"Has the boss got any new books recently?" Zhou Ye, a university graduate who had just graduated and hadnt found a job yet, loved reading the most. However, he didnt like reading e-books on his mobile phone because it was too harsh on the eyes. So, he liked buying physical books, and most of his pocket money was spent on buying books.
"Of course there are new books, todays newly published books are on the front row of the bookshelf, go and take a look yourself." said the bookstore owner.
Zhou Ye walked over to the bookshelf and saw the new book "Wukong Biography" mentioned by the bookstore owner. At first glance, Zhou Ye was stunned. "This cant be a sequel to Journey to the West or something like that." Zhou Ye picked it up with a scrutinizing gaze.
The cover is a monkey standing on the top of a solitary peak, proud and majestic, alone and independent, overlooking the world. This should be Sun Wukong if he were so domineering.
Due to CCTVs promotion of TV dramas, "Havoc in Heaven", "Dragon Palace Borrowing Treasure" and "Changing the Book of Life and Death" have become household stories. It is also said that this year CCTV will invest heavily in filming a new version of "Journey to the West".
Sun Wukong can do such a thing, this kind of proud independence is also acceptable, but Zhou Ye saw a hint of sadness and loneliness in this cover, as if it was the spirit of "though thousands of people have gone by, I remain".
Fourteen-year-old genius writer Su Shichengs masterpiece!
"A fourteen-year-old kid wrote this and its actually published, the publishing standards are getting lower and lower." Zhou Ye said disdainfully. A fourteen-year-old is just a junior high school student, what good writing can they produce? And yet theyre called a prodigy writer, what a joke! Putting it down, but Zhou Ye thought that since there werent any new books to read, she might as well open this one and take a look.
"I want this sky to no longer block my vision, I want this earth to no longer bury my heart, I want all sentient beings to understand my will, I want all Buddhas to disappear like smoke and clouds"
The cover page, a domineering and revealing introduction that instantly caught Zhou Yes attention. Now that the internet has developed to this point, there are naturally all sorts of pretentious introductions, but apart from the domineering tone, this books introduction also had a hint of something else...
I want all living beings to understand my intention, what intention?
I want all these Buddhas to disappear like smoke in thin air, why should all these Buddhas disappear like smoke in thin air?
Zhou Ye can be sure that this sentence is absolutely not in the original Journey to the West, which means that this sentence was added by the author. Then who said this sentence?
Sun Wukong? Or who?
Suddenly became interested.
"Ive already bought this book, boss."
Holding "Journey to the West" back home, many people in Yangcheng were interested in this book due to the introduction on the flap.
At the same time, DeYun Press also started its first round of momentum building.
"Post-90s cant compare with post-80s, Im telling you its OUT! 14-year-old post-90s genius writer sets off a Journey to the West craze again!" — Fashion Morning Post
"Monkey King: Born to Be Wild, Are You Ready?" —— Independent Edition
Su Rixi: A 14-year-old writer. —— Figure Evening News
It has to be said that DeYun Presss financial resources are quite formidable, today seven or eight major newspapers front pages all carried reports related to "The Investiture of the Gods".
But this round of momentum has not yet ended.
Famous critic Xin Ping published an article on The School Newspaper.
The Spirit of One Generation
I inadvertently saw this book, but found that it was written by a 14-year-old junior high school student. Thinking back to when I was 14 years old, I was either reading comic books or playing marbles, cant remember which one, anyway, I wasnt awesome enough to publish a book.
So I had some expectations for this fourteen-year-olds writing, and after reading the whole thing, I found that it was actually quite good. Below, Ill do a brief analysis of the characters in this piece.
The protagonist Sun Wukong: He is a great hero, but this hero is tragic. This is like the image of a tragic hero in Western culture. He has the spirit to destroy everything, but lacks the wisdom to resolve everything. He represents humanitys unyielding courage.
Tang Monk, he is the heir of Golden Cicada, and also an extraordinary hero. In this book, his resistance is no less than that of Sun Wukong. He dares to directly challenge the authority of Tathagata.
His aspirations are as great as they are arduous, symbolizing humanitys desire to break free from all constraints and achieve true evolution.
Human nature has desires, which are the source of joy and suffering. Zhu Bajies foolish love is no less than anyone elses, no less than Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai who died for each other, and has moved countless people to tears.
He symbolizes humanitys yearning and pursuit of a better life, perhaps this pursuit is ordinary, perhaps this pursuit is simple, but it is persistent!
Sha Weng, I know that many people are ridiculing Sha Weng, ridiculing Sha Wengs "slave nature", ridiculing Sha Wengs "narrow-mindedness", ridiculing Sha Wengs "submissiveness". The efforts of five hundred years ago have only become the servant of the gods scroll curtain.
But I couldnt laugh, Sha Wujing represents the majority of people in the world, he represents you, and he represents me. Sha Wujing is powerless to resist, his strength is not enough compared to Sun Wukong, his wisdom is not enough compared to Tang Monk, what can he use to resist?
He just wants to live a stable life, even as a servant, which is also the wish of most people, simple and plain. However, this seemingly simple wish is a luxury for Shahe Shang, his fate has already been determined, he cannot control himself, nor can he resist the arrangement of fate. Shahe Shang represents the weak and obedient side of human nature, everyone has this side, laughing at him is laughing at ourselves.
"The Legend of Wukong" is absolutely worth watching, highly recommended by Xin Ping.
One by one, the comments came in like snowflakes, and of course, the most important comment was published in the school newsletter. The school newsletter has a significant influence not only in Yangcheng but also throughout the entire southern region, with its main consumers being middle school students, high school students, and university students.
The editor-in-chief of the school publication, Zhuo Luo, is a well-known author who often ranks in the top ten bestsellers with his works, specializing in writing campus romance novels that have a significant influence on students.
Zhuo Luo published an article on Campus Newspaper commenting on Su Lei Chens new book "The Legend of Wukong".
The Lonely Monkey
The Legend of Wukong is now extremely popular, written by 14-year-old prodigy author Su Shicheng. I wonder when it became so easy to publish a book, even a book written by a 14-year-old junior high school student can be published.
Whats even more surprising is that its actually pretty good!
Su Shichens name is not unfamiliar to me, the first time I saw this name was on the Yangcheng Daily, in a commentary written by Zhao Dandan, the editor-in-chief of Yangcheng Daily, about an environmental protection article "Come out", which is a science fiction story that reminds people to protect the environment. Su Shichens work as a junior high school student has completely surpassed the level of university students, Im not exaggerating, this article would be more than enough even if it were published in our school newsletter.
I conducted a detailed investigation and found that Su Xichen, known as a genius writer, was indeed the same person who wrote this article.
Many people may have a question, a 14-year-old junior high school student, even if he is good at writing articles, it does not mean that he can write, the article has at most five or six thousand words, less than ten thousand words, but suddenly it becomes one million words, is this genius writers reputation hype? At first, I also had such doubts, and it is normal to think so.
But after I finished reading "Wukong Biography", this doubt disappeared. Su Xichens classmate wrote Journey to the West from another angle, worrying that it would be unreadable due to immature writing style, which is unnecessary. The whole article is similar to an essay, written in an essay style, although it looks very messy, but Su Xichens classmate has managed to integrate the characteristics of the essay into it.
What are the characteristics of prose, I believe everyones teacher has taught, it is scattered but not scattered in meaning, and almost the entire book is unfolded in dialogue mode. This is a major test for the authors mastery of words, and Su Xichen did it, which makes me feel inferior in this regard.
In terms of writing, the title of genius is well-deserved. Of course, this book isnt just about style without substance. The whole book left a deep impression on me, especially what I said about Sun Wukong...
God wont save anyone, only you can save yourself.
If you die, nothing will change; but as long as you are alive, everything can be changed.
Relying on mountains will lead to collapse, relying on people will also lead to collapse, only relying on oneself is the best.
Indeed, only the living can change the world. Sun Wukong is a hero, a great hero, but the loneliness of heroes is rarely understood by people.
"For me, any place is home. But some people put their homes in a certain place in the world, so they cant find it and die on the road."
"Youre wrong. I didnt forget everything, I have nothing."
"You think you have many roads to choose from, but there are many invisible walls around you, and in fact, you only have one road to walk."
Sometimes its really like that, not forgetting everything, but truly having nothing. That monkey is indeed a hero, but he is also a lonely monkey!
This monkey has no other way out, and there is only one road in front of him.
Zhuo Luos article has at least boosted the sales of the previous "Wukong Biography" by one level.
On the first day, under the hot publicity, Su Xichen, a new author, sold 10,200 copies of "The Legend of Wukong".
The sales volume varies from country to country. In China, selling 50,000 copies in a year is considered a bestseller, selling 200,000 copies can be called a super bestseller, and selling 500,000 to 1 million copies is a super red-hot book.
In this world, peoples purchasing power for books is very strong, and the crackdown on piracy is also very severe. It takes 500,000 copies to become a bestseller.
But even so, the first-day sales of 12,000 copies is still an impressive feat. Of course, among them, Yangcheng contributed the most, because although De Yun Press is one of the top publishing houses in Yangcheng, its influence outside of Yangcheng is not as great, therefore out of the first-day sales of 12,000 copies, Yangcheng contributed at least around 7-8 thousand copies, and relying on the influence of campus publications sold another 3-4 thousand copies.
But Su Shichen also became famous, now in Yang City, anyone who cares about literature knows that Experimental Middle School has produced a talented writer, at the age of 14, not only wrote a thought-provoking science fiction micro-novel on environmental protection, but also published a book that is selling well, at least in the surrounding areas of Yang City, which means Su Shichen is now considered a somewhat famous young author.
It was because of this reason that Su Rui Chen encountered such treatment when he went to school the next day...