Chapter 31: Tell you that I'm a traverser, and you don't believe it
"Do you think you can't understand the idea that 'all debates that follow current affairs are not easy to design fairly'?"
It's not that he's annoyed, it's that he himself thinks this point of view is easy to understand and taken for granted.
Ding Lihui clearly affirmed: "Well, it's for this, can you tell me in detail?"
Feng Jianxiong used his left index finger to support the glasses leg that had slipped down from sweat in his ear, and scratched his temples with an expression of "I don't understand this, it's hard for me to explain it to you with your IQ".
After thinking for a while, he decided to change his words in simple terms: "In this way, in order to make it easy to understand, I will give two examples from my predecessors to illustrate - Senior Sister Ding should know something about the International College Debate Competition, right?"
Ding Lihui: "It's okay, it's been reported every year. ”
Feng Jianxiong breathed a sigh of relief: "That's easy to do, 15 years ago, when this event was just contacted by schools in our continent - that is, in 90 years, the final, the competition between Jinling University and Wanwan University, debated the topic of 'is it possible for human beings to coexist peacefully', and finally Jinling University lost to Wanwan University, do you still have an impression?"
"Uh...... I don't know, can you do some literacy?"
Ding Lihui said, and suddenly felt a little deflated: Can Nima not take such a cold knowledge as something that others should know for granted!
Feng Jianxiong: "Okay, then I'll make a long story short: at that time, the format of the International Collegiate Debate Tournament was no cross-questioning, only a three-minute presentation by each debater on each side, plus free debate. Therefore, it is easy to prepare in advance in a routine manner, layer by layer. Jinling University won the first few rounds by pre-competition preparation and division of labor, but when it met Wanwan University in the finals, it was obviously stiff and stiff, and finally lost.
But the point I want to make today is that Jinling University, as the positive side, actually lost a pity, because they lost to the current situation to a considerable extent: in that game, one of the important arguments repeatedly argued by Jinling University was that "economic globalization, including the globalization of the market and the globalization of investment in developed countries, can reduce the probability of mankind using war as a means to settle disputes."
Specifically, the idea is that when the capitalist powers have a large amount of overseas investment around the world, they are less willing to invade these countries by force, so as not to damage their overseas investment. At the same time, they are reluctant to stop buying their goods from countries with huge domestic markets because of war.
Over time, there will be fewer and fewer wars. Even if there are a few countries that are still at war with each other, such as Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya, it is only because they have not embraced economic globalization and have not integrated into the global division of labor – this truth should be easy for us people to understand today. ”
When Feng Jianxiong said this, he paused for a moment to allow Ding Lihui to digest what he had just said.
After Ding Lihui figured it out, she asked really: "Well, there's nothing wrong, it's indeed the truth-then why did Jinling University lose at that time?"
Feng Jianxiong took a sip of water and talked eloquently: "Because the timing of this debate is not right - at that time, in order to debate that economic globalization is conducive to peace, Jinling University cited the example of the fall of the Berlin-Wall, citing 'Napoleon and the Führer tried to integrate Europe by force again and again, but all failed, but today after the reunification, the two Germanys tried to erode the entire European market by economic means, but there was a tendency to succeed'.
Unfortunately, in August 1990, Germany had just been reunified. The European Community, the predecessor of the European Union, has yet to see the effect of German economic unification in Europe and ensuring that there will be no more wars in Europe.
So the Wanwan University team won the game by stalking about the status quo that German reunification and the European Community had no effect, and that "although Mandela was released from prison, there is no prospect for a racial solution in South Africa" – and in fact, three years later, Mandela became the president of South Africa, and the non-violent solution predicted by the Jinling University team was realized.
Of course, the biggest weakness of Jinling University in that competition was that it failed to predict the demise of the Soviet Union - they spent a lot of space saying that the world was shifting from confrontation to dialogue between the north and the south, that the economy was also globalizing, and that investment was internationalizing, but they did not dare to say that the Soviet system would inevitably perish.
The Soviet Union, it will take another year before that debate tournament to perish. In this way, while the world is still in the midst of the Cold War, and the Warsaw Pact and the Economic Mutual Council are holding it up, all attempts to argue that the world will be unified with economic liberalism will come to naught. Who would dare to believe that the countries after the Iron Curtain would also be integrated into a world that 'doesn't want to go to war because they look at money'?"
Hearing this, Ding Lihui couldn't help but have a light in her eyes, and began to write down her notes in a hurry.
"I understand! Do you want to say that in some debates that closely follow the hot topics of current affairs, the ability to predict and foresee the future is of great help to the outcome of the debates, right? If the competition of that year is held a year later, Jinling University will definitely beat Wanwan University completely, right? Even if it is not postponed, as long as the Jinling University team can rigorously argue that the Soviet Union will fall, they will still be able to win the game, is that what does this mean?
Feng Jianxiongyun predicted lightly: "It's almost, but your first assumption is impossible." Because if it drags on for a year, the whole world sees the demise of the Soviet Union, and this debate topic is not qualified to be used as the topic of the final of the international college debate tournament -- the Soviet Union is hiccuping, and everyone on the earth knows that globalization, the 'manifest destiny', will definitely reduce wars, what else is there to argue? Unless one day the dictator Tang ...... Uh, sorry, slip of the tongue. ”
Feng Jianxiong hurriedly picked up the cup, pretended to drink water to suppress the shock, and said that it was fortunate that he didn't say anything about the anti-globalization wave that his brother saw in 2020.
"Who is Dictator Tang?" Ding Lihui looked at Feng Jianxiong suspiciously, trying to dig out something from the other party's expression, but to no avail.
She forced herself to calm down as soon as possible and returned to the topic, sorted out Feng Jianxiong's words just now, and concluded: "So, do you think that the reason why you won today's game is because the players of your team have a more thorough outlook for the future trend than their opponents?"
Or, to put it more generally, because any debate related to the development of Internet media forms is closely related to future prospects. And you happen to be interested in futurology and think you can predict the future?"
Feng Jianxiong took the pot coaxingly: "That's right, I actually want to tell you: I have traveled back from the world in 15 years, so I know everything about the future 15 years - unfortunately, no one believes me." ”
"Hey—that's immodest. Ding Lihui lost her mind for a while, and she directly said her inner psychological activities.
But there is no way, it is really Feng Jianxiong's crazy and cool statement just now, which is too shocking.
"What about you...... Do you think it's a matter of course for the new mission to lose today?"
"Of course, it doesn't really have anything to do with their strength. They didn't do anything wrong on the field, the only mistake was that they actually argued with me about a topic related to future prospects - with all due respect, the current people on earth, as long as they debate with me on topics related to future prospects, no matter who they are, they will lose. ”
"Uh...... Well, I'll put this sentence in the entertainment program period, if there is an entertainment program on the school station after the National Day. Ding Lihui smiled awkwardly, and completely regarded Feng Jianxiong's words as a joke between boys and girls, chatting and bragging.
She talked to Yu Meiqin a few more words, and then got up and said goodbye: "Thank you for accepting the interview, I'm going back to cut the show soon, if you are not in a hurry to leave school in the afternoon, you are welcome to listen on time at half past three." ”
"Alas, in this world, everyone tells others that Lao Tzu is a traverser, and those who know each other should worship labor and management as a limited knowledge. As a result, no one believed me, it was really lonely as snow. Feng Jianxiong's heart was full of emotion.
Seeing Ding Lihui walk to the door of the lounge, he suddenly thought of a question, and asked, "Senior Sister Ding, can I ask you a personal question?"
Ding Lihui leaned on the door frame and smiled back: "What's the matter?
"Of course not—I heard from Sister Mai Kin, you thought about changing majors like her last year. Why don't you study as a good broadcaster and host, but want to learn to be a choreographer? I'm just a little curious. ”
Ding Lihui replied kindly: "Little brother, the media circle is not as simple as you think. As an anchor, it is indeed easy to take shortcuts and become popular, but there are many rights and wrongs. If you know more about the behind-the-scenes work, you will have a little confidence and retreat. ”
After speaking, Ding Lihui left without looking back, and no one saw a trace of loneliness flashing in her expression.
"So that's ......" Feng Jianxiong thought thoughtfully, while also packing up his things and preparing to flash people.
"What the hell is it?" asked Yu Meiqin, who was walking beside him, poked him in the arm and whispered.
Feng Jianxiong shrugged: "That's not easy to understand? When a female anchor is easy to be hidden by the leader of the choreographer." I learned how to be a behind-the-scenes choreographer and director, and slowly got up, although I couldn't make quick money and I couldn't climb fast, so I didn't have to be submerged. ”
"Well, she never told me, and I didn't think about it. Yu Meiqin was obviously reminded to understand this possibility just now, and she was slightly surprised. Those short interactions last year have always made Yu Meiqin feel that Ding Lihui must be more open than her.
Originally, there was a saying in Jinling Normal University, called "there is no virgin in the choreography class", but I didn't expect Ding Lihui to try to double take two degrees because of her self-cleanliness, leaving a way out for herself, which is really difficult for outsiders to speculate.