Throughout the ages, there are countless elegant things, anecdotes, allusions and myths and legends about the West Lake, and the literati and writers of the past dynasties have visited here, leaving a lot of poems that have been handed down from generation to generation, among which the great writer Su Dongpo of the Song Dynasty said that "if you want to compare the West Lake with the West, it is always appropriate to wear heavy makeup" is the most widely spread.

There are too many places to write about West Lake, for the same reason, there don't seem to be too many better words to describe her, belonging to the state of "Cui Hao's inscription poem on the top", there are too many classics left by the predecessors, and it will inevitably look dwarfed if you force the feelings.

However, as the only free 5A-level scenic spot in the country so far, it welcomes and sends off such a huge number of tourists every year, and the stories about her are endless.

Ten scenes, new ten scenes, three pools, one mountain, the whole browsing, one day may not be enough.

Spring dawn at Su Causeway, autumn moon on Pinghu, sunset on Leifeng, remnant snow on broken bridge...... The names of these poetic and picturesque scenic spots also prove the authenticity of this literary and artistic mecca from another angle.

At 7 o'clock in the evening of September 9th, the first Chinese Writers' Summit and the West Lake Sword Debate was grandly opened here.

The first item of the opening ceremony was, of course, the speech of the relevant leaders, after "the golden autumn is cool, the osmanthus is fragrant", the writers' representatives spoke, Feng Changxing, the chairman of the Writers' Association, Xu Yong, the representative of the young writers, and Liu Jingting, the representative of the young writers.

The leader's speech was rich in content, and the writers had to be concise and to the point, except for Chairman Feng's several prospects and suggestions, Xu Yong and Liu Jingting all wished everyone a good time. The summit was successfully held and other clichés.

The slightly embarrassing part is that it started with the leader and went all the way to Xu Yong's coming to power. The scene was a chaotic atmosphere, and the tourists who incarnated as the audience and the book fans who came specially came to talk about themselves talked about themselves, but when Liu Jingting appeared, the atmosphere of the scene took a 90-degree turn, and everyone cheered Hangzhou as Hung Hom.

The writers present sighed a little, shook their heads and sighed with envy, and the leaders present all looked at each other and then looked at each other, sighing, "When." Writers are more stars than stars"?

The audience sitting in front of the screen watching the live broadcast unceremoniously left messages on the Internet, "The difference in popularity is not too big", "Is this kind of second-kill comparison really good", "Shouldn't Liu Jingting be allowed to appear, how embarrassing it is for the leaders and other writers"......

After the speech, there was a well-known musical fountain performance. Liu Jingting saw it once a long time ago. Later, when I traveled around the world with Xu Qing and Yang Lilu, I watched it again, which also proved that the music fountain is indeed worth watching.

At the end of the half-hour performance, everyone was still unsatisfied. But everyone knows that tonight's theme or focus isn't the musical fountain. It is a "fighting literary contest" that has become a trend.

The organizing committee obviously intended to whet everyone's appetite and turned a deaf ear to the calls of the onlookers to start the competition, but arranged for the writers to have a half-hour free discussion.

The summit was supposed to be a meeting and chat.

The scene began to be restless again, but under the deterrence of the armed police force with loaded guns and ammunition, no one dared to make any radical moves, so they had to wait patiently.

At about eight o'clock, the electronic screens hanging directly above the stage and on the left and right sides suddenly lit up, and the scene burst into cheers. The situation is somewhat similar to the lights out before the opening of the party.

The on-site host also did not take the stage and simply informed everyone. Next is the time for writers to improvise.

Although there were more than 90 writers at the scene, there were only 22 writers who prepared improvisational works, 12 of these 22 were writing poems, five were preparing prose, and the remaining five were preparing novels.

Originally, Liu Jingting, Xu Qing, Han Shuo, and Yi Shui'an did not explicitly agree to create, but when a few people were visiting the West Lake during the day, they happened to meet an old man sitting on the stone slab by the lake and washing his feet.

"Idlers walk around the West Lake, and occasionally see the old man with thin feet. Looking back at the friends and companions are pointing, the green mountains are faintly rainy and foggy. ”

It may not be a subtle sentence, but it is rare to think of it naturally and be more appropriate.

Here, Yi Shui'an is discussing with Liu Jingting and others whether to write this poem "Traveling to the West Lake", and the twenty computers over there are already occupied by writers, and they are creating or "entering".

The first one that came out was a modern poem - "West Lake".

The beauty of West Lake is clear, pure, and pollution-free beauty

I've always wanted to come to West Lake, but I've only been able to get my wish until now

In fact, when I was a child, I dreamed of West Lake

At that time, my grandmother told me the story of the White Lady and Xu Xian

So I hated Fahai

scolded him for not understanding true love in the world

Then I started writing

Write words of joy and sorrow

Gradually, he became famous

Won a lot of awards

I dare not be ashamed

But I still remember West Lake in my heart

It's like a dream that never ends

Fortunately, I finally got here today

The wind blows here, and the wish of my youth comes true

Xihu and I are both old

After the poem was entered into the big screen, many people began to recite it, and some writers who were not ready to write on the stage began to comment.

This poem is actually nostalgic for childhood, although there is not a single word of sadness in the whole poem, but after reading the whole poem, you can clearly feel the faint melancholy that has always permeated. ”

"The words 'ashamed and dare not be' are used best, implicitly criticizing the atmosphere of pride and complacency that is now pervading the literary world. ”

The last sentence is a poetic eye, which plays the role of the finishing touch, of course the West Lake cannot be old, the old is a poet, the old is this era, this sentence is a practical irony, in connection with the previous grandmother to tell a story, there is not only a criticism of today's popular culture, but also nostalgia and reluctance to tradition. ”

The first sentence of the poem, the word 'pollution-free', is an enlightened statement. ”

Liu Jingting and Han Shuo stared at each other when they heard this, and Han Shuo whispered: "The comments are ten times more wonderful than the original poem! I'm itching too. ”

Liu Jingting, who was doing a good job, said leisurely: "Control it." ”

"Rest assured. ”

When the scene began to comment on several other articles, Han Shuo walked to a computer and did not type drafts. Type directly on the big screen:

Poetry: Circles and Altars

No matter what the lap

to the end

will become

wreath

No matter what the altar is

to the end

will become

altar

As soon as Han Shuo's poem came out, it immediately caused a burst of laughter from the onlookers, and the writers looked up at the screen one after another, and then changed their expressions.

The old writers frowned and rebuked the boy for his arrogance, and the young writers all looked at each other gloating and laughed.

At this time, I don't know who got up and shouted: "Han Shuo has written it, what about Liu Jingting?"

Then there was a shout of "Liu Jingting, Liu Jingting, Liu Jingting!"

Then. In fact, there were seven or eight writers who were typing, and when they heard such a uniform shout, they all stopped and looked at Liu Jingting who was standing in the middle of the group of writers with other writers.

"Brother. You can't hide. ”

Han Shuo, who had just stirred up the troubled waters, didn't care about everyone's criticism, and instigated Liu Jingting with a wicked smile, and he might also have the idea of comparing them in the bottom of his heart.

Liu Jingting was not ready to make a move. But it is by no means unprepared. Haizi Hugo Byron, Goethe Whitman, Shelley, Wordsworth, was really in a hurry, so he wrote Mr. Lu Xun's "On the Fall of Leifeng Tower" to everyone.

"Mr. Liu Jingting?" the host called tentatively, and Xu Yuanhuai, who was standing next to him, also said, "Xiaoliu, if you have to be prepared......

Liu Jingting nodded, then walked towards the computer, and the scene suddenly fell silent.

The planned white-hot competition did not appear, and once Liu Jingting decided to make a move, other authors would even involuntarily stop. It was like some kind of inexplicable shock.

This kind of aura is the aura of the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Liu Jingting thought about choosing that article as he walked. Until standing in front of the computer, facing the black and oppressive audience, there was still no conclusion, at this time, the lights around the stage suddenly flashed, and the darkness and light were staggered in an instant, Liu Jingting's heart suddenly moved, remembered a poem, and then put his hands on the keyboard.

The comments on the live video were swiped by "what Liu Jingting wants to write" at this time.

"Wow, wow, wow"

There were so many people at the scene, and Liu Jingting's sound of tapping on the keyboard could still be heard clearly.

generation

The night gave me black eyes

But I use it to find light

After writing these two sentences, Liu Jingting took a step back and greeted everyone.

There was an uproar at the scene.

"Done?"

"Just those two sentences?"

The "Generation" by the poets of the Hazy School on behalf of Gu Cheng is just these two sentences, two sentences that have almost been praised to the point of flooding.

Film and television dramas, novels, advertisements, lyrics, imitations and direct quotations are innumerable.

This poem was published in the poetry magazine "Stars" in 1980, and once it was published, the poetry world was shaken, at that time, there were many poetry schools, and there were constant confrontations and debates between each other, and the hazy school had supporters, but more of them were ridiculers and ridiculers, and everyone thought that the hazy school was simply in the clouds, nonsense, and meaningless.

It's because I can't write sentences well that I call myself a hazy school.

On the whole, the literary debate at that time was more fierce and cruel than now.

However, whether it is supporters or opponents, everyone unanimously praises Gu Cheng's "Generation".

Although the creation of this poem has a specific background of the times and specific meanings, despite the limitations of the times, this poem still has a profound connotation.

The opposing meanings of "night" and "light" have existed throughout the history of mankind, and "searching" has always run through the entire history of Chinese civilization.

"The road is long, I will go up and down and seek!"

Liu Jingting is writing this poem now, and it is not difficult to speculate on the metaphorical meaning that "black night" refers not only to the night of the West Lake, but also to the endless attacks, abuses, and ridicules that Liu Jingting has encountered along the way.

Including tonight's situation, how many writers present are ready to give him a little color when they come?

Liu Jingting is a response to all those who have blackened him in the past, present and future: No matter how much darkness I encounter, I will still unswervingly seek the light.

Although the writers present were more or less in the habit of pretending, they were able to stand out from so many writers in the country, and when they received the invitation letter, it was definitely not a straw bag, and after Liu Jingting announced that he had finished writing, they were stunned for a moment, but then they vaguely realized the meaning of Liu Jingting from this little poem.

And the netizens who were watching the live broadcast quickly spread the poem, and some netizens even read it and resonated.

Young people who are in love entanglements are inspired;

White-collar workers who are in the period of underestimation of their careers, and even large businessmen who have already achieved fame, are also deeply touched, thinking of all the difficulties in the entrepreneurial period.

The reason why this poem has been recited for a long time is that it has jumped out of the limitations of the times and has eternal life, which can be interpreted in countless ways like Hamlet's famous quote about the paradox of life and death.

Feng Changxing, chairman of the Writers' Association, commented in silence for a long time, and then said to the people around him: "Other writers can stop writing." ”

As Chairman Feng said, several other writers who were typing the article hesitated for a moment and finally chose to delete the document.

They may not really feel that they will lose for a while, they just suddenly realize that using a tirade to fight with Liu Jingting's eighteen words is itself a loss, and the content may not be able to win.

At this point, the traditional writers are tantamount to surrendering their guns to Liu Jingting.

Liu Jingting returned to Yi Shui'an, Xu Qing, and Han Shuo, Yi Shui'an smiled and said, "I don't have to be ugly, you won the championship tonight with these two sentences." ”

Han Shuo also gave a thumbs up and said: "I have no good impression of modern poetry, except for this song "Generation". ”

Grandfather Xu Yuanhuai was still looking at the screen, his expression was silent, as if he was recalling a painful past.

As one of the fans of this poem, Liu Jingting is no longer humble to the praise of others.

At this time, two young best-selling authors walked up to the computer and began to improvise.

Xu Qing raised her chin and said to Liu Jingting, "Lin Tiange." ”

The two most popular martial arts representative writers under Gu Yongsheng are Broken Knife and Lin Tiange.

This time it's a more straightforward challenge. (To be continued......)