Chapter 766: A Response to the 'Cheng Xin Question'

Now there is an intensifying discussion on the Internet about "Three-Body Problem: Death Eternal" and even the entire "Three-Body Problem" trilogy.

In the current era of information explosion, books like "Death Eternal" have influenced the whole world, and the scope of discussion has also affected the whole world.

This kind of discussion revolves around many key elements, especially the discussion of the heroine Cheng Xin in "The Three-Body Problem: Death and Eternal", which is even more intense, most people hate this character very much, but there is no way to do many things, after all, this book is written like that, and there is no point in hating it.

So everyone's discussion became, why did Li Chencan arrange such a role as a virgin?

Now many of the keywords of "The Three-Body Problem: Dark Forest" are on fire in the whole world, and the scope of discussing this book can also affect the whole world.

Under such circumstances, Li Chencan really felt the need to answer some of everyone's questions.

Li Chencan set the time for January 9, and on this day, he directly held a readers' meeting to explain some such issues.

Actually, this readers' meeting also has some press conference format, because there are also a lot of media present.

Of course, the arrival of the media is applied for by himself, and now Li Chencan does not need to invite the media at all, because they will come themselves, and they will squeeze their heads in order to get the quota to come to the scene to interview Li Chencan......

Because there are so many applicants, it is necessary to pick the suitable one from the middle. It's not a simple thing either.

Not to mention the readers, there are only more than 200 people who can come to this readers' meeting, but the number of registrations has reached millions...... Such a low selection rate. It's really a little worrying, so it can only be carried out by lottery.

The lottery drew more than 200 places for readers who came to the scene......

I have to say that this is really a thing that makes people laugh and cry.

But there is no way.

After the people who came to the scene were settled, those who couldn't come could only sigh sadly that they were unlucky, and at the same time, they were all waiting for what they saw and heard from those who could attend this readers' meeting, and waiting for Li Chencan's description of many things in this novel.

Of course, everyone's wait will pay off, after all, there will be a lot of reporters coming to the scene together. They should be able to faithfully relay what Li Chencan said, and there are also many fans of Li Chencan's books, fans of "Death Eternal" came to the scene. They should be able to convey what Li Chencan said to everyone.

Of course, many people's attitudes towards "The Three-Body Problem: Death and Eternal" were actually similar before, and many of the questions in this book were similar, so. They believe. These readers who were able to come to the scene, as well as many reporters, should also be able to ask Li Chencan some of the questions they most want to ask.

In that case, everyone is waiting for the outcome of this readers' meeting.

This readers' meeting was held in Zhonghai, and nearly 300 people came to the scene, all of whom sat on stools, waiting for Li Chencan's arrival.

When Li Chencan came to the scene, crackling applause rang out. Li Chencan walked all the way to the main seat, and then used his hands to press down to make everyone pause the applause.

Li Chencan just sat down. The following reporters and many readers are already gearing up to ask questions.

After Li Chencan sat down, he was ready to accept questions.

Sure enough, soon, the reporters' questions have come: "When setting the novel "Death Eternal", why did the whole universe have such a sad ending? ”

Li Chencan smiled: "This has already been pointed out in the title of the book...... Of course, even if there is no mutual war between everyone, and there are no various things, the entire universe, even if it is a long time, but one day, it is still possible to return to death, just like people, who will die one day, this is the same reason. But, to be honest, I didn't really want to describe a dark and cold ending in "Death Eternal", because, in fact, I think that there is hope for both the universe and humanity. Darkness and catastrophe are obviously more dramatic and impactful than the bright future, which is why fiction writers tend to depict darkness and catastrophe, which is actually quite simple, but complicated by some literary criticism. In a perfectly ideal future, the conflict is gone, there is no need for heroes and cowards, and there is nothing to write about or see as a novel. In fact, in the last part of "The Three-Body Problem", readers tend to ignore one point: human civilization did not become extinct in the end, but expanded to the entire galaxy, which is a bright ending within the time scale of the continuation of an intelligent civilization. This light is ignored because it is not written too much, and it is a pity that the reader sees the novel as a completely dark story......"

After a pause, Li Chencan added: "The grandeur of the universe does reflect the insignificance of human beings themselves, but this contrast is not necessarily a tragedy, on the contrary, it means that the universe provides almost unlimited living space and infinite opportunities for human beings. Mankind's exploration and expansion into the depths of the universe will certainly be tragic, but as long as we maintain our enterprising spirit, the future will certainly be bright. ”

"In this book, do you want to illustrate anything with such an ending?"

"This ...... No, as I've said before, I want people to understand my own things, including my novels and my films, without asking for my opinion. This is indeed what Li Chencan once said.

"The Grim Reaper is a novel that spans countless years, and there are many science fiction ideas in it that are considered classics, which one do you like better?"

"Myself...... I myself may still think that the setting of the two-way foil is more interesting, in fact, I think that if this kind of weapon really exists, then even if it is a lot of earth-destroying tricks in fantasy novels and Xianxia novels, it is difficult to resist in the face of such weapons. ”

At this point, a reader stood up after being allowed to ask a question. "In "Three-Body Problem: Death and Eternal", the most controversial character is Cheng Xin, everyone regards her as the Holy Mother, and basically no one likes her. She let Yun Tianming, who had always loved her deeply, use only one brain to accept a terrible ending that may be completely unacceptable. Then, she became the sword-bearer, but she allowed the Trisolarans to break through the defense line in one fell swoop, and then, she made Vader abandon the construction of the faster-than-light ship...... She herself fled! This character is really annoying, why do you want to set such a woman as the protagonist? What are the considerations? ”

This question really seems to be a bombshell, so that everyone's attention is attracted to it.

However, everyone is also a little worried, will Li Chencan be angry?

This is a direct questioning of ......, which is equivalent to pointing at Li Chencan's nose and saying that what he wrote is not good.

However, Cheng Xin is very unpopular with everyone, which is indeed a fact, and many people even say that they hate her so much that they clench their teeth.

Many people want to ask Li Chencan the most about this readers' meeting, that is, why do you want to set up such an annoying character as Cheng Xin.

Luo Ji in the second part and Wang Miao in the first part are very charming! Why is this Cheng Xin so annoying?

Faced with such a sharp question, how would Li Chencan answer? Will he be angry?

Everyone is looking forward to it.

Who knows, Li Chencan's expression was very calm, as if he had just heard a topic that was nothing more common, he was not angry, nor annoyed, and his tone was also very calm.

Cheng Xin is actually a normal person, and the choices she makes are also what most of us would make in that situation, in line with mainstream morality and value orientation. If you want to say it carefully, she reflects the group consciousness of the earthlings, because in her body, the choices of the earthlings are condensed...... Solidified all the judgments that everyone could make. Cheng Xin said in the end that her life is climbing a ladder of responsibility...... This also shows this, Cheng Xin's choice is not her own choice, but the choice of the whole earth, all, some things, everyone may feel very unhappy, very unhappy to see, but I think you must also admit that as a public, they will inevitably make that choice. ”

"In addition, I don't want everyone to take Cheng Xin as the protagonist of "Three-Body Problem: Death Eternal", in fact, I think that the protagonist of "Three-Body Problem: Death Eternal" should be this universe, the history of the rise and fall of this universe. It's just that, intellectually, I don't believe that a few people can influence the direction of history, but from the perspective of the length and capacity of the novel, I can only focus on a few people, otherwise I can't write it, not only "The Three-Body Problem", but most of the other science fiction that describes future history is like this, either macroscopically describing the upper layer, or describing the bottom layer in details, and it is very difficult to describe the historical process from top to bottom...... Therefore, the group consciousness is condensed in Cheng Xin's body, and this is my answer to Cheng Xin's question. ”

Hearing what Li Chencan said, everyone present fell into deep thought.

They feel like they've figured out a lot of things.

And Li Chencan really did not shy away from making his own response to some of the things in this book that everyone has a strong controversy. (To be continued......)