Anyway, it was still a while before the food was served. Zhuang Yu said he wanted to have fun, so naturally the others had no objection.
Linde and the others were also quite excited, because they had never talked about these things with anyone before, and it was quite new.
Since it was Zhuang Yu who proposed it, he started, "We just mentioned the contract system, so let's talk about the literary system."
"How to talk?" Liu Yuan asked.
"Let's chat." Zhuang Yu said with a smile, "We are just chatting together, it doesn't mean anything."
Liu Yuan nodded, "The reason why I asked how to talk about it is because the system has systems at different levels and in different fields. I won't talk about the field, it is our literature, but what about the level? It is a small system like the contract system.
, or other big systems? Since Zhuang Yu said that we should let go of chatting, then we should try our best to let go and speak freely."
After a pause, Liu Yuan continued, "Let me talk about my own feelings first. Compared with political systems, economic systems and other systems, the literary system is the most easily ignored system, because literature is a spiritual need and has
It is uncertain, and society has no sense of urgency about it. No one will be unable to survive because of missing a few days of reading, but it is really unbearable to miss a few days of eating."
Wang Yi followed up and said, "Can I understand what you mean by this, that literary creation is, in a sense, anti-institutional and anti-secular?"
"It makes sense that social systems appear most frequently in literary criticism," Liu Yuan said.
Yu Dongyu smiled and said, "According to what you said, there is no need for us to discuss the literary system now."
Liu Yuan glanced at Yu Dongyu and said, "I haven't finished speaking yet. Don't rush to refute me. For individuals, literary creation is indeed anti-secular and anti-system, but literary creation is not just a personal act.
It is also a social behavior. Writers’ writing is oriented to society, and the existence of literature is also a social need, which is inseparable from readers’ acceptance and dissemination. In this case, the literary system is an objective existence.”
Penny Austin raised her own question, "Is the literary institution you are talking about a concrete thing?"
"Of course not." Zhuang Yu said with a smile, "Or not just. The literary system we mentioned here is divided into two types, one is the tangible literary system, and the other is the intangible literary system. Tangible literature
The system is composed of many laws and regulations of the country. It is formulated and modified into various rules and regulations by an official agency to regulate the scope of literature and handle various literary events so that literature can operate according to the preset
Track forward. This kind of tangible system is intervening and mandatory."
"What about invisible institutions?" Llorente asked.
Zhuang Yu explained with a smile, "The invisible system is actually more like a convention or tradition. For example, when we eat in this private room now, everyone eats sitting down. This is an invisible system. No one regulates it.
Do you have to sit down when eating? In fact, some people eat standing, squatting or even lying down, but most people still choose to sit down when eating. The reason for this invisible system is that sitting
It’s more comfortable to eat while wearing it.”
Lind said, "We generally call it cultural form."
"It can be said that, but there are slight differences between the two. In fact, the invisible literary system is composed of various cultural forms, and it is also intertwined with the tangible system." Zhuang Yu said.
Liu Yuan said, "We don't need to discuss tangible and intangible systems for the time being. Let's discuss the literary system itself first. The establishment of a literary system, whether it is tangible or intangible, should be based on promoting the prosperity and development of the literary cause.
. Then we must respect the production laws of literature and understand the role of literature."
"This needs to be discussed, it is necessary." Yu Dongyu said with a smile, "You have briefly talked about the issue of the literary system, so let's talk about the incident specifically. All discussions that are divorced from reality are meaningless.
.What we are facing now is the era and environment we are in, so the choices we have to make should also adapt to this era and environment."
"You are right, so what do you think?" Wang Yi asked.
"I think the literary world in Nanhuai should slow down now, because the current literary environment is showing signs of recovery. The Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the Writers Association have also seen this situation, so they hope to take advantage of the situation to prop up the literary stall. But
This kind of thinking actually drags down the development of literature. Because in such a sluggish situation in the literary world, the related commercial culture is very lively. We can always see an endless stream of various cultural activities with clever names that waste people and money."
Regarding Yu Dongyu’s words, Zhuang Yu agreed, “It is true, and the officials and media also promote these activities as a sign of the prosperity of local culture. Some writers are also keen to participate, and include local literary creations in local culture.
As a result, various commercial works have been released one after another. Some writers who originally seemed to be proud and proud could not withstand the temptation and threw themselves into such a trend as a tool for commercial creation. It is really regrettable."
"Literature is directly linked to business, which hinders literature that could have flourished."
"Yes, the reading volume of Chinese people has increased year by year in recent years, which has laid a good foundation for the prosperity of literature. As long as everyone can endure and develop slowly, the literary world will prosper sooner or later. But everyone is too eager for quick success and always wants to
He jumped up to the sky with one step, and not only did he lose his legs, but he also lost his balls." Liu Yuan said without any mercy.
Zhang Zhong twitched his lips. He was acting as a translator, but he really didn't know how to translate Liu Yuan's last two sentences. After thinking about it, he changed it to a relatively mild way of saying - the gain outweighs the loss.
"I understand what you mean. You hope that local governments and some institutions will stop thinking about putting literature into the commercial market and let them return to their true nature," Wang Yi said.
Yu Dongyu nodded and said, "Indeed, but it's not just that. I also hope that writers can keep a clear mind in the face of the complex business world, always conduct self-reflection, and not forget about themselves just because of some small flattery from the media.
.”
Zhuang Yu said with a smile, "You should talk about this at the research meeting the day after tomorrow. There will definitely be many writer friends who will break into a cold sweat after hearing this."