RBCT Chapter 116 Returning to Tsinghua and Peking Universities
Chapter 116 Returning to Tsinghua and Peking Universities
Chapter 117 Returning to Tsinghua and Peking Universities
The weekend arrived in the blink of an eye.
The big day of the literary conference (the start of the Feast at Hongmen) has arrived.
Despite the sudden reassignment (or punishment) of several core leaders from Tsinghua and Peking University campuses, it did not cause the slightest obstruction to the normal operation of the schools.
On the contrary, the new team that was appointed in a time of crisis was much more efficient.
For example, this literary lecture, which was originally limited to the campuses of Tsinghua and Peking Universities, has now been elevated to an unprecedented level.
At the report meeting, not only were CCTV's camera equipment set up, but also CCTV's broadcasting equipment, all fully equipped, with elite personnel all on site.
This is all because the report meeting gave a completely new positioning instruction: the TV station should record the entire meeting, produce and edit it into a TV documentary program for broadcast, and the radio station should broadcast the live version to the whole country.
In other words, people all over the country, wherever they can receive CCTV's broadcast signal, will be able to hear the content of this unprecedented grand event in the literary world as soon as it takes place.
"Dear listeners, this is a live broadcast of a special cultural program interview on a university campus by China National Radio. Listeners, this is ————"
Inside and outside the campus.
When the familiar voice of a CCTV announcer, familiar to countless people, rang out from the radio speakers as announcing a special live interview program, the crowd erupted in excitement.
"My goodness! This is such a surprise!"
"Exactly! How come CCTV suddenly started broadcasting live to listeners nationwide?!"
"There was absolutely no warning, not even the slightest hint!"
"There's nothing I can do about it. After all, it's Yu Da's (a famous science fiction writer) literary report, and CCTV turned it into a super live interview. I'm not surprised at all, because Yu Da deserves such high regard from CCTV!"
"Yes, yes, you should all have heard that the great writer Yu is going to the United States at the end of this month to accept a live TV interview with hundreds of millions of TV viewers there."
You all know what a high-tech product a television is, right?
Hey, right, right, over there, they have pictures and text, you can see the real people directly, it's much more high-end than a live broadcast on a radio station.
Perhaps on the domestic side, this is an effort to create conditions, to take the opportunity to give writer Yu a warm-up rehearsal, so that writer Yu can get used to the unique atmosphere of the Super Live Interview.
"To avoid the embarrassment of actually going abroad and not performing well."
"Pah! Pah! Pah! You just want something nice from Writer Yu, okay?!"
"Exactly! Writer Yu is a source of pride for our nation and a role model for our youth. We hope he does well!!"
Ordinary listeners, when listening to live radio interviews.
Whether it was praise or criticism, the reactions were all rather mild, and there weren't many scenes of great surprise.
However, putting aside other matters, among the students from Tsinghua and Peking Universities, there were those who had meticulously prepared for a long time, ready to seize any opportunity to attack the writer Yu during the lecture and make a name for themselves.
At this moment, they were the first to start having second thoughts.
No one is truly stupid enough to fail to assess the basic situation just for the sake of temporary fame, unaware of the new circumstances implied by the simultaneous involvement of CCTV and China National Radio.
The second type of group suddenly appears as if they have been struck by a heavy blow.
Those were undoubtedly the so-called mainstream figures in Beijing's literary circles.
Their original plan was to seize the opportunity during the literary conference to launch a coordinated attack, using wolf pack tactics to tear apart the so-called hypocritical mask of the great writer Yu.
In short, we must use our superior numbers and advantageous location to completely crush the arrogant science fiction writer Yu on the campuses of Tsinghua and Peking Universities.
For this purpose, they meticulously prepared countless sensational, unsubstantiated claims.
But now, out of the blue, we hear that two major state media outlets, radio and television, have directly stepped in to support us. China National Radio is going to broadcast its radio program live nationwide, while China Central Television will record and broadcast all the footage from the scene.
Mom!
What kind of nonsense is this? Openly taking sides and showing favoritism!
Faced with such a formidable force, who wouldn't have a pretty good idea of what their own side was like?!
If they still dare to forcefully launch a live, smear campaign—
"Damn it, this is the ridiculous 'freedom of speech,' it's utterly laughable!"
"That's right. It was originally just an internal conflict within the literary circle, something discussed behind closed doors. Now they're forcibly expanding it to the whole nation. Isn't this just playing the 'strength in numbers' trick, getting the masses who don't understand literary creation involved? They've taken self-deception to a whole new level, haha."
"This is unbelievable! Is it even necessary for us to participate in a show like this?"
"Yeah, going there would only be a pointless humiliation!"
"If we can't say what we want to say, what's the point of participating? Go to hell, all of you! Destroy this awful reality!"
Many so-called mainstream intellectuals, who are actually still inexperienced and have not yet effectively advanced or upgraded, have simply given up. They have collectively retreated.
They all changed their minds at the last minute and retreated into hiding.
"Hey, don't you have tickets? I have one, but something came up and I can't attend. You know what I mean."
Some shrewd and experienced so-called mainstream figures are unwilling to let their tickets go to waste.
Hey, they might as well find students outside the venue who didn't have tickets and resell their tickets.
Sure enough, upon hearing that there were tickets, a bunch of students immediately swarmed around, vying to buy the tickets from the other person.
"Police officers, I'm reporting someone over there reselling tickets."
"Where? Where?"
"Over there, over there! I've memorized that person's face! Quick, quick, I'll take you to catch them—"
The literary conference was packed with people, and all sorts of ghosts and spirits appeared.
The Tsinghua and Peking Universities have recently undergone a major reshuffle, and the teachers and students who have taken the important task of rectifying misconduct and enforcing discipline are quite responsible.
Upon hearing that someone dared to resell conference tickets, they immediately pursued the matter relentlessly. Taking advantage of their location and connections, they made significant gains, catching more than a dozen suspected scalpers on the spot, mainly composed of editors and reviewers from organizations such as "XX Literature", "Literature", and "**City Daily".
"Here it comes—"
"The great writer Yu is here!"
"Where? Where? I can't see it—"
"Hey, they're clearly a group of soldiers. Who said it was the great writer Yu?!"
"Heh, you make it sound so easy. Do you even know what the great writer Yu looks like? Haven't you heard? The great writer Yu has been specially recruited by military research and development units, and he's now a member of the military!"
"Huh? Really?"
"That sounds fake. The most reliable news is that the great writer Yu is currently studying at Aurora University in Shanghai, just like us. He's also studying computer science, haha. We computer science students are the best!"
Yu Zhen was indeed dressed in military uniform at that moment.
Accompanied by Director Qin, Head of Regiment Shi, Comrade Yuan from the Military Research Institute, and Wang Jin, a senior engineer from Xi'an Aircraft Industry Group, the group strode through the welcoming crowd of Tsinghua and Peking University students and headed towards the venue of the literary report meeting.
"Listeners, you should all be able to hear the cheers of the teachers and students from Tsinghua and Peking Universities welcoming Comrade Yu Zhen. Okay, please be patient. We will now present a recitation of Comrade Yu Zhen's modern poem 'The Ideal Era.' We will return shortly, and the live interview for this literary report meeting will officially begin."