Chapter 80: Famous in the World
When the cruise ship arrived in Shanghai, Lin Zixuan and his party walked down the gangway.
Someone would deliver the goods they brought back to the dock. Zhou Jianyun was worried and went with Douglas to stare at this matter.
There are audio movie machines and other equipment in the goods, which are valuable items that need to be easily handled.
As soon as Lin Zixuan arrived at the dock, he met several reporters guarding the dock.
He thought there were some important figures on the dock, but he didn't expect these reporters to come towards him, and even reporters from major newspapers took photos with their cameras.
Before Lin Zixuan could react, the reporters' questions came to his face.
"Mr. Lin, I won the lawsuit in America this time. What do you think?"
"Mr. Lin, your novel "Gone with the Wind" is a best-seller in America. Do you have any tips for writing?"
"Mr. Lin, as the first writer to achieve such success abroad, what do you have to say about the domestic literary circle?"
"Mr. Lin, some people say that your "Gone with the Wind" was a copy of "Peach Blossom Fan". Do you want to defend yourself?"
"Mr. Lin, please look here and laugh."
After traveling through time, Lin Zixuan was also a figure who had experienced a big scene. After a brief shock, he naturally waved to the reporter, smiled, and answered the reporter's questions briefly and formulaicly.
He hasn't figured out the situation yet, and does not know the tendency of domestic public opinion, but it seems to be a little problem.
They escaped after more than ten minutes of noise.
"When did I become a big shot?" Lin Zixuan was amused and crying.
"You may be the leader in the domestic literary world in the future." Zheng Zhengqiu sighed.
In China, especially in this era, Britain, the United States and other countries are considered great powers. Lin Zixuan's success in the United States undoubtedly added a halo to himself.
This is the same as the returnees in later generations are more popular than domestic university graduates.
If Lin Zixuan was the founder of new poetry before he went to the United States and was quite famous in the domestic literary world, now he has the halo of a world-class writer. Didn’t he even look at Lin Zixuan?
This is called world-renowned.
Therefore, many people like to go abroad to gilt. Whether you have learned something or not, you will go abroad for a walk, which is not the same level as those in China.
For example, why do later actors like to gather in Hollywood?
Because as long as you play a supporting role in a Hollywood blockbuster, even if you only appear for a few minutes, you will be an international actor and your value will double.
During the Republic of China period, there was an interesting figure named Liu Bannong, a native of Jiangyin, Jiangsu.
This person started to make a living by writing romance novels about the Mandarin duck butterfly school in Shanghai, and is a very talented writer.
In 1917, he went to Peking University to serve as a preparatory professor of law, and participated in the editorial work of "New Youth" magazine, actively participated in the literary revolution, opposed classical Chinese, and advocated vernacular Chinese.
However, the fact that he was once a writer of the Mandarin duck butterfly school was considered a stain and was ridiculed by the New Literature School.
"For almost a year, he has not disappeared. The talented man brought from Shanghai must have the idea of "Hongxiu Tianxiang Xiangshang Night" and finally scolded us."
This is what Luxun later said.
This is not all. Although Liu Bannong fought several tough battles with the conservative forces in the development of new literature and made outstanding achievements in new poetry, novels, essays, translations, etc., he was not feeling relaxed.
He has never been to college, has no study abroad experience, and has no doctoral title, so he is despised by those who have the above conditions.
He was the same age as Hu Shi and entered Peking University at the same time. Hu Shi was surrounded by others and was in a glorious place. However, he was criticized for being shallow in his thoughts because he had no background in studying abroad and had no doctoral title.
He breathed a sigh of relief and vowed to study abroad, earn a doctorate degree, and block others' mouths!
So, in February 1920, Liu Bannong won the opportunity to study abroad and went to the UK to study with his wife and daughter.
This shows the importance of gilding abroad.
This is true whether it is within the new literary school or in society.
If Lin Zixuan was not a Columbia University alumnus, Hu Shi would not have supported him. This is the omnipresent circle.
It looks snobbish, but it is a real reality.
This time, his "Gone with the Wind" was popular in the United States and won the copyright of "The Old Man and the Sea", which naturally caused a strong response in the domestic literary world.
After all, no novel written by Chinese people has received such praise in the world before, of course this refers to the author who is still alive.
"Dream of Red Mansions" was translated in English in 1830. It is said that the translation was messy, which led to the fact that foreigners and Chinese people did not read the same "Dream of Red Mansions", but it still had a great influence abroad.
When Ji Hongming was just heard that he was the author of "The Old Man and the Sea", the newspaper even called him the hope of the Chinese literary world. At this moment, Lin Zixuan returned with praise, so the newspaper naturally wanted to praise him.
This is thanks to the Newspaper's follow-up report on the whole incident.
Such a tortuous lawsuit can almost be regarded as a story, especially in the end, when you use the movie to find out the truth, it seems to readers that it is a bit like reading "Bao Gong Case".
Chinese readers are not very familiar with audio movies, so they find it novel and interesting.
Readers like to read it, but newspapers are willing to publish it, and reporters are also looking for news related to Lin Zixuan.
Because of time and distance, when the news craze about Lin Zixuan subsided in the United States, the media in China had just begun to hype.
The reporter found out about the cruise ship Lin Zixuan was on, estimated the time, waited on the dock, and obtained first-hand news materials.
But in this way, Lin Zixuan was pushed to the forefront.
Since ancient times, literati have been despised by others, and some people have been disgusted with other people's goodness.
Some people started to cause trouble and criticized Lin Zixuan for writing novels that tell foreign stories and are indifferent to the people in China. It would be better if such a writer wanted to do so.
Some people think that Lin Zixuan abandoned traditional culture and wrote articles that were blunt and boring, and had no literary talent. This is the consequence of receiving Western education.
This is a criticism of the poor writing style of "The Old Man and the Sea".
Some people even directly scolded Lin Zixuan for admiring foreign countries and writing erotic novels abroad, which was embarrassing.
This person has never read "Gone with the Wind" before, so he figured it out from the name of the novel, saying that it is a erotic novel, and it also says that it has a nose and eyes.
He directly talked about the story of Li Xiangjun and Hou Fangyu in "Peach Blossom Fan", thinking that Lin Zixuan just put this Chinese story in the United States and told it again.
He also kindly reminded Americans not to be deceived by Lin Zixuan.
For domestic readers who have never watched "Gone with the Wind", after listening to this person's introduction, right and wrong were also confused.
This is the literary world in China in the 1920s, with mixed quality and uneven quality.
Chapter completed!