Chapter 780: Curses and Sales Soar
After Lin Xiangrong and his wife left, the hustle and bustle in front of the Chinese Literature Society disappeared, and everyone came to Xiao Zhou to ask about the situation.
Xiao Zhou told everyone the whole process in detail. Of course, this "details" included his own understanding.
"If you ask me, the editor-in-chief is such a kind person, with good intentions! That guy surnamed Lin is so ignorant that he made such a big mistake, and he still expects the editor-in-chief to help him solve the problem?
Although the editor-in-chief said he would not help, he actually pointed out a clear way for them. Our editor-in-chief is much more humane than that crappy school."
Xiao Zhou sang praises for Lin Weimin, but he also cursed: "Those people out there are really black-hearted. They want to curse a good person like the editor-in-chief. They are really heartless!"
But colleagues laughed and said, "The more they scold, the better the editor-in-chief's novel is."
"Is there such a saying?"
"You don't understand this, do you? Look at the people who are scolding the editor-in-chief, and then look at their political inclinations. To put it bluntly, these people just admire Western things, and some of them even want to wear white people's skin. How can they be happy when the editor-in-chief says that the United States is not good?"
Xiao Zhou muttered, "So, that Lin Zhifa shouldn't be helped either."
"Hey, don't think that repeating a grade is that easy. He has already been admitted to Shuimu, and he will definitely have to return to his hometown to repeat a grade. At that time, he will have to endure the pointing and criticizing of neighbors, relatives and friends, and he has wasted four years. If he doesn't have the ability to bear it, he may not be able to get into university.
Moreover, even if he is admitted to university again, the things in his file will stay with him for the rest of his life, and he will not be valued in any unit."
Xiao Zhou felt relieved when he thought about the situation Lin Zhifa might face. "That's his own fault!"
"Whether he is to blame or not is his own fault. It's his business. Now that the people have been sent away, you should be relieved, right?" Lin Weimin said to Cheng Zaochun.
In the past few days, Lin Xiangrong's family blocked the gate of the Chinese Literature Society. They didn't cry or make a fuss, but the pressure they brought to Cheng Zaochun was very great.
Although Uncle Lin and his family did not cause any trouble, their behavior ultimately amounted to soft moral kidnapping, and Lin Weimin would certainly not stand up for them.
After being left alone for a few days and seeing that there was no hope for them, they became desperate. But they couldn't be left to despair completely. When people had no choice, they would always be hysterical. If something happened on the territory of the Guowen Society, it would be a disaster. So Lin Weimin asked Xiao Zhou to bring a message to Lin Xiangrong's family in the end.
With no other options, repeating a grade becomes their best option.
Lin Weimin also believed that even if he didn't remind them, they would make the same choice after they calmed down.
If we get this family away quickly, Old Cheng can feel at ease sooner.
As the emperor emeritus, he is used to a comfortable life and cannot tolerate any disturbance. He needs to be taken good care of.
"It's all your fault!"
Lin Weimin was helpless. Old Cheng was becoming more and more adept at getting rid of the donkey after it had done its job.
"I am in trouble for no reason, okay? Shuimu's teacher probably thinks I am easy to talk to, so he gave them some random advice and sent it to me. What can I do?"
Cheng Zaochun gloated, "A few students burning books is nothing. Look at those newspapers and magazines. I also heard that several professors from Yanshi University and Shuimu reported your problem to the office."
"Respond to my problem? What's my problem?"
"Hehe. Hurting the feelings of the American people and undermining diplomatic relations between the two countries."
"Wow, this hat is really big!"
Lin Weimin asked: "Who told you that?"
"Leader!" Cheng Zaochun's expression was proud. Even though you are holding real power now, I am now taking the upper level route.
"What was the reaction from the department?"
"What can you do? Just pretend you didn't hear me. Your novel is approved by all the top leaders. Who dares to say anything? Only those who want to completely westernize would dare to do that."
"It seems that this group of people regard me as a target!"
Cheng Zaochun asked with a smile: "So what do you think?"
Lin Weimin's face was relaxed. "It's my honor!"
Cheng Zaochun couldn't laugh anymore.
Damn it! I was tricked by this kid again.
The incident involving Lin Xiangrong's family has passed, but the outside world's criticism of Lin Weimin is still fierce and is showing signs of intensifying.
The novel "God Bless America" has a huge influence in China. It is precisely because of this huge influence that many pro-American people are so angry.
Since the reform and opening up, the domestic media's propaganda about Western countries has changed from the east wind to the west wind, and over the years, it has become a general trend.
In the cultural, ideological and even political circles, there are a large number of people who admire Western culture and systems. Some people even dare to openly put forward the idea of total Westernization, and such remarks have a large market and audience in all fields in the country.
The reason why the appearance of "God Bless America" made these pro-American factions jump up and down is that it has to some extent weakened the positive image propaganda of the West, especially the United States, that has been carried out in the country for so many years, and made many Chinese people who originally had a good impression of Western countries and culture only because of the influence of the media become wary of these countries.
This weakening and vigilance is certainly not comprehensive, and it is unrealistic to try to unravel the influence over the years through a novel.
But as long as the impression is created, it is a victory in the battle of public opinion, just like when the west wind gradually rose.
What’s interesting is that “God Bless America” has been on the market for a month. If the reaction to Lin Weimin’s previous works is based on the publication, even if the response is mixed, the focus of public opinion should be on the content of the work itself.
But what is different this time is that there is a lot of discussion in all sectors of society and news media reports are endless, but the focus has long been blurred and has deviated from the work itself, and is more focused on whether the United States is really as described in the novel. This naturally includes a large number of voices attacking and smearing Lin Weimin and whitewashing the United States.
Another interesting point is that although various local news media are making a lot of noise now, just looking at some newspapers and magazines, some people may mistakenly think that Lin Weimin has fallen into a situation where everyone is calling for his death.
But the real mainstream media has hardly spoken out.
This loss of voice made Lin Weimin think of Rabbit's usual behavior.
In those years when his strength did not allow him to do so, he always did this when he was doing something secretly.
The successful publication of "God Bless America" was approved by senior leaders, but it seems a bit too deliberate to ask the official to really support and cheer for this novel.
Therefore, silence becomes the best choice.
These people are not kind!
Lin Weimin was regarded as the scapegoat. Although it had no substantial impact on him, it was uncomfortable to be scolded all day long.
Apart from the public criticism in the media, he has also recently received a mountain of letters from readers.
Compared with those articles that openly criticize him, the tendency of readers' letters can better reflect the true evaluation of the novel "God Bless America".
Among these letters from readers, the vast majority are supporters of Lin Weimin. Many people not only expressed their love and appreciation for "God Bless America" in their letters, but also expressed their support for Lin Weimin.
This year, the relations between China and the United States are tense. Although it seems that the newspapers are full of pro-US factions, among the real people, hating the United States is 100% politically correct.
The emergence of "God Bless America" can be regarded as catering to the needs and aspirations of the vast majority of the people today, although this catering was not Lin Weimin's original intention.
In addition to this group of readers, there is also a small number of letters from readers who are opponents of Lin Weimin.
But compared to those who openly attacked and criticized him, the attitudes of these letter writers were much more rational. Most people were willing to discuss rather than attack.
Only a small number of letters were purely malicious attacks. Lin Weimin chose to burn these letters directly and would never let them cause trouble for himself.
It has been a month since "God Bless America" was released on the market. Amidst the overwhelming criticism, the sales of the novel have skyrocketed, creating new history every day.
On the 35th day after the novel was released for sale, its total sales officially exceeded 3 million copies, creating an unprecedented miracle.
Such crazy sales are related to the quality of the novel and Lin Weimin's fame, but the biggest reason should be the false impression created by the pro-Rician faction in various media recently that Lin Weimin is being condemned by everyone.
There is a term in the entertainment industry in later generations called "black and red". Lin Weimin is now experiencing this trend. The bigger the fuss those pro-Rica factions make and the louder the scolding, the faster his novels seem to sell. This situation makes these people extremely angry, but they can do nothing about it.
Unless the mainstream media intervenes, given Lin Weimin's current authority and status in the domestic literary world, these pro-Rice factions will not be able to shake him in the slightest.
This group of people probably understood the situation clearly. Seeing that public opinion could not influence Lin Weimin, they turned their attention to the official authorities.
A few days later, Lin Weimin received news that this group of people had gone to the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Works to file a complaint.
I guess he complained to the office, but seeing no response, he went to these two units to cause trouble for Lin Weimin.
Facing these people's jumping up and down, Lin Weimin sat firmly on the Diaoyutai. Now I have the advantage, and there is no need to interact with these jumping clowns and add to their popularity.
He is still busy with his work at the Chinese Literature Society every day. When he gets home from get off work, he eats, plays with his children, and occasionally reads "A Romantic Affair".
This TV series, which cost 2 million yuan, was shot in a total of 20 episodes, with an investment of 100,000 yuan per episode, which is not very high but not low either. With the cooperation of the iron triangle of Ren Hao, Wei Ren and Hai Yan, the quality of the finished film is very high.
The broadcasting platform is still CCTV-1, and the ratings have remained high since the day of its broadcast.
Police and gangsters + romance is still a very novel model for the audience of this era. Men watch police and gangsters, and women watch romance, which has firmly locked in the audience group.
18.5%, 21.3%, 25.9%...
The ratings of "A Romantic Affair" have been approaching 30%, and its highest rating is about to catch up with the third part of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and is only lower than "Empress Wu Zetian".
The TV series "Empress Wu Zetian" was first broadcast on January 2, followed by "Police True Colors" and the third part of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
The TV series received good ratings after it was broadcast, with the finale recording a 34.7% rating. It is currently ranked first on CCTV's ratings list this year.
But it looks like he won't be able to stay at the top of the list for long.
The ratings of "A Romantic Affair" were setting new records every day. On the fifth day of the TV series' broadcast, the ratings had exceeded 30%, surpassing the record set by "Empress Wu Zetian" in just a moment.
The facts were not much different from what everyone thought. When the 18th episode of "A Romantic Affair" was broadcast, the ratings reached 35.2%.
The subsequent finale had a viewership rating of 39.6%, almost breaking 40%.
When Haiyan told Lin Weimin the news, there was a hint of regret in his tone.
40% is an unfathomable chasm for today’s TV dramas.
The first TV series produced by Wencheng Film and Television after its establishment touched the edge of this record, but it was just a hair's breadth away. It is impossible to say that there are no regrets.
"Boss Hai, don't put so much pressure on yourself. Your first TV series has achieved such high ratings, what else are you dissatisfied with?
I think you should pay more attention to the sales of TV drama copyrights!" Lin Weimin said with a smile.
(End of this chapter)
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