'It's a bit embarrassing; only two of my three modern poems were selected by the textbook editorial board. I'll keep trying!'
Just as the modern poetry circle was in an uproar, a certain unscrupulous director then posted another Weibo update.
Needless to say, this unscrupulous director is none other than Xu Lu.
Actually, he's not usually such a flamboyant person.
They always have to post something on social media to show off.
However, after learning about Master Zhou's matter, Xu Lu made a point of browsing the internet.
I discovered that a group called "Modern Poetry Circle" has been praising Master Zhou to the skies.
They even said that Master Zhou's poem "When I Meet You" should be included in the textbook.
Xu Lu didn't even really understand what textbooks represented before.
But since these people like textbooks so much, they must have some knowledge of them.
Sure enough, Xu Lu just received a call from the editorial board.
His eyes lit up, and he posted the same status update he had just made.
Not for any other reason than to disgust that group of people in the modern poetry circle.
Didn't you guys previously extol Master Zhou and then keep belittling me?
Now that's great, I have two poems that need to be included in the textbook. What do you guys think?
Should I slap myself twice first?
Normally, a single post from Xu Lu might not have a significant impact.
But even now, at this critical juncture, the popularity of his trending topic continues.
I wonder how many bored netizens are paying attention to this.
Furthermore, Master Zhou's fainting from anger also became a trending topic.
With these two factors combined, Xu Lu's popularity has greatly increased.
His Weibo post unexpectedly caused a huge uproar online.
Netizens were shocked by the content of his post:
"Holy crap! Is this supposed to be shameful? Two out of three poems were selected by the textbook editorial board. This is like their ancestors' graves emitting auspicious smoke!"
"Yeah, you have two poems selected by yourself. There are so many modern poets, but not even one of them gets selected."
"My God, Director Xu is so infuriating! He felt ashamed after two out of three poems were published. Are the other poets going to be so ashamed that they commit suicide?!"
"Hehehe, this time he's probably going to offend 99 percent of the poets. Director Xu is really something, but I have to admit he's talented."
...
"Have you noticed that, in the development of modern poetry to this point, there aren't many people who have even two poems included in textbooks?"
"Not just few, they are practically nonexistent."
"If there are any, they are works by great poets from many years ago; there are even fewer now."
"I actually know all three poems: A Generation, I Love This Land, and See or Not See."
So the question is, which two of these three poems were selected by the textbook editorial board, and which one was not?
"Yes, that really makes me curious."
Actually, all three poems are quite impressive and qualified, so it's definitely not a matter of skill level.
Just like other netizens.
The fans in Xu Lu's live stream were all speculating at that moment:
[Um, I think it should be 'a generation' that got cut, since it's only two lines long, isn't that a bit inappropriate for teaching material!]
[Agreed, this generation is indeed remarkable, but two sentences are a bit too few. Director Xu, perhaps you could add a couple more sentences?]
I don't think it's about 'one generation'. This poem is my favorite; it's so concise and refined, it couldn't be more so.
And "I love this land" is also very powerful, and the last sentence, "Why is my...", is the finishing touch...
So, in the end, it was that the song "See You or Not" that the streamer just wrote that got rejected? Why?
...
I know why now. It's because this poem, "To See or Not to See," is a love poem, and textbooks are for middle school students.
[Oh my god! How come I didn't think of that? It's really not appropriate to show students things like romance.]
"No way, I just recommended it to my son and even told him to memorize it."
[Pshaw! What connections does your son have? Send me the address right now, I'll tell my daughter to stay away from you guys.]
[Old Deng, is it safe to park my will-o'-the-wisp downstairs at your place? Hahahaha... Hahahaha... I'm dying of laughter...]
...
So, students don't deserve love? That's ridiculous, you old folks...
[That's right, we're fans of the streamer too. Don't think there aren't students here.]
Whether you admit it or not, you're all getting old... The world belongs to us young people.
That's right! Whether you... are willing... or not... we've talked to you... and no one can do anything about it!
...
Because of the lack of external pressure, Xu Lu's fans in his live stream actually started fighting amongst themselves, a rare occurrence.
However, compared to this minor crisis in Xu Lu's live stream...
The modern poetry scene is facing a deadly crisis.
"How is this possible? Are the editorial board members blind? They actually selected two of that kid's poems for the textbook?"
"It's over. This time, the reputation of our modern poetry circle is completely ruined. We've been utterly crushed by a kid from outside the circle."
"How embarrassing! The poetry club president's work wasn't included in the textbooks, but instead... sigh..."
“What a jinx! How did our modern poetry circle end up with such a jinx?”
Ever since we got involved with this kid named Xu Lu, we haven't had a single lucky day.
...
Within the poetry circle, the elderly are deeply depressed.
The reactions of the newcomers were quite different; they came in for a bit of idealism and glory.
Now that we've discovered the modern poetry scene has suddenly become 'discredited,' what's the point of staying here?
On that very day, the modern poetry circle experienced its largest wave of withdrawals in decades.
Emerging poets are distancing themselves from the poetry circle, declaring that they are no longer part of the modern poetry scene.
Therefore, they don't have to bear those shameful burdens.
The modern poetry gathering, which originally had hundreds or even thousands of attendees, suddenly dwindled to half its original size.
Almost all the young people chose to leave.
Only those old folks who couldn't part with the poetry club remained, unable to break free.
It's probably something no one in the poetry circle expected.
They thought they could easily defeat a mere kid, but in the end, they ended up losing many men.
The losses here are truly devastating.
If time could be turned back, these people in the poetry circle would surely remember one thing.
That means you should absolutely never engage in a poetry contest with that kid named Xu Lu...
Oh no, it's not just about poetry; it's best to avoid any contact with the other person in any way.
Our modern poetry circle is the modern poetry circle, and you, Director Xu, are Director Xu.
You go your way, we'll go ours.
Let's keep to ourselves and not interfere with each other, so please give our modern poetry circle a break.
Please!
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