Jiang Yulou noticed that Tang Yuewen's mood was not very high recently, but when he asked, he couldn't find out why.
He even felt that the girl seemed to be deliberately alienating herself.
Alas, don’t guess what the girl is thinking.
For the time being, Jiang Yulou suppressed his thoughts of finding a girl to talk to, and was invited to participate in a literary exchange meeting organized by Jian Xing and other educated youths in Yangping County.
The venue was a vacant warehouse in the county, a location provided by an educated youth.
Although the environment of the warehouse is not good and the conditions are simple, it has been cleaned and tidied up in advance. Except for the light being a little dim, everything else is still acceptable.
The type of exchange meeting is a bit like a reading meeting. There is no table, everyone sits on stools and gathers together.
This has the advantage that the atmosphere is relaxed and conducive to communication.
"Everyone, stand up. Let us welcome Comrade Jiang Yulou with warm applause to attend the Yangping County Educated Youth Literary Exchange Meeting!"
A dozen educated youths stood up and applauded where Jiang Yulou was sitting.
Jiang Yulou saw that this was not bad, so he quickly stood up, applauded and bowed again.
After the applause stopped, he said: "Since it is an exchange meeting, let's all not be too polite, so that we can all feel more comfortable."
"good!"
Everyone laughed, and their nervousness about seeing the great writer dissipated a lot.
As soon as Jiang Yulou sat down, he saw Jian Xing said: "First of all, let's ask Comrade Jiang Yulou, the youngest writer in Yangping County, to talk about literary creation. Can you guys agree?"
"good!"
"That's great. I've long wanted to hear Comrade Yulou talk about literary creation."
“I listened to Teacher Jiang’s lecture on literary creation last time, and I felt that I benefited a lot. I didn’t expect that I would have the opportunity to listen to his teachings today.”
Everyone was very enthusiastic and it was a great reward for them to hear Jiang Yulou lecture in person.
No one dares to underestimate Jiang Yulou's writing ability. If you look down on others, why don't you write a novel and publish it in a literary journal for everyone to read?
Jiang Yulou glanced at Jian Xing helplessly. Why did the promised literary exchange meeting for educated youth turn into a lecture for him alone?
Shaking his head in amusement, he said: "Since everyone wants to hear what I have to say, I will just have a brief chat."
After thinking briefly, he continued: "Everyone knows that literature is the art of language, an important form of expression of social culture, and the embodiment of beauty.
Literary works are works in which writers use unique language and art to express their unique spiritual world. Without these two unique characteristics, there would be no real literary works. "
Everyone listened quietly, feeling that what he said was very reasonable.
Especially when Jiang Yulou compared literary works to works that express his unique spiritual world, everyone felt that he couldn't be more right.
If it weren't for the fear of affecting him, everyone would have applauded and shouted.
Seeing that everyone was listening attentively, Jiang Yulou continued: "An outstanding writer is the hero of a nation's spiritual world. Literature represents the art and wisdom of a nation. Literature is a kind of language that is used to express social life and psychology. The subject of activities belongs to the category of social ideology.”
Hero of the spiritual world? !
Everyone was startled. He said it too loudly, beyond the knowledge of the educated youth.
Someone couldn't help but said: "Teacher Jiang, are you exaggerating?"
Jiang Yulou was not displeased by being suspected, but smiled and said: "No, excellent writers can even be loved by the enemy."
To prove it, he told a story: "Do you all know Su Shi, a politician and poet in the Northern Song Dynasty, and Su Dongpo?"
"One of the three Sus, I know."
"I still remember Mr. Dongpo's "Red Cliff Ode"!"
"Su Shi's Ci and Fu are excellent. I also learned them when I was in school."
Everyone is talking to each other.
At this time, a clever guy said loudly: "I know, I know, the creator of Dongpo Rou!"
"Hahaha."
Everyone laughed, even Jiang Yulou laughed.
"Yes, everyone remembers Su Shi's works, which proves his status in our country's literary circles. Without excellent works, they will not be sung for many years. This is the spiritual wealth left by the writer to our descendants."
Jiang Yulou paused and then said: "Based on Su Shi's literary achievements, it is no exaggeration to say that he is the first literary giant in the Northern Song Dynasty. Mr. Dongpo is proficient in all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. He became famous at a young age, and his articles were admired by the literary giant Ouyang Xiu!" After middle age, he became famous all over the world, respected by everyone, and became a literary sect of his generation."
Everyone nodded, no one could be dissatisfied with Su Dongpo's achievements.
Immediately afterwards, he told everyone a story about Su Dongpo as evidence:
"In August of the fourth year of Yuanyou, Emperor Zhezong of the Song Dynasty, it was the birthday of Emperor Yelu Hongji of the Liao Kingdom. As an envoy of the Song Dynasty, Su Zhe, the younger brother of Su Shi, went to congratulate the emperor of Liao on his birthday. When Su Zhe arrived in the Liao Kingdom, he was warmly received by the monarchs and ministers of the Liao Kingdom. , and kept asking Su Che: "Is Master Su OK?" It means how is your brother, Mr. Su Dongpo? Su Che said that my brother is very good, thank you for your concern.
On his way back from his mission, Su Che passed by Zhuozhou, Hebei Province. He wrote a poem about his mission and sent it to his brother Su Shi. The poem goes like this: "Whoever brings the family tree to Yandu, everyone will ask if he knows the details." Dasu. Don’t let your fame affect Manqi, or you may end up living in the world.” The meaning of this poem is: Brother, your reputation is so great that even people from the Liao Kingdom are vying to greet you. With such high popularity and fame, it seems that Brother, you will no longer be able to enjoy the purity of seclusion in the countryside. "
"You see, when a writer's literary achievements reach the level of a literary sect or literary giant, even the heads of enemy countries will become fans."
A simple story that made everyone's hearts swell.
If I can achieve Su Dongpo's achievements in the future, my reputation will last forever even if I die.
Someone else asked: "Teacher Jiang, are there high and low literary forms?"
Jiang Yulou replied: "Literary forms include novels, essays, poetry, reportage, scripts, folklore, fables, notebook novels, unofficial histories, fairy tales, couplets, philosophical words, poems, parallel prose, essays, literary criticism, and film scripts.
Different forms, that is, genres, are used to express inner emotions and reproduce social life in a certain period and region. Literature understood as a subject category includes language and literature, foreign language and literature, etc. "
"Strictly speaking, there is no distinction between high and low literature. You can become a litterateur by writing novels, and you can also be a litterateur by writing movie and TV scripts."
Jian Xing raised his hand and said, "Yu...Teacher Jiang, where are the poems?"
In this era, the educated youth, or the cultural class, talk more about prose and novels, even among the people. Instead, the once brilliant poetry has become a niche literary and artistic work.
After Jiang Yulou thought for a moment, he said: "The magic of poetic language lies in its ability to piece together seemingly cold words into a beautiful and moving verse.
Its charm also lies in its deep appeal of artistic conception. The language of poetry comes from emotion, and the deepest emotions often cannot be expressed with precise words. It is like a thousand words between two people whose love is as deep as the ocean. In the end, all lovers can only say is a simple "I love you", not to mention that many times emotions are unclear and difficult to describe, and are far more complicated than logic or rational words. "
"Teacher Jiang, write a poem so that we can learn more."
