Chapter 38: Big Character Posters

After school at noon that day, Xu Wangqiu and the others went back to the dormitory to get the lunch box and went to the cafeteria to eat. In front of the cafeteria, I saw a bunch of people pointing around the bulletin board in front of the cafeteria, and couldn't stop talking about something.

Xu Wangqiu and the others also went over to look and found that there was a big red poster posted on the bulletin board, questioning the rationality of Nortel's expansion, thinking that it was the will of the chief, and it was unfair to force it down. The spearhead is directed at the leaders above, that is, the Ministry of Culture. The big-character poster was written by a teacher in the Department of Fine Arts, because the inscription was "part of the revolutionary teachers of the Fine Arts Department of the Peking Film Academy".

It is said that this big-character poster was posted not only in Nortel, but also on the Xidan Democracy Wall and six colleges directly under the Ministry of Culture, including the Academy of Fine Arts, the Academy of Arts and Crafts, and the Conservatory of Music.

Although the movement has ended, the trend of big-character posters is still continuing, and anyone with any opinion can post big-character posters. The poster is for people to see, canteens, bathrooms, toilets, and places where many people must go, are all display venues for big-character posters.

Xu Wangqiu: They all know that this big-character poster is mainly aimed at He Skirt, a student of the art department. He Skirt is a native of Beijing, and his father is a painter and sculptor, with a background in the art world. He Skirt was recruited from an expanded scale, and she originally failed the exam, but later there was a complaint letter signed "He Skirt", complaining that the Peking Film Academy cheated on the score in order to take care of the son of an official in the art world.

After this incident was poked out, there was a lot of uproar and could not be quelled. As a result, the Ministry of Culture ordered a review of the painting results of all candidates in the Fine Arts Department of the Film Academy, including He Skirt, who failed the list. After the art professors of other colleges and universities reviewed and judged the scores, He Skirt passed the professional course, so the Ministry of Culture recommended that the student be admitted. The Department of Fine Arts has expanded its enrollment to six students, and He Skirt is one of them.

Although He said that the complaint letter was not written by him, many people still counted the account on his head, and after he entered Nortel, the art department greeted him with a "big-character poster". However, the content of the big-character poster posted today is somewhat different from the previous big-character posters, this time not only pointed out "He Moumou" in the Department of Fine Arts, but also pointed out "Zhang Moumou in the Department of Photography", accusing him of relying on the will of the chief to enter Nortel.

Xu Wangqiu knew that "Zhang Moumou of the Photography Department" was talking about Zhang Yimou, he turned his head to look, only to see Zhang Yimou staring at the big-character poster in a daze, the black clouds rolling on his face, the whole person was cramped and uneasy, and his hands and feet should not be put anywhere.

This year's Peking Film Academy originally planned to enroll 116 people, but the actual admission of 158 people, the extra ones were all expanded, Zhang Yimou was also one of them, and Zhang Yimou was not admitted, he was directly admitted to the academy through the Minister of Culture, bypassing the exam, and even expanding the enrollment was shoehorned in.

Zhang Yimou is 28 years old because he is older, which is more than Nortel's enrollment age, and he doesn't even have the opportunity to sign up. In order to go to school, Zhang Yimou made a photo album of the photos he took, and tried to send the idea to Beiping, hoping to let the leaders of the Ministry of Culture see it and give him a chance to go to university.

At that time, Zhang Yimou's family mobilized and felt that there were two ways to go, one was Zhang Yimou's mother, she was a dermatologist, and some classmates worked in a big hospital in Beiping, and often treated senior cadres, maybe it could be handed to Huang Zhen, the minister of culture. The other is the relationship between Zhang Yimou's wife Xiao Hua. Xiao Hua's brother-in-law Wang Dihuan is in Beijing, and he is more familiar with people in the calligraphy and painting circle, and it is said that a painter named Bai Xueshi knew the cartoonist Hua Junwu and could find Huang Zhen through this line. So, Zhang Yimou added a letter to the album in duplicate and sent it to Peking at the same time.

Zhang Yimou's mother's line sank into the sea, but Xiao Hua's line really sent the album and letter to Hua Junwu, and Hua Junwu felt that this was really a rare talent after watching Zhang Yimou's album, so he wrote a letter, commenting on Zhang Yimou's photographic works as "I feel really good", and also said Zhang Yimou's difficulties and wishes, and asked Huang Zhen to see his works;

After Huang Zhen saw Zhang Yimou's works, he replied to Hua Junwu's letter on the same day, saying that Zhang Yimou's works were "very high-level" and that he believed that such young people should be trained more intensively, and informed the leading group of the film academy that Zhang Yimou should be immediately notified to enroll in further studies and that this special problem could be solved in the name of advanced students or other appropriate names.

Huang Zhen's idea is very simple, this student has a very high level, he is a rare talent, what are he afraid of when he is too old, he quickly accepted into the school, as for what name to enter the school, he can find a way! What he never expected was that the leading group of the Peking Film Academy wrote him a reply letter, which was very polite, explaining many practical difficulties and the age barriers to the student's future development.

Nortel's reply made Huang Zhen very unhappy, feeling that he had been swept away, it is said that Huang Zhen was so angry that he slapped the table and said nine words: "If you accept it, you have to accept it, and if you don't accept it, you have to accept it", and finally Nortel was forced to accept Zhang Yimou under pressure.

Zhang Yimou was able to enter Nortel because officials forcibly sent him in through an administrative order, and many teachers at Nortel were very unhappy with him. After Zhang Yimou entered Nortel, it was logical to entertain him with overwhelming big-character posters.

Xu Wangqiu felt that this kind of behavior of posting big-character posters was a public humiliation of people, which was very excessive, and he and Zhang Yimou were friends, how could he sit idly by. He stepped forward and directly tore off the big-character poster, crumpled it into a ball, turned his head to Liu Lin and the others, and said: "The movement has passed, why are you still posting big-character posters? Attacking people is simply too much! This kind of bad habit should be banned!"

Liu Lin and the others knew that this big-character poster was criticizing Zhang Yimou, so as buddies, they naturally echoed and said: "Yes, yes, what age is it now, and the big-character poster is still posted." "It should be resolutely banned. "It's just nonsense!"

Zhang Yimou was feeling uncomfortable in his heart, and when he saw Xu Wangqiu and they were upset about themselves, he was so moved that tears almost fell.

At this moment, a person came out of the crowd and asked loudly: "Xu Wangqiu, why are you tearing up the big-character poster?"

Xu Wangqiu didn't know who came, and said with a hippie smile: "I think that the act of posting big-character posters is a legacy of the movement and a serious violation of personal privacy and dignity, and I think this kind of thing should be resolutely and completely swept into the garbage heap of history!"

The man sneered, "I think you're scared, right?"

Xu Wangqiu didn't deny it: "Yes, I'm afraid." There is an inscription on the Holocaust Memorial in Boston, USA, which reads: When ** came to arrest the Communists, I was silent because I was not a Communist, when they came to arrest the Jews, I was silent because I was not a Jew, when they came to arrest the unionists, I was silent because I was not a unionist, when they came to arrest the Catholics, I was silent because I was a Protestant, and when they came to arrest me, there was no one to speak for me! Today you can post big-character posters to criticize others for no reason, and tomorrow you can write big-character posters to criticize me!"

Xu Wangqiu raised his voice and said to the onlookers: "Anyone can post big-character posters, and the content can be written casually! If anyone is dissatisfied, they can fabricate a crime at will and paste his big-character posters." Isn't it scary to be able to post my big-character posters today, and your big-character posters tomorrow?"

Many of the students present nodded slightly, feeling that Xu Wangqiu's words made sense.

The man said in a loud voice, "I stand up straight and walk upright, why should I be afraid?"

Xu Wangqiu said lightly: "Are you really not afraid? Okay, then what is your name and which department? I will post a big-character poster tomorrow, saying that you peeked at a girl taking a bath and raped an adult girl!

When he heard Xu Wangqiu's words, he felt a chill hit: "Me!"

Xie Xiaojing next to him lowered his voice and said to Xu Wangqiu: "He is Fan Jian of the Fine Arts Department, and his father is the famous painter Fan Jun!"

Xu Wangqiu couldn't help frowning when he heard the name Fan Jian, and his face suddenly sank. As a time-traveler, Xu Wangqiu knew that after more than 30 years, Fan Jian was quite famous abroad, and his fame mainly came from black China. For example, if something happened in China, he immediately made up a work to rub off on the heat of the incident and hack China.

In fact, it is Fan Binbin in the art circle, but Fan Binbin rubs the red carpet, and he rubs various events in China. Hacking China abroad is a kind of political correctness, and his works cater to the political requirements of the West for China, and are quite sought after in the West. Of course, in the pure art circle, Fan Jian is a joke, and not many people can afford it.

It's just that Fan Jian at that time was full of beards, and Fan Jian in front of him was completely two people. Xu Wangqiu despised Fan Jian's personality very much, and said in a mocking tone: "You are not afraid of your mouth, but you are afraid of your heart! Get out of here! Talking to such garbage as you, I'm afraid of dirty my mouth!"

Fan Jian saw Xu Wangqiu scolding himself for rubbish, and immediately became angry: "I'm grassing your uncle, what are you talking about!" Fan Jian's two followers also shouted: "Wocao, what are you talking about! I fucking see that you are tired of life!"

Liu Lin saw that the other party had the intention of making a move with Zhang Ran, so he immediately took a step forward, crossed his hands on his hips, and said loudly: "Do you want to do it or what, if you want to do it, you will accompany you, and practice with you! Who will be on the three of you?"

Liu Lin is a big man of 1.84 meters, five big and three thick, and when he stands forward, he looks like an iron tower, and Fan Jian does it with him, so he says: "The gentleman doesn't use his mouth! How can we be a dignified college student, how can we be like a ruffian in the mountains, it's simply insulting!"

Xu Wangqiu was extremely disgusted with Fan Jian, since he was scared, he would not save face for the other party, so he immediately stared at Fan Jian and sneered: "It's embarrassing to mention Sven like you as a piece of trash, who the doesn't know that the report letter is you, who the hell doesn't know that you came in through the back door by relying on your father's relationship, what are you pretending to be kohlrabi!"

Xu Wangqiu originally just said it casually, but he didn't expect to point it on Fan Jian's life. He was like a lion who had been stabbed with a chrysanthemum, only to feel a rush of blood rushing to the top of his head, shouting "Wocao your mother", and then raised his fist and pounced on Xu Wangqiu. Xu Wangqiu saw that Fan Jian wanted to hit someone, so he turned sideways and kicked Fan Jian's stomach with his right foot. Fan Jian snorted and fell to the ground.

Xu Wangqiu took a sip at Fan Jian, and said to Liu Lin and the others: "I'm in a good mood now, let's go to the city for dinner, I'll treat you!" He walked a few steps, saw that Zhang Yimou was still in a daze, and turned around and shouted: "Lao Mou, why are you standing stupidly!"

"It's coming! It's coming!" Zhang Yimou quickly caught up with Xu Wangqiu and them, and said gratefully, "Brothers, thank you so much!"