pertwk Chapter 15's concepts are too advanced.
Chapter 15's concepts are too advanced.
The editorial department of Story Club was amazed by the content of Yu Zhen's new manuscript.
The news quickly reached the ears of the editors of the other two sister journals. Some quick-handed people, such as editor Xiao Wu, had already transcribed a copy of Yu Zhen's original manuscript in the past two days. As a result, the copy was "forcibly" borrowed by the senior editors of "Harvest" and "Shanghai Literature".
The newly revised version of "The Truman Show" quickly spread throughout the company.
Li Xiaoli and Ru Zhijuan arrived almost one after the other. The first thing they said to Yu Zhen was to ask him for the exclusive publication rights to their new manuscript.
"Sister Ru, you can't steal my manuscript. I gave suggestions for revising the new version of 'The Truman Show,' and asked Xiao Yu to rewrite the story."
"Xiao Li, your magazine *Harvest* is too big and attracts too much criticism, which could very well cause Yu Zhen some unnecessary trouble. Let our *Shanghai Literature* magazine try it out! At least I can guarantee that within Shanghai, no matter what happens, the magazine can promptly resolve any problems and eliminate any interference for Comrade Yu Zhen. You don't want to affect Yu Zhen's important college entrance examination this summer, do you?"
He Chengwei originally wanted to compete for it, but he already had the first edition of the short story "The Truman Show" in his hands. Besides, "Story Club" really couldn't provide enough space to publish the new 5-word novella "The Truman Show".
Li Xiaoli was determined to win the new manuscript.
She didn't argue with Ru Zhijuan, but instead made a very solemn promise to Yu Zhen.
"Yu Zhen, to be frank, because of your unclear identity, the company is actually taking a considerable risk no matter which journal publishes your work."
Even if we all believe that you are an innocent educated youth sent to the countryside.
Unfortunately, this society is never short of those envious and scheming people.
However, in any case, your new version of "The Truman Show" is already worth the risk the publishing house took to protect your work.
So please believe me, Harvest is the most suitable platform for publishing The Truman Show, and I will schedule your new work for publication in the latest issue!
Li Xiaoli didn't explicitly state the second half of her unspoken message.
That is, compared to Ru Zhijuan and "Shanghai Literature", Yu Zhen could only be given the necessary protection within the scope of Shanghai, so that he would not suffer from the impact of some stubborn and conservative trends of thought because the content and ideas of his new works were too advanced.
Behind her, the protective force that Yu Zhen can rely on directly is her father.
Yu Zhen rewrote the new version of "The Truman Show" into a science fiction/future work.
Furthermore, the work contains numerous settings such as a "global village," a "live-streaming entertainment empire," capital manipulating all of humanity, politicians and conspirators being reduced to clowns, all characters being controlled by interest groups, and everyone's moral inclinations solely focused on maximizing profits. The protagonist possesses superhuman strength, capable of building warships with a flick of his wrist, yet ultimately only finds himself embroiled in personal grudges and revenge. There's also the super metaphor that even if the live-streaming island prison is destroyed, it's actually just falling from an island-level prison into a sea-level prison...
How should I put it!
The story is absolutely mind-blowing and incredibly imaginative. After reading it, one can't help but ponder: in a future era where human society and technology are constantly developing and progressing, when all of humanity has solved the problem of food and clothing, and when all of humanity's lives have entered a stage of great material abundance, but spiritual needs are becoming increasingly empty and barren, will one after another live-stream world similar to "The Truman Show" really emerge?
Just like the mindset of people who have both money and leisure time when they go to the zoo to see monkeys and elephants.
But as the saying goes, "the taller the tree, the more the wind blows," and The Truman Show's science fiction future setting is too advanced. The source of the story's conflicts is almost beyond the current social reality, and even completely blurs existing social concepts such as nation, ethnicity, politics, and religion.
Readers with normal thinking will not delve too deeply into these deliberately obfuscated and blurred concepts.
The story is set in a science fiction future, decades or even centuries from now, when human technology has advanced to the point of a "global village".
The problem is that we fear those small groups who hide in the shadows, always finding fault with others, always using a magnifying glass to scrutinize their private affairs.
There are just too many points in "The Truman Show" that can be used to make a big deal out of it.
Putting everything else aside, people really want to nitpick one point: in the future human society depicted in the story, does the Social Red still exist? If so, why is the social order in the story so chaotic? If not, then who eliminated the Social Red?
If people really insist on focusing on these kinds of sensitive issues and demanding explanations from the author, Yu Zhen might find himself in a very difficult situation.
Yu Zhen naturally chose "Harvest." What he needed most right now was to make a name for himself in the literary world, to have influence, and to have an opportunity to completely resolve the issue of his "unclear identity."
Moreover, through this new adaptation of "The Truman Show," he has keenly discovered his unique skills in creative ability.
That is the future story of creating a "science fiction" genre.
He even has a title in mind for his next work: "The Truman Show 2: Brain in a Vat".
With the editors-in-chief of the three journals all around, he took advantage of the situation.
He was very open with his knowledge and directly discussed the story concept framework for the sequel with the three of them.
Good heavens, the three chief editors were completely dumbfounded when they heard him say it casually.
Hey kid, how did your head even grow like that?!
Why is it that you always have such amazing creative ideas in your head, making people unable to suppress their impulse and eagerly want to see the new stories you create?
"Yu Zhen, your brain, wow, you're a genius! Yu Zhen, you're truly a super genius when it comes to creative work!~~"
"Brain in a Vat?? The story that took place in the previous 'The Truman Show' was actually just a series of brain development studies conducted by future scientists using supercomputer-based virtual reality technology on a human brain..."
"Xiao Yu, that's all for now. You should rest for a few days. Once you've rested, you can start working on the sequel to 'The Truman Show' in seclusion!"
We are all eagerly awaiting your sequel, "The Brain in a Vat".
I assure the great man that your work will receive key protection and support from the domestic literary community.
Including you, Xiao Yu, regarding the issue of your unclear identity, I will personally go to the leaders of our city's literary association to resolve it. If the literary association cannot resolve it, I will go to my father. I will use all the connections I can to mobilize!
In short, Xiao Yu, feel free to be bold and unleash your creative potential!
Seeing this, He Chengwei and Ru Zhijuan were also stirred up. They stood by and echoed each other, vowing to protect Yu Zhen and relieve him of any worries.