"The short story is the art of tension, the art of tearing, the art of flying, and the art of mystery. I think that outstanding short stories should be like thunderstorms on a summer afternoon, the wind and clouds rise, the sky collapses, and in an instant, the clouds open and the sun rises, and the breeze gently shakes the grass tip raindrops, and each raindrop is full of a dreamy rainbow. ”
These are the words written by Tetsugui in the author's self-description of "Wonderland". Today, we will feel the power of short stories from the text of "Wonderland".
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"What do you buy a camera for?"
Ye Yijie replied without hesitation:
"I want to be a photographer."
A week later, his father bought Ye Yijie a Suha camera. This was something that Ye Yijie had not expected, and at this point, Ye Yijie was full of gratitude, no matter how vulgar his father's words and deeds were, and no matter how inconsistent his opinions with his mother were, he never refused Ye Yijie's request, even if it was a whimsical request. When his father handed the camera to Ye Yijie, he said only one word:
"Son, Dad can only do this."
This is his tone, but also his way of thinking. In his mother's view, his way is exaggeration, that is, unrealistic, is to spend money indiscriminately, is to show off. But her mother did not object to Ye Yijie's idea of becoming a photographer, although she may not understand what kind of profession a photographer is and whether she can earn food, she just feels that spending 280,000 yuan to buy a camera is too wasteful, if she spends 10,000 yuan, she can accept it.
In fact, when Ye Yijie told his father, "I want to be a photographer", he did not know what a photographer was, let alone how to become a photographer.
He was just killed by Eddie Slieman's life was captivated and shocked by the photos he took, as for Eddie What special qualities are there in Sriman, or rather, Eddie What spirit Sriman wants to express, he does not have a clear understanding.
Of course, with his knowledge at that time, he could not have accurate judgment and cognition. He seemed to have a realization when he walked through the alleys of Shanghai and the alleys of Beijing with his Suha camera, focusing on the young people who were drunk in bars late at night and drunk on the streets in the early hours of the next morning. What Sriman may be expressing is the attitude of young people towards the world, both introverted and indulgent, both joyful and sad, full of hope and despair, both deep and playful.
He learned from Eddie In Sriman's life, I saw a young man's requirements for himself, so harsh, so tolerant, so willful, and so conformist. More importantly, he learned from Eddie Sriman sees the infinite possibilities of a person, and even more sees the instability of a person. That was what fascinated him the most.
So, when he graduated from high school, he applied for the art department of a university in Beijing. According to his score, he can apply for Fudan University in Shanghai, but he has to learn photography and take a similar path to Eddie Seriman. He stubbornly believed that only by going to Beijing would it be possible to get close to Eddie Lee. Only in Sriman's life can it go down this road.
After entering the university, Ye Yijie began his rock and roll period. He grew long hair, put on tight leather jackets and pants, formed a rock band, and served as guitarist and lead singer. The name was also given to him, called the band "Obstinate". Speaking of which, Ye Yijie's guitar was self-taught in the summer before going to college, and he practiced against the teaching video. This is what sets him apart from ordinary people, when he decides to learn something, all life is only this thing, what he thinks and does, day and night, everything revolves around the guitar. The hardest thing about practicing guitar is fingering, to achieve the unity of heart and hand. Especially in the first stage, the fingers are stiff, do not listen to the call, and are discouraging. But Ye Yijie didn't care, he had never been discouraged, and exaggeratedly said that since he picked up the guitar, for two whole months, he had even slept with it. After two months, he was able to play all the music he wanted to play.
More importantly, he created his own works, and Ye Yijie integrated the singing voices of Yue opera and Peking Opera into rock. His understanding, rock and roll, is a cry for reality, the present.
He felt that he could no longer run after others, and that their rock had something new to offer.
Wonderland
Written by Zhe Gui
Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House
"Wonderland" is Zhegui's latest collection of short stories, written around the "Xinhe Street" personnel in his heart, especially the subtle current situation and inner perseverance of folk craftsmen in the face of the great waves of reality. No matter what kind of professional status people, they are a shining seed of the times, they collide with the world, conflict and reconciliation, after the storm, after the rain and the sun, all stories have a lasting spiritual rhyme, exuding the independent pride of personality.
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