Chapter 496 Amazing the World! Eastern Mythology Sweeps Blue Star!

At this time, half a day had passed since the release of "Journey to the West".

Since it is only one-third of the full text, adding up to only 300,000 words, most people, unless they are very slow readers, have almost read the entire text.

North America.

Wang Mo sat in the spacious new office and logged into Instagram. He wanted to see with his own eyes what was going on in the international network.

As for domestic.

No need to read.

He is 10,000% sure that no Chinese can reject the charm of "Journey to the West".

As for internationally.

Wang Mo also has to observe the reaction of those European and American netizens who can't eat fine rice bran.

On Instagram.

Netizens who were in an uproar just a few hours ago are now like a pool of stagnant water, eerily silent.

Abnormal.

Extremely abnormal.

Even after finally asking someone to help me log into the external network, and preparing to risk my life and confront the international trolls face to face, I was confused when I saw the quiet appearance of the international network.

What's going on?

When something goes wrong, there must be a monster!

But they don't know.

Under this calm water surface, a turbulent undercurrent has arisen and is about to erupt.

On Instagram.

When many people are overwhelmed by the invisible pressure brought by this silence.

suddenly!

Rick, one of the Troika and a giant of the short story world, made a statement.

As a giant in the field of short stories, Rick also has outstanding achievements in the field of novels. Otherwise, his achievements in the field of short stories alone would not be enough to make him a great writer in the literary world.

This is what he wrote:

"I admire Xilou's achievements in short stories. He successfully conquered my heart. So after "Journey to the West" was published, I got the book as soon as possible. I wanted to know why a writer would write fantasy The novel is still a long one. I originally thought that this kind of popular novel could not coexist with literature and artistry. It would not bring any ideological or artistic improvement to people except for a short period of pleasure. But I found that I was wrong. "

"In five hours, I read all the upper parts of "Journey to the West" published. Let me share my three feelings:

First, it turns out that someone can actually build a huge and rigorous mythical world.

Second, it turns out that fantasy novels can also take into account both literary and artistic qualities.

Third, it turns out that literature can really be suitable for all ages.

So in my opinion, "Journey to the West" is not weaker than any contemporary literary masterpiece. The media is right, it is completely comparable to famous works. It has created a new era of mythology and let me know that literature can still be Achieve the sharing of elegance and vulgarity. "

These words come from the mouth of a top short story master like Rick.

The meaning is unparalleled.

So, it seemed to be the trigger.

The next second, the entire Blue Star network instantly set off a huge wave.

A revolutionary riot in the history of literature has officially begun!

…

In today's era of rapid development of online literature, fantasy novels are almost all over the world, and their fans far exceed all kinds of traditional literature readers.

Mythological novel?

Fantasy novel?

Fantasy novel?

Various novels almost occupy the fragmented time of most young people. They forgot to eat and sleep, being attracted by the stories in the book.

However, the real literary world is scornful of these novels. Even the author of "Ross's Fantasy Journey" cannot be recognized by even an ordinary local writer's circle.

Why?

Because no matter how well written these novels are, in the eyes of literati, they are just fast food novels and cannot be tolerated.

That's why writers in the literary world were so angry when the media hyped "Journey to the West" as being comparable to a masterpiece. They felt that it was a complete joke to associate fast food novels with literature.

They felt that Xilou was committing suicide by writing fast food novels.

The hundreds of millions of fans of "Ross's Fantasy Journey" are even more angry: The books we admire are not recognized by the literary circle, so why is your "Journey to the West"?

Only in this way will it cause an uproar on the Internet and be criticized by all parties.

But now, Rick, the master of short story literature, has actually personally acknowledged the literary nature of "Journey to the West", saying that it is comparable to a masterpiece and that it can be enjoyed by both refined and popular people.

This seems to be the case in literary circles.

Like a nuclear explosion!

The entire literary circle of Blue Star, including traditional and online literature, exploded because of Rick's words.

in Rick's comments section.

In just over ten minutes, the number of comments reached thousands!

And countless readers are still flocking from all directions!

"Originally, I wanted to read "Journey to the West" with a critical attitude, and I laughed at what kind of book could be worthy of such praise from the media. But at this moment, I just want to say: the media's propaganda is still too conservative!"

"I don't dare to engage in a confrontation, and I don't want to praise or criticize others. But at this moment, I can't help but want to say that anyone who dares to say that "Ross' Fantasy Journey" is better than "Journey to the West" must be blind. ”

"As a big fan of "Rose's Fantasy Journey", I originally came to criticize West Tower. But now I am deeply fascinated by this novel. I can only say that this is the most imaginative and most imaginative thing I have ever read. Incredible fantasy novel.”

"Oh my God! It's so exciting! So exciting! From the beginning when Sun Wukong was born, to when it got the Dinghai Divine Needle, to when it sentenced the Heavenly Court to proclaim itself the Monkey King, the monkey's unruliness almost drove me crazy. Its chic, its Its unruly, domineering and arrogant nature makes my blood boil."

"..."

Especially some netizens who thought they didn't like Eastern mythology were even more excited.

All kinds of comments sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

"Are Eastern myths so exciting? I'm stunned. Oh my god, there are hundreds of thousands of heavenly soldiers and generals, the Jade Emperor, the Queen Mother, and King Li Tianwang. Especially the protagonist Sun Wukong's Dinghai Shenzhen who somersaults hundreds of thousands of miles and stands tall on the sky and the earth... like this The mythical characters and systems almost overturned my understanding.”

"Who says it's not? I used to think "Rose's Fantasy Journey" was the pinnacle of imagination, but now it's nothing in comparison. Simple little magic, what kind of magician, magic apprentice, under the power of the Monkey King In the face of domineering, he is just a clown."

"I love it so much. I really want to have a golden hoop that can be long or short, thick or thin. I feel so happy just thinking about it."

"All the fantasy novels I have read before have rough systems and cannot withstand scrutiny. But in "Journey to the West" I found almost no logical problems, even when Sun Wukong was smelted in the Bagua furnace by Taibai Venus, Bagua also uses the Zhongtian Bagua, which allowed Sun Wukong to develop piercing eyes and golden eyes, and his rigorous logic is simply terrifying. "

"Ahhh! What we North Americans love most is superheroes. In my opinion, Sun Wukong is a more powerful and domineering existence than any superhero. He fights against the gods and Buddhas alone, and can defeat hundreds of thousands of heavenly soldiers and generals with his own strength. This way I like the hero so much. I declare that I will be a big fan of Sun Wukong from now on.”

"..."

on the Internet.

Many Western netizens were full of surprise.

They felt as if they had seen a whole new world.

It's like the shock and disbelief that Chinese readers felt when they saw magic for the first time.

Is there such a thing in the world?

They are sluggish.

They were shaking inside.

Only then did they realize that there was a mythical world in the world that was completely different from their Western mythological system. That mythical world was vast, huge, and even far beyond the West.

The gods, Buddhas, demons and monsters in that world are all filled with all kinds of magical powers, and there are all kinds of treasures and magic weapons.

Such a wealth of magical powers and treasures are almost a hundred or a thousand times more than those in the Western magical world.

"Is this an Eastern myth?"

"God! I'm numb."

"Each god actually has different magical powers, magic weapons and treasures? And our Western magic system only has a few five-element magic that comes and goes, which is so dry and nutritious."

"Well, this time China has opened my eyes again."

"I always thought that in the world of fantasy novels, there was only the magical world. Today I learned that there is such a magnificent world of gods and demons. Oh my god, it really scared me."

"Fans of "Ross' Fantasy Journey" get out! You are not qualified to play "Journey to the West"."

"Originally, I thought that "Journey to the West" would be the clown, but now I know that "Ross' Fantasy Journey" will be the clown."

"Before, the media said that "Journey to the West" is comparable to "Ross' Fantasy Journey", and I was so angry that the media was blind. Now, I still have to say one thing: These media are really blind!"

"..."

In a short period of time, netizens from all over the Blue Star countries created an unprecedented wave on Instagram.

North American netizens.

Western European netizens.

Eastern European netizens.

All very excited.

As for the whole of Asia, countries such as Fusang, Bangzi, Indonesia, etc., which are deeply influenced by Chinese culture, were even more excited and trembling, expressing their feelings after watching "Journey to the West".

Especially the reminders are overwhelming!

"Xilou, you piece of shit!"

"Ah ah ah, why are there so few words?"

"Where's the bottom? The bottom is gone?"

"You just saw something exciting and you just stopped talking?"

"Xilou, you are so short."

"Hurry up and publish the middle and second parts. I can't wait."

"That's too much. Where can I find a book that only publishes a third of it? You are trying to whet my appetite!"

"..."

China.

A lot of netizens who had circumvented the firewall thought they had an illusion when they saw the comments made by these international netizens.

They are all crazy fans of Xilou. Their original plan was that if Xilou was criticized by Western netizens, they would start a holy war to safeguard Xilou's dignity and status!

But, what's going on now?

Why are all these Western netizens so fanatical about themselves?

Even shouting one by one.

"Golden Cudgel, I want the Golden Cudgel."

"I want seventy-two transformations."

"Ahhhh, what kind of bullshit magic is this? I'll blow it away and it will turn into ashes."

"My grandson is here too!"

"..."

All Chinese netizens looked confused.

How come this world has become unrecognizable to them?

Doesn’t it mean that Westerners cannot appreciate Eastern culture?

Doesn’t it mean that European and American readers sneer at Eastern mythology?

Isn’t it said that Eastern culture is profound and difficult to be recognized by Westerners?

Doesn’t it mean that in the world of Western readers there is only magic and excludes gods and demons?

Damn it!

Now everyone is more excited than the Chinese natives.

even.

Something even more shocking happened to them:

Except for casual readers.

Many top Western fantasy novelists also emerged.

Dwight, a top Western fantasy writer, commented: "In front of a masterpiece like "Journey to the West", the fantasy novels I write are like a toddler, appearing so childish."

Best-selling fantasy author Peter: "It turns out that when the imagination of fantasy novels reaches its extreme, it will have such a shocking impact. This kind of mythical story amazes me."

Monica, the leader in the field of fantasy: "I really don't want to admit the excellence of "Journey to the West", but I can't do it. I can only say that with only one third of the content, it instantly killed all the fantasy in Blue Star. novel."

Originally, many people felt that the comments made by these people were inappropriate.

Because it is easy to offend people.

But not long after, the author of "Ross's Fantasy Journey" spoke out: "For the media to put my novel and "Journey to the West" on the same level, I think this is the greatest honor in my life, and also the greatest honor in my life. The biggest uneasiness. Because I will never be able to write such a mythical novel with such imagination."

There are still many European and American netizens who are not convinced.

But at this moment, in front of these people's speeches, they completely shut their mouths.

Even the author of "Rose's Fantasy Journey" personally admitted that he is not as good as Xilou. What excuse do you fans have?

Gone!

nothing left!

The vast majority of stubborn Western netizens, looking at this situation, even if they are unwilling to do so, can only accept the facts and accept the fact that a mythological novel from the East has penetrated the entire West.

certainly.

There are still a small number of readers who remain stubborn.

They stubbornly clamored: "Okay, although I admit that "Journey to the West" is well written and can be called the pinnacle of fantasy novels. But comparing it to a masterpiece is too ridiculous. Do you know what a masterpiece means? This means that in addition to its superb textual content, it also contains profound social practical significance, philosophy, and depictions of human nature. However, "Journey to the West" is a wonderful novel, and you would not say that it has any. These are profound literary philosophies, right?”

At this time, many people were choked.

Yes.

Because this person is right. Judging from the current content, "Journey to the West" is indeed just a cool novel.

It does not have much profound social and historical significance.

Although it can barely reach the height of literature in terms of writing, it is still far from being comparable to famous works.

So there is nothing wrong with what this person said.

Even though Rick had said before that "Journey to the West" was comparable to the famous novel, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Rick's words were speaking for Xi Lou. Moreover, Rick did not say that "Journey to the West" is a masterpiece, but used the word "comparable", which is very telling.

masterpiece?

Except for great writers, who dares to say that they can write internationally recognized masterpieces?

Being able to compare "Journey to the West" with famous works is already a major breakthrough in fantasy novels.

It's not quite qualified for it to truly become a masterpiece.

"What this man said does make sense."

"Although "Journey to the West" is well written, it can only be regarded as a pleasant novel."

"There is no way. Even if the writing is extremely refreshing, it still cannot achieve the meaning of true literature."

"Hahaha, even if "Journey to the West" is not a masterpiece, you guys wouldn't dare to blaspheme it."

"That's right, so what if it's not a masterpiece? Anyway, this novel allowed me to understand the Eastern mythology system and the magnificence and greatness of the Eastern world of gods and demons. This is enough."

"Go back and watch your "Ross' Fantasy Journey"! I don't want to be with a clown flying in the sky on a broomstick. I used to think it was so handsome and majestic, but now I want a clown who somersaults thousands of miles, steps on auspicious clouds, and Stepping on the Hot Wheels...all kinds of powerful and domineering postures, how great!"

"..."

Many people ended up arguing around this point.

But these are already trails.

No matter what, "Journey to the West" set off a craze in the Blue Star literary world.

It broke many records.

The first oriental mythology novel accepted by Westerners.

The first novel that made many Westerners fascinated by the Chinese mythology system.

The first fantasy novel to sell more than 10 million copies in just three days.

Countless firsts have made even fans of Xilou feel: Although "Journey to the West" is not as good as the famous novel, it is still brilliant enough!

So gradually no one cares about this matter anymore.

Half a month later.

The middle part of "Journey to the West" was released. Due to the influence of the first part, this time in less than two days, global sales once again exceeded 10 million copies!

At the same time.

Major international media have claimed that "Journey to the West" has reached all age groups around the world at an incredible speed.

Let’s not talk about young people. They like fantasy novels the most and are also the most receptive to novel things.

What makes European and American media exclaim is the youth level.

In many schools, children who were once crazy about "Rose's Fantasy Journey" no longer imitate the various summoning terms and magical actions in it.

The whole day was filled with conversations like:

"Monkey, you can't escape my Wuzhi Mountain!"

"I am the Monkey King! Tathagata, little boy, watch your moves!"

"Look at my seventy-two transformations."

"King of Hell, check off my life and death book! I want to live forever!"

"..."

Many students came to school with various sticks, saying they were golden cudgels, and they had a great time beating them every day.

Some even turned their eyes red and said they had piercing eyes.

There are even some guys who have formed a heavenly court on their own, turning the students into heavenly soldiers and generals, showing off their power.

Of course, there are many students who are loyal fans of fantasy novels and want to duel with them because of magic. So when the other party recited magic, these people swung it with a stick.

Why are you still studying magic?

When masters compete, victory or defeat can only happen in a matter of seconds. I will kill you without any negotiation.

Who gives you time to recite magic?

What a fool!

What bullshit magic?

What bullshit magic?

The students who were standing there dumbly reciting magic were stunned.

Damn it, you don’t have martial ethics!

They are so angry!

But it's no use!

On the contrary, all of their loyal supporters of magic gave up their belief and began to "specialize" in Eastern immortal magic.

There is no way, magic needs to be blessed over time, while fairy magic is instantaneous, and the judgment is immediate.

By the time you were able to recite the incantation, I would have beaten you to pieces.

Only fools learn magic!

What's more, magic doesn't have weapons yet, and those guys who are "cultivating immortals" have all kinds of sea-fixing needles, red tassel spears, Hun Tian Ling, Bagua stove, banana fans, nine-tooth nail rakes... etc. all hanging on their bodies. They are so dazzling that other students can't help but look at them. The key point is that if these guys really attack me, no one can hold them back.

So, it only took less than a month.

In North America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe and other places, the Eastern "god and devil sect" directly defeated the "magic sect" and almost wiped out the entire clan.

Under this circumstance, "Journey to the West" has received great publicity among Western teenagers.

Banning is useless!

Many media even exclaimed: [Eastern mythology is swallowing up Western magic, please be alert! 】

Be careful!

The children were having so much fun that no matter how vigilant they were, it was useless.

…

Wang Mo was a little confused.

He far underestimated the impact of "Journey to the West" on the North American people.

Originally, he thought that even if the people of North America could accept this purely Chinese-style mythology, its coverage would be limited and it would take time to settle.

Unexpectedly, even before the second part was released, Monkey King's name would already be popular all over the world.

Think about it.

Wang Mo feels that the most important thing is to benefit from systematic translation.

In his opinion, the systematically translated English version has almost perfectly integrated "Journey to the West" with Western reading habits and has not destroyed the mystery and vastness of Eastern mythology. This is the reason for its great success in the West in a short period of time. .

After all, where have those guys in the West ever seen such fantasy novels?

"That ten million reputation is well spent."

Wang Mo sighed again.

When the system said that translating "Journey to the West" into English would require 10 million reputations, he thought it was too expensive.

Now it seems, where is it more expensive?

Twenty million in reputation is worth it!

Yuan Xiong also sighed repeatedly: "Ah Mo, the translation industry is now saying that the English version of "Journey to the West" can be called a textbook in the translation industry, almost reaching a perfect state. Many Chinese and English translators said: "Journey to the West" Every sentence in "The Translation" is so well translated that you can find no fault with it. In many cases, it is even more exciting than the original text. This is why Western people, especially young people, can quickly accept it. Someone said: If there are masters in the translation world, you are the master."

Wang Motian said shamelessly: "Thank you for the award, thank you for the award."

Yuan Xiong once again lamented: "It's a pity... there are still some people who use classics to criticize it, saying that it is not at the level of a classic. I am really convinced by these people, but I can't find anything to criticize "Journey to the West", and then I won't finish it. Mad? If "Journey to the West" is really a masterpiece, can it still be so popular? You can't have your cake and eat it too, they don't understand at all."

"Is it?"

Wang Mo rarely agreed with Yuan Xiong.

Instead, he suddenly asked: "When will the second part of "Journey to the West" be published?"

Yuan Xiong said: "Due to the huge global response, and because you accelerated the writing of the book and sent the full text to the publisher early, the second part will be published in advance. As expected, it will be next week."

Next week?

Wang Mo held his chin, his eyes shining with an inexplicable light.

When the second part of "Journey to the West" is published, and when this novel appears in its entirety in front of everyone, then so many writers around the world should slowly think about something, right?

masterpiece?

Who says it's not a masterpiece? !

It is not only a masterpiece, but also one of the four great Chinese masterpieces! (End of chapter)