pertwk Chapter 32 Taking the Initiative
Chapter 32 Taking the Initiative
That same night that he had a verbal conflict with Liu Xinwu.
Yu Zhen then picked up his pen and wrote a miscellaneous essay, a profound essay on the "food-related sentiments and hatred" in the literary world.
The appearance of Liu Xinwu, and the fact that he dared to stab many people inside and outside the circle in the back, makes people wonder if there is a bigger bombshell hidden behind his unclear identity.
This is an extremely unusual signal.
He knew all too well what kind of people were involved in the current era, especially the small group like Liu Xinwu who were stirred up by the "sorrow, hatred, rice, and wind" movement.
Scholars often have dirty minds.
Writers are more adept at interpreting the human world and the lives and fates of others from the most despicable and dark perspectives.
The so-called "forcing oneself to write new words to express sorrow."
Moreover, in another time and space, there are historical facts that have already proven what kind of people this group were back then, and what kind of lousy things they did.
For example, in their stories, they generally only emphasize again and again how hard their lives were in the countryside, and how difficult it was for each of them to survive in those hard days.
But they always just focus on one or two points in the facts, using those points to represent the whole picture, and using partial facts to represent the whole.
Why don't they say that every household in the countryside is going through the same hardship?
They never delve into why there was such poverty and suffering during that period.
On what kind of ruins was the new China built?
And why are we urging everyone to tighten their belts and endure a few more years of hardship...?
Look, the whole nation is suffering.
They, however, only talked at length about their own suffering and the torments they had endured in their articles.
The next day, Yu Zhen took his essays, "Fan Si Feng," directly to Editor-in-Chief He, Editor-in-Chief Li, and Editor-in-Chief Ru for their review.
"Xiao Yu, you've... produced another new work?!"
When He Chengwei saw Yu Zhen bring the manuscript, he was extremely excited and snatched it from his hands first.
The other two editors couldn't help but look down on him when they saw him like that.
However, there was nothing to fight over. They looked at Yu Zhen and curiously asked him what the new work was about.
Yu Zhen shrugged. "This isn't a story from a novel; it's just an essay I wrote out of personal feelings."
"Huh, essays? What kind of topic is that...?"
"Xiao Yu, what made you suddenly decide to write essays...?"
I heard it's actually an essay.
The three editors' expressions and reactions became clearly unusual.
It seems that in their subconscious, youth means shallowness of knowledge. Yu Zhen's talent in novel writing is already extraordinary, and now he has suddenly become interested in writing essays.
This is truly unusual.
Yu Zhen didn't hide anything and simply said:
"It's all because I've met so many literary masters these past few days, and I've had so many thoughts, especially those mainstream masters like Editor Liu from *People's Literature*, who represent the 'Sorrow, Hatred, Food, Thought, and Style' movement. As a newcomer, I have no choice but to actively align myself with the mainstream, haha!~~"
His words were kind, but that final "hehe" completely betrayed his true intentions.
Fortunately, this essay is not long, only about four or five thousand words.
Soon, the manuscript circulated among the three editors.
After carefully reading his article, the three editors were clearly shocked, but even more clearly, they had some concerns.
"Xiao Yu, are you really planning to publish this essay?"
"Xiao Yu, with the seminar just around the corner, aren't you worried that publishing this essay might affect the film studios' attitude towards choosing your work? To be honest, we have nothing to hide, so there's no need to pay too much attention to some rumors, and even less need to publicly fall out with those people..."
Yu Zhen smiled and said, "Even the emperor's new clothes need a fool to expose them in public. Besides, people are practically pointing their fingers at me and publicly scolding me for not being able to eat properly and for not remembering the past..."
Actually, the content of Yu Zhen's essay is very simple.
He simply provided some necessary annotations for some of the so-called mainstream literary figures.
His writing style remains consistent: he doesn't strive for ornate language, but simply states the truth and facts.
In his essays, he focused on a few key concepts related to "food and thought".
While ostensibly talking about food, the underlying intention is to subtly criticize without being too obvious.
Subsequently, the essay was presented to President Huang for his appreciation.
After reading the article, President Huang took it directly to the relevant city leaders to report without saying a word.
Clearly, it also shows that they are completely unable to keep up with the times and do not want writer Yu to take too many risks.
No one wanted to let something as obvious as a louse on a bald head affect the young writer's future development, and everyone wanted to protect his room for growth and progress.
Ultimately, President Huang brought back the city's opinion: the article should not be published publicly for the time being, but it could be used as Comrade Yu Zhen's literary creation report during the seminar, allowing for some beneficial and in-depth discussions with participating renowned writers and groups inside and outside the literary and artistic circles.
Yu Zhen listened to advice, and he only wanted to make his stance clear, draw a line, and not want to be associated with the filth.
Since there's a more reliable way, why not use it?