953. Readers protest
The boy was so amazed and laughed when he saw the fat man's taste. He thought that he had been interviewed when he went to promote "Twilight" half a year ago. Although the newspapers were processed black and white literary photos, which were not very clear, why was it a lame person? The people of Citigroup are not fools, so they don't even understand such basic public information? Shaking his head and no longer paying attention to Fat Man Luo. At first, Yang considered whether he could take this opportunity to promote several other works through the channels of Random Bookstore.
The three books "The Grotto", "Twilight", and "The Collapse of the Empire" are actually works by foreign writers. However, after the former is covered with the history of the Republic of China, its attractiveness to foreign readers has been greatly reduced. However, Yang Yidao, the latter two, targeted Citigroup and the entire North American market from the very beginning, so in the process of "copying", he also tried his best to restore the appearance of the work itself, so he also achieved considerable success.
In addition to these three works, other works such as "Things in the Song Dynasty", "Shennong Code", "Ghost Blows the Light", "Emperor Kangxi" obviously do not have the attractiveness of killing all classes. Even if these works use Random Bookstore's marketing capabilities and comprehensive channels, they can only attract some readers of specific hobbies - for example, readers who are interested in Chinese history or love supernatural thriller novels. Therefore, after comprehensive consideration, the boys plan to take out "Ghost Blows the Light" to let Random Bookstore operate it for a try. After all, the success of "Twilight" and "The Collapse of the Empire" cannot be regarded as the Chinese literary works that have truly gone overseas and the world.
Yang Yi wanted cultural output, not to secretly take other people's things, package them and sell them to others, but to hope to see their own things being accepted by outsiders.
After having this idea, the boy took advantage of the approaching New Year, and some of the company's affairs, such as the construction of the ecological agricultural park, were slowing down. He also took some time to revise "Ghost Blows the Light" to make this work as suitable as possible for European and American readers. After all, most foreigners may be able to understand what "ghost" means, but when they show them what "people light candles, ghost blows the lights, and they can find the Star Peak, mercury spots, and nurturing tools. The Dragon Tower and the Treasure Hall" these things will definitely be blind.
How can an article that cannot be understood be considered a good article? It is impossible to even make readers understand the meaning of the text. Obviously, the fate of waiting for such a work is only one way to fail.
Fortunately, the boy's experience of overwriting the Internet in his previous life and his training in instant messaging with foreigners made him proficient in the language of English, and translated it himself after he revised the work. It not only ensures that the original strong Chinese flavor will not be lost, brings a magical and mysterious impression to foreign readers, but also eliminates the barriers brought by different cultures as much as possible.
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When Yang Yi was carefully revising his work, the debate over whether "The Collapse of the Empire" was qualified to win the Pulitzer Prize reached a peak. The current situation is that Random House is fueling the fire. The "Niyo Times" and the Watson Post" did not give any effort to waving flags and shouting from their own positions. The readers of "The Collapse of the Empire" and readers who knew Yang Yi through "Twilight" despite not being very interested in this traditional literature, all expressed their consent, as if Columbia University and the Pulitzer Prize Fund Management Agency would disagree with this call, as if Columbia University and the Pulitzer Prize Fund Management Agency would be extremely guilty, and they were the culprits and the culprits that hindered the progress and development of Citigroup's literature.
After nearly half a month of reporting, The Niuyo Times finally came up with its killer weapon: "We have reason to believe that readers who can write such a work full of authentic Citi's national flavor must have their own unique and profound understanding and understanding of the history, culture, and greatness of this country. Those who oppose the collapse of the Empire entering the Pulitzer Prize nomination, you may use tradition as an excuse to reject an excellent work that should have won the award, but you cannot deny the author who wrote this work resonates with the land under your feet on a spiritual level!"
"This resonance is so sincere, just like a wanderer missing his mother who has been chasing her past. There is no doubt that this is a great feeling, and what some people are doing is to erase and kill this feeling. This behavior will undoubtedly cast a sigh of relief, a award with a long history and tradition.
Foreigners are just sensational and invincible.
Looking at the newspaper on hand, although it seemed to be making an appeal for himself, and the reasons were extremely sufficient, full of passionate and touching deception, the boy knew very well that the people who wrote these articles were just instructed by behind-the-scenes capital. For example, Random Bookstore, which hoped to trigger social topics of the nation, and those media that made the way to survive, these people were definitely not a living Lei Feng who was willing to help others for the sake of literary ideals and fairness and justice, but a complete big capitalist.
Of course, among the many voices, some people were indeed influenced by Yang Yi's work. They felt from the bottom of their heart that "The Collapse of the Empire" is a good work and should be better than those selected by the Pulitzer Prize. However, when the power of capital intervenes, this kind of person's heartfelt support will become a tool for capital struggle to some extent.
Yang Yi saw all this in his eyes, as if he was aware of the fire, but he was happy. Originally, he "copyed" the works of these foreign writers in order to realize his own layout, strengthen Yang Yi culture, and export ideas from the perspective of cultural output in the future. Since those capital forces are willing to fan the flames for their own interests, boys will not stop them unless they are confused.
When boys were watching the fire leisurely and freely, this event called on the Columbia University Pulitzer Prize Nomination to pass the award nomination of "The Collapse of the Empire" also reached the highest part. On December 23, 2000, at the annual Christmas book market sales event at Random House, the senior executives of Bantam Publishing Group arranged the location of the group's sub-store in Manhattan, Niuyo, on the Manhattan area of Dugu Cultural Square not far from the Morning Highland where Columbia University is located. This square was once the origin of the "confused generation" and "beat generation" literary and artistic movements in Citigroup. It was a holy place where the cultural and ideological circles of Citigroup launched an impact and questioned its domestic mainstream culture. Random House and Bantam Group selected the sub-stores of Christmas book market here, which was obviously also had ulterior motives.
In the Doug Cultural Plaza sub-store, the initial situation was no different from previous years, and it was very common. The bustling Christmas sales event, but with the gathering of more and more readers of "The Collapse of the Empire" and the "book entrusted books" arranged by the Bantam Group, the event that was originally a commercial nature gradually evolved into a specific group of people who were dissatisfied with the Pulitzer Prize, and the questioning and opposition gathering of this award.
The influence of the Pulitzer Prize in Citigroup should not be too much. Many people in Citigroup do not even know the existence of the Nobel Prize, but when asked about Pulitzer, they are definitely not aware of it. This is a subtle national character that has been subtle for a long time. Just like many Citigroup people only know the Oscars in the film and television industry, but they know nothing about the Venice, Cannes, and Berlin Film Festivals. They are all common phenomena. But under this universality, there are also many people who are annoyed by tradition, and they have never been a minority. These people seem to have a kind of anti-traditional and anti-authoritative idea, and they will express different opinions on anything widely recognized and accepted.
At present, this event is a demonstration held by many people who have different opinions on the Pulitzer Prize, under the promotion of spontaneous or interested people.
"Please put aside your stubbornness and prejudice, open your eyes and look at the outside world. There are more than just Citiland writers on the earth who can write good works!"
In Doug Cultural Square, in addition to the store of the Bantam Group, the most conspicuous central position is such a large slogan. The banner is very long and large, and it is two people who seem to have nothing to do with the opposition. The first impression it gives is that the gentle man of a university professor is held in his hands. Behind them, there are many people of all ages, who are of similar temperaments, standing silently. The feeling these people give people is that they should have received a good education rather than the lower class of society who may riots break out at any time in slums.
Most of these people also have a book with a sunset cover, which many people have seen in past public opinion discussions. It is the book "The Collapse of the Empire", which is said to have been written by a young author on the other side of the ocean, but has caused huge controversy on Citi.
Chapter completed!