"The Distant Savior" was first published in 2005. The novel tells the unforgettable love story between the male protagonist Ding Yuanying and the female protagonist Rui Xiaodan. Their love is not the love of enjoying selfish desires, but the love of compassion for the world. Their love contains the love of music, cultural thoughts, social outlook, and national love, which reflects the transcendence and legend of their love character. The novel not only shows readers an extraordinary and outstanding love character and realm of life but also interprets the characters' behavioral logic and values from the perspective of cultural attributes, which adds another layer of culture and value to the novel text. The depth of society and the deep thinking about human nature and morality. In 2007, the TV series "The Way of Heaven" adapted from "The Distant Messiah" was released.
Doudou, Li Xue, was born in 1970. High School Diploma. When the author was seventeen, he met a good friend, Li Hongying, through work (this person's outlook on life, values, personality, moral character, and way of thinking all had an important influence on the author). In 1990, Li settled in Europe. Since then, Li has continued to send Doudou a large number of reference materials. Every time he returned to China, he told the author some social life that was unfamiliar to him. The author started writing the novel "Betrayal" in June 1995 and completed it in August 1997. The book "Betrayal" was serialized in the magazine "Woodpecker" in issues 1-4 in 2000. In 2000, the author was an ordinary worker with a husband who could stay together forever.
The protagonists of this novel are not ordinary people. A hotel costing RMB 1,000 a night, a BMW car costing RMB 1 million, and an investment threshold of RMB 30 million. Not to mention that the background of the story was set in the 1990s. Even today, such a consumption level is beyond the reach of most ordinary people. The book is called "The Distant Savior" and the TV series based on it is called "The Way of Heaven". But what exactly is "the way of heaven"? Does it symbolize "Heaven and earth are ruthless, treating all things as stupid dogs"? In this world, only those with wisdom, capital, and background can dominate everything. The lucky ones who "learned literature and martial arts and sold them to the emperor's family" can get a share of the pie, while the other 90% of people are just like careless people, becoming donors. Is this kind of life really meaningful? Those who have no worries about food and clothing naturally have the leisure to sit and discuss the truth, but for ordinary people, these profound, difficult-to-understand, and wonderful topics are too far away. How can ordinary people who are busy making a living have the energy to discuss these profound issues?
Jin Yong wrote, "When we first met at Fenglingdu, we missed Yang Guo for life." Nalan Rongruo wrote, "If life is just like the first time we met, why would the autumn wind be sad to paint a fan." Du Qiuniang wrote, "There are flowers that can be broken and they must be broken, but don't wait until there are no flowers and break branches." Every word expresses the passage of time. regret. As the years went by, I found my enthusiasm for serious literature waning. Especially when reading novels, the regrets and regrets of the protagonists weighed heavily on me. When I was a child, I firmly believed that articles should be used to convey profound thoughts. But now, I prefer to use words to create a utopia, a refuge. Rui Xiaodan's choice represents respect for his profession, while Ding Yuanying's silence represents respect for Rui Xiaodan. Ten years ago, I believed these principles were paramount, above all else. But now, I think there are some people who deserve the abandonment of our principles. Principles are valuable precisely because we follow them in most situations. And it is precisely because we are willing to give up our principles for a specific person that this kind of love is rare. The more novels I read, the more uneasy I felt. I can understand an author creating a specific ending for the sake of depth or artistry, but I refuse to accept it. If I were the author, I would rather choose a happy ending, even if it is considered vulgar. I once saw my friend D, while playing the game "The Sims", imprisoning the villain so that the villain eventually starved to death. I insisted on asking D to release the villain. Even though it was a virtual world, I couldn't accept a tragic ending.
Why are Rui Xiaodan's feelings for Ding Yuanying so sudden, violent, and deep? As a male reader, I found it difficult to understand this emotional development. The author is a woman, and she must have a deeper insight into female psychology than I do. Since the author believed that this emotional development was reasonable when writing, there must be a reason that I currently do not understand. Another question I have is about Rui Xiaodan's so-called "complete a program and follow a process." What is this "process"? Is it a confession? But why did she choose such an extreme way to express her emotions? After seeing Rui Xiaodan's actions, Ding Yuanying finally defeated her instinct and chose to leave out of respect for her. Although this departure is respectful, will it cause great damage to a girl's self-esteem? My third puzzle is, when did Ding Yuanying's feelings for Rui Xiaodan begin? Did it already sprout when we went to the Hongmen Banquet? If so, where does his love come from?
When Rui Xiaodan narrowly escaped death during a mission, he immediately called Ding Yuanying and expressed his longing for him unabashedly. This was also the first time that Ding Yuanying took the initiative to respond to the feelings between the two. He asked where Rui Xiaodan was now. This reminds me of the ending in Norwegian Wood. Watanabe called Midoriko, eager to see her. Midoriko was silent for a moment and asked where Watanabe was now. Relationships require both parties to work together. If only one party is always giving, it does not actually constitute true love, but only one-sided secret love. Ding Yuanying finally let go of some of her own persistence, faced her own feelings, and responded to Wei Xiaodan's emotions. Tang Xianzu wrote, "I don't know where love comes from. It goes deeper and deeper. The living can die, and the dead can live." The emotional entanglement is difficult to understand. All these entanglements, and the events that trigger them, may not be that important. What matters is how the two behaved while experiencing these events. This is the decisive factor affecting their relationship.
There is a saying, "What I fear most is meeting the girl I want to protect for the rest of my life at an age when I am incapable." Rui Xiaodan hopes that Ding Yuanying can create a myth for her in Wangmiao Village. Ding Yuanying is not only willing to do this for Rui Xiaodan but also has the ability to realize this wish. Guo Xiang fell in love with the famous Condor Hero Yang Guo. There is a description of Guo Xiang's thoughts in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes": "It's a pity that I was born twenty years late. If my mother had given birth to me and given birth to a sister, I would have learned Master's Dragon Elephant Prajna Kung Fu and Supreme Yoga Tantra. She lived outside the Quanzhen Taoist temple and called herself the Great Dragon Girl. Little Yang Guo was bullied by his master in the Quanzhen sect and fled to my house. I took him in and taught him martial arts. He gradually became better with me. When he met Little Dragon Girl again, the most he could do was hold her hand, give her three golden needles, and say: "Little sister, you are very cute, and I really like you in my heart. But my heart already belongs to Big Dragon Girl. Please." No wonder! If you need anything, bring me a golden needle and I will do it for you. " However, the Yang Guo that Guo Xiang loves is probably a great hero who can easily fulfill her three wishes. If the first time she met Yang Guo, she saw that down-and-out young man with no place to live, would she still fall in love with Yang Guo? If Ding Yuanying didn't have the knowledge, talent, and energy that he possesses, would Rui Xiaodan still fall in love with him? Love is indeed beautiful, but if you are not strong enough, how can you deserve beautiful love? If a young man meets a girl who is willing to join hands with him for the rest of his life when he is still immature, he must cherish it.