"Focus on the present" and "look forward" are the two most common ingredients in chicken soup for the soul. There is nothing wrong with these two sentences in themselves. They guide people not to be bound by the past and to take a long-term view.
However, these two sentences also have side effects to a certain extent. When everyone only talks about heroes in the "present" and "future", "history" is easily ignored.
For example, when the literary and art circles commented on Liu Jingting at this time, their achievements and past contributions to the literary world were always mentioned briefly. When talking about his vacation at this time, they began to explain in simple terms and quote from other sources, and they had to come up with such heart-wrenching conclusions as "the man's talent has been exhausted" and "he escaped on vacation". No.
In fact, the talk about Liu Jingting¡¯s talent has been exhausted for many years, but it disappears every year with the release of Liu Jingting¡¯s new works.
"Every year you say you get slapped in the face, and every year you get slapped in the face you keep saying it," Chang Youdao said with a slight mocking tone: "Anyway, every creator will have a low point. If they are so persistent, they will always have a chance of success."
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Liu Jingting said: "This also shows the importance of persistence."
"But it's annoying, as annoying as a fly. I don't say that there is no need for literary critics to exist, but I really don't have any good feelings towards some critics who force their voice. They throw out a theory and do everything possible to make it It comes true, after all, these people who attacked you are the same people who predicted that your lack of life accumulation would make it difficult to continue your creation," Chang Youdao said angrily.
"As a result, their predictions were still unable to come true, so they had to resort to the dog-skin plaster route." Su Jin continued.
After hearing what everyone said, Xu Qing pointed at Liu Jingting. Said: "The key is, what is your opinion?"
Liu Jingting said: "The history of literature has proved that any category of literary works will reach the so-called end. It will be converted into another literary form and continue, such as Tang poetry, Song Dynasty lyrics and Yuan music. They are now focusing on the category of martial arts novels, and they have found the right direction, because with the With the diversification of people's entertainment forms, entertainment novels have gradually become 'one of the' choices for people to spend their time. With the change of people's reading interests and the accumulation of reading experience, the style of martial arts novels will inevitably decline one day."
Everyone heard Liu Jingting say this. His heart felt cold. It turned out that he was not confident, but helpless.
"That's right. Nowadays, many young people would rather watch martial arts dramas than read martial arts novels." Wang Jianshan said.
Liu Jingting smiled and tapped his hand on the table and said: "The problem lies here. The decline of martial arts novels should not be judged by those incomprehensible people. It should be announced by the creators themselves. This is Minimal respect for the entire literary genre.¡±
"Let me explain more clearly" Xu Qing looked at Liu Jingting with a questioning tone.
Liu Jingting said with a smile: "When I announced that I would no longer write martial arts and stopped writing in this category, that was when martial arts novels reached their true peak. What other people defined was, to put it simplyall nonsense. Just like this mean."
Everyone¡¯s hearts suddenly warmed up again, it turned out that he was really confident.
"So, everyone, feel free to go on vacation and ignore the controversies online. In fact, I have a suggestion. You can use this vacation to try a life away from the Internet."
"Stay away from the Internet. Don't you go online?".
"Um."
"This is very difficult to do. Booking a hotel or looking up maps requires the Internet."
Liu Jingting said: "That's right, for example, if Jianshan and Zhou Lai go on a three-day trip to Bali, when you get there, try to completely throw away your mobile phones and live a day completely free of the Internet. You can go shopping with a tour guide or by yourself."
Wang Jianshan nodded and said, "This should be no problem."
Zhou Lai, who was next to him, disagreed and said, "If you put down your phone for an hour, you won't be able to sit still."
"That's because I have to work." Wang Jianshan defended.
"Speaking of staying away from the Internet, I saw a piece of news on the Internet. As a result, more than half of the people chose the former. Regardless of whether the news is true or false, people's dependence on smartphones and the Internet has reached a pathological level. It seems that once the Internet is shut down, everyone will go crazy immediately," Chang Youdao said.
"So I say it is a challenge. This is the so-called small hidden in the market, and the big hidden in the Internet." Liu Jingting concluded.
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On September 28, Xu Qing and Kang Lingyue took the lead in starting the journey, each carrying a huge schoolbag and setting off from Jianghai.
On the 29th, Zhou Lai and Wang Jianshan set off for Bali, while Xiao Qingyu and Qingjiao got on the plane to Jiuzhaigou.
On the 30th, Chang Youdao accompanied Tang Rui on a business trip to Yanjing, by the way, they started their first vacation. In the evening of the same day, Su Jin went home.
On the first day of Golden Week, only Liu Jingting and Yang Lilu were left in the Yingri Building.
"Do you feel a little lost and deserted?" Yang Lilu asked Liu Jingting considerately.
Liu Jingting looked at the empty room, nodded, and then said seriously: "You can stack three lucky stars tonight, one in the living room, one in the kitchen, and one in the office."
Yang Lilu didn't react at first, she pondered for a moment, then said "ah" and began to punch Liu Jingting.
Because the date to go to the United States is the 5th, the two of them can enjoy their two-person life in this building for five days. In addition to feeling deserted because everyone left, the two of them have to admit that they also feel a sense of freedom.
"I don't care if they want to challenge me. Let's challenge living without internet for a few days." Liu Jingting turned to look at Yang Lilu: "Are you ready?"
"Yeah." Yang Lilu nodded firmly.
"Okay, unplug the network cable!"
On the first day of the National Day Golden Week, Yingri Building officially went offline. Yang and Liu deliberately and unscrupulously sat on the sofa in the living room in close proximity. Yang Lilu put her legs on Liu Jingting's lap and leaned into Liu Jingting's arms. There was a notebook in front of him, and Liu Jingting was holding a pen and writing down their life plans for the next few days.
"Make sure to read two hours in the reading room every day." Liu Jingting said while writing down the notes, and then handed the pen to Yang Lilu.
¡°Make sure to watch a movie every day.¡± Yang Lilu took over the pen and wrote.
"Play three games of chess and three games of backgammon every day." Liu Jingting wrote.
¡°Every day we go to the supermarket to buy food together,¡± Yang Lilu wrote.
"Two people do it once a day"
When Liu Jingting wrote this, he glanced at Yang Lilu. Yang Lilu was looking at him with her head tilted. When she saw this, she suddenly snatched the pen away and said angrily: "Liu Jingting, why are you so bad? You have to write this too!"
Liu Jingting lit the paper and said: "Fan, I just want to write down a meal, please help me write it."
"ah?"
"Ah, what, what are you thinking about in your little head every day?" Liu Jingting scolded fiercely.
Yang Lilu pointed at Liu Jingting with a pen but couldn't argue, and then bit him in the face.
Facts have proved that without the Internet, the two of Yang and Liu still live a happy and fulfilling life every day. They go shopping together, cook together, go for a walk after dinner together, watch movies in the video room together, and play chess together ¡
Although this kind of life may not be long-term, if you try it a few times occasionally, you will have a special experience and even a sense of relief.
On October 5, the two flew to the United States, and Yang Lilu was going to receive three months of simultaneous interpretation training.
During the days when Liu Jingting was not on the Internet, the topic about him in the online world never stopped. Among them, according to rumors, the Writers Association will organize a discussion specifically on "Gu Yongsheng Martial Arts" at the end of October. (To be continued)