"Ghee and Spicy Hot" writes about the spiritual dilemma of modern people

On the evening of December 6, writer and screenwriter Sun Rui walked into the live broadcast room of the People's Literature Publishing House to bring readers the creation and sharing of the new book "Butter and Spicy Hot", and launched a rich literary dialogue with writer and screenwriter Quan Yongxian and critic Cong Zhichen, interacting with readers and responding warmly. Published by the People's Literature Publishing House in November this year, the novel collection "Butter and Spicy Hot" is composed of eight short and medium stories, all of which are set in the city and current life, and write about the spiritual dilemma of modern people.

In the live broadcast, Quan Yongxian said that the heroine of the story collection "Butter and Spicy Hot" gave him a deep feeling. "Sun Rui is writing about the emotional collision between an urban young woman and a Tibetan youth, and this idea is quite interesting. The heroine is the kind of casual, big grinning character, but the bravery embodied in her is actually the bravery of a modern urbanite. Quan Yong said first.

In the view of the author Sun Rui, this story was originally conceived as a road movie. "An urban woman is on the road, and she is struggling with her heart. After she went on the road, she slowly calmed down a lot of boiling, anxious, and anxious things in her heart like spicy hot, and finally found a crystallized, bright, and clear direction of life like ghee. Sun Rui said, "Road movies are a particularly important genre in movies, because people want to go on the road when they encounter things." What did he do on the road? It is to change the fate and find the truth. I think that's what literature has to do, so use the highway as a movement to let her complete her spiritual journey. ”

After the publication of "Ghee and Spicy Hot", it also received attention from all walks of life. Actor Wu Gang said that many years ago, he played a character in Sun Rui's novel, that is, a father with a humorous temperament and full of fun in life - of course, there is also a rebellious son around him. "After many years, I heard that Sun Rui also became a father, and I guess he should also change from a young man who tries to subvert the world to a post-80s father who uses humor and optimism to resolve the difficulties of life!" This is the face of his new work, and I hope to play another 'grandpa' he wrote in the future. Writer Shi Yifeng believes that Sun Rui is famous for his youth novels, and his recent novellas reflect the qualities of a mature writer. The understanding of life and life is unique, and the ability to think deeply is maintained in generosity, and it can write abstract situations through brushstrokes close to reality.

Article/Reporter Zhang Zhiyi