On this day, 34 years ago, on September 25, 1991 (August 18, 1991, the sequel to "Gone with the Wind"-"Scarlett Hao" came out. On September 25, 1991, the sequel to "Gone with the Wind"-"Scarlett Hao" came out. "Gone with the Wind", the famous novel, spent more than 1000 pages of pen and ink before the actress Scarlett finally realized that she had never stopped loving Rhett Butler. But she woke up too late: the beautiful Rhett Whirler was finally gone. Gone forever? Margaret Mitchell, the author of "Gone with the Wind", left a suspense for the world that divided her admirers into two groups: one believed that Scarlett would find Rhett Butler again; the other believed that she had lost him forever. The author disagreed with this and only said: "The ending of this book has been printed on the pages, and I have nothing to add." "Readers can imagine the sequel to this book's story with their own understanding." Mitchell had no intention of solving the mystery of this book when he was alive, nor was he willing to continue writing this legendary love story. Now, people are going to solve this mystery. After three years of hard work, American female writer Alexandra Ripley simultaneously published and distributed her sequel to "Gone with the Wind" in 40 countries on September 25. Here's what happened. One day, Mitchell's two nephews suddenly felt the need to find a writer to write a sequel to "Gone with the Wind", which had to be a superb work that they could completely control. So the New York firm of William Morris was commissioned to organize a competition to select writers in 1986. Among the thousands of celebrities who poured in, Morris selected 11 to participate in the finals, including 10 women and 1 man. In the end, 57-year-old Ripley received the Mitchell family's honor. Among the many candidates, Ripley is indeed the most ideal candidate. She is a woman and a native of the South. She grew up in Charleston, the capital of the southern aristocracy and the hometown of Rhett Butler, the male protagonist of "Gone with the Wind". Ripley is known as a "lucky general" in the literary world. The popular novels she wrote in her early years for railway station passengers have sold well. Later, she wrote four more novels about the American South. The first book,"Charleston", was reprinted 11 times. People often compare it with "Gone with the Wind", and she became one of the most famous writers in the United States. Ripley immediately began thinking about the $4.5 million contract. She first read through the original work carefully, tried her best to feel the original author's creative thoughts, and also copied 300 pages of it. She believes this is the best way to seriously understand the author's style. Ripley is rigorous in academic studies and respects history. In order to maintain the characteristics and style of her work, she read a large number of historical documents and inspected the place where the story took place on the spot. After that, like a hermit, she quietly continued to write this masterpiece that has been popular around the world for 55 years and has many readers. During this period, some people in the American literary and artistic circles have always criticized this. Rabvin, the director's assistant to the film of the same name, even accused the sequel of "being a waste of this American classic masterpiece." But the author was not moved by any pressure and worked hard in obscurity for three years. In February this year, she finally placed the original manuscript of the 1000-page sequel,"Scarlett", on the publisher's desk. Due to the publisher's prior engagement with the author, the creation and publication process of this book is confidential. Before September 25, the world will not know whether Scarlett and Rhett Butler will eventually meet again and get back together again-a mystery that has made "Gone with the Wind" fans speculate for half a century. But one thing is certain. Before the sequel came out, it was already a head start and became one of the most sensational events in the world's literary world in 1991.