Chapter 287 Big Reversal
Lin Weimin was curious about when the relevant departments would take action, but he didn't expect that they had already taken action, but just didn't make it public.
Moreover, unlike the time when Jiang Zilong was criticized, even Mr. Chen was implicated, which directly led to the Prime Minister's intervention.
This time, the level of the relevant departments was definitely not as high as that of the Prime Minister, but the thought and energy they spent on this matter of Lin Weimin was something that Jiang Zilong had never enjoyed before.
After finishing the phone call with Jiang Zilong, Lin Weimin finally had time to explain the whole story to Qu Xiaowei.
After listening to this, he frowned, "Is it necessary to go through so much trouble? Wouldn't it be enough if the relevant departments informed the media and didn't let them get involved? Didn't you also say that they took action this time entirely because of your outstanding contribution? Since you are a meritorious person that the country wants to protect, with this righteousness, it is justified for them to intervene directly."
Lin Weimin had the same doubts as Qu Xiaowei at the beginning, but he soon figured it out.
Over the past three months, I have faced not only simple criticism and condemnation, but also attacks and smears from villains who took advantage of the situation to fish in troubled waters.
For many readers and the public who do not know the truth, such large-scale attacks and smears are enough to destroy in a short period of time the image that Lin Weimin had established in their minds through his many classic works.
Therefore, what the relevant departments need to do is not only to break the trend of criticizing, smearing and attacking Lin Weimin, but also to re-establish Lin Weimin's image in the minds of readers and the general public.
Otherwise, the mission cannot be considered successfully completed.
In addition, Lin Weimin has a very bold guess.
Following the thinking of the relevant departments, he felt that the relevant departments were most likely trying to establish themselves as a signboard facing the cultural circles of Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau.
If this matter cannot be resolved perfectly, it will not only affect Lin Weimin’s contribution to cross-strait communication now and in the future, but it may also have an impact on the future great cause of the motherland!
Teacher Lin used his brain to the fullest, his imagination ran wild, and his blood boiled. He felt a heavy burden on his shoulders. The great cause of the motherland depended on him!
Well, this is all Mr. Lin’s imagination. No one from the relevant department has contacted him yet.
On the way home, Lin Weimin hummed a little tune in a happy mood.
I have to hurry up and put on the agenda that novel of mine which will go down in history.
Jiang Zilong reminded him on the phone that the relevant departments were said to have follow-up actions. As many media outlets had followed suit to discredit Lin Weimin before, soon there would be as many media outlets singing his praises.
Lin Weimin did not have to wait long. Within two days after Li Xiangyang's article "Rediscussing Lin Weimin and "The Lover" - "Correspondence with Writer Jiang Zilong and Xining Literary Association" was published, Lin Weimin saw follow-up articles in other newspapers in Yanjing City.
At the beginning, I simply explained the novel "The Lover" from a critical perspective, of course, mainly praising and commending it.
Within a few days, the media in Yanjing City had completely different opinions on the novel "The Lover".
This voice has not yet become a trend in a short period of time, but it is clearly developing in a positive direction.
On the night of New Year’s Eve, the 1984 Spring Festival Gala was performed as scheduled.
Because Han Dingbang came to Yanjing, Lin Weimin moved back to the Shichahai courtyard. Han Dingbang had difficulty walking and it was difficult for him to go upstairs.
So this year's New Year's Day will be spent in the Shichahai courtyard again.
Han Zhuangzhuang's sketch this year was "Playing Poker", which was regarded by countless audiences as the most classic satirical sketch on the Spring Festival Gala stage. The effect was naturally extraordinary. Huang Yihe specially adjusted the performance time of Han Zhuangzhuang and Liang Guanhua to the prime time of ten o'clock.
The script that Chen Peisi got was still a continuation of his role as "Chen Xiaoer" in the series "Mutton Kebabs". He was previously an unemployed young man, but this time he became a fraudulent small vendor. According to the route planned for him by Lin Weimin, Chen Xiaoer will go further and further on the road of crime in the future.
On the night of New Year's Eve, "Playing Poker" and "Mutton Skewers" were presented as the main sketches on this year's Spring Festival Gala stage, winning laughter and applause from countless TV viewers, and their influence quickly grew.
In their first year on the Spring Festival Gala, some audiences might have been unfamiliar with their names, but after appearing on the Gala twice in a row, the performance was extremely outstanding and left a very deep impression on audiences across the country.
In just a few days, their names became familiar to audiences across the country again.
This time is different from last year when I just heard about it. The impression is even more profound. Many viewers subconsciously think of their names when they think of the Spring Festival Gala.
Later generations used a word to describe actors, called "nationality".
In the few days just after the Spring Festival of 1984, Han Zhuangzhuang, Liang Guanhua, Chen Xiaoer and Zhu Shimao became extremely popular among the people!
The biggest benefit of becoming famous for Han Zhuangzhuang is that he can make quick money again, and invitations to perform at various events have once again come in like a flood.
While the influence of the Spring Festival Gala was still lingering, another undercurrent was also surging.
The criticism of the novel "The Lover" that began three months ago and later developed into a large-scale criticism, attack and smear campaign against the author Lin Weimin gradually began to wane within a few days after the Spring Festival.
Instead, what appeared on the pages of major newspapers and magazines were positive discussions of the novel "The Lover", as well as discussions and praise for the creative ability, talent, and character of the author Lin Weimin.
Li Xiangyang's article "Rediscussing Lin Weimin and "The Lover" - A Record of Literary Correspondence with Writer Jiang Zilong and Xining" circulated in Yenching for several days before being reprinted and published by domestic media outlets at some point, causing a huge response.
It should be noted that in the past few months, the criticism, attacks and smears on Lin Weimin caused by the wave of criticism against "The Lover" have already had a very negative impact on Lin Weimin's image as a popular young writer in the minds of readers and the general public.
Among the countless letters sent to the editorial office of Contemporary and Lin Weimin himself, a large number of readers criticized him because they blindly believed the remarks that attacked and smeared Lin Weimin.
The content of the newspapers today is almost a 180-degree reversal from what they have seen and heard before, which has made countless readers and viewers feel angry about being fooled.
These readers wrote letters to the newspapers and magazines that had participated in criticizing, attacking and smearing Lin Weimin to express their condemnation.
Some readers were not satisfied and went to the editorial offices of these newspapers and magazines to make a scene, demanding that the leaders of these units punish the people who initially led the incident and that they make a public apology to Comrade Lin Weimin who was attacked and slandered.
During the period after the Spring Festival in 1984, many newspapers and magazines across the country were criticized and abused by readers because of the Lin Weimin incident. Of course, many media also received attention and praise because of this incident.
For example, the Yanjing Youth Daily and its reporter Li Xiangyang, because they published two consecutive articles in support of Lin Weimin in the storm despite tremendous pressure, this organization and this reporter received attention and praise from countless readers across the country.
There was even a loyal reader of Lin Weimin who specially made a banner and presented it to the Yenching Youth Daily and Li Xiangyang. When Lin Weimin learned about this when he took the initiative to visit Li Xiangyang to express his gratitude, he was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
"Teacher Lin, can we have a proper interview this time?"
Inside the editorial office of the Yanjing Youth Daily, Li Xiangyang asked Lin Weimin with a smile on his face, just like the day they first met.
Although the whole thing was operated and designed by relevant departments, Li Xiangyang, as the front-line firepower point, made a great contribution to this plan.
Lin Weimin thought to himself that he had owed Li Xiangyang a huge favor this time!
He laughed happily and said, "Yes, of course!"
(End of this chapter)
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