For Qingdao writer Yu Geng
Many people are not strangers
Based on his work "If There Is No Tomorrow"
Web drama "I am Yu Huanshui"
It was once a phenomenon
Countless readers lamented the life of "Yu Huanshui"
But Yu Geng is not only "Yu Huan Shui"
Not long ago
His new work "I Am the Beginning of Summer"
Won the Novella Award of the 19th Hundred Flowers Literature Award
This is also the second time he has won the "Hundred Flowers" award
Yu Geng, who is well versed in the way of shaping small characters
What kind of life is shown this time?
Not only does not avoid the truth of life, but also does not hesitate to reveal a warm bright color from the cracks of the dim life, caring for the lives of small people in the world, which is the style of Yu Geng's works. The same is true of "I Am the Beginning of Summer".
For the novel "I Am the Beginning of Summer", the award speech of the Hundred Flowers Literature Award is described as follows:
It accurately portrays the marriage, life and work dilemmas of contemporary women, and is accessible in the world, and compassion in freedom.
In "I Am Xia Shizhi", Xia Shizhi, who grew up in the welfare dean, experienced a series of problems such as her husband's cheating and work setbacks, from collapse to confusion to relief, and finally found the home of the soul. Compared with "Yu Huanshui", the shaping of "Xia Shizhi" is more delicate and gentle, giving people reflection at the same time, but also giving people healing.
As a companion to "I Am Yu Huanshui", "I Am the Beginning of Summer" is also about to start the process of film and television.
Qingdao fashion x Yu Geng
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Q1
Why choose to tell this story from a female perspective?
A1
Women in China are not easy, under the shackles of traditional culture, women bear more things than men, so I want to try to tell stories from a female perspective, hoping to win some better and more relaxed living space for women.
Q2
What unique characters have been given to Xia Shizhi?
A2
Xia Shizhi this character is actually an archetype, when I was a child, I once met a female teacher who was abandoned by her parents and raised by her adoptive parents, her encounter left a deep impression on me, I also speculated about her attitude and thoughts about life and family affection, and I have always wanted to write a story about women's self-awakening, self-maturity, and self-redemption, hoping that through my works, more people will understand and see the burdens borne by women.
Q3
Most of the previous works ended in tragedy, so why did you choose to end in comedy this time?
A3
My novels are superficially tragic, but I don't think they are tragedies, take "Yu Huanshui", it seems that his life is very miserable, but after experiencing a series of blows, he has a clearer life, which is his harvest rather than a tragedy, and the work still gives people warmth and light in compassion.
Q4
Why do you like basketball so much?
A4
As long as I go back to Qingdao, I will go to play with my friends almost every week. I started basketball training at the age of eleven and played until I was in my twenties, and basketball is an inseparable part of my life. Sometimes when I write to a knot, when I want to break through, I will also choose to play, change my space, change my brain, and empty myself.
Q5
What do you think of these "career changes" in life?
A5
I've been a basketball player, I've been a police officer, I've run a rock climbing club, I've been in a bank, I've worked as a journalist, and now I'm writing novels. I never thought I would have done so many careers in my life. Few people like me, who started writing nearly 40 years old. I think, don't take the gains and losses of a city and a pool so seriously, there is still a long time in life, we always feel that the time is too late, in fact, it is not too late to start. As long as there are dreams and ideals, you can start to achieve them at any time.
Q&A
Active in the literary world for many years, Yu Geng has published many novels such as "Virtue", "Beware of Your Dog", "Guding", "If There Is No Tomorrow", "Ear Room", "Golden Branches and Jade Leaves", "Mo Jiazha", "I Am Xia Shizhi", "I Am Yu Future" and so on.
Someone once asked him, why is the style of fiction so changeable?
Yu Geng's answer is as follows:
I'm going to do all the things I don't dare to do in my novel! Including love.
I hope that you in front of the screen, in the face of many choices in life, can also be so courageous.
Because, today will always be the youngest day of your life.