I was reborn without dreams

Chapter 208, two blog posts, create new trending terms.

One thing about Shi Xiangdao's introduction was correct: he was indeed Jewish and a member of the Sheba family.

However, there is one slight difference: this guy is actually from Tianjin and doesn't actually live in the Yangtze River Delta region.

Even more notably, in his early years he visited various departments of the "Manchukuo" regime in Japan and Korea, including the Ministry of Culture.

Gao Di was also a banner lord of the "Eight Banners".

But times have changed, and bragging about this is pointless now. If you can't make money, you're useless. So he has changed course and started working in the cultural circle.

The advantage was that he got some screenwriting jobs, and when he was in his forties, he was able to make a living.

Now that he's over sixty, he's become a "leading figure" in certain small circles.

Whether or not there are advantages from one's ancestors, I don't know, but in the Yangtze River Delta region, one can still make money by shouting a few words.

The "Beijing Circle" in the entertainment industry has influence in many aspects, and the earliest collaborations with the Hong Kong film and television industry were not with their fellow Cantonese speakers from Lingdong Province, but with the "Beijing Circle".

The timeline and the breadth of cooperation are far beyond what "Shanghai Master" can match.

The versions are completely different.

The influence of "Master Hu" in the Hong Kong film industry dates back to the era of the Green Gang's disciples and grand-disciples, which is several decades ago.

Shi Xiangdao is currently using his connections in his hometown of Tianjin to climb onto a peculiar path, mainly working as a screenwriter for the adaptation of "female protagonist" novels into film and television.

That's right, the concept of "leading lady" already exists in this era, and in fact it existed even earlier, mainly in the positive adaptation of various female figures such as "Wu Zetian" and "Empress Dowager Cixi".

The funding for this area is quite sufficient.

Taking the anniversary of the publication of "Speech at the Yanzhou Literature and Art Symposium" last month as an example, Jingu City launched an event with the slogan "Supporting new literary talents and fostering outstanding works." It raised 6 million yuan to establish the "Jingu City Young Writers Creation Award," with outstanding achievements each receiving a reward of 100,000 yuan.

Two candidates are selected every two years.

The two selected this year are a story about the contemporary working class and a story about the classical "independent woman".

So here's an interesting question: which one was the focus of the promotion?
Undoubtedly, in order to showcase the most authentic image of laborers, the focus was on promoting "Wu Zetian".

Being an emperor is also a job; it's all about contributing to the country through one's own abilities.

As for emperors living in palaces and enjoying delicacies every day, that's all due to hard work and wealth; there's no need to be envious or jealous.

During this event, Shi Xiangdao also returned to his hometown of Jingu, where he had a meal and, as a senior figure, was interviewed by local media.

In the interview, he stated that the selection process was also a major review of the young writers in Tianjin. The strong creative ability and active creative state displayed by the young writers in Tianjin indicate that a new literary force is rising in Tianjin. During the award process, after carefully reviewing the works of these young writers, I was greatly surprised and excited—Tianjin actually has such a large number of talented and promising young writers!

Shi Xiangdao had a firm grasp on the topic of nonsensical literature, while Zhang Da'an directly launched into a tirade.

"I'm speechless. I don't care if someone spends six million to entertain themselves behind closed doors, after all, I'm not from Tianjin. But I really want to understand, why can a good-for-nothing like Shi Xiangdao keep appearing in newspapers and on TV barking like a dog? And he even gets an appearance fee of three to five thousand. Seriously... what the hell?"

"Of course, I'm not here today to nitpick. I just want to know why Shi Xiangdao, this old good-for-nothing, had no objection to this parasite-like cultural circle when he was in Tianjin, directly demonstrating the mastery of 'nonsense literature'; how come when he came to Luzhou, this old good-for-nothing who plays with words suddenly became a know-it-all in the children's toy industry?"

"I personally suggest that we introduce a societal oversight mechanism for these so-called 'experts' who know absolutely nothing. This oversight should not only focus on them, but also on the media outlets that condone such behavior. Otherwise, they are aiding and abetting wrongdoing."

“I have a lot of complaints about the supervisory departments in Luzhou City. They just stand by and watch as a scoundrel like Shi Xiangdao destroys the local industry’s development without doing anything. This is a complete dereliction of duty! If you don’t know how to manage it, my suggestion is that the industry should form its own faction and manage it themselves.”

"What kind of bullshit toy guns are making boys addicted to fighting? Just because you had a dark childhood like a castrated man doesn't mean everyone else is a sissy. What's wrong with boys playing with toy guns and knives? It's better than foreign priests playing with little boys, right?"

Zhang Da'an's starting point for his criticism may seem unclear, but it is actually quite meaningful.

Basically, all the content mentioned is very sensitive.

For example, what is the figure of "six million"? It is the prize money raised by Jingu City for the "Young Writers' Creative Award". The local publicity department itself has very limited financial resources, so it is not easy for them to come up with six million.

At that time, there were still impoverished areas in Jingu City, which was even worse than Guichuan County in the capital, because some land was being transformed into plains and reservoirs, and industrial land was strictly controlled.

Six million yuan is enough to start a decent road and bridge construction project in a district or county. If it were used to improve the libraries in village schools and to recycle secondhand books, six million yuan could be used to collect a batch of books worth about one hundred million yuan from schools in one district of Beijing.

There are still rooms available even if all the village schools in Tianjin are filled.

But that's not the point. What is the point?
The key point is that such a "six million" award has existed before, but it wasn't the "Young Writers' Creative Award"; it was another literary award.

There's a pattern: each version has its own god, each new emperor has his own court, and it's held every two years. After two or three sessions, four, five, or six years have passed, and then nobody remembers it anymore.

Take this new version as an example. Two excellent scores would only amount to 200,000, and three would amount to 600,000, leaving more than 5 million.

Was Zhang Da'an talking about "six million" online?
It's obvious they're just counting the remaining "five million or so".

In this process, expenses such as "writing fees," "travel expenses," and "tea fees" are all counted as expenditures. It's best to become a member of the management committee; if not, then like Shi Xiangdao, you become someone who helps with promotion, takes three to five thousand yuan, and leaves, only to be replaced by a different group next time. Therefore, Zhang Da'an's mention of "appearance fees of three to five thousand yuan" is also a sensitive topic.

Because it's impossible for Shi Xiangdao to be the only one; similar figures to Shi Xiangdao will also appear, and they will all get "three to five thousand appearance fees".

Similarly, people like "Shi Xiangdao" have this, and the same "newspaper and television" contact person is also present in the "Why can they be in newspapers and TV barking all the time?" argument.

That's enough to shut up my old baby.

Open fire on the media is a highly risky technical issue.

Two keywords followed: "parasite culture circle" and "nonsense literature," along with several hot terms such as "expert," "professor," and "know-it-all."

The brilliance of the internet lies in its speed of communication across geographical boundaries, especially since "dog-loving teenagers" are very interested in unconventional ideas and "electronic explosions."

Almost immediately after Zhang Da'an started his rant, "nonsense literature" and "experts and professors" instantly became trending topics, and "nonsense literature" ranked first in the newly added hot forum list of "Chat Bar".

In the "Nonsense Literature Bar", a user named "Dog An Youth" started creating derivative works and selected Shi Xiangdao as the lifelong honorary leader of the "Nonsense Literature Cult".

During the process of building this forum, after carefully reviewing these newly added forums, I was surprised and very excited—the forums actually have such a large number of talented and promising young members!

During this posting process, after carefully reading through these new posts, I was greatly surprised and excited—there is such a large group of talented and promising young users in the forum!

During this excretion process, after carefully examining the enoki mushrooms left over from yesterday, I was thrilled to discover that there was such a large quantity of robust and promising undigested enoki mushrooms in the pit!

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Posting in various formations, all using formulaic posting methods, directly made the popularity of "nonsense literature" ridiculously strong.

The following day, newspapers from Jiangkou Province even reported on this incident of netizens studying "nonsense literature" in their social and livelihood sections.

They also gave a brief introduction to what Shi Xiangdao does.

It didn't mention what masterpieces, classics, or representative works Shi Xiangdao, this "leading figure," actually had; it simply praised Shi Xiangdao for his good interpersonal relationships and high status in cultural circles.

Normally, "expert" and "professor" would be more popular, but because Zhang Da'an has another blog post on "Jinbang Blog", the term "know-it-all" is more popular.

The reason is simple: it involves money, not just the money of one or two people, but the money of many people.

"Based on last year's results, I roughly estimate the total wholesale and retail sales of toys this year to be around 10 billion yuan. The fluctuation won't be too large, but there's one characteristic I want to mention."

"Approximately 34 percent of consumers prefer electronic toys, around 46 percent tend to choose smart toys, and about 20 percent prefer high-end plush and fabric decorative toys. Among these, the higher-priced toys are mainly imported toys or IP co-branded toys."

“In rural areas of China, traditional types of toys still dominate. Building blocks and similar assembly toys account for 28%, while low- to mid-range domestic plush and cloth toys account for about 24%.”

"Why bring up this set of data? Because damn, electric toys account for a whopping 48%! Damn it, toy guns and toy cars with flashlights and horns are considered 'high-end goods' in rural areas. Basically, it can be said that rural children support this segment of toy manufacturing businesses; and it is these domestic toy manufacturers who bring relatively cheap happiness to rural children."

"What gives Shi Xiangdao, this old cultural waste who knows nothing and has never spent a day on the front line of production, the right to point fingers at our own country's domestic enterprises in the national media?"

"With your expertise as a professor, Shi Xiangdao, how could you possibly have the financial resources to be part of the 170 million yuan import volume of toys last year? Your granddaughter can change the clothes and jewelry for her 'Snow White,' so what's wrong with a rural child playing with a light-up electric gun?"

"By the way, in 194698, according to the toy market survey report of Pengcheng City, the average annual toy consumption per child in rural areas of Pengcheng City was less than 15 yuan; in Fengyi County, the average annual toy consumption per child in rural areas was less than 3 yuan."

"I just want to ask, how many cities and counties in China can compare to Pengcheng City and Fengyi County?"

"At the same time, I would also like to know why the relevant departments act as if they are facing a major crisis just because some old idiot in the cultural field opens his mouth, and carry out meaningless targeted rectification."

"Who exactly does the supervisory and management department serve? Does it serve elderly parasites like Shi Xiangdao who are laid off and don't create any value? We've held one study session after another on the 'Science and Education Revitalizing the Nation Strategy,' but how come it's as if the 'Science and Education Revitalizing the Nation Strategy' can be put on hold just because a useless intellectual with no scientific literacy and no technological knowledge was involved?"

"Given the already strong position of international toy manufacturers, our internal cultural figures not only failed to help our local companies fight against foreign competitors, but instead helped foreign companies further expand their high-end market share in the same market."

"I want to know, what's the point of keeping so many useless mouths around?"

"Allowing such useless intellectuals to control public discourse for so long is, in my opinion, a serious waste of public resources and a serious problem of abusing public power for private gain!"

"I believe that cultural personnel who cannot fight for the survival space of our own country, society, nation, enterprise, class and so on should have all their economic subsidies cut off and their original treatment abolished, and the limited resources and funds should be transferred to more dynamic new era fighting intellectuals."

"my country's toy market will continue to grow, and the total wholesale volume will soon exceed 100 billion yuan. However, if at that time the high-end market is still dominated by foreign brands, then I believe that 90 billion yuan of that 100 billion yuan will be earned by foreigners."

There's a saying, "Your position determines your perspective." What kind of people would feel pain and resentment at the development of domestic industries while cheering and applauding the unimpeded access of foreigners to the domestic market?

"Finally, I hope to see a reasonable explanation for the negative impact that Shi Xiangdao has had on some companies."

After this blog post was published, Coach Zhang's office phone was ringing off the hook that very day.

(End of this chapter)