Zhou Hexuan played with the squirrel fish with chopsticks and asked with a smile: "Secretary Xiao is here on behalf of the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang?" ”

Xiao Tongzi poured a full bottle of wine for Zhou Hexuan and explained: "The Central Party Department has instructions, and Minister Ye sent me to inquire. ”

"I personally still admire Mr. Xiaofeng very much," Zhou Hexuan tasted the fish and asked casually, "What is Mr. Xiaofeng's attitude towards the China Newspaper Association?" ”

Xiao Tongzi said: "Once the China Newspaper Association is established, Minister Ye must also serve as the president, which is the opinion of the Central Party Department. ”

Mr. Xiaofeng is Ye Chuling, the Propaganda Minister of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang. In his early years, he was a poet of Nanshe, a friend of Liu Yazi, and one of the founders of "Republic of China Daily".

Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "Of course you can, respect the party and love the country." ”

The so-called policy and countermeasure, what about letting Ye Chuling concurrently serve as the president of the China Newspaper Association? It is only necessary to readjust the structure of the association, create a secretary-general responsibility system, and empty the power of the president sent by the Kuomintang.

Xiao Tongzi said with a smile: "Mr. Zhou, in fact, Minister Ye is also the president, which is a great thing for the China Newspaper Association. In principle, neither Minister Ye nor I want to interfere too much in the operation of the newspaper. Ta Kung Pao's proposition of not being a party, not being selfish, not being blind, and not selling the 'four noes' is extremely admired by the contemptibles, and they also believe that this is the highest pursuit of the newspaper people. Mr. Zhou, do you understand? ”

"Oh? I see. Zhou Hexuan instantly figured out the other party's position.

Since the Northern Expedition, the Nanjing government has tightened its control over the press, and has successively promulgated a number of provisions. In particular, the "Publication Law" has largely inherited the "Publication Regulations" of the Beiyang government, and the most obvious change is to actively carry out partyization.

Under the rule of the Nanjing Nationalist Government, all newspapers, magazines, and books published must abide by the premise of the "Three People's Principles," otherwise it would be prohibited. To put it more bluntly, publications in the middle of the Republic of China must be under the leadership of Sun Yat-sen's (Three People's) Doctrine and Chang Kaishen's Thought (Confucian morality).

However, the specific situation is a little delicate, because Chang Kaishen has not yet fully controlled the major factions of the Kuomintang.

Take Ye Chuling, for example, as the head of the propaganda department of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang Party, in principle, he must also serve as the director of the "Central Daily" (a publication of the Kuomintang organ). However, he himself did not control the newspaper very much, and the "Central Daily" also implemented the "editor-in-chief responsibility system", and the Central Propaganda Department could not directly control the "Central Daily".

It was not until next year that the "JoongAng Ilbo" implemented the "president responsibility system," which reduced the KMT's central publications to Chang Kaishen's personal propaganda tool.

Xiao Tongzi, like Ye Chuling, is not pursuing the strict control of newspapers by the Kuomintang. The first thing he did after he became president of the Central News Agency was to directly remove the image power of the Central Party Department of the Kuomintang from the Central News Agency.

Xiao Tongzi said with a smile: "Minister Ye's request is very simple, there are only two points: first, he is also the president of the China Newspaper Association; Second, the China Press Association had better keep a low profile. ”

"Understood." Zhou Hexuan nodded and said.

Ye Chuling's attitude towards the China Newspaper Association is, to put it bluntly: I don't want to care about you, but don't make trouble for me.

If this is the case, then it is really a good thing that Ye Chuling is also the president. With the support of the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang, many troubles can be saved, and the local party departments will also turn a blind eye.

Du Yuesheng listened to the two of them talk about business, and immediately smiled: "Come on, Mr. Zhou, Secretary Xiao, drink!" This squirrel fish, the selection of the best grouper, the method is authentic, I heard that the use of the Qianlong period handed down the secret recipe. ”

"The taste is indeed excellent," Xiao Tongzi suddenly raised his glass and said, "I'll give Mr. Zhou another glass!" There are not many people that Xiao admires, but Mr. Zhou is definitely one of them. It's rare to meet today, and I ask Mr. Zhou to teach me more. ”

"How dare you, Secretary Xiao has an overreputation." Zhou Hexuan clinked glasses and said.

Xiao Tongzi is only a few years older than Zhou Hexuan, and in terms of the fame and status of the two, he really can't put up a fight in front of Zhou Hexuan.

After lunch, Du Yuesheng invited the two to watch the play, which was on the common stage next to the big world.

was babbling and singing Kunqu Opera on stage, and Zhou Hexuan, a northerner, couldn't understand it, so he could only appreciate the actor's singing voice and figure.

Du Yuesheng shook his head and enjoyed listening to it, and suddenly a plainclothes patrol came over and whispered: "Du Ye, the matter of "Jing Bao" has been clarified. ”

"Tell Mr. Zhou." Du Yuesheng continued to listen to the play.

The plainclothes patrol hurriedly came to Zhou Hexuan's side and told them what they had found.

It turned out that the distorted report about Ruan Lingyu was provided by Zhang Damin's brother, and there was also the instigation of Yang Naimei, the first sister in the film industry.

Zhang Damin's brother is a shareholder of Star Film Company, and Yang Naimei also debuted from Star Film Company. The two of them were very unhappy when they saw Ruan Lingyu in the limelight, so they colluded with the tabloids to smear Ruan Lingyu's reputation.

This is not only due to personal grudges, but also to conflicts of interest. Yang Naimei wants to maintain her status as the first sister in the film industry, while the star company is afraid of Lianhua Pictures, which has just opened, and smears Ruan Lingyu, the pillar of Lianhua Pictures, which is good for everyone.

The next day, Zhou Hexuan called Ruan Lingyu and briefly told him the inside story of the matter.

"Miss Yang is trying to harm me?" Ruan Lingyu was incredulous.

If it was the Zhang family who framed her, Ruan Lingyu would have figured it out, but Yang Naimei was a little inexplicable. When Ruan Lingyu first debuted, Yang Naimei was already a big star, and the two had met a few times, but they had no in-depth communication at all, let alone any grudges.

Zhou Hexuan asked, "What are you going to do?" ”

Ruan Lingyu thought for a while and said, "Forget it, just explain it to the reporter." ”

"You," Zhou Hexuan shook his head and sighed, "People are too kind, and they will always be bullied." ”

Zhou Hexuan didn't continue to ask Du Yuesheng for help, because it was unnecessary. He asked his lawyer to send a letter to Jing Bao, demanding that the other party publish an apology and clarify his false report. At the same time, "Ta Kung Pao" published an article angrily denouncing "Jing Bao", grasping the key word "illegitimate daughter", and criticizing the lace tabloid for wantonly infringing on others' right to reputation for the sake of sales.

20-year-old Ruan Lingyu actually has a 10-year-old illegitimate daughter, and anyone with a normal brain can judge the truth and falsehood.

As soon as Ta Kung Pao's report came out, Jing Bao's competitors fell into the ground. And Shanghai's cultural circle also made efforts to scold the "Jing Bao" to the blood.

From here, it can be seen how influential Zhou Hexuan is in the literary circle of the Republic of China. Writer, poet, critic...... Knowing or not knowing, countless people stood up to help, and instantly scolded "Jing Bao" in a daze, and its sales plummeted by at least one-third.

Don't play with the literati.

The matter ended with a public apology from "Jing Bao" and compensation of 1,000 yuan for reputation damage. In front of reporters, Ruan Lingyu announced that she would donate the 1,000 yuan to the disaster area, which was widely praised by public opinion.

By the beginning of December, the preparations for the film version of "The Goddess" were preliminarily completed, and Ruan Lingyu also joined the crew and started filming.

And Zhang Xueliang's wife, Yu Fengzhi, also came from the northeast, and the couple went to Nanjing for a meeting together, and Miss Jiang Si's situation became a little embarrassing.

As for Zhou Hexuan, of course, he also went to Nanjing. Because the Ministry of Education sent him an invitation to discuss the establishment of the "Chinese and Chinese Languages and Writing Society", and at the same time, there was also a "Asian Cultural Association" to be established.

With Zhou Hexuan's cultural influence, these large associations must invite him, otherwise they will not be authoritative.