What are the abridged contents of Jia Pingwa's Wasted Capital?

1. It is said that there are fewer wolves, insects and tigers and leopards in the world today, but they have all changed from humans to the world, so there are more ugly people.

2. "You can be anything, but you can't be a monk. You can't find peace outside. If you really get to a quiet place, I'm afraid you can't stand it."

3. Things in the world are so strange. The more you don't want anything, everything is yours.

4. Love can't be said. Couples don't necessarily have love, and those who have love don't necessarily become husband and wife.

The author's state when he wrote "The Waste Capital":

According to Mr. Jia Pingwa's own account, during the period when he wrote "The Waste Capital", he was in the lowest period of his life. Not only was he in poor health, but he also just suffered a divorce, and he left home clean, leaving his house and property. His state was reflected in the book "The Waste Capital".

When we read The Wasted Capital, almost all the tone is decadent and depressed, even negative, which may also be a major reason for being banned. After all, it doesn't match the tone of our efforts to create a happy life.

Although many of the expressions in The Wasted Capital have traces of A Dream of Red Mansions, such as the hero's name, Zhuang Zhidie, is quoted from the story of "Zhuang Zhoumeng Butterfly". In this story, Zhuang Zhou can never figure out whether he is Zhuang Zhou or a butterfly, expressing a state close to nothingness.