Chapter 113: Not optimistic
The study was a little quiet, and Ma Yinchu seemed to be thirsty after talking for a long time, sipping hot tea with a cup. Yu Hai and Wang Lijian, on the other hand, looked pensive.
Zhuang Yan didn't know what to say at this time, so he could only look at Wang Lijian's study quietly.
When he came in just now, several people quickly started a discussion, so Zhuang Yan didn't bother to look at it carefully. At this time, it was quiet, Zhuang Yan took a closer look, and found that Wang Lijian's study was basically the same as his office in the literary and art world, and even the color of the desk was similar. Zhuang Yan nodded secretly, no wonder there was a sense of familiarity when he came in just now.
However, a closer look at the two rows of bookshelves behind the side of the desk reveals some differences. Wang Lijian himself said that the bookshelves in his office are full of rare edition books, but the shelves here are all ordinary books.
Zhuang Yan also noticed that directly behind the desk, there were four copies of "Alive" at once. Zhuang Yan scratched his head and was a little surprised, isn't it enough for this old king to read a book, but also to open the bow up and down, left and right, with both hands and feet, and forty lines at a glance?
In general, Wang Lijian's study is very simple, simpler than his office in the company, at least in terms of area, his study is much smaller than that office.
Just when Zhuang Yan was studying Wang Lijian's study, Yu Hai suddenly spoke: "Today we are here to discuss Ziyan's book, why did you suddenly talk about it." Let's admit that there is a big problem in China's education, so is Ziyan going to give us a good explanation of the contents of the book?"
Zhuang Yan came back to his senses at this time, moved his buttocks forward, and said: "I can't go into detail about the content of the book, and I don't have the time, so I'll probably tell you about it." The protagonist of the story, Holden, is a middle school student who has been expelled from his school for the fourth time, and this time ......"
Zhuang Yan told them the story of the next few days from the day Holden was expelled from school, and finally said: "After all this, Holden was sent to a mental sanatorium by his parents, and these stories will also be dictated by him to the doctor in the nursing home. ”
After finishing speaking, Zhuang Yan looked at Wang Lijian and Ma Yinchu, and found that the three of them were all bowing their heads and pondering, as if they were thinking about the story he just said.
It was Ma Yinchu who was the first to speak, and he said: "You seem to have depicted two opposing worlds, if I am not mistaken, the worlds of adults and children are completely opposites, one is dirty and the other is pure. ”
Zhuang Yan nodded admiringly, what he just said was not much, it was just a synopsis of the story, there was neither a psychological description of the characters, nor many dialogues that could highlight the characters' personalities. But Ma Yinchu can perceive the key point of this story according to those clues, which is really powerful.
At this time, Wang Lijian also raised his head, and he continued after Ma Yinchu finished speaking: "So, the wheat field in the title of the book is the pure world that Holden wants to protect that belongs to the children?"
Zhuang Yan opened his mouth and didn't speak, Yu Hai followed up and said: "I think it's about the same, there are not many characters mentioned by Ziyan just now, but without exception, as long as they are adults, they are all dark, and children are all good, and their tendencies are very strong." ”
After Yu Hai finished speaking, Zhuang Yan had a chance to speak: "You guessed right, the contradiction in this book is the contrast between the adult world and the children's world. As a teenager, Holden has to face leaving the world of children and moving into the world of adults, but in the process, he ......"
Zhuang Yan said a lot, at this time he didn't look like an author, but like Ma Yinchu and them, he became a reader, and he told Ma Yinchu and them about his understanding of this book one by one.
Ma Yinchu and they nodded while listening, and finally after Zhuang Yan finished speaking, the three of them nodded again, Ma Yinchu said: "The idea of this book is very mature, and the storyline is very perfect. ”
In fact, there is really nothing to change in terms of the main story line, what Zhuang Yan wants to adjust is the language style and some details in this book, he said: "Because the background of this book is New York, USA, and my own understanding of New York is from the Internet, so I want to ask you about this aspect." In addition, I am still a little unsure about the handling of some details of this book, and I would like to consult with a few people. ”
After listening to Zhuang Yan's words, Ma Yinchu smiled and said: "The first question, I think it's very simple, I've been to New York once, and it doesn't have any characteristics except for the bustling. If you want to talk about some local customs and language styles, you can also look them up on the Internet. If you're really concerned, why not take a trip to New York and get a feel for it? As for the inaccurate handling of some of the details you said, I'm afraid we can't do anything about it, Zijian, are you right?"
Ma Yinchu turned his head to look at Wang Lijian when he said this, but Wang Lijian had been in a daze since Zhuang Yan finished saying it just now, and when he heard Ma Yinchu ask him, he suddenly came back to his senses, "Ah, Yuanshan, what did you say?"
Squinting and smiling, Ma Yinchu said, "Zijian, what's wrong with you, what are you doing, do you have any thoughts on Ziyan's new book?"
Zhuang Yan and Yu Hai also looked at Wang Lijian, wanting to hear what he had to say, Wang Lijian looked at the three of them, and suddenly sighed and said: "I am not very optimistic about Ziyan's book, at least until now, I have not heard more humanistic care, it is nothing more than a few days of experience of a middle school student." As for the contradiction between the adult world and the children's world, it seems far-fetched?"
Indeed, if you just look at what Zhuang Yan just said, the story of this book is indeed very monotonous, it sounds like the inner monologue of a bad student, even if this bad student is fundamentally different from other bad students, but Wang Lijian can't see more deep things from him.
This is the flaw of the story outline, and a large part of the success of the book "The Catcher in the Rye" lies in the way it is expressed, with the perfect display of "stream of consciousness" and "stream of life", so that the trivial stories are kneaded and combined, giving people an unhurried, but thrilling feeling.
If this book doesn't have this unique way of presentation and often eye-catching dialogue, it wouldn't be much higher than Guo Jingming's teenage abortion novels.