Chapter 54: The Lord is Coming
"What kind of person? Very typical... I always think that director Bai Xiaofei is a noble person, a pure person, a moral person, a person who is separated from low-level interests, and a person who is beneficial to the people."
"ah?"
Chen Shouli was a little confused. This turning point was too exaggerated, and this passage was so familiar...
"You think, a 24-year-old young man, who keeps his billions of property at home, and devotes himself to the construction of China's special film industry. What kind of spirit is this? This is the spirit of serving the people... Director, you are here!"
Li Chenglong smiled very flatteringly...
“…What are you doing?”
Xiaobai is here to see Deng Chao off.
After his scenes, he is about to leave Xihong City and rush back to Lin'an to film "Running Man"...
When I passed by the lounge, I happened to see what the reporter from "Southern Weekend" was saying to Li Chenglong...
"Oh, I'm interviewing Mr. Li..."
Chen Shouli was also a little embarrassed, but fortunately he reacted quickly: "I really didn't expect Director Bai to be so respected by the crew members!"
"…Yeah?"
Do they respect me very much?
What a joke?
Xiaobai’s requirements for the crew are ‘professional’ and ‘efficiency’. If you can do it, you can get out if you can’t do it. – a very typical capitalist mentality.
Can such a person still gain respect from others?
"Reporter Chen, if you have nothing to do, go back to the hotel first. After finishing the shooting, I will spare two hours..."
"Yes, yes, I'll go back now..."
...
Xiaobai has received exclusive interviews before, but it is all for promoting works or clarifying certain things. It is the first time that Baba has come here without knowing the reason why "Southern Weekend" is now!
Of course, as soon as he spoke, Xiaobai knew...
The location is the small reception room of the hotel. The two of them sat opposite each other, and a pot of tea was placed on the coffee table in the middle.
"Before starting, I must apologize first. I broke into the crew without your consent, which affected the on-site shooting and wasted everyone's time. I'm very embarrassed..."
Chen Shouli put his posture very low...
“…It’s okay, it’s all over.”
After waving his hand, Xiaobai didn't seem to mind at all.
"That Mr. Li?"
"Oh, he was fired, my crew doesn't need unprofessional people!"
Xiaobai is still calm and gentle...
"Well…"
Chen Shouli was choked and it took him a long time to come back to his senses. He smiled at Xiaobai: "Then let's start?"
Take out the recorder, unscrew it, and take out the notebook for interviews and a fountain pen.
"Why would you post such an article on Weibo on May 14? Are you considering the possible consequences?"
“…Which article?”
Xiaobai is really not pretending to be confused because he understands it. He really does not have the habit of memorizing his meagerity according to the date...
"It's that article 'Literary world is nothing'..."
Chen Shouli reminded.
"...Oh, I just read the "Famous Masters" of the Central Mama, and I felt that what the guy said was wrong. I always looked at the literary world and literary world. I seemed to have a respect for my identity. I felt that I had to publish articles in mainstream literary journals to be considered a literary person? I followed some old seniors and they gave you some advice to you to be considered a literary palace. What I annoyed the most is this kind of person. In addition, I know that Bai Hua, he has a lot of black history..."
He picked up the cup and took a sip: "Although I am ashamed of not writing literary works, from the bottom of my heart, I think I am writing pretty well. Some seniors should not always want to give guidance to others. The authors are independent individuals with personality. If you criticize, please raise objections to the content in the book, but you don't even read it, and you directly deny it. What is the difference between this and just making bad reviews without watching a movie?"
“…What do you think is “pure literature”? Do you think there is mainstream literature and non-mainstream literature?”
"No, there is only one standard in my eyes, which is good articles that are easy to read. Like movies, I never think that art films are good movies, and good movies are good movies. Movies are the same as literature. First of all, someone must watch them! Don't always have a profound theme, good looks are the most important thing!"
"Do you particularly hate criticizing you?"
"...No, think about it, I'm a movie, and no movie is not criticized. I've long been used to people criticizing me, but, before you criticize, can you take a look at what I wrote?"
"Also, critics need to be clean in history, and many of the critics nowadays are actually publishers!"
"A fly, you still have to say that the toilet is smelly?"
Almost finished spraying.
According to the predetermined position, Chen Shouli began to extend the topic: "Are you very dissatisfied with the so-called circle culture?"
“…How do you say this?”
After thinking about it, Bai Xiaofei said: "Circle actually means genres. The Seven Sons of Jian'an in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the Eight Immortals in the Dancing Tang Dynasty, the Eight Eccentrics in Yangzhou in the Early Qing Dynasty, and the Public Security School, the Jingling School, and the Tongcheng School in the Prose Style... are all genre cultures, but they are not called "circles" in habits. After the May Fourth Movement, the Literary Research Society, the Yusi School, the Crescent School, the Sun Society, and the Chen Zhong Society... Some "art for life", some "art for art", some go on the crossroads, and some go into the ivory tower. Although they are their own ways, they are also called circles."
“…It’s not a question of whether you are satisfied or not. Born as a human being, you will definitely have your own circle!”
This is different from what I expected!
Chen Shouli decided to make it bluntly: "Many netizens identified you as their "spokesperson" and believed that your appearance was against the system..."
“…oppose the system?”
Xiaobai was shocked. He was not a public intellectual, what system he opposed?
"Yes, in this literary debate, you publicly criticized critics and novelists within the system..."
"...Don't think I'm so noble. I fight back because I was scolded! If it were someone else, I would say that too!"
After thinking about it, Xiaobai added: "I think the existing system is very good. The logic of the system is 'no one can change it because of their own interests'. The system does not allow man to rule, but man rule allows the relative existence of the system. That is, 'people can change the system for the sake of interests'. Institutionalization is an important factor in the loss of vitality of society. However, after the society loses its vitality, the people can live and work in peace and contentment, not be instigated by various "ambitious people" and fall into disputes and turmoil. This is the basis for national stability!"
"Then why do you say that the literary world is a bullshit, and the Mao Dun Literature Award is a bullshit?"
"Originally, look at the past ten years, have there been any classic classics in our literary world? Have there been any respectable literary writers? None of them! As an outsider, what I see is a group of people busy collecting folks every day, literature is hyped up by each other, and they are self-righteous, and say a rude thing, the contemporary literary world is being slandered by these people!"
Chen Shouli understood that the cause of this whole incident was just because Bai Xiaofei was criticized and was in a bad mood, so he retorted...
It has nothing to do with the position I imagined before, the "anti-system pioneer"...
Chapter completed!