A healing writer? No, it's a depressing writer!

Chapter 299 He is the pride of Chinese literature! Chinese youth say! This is the responsibility that writers of our generation should have!

The French government has tentatively scheduled the return ceremony of the cultural relics to Friday. Although they are called cultural relics, it is more appropriate to describe them as national treasures.

Even though "Forty Scenes of the Old Summer Palace" is a cultural relic produced during the Qing Dynasty, compared with the bronze artifacts from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, perhaps this painting can be called a "child"?
However, this painted picture carries a lot of meaning!

As Jiang Hai said -

"The Old Summer Palace has disappeared in the torrent of history. Along with a raging fire, the Old Summer Palace, known as the 'Garden of Gardens', was blown away by the wind. The garden landscape that was built by dozens of generations over hundreds of years and can be regarded as a treasure in human architectural history has completely disappeared from this world."

"We have no way to change what has happened. Everything is just like a passing cloud."

"But we can decide what happens in the future!"

"If we want to prevent the disaster from happening again, we need to use this painting of 'Forty Scenes of the Old Summer Palace' as a warning to our future generations—"

"We must be self-reliant."

After the press conference ended.

The French government specially dispatched a commissioner to go to the Louvre overnight to retrieve the "Forty Scenes of the Old Summer Palace" which had been treasured in the Louvre for hundreds of years.

In fact, whether it is a bet between writers or deciding whether to return cultural relics -

They all require the backing of national strength.

If China is still just a small country, it is divided into pieces and is still in a state of fragmentation. Even if Jiang Hai wins this contest, France will definitely not return the cultural relics so easily. As the old man often says:

"Why should I return something I stole with my own ability?"

The reason why they agreed to return the cultural relics was that Jiang Hai won the bet on his own, which could be said to have suppressed the entire French literary world. The deeper reason behind this was that China's national strength was growing day by day, and the French government wanted to use Jiang Hai as a hub.

Strengthen communication between China and France!
This is the deep reason why the Louvre is willing to return the cultural relics!

"France wants you to serve as the ambassador for cultural exchange between China and France."

Inside the Palace of Versailles.

Tie Ning, chairman of the China Writers Association, conveyed the government's considerations to Jiang Hai:

"It is a great opportunity to have you serve as the China-France cultural promotion ambassador, which will help promote communication and exchanges between the two countries."

Although the position of National Cultural Promotion Ambassador is a nominal position, its authority is quite valuable.

First of all, it has to be a celebrity familiar to the French people. Even if he or she is not a household name, he or she must at least be a Chinese person that the French people have heard of. This person must have a certain degree of fame.

Secondly, this person must have certain qualifications in China, and he must be able to convince others to serve as an ambassador.
Obviously, even in the domestic literary world.

Whether it is the young generation or the old generation, the people who can meet these two requirements are——

There is only Jiang Hai!
"Can I refuse?" Jiang Hai subconsciously wanted to light a cigarette to calm down his anger.

"I'm afraid not." Tie Ning refused directly. When he said this, his eyes were still fixed on the cigarette in Jiang Hai's hand. "Besides, Director Qi of the Ministry of Education also said."

"The Propaganda Department wants you to serve as an international anti-smoking ambassador. What do you think?"

Anti-smoking ambassador?

Me? Me?

Jiang Hai's hand holding the cigarette trembled slightly, and he suddenly began to doubt his life.

You said you want me to be the China-France Cultural Exchange Ambassador. That's fine. After all, this title is somewhat related to culture and is not too strange.

But
You want me, a heavy smoker, to be a smoking cessation ambassador?
Would this be a bit
Without even giving Jiang Hai time to refuse, Tie Ning opened the door and turned around and left:
"If you don't say anything, I'll take it as your consent."

In terms of the attributes of a cultural relic, the painted painting "Forty Scenes of the Old Summer Palace" can definitely be called a national treasure.

This landscape painting has extremely high artistic value and historical and cultural value. It has three characteristics: First, there is only one set of this painting, and it cannot be copied. Second, the painting is exquisite and the visual effect is excellent. Third, the buildings, springs, rocks and other landscapes are all realistic. When you face this landscape painting, you will have a strange artistic conception of crossing time and space and facing the landscape of the Old Summer Palace. You will be obsessed with it.
Moreover, each of the forty scenes has a poem written by Emperor Qianlong himself. In terms of artistic value, the value of this scene is truly priceless and immeasurable.
When such a precious national treasure is returned, a grand return ceremony will naturally be held.

The Elysee Palace is also the French presidential palace.

French President Roquemar personally visited the scene and returned the "Forty Scenes of the Old Summer Palace" to the river and sea in front of the media cameras:
"I wish the friendship between our two countries will flourish and prosper."

"France will always be China's most steadfast friend"

After the speeches, the guards of honor of the two countries escorted the "Forty Scenes of the Old Summer Palace" from the Elysee Palace to the media group.
"Comrade Jiang Hai, please review!"

Members of the honor guard, dressed in Chinese military uniforms, personally handed over a heavy and historically rich painting of "Forty Scenes of the Old Summer Palace" to Jiang Hai.

This is an honor and a symbol!

"Forty Scenes of the Old Summer Palace" is 28 meters long and about 38 centimeters wide. It is currently the longest colored silk painting in the world.

Obviously, such a long garden painting cannot be unfolded relying solely on the strength of Jiang Hai.

Before the showcase.

French President Roncomalee was seen holding the left end of the painting.

Jiang Hai, a member of the Chinese writers' delegation, holds the right end of the painting.

The two of them slowly spread out the painting in front of the display stand, then placed it steadily on the table and took a photo together.

With the sound of a flashing light:
"Click——"

The picture freezes.

Jiang Hai's face began to appear in CCTV cameras.

In an instant, the domestic media's public opinion direction exploded.

Local TV stations and self-media have begun to report on this incident extensively:

[After a hundred years, "Forty Scenes of the Old Summer Palace" has returned to China again! Our national treasure is back! Our history is back, too.]

[Promote our national prestige! Chinese writer Jiang Hai fought against European and American literature! He suppressed the entire French literary world with his own strength.]

[Shocking! Even though it was not the Nobel Prize ceremony, Haruki Murakami still became a background figure this time]

[He created a miracle in 24 hours! A miracle that cannot be replicated in the history of literature.]

I'm in France, I didn't get on the plane.

There is no doubt that whether it is Jiang Hai himself, the domestic media, or from a national perspective -

This can definitely be called a good thing!
For Jiang Hai, he made a name for himself through this Sino-French cultural exchange, and let the world literary world know that there is a potential writer like Jiang Hai from the distant mysterious Eastern country, whose single-day sales exceeded 10 million copies. It can be said that -

He has left a significant mark in the world literary scene!
From the perspective of the country, Jiang Hai, through his own efforts, made France return the national treasures that had been looted in the Old Summer Palace. No matter from which angle you look at it, this matter -

This should all be covered by the media!

With the joint confirmation of the Embassy and the French President, Jiang Hai became the new China-France Cultural Exchange Ambassador.

According to convention, before taking office, the Chinese and French cultural exchange ambassadors will deliver a speech in front of the media cameras of both countries.

"France is the modern literary world with a brilliant civilization and splendid culture."

Jiang Hai first affirmed the literary achievements of France and the contributions of French writers to the world literary scene. His speech was impartial, neither humble nor arrogant, and the content was quite objective.

Although Jiang Hai looks careless at ordinary times, he never fails to perform in formal occasions, that is, when he is required to take action.

At least, in the eyes of French writers and even the public, Jiang Hai's remarks are...

The content and manners were very appropriate.

"He's handsome, speaks well, and is very talented."

"Is this Jiang Hai?"

“Is this the writer from China?”

“Sure enough, it lives up to its reputation.”

Perhaps, it was "The Old Man and the Sea" that added some filters to Jiang Hai. For some reason, Julie Morgane, daughter of the French President, liked Jiang Hai more and more the more she looked at him.

Sitting in the audience, she looked at Jiang Hai with great interest, with a strange look in her eyes:

“I admire talented men.”

"If a man is handsome and talented, then I think he is suitable to be my partner."

France is known as the capital of romance.

You know, France has a very open attitude towards sex.

Paris is a country where one-night stands are very popular.

According to European statistics, the rate of marital infidelity in France has reached an astonishing 67%, ranking first in the world.

The rate of extramarital affairs alone is astonishingly high at nearly 70 percent, let alone the group of singles who are not married but have active hormone secretion?

"I am a non-marriage advocate." "Only a talented man can conquer me."

"If he only enters the body and does not interfere with life, then I don't mind living with such a man."

Julie Morgane is a typical European beauty.

She has blonde hair, blue eyes, fair skin, beautiful face and long legs, and she exudes an extremely strong sense of confidence.

Women are very sensitive about these things.

She didn't know why, but when Chen Hanying saw the look in Julie Morgana's eyes when she looked at Jiang Hai, she subconsciously sensed something was wrong from her amorous eyes.

"Why do I feel like this Julie Morgana seems to have some interest in Jiang Hai?"

"But, that's impossible."

"She has aristocratic blood and is the daughter of the president."

Jiang Hai stood in front of the stage, his eyes filled with countless seriousness and solemnity.

Under the watchful eyes of central media.

He raised his fist, looked at the camera with a serious face, and spoke with powerful force:

"China has a long history of 5,000 years of culture. Our Chinese nation also has profound connotations and brilliant culture."

"If the nation wants to revive, the youth must be strong!"

"Here, I want to warn all the young people in China——"

"So the responsibility today does not lie with others, but with our young people. If the young are wise, the country will be wise; if the young are rich, the country will be rich; if the young are strong, the country will be strong; if the young are independent, the country will be independent; if the young are free, the country will be free; if the young are progressive, the country will be progressive; if the young are better than Europe, the country will be better than Europe; if the young are the most powerful on the earth, the country will be the most powerful on the earth."

Chenghai Drama Academy, the school’s green playground.

Principal Fang Zhenguo was leading all the teachers and students in watching the cultural relics return ceremony.

When I saw Jiang Hai change his lazy style in the past, standing in front of the Elysee Palace in France with a serious face, shouting loudly:

"Strong young people will make the country strong!"

"The wisdom of youth is the wisdom of a country!"

"If the youth are independent, the country will be independent"

The students who were also in the third year of the Chinese Language and Literature class and had spent every day with Jiang Hai in Chenghai saw that Jiang Hai looked like he had been reborn.

I just can't believe it!
"Is the guy standing next to Brother Hai the President of France???" Fatty Yang Wei stared at the screen in amazement, his expression showing an undisguised seriousness, "Brother Hai, he's already hanging out with the President, and I'm still asking my juniors to help me cut some money on Pinduoduo?"

"We are all human beings, but how can there be such a huge difference in our conduct?"

Chu Tianjiao looked at Jiang Hai who was taking the oath on the screen, and did not hide his shock at all:

"This horse riding"

"Is it Haizi?!?!"

It is hard to believe that a young man who usually burns his roommate's butt with cigarette butts in the dormitory with his bare chest would actually...
Will I be able to enter the Elysee Palace one day and discuss politics with the French President?

Jiang Hai's ridiculously inspiring speech immediately made Chu Tianjiao feel so unfamiliar:

“This world is so magical.”

At this moment, all colleges and students in the country who were still in class were watching the live broadcast from the central media on the public screen.

Those younger students who had just entered Chengxi Opera and were not very familiar with Jiang Hai.

As if to show off, they began to send messages to their classmates in other schools:

"Watch TV!"

"That's a senior from our school."

The "Forty Scenes of the Old Summer Palace" returned by the Louvre in France will be collected by the Palace Museum. Jiang Hai's name will be specially marked in front of the display cabinet of this painting:
[The Forty Scenes of Yuanmingyuan painted during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, donated by the writer Jiang Hai.]

The speech is over.

The whole audience suddenly burst into thunderous applause.

"Crash, la, la, la-"

Even though they held different positions, Jiang Hai's speech on "Youth Says" still touched many French people present.

Below, the French president took the lead in shaking hands with Jiang Hai. He smiled frankly at Jiang Hai:
"France, you are always welcome."

Jiang Hai smiled and gave him a polite response:
"Next time you come to China, I will be your tour guide."

Just as expected.

After the conclusion of this China-France Exchange Week, the mission of the Chinese writers delegation was basically completed.

That afternoon, the Chinese writers' delegation returned to the Palace of Versailles and began to pack their luggage and clothes in preparation for returning home.

As for Jiang Hai, he personally didn't have any clothes to sort out.

So while other writers are packing up.

Jiang Hai stood alone in front of the courtyard on the second floor of the Palace of Versailles, admiring the vast garden scenery in front of him.

“I don’t know when I will come next time.”

A puff of cigarette, a sip of wine.

Another puff of smoke, another sip of whiskey.

While puffing out a cigarette, Jiang Hai opened his mobile phone and began to check domestic media reports on this Sino-French cultural exchange.

“It’s quite interesting.”

Jiang Hai discovered that in addition to making a detailed summary of this Sino-French literary exchange, the domestic media also made an in-depth analysis and report on his speech on "Chinese Youth Speaks" in front of the Elysee Palace.

“Although the speech was simple, the words were rough but the logic was sound, and it was very philosophical.”

"If the youth are strong, the country will be strong! We, the youth, are the backbone of our upward growth!"

"The power of words! This is what writers should be responsible for"

Obviously, in addition to reporting on the return of cultural relics, domestic media are also very interested in Jiang Hai's speech "Chinese Youth Speaks".

Jiang Hai took a quick glance and found that some media outlets were already calling for—

Jiang Hai’s words in his speech should be included in Chinese language textbooks to provide spiritual guidance to students.

"I'm such a f**king genius!"

“You can speak so well even if you improvise.”

This was when Jiang Hai was feeling a little self-indulgent.

A slightly pleasant voice sounded from behind:
"You are an anti-smoking ambassador now, so you can't smoke, right?"

Jiang Hai turned his head and glanced at Chen Hanying behind him, then raised the e-cigarette in his hand:
"Who still smokes traditional cigarettes in this era?"

“Everyone who has used the fifth generation of RELX, endorsed by Cheese Snow Leopard, says it’s good.”

Smoking is prohibited, and the ban refers to traditional cigarettes.

What does this have to do with my e-cigarettes?
Jiang Hai's perverse and heretical remarks left Chen Hanying speechless:

"I'm convinced"

Without further ado, Chen Hanying handed the two envelopes directly to Jiang Hai:

"For you."

Jiang Hai glanced at the two envelopes in his hand. The packaging was simple and exquisite, and it looked like they were of great value.

The envelope was opened.

One of them was an invitation to join the Mensa Club.

Another is the elite call for submissions launched worldwide by the British Writers' Association.

Jiang Hai weighed the two envelopes in his hand and immediately became confused:

"What do you mean by this?"

(End of this chapter)