My house collapsed from the top, and the system just came?

blue star.

Whole network.

As time goes by, the wave of "Journey to the West" among the people has not subsided, but has become more and more crazy.

In less than a month, global sales have exceeded 100 million.

At this time, many people have to admit that Xilou's work can be called the best-selling fantasy novel.

Especially the love of teenagers has allowed industry insiders to see the huge IP value of "Journey to the West" in the future!

Because even a fool can see that it is too easy to adapt.

cartoon.

cartoon.

Movie.

TV drama.

game.

Periphery.

Almost all the peripheral IP developments nowadays can be easily produced by "Journey to the West".

A natural adapted holy body!

Countless business people are so envious that their eyes are red. Is this person in Xilou a monster?

Thinking back to the original ten fairy tale works, the surrounding IP has already blossomed all over the world, and its IP value has reached more than billions of Chinese dollars.

And now, the subsequent IP value of "Journey to the West" written by Xilou is even more immeasurable.

Yunhai Media also reacted quickly. Almost as soon as the first part of "Journey to the West" was selling well, the top management immediately held a meeting and decided to set up a "Journey to the West" business unit to fully develop its copyright.

Some insiders speculate that the future IP value of "Journey to the West" may reach tens of billions.

This value scares many people.

Only Wang Mo sneered in his heart.

Ten billion?

Send beggars away.

In the previous life, the box office of "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World" was almost 5 billion!

As for other movies related to "Journey to the West", there are hundreds of them!

The first and second parts of "Journey to the West" that Wang Mo just gave to Zhong An are two of them.

The combined box office revenue of so many movies is tens of billions.

As for games, how much does a "Fantasy Westward Journey" cost in China?

countless!

There are countless copyright developments such as TV series, animations, cartoons, etc.

The combined value of these is a small amount, even if it is hundreds of billions.

That's why Wang Mo scoffed when he saw those so-called industry insiders analyzing the IP value of "Journey to the West" to be in the tens of billions.

Except for him, no one understands the true value of "Journey to the West".

However, at this moment, it is still early for the development of various IPs.

Wang Mo's attention is all fixed on one thing, and that is: on this Friday, the second part of "Journey to the West" will be officially published.

At this point, this long romantic novel of more than 900,000 words has been announced to the public.

full version!

coming!

Readers who had been waiting impatiently rushed into major bookstores.

Reporters from all over the world almost all took pictures of many people rushing to buy "Journey to the West". This situation is much crazier than when "Ross' Fantasy Journey" was originally published.

In particular, countless middle school, high school, and even elementary school students took their living expenses and fanatically shouted that we wanted to cultivate immortality, we wanted new magic weapons, and we wanted to eliminate magic, holding high copies of Journey to the West in their hands.

The scene is quite exciting.

As the last part of "Journey to the West", of course everyone wants to know the final outcome of the four masters and apprentices as soon as possible.

When they saw Tang Monk and his disciples go through ninety-nine and eighty-one hardships, and finally retrieve the sutra from the Western Heaven, and all four of them achieved enlightenment, the readers' worried hearts finally became fulfilled.

Some people feel lost.

Some people were filled with emotion.

Someone started a second brush.

Of course, there are still people who are ridiculing: "It's far from a classic, so it's just a cool novel."

Seeing these remarks, fans of "Journey to the West" almost ignored them.

No need to argue.

no point.

If you really want to compare a fantasy novel with a classic, this is the most ridiculous thing.

But this time.

Suddenly a reader made a comment: "Have you noticed a problem: there are many monsters and ghosts in "Journey to the West", but the endings of these monsters are very different. The monsters without backgrounds were all killed by Sun Wukong. And all the monsters with backgrounds were picked up by their own backstage.”

As soon as this statement came out, it immediately caused an uproar across the Internet.

"Damn it, that's really what happened."

"If you don't tell me, I really didn't notice it."

"Oh my god, I just read the original text, and there is nothing wrong. Monsters such as Red Boy, Black Bear Spirit, Golden Horn King, and Silver Horn King finally returned to their masters and became righteous. And the White Bone Spirit, the Tiger Power Immortal, and the Leopard Spirit All the other monsters died miserably under Sun Wukong’s stick.”

"What happened? Is it intentional or accidental?"

"It's scary to think about it."

"..."

Netizens have rich imaginations.

When they realized this problem, all kinds of analyzes were ready to come out.

A senior reader: "I don't know what happened, but my scalp suddenly went numb."

A North American netizen: "Perhaps the "Journey to the West" we are seeing now is only its surface, and we have not discovered its deeper meaning?"

Finally, someone in the literary world spoke up.

A traditional novelist said: "If the world in "Journey to the West" is compared to our real world, then what it secretly shows is a terrible society full of people eating people. Even if these people have committed heinous crimes, In the end, as long as you have a strong background, you will be fine, but if you are alone, you will become a scapegoat. Doesn’t this situation show a dark, cruel and realistic society?”

This view is extremely shocking.

After almost everyone saw it, their hearts became suffocated.

"It seems to be true."

"The more I think about it, the more I feel numb."

"Oh my god, the more I think about it, the more I realize that this is the case. When it comes to the real world, as an ordinary person, I suddenly feel that deep sense of powerlessness."

"Suddenly I feel that "Journey to the West" is no longer a cool novel, but behind the cool novel, there is deep pain and helplessness."

"..."

Many people's pupils became enlarged and their hearts began to churn.

At this time, they finally realized that perhaps "Journey to the West" was not as simple as they thought.

At least, it is different from other fantasy novels in that it is not a purely enjoyable novel.

Just at this time.

Suddenly another literature lover spoke up: "At the end of the story, what we see is that the four masters and disciples of Tang Monk successfully learned the scriptures and achieved enlightenment. But do you really think this is a happy ending?"

Um?

What does it mean?

Many people were stunned.

This is not a happy ending, so what is a happy ending?

This literature lover said: "At the end of the novel, Sun Wukong achieves enlightenment and becomes the Fighting Saint Buddha. Don't you have any doubts about this? The rebellious Monkey King who dared to fight against the heaven alone , How could the Pohou, who dared to fight against Tang Monk even under the constraints of a tight curse, suddenly turn into a taciturn Fighting Buddha? This is the first doubt.

The second doubt: Sun Wukong is a disciple of the ancestor Bodhi and is a disciple of Taoism. Can Patriarch Bodhi watch his disciples become Buddhists? And Sun Wukong himself has no objection?

So following this line of thinking, I was thinking about one thing: in the episode about the real and fake Monkey King, was it really the six-eared macaque that died? After all, there is a sentence in the book: No one in the world can tell whether they are true or false, only the Tathagata can see through them. "

When I saw this passage.

Blue Star didn't know how many readers there were, and felt a chill running down his back.

When they first read the book, they didn't think about it that deeply. But now that they thought about the plot in detail and compared it with the reader's analysis, their hearts began to beat violently.

Things are no longer simple.

At least when they thought about it deeply, they discovered that this view was not nonsense, but that there was really such a problem.

That is:

Is Sun Wukong really dead?

The fighting Buddha is a six-eared macaque?

Even though this conclusion seems incredible, no one calls it absurd, because the character of the victorious Buddha in the final battle has indeed changed drastically and is completely inconsistent with the character of the Monkey King.

But if it's true, that's a big deal.

This shows that "Journey to the West" is not a happy ending at all, but a complete tragedy.

Sun Wukong has been rebellious all his life. He just wanted to be free, but he was suppressed by Tathagata under the Five Fingers Mountain for five hundred years.

In the end, in order to be reborn, he had no choice but to escort Monk Tang to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures.

After experiencing the tribulations of 99 and 81, I originally thought that I would achieve righteous results. However, in the end, he found out that it was just a complete scam. He was deceived by Tathagata and died in the hands of Tathagata. His hard work and struggle did not usher in the final freedom at all, but ended in death.

Pitiful.

sad.

Deplorable.

When things develop to this extent, no one will read "Journey to the West" as a simple enjoyable novel.

Many literati joined in.

The more they researched, the more they discovered that this novel was not as simple as they had imagined.

for example:

A writer analyzed: "In the world of Journey to the West, monsters eat people, people eat people, and gods who descend to earth also eat people. In the story, it seems that Tang Monk and his disciples are going through the tribulations of Nine Nine Nine and Eighty-One, but in fact it is revealed The lives of ordinary people are like nothing. For example: at the beginning, Zhu Bajie would catch anyone and eat his mother. The King of Inspiration confidently asked the villagers for boys and girls to be sacrificed. The golden-winged roc devoured all the men and women of the lion and camel country. It’s clean. Therefore, it is not written as a cool article, but it reflects the reality, revealing the dark, cruel and helpless reality.”

Another writer commented: "The pessimism of "Journey to the West" is very obvious. Tang Monk became a Buddha because he complied with the Buddha's wishes; Sun Wukong became a Buddha because he abandoned his rebellion and freedom; Sha The same is true for Seng and Zhu Bajie. What they finally achieved is no longer what they originally dreamed of. Does this mean that if you want to succeed, you must abandon your original things and even lose your self and dignity? Life has lost its original meaning, which is also the frustration that many of us will experience in life. "

Shocking reviews, one after another.

Some say this is over-interpretation.

But more people think it makes sense.

Because when they reread "Journey to the West", they can feel the unusual artistic conception.

Why doesn't "Ross' Fantasy Journey" have such profound meaning?

Why don’t other fantasy novels have this interpretation?

Why Journey to the West?

This shows that this novel is indeed worth pondering.

Many readers marveled.

"After reading these reviews, I found that I have read "Journey to the West" in vain."

“If you taste it carefully, you can really notice a lot of differences.”

"Yes, I discovered a lot of details after re-reading it."

"Even Tang Monk's rebirth is a big pit."

"..."

Some writers even analyzed: "Where is the Journey to the West? It's just one person's mental journey. The entire story of Journey to the West is actually a process of life. After experiencing various hardships and obstacles, overcoming psychological and Only after behavioral disorders can we gain the true meaning of life.

Sun Wukong represents the human heart, which is transformed from stone, indicating that everyone is born with spirituality and is born to be unruly, yearning for freedom and a happy life. Zhu Bajie represents lust, which is a process that everyone must go through. Monk Sha represents the realization of the purity of one's true nature. Only those who practice hard can find their true nature and become a Buddha. The white dragon horse represents the willpower, which must endure being subordinated to others and the perseverance to overcome many difficulties.

As for the many demons in Journey to the West, they are all their own inner demons.

Every monster can be seen as a flaw and imperfection in human nature. They represent negative traits such as greed, selfishness, laziness, etc.

Therefore, this journey to the West is actually just the practice of Tang Monk alone. Only with the joint advancement and retreat of the four major xinxing and will can he persevere until the day when the clouds clear and the sun appears. "

Another interpretation!

Even so relevant.

Netizens have already been confused.

Looking at the comments from these top analysts and writers, they even thought that they were not reading the same book as each other.

Is this still the "Journey to the West" they know?

Is this still what they think is a cool article?

Why is it so profound?

Is it so profound that they don’t even understand the content?

then.

Several levels of differentiation.

Teenagers are still wielding various "fairy weapons" to fight and kill in the classroom and on the playground.

The young people are still immersed in the power and domineering power of Sun Wukong.

Elderly people and a large number of professionals in the literary world are beginning to see the essence through phenomena.

There was even a mention of philosophy.

For example, the waiting of Sun Wukong under the Five Elements Mountain, the symbolic meaning of Tang Monk's white dragon horse, etc. These metaphors and symbols constitute a huge philosophical system that makes people think deeply.

At this time, the anti-fans who had originally clamored that "Journey to the West" was not a masterpiece, but simply a cool novel, finally shut up and disappeared.

They no longer have any excuse.

Even they themselves are at a loss.

Is this "Journey to the West" really so awesome?

So awesome that countless people around the world have joined in the analysis?

Let alone fantasy novels, similar things have not happened in many famous works.

For example: The novel "The Pavilion" by Glover, the great writer of Blue Star today, is recognized as a masterpiece and won the Nobel Prize for Literature last year.

But even so, only a few people have analyzed the social and practical significance of "Pavilion".

However, now, looking around the world, there are not a thousand writers who have interpreted "Journey to the West", but probably as many as eight hundred.

Perhaps many of these people are here to gain popularity.

But the vast majority of them truly interpret Journey to the West from a literary perspective, and have achieved admirable and shocking results.

unprecedented!

What is a masterpiece?

As mentioned before, novels with sufficient literary and artistic qualities can be called masterpieces.

At this moment, the performance of "Journey to the West" has obviously surpassed the performance of ordinary masterpieces.

Literary?

It has long been enough. When it was first released, its literary quality was fully reflected.

artistry?

This is what many people questioned at first, but now they no longer question it. The many metaphors, metaphors and alternative satires of society displayed in the story almost shocked many people.

The interpretations of many top scholars left everyone stunned.

Especially what makes everyone stunned.

Next, many top literary magazines actually published articles.

[On the research and interpretation of Buddhist Zen thought in "Journey to the West\