Lu Xun still admires Lin Zixuan very much. He has read "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".

This book has been published by Wanxiang Bookstore. As the pioneering work of new martial arts, it has caused a sensation in major cities in China.

The circulation of "News News" is large, with more than 100,000 copies, but it is mainly concentrated in the surrounding areas of Shanghai. There are not many people who subscribe to "News News" in northern cities, which is the geographical barrier.

Ping Jinya regards the publication of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" as a test of opening the northern book market, thus making the name of Wanxiang Bookstore public, and for this reason he spares no effort to promote it in newspapers everywhere.

He even borrowed the practice of American publishers and sent books to famous writers in the literary world for free, allowing these people to comment.

There is no need for Shanghai. "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is already very famous in Shanghai, mainly to take care of northern writers.

As a special writer of "Popular Novel Weekly", Zhang Henshui in Peking praised "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" in the newspaper to boost his momentum.

The main reason is that this book is worth reading. If it is written in a mess, he will be embarrassed to praise it. It will ruin his reputation.

Therefore, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" has a good sales in the north.

Luxun also received free books and read them.

As a popular novel, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" can be said to be of high quality and superior in concept. It has a grand pattern and atmosphere, which is completely different from the trivial spirit of the Mandarin Duck Butterfly School.

It can even be said that in popular novels, it writes a height and style.

He also noticed that this novel is very exquisite in its proficient use of vernacular Chinese.

During this period, whether it was Luxun or other writers, they received private school education when they were young and were deeply influenced by classical Chinese. When writing in vernacular, they often involuntarily incorporate classical Chinese.

If you are a culture-based person, it will be fine, but if a person who is only literate will have obstacles.

This is because it is not vernacular enough, not close enough to the people, and not down-to-earth.

During the Tang Dynasty, Bai Juyi wrote poems and essays to children and old women. It was considered a good poem if they could understand them. This was to make literature close to the people and reflect life.

Luxun believes that "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is of great significance in promoting the writing of vernacular Chinese.

He will also pay attention to the use of words and allusions in the article in the future. Of course, this does not mean that he does not speak about literary talent, but that he writes the article easily and easily understandable while paying attention to literary talent. This tests the writer's writing ability.

Luxun thinks Lin Zixuan is a very contradictory person.

On the one hand, he learned Western ideas and could use Western thinking to write novels and new poems and achieve success.

This shows that he has an open mind, especially his profound plays such as "Thunderstorm" and "Sunrise", which are different from those old-school literati in China, as well as new-school literati who do not know the sufferings of the people and only know how to enjoy themselves.

This is his progressive side.

On the other hand, he did not speak out loud to change the old world like other young people, but instead studied "Dream of Red Mansions".

In this period of new literature's booming development, studying traditional culture is undoubtedly a regression.

Lu Xun was not so narrow-minded. He also studied traditional culture and wrote "A Brief History of Chinese Novels", making a record of ancient Chinese novels and sorting out detailed contexts.

In addition, he also has a plan to summarize and organize the history of Chinese literature, which is also a study and sorting out traditional culture.

Unlike Hu Shi's fantasy "organizing the country's past", Lu Xun completed similar tasks in his usual lectures.

Luxun can see that Lin Zixuan did not talk about new poetry or new literature at Fudan University, but talked about "Dream of Red Mansions", and was unwilling to stand at the forefront of new literature and be sought after and evaluated.

To put it nicely, this is called modesty, but it is actually conservative.

Therefore, Lu Xun felt that Lin Zixuan's personality was full of contradictions, both progressive and conservative, both open-minded and conservative.

He discussed this issue with Zhou Zuoren, which ultimately came down to Lin Zixuan's growth environment.

Lin Zixuan was born into a business family and lived in a foreign market in Shili in Shanghai. He was inevitably affected by the environment. Businessmen pay attention to harmony and make money, and are self-protection. The foreign market is full of lights and wine, and is full of money, which is the most powerful way to destroy heroism.

This is probably the source of Lin Zixuan's contradictory personality.

"What a pity!" Lu Xun sighed.

He was lamenting that if Lin Zixuan was born in Peking, he might have been a new literary player, but now he is getting further and further on the road of popular novels.

He knew that Lin Zixuan was still writing "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" and "The White Horse Roaring the West Wind".

He hasn't read these two martial arts novels yet. He only heard that "The White Horse Roaring the West Wind" has caused a great response in Shanghai, causing a lot of things, involving the past of many big names, and even people in Peking are not spared.

Both of his brothers married Japanese women, but fortunately nothing happened.

He asked someone to inquire about the general content of "The White Horse Snorkeling the West Wind". It was nothing outstanding from the novel itself, but it was quite fresh from the perspective of a woman.

Combining "Gone with the Wind" and "Sunrise", Luxun discovered that Lin Zixuan is good at telling stories from a female perspective.

Chen Bailu in "Sunrise" is a typical example. Luxun compares Chen Bailu and Ibsen's drama "Doll House", where both Chen Bailu and Nora live in dreams.

The difference is that Chen Bailu chose to commit suicide after waking up from her dream. After Nora knew that she was abandoned, she chose to run away from home.

They are all dolls of life, and dolls of men, but they choose different paths.

This may be the difference between Eastern and Western concepts. Eastern women are weak and Western women are more proactive, so Chen Bailu chose to escape from death, while Nora chose to fight life.

However, Lu Xun thought again, what would happen if Chen Bailu had not died?

Under the power of Jin Baye, she could only be a canary and depend on a strong man.

What if she fights? What will her lead? What will this society give her?

Transfer to "Doll House", what will happen after Nora runs away?

Without the support of the economy, she would either fall or go home.

The same is true for Chen Bailu. She either continues to be a sociable person or chooses to die.

The real society does not give them a way out. The problem between Chen Bailu and Nora is a tragedy of the entire society. Only by first transforming this society can women like them have a way out.

Thinking of this, Lu Xun picked up a pen and wrote the words on the manuscript, "What will happen after Nora leaves?"

He compared Lin Zixuan's "Sunrise" and Ibsen's "Doll House", and put Chen Bailu and Nora together, revealing that this is a great tragedy in society.
Chapter completed!