Back to 80: My literary life.

Chapter 870: Literature Summary of 2002
The first snow of 2002 has just arrived, and 2003 is almost here.

Looking back at the literary world in 2002, Lei Da published an article in China Youth Daily titled: "The Absence of Masterpieces and the Silent Passage of the Literary World in 2002: A Transit to Mediocrity."

2002 does not seem to be a year for literature and publishing to "learn well and make progress every day". Many people in the industry describe the state of publishing in 2002 as "mediocre", "plain" and "ordinary". In the publishing industry, which is centered on literary creation, on the one hand, new books are on the market with a flourishing attitude, but on the other hand, masterpieces are absent, and there are very few profound works.

The era of “reading pictures” has arrived.

2002 was a year when people were lazy, low-intelligence, their souls were in urgent need of comfort, and their hearts were in distress and going to extremes. This can be clearly proved by the powerful "visual shock wave" formed by "Jimmy Adult Picture Books", "Rock Books", "Curry Pie" and other "visual picture books"
The creative works of famous artists have declined.

Some well-known writers have launched new works: Jia Pingwa's "The Long Tongue Man", Han Shaogong's "Hint", Hai Jian's "Ordinary Life", Zhang Kangkang's "The Woman"...

However, some readers and industry insiders have said that the creative standards of famous artists are declining. On the one hand, famous artists are trying to break through under the dual pressure of the market and their own limits, while on the other hand, the audience is being swept away and covered by film and television images, online media, and diversified entertainment, and the supply and demand between them are becoming increasingly misaligned.

Young Writing
The "little ghosts" in the literary world are both a blessing and a curse. Is it because the little ghosts have strong creative power, or is it because the market they face is distorted? This is a paradox of the growth stage.

Writer "Her Century"

"Her century" is the "century of women". It is said that there are five or six generations of female writers active in the literary world in my country at present - from Zhang Jie and Zhang Kangkang to the new generation of women born in the 70s and even the 80s: Yin Lichuan, Zhao Bo, Dai Lai, Zhao Ning, Cheng Qing, Wang Yuan, Zhu Wenying, Zhou Jieru, Liu Yanyan, Annie Baby, etc. As a whole, they have undoubtedly occupied half of the literary world.

Finally, I need to point out that the writer Minghua published an autobiographical book "My Twenty Years of Literature" at the end of the year, which tells the ups and downs of the literary world from the early 1980s to the end of the century.

The article is written in a simple and straightforward manner, and contains various anecdotes and interesting stories that are very appealing. It is said to be very popular among readers.

Here, I don’t want to discuss whether some of the literary views in this autobiography are correct. What I want to say is:
Even a writer as energetic as Minghua has begun writing memoirs about the literature of the 1980s and 1990s. Does this also mean that there is nothing worth writing about literature since the beginning of the new century? !
This is a very scary thing.

"This radar." Fang Minghua couldn't help shaking his head as he read the review in his study.

Today is New Year's Day and Fang Minghua's house is very lively.

Not only did my daughter Fang Rui return home for the winter break, but my son also came back for the holiday today, as did my daughter-in-law Song Tangtang.

In addition, Liu Xiaoli brought her daughter Liu Yifei to visit Fang Minghua's home.

They came back from the United States with Fang Rui and came to Fang Minghua's house specifically to play.

Daughter Fang Rui and Liu Yifei were born in the same year. They have a very good relationship in the United States and often chat on QQ. Sometimes on weekends, Fang Rui even takes a plane to Los Angeles to visit Liu Yifei's home.

"Dad, Dad, come down for dinner!" Daughter Ruirui ran to Fang Minghua's study and knocked on the door.

"Okay, I'll go down right away." Fang Minghua replied with a smile.

"What's delicious?"

"Shabu-shabu mutton, and Aunt Liu's Northeastern hotpot!"

Fang Minghua followed her daughter downstairs to wash their hands and then came to the restaurant. The copper hot pot had been placed in the center of the dining table, with a pot of hot dishes and several cold dishes next to it.

After Fang Minghua and the three children were seated, Song Tangtang, Liu Xiaoli and the babysitter also came in.

The meal was prepared by the two of them, and even the babysitter helped.

Song Tangtang even opened a bottle of Great Wall Cabernet Sauvignon, saying it was to celebrate New Year's Day. The three children were underage and naturally could not drink alcohol, but for Fang Minghua and his wife and Liu Xiaoli, drinking a bottle of red wine was nothing.

Everyone ate and talked, mostly about the three children.

Originally Fang Rui loved music and planned to become a pianist in the future. However, she was influenced by Liu Yifei's acting and suddenly became interested in dialogue drama.

He told his parents on QQ that he aspired to be a drama director in the future, and even encouraged Liu Yifei to act in a drama in the future.

It was specially written and directed by her!
Fang Minghua was both angry and amused when he heard the news.

Don't take children's words too seriously.

Besides, as long as it is legitimate, it doesn’t matter what you learn.

For a family like theirs, what major they study and what career they pursue in the future is no longer a way to make a living, but a pure hobby.

Otherwise, some people say that many children from truly wealthy families enjoy studying unpopular majors such as philosophy and art.

However, his son Fang Le is still very interested in science and engineering, especially physics, which is also influenced by his uncle-in-law, Liu Jianjun.

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Liu Jianjun is now the director of Institute 618 and a doctoral supervisor, and has made achievements in the field of aerospace microelectronics.

After Liu Yifei went to Taipei to film "Blue Gate" at the beginning of the year, she flew directly back to Los Angeles to go to school.

"Minghua, Xiaoli and I just talked about something. What do you think about letting Xixi play the role of Wang Yuyan in the costume martial arts drama "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" that our company is preparing to start filming?" Song Tangtang asked.

Oh, isn’t this the Fairy Sister?

The TV series "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" is a large-scale costume TV series that Shengshi Film and Television is planning to shoot this year. It is co-directed by mainland director Zhou Xiaowen and Hong Kong director Ju Jueliang and others.

After graduating from Yandian University in the 1970s, Zhou Xiaowen was assigned to the Xi'an Film Studio and is now also a director under the film and television company.

"Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" is a TV series produced by Shengshi Film and Television with huge investment this year. It invited big-name stars from both sides of the Taiwan Strait such as Hu Jun, Jimmy Lin, Gao Hu, Chen Hao, and Liu Tao to join. It is most appropriate to give the leading female role to an actress under Shengshi Film and Television.

Liu Yifei is pure and beautiful, and is the most suitable person to play the role of Wang Yuyan, as has been proven by later generations.

But today Song Tangtang suddenly brought up this matter and asked for his opinion. Fang Minghua already understood in his heart that Liu Xiaoli was probably not very willing.

Because there is an invisible chain of contempt in the film and television industry: film art is higher than television art.

The industry's standard for judging an actor's status is that top movie actors are more important than top TV actors.

This is not just true domestically, it is also true internationally.

Liu Yifei has already acted in several movies, and most of them are female lead. She is famous both at home and abroad. Now, if she is suddenly asked to act in a TV series, Liu Xiaoli may be reluctant.

However, Liu Yifei's Wang Yuyan in this version of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" is really a classic.
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