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

Chapter 253: The road to literary greatness, officially rising! Chinese writers VS Western literary world! Clash of literary thoughts!

In fact, writers and screenwriters, who make a living through writing, have a very high status in the Korean literary and art circles.

When you are out and about, for example, attending a high-society dinner, you introduce yourself to the host:

"I'm a trainee who has been training for two and a half years. I'm a popular artist. I've starred in three phenomenal TV series that have become hits."

The host of the dinner party might not even bother to look at you, and would just tell the butler beside him:
"Go to the side and arrange for him to sit at the same table with the child."

But if, at a third-rate society dinner, you introduce to the host:

“Hello, I’m a writer.”

Except for those unknown and down-and-out writers, as long as you have a little fame, your status in the literary circle can be considered third-rate at best.

Even so, as long as you reveal your identity as a writer.

The host will warmly welcome you:
"Sit down, please sit down, please sit down."

In Japan, cartoonists are worthless.

In Korea, trainees are worthless.

However, these two countries have one thing in common:

It means that I have a special respect for the profession of writer.

Influenced by Western culture, or more precisely, by the US troops stationed in South Korea, the works of some writers who are popular in mainstream Western society, such as Mark Twain, O. Henry, and Maupassant, are regarded as classics in the Korean literary world, and can even be said to be regarded as the Bible.

Objectively speaking, Mark Twain is indeed a great writer. He was born in 1835 and is a famous American orator and writer. The content of his novels often reflects social issues in a profound way in a humorous way.

Do you think Mark Twain is a good writer?
Of course it is.

only.
No one is perfect, and even the best writer will have his flaws.

If you let Mark Twain create the critical literature he excels in in the form of short stories, then there is no doubt that Mark Twain must be a well-deserved master in the field he excels in.

However, when it comes to long works, especially lyric and light comedy, Mark Twain's literary attainments are actually not that outstanding.

Judging from the writer's life experience, he experienced the development process of the United States from early capitalism to imperialism. His thoughts and creations also showed a development stage from light-hearted jokes to sharp satire and then to pessimism and world-weariness. He was good at sharp satire in the early stage, and the language became more exposed and fierce in the later stage.

It is precisely because of this change in mentality that the quality of Mark Twain's works in the later period of his creative career was uneven.

But even so, in South Korea, there are quite a number of people who regard all of Mark Twain's works as classics.

Don't even allow others to have any doubts?

"The Million Pound Bank Note, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer are literary works produced during Mark Twain's peak creative period. These literary works are undoubtedly classics of critical realism."

"But, isn't it a bit inappropriate to compare Mark Twain's later works, such as Journey to the Equator and The Life of Joan of Arc, with classic literary works such as The Million Pound Bank Note and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?"

However, you are discussing the creative state of writer Mark Twain from the perspective of his works.

However, no matter how hard you try to argue, there will still be a considerable number of people who understand and start to launch a fierce attack on you:

"Mark Twain, that's Mark Twain!"

“How could the works of the great writer Mark Twain not be classics?”

"Do you understand literature? Have you read these works?"

Severely influenced by the invasion of Western ideas and culture, South Korea does not allow any questioning or criticism from outsiders regarding the works of a considerable number of Western writers.

If you dare to doubt?
Then you have no taste!
What if you dare to express opinions that are completely different from the mainstream literary world?
Then you have never read a book, and you will be laughed at and criticized by others.
In the past, no one was allowed to raise any questions about the works of Western writers.

until
A Chinese writer named Jiang Hai has appeared on the market?

Are there a series of works on the market such as "The Crucible" and "Hope"?

It’s both about reading and appreciating literature.

As they read on, quite a few readers had a series of rather outrageous thoughts in their minds:
"Why do I feel that Jiang Hai's critical realism is better than Mark Twain's?"

“I feel that the characters and works written by Jiang Hai are more in line with the national conditions of our Korea”

Mark Twain excels in critical realism literature.

He is good at starting his story from the perspective of a small person, and then satirizing society by depicting a series of outrageous stories.

Among them, a typical work is "A Million Pounds".

"The Million Pound Bank Note" is a short story published by the writer Mark Twain in a magazine in 1893. Its main content is:
[An adventure of Henry Adams, a poor American clerk in London.]

[Two wealthy brothers in London made a bet and lent Henry a million-dollar bill that could not be cashed to see how he would end up in a month. When the one-month deadline was up, Henry not only did not starve to death or be arrested, but became a rich man and won the heart of a beautiful lady]

Before Henry got the million dollars, everyone treated him like a piece of trash.

However, when Henry showed the million-dollar bill in his hand, everyone's attitude towards him changed instantly.
Writer Mark Twain uses the perspective of the young man Henry Adams as the starting point, and satirizes the rapid prevalence of materialism in capitalist society in the United States in the late 19th century by describing a series of outrageous experiences that happened to him.

Jiang Hai’s writing style is surprisingly similar and identical to that of the great writer Mark Twain?

In "The Crucible", Jiang Hai reveals an extremely dark and cruel world hidden beneath the surface of the water through the first-person perspective of the down-and-out teacher Jiang Renhao.

In "Hope", Jiang Hai reveals a heart-wrenching and unforgettable tragic story by describing the personal experience of a girl named Hope.

The same is true of critical realism literature, the works written by Jiang Hai.
More realistic!
More in line with national conditions!
Moreover, Jiang Hai's writings are more similar to those of Mark Twain, who has been dead for more than a hundred years.
It can touch people's hearts more directly!

For a long time, in the stereotyped influence of Korean readers, it seems that only writers from Western countries can write works that touch people's hearts and penetrate into their souls.

Who could have imagined that a Chinese from an oriental country
It's rare to break this stereotype?
Before Jiang Hai appeared, if you publicly made unusual remarks in the mainstream media in South Korea:
"I think Mark Twain's Joan of Arc is just average."

Then what awaits you is a storm of attacks:

"Is your mind okay?"

"How low is your cultural level to say such ignorant words."

But after Jiang Hai appeared, if you publicly made such remarks in the Korean media:
"How do I feel? I think Jiang Hai's critical realism literature is better than Mark Twain's—"

"More exciting?"

"More depressing?"

Not only will no one criticize you, you will even get approval from quite a few readers:

"I think what you said makes a lot of sense."

Literature should change with the times.

More than a hundred years ago, Mark Twain, an outstanding writer of critical realism literature, became famous for his humorous and satirical writing style.

If today, more than a hundred years later, when people mention critical realism literature, they think of Mark Twain instead of contemporary writers.
Doesn't this mean that the development of literature has made no progress and has stagnated over the years?

Look at it another way.

This is simply the sadness of the entire era!

Let’s not discuss whether Jiang Hai’s writing style is better than Mark Twain’s.

It is just that Jiang Hai can make his name, in the hearts of Koreans, on a par with these famous Western writers.
This explains a lot of problems!

This is enough to prove Jiang Hai's influence in the hearts of Korean readers!
In the same time period. Korean universities, led by the Law Department of Seoul National University, include but are not limited to: Yonsei University, Pusan ​​National University, and Sogang University.
These law school professors, teachers, and scholars all use Jiang Hai's "Hope" as an example to tell students about the harm that an imperfect legal system brings to society:
"We must remember this special day!"

"Today is definitely a wake-up call for all of us who work in the legal field!"

"If the rule of law is not sound, then tragedies like Park Joon-ji's dismemberment will definitely happen again in the future."

It can be said that Park Jun-ji's knife not only pierced through Cho Doo-soon's body, but also cut off his head.

It has also alerted a considerable number of Koreans!
No matter when.

Axiom always comes first!

When the law cannot give individual dignity, that individual will use his own way to enforce the long-lost justice.
If things like this happen one after another.

At that time-

The law will lose public power!

As soon as the case happened, not only major universities in South Korea began to use the case of "Park Jun-ji's Revenge for a Daughter" as a backdrop, but also began to discuss the current state of the rule of law in South Korea and the treaties that need to be improved and revised.

Not only major universities, but also three famous TV stations in Korea——

Korea Broadcasting System (KBS)

Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC)

Seoul Broadcasting Corporation (SBS)

A two-hour special interview was conducted on this case:
"What Park Jun-ji chopped off was his head, but what fell was the loss and the long-lost justice in people's hearts"

That is, from humanity, from the rule of law, to justice, Park Jun-ji's rage for revenge for his daughter sparked a heated discussion at the entire society.

In the book market, Jiang Hai's literary work "Suyuan" -

Once again it caused an unprecedented sensation!
Less than a month after its release, sales of "Hope" exceeded three million copies, which is a huge number in South Korea, a country with a population of only 5200 million.
It can really be said to be a miracle!
Ever since the media reported that Park Joon-ji chopped off Cho Doo-soon's head in anger, Jiang Hai's "Hope" has once again ushered in an extremely terrifying wave of popularity!

In just one week, the overall sales of "Hope" soared from three million to five million copies!
Five million copies, what does this mean?
This means that in South Korea, one out of every ten people has bought Jiang Hai's "Hope".

Ten to one purchase rate!

Among these ten people, except for newborns, elderly people who don't read books at all, and students who are still in elementary and junior high school and have no time to read extracurricular books, anyone who is mature and has the purchasing power -

He has read Jiang Hai's book!

He has purchased Jiang Hai's works!
From the perspective of literature alone, from the perspective of popularity alone, the name of the writer Jiang Hai is very famous in Korea.

It is definitely one of a kind!

You know, even Haruki Murakami, a Japanese writer who is extremely famous in Asia, has a sales volume of his masterpiece "Norwegian Wood" in South Korea.

It won’t exceed 500,000 copies in a year!

Haruki Murakami is a famous writer who has been leading the Nobel Prize in Literature for many years. His representative works sell no more than 500,000 copies a year in South Korea.

Jiang Hai, a Chinese writer, has sold more than 100 million copies of his masterpiece in Korea in less than a month and a half, let alone a year.
Directly exceeded five million copies!

Which one is strong and which one is weak.

Which is better?

The answer is clear at a glance.

At Hanji Publishing House, President Kim is working with the editors in the company to make the final sales promotion for Jiang Hai's new book "Sowon":
《——The flower of tenacity that blooms in despair, how should we uphold justice? 》

"——Justice is clear, the prototype of the "Sowon case" is released from prison, is the father Park Junzhi's behavior too extreme? "

"——When the law cannot give me the justice I deserve, I will become the executor of justice."

《——The best-selling book of the year! Another masterpiece from the tragedy master Jiang Hai》

It can be said that when the real prototype of the book "Hope" was Park Junzhi who killed the rapist Cho Doo-soon, the book written by Jiang Hai -

It's more than just a book!

What it represents is the indestructible conscience!
It represents axioms that have long disappeared!
While the books are selling well, people from all walks of life in South Korea, including the political and legal circles, literary and artistic circles, entertainment circles, and author circles, have given high praise to Jiang Hai's works and his character:

"The writings of Jiang Hai reveal a kind of spiritual energy that I have never seen in other writers. Even though the core of Jiang Hai's works is tragedy, this still cannot extinguish my love for Jiang Hai as an author."

"Shocked! Angry! I was so angry but I couldn't do anything about it. From "The Crucible" to "Hope", I can clearly feel that Jiang Hai's writing skills are growing wildly at an extremely significant trend! I am a teacher, and I can say responsibly that "Hope" is definitely the most shocking work I have read this year, no doubt about it."

"If The Crucible is a book that changed Korean law, and Ho Won is a book that changed people's minds, then the emergence of writer Jiang Hai is subverting the thinking of the entire Korean society."

“How could an Asian writer write such a critical and tragic book? I find it hard to imagine that books like “Hope” and “The Crucible”, which are so relevant to the Chinese people, could be written by a Chinese writer? It seems that Chinese literature is really on the rise.”

Jiang Hai's status in the Korean literary world was suddenly elevated to an absolutely unique level.

If Jiang Hai could spare some time at this time, he would go to Korea for a book signing event.

Then at the book signing event, there will definitely be fanatical supporters who will kneel down and worship him on the spot:
"Jiang Hai, you are my God."

However, compared to Korean readers being surprised by Jiang Hai's literary achievements, Jiang Hai is more concerned about.
When will "Hope" be adapted into a film or TV series?

How long is it until the release of "Hope"?

The Park Joon-ji murder and dismemberment case has entered the formal review stage. Because the social impact caused by the case is too huge and the impact it brings is too bad, the Blue House has set up a special task force and ordered a thorough investigation of this murder and dismemberment case.

The Blue House has ordered the Procuratorate to...

It is imperative to complete the review process within one month and give the public a satisfactory answer!

Whether Park Junzhi’s final sentence is death penalty or life imprisonment, an accurate conclusion will be made in a month!

“I hope good things happen to good people.”

"I hope your sentence will be lighter."

At a writers' exchange meeting organized by the China Writers Association.

Jiang Hai looked a little absent-minded.

Su Tong, winner of the Lu Xun Literature Award, lifelong honorary professor of Beijing Normal University, and member of the presidium of the Chinese Writers Association, turned her head and looked at him cheerfully:

"What's wrong, Jiang Hai? Are you worried about something?"

"Nothing." Jiang Hai threw away all the messy thoughts in his mind, then raised his head and looked directly at Su Tong, "I want to ask, what is the purpose of calling me here to attend this meeting today?"

"Logically speaking, based on my qualifications and rank, I should not be qualified to participate in a literary gathering of your standard."

Hearing what Jiang Hai said.

The smile on Su Tong's face became even more intense:

"First of all, you are humble, which is something I admire about you."

"As for why so many famous people from all over the country were gathered together——"

“It is because we Chinese writers will have an ideological collision with the Western literary world.”

(End of this chapter)