After returning from Xiangshan, Xiang Nan continued to write books.
"Lao Qi, you should go out for a walk in this beautiful weather. Don't you feel bored writing books all day long?" Sixth Sister Runzhi came in and said with a smile. Minzhi and Meili also came together.
"Okay, let's go for a walk." Xiang Nan put down his pen and went to the garden with them.
The maid immediately served soda and fruits for the four of them to enjoy.
Basking in the warm sunshine, blowing the gentle breeze, smelling the fragrance of flowers, eating sweet fruits... the life of a wealthy family is indeed carefree.
"Don't tell me, it's really comfortable to bask in the sun." Xiang Nan said with a smile while peeling the lychees.
"That's right. When people go out for a walk, their mood will also improve." Minzhi said with a smile, "And when a person is in a good mood, his thoughts will flow when he writes a book, and his writing will be full of flowers."
Xiang Nan nodded, fed the peeled lychees to Meili, and then smiled and said, "Fifth sister, sixth sister, if you have anything to do, we can discuss it directly without going through so many circles."
"Hey, how did you know we had something to ask you?" Runzhi said in surprise.
"How fresh. I've been busy writing a book for more than a month, and this is your first time to visit my study." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "So I must go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. After all, you are asking me to donate money. , you still want me to attend your event."
"Lao Qi, after you wrote the book, people became smarter." Minzhi smiled.
Runzhi waved his hand and said, "None of them. We were thinking that since you are so good at writing books, could you help us write a script for the drama club?"
"Script? What theme do you want?" Xiang Nan asked doubtfully.
"Anything is fine." Jin Minzhi smiled.
In fact, it would be great if they had an original script. After all, there are not many good scripts in China now, and most of the plays performed by drama clubs are foreign scripts, such as "La Traviata", "A Doll's House", and "Hamlet".
"Okay, I'll bring it to you in two days." Xiang Nan nodded.
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Two days later, Xiang Nan handed over the script he had written to Jin Runzhi.
Jin Runzhi took it and took a look and saw two big words on the cover - "Thunderstorm".
She read it with curiosity and was quickly shocked.
This script by Xiang Nan has bold and avant-garde themes, a gripping plot, refined and implicit language, and unique characters. It can be said that its quality is high enough to be compared with Shakespeare, Gogol, Ibsen, Balzac, etc.
She had never seen such an excellent original Chinese script, and couldn't help but look at Xiang Nan in surprise.
"Lao Qi, did you really write this script? You are so awesome, aren't you!" She was really unbelievable that such a profound script could be written by her younger brother.
"What's so great about it is just writing." Xiang Nan wrote lightly, "Sixth sister, if this script is suitable for you, use it. If it doesn't suit you, you can write it later."
"It's suitable, it's suitable, it's very suitable." Jin Runzhi nodded repeatedly.
She was originally a progressive student, extremely resistant to feudal ideas, and pursued fairness, justice and freedom.
Xiang Nan's play is highly critical of bourgeois and feudal ideas, praises and encourages revolutionaries, and sympathizes with and sympathizes with the poor. ….
Such a script really suits her. She didn't even expect that she just asked her brother to write a script, and that he could actually write such a masterpiece.
…
Then the script "Thunderstorm" was brought to the drama club by Jin Runzhi. Everyone who read it was deeply shocked by the quality of the script.
Half a month later, the play was officially performed, and immediately caused a strong sensation in the Yanjing theater circles, literary circles, and critics. People from all walks of life have given this drama very high praise.
Well-known writer Li Liewen praised this script as having epoch-making significance in the Chinese drama industry. "Thanks to "Thunderstorm", I believe that China indeed has a modern drama."
Later, the well-known magazine "New Youth" published a full page of the script of "Thunderstorm", which quickly made the script well known to the public, and its influence was not limited to Yanjing City.
Xiang Nan also gained recognition in the industry, and even many celebrities at the time were full of praise for him.
For example, Lu Xun commented, "Tragedy is the destruction of valuable things in life for people to see. So what did "Thunderstorm" destroy?
This family tragedy tortured, destroyed and destroyed the struggling humanity of eight people through the conflict between family relationships and ethical concepts, and the tragedy of survival was also staged..."
Ye Shengtao also commented, "True tragic art should not only reflect social problems and reflect the suffering of the people. It should also explore metaphysical thinking about fate and questioning existence."
"Thunderstorm" has both transcendent and universal meanings. It rises to the writer's higher-level revelation and exploration of human existence, and has profound connotations. "
The unanimous praise of these top literary giants greatly increased Xiang Nan's status in the literary and drama circles.
Although the martial arts he wrote before were also very popular, they were all low-style entertainment works after all, and were not favored by the mainstream literary circles.
The evaluation of his works by the mainstream literary circles is: the content is vulgar, the ideas are empty, and they blindly flaunt interestism. They are "a soup of temptation and confusion on the road to people's awakening."
It was this "Thunderstorm" that made the mainstream literary circles start to look at Xiang Nan with admiration.
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Xiang Nan was naturally very happy as his reputation had improved.
Because since ancient times, the two words fame and fortune are indistinguishable. Being famous is beneficial, and being beneficial is famous.
Becoming a well-known writer, at least, will make it easier for him to pursue Leng Qingqiu in the future; at worst, fame is like a talisman. No matter who becomes the ruler, there will always be some fear of celebrities.
Xiang Nan then continued to write his own, gradually increasing his fame and status.
And his relationship with Bai Xiuzhu is getting deeper and deeper.
In fact, no matter in the book or in the play, Jin Yanxi is a playboy with no ability. He is full of food all day long and has nothing to do but eat, drink and have fun.
In the book, Bai Xiuzhu looks down on Jin Yanxi at all. The main reason why I stayed with him was because he was the son of the Prime Minister. Later, when her brother became prime minister, Bai Xiuzhu immediately changed her attitude towards Jin Yanxi.
In the play, although Bai Xiuzhu likes Jin Yanxi, it is more out of a desire for control. She regards Jin Yanxi as the one in her pocket, so she keeps trying to control him.
And Xiang Nan is much more capable than Jin Yanxi. His writing, poetry, and scripts all demonstrate his talent. Women all have a strong-willed mentality, especially for a beautiful girl like Bai Xiuzhu.
The better Xiang Nan is, the deeper she becomes obsessed with him.
What's more, Xiang Nan also inherited Chen Haonan's charm, Cao Xiaoqiang's femininity, and Fang Yifan's affinity. Together, these qualities made him seem to be a friend of women.
Therefore, Bai Xiuzhu became more and more obsessed with him, and she was only one step away from the final breakthrough. .
Ji Mobai
