Didn't you say that we would lose money after filming?

In fact, the Qi Gao Literary Prize is a well-known and highly regarded award.

This is probably the most prestigious literary award in Hanxia today.

This award, sponsored by the Hanxia Writers Association, was established in accordance with the wishes of the renowned literary figure Li Qigao to encourage the creation of outstanding novels and promote the prosperity of socialist literature in Hanxia. It is one of the highest honors in Hanxia literature.

The award is given out only once every five years, and the submitted works must be full-length novels with more than 13 words.

Despite the considerable controversy surrounding it, the Qigao Literary Prize remains the most important literary award in Hanxia.

Since 2011, thanks to the sponsorship of the renowned and wealthy entrepreneur Mr. Zhang Xingguang, the prize money for the Qigao Literature Prize has been increased from 5 to 50, making it the highest-paying literary award in the Hanxia Literature Prize category.

Within the scope of selection, the Qigao Literary Award was originally scheduled to be awarded every three years, but now it is awarded every four years. Any work that is publicly published within the selection year, can reflect the complete artistic conception and creative requirements of a full-length novel, and has more than 13 words is eligible to participate in the selection.

Excellent works published or released before the year of the selection, which have stood the test of time, may also be nominated for the award if they receive the approval of no less than half of the members of the judging panel.
At the same time, multi-volume novels are generally submitted for selection after the entire book is completed;
Finally, given the language limitations and various specific difficulties encountered in the selection process, all novels written in minority languages ​​are required to be published in Chinese translation before being submitted for selection.
Furthermore, the same author should not receive the award consecutively.

Furthermore, the award has always adhered to the principle of perfect unity between ideology and artistry. Selected works should be conducive to advocating patriotism and collectivism, to advocating the ideology and spirit of modern construction, to advocating the ideology and spirit of unity, progress and people's happiness, and to advocating the ideology and spirit of striving for a better life through honest labor.
Works that profoundly reflect real life, shape new social figures, and effectively embody the spirit of the times and historical development trends should be given special attention; diversity in subject matter, theme, and style should also be taken into account.

We should value the artistic quality of the works, encourage exploration and innovation based on inheriting the excellent traditional culture of Hanxia and drawing on the excellent foreign cultures, and encourage those excellent works that have the style and spirit of Hanxia, ​​are popular with the people, and have artistic appeal.
Of course, that's what the official award organizers said.

After all, the people of Hanxia have always been very reserved and very businesslike in many situations.

In fact, everyone knows that the reason why the Qi Gao Literary Prize has achieved an absolutely leading and supreme position among many literary awards, and even become the gold standard award, has nothing to do with the aforementioned ones.

Of course, it has nothing to do with its name. Just because it's named after a master or originates from a master doesn't mean it's inherently valuable. That's not true.

The real reason is the high standards of the Chigo Literature Prize itself.

Let me put it this way: winning the Chigo Literature Prize is extremely difficult.

Even for the Chigo Literature Prize, if they really can't find a truly suitable work to win that year.

They might even leave the award vacant that year!
Yes! That's right! Completely suspended in mid-air!

They're not even going to distribute it!

That's absolutely true!

This has led to the current situation where the Qigao Literature Prize has always been the most authoritative in the industry.

Those who can win the Qigao Literature Prize are all absolute big names and masters.

Without exception, all the writers in Hanxia considered receiving the Qigao Literary Prize an honor.

There was also a wave of jubilation online.

"Congratulations Xia Yuan, you truly deserve it!"

"Truly deserving of the title!" "Is it really deserving? If you say this is a good book, I won't disagree, but is this really a work that deserves to be called an 'artistic masterpiece'?"

"It's beautiful, but I think it's still a long way from winning an award. After all, it's a fantasy work and doesn't have a very profound core."

"I think that's too much."

"Laughable. It doesn't have a very profound core. Did you guys even watch it?"

"Society is indeed different now. In the mouths of some young devils, even the Qigao Literature Prize has become a worthless award with random selections."

"I just want to ask you one question: how long has it been since Hanxia produced a book that went international and became a global sensation after the Four Great Classical Novels? Isn't that enough to win an award?"

"I've started to reasonably suspect that some of you are just old-fashioned traditional writers. You're getting envious when you see the online novelists and popular fiction writers you've always looked down on winning awards that you could never win? After all, the prize money is quite substantial. Although 50 yuan is practically nothing to Xia Yuan, it's a fortune to you so-called serious traditional writers who struggle to even eat and whose writings are ignored."

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This left many people speechless.

Because we're talking about real-life couples.

The entire circle of serious traditional writers in Hanxia is now filled with lamentations, and there has even been a collective pessimism. After the Qigao Literary Award was over, they have begun to collude with capital.

In the current Hanxia writer circle, some netizens are indeed quite right: traditional writers look down on online writers and popular writers.

This has been going on for a long time.

The reasons are actually quite complicated.

For example, traditional writers generally believe that they regard literature as an art form that needs to be "meticulously crafted," emphasizing the depth of thought, social critique, and aesthetic appeal of language.

In their eyes, online literature, due to its "low barrier to entry"—that is, anyone can register an account to publish—and its industrialized production model of "updating thousands of words a day," has become a "mass-produced product" rather than an art form.

For example, some traditional writers have even bluntly stated that online literature is "not a thing," believing that it lacks the seriousness that literature should have.

Traditional literature pursues "aesthetic appreciation without utilitarianism," while online literature is accused of being driven by capital, with "click rates" and "fan economy" as its core objectives.

Some online authors frankly admit that "readers will give up if there is no sex or fighting scene in the first 5,000 words." This market-oriented writing style is regarded by traditional writers as a betrayal of the spirit of literature.

In addition, there is a deeper point of contention regarding income.

The income of online and popular fiction authors is far greater than that of traditional literature authors.

This has led to increasingly serious conflicts between the two parties.

In the eyes of many traditional writers, allowing these people who produce garbage to make so much money is a symbol that Hanxia literature is finished. (End of this chapter)