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Chapter 169, This time there's absolutely no denying it! (Please subscribe)
Having previously suffered a backlash from low engagement, Wang Zhixin is now much more cautious when posting topics related to Shen Qiushan.

Although the title was eye-catching, the content was relatively objective, simply stating the fact that Shen Qiushan performed at a bar and uploading a video of the performance.

As the first and currently only Nebula Award winner in China, Shen Qiushan's fame and influence are much higher than before.

News about him can easily generate a surge in popularity.

After Wang Zhixin and other self-media bloggers' videos spread online, they immediately sparked discussions among netizens.

However, the public opinion was somewhat frustrating for Wang Zhixin.

"You're a writer, yet you sing songs so well! How are we supposed to live?!"

"Old Shen has overturned my stereotypes about writers!"

"I suggest Lao Shen just debut as a professional artist; why bother writing books at all!"

"It's hard to believe that 'Red Rose' was actually Lao Shen's original work. He truly is a great talent!"

"What? The lead singer is a writer? I thought he was some incredibly talented singer who had faded into obscurity!"

"I don't know if the writing is good or not, but Old Shen's singing is really beautiful."

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Surprisingly, the comments section of the related video was filled with positive reviews, with netizens praising Shen Qiushan's superb singing skills.

After fermenting overnight.

The hashtag #Nebula Award winner Shen Qiushan busks in bars# immediately became a trending topic on both Weibo and Kuaishou.

As the discussion surrounding the incident intensified, criticism also began to emerge, and surprisingly, most of those making these criticisms were highly educated individuals.

Yang Xijin, who had previously clashed with Shen Qiushan, was one of them.

"A while ago, there was a very popular news story: a writer from our country won the Nebula Award. He made outstanding contributions to the field of science fiction and even the cultural field, achieving a breakthrough from zero."

"This was originally a good thing to bring glory to the country. Although the book has not been published yet and no one knows how well it is written, the fact is that he won the award. Whether he likes it or not, he is already a well-known writer in our country."

"But this well-known writer was actually busking in a bar, and it's only been a week since CCTV's 'Focus on People' program aired. You've been on CCTV, shouldn't you be more mindful of your personal image?"

"I'm not saying singing is bad, but for a well-known writer in China to wear such ripped clothes and dress like a thug is truly an insult to civility. People who don't know better might think that all writers in our country look like this..."

Yang Xijin talked for more than ten minutes in his most proficient way, giving Shen Qiushan a thorough dressing-down from multiple angles.

He didn't mention Shen Qiushan's name at all, but everyone knew he was referring to Shen Qiushan.

Besides Yang Xijin, other people in the literary circle also stepped forward.

A well-known writer, using the pen name "Master Liu," posted a Weibo message.

“A writer should act like a writer. What kind of writer goes to such places to flaunt their charms!”

Writer Wang Hai also posted on Weibo to condemn the incident.

"If you like singing, then go sing. Why bother with literary circles? I suggest kicking this kind of person out of the ranks of writers."

Scholars have always been prone to belittling each other.

The fact that Shen Qiushan's online novel sold its film and television rights for tens of millions of yuan has already made many writers envious.

After winning the Nebula Award, these writers naturally became even more frustrated.

Why should someone who started out writing online novels win the Nebula Award?

These writers, who have worked hard for over a decade or two, or even their entire lives, haven't even gotten close to winning the Nebula Award.

Especially since "The Three-Body Problem" hasn't been officially released yet; it won't go on sale until this Friday!
Therefore, since no one had seen how well Shen Qiushan's award-winning work was written, they were even more dissatisfied.

Now that Shen Qiushan has made headlines again for singing in bars, it's not surprising that these writers who have long disliked him are taking this opportunity to speak out.

Besides those with such motives, among those who criticize Shen Qiushan are many remote "colonizers" and so-called "public intellectuals".

Their reason for criticizing Shen Qiushan is simple: not long ago, Shen Qiushan broke through a group of foreign authors and won the Nebula Award.

He has brought honor to the country, and many young people even regard him as a national hero.

By attacking Shen Qiushan and belittling him as much as possible, they can deny this "national hero" and achieve their despicable political goals.

There are quite a few people like this in the country; they are like parasites, even more despicable than real enemies!

As public opinion continued to ferment, Shen Qiushan became an overnight sensation. Although the news of him winning the Nebula Award had also garnered a lot of attention before.

However, only a minority of people pay attention to literature, especially among young people, and even fewer pay attention to the Nebula Award.

In addition, there is a term on the Internet called "information cocoon".

Because you're not interested in a certain field, you'll hardly find any videos in that field.

This creates an information cocoon, where you only know what you are familiar with.

Therefore, although the news of Shen Qiushan winning the Nebula Award was very popular and had a certain degree of cross-circle appeal, it did not actually break into the mainstream!

Young people might see it, but they'll probably just glance at it and quickly forget about it.

But this time it's different.

Music is something that's easiest to break out of its niche, with almost no age restrictions for the audience.

Add to that the title of Nebula Award winner, and naturally, many more people will be interested.

In this way, Shen Qiushan truly entered the public eye.

He has even gained high popularity among "fan circles" because of his good looks and solid singing skills.

In addition, his beautiful song "Red Rose" has garnered him a considerable number of female fans.

Sanjiang University.

meeting room.

Principal Zhu Qidong sat in the center, flanked by Zhao Changtian, Liu Hongyu, and other school leaders.

"What are your thoughts on the matter concerning Shen Qiushan and Deputy Secretary Lin?"

Zhu Qidong posed the question and then observed the reactions of the people around him.

Shen Qiushan's act of stepping forward did indeed achieve the purpose of blocking the bullet.

After the video of his performance at the bar came out, there was much less discussion about Lin Xiamo.

However, the school has not yet given a clear answer.

"Old Zhao, you go first."

This topic is easy to offend people, so after Zhu Qidong brought it up, no one responded at all.

There was a moment of silence in the meeting room before Zhu Qidong had no choice but to call out names directly.

The person he pointed to was Zhao Changtian, the executive vice principal, whose responsibilities included school publicity.

Therefore, it is quite appropriate for him to express his opinion on this matter.

Zhao Changtian cleared his throat. He already had his own ideas in mind. He didn't speak up because he wanted to see what other people's attitudes were before speaking based on the situation in the meeting room. This was considered basic practice for a leader.

But since no one spoke up at this moment, and Zhu Qidong called on him again, Zhao Changtian had no choice but to offer his own opinion first.

“I don’t think this is a bad thing for our school.”

“Shen Qiushan is a winner of the Nebula Award and just appeared on CCTV’s ‘Focus Figures’ program. He has the endorsement of CCTV, so his image is officially recognized.”

"Before the meeting, I carefully looked at the online reviews about him. Eighty or ninety percent of them were positive, and only a small portion were negative."

"As Shen Qiushan's alma mater, we should be his strongest support, which also reflects the inclusive spirit of our school."

"It's just singing a song, what's the big deal? Besides, so many people like it."

Zhao Changtian's attitude was clear; he directly supported Shen Qiushan, unusually refraining from trying to smooth things over. "I agree with Lao Zhao's point of view."

Vice Principal Liu Hongyu followed up with a statement: "Neither Shen Qiushan nor Deputy Secretary Lin did anything wrong. We cannot be swayed by public opinion."

"Moreover, those critical voices are not pure; in fact, they may even be said to be driven by ulterior motives."

"I think that at this time, our school should provide firm support, instead of being like some schools and organizations that turn into cowards and avoid trouble once there are different voices online."

"The reason why the public opinion environment on the Internet is so bad now is that many organizations or individuals are afraid of trouble and compromise with bad people."

"We at Sanjiang University cannot be cowards!"

It was Liu Hongyu who personally visited Shen Qiushan to recruit him to Sanjiang University, so he always had a very good impression of Shen Qiushan.

Moreover, Shen Qiushan winning the Nebula Award is itself an honor for Sanjiang University.

The school's website still displays a large poster congratulating Shen Qiushan on winning the Nebula Award!

Seeing that Vice Principals Zhao Changtian and Liu Hongyu had reached a consensus, the school leaders who were observing the situation and waiting for an opportunity to act also followed suit and expressed their opinions.

End of the meeting.

The school has reached a consensus on the matter concerning Shen Qiushan and Lin Xiamo.

Support your own people.

Stand up for the school's faculty, staff, and students!

Soon after, Sanjiang University's official website published an announcement expressing its support for Shen Qiushan and Lin Xiamo's efforts to form a band and sing in their spare time.

There were already more voices of support online, and now that Sanjiang University has also voiced its support, the criticisms seem rather harsh.

Friday.

The Three-Body Problem is now officially on sale.

As of today, online pre-sales have reached 11 copies.

In other words, "The Three-Body Problem" had already sold 11 copies as soon as it went on sale.

All the books that were pre-ordered will be shipped today.

Therefore, the fastest way to get a physical book is actually to buy it from major bookstores.

9 o'clock in the morning.

A long queue formed in front of the Xinhua Bookstore near the university town.

The people queuing up were almost all students from nearby universities, with the majority being students from Sanjiang University.

After all, Shen Qiushan, the author of "The Three-Body Problem," is from Sanjiang University.

Because of the "singing in bars" incident, Shen Qiushan was criticized by many writers, and some even said that he was able to win the award because he smeared his own country in his works and vigorously promoted Western political correctness.

Some people are predicting the sales of "The Three-Body Problem" will be sluggish, claiming that pre-sale figures are inflated and that the truth will be revealed once it goes on sale; they say this kind of science fiction novel will definitely not sell many copies...

Against this backdrop.

As alumni of Shen Qiushan, the students of Sanjiang University were naturally happy to offer their support.

Of course, they were indeed very curious about this work that won the Nebula Award.

Similar queues are common in many bookstores, especially near university campuses where young people congregate, where the situation is even more severe.

Nebula Award winner, performing at a bar!

In the eyes of Yang Xijin and others, this was an unforgivable crime.

However, in the eyes of most young people, this is simply too cool!

Shen Qiushan not only has a good personal image, but also sings well, so his videos of singing in bars have actually gained him a large number of young fans.

Now that "The Three-Body Problem" is on sale, they are all showing their support for Shen Qiushan through their actions.

There is a Xinhua Bookstore near the office building of Sanjiang Evening News. Wang Zhixin passes by it every day on his way to work, and today was no exception.

However, there were more than a dozen people queuing outside the bookstore today.

As a seasoned critic of Shen Congwen, Wang Zhixin clearly remembered that today was the day "The Three-Body Problem" went on sale, and he had originally planned to go to the bookstore to buy a copy.

As the saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated."

If you don't even know what Shen Qiushan wrote, how are you going to post videos to criticize him in the future?

He parked his car on the side of the road, walked to the end of the line, and stood in front of him were two young men in their twenties.

The two were chatting at that moment.

"We must support Lao Shen's book and let those who criticize Lao Shen see it!"

"Yeah, that's what I think too. Those rotten apples online who're cursing Lao Shen, they're all up to no good!"

"They're just jealous. Old Shen can not only win awards, but he can also sing. He's much better than those biased writers!"

"And that Wang Zhixin, he's always chasing after Lao Shen and cursing him, just to get some traffic. He's shameless!"

"I can't even be bothered with that kind of clown. His face is all swollen from being slapped, and he's still babbling on and on!"

The two chatted back and forth, and it was clear that they didn't know each other before, but they both supported Shen Qiushan, which gave them something to talk about.

Listening to their conversation, Wang Zhixin's face darkened. Fortunately, he was wearing a baseball cap, so the two young men didn't notice him.

However, worried about being recognized, he pulled his hat brim down even further.

The bookstore is open.

The people in line entered the bookstore in an orderly fashion, and surprisingly, they all wanted to buy the same type of book.

As expected, they are all Shen Qiushan's "The Three-Body Problem".

Wang Zhixin bought all three books and then hurriedly left the bookstore.

I arrived at work.

He opened the first volume and began to read intently.

Wang Zhixin is, after all, a top student in the journalism department, and he reads a great deal and has a certain understanding of literary works.

He naturally approached this book written by Shen Qiushan with a critical mindset.

Because he had this mindset, he initially enjoyed watching it quite a bit, as there were many things he could criticize, and he even took notes.

I plan to release one or more videos to comprehensively "analyze" Shen Qiushan's book.

But as he looked at it, he couldn't feel happy anymore.

Because the story gradually became more interesting.

The multi-perspective narrative can be confusing at first, and may even seem incomprehensible.

But as the story unfolds, the various clues become connected.

Cut off the cocoon!

Subtle clues!

The grand framework and various hardcore science fiction settings gradually emerge, making people want to applaud!

Wang Zhixin's original idea was to use the pretext of "analyzing" "The Three-Body Problem" to find fault with Shen Qiushan and regain some of the face he had lost.

As it turned out, he realized how superficial he had been after actually reading the book!
Shen Qiushan won the Nebula Award, which is truly based on his solid abilities!
Even Wang Zhixin, a staunch critic of Shen, had to admit in his heart that he was "awesome"!
There's nothing to criticize!
This is absolutely undeniable!

(End of this chapter)