The short story was adapted into the movie “The Sun Also Rises”
Ye Mi’s new work: Born for love, because of love “Immortal”
News from this newspaper(Reporter Zhang Ya, intern Cao Ying) Yesterday at 3 pm, Ye Mi, a well-known writer and winner of the Lu Xun Literature Prize, presented his new novel “Not Old” on the center stage of the main exhibition hall of the Jiangsu Book Fair, and shared the creation process of the book on the spot. Famous writers Fan Xiaoqing and Wang Yao, well-known screenwriter Yang Jinsong, and young writer Deng Anqing, as guests, talked on the spot and shared their reading experience of the book. Fan Xiaoqing said that the heroine created by Ye Mi “is a literary image that can be left with a name”.
“Not Old” tells a love story that only lasted 19 days. When sharing the creative process on the spot, Ye Mi said that the book took five years to create, and the draft was changed several times. She wants to use this book to write a woman who is different. In the changing times, she can withstand the shadow of her family, gossip, and the pressure of unemployment. She must also insist on loving, loving one person, and loving all beings. She will use love to fight time, suffering, and even aging.
Writer Wang Yao (middle) shares his reading experience of “Not Old”.Photo by reporter Ni Lixiang
Characters in literature are the most fascinating. “Kong Yanni, the heroine of “Not Old”, is a literary image who can leave a name.” Writer Fan Xiaoqing is full of praise for the women in Ye Mi’s works, who dare to love and hate, and can do anything for love. “‘Not Old’ is an innovative work. The name of the male protagonist and the character and fate of the female protagonist are ‘reverse’, which coincides with the values of literature. Ye Mi’s creation has its own characteristics. The characters, stories and even the narrative system are all unusual, and some places are handled strangely, the characters seem strange, but they are real in human nature.”
Screenwriter Yang Jinsong also likes the characters created by Ye Mi. When talking about “Not Old”, he likened Ye Mi to “a female writer with a gun”. “Ye Mi’s pen is a gun. Her short story “Velvet” was once adapted into Jiang Wen’s film “The Sun Also Rises”. When a female writer ‘raises a gun’ again, it is undoubtedly a good work. Yang Jinsong said that Ye Mi’s work is very suitable for stage play, movie or high-quality online drama. “Someone asked me, if I choose a female star to play Kong Yanni, which one is more suitable? I think, You don’t need a female star, the heroine in “Not Old” is enough to make an actress famous in one play.”
Wang Yao, a writer and critic who also lives in Suzhou, said that the Wu Guocheng in “Not Old” is based on Suzhou. The Blue Lake, Qingyun Island, Epiphyllum Temple, and Egret Village in the book are all full of Jiangnan aesthetics, full of tension of thought, emotion, human nature, art and destiny, and write the firm belief and immortal belief in love and freedom. Yang Jinsong thinks that Ye Mi’s creation is full of life and atmosphere. The beginning of the chapter starts with soy milk. The book describes the food and beauty of Jiangnan in many places.
Deng Anqing is a young writer from Bei Piao to Su Piao. He feels that Ye Mi has created a whole new world in his novels, and the people in this world are very personal. What do people think? Young readers are separated from reading works with a sense of age, but the story, plot, and characters of “Wu Lao” are very vivid. The most distinctive feature of the book is the dialogue, which is particularly direct and exciting. Mr. Mi’s narrative style, plot advancement, and ability to control are unique and ruthless, and no matter how they are opened, they are lively, interesting and Zen-like.”
“Not Old” tells the story: In the late 1970s, a young woman, Kong Yanni, who was Wu Guocheng’s influential figure, got acquainted with Yu Huanan, a “researcher” from Beijing to Wu Guo, while waiting for her boyfriend Zhang Fengyi to be released from prison for 25 days. . During the days of “visiting” with Yu Huanan, all kinds of people in Wu Guocheng also appeared one after another. They wandered around Wuguo City, where the Jiangnan scenery, traditional crafts, and gluttonous delicacies were displayed one by one. Kong Yanni decided to talk to Yu Huanan about a 19-day relationship. As time passed, the hearts of the two became more and more fiery. After 19 days, Zhang Fengyi was released from prison, Yu Huanan returned to Beijing, and Kong Yanni went to Bailu Village to start a new career. People in this city are saying, Kong Yanni, you are getting old. But she said that as long as the mind is not old, people will not be old. She uses love again and again to prove the reincarnation of the spirit and interpret the love legend that transcends the times. The book describes a woman who pushes the boundaries in the eyes of everyone. When everyone is skeptical of love, she proves that love can make people never grow old.
“Writing about a woman I like, she is what the future will look like.” Ye Mi wrote in her writing notes, this woman is warm, relaxed, and intelligent. For the reader, the woman was born, and for Ye Mi, the image succeeded. After the lecture, the writer also signed books for readers, and the atmosphere was very hot for a time.
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