A healing writer? No, it's a depressing writer!

Chapter 202 Justice is indestructible, because truth is eternal! Millions of citizens sign petition! Famous in Japan and South Korea!

Even though the original plot of "The Crucible" itself has nothing to do with the mainland, no matter what time or in which country -

None of us should laugh at those warriors who bravely fight for fairness and justice!

Because one side is in trouble, support from all sides is needed!
In fact, according to common sense, a professor's voice and advocacy generally do not cause much reaction or response from the public.

I admit that you, Zhang Hongguang, may have a prominent position in today's literary world, but outside the small circle of the literary world.
Then how many people can recognize you?
Zhang Hongguang is smart in that he did not speak out in his own name. Instead, he spoke in the name of "Dean of the Chinese Department of Tsinghua University" and reposted a popular science article titled "On the Historic Changes Brought About by "The Crucible" in Korean Society" on the foreign Internet, and then resolutely brought it to China.

And also decisively attached his own opinion:
"Justice may be late, but it will never be absent!"

"Millions of Koreans have signed a petition! Children, we need your support"

Of course, no one is very clear about who you, Zhang Hongguang, are.

But when it comes to the title of "Dean of the Chinese Department of Tsinghua University", it can be said to be very famous?
"International news that even Tsinghua professors are paying attention to?"

"I want to see what this is all about."

Do not see do not know.

When I saw this, I was immediately frightened.

China is enjoying a peaceful and harmonious society, but foreign countries are experiencing
The quarrel has been going on for a long time?
【Large-scale protests broke out in the streets of Seoul, with more than 10,000 ordinary people taking to the streets, and the Blue House made a positive statement.】

[A violent conflict broke out at the Gwangju Renhe Special Education School for the Deaf and Dumb. The situation at the scene was tragic, resulting in three people being slightly injured and fifteen people being seriously injured]

[The original perpetrator of "The Crucible" has been re-examined. The Gwangju police told the public that they will solve the case as quickly as possible and will severely punish the real perpetrator.]

[More than 100 law professors from 13 Korean universities, including Seoul National University, Korea University, and Yonsei University, jointly wrote to the Council of State, demanding amendments to the law]

Northwest Shanxi has long been in a mess, but we are still
Don’t know anything?
After learning the news, many students, professors, caring people, or just bystanders, went over the Internet to look up relevant information. After understanding the ins and outs of the case, they suddenly discovered that -

This is actually a social change triggered by a literary work called "The Crucible"?

"More than a million people took to the streets."

"The Blue House responded positively."

"Hundreds of media outlets jointly petitioned"

Tsinghua University, Bauhinia Apartment.

When Song Shiqing, who is known as "a leading figure in the literary world of the younger generation", saw the reports on these events, he simply couldn't believe it.

“It’s just a novel, how can it have such an impact?”

"Will this happen?"

"A bit too exaggerated?"

The book caused a sensation in a country, triggering a joint protest by millions of readers.
I wouldn’t even dare to write a novel like this, but it happens in real life?
Isn’t this reality more magical than fiction?
It can be said that the appearance of Jiang Hai's "The Crucible" directly overturned everyone's understanding of the word "literature".

Looking at the Korean Internet, more than 10,000 readers have commented on [Jiang Hai], a writer they have never met:

"The last conscience of the literary world!"

“Dare to speak up for the disadvantaged!”

"He uses his pen as a knife and ink as a spear. He is good at striking people's souls with profound words!"

“A realistic writer who will be recorded in Korean history in the 21st century”

Song Shiqing was immediately shocked:
“The gap between me and Jiang Hai”

“Is it actually this big?”

You know, in Asia, Korea doesn't actually have any particularly famous writers.

China has Lu Xun, Ba Jin, and Lao She
In Japan, there are Kawabata Yasunari, Natsume Soseki, and Murakami Haruki.
Only South Korea, although its per capita GDP has long entered the ranks of developed countries,
Are they just writers with nothing to show for it?

It is extremely difficult to become famous in Korea as a Chinese writer.

But Jiang Hai not only opened up the Korean literary market with his book "The Crucible", but also...
And it directly caused such a huge momentum?
This caused Song Shiqing to exclaim:
"We are all about the same age, and we are all starting from the same line, why is Jiang Hai..."

"How can you be so awesome?"

In Song Shiqing's impression, Jiang Hai should be a writer of the same level as him?

Both of them are regarded by the outside world as leading figures in contemporary youth literary circles.

But who would have thought.
Without anyone noticing, the gap between him and Jiang Hai had widened so much?

This made Song Shiqing unable to believe it and could not accept it at all!

Song Shiqing was like a possessed man, frantically searching for information about Jiang Hai on the Korean Internet. He wanted to know how Jiang Hai had achieved all that he had today.

The next moment, he received a message from his teacher Zhang Hongguang:

“The Crucible is a literary work with great practical significance. We should not limit our focus to the book itself, but also pay attention to the derivative works brought about by the book. Only in this way can we improve our literary appreciation ability and our own literary creation level.”

“If possible, I hope you can start your own research on The Crucible as soon as possible, not only on the original work but also on the movie!”

"This will definitely help your personal writing career to a certain extent."

To be honest, from a personal point of view, Song Shiqing was really afraid of being ambushed.

Unlike other writers who are cold-hearted and heartless.

In fact, Song Shiqing's personality is relatively gentle.
He is a loyal follower of romanticism and an aspiring young man who is determined to let his ideals fly on the streets on New Year's Eve. He cannot bear to see people in this world suffer, nor can he bear to see the flesh-and-blood characters in the book suffer from the cruel world created by the author himself, which is tortured by the sharp and cold writing.
Under normal circumstances, he would never have continued reading a literary work like "The Crucible" that specifically describes realistic tragic themes.

This is similar to a point mentioned by Wang Yangming, the master of the School of Mind, in his "Chuan Xi Zhuan":
"Close your eyes, think of nothing, and everything in this world will be silent along with you."

"What you see is what you feel. Your attitude determines everything."

As long as I can't see it, the suffering will disappear.

As long as I don't understand, and let you portray the suffering deeply, even penetrating my bones, then it still doesn't exist.
After reading South Korea's comments about Jiang Hai and this series of related information.

Song Shiqing changed his mind.

If you want to find the gap between you and others, you must first face the gap!

Only when you look at the advantages of others objectively can you know where you are lacking.
Jiang Hai, a person who made a significant mark in the history of Japanese literature, not only with his book "No Longer Human".

Even in South Korea, he became a god with the book "The Crucible" and was officially included in the mainstream cultural market of South Korea.
How could a Chinese writer make such a name for himself in relatively xenophobic countries like Japan and South Korea?
Such writers are worthy of respect and learning! "I will not only read The Crucible, but I will also read it carefully!"

"I want to restore the entire book in all its details."

Writing a book is about extracting the essence and discarding the dross, and learning from the strengths of many sources.

Writing without learning is like building a car behind closed doors. As the saying goes, if you don't move forward, you will fall behind.
After deciding to learn from Jianghai.

This time.

Song Shiqing corrected his attitude.

He solemnly opened the remaining half of The Crucible, and then posted a message on a Korean forum:
【A large sum of money is required for the film.】

Then, I calmed down, corrected my attitude, and started immersing myself in reading.
The movie "The Crucible" was only released in South Korea. In mainland China, there are currently no theaters that can play the original film "The Crucible".

Therefore, if you want to watch the original film "The Crucible", you can only go through unconventional channels. The so-called unconventional channels naturally refer to——

Pirated websites and pirated CDs!

As more and more media outlets disclosed details of the original case of "The Crucible", more and more domestic readers learned about the horrific disaster "The Crucible".

There are many young people like Song Shiqing who pay a lot of money to get movies on the Korean Internet.

Everyone wants to know, what kind of story did the original film "The Crucible" depict that would cause such a nearly crazy reaction among the Korean people?
"If you hadn't told me we were protesting, I would have thought we were fighting! Tens of thousands of people taking to the streets to protest together, this scene is really quite spectacular!"

"I don't understand, so I ask, is bullying really common in Korea? The description in the original text of "The Crucible" scared me."

"As a Chinese who has lived in Korea for ten years, I want to tell you: No matter you heard about seniors bullying juniors from movies, TV series, novels, anime, or any other channels, I can tell you responsibly that all of this is true! Their bullying phenomenon not only occurs in schools, but also in the workplace and even in the military."

"Speak up for the children! No matter what, the children are innocent! Children should not be allowed to suffer like this!"

"Although I am Chinese, today, I want to vindicate the Korean children who have been bullied."

Justice can never be killed, because truth lasts forever!

With the disclosure of the original case of "The Crucible", more and more domestic readers have begun to pay attention to this tragic case.

People began to speak up for kids who were bullied:
"No matter what, please persist in your pursuit of truth. As long as you persist, you will surely see the dawn."

Although the film "The Crucible" was not released in mainland China, and most domestic audiences cannot find pirated discs of "The Crucible", the original novel of "The Crucible" can still be found as a corresponding substitute in China.

It is also based on the popularity of the movie "The Crucible".

In recent days, the sales of "October" magazine have reached the highest level in recorded history!

"October" is a traditional serious realistic literary reading material. Its sales volume has always been in the lower middle position in China. It is an unconventional magazine whose fame is greater than its sales volume.

Generally speaking, the sales volume of each issue of "October·Novel" magazine hovers between 100,000 and 200,000 copies.

But this time, the sales of the "October Novel" magazine more than tripled compared to usual!
From the initial 120,000, 140,000, and 160,000 copies, the popularity of the original version of The Crucible continued to rise.
Three hundred thousand copies!

Four hundred and fifty thousand copies!
Six hundred thousand copies!

Finally, "October: Novel" achieved a terrifying weekly sales volume of over 650,000 copies, firmly occupying the top spot on the magazine and periodical sales list!

You should know that there is a substitute for the original novel of "The Crucible" in South Korea. It is precisely because the plot depicted in the original novel is too realistic and dark, which makes people extremely uncomfortable and heartbroken, that a considerable number of readers gave up reading the original novel after watching the movie "The Crucible".

This led to the slightly lower sales of the original "The Crucible" in South Korea.

But in the country, the original novel of "The Crucible" is irreplaceable!
The film "The Crucible" has not been released in China, which means that readers or viewers who want to know the original case of "The Crucible" can only learn about this horrific, even cruel and brutal real case by reading the original novel "The Crucible".

It is precisely based on this point that the sales of "October Novel", a magazine journal that serialized the original work of "The Crucible", continued to rise.

More and more readers who were concerned about the case of "The Crucible" began to take to the streets and go to nearby bookstores and newsstands to buy books:
"Boss, give me a copy of October. Oh no, give me a copy of The Crucible!"

"October" is an unconventional magazine whose fame is greater than its sales.

Although it has a very high reputation in the domestic literary world, the number of readers who support October magazine with real money every issue is still very small compared to other best-selling magazines and periodicals.

The major bookstores and newsstands did not have sufficient stock of October.

But it just so happened that a considerable number of readers began to flock to street bookstores at the same time to buy "October".

Demand far outweighs supply.

This led to all major newsstands and newspaper offices being sold out at one point.

But even so, with major bookstores reporting that supply was in short supply, the weekly sales of October magazine still reached a staggering 650,000 copies!
In the past——

It can be said that it is something that has never been heard of or seen before!

Youth Foreword Magazine.

Editor-in-Chief's Office.

Editor Mo looked at the sales statistics ranking list in front of him and immediately fell into deep thought:
“This week.”

"Our "Youth Preface" was actually overshadowed by "October" again?"

With the resumption of serialization of "Dragon Tribe III: Tide of Black Moon" in the "Youth Foreword" magazine, in terms of sales, "Youth Foreword" has set its sights on the domestic market.

That really means there is no one who can fight!
The regular sales of each issue are maintained at around 500,000 copies, which is quite high in an era when paper media is gradually declining.
It can really be called a miracle!
Before October was released, Preface to Youth was the undisputed best-seller in the book market. But after October was released,

For two consecutive weeks, "Youth Preface" was surpassed by "October"!
This puzzled Chief Editor Mo:
"I originally thought that Lu Bu was invincible, but I didn't expect that there was someone who was even braver than Lu Bu?"

"Preface to Youth" has been hovering at the top of the bestseller list because of the existence of the "Dragon Clan" series of youth fantasy books.

But what is the basis for this "October"?
It is a pure literary magazine. Although it is well-known and has a certain reputation in the domestic literary world, its sales are low.
It shouldn't be as good as popular reading materials like these, right?

The existence of the pure literature label means that readers need to have a certain reading threshold, which means that the sales of magazines such as "October" are destined not to be too high.

But why does "October" go against the current?

A purely literary publication, whose sales not only continued to rise, but even firmly occupied the top spot on the bestseller list?
Just when Editor-in-Chief Mo was at a loss for words.

The research report submitted by the marketing department made him suddenly realize:
"Jianghai?"

"No wonder, it turns out to be Jiang Hai again"

(End of this chapter)