Grandpa's great writer

Chapter 902 Visible and Intangible

Anyway, there was still a while until the dishes were served, and Zhuang Yu said that he wanted to play around, so the others naturally had no objections.

Lin De and the others were also very excited, because they had talked about these things with people before, which was quite new.

Since it was proposed by Zhuang Yu, he started, "Just now we mentioned the contract system, so let's talk about the literature system."

"How to chat?" Liu Yuan asked.

"Let's chat." Zhuang Yu smiled, "We're just chatting together, it doesn't mean anything."

Liu Yuan nodded, "The reason why I asked how to talk about it is because the system has different levels and different fields. I won't talk about the field, it is our literature, but what about the level? It is a small system like the contract system. , or other big systems? Since Zhuang Yu said to let go of the chat, let's try to let it go and talk freely."

After a pause, Liu Yuan continued, "Let me first talk about my own feelings. Compared with the political system, economic system and other systems, the literature system is the system that is most likely to be ignored, because literature is a spiritual need. Uncertainty, society has no sense of urgency about it. No one can live without a few days of reading, but a few days of food is really unbearable.”

Wang Yi followed up and said, "Do you mean that I can understand that literary creation is, in a sense, anti-institutionalization and anti-secularization?"

"It makes sense that the social system appears most often in literary criticism," Liu Yuan said.

Yu Dongyu smiled and said, "According to what you said, we don't need to discuss the literary system now."

Liu Yuan glanced at Yu Dongyu and said, "I haven't finished yet, don't rush to refute me. Personally, literary creation is indeed anti-secularization and anti-institutional, but literary creation is not just a personal act. At the same time, it is also a social behavior. Writers’ writing faces the society, and the existence of literature is also a social need, which is inseparable from readers’ acceptance and dissemination. In this case, the literary system is an objective thing.”

Penny Austin raised her own question, "Is the literary system you are talking about a concrete thing?"

"Of course not." Zhuang Yu said with a smile, "or not only, the literature system we mentioned here is divided into two types, one is the tangible literature system, and the other is the intangible literature system. The tangible literature system The system is composed of many laws and regulations of the country, formulated and modified by an official agency into various regulations and regulations to regulate the scope of literature, and to deal with various literary events, so that literature can operate according to the preset The track is moving forward. This tangible system is intervening and coercive."

"What about the invisible system?" Llorente asked.

Zhuang Yu smiled and explained, "The invisible system is actually more like a convention or tradition. For example, when we eat in this private room, everyone eats sitting down. This is an invisible system, and no one stipulates it. Do you have to sit while eating? In fact, some people eat standing, squatting or even lying down, but most people choose to sit while eating. The reason for this invisible system is that sitting It's more comfortable to eat."

"We generally call it cultural formations," Lind said.

"It can be said that, but there is a slight difference between the two. In fact, the invisible literary system is composed of various cultural forms, and it is also intertwined with the tangible system." Zhuang Yu said.

Liu Yuan said, "Let's not discuss the tangible and intangible systems for now, let's discuss the literary system itself first. The establishment of a literary system, whether tangible or intangible, should be based on the premise of promoting the prosperity and development of the literary industry. .Then we must respect the production laws of literature and understand the role of literature.”

"This needs to be discussed, it is necessary." Yu Dongyu said with a smile, "You have already briefly explained the problem of the literary system, so let's talk about the specific incident. All discussions that are divorced from reality are nothing We are now facing the era and environment we live in, so the choices we have to make should also adapt to this era and environment.”

"You're right, so what do you think?" Wang Yi asked.

"I think that the Nanhuai literary circle should slow down a bit now, because the current literary environment shows signs of recovery. The Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the Writers Association have also seen this situation, so they hope to take advantage of the situation to support the literature stall. But This kind of thinking has actually dragged down the development of literature. Because in such a sluggish situation in the literary world, the related commercial culture is very lively. We can always see the emergence of various cultural activities with clever names and waste of money.”

Regarding Yu Dongyu’s words, Zhuang Yu agreed, “It’s true, and the government and the media also hype these activities as a sign of the prosperity of local culture. Some writers are also keen to participate and include local literary creations in local culture. In the midst of this, various commercial works have been published. Some writers who seemed to be proud at first could not withstand the temptation, and it is really regrettable to join such a trend and serve as a tool for commercial creation."

"Literature is directly linked to commerce, which hinders the vigorous development of literature."

"Yes, the number of Chinese people's reading has increased year by year in recent years, which has laid a good foundation for the prosperity of literature. As long as everyone can bear their temper and develop slowly, the literary world will prosper sooner or later. But everyone is too eager for quick success. Stepping up to the sky in one step, not only pulled the stride, but also pulled the egg." Liu Yuan said without saving any sympathy.

Zhang Zhong twitched the corner of his mouth. He was acting as an interpreter, but he really didn't know how to translate Liu Yuan's last two sentences.

"I understand what you mean. You hope that local governments and some institutions will stop thinking about putting literature into the commercial market and let them return to their original intentions." Wang Yi said.

Yu Dongyu nodded and said, "Indeed, but it's not just that. I also hope that writers can keep a clear head in the face of the complex business world, and they must always reflect on themselves, and not forget themselves because of some small flattery in the media." .”

Zhuang Yu said with a smile, "You should say this at the research meeting the day after tomorrow. Many writer friends will definitely be in a cold sweat."

(End of this chapter)