Chapter Seventy-Four: Dry Mouth

"Then I would like to ask you, what is the value of what you have done, what contribution do you have to society? Your works are neither literary nor artistic, and do they have any progressive effect on society? Will there be any loss for readers to read or not read your works?"

Chen Ming chased after him, and a series of sharp questions approached Gu Zhi, and the host next to him suddenly found that without saying a few words, this scene was already a little out of control.

Gu Zhi straightened his sitting posture, faced Chen Ming, and said, "What you said is right, readers will not have any loss." But I also want to ask you, novels, movies, and other products have only been born for the so-called literary and artistic purposes?"

"If this is the case, why is the world's most famous film industry Hollywood, and the most famous movies are "Titanic" and "Mission Impossible"? How many people in the whole of China and even the whole world know about the three major international film festivals that advertise their artistry?"

"New concept essays have gradually emerged in the past two years, and the above works are basically written by students who have "no social experience precipitation" as you say, why are they so sought after, and there are writers like Han Han and Guo Jingming who sell a lot?"

"According to your theory, they all have no contribution to society, no artistry, and are not literary enough, so how can such works have a market instead? The audience is stupid? They have no ability to appreciate it? They can't understand literary works with profound meanings, they can only understand garbage literature and popcorn movies?"

Gu Zhi said too much and too fast at once, and the host couldn't stop him. Chen Ming was still thinking about what he had just said, thinking about such a rebuttal.

The two cameras locked on Gu Zhi and Chen Ming respectively, not preparing to miss any shots.

Gu Zhi didn't give Chen Ming time to react, and then forcefully said: "Why? Why do the audience choose entertainment products? In fact, it is precisely because the audience is not stupid that they will choose." ”

"What do you mean by that?"

The host can be regarded as grabbing a chance to speak, of course, the camera still didn't give her.

"Because they know very well that these entertainment products are all fantasy, all illusory, and none of them are real. ”

For students, it is to go to class, tutoring, and writing homework day and night, to be praised by their parents for their progress, to be scolded by their parents for their declining grades, to be given up by their parents for having no grades, to be amused by good friends and to go to the toilet together, to play at the front and back tables, and not to dare to say a word to their favorite girls. Isn't it enough that students usually carry the truth?"

"What is the truth to people in society? Is it 9 to 5, overtime, crowding out of colleagues, small circles in the office, wives and children, parents, eating, drinking, lassing money and stocks, responsibility, responsibility, heavy pressure, social injustice, disparity in circumstances, and people's hearts, and they usually have to worry about not enough?"

Aren't these "realities" more artistic, literary, and more realistic than those works that contain "literary and artistic" qualities?"

"It is precisely because the world is real that another fantasy world is needed. There are villains, bad guys, opponents, and perverts who destroy the world, but it also has heroes, hopes, saving the world, beating everything, and more fantasies that can be realized one by one if you want to do it. ”

"Why do you pursue fantasy worlds? Because 99% of the people in the world are ordinary people. This society is too cruel and too real, not everyone is gifted and born with a golden key in their mouths, not everyone has the opportunity to go to school for exams, and not everyone can become a CEO, marry Bai Fumei, and go to the pinnacle of life. ”

"Studying, chewing books, reading at night, thinking hard for six or seven hundred points, and going to a good university, only to find that there were not even 100,000 candidates in some cities, but the best universities in the country enrolled many more students here than in a large province with a population of eight or nine hundred thousand candidates. ”

"Hard work, hard work, perseverance, in the end, the end of a lifetime can be reached, for others is just a gift he received when he was three years old. ”

"Isn't that realistic enough, sarcastic enough, critical enough?"

"The meaning of the entertainment and cultural industry is here, the real society never belongs to ordinary people, but in the fantasy world, everyone is the protagonist in it. ”

Speaking of which, Gu Zhi was already dry, but he didn't even have to drink saliva in this show.

"Sure enough, it's a street show, can "Dialogue" not speak, can you not be thirsty when you talk, and the water is not prepared for the guests. ”、

I once again despised the show.

Chen Ming finally had time to reflect this time, he frowned, and said, "This is just escaping reality, which shows even more that these things have little value." No matter how cruel the reality is, the correct attitude should be to face the reality and find a way to overcome it, rather than blindly running away. Just burrowing into what you call a fantasy world, what's the difference between that and a turtle?"

"Escape?"

"Mr. Chen Ming, you may have misunderstood what I meant, blaming me for not making it clear. I have not denied the significance of reality, let alone advocated that we should always "drill" into the fantasy world, entertainment and cultural products are the regulators of life, and it will not replace the whole reality. ”

"You have to study when you should study, you have to go to work when you should work, you have to work hard, and real life will never stop. Even if injustice and injustice will always exist, if a person does not fight, he will always stand still and lose the way to progress. ”

"It's just that a person can't work hard 24 hours a day, there must be some leisure and entertainment time, whether it is mental or physical, you must have a proper rest. Entertainment and cultural products occupy this part of the time, and the short time allows the audience to forget the reality and forget the troubles. ”

"It's like, audiences can't go to the movies all the time of the day, right?"

Chen Ming was thoughtful, his right hand pinched his chin, his eyes were unfocused, and he didn't know what he was pondering.

Another guest, Cheng Yongming, nodded on the side, seemingly agreeing with Gu Zhi's concept.

Moderator, everyone has forgotten that she exists.

Gu Zhi also took a break, and then remembered something again, so he opened his mouth to continue, but this time his tone eased a lot: "The entertainment and cultural industry has another important role in society, paying taxes. ”

"Yes, when it comes to paying taxes to the state, the entertainment industry has always been a lot. Cheng Yongming echoed.

"As Mr. Cheng said, the tax of the entire entertainment industry cannot be underestimated. Moreover, the entertainment industry has also driven employment, not to mention Hollywood, how many of us in China are engaged in related industries? publishing, photography, costumes, props production, cinemas, makeup, agents, group performers, writers, screenwriters, etc., this series of links provides countless positions, and countless staff members participate in them, and these jobs are also their social significance. ”

"Teacher Chen Ming, I don't mean to belittle literature, art, and academic industries, let alone question your cultural level. I hope you don't look at us in the entertainment industry with colored glasses, which is a bit of favoritism, isn't it?"

Chen Ming finally took a deep breath, nodded almost imperceptibly, and said softly to Gu Zhi: "Every industry in this society has a reason for the existence of this industry, and I hope you can play a good role model for young people in the future." ”

"This burden is so heavy, give me so much pressure, are you cheating me..."

Gu Zhi thought so in his heart, and shook hands with Chen Ming with a smile in reality.