"If the youth are wealthy, the nation will be wealthy; if the youth are wise, the nation will be wise..." Director Xu's words are truly insightful!
"I watched almost all the broadcasts of the speech gala, but personally, I think Director Xu's was the most inspiring."
Perhaps, like his theme, he was so young and energetic, unlike any other speaker…
"When I first heard that Director Xu had been invited, I wondered if it was inappropriate."
However, judging from the content of this speech, the speaker's level is sufficient to participate in such a presentation.
"It's really surprising. I originally thought that Master Zhuang's speech would be the highlight of today, and that Director Xu would just be a foil."
But to my surprise, the reality was quite the opposite. Director Xu shone brightly at the speech gala, while Master Zhuang lost points simply by not attending.
His subsequent speech was also quite ordinary; it really gave the impression that he was using the opportunity to sell books, and that sense of self-interest was too obvious and jarring.
...
"I've really become a fan of Director Xu this time, not just because he's a director and a star, but because his values are so positive."
"I just showed Director Xu's speech to my son, and to be honest, it was so brilliant that it could totally be included in a middle school textbook!"
"Yes, especially the last part, it's so inspiring and makes you want to fight."
"We live in a prosperous era... and should live up to it... Director Xu's words truly resonate with me..."
...
There were already a lot of people paying attention to this lecture gala at Beijing University; otherwise, the footage wouldn't have been broadcast live and rebroadcast.
Therefore, Xu Lu's speech generated a great deal of discussion.
His online spat with Master Zhuang, in particular, generated a lot of buzz, and it didn't take long for the topic to trend on social media.
[Renowned director Xu Lu and literary master Zhuang Qiu engaged in a war of words, but Director Xu's "Youth - A Speech on China" won a standing ovation!]
As soon as the post went viral, netizens quickly found a place to discuss it.
The comment section quickly exploded, causing the post's popularity to soar: 50th, 30th, 10th, 8th...
By late at night, the post had already made it into the top three of the trending topics list.
What's even more surprising is that the term "Youth-China Speaks" has also made it into the top ten.
Moreover, in the comment sections of these two posts.
Most people took a positive attitude towards Xu Lu's confrontation with Master Zhuang, thinking it was quite normal.
Of course, most people were discussing the content of the speech itself, and everyone gave it very high praise.
...
"Xu Lu, look! There are two posts about you trending on social media. It's outrageous!"
After seeing you criticize Master Zhuang, I was quite worried that netizens wouldn't approve, but I didn't expect...
Dilraba glanced at her phone and said with some surprise.
Xu Lu smiled and said:
"It's alright, but the main problem is that Master Zhuang is unpopular. You see him rambling on for so long, the audience was almost falling asleep."
I seized the opportunity to say a few sarcastic remarks to the other person, which was bound to be quite popular. I acted as their mouthpiece in that setting, and netizens will definitely speak well of me.
“That’s true. I was so angry I wanted to curse Master Zhuang. It was really torturous. If I hadn’t been thinking about watching your speech, I would have turned off the live stream right then and there!” Dilraba nodded in agreement.
...
"What? Lao Zhuang got roasted by that kid Xu Lu? And he lost face because of Xu Lu's speech?"
The following day, Zhou Wenhao, president of the Modern Poetry Association, learned of the news.
However, his expression changed drastically as soon as he heard the news.
After regaining his senses, he quickly had someone find the second part of the speech gala that was broadcast yesterday, which was the one featuring Director Xu.
Soon, Zhou Wenhao witnessed the scene where Master Zhuang was being confronted by Xu Lu.
Last night, he missed the whole thing because he didn't want to keep watching his friend Master Zhuang brag.
"This kid is incredibly audacious, daring to disregard a literary master like this. Who does he think he is?"
Zhou Wenhao was quite surprised.
Although he secretly looked down on his friend Zhuang Qiu's work, he was quite envious of Zhuang Qiu's status in the literary field.
The title of a literary master is far more valuable than his position as president of the Modern Poetry Association.
But now, he sees a small-time director in the directing circle daring to openly rebuke a literary master.
This made Zhou Wenhao wonder if the world had changed.
How did literary masters become targets that anyone can offend?
However, Zhou Wenhao remembered that there was another piece of information he had just received: Master Zhuang had been humiliated by the other party's speech.
So he continued watching and soon came across the scene where Xu Lu was giving his formal speech.
Then, Zhou Wenhao's expression gradually stiffened.
Although he is the president of the Modern Poetry Society and specializes in modern poetry, it does not mean that he lacks appreciation for literature.
At that moment, Zhou Wenhao was deeply shaken.
He discovered that the director named Xu Lu's speech was exceptionally brilliant.
If such a speech came from his friend Master Zhuang, Zhou Wenhao would not be surprised.
However, Master Zhuang's speech yesterday was really not very good, otherwise Zhou Wenhao would not have turned off the live broadcast halfway through.
Now, after seeing the speech by that director named Xu Lu, he finally understood why it was said that Master Zhuang had been humiliated by the other party.
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