At the end of the three-day interview, Time reporters did not leave Shanghai.

He knew that the Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore was coming to Shanghai for a visit to China.

It was a cultural exchange between two ancient countries, and as the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, Tagore had no small influence in the West.

For the Western media, this is a newsworthy cultural event.

Moreover, when the time comes, Lin Zixuan will meet with Tagore, and the meeting of two literary leaders from different countries in the Far East must be very meaningful and can be included in his interview as an anecdote.

So, the reporter decided to witness this moment and then go to Peking to interview Wu Peifu.

He wanted to take a picture of the two shaking hands, and the name was decided, and it was called "The Handshake of the Two Cultural Leaders."

Tagore is already in his sixties, and Lin Zixuan is only twenty-four years old, and this strong contrast in age should be very interesting, both as a cultural exchange and as a kind of inheritance.

There is a lot of meaning to be deciphered from a single photo, and this is where the value of a good piece of journalism lies.

The reporter of "Time Magazine" believes that Lin Zixuan is young and has an unlimited future, as long as he maintains such enthusiasm for literary creation, he will not be too surprised that Lin Zixuan will win the Nobel Prize in Literature in the future.

Because Lin Zixuan understands Western society and knows what Western readers like.

But the journalist was extremely puzzled by the attitude of the Chinese cultural community towards Tagore, and some controversial articles appeared in the English-language newspapers he read in Shanghai, and the Indian poet did not seem to be very popular in the Chinese cultural circles.

Lin Zixuan had no choice but to explain that it was only the opinion of some people. It does not represent the entire Chinese cultural community.

He has always avoided Western journalists getting to know more about it, and in his interviews he mentions the new literature that is booming in China. But it does not mention that the new literature is at the threshold of fragmentation.

He also did not mention the chaos caused by Tagore's visit in the Chinese cultural circles, which is a bit of a scandal that should not be publicized.

As the date of Tagore's visit to China approaches. There were more and more articles attacking Tagore in the newspapers.

Correspondingly, scholars represented by Liang Qichao and Xu Zhimo have spared no effort to advocate Tagore and are deifying Tagore.

The two sides can be said to be evenly matched, and the camps are clear.

What Lin Zixuan didn't expect was that among the people who criticized Tagore, there was also Shen Yanbing.

On the day Tagore arrived in Shanghai, an article appeared in the newspaper.

Shen Yanbing claimed: "We have decided not to welcome Tagore, who sings the praises of Eastern civilization loudly, leads our young people to this civilization, makes them seek solace in contemplation and is poisoned......"

The reason why Lin Zixuan felt strange was because Shen Yanbing was an employee of the Commercial Press, and the invitation to Tagore this time was operated behind the scenes by the Commercial Press.

And. Shen Yanbing was also a supporter of Tagore in the past, and also translated Tagore's poems.

When the "Novel Monthly" released a special issue of Tagore, Shen Yanbing actively participated in it, introduced Tagore's life, and did not mean to oppose Tagore.

If Guo Moruo did this, Lin Zixuan would not be so surprised.

It's just that now Guo Moruo can't take care of Tagore anymore, and his "Creation Weekly" can't make money, has no financial support, and has to stop publication. The members of the Creation Society went their separate ways, and they were separated.

He himself was even more impoverished, and he could not get along in Shanghai, so he had to return to Japan.

Lin Zixuan and Shen Yanbing are not very familiar. Just surprised, he and Xu Zhimo rushed to the dock to meet Tagore.

Xu Zhimo is a representative of the lecture society and will accompany Tagore throughout his journey in China. They came to Shanghai two days ago, accompanied by a reporter from Time Magazine in the United States.

No matter how much the Chinese cultural circles argue. Rabindranath Tagore arrived as scheduled.

On March 21, 1924, Tagore sailed from Calcutta, India. Embarked on his first trip to China.

On April 8, Tagore arrived in Hong Kong, and Sun Zhongshan sent an envoy with a welcome letter.

According to the itinerary, on April 12, the cruise ship "Atsuta Maru" on which Tagore and his entourage took will arrive at Huishan Pier in Shanghai.

On the pier, quite a welcoming crowd has gathered.

The representatives of the Commercial Press were Zheng Zhenduo and some members of the Literary Research Association, as well as scholar Zhang Junmao, as well as representatives of the Shanghai Youth Association and the Jiangsu Education Association, Indian people in Shanghai, newspaper reporters, and hundreds of other people.

The scene was extremely grand.

While waiting, everyone chatted with each other, reporters interspersed with interviews, and the Commercial Press's event film and drama department also used cameras to shoot news documentaries.

Lin Zixuan and Zheng Zhenduo had a good relationship, so he asked the question that puzzled him before.

"How could Yan Bing write such an article? Isn't he very supportive of Tagore? Lin Zixuan was puzzled.

Zheng Zhenduo is a fan of Tagore, wrote a lot of articles welcoming Tagore, translated Tagore's "Flying Birds" and "New Moon Collection", he and Shen Yanbing are friends, and must know the reason.

"He's involuntarily." Zheng Zhenduo said vaguely.

Lin Zixuan thought about it, then understood, and stopped asking.

Without a long wait, a cruise ship slowly sailed into Shanghai's Huishan Wharf.

When the cruise ship docked at the pier, Xu Zhimo and Lin Zixuan, as well as representatives of various social groups and reporters, boarded the cruise ship.

Tagore was already standing on deck, with several Indian scholars behind him, and this time, Tagore also brought a delegation of international universities, and he pulled a sponsorship fee from India.

Although the Indian poet is in his sixties, he still looks very spiritual.

Through letters, Xu Zhimo and Tagore hurriedly stepped forward to introduce themselves, and then introduced them to Chinese scholars.

Next came the time for reporters to take pictures, and there was quite chaos on the cruise ship.

A reporter from Time magazine wanted to take a picture of Tagore and Lin Zixuan shaking hands alone, so they stepped forward to make this request, and in this era, American reporters have a more free spirit than the restraint of Chinese journalists.

He did not regard Tagore as a big man, but only as a news object, and did not see anything wrong with this request.

Lin Zixuan explained the origin of the American journalist.

Tagore glanced at Lin Zixuan unexpectedly, when Xu Zhimo introduced it just now, he only said that Lin Zixuan was a famous Chinese poet, and he didn't care too much, after all, Lin Zixuan was too young.

At this age, he shouldn't be too famous a poet.

However, Tagore knew the prejudice of the Western media against the Easterners, and was able to make an American magazine come to Shanghai to do a personal interview, and this young man should be very influential in Western society.

Wait a minute to learn more about this young man.

He accepted the proposal of a Western reporter and shook hands with Lin Zixuan in an open place on the cruise ship.

Tagore was dressed in a traditional Indian robe, with a wreath on his chest that had just been dedicated to him, and Lin Zixuan was wearing a long robe, in order to cooperate with the reporter's shooting, he leaned slightly sideways and left the front to Tagore.

With the warm spring sun above them and the blue water behind them, the images of the two of them are frozen in the photo. (To be continued.) )