At 19:30 in the evening, after watching the news broadcast, Qin Ge did not go to the study to code words as before, but continued to sit on the sofa and stare at CCTV. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

He received a call from Zheng Shoudao before, and Zheng Shoudao asked him to take a look at today's focus interview, maybe there would be unexpected surprises, so Qin Ge continued to wait for the arrival of the focus interview after the news broadcast ended.

At 19:37, with the familiar voice of "Speaking with Facts, Focus Interview" sounded, today's host appeared in front of the TV screen.

"Hello audience friends, welcome to this episode of Focus Interview."

"Nowadays, the variety of books is becoming more and more abundant, and various types of books are emerging in an endless stream. Such a prosperous scene is, of course, a manifestation of social progress. But the quantity has increased, but what about the quality? It is said that there is a golden house in the book, and there is Yan Ruyu in the book, but when readers read the book, they are not only for the sake of reading the author's preaching, everyone says that it is 'pleasing to the eye', and 'pleasing to the eye' should be ranked first. A book that captures the hearts of the audience is the guarantee of sales, but it can convey a certain amount of positive social energy while grasping the hearts of readers, which has become the direction of hard work and active exploration of many responsible authors. Today we will talk to you about a particularly popular book recently - "The Little Prince", this book sold more than 560,000 copies in the school bookstore in less than a week, according to the conventional algorithm of the publishing industry multiplied by 20, then the book has achieved more than 10 million copies in the first week of its release. It can really be said to be the hottest book in the first quarter of this year, so why is this familiar book so popular, and what kind of things is the author passing on to us? Next, we will ask Professor Yang Zhenyun of the Department of Chinese of Huating Jiaotong University to analyze it for us. ”

The voices of the host and Dai Shan came out of the TV, and then, Yang Zhenyun walked into the studio.

"Hello everyone, I am Yang Zhenyun, professor of the Chinese Department of Huating Jiaotong University." Yang Zhenyun nodded at the camera.

"This!" In front of the TV, Qin Ge's eyes widened, he couldn't believe it was true.

"How is this possible? Professor Yang on the Focus Interview? Because of the little prince? Qin Ge said stunned, and then Yan Ning stared at the TV without blinking.

He was not the only one who was as surprised as Qin Ge, almost all the people who knew "The Little Prince" and were watching the show now were in the same mood as him, and of course these people included Yu Jingyi and them.

And there are many people who don't know "The Little Prince", and at this moment they also began to know the book "The Little Prince".

"Okay, Professor Yang, please take a seat." On TV, he and Dai Shan made a gesture of invitation to Yang Zhenyun, and then the two of them made a gesture on the sofa.

Seeing that the show was about to officially start, Qin Ge also adjusted his mentality and watched the show seriously.

"Hello Professor Yang, we all know that Professor Yang is a highly respected senior in the literary world, so can you tell us what you think of the book "The Little Prince"?" He Daishan took a copy of "The Little Prince" in his hand and said.

"Okay, then let's talk about the fact that the book 'The Little Prince' is in the literary form of 'fairy tale'. The literary form of fairy tales, which seems to be associated with simplicity and childishness in people's common sense, is a "pediatric" thing that can only coax children, which is true, because many fairy tales do, but they only represent the most general or mediocre level of fairy tales. Some fairy tales are 'exceptional', they appeal to people of different ages, nationalities and cultural backgrounds, and they always perfectly blend innocence and profundity, providing an interesting story for children and a picture of the truth of life for adults in the most imaginative and exaggerated strokes. Yang Zhenyun opened his mouth and stopped.

"Oh? Can Professor Yang give us an example? He Dai Shan quickly asked on the street, all this had actually been practiced in rehearsals before, so in fact, the two of them had already prepared what they wanted to say.

Previously, when the focus interview program team said that the show needed a rehearsal, they were afraid of causing Yang Zhenyun's dissatisfaction, but they didn't expect Professor Yang Zhenyun's unexpected cooperation, which made their understanding of Yang Zhenyun a big change, but what they didn't know was that Yang Zhenyun really wanted to launch the book "The Little Prince".

"For example, let's take the work of the author of "The Little Prince" who participated in the finals of the New Concept Essay Contest, I believe everyone should know the fairy tale "The Emperor's New Clothes" by now. In fact, Qin Ge had already done this very well when he wrote this story, so this is why he was the only one to win the first place. Needless to say, "The Little Prince" does the same - when a child reads it, he is fascinated by the magical stories in it; When an adult reads it, he will be impressed by its profound philosophy. So this is one of the reasons why "The Little Prince" sold so well as soon as it was released, do you think about it, can a book be read by a child who can just read it, and an old man with yellow hair and drooping hair can read it, will his sales be poor? Yang Zhenyun did not hesitate to praise his book "The Little Prince", because in his heart, "The Little Prince" deserves such praise.

"Yes, as Professor Yang said, this "The Little Prince" is really a fairy tale for all ages, and I really like it after reading this book, but I don't know much about many of the Orient, and I believe that many viewers are like me. So, Professor Yang, can you analyze it for us? He Dai Shan opened his mouth and prepared to lead to the real theme of this episode.

"Okay, so let's talk about what The Little Prince is trying to convey to the reader. It can be said that "The Little Prince" is a novel with a particularly strong inner charm, and as for what makes it powerful, everyone listens to me slowly. ”

"First of all, "The Little Prince" tells a magnificent and slightly sad story: a little prince from a small distant planet, because of an awkward fall out with a rose he loves, and at the same time with a desire to understand the outside world, he leaves his own planet and embarks on an 'interstellar journey'. The little prince visited different planets and saw all kinds of people and things, which made the naïve little prince confused and puzzled. ”

The little prince ended up on Earth and landed in the desert, where he met a pilot who had been forced to land due to a plane engine failure, and they became good friends. The travel experience and the communication with the pilot gave the little prince a new understanding of the world, life and love, and he was like a fairy, telling many true meanings of life. At the same time, it also makes the pilot, who is an adult, but has a childlike innocence in his heart, rethink life. In the end, the little prince, who did not belong to the earth, with the perception of life, abandoned his heavy body with the help of the snake - and returned to his own planet in the form of physical death, to take care of his planet, and to love his roses. And his pilot friend, with a faint sadness, misses the little prince and tastes the joy and loneliness of soul detachment......"

"The whole book "The Little Prince" does not have many words, and the plot is not complicated, but it contains the exploration and questioning of the ultimate meaning of life, life, friendship, love, death, etc. It is a book that shows and dissects the adult world from the perspective of a child. This perspective is very low, but it is extremely thorough, because the child's mind is the most pure and unblemished, just like a plot in the book shows, others think that the pilot's picture of the python swallowing the elephant is a 'hat', only the little prince can see at a glance that it is 'the python swallowing the elephant'. When the pilot scribbles a box to fool the little prince, the little prince can see the sheep inside through the small hole in the box on the drawing paper. ”

"It can be said that "The Little Prince" presents the collision of two worlds everywhere - the collision of the children's world and the adult world, and all the plots are completed in this collision. The little prince from outer space is a 'representative of children', his life is pure and natural, his soul is unpolluted, he seems to be young and ignorant, but he always uses immature language to go straight to the heart of the problems of the 'adult' world. The small planets he visited that were inhabited by only one person represented all kinds of adults in the world. ”

"'All adults were once a child, but very few can remember that.'" This sentence is thought-provoking, isn't it? Many adults in today's society have long been dizzy by the smoke and fire of the world, and they can no longer find their original selves. Their state of life is in stark contrast to the pure 'originality' of the little prince. ”

"The king loves power, needs obedience, is in control, and enjoys a sense of solipsism, no matter how illusory. The king here corresponds to reality, in fact, he refers to those who love vanity, and the value of this kind of person is always given by the external environment, who betrays his true self to conform to others or obey the rules, in order to get the applause of the outside world; The drunk lives in this world like a walking corpse, dissatisfied with himself, and constantly making excuses for his own unbearability and depravity, and falling into the logical circle of life; A businessman's life is only to deposit numbers in the bank, and the bigger the number, the better. Busy with the increase in numbers, he has never smelled a flower, 'never looked up at the starry sky', 'never loved anyone'......

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“…… If a book sells well for a while, it may be the result of hype or catering to the market, if it can sell well for decades, or even hundreds of years, its quality must be excellent, and its charm will be long-lasting, I believe that "The Little Prince" will become a classic, because what is hidden behind its words cannot be quantified, is really 'something that cannot be seen with the eyes', and such a book has practical significance in any country and in any era. Finally, Yang Zhenyun spoke.

Seeing that the time was almost up, He Dai Shan got up from the sofa and said, "Okay, thank you Professor Yang for our answer, for thousands of years, human beings have been trekking the journey of life in order to pursue the happiness of life and find the meaning of life. Too many people's eyes are overly focused on their own little world, and they slowly forget how vast and narrow the world outside their bodies is, and their consciousness will always form such categories of people, who have found a 'reasonable' social role, but have abandoned their nature as children of nature, who have catered to the gaze of others but neglected their own spiritual growth, who have gained some small benefits, but have forgotten the original intention and ultimate goal of departure. I hope that today's program can make everyone feel something, and while pursuing their own desires, they must not forget their original intentions. ”

"Okay, that's all for today's program, welcome everyone to watch, we'll see you next time, thank you again Professor Yang Zhenyun for coming to our live broadcast room."

He Dai Shan nodded from Yang Zhenyun, and then spoke: "Goodbye." This is the end of this issue of the focus interview.

The focus interview is over, but the impact of the focus interview on "The Little Prince" is brewing, and this impact is about to explode tomorrow, and "The Little Prince" will set off an even bigger storm.