He was quite tall, and when he sat on the stool, he looked like a big kid, which was very funny. Many girls looked at him and laughed so hard that their eyes became slits.
Fang Bai looked at Chen Ya who was being laughed at by everyone and raised his eyebrows slightly.
At first, she really thought that Bai Yujing was invited to attend the salon.
So he was just here to listen?
This discovery made Fang Bai feel a little uneasy.
Xia Yingji was standing next to Liu Ruying at this time. He coughed softly and said in a low voice:
"Your friend... has a lively personality. Um, very funny."
Liu Ruying turned her head.
…She didn’t want to say a word.
Amidst laughter and cheers, Jin Rubing's speech came to an end.
He had an extremely good temper. No matter what unexpected situations happened in the audience, he remained calm and was not affected at all. Even his tone did not change.
After Jin Rubing finished speaking, the male host said, "Now, let's invite our student representatives to have a conversation with Professor Jin. Please give them a round of applause."
Amidst scattered applause, a boy wearing a Japanese-style student uniform stood up with a smile on his face.
"Hello everyone, I'm Li Yinan from the Department of Literature. I'm deeply humbled to be the student representative this time, especially speaking in front of all these professors, mentors, and talented scholars. I feel deeply apprehensive.
"But even so, I still want to say this—the future will be an era where Chinese culture will be exported to the world, and it will be the era of us writers!"
There was laughter from the audience, and Jin Rubing on the stage also smiled, unscrewed the teacup and took a sip.
"Why do I say that? It's not because our literature department is full of crazy students. Everyone knows that Chinese language and literature is not a field that's easy to find a job in.
"The seniors from the previous class complained to us about how the last time the Beichen Department came to campus for recruitment, everyone in the academy showed up, but only a dozen or twenty people were accepted. Even the prestigious Peking University Department of Literature was facing this kind of situation. Of course, this is also related to the recent economic climate, but considering the current state of literature in China, we literary professionals should all feel the same way.
"When I chose this major, I knew it wasn't a skill or technique that would allow us to eat well, live a good life, or become powerful. It was more about something that people use every day without even realizing it.
"Why do you all come to the Department of Literature? I believe there's definitely some element of the ambition to 'establish a mind for heaven and earth,' right? Indeed, who wouldn't want to study to understand the Dao, to become like Han Yu, who 'revived the literature of eight generations, and saved the world from drowning with his teachings'?"
"From Confucius, Mencius, Laozi and Zhuangzi to Lu, Guo and Ba Lao, we have been illuminated by the spirit of these stars that have shone in the long river of history. We have inherited the unique knowledge passed down by the ancient sages. We may not be able to shine as brightly as those stars, but we can settle down and become the foundation of Chinese civilization.
"Why do I say that the future will be an era where Chinese culture will be exported to the world? What everyone can see is that the mysterious writer who wrote "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and "War and Peace" is Chinese; the jx who composed 20 classic records that have been passed down through the ages is also Chinese.
"The former are the fruits of literature, and the latter are the achievements of cultural cultivation. Their existence verifies a fact: our civilization and culture are open to all cultures and all civilizations, and are highly compatible. Although China's national strength is still slowly recovering, with such writers and musicians, China is culturally strong and can stand tall among the nations of the world!..."
After Li Yinan finished speaking, there was heartfelt applause from the audience.
Another student stood up:
"I'm Yang Gangchen. The speech by the colleague from the Department of Literature just now was quite inspiring, but I want to give him a slap.
He took a deep breath and said, "JX is from the music department! How can you classify him into the literature field?
The students below suddenly burst into laughter.
After the laughter died down, Yang Gangchen continued with a smile:
"Actually, when I first heard about this salon and that some of our business celebrities were invited, I wasn't very happy and didn't want to come."
"But when I heard that the person coming was the head of Haiya Company and our senior Wen Limin, who had gone out to start a business, I immediately jumped in. Do you know why?"
The students concentrated their attention, listening to what he was going to say.
"Because I'm quite dissatisfied with some of the entertainment companies in our country."
"We say that capital sets the stage and culture performs, but what were the entertainment companies we met before like? Capital sets the stage, capital performs. To put it bluntly, they know nothing about culture!
"Those capitalists treat the people like pigs, thinking they will eat whatever they feed them, completely unaware that the people have already vomited all over the floor.
"This pile of vomit has become a subculture, a barrier to cultural and civilisational cohesion. Tell me, is this infuriating?
"But since Gu Yuqing acquired Aihua Company and the current head took over Haiya, this situation has been rapidly reversed. I can only use one word to express my current mood: overjoyed."
Yang Gangchen's words were funny, causing laughter from time to time. Then, he changed the subject and said:
“Actually, when I saw that guy sitting in the middle just now, I was a little confused: Whose general is this?
“Then I realized, oh, he was sitting in the wrong seat.
“I hope today’s capitalists can reflect on whether they have placed themselves in the wrong chair or are sitting in the wrong position.
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