Everyone thought that Chu Kuang would admit his mistake and apologize.
Silver Blue Bookstore will obediently withdraw its publicity.
Countless fans of Honghuang, together with a large number of netizens and passers-by, have created enormous pressure of public opinion!
This is not a force that can be easily blocked by an individual or a company!
But no one expected it!
They will choose to fight to the end!
Chu Kuang did not retreat, and the Silver and Blue Library did not retreat either!
Instead of backing out, they chose to publish early!
Honghuang fans were completely outraged!
The president of the Honghuang Research Association, a cultural leader named Jin Pei, expressed his anger:
"You are stubborn and recalcitrant. In the name of myself and the Honghuang Research Association, I declare a boycott of Journey to the West. This classic masterpiece must not be treated with such disrespect and blasphemy!"
Immediately following.
Inside the Honghuang Research Association.
Other cultural figures, led by Jin Pei, have also spoken out, calling on fans of "Journey to the West" to boycott!
Things have gotten to this point and it's almost impossible to resolve them.
The industry was shocked by the toughness of Silver Blue Library and Chu Kuang, and no one understood—
"Is it too impulsive..."
"Just apologize and comfort him."
"After all, it's just a few slogans."
"The number of Honghuang fans is too terrifying. If this group of people boycott Journey to the West, it will have a huge impact on the book."
"This has a huge personal impact on Chu Kuang."
"This novel is released ahead of schedule, so it will definitely be compared with 'Hong Huang'. How can it be compared?"
"It's written in classical Chinese. In terms of literary quality, the vast amount of poetry and songs in it alone is incomparable to ordinary fantasy novels."
"Honghuang fans may be overbearing, but they do have the capital to be overbearing."
"… "
Chu Kuang’s influence is indeed terrifying!
But this time, Chu Kuang’s opponent is not a certain author!
Chu Kuang's opponent is the prehistoric culture that has been developing for countless years!
In the fantasy novel circle, there are many super-best-selling works.
However, due to the times and development time, a cultural circle has not yet been formed.
There won’t be countless experts and scholars to study their works…
In this year alone, "Hong Huang" is no match for best-selling authors!
Some people even suspected that under the simultaneous pressure from so many bigwigs in the cultural circle, the publication of "Journey to the West" might be stopped.
However, what surprised many people was that
The Literary Association has not made any statement, as if it has not noticed the great earthquake happening in the novel world...
This ambiguous attitude makes many people confused.
Logically speaking, the Literary and Art Association should have stood up long ago.
Until that evening.
The Literary and Art Association finally spoke out.
But the voice from the Literature and Art Association stunned many people:
"In the literary and artistic circles, the works always speak for themselves. All the quarrels before this are meaningless. Please stop reporting on Journey to the West immediately. This novel has not violated any regulations of the relevant departments. Please also support Chu Kuang's fans and stop wasting your time on the Internet. Tomorrow, Chu Kuang's new work will be released and we will see the outcome."
Let the work speak for itself
We’ll know tomorrow
Finally someone got the taste:
“Fuck!”
"Is the Literature and Art Association trying to put Journey to the West and Honghuang Culture in a competition?!"
"Is this to let Chu Kuang fight with Hong Huang Wen?"
"this… "
"Can it be compared?"
"How do we compare?"
"This is not helping either side, letting Journey to the West and the prehistoric series compete against each other?"
"… "
It’s over, Chu Kuang has failed!
Although the Literary and Art Association did not help either side and even implicitly criticized the Honghuang fans for reporting "Journey to the West" without any reason, why should Chu Kuang's new book compete with the Honghuang series, which has already become a cultural phenomenon
How is it possible to succeed
at the same time.
Honghuang fans are very confident!
This is just shooting oneself in the foot!
Isn’t your "Journey to the West" said to be comparable to the ancient times
Then let’s see tomorrow how your “Journey to the West” compares with the ancient history!
…
This moment.
The network went quiet.
The intervention of the Literary and Art Association seemed to have completely calmed the storm.
but…
Everyone knows!
The storm is coming!
Once "Journey to the West" is officially released, a bigger storm is bound to sweep in, and fans of "Journey to the West" will certainly spare no effort to compare the two novels!
But how does "Journey to the West" compare with the Honghuang series
None of Chu Kuang’s previous fantasy novels qualified as such.
The cultural heritage and artistic value alone are crushed by the Honghuang series...
And in this turbulent calm.
The time finally came to the next day.
That morning, countless fans of Chu Kuang rushed to the bookstore to buy "Journey to the West".
Chu Kuang’s fan base is still very terrifying.
And now is the time when Chu Kuang needs support the most.
So many people bought "Journey to the West" almost without thinking to express their support for Chu Kuang!
Inside a bookstore.
When someone bought the physical book, they flipped through it casually, and then suddenly their eyes widened...
This novel is actually divided into two versions!
A modern version!
One is the classical Chinese version!
If I remember correctly, "Hong Huang" is also an ancient Chinese version
The novels handed down from ancient times are, of course, in classical Chinese, and the texts are filled with a large number of poems and songs.
Novels of that era not only focused on storytelling, but also pursued artistry and culture with an obsessive attitude.
But Chu Kuang, a modern man, actually wrote an ancient Chinese version of "Journey to the West"
How confident must one be in one's cultural level
“Fuck!”
“Classic version!”
“This is truly a match for The Great Desolation!”
"Before, I thought that comparing a modern novel with a work handed down from ancient times was simply incomparable, but with this ancient Chinese version, it's completely different!"
“Oh my god!”
“Why can’t I understand this ancient Chinese version???”
"Let me see... Shit, I don't understand it either!"
"Can anyone who is so smart understand this, please help me see what the level of this ancient Chinese version is?"
"We ordinary people definitely can't analyze anything. This ancient Chinese version is obviously for those big names in the literary world!"
"I'll go watch the modern version first..."
"Wait for the big guys to come out and analyze the level of the ancient Chinese version."
"In fact, the classical Chinese version is not completely incomprehensible. If you don't read the poems and songs in it, you will have no problem just reading the story."
“As for the story, it’s still quite vernacular.”
"But I still think the modern version is comfortable to read. The text is very comfortable from the layout to the writing style. Chu Kuang's writing style is really impeccable."
"… "
Even when people read the classical Chinese version of "Journey to the West", they are still a little confused.
Even if you can understand it, it is difficult to compare it with "Honghuang" in a short period of time and tell which one is better.
However, most people still bought both versions.
The other side.
Many bigwigs in the cultural circle who were paying attention to this matter also bought the latest edition of "Journey to the West".
…
A literary exchange group.
That's right.
They were the same group of bigwigs who had made in-depth comments on the culture in the lyrics of Xianyu's song "Wishing You Good Luck" when it was released.
Introduce it again.
Every member of this group is basically a big shot in the literary world, and there are even some top cultural figures who can write books in contemporary times.
This group of people were also alarmed by the commotion caused by "Journey to the West" and the dispute between the ancient times.
While preparing to read the book, there were some discussions in the group:
"Leo insisted that I read this Journey to the West, and asked me to give my opinion on which one is better, this one or the prehistoric series."
"Little Leo is being very arrogant this time."
"Little Leo also sent me a copy. As the person in charge of the literary association, his ability to praise a novel so highly actually aroused my interest."
“Although the Honghuang series has some flaws, it is still excellent overall.”
"Well, it's not a classic, but its literary value is not low."
"It seems that Leo sent each of us a copy of Journey to the West. This is interesting."
"… "
After a while of discussion, the group fell silent.
Obviously.
They all went to read.
Not just in this group.
The Internet is also quiet.
But behind this silence, something is stirring...
Lin Yuan didn't read the book.
The novel has been published, but the release of the novel version of "Journey to the West" is just the beginning for Lin Yuan.
It’s not that I regard Honghuang as my opponent.
Lin Yuan just felt that he had the responsibility and obligation to develop the culture of Journey to the West.
A cultural world consisting only of primitive mythology would be too lonely and monotonous.
Movie…
Animation…
Fanfiction…
derivative…
Whatever is available in the Honghuang series, it must be available in Journey to the West.
What the Honghuang series doesn’t have, Journey to the West must also have!
at this time.
Lin Yuan chose to start this journey with a song.
He sang the first song by himself.
The title of this song is "Wukong".
He will try every possible way to make the culture of Journey to the West as popular as possible.
To this end, Lin Yuan did not hesitate to use the influence of three vests at the same time.
Until evening.
Lin Yuan had just finished recording the song "Wukong".
There was no rush to publish it. Lin Yuan planned to check the situation online first.
It's time for some movement...
Especially for people who read fast.
"Journey to the West", which has 700,000 to 800,000 words, can be finished in one day.
It turns out that Lin Yuan does a good job of time management.
When he started surfing the Internet, it was just the time when many people had finished watching "Journey to the West".
Although compared to the excitement of the previous shocking battle between Chu Kuang fans and Honghuang fans, the Internet at this time is like a calm sea, like dead water under the sunshine.
All was quiet.
But there is already a storm, sweeping in from afar.
finally!
Someone broke the silence first!
The person who first broke the silence was the former president of the Blue Star Literary and Art Association!
Although he is now retired, he is still a highly respected old man with great influence in the cultural world!
"I read Journey to the West and couldn't put it down. In the evening, my eyes were blurry and I couldn't bear the high-intensity reading. I asked my wife to read the last few chapters to me, but I couldn't calm down for a long time. I have three feelings to share with you. First, the orthodox mythology that the cultural community of Blue Star has been waiting for hundreds of years has finally arrived. I look forward to the day when it will bear fruit; second, what a great Monkey King, what a great man who trampled the sky; third, Honghuang is a classic masterpiece that has entered the mainstream, but Journey to the West is a contemporary masterpiece and also a palace of mythology."
This day.
The situation is turbulent.
The golden cudgel stirred up huge waves.
The Monkey King crushed the Lingxiao Palace.
Amid the horror of countless people, an unprecedented storm began.
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