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

Chapter 331: Being entrusted with a task in a time of crisis? Only silence is the highest contempt! This battle is bound to bring out the style of Chinese writers
The news that Chinese writer Jiang Hai is trying his hand at science fiction has spread quickly in the Chinese and even European literary circles.

At first, everyone had high hopes for this Asian writer who created a miracle.

"Following the creation of traditional serious literature, detective literature, and healing literature, Chinese writer Jiang Hai."

"You've started creating science fiction again?"

"This is really quite productive!"

“This is really exciting!”

Jiang Hai has always been a treasure writer who always gives people surprises.

No matter what the literary subject.

No matter what the story is.

As long as it falls into his hands, the originally clichéd plot will become quite exciting.

It is precisely because of his reputation accumulated from each masterpiece that Jiang Hai's "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" serialized in "The New Yorker" caused a terrifying response and sensation as soon as it was released. Not only domestic media reported on it, but foreign media and readers also launched a heated discussion on Jiang Hai's attempt to collect articles on science fiction themes:

【——Chinese writer Jiang Hai returns to science fiction! Can he create another success? Can he write a new miracle? Please stay tuned to The New Yorker! 】

[——Hall of Fame writer Jiang Hai steps out of his comfort zone! This time, he will bring a little shock to science fiction literature]

[——A veteran writer of traditional literature actually gave up his specialty? Started to enter the field of science fiction? This time, will he suffer an uncertain old age like other veteran writers who have transformed? Will he live his life again or will his life end here.]

[——Jiang Hai, a legendary writer who dominated Asian literature! Can he continue his previous glory? Let us wait and see]

In fact, the transformation of a writer is a very serious and difficult matter!

If Jiang Hai continues with his previous creative ideas and continues to delve into serious literature, he can live a very comfortable life in the small field of traditional literature.

With "To Live", "No Longer Human" and "The Old Man and the Sea" being masterpieces that are worthy of being recorded in the history of world literature, even if Jiang Hai's subsequent works are not satisfactory——

There will be great scholars who will debate for me!

For example, Jiang Hai and Mr. Lu Xun are now starting to imitate the sentence pattern of "There are two trees in front of my house, one is a jujube tree, and the other is also a jujube tree":
"There are two pairs of shoes in front of my house, one pair of shoes belongs to my wife and the other pair of shoes belongs to my brother."

The same sentence structure -

What you write is a grammatical error, but what Jiang Hai writes is prose.

If you write the wrong word, you won’t get any points. If you write Jianghai, it will be a homophone.

There is no way, his status in the world is here. As long as Jiang Hai works hard in his own field, he will be able to make great contributions to the entire Chinese literary world and even the Asian literary world.
No one can find fault with him at all!
In other words, these people have no right to find fault at all!
However, if Jiang Hai steps out of his comfort zone and changes from being a serious writer to writing science fiction, then
There will be countless people who will use a magnifying glass to find fault!

This is like an actor who has become a legend in the film and television industry. Because his development in the industry has reached its peak and there are no more capable rivals in the circle, he suddenly decides to switch careers and become a singer. Even though his vocal conditions are not bad and he has a certain talent in singing.

but!

Because you are the best actor, everyone's expectations of you will also be far beyond ordinary people!

Even if your vocal condition is better than that of ordinary people, it is not that good, but.
You are a movie emperor, how can you compare with ordinary people?
Your opponent should be the big devil in today's music scene!
For example, you were a professional gunner in PUBG. You have won numerous awards and honors, so you want to switch to another game to verify your gaming talent. Based on your halo, you have just completed the LOL novice training, and the organizer will arrange for you to play against the shy.
Because you are already the king of this track, even if you decide to change tracks, everyone will subconsciously compare you with the best on the track you changed to.

Today, Jiang Hai is facing the same situation!

Even though Jiang Hai has made certain achievements in the field of serious literature, he is definitely a well-deserved master in the field of serious literature.

But when it comes to science fiction.
Can he really be considered a rookie?
Times Square, USA.

After learning that the latest issue of The New Yorker magazine was on sale, a flood of readers took to the streets of Times Square.

"Boss, give me a copy of The New Yorker~"

Somewhat similar to domestic pure literature magazines such as "Harvest" and "October", "The New Yorker" not only publishes news related to current political hotspots, but also invites a famous literary figure who is quite influential in the European and American literary circles to serve as the chief writer of the magazine in each issue of the "Fiction" column.

Obviously, the main author this time is Jiang Hai, an author from Asia.

More than a hundred years have passed since The New Yorker was founded. According to historical records.
No Chinese writer has ever received an invitation from the magazine to become the chief writer of The New Yorker.

As the first Chinese writer to be invited by The New Yorker to be its chief writer in more than a hundred years, it is obvious that
A considerable number of readers have high expectations for Jiang Hai, a writer from a great Eastern country!
A street full of people coming and going.

A reader was holding The New Yorker, flipped through Jiang Hai's column, and began to read it carefully:
"Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea?"

"Is this the science fiction book that has been making so much noise recently?"

Bookstore reading room.

Street rest area.

On a park bench.

Outside the newsstand.

Wherever there is room for readers to read, there are crowds of people.

Among these readers.
Some people relaxed their brows, as if relieved.

Some of them exclaimed in amazement again and again, as if they were completely attracted by the witty and interesting words.

Of course, some people frowned after reading for a long time.
After a long while, he managed to utter:
"That's it?"

According to the current feedback in the book market.

Most readers have mixed reactions to Jiang Hai's new science fiction work.

Some believe that:

"Jiang Hai's book Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea reveals a mysterious and vast ocean world to readers. It is full of imagination and gives a very detailed description of what the readers saw, heard and felt during the twenty thousand leagues under the sea."

Even so, some readers think that Jiang Hai's new science fiction work is well written.

However, the vast majority of readers still believe that:
"I admit that Jiang Hai's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is full of imagination, and the underwater world it depicts is indeed very exciting, but..."

"Would you consider this book, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, to be science fiction?"

"Will this happen?"

"Too far-fetched?"

At this moment, Queen Elizabeth IV, Princess Gwen, who was on good terms with Jiang Hai, was far away in France.

After hearing the news about Jiang Hai’s new work.

The first thing she did was to send someone to buy a copy of "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" written by Jiang Hai from the royal bookstore.

Buckingham Palace, Royal Chambers.

lounge.

Gwen, wearing an elegant long dress, flipped through the book "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" in her arms with her slender white fingers.

one page.

Another page.

Another page.

Sometimes her brows relaxed, sometimes they frowned, as if she was thinking about something.

I don’t know how long it took.

She closed the book in her arms and said with deep emotion:
"This doesn't seem like Jiang Hai's level."

Are you asking whether Jiang Hai’s new book “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” is worth reading?
It’s watchable, of course it’s watchable!
Again, "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea gives an extremely detailed description of the ocean world in the deep sea. In terms of imagination, this book can be said to be fully utilized."

only!
With Jiang Hai's level, can he write this type of science fiction?

Would this be a drop in the bucket?

Is this too childish?
Even though Jiang Hai's "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" is labeled as "hardcore science fiction", if we look closely at the works, we find that the imagination about human technological capabilities is really too scarce?

For example
In the novel, the protagonist uses a deep-sea submersible called "Nautilus" to explore the underwater world. This deep-sea submersible is extremely magical and can dive to the bottom of 10,000 meters. Although the book describes this submersible as extremely magical, in the eyes of readers.
Isn't this simply the current nuclear submarine?
"This can't be called hardcore science fiction?" Elizabeth said, recalling the associations about the arsenals of various countries in her mind. "Hasn't the submersible described in the book already appeared in the real world?"

"Russia's Mir and the United States' Alvin, these nuclear submarines can replace the Nautilus."

For example!

There is a passage in the novel that describes the protagonist using a rover to explore the seabed. This rover can ignore the huge pressure of 20,000 meters under the sea, allowing the driver to walk on the deep sea 20,000 miles above the ground as if it were flat ground.
"But." Looking at the description of the rover in the flower book, Elizabeth fell into deep thought again, "Hasn't this kind of rover that can ignore pressure on the seabed and walk on flat ground already become a reality?
"The US Deepsea Challenger and the UK's Cameron have already been repaired and built into this type of oceanographic instrument for exploring the deep sea."

In the book "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", there are many "hard-core science fiction" such as nuclear submarines and detectors. Just citing a few more examples can list a lot of them -

Using an air compressed gun to fire charged bullets, isn't this the electric shock gun we have today?
The complete electrical equipment in the submarine, hasn't it been put into practical use a long time ago?

Do you think there is anything wrong with the way Jiang Hai writes?
There is no problem, of course.

only.
You call something that has already happened in reality hardcore science fiction?

This is kind of an insult to the readers' intelligence.
Strictly speaking, Jiang Hai's "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" applies existing scientific instruments to the book, and then gives it the concept of "hard-core science fiction."

If this book came from the 17th or 18th century, you would be right to call it hardcore science fiction.

But, this is already the 21st century.
Elizabeth shook her head, throwing away all the weird thoughts in her mind.

She walked outside the bedroom, wanting to get some cool breeze to make sure her mind was clear.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I walked out of the palace, I heard the palace guards and cleaners secretly discussing:

"Jiang Hai, Jiang Lang's talent is exhausted"

Objectively speaking, Jiang Hai's new work "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" is actually an adventure book that is above the passing line.

Even though the book contains [fantasy about the future world], it is indeed.
Not bad?

This word is the most appropriate to describe it.

However, the books contain descriptions of marine life, journeys to the depths of the earth, and fantasies about the underwater world.
These contents alone are definitely worth watching!
If such a masterpiece was written by an ordinary writer, his performance would naturally be remarkable.

only.
If this book, which claims to be a "hardcore science fiction" and a "pseudo-science fiction" is written by the writer Jiang Hai,
This is enough to cause criticism!

You know, nowadays, both the Chinese literary world and the European and American literary world have great expectations for Jiang Hai, a popular writer who is in his prime.

This feeling is a bit similar to
This is a new book that has been hyped up and anticipated for a long time. Everyone thought that Jiang Hai's new work would be like his previous ones "And Then There Were None" and "The Old Man and the Sea". It would be a big hit if it did not come out.

Who would have thought.
Did he have a big bowel movement?

Originally everyone expected Jiang Hai to get 100 points, but who could have expected that his final score would only hover on the edge of passing?

All of a sudden, all kinds of voices and negative comments resounded across social media channels.

"The author Jiang Hai has run out of ideas! The word-of-mouth of his new work "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" is polarized, and it has suffered an epic Waterloo."

"I've said it before, don't let poor people write cool stories! Don't let writers without imagination write science fiction! What era is this? Why are we still creating a Nautilus? If this is considered hardcore science fiction, I would faint in the toilet from laughing at the nuclear submarines today."

"Why does Jiang Hai's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea give me the same feeling as watching Star Wars in the last century? In Star Wars, at least the weapons used by everyone in battle are two lightsabers, but in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, I'm sorry, I couldn't hold back the stun gun."

“Is this the so-called No. 1 in Chinese literature? Is this the writer who is said to have shocked the French literary world? I beg those damn marketing accounts on the Internet to stop bragging.”

Looking at the media magazines——

All kinds of comments about "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" and all kinds of negative reports about Jiang Hai.

Facing the green forest, standing on the palace balcony.

Elizabeth casually placed the magazine in her hand on the chair, then raised her head and gazed up at the sky with her narrow eyes.

The words are full of thoughts:

"Jiang Hai."

"How are you"

Do you want to ask if Jiang Hai is doing well now?

Then Jiang Hai can only answer you:

"not good!"

"I now"

“It’s so frustrating!”

Logically speaking, every writer has his or her peak and trough. Even a writer who has had his or her peak period may produce unsatisfactory works in his or her later years.
He shouldn't be laughed at by others!
How can the people who go up the mountain have the right to laugh at the gods who come down the mountain?
Even if a writer's creative level declines rapidly in his later years, he should not be laughed at by others. No matter how bad he is, others have climbed to the top and enjoyed the scenery there.
Even though everyone understands the truth.

But who would have thought that the current trend of public opinion would be so strange?
It's just a book, but it can actually send a person to death row and cause unprecedented criticism?
The most important thing is Jiang Hai's book "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea".
Actually, it’s not that bad?
When he saw that some critics began to denounce his book, "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", he directly labeled it as the shame of contemporary science fiction literature!
Jiang Hai suddenly became angry:
"If the book I wrote is really as bad as you describe, then I admit it!"

“But is Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea really as bad as you say?”

“I don’t think so”

You should know that the original author of "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" is Jules Verne, and this writer was also known as the father of science fiction literature in his previous life!

Why does "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" lack imagination about future technology?
because
This is itself a book that was born in 1870!
In the 19th century, when electricity was not yet popular, science fiction writers were able to imagine nuclear submarines, electric shock guns, and probes that could move freely tens of thousands of miles under the sea based on existing science and technology. How could this not be considered hardcore science fiction?
Jiang Hai admits that although times have changed, the descriptions of science and technology in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea are indeed a bit outdated.
but!

This book contains thoughts about the underwater environment and descriptions of marine life.
It can definitely not be called outdated!
“You only see the lack of fantasy about science and technology, but you fail to see that this is actually a classic fantasy literature book that is full of innocence and fun.”

Seeing that some critics criticized "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" for being completely worthless, Jiang Hai suddenly became angry:
“The shame of science fiction?”

“You know nothing about hooks.”

Jiang Hai packed his luggage, took a plane, and arrived in Beijing again from Chenghai.

On the Peking University campus.

In front of Lu Xun Academy of Literature.

Jiang Hai stood in the lush courtyard, looking at the entrance of the School of Literature, where a famous quote by Lu Xun was erected to remind himself:

【But silence is the highest contempt. 】

Take a deep breath and close your eyes.

Calmed my thoughts for a while.

Jiang Hai opened his eyes and walked towards the house resolutely:
"I want to see what's going on."

The Faculty of Arts was already filled with people.

As Jiang Hai stepped into the courtyard, a flood of eyes began to converge in his direction.

As if he had finally found a savior, Liu Zhenyun came over excitedly:

"Jiang Hai, I finally waited for you."

(End of this chapter)