Generation Z Artists

Chapter 27 Influence Explosion

The quarrel had been going on in the newspapers for several days, and the people who were to be punished were becoming more and more important.

Mengya's editor-in-chief Zhao Changtian was extremely anxious because of the decline in sales and wrote an article himself to fight back.

“Some people’s minds are just crooked beyond belief.

You can either talk about the work and criticize "Knowing but Not Following" from the perspective of literature, thought and artistry, saying that the idea is not profound enough, the structure has problems, the grammar is obscure, and the main theme is not accurately sublimated?
We all make a living by writing, so we can speak freely!
Or you can also take out a masterpiece of your own, post it in the newspaper, and compare it with "Knowing but Not Following" on the left and right, and declare proudly: The article I wrote when I was 28 is twice as good as the one written by Xinghe when he was 14!
Oh, you found that you can’t compete and can’t explain literature, so you think of criticizing other people’s character?
The main theme is to fight against fate, but you took two paragraphs out of context and criticized Fang Xinghe for encouraging children to be brave and aggressive. You really have no shame at all!

What era is this? Are we still using big-character posters?

You must criticize it from a moral perspective, okay, then let's talk about the moral issue - if a fight between two kids happened during the height of the crackdown in 83, would it be enough to warrant execution?

What would have mattered if your behavior of hugging and kissing female students continued in 83?

Fang Xinghe wrote 'crows can't see pig black', that was self-deprecating, even children know how to laugh at themselves, but you really have the audacity to insult pig black, and if people around you see it, they will spit on the spot: Bah, shameless, shameless!"

Lao Zhao is still quite capable, but he is really not good at this kind of thing, and his scolding is not hurtful enough.

If it was Fang Xinghe, he would reveal the name, unit and details of the kiss of the man who hugged the female student and kissed her~~~
Don't laugh, readers love to read this, and it will be the same in 2025.

Following closely, with the help of Chen Danya, Xinmin Evening News also reposted the comments of the teachers of the New Concept Organizing Committee on "Knowing but Not Following", which was a good cooperation.

To be honest, those reputations seem so impressive.

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Wang Meng: "Fang Xinghe is the most talented teenager in this year's New Concept Competition. In a broader sense, he may also be the most talented teenager of this generation. Reading his article "Knowing but Not Following" made me ashamed."

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Chen Sihe: “Some people criticize Fang Xinghe’s writing as crude, but I disagree.

Fang Xinghe's writing is quite fashionable.

Lack of childhood, social beatings, like a wolf at thirty and a tiger at forty, mini brother, find a sense of existence in your father, don’t panic if you get bitten, the comments of the King of Hell, scatter your ashes...

Look, what a fantastic and imaginative idea!

I cannot say that such writing is necessarily good, but when I first read it, Fang Xinghe gave me a stronger sense of surprise than any other contemporary writer's works, so I use four words to describe his writing style: vibrant.

As for my evaluation of Fang Xinghe himself, it is also four words.

He is the future.”

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Tie Ning: "Any cleverness in a work can ruin an article, a novel, a poem... or even a person.

Fang Xinghe shows a great honesty in the article "Knowing but Not Following", that is, he is loyal to his anger, and then vents it simply, launching a fierce attack on the readers in terms of emotion, soul and thought.

I have never seen this kind of aggression and attack power in any teenager.

He amazed me, even shocked me.”

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Yu Hua: "I have always emphasized the importance of broad vision, wise views and humorous language, but unfortunately, I am far from good enough in these aspects, at least not as good as Fang Xinghe.

Several of his articles fully and absolutely achieved the three elements that I was looking for, and I was particularly jealous of his talent.

The emotional core of my writing of "I'm a Coward" and his summary in "Knowing but Not Following" are two completely different sides of the same coin, but you see, he is braver than me even in temperament.

So I will never attend events with him again. Damn, he is so handsome and writes so well! "

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After the review was published, Fang Xinghe's fans were so excited that they screamed.

In fact, they had already read the relevant content in the May issue of Mengya. However, once it was moved to the newspaper and it was a clear-cut battle between the two sides, such a grand occasion still made them particularly proud.

The discussion became more and more active and heated, and the battle with opponents became more and more fierce. During this period, Fang Xinghe shared it with friends with joy, causing his star value to skyrocket.

This is the benefit of being a hot topic. Discussion = heat, heat = thoughts, and only when the thoughts are pure can a large amount of positive emotions be generated.

I won, I won so much.

Although the actual result was that numerous parents wrote letters to criticize Fang Xinghe's article, it did not affect his happiness at all.

Then again, what's the mindset of parents these days? They're so upset by a slightly intense essay?
If I wait until my "Youth" is published, will you go crazy?
As a result, the teachers went crazy first.

On the eighth day, a critical letter written by a Chinese teacher was published in the Yangtze Daily.

The reason is: many students imitate Fang Xinghe's style in writing essays, cursing this and that, and they all got low scores. If they continue like this, they will have problems with their exams, and the impact is too bad.

Fang Xinghe was particularly dissatisfied with this; Why don’t you criticize them for imitating Han Han?

Is my elder brother so shameless that he doesn't deserve to have a name?
In fact, he really wronged everyone in this matter, because even in his previous life, there were not many students who imitated Han Han in writing essays.

Han Han's writing style is on the right track, but it's very poor. His perspective is unique, and he has an angry inner self, plus he has a decadent vibe to him. It's really impossible to imitate him. It's better to imitate Qian Zhongshu directly than to imitate him.

On the contrary, Fang Xinghe's composition is easier to imitate. It is ahead of its time and looks very trendy and impactful, but in fact, it is very simple to follow its structure.

The difficulty lies in the level of thinking, so if it is imitated, the score will be low.

However, writing a random composition is not a big deal. What really makes the school uncomfortable is that those kids not only imitated the composition, but also completely copied the other party's composition.

In just a few days, Fang Xinghe's hairstyle appeared in junior and high schools everywhere - shaved thin on the sides and pricked on the top. If you don't understand how to prick, just grab it.

To be honest, compared to the currently popular middle-parted hairstyle of Aaron Kwok, long hair of Chen Haonan, and green skin of pheasant, the Chinese-style front tattoo looks much better.

Some people wondered why students only started imitating the photos more than a month after they were published.
Because whether a hairstyle is awesome or not depends not only on the appearance, but also on the influence of the idol.

So good looks are not the point. The point is the rebellious image that Fang Xinghe established in "Knowing but Not Following", which made him a real symbol of coolness and fashion, and finally led to a new trend.

Seeing the red-haired kid suddenly appearing on campus, the principals, deans and class teachers were plunged into a headache hell.

It can’t be stopped. It can’t be stopped at all!
Anyone who dares to show off like this is definitely not a good student. If he is not afraid of being beaten or scolded, even calling his parents may not be of any use.

What should I do?
Just criticize Fang Xinghe and pass the blame on to others first.

However, the social reaction was not particularly strong. Good schools have strict management, so there is no big problem in this regard. It doesn't matter whether Fang Xinghe is in a bad school or not. If he doesn't dye his hair red, he will dye it yellow. You'll get used to it.

The attack on appearance quickly died down and did not cause much waves.

However, just when Sister Wang and Aunt Chen breathed a sigh of relief for Fang Xinghe, an accident still happened.

Near the end of the month, an extremely eye-catching incident occurred in a county in Guangdong, which completely triggered public opinion.

The Guangbao published a photo.

In the photo, two groups of teenagers are confronting each other for unknown reasons. The left group consists of the red and green Fang clan leaders, and the right group consists of the Haonan clan leaders.

Did the two gangs of brats fight each other?

do not know.

Anyway, he looked extremely excited and in a very irritable mood.

The newspaper's headline for this was: "The ultimate conflict between the Fang school big brother and the Gu school hooligans, what happened to our children?"

It doesn’t matter what the report specifically says, just look at the pictures.

Anyway, once the photo was published, the print media was in a state of war and the intensity of the fight suddenly increased dramatically.

Fang Xinghe was also very upset when he saw it. He really didn't expect that a guy who writes essays could establish such a huge influence among a group of people who don't even read essays.

Are kids these days too easily agitated?

But when he thought about it carefully, he recalled the non-mainstream that lasted until around 2014, and the spirited young man that lasted until 2024, and it didn't seem so difficult to understand.

Young people of all generations need a spirit to lead them forward, shatter their confusion, and nourish their emotions. However, our country is developing too fast, and family education and compulsory education cannot keep up with the rapidly changing times. Isn't it easy to feel empty?
Moreover, the period between the turn of the century seems particularly different: ancient and modern, conservative and trendy, dilapidated and rebuilt... society spirals upward in contradictions, surging, intense and heart-wrenching.

Coming out of nowhere at this critical juncture, Fang Xinghe was destined to become the most fashionable person in the eyes of young people.

It’s too early to talk about leaders now.

Now I’m dressing like him, so cool.

Scolding him now, hey, is just right!

As a result, he received the biggest wave of criticism and even abuse, which finally alarmed the county. At the same time, reporters from outside also arrived in this quiet town...

(End of this chapter)