I'm not a literary giant

Chapter 5 Pencils, Brushes and Poison
The bald man handed over his phone and said, "Take a look first. This is the chat record between our top speech therapist and the client."

Wang Zixu took the phone and looked at it, then he was shocked.

The content of the chat log was completely different from what he had imagined. He only saw a man and a woman cuddling each other, with vulgar content and greasy language. It was not only low-brow, but even a little obscene.

These chat records reminded him of the old bachelor who lived next door to him when he was a child. Every day, the old bachelor would lift up his sweatshirt to reveal his bulging belly and wander around the streets. Whenever he met a passing lady, he would tease her. His language was vulgar and obscene, and the ladies would often leave with laughter and scolding.

This is the chat record in front of us. The "gold medal speech therapist" is just like the old bachelor, harassing female users, but not as direct and explicit as the old bachelor, but the essence is the same.

He was lost in the words "brother and sister".

After reading it, he looked up and asked, "Is this what you call healing the soul?"

The bald man said, “Yes.”

"Do you think this is healing?" Wang Zixu said, "Isn't this flirting?"

The bald man smiled.

"'Everything in life is about sex, except sex itself, and sex is about power.' That's Oscar Wilde's quote. You know that, don't you?"

Wang Zixu knew Oscar Wilde. He was a cool writer and homosexual. His fate was pathetic, and his fairy tales were also very good. I don't know if he said this, but he felt that he was someone who could say this.

The bald man said, "Everything in life is related to sex. Why do modern people feel empty, lonely, and face various spiritual problems? We believe that the root cause lies in sex, which is Freud's psychological theory. Insufficient libido leads to various spiritual problems. Do you know what libido is?"

Wang Zixu knew. "Libido" is "sexual force", which is the spontaneous primitive kinetic energy of biological instinct. After he explained the meaning of this word, the bald man looked respectful and said, "You explained it better than I did."

The bald man added: "The reason why these users feel lonely is mostly because they have a serious lack of libido. The direction of our speech therapy is to stimulate their libido and make their libido abundant enough to flow out, so that they can naturally be full of energy the next day."

Wang Zixu didn't quite understand, but he was greatly shocked.

He asked: "Freud was a long time ago, does this theory really work?"

"It works." The bald man said firmly, "Whether the efficacy is good or not, it doesn't depend on exaggeration or imagination, but on data. Our user scale is currently around 3. Because we didn't invest in traffic expansion, this growth was entirely achieved by word of mouth. Moreover, our user base is extremely stable. Once users pay, they become loyal users and will continue to use our APP.

"What does this prove? This proves that our service is effective! If it wasn't effective, how could we achieve this level of stickiness? I can proudly tell you that at least every one of our 3 users has enough libido to face tomorrow."

Wang Zixu was silent.

He thought of the old bachelor again - logically, such a guy should be hated by everyone, but his verbal harassment has continued for many years and has become a part of street culture. When talking about the old bachelor, people often say that he is an interesting guy.

Looking back, Wang Zixu realized that perhaps the old bachelor's behavior was condoned by everyone. The evidence is that the women who were molested were not angry, and when the molestation happened, the spectators on the roadside laughed and applauded. In the enthusiastic atmosphere of the audience, the old bachelor often performed more vigorously.

Perhaps for the old bachelor, the daily harassment on the street was actually a planned stage performance, and he was willing to be a clown; from the perspective of the person being harassed, perhaps the old bachelor was not the perpetrator, but the old lady was the one being pleased.

On this street stage, the old bachelor must flirt with skill, and the old lady must react appropriately and aggressively, and always have the upper hand, in order to truly complete the role interpretation of both sides. This is a performative relationship between the sexes, a short and sharp ethical drama. In that era of spiritual scarcity, it was one of the few cultural activities for everyone. Everyone was watching, and a lot of libido was secretly generated.

Wang Zixu began to understand the famous quote from Oscar Wilde that the bald man quoted: everything in life is related to sex.

Even though he understood it, he still found it a little difficult to accept.

His goal was the Nobel Prize in Literature, and he studied the works of famous writers, although there were also many erotic parts in those works. For example, in Love in the Time of Cholera, Florentino Ariza dated thousands of women, and the first night of Dr. Urbino and Fermina was also described in great detail and in an impressive way.

He still remembered the scene in the book about Fermina's first night: the newlyweds were studying physiology in bed, and the innocent and pure Fermina's comment on the stupid thing was, "I never understood what this thing was all about." And her husband said, "It's like a person's eldest son. You work all your life for it and sacrifice everything for it, but in the end, it just does what it wants to do."

Yes, that's right. "Everything is about sex, except sex itself. Sex is about power." Oscar Wilde's famous quote is similar to Dr. Urbino's words.

Moreover, when Dr. Urbino and Fermina were on their honeymoon in Europe, they happened to meet Oscar Wilde. This coincidence was so wonderful, just like the bullet shot by Garcia Marquez 50 years ago, hitting Wang Zixu right in the middle of his forehead. However, Wang Zixu still found it difficult to accept the bald man's expectations of him. He always believed that he should be a writer, a literary giant in the future, proudly representing his country to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, instead of using his talent to enlighten lonely and empty strangers in a pocket APP.

Wang Zixu said: "I am just a novelist. I am not very good at flirting. I have only had one relationship so far. I may not meet your requirements."

The bald man raised his finger, shook it firmly at him, and said:

"No, you underestimate yourself too much. Our speech therapists have a superficial understanding of libido. They think that vulgar and explicit language can stimulate the user's libido. But you are obviously different. There is a kind of spirituality and connotation in your writing, which is what can truly heal the spiritual trauma of modern people."

Wang Zixu straightened his chest. As an author aiming for the Nobel Prize in Literature, his substance was beyond doubt. The people he wanted to serve were the general public around the world. If he didn't even have the capacity to serve 3 lonely users, how could he face the world?
"Don't worry, what you have to do is actually very simple."

The bald man took out his mobile phone and showed it to Wang Zixu. On the phone was the interface of another APP.

"This is our competitor. Their philosophy is the same as ours, but their strategy is more advanced. Each of their speech therapists plays a role. Some are overbearing CEOs, and some are die-hard wolf dogs. Although they are still cliché, they are more charismatic than the simple flirting of our speech therapists."

Wang Zixu asked: "Do you want me to provide you with such a character design and script?"

The bald man shook his head. "No, if we follow their model, we will be in direct competition. We don't have enough ammunition to fight them. We need to compete in a different way."

He reached out and patted Wang Zixu's shoulder, saying, "I need you to use your inner qualities and spirituality to revamp our scripts. Don't make them so vulgar. Make them more upscale and raise their level."

Wang Zixu asked, "How high should it be?"

The bald man said, "Raise it as high as you can."

Wang Zixu said: "Is it possible to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?"

The bald man raised his head and laughed: "I couldn't ask for more!"

Prince Xu thought for a moment and asked carefully, "One last question. Is this against the law?"

The bald man said: "It is absolutely illegal. We chose to build a text therapy platform out of respect for words and trust in the weight of words. Otherwise, why not just do a live broadcast? Don't worry, if you feel that it is suspected of being illegal, you can quit at any time."

After listening to this, Wang Zixu nodded slightly and said, "Then I'll do it. 200 per article."

The bald man smiled, stretched out his hand and said, "Welcome to join us. My name is Zuo Ziliang."

"My name is Wang Zixu."

After shaking hands gently, Wang Zixu took a sip of water and said, "So what should I do specifically?"

……

Wang Zixu took a sip of water and typed on the keyboard: Our lower limbs are tangled together.

He thinks he used the word "stir" very well. First of all, "entangle" is too old-fashioned and literary. In the speech therapy he conceived, the two parties in the conversation were colleagues. They were under great pressure at work during the day and were usually very reserved. When chatting privately, they went to the opposite side of repression. The word "stir" just explained this rough and vital sense of power.

Neither is "twist". "Twist" is powerful enough, but it is a bit too tight, without the sense of relaxation of "stir". In his conception, the state of these two people should be a state of tension and indulgence, seriousness and liveliness. After refining a lot of words, "stir" is still the most suitable.

For him, who is aiming for the Nobel Prize in Literature, refining words is just basic skills. Delving into the subtle depths of emotion, each word is like a cave with different scenery. Wang Daoqian, Zha Liangzheng and other predecessors have obtained treasures from the treasure house of words, and he has benefited a lot by following the footsteps of his predecessors and picking up fragments of good news.

However, he did not learn the word "stir" from his predecessors in his country, but from Jun'ichi Watanabe.

(End of this chapter)