If it weren't for Hu Jian's being too domineering and self-serving, even this short-lived controversy could have been completely avoided.

As soon as the sixteen competition articles were received, Dean Hu was not in a hurry to eat, and directly called up Liu Jingting's handpiece to start reviewing.

Very straightforward article title, Necklace, without any extension. If other players use this name, the sharp Dean Hu may feel that the level of the other party's name is really lackluster, but the person who uses this name is Liu Jingting, a seed player who showed an amazing hand in the audition, and the effect is naturally very different.

The subject matter is still a short story, the setting is still the Western world, and the writing is still flat and straightforward...... In fact, just after reading the first paragraph, Hu Jian was waiting for the reversal at the end, and he himself was guessing while reading, and when he saw that the necklace was lost, he even made up a story of conspiracy and fortune in his brain, such as the author suddenly wrote a sentence at the end, Mrs. Fu Laishijie held two necklaces, and smiled coldly: "I caught another one." ”

Such an ending is not only a reversal, but also an irony.

With this kind of reading expectation, I watched it all the way, and at the end, I first smiled bitterly, then secretly ashamed, and then screamed: "I have to announce to everyone in advance that the first place in the top eight has come out!"

For Hu Jian, it is not difficult to make this judgment, perhaps he has doubts and self-deprecation about his ability to construct stories, but he has absolute confidence in his ability to review texts, and his vision and cultivation of appreciating works.

In fact, halfway through the story, I interpreted a lot of deep meanings in my heart, such as the vanity and hypocrisy of capitalism, such as the tragedy and helplessness of the lower class people who cannot decide their own fate, such as the indomitable and struggle of the little people, and even associated with the theme of integrity.

In short, this is another masterpiece with its text and profound meaning.

Since Hu Jian believes in secondary creation. He is not opposed to over-interpretation, he has profound knowledge and insight, and he has his own set of theories and opinions on literary works, so he has a valid basis for drawing these conclusions.

However, other veteran judges who have been working with him since the beginning of the competition will definitely not agree to such a hasty first, sixteen entries, and only read one to determine the first place, which is too unruly and child's play.

Then Hu Jian printed out the "Necklace", and several heavyweight judges each wrote one piece. Then everyone unanimously said, "That's right, this is the first." ”

"It's still a genius idea, it's still an unexpected but reasonable twist, the penmanship is polished, and the foreshadowing is fine. The inner description is meticulous, and it is already a master's handwriting. Even if it is taken out and published in "People's Literature". Compared with the works of many famous domestic artists, it is not inferior. ”

After reading it, Professor Lu gave his own comments.

"So you know what I mean, it's not a comparison of magnitude, let's tell you this, even if Yoo Kyung-jeong didn't play well in the quarterfinals. He is definitely qualified to enter Vientiane with these two short stories, Liu Jingting, I have made up my mind. ”

People like Hu Jian are either blindly unaccustomed to it. Blows, poisonous tongues, or you can't appreciate it, you have to do it, no one can say it.

This is conceit, but because he has strength, this is also called self-confidence.

"I will personally send these two short stories to Director Kang's mailbox, and I believe that he will agree with my approach. ”

Even though no one raised objections, Hu Jian moved out of Kang to increase his persuasiveness.

……

The next day, the list of the top eight was announced, and fifteen of the sixteen people had insomnia, so when the top 16 sat in the classroom, except for Liu Jingting, who was still in good spirits, the other fifteen players showed that they were tired and nervous.

At around nine o'clock, Hu Jian, Professor Lu and a middle-aged female professor appeared in the examination room, and the atmosphere became even more tense.

"Good morning. Hu Jian greeted everyone with a smile, and the students responded.

"The results are out," Hu Jian shook the list in his hand, "which means that eight classmates will leave here today." ”

Everyone's heartbeat accelerated again, and their breathing was a little uncontrollable.

"Before announcing the list, I would like to say to you that the departure of students from here today does not mean the end of your writing journey, in fact, being able to stand out from thousands of contestants has proven that you are different. ”

Professor Hu paused, glanced at everyone kindly, and continued: "But a game is a competition, it has its own rules, since you are sitting here, you must be well prepared, just like we face many competitions or competitions in life, you have to be prepared for failure and success speech." ”

"Without further ado, I'm going to start announcing the list of people who have advanced to the quarterfinals, from the lowest to the highest. ”

Hu Jian opened the list, cleared his throat, and read: "Eighth place, Yao Fu." ”

A girl cheerfully replied "yes".

"Seventh, Deng Sa. ”

Another girl screamed with joy.

"Sixth, Condy. ”

A boy clenched his muscles and shouted "YES".

More and more people are starting to feel breathless and sweat is starting to run behind their palms.

"Fifth, Teng Li. ”

The third girl was relatively calm, and smiled in response, "Yes." ”

"Fourth, Vent. ”

A skinny boy replied calmly.

"Here are the top three," Hu Jian paused at the right time, smiled and looked up at everyone, this smile was so warm and warm in the eyes of the students who had been promoted, but it was very dazzling and discordant to those students who were undecided.

"The third place in the quarterfinals is, Mamanda. ”

A chubby girl stroked her chest, breathed a sigh of relief, and then raised her hand to signal.

"The runner-up in the quarterfinals is, Xu Sen. ”

Liu Jingting glanced back and saw a white boy slowly getting up and greeting a few teachers first, and then bowing to the classmates around him to say hello, he knew that classmate, it was the boy in the cafeteria who tried his best to defend martial arts novels, and when he got up, he deliberately glanced at the opponents who were arguing with him in the cafeteria. Smile back with an unpredictable smile.

No one paid attention to the meaning of his smile, because except for Liu Jingting, the other eight students had already felt a trace of coldness climbing up from the soles of their feet, and their bodies began to tremble involuntarily, compared to the defending champion Liu Jingting sitting in the first row, their chances of victory were really small.

At this time, Hu Jian's eyes fell on Liu Jingting, Liu Jingting greeted him calmly, and the other eight people saw this as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

"I have a question I'm curious about, to be exact. I have two questions, and because of these two questions, there has been a lot of debate between our judges recently, so Liu Jingting, I would like to ask you for advice in front of you today. Hopefully there will be a final conclusion. ”

"I don't dare to ask for advice, but the teacher asks. ”

"First. What is the ultimate meaning of your writing The Gift of the Magi?"

Liu Jingting didn't want to think about it. He blurted out: "Maggie's gift is a gift that is given without reciprocation." ”

But the hero and heroine in the novel are giving, and everyone knows that it is a process of exchanging gifts. ”

But they didn't know that when they were preparing gifts for each other, they didn't think that the other party was also preparing gifts for themselves, and it was for this reason. It is because of this contradiction that it reflects the wholehearted dedication and the giving of returns without considering the return. This is the original meaning of Maggie's gift. ”

The middle-aged female professor glanced at Dean Hu proudly, and Dean Hu was willing to continue to ask: "Isn't there a dialectical thinking like material and love?"

"You can do any interpretation, but this is not the author's original intention, it belongs to your secondary creation. ”

Professor Hu nodded with satisfaction when he heard the "second creation", did not continue the topic, and asked: "What about the "Necklace"?"

This can be explained a little more, but it is also important to admit that the original intention of this story is also very simple, that is, to tell a story purely with a twist, but after it is completed, it has a complex meaning in itself, because the most important thing for the novel is the story after all. ”

Professor Hu was about to speak, but Professor Lu suddenly coughed and signaled that he could announce the first choice and not continue to torture other students.

Professor Hu let out an "oh" and said, "Everyone should know the result, Liu Jingting won the championship with "Necklace". ”

Although everyone guessed the result, it was still a little difficult to accept when they heard Professor Hu announce it himself, and several girls finally cried bitterly, and one of the boys left his seat angrily and rushed out of the classroom.

Dean Hu looked at this scene with a flat face, Liu Jingting suddenly felt a little unbearable, it turned out that what he saw with his own eyes was still a little different from what he saw on TV, and the girl crying in any situation would make the man feel compassion vividly, Liu Jingting sighed lightly and turned his head to look out the window.

The middle-aged female professor shook her head and walked out of the classroom, Professor Lu looked at everyone kindly and comforted: "It's just an ordinary competition, everyone's writing road is still far away." ”

This sentence naturally has no effect, no matter what the game, the eliminated side will not accept any form of comfort at the moment of elimination, unless it sees a loser who is worse than himself.

The top 16 live competition came to an end, and the eight players left the field regrettably, and after a day of rest, the final round of competition began, and the news that Liu Jingting won the first place quickly spread across the country.

The Internet also launched an activity to continue writing "The Necklace", "After the heroine knows that the necklace is fake, what will she say in her first sentence?"

Liu Jingting also encountered this problem in his later life, and he did it as a homework, and Liu Jingting continued to write at that time: "Mathilde was stunned for a moment and muttered: "I still have dishes to wash......"

……

At the same time that all netizens showed their magic powers and continued to write necklaces, the director of Vientiane School Park and the famous educator Professor Kang Yuchang was reading an email.

Within forty minutes, Director Kang read two short stories in a row, sighed twice, and then replied to Dean Hu's email: "When the finals are over, I will personally meet this classmate Liu Jingting." (To be continued......)