Chapter 301 Xiaobao and Ah Q

After a while, when they heard the doorbell ring in the living room, Wei Wenzhao's wife went to open the door, and Zhang Duo also came out of the study. It was Xu Jingnian who entered the door, followed by a slender girl. Looking at her face, it turned out to be Xu Qingning.

Seeing Zhang Duo here, Xu Qingning gave a "he" and was obviously surprised. Xu Jingnian said with a smile, "I didn't expect you two to become classmates."

Zhang Duo looked at it and was also very surprised. Generally speaking, there are relatively few girls in the capital who go to school in other places. He never thought that Xu Qingning would be Xu Jingnian's daughter.

After several people sat down in the living room, Xu Qingning accompanied Wei Wenzhao's wife to talk about the common things. Wei Wenzhao and Xu Jingnian sat together and continued to talk about The Deer Tripod.

Hearing Wei Wenzhao talk about the award, Xu Jingnian said, "I have just finished reading A Duo's Deer Tripod, and I happen to have some experience. I want to talk to you!"

Wei Wenzhao said, "Oh, I said that my brother must have high opinions, and I would like to listen carefully."

Xu Jingnian smiled and said, "Beside the original author, how dare you say high opinions is just some reading experience!"

Zhang Duoqian said, "My writing is a little strange, which makes many martial arts fans disappointed. Even the sales volume is much less, and I don't know what Uncle Xu has."

Xu Jingnian said, "Well, in my opinion, this book is much better than your previous works. It is precisely because it is out of the category of martial arts that you can take your literary attainments to a higher level.

Wei Wenzhao smiled and said, "My brother is so respected, but I don't know what it is."

Xu Jingnian said solemnly, "I read the first three books carefully and found that Wei Xiaobao is very similar to a person. I don't know if Brother Wen Zhao knows who he is?"

Wei Wenzhao laughed and said, "It's just Q!"

Xu Jingnian was stunned at first. Zhang Duo, who looked proud, suddenly realized, "Look at me, I actually played a big knife in front of Guan Gong."

Xu Jingnian smiled and was not embarrassed. He continued to say, "After reading three volumes of The Deer Tripod, I found that Wei Xiaobao here is simply a developed Ah Q, or a shrewd version of Ah Q. Because of Ah Q's 'spiritual victory method' and self-disdainity, Wei Xiaobao actually learned a lot."

Wei Wenzhao said, "I haven't read much about The Deer Tripod. Brother Jingnian might as well talk about it in detail."

Xu Jingnian said, "Wei Xiaobao is very good at using the 'spiritual victory method'. In the third time in the book, Mao 18 took Wei Xiaobao to go to Aobai to fight. On the way to drink in a tavern, Mao 18 was beaten and fell to the ground by an old eunuch. Wei Xiaobao was also implicated. They were blindfolded with black cloth by a group of eunuchs and stuffed into their proud son. Wei Xiaobao, who only sat in a sedan chair once at the age of 7, comforted himself, "Damn it, I haven't sat in a proud son for a long time. Today, my filial son serves me in a sedan chair. He is really a good son and a good grandson!" In the Biography of Ah Q, after being beaten by Mr. Zhao, Ah Q returned to the Tugu Temple and lay down depressed and angrily. He thought to himself, "The world is too speechless now. My son beats me." Thinking that he had become the elder son of Master Zhao, Ah Q became proud again and saw him stand up and hum a little song. Wei Xiaobao was afraid in his proud son while comforting himself with the spiritual victory method. Similarly, after Ah Q was beaten, he was angry and used the spiritual victory method to relieve himself. Although the two have been separated for more than 200 years, their mentality is really the same.

Wei Wenzhao nodded and said, "Yes, this time, I read it."

Xu Jingnian continued: "However, the spiritual victory method is a general psychological state and a psychological phenomenon that exists in all strata of traditional Chinese society. For the characters at the lower level, if they don't fantasize about some "self-plea" as psychological support based on spiritual victory, I'm afraid they can't live. Ah Q has not only the courage to fight, but also lacks the power and ability to fight, and can only be bullied by others. He was grabbed by a powerful man and hit his head against the wall. For this, he could only use the spiritual victory method to seek psychological balance. He is a poor man, but he always says to others, "We were much richer than you before!" What are you!" After being beaten by Wang Hu, he was forced to admit that he was a "worm", but immediately boasted that he was "the first person who could despise himself". Wei Xiaobao said gloriously that he was "the most slippery head in the world", and the two were simply very similar!"

Wei Wenzhao nodded, obviously highly appreciated Xu Jingnian's words, and then said, "What do you think the winning rate will be if this novel participates in the selection of the 'Ziye Literature Award'?"

Xu Jingnian said, "It should be more than 70%."

Zhang Duo said aside, "Wouldn't the organizing committee think it was a martial arts novel?"

Xu Jingnian smiled and said, "In my opinion, The Deer Tripod is a good realistic novel, which is much better than the martial arts works you have written in the past."

Zhang Duo said embarrassedly, "Uncle Xu, do you think it's good?"

Xu Jingnian said, "Of course. The Qiao Feng and Guo Jing you wrote in the past are certainly righteous, but the great chivalrous ones are too illusory. How can there be so many chivalrous people in the world? And "The Deer Tripod" is very well written. The heroes in the book can hardly realize their minds and ambitions. I think this is very reasonable and very real, because this is the case in real society.

In real life, heroism, idealism and upright moralism are not necessarily useful or even useless at all, but it is precisely people like Wei Xiaobao, a person with pragmatism, who are so successful. What is his ability to be soaring? It's mainly about flinging horses, spreading rumors and lying, steering in the wind, and being familiar with relations.

Zhang Duo couldn't help sighing: "I didn't expect Uncle Xu to read Lu Ding Ji so thoroughly, which really impressed me."

Xu Jingnian also sighed: "You are young and have little experience, but you can see through the worldly wisdom and learn through China's success for thousands of years, which makes us admire it!"

Zhang Duo was a little embarrassed to hear that Xu Jingnian admired him so much. Wei Wenzhao also said, "After years, Aduo's youth has won his ambition. Don't praise him too much, so as not to make him proud."

Zhang Duo hurriedly said, "I dare not do this!"

Xu Jingnian also said, "I don't think A Duo is like this kind of person."

Wei Wenzhao added, "A Duo, if you have time, finish writing Lu Ding Ji as soon as possible. The ' Midnight Literature Award' award is in December. You'd better finish it before then. If you can win the award, it will be of great benefit to your future.

Zhang Duo nodded and said, "Well, I will try my best to finish it." He knows the weight of the "Ziye Literature Award", which is the most valuable literary award in China, and the "Matsue Cup" novel competition is simply a difference between heaven and earth. If "Deer Tripod" can really win the award, Zhang Duo will be recognized by the mainstream literary world.

Zhang Duo also asked Wei Wen and Showa Xu Jingnian to help him write a book review and publicize it. The two nodded and agreed. After dinner at Wei's family, Zhang Duo came out and called Ning Daier. When she learned that she came home for the National Day holiday, she did not stay in the capital and flew back to Bincheng overnight.

When he got off the plane, Wang Zicheng drove to pick him up. I sent him home and rested for a night. The next morning, I went to Wanbang Film and Television Company.

At the gate, Sun Rui came out and said, "Mr. Zhang, Mr. Song and Mr. Jin are waiting for you in the conference room. I want you to come and go there immediately."

Zhang Duo strode to the company and said to Sun Rui behind him, "But what happened?"

Sun Rui said, "It seems to be about the schedule of Xiao Ao Jiang Hu!"

Zhang Duo heard it and said silently. There are many domestic film and television production companies, and there are only a few good schedules, and everyone is watching. When the movie is released, it is inevitable to encounter several big-made movies and fight with each other, but I don't know which one I met this time.

Zhang Duo entered the conference room and saw Song Siwei and Jin Yutang drinking tea silently there. He smiled and said, "Brother Song, cousin Yu, that big movie collided with us again, which made you so worried!"

Song Siwei said with a wry smile, "China Film Group, Destiny!" Seeing Zhang Duo's ignorance, he continued to explain: "China Film Group is the first film group in China, and Gao Xuan, the director who shot this Destiny, won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes International Film Festival."

Jin Yutang added: "The other party has just announced the schedule of Fate, December 12. This was originally the day we chose for Xiao Ao Jiang Hu.

Zhang Duo frowned and asked, "Do you know what his "Fate" is about?"

Song Siwei said, "The plot of this play is confidential, but the actors involved are all popular domestic artists, and the production cost of this play is 300 million."

Zhang Duo was really shocked this time. "Smiling Proud Jianghu" has only spent more than 30 million now. Counting the subsequent publicity expenses, it is 40 million. And the production cost of this unfathomable "Fate" is as high as 300 million, and even Zhang Duo has no idea of competing with the other party.

"In this way, we can only postpone the schedule back!" Zhang Duo said helplessly.

Song Siwei said, "That's the only way. It's tentatively set for the 20th. The specific time depends on the post-production and review." Zhang Duo and Jin Yutang have no objection.

In the days after that, Zhang Duo was busy with the post-production of "Smiling Proud Jianghu" while writing "Lu Ding Ji". In the school, it is rare to show up in ten days and a half months.

This evening, Zhang Duo just came out of Wanbang Company and met Jiang Xiancheng head-on. He strode forward and grabbed Zhang Duo's arm and said, "Zhang Shao, do your best. Hurry up and write the second volume of Zhu Xian, so that the reader will not wait. In case I always explain to that group of booksellers!"