It must be admitted that this novel is different from any of her previous novels. I don't think that Zhang Ailing, who depicts the most well-known life material, will stumble, not to mention that her novel skills have reached the point of perfection at that time. The characters in the book are not decorated, and those who are familiar with modern literature history are seated one by one. Rachel corresponds to Zhang Ailing's own mother, Chu Di corresponds to her aunt, Jiu Lin is her younger brother, Bibi is cherry blossoms, Yanshan is a mulberry arc, Xunhua is, Yu Keqian is Shen, Shao and Liang Shuming ... In order to fill the archetypes of these characters, some people do not hesitate to use "human flesh search" on the Internet, which is absolutely unexpected by Zhang Ailing. Aside from these, you have to be clear about Zhang Pai's novels. Those who have appeared in BLACKPINK can clearly see the archetypes of Love in the City, The Story of Golden Lock, Fragments of Aquilaria Fragments, Jasmine Fragrance, Students and Teenagers are not cheap, Lust, Caution. This lineup is undoubtedly the most magnificent gathering in the history of contemporary literature. However, these big names on the "roll call" are only used by Zhang Ailing at best. The more she takes pains to accumulate dust, the more she can stir up the dust behind her.
Just to reveal "him" With the appearance of page 163, the "dream team" suddenly became the foil and ridiculous footnote of "Golden Immortality" in her life. He read her article in prison and immediately decided that "even if this article was written by a man, he should go to him and all possible relationships should happen." Jiu Li, who has never been in love at the age of 22, thinks that "this period of time is different from anything else in life" because he "burned out all over":
After he left, she picked up the cigarette butts in the ashtray and put them in an old envelope. She generously gave him very expensive photos taken by German photographers, because he liked ... because of the current situation, he was hiding in the country, and she traveled long distances to find him, only to find that she was not the only man. She chose to leave. ...
A few years later, Shao Zhiyong came to Shanghai for the last time to see Jiuli. As soon as she opened her eyes, she suddenly put her arms around his neck and whispered' Harmony-'. At that moment, she saw "their past is like the Great Wall, rolling on the horizon. But the Great Wall is useless in modern times. She saw his embarrassed smile ... he didn't love me, so he was embarrassed. She thought, quickly put down her arm, sit up straight and put a cotton gown on her head. "
"No one deserves this." Jiu Li later mentioned that "it was just a cold whisper", which was more like telling himself. Life and death are rich, and the son is happy, but it is a bright color in the desolation. What is this?
According to the preface written by Ichiro Song before "little reunion", after reading the novel at the beginning of Song Dynasty, he urged Zhang Ailing to make a big change, and the amendment was to further dilute the autobiographical color. In addition, Song Qi also suggested that the ending of little reunion should be that after Shao's death, her women met and confronted each other, and one of them told him that he was such a man who used the same set of words and deeds to deal with every woman, which made the heroine "completely disillusioned" with his love. This comprehensive idea is good for Zhang ailing, because the people in the novel were still alive at that time, and they dared not sit in the right place; Because people who are jealous of her talent are awesome.
However, Zhang Ailing did not accept Song Qi's suggestion. She insisted in the letter that what she wanted to write was "something left after complete disillusionment" After the disillusionment of love, what are we left with? At the end of the novel, Jiu Li dreamed of him for the only time after Zhiyong left 10. This is a good dream. In the shadow of the castle peak, several children were "all hers", and then "Zhiyong appeared and pulled her to the wooden house with a smile". Jiu Li woke up happy for a long time. "The years are quiet and the world is stable"-that ordinary and humble dream was promised to her, but he could not give it to her; But in the end, she still believes that "little reunion" means the only good dream. She believes that "there is something after complete disillusionment", which is the afterheat of love.
He is her "this life", and she is just an episode of him. Nevertheless, it is obvious that in this afterglow, the author still chooses to transcend legends and injuries and look back at the real moment when love still exists in the past with words. This real warmth is beyond Zhang Ailing, although she is old. According to Zhang Ailing and Song Qi's letters, this novel has been "brewing for too long" and has been revised many times. It is this deliberate and seemingly "inappropriate tailoring" that makes people better understand her mind and brushwork.