In July 1934, Zhou Hexuan set off a wave of modernism in the Chinese poetry circle, and countless young poets enthusiastically joined this faction, and for a time the whole country talked about "modernism".

At the same time, "Thunderstorm" was officially published in the "Literary Quarterly" through Ba Jin's recommendation, and Cao Yu was like a lightning bolt piercing the night sky of the literary world in the 30s.

Not only did the play hit a huge hit in China, but it was also quickly staged in Tokyo, Japan, and was translated into Japanese by the Kanda Hitotsubashi Education Center, which quickly became a bestseller in Japan. "Thunderstorm" took five years to conceive and create, and it took more than half a year to lock it in a drawer before submitting it, but it only took half a month to become famous.

Guo Moruo watched the performance of "Thunderstorm" in Tokyo and was very excited, and personally wrote the preface to the Japanese translation of "Thunderstorm", praising "Thunderstorm" as a rare and excellent masterpiece.

Lu Xun was quite excited when he read the Japanese translation of the script of "Thunderstorm", and said to the American journalist Snow: "The best dramatists in China are Guo Moruo, Tian Han, Hong Shen, and a new left-wing dramatist Cao Yu. ”

can make Lu Xun and Guo Moruo, who spray each other all year round, praise each other at the same time, which shows how good the quality of "Thunderstorm" is. Cao Yu has also jumped from an unknown young man to a rising star in the drama world who is well-known in China and Japan.

Throughout July, Zhou Hexuan and Cao Yu were in the limelight.

Baidai Company will naturally not let go of this good opportunity, and Zhou Hexuan's two records were launched with the trend - publicity expenses can be saved a lot.

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Shanghai, Japanese Concession.

Uchiyama Shoten.

Ouyang Yuqian helped her glasses and greeted the bookstore owner with a smile: "Brother Wu, I haven't seen you for a long time!" ”

"Mr. Ouyang, please sit inside!" Uchiyama stood up to greet him.

Ouyang Yuqian walked in slowly and said to Lu Xun, who was reading, "Mr. Zhou, you came really early today. ”

Lu Xun said in an indifferent tone: "The Kuomintang spies are arresting people again, so I'll come to the bookstore to hide." ”

The two chatted for a while, and Tian Han and other progressives came seven or eight one after another, and everyone began to talk about modernist poetry and "Thunderstorm".

Uchiyama Wanzo arranged for two clerks to look at the wind, and he also ran in to listen, interjecting two sentences from time to time.

Decades later, there are many public knowledge who often spread rumors on the Internet, saying that Uchiyama Wanzo is a Japanese spy, which proves that Lu Xun is also a traitor, and he can actually deceive countless netizens to forward and like - the basis for this rumor comes from an article last year (1933), which is also recorded in Lu Xun's "Pseudo-Freedom Book: Postscript", which reads as follows: "Uchiyama Bookstore was opened by the Japanese ronin Uchiyama Wanzo, who ostensibly opened a bookstore, but he was almost a detective for the Japanese government. Every time he talked to the Chinese, he immediately reported it to the Japanese consulate. It's an open secret, and anyone who is even slightly close to Uchiyama Bookstore knows it. ”

But what is the truth?

Just two months before the Kuomintang royal literati concocted the rumor-mongering article, Uchiyama was suspected by the Japanese military of being a communist party because of his repeated acts of protecting the Chinese, and he could not withstand the pressure and could only temporarily return to Japan to avoid the limelight.

Uchiyama Wanzo's situation is quite embarrassing, he is a Japanese, and he is still Lu Xun's best friend. On the one hand, he was slandered as a "Japanese spy" by the literati of the Kuomintang, and on the other hand, he was suspected by the Japanese military of being a "Japanese Communist Party".

In fact, Uchiyama was nothing, he was first a businessman, then a humanitarian Christian, sympathetic to the Chinese revolutionaries in his youth, and inclined to Tolstoy's non-resistance in his later years.

Uchiyama's personality is not great, and it is absolutely impossible for him to shed blood for the Chinese. For example, during the Japanese invasion of China, Uchiyama actively cooperated with the Japanese army and took over some book industries in Shanghai. Therefore, there is no doubt that he was first and foremost a businessman, and that he was also a Japanese businessman.

But Uchiyama is also a Christian who believes in humanitarianism, so he can try to give some help to his Chinese friends on the premise of ensuring his own safety. He was also very sympathetic to the Chinese revolutionaries, and his Neishan bookstore almost became the point of contact for the left-wing literati in Shanghai. The Chinese clerks in his bookstore are all progressives, and two of them were arrested by spies the next month.

Including the report and suicide note written by the revolutionary martyr Fang Zhimin to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, they were also first sent to the Neishan Bookstore for safekeeping, and then transferred to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China by Lu Xuntuo.

"Brother Wu Qi, can you borrow your gramophone for a while?" Tian Han asked.

Uchiyama immediately said, "Of course, please wait. ”

When Uchiyama Wanzao brought the record player, Tian Han said mysteriously: "Shouxin (Nie Er) gave me two records, which will be officially released in a few days, let's listen to it first!" ”

Lu Xun smoked a cigarette and said: "Shouchang (Tian Han) is so solemnly recommended, it seems that it is the best progressive song." ”

"Comrades, listen first." Tian Han gently put down the stylus.

The prelude to the song soon sounded in the room, followed by a children's voice: "My home is on the Songhua River in Northeast China......"

The singing voices of Zhou Hexuan, Zhou Xuan, and the children's singing group match the perfect layering, so that the mood of this song continues to progress, and the complex emotions mixed with sadness, sorrow, depression, desolation and anger infect everyone in the room.

"Alas!"

Uchiyama sighed first, at such a time, he seemed embarrassed as a Japanese. Morally, he felt that Japan's invasion of China was undeserved, but emotionally, he could not oppose the actions of the Japanese government.

"The song written by Zhou Mingcheng, I've heard it." Lu Xun said.

Ouyang Yuqian sighed: "When I heard this song for the first time, I almost wanted to cry. Now it is re-filled by EMI Records, and the emotions are more full, which makes people indignant and helpless. We are sitting here and talking, but tens of millions of compatriots in the four northeastern provinces are displaced and homeless! ”

Ouyang Yuqian, a famous dramatist, opera artist, film artist, and one of the founders of modern Chinese drama. He used to sing Peking Opera, and later devoted himself to the drama career, and was as famous as Mei Lanfang in the theater world, known as "Northern Mei Southern Europe".

Lu Xun walked to the gramophone, picked up the cover of the record, and said in surprise: "Hey, it was actually recorded by Zhou Hexuan himself, but why is the name of the record called "The Great Wall Never Falls Late"? ”

Tian Han said: "You can just turn the record over and you'll know." ”

Lu Xun immediately turned off the stylus, turned the record over and put it down again, and immediately came Zhou Hexuan's voice: "This song is composed to commemorate the 'Great Wall War of Resistance', and I encourage you to do so!" ”

"After a hundred years of sleep, the people of the country have gradually woken up. Open your eyes, watch carefully, which one will confess to himself? Because of cowering and forbearance, people are becoming more and more arrogant...... The Great Wall will never fall, and the potential of the Yellow River is surging. The rivers and mountains are beautiful, and the mountains are stacked, asking me what kind of country is like being infected? Reopen the bloody road, wave your hand, and devote yourself to the prosperity of the country. Shall the land be trampled on again, and each one will take up the mission......"

The muffled beat of the drum beat the hearts of the people, and the progressives present all had expressions of righteous indignation on their faces.

Lu Xun lit another cigarette and took a deep breath. Although he doesn't like this heroic style, it is undeniable that he was really excited by this song just now.

Ouyang Yuqian slapped the case violently: "This is the voice of the times, singing is like this, a song is worth more than 100,000 elite soldiers!" ”

Lu Xun reminded: "The goal of our generation is not only to resist foreign aggression, but also to transform the country. Zhou Mingcheng's song is admittedly exciting, but we must always remember our responsibilities. ”

Lu Xun has always believed that transforming the country and its people is far more important than resisting the invaders. As long as China is on the right track, it is not afraid of any enemy at all, just like Japan and Germany, where the land is small and the people are not many, but the super-high quality of the people can bring about the strength of the country and the nation.

Lu Xun's sadness is that he can't see hope at all, especially in the past two years, he has been exhausted and about to collapse.

On the one hand, from the outside, the high-pressure politics of the Kuomintang is becoming more and more terrifying. Lu Xun wanted to publish "Two Hearts" during this time, and he had to delete a large number of articles, because those who were slightly involved in politics could not pass the censorship. In his exact words: "...... In the daily newspapers, I have no place to publish, the extreme darkness, there is no reason to say. For the first time in my life, I met. ”

On the other hand, from within the Left League, adventurism brought many contradictions, and even Yu Dafu was forced away by the Left League. Lu Xun was under pressure on the one hand, and on the other hand, he had to reassure the members, if it were not for his efforts, the organization of the Left League would have fallen apart long ago. The first thing he said when he saw Feng Xuefeng later was: "In the past two years, I have been at the mercy of them (adventurists). During the Long March, Lu Xun almost single-handedly supported the Left League.

Lu Xun's status in New China is really not for nothing.

Lu Xun even said something like this to Feng Xuefeng: "When you come (referring to the establishment of New China), I will flee, because I am afraid that I will be the first to kill." He had a clear view of the future, but he still chose to persist in the struggle, because he knew that China could not change and that only the Communist Party could succeed in changing China.

Ouyang Yuqian listened to these two songs and asked excitedly: "Why don't you invite Zhou Hexuan to join us (Left Alliance)?" Patriots like him should be absorbed! ”

Lu Xun smiled: "He won't agree, I can understand his thoughts, because I thought that way a few years ago." ”

Tian Han suddenly said: "Zhou Mingcheng has influence in the United States and Nanjing, so it is better to ask him to rescue Ms. Ding Ling!" ”

Ding Ling was arrested by the spies in May last year, and now more than a year has passed, and people from all walks of life have actively participated in the rescue, but so far there has been no progress.

"He's a wise man to protect his life, I'm afraid he won't agree." Lu Xun said.

Ouyang Yuqian said: "How do you know if you don't try?" ”

Lu Xun smoked his cigarette and thought about it seriously: "American reporter Snow, this time happens to be in Shanghai, it is better to ask him to contact Zhou Mingcheng." ”

"It's a great idea." Tian Han nodded.