"The Old Man and the Sea" is one of the most famous works of the tough guy Hemingway. He has won Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes in Literature, establishing Hemingway's position as a master in the literary world. This novel almost perfectly plays the "iceberg theory" proposed by the author himself.

"The reason why the iceberg is majestic is that it is only one-eighth of it exposed on the water. In literary works, the words and images are one-eighth, and the thoughts and spirits are seven-eighths hidden at the bottom of the water."

This is one of the most famous statements in the literary theory community and has had a profound impact on the literary world. In the Nobel Prize speech in "The Old Man and the Sea", the book's "influence on contemporary literary style" is mentioned.

The core idea of ​​the so-called iceberg theory is to simplify it, that is, in the text, some minor and invalid information must be deleted, and not too much modified description, keep calm and straightforward in the incident itself, and cut off those gorgeous rhetoric and fancy metaphors.

In addition, the Iceberg theory also requires the author to restrain his personal emotions in his writing, not to vent his emotions in his writing, but to present them through implicit and tactful techniques. The most famous example comes from Hemingway's other masterpiece "Farewell Weapons". The ending of this book has been revised forty times. Although the protagonist in the manuscript only has two simple conversations, he expresses his inner grief and despair at a glance.

"Emotions are hidden in the cold words."

Another feature of the iceberg theory is reflected in its structure. It opposes the epic narrative of the entire era, but uses the method of intercepting fragments of the era or only taking things that happened at a certain point in time to highlight the big ones.

When talking about "The Old Man and the Sea", the author pointed out that according to the initial plan, the book can be written as long as a thousand pages, and the content can cover the birth, growth and education of the villagers in the village where the fisherman is located. However, it was condensed to 50,000 words, focusing on the three thrilling days of the old fisherman fishing on the sea.

Liu Jingting began to think that only 50,000 words were fully capable of controlling them with his current English skills, but after he only wrote 500 words, he decisively gave up this idea.

"It's too troublesome to check dictionaries while writing. And after writing, it may be more troublesome to modify than to translate it directly."

Liu Jingting explained to Xu Qing and persuaded him by the way.

"You finally realized it." Xu Qing has always been dissatisfied with Liu Jingting's writing in English. After all, speaking and writing are completely different jobs.

...

When "The Old Man and the Sea" was officially launched in the United States, the ten years of Ting Chuan were coming to an end. According to the travel plan, this year's New Year will be spent in Mexico.

"Mexicans eat wishing grapes to welcome the New Year. The meaning is similar to our Chinese dumplings." Xu Qing introduced.

"Why isn't corn? Are they not the hometown of corn?"

Xu Qing gave Liu Jingting a blank look and was too lazy to pay attention to him.

"Okay, okay, I'm too much. Aunt Qing, please continue to explain."

Xu Qing hummed all her life, but she couldn't help showing off her previous travel experiences, and continued: "They will eat twelve grapes, each grape represents a month, and each grape makes a wish. It indicates a smooth year."

Liu Jingting nodded seriously and asked, "Does Mexico have any other special snacks besides corn?"

Xu Qing continued smoothly: "The whole world knows French cuisine and Italian cuisine is famous. Don't you know that in the eyes of the world's most authoritative gourmets, Mexican cuisine is as famous as France, China, Italy and India, and it forms the world's five major cuisines with these cuisines. Do you think they have special dishes?"

Liu Jingting nodded with satisfaction, and suddenly thought of another question, asking: "Is Mexican food sweet or salty?"

“It’s spicy.”

"That's great. Aunt Qing, look, where can we start with?"

Xu Qing glared at Liu Jingting with disgust again and said, "It seems like a Taotie monster. After walking so many places, why don't you see any progress?"

...

Liu Jingting welcomed the eleventh year of Pavilion in Mexico City. After eating the twelfth grape, he called his parents to report his safety as usual, and then wished everyone a happy New Year in the work group.

However, due to the time difference, China has entered the New Year ahead of schedule.

Sure enough, as soon as Liu Jingting's blessing was sent, Kang Lingyue asked: "Liu Jingting, are you and Aunt Qing in America now?"

Perhaps because of Liu Jingting's long-term absenteeism, Kang Lingyue forgot to call him "boss" and "editor" in the work group.

"Mexico, how do you know, does WC have a speech positioning function now?"

"The boss of the time difference!"

"Oh by the way, it's a dozen hours slower here."

Kang Lingyue had a sweaty expression.

Xu Qing took the opportunity to reply: "It makes everyone laugh."

After sending this reply, Xu Qing turned to ask Liu Jingting: "Kang Lingyue studied in the United States before, right?"

"yes."

"Talk her privately."

Liu Jingting was slightly stunned, then understood, nodded, and opened Kang Lingyue's dialog box.

The registration deadline for the Nobel Prize in Literature is February each year, and those who are eligible to nominate the Nobel Prize in Literature are either the Nobel Prize winners, the professor of linguistics, or the chairman of the Writers Association of various countries, or the academician of other countries with the same qualifications as the academician of the Swedish Academy of Literature.

Now that "The Old Man and the Sea" is first released in the United States, if you apply for the Nobel Prize, you naturally need to recommend professors from American universities. Kang Lingyue finished her master's degree in the United States, and her supervisor undoubtedly has this qualification.

Liu Jingting briefly introduced his plan to Kang Lingyue. Kang Lingyue was so smart. He immediately understood the spirit and replied: "I will contact my mentor Dorangton immediately, and leave this matter to me."

As a student majoring in literature, Kang Lingyue would never object to being able to participate in this level of "conspiracy". Moreover, since joining "Jinglu", he has talked to his colleagues about Liu Jingting's glorious past. The girl's heart is occasionally fascinated, especially as a member of the magazine, he wants to participate in several such "big events".

"Okay, no matter what the result is, there will be rewards."

"Tsk. I will help you as a friend."

"I'm sorry, I'm used to pretending to be a boss with Lao Chang and others."

"Haha. I haven't seen you pretend a few times. If you really feel uneasy, then you promise me something after the matter is done."

"What's up?"

"I haven't thought about it yet, let's talk about it later."

Liu Jingting was stunned for a moment and was once again impressed by the ancient saying "All attention is knowledge, and human feelings are proficient are articles." It seems that the famous plot in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was not fabricated out of thin air.

"That's it, but it must be within my ability."

Liu Jingting finally realized Zhang Wuji's mood personally.

"Of course, otherwise what's the point."

...

In February of the eleventh year, the Nobel storm had long subsided, and Liu Jingting was completely silent. There was no performance in Venice, nor did he make public appearances like in the Louvre in France.

Four months!

Everyone understood the disappointment and anger in his heart. He no longer urged him to return as eagerly as he was at the beginning.

However, seeing that the agreed date is approaching, everyone is also secretly anxious. Judging from the situation, Hesta and Bluetus did not intend to make concessions. Liu Jingting, who was eliminated once, did not submit a new work at all this year, and the possible awards may be zero.

In other words, when October comes, Liu Jingting must make a difficult choice.

Exit the literary world?

Based on this concern, readers of Gu Yongsheng are increasingly afraid to mention this matter in the forum, and hope that everyone will gradually ignore the bet. A year later, Gu Yongsheng will officially return and then open a new book, and everything will be the same.

"A year has passed again in a blink of an eye. If Liu Jingting didn't win Nobel this year, would he really want to quit the literary world?"

There will never be a lack of people who are good at it on the Internet. Readers who have been tolerant and try to avoid this topic can't wait to beat the poster immediately, but everyone knows that it has no practical significance to cover up the ears and steal the bell.

"Are you still talking about this topic? Experts and readers all over the world think that Liu Jingting is qualified for the Nobel Prize. Isn't that enough?"

The angry readers in their hearts had no choice but to debate irritably.

"And Gu Da made it very clear, it was just that 'Liu Jingting' and 'Gu Yongsheng' retreated, not Long Tan Gu and Lin Huan, nor Werte and Gominke!"

Although it is not large, this sound continues.

"What he said seems to be a hole he has dug, and he has to fill it himself. Whether it is Liu Jingting or Gu Yongsheng, he has hardly encountered any real setbacks since his debut. It is precisely because of this that he said the bet to the camera so recklessly. Because he has never failed, he is not afraid. I personally think that the lesson this time may not be a bad thing."

After the limelight passed, some well-known commentators and microblog Vs began to talk about this. They generally affirmed Liu Jingting's achievements, and then pointed out that "this is a practice", "you are not afraid of experience", and "setbacks make people grow"...

The situation of "commentary commentators" grouping is not new in the online world because they have their own circle. If they want to hype a topic, as long as they call it in the circle and everyone will go out together, they will basically be able to hype a hot topic within two days.

...

"Actually, we don't need to be so frustrated. As long as the readers support them, they can say whatever they want."

During lunch, Wang Jianshan, deputy editor-in-chief of "Jianglu", comforted everyone.

Everyone was "well" on their mouths, but they had other ideas in their hearts. This is an era where results are valued. All reasons and explanations are manifestations of their lack of strength in the hearts of people.

Almost everyone's thoughts deep in their hearts when listening to others explaining something that failed is: "Uncompetent."

Just like when Liu Jingting completely lost Nobel last year, someone was already analyzing the possible reasons and began to look for the flaws of those two works.

There is actually no such thing as "defeat is glorious" in this world.

An unknown boxing athlete supported Tyson's fist for a long time before falling down. You may say something casually, losing great, but that athlete will continue to be unknown.

The same is true for Liu Jingting’s problem.

Either continue writing with this stain, or change the pseudonym in shame.

...

Liu Jingting's new pen name is "t-Sea Sheep", an American woman's name, whose original meaning is "Tai Hai Sheep". The reason why the woman's pseudonym is used is because the signer of the publishing contract of "The Old Man and the Sea" is called "Xu Qing". This is also the name for the materials for applying for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Although "The Old Man and the Sea" did not make a sensation like "Waiting for Godot" and "The Merchant of Venice", this work has caused quite a stir in the United States.

"The refined words, profound philosophical meanings, exquisite structures, and unyielding sentiments have jointly created this great work!"

Professor Yale Dolanton gave a very high evaluation of this work.

“This is a landmark masterpiece!”

The New York Times also gave high praise.

Later, the world's top best-selling author Bluetus enthusiastically recommended the book on his personal Twitter: "Only when the spirit is invincible can the heart tremble. This is a classic work worth reading repeatedly by all mankind. You will remember that great old man!"
To be continued...