1978 Synthetic Writers

Chapter 447 "The Queen's Daughter"

“Is there a sound that truly belongs to him? What is his own pursuit? Where is his own strength? From harmony to disharmony, from disharmony back to harmony, what have musicians been busy with for hundreds of years?
Where is the God of Music?

Bartok found the soul of the Hungarians, but in Professor Jia's class, Bartok could never surpass Beethoven. It was Bartok who found the soul of the Hungarians, but perhaps the Hungarians understood Beethoven better.

This is the saddest thing for Sen Sen. Sen Sen wants to find the soul of his own nation, but people of his own nation also say that Sen Sen is not as good as Beethoven.

Beethoven, Beethoven, his strength conquered the world and erected a terrifying peak on the earth. Relying on his stubbornness and age, he overshadowed the glory of all those who came after him.

"

Jiang Xian read out this passage taken from the novel word for word.

There was silence in the audience.

"What is the name of his novel?" Qiao Mu turned his head and asked He Jingyi who was standing beside him.

".'You Have No Choice'." He Jingzhi took a deep breath and replied, "I don't quite agree with what is written in it. I think it is just complaining and complaining about the opposition."

Of course he also read Jiang Xian's novel.

In his opinion, Jiang Xian's novel was simply a farce.

When you first read the novel, you will be confused by the confusing names of the characters, but in fact these names and the students of these music conservatory can all be divided into two camps.

Because there just happened to be only two main professors in the composition department.

One is Professor Jia, a representative of tradition, who likes to "talk a lot about discipline", "even if he wears new clothes, it is still a dark blue polyester Zhongshan suit", and "in addition to rigorous teaching and immersing himself in the study of classical music, the rest of his time is spent on attacking Professor Jin with all his might."

The other is Professor Jin, who represents the new force. He is "quick-witted" and "wears a corduroy hunting suit and work trousers, and sometimes even smells like French perfume."

Therefore, the main theme behind the novel "You Have No Choice" is the confrontation between tradition and modernity.

The image of the students at the music conservatory revolves around these two teachers.

For example, Shi Bai, the student who failed in the homophonic interpretation, was a loyal follower of the traditional teacher Jia. He believed that Professor Jia was an omniscient saint. Ultimately, under the guidance of Teacher Jia, he embarked on the path of criticizing Meng Ye and Sen Sen's music.

As for Meng Ye, whom he criticized, and Sen Sen, whom Jiang Xian mentioned just now, they are of course the proud disciples of the new force Professor Jin. The music of the two is comparable and both are representatives of modern music.

"Looking back at the long history of Chinese literature, I believe there are many peaks like 'Beethoven'."

"And the proposition I want to talk about is 'transcendence'."

"Since 1917, when vernacular Chinese became popular, our modern literature has begun a creative breakthrough towards 'Beethoven'."

"Then, I can say responsibly that the achievements of Chinese literature since 1917 have basically surpassed all previous stages. In the field of novel creation, especially short stories, because of Lu Xun, it has surpassed all other fields in terms of depth and breadth."

"I am not keen on comparing the strength of the past and present. This question is meaningless. What I am concerned about is whether our literature today can surpass the past, that is, the period from the early 20th century to the late 1970s."

"Lu Xun is already a peak. How to surpass Lu Xun is the difficult problem that our literature has to tackle now."

"But most people think that the current literature is not comparable to that period."

"Even some of our writers who call themselves 'modernists' suffer from the authoritative power of 'modernist literature' all day long."

He Jingzhi felt something was wrong when he heard this.

The writer you are talking about, isn't it you yourself?
If we ask who in today's literary world is fighting the power of "modernist literature" the most, I'm afraid everyone will say the name Jiang Xian.

how?

Saying such things at this time, do you want to complain about yourself?
He Jingzhi stared at Jiang Xian on the stage, and heard him continue:

“.I want to say to these writers who will support Chinese literature:

People cannot hide in their quilts or ivory towers forever. They must always choose their own path and face numerous opposing voices. "

“I wrote this at the end of ‘You Have No Choice’: Sen Sen cried.”

"I've read a lot of literary reviews of this novel recently, but most of them didn't mention this ending."

"Sen Sen cried because he suddenly realized the power of classics."

"In Beethoven's time, Beethoven was also a pioneer of his time and a force for innovation, but he was also not understood by others."

"But it was because of his great artistic talent that Beethoven eventually became a classic and a benchmark for music."

"The fundamental reason why the modern music trend that has emerged since the 20th century has not been able to shake Beethoven's position is that the music created is not as great as Beethoven's."

“Tradition and innovation are not really opposites.”

“Traditional classics have their own greatness.”

“If you want to truly open up a new era and create a new tradition, you have to think about whether your music is qualified.”

“Realism is not unsurpassable.”

“But we need to think about whether our new literature is qualified to become a new tradition.”

"In the past hundred years, our nation has experienced countless great pains. Although to this day, there has still not been a work that matches the pain our nation has suffered, I believe we are getting closer."

"."

The moment Jiang Xian's last syllable faded away, the air stagnated for half a second.

Immediately afterwards, the first round of applause rang out from Ba Jin's seat, like a stone thrown into a deep pool, instantly stirring up a continuous wave of sound.

"Whoa whoa whoa whoa."

No one knew who started it, but as if it was contagious, soon everyone in the auditorium stood up.

"That is nice!"

"Yes, that's very insightful!"

"Wonderful, really wonderful! Tradition and modernity are not really in opposition!"

Qiao Mu also stood up and said to He Jingzhi with a smile on his face:
"From what Comrade Jiang Xian said, it seems that his novel is not full of complaints as Comrade Jing Zhi said. Instead, it contains very profound thoughts."

"It seems that I misread it." He Jingzhi smiled awkwardly, but he was shocked in his heart.

Everyone fell into the trap!

They all fell into Jiang Xian’s trap!
Previously, the literary community had strongly criticized the novel "You Have No Choice".

I think this is just the self-pity of a group of problem young people.

They believe that this is the "irrational" spirit that resists modern society.

Therefore, this novel was severely criticized and accused, almost devaluing it to nothing.

However, after listening to the author Jiang Xian’s personal interpretation today, I looked back at this novel.

You will find that the so-called "irrational" spirit of resistance to modern society is not what this novel wants to express at all.

All the previous critical literary reviews have now become a joke.

A very simple truth:
If you comment on this novel, you should at least understand it.

You are not required to agree with the author's point of view, but at least you cannot misinterpret the author's meaning.

However, none of the literary reviews today can appreciate the spiritual significance of the ending "Sensen cried".

What's the value of a group of critics writing reviews when they don't even understand the novel?
This is equivalent to your wife saying, "There is no hot water in the water heater," and you ask, "Is the water heater turned on?" Your wife says, "I told you to buy a kettle and put it in the kitchen, why didn't you listen?" You don't even know whether the switch is turned on, and yet you stand there accusing and criticizing her. Aren't you just like a shrew who is throwing a tantrum without knowing right or wrong?

He Jingzhi has a hunch that starting from today, the novel "You Have No Choice" will usher in a reversal in the commentary circle, a complete reversal in public opinion.

Just kidding, these two hundred-plus people here can almost represent the entire literary world.

Jiang Xian's brilliant speech, which contained some personal opinions without leaving any trace, was heard by all these people, and they even started to think about them.

It is conceivable what a huge impact this speech will have in the future.

Especially Comrade Qiao Mu beside him, He Jingzhi felt that he was particularly interested in this novel now.

"Where can I find this novel?"

"It was published in two journals, People's Literature and People's Digest."

"People's Digest?"

"A supplement to People's Literature that was published not long ago has recently been suspended for rectification."

“I’ve heard of this magazine.”

Qiao Mu said seriously, "Comrade XP wrote a title for the publication when it was first published. How can it be suspended and reorganized so casually? This work is too hasty!"

"Well this."

He Jingzhi listened to Qiao Mu's words, and then thought about what Jiang Xian had just said: "Realism is not unsurpassable."

He Jingzhi couldn't help but secretly smack his lips in amazement at the fact that a young man could have such profound thoughts, and then he secretly sighed, alas, things are going to change!

Jiang Xian finally finished the opening ceremony.

I went back to No. 15 Hufang Road, took a shower, then lay on the bed and read the newspaper.

The newspaper reported on the "China-Japan Go Challenge" which has been very popular in the Go world recently.

Unfortunately, the news this time is not good news:
"Japanese chess player Kobayashi Koichi defeated the previously unknown Chinese chess player Jiang Zhujiu, who created a "big upset" by winning 5 games in 5 games."

The Chinese chess player lost. Next, it depends on which Chinese chess player can stop Kobayashi Koichi and win the final victory in this China-Japan Go challenge match from the Japanese chess player.

Jiang Xian read the newspaper for a while and then fell asleep. He had hardly stopped what he was doing since the premiere of "Furong Town". He was exhausted both physically and mentally after working for so long.

And right now.

All major newspapers in the capital have repeatedly confirmed the reports on the establishment of the Literature Museum today and Jiang Xian’s speech today.

"This speech is so wonderful, it must be published!"

In addition to the newspaper, critics such as Lei Da and Li Tuo were also very excited.

After listening to Jiang Xian's speech today, everyone was deeply inspired. We hurried back to take out our manuscript paper and started writing a literary review on "You Have No Choice".

“It will definitely be a hit!”

While Jiang Xian was sleeping soundly, countless pens were waving quickly for him.

"Director Yang, someone is here."

"Hey, Comrade Jiang Xian, Comrade Zhu Lin, why are you two here together?"

"Director Yang, how are you?"

Jiang Xian slept for two days. The People's Digest was on hold, so he had some free time. He simply took a few days off and accompanied Zhu Lin to audition for Journey to the West.

"I heard you got sponsorship?"

"Oh, I have to thank your advertising for this." Yang Jie shed tears when she talked about this.

She feels wronged.

Our crew is so poor.

They were reluctant to even replace the wire rope because it had been used for too long and broke while hanging.

The person who was hung was Yan Huaili, who played Sha Seng. He weighed 170 pounds, but he was fine after falling.

But Yang Jie's husband Wang Chongqiu was holding a camera and filming below, so he was in a miserable situation. He was "pressed down" by Sha Seng and almost fainted from sitting on his butt.

Even so, the first thing I thought about was the camera.

Because there is only one for the entire crew.

"This is all thanks to Teacher Li Hongchang." Yang Jie told Jiang Xian.

Teacher Li Hongchang played the centipede monster, but he actually played many other roles. He got to know China Railway 300th Bureau through the introduction of his comrades. It happened that the director was a fan of "Journey to the West", so he generously donated million yuan.

This may sound dreamy at first.

That's because people don't know how popular "Journey to the West" is in this era. When the funds were cut off, it was said that many children across the country even donated their own New Year's money just to help the crew reshoot.

"Boss!"

As they were chatting, a big, strong man rushed over and said, "Boss, Comrade Zhu Lin, why are you here?"

This guy is Li Chengru, who is currently working as a stagehand in the crew.

"I'm here for an audition." Zhu Lin said to her old classmate with a smile.

"Hey, don't say that."

Li Chengru slapped his head and said, "Director Yang, I think there is a role that Zhu Lin is really suitable for. I was just about to recommend her to you the other day."

"Who?"

"The Queen of Women!" said Li Chengru.

"The Queen of Daughters?"

Yang Jie glanced at Zhu Lin.

Previously, Yang Jie left the role of "Queen of Daughters" to Yang Chunxia, ​​who is now known as "Shanghai's No. 1 Dan".

It’s the White Bone Demon.

In fact, she didn't think Yang Chunxia was suitable for the role of "The Queen of Daughters", she wanted Yang Chunxia to play the "White Bone Demon".

But Yang Chunxia was determined not to play the role of "White Bone Demon". Finally, Yang Jie simply gave her a promise: "You play the role of White Bone Demon first, and then I will let you play the role of the Queen of the Kingdom of Women."

Yang Chunxia happily agreed.

But after playing the role of "White Bone Demon", Yang Jie changed her mind.

"You, a woman, can't get close to her face. If you do, the audience will think the Queen of the Kingdom of Women is here to play the White Bone Demon. How can that work?"

"Face-to-face" is a term that means repeated use.

Yang Jie "dumped" Yang Chunxia, ​​so the role of "Queen of Women" was left vacant.

(End of this chapter)