271 War of Words: Traditional Writers’ Counterattack! (1/2)

Hong Yan initially did not dare to say a single word after Wan Yun made a comment that reflected Celestial Bane's true nature. The post comments became one-sided after that, with many supporting Celestial Bane.

Just when everyone thought it was about to end, Hong Yan once again jumped out.

[Hehe, student-teacher relationship I see. That's very interesting. I've always heard that Capital University is fiercely protective of their children. Today proves that its reputation is a justified one. The student writes such tasteless works, yet the teacher was prouder than he was ashamed. Is this our country's top-ranking university? Ridiculous and sad!]

That sentence was extremely ruthless and unpleasant. Many people frowned after reading it.

In addition, the sentence was extremely inflammatory in what could only be described as utterly malicious!

Ye Lingchen pulled a long face too after looking at Hong Yan's comments.

”F*ck! What kind of joker is he? Who is he to slander our Capital University?”

”Is this Hong Yan's ego inflated or what? Is he in over his head with that unofficial title of Council Member?”

”Celestial Bane is tasteless? Which one of his eyes saw that?”

All the students in the class were extremely irate.

That was just the beginning, however. Not long after Hong Yan posted the comment, another official account stood up.

Huang Lihua.

Vice-Chairman of the Capital's Writers Association, and a writer of classics who became a poet!

His Weibo fans exceeded one million in total and he had even published many poems.

No one expected him to come forward and comment:

[I have read and written a lot of poems, but I'm too old to keep up with trends. I'm afraid that many people now regard me as a relic, but I really cannot fathom modern people's tastes. Is writing a few lines of words considered poetry now? Before even talking about pronunciation and rhyming, my opinion is that it's all a blab of random nonsense! With that 'dreams of greatness' and 'step into society'. What era does he think he is in? That's not a poem. It's more like a river of blasphemy from someone who thinks too highly of himself.

”The art of writing poetry requires scenes to be in perfect harmony. Even more important is the intention, which must be established at once. Cautiousness and rigor come first, and it must have literary value! It is a poison to young people's minds if something like that is labeled poetry! Some professors at Capital University shield their students without considering the seriousness of the consequences, but we cannot do so! We have a responsibility toward literature!]

Those comments increased in viciousness. The writers stood high atop the commanding heights of literature and fired criticisms at Celestial Bane.

[What the hell? I think this poem is very good. Rolls of the tongue nicely. How is it bad?]

[Oh, what about 'dreams of greatness'? Can't he write about 'stepping into society' anymore? Does the poem have to correspond with reality?]

[For me at least, I feel good when I read it. Can you even write such a poem?]

[Literature is all about letting the arts have free expression. You have that attitude, yet you're the Vice-Chairman of Capital's Writers Association? Hehe?]

However, many people stood at the opposite end. Each one of them cursed at Celestial Bane and refused to accept that Celestial Bane could make so much money.

Immediately afterward, a bunch of verified accounts began emerging on Weibo.

They were all people from each of the major cities' writers' associations and were poets too.