Chapter 731 Public Opinion
The scene exploded with a bang.
The crowd no longer cared about maintaining order and started scrambling for things, trying to explain that they had absolutely no bad intentions.
"Editor-in-Chief, I really didn't know there were so many things to say!"
"I haven't seen or even heard of 'Old Tong Zhuan'!"
Wen Yu pretended to be embarrassed to listen to their explanation, but his mind was clear.
What I said just now was intentional.
It doesn’t matter whether these inferences are true or false, there will be dedicated people to verify them.
What Wen Yu wanted was to draw the attention of novelists to this matter and to have a unified voice.
From their previous discussion, it was clear that they could not empathize with the pain that women suffered from foot binding.
Talking to them about gender equality and that foot binding is a persecution of women is like talking to a deaf ear.
Wen Yu's eyes were cold and ruthless, like a silent ocean of indifference.
It doesn’t matter, if they don’t understand, just say something they can understand.
The power of public opinion has been decentralized for too long, it’s time to take it back!
When everyone's eyes revealed despair and they thought their lives were over, Wen Yu slowly spoke: "Don't panic, things haven't reached the worst point yet, we still have a chance to make amends. Who knows the sequel of "Old Tong Zhuan"? "
"Me! Me!" The old man raised his hand high. "Because my last storybook did not do well, I wanted to learn from the best-selling author of "The Biography of Lao Tong". I didn't find the author, but by chance I learned about the sequel."
Wen Yu motioned to the old man to continue.
In order to atone for his crime, the old man told all he knew: "Lanhua was loved and gave birth to two sons and a daughter. Ruyan did heavy work every day and gave birth to only one son. Later, when there was civil unrest, Lanhua was protected by the guards at home and was safe. Liu Ruyan's child froze to death, and she was crippled by a butcher."
Thinking of the final outcome, the old man swallowed.
When the window paper was not broken, everyone took it for granted that Liu Ruyan was the control group. The more miserable her life was, the happier the heroine was, and the happier the audience was.
Once this window paper is broken and Su Yunyan is brought into Liu Ruyan, damn, the sky is going to fall!
You can feel the editor-in-chief’s anger instantly!
The author of this cursed story, wouldn't it be better to name her Lily or Jasmine? Why not Liu Ruyan?!
The old man had a sad face: "Lanhua sent someone to pick up Liu Ruyan, but Liu Ruyan felt that their fates had reversed and hated the injustice of heaven, so she refused to join Lanhua. In the end, Lanhua had many children and grandchildren and lived a long life. But Liu Ruyan was frozen to death on a snowy night."
Wen Yu’s fist hardened!
What a foul stench, it's disgusting.
Wen Yu took several deep breaths, suppressed her anger, and forced a smile: "Old Tong Zhuan has become a trend. Forcibly banning it will only cause a backlash and make more people curious about the content. Let's work together to think about how to guide the trend."
This is easy!
Making up stories is everyone's specialty.
Someone immediately stood up and said, "The progress of the "Old Tong Zhuan" series on the market varies. The fastest one has already talked about the outbreak of civil unrest. We can completely change the subsequent plot and change some details at the same time. For example, after Liu Ruyan got married, she had to do heavy work, which made it inconvenient to have bound feet, so she had them unbound."
"After the civil unrest, Liu Ruyan, who had unbound her feet, could run faster than anyone else. She successfully protected her son and decided to seek refuge with Lanhua as a family of three."
"The rebels were out to rob money, so they went to rob Lanhua's house first. Lanhua's guards fought desperately to delay time, and Lanhua escaped with her child."
This is reasonable. No one is stupid. The rebel army will definitely rob the rich first. The poor people don't even want to take the mice.
The inspiration of the novelists is like a spring: "The orchid's feet can't run fast, and it was caught and defiled by the chaotic army."
It has a bit of color and the audience loves to watch it.
Wen Yu denied it without thinking: "Our goal is to guide the trend, not to force women who bind their feet to death."
If this is really the case, what should we do with the many women with bound feet in the south?
In less than a moment, the novelists came up with a new storyline: "Lanhua couldn't run fast enough and was about to be caught by the rebels. Liu Ruyan's family rushed over and successfully rescued Lanhua. The two sides supported each other and created a better life together."
Wen Yu frowned. This was not the story he wanted.
But for ordinary people, being able to live a good life is the greatest happiness. They don't want to be kings, princes, generals, or ministers.
Wen Yu lowered his eyes and said, "Let's leave it like this for now, take it slow, there's no rush."
Wen Yu made the decision: "Okay, let's do it! When writing the story, try to use plain language, make the title as outrageous as possible, and make sure to suppress the original ending!"
"Yes, sir!"
In addition, in order to share the popularity of "The Biography of Lao Tong", everyone came up with a number of storybooks.
Foot binding is the most talked-about topic, so they use it to attract people first, and then they can write whatever they want about the rest of the content.
The first story is about a poor girl with bound feet who marries into a wealthy family and is doted on by her husband. However, her husband's health gradually weakens, and strange things happen frequently in the mansion. It is eventually discovered that the girl with bound feet is actually a ghost. During the process of foot binding, she had a high fever and her parents refused to unbind her feet. The girl died, but her resentment remained and turned into a ghost.
On the surface, it is a sweet romance novel, but in reality it is a ghost story! It is guaranteed to leave a deep impression on the audience and they will never forget it.
The second story is a gender-reversed one. It begins with a girl crying and begging her father to let her go: "My dear girl, please unbind my feet. It hurts so much."
It turns out that the girl and her father's souls had exchanged!
One of the main attractions is curiosity.
The third story is about the Chen family master and his wife who had lived in harmony for more than ten years. Suddenly one day, the Chen family master cried and shouted that he wanted to take the woman with bound feet as his concubine.
Mrs. Chen cried until she was almost blind, but there was no way to make Mr. Chen change his mind. After the concubine entered the mansion, she was favored and showed off in front of Mrs. Chen every day.
Until one day, Mrs. Chen fell ill, and the concubine was busy taking care of her.
In the dead of night, the concubine kissed Mrs. Chen's forehead and said, "You see, all men are unfaithful and heartless. Only I love you the most and I care about you."
Mrs. Chen was horrified, and looked as pitiful as a delicate flower in the rain, but she did not feel disgusted or abhorred by her concubine.
The concubine became more and more aggressive and became close to Madam Chen.
The two held hands, and the concubine whispered like a devil: "Kill him, and we can be together forever, never to be separated."
Wen Yu...
This group of novelists are really sexy when they get sexy.
Once they are allowed to go offline, there will be no offline at all!
Wen Yu's cheeks ached as he looked at everyone with great interest, his eyes shining. The stories he came up with were earth-shattering and heart-wrenching.
What can Wen Yu do?
I have no choice but to accept it!
With these stories as your background, you still want to bind your feet? Ha!
Wen Yu originally wanted to put on a show, but seeing that everyone was so crazy, he couldn't bear to interrupt their thoughts, so he went straight to find Lord Wang to get his stamp.
In the future, if one wanted to tell stories in the north, one had to obtain official approval and get the seal of the government before being eligible to tell stories in teahouses and taverns.
Of course, storytellers will receive subsidies, but the subsidies are not high, just enough to keep them from starving to death.
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