A widower's entertainment

Chapter 188 [Criticism and Enthusiasm] (Please subscribe)
Beijing, Yanyuan.

Lin Youcheng's latest "Bright Sword" was published in "Contemporary" magazine, which attracted a lot of readers' attention, and the topic of this novel also emerged. However, in fact, Lin Youcheng's "Bright Sword" is very popular in the literary world. Reviews seem to be mixed.

Many literary critics think that Lin Youcheng's "Bright Sword" is quite well written with its profound character creation, exciting war scenes and strong patriotic feelings. However, some literary critics also commented in magazines that , the story of "Bright Sword" has no suspense at all. It has always been Li Yunlong's invincibility. It seems that it is all expected, but it is a bit distorted. The ending of "Bright Sword" is too scarred and cannot be compared to Lin Youcheng. The previous war trilogy.

Of course, due to such comments, Lin Youcheng, who has become famous, was judged by the literary circle as having exhausted his talents.

It can be said that compared to the previous criticisms of "The Ordinary World" by experts, some literary critics have also criticized "Bright Sword" quite harshly. They believe that "Bright Sword" is not literary enough and the character portrayal is too distorted. There is also the fact that the military plot is too taken for granted. In short, it is far inferior to Lin Youcheng's previous literary works.

Of course, in addition to such literary criticism, some literary critics have also praised Lin Youcheng's "Bright Sword" for writing a true military spirit, especially for not only portraying soldiers like Li Yunlong, but also Zhao Gang, and A military character like Long Wenwen is quite profound.

It can be said that there was a lot of discussion from the outside world for a while, with various comments, both good and bad.

But obviously, compared to these external comments, Lin Youcheng has no special feelings, nor will he fall into long-term doubts because of some bad comments after Lu Yao published "The Ordinary World".

Because no one knows the weight of the novel "Bright Sword" better than Lin Youcheng.

Even a novel like "The Ordinary World" will be judged as a poor novel. Sometimes good stories can withstand the test of time.

Compared with the controversy of "Bright Sword", with mixed reviews, Lin Youcheng's previous story "The Wind" caused a great response, not because of Lin Youcheng's novel "The Wind", but because of Xie Jin The film "The Wind" directed by the director was released and aroused enthusiastic response.

You know, even if "The Ordinary World" won the Mao Dun Literature Award, there will still be so-called experts who say that artistic creativity is not high, saying that the academic community has overestimated literary achievements, and that "The Ordinary World" is not a masterpiece that has been handed down from generation to generation. , but a chicken soup for the soul, an anesthetic that encourages the progress of young people and those at the bottom. In 2013, the famous Professor Yan Da spoke openly about "The Ordinary World" being a novel read by "low-class people". He even admitted at a symposium in 2015 that "The Ordinary World" is not a novel. It pays attention to technique and lacks artistic refinement.

Because he knew very clearly from the beginning that he was writing for the people, not for literary experts, and everyone has their own opinions about Hamlet.

Although Lin Youcheng didn't have time to go to the cinema to watch this version of "The Wind" shot by director Xie Jin because he had to take care of Luobotou, he could still feel the enthusiasm for "The Wind" in the capital.

Lin Youcheng didn't really care about the criticism from literary critics.

When Lin Youcheng was buying groceries at the market, he heard someone discussing "The Wind" directed by Xie Jin. It could be said that people were discussing "The Wind" directed by Xie Jin in the streets and alleys.

Even Zhang Wei who came to visit praised director Xie Jin's "The Wind".

"You're successful. Director Xie Jin's "The Wind" is really great. It's another classic."

Zhang Wei went to the cinema specifically to watch the movie "The Wind", which received an overwhelming response. Although he knew the storyline very well, he still felt shocked when he saw those plots put on the screen. "Those actors performed really well."

"That Liu Xiaoqing acted very well. I really made you look like Gu Xiaomeng."

Lin Youcheng had watched the filming of "The Sound of the Wind" on-site. Although he had not seen the edited version of the movie, he knew very well that the cast and crew of "The Sound of the Wind" directed by Xie Jin were very good. He nodded and said, "I will definitely do it if I have time later. Go check it out, I went to the Shanghai Film Crew to watch the filming, and the actors performed very well."

Zhang Wei nodded repeatedly, agreeing very much with Lin Youcheng's words, and said: "You are right, not only did Liu Xiaoqing perform well, but those actors also performed particularly well. Pan Hong played Li Ningyu, and that The actors who play Bai Xiaonian are all very good.”

"That's Tony Leung Ka-fai, an actor from Hong Kong and a Best Actor who won the Academy Award."

Hearing Lin Youcheng's words, Zhang Wei nodded repeatedly. He was deeply impressed by the actor who played Bai Xiaonian. He had the femininity of an actor but also the sharpness of grief and anger, and said: "No wonder, it turns out he is still the best actor in Xiangjiang. "

"The response to this movie is really good now, and those actors really collided really hard in this movie."

Zhang Wei now recalls that he was still moved and shocked when he watched "The Wind". Of course, this is because the actors in the movie are all real talents. You must know that except for Pan Hong and Liu Xiaoqing, the other leading actor Lu Xiaohe The double actor of Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers is definitely not inferior to Tony Leung Ka-fai, the actor of Xiangjiang.

"Of course, this is because you wrote the story "The Wind" so well."

Zhang Wei also knew that Lin Youcheng was the screenwriter of the movie "The Wind", and the movie adaptation was also very good. He said: "I'm not afraid of your jokes. When I saw Gu Xiaomeng's last words at the end of the movie, I really cried. . And you don’t know that many people in the cinema were crying, literally bursting into tears, and some excited comrades cried quite loudly and didn’t stop.”

Zhang Wei couldn't help but chat with Lin Youcheng about some things that happened while watching movies in the cinema. It was obvious that they were shocked and moved by Xie Jin's filming of "The Wind".

"The nation is at the point of survival, and our generation can only work hard regardless of our own safety. This sentence is so well written!"

Lin Youcheng listened to Zhang Wei's words, shook his head and said: "I did not write these words, but the words left by those ancestors with their lives and blood."

When Zhang Wei heard Lin Youcheng's words, his face became solemn and he nodded solemnly.

"You are right, these are the words left by those ancestors with their lives and blood!"

(End of this chapter)