1978 Synthetic Writers

Chapter 431 "Why don't you go to heaven?"

Even after tearing up the newspaper, Zhu Dake's eyes could not leave the huge words on the newspaper:

"When I saw the weeds growing on the eaves of the Forbidden City, I felt sad. They were going to tear down the Forbidden City."

"Little do people know that a true warrior always has the courage to scrape the bone and cure the poison!"

"Comrade Zhu Dake boasts of his profound knowledge, but he has never even read the Speech at the Forum on Literature and Art.

'The life reflected in literary and artistic works can and should be higher, more intense, more concentrated, more typical, and more ideal than ordinary real life, and therefore more universal.'

As long as you understand what he means, you will understand that Furong Town has never been a bad luck star. "

"Even the copper vats in the Forbidden City need to be scraped of rust regularly. How can a healthy society be afraid of the rust remover of art?"

"The true meaning of "Furong Town" is by no means to sweep away the 'left', but to sweep away the dust of history."

"Let's be realistic. Comrade Zhu Dake has never contributed a single penny to the film industry, has never written a script, and has never made a movie. But he has such great malice towards "Furong Town". What is his intention?"

"The article starts by criticizing "Furong Town" as a smear campaign against our film."

"Who the hell are you, Zhu Dake? What qualifications do you have to represent us in being smeared? Whose consent did you get?"

"No matter how bad the movie 'Furong Town' is, the original novel is also a Mao Dun Literature Prize winner recommended by literary and art workers across the country. Director Xie Jin is a person who has represented Chinese films on the podium abroad."

"Who do you think you are, Zhu Dake?"

"Sitting and talking, he thought he was unmatched."

"Why don't you drown yourself?"

"Since its broadcast, Furong Town has been deeply loved by the people. The cinema is hard to get a ticket, the attendance rate is full, the people praise it, and I heard that the number of copies has also broken the record."

"The eyes of the masses are sharp!"

"Will the public support a movie that discredits me?"

"Does "Furong Town" discredit me? This is not something that can be determined at a glance!"

"It seems that Zhu Dake is really a 'lying dog'!"

"How dare you call yourself a scholar?"

"He is truly a scum who has brought disgrace upon the scholar community, a treacherous villain not mentioned in any of the Twenty-Four Histories of Confucian Scholars!"

"The only thing I admire is his courage to publish an article of this level!"

"The authority in the critics' circle has not spoken yet. This person has not read many books or watched many movies, but he feels that his theoretical level and ability to criticize reality have surpassed the authority in the film industry."

"Are you so awesome?"

"Why don't you go to heaven?"

Intellectual quarrels have been a fine tradition in our cultural circles since the May Fourth Movement.

This tradition has been inherited and successfully developed in the film industry. Whenever a new film comes out, there will always be various reviews. With conflicting opinions, people will attack each other in newspapers. This has become a cultural habit.

Similar to film censorship, the current print media environment is relaxed, and newspapers pay more attention to ideology. As long as it does not violate the spirit of the above, it can be published. Editors are also happy to publish some articles that are looking for trouble, which often promotes the circulation of the publication in the near future.

Of course, even if you are criticizing someone, you cannot be too vulgar. You have to choose your words carefully while still being insulting and offensive.

For example, in the famous Liang-Lu War, Liang Shiqiu criticized Lu Xun's translation: "Mr. Lu Xun's translation is no different from a literal translation, and he still expects us to read it anyway. I read it anyway, but in the end I got nothing."

Mr. Lu Xun immediately responded: "Mr. Liang said he was hard, but was he really hard? In my opinion, he was still soft. Isn't this the characteristic of the Crescent Moon Society?"

After the deed was done, he added another unsportsmanlike blow by bluntly calling Liang Shiqiu a "useless lackey of the capitalist who has lost his family."

Even the literary giants are engaged in such a verbal battle, so the younger generation nowadays can be said to have something to rely on.

Now, whenever Xu Fei appears, words like "Eunuch from the East Factory", "Why don't you drown yourself to reflect on yourself?", "A lying dog", "Why don't you go to heaven?" are used.

Zhu Dake felt like there was a fire burning in his chest, smoke coming out of his seven orifices, he was furious, his eyes were red:
"You are insulting me! You are insulting me! This is too much!"

Yes, he was broken.

This article "What Crime Has I Committed" not only quotes from classics, but also expresses one's true feelings directly and is sarcastic when necessary. In short, Xu Fei is really good at scolding people, and he scolded him so badly that he was completely destroyed.

Zhu Dake thought of a few words to retort, but he felt that none of them were as beautiful as Xu Fei's.

The words used are either not elegant enough or not clever enough.

Especially his last curse:
"Why don't you go to heaven?"

Although its lethality is not obvious, it is extremely insulting.

It would really make Zhu Dake die of anger.

"You wait for me!"

"Clap clap clap!"

Zhu Dake slammed the table angrily, causing other Chinese teachers in the same teaching and research section to look at him sideways.

"what happened to him?"

"do not know."

"Humph."

The teacher sitting by the window sneered.

"I'm afraid it's a relapse of the old illness!"

"Why don't you go to heaven?" This sentence became popular in Beijing in just a few days.

Because the review article "What's the Crime?" was about the popular movie "Furong Town", and because of the sharp language in the article, it quickly became a hit among review articles.

In addition, the author Xu Fei is already considered a veteran troll in the eyes of readers.

This person is extremely mysterious and is best at verbal and written criticism. He only publishes an article every few years. Every time he writes, he curses people. His methods of cursing are also ever-changing, which makes people laugh out loud but unable to refute.

"Who do you think this Xu Fei is?"

"With such sharp writing skills and such profound insights into movies, it is impossible for him to be an unknown person."

"Could it be Zhong Dianfei, the president of the National Society of Film Critics?"

"Are you crazy? Who is he?"

"It's not convenient to use your real name because of your high status."

"I don't think so."

"I was wondering, last time this Xu Fei criticized Red Sorghum, this time he criticized Furong Town, could it be that he is Jiang Xian, the author of these two articles?"

"That's impossible. Jiang Xian is a civilized person."

China Film Times, newspaper.

"What? How many copies were printed?"

"Print another 80 copies!" Editor Lao Xu said excitedly. "Oh, is it because the article "What's the Crime?" became popular?

"Of course! Our circulation this time has broken the record!"

"That's great, that's great!"

When the editors heard that the circulation had broken the record, they were very excited, but some comrades were a little worried:
"Old Xu, this article is extremely vulgar. If we just publish it, it won't cause any adverse effects, right?"

"Yes, if anything happens, we can't afford it."

"What are you afraid of?"

Old Xu looked calm, "They don't use shameful words, let them curse. The more they curse, the more attention it will attract, and the more people will read our newspaper."

"Hey, hey, hey, that 'lying dog' strikes back!"

"'Lie dog'? Who is 'lie dog'?"

"That Zhu Dake."

An editor pulled over a copy of the Oriental Morning Post. Zhu Dake had just published a new article in which he denounced Xu Fei for his lack of ethics and insults to his personality. The language he used had gone beyond the scope of artistic discussion.

As a result, within a few days, Xu Fei, who had always been elusive, published another slanderous article.

"Look, my dear readers. Recently, a strange spectacle has suddenly appeared in the literary world: a critic who prides himself on his unique insights has staged a farce of a hyena chasing corruption in the monthly review."

"His writing is like a hungry mosquito that will swoop down at the slightest heat. It reminds me of the fable of 'an owl catching a rotten mouse' in Zhuangzi, except that this guy doesn't even have the sharp eyes of an owl, but is more like a blind tortoise hitting a tree."

"The most special skill of this 'cultural hyena' is to cultivate the word 'timely' to the highest level of brazenness."

"When a film is popular, you can see him composing a 5,000-word article overnight; when someone is slandered, you can see him changing sides at the last minute."

"His writing is like cheap makeup at a night market, using the most gaudy colors, which is in line with Zhang Dai's saying: 'A person without flaws is not worth associating with, because he has no true spirit.'"

"——But this person's 'true energy' is probably borrowed from the methane in the toilet."

"This guy is truly a thorn in the side of the cultural world. He is well versed in the art of thick black, and has cultivated a shameless body-protecting skill."

"This behavior reminds me of the face of Ying Bojue in the Golden Lotus, but Ximen Daguan still knew how to cover up, but this guy has mastered the art of flattery even better than him."

"I have explained the matter clearly to you. If you don't understand the reason, then I know a little bit about fighting."

Zhu Dake has only been in society for a few years, so he has never seen this before.

Please reply.

The other party cursed ten times.

You finally managed to reply ten sentences.

The other party cursed again a hundred times.

This went on repeatedly, and Zhu Dake was so defeated that he threw away all his weapons and armor, and his army was completely routed. He had no power to fight back, and he was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.

Because the words Xu Fei used to insult him would soon be learned by others and become popular expressions.

This is absolutely a terrifying thing.

The popular words you hear on the streets, such as "You are going to the sky" and "I also know a little bit of fighting", are all used to insult you.

Every time I hear it, it's like being scolded.

For more details, please see "Too beautiful", "Too cool", "Leopard shut up".
Who wouldn’t be angry?
Zhu Dake was scolded so much that he couldn't even raise his head, so he stopped fighting. However, Xu Fei fought even more vigorously.

He was not targeting Zhu Dake, but everyone.

In less than two weeks, he had refuted all the harshest comments about "Furong Town", enjoying the debate with the crowd.

Basically no one cares about these quarrels, because intellectuals look down on each other. Any argument is not called a quarrel, it is called an academic debate.

After all, the leaders above also know that this is a fine tradition of our country's intellectuals.

We must never have the stereotype that our country's intellectuals are gentle and elegant. Our intellectuals not only love to quarrel, but also often fight.

In the past, Kang Youwei sent Liang Qichao and a group of people to fight Zhang Taiyan. Zhang Taiyan rolled up his sleeves and fought back. The fight between a group of cultural bigwigs was a great pleasure.

In short, Xu Fei, the troll, has become famous, and "Furong Town" continues to expand the scope of its preview with an overbearing attitude that does not allow for provocation.

Just as Chen Huangmei and Xie Jin were trying to make arrangements for "Furong Town", an unexpected guest suddenly came to Jiang Xian's house.

She is in her fifties, not very tall, and speaks in a very strong voice, like a big sister.

"Comrade Jiang Xian, I'm sorry for disturbing you by coming here."

"Oh, why is it you? Please come in, please come in."

Jiang Xian politely welcomed her into his home, treated her with Longjing, and took the opportunity to glance at the man who came in with the female comrade.

The man is much younger than the lesbian, but he is her husband and also her photographer.

They are a couple quite like Wang Haowei and his wife. The woman is the director and the man is the photographer. They work together without getting tired.

"I heard that you were filming Journey to the West?" Jiang Xian asked.

He was also wondering why Yang Jie came to him on her own initiative?

That’s right, the lesbian who suddenly visited his home was Yang Jie, the director of the 86 version of “Journey to the West”.

Yang Jie only started to appear in TV opera programs in the 60s. Before that, she had written novels, worked as an actor, and was also a broadcaster. It was she who sent the first message of "Qingdao Liberation" to the people of QD City.

A few years ago, CCTV planned to film the four great classics, and "Dream of Red Mansions" was given to Wang Fulin and "Journey to the West" was given to her.

Wang Fulin is a slow person. He is setting up training classes and advisory groups, and he has only just started filming.

Yang Jie is impatient, and by then even one episode of "Journey to the West" had already been aired.

That’s right, “Dream of Red Mansions” hasn’t been filmed yet, but one episode of “Journey to the West” has already been aired.

This episode is actually a trial episode, which Yang Jie filmed in a month to test the waters. It is about "Exorcising Demons in the Black Chicken Kingdom".

After it was broadcast, as expected, it was badly criticized by the audience.

As for the episode I watched later, it was a reshoot, not a test shoot.

"Chongqiu." Yang Jie winked at her lover, and her young lover immediately took out a snakeskin bag, "Comrade Jiang Xian, this is some green tea we got when we were filming in Qingcheng Mountain."

"Hey, why do you bring things when you come to my house for the first time? Don't do this, don't do this." Jiang Xian waved his hand.

Yang Jie sighed. She was always straightforward when speaking. "Comrade Jiang Xian, this is just a little local specialty. It's not a token of respect. I came here today. To be honest, I have something to ask of you."

"Put the tea leaves back first. I want to hear what happened." Jiang Xian looked at Yang Jie.

Yang Jie didn't beat around the bush and just said what she wanted to say:

"Our Journey to the West project was launched two years ago. In the past two years, our crew has traveled to Fujian, Hunan, and Shandong. We filmed the ginseng fruit, the battle with the White Bone Demon, and the collection of Pigsy. The cost of each episode was about 3 yuan. I have absolutely no regrets about this."

"We have filmed about 13 episodes, but some time ago, I don't know who in CCTV spread rumors about us, saying that our crew was a 'eating, drinking and having fun' group, and they wanted to cut off our funding."

(End of this chapter)