A widower's entertainment

Chapter 257 [The Lesser Known Butterfly Effect] (Subscription Request)
Lin Youcheng's lecture at Yenching Normal University undoubtedly caused considerable discussion in the capital, especially when a literary magazine reported on and published the relevant content of the lecture, the response was even more enthusiastic.

There is no way, no lecture will directly talk about the inspiration for creation, or the idea, even if it is just a similar story to "Untouchable Lovers", but it is a completely different story, it really gives these literature lovers too much inspiration, and naturally it will cause a lot of discussion. It can even be said that Lin Youcheng has provided a framework for literature lovers to imagine and expand these storylines.

Even writers in the entire literary circle have seen Lin Youcheng’s sharing of related lectures in magazines, and they also know that Lin Youcheng should have imagination in creation, and they all agree with it. They all stand on Lin Youcheng’s side, agree with Lin Youcheng’s sharing of creative imagination, and praise Lin Youcheng’s imagination for creation that will not be restricted by style and genre.

Obviously, such a literary lecture will naturally attract countless people to continue writing about the possibilities proposed by Lin Youcheng, and submissions of these stories will naturally be indispensable in the literary circle.

As for which manuscripts will stand out under the inspiration of Lin Youcheng, that is another story.

The most important thing is that now with Lin Youcheng’s literary lecture sharing, the topic about Lin Youcheng’s "Unreachable Lovers" has naturally become more popular, and more discussions will focus on this science fiction romance novel.

Although there are still readers who write to question Lin Youcheng and want to know the final ending, it is obvious that more readers are discussing the love story of "Unreachable Lovers" itself.

After the lecture, Tang Jun specially visited Lin Youcheng in Xinghua Hutong through Lin Jinglan.

"The editors of our magazine like your science fiction romance novels very much. Whether it is "The Time Traveler's Wife" or the current "The Untouchables", they both perfectly combine romance and science fiction. It is really wonderful."

Lin Youcheng naturally expressed his gratitude for such praise with a smile.

"Your lecture at Yenching Normal University has benefited me a lot. The paradox about grandparents is really amazing. How did you travel through time and space?"

When Lin Youcheng heard what Tang Jun said, he smiled and said, "Actually, I believe this, Editor-in-Chief Tang. You know very well that if the past is changed in the real time and space, then the present will naturally change accordingly. It all depends on whether it is a parallel time and space or the original time and space."

Tang Jun nodded. He knew exactly what Lin Youcheng meant. He then said, "Is this the reason why you didn't give a clear ending in "The Untouchable Lover"?"

Lin Jinglan, who was standing by, couldn't help but laugh when he heard what Tang Jun said, "Didn't Lin Youcheng also share the original ending during the lecture? It's obvious that the ending was good. Although the letter sent out didn't specify the final result, the lecture also gave the answer."

"Yes, but if our magazine wants you to write an article, will it be difficult?"

The magazine "Flying Saucer Exploration" where Tang Jun worked had asked Lin Youcheng to contribute to the magazine a long time ago. It should be said that most of the domestic literary magazines have sent letters to Lin Youcheng asking him to contribute to the magazine. Because no matter whether Lin Youcheng would contribute to the magazine or not, the letter of invitation was a sign of sincerity, especially since they had seen Lin Youcheng publish novels in different literary magazines one after another, which naturally gave other literary magazines a glimmer of hope and made them hope that Lin Youcheng would contribute to the magazine.

Hearing Tang Jun's question, Lin Youcheng could only smile and said, "I just finished writing and publishing the novel "The Untouchable Lover", and I don't know what the next novel will be about."

Lin Jinglan naturally knew that what Lin Youcheng said was true, and he did not directly reject Tang Jun's invitation to write. His answer was very clever. He would not help Tang Jun persuade Lin Youcheng to submit his work to "UFO Exploration" on this issue, because that would simply make things difficult for Lin Youcheng.

Tang Jun actually understood that it would be difficult to find Lin Youcheng to commission manuscripts for a niche literary magazine like "Flying Saucer Exploration". After all, writers all hope that their literary works can be published on higher and better magazine platforms, such as "Harvest" and "People's Literature".

This is human nature. Otherwise, the author Yu Hua would not have submitted his manuscript directly to a magazine like "Harvest" when he was still a newcomer, and after being rejected, he would submit it to a provincial literary magazine, then a municipal one, and then a local literary magazine, and so on.

"Youcheng, the ideas you shared at the literature lecture will definitely be very exciting works if they are written down!"

Obviously, in Tang Jun's opinion, as long as Lin Youcheng is willing to write the ideas in the lecture, there will definitely be a very exciting novel. Because in fact, Lin Youcheng's simple words have already given a story, just like the cross-time and space dialogue between the firefighter who died and his son, and the two male and female protagonists who are 20 years apart in age fall in love in different time and space, and the woman they fall in love with is their mother's friend, and the two policemen solve the case across time and space, these are actually very exciting stories.

The most important thing is that Lin Youcheng has already given the framework of the story. It can be said that it only needs to enrich some of the details to become a finished draft.

Lin Youcheng smiled and said, "I haven't decided what to write for my next novel yet, and I haven't thought about it. After all, I just finished the manuscript."

Tang Jun knew what Lin Youcheng meant, nodded to show his understanding, and said, "I'm afraid that some future works will be influenced and inspired by you, just like the previous "The Time Traveler's Wife."

"If it can really inspire some writers, it would be a good thing. After all, literary creation is free and should allow a hundred flowers to bloom."

When Lin Jinglan and Tang Jun heard what Lin Youcheng said, they couldn't help but nodded and agreed.

"Youcheng, you said that literary creation should let a hundred flowers bloom, so what do you think about science fiction creation?"

Although Tang Jun did not directly ask Lin Youcheng for a manuscript, the previous lecture had already had a considerable impact on Tang Jun. However, since he came to Beijing to see Lin Youcheng, he naturally wanted to hear some suggestions or ideas from Lin Youcheng on science fiction writing.

"Editor-in-Chief Tang, you are definitely more professional when it comes to science fiction writing, but I still think that no matter what kind of writing it is, imagination is the most important thing. In terms of philosophical themes, science fiction and ancient human myths and legends have a similar spiritual foundation, namely, the explanation of the relationship between humans and the universe, and the concern and speculation about the future fate of human society. In terms of literary genealogy, the romantic literary tradition should be the earliest literary matrix of science fiction. I think that Editor-in-Chief Tang, you can learn more about foreign science fiction literature, and you may find surprising discoveries. You can even reprint and translate some foreign science fiction works, which may also be a great boost to domestic science fiction literature."

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Obviously, Lin Youcheng's words really opened up new ideas for Tang Jun. Reprinting and translating foreign science fiction works is undoubtedly a very good suggestion. If foreign science fiction literature develops better, then domestic science fiction lovers and creators should take a look at what foreign science fiction works are like.

This will further open up the world of science fiction literature instead of simply focusing on the domestic market.

Although Tang Jun is also familiar with some foreign science fiction works, it is obvious that the magazine's manuscripts are mainly for domestic use.

Lin Youcheng had no idea that his words would lead UFO Exploration magazine onto a new path, and he had no idea that his suggestion would lead to a completely different development of domestic science fiction literature.

Lin Youcheng didn't know all this.

Just as he didn't know the impact his literature lecture at Yenching Normal University would have on some people in the literary circle, those were the more unknown butterfly effects.

(End of this chapter)