Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 456 Yan Danchen Learns a Lesson: The True Meaning of Waiting for a Rabbit to Run into a Tree Stump! The lovers tear each other apart; the mistress is ruined!
"You did this on purpose, didn't you?"

"Oh, I didn't mean to."

"Hey! What are you saying? Be serious."

"Isn't 'deliberate' the opposite of 'accidental'? I've already given you a very serious answer: it was accidental."

"Huh...what?! Be serious! The important part is the front!"

"Up ahead? Jay Chou on the Spring Festival Gala? Isn't that Jay Chou and the Spring Festival Gala? Why are you asking me? My name is Ma Xun, and I have nothing to do with either of those things."

"They didn't mean that. They just meant... that..."

"Haha... What did you hear?"

"Yes, that's the arrangement..."

"What kind of gossip is this? It's all just rumors."

The Beijing Film Academy is currently in its exam period, but strangely enough, Ma Xun and Yan Danchen are strolling around the campus.

The Beijing Film Academy is indeed a pretty good school, with some 'famous' attractions on campus.

For example, this small pyramid, I don't know what its significance is, but there's just a little scene here.

Ma Xun and Yan Danchen strolled around here and chatted for a bit.

The conversation turned out to be anything but serious.

Obviously, "not serious" mainly refers to Ma Xun.

Yan Danchen was actually concerned about Ma Xun, and it was obvious that she wanted to ask about the 'gossip' that had been circulating recently.

However, this gossip is rather obscure; although many people in the industry are spreading it, they are not entirely certain.

Such a juicy piece of gossip only made Dan Chen even more eager to get to know him.

So, of course, we had to ask Ma Xun.

As it turns out, Ma Xun was surprisingly tight-lipped.

Yan Danchen could understand Ma Xun; there must be a reason why he didn't say anything.

Just when Yan Danchen was about to ignore the gossip, Ma Xun suddenly uttered a very old-fashioned idiom.

"Sit back and wait."

"Huh? Why bring this up?"

Have you heard of this idiom?

"Of course! Who hasn't heard of that!"

Yan Danchen's words sounded somewhat angry.

Even if art students are not good at studying, how could Yan Danchen not have heard of such a well-known idiom?

Ma Xun smiled. "You know the story, right?"

Yan Danchen seemed to have gotten even angrier. "If you keep saying that, I'm really going to get angry! I'm not an idiot!"

Ma Xun's smile deepened, seemingly ignoring Yan Danchen's anger, and continued, "This is a story made up by Han Feizi, did you know that?"

"Han Feizi...he..." Goodness, Yan Danchen wasn't angry this time.

Yes, she knew the idiom and understood its meaning, but she didn't realize for a moment that it was from Han Feizi.

Moreover, Yan Danchen didn't know much about Han Feizi.

Ma Xun went on to explain further, “Han Feizi was a Legalist scholar who played a very important role in Qin’s ability to unify the world. Back then, it was a time of contention among a hundred schools of thought, and it was against this social backdrop that Han Feizi created this story.”

So, did you know? This story actually had two sentences at the end, but they were omitted from our textbook.

"Huh?" Yan Danchen's eyes widened, fully exposing her lack of knowledge.

"These two sentences are: If we want to govern the people of today with the policies of the former kings, we are all like those who wait for a tree stump to fall into their lap."

Yan Danchen swore that she had definitely learned the idiom "waiting for a rabbit to run into a tree stump," but she could also swear that she had never seen those two phrases before.

"What, what does this mean?"

I have to ask, this is much more interesting than the gossip from before.

Ma Xun laughed and said, "This story itself was indeed made up by Han Feizi, and there's nothing wrong with what we learned. The point is to learn a lesson from this story: you can't wait for a windfall; people don't always encounter such lucky breaks."

However, the following two sentences make it very clear. Han Feizi had a clear purpose, and his purpose was actually quite obvious.

The story of "waiting for a rabbit to bump into a tree stump" takes place in the State of Song. Why specifically the State of Song? If you study it closely, you'll find that many fables from the Spring and Autumn Period, especially those about foolish people, actually took place in the State of Song.

The reason is very, very simple: Confucius' ancestors were from the State of Song.

Confucius advocated restoring the Zhou rites; this was his core political viewpoint.

"Huh?" Yan Danchen understood instantly, but she really found it hard to believe. "Could this be an insult..."

Ma Xun spoke up for her, saying, "To put it bluntly, the story of waiting for a rabbit to run into a tree stump, or many similar stories, are all insults to Confucius, calling him an idiot."

Good guy!
Yan Danchen couldn't hold back any longer. She didn't want to laugh, but she bent over laughing.

Ma Xun knew this would be the outcome, so he simply explained further: "The so-called 'Hundred Schools of Thought Contend' is actually just everyone criticizing each other. However, they were great scholars, so they wouldn't criticize each other in the crude and vulgar way we do now. They all criticized each other in a subtle and understated way."

This person's level of insults is truly high, and if you can't understand their implied meaning, then you don't deserve to sit at the same table with them.

understand? "

Yan Danchen truly learned a great deal this time. She felt as if Ma Xun had enlightened her. Indeed, a single conversation with a wise man is worth more than ten years of study.

However, she immediately realized, "Oh~~~ I know, I knew it!"

Our fairy Chang'e is smiling in a rather lewd way right now.

Ma Xun laughed and said, "Some things are just done this way; you can't explain them so clearly. It's like waiting for a rabbit to run into a tree stump."

That's it!

This is an admission that Jay Chou's appearance on the Spring Festival Gala was deliberately arranged by Ma Xun.

It was also a deliberate display of their strength.

Regardless of who it targets, whether it's the Wang brothers, Han Sanping, or some minor official in the bureau.

In short, Ma Xun achieved his goal.

I'm not someone you can bully!
However, Jay Chou was originally scheduled to perform on the Spring Festival Gala in 04, but because of Ma Xun's appearance, the opportunity was given to him.

Okay, Jay Chou is one of his people too, and now he's been taken advantage of.

It's nothing, it's fine as it is.

The matter has now been clarified, and Ma Xun's move can be described as extremely clever.

No one said a word that was insulting or targeting anyone, but those people know the real situation.

Crucially, it also served as a deterrent.

Look, this gossip is circulating in the industry right now, that's the effect it's having. But why are the two of them on the Beijing Film Academy campus?

It's actually quite simple; Ma Xun just wants to use his relationship with Yan Danchen.

"Don't worry about that girl. As long as she's a good prospect, the teacher definitely won't let her go."

"That's good. I was worried there might be some shady dealings involved."

"Judging from what you're saying, there's no shady dealings involved."

"Okay, okay, no, no."

Upon hearing this, Yan Danchen smiled broadly.

That's right, Ma Xun wanted Yan Danchen to say a few good words for Wen Yongshan, especially for Teacher Cui Xinqin.

Don't underestimate Danchen. She is also a member of the 96 star class. Her teacher, Cui Xinqin, is quite influential at the Beijing Film Academy. More importantly, Teacher Cui has a significant say in the admissions process.

Therefore, it is very important to speak up for them.

Ma Xun believed in Wen Yongshan's abilities, but this time was different.

Just like before, when Ma Xun asked Yuanyuan to take the entrance exam for the Beijing Film Academy, they didn't use any connections because their plan was very clear.

Yuanyuan is going to take the vocational college entrance exam; we're not going to take the undergraduate exam.

Even if we take a step back and say that a vocational high school student gets into a university program, that's really... Our Yuanyuan didn't do that. That big-eyed thief Yanzi has a very powerful background.

Yuanyuan getting into a vocational college shouldn't be a problem, so she doesn't need to pull any strings.

But now Wen Yongshan is young and needs to take the entrance exam for an undergraduate program.

We'll have to pull some strings then.

Fortunately, Wen Yongshan is not particularly young and is from Hong Kong, so there is no need to find too many powerful connections.

It's enough to have a chat with Yan Danchen, one of Teacher Cui's former students.

Ma Xun wasn't supposed to come, but Yan Danchen missed him.

Besides, with the success of "The Lotus Lantern" this time, Yan Danchen's portrayal of Chang'e has become quite popular.

So...why not take this opportunity to meet Ma Xun and ease the pain of longing?
In this school, it's naturally not appropriate to do *that* kind of thing, but what happens next...

Ma Xun had seen through Yan Danchen's intention to descend to earth long ago, so he whispered in her ear, "How about we set up a classroom, and you can wear the clothes you wore when you were studying here?"

Good guy, really good guy!

"You're so naughty!" Yan Danchen's shy expression... wait a minute, it seems she didn't directly refuse.

Regardless of these details, since things are almost done, the two of them might as well go out and explore other things.

Little did they know that two little girls were hiding in the shadows, eavesdropping.

……

"Oh, them..."

Yang Mi was actually reminded of what her two godmothers had been talking about before, and now she realized it was true!
The key point is that, after listening to Ma Xun's explanation, his method is truly amazing!
To put it bluntly, Yang Mi feels that her two godmothers are simply incomparable.

The two godmothers' methods are nothing special; after following them for so many years, I've seen through them very clearly.

Meanwhile, on Ma Xun's side...

"Ahem... What are you thinking about?"

The two girls eavesdropping were Xiao Mi and Wen Yongshan, of course.

The two of them had just faced off, and since they were facing off, they naturally needed to find a place to 'practice alone'!
Unexpectedly, they ran into Ma Xun and Yan Danchen by chance.

Without further ado, hide it quickly.

Actually, this is a bit strange. It's fine for a mistress to hide, but why is Wen Yongshan hiding anything?
Aren't you all in cahoots?
Xiao Mi had no idea what Wen Yongshan was thinking, nor did she know what Wen Yongshan had seen and experienced.

However, hiding is fine too, because we overheard a lot of things.

Xiao Mi was also enlightened; she didn't know that the story of waiting for a rabbit to run into a tree stump had two lines deleted.

This really makes me realize even more how amazing Ma Xun is.

But after that...

"The two of them..."

"Consider it a favor to me."

Xiao Mi understood, of course, that Ma Xun and Yan Danchen had come to the Beijing Film Academy to help Wen Yongshan stabilize the situation.

This could be considered using connections, but the problem is, what happens when it happens to the mistress?

In an instant, Xiaomi felt a deep bitterness in her heart!
My two godmothers don't really care about me; I had to rely on myself to get into the art college entrance exam.

But look at Wen Yongshan!

The two of them had been at odds before, and it was clear that Wen Yongshan had been protected and supported along the way.

It's obvious, because she's Ma Xun's person!

Then there's the currently popular TV series "Lotus Lantern," which is something I missed out on.

This, this, this... The more I think about it, the more miserable my life feels!

Wen Yongshan, who was standing to the side, was completely stunned. She looked at Yang Mi and saw her entire expression.

Then I noticed that Yang Mi's expression was becoming increasingly strained...

what's the situation?
"Well, if it's you, and you feel there are any problems, we can discuss it further, or... I could try to get into the Central Academy of Drama again?"

Wen Yongshan felt she should give in to the girl in front of her a little.

result……

"I have no problem at all!"

The current state of Xiao Mi is what later became a popular internet phrase: "Don't cry, just stand there and masturbate."

It's definitely a bit of a mess.

But in doing so, the two of them couldn't continue their fight.

"I won't lose to you! Even if you have someone backing you up!"

The mistress left behind this last sentence, which left Wen Yongshan completely bewildered.

I really can't figure out what's going on with Yang Mi.

But no matter what, she will definitely give it her all in this art exam.

Let's forget about decorating the classroom.

However, Yan Danchen, the Chang'e, still descended to the mortal realm.

(End of this chapter)