The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

   Study.

  Zhou Hexuan faced the snow-white manuscript paper and smoked cigarettes under the light. The plot content of the novel is there, but how to express it is a question worth thinking about.

  Whether it is a film adaptation of a novel or a novel adaptation of a film, it is a secondary creation, and it is not as simple as copying. The same story, written by different writers, will take on different appearances.

   The movie "Goddess" is about a prostitute who gets pregnant unexpectedly, is seized by bullies and turned into a money-making tool. She sold herself to earn money for her son to study, but was rejected by the school board and other parents, and the child was eventually expelled. In order to let her son continue to study, the woman plans to take her savings and go elsewhere, only to find that her money has been lost by the bully. She was so angry that she picked up a wine bottle and beat the bully to death. She was also imprisoned for manslaughter, and finally the child was adopted by the old principal.

   If the story is told flatly, the content will appear dry. And this kind of thing is too common, it is difficult to attract attention and sensation without showing it in a special form.

   Take Lu Xun's "Diary of a Madman" as an example, would it still be so popular if it were not narrated from the perspective of a madman?

   Although Zhou Hexuan studied history, he was quite fond of literature, and his writing was not bad. During his travels around the world, he wrote a lot of travel notes to earn manuscript fees.

   For various genres of world literature, Zhou Hexuan likes magic realism the most, and he thought about writing "Goddess" as a magic realism story.

  Magic realism literature originated in Latin America, where economic poverty, political corruption, backward education, worship of ghosts and gods, people suffered from oppression by foreign powers and military rule, very similar to the situation in the Republic of China. Zhou Hexuan has a big heart. He wants to show the current situation of the bottom of China's society in the article "Goddess".

   Zhou Hexuan didn't start writing immediately. In the following days, he wandered in various slums in Tianjin, interviewing and witnessing the most authentic Republic of China. Especially in the red light district, he communicated deeply with dozens of prostitutes and recorded the stories that happened to them.

  At the beginning of October, Zhong Guangguang and Tan Xihong left Tianjin, Zhou Hexuan also went to Peiping with Meng Xiaodong, along with the child named Zhou Hang.

   It was the first time that he was away from home and had to be separated from his relatives. Zhou Hang seemed quite withdrawn, with a drooping face and reluctance to speak.

   "Come on, Xiaohang, the candied haws I just bought." Zhong Guangguang smiled lovingly.

   "Thank you, Grandpa." Zhou Hang took the candied haws and hid behind the old gentleman for fear of living.

   Several people got on the train, and Tan Xihong sent an invitation to Zhou Hexuan: "Mr. Zhou, if Peking University resumes classes, I hope you can come to be a teacher."

   Zhou Hexuan asked with a smile, "When will Peking University resume classes?"

   "Well, it should be very soon." Tan Xihong said without confidence.

  Historically, the chaos at Peking University continued until three years later. Zhang Zuolin even abolished Peking University directly, and merged with eight other universities into the Beijing Normal University. It was not until the success of the Northern Expedition that Peking University was re-established with the support of the Nanjing National Government.

  Why does Zhang Zuolin hate Peking University so much?

  Because there are too many party members in the school, before the convening of our party, more than one-third of the party members in the country were Peking University students and alumni.

   As long as Zhang Zuolin occupies Peking, there will be absolutely no possibility of Peking University reopening. He doesn't need to use violence, just let the Ministry of Education seize the funds, Peking University will not be able to pay salaries, and the teachers will naturally not be able to support it - everyone has to eat.

  Zhong Guangguang suddenly said: "Mingcheng, I heard that you and Zhang Xueliang have a very close personal relationship, why don't you let Young Marshal Zhang persuade Zhang Zuolin?"

   "Hehe, I'll try my best." Zhou Hexuan could only perfunctory.

   Zhou Hexuan went to Peiping this time to attend Xu Zhimo's wedding. He also wanted to see with his own eyes what the legendary Lu Xiaoman looked like.

   The train starts.

   Meng Xiaodong cut a pear and handed it over: "Brother Zhou, eat some fruit."

   "Thank you." Zhou Hexuan bit the pear in his mouth, took out the manuscript and continued to conceive the layout of the novel.

   He is going to disrupt the story line of "Goddess", arrange time and space at will, and bring back flashbacks in various flashbacks. And arrange all the stories of the bottom of the society collected these days, showing the life of prostitutes from childhood to imprisonment.

  The entire novel is about 200,000 words in length, and there are various folk legends of ghosts and gods in between, in order to make the novel read mysterious and magical. The accusations against warlords, foreign powers and society are all hidden in those magical chapters, which make people feel absurd and chilling.

  Tan Xihong came over and saw him writing and drawing on the manuscript paper. He seemed to be sorting out the outline of the story. He asked curiously, "Write a novel?"

   Zhou Hexuan nodded and said, "I want to write down the story of Xiaohang's mother and son."

   "I will definitely read it then." Tan Xihong said with a smile.

  Meng Xiaodong sat next to him and smiled without saying a word. She liked to see Zhou Hexuan working hard, and felt that she had a unique intellectual temperament. So every night, she would prepare a late-night snack for Zhou Hexuan and bring it to the study to see this man busy.

  While Zhou Hexuan was thinking about his novel on the train, Zheng Zhenduo was worried about the manuscript for the "Fiction Monthly" in Shanghai. Apart from Lao She's Philosophy of Lao Zhang, the new author, he has not discovered other wonderful novels recently, and the quality of the manuscripts from various places is not good.

   Since the rise of May Fourth literature, it has begun to turn from prosperity to decline, and it is difficult to make new breakthroughs.

   Let’s talk about the situation of the May Fourth New Literature. The ten years from 1917 to 1927 played an important role in the history of modern Chinese literature.

   is marked by Hu Shi's "Literary Reform" and Chen Duxiu's "Literary Revolution", announcing the beginning of the "May Fourth Literary Revolution", which is an important part of the May Fourth New Culture Movement.

   In the past ten years, there have been more than 100 literary societies, large and small, and corresponding publications across the country.

  It is equivalent to a ideological enlightenment movement in the literary world. Writing in the vernacular unleashes the power of Chinese characters and greatly increases the speed of information and science dissemination. The intellectuals' ideology was further liberated, and freedom, democracy and science were sought after by people.

  The May Fourth Literary Revolution also innovated the creative thinking of Chinese literature, which can be roughly divided into the "Weisheng School" (realism) and the "Wei Art School" (Romanticism).

   "For Life School" believes that literature is a kind of work, it should reflect life and social reality, and explore some issues about life and society. Therefore, the novels created by this school are also called "problem novels".

   The leader of problem novels is Lu Xun, and "Diary of a Madman" can be called such a leader. Among them, "rural literature" occupies an important position in problem novels, and his works are more or less influenced by Lu Xun, reflecting the acute problems of rural China at that time.

   "Wei Art School" is just the opposite, they emphasize the self-expression of writers, among which Yu Dafu is the representative figure. This school of work pays more attention to literary skills and forms of expression. While pursuing personal liberation, it is also full of desire and petty bourgeoisie. Of course, it cannot be generalized. Guo Moruo's revolutionary literature is often classified as "artistic".

   Whether it is "for life" or "for art", they are both progressive compared to the old literature, and they are both components of the May Fourth literature, but their expressions are different.

   Today, May Fourth literature has matured and entered a bottleneck period. Whether it is local literature, revolutionary literature, or the stream of consciousness of the autobiographical school, it is difficult to give people a refreshing feeling. Various themes have been written badly, and continuing to create can only be a matter of wisdom.

  Some people began to look abroad, such as the upcoming "New Sensation School", which was influenced by Japanese literature.

   Zhou Hexuan's magical realism version of "Goddess", once serialized in the magazine, is expected to shock the attention of countless writers, and the overall appearance will be in a state of confusion.