Chapter 104: The Pen and Ink Lawsuit

Huang Dongfang looks hard, with the standard appearance of a traitor in the God of War drama, with thief eyebrows and rat eyes, and a bad face. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

He often makes nonsense on the Internet as a professor at Peking University, and he swears a lot, his three views are distorted, and he has the style of a male "Sister Feng", and many Peking University students stand up and demand that the school expel Huang Dongfang.

Peking University professor is a social elite in the eyes of ordinary people, but Huang Dongfang is a typical populist leader, who scolds people at every turn, traitors and lackeys, making many "angry youths" who need to replenish their brains become his supporters.

The Internet breeds "fast food" cultural freaks, like rats in the sewers of this era, spreading epidemics.

I'm not interested in him at all. Writing a book to criticize him is intended to defend what I think is normal values, and on the other hand, it can be regarded as a reward for He Fei publishing my debut novel.

During this period, I consulted Huang Dongfang's writings and related information, and found the ambiguity and complexity of his texts, he eulogized "******", nostalgia for those bloody times, and his love for class discourse, which actually has deep cultural roots.

Such a patient with Stockholm syndrome is no longer a minority at present, especially the fifty or sixty-year-old group who have experienced ****.

So, I started writing a book to talk to him.

After the book was published, I didn't expect it to become popular.

Most people support my point of view. A small number of people come to my blog every day to insult me, and my attitude is to ignore such people.

The first joy is naturally He Fei, the book has hype points, and it can be sold for money, so why not?

But within a few days, he was also confused by the notice he received to receive the court summons.

Huang Dongfang believed that my book had seriously violated his right to reputation in terms of content and form, seriously violated his personality, and damaged his reputation, so he demanded that I and the publishing house be ordered to immediately stop the publication and distribution of the book, and to compensate me for mental losses of 500,000 yuan.

He Fei and I went to the court to get the summons, and when I came out, he comforted me and said, "Oh, I have long expected that this Huang Dongfang has this hand, which is a good thing, so that our book will have hype again." Before the verdict comes, our books will continue to sell well. ”

After the news of Huang Dongfang's lawsuit against me and the publishing house was reported by the media, many lawyers were willing to come forward to represent me.

That day, I received a call from a stranger who said that he was a lawyer and wanted to help me represent the case.

The lawyer, Zhao Yong, a partner at Jincheng Law Firm, had been following the incident and obtained my contact information from the publishing house and called me to tell me: "A civilized society should be able to accommodate normal literary and artistic criticism, and criticism of literary and artistic works, film and television works, and public figures should all be included in this category." The content of the book should be understood in context, and some words are not directed at Huang Dongfang personally, but at the commonality of Chinese intellectuals. As for the adverse effects of the book on him as pointed out by the plaintiff, I disagree. I am willing to be your agent on an obligation because I see my younger self in your words. ”

I thanked him and agreed to come to his unit the next day for an interview.

Jincheng Law Firm is the third largest law firm in Asia, located in one of the most luxurious office buildings in Guomao.

Most of the buildings are foreign-funded enterprises, and the people who come and go are dressed fashionably and have a good temperament.

The law firm's exquisite decoration, the combination of Chinese style and modernism, seems low-key but very textured.

The administrative secretary received me, and after she politely served me tea, she told me to wait, and Lawyer Zhao arrived immediately.

Lawyer Zhao Yong is not much different from what I imagined, in his 40s, with a flat head, not tall but quite sturdy, like a small steel cannon, walking steadily, his eyes are embarrassed, and he has ideas and is capable.

After greeting each other, he went straight to the point: "I have read the book, it is sharp and profound, and the criticism of Huang Dongfang and the ideas he represents is in place and thorough!" Let's work together. ”

"Thank you, Mr. Zhao, in fact, I know that a big law firm like yours will not ask about cases below 5 million, and will not accept small cases like mine at all, I feel honored that you can lean over to accept this case, thank you very much."

"Don't say that, the size of the case cannot be measured by the amount of money, we as lawyers can only be qualified if we put fairness and justice first. There is no big or small difference between fairness and justice, one person is a world, and the ripples he stirs up may affect many people and even all mankind, and we cannot let go of any salvation of fairness and justice. ”

"Actually, I didn't expect Huang Dongfang to sue so quickly."

He smiled slightly and said: "It is inevitable that you will be nervous when responding to a lawsuit for the first time in your life, you don't have to, what should you do, continue to sign and sell, don't take this matter to heart." The decadent ideas propagated by Huang Dongfang have long been abandoned by the modern mainstream society, and his insults to people on the Internet have fermented into public events. ”

"I just stick to what I think is right, maybe my opinion is not right, but I don't regret speaking out with my current experience and knowledge. Speaking freely, speaking out for the weak within my means, that's what I'm all about writing. ”

"You have that kind of thought and depth at a young age, and that's what I admire about you. Be yourself. No problem, we stay in touch at all times! ”

After I came out of the law firm, I received phone calls from Professor Zhuang, Feng Yuqiang, editor-in-chief of New Speech, and scholar Yu Jianrong, who were concerned about the incident and asked if I needed help.

As a junior, I am moved by their sincerity.

There were also some acquaintances and people who had never met before who were concerned about the incident.

After so many years in Beijing, I often have the illusion that the flow of people is indifferent and the traffic is indifferent, but in fact, the warmth is still surging.

Blindness is more terrible than blindness, and most of the time, it is only your own heart that is indifferent.

Yuan Zheng, Chen Fei, Xu Lu and even Bai Zongze all called to ask if I needed assistance.

Yuan Zheng shouted on the phone: "Brother Xiaoyu, you really broke out this time, if you make such a fuss, how many pen and ink wars will be triggered in your cultural circle, hey, you cultural people, it's really ******boring." ”

The rest of F4, Brother Mei and Tang Tingting are not a problem.

Brother Mei, the strong woman, was the most violent, she said: "Brother Xiaoyu, otherwise, I will sneak into Huang Dongfang's house at night and take care of this brain-dead thing, so as not to toss you." ”

I asked, "What do you want to do with him?" ”

"Hanging, cramping, oil pot, you choose."

Geng Hao said "brain-dead" again and ended the topic.

A reporter from a magazine interviewed me and asked me why I wanted to write this book, knowing that this person was "unprovoked" and had to pull out his teeth.

"The changes in some intellectuals are very confusing to me as a latecomer, and I don't understand why I always talk about 'traitors', these class consciousnesses have long since expired. In addition, there are many intellectuals who were active in the 90s of the last century, some in politics and some in business, and no longer make their voices heard. In fact, the changes in intellectuals have typical characteristics of the times, but Huang Dongfang is more intense and more eye-catching. This is the process of intellectuals from 'young' to 'aging', and I think it is necessary to write about the views of future generations. ”

The reporter asked me again: "I heard someone reveal inside information that Huang Dongfang used to be friends with your father, but later had a holiday and turned against each other, you wrote this book to 'avenge' your father?" ”

"What? Says who? ”

The reporter slapped his mouth lightly and said, "Bah, oops, sorry, hearsay, don't worry, let's skip this question." ”

I wonder why this reporter mentioned my father, and last time Feng Yuqiang also said that he knew my father, what is all this about?

Could it be that my father was hiding a piece of his life from me? Why did he do this? What's the secret?