African Nationhood

Chapter 292 Cultural Censorship
  In early April, Ouyang Geng brought a thin man with a thin face and body to the lakeside villa in Anhai Town.

Shi Jintang was playing checkers with his eldest daughter Shi Xi. When he saw the two coming, Shi Jintang stood up with a smile and said to the thin man: "Oh, Junior Brother Li, long time no see!"

Li Eunfu is 30 years old this year. Although he still looks heroic, his hair is graying on the temples.

He smiled bitterly, "Brother Wenyuan, I really didn't expect your career to be so big and good.

I was too naive when I graduated, and now it seems that I am naive too! "

Seeing Li Enfu shrinking like this, Shi Jintang secretly felt sad.

Everyone has had times when they were high-spirited and had the perseverance to "never hit the wall and never look back".

But when you find that the world does not change according to your will, then you have really matured and begun to age.

……

"Oh, what are you talking about?

You know, I have always admired your talent.

I heard that you also published a book in the United States. It seems that you are the most talented among our classmates.

Isn’t that right, Ouyang? "

Ouyang Geng nodded in agreement, "Yes, you are quite capable of writing books, so your talent is worthy of admiration from all of us!"

After hearing the compliments from two high-ranking classmates, Li Enfu had a smile on his face.

Writing a book is something to be proud of. After all, in the current Qing Dynasty and among all Chinese, he is the only one who has published books in the English-speaking area.

No one can rival him for this honor!
  Li Enfu was only complacent for a moment. He had already gone to Southwest Africa to seek refuge with Boss Shi and wanted to right his position.

So he bowed his head humbly and said: "This time, I am here to tell you about our newspaper distribution. I have already made a sample of it. Please review it."

"Well, okay, let's sit down and talk.

By the way, Shi Xi, why don't you call someone? "

Shi Xi is five years old this year and looks very cute.

Boss Shi likes to play with his eldest daughter the most. Alice has always taken care of her education issues. She is very polite but a little introverted.

Hearing her father's words, the little girl raised her head and looked at Ouyang Geng and whispered: "Uncle Ouyang."

Ouyang Geng agreed with a smile, then pointed at Li Enfu and said, "This is your Uncle Li."

Shi Xi looked back at his father, then took two steps back, grabbed his father's clothes, lowered his head and said timidly: "Uncle Li."

Li Enfu also smiled and agreed, "Well, this girl is quite accepting of life."

Shi Jintang nodded, leaned over and picked up his daughter. The little girl leaned her head against her father's cheek, not daring to look at anyone.

"You go to the study and wait for me first. I'll send her to her mother and come back later."

The two of them nodded in agreement and waited until Boss Shi and his daughter disappeared from sight.

Li Enfu then followed Ouyang Geng to the study. When he arrived at the study, Li Enfu breathed a sigh of relief.

"This is similar to meeting the boss. I was a little nervous just now."

Ouyang Geng chuckled, "What are you afraid of? Shi Wenyuan is a nice person, but it will be bad if you break his rules.

You know the former Cao Jifu and Shen Deyao, they are still imprisoned in Borneo.

The family members were not allowed to see them and they were all thought to be dead. "

Li Enfu was slightly stunned, but he couldn't comment on this matter.

……

After a while, Shi Jintang came in with a stack of manuscripts and greeted the two of them: "Sit down, don't be restrained."

Li Enfu nodded and sat down, then took out a large newspaper from his bag and spread it out on the desk.

Looking at the quarto newspaper in front of me, the four characters "Nanhua Daily" are written in traditional regular script on the top of the front. Shi Jintang looked at it for a while, then raised his head and asked, "Is this the calligraphy of Mr. Guo Songtao?"

Ouyang Geng nodded, "Yes, I went to him and hoped that he could help write a masthead, and he readily agreed.

Now in our company, only his calligraphy is good. "

After Shi Jintang listened in silence, he suddenly remembered that this old man seemed to be passing away this year.

Since he came to Southwest Africa, he has lived a comfortable life. He goes to school to teach all day long. The students respect him and no one dares to scold him.

Maybe he will live here for two more years. Thinking of this, Shi Jintang couldn't help but smile.

"What are you giggling about? Are you still so lost in thought?"

Shi Jintang glared at Ouyang Geng, "Nothing, let's get down to business. I heard during the previous meeting that you were going to translate European and American classics. I reminded you of this at the time, but when things got busy, I didn't have time.

I've been free recently, so I wrote something for you to read, and then I'll come up with the details. "

Ouyang Geng took the manuscript from Boss Shi and opened it. The title read: Some Opinions on Cultural Censorship.

1. When introducing external cultural works, they must be reviewed first. Cultural works that do not meet the actual situation of the company must not be introduced.

For example, cultural books that promote violence, pornography, and bad value orientations are not allowed to be introduced.

2. Cultural works that exceed the cultural awareness level of the company’s civilians are not allowed to be introduced.

For example, some obscure literary works are not included in the introduction because they are too difficult and confusing after reading them.

3. Works that promote correct values ​​and worldview can be introduced.

For example, works that lead people to be kind, loyal to the emperor, patriotic, and resist foreign aggression can be vigorously promoted.

4. Be wary of cultural invasion by external forces
  For example, some hostile forces try to promote some inappropriate ideas and trends.

This is all done with ulterior motives and bad intentions, and personnel in the cultural department must always be vigilant.

……

Ouyang Geng secretly curled his lips after reading it, but he didn't express any additional opinions on it, "Oh, I'll take these back and digest them carefully, and try to come up with a practical plan as soon as possible."

Shi Jintang nodded and looked at Li Enfu, "I read this newspaper and found that there is generally nothing wrong with it, but the whole newspaper is a bit too serious.

Since your cultural department positions this newspaper as a recreational reading for civilians, it should be more interesting.

After all, this newspaper is not the "Nanhua Newspaper" that our internal officials read.

I think that in addition to some news editorials on the front page, some entertaining and practical content should be added.

For example, adding some historical allusions or folk tales can be published in newspapers and periodicals as long as the content leads people to do good and is of educational significance.

Some tips or practical skills in our lives can also be published in newspapers, which can not only increase people's sense of reading, but also learn some knowledge. "

Li Enfu nodded: "Okay, Mr. Shi, I have written it down. I will revise it when I get back and try to make the overall layout more lively and useful."

Shi Jintang waved his hand, "Don't worry yet, I have prepared some materials for you, you should be able to use them."

Ouyang Geng and the two took it and took a look. It turned out to be a thick stack of manuscripts titled: "One Hundred Thousand Whys"

Ouyang Geng was immediately confused, "What kind of book is this?"

“This is a popular science book. What we lack most now is how to inform the most people about science.

This kind of simple popular science book is what we urgently need right now, so I took the time to write part of it. When you go back, you can use what I wrote as your material.

When you have enough manpower in the future, you can organize people to continue writing new content. "

Ouyang Geng nodded and opened the first page of the catalog:
  What is our earth like?
  How is rain formed?
  Is there really a thunder male and a lightning female?
  ……

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