Chapter 251 Sharp Counterattack
The conference room immediately became commotion again.
The college students here are all literature lovers.
In the United States, science fiction is not as coldly received as in China, and it is very popular.
Not to mention that this novel just won an award?
It is said that just the day after the Nebula Awards, the book titled "Minghua Short and Medium Science Fiction Novels" quickly appeared in the best-seller counters of major bookstores in New York.
"Mr. Fang, I have read the collection of novels you wrote. My favorite is "Wall-E". The writing is so romantic!"
Stand up The speaker was a girl, looking at Fang Minghua with an excited face.
"Thank you. This novel will soon meet everyone on the screen. You can appreciate this romantic love story from another angle." Fang Minghua said humorously.
“Huh? It will be made into a movie?!” the girl screamed.
Fang Minghua nodded with a smile.
Lisa immediately said: "Mr. Fang's two works, "Solar Catastrophe" and "Wall-E", have been selected by the famous Hollywood director Mr. Spielberg and the Industrial Light and Magic Company of Lucasfilm respectively. Purchased the film and television adaptation rights and signed the contract last night. I want to see these two movies soon! ”
Wow. Being adapted into a movie!
This is a novel writer’s dream.
Not to mention the college students here, even several other writers have looks of envy on their faces.
Fang Minghua had already sat down at this time. This was Zhang Xianliang's special performance, and he couldn't take over the show.
Unexpectedly, the white young man who just sang with the black young man said to Fang Minghua: "Mr. Fang, I have read your article "Rural Teacher". It is very touching. I want to discuss a question with you. "
"I'm sorry, my colleague is giving a lecture today. If you want to discuss anything with me, please come after class."
The white young man didn't seem to expect Fang Minghua's straightforward refusal, and was stunned. Said loudly: "The "Uncle Tom's Cabin" you just mentioned was described more than a hundred years ago. Our country has long since abolished slavery!"
"But the one you won the award for The reality described in the first half of the novel "Country Teacher"! Is China really that backward? ”
The conference room suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at Fang Minghua, who was sitting in the back row.
Fang Minghua remembered that the girl named Emily asked the same question on the train to Chicago. However, the girl was just curious, but the young man in front of her had evil intentions.
You have ulterior motives, and of course I won’t do what you want.
"This classmate." Fang Minghua simply sat down, looked at him and said lightly: "I once read "The Police and the Hymn" written by your American writer O. Henry."
" The impoverished and homeless homeless man Soapy described in the book, because he wanted to go to prison to survive the cold winter, deliberately committed crimes, went to restaurants to eat king meals, disturbed public order, and molested women."
"However, none of this made him go to jail as he wished; in the end, when he was moved by hymns in the church and wanted to start reforming again, the police sent him to jail. Is this your America?"
< br>"Or is it like what is described in Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita" novel? The somewhat perverted adoptive father, the troubled girl Lolita, and the noisy, dirty and vulgar world unique to America "Motel?" "This is our America too!"
Fang Minghua's tone was full of irony.
“Huh? This”
The blond young man was speechless. He did not expect that this oriental young man had such profound knowledge and sharp language.
I had to sit down obediently.
“On the train to Chicago to attend the Nebula Awards ceremony two days ago, I met a female college student named Emily who asked the same question.”
Fang Minghua’s tone He became more relaxed, looked at everyone and said, "I answered him like this: "It is true that poverty, ignorance and backwardness still exist in our country, just like your country described in the novels of your country's authors.
"But we are working hard to change all this and improve the status and treatment of teachers. Like your country, our country has also established Teachers' Day starting from this year. In addition, in the future, we will establish a "Hope Project" to provide relief Out-of-school children in poor areas. In short, we are working hard to make our country a better place, and so are you, aren’t you? ”
"Bah bang bang" applause burst out in the conference room.
“Now, please listen to Mr. Zhang’s lecture. His lecture is even more exciting.” Fang Minghua timely directed the audience’s attention to today’s topic.
Zhang Xianliang also said at the right time: "Just now, my colleague's speech was very exciting. Now I will talk about the dialectical writing method of novels."
"I believe that writing about life does not have the foundation of philosophical cultivation. Writing about society without the foundation of political economic theory is as unreliable as wanting to be a surgeon without being proficient in anatomy."
"The great French writer Victor Hugo once said: "Whoever wants to be famous." To be called a poet must also be a historian and a philosopher”
"Only through abstract logical thinking can the various image information transmitted to my mind from the world through my audio-visual organs become clearer and more vivid. And once this kind of image information is abstracted into a certain concept in my mind, in the concept Under the control of the mind, all kinds of image information will be generated and connected, and even become a plot. Moreover, only through abstract logical thinking can this kind of image information be turned into a stable and lasting image memory, just like only understanding. It's just as easy to recite ancient Chinese prose as it is "
Obviously, Zhang Xianliang won the applause of the whole audience after careful preparation.
While waiting for lunch, Fang Minghua, Zhang Xianliang, Zhang Ling and Yi Shu from Xiangjiang were eating together, and everyone talked about what happened this morning.
"Hey, how could this happen? How could they imagine our country to be like that? Is our country so unbearable in their eyes?" Zhang Ling sighed.
“It’s normal.” Fang Minghua took a bite of bread and said calmly: “No one cares about a poor and backward country. Let me ask you, Zhang Ling, will you notice the changes in those countries in Africa?”< br>
"No." Zhang Ling shook her head.
"Minghua is right." Zhang Xianliang interjected: "Although newspapers refer to the people of those African countries as black brothers, who in the hearts of ordinary people will really pay attention and care? Everyone thinks they are the United States. Developed countries like Japan.”
“That’s right...” Zhang Ling nodded.
"Of course, our country now lacks external publicity and promotion of the national image. Not only is our economy underdeveloped, but our cultural soft power is also relatively backward." Fang Minghua added after thinking for a while.
"Cultural soft power?" Zhang Ling heard this term for the first time and felt very fresh.
(End of this chapter)