Chapter 707 The Turning Point of Science Fiction

Shen Long's intention to copy "Country Teacher" was not just to respond to Xiaoxia's inquiry, the deeper reason was that he felt sorry for Chinese science fiction; in the serious literary world, many masters have been born now, and there are Jia Pingwa, Chen Faithful and other masters who have enjoyed a high reputation in later generations, looking at the whole country, A Cheng, Mo Yan and others have just stepped into the literary world.

Even without Shen Long, the serious literature in the future will still develop healthily, and as a time traveler, it would be a bit too boring if he only repeats what his predecessors have done.

On serious novels, there are Jia Pingwa, Mo Yan, Yu Hua, etc., and on poetry, there are Gu Cheng, Bei Dao, and Haizi. On the other hand, science fiction is still very immature, although there are now more than 10 journals with science fiction as the main content. Famous ones include "Science Fiction Ocean", "Scientific Literature and Art", "Scientific Literature and Art Translation Collection", "Wisdom Tree", "World Science Fiction Translation Collection" and so on.

"Little Lingtong's Odyssey in the Future" broke the publishing record of Chinese science fiction with a circulation of 3 million copies, but these achievements still cannot conceal the unfavorable nature of the development of Chinese science fiction.

Nowadays, there are only two views on science fiction in China. The first is for popular science, and the second is for children. They don’t really pay attention to science fiction.

In fact, if there are only these problems, it is not very serious. Although the current science fiction is still very immature, it already has the soil to thrive. As long as science fiction is given some time, it may not be able to flourish.

But this time will soon be gone, and several turmoil led to the decline of science fiction, which was not relieved until the 1990s; the first is the debate of "surname Ke or Wen" in science fiction literature.

Ye Yonglie described in "The Miracle on the World's Highest Peak" that the scientific expedition team discovered dinosaur egg fossils on Mount Everest and hatched ancient dinosaurs. Mr. Ye Yonglie used the idea of ​​resurrecting dinosaurs earlier than "Jurassic Park", but paleontologists However, it was criticized as "pseudoscience" that would poison young people; therefore, it involved the social issues of science fiction, and novels limited to children were not suitable for writing about love, crime, and social reflection, otherwise it would be "bad taste", but science fiction The writer was dissatisfied, and the controversy began.

The base of the debate is China Youth Daily, and the debate itself is some important theoretical issues. Theoretical analysis and construction are of great help to the creation of science fiction; all parties come and go, and this state of debate lasted until 1983 Year;

But just as the dispute between science and literature was raging, in 1983, the "clearing mental pollution" movement began.

In this movement, science fiction was administratively characterized as "spiritual pollution" and received a direct and positive blow; it was criticized for "spreading suspicion and distrust, and promoting being a 'free man'." "Bourgeois liberalization thought And the tendency of commercialization is seriously eroding some of our science fiction creations", "very few science fiction novels have gone beyond talking about 'science' and have shown bad political tendencies".

For a time, all the science fiction publishing departments were panicked and kept silent. The publishing management agency issued many times prohibiting the publication of science fiction novels. In the following, at the worst time, there was no place in China where a science fiction novel could be published.

The famous sci-fi writer Zheng Wenguang also suffered from a cerebral hemorrhage in this year, and his creative career ended—less than a month after sci-fi was considered mental pollution.

The debate in the newspapers is still going on now. Shen Long wants to redeem the tragedy of Chinese science fiction through his own efforts. In his view, this tragedy is not inevitable.

After experiencing the world of "In the Name of the People",

He can see the deeper things in it, and he knows how to solve this problem. Although he is no longer in a high position, he can still solve some problems from the perspective of a writer, and although he is not an official, Xiaoxia His father Tian Fujun's rank is not much lower than his original level, as long as he can persuade Tian Fujun, he can also play some role.

Back home, Shen Long started to rewrite "Rural Teacher". Naturally, the historical background in the article had to be revised. Fortunately, Sun Shaoping was born in a rural area and happened to be a rural teacher, so he was no stranger to these situations; She also told some stories about her out-of-school classmates, as well as Xiao Cui's personal experience, which can inspire Shen Long.

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It didn't take much time for Shen Long to rewrite "Country Teacher", and then showed it to Xiaoxia. Xiaoxia was very shocked after reading it, "I never thought that there would be such a work that could combine the barren yellow land and the vast Our universe is so intimately combined without seeming inconsistent at all."

"Which magazine are you going to post it in? After the magazine is published, I will definitely sell a few more copies and send them to my classmates. They will definitely like it." Xiaoxia studied in a normal school, and most of her classmates were graduate students. Teachers, many of whom are rural teachers, I believe they must be very happy after reading this work.

""Science Fiction Literature and Art"." This is the predecessor of "Science Fiction World", and it is also one of the most famous science fiction magazines nowadays. After 1983, many science fiction magazines fell down, but "Science Fiction World" gritted its teeth and persisted, serving China. Science fiction literature has won a little room for development.

Shen Long bought almost every issue of "Science Fiction World" when he was in school. Now that he has such an opportunity, his first choice is "Science Fiction World".

Xiaoxia commented on the novel based on her classmates' experiences, and Shen Long revised it based on her comments so that the novel could be closer to today's reality, and then submitted the manuscript to "Science Fiction Literature and Art".

A few days later, Shen Long's contribution was mailed from Shaanxi to Chengdu, arrived at the editorial office of "Science Fiction Literature and Art", and arrived in the hands of "Science Fiction Literature and Art" editor Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao graduated from the Beijing Aeronautical Institute five years ago, and worked as a technician in the design office of Chengdu Xinxing Instrument Factory. Editor, deeply loved by authors and readers.

After 83 years, she will become the editor-in-chief and president of this magazine, and will bring this magazine to the throne of the world's best-selling science fiction magazine.

Such a person will naturally not miss a good work. Just after finishing "Country Teacher", she picked it up and rushed into the editor-in-chief's office. Such a good novel must meet the readers as soon as possible.

Soon after, "Country Teacher" was published in "Science Fiction Literature and Art" and delivered to readers across the country.