Chapter 269: A Reply to the Little Princess of the Empire
There were so many things to write that Su Wen immediately turned into a codeword maniac.
However, things still have to be done one by one, and after Ma Jun's side is dealt with, the little princess of the empire and Hou Bowang are left to deal with.
Hou Bowang said that it may be difficult for others to lose their hair in ancient novels, but for Su Wen, it is a simple matter, as long as he chooses the subject matter and selects a suitable article from his mind, he can "write" it - to be precise, copy it.
On the contrary, replying to the open letter of the little princess of the empire seems more pediatric, but it is more difficult for Su Wen. Because you have to write word by word to reply to this thing, and you have to be particular.
Don't forget, the other party is an imperial princess!
Even if it's just a child, as the royal princess of the world's largest empire - although she is the youngest, it can't be too casual to write to her. Moreover, it was impossible for him to send a reply to someone's royal address, but only to reply in the same way as she did - an open letter.
As for the carrier of the open letter, do you still have any doubts, of course, it is the "Kyoto Life Newspaper"!
Isn't this exactly the idea of the Life Newspaper, they published the letter from the little princess of the empire to Su Wen, firstly, to brush up on the compulsion of their own newspaper, and secondly, to attract the attention of readers and promote sales.
How to promote?
They are also human beings, and they are very accurate in their calculations, and if they believe it, they will come and they will come back. If it were an ordinary reader, they and Su Wen would not have to pay attention to it, and they could act as if nothing had happened.
However, when it comes to the royal princess, you have to give a quasi-letter, otherwise people may say that they despise the royal family, are arrogant, and are not modest at all.
Although the royal family does not have much power, as a thousand-year-old royal family, the prestige is still very high. The people of the empire also had a lot of respect for the royal family. At the very least, you have to do enough work on your face.
For literati, you must not be at odds with the royal family, otherwise you won't want to get involved in the honor of the Royal Literary Award in your life! Even if the Royal Literary Award is not presided over by a member of the royal family, after all, it bears the name of royalty, and if a literati writes under the banner of not being a royal bird. Wouldn't it be a slap in the face of the royal family to award the award to the other party?
The Zhao royal family represents the country and slaps them in the face, that is, they do not give face to the Chinese Empire, and in the end, it is the subjects who are unhappy.
Therefore, even if a shrewd literati criticizes the royal family, he is not right about things. Even if you don't think so, most of them stay away.
The Life Newspaper has made public the letter of the little princess of the empire, and Su Wen has to give an answer no matter what.
And there is a lot more to this answer. It's also an open letter, not only the little princess will see it. All readers of Life will see it.
Besides, if the little princess of the empire writes an explanation after receiving the reply, the shrewd life newspaper will definitely make a big fuss about it, and maybe other media will follow suit. In this way, it is impossible to say that his letter to the princess of the empire will meet the readers of the whole country!
Thinking about it this way, this letter should not be sloppy.
There are two points that must be emphasized, first, the identity of the recipient. Although she is a little princess of the empire, she is only six or seven years old. I still can't recognize the words, and after receiving the letter, I should not read it myself, but read it out through other people and explain it. Only since then, it will involve other members of the royal family-
Well, it's all in open letter mode. It's the royal family again, and now the royal family has already been brought in.
The second point to note is that Su Wen must respect his identity, and he can't have no backbone because of the other party's royal family, he can't say anything flattering, and he can't be too explicit.
Literati. The most particular thing is what the bones, although they often don't have many bones at a critical juncture, but they always have to make a look, otherwise people will look down on you and say that you are a soft bone!
Considering various factors, Su Wen felt more and more that this letter was difficult to write, even more difficult than asking him to "adapt" the script of big projects such as "Thunderstorm"!
"Dear little princess Si'er, first of all, I want to thank you for liking my stories, and it is my greatest purpose and honor to make children like my fairy tales. "Suwen Fairy Tales" itself was written for children, and if there is any meaning, it is another matter. I only care about the story, and I only care about whether the children like it or not. ”
This is the opening remarks of Su Wen's reply, which is polite, but in fact, it has a deep meaning, for example, he expounded the original intention of writing fairy tales, and his attitude towards fairy tales, which is to respond to the criticism that his fairy tales were too naïve and meaningless.
Fairy tales are stories told to children, they just like it, and they don't care about what they do!
This is Su Wen's stance on fairy tales.
After confessing her position, Su Wen gave some answers to the questions mentioned in Zhao Si'er's letter, such as saying that "Little Red Riding Hood" was too cruel and asked him to revise it.
This suggestion Su Wen would never agree, "Little Red Riding Hood" has various versions of the ending, he chose that his grandmother and Little Red Riding Hood were eaten by the big bad wolf, which was intentional in itself, otherwise how could the children be afraid?
The strength of this story is fear - how can the result of education be achieved if children are not afraid to listen to strangers?
This world is too crazy and too realistic, it is not the kind of ideal society that does not leave the road behind and does not close the door at night, let alone a child, it is an adult, I believe that a stranger, it is estimated that there will be no good end.
"Little Red Riding Hood" is not important to write, it cannot attract the attention and vigilance of children at all, only by making them afraid, can they remember it!
The ending of Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother being rescued from the wolf's belly by the hunter can also be happy for everyone, and they can make children happy, but they lose the value of "Little Red Riding Hood".
If children think that even if they are deceived by strangers, there will be good people to save me, doesn't it make them even more naïve?
Therefore, Su Wen is determined to use a dark ending.
"The Little Match Girl" is also such a reason, if she doesn't die, everyone will not sympathize with him and pity her, and it will not reflect the whipping power of "Zhumen's wine and meat stink, and the road has frozen bones". Even if the Chinese Empire is prosperous and powerful, the current situation of the gap between the rich and the poor still exists.
After Wanyan explained the reason for not revising, Su Wen threw a bait at the end:
"Little princess, it is my honor to tell you stories, and since you love beautiful fairy tales so much, as a writer who serves readers, I am obliged to give you a gift. What gift? Fairy tales, of course! However, I will tell this fairy tale for a long time, and, in order to repay the little princess for your love of my fairy tales, I will use your name, which is the word 'silk', as the name of the protagonist of the story. Do you agree? (To be continued.) )