Chapter 32 After the third book of "The Big Wave"

The third part took a year and a half to write, so it is considered finished. In the end of the second book, I admittedly said that I would write about the process of the 1911 Revolution in Sichuan in four volumes.However, for my own selfishness, I don't intend to write so much, I really want to use a concise method, "write with the pen, cut with the cut", or write three volumes.For this reason, I just want to quickly explain this historical process, so that I can start a new one and continue to write a long novel to reflect the more turbulent and more important changes in social life during the period from Yuan Shikai's treason to the May 4th Movement. and the germination of new trends of thought.

However, the third part has ten chapters, and it takes about the same length as the first two. It only deals with the false independence of Chengdu, and there is still a long way to go before reaching the place where it is scheduled to end. Could it be that in the third part, some plots can be left out?Even if you write vertically, you don’t have to write in such detail?Is there something wrong with the tailoring?Some details are written so much that some ink is wasted? Yes, these problems do exist.However, there are reasons why these problems occur.For example, the fourth chapter describes the mutiny at Longquan Station and the large march that followed, which could have been written from the side, or as a small episode, which would not have cost a lot of ink; Some space can be saved.However, the Longquanyi Mutiny and Xia Zhishi's arrival in Chongqing are crucial events, and it is not allowed to be taken casually.As far as the overall structure of the third part is concerned, it is also one of the peaks. If it is not well written, it will not meet the artistic requirements.But why not write Xia Zhishi as a decent hero?And it looks like it's a little pale and weak?The problem was the mutiny at Longquanyi. Although it was a praiseworthy event, it was not due to Xia Zhishi's planned leadership as the general records say.It was later that Xia Zhishi brought this team east to Chongqing, which seemed to have played a role in giving birth to Chongqing anyway. However, the factual investigation and research were only coincidental, not out of Xia Zhishi's predetermined plan.For this reason, I cannot write this real person as a fictional hero that should be in ordinary novels.At the same time, the corresponding role he played in this unusual incident cannot be obliterated.I think it seems more appropriate to write it like I did.Of course, the writing method I adopted may not be very appropriate. If I ask other masters to write it, there must be another way, and it must be written much more vividly!

In the first part, I used some clever tricks (or lazy tricks), borrowing a person's mouth for a certain event or plot that should be described, and then explaining it briefly. pass.This method is also a kind of art, it can be done occasionally, it can't be done without beginning.But I used it several times, because it caused criticism from my friends.In writing the second part, I have corrected it and changed some things that can be described from one population to positive descriptions. For example, in the first three sections of Chapter 7, Chen Jinjiang and more than a hundred army soldiers bloody Sanjiangkou. From the beginning to the end, describe it in detail, not just from Peng Jiaqi's mouth.In the third part, it is even more so.For example, in Chapters 2, 5, 7, and 10, I have never let go of that famous man's integrity. From his image to his heart, I have almost never borrowed another person's words. And the eyes of another, describing him, describing him.Although I pay attention at all times, when writing this person, don't write long, bloated, or even leave the typical activities, and write about his psychological changes alone.But it took a lot of space, just like writing about the Longquanyi Mutiny and the marching process, it was revised several times, many cutscenes were deleted, and a lot of idle text was erased, but the result was still not so streamlined.

To positively describe each person's image and activities (including language, behavior, thought, mood, etc.), and to write him vividly, and to describe him appropriately (although exaggerated, the exaggeration is also appropriate). The merits of many of our classical novels.To absorb this advantage, of course, it takes a little effort.For a character and its activities, first of all, it is necessary to reserve data, a wealth of data; secondly, research, discuss, analyze, and synthesize, so that it can be faithfully revived in the mind, and the person and events are almost ready to come out, and then processed and tailored, visualized.In this way, the person who writes is a typical person, able to live and think; each person also has his own characteristics and personality.They become the author's partners, they do not become the author's puppets.

That's what I said, but I used a lot of strength, after all, I can't get home with practice.For example, in Chapters 7, 8, and 9, I felt a little lacking when I wrote about Zhou Shanpei and his activities, although I returned a copy of him to show his face.Because Zhou Shanpei thought he had made great contributions to the false independence of Chengdu in the year of 1911, and I did contribute to him, which seems to be more important than his own "Important Facts I Experienced in Sichuan's Struggle for Roads in Xinhai" written in 1956. More real, right?It's a pity that due to my low artistic level, I can't help ruining such a subject matter. If a master writes it, it will definitely inherit the advantages of our country's classical novels and carry them forward!

A reader has written to me that there seem to be too many characters in the movie.Some of them have unclear faces, "one scale is exposed in the east, and one claw is exposed in the west", which makes people hardly remember to understand after seeing them;The reader asked: "Such dispensable accompanying characters, don't write them, is that okay? Even if you write them, you don't need to give names, but use a symbol to represent them, is it okay?" The readers mean that only a few main characters need to be written. , the author can concentrate his pen and ink, and the reader can spend less energy.

I said that a long novel with considerable weight only vividly describes the activities of a few (or a few) main characters. This is true in Western European literature, and there are quite a lot.For example, "Don Quixote" by Spain's Cervantes, such as that of France's Victor Hugo, such as "The Encounter of Monte Cristo" by Dumas of France, and even such as that of France's Romain Rolland, etc. .But the subject matter is different, and those famous writers can write like that.At the same time, we have to think about it, such as "David Copperfield" by British Charles Dickens and "Labour", one of the four classic works of French realist master Emile Zola, are not written in that way.Another example is the old Tolstoy, can we ask him to write as he did?unable.Because the subject matter is different, the content is different.When it comes to Chinese classical novels, if you don’t care about it, it’s like Wu Jianren’s in the late Qing Dynasty. Because you want to reflect the strange world, if you only describe the images and activities of a few characters, how can this be possible?What's more, there is a Chinese saying: "Although a peony is good, it needs green leaves to support it." The so-called support means to set it off, or to set it off.And I write, because half of them are real people, and real people have great limitations, so it is really not easy to write.In order to write thoroughly and comprehensively, sometimes it is necessary to create a few people to play from the side. The pen is here, but the meaning is there. One person too.For example, during the Longquanyi mutiny, Xia Zhishi, Lin Shaoquan, and Wei Chufan were real people, and the rest were created.If those people are not created, not only the "unexpected" behavior of Xia Zhishi cannot be explained clearly, but also the situation of the mutiny is easy to write out of the box.Another example is the person Ge Huanzhong, who can see a part of Zhou Shanpei's shadow; Wu Fengwu, many friends who are familiar with the Chengdu story, know that he contains elements of Sun Zhaoluan (Sun Zhaoluan will be in the fourth part). show up).There are real people and creative people. In a period of time, it is necessary to reflect the dynamics of various classes and strata. There are quite a lot of real people, especially many creative people.Everyone cannot be the main character who must be described in detail.Even a real person, sometimes he can only act as a supporting figure, and he is only allowed to show up once or twice, and mention his name once or twice.For example, in the middle of the eighth chapter, Chen Chongji, who was used by Zhou Shanpei and proposed to be independent, is an example.There are many such tricks in Zhongzhong, but Luo Guanzhong is very capable, he can pick up someone at will, whether it is for a foil or just to accompany the show, he always does not add a few strokes, and this person will live, which makes you uncomfortable. I think that is a character who plays tricks.So, in a novel, one should not be afraid of having too many characters, but only of being poorly written.Readers pointed out that many characters in the book seem to be superfluous, which shows that I am not as far behind Luo Guanzhong.I thank my readers for their inspiration!In the future, you should redouble your study, study Chinese and foreign ancient and modern works—especially some excellent works in China that have a certain evaluation, "you can't catch them with the wrong", and redouble your efforts when you are writing!

After all, because the third part failed to finish the scheduled content, of course, I had to continue writing the fourth part.Write as far as you can.How many pages will be written in the fourth part?It's hard to say now.How much time will it take?It's hard to say, but I hope it doesn't take too long.Because from to, it is only the first trilogy I arranged to write, and there are still many, many things to be written under it...