What is the difference between a work and its carrier?
The difference between a work and its carrier was the content it contained and the way it was created. Works referred to the ideas, stories, poems, essays, novels, etc. that were created by the author and had independent value. The carrier of works referred to the material media used to carry these works, such as paper books, e-books, movies, television dramas, animations, etc. The connection between a work and its carrier was that they were both carriers of the work. The carrier of the work determined the way the work was spread and the audience range, and also affected the value and influence of the work. For example, an excellent novel might become a bestseller and gain greater popularity and influence after being adapted into a movie or television series because it had already been spread and accepted by the carrier. At the same time, the choice of carrier would also affect the content, style, and form of expression of the work, thus affecting the creation and expression of the work.