no Zhang Zhong, Fang Yingwu might have added "Nobel Prize Winner in Physics" and "Nobel Prize Winner in Literature" in front of the names of Yang Fan and He Kelan.
And Zhang Zhong has only won one China Youth Literature Award so far, and it was an award for popular novels.
Probably out of consideration for Zhang Zhong's face, he simply didn't add any prefix when introducing it.
Seeing Zhang Zhong take the stage, the foreigners below were a little surprised.
In fact, most of them also know Zhang Zhong, but their impression of Zhang Zhong is that of a science fiction writer and a thriller and suspense novel writer. As for traditional literature, they seem to have nothing to do with him.
The Chinese writers were a little surprised when they saw Zhang Zhong, but they were not as exaggerated as the foreigners.
After all, in the eyes of Chinese people, Zhang Zhong is more than just a writer of popular novels.
If we talk about works alone, Zhang Zhong's "Xu Sanguan Sells Blood" can stand out.
Moreover, he also has "Border Town" and "Lotus Leaf Collection", especially "Lotus Leaf Collection". His works are not only large in quantity but also of high quality.
It's just that his qualifications and age are too young, and it seems a little inappropriate to be a representative of the Chinese literary world.
But everyone thought about it and thought it was reasonable. After all, the literary people here, including the more famous ones, have basically won all the literary awards in China. It seems that no matter who wins, some people are dissatisfied.
Now that I have found a young man to take over, it probably makes sense.
Just think of him not as a representative of the Chinese literary world, but as a representative of the Chinese youth.
Zhang Zhong went up and shook hands with Yang Fan and He Kelan, and then the three of them sat on three seats.
The seats are also divided according to age, with Yang Fan on the right, Zhang Chong on the left, and He Kelan in the middle.
He Kelan is not in the middle, because there are four people on the stage, and Fang Yingwu is sitting between Yang Fan and He Kelan.
Fang Yingwu sat in the middle, took the microphone and said, "The three of them are leaders in science and literature. I would like to ask the three of them what they think about science and literature, such as their connections and differences. Mr. Yang
, please tell me first."
Yang Fan waved his hand and said with a smile, "I am a guest from afar. I think I will let He Kelan answer this question first."
After hearing the translation in the earphones, He Kelan nodded and said, "You Chinese people have a saying that I think is quite interesting, which is called throwing bricks to attract others. So today I will be the person who casts bricks to attract others. Let me talk about my point of view first."
Of course, the idiom "throwing bricks to attract jade" is a translation, and He Kelan doesn't know Chinese.
After the translation was completed, He Kelan continued, "Although literature and science are very different in thinking and research methods, fundamentally speaking, literature and science are creative activities and both require the spirit of innovation. Throughout the entire research process
Both literature and science pay attention to the observation and experience of life. In the early stages of literary creation, writers also have a process of collecting and refining materials. Both literature and science are inseparable from assumptions and imagination. Although experimental science emphasizes empirical evidence,
But asking questions requires assumptions..."
After He Kelan finished speaking, Yang Fan did not give in this time and said directly, "He Kelan just said that both literature and science require imagination. I strongly agree with this. In scientific research or scientific history research, everyone should be able to find that science
It is inseparable from fantasy. People who dare not think about it cannot do science well. If those scientists from a hundred years ago were placed in today's world and let them live for a period of time, I think there must be many things that they would not even think about.
I have never thought about it, but as time goes by, these things that people have never even thought about have been invented. Previously, Hou Yu published a paper in the "Chinese Agricultural Science Journal" called "Looking from a regional perspective.
"Special Ecosystem", I am not studying ecology, so I couldn't read this paper originally. My great-grandson, a teenage boy, told me one day with a newspaper,
Grandpa Zeng, look at it, science fiction has been published in periodicals."
When Yang Fan said this, everyone looked at Zhang Zhong, because he was talking about "Sand Dune" being published in the "Hua Nong Science News".
"So I became interested and read Hou Yu's article. After reading it, I found it very interesting. Our current scientists have begun to find change in science fiction novels. This is a good thing. I have always felt that
The imagination of writers is definitely not weaker than that of scientists, but the problems we solve are different."
Fang Yingwu smiled and said, "The author of the science fiction novel you mentioned is right in front of you."
"Of course I know this. When I go down later, I will ask Zhang Zhong to sign two copies, otherwise I won't be able to pay the bills when I get back." Yang Fan said with a smile.
The people below also laughed, and at the same time they were also a little envious. To be praised so highly by Yang Fan, Zhang Zhong was really blessed to have cultivated in eight lifetimes.
"Don't worry, Mr. Yang, leave the communication to me." Zhang Zhongzhong took over, "Speaking of literature and science, in fact, at the beginning, they were never separated. In ancient times, scientists
It is equivalent to a litterateur. For example, the "Book of Changes" contains a wealth of philosophy, astronomy and other knowledge. With the development of time, science and literature have gained independent subject status. To talk about the difference between literature and science,
I can probably give you an example. I was chatting with Mr. Yu Dongyu in the audience before. He told me that sometimes when teaching students, if there is a conflict between the two sides' ideas, Mr. Yu often has nothing to do because he wants to
It is difficult to change a person's concept of literature and art. But I think science is different. We eliminate those theoretical assumptions that have not been proven. I am afraid that few people in Mr. Yang's class
What questions can I stump you with? This is the difference between science and literature. In scientific research, you can talk about facts and evidence. If anyone feels that it doesn’t work, you can come up with one and try it yourself. But literature is different, some
People think it's good, but some people may think it's written like a piece of stinky shit or something."
He Kelan nodded and said, "pz is right. After I won the Nobel Prize for Literature, someone asked me why I was so low-key and never showed off to others. In fact, I am not a low-key person. If I had won the Nobel Prize for Literature,
If I receive a physics prize like Mr., I will become very public, because this is my discovery, and I am the only one in the world who has discovered it. If anyone is dissatisfied, he will get one himself."
Such a humorous statement made everyone present laugh, and Zhang Zhong also laughed. He felt that He Kelan seemed to be more relaxed at this moment than when he gave the speech just now.