Chinese Entertainment 2017: Starting from the Top Writers

Chapter 538 Sparkling Dudu

As the third open class of this semester, Diao Daming was dazed for a moment when he walked into the classroom again.

Although his open classes had a lot of people in the past, they had never been as crowded as the one in front of him.

“Is my popularity already that high?”

Walking up to the podium, Diao Daming glanced around and joked into the microphone.

"Hahaha……"

There was a burst of cheerful laughter at the scene.

"Professor Diao, Senior Brother Lin Li is here today."

At this time, someone raised his hand to explain.

Diao Daming nodded in understanding after hearing this, then he looked around and followed the line of sight of everyone to find Lin Li sitting upright in the last row.

"Student Lin Li seems to be particularly fond of my open class this semester."

Diao Daming leaned on the podium with his arms and joked as he leaned close to the microphone.

Lin Li smiled and waved in response.

He didn't have a microphone, so it would be inappropriate for him to shout at the top of his voice.

"Let me ask you one more question. Does the person next to Lin Li look familiar to you?"

Diao Daming did not let him go and continued to ask.

"Professor Diao, that's Chen Duling, a friend of our Senior Brother Lin Li."

Someone else responded positively.

"Oh, I see. You've been to our Renmin University before, right?"

"The heroine of Lin Li's first movie?"

Diao Daming thought about it and said with a smile.

Chen Duling also imitated Lin Li and waved her hands a few times with a smile, secretly surprised that Professor Diao actually knew her.

"Professor Diao, you know a lot! Is the internet speed so fast?"

Someone asked curiously.

"Hey...you kids really underestimate me. I also surf the Internet."

"Besides, do you think we don't usually gossip in the office?"

"Especially our classmate Lin Li, he is the person we talk about the most after dinner in the office."

"When talking about classmate Chen Duling, Lin Li is always mentioned."

"I am a firm supporter of the early morning CP."

Diao Daming said leisurely.

"Wow!!!"

"Is this true? Professor Diao is so cool!"

"You even know Ling Chen's CP!!!"

"It turns out that professors at Renmin University also secretly support Nanjing University!"

"Hahaha! Professor Diao and I are in the same camp. I'm also a fan of Ling Chen's CP!"

……

As Diao Daming finished his words, the entire staircase exploded in an instant!
Good guy!
It seems that the professors at Renmin University gossip about Nanjing University in private!

There are actually CP fans!
And from what I heard, the other professors also have their own candidates they support.

This is so interesting!

Lin Li was also a little amused and helpless. He turned his head to look at Chen Duling. She was also covering her mouth and looking at him. Her fair face was flushed and she looked shy and timid.

"Dudu, you have no choice but to take responsibility for me now. The professors in the school are all against us."

Lin Li raised his eyebrows at her and smirked.

Chen Duling gave him a coquettish roll of the eyes, then turned her head away and stopped looking at him.

"Ah……"

Lin Li smiled, then looked towards the podium and stopped teasing her.

Chen Duling didn't expect to encounter such a situation. She felt happy but also a little shy. She felt her ears were burning, probably because they were completely red.

"Tuk tuk tuk..."

"Okay, let's get back to business and start today's lesson."

"If you go any further, you won't be able to take it back."

"Let's start today's topic, which is Li Hongzhang's diplomacy from a realist perspective."

Seeing that the discussions in the classroom were gradually dying down, Diao Daming knocked on the desk to draw everyone's attention and spoke seriously.

Seeing this, everyone calmed down and sat up straight.

Lin Li and Chen Duling were no exception and both focused their gazes over there.

“First of all, diplomacy should refer to the diplomatic system under the Western capitalist system.”

"Because from the Qing Dynasty to the Xianfeng Dynasty..."

At the podium, Diao Daming began to explain his topic for today in an eloquent manner.

When it came to modern history, especially the history of the Qing Dynasty, the entire audience listened very attentively.

The five thousand years of glorious history are mentioned briefly, while the one hundred years of humiliating history are divided into two volumes.

The Qin Dynasty unified the six kingdoms, and it can be summed up in six words: six kings are gone, the world is one.

However, it took 514 words to analyze, warn and reflect on the fall of the Qin Dynasty.

Although this is just a fu and not a history book, it can give us some insight into the Chinese people’s psychology.

Everyone at the scene was very interested in Diao Daming's topic today.

Lin Li and Chen Duling were the same, listening very attentively.

Even in between listening, Chen Duling would take the initiative to discuss with Lin Li some of Diao Daming's viewpoints during the narration, which he found quite interesting.

"Dudu, aren't you a science student?"

"I remember that you studied aircraft manufacturing and engineering?"

Lin Li leaned closer to Chen Duling and whispered.

"Yes, but I am also very interested in history. I often went to the library to read some related books. I especially like the Three Kingdoms and modern history."

Chen Duling also turned her head and responded in a low voice.

Lin Li's eyes lit up, he turned to look at her and gave her a thumbs-up gesture.

Chen Duling raised her eyebrows at him proudly, with the corners of her eyes slightly raised, looking very cute.

If they were not in the classroom, Lin Li would definitely kiss her eyes. At this moment, Dudu was so lively, like a lively deer in the woods, making it impossible to take your eyes off her.

"Don't look at me, just listen to the class!"

Seeing Lin Li staring at her blankly, Chen Duling pursed her lips and reminded him.

"okay."

Lin Li came back to his senses, smiled, turned his head and looked at the podium again.

Today's discovery gave him a new understanding of Dudu. He didn't expect that our Dudu is not only a science student, but also a good game player. His main job is an actor and his side job is a producer. He also has a knowledge of history.

What a treasure girl, the more she digs, the more she finds. Not long after, Diao Daming finished her story and asked the students present to put forward their own ideas. About seven or eight people stood up to tell their stories, which were greeted with rounds of applause.

"Okay, now that we're discussing Li Hongzhang, let's ask a few students what you think of Li Hongzhang's diplomatic skills."

Diao Daming leaned on the podium, glanced at the audience and chuckled.

Everyone sat up straight and began to organize their words in their minds.

"Okay, then the student in the middle."

Diao Daming picked someone at random.

Amidst the applause, the boy who was called stood up to answer the question.

……

In the following time, Diao Daming called on three people in succession. The level of their answers varied, but generally acceptable.

But it was obvious that Diao Daming was not satisfied.

His eyes continued to scan, still looking for the next target.

Finally, his gaze stopped on the last row. Everyone followed his gaze and looked over there, and immediately showed a look of understanding.

Yup!

Since Lin Li is here, how can he be left out to answer this kind of question?

Lin Li pursed his lips slightly as he met Diao Daming's gaze, then turned his head to Chen Duling and gave her a helpless smile. After receiving her comforting look, he was ready to get up.

However, the development of things was beyond everyone's expectation.

Diao Daming looked at the crowd's reactions and smiled mysteriously. He still had that lazy attitude, leaning on the podium with his arms, and spoke slowly into the microphone:
"Then please invite Lin Li..."

Lin Li made a gesture to get up.

"Student Chen Duling next to me, please answer this question."

Diao Daming stretched out the last syllable of the sentence, took a deep breath and then called out the name clearly and neatly.

? ? ? ? ?

There was a brief silence at the scene...

Lin Li raised his hand and pinched his brows, and was almost hurt by this naughty Professor Diao.

Chen Duling was stunned at first, then subconsciously looked at Lin Li. After seeing his worried eyes, Chen Duling smiled faintly and winked at him playfully.

Lin Li was dazed for a moment, then he suddenly laughed.

It seems that Dudu is confident.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but start looking forward to it.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Chen Duling slowly stood up, and under the gazes of many people, she raised the corners of her lips slightly, revealing a generous and appropriate smile.

"Can Chen Duling be okay?"

Diao Daming nodded secretly at Chen Duling's calm attitude and asked with a smile.

Chen Duling nodded at him to indicate that it was okay.

"Ohhh!!!"

"expect!"

“Come on, Dudu!”

……

Before Diao Daming could answer, the crowd started to make a noise, with constant shouts and cheers.

"Okay, then please let Chen Duling start to express your views."

Diao Daming saw that Chen Duling had already taken the microphone handed to him, so he spoke with interest.

Chen Duling glanced at Lin Li, and immediately felt relieved when he saw his encouraging eyes. After letting out a light breath, Chen Duling faced the podium and said calmly:
"First of all, I think Li Hongzhang's diplomatic skills were far superior to those of his colleagues, but in today's eyes, they were very weak."

"First, the country's strength did not allow it. Second, as a person who had just entered the modern diplomatic system from the ancient vassal system, Li Hongzhang had a lot to learn and explore."

"The diplomacy before Li Hongzhang seems extremely ridiculous now."

"Li Hongzhang, who rose to prominence through military exploits, learned some modern knowledge through practice, and became desensitized to a certain extent in the process of dealing with foreigners."

"It's better not to mention the people before Li Hongzhang, but Li Hongzhang showed off his skills right from the start."

"He dealt with the foreign riflemen cleanly and ruthlessly. He resolutely fought against the Aspen Fleet incident and opposed foreign control of the Chinese military."

"In addition to military efforts, Li Hongzhang also paid special attention to preventing economic infiltration by foreign powers, opposing foreign countries from setting up telegraph lines, building railways, opening coal mines, etc. Later, he also established the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company to force foreign companies to reach a price parity agreement, which achieved very good results."

"But other than that, Li Hongzhang's diplomacy was lackluster and had no highlights."

"We always say that Li Hongzhang's diplomacy was to use barbarians to control barbarians, but in fact, most of the time he was just trying to make compromises."

"Li Hongzhang's level is higher than his colleagues, except perhaps Zeng Jize."

"But at Li Hongzhang's age and position, there was basically no one who could surpass him."

"Looking back now, Li Hongzhang's diplomatic skills did have some omissions and unrealistic ideas, but this was limited to the historical situation at the time. As a senior official who could understand the world, Li Hongzhang's diplomatic skills were first-rate in the Qing Dynasty at that time."

"You can tell by comparing Li Hongzhang's performance before and after he took office, and before and after he stepped down."

"Some people would say that the negotiating partner that the foreigners ask for by name is of course the type that would be most likely to sell out their country."

"Most people who advocate this view have not understood the jokes that other Qing officials made in diplomacy at the time."

"So I think his diplomatic skills were excellent in the context of the time, but that's about it."

“Some simple thoughts, thank you for listening.”

Chen Duling's voice was clear and crisp, and her graceful demeanor made many people at the scene nod their heads repeatedly.

While Chen Duling was talking, she seemed to be sparkling in Lin Li's eyes.

"Crack...crack..."

The sudden applause brought everyone back to their senses, and then...

"Crash..."

The whole audience started moving.

For a moment, the entire classroom was filled with thunderous applause!
Chen Duling curled her lips and gave Lin Li a bright smile.

She saw clearly that when everyone was still unawares, it was Lin Li who led the applause.

Lin Li also smiled at her, no need to say anything.

After the applause died down, Diao Daming leaned forward and laughed into the microphone:
"Everyone says that our classmate Lin Li is very talented. I think Chen Duling is not much behind."

"As the saying goes, how many talented men can you find? Even a master of spring breeze is not as good as a master of brows."

"Did the students see it?"

"Chen Duling's conversation comes from her daily accumulation and clear thinking."

"Student Chen Duling, please take a seat. You are welcome to come to my open classes often in the future."

Diao Daming smiled brightly and pressed down on Chen Duling.

Chen Duling kept smiling throughout the whole process. After seeing Diao Daming's gesture, she bowed again towards the podium before sitting down.

Lin Li looked at her, and feeling his gaze, Chen Duling also looked over at him. When their eyes made contact, they both smiled slightly.

When other people at the scene looked at Chen Duling again, their eyes were completely different from before.

seeing is believing.

From this perspective, not all female celebrities are illiterate.

(End of this chapter)