When Zhang Zhong first heard about this incident, he felt it was very funny. This old guy was so good at adding drama to himself.
As for Lin Lan, Zhang Zhong couldn't make a conclusion. He didn't know the host named Lin Lan, and he didn't understand her past or her personality.
Although she mentioned herself in her confession, Zhang Zhong felt that this matter had nothing to do with him. He would be really stupid if he jumped out and took the matter to himself.
As for the realism Li Siqi mentioned, he didn't want to argue with the old man. Li Siqi has lived for such a long time, and he can't even understand and accept this literary breakthrough. Then his life has been in vain all these years.
Otherwise, he clearly understands but deliberately misleads the public.
It is certain that writers have the limitations of the times, but writers should also have a sensitivity that transcends the times. If you always linger within the framework set by the predecessors, literature will become a pool of stagnant water.
Li Siqi’s statement cannot be completely wrong. In the past, the literary world, especially the Chinese literary world, believed in a kind of all-causal realism because of culture. As Li Siqi said, there must be a hundred causes for a hundred pounds.
Whatever the conditions, there will be certain results. This is true realism.
There is indeed no such full cause and effect in "Metamorphosis", or even zero cause and effect, just as Li Gao turned into a bug as soon as he woke up. This kind of beginning is obviously a characteristic of fantasy literature.
This kind of zero-causality realism is special no matter what era it is, but some semi-causal literary works created by later generations based on this zero-causality have become mainstream for a while.
For example, Latin American magical realism represented by Marquez, as well as American black humor novels, many are semi-causal, and the cause and effect are not equivalent.
In fact, when "Metamorphosis" first came out, Wang Yi published an article in which he mentioned how Zero Karma inspired him.
People are different. When faced with things that they have never seen before, Wang Yi can explore them and get inspiration, but Li Siqi sticks to his own ideas and thinks that everything else is heresy.
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Zhang Xingjun and Li Siqi encountered the same trouble.
When he came to Germany, he said he wanted to try local German food. He believed that German food would be better than British food.
In order to satisfy his father, Zhang Zhong went out to buy a portion of minced meat early in the morning.
The so-called minced meat does not mean the same as the minced meat in "Why not eat [Guchengdushu.com] minced meat", but refers to the kind of finely chopped meat, that is, minced meat, and it is raw minced meat.
The minced meat does not need to be processed when you buy it. It is spread directly on the bread. This is the raw meat bread that Germans often eat.
Zhang Xingjun spread a little minced meat on the bread, then frowned and smelled it, his expression not very good.
"It's not as unpleasant as I expected, but the smell is still a bit unacceptable."
"What's this? Didn't Yun Province just cut the raw pork and stuff it into their mouths?" Hu Huifang teased.
But although she said it lightly, she stayed away from the plate of raw pork in front of her, holding a croissant in her hand.
Zhang Zhong has eaten raw meat bread twice, both of which were invited by local people. The first time he ate it, he was a little resistant because it completely subverted his three views. However, after eating it, he felt that it was nothing.
Pork was not as unpalatable as he thought, and it even tasted pretty good. If you could get used to the unique taste of raw meat, you might still find it delicious.
However, he still felt that it would taste better if the minced meat was stir-fried.
Zhang Xingjun finally bit the bullet and tried it, and his evaluation was similar to Zhang Zhong's. It wasn't as bad as expected, but he didn't find it delicious either.
"It's easy for Germans to cook. They can just chop the meat and serve it."
"This meat is not cheap, a plate like this is close to 20 euros."
"So expensive? Germans are still rich."
"Germans don't eat like this every day. It's also very expensive for them."
When traveling to a foreign country, food is a relatively big problem. Not to mention cross-border travel, even within China, the dietary differences between the north and the south are also obvious. Otherwise, there would not be frequent disputes between sweet and salty parties.
Fortunately, there are Chinese restaurants all over the world, which may not be authentic, but when you are tired of local food, finding a Chinese restaurant to have a bite can be regarded as an aftertaste of your hometown after a short absence.
When the family was eating at a Chinese restaurant in Hannover, Germany, Hu Huifang said with emotion, "The best way to discover wealth is to leave and then come back."
Zhang Xingjun smiled and teased, "You haven't gone back yet, haven't you?"
Hu Huifang glanced at him and said, "I can't explain it to a rough guy like you."
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There is a direct flight from Frankfurt to Jiangyang, so the last place the family visited abroad was Frankfurt, and then they took a direct flight back to Jiangyang from Frankfurt.
After getting off the plane in Jiangyang, Zhang Zhong felt something was wrong as soon as he came out. He looked carefully at the people in the pick-up hall, then frowned and said to Xu Yuhan, "Yuhan, take my parents and Pengpeng away first. I
Follow me soon."
Xu Yuhan was a little confused, but she still nodded, said a few words to Hu Huifang and the others, and then they walked forward.
Zhang Zhong swayed slowly behind, and only quickened his pace when they were far away.
As soon as they walked out, several reporters gathered around them.
"Mr. Zhang Zhong, have you just returned from Germany? Are you going to Germany this time because of official business?"
Zhang Zhong looked at the reporters holding their microphones and said with a smile, "How did you know I was back?"
He was rather curious about this. Logically speaking, it was impossible for reporters to know his whereabouts.
However, the reporter was not prepared to answer his question, but continued to ask: "Can you reveal whether "The Three-Body Problem" was completed abroad?"
Zhang Zhong asked, "Do you think a novel of 300,000 words can be completed in such a short time?"
"I think this shouldn't be a problem for you. It is said online that you can write 100,000 words in a day. Maybe you can complete this book in three days."
Zhang Zhong's eyes almost rolled to the sky, "You shouldn't be talking about people, but printers."
The reporters were also amused, and the reporter who asked the question laughed a little awkwardly.
"Although the rumors are a bit exaggerated, I think it shouldn't be difficult for you to write a 300,000-word novel during this period."
"Misunderstanding, this is purely a misunderstanding. In fact, I usually write a few thousand words at most every day." Zhang Zhong started to talk nonsense.
Of course the reporters would not take it seriously, but they were actually not very interested in this issue. Seeing Zhang Zhong's carelessness, they changed the subject and said, "First of all, congratulations on winning the Pigeon Award this time. Can you tell me how it feels to win this award?"