Chapter 38 New Book Review
On the way to Guangshi, Chen Linfeng lay on the soft sleeper of the train and did not want to move.
Originally I wanted to buy a plane ticket, but considering that the train sleeper can provide a better rest, I finally chose the train.
The young man recovered quickly. Chen Linfeng rested for half a day and felt less tired.
He took out the newspapers from the past few days from his bag and looked at them. They were all reviews about his new book that Sister Mei had specially collected.
This time, the evaluation of "The Beginning of Destiny" in newspapers was not so optimistic.
Literary critics hate Chen Linfeng.
“The so-called genius writer has finally fallen. After discussing themes such as crime and punishment, law and legal system in his first novel, Chen Linfeng’s new book has written about so-called battle scenes, which are completely gone. The aura of the past.”
“The marketization of literature is eroding the young people of the new era. If even talented people like Chen Linfeng are immersed in the thrill of adrenaline fighting, then China’s literature will still be weak. Is there a future? "
Seeing this, Chen Linfeng remained calm and composed. He was mentally prepared for this. No one can be liked by everyone.
When the first novel was released, he was a newcomer, so he had the protection of a newcomer, and everyone was always a little more tolerant to newcomers.
In the second book, there is no such treatment.
Domestic literary practitioners still prefer realistic literature or pure literature. Novels that focus on combat are naked "idle books" and "useless literature."
“I can’t understand Chen Linfeng’s distortion of history. Judging from the interviews he has accepted, it is impossible for him to not understand history. King Arthur was written by him as a girl, and Qin Shihuang and the Great Emperor were summoned to modern times by him. , speaking in various modern terms. This is a betrayal of history and irresponsible to readers."
Chen Linfeng had a headache. Although he had expected it, he really couldn't bear the pot of historical nihilism. ah.
Read another comment, this time criticizing his illustrations as being unconventional.
Chen Linfeng pinched his eyebrows with his fingers to soothe his mood.
Sister Mei thought he was worried about the reputation of his new book, and comforted her, "Although there are many criticisms of you in newspapers, the comments from offline readers are still very good. We have received many replies from readers, and they all "I really like your new book."
"I'm not worried about this, it's just that the almost one-sided criticism in the newspaper is a bit wrong."
Chen Linfeng is not worried about others criticizing himself. Afraid of the kind that would add value to him.
As the saying goes, some things may not weigh as much as four ounces if they don't go on the scale. Once they go on the scale, they won't weigh even a thousand pounds.
I am afraid that he cannot teach children a good view of history. If there are too many such voices, it will be more troublesome.
Other criticisms don’t matter. Some different voices will increase the effect of propaganda.
He continued to look through the comments and finally saw one commenting on the plot.
“In my opinion, this novel, like the author’s first book, has a novel setting, which makes people envious of the flexible ideas of young people at their peak creative period.
The author's discussion in the article of whether justice can allow sacrifice is quite interesting. The heroine and the hero's adoptive father form a fierce opposition between the pros and cons of their views.
As the author who created them, it seems that he is completely on the side of the female protagonist, but the male protagonist himself is willing to sacrifice for justice.
This implicitly reveals the author's own point of view: the act of sacrificing others for the sake of justice is not considered justice, but the act of sacrificing oneself for the sake of justice is appreciated by the author.
It reminds me of the little fire-fighting hero Laining. I don’t think this is a good idea for children..."
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Yes, Chen Linfeng felt the generation gap. Who asked the children to sacrifice? You can't be so bloody.
Fortunately, there were still a few newspapers with positive reviews, which kept his blood pressure from getting too high.
However, the overall public opinion is still dominated by criticism.
Chen Linfeng put down the newspaper depressedly.
Sister Mei took out her laptop, found the content on the forum, and pointed it out to him,
"The overall public opinion this time is rather strange. Most of the critics in newspapers and major newspapers are criticizing, while all the Internet is praising, and the same is true on Sina and Sohu."
Chen Linfeng flipped through it, indeed, Netizens on the Internet are all talented people and have praised his novels to great effect.
"It is no exaggeration to say that "Destiny" is a perfect work, with mature characters, an intelligent plot, a variety of battles, and Chen Linfeng's new era perspective: What is a hero?< br>
There can be many kinds of heroes! ”
“There are few works that can make me think. It’s not that other excellent works are not good, but that I can’t stand them at all. I hope. There can be more good books like this.”
"The Banquet of the Three Kings reminds me of Cao Liu's Cooking Wine and Discussing Heroes. It's so touching."
"Indeed, I feel like I'm reading a classic."
No, you are Looks like pink but is actually black.
When Chen Linfeng saw this, he couldn't hold himself tight.
"It seems that this time it really won't get good reviews in the mainstream literary world," Chen Linfeng lay back on the bed and stopped reading all kinds of good or bad reviews.
He is not a fool and understands the reason for this trend of public opinion.
The situation is obvious. Traditional mainstream public opinion (mainly in the literary world) believes that he is wasting his talents and hopes that he will join the pure literary camp.
He, the most famous and best-selling author of the new generation, will set an example for other peers.
The previous generation valued the guiding role of literature, and valued its literary and ideological qualities rather than its entertainment.
Outside the literary world, there is another attitude.
Young netizens and general readers are relatively supportive of him, which can be seen from the number of novels currently on sale.
Public opinion quickly developed into a confrontation between the two parties.
Mainstream newspapers will quote online comments and then refute them one by one.
Major forums and portal websites will also forward comments in newspapers, and a bunch of netizens are opposing it.
The more the two parties scold, the more heated the situation will be offline. During the day, Chen Linfeng felt the crazy welcome from readers and fans. At night, when he read the accusations in the newspaper in the hotel, he only felt a huge sense of tearing.
He almost forced himself to read those accusatory comments. If he had a more objective point of view, he would keep it in mind.
He is also a normal person. If he sees too much criticism, he will feel unhappy. Then he will go to various forums to see the praise of netizens to balance it out.
Maybe this is what you need to face to become famous.
Chen Linfeng has his own thoughts on the recent form of public opinion. Negative voices are endless, and the praising voices around him have never stopped.
Over time, people will naturally stop paying attention to the voice of criticism, immerse themselves in the atmosphere of praise, and gradually get lost.
He is wary of this abnormal state.
What makes Chen Linfeng different from others is that the feeling about his past life has been lingering in his mind and has never dissipated.
As long as he remembers it, he will never forget it, which means that he has lost the ability to forget these emotions.
These emotions always remind Chen Linfeng that he is an ordinary person.
And ordinary people make mistakes.
If you want to avoid making mistakes, you must stay awake at all times.
Chen Linfeng's book signings were generally concentrated in several big cities from south to north, and lasted for about a week in total.
After the first week, according to statistics from the publishing house, the sales volume of "Destiny" exceeded half of the first printing.
“That’s 250,000 copies!”
When Zheng Yuling called him, her voice was trembling,
“Last year, your first book ranked among the top 10 in the annual sales list within three months, and this year it has remained the same. The number one spot on the sales list.
Judging from the current sales data of "Destiny", the number one spot next year will still be yours."
She sighed, "Xiao Feng, you are already there. I have officially become a well-known best-selling author. It’s great to be able to cooperate with you, Moya!”
Chen Linfeng chuckled and said, “Sister Xiaoling, it’s because of our Moya that I have achieved what I have today. I have to thank you too.”
"Haha, thank you. We are all one family."
The sales volume of "Destiny" in the first week could not be hidden from the industry insiders, and this information was soon published in newspapers.
My fellow writers were sore that their teeth were about to fall out, and more and more people published critical remarks in newspapers.
Chen Linfeng could no longer pay attention to these.
Next, he will go abroad to Neon to participate in promotional activities.
Kodansha spent nearly a month on the translation of "Destiny". Chen Linfeng has seen the finished product and the translation is very high-level.
As for Neon, the release date was set at the beginning of October. Sister Mei’s visa was also processed, and the two of them went to Neon a few days in advance.
At this time, editors Cheng and Zhao were still in Japan. Some of the novels newly transmitted from China were recognized and signed successfully.
Several editors have gained a huge sense of accomplishment and are now continuing to promote other works with great enthusiasm.
Neon’s book market is relatively mature, and there is no big bias against popular novels.
Their industry spoke highly of Chen Linfeng's "Destiny" and believed that it contained a different ideological direction from that of Neon Man.
What these professionals appreciate most is the plot of The Banquet of the Three Kings.
The collision of ideas between three ancient kings and the protagonist, a modern man, is very interesting.
Chen Linfeng basically followed the writing method of the original work in the previous life for the views and remarks of King Conqueror and King Arthur.
The views of the First Emperor mainly include some ideas of great unification, as well as the view of the emperor that "the whole world is not the king's land, and the shores of the land are not the king's ministers".
The protagonist has the historical materialism of modern Chinese people.
The latter two views are rarely seen in modern neon countries, and those people find them very fresh.
Some left-leaning literati even resonate deeply with it.
Chen Linfeng spent almost half a month writing the debate between these parties, and revised it countless times.
Judging from the evaluations of these people, his efforts were effective.
Not only does the novel's professional reputation bring attention to the new book, but Chen Linfeng's own experience is also very newsworthy.
Kodansha’s publicity was very good some time ago.
Many book lovers know that a talented Chinese writer is about to release a new work and are waiting to buy his book.
That evening, Editor Zhao came to him with a solemn face.
"Xiao Feng, there is something wrong with the public opinion in China these days. Someone published an article on Renri, criticizing your novel for historical nihilism, and suggested that the relevant departments ban your novel."
Chen Linfeng was shocked, "How could it be?"
When he went abroad, although there were some relevant voices, they only accounted for a small part of the literary criticism.
And to put it bluntly, only a small number of relevant people will pay attention to literary criticism.
“I was just writing a novel, and I didn’t do anything extremely sinful. How could I cause such trouble as the Master’s Daily News?”
(End of Chapter)