Chapter 313 - Losing all decorum with the Literary world! (2/2)
Zhang Ye devoured the food.
Every time he was around, Chenchen would also have a good appet.i.te. It was as if she was competing with Zhang Ye. She did not use chopsticks to eat the chicken wings, and instead used her hands to directly grab it.
Rao Aimin leered at the two of them. “Chenchen, don’t use your hands. Use your chopsticks and eat properly. And you, how can you become a Peking University lecturer with such table manners? What are you teaching? Physical education!?”
Zhang Ye said, “It’s delicious! Landlady auntie, you saw me on the news?”
“Who wouldn’t know the commotion you’ve stirred up.” Rao Aimin did not eat at a very fast speed but in fact, during every meal, she usually ate a bit more than what Zhang Ye and Chenchen ate combined. There was no other way about it. As a martial arts pract.i.tioner, she was particular about nutrition and her food intake.
Chenchen suddenly raised her head. “Zhang Ye, does ‘Dream of the Red Chamber’ really only have 80 chapters?”
Zhang Ye smiled and said, “How do you know about this? You watched my lecture?”
Chenchen said in an adultly manner, “I overheard the teachers at my school mention it in the afternoon. My head teacher is your fan. Others did not believe, but she said you must be right.” With a shake of her head, the little rascal said with a sigh, “Hai, brainless fans sure are scary.”
Rao Aimin stared at her. “Stop speaking like an adult.”
Zhang Ye smiled and said, “Help me thank your head teacher. The truth is usually in the hands of the minority. As to the matters of ‘Dream of the Red Chamber’, I’ll explain it bit by bit in my future lectures. Chenchen, Landlady auntie. When the time comes, you must punctually watch Teacher Zhang Ye’s lecture. See Teacher Zhang’s prowess!” With him back home, he did not need to pretend to hold back. He was also not as particular with his words compared to what he said in the office, school, or in public. Here, Zhang Ye was completely relaxed. It did not matter what he said. This was his true state of mind. Besides, the landlady knew his true persona, so it was pointless to act in front of her.
Rao Aimin said in amus.e.m.e.nt, “You still have the mood to brag? Haven’t you gone on the web? Kid, you’ve been labeled as stinking dog sh*t. The entire literary world is denouncing you.”
Zhang Ye said magnanimously, “It’s alright. I won’t pick on them. Time will prove everything.”
Rao Aimin exclaimed and said sarcastically, “You sure are magnanimous.”
“Of course, this bro is now a teacher of the people. I’m a person with stature, so I can’t be bothered with arguing with the likes of them.” Zhang Ye said with a person of exemplary conduct.
But after the meal.
When Zhang Ye first went on the net for the first time today and saw the a.s.sessment of the outside world, he could not help but jump up and curse. “F**k! I thought you guys were just fanning the flames! You bunch of grandsons really dared to scold me!? Meng Dongguo? Ma Hengyuan? And who were the rest? Redologists? Even vulgarities were used? I f**king ignored all of you, but you came challenging me!? Just because I’m f**king trying to be a person of exemplary conduct, you really think I’m easily bullied!?”
Initially, he did not read the comments.
But after reading them, Zhang Ye found it unbearable!
The educational world was better and was of higher quality. They criticized Zhang Ye’s teaching from an objective point of view. The historical world was fine too. These academics were particular about evidence. With Zhang Ye listing the doc.u.ments, some historians were even supportive of his view.
Only the literary world!
This bunch of people who loved to curse!
With a few Redologists leading the way, and Meng Dongguo and the Beijing Writer’s a.s.sociation aiding them, and Literature Professor Ma Hengyuan chiming in, a bunch of people were trying to grill Zhang Ye. It was as if they hated him to the bone. A literary author even swore at Zhang Ye directly!
In just a short span of a few hours, Zhang Ye had experienced increasing amounts of attacks!
It was as if anyone who dabbled in literature needed to curse at Zhang Ye or they would not be able to face others on the street!
“An insult to the cla.s.sics! Death is not sufficient for such a crime!”
“Zhang Ye is a black sheep!”
“Strongly suggesting the literary world to begin banning Zhang Ye!”
“Right, this kind of demagogue is an insult to the literary world. As a Chinese national, he dares to touch the Four Great Cla.s.sical Novels? What state of mind do you have!?”
There were more and more people from the literary circles who were denouncing Zhang Ye!
On the web, many people could not longer sit idle seeing Zhang Ye being condemned so badly.
The Shanghai childrens’ program host, Teacher Chen posted on Weibo: “I’m curious, how did Teacher Little Zhang offend you? He just offered a different viewpoint and has sound reasonings behind it. Whether it’s true or false, Zhang Ye has provided the necessary evidence. What about all of you? A bunch of people who deal with literature aren’t even looking at the evidence, but shooting their mouths off? You just want Zhang Ye dead? And even asked what state of mind Zhang Ye has? I want to ask you what states of mind you people have!”
Another Hong Kong station host spoke, “Hur Hur, since ancient times, cultured people tend to scorn each other. As a host, Zhang Ye has stole the thunder of the literary world ever since he debuted. Who wouldn’t envy him?”
A middle-aged man, whose Weibo verification was that of National Taiwan Normal University lecturer, said, “Having an academic discussion is fine, but don’t resort to personal attacks. I do not know people like you who dabble in literature, but we research on History. The most important thing is the evidence and the doc.u.ments. The rigor in academia is what supports an argument. I personally think Zhang Ye’s theory is very reasonable. I do not understand why the spears are pointing at him? And it is an attack with no reason?”
People tended to sympathize with the weak.
Many netizens also saw this and began to question their methods!
“Take out your evidence before speaking!”
“Teacher Zhang Ye has cited relevant evidence. What about you?”
“The literary circle sure is a mess.”
“Teacher Zhang Ye is too good at pulling aggro!”
“That’s right. I have never seen the literary world hate a person that much. It’s almost unanimous. This must be because Zhang Ye had offended too many people in the past.”
“What sort of state of mind does the literary world have?”
Finally, Zhang Ye logged onto Weibo in Rao Aimin’s house. He did not say any superfluous words and immediately began typing a limerick. This was a line in Guo Degang’s crosstalk, but had been slightly amended by Zhang Ye!
Rao Aimin sat over. “Let me see what you wrote.”
Chenchen stood behind Zhang Ye with blinking eyes. “Zhang Ye, are you scolding people again?”
“If I don’t scold them, they might really not know what their surname is!” Zhang Ye grunted, “Here, look at this bro’s limerick!”
He typed extremely fast!
Tap Tap Tap!
Very quickly, Zhang Ye’s Weibo posted something!
“‘Eight Things to Look Forward To’.”
“The frosty Winter looks forward to Spring.”
“The dead of the night looks forward to the morning Sun;”
“The beautiful looks forward to sugar daddies.”
“The leisurely mistress looks forward to hooligans;”
“The scholar studying at night looks forward to a female ghost.”
“A single old man looks forward to an aunt.”
“A person in acting looks forward to awards.”
“A person in literature looks forward to the death of his peers!”
Rao Aimin: “……”
Chenchen: “…………”
In Zhang Ye’s world, Guo Degang had offended the entire crosstalk world, and had thrown out such a limerick! In this world, Zhang Ye, who was still mindful of influence and face, could no longer endure it. He finally lost all decorum with the entire literary world!
Thinking of the past and thinking of now.
When I wrote a poem, you said that poem was bad!
When I talked about a matter, you said it was wrong!
They were completely concerning themselves with the individual and not the facts. Almost the entire literary world despised me?
Go f**k yourself! This bro shall fight it out with all of you from today!
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