1978 Synthetic Writers

Chapter 438 The toilet gives me pleasure!

In the past ten years, the domestic news and publishing industry has been dealt an extremely heavy blow.

Institutions are shrinking, key personnel are being lost, new forces are not being replenished, and news reporting and speech are being restricted.

However, as people's minds gradually opened up, the domestic news industry finally broke through the taboos and ushered in the spring of journalism. New newspapers and magazines were established in various places like mushrooms after rain.

"Beyond Eight Hours" was a publication officially founded in 1980 under such background.

This is a Tianjin publication, and its foreword is: "Eight hours of work, eight hours of rest, and eight hours of entertainment."

From this we can see that the information this magazine wants to express is different from that of other publications on the market.

This preface corresponds to what a certain comrade said: "We must strive to work eight hours, rest eight hours, and keep the other eight hours for ourselves."

Therefore, the so-called "eight hours" in the title obviously refers to working time.

So “outside of eight hours”, isn’t that just time for rest and ourselves?

What time is this?

It's entertainment time!
"Beyond Eight Hours" declares to the outside world: We are extremely conscious of caring for life, and we publish social cases, marriage, family, and love stories. In a word, they are appealing to both the elite and the masses, blah blah.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, it is similar to the magazine "Zhiyin", which focuses on emotional stories and often publishes some eye-catching articles.

For example, when ballroom dancing was at its most popular, this publication published an article titled "Talking about Dancing and Proms." It seemed very serious, trying to popularize some knowledge about proms, but in fact it was using the word "prom" to attract people's attention. It could also be understood as a form of publicity, or in the words of later generations, "skirting the edge."

Although "Beyond Eight Hours" is not well-known in later generations, this magazine has been widely welcomed by readers since its establishment, and has cultivated a large number of loyal readers across the country. At its peak, its circulation even reached more than 140 million copies.

With a circulation of millions of copies, it enjoys great fame across the country in this era.

At this moment, in the editorial office.

The editor-in-chief found the deputy editor-in-chief and said with a worried look on his face, "Lao Li, this article is so vulgar and involves real people. Can it be approved? Don't let this article cause any adverse effects after it is published. We can't afford it."

“What adverse effects could it have?”

The deputy editor-in-chief didn't care too much. "This guy is now a rat crossing the street, everyone is shouting and beating him. Who can say we are mean if we publish this? I guess the higher-ups are happy to see such an article published. It will let the people vent their anger when they read it!"

“I think we need to reconsider this.”

"Don't worry, I know what's going on. The author is Xu Fei, a man with great powers. He always argues with everyone, but nothing has ever happened to him. Let's relax. This issue will definitely sell like hot cakes once it's released!"

What she hoped for now was that the matter would be suppressed so that she could quickly return to the America she had been longing for.

Just when Chen Chong was preparing to return to the United States, "Beyond Eight Hours" magazine published an article titled "In America, I Can Get Pleasure Even When I Flush the Toilet", which quickly attracted the attention of a large number of readers.

There are no gossip magazines nowadays. Although "Beyond Eight Hours" claims to be a combination of documentary and entertainment, in a sense, it is equivalent to the gossip magazines of this era, except that the scale is not as large as in later generations.

This article, "In our America, I can get pleasure even when flushing the toilet," is a long article of more than 8,000 words. It tells the daily life and various details of "Movie Queen" Chen Chong in the United States from a revealing perspective.

In fact, if this article is given to people in later generations, they will understand it at a glance. Isn't this the standard "knower style"?

The reason why the magazine "Zhiyin" became so popular is that its weapons of mass destruction are "celebrity stories" and often "exclusive interviews".

Like revealing the secret of "Wong Kar-wai refuses to take off his glasses":
"One day, Chen Yi Jin saw that Wong Kar Wai's eyes were red from working so hard late at night, so he bought him a pair of Rayban sunglasses and said distressedly: 'You have to take care of your body.'

Just one sentence made Wong Kar-wai shed tears.

At that moment, he hugged Chen Yijin tightly and said, "I will always wear the sunglasses you gave me. '"

This story was widely circulated, and even several years later, the saying "don't take off glasses for love" was still circulating on the Internet.

Don’t you ever think about it, what kind of sunglasses can be of good quality enough to be worn for a lifetime?

In fact, when filming "The Grandmaster", Wong Kar-wai himself said that he had been wearing sunglasses because of long-term high-intensity work and excessive use of his eyes, which made his eyes very sensitive to light.

In addition to this kind of revelation, there are also a large number of celebrity "fan fiction", such as "The Two-Year Agreement between Wen Zhang and Ma Yili" and "After the Car Accident, Hu Ge and Xue Jianing Return with Love: The Spring Breeze Kisses Your Face":
"'Don't bother my friends. If possible, I just want to see Jianing's smiling face.' Xue Jianing gently took Hu Ge's hand, put it on her face, and said softly: 'I am Jianing. If you don't believe your eyes, believe your feelings.'

Xue Jianing said to Hu Ge word by word: "Love has no reason, I just love you, no matter what you look like, I will follow you for the rest of my life."

Even Jay Chou was not immune:
".Feeling lost, Patty Hou went to the bar with her friends and played until very late before returning home.

As soon as they arrived at the door, Jay Chou rushed to her angrily and said, "Where have you been? You didn't even answer the phone. Do you know how worried I am about you?"

The series of questions shocked Patty Hou, and tears of grievance fell down her face.

At this moment, Jay Chou was in a panic and kept asking her what happened and who bullied her.

'It's you. You always belong to the screen and your fans.'

Jay Chou understood, he hugged Patty Hou into his arms and let her head rest on his chest:
"Little fool, why do you take the media's words seriously? Listen to what my heart says, it says: I love you, I love you, I love you."

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God knows where "Zhiyin" gets the glimpses of these celebrities' lives, and they are so real that it seems as if there are cameras installed in their homes.

In short, for a long time, the people watched it with great interest and believed in it without a doubt.

The article "In America, I get pleasure from flushing the toilet" in "Beyond Eight Hours" describes Chen Chong's life in the United States in this kind of casual style.

The article is very detailed, starting from Chen Chong's childhood before she became famous, and telling how she bravely stepped onto the big screen with her passion for acting, and won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress at the age of 19, becoming the most dazzling new star in the film industry.

Then he talked about Chen Chong's life in the United States. It was like reading a story about a princess in distress. She was so poor that she couldn't afford to eat. In order to make a living and pay the high tuition and living expenses, she had to humble herself and do all kinds of rough and tiring work. She worked as a restaurant waitress, washed dishes in a greasy kitchen, handed out flyers on the street, was treated coldly by passers-by, and even swept toilets.
The restaurant owner, who knew her celebrity status, even used her as a gimmick to attract customers, showing off to the guests: "Hey! Buddy! This beautiful lady is a movie queen from the mainland!"

The article is sometimes written from a third-person perspective, and sometimes jumps to Chen Chong's subjective perspective, as if she were really being interviewed.

"When I was cleaning the toilet, I had no shame in doing it. I knew I would belong to this place one day, so I worked very hard at it."

"When you do something, you have to do it to the best of your ability, especially when you're cleaning the toilet."

"I clean toilets cleaner than anyone else who cleans toilets!"

"Really? It's cleaner than a face plate!"

“You can even wash your face and cook there!”

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Chen Chong read this article and her hands were shaking with anger.

If you are handsome and someone calls you ugly, you will not be angry because you know that what he says is false.

If you are ugly and someone calls you ugly, you will definitely be furious.

This is what Chen Chong is like now, her defense is broken.

Because the things written in the article are all true, they are her real experiences in the United States.

The less a person has, the more he wants to pretend to have something.

The reason why Chen Chong pretended to be superior and looked down on her family in the Spring Festival Gala when she returned to China this time was to make it seem like she was living a particularly glamorous life in the United States. Why?
Is it your self-esteem that’s at work?

This mentality is equivalent to a child from a small city running to a big city to work as a cow or a horse. He sees the hustle and bustle of the big city, but his own life is completely incompatible with this hustle and bustle.

When he returns home after the Chinese New Year, he starts to show off like an upper-class person, saying how many projects he has negotiated this year, how many talented people he has met, and how he is now an ADC in a large company.

Chen Chong has the same mentality.

If people in China knew that I gave up a bright future in my country and ended up washing dishes and cleaning toilets in the United States.

Wouldn't she be a joke then?

She carefully covered up and was unwilling to expose her embarrassment even if she was branded as "ungrateful to her roots".

As a result, an article in "Beyond Eight Hours" has completely torn to pieces the image of her carefully crafted elite returning home character.

Her life in the United States was exposed to the public.

In particular, what Chen Chong was most reluctant to mention was the incident in which she was bullied by two school doctors.

Chen Chong didn’t know how the author knew this and even wrote it down for her.

He really stripped her panties clean.

How could she not be defeated?
"I'm going to sue him!"

"I'm going to sue them!"

Chen Chong's body was shaking and her face turned pale with anger.

Unfortunately, these days, the media’s voice cannot be easily challenged by anyone.

Although Chen Chong is a film queen, she has been in the United States for so many years that she has lost her network of contacts in China and has long since lost them. Now she can't find anyone to help her.

What's more, at this time, no one dared to stand up and speak for her.

In desperation, Chen Chong had to write a letter to "Beyond Eight Hours" herself, asking them to remove the article and publicly apologize to her together with the author of the article.

In terms of external attitude, "Eight Hours Beyond" was very tough and responded to her:
We know what you said, we will investigate, and hope you can point out where the mistake is so that we can handle this matter.
Chen Chong was furious again.

Yes, there is nothing wrong with this, but can you tell it to me like this?
There was another reply:

Since there is no problem and the content is factual, why should we apologize?
What this means is that everyone is calling for your punishment now, Chen Chong, and it's all your own fault. Don't blame us, but look for the reasons in yourself.

Chen Chong was so depressed that she wanted to vomit blood.

But who can she turn to for justice now?

Further trouble? Do you think the higher-ups are supporting the show "Beyond Eight Hours" organized by the Tianjin Federation of Literary and Art Circles, or the actress who angered the whole country with one sentence?

During the days when Chen Chong was negotiating with "Eight Hours Beyond", this revealing article had become a hit, becoming popular all over the country and its influence was growing.

The story of Chen flushing the toilet mentioned in the article has also become a topic of interesting conversation on the streets after dinner.

Chen Chong's parents are both senior intellectuals and medical professionals.

But recently, the two of them have been unable to hold their heads up.

They stay at home after work and are reluctant to go out. Every time on their way home, the looks from the neighbors make them wish they could find a hole to crawl into.

It’s even more embarrassing at work.

From time to time, someone would come to them and ask, is it true that your daughter cleans toilets in the United States?

Even if one's skin is as thick as a city wall, one can't help but blush when hearing such a question.

Wang Defa, a member of the working class, was so angry on the night of New Year's Eve because of Chen Chong's phone call that he couldn't eat for several days and had a miserable New Year.

He is old, and his family is afraid that he might get sick from being angry, but they don’t know how to persuade him.

Until that day, his son came home with a copy of "Beyond Eight Hours".

"Dad, look at this!"

"WTF?"

"It's Chen Chong's. Hey, take it and have a look."

When Wang Defa heard the name Chen Chong, his temples began to throb.

"What did you say about her?"

"You will know after you have taken a look."

"Why keep it a secret?"

With some doubts, Wang Defa took the magazine from his son.

"His."

Wang Defa read it and laughed.

Or rather, he let it go.

To describe it in the words of later generations: "She's like that, why are you still angry with her?"

Wang Defa stretched out his arms lightly, and the gloom of the past disappeared from his brows.

"Ask your mother to get me something to eat."

"hungry!"

Jiang Xian is preparing for the premiere of "Furong Town".

As for the popular article in "Eight Hours Beyond".

Yes, of course it was from his hand.

Jiang Xian has no psychological burden about this.

Although it is a despicable act to poke someone's scars, you can only use despicable means to deal with despicable people.

According to the original historical trajectory, Chen Chong pretended to be dead for a while and then ran back to her hometown in the United States, leaving the Spring Festival Gala to bear most of the firepower.

But this time, since Jiang Xian is here.

Of course she won't be let off easily.

(End of this chapter)