Entertainment Era: My Good Sister Is All Over the World

Chapter 126 is quite famous? (Please subscribe)

After retreating to Taiwan, the Kuomintang (KMT) exercised comprehensive and long-term control over politics, economy, and culture.

The book banning policy was comparable to the literary inquisition of the Qing Dynasty. Someone was immediately suspected of being a communist sympathizer simply for writing "sunflower" in a book, the book was banned, and the author was imprisoned.

British writer Somerset Maugham was also banned because his surname was Mao, which must have been related to the northern mainland.

Gabriel García Márquez suffered the same fate; his surname was Márquez, so he must be related to Marx.

The French writer Zola, whose last name was Zuo, is definitely on the left.

The Zuo Zhuan dares to write biographies for the leftists; it deserves to be revoked.

Jin Yong's books were naturally banned, but because they were so popular among the public, they were secretly renamed and republished.

For example, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was renamed "The Legend of the Desert Heroes" because a great man once wrote a poem that contained the words "Shooting the Condor".

For example, "The Deer and the Cauldron" was renamed "The Little White Dragon", and the protagonist Wei Xiaobao was changed to Ren Datong, the Little White Dragon.

Moreover, the authorship was not Jin Yong's, but rather under the pen name of Sima Ling; otherwise, it would never have spread.

Everyone knows this is the authorities acting recklessly, but there's nothing they can do about it.

The criteria for banning books and the extent of the bans are completely unclear, which leaves a huge loophole for certain officials to exploit.

What Gu Long wanted to do was actually similar to this: to spread Huang Wenbin's books under his pen name, and then expose them at some point to give those officials a good slap in the face.

Do you think doing this would benefit him?

Most likely not. He doesn't care about that little bit of royalties at all. These days, any screenplay he writes is sought after by film companies, and even just the title can fetch a considerable price.

He just found those guys disgusting.

Many creators feel disgusted and have strong rebellious thoughts, but they lack an outlet for their venting.

During this period, Li Ao became the author with the most banned books; over 90% of his works were banned, making him known as the author with the most banned books in the world at the time. Why were so many of his works banned? Because he wrote books criticizing people every day. He even served several years in prison for it.

Yu Guangzhong called these henchmen who arbitrarily banned various literary and artistic works "cultural traitors." However, Yu Guangzhong himself was a staunch rightist, and his own record wasn't exactly clean either. It wasn't until the mid-to-late 80s that this trend of book banning gradually subsided. 1987

年7月湾岛当局才废除了禁书的管制办法。到1992年的8月1日，湾岛才将负责戒严的「警总」裁撤。1999年《出版法》也终于被废，这时候禁书令才算彻底扫进了历史的尘埃之中。

Of course, despite the ban, the methods used by the public to deal with it are constantly being updated and iterated.

The most effective way, of course, is to bribe the superiors in charge of this matter and ask them to make an exception for you.

Taiwan's corrupt system has a long history, and the practice has spread from top to bottom, naturally giving rise to a large number of officials who are obsessed with money.

Today, Yu Donglou took the manuscript of "Ghost Blows Out the Light" to meet with an official with connections to the "Greeting Headquarters" at Yinsong Pavilion, known as General Hou.

Although all publishing affairs on the island are managed by the so-called "Administrative Information Bureau," the "Police Headquarters" is responsible for martial law and banning books. If you want to obtain a publishing license, it's more effective to contact someone at the "Police Headquarters."

Yu Donglou arrived at the private room of Yinsong Pavilion, where President Hou and the middleman were already there.

"Boss Yu, you're late." The middleman, a chubby man with a receding hairline, said with a smile, "President Hou isn't someone you can easily invite. You're being a bit disrespectful."

President Hou's appearance is somewhat similar to "Minister Hou" in "Black Gold". He looks very impatient and is holding a string of Buddhist prayer beads in his hand.

"Sorry, I was stuck in traffic." Yu Donglou smiled apologetically, then poured himself a glass of wine: "I'll punish myself with one glass, no, three glasses."

After finishing three drinks, the middleman glanced at Mr. Hou and, noticing he was still angry, asked, "You got stuck in traffic? What kind of car were you in? Not a Mazda, were you?"

Yu Donglou paused for a moment, then replied, "It's Mitsubishi."

"So-so."

"6

Mr. Hou suddenly spoke up, then said directly, "I don't have time to waste with your nonsense. Just tell me, what do you want?"

"I want to publish a book, it is ————" Yu Donglou tried to introduce the book "Ghost Blows Out the Light" in his hand.

Mr. Hou didn't even bother to listen and directly quoted a price: "80."

"Huh?" Yu Donglou was stunned. He added, "This book is by Gu Long—"

"I have no interest in knowing who wrote it," Mr. Hou said impatiently, puffing on his cigar. "Whether it's Gu Long or Gu Gou, it's a flat price: NT$80."

Yu Donglou wasn't unable to afford the money, but he found the whole thing a bit absurd: "President Hou, I'd like to explain the source of this book. It also mentions some things about mainland China, and the author's pen name is Shaonian Abin."

"Really?" President Hou's eyes lit up as he took a puff of his cigar. "Then the price has changed to 120 million. The name 'Young Abin' can be used without any problems."

Yu Donglou: "————"

"This price isn't high," Mr. Hou said calmly. "I always charge a fixed price, and I won't charge you a penny more afterward! Whether you publish a book or a series, it has nothing to do with me, and nobody else will interfere. Understand?"

Yu Donglou was stunned for a moment, but quickly understood the implication.

Many banned writers have works that have nowhere to be published, and no one dares to publish them.

So some officials started to scheme against them, asking them to pay for a special publishing number so that all their books could be published under that number, while of course, they couldn't keep their pen names.

In other words, Yu Donglou left behind a pass with 120 million yuan. If Yu Donglou wants to publish any works by "banned authors," he must do so under the current publishing number, which is under the pen name "Young Abin." Those banned authors need to eat and support their families, so most of them would agree to this request.

"Okay, I agree." Yu Donglou failed to accomplish what he wanted to do, but he inadvertently accomplished something else, and it seems to have a wider scope of application.

"That's more like it!" President Hou laughed and poured himself a glass of wine. "Before you came here, you met a writer who was stubborn and had a terrible temper. His brain was like it had been operated on and his butt was on the wrong side. He was completely clueless. You're the one who's sensible."

The middleman was also overjoyed, as he could earn a substantial commission from it.

"Here's the note. As for the money, transfer it to my account within three days." Boss Hou took out a note from his bag, quickly signed his name, and then stamped it.

After saying that, he got up and left.

"Boss Yu, remember to settle the bill on time!" The middleman patted Yu Donglou on the shoulder and then followed behind President Hou.

Yu Donglou picked up the slip of paper, chuckled self-deprecatingly, then got up and left to pay at the counter. He discovered that those two bastards had actually spent over ten thousand yuan; no wonder they came so early.

After returning to his newspaper's publishing house, Yu Donglou immediately called several of his friends and writers, asking them to come over.

When the group of friends arrived, they saw the note approved by General Manager Hou.

"Hey, this is great, it's like a get-out-of-jail-free card," one of the publishers, Fang Yingshi, said with a smile.

"It's not an official approval document, is this acceptable?"

"Yes, someone has gotten approval from Director Hou, so it can definitely be published, but we need to use the same pen names."

"The one surnamed Hou doesn't have that ability; he's just someone's dog, barely a getaway feather."

"No matter how much of a dog he is, he's still a dog with power; even a chicken feather can be used as an imperial edict."

"Who is 'Young Abin'? Will he have a problem with using his name from now on?"

"."

""

Yu Donglou said with a smile, "This young man, Abin, is a writer from mainland China."

"Damn, you're amazing! How did you get that approval?" leftist writer Chen Yingzhen asked, somewhat surprised.

He was arrested and imprisoned last year. Although he was released after only 36 hours, he has already been added to the list of banned writers.

"That Mr. Hou only cares about money; he doesn't care about anything else," Yu Donglou said, shaking his head with a hint of sarcasm.

Chen Yingzhen scoffed, "That fits my stereotype of these people."

"Now that we have this permission, let's begin," Fang Yingshi said impatiently. "I happen to have a manuscript that I don't have anywhere to publish."

Yu Donglou said, "No rush. Let's publish this novel first and get this pen name going."

"This kid is really something else; I could never write something like this." Chen Yingzhen had already casually finished reading the more than 50,000 words of the manuscript for "Ghost Blows Out the Light." "The mainland is indeed full of hidden talents; I really want to find a chance to go back and see for myself."

"Tell Li Ao, that kid's about to explode," Chen Yingzhen said with a smile.

Last year, with the support of Liu Huiyuan, Li Ao made a strong comeback. Not long after his comeback, Li Ao became entangled with the big star Hu Yinmeng, and the three of them were involved in a love triangle. Li Ao is now in a lot of trouble.

However, Liu Huiyuan soon withdrew from the program and flew to the United States to study. Li Ao covered all her tuition and living expenses as compensation.

Unfortunately, Li Ao and the beautiful Hu did not last long. They were supposed to get married in May of this year, but they divorced in August, leaving a messy and unpleasant scene for both of them.

These things have little to do with Huang Wenbin.

Even if Huang Wenbin was a time traveler, he could not have predicted that he would inexplicably produce a large number of works of different types in Taiwan, and even become the most hated and feared writer by several generations of students in Taiwan in the future.

Of course, even if he knew, Huang Wenbin didn't feel anything.

Because he doesn't care.

At this moment, the China Youth Daily's exclusive interview with him has been published, causing quite a stir again. The headline is: "How an ordinary young man stood at the forefront of the times in three years."

Actually, it didn't talk about anything too profound. It just recounted Huang Wenbin's journey from publishing his first work in 1978 to becoming a well-known writer, screenwriter, and film planner in 1980.

He listed some of his works, the most famous of which is naturally the sensational movie "Let the Bullets Fly", as well as the influential literary works "Blood Romance" and "Hibiscus Town", the spy novel "Cliff" which became famous through China National Radio, and "Huang Feihong of Foshan" which was extremely popular in the south.

At this moment, many people were surprised to realize that this 20-year-old young man named Huang Wenbin had unknowingly had such a great influence.

To put it bluntly, it's all about building hype for "Let the Bullets Fly" to compete in Cannes. Among all the main creators of "Let the Bullets Fly," Huang Wenbin is the one with the most hype value and the most ability to attract attention.

With the tacit approval of the authorities, many newspapers and magazines reprinted this interview.

At the end of the interview, Huang Wenbin wrote a message: "We are the new generation of the 1980s, a glorious new generation, a brilliant new generation."

We are also the new generation of the world, and of course we should stride out into the world with our heads held high, so that others can see us, hear us, and remember us!

>