Rhapsody of Entertainment Rebirth

The reason why European and American media reported so much that Shanhe was nominated for two major European literary awards is not as complicated as Shanhe thought.

After the 2008 Olympic Games, China's development speed was phenomenal, shocking the whole world. The Western world turned more attention to China, an ancient but reborn country.

At this time, the mainstream world in Europe and America paid unprecedented attention to China.

Many European and American economic and political forums have taken China's rapid development as a core topic to discuss and evaluate.

Many economic and social scholars and professors are focusing on studying the underlying reasons for China's re-emergence and how China's rise will change the global economic and political landscape.

China and its people stand in front of the mainstream Western world with a brand-new attitude!

At this time, the Western world is in the post-credit crisis period, and they need a dynamic China to stimulate the rapid recovery of global brokers.

Almost the entire Western world is moving closer to China in order to get through the weak period caused by the economic crisis faster.

Whether it is economics or politics, the East and the West are in a period of the most frequent exchanges in history, and the process of global integration is moving forward rapidly.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that this period was a honeymoon between the East and the West.

It is precisely for this reason that China's literary, artistic and scientific progress have been recognized to a certain extent by the mainstream Western world.

In the last life, Mo Yan and Tu Youyou won the Nobel Prize for Literature and Medicine for China in 2012 and 2015 respectively, breaking the history of China without Nobel Prizes.

In this life, at this moment, Shanhe is the most representative figure in the rise of China.

The miraculous rise of Shanhe is unexpectedly consistent with the development of China. Naturally, the mainstream Western world pays more attention to Shanhe at this time than before.

Furthermore, "Life of Yi" has too many global readers. Shanhe's global influence is astonishing. It has caused enough topic and attracted enough traffic, and the media will always follow the traffic and attention.

People like to read reports about mountains and rivers, and they also like to discuss them.

The facts are as expected by the media. These conclusive reports have indeed triggered heated discussions among Shanhe book fans.

The news that Shan He was booked for two major European literary awards instantly became a hot topic on multiple literary platforms.

Especially in the "Life of Fantasy Zone" on Amazon Book Store, there is an endless stream of comments from book fans.

"Hua Xiaqiu should be recognized by the literary world. He has never been a best-selling author. I just read his youth trilogy. It was wonderful! Hua Xiaqiu was on his own path from the beginning!"

"Qiu is more like a spokesperson for popular literature. His novels never make people feel boring, but each book has enough core. Even "The Martian" can also make people feel the strong desire to survive. and a desire to explore!”

""The Life of Yi" has put Hua Xiaqiu on the altar. To be honest, he does not need to be recognized by the literary world. He has become the best writer in the eyes of young people!"

"I really like Hua Xiaqiu. He will never be arrogant like other writers. He always expresses himself according to his own ideas. Can you imagine a great writer and director making comedy movies?"

"Hua Xiaqiu may not care about winning awards. These things really have no practical effect for him!"

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When the news spread to China, the repercussions were even greater.

Various media outlets have reproduced reviews and reports from Europe and the United States, and the titles used are more exaggerated and conspicuous than the last.

"Shanhe has won two major literary awards in the world and has become a great contemporary Chinese writer!"

""Young Man Yi" rides a tiger to the camp, unrivaled in the European and American literary circles!"

"The crown of mountains and rivers is in hand, and we are proud of the Western world!"

“Mountains and rivers have impressed European and American mainstream literature, and global media applauded it!”

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The Internet is even more lively, and fans of Shanhe are chatting enthusiastically.

"Shanhe has really embarrassed the Chinese literary world this time. A Chinese writer has never won the three major European literary awards!"

"I really don't know much about the Booker Prize and the Goncourt Prize for Literature. Can they be compared with the Nobel Prize for Literature?"

"The Nobel Prize in Literature is definitely more famous and authoritative, but they are not the same. The Nobel Prize in Literature is an award for lifetime achievement, while the Booker Prize and the Goncourt Prize recognize novels published in that year. , and its writers, the three are collectively known as Europe's three major literary awards!"

"In the past, these two awards were chosen among Western writers. "Dallas Buyers Club" breaks this convention. According to this situation, "The Life of Yi" will most likely be the first Eastern film to win these two awards. The novel is amazing!”

""The Life of Yi" is so well written that readers all over the world are fascinated by it. Shanhe has broken their prejudices. This is a feat!"

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At first, these reports and discussions only spread in the domestic literary circles and Shanhe fan circles, but the "Xinwen Lianbo" report that night pushed the news to the national public.

"In the early morning of October 16th, two prestigious European literary awards, the British Booker Prize and the Goncourt Literary Prize, announced the final nominees for the winners. The famous young Chinese writer Qiu Shanhe won the second place with "The Life of Yi" Both were shortlisted for the second time and became the biggest favorite to win!

"The Fantasy Life of Yi" is a representative literary work of the development of Chinese culture, and Qiushanhe also represents the vigorous development of the younger generation of literary and artistic groups in my country..."

The response to the "Xinwen Lianbo" briefing was very intuitive.

"The Life of Yi" once again topped the Chinese novel sales rankings the next day. Shanhe's other novels also rose sharply and began to sell well again.

In today's domestic novel market, Shanhe has become a symbol. The undefeated history of more than ten years has made Shanhe's works extremely popular among the people.

Most bookstores have a "Shanhe Novel Section". Once Shanhe makes a big splash around the world, the Shanhe Novel Section is often the busiest place in the entire bookstore.

The news that Shanhe was booked for two major European literary awards also brought awe in the domestic literary world.

"The Life of Yi" was nominated and even won awards. These are not the focus of domestic writers and scholars.

After all, the global literary wave triggered by "The Young Man" is too shocking, so it is not surprising that it received nominations and awards.

To their surprise, the Western mainstream media unanimously praised and praised Shanhe. This situation is truly unprecedented.

In the past, in the reports of Western mainstream media, China meant backwardness and poverty, ideological differences, and completely different political systems.

They rarely report on Chinese writers, and even if they do, they always have a somewhat special color. Lian Shanhe is no exception.

Shan He is best known in the Western world as a screenwriter at first and later as a director. The mainstream Western media has never touched upon his identity as a writer.

Even when "The Life of Yi" came out, the reports on him by various Western literary media were full of words, with various other colors.

But this time, Shanhe seems to have broken this inherent prejudice and ideological discrimination.

This fact surprised the domestic literary circles and caused a lot of discussion.

In the QQ group of the Writers Association, everyone started a discussion about this.

"Why have these Western media collectively changed their faces this time? Their previous reports on our Chinese writers were not like this!"

"This kid Shanhe is really an anomaly, he can always do something that is shocking!"

"Young Boys sold too much. This guy Shanhe convinced the Western media. To be honest, I was angry. These Western media always have ulterior motives and repeatedly asked me to express my position when interviewing me. , it’s true that a writer’s responsibility is to judge society, but first of all I am a Chinese, I only write about my feelings, no political views and ideologies!”

"In the final analysis, the country's strength is still not enough. The situation has gotten better in the past two years. Recently, there has been a wave of Chinese fever in the mainstream Western world. Many Western scholars are studying and talking about the history and culture of China. I have received several such invitations. , I guess Shanhe’s report is also related to this.”

"It should be because of this, the influence of Shanhe and the enthusiasm for China in the West, that these media are so touting and optimistic about Shanhe's award. This kid is really the darling of the times, and every step of the way is at the node of China's development!"

"It's true! There's nothing wrong with saying that he represents the rise of China!"

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The nomination lists for Europe's two major literary awards have brought some changes to Shan He's life.

Congratulatory calls from family and friends came one after another. When I got home, my wife, mother and mother-in-law were also very excited about the news.

The three women had been busy all day and expressed their excitement and pride with a feast of Chinese and Western dishes.

Interview invitations from the media are pouring in, and major newspapers, magazines and television media have focused their attention on this popular star in the global literary world.

Shanhe asked Kang Zhixuan to push away all these interview invitations. Now that he was being interviewed, if the awards failed and he didn't win one, then he would become a global joke.

Shanhe put aside the praise from the outside world and still followed his own rhythm, busy with the post-production of "The Instant Universe" and spending time with his family and wife.

Time has entered November, and the fine editing of "The Instant Universe" has been roughly completed.

The soundtrack and color grading arranged by Bruckheimer also started work smoothly.

Shanhe's directorial work has been completed to the ninth level.

After staying in Los Angeles for more than three months, he and his mother Xie Meiyu missed their relatives in China very much.

Especially Xie Meiyu. Although she always dislikes her daughter on the surface, this is the first time she has been separated from her daughter for so long, and she misses her daughter particularly strongly.

Hathaway, who is six months pregnant, has a swollen belly, but in addition to gaining a lot of weight, the impact of pregnancy on her is mostly reflected in the psychological level.

The body and mobility were really not affected much. Xie Meiyu and Kate were both a little surprised by this, and they couldn't help but praise the baby grandson in their belly for being well-behaved and sensible, and not bothering their mother!

The three began to prepare for returning to China, and mother-in-law Kate was also preparing to return to New York.

Just the day before the four of them left, the Man Booker Prize and the Goncourt Prize for Literature coincided with the announcement of the ten-year winners in advance.

The Shanhe family received two pieces of good news on the same day.

The British Booker Prize and the French Prix Goncourt also awarded the 10-year awards to Shan He and his "The Life of Yi".

The dominance of "Shan He" and "The Young Man" in the global literary world this year is so irrefutable that the results of both literary awards were announced a week in advance.

The news spread all over the world in an instant. Due to the previous predictions and comments by the media, Shanhe's award did not cause any special surprise or sensation.

However, the news still made the front page headlines of the global media that day.

Shanhe is the first writer to win these two authoritative literary awards in the same year. He is also the first East Asian writer to win two major European literary awards. Of course, he is also the first Chinese writer to win the award.

His award broke many literary records, and for a time the global media gave him various titles.

European media upgraded his title from "Oriental Raphael" to "Contemporary Raphael"!

The North American media also added the word "big" to his magician nickname, Shanhe advanced to the "Great Magician"!

The neon media is even more arrogant, with titles such as "The Great Demon King of the World", "The Absolute King of East Asia", "The Dragon King of the East" and so on making people laugh.

In China, the caliber has been unified. The praises from the media and the public such as "contemporary literary giant", "son of literature and art", "pioneer of the times", etc. have all converged into the title of the CCTV news report: "The proud man of the times"!

The itinerary of Shanhe's family also changed temporarily.

Before returning to China, I have to go around Europe first.

Mother-in-law Kate was particularly concerned about the news and immediately called her husband and son in New York.

This family is all literature lovers, and they are all very excited about Shanhe's record-breaking award.

Without saying a word, I decided to come to Los Angeles to join Shanhe and attend the award ceremony of two literary awards together.

Qiu Jiang and Qu Ling in China also made similar decisions in excitement and excitement. They would fly directly to Europe to witness Shanhe's historic literary honor.

On November 4th, the Shanhe and Hathaway families met in London. Two days later, the Booker Prize for Literature would be awarded at the London Theater.

Among the family members accompanying Shanhe, Qiu Jiang and Qu Ling were the most excited.

These two people are precisely the most important leaders on the road of literature for Shanhe.

Qiu Jiang looked at his son who was calm and calm, and couldn't help but think of that summer of 1997.

When he saw his son's summer diary for the first time, he was so excited and looking forward to it. At that time, all he wanted was to hope that his son could realize his dream:

Publish a serious article in a literary journal.

But what happened later was too dreamy, and his son was out of control. His creative talent and talent exceeded everyone's imagination, and his fortune was unbelievable.

Now, at only twenty-six years old, he has reached the pinnacle of world literature, won unprecedented honors for China, and brought countless pride and pride to the Chinese people.

A wave of heat instantly surged into Qiu Jiang's heart, rushed to his forehead, and dyed his eyes red!

Like Qiu Jiang, Qu Ling's feelings and touches are equally difficult to describe.

Before meeting Shanhe, she had been struggling in the Chinese literary world for half her life, but still had no outstanding achievements.

Literature has always been her hobby when she was a teenager, and later it became a career. Her limited talent meant that she could only face her dream as an editor. She once thought that her life would just be spent in a sea of ​​words. .

But the smiling young man in front of me changed everything. At that time, he was still a shy young man.

The diary "From City to Field" seems to have predicted all this happening. She went from the capital to northern Fujian, from the city to the fields, and found a seed that can grow into a towering tree!

Now, this seed has become a towering tree and is about to bear the sweetest fruit.

And I followed him all the way, witnessing one miracle after another, and even myself underwent miraculous changes.

Everything is so beautiful, so worthy of this life!

Qu Ling's tears of happiness suddenly flowed out of her eyes.

Shanhe looked at the two elders who were extremely excited, and he could feel their inner feelings and excitement.

He walked forward, hugged Qu Ling who was crying, looked at his father and said:

"Dad, Aunt Qu, thank you for leading me on the road to literature!"

Qiu Jiang wiped his eyes, and then punched his son.

"Xiaohe, you have fulfilled my biggest dream in life for me, I am proud of you!"

Qu Ling, who was in Shanhe's arms, also pushed away Shanhe's embrace and said with tears:

"Xiaohe, your Aunt Qu's life is worth it, it's so perfect!"

"Haha... Aunt Qu, you see, you are not even forty yet. Half of your life has not been over yet!"

Shanhe's praise made Qu Ling burst into tears and burst into laughter, and everyone laughed too:

"Ha ha…"

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The Booker Prize award ceremony was very low-key and did not even invite media reporters, but it was not lacking in splendor.

The guests present in the audience are all well-known writers and scholars in the global literary world.

The guests who presented the awards were all well-known. The guest who presented the Golden Booker Award, the highest award, was Prince Charles of England.

BBC, NBC, and CCTV all broadcast the awards ceremony live.

On the old-fashioned stage of a London theater are several gleaming bookshelves, each holding an award-winning book.

And "The Life of Yi" is placed at the center.

The entire award ceremony was very concise. After the guests arrived, the Chairman of the Booker Prize Jury took the stage and introduced the selection process of the 10th Booker Prize.

From the initial selection to the three rounds of voting, they were reported one by one.

"...This year's voting was the fastest since I joined the jury. Almost all the votes were given to the same work, making me, the chairman of the jury, a decoration!"

Ha ha…

"To this end, I want to say a few more words on stage. This year's Golden Booker winning work is my favorite work. It perfectly matches the purpose and direction of the Booker Prize, allowing the flower of literature to bloom in more people's eyes. In my heart, "The Life of Yi" is a masterpiece!"

Amid applause, the chairman of the jury stepped down and the award ceremony began.

Shanhe liked this award ceremony very much. It was concise, clear, and low-key.

As the awards for non-fiction, poetry, young people's literature and the International Booker Prize were awarded one by one, the winners took the stage one by one to receive their award speeches.

With only the last Gold Booker Prize left to be awarded, Prince Charles of England took to the stage.

"I am very happy to be invited to be the presenter of the Booker Prize. In 1969, I was still studying at Cambridge University. At that time, I was obsessed with literature and had a dream of literature. I still clearly remember P.H. The scene where Newby won the first Booker Prize for "Something to Be Responsible", but unfortunately the dream turned into a dream for me!"

Ha ha…

"...This year is a breakthrough year for the Booker Prize, because it welcomes the first Eastern writer, and his novels are our family's favorites. William previously wanted to replace me and become the Golden Booker award guest, but I didn’t let him succeed, after all, I am the prince, and I have been doing it long enough!”

Ha ha…

Shanhe was also amused by Prince Charles's self-deprecation on the stage. Foreigners really dare to say anything!

"...Okay! I've said enough, let's turn the stage over to the real protagonist: winner Shanhe Qiu, "The Life of Yi!"

Shanhe stood up amidst the applause, walked onto the stage with a smile, and greeted Prince Charles with a hug.

"Qiu, congratulations, welcome to Buckingham Palace as a guest, our whole family welcomes you!"

While speaking, Charles handed the trophy to Shanhe.

Shanhe took the trophy and responded to Charles with a smile:

"Thank you for your support. I'm honored to be invited by you!"

Charles gave up the stage to Shanhe, who held the trophy in his hand, approached the microphone, and began his acceptance speech in Chinese,

"I have been thinking in the audience just now. After winning the award, who should I thank the most? There are so many people I want to thank, including the members of the Booker Prize jury who recognized me, the mentors and helpful friends who helped me move forward, and the people who accompanied me. My wife, my parents and family who gave birth to me and raised me, and the motherland that gave me everything!

Perhaps what I should be most grateful for is this era. This era is very beautiful. Human society is developing rapidly. Distance is no longer an obstacle. In the integration of the world, different cultures can understand each other and learn from each other!

And I was lucky enough to be born in this era. The era has given me the conditions and space to think. In this era, we can see too much complicated history and reality.

As a result, many questions arise in people's minds. How should we treat differences, how should we treat nature, and how should we treat ourselves? These questions have always troubled us, and they also troubled me!

"The Life of Yi" is my trouble. I am glad that my trouble can resonate with readers, and I am also glad that my trouble has been recognized by you.

Maybe there will never be a standard answer to solve these problems, but I still think people need to think about it and make their own choices!

I hope this choice can bring some harmonious changes to the world! thank you all! "

Shanhe gave his acceptance speech for this English award in Chinese throughout the whole process.

The guests wearing simultaneous translation headsets were full of emotions about this. The acceptance speech for an English literary award was actually not expressed in English.

Hua Xia Qiu is indeed an indescribable character!

Shan He walked off the stage calmly amid applause, feeling comfortable in his heart.

He inexplicably thought of the final banquet of "The Instant Universe". It was so delicious to eat mixed noodles with chopsticks in a top-notch Western restaurant!