The rich live in garden villas and bungalows on the mountainside, but the poor have no place to stand and cannot afford to rent a house, so they can only rent beds.

Dong Qiao chatted for a long time, and after venting his anger, he looked a little apologetic.

"Sorry, Chaoyang, I just felt a little bit unhappy after watching your movie "Parasite"."

Lin Chaoyang had a faint smile on his face, "It doesn't matter. It resonates with you, which proves that my novel is very successful.

Dong Qiao nodded heavily, unable to contain the excitement in his heart.

"Success, of course, success! Lao Jin's family is the epitome of the poor people in Xiangjiang!

Your novel is giving voice to the people at the bottom of Xiangjiang!"

Dong Qiao's heartfelt evaluation suddenly elevated the meaning of "Parasite", and he looked at Lin Chaoyang solemnly.

"That's why I said, this is the difference between you and the writers in Xiangjiang.

They have lived in this society for too long and have blended into it, losing their insight into society and suffering.

But you are different. You have a keen and profound vision that transcends this society, without any bias or favoritism. Chaoyang, to be honest, I used to think that I might have become numb to this society.

But now I understand that it’s not that I’m numb, or that people like me are numb.

But our society lacks "doctors like you, who can profoundly analyze the bloody reality before our eyes."

Lin Chaoyang quickly said modestly: "Serious words, serious words."

"Without exaggeration, your "Parasite" deserves all the praise!" Dong Qiao said sincerely, his eyes full of appreciation.

After he finished praising the novel, Dong Qiao talked about today's business.

Lin Chaoyang handed the manuscript of "Parasite" to Ming Pao Publishing House after returning to Hong Kong. During this time, the publishing house has completed the editing and proofreading of the novel. It is expected that the novel will be available on the market in another half month.

"We must promote it well this time "Parasite" is published, and I plan to write you a long review."

As Dong Qiao spoke, he handed two sample books to Lin Chaoyang.

"Then I'll wait and see." Lin Chaoyang took the sample book and said with a smile.

"By the way, Chaoyang, don't you plan to adapt this novel into a movie?" Dong Qiao asked.

"I will definitely shoot it if I have the chance."

Dong Qiao's face was full of expectations, "I really hope your novel can be made into a movie. It will definitely be more shocking than the novel itself!

Lin Chaoyang has known Dong Qiao for several years, but his behavior today is completely different from before, like a fanboy.

From his words, it is not difficult for Lin Chaoyang to see that Dong Qiao had such a big reaction. In addition to his heartfelt love for the novel, the most important thing is that the novel "Parasite" aroused Dong Qiao's inner feelings about

Hong Kong society has an unyielding sense of responsibility.

The most important theme reflected in "Parasite" is the contradiction caused by class differences.

The semi-basement where the protagonist's family lives and the luxurious villa where the chairman's family lives visually demonstrate the huge material gap between the rich and the poor.

This gap is not only reflected in the material aspects such as living environment, food, clothing, housing and transportation, but also goes deep into the relationships between people, ways of thinking and values.

The differences and contradictions shown in the novel are already very obvious in Hong Kong society at this stage, and will become more obvious in the days to come.

"Parasite" analyzes the contradictions at the bottom of today's Hong Kong society in a sharp way, which shocked Chongqiao greatly.

He has always regarded himself as a social elite and always has a sense of responsibility for society.

This sense of responsibility is sometimes expressed in the form of condescending preaching, but it cannot be denied that their original intentions are good. "We must shoot it!"

Dong Qiao warned Lin Chaoyang again, and Lin Chaoyang nodded.

Half a month later, with two days left before the New Year, "Parasite" was put on the shelves of major bookstores in Hong Kong.

Thanks to Ming Pao Publishing House's half-month publicity, many Lin Chaoyang's loyal readers spontaneously came to the bookstore to buy this novel that morning.

Of course, the number of readers cannot be compared with the long queues in China, but the continuous flow of people and readers queuing up to check out are already rare sights in bookstores in Xiangjiang.

Also on the morning of this day, "Ming Pao" published a special article on the front page - "A good medicine for Hong Kong society - Talking about the novel "Parasite"". The article said:

"I always had a familiar feeling when I first read "Parasite". After thinking about it for a long time, I remembered that this feeling came from "The Metamorphosis" I read in junior high school. Although this novel written by Kafka is similar to "Parasite"

》There are huge differences in content, but they have similar approaches and similarities in narrative.

For example, the impact of poor material life on people's senses. For example, the two novels coincidentally write about the isolation and indifference of people due to the environment. The mansion of the chairman's family represents wealth, status and power. Lao Jin's family

The semi-basement living area represents poverty, humbleness and marginalization;

The "smell" that appears repeatedly in the novel also represents class differences and the inescapable mark of poverty on the people at the bottom. The disgust of the rich towards the smell of the poor reflects the estrangement and opposition between classes.

With excessive luxury, pursuit of pleasure, and wanton waste, the entire society is immersed in superficial and illusory prosperity, and it is difficult to extricate itself.

"Parasite" is like a dagger, piercing the most unbearable aspects of Hong Kong society with its sharp edge, and giving the most profound criticism to this decadent society.

All readers who have read this novel will have to think about the grand propositions of social justice and the differentiation of rich and poor. From this perspective, it will definitely become a good medicine for Hong Kong society."

"Ming Pao" sells more than 100,000 copies a day. It is a major newspaper in Hong Kong and has always been sought after by all walks of life in Hong Kong society.

The article "A good medicine for Xiangjiang society - Talking about the novel "Parasite"" caused a huge impact on the broad readership on the day it was published. The decline of pure literature in Xiangjiang has always been obvious to all sectors of society.

There are writers who can attract public attention with purely literary works.

Even many famous writers have to add more popular elements to their works in order to make a living with words.

The appearance of Lin Chaoyang is an extremely strange exception. "Ming Pao" published this book review of his new work in the form of a front-page feature, which is enough to illustrate the importance it attaches to the work "Parasite".

At the same time, the high praise for this work in the book reviews also made these readers have a strong interest in the novel. On the second day after the book review was published, more readers came to buy "Parasite" in various bookstores in Hong Kong.

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Some of these people are readers of Lin Chaoyang, and some came here because of the book review in Ming Pao.

With the popularity of thousands of readers, a serious literary work like "Parasite" has generated a response that exceeds that of ordinary popular literature, and its sales have been rising steadily.

Three days after the novel was released, sales have reached an astonishing 9,500 copies.

This number is not impressive in other countries and regions, but for a port city like Xiangjiang with a population of only a few million, it is almost a sales miracle.

The unprecedented popularity of "Parasite" is largely related to "The Truman Show".

Back then, "The Truman Show" won international honors for Hong Kong, and many citizens were proud of this film. They naturally had a great affinity for Lin Chaoyang and his new works.

In addition to being enthusiastically received by citizens and readers, "Parasite" also quickly attracted the attention of the Hong Kong literary community after its release.

The article "A Good Medicine for Xiangjiang Society - Talking about the Novel "Parasite"" in "Ming Pao" was written by Dong Qiao. Although there was a lot of praise in the article, it was not exaggerated.

After reading Lin Chaoyang's novel, many colleagues in the literary world looked back at Dong Qiao's article and felt deeply in their hearts.

In the past two decades, the rapid development of Xiangjiang society has certainly created an economic miracle and benefited millions of ordinary people. But what people cannot ignore is that a considerable number of citizens have been left behind by this rapid development.

Not to mention anything else, it is just the "semi-basement" where Lao Jin's family lives as described in the novel. Which Xiangjiang person doesn't feel sad when he sees it? For many people in Xiangjiang, even a semi-basement is already "private"

housing.

The economy has developed, but the wages of ordinary citizens have not been able to keep up with the increase in housing prices.

Over the years, the government and developers have been expropriating land, implementing a high-land price policy, and relying on land sales to maintain huge expenses. So far, there are still tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars in surplus inventory. The high-land price has enriched the government and developers, but it has made the poor people suffer.

Over the years, waves of billionaires have emerged in Hong Kong, most of whom made their fortunes through real estate. How much of the money earned by these real estate tycoons is the hard-earned money of the people throughout their lives.

Even so, those ordinary people who can buy a piece of land with their hard-earned money are considered the lucky ones in this city. The abnormal housing prices of more than a thousand yuan per square foot make more people look at the buildings and sigh.

On the one hand, there are tens of thousands of vacant units that are uninhabited. On the other hand, millions of people still live in dangerous wooden hut areas and slums such as Kowloon Walled City. There are also homeless people sleeping rough on the corridors of piers and overpasses.

, all use their circumstances to tell the history of blood and tears of the people at the bottom of this city.

In those film and television works of the 1980s, Hong Kong always seemed to be so prosperous and peaceful, but no one paid attention to the scars behind this city. In just a few days, many well-known celebrities such as Liu Yi, Shu Xiangcheng, and Xixi

Writers published articles praising "Parasite" in many newspapers one after another.

The 1980s was not only a golden age for mainland literary circles, but also a golden age for Hong Kong literary circles.

After passing through the "gloomy period" in the 1970s, the Hong Kong literary world has experienced rare opportunities for vigorous development since the 1980s.

A series of literary groups including the Hong Kong Literary and Art Association were established, literary magazines such as "Literature", "Contemporary Literature" and "Su Ye Literature" were launched one after another. Young writers emerged one after another, and the literary world in Hong Kong was full of vitality.

In such a positive environment, the voices of these writers can be heard by the public more clearly and truly than before.

Among the many writers who have published, Liu has won recognition and praise from many readers for his articles published in Ming Pao. He said in the article:

"In the end of "Parasite", the father, Lao Jin, hid in the basement of the mansion and became a 'parasite'. His son wrote a letter saying that he would plan a new life and buy the mansion so that Lao Jin could walk out in an upright manner.

But all this is just the son's beautiful imagination. The collision between that beautiful imagination and the pale reality is a hundred times more shocking than the previous explosive killings. After reading it, people can't calm down for a long time, as if they were shaken by a

The sudden storm swept across, leaving shock and contemplation everywhere.

I thought that Lin Sheng was born in the Mainland and was always difficult to get close to and care about in Hong Kong society.

However, the profound analysis of Hong Kong society displayed in the book "Parasite" is beyond the reach of many so-called "local writers" who were born and raised in Hong Kong.

Like a sincere doctor with a dedicated scalpel, he accurately cuts open the abscess of the gap between the rich and the poor in Hong Kong society, nakedly displaying the complexity and struggle of human nature, and the contradictions and oppositions of social classes in front of readers.
Chapter completed!