Chapter 5 Feeling disorder

The prefaces before some books are the author's own impressions after reading.And it hides evil and promotes good, and it is full of beautiful words.Some prefaces are "borrowing other people's wine glasses to eliminate their own barriers", and they say what they want to say while writing the preface to others, which often has nothing to do with the book being prefaced.Zheng Ke released a collection of novels today and asked me to write a preface, just to let readers have a general understanding of his creation before reading his novels.It seems that the first book published by a young author needs to be recommended by someone familiar with everyone: "Please take care of me", and so on.I told Zheng Ke, in fact, you don't have to be so shy, you just stand in front of the readers openly and let others criticize you.I reviewed Zheng Ke's novels as early as 1985, and I was happy to introduce him to the reading world.I seldom write critical articles, because that is not my specialty and I am also very alienated from the works of contemporary writers.Zheng Ke was not a professional writer when he published "Dagu". He had just graduated from university and was very young.I write comments for him completely out of spontaneity, but also "feeling".Feel the aura in that short story.Comments are made in one go, because his aura triggered my aura.After so many years, his life has been bumpy, and his aura has been tempered, becoming less turbulent and more profound.So I think he should be worthy of standing in front of readers.

However, Zheng Ke has Zheng Ke's concerns. Because of his concerns, it triggered my emotion again.Here I can't help but "borrow someone else's wine glass to eliminate my block". It turns out that the "difficulty of publishing a book" that is shouted now is actually not difficult.In the past, when an author wrote a book and sent it to a publishing house, it first went through the first review, then the second review, and then the final review.After the final judgment, even if the plan is scheduled, it will take a year or two to wait.But now, as long as you have money, you can come up with a book in the blink of an eye.Zhang San Li Si, written in white clouds and flowing water, mourning and love letters, politically no problem, I can see the proofs immediately, and it will be on the shelves soon.As for how many copies to print, it is not determined by the needs of the book market but by your pocket.According to the standards of the past, many books that could not be published and books that were not up to the level at all can now be flooded.Those authors who shouted that "publishing a book is difficult" really used the wrong strength.Instead of complaining, it's better to make money.With money, elementary school students' essays can be collected and published, not to mention your brilliant masterpiece.A few years ago, a writer who had just graduated from the Lu Xun Academy of Literature came to me and asked me to arrange a job for him.I said that this opportunity is just right for you. You just graduated from school and you don’t have a work unit yet. Why don’t you take advantage of this to run around in the society and become a self-employed person first. You can not only accumulate life accumulation, but also earn some money to prepare for future creation.But he misunderstood what I meant, thinking that I would not take him in, and left angrily.When I met him on the street not long ago, it seemed that he was a bit "regretful".According to him, one of his "Lu Wen" classmates followed my path, and now has several million. "Dump everything except arms." Publishing houses that specialize in printing their own works are more than ample.

Because of this situation, Zheng Ke was a little worried, afraid that readers would also regard his hard-working and personal collection of novels as that kind of publication, even though he also paid a certain amount of money to publish this book. "Run money labor".If I were asked to make a preface, besides the meaning mentioned above, there is also a taste of wanting to obtain a "certificate".Prove what?It just proves that his book is worth reading. However, I am not very optimistic.I always feel that there are fewer and fewer people who study seriously now.The ancients said that to read, you need to grow another eye on the top of your head.Many bodhisattvas in the temple have three eyes, and the middle one is the so-called "wisdom eye".Zheng Ke's novels, if you just read them with two normal eyes, you won't see much of them.The plot is not complicated, not as attractive as martial arts or popular novels; the characters also do not have thrilling tall images or endlessly interesting Ah Q-style typical.If you turn it over, it's over, and you won't be able to leave a deep impression.However, if you open your eyes, you will be able to see a spiritual energy pervading the text.In fact, the rare articles of the ages are only on this point.

To open your eyes, you need to be extremely peaceful and serene in your heart.Therefore, before reading, the ancients would burn incense and wash their hands, sit upright, and then open the book calmly.Now, how can ordinary people have peace of mind and peace of mind.All day long, they run camps, strive to benefit the city, and strive to be famous in the court.So I had no choice but to find some martial arts or popular novels to chat with to pass the time of "fighting for the rest".So I have already predicted that the distribution of this collection of Zheng Ke will not be very large.If it gets critical attention in real literary circles, I'll be happy for him.

But then again, so what if it caught the attention of literary circles?Literary career is a business that must endure loneliness; "People don't know but don't feel stunned."It is in loneliness that the seeds of real aura can obtain the incomparable inner happiness, and it can only be obtained from loneliness.Some people may say that you, Zhang Xianliang, are always lively, that's why you say such sarcastic remarks.Call us lonely but you are not lonely!It seems so.And I, honestly, never made the same thing about whether it was hot or not.If I always want to hear what other people say about me, and if I am influenced by others, I will lose my "Alaya" consciousness, and I will not be able to write anything.However, Zheng Ke is a Jiangnan talent and a young writer. He really wants to have fun, I know.I thought that with him, he was young, talented, lively, and possibly lively.I just hope that after he is lively or not, he will have some thoughts.

I think it's best to stop here.The preface should not be an introduction or an index, not to mention that I am "feeling out of order".