Wang Shuo likes to brag, but sometimes people can't tell whether he is bragging or telling the truth.
Especially in recent years, Wang Shuo has become so popular.
How popular is it?
As soon as his novels were written, they were published by mainstream publications, such as Harvest, Zhongshan, Contemporary, People's Literature, Flower City, etc.
Novels, and often more than one.
As for the number of film and television dramas adapted from his novels, or simply written and scripted by him, in just a few years, they are too numerous to count.
In particular, "Desire", which premiered the year before last, was a crowd-pleaser and even set a record for TV drama ratings.
There is also the upcoming broadcast of Mainland China’s first TV sitcom "The Story of the Editorial Office", which is also attracting much attention.
And Yu Dong knew that "The Story of the Editorial Department" was loved by the audience as soon as it was aired, and it also made Ge You, who was not very famous at the time, famous in one fell swoop. He also won the Golden Eagle Award for Best Actor for his role as Li Dongbao.
In recent years, although there have been many different opinions about Wang Shuo in the mainstream literary world, in the entertainment industry, he is like a god-like existence, and it seems that anyone who gets along with him can become popular.
As for those voices in the mainstream literary world - no one can be sure whether literature is mainstream or not.
If there is a mainstream, then who is the mainstream?
Then again, the literary world has become a bit weird in recent years. Writers all want to be mainstream, but most of them don't admit that they are mainstream.
On the one hand, I secretly claim to be mainstream, but once others say I am mainstream, I feel a little unhappy.
why you are not feeling happy?
Because literature needs to be unconventional and have personal characteristics. If it is too mainstream, is it still called literature?
In Yu Dong's opinion, Wang Shuo's works should be serious literature that is not too serious, plus a little bit of pure literature that is not too pure.
This is not a derogatory statement, but it means that Wang Shuo's works are very "traditional".
"What kind of cultural person am I?"
While eating, Wang Shuo was struck by something he didn't know he was talking about, and he came up with this sentence.
Cheng Yongxing said with a half-smile, "Wang Shuo, you said you are not a cultural person, but you are actually being falsely modest and very cunning."
Wang Shuo didn't say anything. He held a cigarette and looked at Cheng Yongxing. The latter continued, "Don't be fooled by him. This is his usual trick. First, mark yourself as a gangster, and then he will take it for granted if you mess with him."
, started a scolding war with others without any psychological burden. The two sides started scolding each other back and forth, and the other party fell into his trap. Anyway, he calls himself a gangster, and it is natural for him to scold people. If the other party scolds him, he will immediately stop.
When a high-ranking intellectual falls from a high platform, it is someone else who falls to death and becomes crippled in the end."
"That's great. I didn't think so much myself. It shows how insidious you are." Wang Shuo said with a smile, but did not continue to refute.
The others looked at each other and smiled. Everyone knew that Wang Shuo was also a kind of wisdom in life, but no one could do what he did, throwing himself off the scholar's seat from the beginning.
At this time, Wang Shuo looked at Yu Dong and said, "You don't look like a Shanghainese."
Before Yu Dong responded, Cheng Yongxing became unhappy at first, "I just said you have a stereotype about Shanghai people."
Wang Shuo chuckled and said, "I only have stereotypes about people from Shanghai and certain places. You people from Shanghai have stereotypes about people from all other places."
Cheng Yongxing flicked the ashes from his cigarette and said nothing. Su Tong, who was watching next to him, burst out laughing. He thought to himself that someone finally treated Cheng Yongxing.
Aren't you a scoundrel? There is someone more scoundrel than you.
However, Wang Shuo did not continue to talk about the regional issue, but said to Dong: "After I read your "Death of a Widow", I felt that the name was somewhat impressive, and then I remembered that I had seen it in "Zhongshan".
I deliberately took out "Mending the Sky" and watched it again. Don't tell me, it's still somewhat interesting. Also, it was mentioned in the newspaper before that you were the one who sold the film and television adaptation rights at a high price."
Except for Su Tong, everyone else at the scene looked at Yu Dong with confused faces. They didn't know what Wang Shuo meant when he said that film and television adaptation rights were sold at high prices.
Seeing their reactions, Wang Shuo laughed in surprise, "Don't tell me that your brothers don't know yet. This is no small matter. I have read the news in both newspapers."
Wang Shuo continued to ponder their faces and made sure that they really didn't know about this. He smiled even more wildly: "You guys are quite careless."
Facing the doubts on the faces of several people, Yu Dong smiled and explained: "It's not a big deal. I published a novel in "Science Fiction Literature" before, and an American director took notice of it and bought the film and television adaptation rights, and the price was paid back.
Yes, media reporters made some exaggerated descriptions and wrote news reports."
Su Tong immediately followed, "I know this, and I think it is a good thing. In the past few years, everyone has been emphasizing that literature should broaden its boundaries. But no one has said where the boundary is, since no one knows where it is.
Where, then how should we expand the boundaries? I think science fiction is not a new attempt."
The scene was silent for a while. The news was a bit sudden to them. But they felt that hearing the news now was not as breaking news as before.
In recent years, the country has developed rapidly, and many writers have begun to think about "going overseas" to make money.
In such an environment, it does not seem to be unacceptable for a person to suddenly write science fiction novels. Moreover, the novel written by Yu Dong was also used by Americans to make a movie, which added another layer to it and made it more accessible.
An aura of acceptance.
After a period of silence, Mo Yan was the first to speak and said with a smile: "This is a good thing, and I am going abroad. Next time I have a chance, I will also read this novel. I think since
If you can be chosen to make a movie, you must have something special."
Cheng Yongxing pursed his lips and took off the cigarette that was about to stick to his lips. "Actually, I know Tan Kai from "Science Fiction World". I didn't know that Yu Dong wrote science fiction novels before. But you
Yes, you should tell us. As Lao Su said, literature seeks to broaden the boundaries. Since you have tried something, it is a good thing to share it with everyone."
Wang Shuo on the side said teasingly: "If I don't tell you, why are you feeling so stupid? Isn't it because I'm afraid you won't look down on me?"
Cheng Yongxing was about to retort when Yu Dong shook his head and said, "I have never thought about hiding it, otherwise I would not be willing to publish science fiction novels under my real name. But in my opinion, this is not something that must be said. You guys
Since you didn’t come to ask, there is no need for me to say anything specifically.”
Chapter completed!