Chapter 118 Social Responsibility
With Wang Defu's short debut novel "The Necklace" causing such a big wave in the literary world, and making the prestige of the "Red Rose" magazine it published soared, Wang Defu's literary name naturally became even louder, and the invitations from many newspapers and magazines in the magic capital hit like snowflakes.
The biggest reason for this, of course, is that Wang Defu has proved his appeal through his works.
Of course, there are also some people in the magazine industry who feel that his face can help him sell books, so they ask Wang Defu for a manuscript, which is definitely not a loss!
Now Wang Defu's appeal in the school circle in the Jiangnan area is really terrifying, and as we all know, most of the students are the main force to buy magazines, they study on campus, they have a lot of free time to read magazines, and teachers will also encourage students to read high-quality magazines to expand their horizons.
In this era without the Internet, the way to broaden one's horizons is undoubtedly to read books.
Wang Defu has made a name for himself through his essays "Listening to the Snow Night", "The Pure Lotus", "The Fireworks Can't Be Cut", etc., as well as the short debut "The Necklace" and other highly literary and artistic articles, and even in the eyes of the teachers, he is an impeccable writer who can write particularly stylish works.
Of course, the overly controversial "The Subservient Status of Women" was directly omitted, this kind of ideological work, young readers should not be in a hurry to read, it is too easy to be incited and brainwashed, and when they are older, they already have enough self-thinking ability, and then read such an article, it is the most appropriate.
Many high school students like to imitate Wang Defu's prose writing style when writing essays, because they really think that Wang Defu's writing is really good, and if such writing can be used in composition, it is absolutely cool.
As a result, their imitation often leads to the whole composition being piled up with various words, and the whole becomes empty, and it can only be said that their imitation is still too clumsy, and the typical eye is low and the hand is low.
A work like Wang Defu's work that can be published in the famous prose magazine "Meiwen" has not only beautiful words, but also those essential things in it that are very suitable for readers to taste.
A hundred years later, it is estimated that Wang Defu's prose is also the most suitable for reading comprehension articles, so that those teachers who produce papers will toss, and the unlucky ones are of course the students who take the exam.
Wang Defu has obviously preliminarily consolidated his literary name now, and when others mention him, they will not use the nickname of "female friend" to ridicule him, but will feel that this guy is really capable in writing, and he does not rely on that article "The Subservient Status of Women" to eat the old book.
In such a situation, it is natural for Wang Defu to be further praised by his department head Cao Xuping.
Cao Xuping, a professor in the superficial philosophy department who is actually more literary, still admires Wang Defu's short story "The Necklace" very much.
However, he said to Wang Defu: "Your short debut is very well written, but this genre, if you want to reflect something more deeply thoughtful, after all, there is still a layer of separation, so you must continue to work hard to publish some current affairs and social comments in big newspapers, and directly show your ideological and philosophical nature, which is what can really move the above." ”
Wang Defu didn't think of satisfying the people above through a short story like "The Necklace", even if this article triggered the interpretation of many literary people, some people think that it is very thoughtful, perfectly shows a certain aspect of the petty bourgeoisie, criticizes something or something, it is a very revolutionary work, and some people think that it deeply reflects human nature and can warn readers not to be vain, and finally there are many people who insist that it is a pure story, and the attitude of the original author is absolutely neutral. Why do you insist on deciphering those things that are not necessary?
In the end, this interpretation is almost like a provocation to the author - how can you understand "Necklace" if you write "Necklace"?
It can only be said that after an excellent work is created, its interpretation power may no longer be in the hands of the author himself, so let the author do the reading comprehension of his own article, I am afraid that he will be educated to doubt himself, and he will wonder if he really expressed what kind of thoughts and feelings he had when he wrote this paragraph.
Wang Defu's original purpose in writing this "Necklace" was to further increase the influence of "Red Rose", and it was inconsistent with Cao Xuping, the head of the department, to explain his task.
However, it is obvious that Cao Xuping feels that this "Necklace" is a fairly good answer sheet handed over by Wang Defu, which makes him greatly add points to the school's senior management, but this is obviously not enough.
Therefore, Cao Xuping continued to encourage Wang Defu, hoping that he would not be complacent and stop his steps, but should be more determined to forge ahead, actively speak out on current affairs and social focus issues, and create more thoughtful and topical works, which can completely satisfy the school's senior management.
When the time comes, it will be very logical to directly let Wang Defu graduate from his bachelor's degree faster, get a bachelor's degree, and go to a master's degree.
Because Wang Defu was famous enough at that time, and then his professional grades were excellent, it was certainly convincing for such a top student to graduate early.
Wang Defu himself is still looking forward to the pie drawn by the school's senior management, this liberal arts academic world, after all, can not be like the academic world of science and engineering, can directly ascend to the sky, as long as he makes indisputable results, everyone has to recognize him.
Liberal arts is a kind of thing, it needs fame and qualifications too much, and even needs you to be powerful, if you are good at spraying people, it is a huge advantage, go directly to those bigwigs, maybe you can touch the porcelain at once, and then become famous all over the world.
Of course, the risk of doing so is also very high, and the consequences of failure will be terrifying, so many literati will not choose a specific boss to start, they will only choose a group to start, or spray the system and it will be over, anyway, this society is so dark, that is, the problem of the system is right!
Cao Xuping hopes that Wang Defu can also write this kind of article that can better reflect the sense of social responsibility of literati, discover and expose the dark side of society, and then expose it to the public eye.
But didn't the author himself gain fame?
Drunk and laughing, the Yiren said
The second watch is completed, asking for rewards, subscriptions, recommended tickets, monthly passes~~~!!