Rhapsody of Entertainment Rebirth

"Life of Pi" is about the magical experience of a 16-year-old Indian boy and a Bengal tiger who were reborn after drifting together in the Pacific for more than 200 days.

Shanhe has never read the original novel, only the movie directed by Ang Lee. The whole movie uses a beautiful and magical story to tell a dark and cruel reality, which makes people immersed in it and makes people shudder in the end.

Such as the real and illusory sea adventure and the contradiction of human nature that coexists with innocence and cruelty. Humanity and animality are divided into two separate individuals in the process of survival. The two are interdependent and devour each other. The original attributes and social attributes of human beings are so clearly displayed in in front of the public.

On the endless sea, the boy and the tiger performed an unverifiable fantasy journey.

This is undoubtedly a work of genius!

Shanhe didn't understand the creative background of the original work, and he didn't understand the Indian country. As a Z country person, it was impossible for him to set the protagonist of the novel as an Indian country person.

He planned to set the background of the story in Singapore in the 1950s and 1960s.

Singapore is a very suitable place. It is dominated by Chinese people, but it is located in a choke point. It has been ruled by various races in history. It can be regarded as a place where various cultures from the East and the West blend.

Various sects and ideologies are extremely complicated here. Taoism in China, Buddhism in India, Christianity in the West, and Islam in the Middle East all took root and sprouted here!

This is an excellent setting for a novel.

In addition, he also plans to change the name of Youth Pi. "π" is one of the most mysterious symbols in the eyes of Westerners. It is endless and has no rules.

The young man "π" expresses the original author's understanding of human nature, which is mysterious and unpredictable!

But in Chinese history and folklore, the most mysterious and legendary book is the "Book of Changes\

,""Yi" has been passed down from ancient times. It is a product of the integration of nature and society. It contains human beings' philosophical thinking about the world and human beings' interactions. It is the crystallization of China's historical wisdom.

"Yi" is the same as "one", and the number "one" has mysterious and initial meanings in both the East and the West.

Shanhe named his new book "The Fantasy Life of Young Yi", and the main theme of the book has also changed. It is no longer simply a fantasy journey that is difficult to distinguish between true and false to prove the existence of God.

Shanhe is ready to add the Chinese thinking of "harmony between man and nature\

,"The survival journey of an Eastern and Western mixed-race man on the sea contains Eastern and Western philosophical thoughts on man and nature, which will make the book more connotative and allow readers to think more broadly.

At the same time, it also brings a wider audience to the book. Eastern and Western readers can read it without any barriers and see the thinking of different civilizations from the book. Mutual understanding and integration are the future trend.

Shanhe gave this novel greater ambition, which naturally increased the difficulty of creating and adapting it. The materials he needed to read were listed on an entire A4 paper!

So while preparing "Gravity", he devoted part of his energy to understanding various Eastern and Western ideas.

His status as a graduate student in the Chinese Department of Peking University gave him great help. Shanhe could not only search for a large number of Taoist works in the Peking University library, but also seek advice and exchanges with professors.

Professors from the Chinese Department of Peking University heard that Shanhe had begun preparing a new novel, which would contain Eastern and Western religious ideas, and they all reached out to help.

We even invited professors from the history department and various religious scholars to hold a small academic forum.

At the forum, scholars and professors gave various speeches and debates on the formation, development and shaping of various religions.

As the initiator of the forum, Shanhe expressed his creative demands and ideas, which was unanimously recognized and praised by everyone. Almost the entire forum was discussed around Shanhe's demands.

Shanhe listened to and recorded the entire meeting, which greatly helped his writing.

Fantastic and gorgeous stories are just a cloak on the novel, but its core is still about human nature and social attributes.

Throughout October, Shanhe has been preparing for his new movie and book. His office is full of various film renderings and various information books.

He devoted himself entirely to the joy of creation and did not appear in public, but news about him continued to appear in the public eye.

In late October, the lists of candidates for various European literary awards were released. There are so many literary awards in Europe.

Not many have truly received global recognition, only the English Booker Prize, the French Prix Goncourt and the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Among them, the most famous Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded in early October. The 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the French writer Le Clézio.

The Booker Prize and the Goncourt Prize were later announced, with the final list of winners announced in late October.

What surprised the European media was that they saw the name "Mountains, Rivers and Hills" in both lists.

Shanhe's "Dallas Buyers Club" was shortlisted for both the Booker Prize and the Goncourt Prize.

This is explosive news in the European literary world. Shanhe's reputation as "Raphael of the East" has been frequently mentioned in various European media, and Shanhe's influence in Europe has directly increased a lot.

Why does this happen?

This has to start with the history of the two awards,

The Prix Goncourt is the most prestigious literary award in France. It was established in 1903 and is awarded annually to French novels published in France that year. It is an authoritative European literary award.

Its founders, the Goncourt brothers, were French naturalist novelists. After their younger brother Jules de Goncourt passed away in 1870, his elder brother Edmond de Goncourt was very sad. In 1874 He made a will in 2001, in order to commemorate his younger brother, and use the inheritance as a fund to establish the Goncourt Academy, the Goncourt Literary Award Selection Committee, and designate several friendly writers such as Flaubert, Zola, and Daudet as the first One term academician.

The status of this award in the European literary world can be seen from the list of the first academicians!

Previously, this award was only for Western writers, and no Eastern writer has ever entered the Académie Goncourt's horizons. Shanhe's shortlist is the first time in history!

Although the English Booker Prize does not have as great a history as the Goncourt Prize, it has always been considered the highest award in the contemporary English novel world and one of the most influential literary awards in the world's literary world.

It has been awarded since 1969 and is awarded annually. In the past, only original English writers from the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Commonwealth countries were eligible to be shortlisted.

Shanhe's shortlisting also created history!

Shanhe breaks the awarding convention of two authoritative European literary awards at the same time. This is no small miracle in the eyes of the European literary world.

The two award juries gave similar responses to the media.

The announcement on the official website of the Booker Prize says this: The world has entered the Internet era, and globalization is moving faster and faster. In order to adapt to this irresistible trend of the times, the jury launched the international award in 2004. This year , we are ready to go one step further, and Qiu's "Dallas Buyers Club" gives us this opportunity...

The Académie Goncourt was more direct. Facing the media, the chairman of its jury responded bluntly: "We cannot ignore Qiu's genius and success. Literature faces all mankind. Qiu has the qualifications to be nominated. Gongcourt The Erwin Literature Prize has a long history, but it is not decadent!”

The news quickly spread around the world through the Internet and caused a certain amount of discussion around the world.

Domestic public opinion is naturally more enthusiastic. At this time, the Chinese public does not understand the Goncourt Literature Prize and the Booker Prize. Only the Nobel Prize for Literature is influential in the country.

Shanhe's nomination quickly made these two awards popular among domestic media, and Sunward's nomination quickly became a hot topic among the domestic public.

From a purely literary perspective, the most famous contemporary writers in China and abroad were Yu Hua and Mo Yan.

In 1998, Yu Hua won the highest award for Italian literature - the Grinzana Carver Literary Award for his novel "Alive"; in 2003, the English version of "Xu Sanguan's Story of Selling Blood" won the American Barnes Nobel Prize Discovery Book Award; in 2004, he was awarded the French Chevalier des Lettres et des Arts.

In the past few years, Mo Yan has also won honors such as the Jules Bataillon Foreign Literature Award in France, the Nonino International Literary Award in Italy, and the Newman Chinese Literature Award in China for his magical realism.

Their works have been translated into many language versions overseas, with many readers, and they have won many awards abroad. However, they have never been favored by authoritative literary awards. The awards are not enough, and they have hardly caused any waves at home.

According to common sense, Shanhe's nomination is not worthy of special mention, but Shanhe's fame and influence are too great, and this nomination also breaks the default rules of two authoritative world literary awards.

The two factors combined led to such attention.

After Shanhe's many fans got the news, they started a carnival on the Internet.

"What a joy! Shanhe is finally recognized by the world's authoritative literary award this time..."

"How much hope does Shanhe have of winning the prize? These two awards are of sufficient weight. In fact, he won the M Country Book Critics Humanities Award for "Parasite" a long time ago..."

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"Domestic literary awards are now embarrassed. Authoritative foreign awards have recognized Shanhe, but we have not expressed anything. So far, Shanhe has not been shortlisted for any domestic awards. Domestic literary awards are so awesome?"

"What you said above is right. The domestic literary world only looks at qualifications, mixed with random things. Shanhe doesn't need to care too much about them..."

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Shanhe was shortlisted for two authoritative literary awards in the world. The news of breaking the barriers of Western literature made Chinese people proud.

At the same time, as netizens said, it has brought great embarrassment to several domestic literary awards.

It's not that the domestic literary world rejects Shanhe, it's mainly that Shanhe has risen so fast that domestic literary awards haven't had time to react.

The Mao Dun Literature Award and the Lu Xun Literature Award are only awarded every four years. Everyone thinks that Shanhe is still young and the next one will come in time.

Who would have thought that he would rise and grow so fast, and his creative efficiency would exceed the imagination of ordinary people!

Now it's good. Outsiders have recognized Shanhe's literary achievements, but our own people have not shown any sign of it. What's the matter?

The outside world was agitated because of Shanhe, and many friends and acquaintances called Shanhe to congratulate him because of this incident. His family even called several times to share their joy.

Among them, his father Qiu Jiang was especially excited. His voice on the phone was trembling. He was a typical middle-aged literary person. He had made literature his dream when he was young, but he could not give up because of his limited talent.

Qiu Jiang was the biggest reason why Shanhe could successfully embark on the road to rise. His initial hope was that his son could realize his dream on his behalf, and he didn't have much extravagant expectations.

Who could have imagined that from then on, the mountains and rivers would be out of control, traveling smoothly without any bumps or obstacles, and unbelievably sweeping the world.

On the way, the whole family was changed by mountains and rivers, and all kinds of benefits and glory followed. The son has always been the biggest pride of the family.

But what Qiu Jiang cares most about is his son's literary career. The ultimate ideal of a middle-aged veteran writer is the Nobel Prize in Literature.

He often even saw his son standing on the stage holding the Nobel trophy in his dreams, thanking himself on the stage.

Now that Shanhe has been recognized by an authoritative European literary award, this means that his son has taken a big step closer to what he saw in his dream. His son is still so young, and he will definitely be able to witness his glory in his lifetime.

Qu Ling, who is already in the business world, is also excited about Shanhe. She has been in the literary circle for half her life, so she is no stranger to these two European literary awards.

The English Booker Prize has some commercial attributes, while the French Prix Goncourt is a standard pure literary award. Shanhe can be recognized by both, which means that he has entered the top of the global literary circle.

The olive branch of the muse has been extended to Shan He, and the literary crown has been placed in front of him. With Shan He's creative talent, he has not even entered his peak period.

If nothing else, I will watch him reach the top step by step, and be able to personally discover a world-class writer. How lucky and happy this is!

No amount of money can buy it!

Shanhe told the excited Qu Ling the outline of his new book on the phone. She was even more excited after learning the news about Shanhe's new book.

"Xiaohe, this idea is great. It is extremely literary and interesting. If you prepare well, you might be able to come back with several authoritative awards next year!"

"Aunt Qu, you don't think much of my nomination this time, do you?"

"Xiaohe, you are still young. Being nominated has already caught the attention of the outside world. I have learned about several works that have been nominated together with you. You have little hope of winning this year!"

"I agree with you, I'm honestly surprised that 'Dallas Buyers Club' was nominated!"

"Just be mentally prepared. The Booker Prize and Goncourt Prize may be used to expand your influence, but they are purely literary awards after all. The commercial attributes of your "Dallas Buyers Club" are still too conspicuous. There is no big breakthrough in the writing style and connotation of the novel, and it is still a little short of a prize-winner. However, this book "The Life of Yi" is very promising, and I have full confidence in this book!"

"Then I will try my best to win the prize. This book is indeed a good candidate for prizes!"

"Come on! Xiaohe, I'm lucky to be able to watch you go to the palace of literature. I'm really glad that I went to Minbei County in the first place!"

"I'm lucky to meet you! Aunt Qu, on behalf of you, I will step into the palace, I promise!"

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Shanhe had just finished his call with Qu Ling when his cell phone rang again. Zhao Changtian, the old editor-in-chief of "Grudge" magazine, also called.

Through conversations with Zhao Changtian, Shanhe learned about the trends in the domestic literary circle.

The breaking of barriers between Shanhe and Shanhe has caused quite a stir in the domestic literary circles. Many well-known writers are very concerned about this news.

Literature is a very self-conscious art, and at the same time it is the essence of social humanities. Shanhe has been recognized by authoritative awards, which is good news for the Chinese literary world.

For a long time, authoritative Western literary awards have not been associated with Chinese writers. Western literary circles have more or less prejudices against Chinese novels.

Seeing Neon writers winning awards again and again, and Chinese writers not even getting nominated, the domestic literary circle is a little bit dissatisfied and angry. Shanhe's breakthrough has made everyone a little angry.

Several well-known writers have expressed this sentiment on different occasions.

Yu Hua said in an interview with reporters! "Europe's authoritative literary awards are always overly influenced by other factors. They reject Eastern thinking. I hope Shanhe's nomination will improve this situation!"

Mo Yan also made similar remarks, "Of course it is a good thing that Shanhe is nominated. He has broken the barriers of authoritative Western literary circles. Their prejudice against us is too deep. The novels Shanhe nominated this time still tell Western stories. Chinese writers It’s hard to see in the West.”

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In early November, the Booker Prize and the Goncourt Prize announced the final winners. As Qu Ling expected, Shanhe became a running writer.

The Booker Prize was finally awarded to Indian writer Aravind Adiga for "The White Tiger".

The Goncourt Literary Prize was awarded to "The Strong Stone" by Afghan-French dual national writer Laxmi Ho.

The two literary awards have expanded their global influence a lot because of Shanhe's nomination. This may be one of the reasons why they nominated Shanhe.

While domestic fans lamented over Shanhe, Shanhe appeared in the director's office of the Beijing Zoo as if nothing had happened.

The male protagonist Yi in "The Life of Yi" opened a private zoo in his family. Yi spent his childhood growing up with animals. There is a lot of description of the zoo at the beginning of the story.

Shanhe needs to have some understanding of the daily work of the zoo, and together with the tiger Richard Parker in the book, Shanhe needs to observe the work in the zoo for a period of time.

After working in the zoo all his life, this is the first time for the director to meet a writer who comes to the zoo to experience life, let alone this writer is a famous young genius.

After the two exchanged greetings and got to know each other, the director asked: "Shanhe, what are your requirements for coming to our zoo to experience life? Please tell us specifically, and I will make arrangements for you. You can come directly next week."

Shanhe replied: "Thank you, Director Li. There is a period of zoo life in my new book. When I come to the zoo, I want to experience the atmosphere of the zoo and observe the daily behavior of tigers. You don't need to take too much care of me, just arrange it for me." Just a non-staff tiger breeder!"

"Tiger!" Director Li frowned and thought for a while, "Shanhe, tiger breeders are very dangerous. In principle, you cannot enter the liger park to work without going through strict training. How about this, I will arrange for someone to take you there. Enter the liger park to experience observation, but you must obey the requirements of professionals and cannot go out of sight of the staff!”

"No problem!" Shanhe nodded and agreed, "I checked the information before coming here and know the dangers involved. Don't worry, I won't seek death!"

"Okay, you can come report next Monday. The breeder's job is very tedious, so you have to be mentally prepared!"

"Thank you, Director, I will be ready."

The Beijing Zoo is located on Xizhimenwai Street in CC District, adjacent to the exhibition hall and Moscow Restaurant to the east, covering an area of ​​about 86 hectares.

Founded in 1906, it is the earliest zoo to be opened in China and has the largest variety of animals on display.

Liger Mountain of Beijing Zoo was built in 1955 and is the oldest exhibition hall of the zoo that basically maintains its original appearance. Siberian tigers, Bengal tigers, and African lions are now on display. Jaguars, cougars, South China tigers, cheetahs and other animals have also been exhibited. It is the key tourist attraction of the zoo. The large stone tiger sculpture in front of the Liger Mountain is also one of the symbols of the zoo.

The staff here are mainly middle-aged people, so it is not suitable for young people, especially newcomers, to join. Without more than ten years of work experience and strict training, you cannot work in Liger Mountain.

On this day, Liger Mountain welcomed a rare young man. He was Shanhe who entered the park for physical examination and life.

The person responsible for leading Shanhe is Xu Yanmei, the most senior breeder in Liger Mountain. Even though she is a woman, she is familiar with almost all the tigers in Liger Mountain. She was the first staff member responsible for tiger breeding. Half of the current tiger breeders are She brought it out.

After receiving the notice from Director Li, she was also surprised. She knew about Shanhe. A few years ago, she even bought his "Bottom Hot Girl" for her daughter!

He is going to write a new book again, but why did he go to the zoo to experience life? What novel should he write about being a tiger keeper?

After meeting Shanhe in person, she was not too enthusiastic or curious. This is the basic psychological quality of a veteran tiger breeder, steady and meticulous!

Shanhe was very enthusiastic and curious about this forty-year-old elder sister. He had heard the introduction from the director before he came. The elder sister in front of him was an advanced worker in the zoo every year. She had taken care of most of the tigers in the Liger Mountain. Famous for being brave and careful.

"Sister Xu, I am Qiu Shanhe. I'm sorry to trouble you during this time. If you have any requests, just tell me. I will strictly follow your requests!"

Xu Yanmei looked at Shan He and smiled slightly, "I know you. I guess not many people in the country know you. My daughter likes your novels and movies very much. Shan He, being a tiger breeder is very boring and hard work. Not only must you be brave enough, , you have to be patient and careful, and you can’t be negligent at all, otherwise it will lead to tragedy!”

"I am mentally prepared. Just give me your orders and I will obey you!"

Xu Yanmei nodded, looked at Shanhe and asked, "How much do you need to know about tigers?"

"Well!" Shanhe thought for a moment, then raised his head and said, "Sister Xu, if a person stays in a canoe with a hungry tiger and drifts on the sea, how long do you think they can stay together?"

Xu Yanmei smiled, what's the problem? Shanhe looked a little stupid!

"Tiger generally doesn't attack people, but once it attacks, the fight can be resolved within a minute. It doesn't even use teeth. A tiger slap has nearly a ton of impact. A hungry tiger will not give this person a chance!"

Shanhe touched his forehead and smiled, "Sister Xu, I need to experience the feeling of close contact with a tiger, and I need to be familiar with its living habits!"

"Okay, let's start with the work regulations first!"