I haven't recovered from my cold yet, but the plot has been written for the national competition, so I still have to put it on the shelves.
According to the expectation before the book was released, it was to be published after finishing the college game. It would be enough time to write the plot of entering the NBA, and also add a very interesting new plot of the Olympic trials.
However, that free period is a bit too long, so the editor still requires that it be put on the shelves according to the current normal process.
Originally, I had a lot to say about the re-creation of this book, some random stuff related to Chinese basketball and this and that, but I forgot about it as I wrote it, and I forgot about it. In fact, there is nothing to say. It's all nonsense.
If I have to say something, what is the connection between the two books ten years apart, and what changes have happened to the author himself, I would like to say: 1. There is a connection, but not too big; 2. There are big changes, but they remain unchanged. Be sincere.
When I expressed my intention to rewrite, some old readers in the group were worried about whether I could still maintain the youthful spirit of writing about the golden era. This is also what I am worried about. How much of my basketball heart still remains?
Afterwards, I stopped worrying as I wrote, not because I still have the youthful spirit, nor because I still have a lot of basketball heart, but because I understand that neither of these is the important point. There is only one important point, which is a sincere and sincere writing attitude.
The Golden Age left a deep impression on many readers (I never expected that so many people would read The Golden Age). I think the fundamental reason is because it is a sincere book.
When I looked back at the original book, I found that there were really many flaws, including language, structure, and common sense. But that genuine energy, I think, is the key to attracting many readers.
After so many years, many things have changed, and so have I. But if I want to rewrite this book well, what I need most is sincerity.
The first step to sincerity is to face yourself truly.
You are what you should be. If you are a boy, you are a boy. If you are old, you are old. If you are optimistic, you will be optimistic. If you are pessimistic, you will sigh. Write whatever story you like. Write whatever thoughts you want to express. No matter what thoughts you express, you should not deceive yourself, fool your readers, follow the trend, or brush up on data. If you are interested, write more, and if you are not, rest.
This is also my summary of my own life in the past 10 years: do things and live in a real way. Reality means truth and freedom. Reality and freedom are more important than other messy bells and whistles.
These 10 years have been the 10 years of rapid development of the Internet. It is really a dream of 10 years. The world has changed too much and too fast.
The figure is like being thrown into a drum washing machine. Colorful bubbles are swirling around. Finally, the bubbles are broken and the water is squeezed out. The brain is dizzy and the whole body is dry and wet. Sit down and think about it. , seems to have experienced everything, and seems to have done nothing.
There is more and more information on the Internet. There are endless short videos to watch every day, and all kinds of news. You don’t know whether it is true or false. You may watch it today and forget it tomorrow.
All kinds of comments from self-media are endless. There are staged photos everywhere, scripts everywhere, marketing everywhere, lies one after another. Rumors and fake news are flying all over the sky (one NBA fake news a day on Douyin). Information passes through the brain like a quantum without leaving any trace. , leaving only fatigue, boredom and nothing to do.
Living in a garbage dump of information, sometimes I feel that news is not as real as novels, although one says it is true and the other says I made it up.
During the period when I was rewriting the Golden Age, it was the stage when my mind was at its most enriched. I never saved any manuscripts, and only looked up information and wrote on the same day. My brain is like a directory index. I can’t remember the specific content of the information. After all, I can’t have a photographic memory, but I know where to search, where to read, which book and where. A relatively complete knowledge structure is in In my mind, this structure may not contribute much to society, but at least it can bring some fun to readers.
To be honest, I am very grateful for online articles, especially the paid online article model. I have said in my novels more than once that readers who spend money to read books are the most amazing group of paying users on the Chinese Internet.
In the era of traffic, content has become more and more stinky and marketing-oriented, doing everything possible to create topics, hype, and attract attention. This pure "I pay directly for your content" model allows sincere content to have some room to survive.
If I write well, readers will pay, but if I write poorly, readers will leave, and the price will be clearly marked. In a situation where China's entertainment field has been held hostage by the "traffic + advertising" model for a long time, this is really an amazing ecosystem. I would like to thank every reader who has contributed to this ecosystem.
I hope we can all maintain a sincere attitude and welcome the next decade and a new golden era.
It will be released in the evening, officially opening the golden era of basketball belonging to Forrest Gump.
