The sky was completely dark, and the moon hung high in the night sky. Tonight, it's not a full moon. The small living room is filled with not only the smell of tea, but also the unique aroma of agarwood burning in the antique copper incense burner.

In such an environment, Jian Jian smiled refreshedly: "You are already monstrous and rich." So why do you have to be a writer?"

Jia Youwei leaned lazily on the cushion on the side of the chair and said: "The great writer Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy, who represents the breadth of Russian literature, was born in the aristocracy, a serf owner, a landlord, and he also enjoyed writing this tirelessly, and it was only then that "Resurrection", "War and Peace", and "Anna Karenina" were circulated in the world.

The great French writer Marcel Proust, the pioneer and master of stream-of-consciousness literature, is one of the greatest writers in the history of world literature in the 20th century. His representative work "Reminiscences of the Years Like Water". Proust was also born into a very wealthy family.

The great Austrian writer Stefan Zweig, who was born into a wealthy Jewish family, is known for his short story "Letter from a Strange Woman", the novel "The Anxiety of the Heart", and the memoir "The World of Yesterday". ”

Succinctly, I understand the implication of his example, which is to best explain that there is no necessary causal relationship between people's origin and writing. Before writers become famous, they are not necessarily poor. It's just that most of the writers who have become famous have been poor.

"In the world of a real writer, saying that he is rich is like insulting him for soliciting prostitutes and being caught by the police. Poverty, poverty is a manifestation of the glory of being a true writer.

J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter book series has not only made her famous, but also made a lot of money. However, who among the young people in the world really takes her seriously?

Except for children, no one would study Tolstoy, Proust, or Zweig as much as they admired him, and his works.

J.K. Rowling's life will be well, but it will not leave a mark in the history of world literature. The "Harry Potter" series of books will also be forgotten in the dusty dust of history by future generations after the wind blows.

Moreover, the commercial success of the Harry Potter series is not so much the success of J.K. Rowling's writing as it is the operational success.

Originally, the first book of "Harry Potter" was written in a serious literary style with a magical background, but it was not well liked by the booksellers, so the writer himself was asked to change it to popular literature.

J.K. Rowling herself had written other works under a different pseudonym, but was ridiculed by her editors for attending a writing class. In fact, she has achieved nothing in the field of serious literature. Jia Youwei said further slowly.

"I finished reading the original English version of the Harry Potter book series. Well...... Anyway, I don't really like it. Jia Qianqian sat south and faced north, and interjected.

The student who looked at him briefly smiled and nodded. She believed that Jia Qianqian was not bragging, after all, she had discovered her genius IQ a long time ago.

At the beginning, I was worried that the other party's talent would be buried in a poor family, but unexpectedly, his talent was not only buried, but also cultivated to the maximum.

"Then do you think college education has killed writers?" concise eyes once again fell to Jia Youwei's side.

"I'm borrowing a quote from F. O'Connor to answer you. Everywhere I went, I was asked if I thought a college education killed writers.

My opinion is: they didn't kill enough. A lot of bestsellers come from the hands of these highly educated guys. Jia Youwei smiled and said.

Immediately, Jane laughed. At the same time, Jia Qianqian looked ignorant, looking at the two of them with blank eyes, completely unclear about what was ridiculous in it.

After Jia Youwei laughed, he said without hurrying: "Milan Kundera said that in the 21st century, everyone can become a writer and write the story in their own hearts.

I think he couldn't be more than right. In the past, I always thought, and even believed, the words of many writers that people living at the bottom of the world don't think, and are just soulless walking corpses.

Later, I gradually realized that this was not the case. The people at the bottom are also making their voices heard. It's just that it's not in the traditional media controlled by literati, but on the Internet.

I'm currently watching Jack London's Abyssal Dwellers: East End Stories. The book was reprinted to commemorate the centenary of his death.

Although this book is not one of his representative works, it depicts the life of the low-class people in the East End of London, England, with the theme of describing the life of the low-class people in the East End, telling the facts observed by the author in the local area, and truly presenting the purgatory-like living conditions of the low-level people, which is thought-provoking.

What I admire about Jack London is that he was able to go deep into the East End of London as a down-and-out American sailor, living in the local slums for dozens of days, experiencing daily life, conducting detailed investigations, observing carefully, and mastering a lot of first-hand information.

In this book, Jack London vividly describes what he saw and heard, showing readers vivid pictures of the living conditions of the poor in London's East End in the early 20th century, and exposing many of the local social problems of the time without pretty.

In short, he still mistakenly thinks that the people at the bottom lack imagination and do not think. In my opinion, it's not that they don't want to, it's that they don't have the time, they don't have the right platform to make their voices heard and express their thoughts.

In this regard, I do agree with George Orwell's general view of the people at the bottom, who are so busy that they no longer have time to think. If there is still free time, they will choose to go drinking, gambling ......"

"Just like the writer's own experience in the book "My Life at the Bottom" that you mentioned to us at Song Hao's birthday party that day, that is, when she came home from a busy day's work, she didn't think about anything else except rest. Jian Jian suddenly remembered what he had said.

"The joy of contemplating this human mental activity is an ability given to every human being, but it does not mean that everyone has this ability.

We mortals cannot see all living beings from God's point of view. Ordinary people cannot look at issues that are unclear from the perspective of superiors and decision-makers.

I have never been in politics, I don't know how government departments work, I don't know how to go up and down, and I haven't participated in power struggles...... What qualifications do you have?

Therefore, the emergence of the Internet has also given birth to a lot of keyboard warriors who are resourceful, offer advice, understand everything, and do not understand. Jia Youwei said calmly.