The literary era since 1979

The meeting of children's literature writers from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macau has come to a temporary end.

Under everyone's earnest expectations, Fangyan agreed to the request of Hong Xintao and others and contributed to Chinese children's literature.

Just as I was about to leave the hotel, I heard Hu Yinmeng's voice from behind me.

"Yanzi, can you give me a ride?"

"Of course, where are you going?"

"I heard from Qingxia and Xiaoxian that you are their neighbor, so I would like to ask you to take me to Xiaoxian's villa."

Hu Yinmeng lifted her hair, which was messed up by the breeze, to her temples.

"Row!"

Fangyan agreed readily and walked straight out.

Seeing that he was worried all the way, Hu Yinmeng vaguely guessed what he was thinking:
"Are you thinking about what kind of children's work you should write next?"

"Yes, now that we have agreed to it, we must do our best. After all, this is a gift for the children."

Fangyan touched his chin and said, "I plan to finish it before Children's Day."

Hu Yinmeng comforted him, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself. When I first quit acting and started writing, I always fantasized that one day I could write a novel like your Farewell My Concubine or Love Letter. But the more I thought about it, the more pressure I felt. The more pressure I felt, the less I could write. The less I could write, the more pressure I felt. Until now, I am still confused and have no inspiration..."

“Inspiration is like a faucet. If you squeeze it, there will always be inspiration.”

Fangyan winked at her playfully.

Hu Yinmeng had never expected him to answer like this and was stunned for a moment.

"boarding."

Fangyan gave a reminder, then opened the car door and sat in the driver's seat.

In fact, he did not tell Hu Yinmeng the truth. He already had several options when he made the promise to Hong Xintao and others.

If you are purely pursuing sales, the most suitable novel would be "Harry Potter".

Although "Harry Potter" is a fantasy novel based on Western magic, its original positioning was actually children's literature. JK Rowling stood from the perspective of children like Harry Potter and other children, and constructed a magnificent magical world for the vast number of "Muggle" readers.

Therefore, the original English novel was quite immature and rough in both narrative and writing style. It was not until the fourth book, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", which revealed Voldemort's conspiracy, that things started to improve. The whole world view became more mature as time went on.

However, when it comes to exciting novels, it is no exaggeration to say that Chinese Western fantasy online novels are no worse than "Harry Potter", such as "Release that Witch", "Lord of Mysteries", "Mercenary Continent", and even "I Am the Great Wizard", which allows you to increase your magic power by eating sweet potatoes.

Fangyan thought for a moment, but quickly put aside things like "Harry Potter".

After all, according to the standards of the International Hans Christian Andersen Awards, such works without deep connotations basically have no chance of even being shortlisted.

Therefore, they turned their attention to Chinese cartoons and animated films with oriental charm and cultural heritage.

No matter whether it is Jiaozi's "Nezha 1" and "Nezha 2" or Tian Xiaopeng's "The Return of the Great Sage", I don't consider any of them, because there are such excellent works as "Nezha Conquers the Dragon King" and "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons " before them, these kinds of modified works will not cause much waves for the time being.

Then, a thought suddenly popped into my mind.

"Big Fish and Begonia"!
But I quickly rejected it myself, even though the movie had beautiful pictures and was visually ethereal and spectacular.

Under the dim light, big fish are swimming in the sea, the rolling waves are like layers of clouds, the wind and clouds are changing, the water and the sky are one color, it is full of oriental beauty and magnificent romantic imagination. However, even if the picture is so beautiful, it still cannot cover up the flaws of the plot.

The plot is really the weakest link of "Big Fish and Begonia". It lacks logic, is empty and boring, and has a sense of being superficial.

This problem is not an isolated case. Most of the animated films in later generations have this problem, such as "Deep Sea" and "Jiang Ziya"...

Just as he was lost in thought, Hu Yinmeng broke the silence in the car and interrupted his thoughts. "Shall we listen to some music?"

"The tapes are in the storage slot in front of you, see which one you like."

"Any recommendations?"

Hu Yinmeng flipped through the books casually and found the names of Zhang Guorong, Li Zhi, Anita Mui, Matsuzaka Keiko, Zhang Xueyou, and many more.

"Then I would recommend you to listen to Wang Jie."

Fangyan pressed the car radio, and the tape that had been inserted into it started to run slowly, playing a rough and magnetic sound.

"There is wind in the night, and there is me in the wind, what do I have?

The cloud told the wind, the wind told me, who can I tell...

You are the eternal pain in my heart, the southern sky is filled with northern snow! "

"You Are the Eternal Pain in My Heart" is the interlude of "As Tears Go By", echoing in the car, evoking memories of the past for the two.

………………

After returning to the villa area in Repulse Bay, the car stopped in front of Wang Zuxian's house.

"Xiao Xian!"

"Sister Yinmeng!"

When Wang Zuxian saw Hu Yinmeng and Fang Yan getting out of the car, she was stunned for a moment.

He looked left and right, "Why are you here? And you're with him?"

"It's a long story."

Hu Yinmeng briefly explained the whole story.

"I won't disturb you sisters from reminiscing about the past. I'll go back first."

Fangyan said goodbye and got back into the car.

Watching the car slowly drive out of her sight, Wang Zuxian pouted and muttered:
"Are you in such a hurry? You don't even have time to have a cup of tea and chat for a while?"

"He should be squeezing water out of the tap."

Hu Yinmeng said softly.

"what?"

Wang Zuxian looked puzzled, but she quickly corrected him, saying, "It's not water, it should be inspiration."

Just as Hu Yinmeng expected, Fangyan's inspiration for writing came to him like a spring, and as soon as he returned to the study, he began to type on the keyboard.

"Chihiro followed her parents to an empty town. Her parents were attracted by the aroma of the nine colors and greedily ate a bunch of food, which turned them into pigs. Chihiro panicked and met a boy named Haku, who told her that this was a bathhouse for gods to bathe, called Yuba, run by a witch named Yubaba. He advised her to ask Yubaba for a job, otherwise she would be turned into an animal or disappear."

After much thought, I finally decided that "Spirited Away" was suitable.

When I was in Japan before, I made a promise to Hayao Miyazaki that if there was a chance, the two sides must collaborate!
It was a good opportunity for me to kill two birds with one stone by taking advantage of the creation of children's literature and co-create the movie "Spirited Away" with Hayao Miyazaki!

Of course, the plot needs to be slightly modified, and the dialect needs to change the Japanese mythology in "Spirited Away" into a legend that fits the color of China. (End of this chapter)