I am not a literary giant

Wang Zixu smiled wryly: "You've misunderstood. Lin Feng and I are just friends. It's not like I asked him to pull strings and he got me published in 'Xihe Literature'. Literature is literature. That would be vulgar."

Zhang Cangnian shook his head and said, "You kid, you're really slow to catch on."

……

"So Cheng Xing is really clueless. If he just stood up and said, 'The Little Prince is me, and I am the Little Prince,' then the real Little Prince would definitely come forward. Wouldn't everything then be clear?"

Huang Xinghuo stood on the podium, speaking eloquently to the students below. The large classroom was packed with students, each one watching him with eager eyes, not one of them daydreaming.

This is a classroom in the "Culture and Ideological Trends" course at Nanjing University. It's an elective course taught by Huang Xinghuo, with only 100 students enrolled. However, the classroom, which is meant for 200 students, is now full, with some students even standing.

Huang Xinghuo's lectures are characterized by their passion, and his classes are already quite lively. Recently, he has been lecturing on a current hot topic, attracting many students who come specifically to attend, making the classes even more vibrant.

The hot topic is The Little Prince.

A student raised his hand, and Huang Xinghuo pointed at him. The boy stood up and said:

"Teacher Huang, do you really think Cheng Xing is not the original author of 'The Little Prince's 40 Love Letters to the World'?"

Huang Xinghuo shook his head and said, "No. Here are my reasons: First, Cheng Xing showed it to us when it was first published, and he clearly stated that he was not the original author; second, I read his original article. His writing style and logic are not like this."

The student asked, "Teacher, can you guarantee the accuracy of your conclusion based on the writing style?"

Huang Xinghuo said, "Ordinary people may not be very accurate in their judgments, but my accuracy rate is over 99% because I am a trained professional."

The students all laughed.

Huang Xinghuo said, "I'm not joking, it's true. The Little Prince seems flamboyant on the surface, but his writing harbors a tremendous pain within it, and that's what makes it so captivating. Cheng Xing, on the other hand, is still young and a bit naive; he can't write like that."

Another burst of laughter erupted from below. After the laughter subsided, the boy asked, "Teacher Huang, since The Little Prince's writings are so popular, why doesn't he reveal his true identity?"

Huang Xinghuo pushed up his glasses and remained silent for a while.

"Students."

He spoke those three words with a heavy tone, and the murmurs gradually subsided until the classroom fell silent.

"You are still young, your lives have just begun, and you can say that you have nothing but hope."

"But one day, you will graduate, get a job, buy a house, buy a car, get married, have children, and gain a lot of connections and find your place in social relationships."

"At the same time, you will also have responsibilities, obligations, goals, and motivation..."

"You will gradually acquire many, many things, and only when you truly feel the weight of 'possession' will you be afraid to give it up."

"The Little Prince is indeed very popular right now. But it's a controversial kind of popularity; not everyone can feel his charm."

"To stand up and accept it requires giving up a lot. Maybe it's reputation, maybe it's family, maybe it's dignity. Maybe it's because he has too much and it's too heavy that he finds it hard to make a choice."

A boy stood up and said, "Teacher, didn't you just say you wanted Cheng Xing to fraudulently claim the money and force him to come out?"

Huang Xinghuo said, "That's right! At this time, a villain needs to step forward and force him to put what he has on the scales and make a choice, to see which side he really wants. Otherwise, he will never dare to make a decision."

The boy asked, "You mean, the Little Prince might be a very famous professor? Or a scholar? Or a renowned author?"

Huang Xinghuo shook his head: "I didn't say that. I don't know the Little Prince. It's all just speculation."

Another girl raised her hand, and Huang Xinghuo called on her. The girl said, "Teacher Huang, The Little Prince is such an excellent work, why would anyone not understand its excellence? I don't really understand."

Huang Xinghuo asked, "You really like 'The Little Prince's Love Letters,' right?"

"Yes."

"Then let me ask you, what if, in the future, you get married and have children, and you find your child reading this book? How would you feel?"

The girl was silent for a moment, then said, "I definitely won't do it."

Laugh out loud.

After the laughter subsided, Huang Xinghuo said with a smile, "Yes, that's exactly why. Many people's appreciation ability is far below their moral discipline, so they can't readily accept the excellence of a work."

Another student raised their hand: "Teacher, do you think that The Little Prince's works are only popular among young people for a while, and are actually not very sophisticated?"

Huang Xinghuo spread his hands and said, "A table? Where's the table? Where's the table?"

No one answered him; all the students were bewildered.

Huang Xinghuo said, "The real world is in the hearts of each of us. There are no empty rules like so-called 'mainstream views' in this world; it is the specific consciousness of each of us that constitutes the mainstream and non-mainstream of the world."

"A century ago, the Jia family considered 'The Romance of the Western Chamber' a forbidden book, and Jia Baoyu would be beaten by his father if he read it. Today, however, 'The Romance of the Western Chamber' is considered essential reading. Values ​​change, and new things replace old things. This is the eternal theme of the world."

"I hope that as you grow up, your opinions will become mainstream, the world will become more open and better, your original aspirations will remain unchanged, and your passion will never fade. And literature, as an unchanging stabilizing force in the long river of time, will be passed down from generation to generation, witnessing the changes of history. This is the greatest significance of literature."

When the bell rang, Huang Xinghuo announced the end of get out of class, and the students filed out.

Huang Xinghuo tidied his briefcase, and students came up to him for a lively discussion, which he answered one by one. As he walked out of the classroom, he bumped into Zhong Junmin, who was coming from the opposite direction. The two turned their heads away and passed by each other.

As the popularity of "The Little Prince's Love Letters" has continued to grow in recent days, it first exploded among universities and colleges, and for a time, it became a bestseller.

Reading The Little Prince has become a trend. These days, if you're chatting with someone and don't quote a few lines from "The Little Prince's Love Letters," you're considered a country bumpkin. These insightful, vivid, and meaningful sentences are known as "Little Prince-style golden quotes."

Artsy types use "Little Prince-style quotes" to show off, while playboys use them to flirt. Some clueless, straight men who experience romantic setbacks go online desperately seeking help on how to learn "Little Prince-style quotes," where to find tutorials, and how to use them tactfully to win a girl's heart.

Use Little Prince quotes to flirt with girls, and use them to flirt with guys too. Sometimes, a couple in the early stages of a relationship will exchange Little Prince quotes, going on for hundreds of messages without repeating themselves. They'll then post their chat history on a confession wall, leaving people in awe and envying their seemingly perfect love.

Prince Xu was far from the university campus and would not return in the foreseeable future, so he was completely unaware of this grand occasion.

He had just finished a tedious report and, after delivering it to his supervisor's office, was on his way back to his own when he overheard a voice from the next door mentioning his name:

"...So you're saying Wang Zixu isn't as amazing as he claims. Shen Qingfeng even said he doesn't have any works, while our Xiao Diao is the one who actually has works and has published them. No matter how you look at it, this evaluation is..."

Prince Xu stopped in his tracks.