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Chapter 793 No One Knows Foreign Countries Better Than Me

For the entire domestic public intellectual circle, the New Year's Eve in 2005 was extremely unlucky.

Putting aside the issue of whether they charge money or not, in fact, the universal brainwashing values ​​led by the United States and the West have always been advocated by them - because compared with the working people, they have extremely affluent lives and can access various resources from the Western world and even neighboring countries such as Japan and South Korea earlier than the general public.

This has led to the birth of a large number of so-called liberal groups, and some of them really hate their Chinese identity.

But it is impossible for them to leave now and go to the heaven on earth in their minds - because the reason why many of them are valuable is because of their status and position in the country. Once they lose this, they will lose their value.

Originally, Zhou Yi released the song "General's Order" as a counterattack, a legitimate defense after being attacked. But now, this is an indiscriminate attack on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, which is an active attack.

How can I bear this?

Since the 1970s and 1980s, they have always been the ones who attacked and others suffered. Zhou Yi's successful legitimate defense was already a step they thought they had given him. But now, Zhou Yi, not only did you not give in, you even took advantage of him. This is what you did wrong.

As for people in the entertainment industry, the insensitive ones just think that Zhou Yi is showing off his talents and choosing to compete and not bow his head, while the sensitive ones have already shrunk their heads and are ready to act like ostriches.

Not everyone has such solid achievements and backing as Zhou Yi to withstand the siege of a pack of wolves.

Zhou Yi's outstanding overseas achievements and influence have made him unique. The public intellectuals cannot publicly accuse Zhou Yi of not understanding foreign countries based on information asymmetry, as this would be tantamount to abolishing one of the public intellectuals' most influential means.

Why is it that the articles in Readers, founded in the last century, and Yilin, founded in this century, which are full of confusing and silently disparaging domestic issues, are so popular and studied by so many people?
It’s because of the information gap.

This fact may sound abstract, but it is true.

For example, "The Contest in Summer Camp", the most famous public intellectual article in "Reader" magazine to date.

This article was written by Sun Yunxiao, deputy editor-in-chief of the magazine Children's Research. After the first two versions were not popular, he was invited by Readers to rewrite it and it became popular all over the country.

In this 3,000-word article, the negative images of Chinese students, such as cowardice, laziness, lack of hard work, cunningness, selfishness, etc., are vividly portrayed on the paper. In sharp contrast, Japanese students are described by Sun Yunxiao as being full of all the beautiful qualities in the world. From this, it is concluded that the Chinese need to reflect, that the next generation is a lost generation, and so on.

Due to the powerful influence of "Reader", this article quickly triggered a wave of reflection across the country after its release. More than 70 domestic print media reported on it, all denouncing the sadness of domestic children, the sadness of domestic society, and even the decline to the country.

That was 1993.

In that year, more than 70 print media outlets competed to report the news, which can be said to have covered the whole of China.

The People's Daily lived up to expectations and followed the pace of reflection, saying that after a sample survey by the China Youth Research Center, it was found that this was indeed the case. Domestic teenagers are indeed so lame, and we should reflect and learn from it.

But in fact, this article is a piece of writing by Sun Yunxiao from beginning to end, which was pieced together by himself through information gaps. He quoted out of context, distorted the facts, and blurred the truth, and put on a monk's robe in the name of being an expert who can access foreign things.

Ordinary people didn't know this, they only knew that this man was indeed an expert who could contact foreign countries, so they believed it to be true.

This is the greatest guarantee for the survival of public intellectuals before the advent of the mobile Internet era.

Of course, some people have stood up to oppose it. For example, He Pingping, deputy editor-in-chief of the Capital Youth Daily, directly published a long article to refute Sun Yunxiao, angrily accusing him of spreading rumors, forcing Sun Yunxiao to admit it.

But, again, more than 70% of the top media executives in this era are controlled by liberals.

The rumor-refuting article published by He Pingping in the "Didu Youth Daily" was not reprinted by a large number of print media, and everything was treated as if nothing had happened. Sun Yunxiao continued to rise in career and even wrote a sequel to "The Competition in Summer Camp" in 2000.

This is the terrifying power that Western-looking liberals wield in the media today.

Call the wind and rain, omnipotent.

But now, the sudden emergence of Zhouyi has caused them to lose the right to interpret the scriptures for the first time, and the ability to create an information gap to consolidate their position.

Of course, the appearance of Zhou Yi also made the domestic media people who usually comment on it burst into tears——

After waiting for so long, we finally found a real member of our team and a powerful ally in the entertainment industry.

"The Spring Festival Gala is getting more boring every year, and Zhou Yi's performance is not good"

"The best Spring Festival Gala since the new century, Zhou Yi's finale won a standing ovation"

"Inside story of Zhou Yi's new song's first performance at the Spring Festival Gala, suspected of being a big shot backstage and not rehearsing"

"Zhou Yi's new song premiered on the Spring Festival Gala stage, and received thunderous applause from the audience!"

"..."

February 2005, 2, the first day of the Lunar New Year.

It was as if the domestic media had gone crazy and suddenly an extremely strange scene appeared:

More than 30 well-known newspapers published front-page headlines expressing their disappointment with this year's Spring Festival Gala and Zhou Yi, and even accused him of being unprofessional by not participating in the first two rounds of rehearsals;

More than 18 well-known print media published front-page headlines praising this year's Spring Festival Gala, praising Zhou Yi, and recounting the great achievements Zhou Yi has made in recent years.

This situation confused all the netizens who love surfing.

"What the hell? What happened? Why are there two reporters in my newspaper, one against Zhou Yi and the other for Zhou Yi?"

"Me too."

"At the newsstand outside my house, 5 newspapers criticized Zhou Yi's songs for being vulgar, and 3 praised Zhou Yi for being a leader in the music industry."

"I praised Zhou Yi 7 times and criticized him 4 times."

"I'm 28 to for praise and criticism."

"My criticism and praise are 73% and % respectively."

"..."

The first big spectacle of 2005 was presented to the national audience and netizens after the Spring Festival Gala. Regional newspapers such as the Daily News even showed a bizarre scene of left and right brain fighting each other.

Scolding the Spring Festival Gala and the Book of Changes coexist with praising the Spring Festival Gala and the Book of Changes.

This is so rare.

It was so strange that Qian Jiang began to get nervous.

"Ayi, why do I feel something is not right..."

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Qian Jiang, who did not return to Hong Kong, knocked on Zhou Yi's door. When the latter was still sleepy, he told him everything with a serious expression.

"It's not a big deal, it's just a fight between the left and right sides."

Zhou Yi rubbed his eyes and yawned, waving his hand to signal Qian Jiang not to care about it: "The negative information about me since my debut is all here, and it has been exposed long ago. It can't cause any trouble. As long as the foundation of my life doesn't collapse, they can only be furious and helpless forever."

One, don't launder money; two, don't have sex with women; three, don't evade taxes. The traditional stereotype of talented men and romantic men is engraved in the DNA of the Chinese people, and no one takes it seriously.

Besides, he is not fighting alone.

There are people dedicated to refuting the rumors about him. Just cooperate when you receive the notification.

"..."

Qian Jiang left with his worries still unrelieved, and even declined Cheng Hao's request to invite him to have breakfast together. "You are the hottest news in the circle right now. It's strange. It's just a song. Why are you so excited?" Cheng Hao handed a bowl of porridge to the man, frowning and asking in confusion.

Zhou Yi took a bite of the soup dumpling and chewed it. Hearing this, he couldn't help but sneer: "They are so excited because I challenged their authority."

After all, this world is made up of individuals.

There are those who yearn for the United States, the West, Japan, South Korea and even India, and of course there are also those who are rooted in local development.

This is also the reason why various split-second moments often appear in major media reports.

As Mr. Ma Shi Tu said: A new struggle has begun.

The war without gunpowder on this land has never stopped.

For example, He Pingping, who wrote a long article to refute the rumors and angrily scolded Sun Yunxiao, was promoted all the way while Sun Yunxiao was promoted without any incident, and was even promoted faster than Sun Yunxiao——

If Zhou Yi remembers correctly, this year He Pingping will go to "Youth Weekend" to be the chief planner and helms the team, and will later be promoted to vice president of Beijing Youth Daily Media.

"..." After a little thought, Cheng Hao understood what was going on and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Don't think too much. The entertainment and media industry is one of the areas that the mainland attaches the most importance to and is also the most strictly guarded. My rise was meant to be suppressed by them. The only difference is that I am the one who took the initiative."

Zhou Yi drank a mouthful of porridge and smiled freely: "Because I don't want to kneel to them."

Not only are they unwilling to kneel, but they also want to stand up and make money from the society headed by the United States and the Western camp - making huge money!
If you have the guts to ban his album from now on, he will have nothing to say.

But this will only cause the group of fans who support him to riot, and will also cause losses to the beneficiaries including Warner, Apple, Disney, Bronfman Investment Group and other giant capitals. And precisely, the latter is not allowed in this era.

After all, the United States and the West are still trying their best to maintain superficial brotherhood, and it is not time to completely break off relations yet.

Therefore, at least until he loses his ability to make money and his appeal, his position will remain stable.

After all, he is not someone like Michael Jackson who likes to eat alone.

The only thing left was the media attack, after all, Zhou Yi was a well-known star. If Zhou Yi hadn't been particularly careful about his age and the blond and blue-eyed people around him, he would have been given the copper-refining package to test the waters.

"Then will you go back home for the New Year this year?" Cheng Hao thought of another question.

"I'm not going back. Rather than causing trouble for my family, I'd rather stay in the capital and attract firepower."

Zhou Yi shook his head: "I have already made arrangements for my parents and asked them to stay in the county temporarily."

Never underestimate the Chinese people's desire to join in the fun, especially at the township level.

Even in the era of mobile Internet, after the founder of ds became famous, his hometown village became a famous tourist and interview spot during the Chinese New Year, without considering whether his family would be disturbed.

If he goes back now, he will definitely attract a large number of media people who have heard the news and will follow him to disrupt the peaceful life of the village.

Cheng Hao smiled, his eyes curved into crescents: "You also know that you can attract firepower. Do you know that there are a bunch of people waiting for you outside the community right now?"

"So what? Anyway, they can't get in. This area belongs to me."

There aren’t even any other residents, and it’s impossible to write negative news that would disturb other residents.

It's indeed a waste though.

But now he doesn't care about the rent, which is just a small amount of money, and he is arrogant, which makes the paparazzi call him an idiot and hate him so much that his teeth itch.

Once you buy the villa, renovate it and move in, all the houses here can naturally be rented out.

As the two were talking, a cross-border call came from Singapore -

"Happy New Year, Zhou Yi~
"You are really awesome. You sang this song on the Spring Festival Gala stage without changing a single word."

Sun Yanzi's voice was as lively as ever: "Let me tell you, my parents gave you a thumbs up after seeing it, and my sister was stunned. I was worried about you at the time, let me tell you..."

Perhaps because I was in a good mood, the word "I" appeared more or less frequently in my chatter.

"My uncle and aunt praised me. Can you tell me in detail how they praised me?"

"How else can I praise you? It's just like that. I say you have guts."

According to Sun's parents, they also went through an era of discrimination and can understand some of Zhou Yi's remarks.

For example, no matter how many layers of armor you put on yourself as a Chinese or immigrant from any country, if a war breaks out in the end, all you will get in return are three words and a question mark: Chinese?
A very simple example, Zhou Shouzi stacked up his armor like crazy but still couldn't escape...

Pengzi, the virtual currency, is treated like a pig and slaughtered repeatedly. So what if he is a Canadian since he immigrated to Canada as a child?

"Then please thank uncle and aunt for their compliments. Please go fishing with uncle again some other time when you are free."

"You're fishing for me. My dad goes to the market to buy fish every day. My mom says he does this many times..." The little girl who was muttering quietly about her dad's fishing skills was somewhat leaky.

Don't waste that time fishing.

After wishing Cheng Hao a Happy New Year, Sun Yanzi hurriedly hung up the phone and went to attend a traditional activity. As the most famous local star in Singapore's Chinese community, she had to attend many occasions when she returned home for the Chinese New Year.

"Will you come back for lunch today?" Cheng Hao asked after returning the phone to Zhou Yi.

"Of course. I'll go to Warner this morning to take a look at the Jing Tian learning demo that Zhang Yadong sent over before the New Year and listen to her voice."

Zhou Yi stretched lazily and said, "I'm afraid we will just be relying on each other during this New Year holiday."

Cheng Hao rolled his eyes at him and said, "Go away, why are you saying such unlucky things on New Year's Day? What do you mean by relying on each other for life?"

But the moment she turned around and went to the kitchen with the dishes, the smile on the corners of her mouth could not be suppressed.

Ten minutes later, Zhou Yi, who had changed his clothes, slowly drove out of the basement in the Porsche given by the sponsor. The Ferrari given by Huang Zhan was no longer drivable for him, so he could only ask Cheng Hao to drive it to and from get off work from time to time to help warm up the car.

Just as we drove out of the gate of the community, reporters who had been waiting for most of the night to occupy advantageous positions swarmed around us, making it difficult for the car to move forward.

"Zhou Yi, can you tell me what you are feeling now?"

"Zhou Yi, what do you think of CCTV celebrity Wang Zhian's criticism that you don't understand foreign countries?"

"Zhou Yi, do you have anything to say about Sun Yunxiao's criticism of you for distorting foreign society?"

"Book of Changes..."

Seeing that the young and strong security guards were unable to drive away the surging reporters, Zhou Yi had no choice but to unbuckle his seat belt, open the door and get out of the car: "Listen everyone, don't force me to scold you on New Year's Day, it's a bad omen. As for the criticisms you are talking about, I can only say that they are all bullshit."

As he spoke, he raised his hands and plucked the air like an accordion: "I can say with certainty that none of them knows more about foreign countries than I do."

Finally, Zhou Yi repeated it again, emphasizing: "No one."

(End of this chapter)