"Why don't we have classics? Because our critics are just immersed in the glory of the past, thinking that the previous works must be better than the present ones. They have never opened their eyes and read the current novels with the correct mentality!"
"The crew of "The Martian" has been staying in Venice for public relations and selling overseas screening rights, but I guess the possibility of winning an award is not high. After all, this is a science fiction comedy, and it is still far from a classic film. But at the box office, It may bring us a very big surprise!" Lin Han did not expect too much. It would be good if the Venice Film Festival could qualify for a main competition unit. If he really wants to give the award to "The Martian", he will probably be criticized by the film critics. There are also movie magazines that are blasting me to death!
However, in Lin Han’s view, classics must tell something eternal, not limited to this era!
The previous inference that "there will be no more literary classics in the twenty-first world" is very influential and has been pushed by all major news, so it has a lot of followers.
Lin Han nodded in agreement, "At the beginning, I invested money basically for sentimental reasons, probably just for fun. This investment return ratio is probably going to shock others."
"What my sister-in-law said makes sense, but I think what she said must mean that you are lucky." Lin Han crossed his legs and leaned on the back of the chair. He smelled the rich aroma of laurel in his nose and finally couldn't help but take a sip. Sneeze!
"Fantasy Age" has both great masters and newcomers. Even if Lin Han's novels are occasionally absent for a few weeks, there will not be a large-scale decline in sales. Everyone has developed the habit of ordering!
"Don't say it was at the beginning, even now many people can't believe it." Lin Han squeezed out a smile, "As for the physical book, it is estimated that it will still be some time. Now everyone's expectations are too high. I plan to put the previous The serialized content will be put together and then revised and improved.”
"This expectation is really too high. I have been tired of being the savior of Chinese science fiction before. How can I save the entire literary world?" Lin Han patted his shoulder. Although he seemed quite generous, it was really It is not a weight that a single person deliberately bears.
"You really know how to enjoy it. You have only been writing for a year or two and you actually bought a villa in Beijing. If this is told, it will definitely become a role model for young writers."
"This is not a luxury villa. It's just a bit bigger. It can't be compared with other people's mansions like Tomson's. It's not like you can't afford it. The investment in "Fantasy Age" has recently started to make a profit. It's estimated that the dividends will be enough." Let you become a neighbor!" Lin Han replied jokingly. He dared to say this because he naturally received the financial operation status from "Fantasy Age" magazine.
Lin Han didn't know how to comfort him. After all, the original owner of his body had messed up the adaptation of Li Wenyuan's novel, so he could only keep silent.
"'Hyperion' has been ignored. I feel sorry for Mr. Lin. Such a good work can't be considered a classic. Do we have to wait until the author's family dies before we can become a god?"
The magazine is extremely generous, the remuneration is very comfortable, and there are so many readers. Many fantasy writers can be said to have come uninvited!
"Some things don't have to be said directly. My book "Out of the Mother Universe" alone sold half a million more copies because of your name." Li Wenyuan tapped the table with his fingers. He didn't expect that. This trilogy of my own has actually become one of the classics of Chinese science fiction.
In addition to the brilliant physical sales, the magazine's revenue from advertising also makes colleagues envy. Even the sales of the electronic magazine are very gratifying. That's why Lin Hancai said that after the dividend is paid out at the end of the year, it will not be a problem to buy a villa. This is a prime location in Beijing. The villa is worth a lot of money.
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"Lin Han's writing power has almost reached its peak at this moment. I have never seen such writing. If I could vote, I would choose "Hyperion"!"
They would rather get less remuneration, but also want their novels to appear in this magazine that can sell millions of dollars a month. This will be a good publicity tool to help them find physical publishers and then sell them in the physical book sales market. Become popular.
Li Wenyuan nodded seriously, "It's better to sell your movie rights. You don't have all the messy things I did back then. It just so happens that you and Chen Jiaxuan are both familiar with the entertainment industry, so you won't be as stupid as me and sell it without asking the price when someone comes to buy it. .”
Because I am writing and publishing content at the same time, I often want to modify the previous content when writing the subsequent chapters, but the previous chapters have already been published and cannot be modified!
"Teacher Lin's level is obvious. After each chapter of his story is published, it is analyzed by specialized critics. This is not a level that ordinary people can achieve."
Fortunately, Li Wenyuan didn't think too much, "By the way, when will your "Hyperion" be released as a physical book? Now everyone regards you as the savior of the literary world."
The literary nature of "Hyperion" has been discussed since the day it was serialized. To become a literary classic, it not only needs extremely high aesthetic and literary value, but also needs to be tested by a long history.
According to the original trajectory, "Hyperion" may be called a literary classic decades later, not so many years in advance.
Of course, in reality, the classic status of literary works is mainly achieved through literary criticism, literary history compilation, literary textbook compilation, text selection, and bibliography.
"Okay. You have so much to talk about. How is the situation at the Venice Film Festival?" Li Wenyuan was more concerned about this issue. He wanted to change his career and become a director, but unfortunately he didn't have the talent.
In fact, writers themselves have no answer for the definition of a literary classic. Should it depend on its literary value, whether it can accompany people for a long time, or whether it writes about some people who may have been suppressed or forgotten. Make peace.
Originally, many people only regarded "Hyperion" as a science fiction classic. Although it is very literary, due to the limitations of the subject type, it is difficult to surpass those so-called realistic novels to a certain extent.
Lin Han was sitting in the garden of his villa, letting the autumn sunshine shine on him. Sitting opposite him was his good friend Li Wenyuan. This guy came specifically to congratulate him on his move to a new house.
"Come on, what kind of noble person am I?" Lin Han did not take credit. In his opinion, he did not help Li Wenyuan.
The main reason for the success of this magazine is that Lin Han authorized most of his novels to be serialized in it. After attracting enough science fiction readers, the magazine did not forget that it still had other categories of content to publish.
Lin Han was not willing to let his few remaining friends become even rarer. He waved his hand and said, "Come on, let's change the topic and talk more relaxedly."
Li Wenyuan scratched his head and said, "I think I'm lucky because I met you, even though you ruined my novel. When I was a child, fortune tellers said that I have a noble person to help me, and now it seems that it is you."
Just like before, everyone had high expectations for him after "Inception", but "Resident Evil" is obviously very good, but it is said to be average!
After being mentioned by this netizen, people suddenly remembered that it is not that there are no literary classics in this era. They are actually around them. Lin Han has become a fig leaf for the entire literary world!
"Out of the Solar System", "Out of the Galaxy", and "Out of the Mother Universe" are each better than the other. Many of the creativity and ideas in them come from Lin Han. The relationship between the two of them as good friends also makes Lin Han's Fans will come and buy a copy!
"Don't talk about anyone else. Let's talk about my wife. Before, she said that I was a waste of money to revive "Fantasy Age". Now, seeing such a prosperous situation, she actually praises me for my good vision."
Therefore, Lin Han has accumulated many areas for improvement. He has also absorbed the opinions of readers, critics, and fellow writers. The story will generally not change, but some details will change. This will make "Hyperion" 》Better, become a true literary classic!
Since the resumption of publication, the sales volume of "Fantasy Age" has been steadily increasing. Especially this year, it has firmly established itself at the best-selling level of one million monthly sales. This is for a magazine that once ceased publication due to sales reasons. Speaking of which, many people in the industry say this is a miracle, especially in an era when print media is gradually declining!
"Yeah, who said we don't have classics in this century? "Hyperion" has this potential, just wait for it to be released as a physical book!"
Even though he has the memory of the earth in his previous life, he dare not say that he can provoke it. Such expectations are too high and can easily destroy a person.
Li Wenyuan burst out laughing. He took a sip of the freshly brewed tea and said with emotion: "To be honest, who could have thought that "Fantasy Age" would become what it is now?"
Investing several million and earning tens of millions, no matter how talented an investor is, it is difficult to guarantee such a high rate of return.
Li Wenyuan was a little envious and a little lucky, "Now those people should be in a hurry to seek medical treatment, and they want to be a life-saving straw when they catch someone. If they had known before that the only thing that could save the literary world was a science fiction novel, I don't know what those guys would have done What kind of idea."
People are unwilling to miss out on literary classics in their own era. Fortunately, they have grasped a life-saving straw!
Now that it has been used as a fig leaf, everyone almost unanimously praised this novel, regardless of whether they have read it or not.
“If Hyperion is not a literary classic, then the rest of the books are even less likely.”
In the operation of these methods, there is a game of various aesthetic concepts, cultural concepts and even political concepts. In this game, people finally formed some kind of consensus with a large common denominator!