Generation Z Artists

Chapter 71 Interview: That must be more satisfying
In this exclusive interview, Fang Xinghe finally tore off the veil of warmth and responded to all the malice directed at him with a violent attitude.

Zhao: "Recently, many people have criticized you for lacking a sense of respect. What do you think?"

Fang: "Respect cannot be begged for. If someone points at someone in a rage and emphasizes: You must respect me! Isn't it ridiculous for someone to make such a request?"

Zhao: "When you describe it like that, it does seem quite ridiculous."

Fang: "As for those people who are chasing me and scolding me right now, 99% of them can be summed up in four words: rotten fish and shrimp. Don't be fooled by their loud shouting, in fact, their existence value is very low."

Zhao: "You don't care at all?"

Fang: "Let me ask you a question. Do you think they can truly realize and bravely admit that it's not the readers who support them, nor their poor writing skills, but me who supports them?"

Zhao: "Hiss...how do you say that?"

Fang: "It's obvious. It's because I'm popular, so as long as they dare to criticize me, they can write any stinky shit. The newspapers are willing to publish it and readers are willing to read it. That's why they can make a living.

Without my attention, those rubbish can write such beautiful things, but is there anyone who will pay for them?
No, they couldn’t write well in the first place.

So while you can eat it now, hurry up and enjoy it. When you can no longer eat it and have to produce and sell it yourself, the taste will not be right.

Editor-in-Chief Zhao called them parasites, but that was too polite, they were just maggots.

Don’t you think they are more anxious than each other?
I’m afraid I’ll be late and have nothing to eat!

So they all rushed forward in a hurry. Some maggots wrote several articles in one go and sent them to different newspapers. Some maggots changed a few words in the same article and sent them back and forth under a different pen name. I just regarded it as a joke and didn’t care. ”

Zhao: "Fang Xinghe, you're too sharp. I can't accept this. Let's talk about the remaining 1%?"

Fang: "I understand. As for the remaining 1%...it's actually very simple. They're the remnants of history who once had some ability but have fallen behind the times and are on the verge of being eliminated. When you encounter them individually, you can show them a little respect. Now that they're all mixed together, there's no need to deliberately distinguish them. Just sweep them all into the trash heap."

Zhao: "You are so fierce. Aren't you worried that this will offend people?"

Fang: "You adults often worry about offending others. Essentially, it's because you subconsciously feel that you may not be able to afford the loss after offending others.

This kind of loss is potential. In fact, you don’t know whether there will be any loss, what exactly will be lost, and how it will be lost.

When facing people from higher social classes, you think: What if others try to please them but I don’t, and I lose the opportunity to advance in the future?
When facing people of the same class, you think: If you look up, you may not see them, but if you look down, you will see them. What if you ask them for something in the future and they don’t help you, or even ruin your plans?
When facing people from the lower class, you think: There is no need to argue with them. They have nothing and it will be too troublesome to make a fuss.

When facing an irrelevant person, you think: I don’t know him, if I offend him rashly, what if he gets angry and punches me?
See, you're always worried about losses.

But in reality, all losses are only 'possible', not inevitable.

In order to avoid taking unnecessary risks, you adults have made yourselves smooth, stable, and indifferent to the world, and you like to say one thing in front of others and another behind their backs..."

Under the strong sense of oppression, Zhao Chunhua had to speak up and said, "So you look down on us adults who are so submissive?"

"Do not."

To her great surprise, Fang Xinghe smiled and shook his head.

"If I were 50 now, I would also pursue stability."

"what?!"

Zhao Chunhua was completely stunned, but Fang Xinghe spread his hands and gave an answer that was beyond imagination with a matter-of-fact attitude.

"From the perspective of civilized order, middle-aged people shouldn't have too many edges and corners. You are the managers, operators, and backbone of society. If every one of you were full of edges and corners, bumping into things every day, what kind of chaos would the world become?
The basic condition for the development of civilization is: a stable group that provides assistance to each other.

Since the beginning of social structure, one of the major criteria for selecting managers has been the ability to properly handle interpersonal relationships.

Otherwise, no country can afford to use a group of bombers who explode at any time to manage the government, with the resulting loss of efficiency and risk of internal strife.

That is why the ancient sages talked about "harmony is the most precious", and the highest principle of a Confucian gentleman is "round on the outside and square on the inside".

Your tact, stability and thoughtfulness are actually one of the necessary conditions for the formation of society.

From the perspective of personal interests, the more things one has, the more one desires stability. From the imperial power to the old farmers in the countryside, as long as life is bearable, everyone wants security.

What is "An"? It means peace, stability, and contentment.

I understand, of course I understand everything.”

"But..." Zhao Chunhua was speechless, "But you..."

"But what does that have to do with me?"

Fang Xinghe's eyebrows were raised like a knife, and his smile seemed to be sharp. "I don't care about your civilized order and social rules. I'm only 14 years old. If I'm not crazy now, when will I be crazy?!"

"hiss……"

Zhao Chunhua couldn't say a word in response and had no idea how to continue the conversation.

She could only stare blankly at Fang Xinghe as he uttered his last words in an unimaginable and domineering manner.

"Not only am I not afraid of offending people, I am also happy to offend people. If anyone makes me unhappy, I will slap them in the face. Even if they don't provoke me, but if they make me feel annoyed, I will still slap them in the face to see how it feels.

I ask you to answer me honestly, is it painful to live like this?"

The interview was interrupted for a long time here.

Zhao Chunhua spent a long time sorting out her thoughts and recovering her spirits. Finally, she wrote truthfully in the interview published in the newspaper:

"Fang Xinghe's wisdom is on another level. I'm not sure if you can understand it correctly, so I must emphasize again and again - he is really not the kind of smart boy you often see in life.

What he did wasn't even smart!
But his understanding of the world is obviously beyond that of too many adults. At least I have never thought about it from the perspective of order, why we become so smooth and thoughtful after middle age.

We call this maturity, and he agrees. He said: The sign of maturity is to thoroughly understand the underlying rules of the world, and then integrate into it quietly, moving towards the highest realm of being smooth but not worldly, harmonious but not in harmony, so as to achieve a perfect unity of external survival experience and internal spiritual feelings.

You see, he actually knows everything, but he is unwilling to do it.

The most common type of rebellion on the market is: in fact, those children don’t know anything, and only see a little bit in front of them, so they think that the world is what they imagine, and they think they can fight against it with their own strength.

Fang Xinghe’s rebellion is of another kind that is indescribable: I know more than you, see more deeply, and understand more thoroughly. I know that I cannot fight against the underlying rules of the world, and I also know that one day I will also be integrated into it, but at this moment, now, I am 14 years old, and I just want to fuck him regardless of the consequences!

I don’t care whether you are happy or not, I just want to be happy.

What kind of willfulness is this?
But from another perspective, what kind of determination, clarity, freedom and truth is this?
He wrote in his article: People can be their own gods.

I originally thought that these were just young people who were ignorant of the immensity of the world and were just shouting slogans in vain. Just like when we were young, we often had some childish, frivolous and self-righteous fantasies. I thought he was the same. I questioned his words and doubted his intentions, but now, I finally believed in him absolutely.

Every word he said and wrote came from his heart, and he intended to do so.

Teacher Yi praised him for his sincerity. Indeed, although this sincerity was too alternative and too fierce, he was indeed sincere.

When facing him, I often even feel as if I am being burned by the sun, and often feel ashamed and embarrassed.

I forced myself to ask: If you behave and act like this, aren't you worried about problems in the future?

He asked me back: What could go wrong?
"Those guys who only dare to grumble in dark corners are like smelly, twisted maggots. I feel disgusted just by looking at them, but maggots are just maggots. Besides being disgusting, what harm can they cause?"

"I wrote it clearly in the article. If you have the guts, show your temper and confront me face to face!"

Fang Xinghe laughed heartily, just like a young hero in a martial arts novel who had mastered top-notch martial arts and couldn't wait to kill everyone. However, the martial arts he practiced were evil, and the people he wanted to kill were the elders from the famous and upright sects.

In this battle of criticism and counter-criticism, he was alone, but he was filled with the determination to crush Ling Xiao.

At the end of the interview, Fang Xinghe clearly declared—

"In order to prevent these bastards from finding all sorts of excuses to cover up their dark and cowardly nature, I have deliberately prepared a fair opportunity for them to stand before me and speak—"

Jilin Provincial TV is preparing a special program, which is basically in the form of a live dialogue. I am the champion, and the seats for several guests and live audiences are vacant. Anyone is welcome to sign up and personally refute me, scold me, and fight back against me, so that the audience across the country can see your heroic spirit.

You want to make money by riding on my popularity and become famous by stepping on me, but you don't even dare to show your face. From now on, don't mention the word "respect" anymore, you don't deserve it.

I can personally write a few dog tags and hang them around your necks, with the inscriptions of your choice - impotent turtle, shit-snatching dog, wriggling maggot.

Hang whichever one you like, you're welcome.'

……

It took me a long time to put together this interview, and I must admit that there were a few moments when I felt so refreshed.

Now, my mission is accomplished.

The program of Jilin Provincial TV is being prepared intensively. Like you, I will just be a spectator from now on.

But I'm not expecting any exciting collision of ideas. I just want to see how Fang Xinghe raises his hand and delivers that slap.

That would be more satisfying.”

(End of this chapter)