Beijing, Sept. 7 (Xinhua)-The popularity of "Shuang Wen" can it be a good medicine for readers to decompress?
Reporter Shangguan Yun
In the prison, the air is not smooth and it smells musty.
"Today I come, is ready to tell you clearly. Thank the duke, the reason why you lost … …” Mei Changsu’s eyes like ice blowing on the prisoner’s face, slowly spit out a few words, "because you are stupid".
Condescending, mocking the opponent who becomes a prisoner, will this plot look very enjoyable?
If you feel the same way, then congratulations, you have entered the pit of "Shuang Wen". And this is indeed a very popular type of online novel recently.
Character setting under the aura of the protagonist
"Shuang Wen", as its name implies, is an article that looks hearty.
This kind of novel is not how good the writing is, but that the protagonist is either extremely clever and undertakes the heavy responsibility of guarding the whole life; Either you are born in a flat place, you will be helped by nobles, and you will be upgraded all the way; Or it is shrouded in the aura of the protagonist, and it is safe to act out of line.
For example, "nirvana in fire" mentioned at the beginning is an outstanding representative of the popular "Shuang Wen" in recent years. Some netizens said that watching Mei Changsu Zhibo, a "unicorn genius", avenge the wrongs for many years, which made people feel very happy.
If you still can’t get the point of "cool writing", you can look at the popular Story of Yanxi Palace: the heroine Wei Yiluo was born in the bottom, and her embroidery skills were superb. She not only succeeded in revenge, but was loved by "Gao Fushuai" Fu Heng, and finally became a favorite princess who helped Qianlong prosper.
This drama, which has the characteristics of "cool writing", frequently boarded the hot search when it was broadcast, earning enough attention.
Typical "cool writing" also includes "Choosing a Day", "Whirling" and "Fighting and Doing Kun" … … The article is on fire, and the adapted film and television drama is also on fire.
Those routines in "Shuang Wen"
Dong Jiangbo, the editor-in-chief of Tianxia Book League Novel Network, once divided it into several different types, such as "cultivating immortals and upgrading", "big women fighting in the palace" and "workplace counterattack". The plot is slightly different but the routine is basically the same: the protagonist is frustrated but always has a hundred times the opportunity to achieve a brilliant life.
Some "cool writing" plots will be a bit "cruel", such as "Hua Qiangu", but this does not prevent the heroine from having a halo-filled life: "When she was born, all the flowers in the city withered" and she was accepted as an apprentice by Bai Zihua, the "tallest person in the Six Realms".
It looks boring, but many "cool articles" have been published and adapted, which is quite popular. For example, "Breaking the Sky", considered as the originator of "Shuang Wen", has about 186,301,700 total members clicked on a website, and the number is still growing. The TV series of the same name is also being broadcasted.
"No doubt, just check an online literature website, and the top ten hits are mostly ‘ Shuangwen ’ 。” An online writer said.
Readers who love it are humbled?
Why can "Shuang Wen" have so many audiences?
Perhaps it is because in real life, there are too many things that people want to do but dare not and can’t do, but "cool writing" can make people escape from reality for a short time.
Chen Jiang is a middle-level manager of an enterprise. It is common to stay up until two or three o’clock in the morning, and he has to go to the company at seven o’clock in the morning. Sitting down is a flood of to-do items, and there is a slight omission. He was once called by the leader and scolded for two hours.
"My lungs are exploding, and I especially want to shout: quit!" I think so in my heart, but I can’t really do it. Even in late 2016, due to too much pressure, he was hospitalized due to illness. "The mortgage and car loans are still there, and I can’t afford to gamble."
However, in the "cool" world, these are not problems at all. There are often similar plots in Chen Jiang’s favorite works: the protagonist suffers a lot, shouts "quit" and leaves smartly, and he meets a wealthy man who silently appreciates him at the corner and gets a better job, or has another adventure.
His resentful emotions found sustenance and vent in "Shuang Wen", and he often felt that it should be his true self, "I know there is ‘ Shuangwen ’ The style is not high, and the plot can’t stand scrutiny, but they have relieved my mental stress very well. "
The heaviness of the real world is being experienced by myself, so I don’t want to read the same story again.
The satisfaction of the virtual world’s "counterattack"
On the other hand, "Shuang Wen" is also in the virtual world, which provides the satisfaction of "counterattack" for ordinary little people.
Wang Ting is an ordinary white-collar worker, in her thirties, single, with an ordinary job and average ability. Like many people floating in big cities, she is under pressure from all aspects: work, rent, food and clothing and other living expenses.
If you want to get a promotion and raise your salary, you have limited opportunities and limited strength. She often feels that there is no hope after hard work. "As written in the paragraph, I am quite confused: Who am I? Where Am I? What am I going to do? "
"I like to watch fantasy ‘ Shuangwen ’ It is a pastime. " Wang Ting said that watching the protagonist from a small person, all the way to "blame and upgrade", there is a reward for paying, especially a sense of substitution. "It seems that those wishes that cannot be realized in reality have been fulfilled for you, and he is in a good mood."
She lamented that too many people in life are not so happy, and the status quo is not as good as expected. Although the protagonist in Shuangwen is not always smooth sailing, he can always get help, not as helpless as in reality.
"If you can’t turn over the salted fish, don’t occasionally indulge in the literary world?" Wang Ting said a little helplessly that the reason why she watched "Shuang Wen" was "perhaps because we were too tired in life".
What nerve did the fire of "Shuang Wen" touch the readers?
Some critics have analyzed that most of the "Shuang Wen" world outlook is simple, the story is fast, the language is popular and straightforward, and most of them are not nutritious in terms of plot alone, but they are a good relaxation tool for people who are under too much pressure. It is normal to like to watch it.
The previously published "Investigation Report on the Living Conditions of White-collar Workers in 2018" shows that 94.9% of white-collar workers in the workplace have anxiety, which has become a daily life. As for the specific source of anxiety, some people jokingly summarized it as "poor and confused".
"Not only white-collar workers, but most of them have ‘ Heroic dream ’ , but just ordinary people, squeezed by life; See ‘ Shuangwen ’ At that time, I always felt that my thoughts were confirmed and I got psychological compensation. " Chen Jiang said that in reality, all kinds of unsatisfied desires and intense emotions can be vented, and they can vent themselves briefly.
Life is so hard, why don’t you feel bad when reading?
Some netizens concluded that this is just like everyone knows that reading only "successful learning" can’t be successful, but they can’t help reading one by one, and then comfort themselves with various cases and fantasies.
In life, everyone comes from different backgrounds and encounters, and always chooses different types of novels according to their own needs, which also gives birth to various types of "cool writing". With the accelerated pace of life and increased pressure, this "family" may also grow stronger.
"Shuang Wen" is in the limelight, but where it will go in the end is still largely unknown. However, perhaps we should pay more attention to the present. After all, people still have to live in reality and get rid of the overhead world of "cool writing". You are just the reader who brushes the article. (Chen Jiang and Wang Ting are pseudonyms)
