Huaxia, Beijing.

He Zhixing was drinking tea in the living room, his face full of comfort.

Next to her, Kiriki was holding a fluffy toy taller than her and watching TV.

The anime of "Snow White" was shown on TV.

I'm afraid Wang Mo didn't expect that in less than half a year, "Snow White" was made into animation by the animation department of Yunhai Media and put on the screen.

This is mainly due to the fact that after the release of "Snow White", it quickly became popular all over the world, not only by children, but also by adults from all walks of life, so Yunhai Media immediately made it into an animation for the first time.

Sure enough, the decision was the right one.

After the animation was launched, the number of broadcasts worldwide exceeded 10 billion in a short period of time, and the response was excellent.

The animation copyright income alone has hundreds of millions.

In addition, a variety of peripheral items are already being developed at the moment.

According to conservative estimates in the industry, the IP value of the fairy tale "Snow White" is as high as 10 billion! Or even higher!

And similar fairy tales, Wang Mo took out ten at one time.

Although not every article has such a high IP value, the value of fairy tales such as "Daughter of the Sea" and "Cinderella" is also considerable.

Many people exclaimed: Just these few fairy tales are enough for Yunhai Media to produce a fairy tale department with a scale of tens of billions.

Now.

Tongtong looked at the beautiful Snow White on the TV, and chirped: "Wow, Snow White is so beautiful, and sure enough, the fairy tale written by my brother is the best." Grandpa, when will my brother come to play with me? I'm going to hear my brother tell me more fairy tales. ”

"Hey!"

He Zhixing touched Tongtong's head and said kindly: "Brother Wang Mo is very busy now, when he is done, I will invite him to come over to play with Tongtong, okay?" ”

"Hmm."

Kiriki nodded, and immediately immersed himself in the animation again.

He Zhixing sighed in his heart: Wang Mo, this kid, wrote a fairy tale that is really good, even my old bones were amazed when I saw the story of Snow White for the first time. It's a pity that this guy put all his mind on the theme of Western fairy tales, but the Chinese fairy tales are a little less interesting.

He felt that he must talk to Wang Mo in the future, and let the other party write a few more classic fairy tales with Chinese themes.

With so many mythical characters in China, it shouldn't be difficult to write a few fairy tales with Chinese style, right?

In the West there are princesses, castles.

There are emperors, cities, heavenly palaces, and immortals in China...... None of them is worse than the West.

Well?

Thinking of this, He Zhixing suddenly raised his eyebrows: "A few days ago, Lao Zhao told me that Wang Mo once said on the stage of the Night of the International Music Palace that he wanted to write a book with oriental mythology?" Oriental Mythology...... Long...... Isn't this what I'm talking about a fairy tale about Chinese style? Well, it may not be appropriate to call it a fairy tale, but that's pretty much it! ”

He snorted.

It seems that Wang Mo has opened his mind.

It's time to enrich the story of Chinese characteristics.

However, I don't know if the stories written can be comparable to fairy tales such as "Snow White" and "Sleeping Beauty".

Judging by the trip to He, these fairy tales with Western colors have almost reached the extreme of imagination, and it is difficult for any story to surpass them.

"If Wang Mo wrote traditional Chinese mythological stories, the imagination is not as good as stories such as "Snow White", it will be terrible......"

He Zhixing said in his heart.

After all, the West Building already has a certain reputation in the world.

At that time, if the Eastern stories he writes are not as good as the Western ones, under the provocation of some Western media, there is a high probability that the Eastern cultural heritage is not as good as the West.

But he really couldn't think of what kind of story could surpass those fairy tales.

"Alas...... Wang Mo: Does this count as forcing himself to a dead end? ”

He Zhixing shook his head.

I want to continue drinking tea.

Suddenly, a pop-up prompt pops up on his phone, showing that he has received a letter email.

"Huh? Wang Mo sent it? ”

He didn't care about it at first, but after seeing the name of the email, he was so excited that he almost jumped up and rushed to the study.

"The first three episodes of "Journey to the West"!"

He repeated the title of the email several times before taking a deep breath and clicking on it.

Sure enough, you can come whatever you want.

I was still talking about Wang Mo's new story just now, and the other party actually sent the content over.

But what do the first three times mean?

As a big man in the Chinese literary world, He Zhixing knows that only ancient people generally use the way of "the first chapter", but now the family uses the "first chapter" to distinguish the upper and lower content.

"Let's see."

He Zhixing closed the study, carefully downloaded the email, and then clicked on the content of the first three times.

[The first round: the spiritual root nurtures the source of pregnancy and flows out of the spiritual practice avenue]

[The poem says:

Chaos is not divided into heaven and earth, and no one can see it.

Since Pangu broke Hongmeng, it has opened up from Ziqing to distinguish turbidity.

Covering the masses of beings to look up to benevolence, inventing all things to be good.

If you want to know the Yuan Gong of the Creation Society, you must watch the Legend of Journey to the West.

The number of heaven and earth is 129,600 years old. The one yuan is divided into 12 branches, Naizi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, and Hai. Each meeting should be 1800 years old. 】

Just looked at the beginning, He Zhixing's eyes widened: "Ancient vernacular? ”

He didn't expect that Wang Mo's myth of "Journey to the West" was actually written in ancient vernacular, and the poem at the beginning was fascinating.

"Well, with Wang Mo's literary attainments, it is not difficult to write in ancient vernacular. Perhaps he wrote this with his own intentions. I just hope he's not grandstanding. ”

He Zhixing knew that there were many writers in China, in order to show off their own culture, they often used ancient style when writing, which made the literature crepe, which was not only difficult to read, but also empty in content.

The first one or two paragraphs of the story are just about the changes in heaven and earth, the avenue of time, and other things.

Slightly boring.

However, when it came to Dongsheng Shenzhou, He Zhixing's eyes lit up.

Just one paragraph depicts a paradise vividly, which makes people yearn for it. And also told the legendary deeds of the stone monkey derived from heaven and earth.

This is where the story begins......

The stone monkey was worshiped by the monkeys as the "Monkey King", and then in order to seek immortality, the stone monkey went to the southern Ganbu Continent to visit famous teachers, and finally met the ancestor of Su Bodhi, named Sun Wukong.

In just a few thousand words, He Zhixing's eyes were full of brilliance.

"Wonderful! Wonderful! ”

"This story! This mythological background, the description of these characters and things are all wonderful. ”

He Zhixing hurriedly opened the second time.

He didn't expect that as a character who had read all the ancient Chinese books, he would have a lot of curiosity about a mythological story just after reading the first time, and he wanted to know what Monkey King would do in the world next.

Then came the second time: Enlightening the true truth of Bodhi, breaking the demons, and returning to the original gods.

This time, the story elaborates: Sun Wukong learned superb spells such as seventy-two changes and somersault clouds from Bodhi Patriarch, but he still did not change his playfulness, so he was driven back by Bodhi Patriarch. When he returned, he found that his children were being bullied by other demons, so he immediately cast a spell to eradicate them, winning the respect of all the monkeys.

If the story of the first episode has aroused the curiosity of He Zhixing.

That second time was already wonderful.

Seventy-two changes.

Spreading clouds.

Destroy the Demon King of the Mixed World.

Seeing everything, He Zhixing's eyes lit up: "It's really good!" In just a short space, it is really rare to depict the strong mythological color and romanticism of China! ”

"The third time! Fast! ”

He Zhixing couldn't wait to open the third round: the four seas and thousands of mountains are all arched, and the nine secluded and ten categories are all removed.

The third time is about it: After Sun Wukong got the weapon of the Demon King of the Mixed World, he disliked it and didn't take advantage of it, so he went to the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea to get the Ruyi Golden Hoop Stick. Because his longevity has ended, he made a big fuss about the book of life and death. When the Jade Emperor learned about it, he sent Tai Bai Xing down to recruit Sun Wukong, and issued an edict: If you violate the mandate of heaven, you will be captured.

If you talk about the story of the second time, I will be amazed by He's trip.

The content of the third episode made him feel angry and applauded.

Take the Golden Hoop Stick!

Hook the book of life and death!

Sensation in the heavenly court, send too platinum star to recruit An.

Seeing everything, He Zhixing's blood was boiling, and he kept shouting excitedly: "Okay! Good! Good! What a Monkey King! ”

His heart was boiling, and people in their sixties couldn't suppress the blood in their hearts.

entered the Dragon Palace under the sea, obtained 13,500 catties of Dinghai Shen Needle, and turned it into a wishful golden hoop stick; He went deep into the underworld, ticked off the book of life and death of himself and the other monkeys, and went all the way out of the netherworld, so that the ten palace kings did not dare to approach. This kind of thing was simply beyond He Zhixing's imagination, and he had goosebumps popping up when he saw it.

"Wonderful!"

He Zhixing felt that he had regained the throbbing that he had secretly in his youth.

When he saw Tai Bai Xing coming to recruit Sun Wukong, his first reaction was that with Sun Wukong's naughty and inferior nature, he would definitely not be recruited by An An, so something would definitely happen.

A monkey who knows seventy-two changes, knows somersault clouds, and holds the ruyi golden hoop stick, an artifact of heaven and earth, if he goes to heaven, what kind of thing will happen?

It's heartwarming to think about.

"Fourth! Fast! Look! ”

He couldn't wait.

However, after clicking the mouse, he found that the document showed that it had reached the last page.

Gone?

At this time, He Zhixing reacted, and Wang Mo only sent the first three times.

Depend on!

Out of context, the dog can't die well!

He Zhixing swallowed his saliva, feeling itchy all over his body, this feeling of urgency to know the follow-up plot made him feel uncomfortable.

Therefore, he dialed Wang Mo's phone almost immediately.

The other side.

Wang Mo was coding the fourth episode of "Journey to the West", and he saw He Zhixing calling.

He glanced at it and answered the phone.

Before he could speak, He Zhixing's anxious voice came: "Xiao Wang, what about the fourth time?" ”

Wang Mo was stunned for a moment, and after a while, he understood what He Zhixing was asking, and he coughed: "I haven't written it yet." ”

He Zhixing: "When will it be written?" Hurry up, I want to see! ”

Wang Mo coughed again: "I guess it's not that fast." ”

He Zhixing was anxious: "Then tell me, did Tai Bai Xing succeed in recruiting An Mei Monkey King?" What happened to Monkey King after he went to heaven? ”

Wang Mo smiled: "Old He, it's not interesting to say it." ”

“…… All right. ”

He Zhixing took a deep breath, and then asked in a complicated voice, "Is this ...... Is it the Chinese mythological story "Journey to the West" that you told everyone to write? ”

"Hmm."

Wang Mo responded and asked, "What do you think, Old He?" ”

He Zhixing sighed: "It is unprecedentedly exciting, at least the content of the first three episodes is fascinating, creating a world with a strong Chinese mythology, and also creating an unforgettable Monkey King character, which can be described as a pearl of words." These gods and demons, at least in my opinion, are quite good. ”

Wang Mo smiled: "That's good." ”

He said in his heart: It is worthy of the four famous novels, but the first three times conquered a literary celebrity like He Zhixing.

However, soon Wang Mo was stunned.

Because He continued: "It's just ......"

Wang Mo hurriedly asked, "It's just what?" ”

He Zhixing said: "The "Journey to the West" you wrote is of course excellent, especially in the form of ancient vernacular texts, which is very concise to read, and the words are in place. But it is not difficult for me to read such ancient vernacular texts, but it does not mean that ordinary people are not difficult. In my opinion, if you publish it, although its story is very exciting, the threshold for reading is high, which is not a good thing for a fantasy genre to spread. Especially when it comes to international translation, translators are expected to be tortured to death. ”

When Wang Mo heard this, he immediately said: "Old He, there is no need to worry about the translation, in fact, I have translated "Journey to the West" into the English version of the popular version. ”

"Oh?"

He Zhixing said: "Then show me." ”

"Wait a minute."

Wang Mo hung up the phone, and wrote the first English version of "Journey to the West" as quickly as possible, and then sent it to He Zhixing.

The other side.

He Zhixing had been waiting anxiously for a long time, and when he saw Wang Mo sending the English version, he immediately opened it and read it.

People of their generation can achieve the level of professors, and their English proficiency is basically top, not to mention ordinary, even if they read professional English literature.

So it's easy to watch the English version of "Journey to the West".

At the beginning, He Zhixing was worried about Wang Mo's nondescript translation. After all, in his opinion, it is more difficult to translate "Journey to the West" into English in ancient vernacular than five stars.

However, just seeing the translation of the opening verse, he sighed.

Because there is no Chinese poetry in the West, after the sentence "The sun is at the end of the mountain, and the Yellow River flows into the sea" is translated into English, it directly becomes: The white sun falls from the mountainside, and the Yellow River flows into the sea.

The artistic conception is completely destroyed, and the straightforwardness of this kind of text is not as good as that of elementary school students. This is also the reason why many of China's most breathtaking poems are translated into foreign languages, and foreigners dismiss them.

Because no matter how good the translation is, it cannot translate the Chinese poetry culture properly.

But when Wang Mo translated the opening verse, he transformed it into a poem with Western characteristics in an ingenious form, not only the artistic conception has not changed, but it is also extremely smooth.

"Ouch, that's a good translation."

He Zhixing was greatly admired, but he didn't expect Wang Mo's translation level to be so high, and he was impressed with these few words.

Then, as he looked down, the shock in his heart grew stronger and stronger.

Until after reading it.

He Zhixing felt that a storm had been set off in his head.

"This translation."

"This level."

He exhaled a long breath and dialed Wang Mo's phone again: "Xiao Wang, this ...... Did you really translate the English version? ”

Wang Mo didn't fluctuate in his heart: "Hmm." ”

He Zhixing paused before saying, "Why don't you come to the National Library and help us translate for two or three years?" ”

Why can Western culture be accepted by China, but Chinese culture cannot be accepted by the West?

There are many Western media who say that Western culture is stronger than Huaxia.

It's pure bullshit.

The real reason is actually that Chinese culture is too profound and obscure, and the translation of the past is like poetry. Western culture, on the other hand, is straightforward and has no connotation at all, so it is easy to translate, and it is easy to be accepted by the public after translation.

However, if Wang Mo's translation level is used, as long as he can translate the essence of Chinese literature, it will definitely cause a huge sensation in the West, and then subvert their impression of Chinese literature.

Wang Mo smiled bitterly.

He wanted to, too.

But the concubine can't do it.

A translation of "Journey to the West" consumed tens of millions of his prestige, and no matter how thick his family was, he couldn't withstand the toss.

He Zhixing also knew that what he said was not very reliable, how could Wang Mo's ability condescend to be a translator?

He sighed for a few words, and then said: "Xiao Wang, to be honest, this is the best translation I have ever seen." Even in my opinion, although the English version of "Journey to the West" is a little less literary than the ancient vernacular, it is more easy to read, easier to be accepted by the public, and more interesting. So I have a suggestion: in this case, why don't you write a popular version of "Journey to the West" in Huaxia? There are both ancient and popular versions. ”

Wang Mo raised his eyebrows: "Oh? ”

He Zhixing continued: "In this way, the audience of the popular version of "Journey to the West" will be greatly increased, or even more than ten times. You must know that literature is written for the public, and vulgarity is elegance, and elegance is also vulgarity. The two versions can make it elegant and vulgar at the same time, so why not? Of course, if you don't feel that you have time to write a popular version, I can also ask someone to translate it into a popular version. ”

It is more than ten times less difficult to convert an ancient vernacular text into a popular version than to convert it to an English version.

It's a no-brainer.

Wang Mo's heart moved.

After thinking about it, he made up his mind: "Then do it according to your wishes, Old He." ”

"Good!"

He Zhixing readily agreed, and then added: "You must show me as soon as you finish writing the ancient vernacular version...... No, no, every time you write a chapter, you send me a chapter, you know? ”

Wang Mo smiled helplessly: "No problem." ”

He Zhixing sighed: "Don't think about it, I'm asking people to translate them to improve efficiency." Aim to get your work published sooner. ”

"Really?"

Wang Mo didn't break it down, and smiled slightly.

He Zhixing coughed and asked, "Xiao Wang, how long do you expect to finish writing "Journey to the West"?" How long is it? ”

Wang Mo said in his heart: 20,000 or 30,000 words a day, at most in the early month.

However, in order not to be frightened by He Zhixing, he still said: "It is estimated that it will take half a year, and the overall length should be about one million words." ”

One million words in half a year.

He Zhixing was not much surprised, but continued to ask: "How are you going to publish?" Is it domestic and then abroad, or is it going to be published directly to the world? ”

Wang Mo said: "I met a few big names from publishing houses in New York, and when the time comes, I will publish them directly and simultaneously around the world." ”

He Zhixing frowned: "I don't feel very appropriate." ”

Wang Mo: "What do you mean?" ”

He Zhixing said: "Although you are now a world-famous music master, you are famous. But your 'West Building' is a little less famous. Xilou is only very famous in the fairy tale world, but if it is really put in other industries, it still does not have much popularity. So if Xilou publishes "Journey to the West", even if you Wang Mo recommends it, it is estimated that it will be no longer popular after half a year. Even if "Journey to the West" is very good, there is a high probability that it will not splash at all. ”

"...... like this"

Wang Mo fell into thought.

He knew that He Zhixing was right.

Xilou is only famous in the fairy tale world, and it is still not well-known in the international literary world, and as for the popularity of other industries, it is even less worth mentioning.

Even many people in the West know "Snow White", "Sleeping Beauty", ...... and other stories, but I don't know the person in Xilou at all. This is a typical work out of the circle, but people are not popular.

Therefore, when the time comes, Xilou will publish a "Journey to the West" internationally, and it will be difficult for sales to improve.

No matter how good "Journey to the West" is, it is useless.

Because the people of the West have no curiosity at all, and they sink their hearts to read a long romantic work of gods and demons from China.

"Do you have any good ideas?"

Wang Mo asked.

He Zhixing said: "My idea is: before you publish "Journey to the West", try to increase the international popularity of the West Building. If Xilou is well-known in the literary world and has won many fans, then the effect of launching "Journey to the West" will definitely be much better. ”

Raise awareness?

Wang Mo's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said, "Old He, do you have an idea?" ”

He Zhixing smiled: "I really have a suggestion, there are several major literary magazines in the world today, and they basically publish some contributions from global experts every month, and every article in them is basically very precious. For example, the world's most famous short story magazine, Shuge, publishes ten short stories every month, each of which is a rare masterpiece in today's literary world.

It can be said that as long as it can be selected by "Shuge", it will set off a certain storm in the literary world.

Because of its influence, professionalism, and authority in the literary world, it is basically listed as a holy place for fame by short story writers around the world.

In particular, writers who are not well-known are hoping to soar to the sky with the help of it. Because as long as his work can be selected and published by "Shuge", then the writer's name is likely to be popular in the literary world. ”

Wang Mo sorted out his head.

He said, "You mean, let me go and contribute to the "Book Pavilion" and use it to make the West Building famous?"

"Yes."

He Zhixing said: "You have a very good attainment in prose, and with that song "Haiyan", I feel that it can be selected as a world-class prose selection. So if you go to the other party to submit "Haiyan", or write another similar prose submission, the other party will definitely take a fancy and publish it. ”

"Prose?"

Wang Mo was stunned: "Didn't you say that "Shuge" is a short story magazine? ”

He Zhixing smiled: "Short story magazines don't have to publish short stories. It also has poetry, prose, and more. I just think you're the most accomplished in prose, and your style is international, so of course you're asked to submit your essays. If you can write short stories, that's even better. However, it is too difficult and difficult for a short story to be selected by "Shuge", because its standards are too high. So my advice is for you to submit essays and don't do things that don't make sense. ”

That's right......

Wang Mo nodded, understood. (End of chapter)