Guo Moruo said that the good thing is that he has strong self-esteem, and if he says that it is bad, he is a good name.

The reason why he complained was because the people at the Commercial Press had a treat at that time, and those people had been chasing Hu Shi and snubbed him, which made him unbearable.

He felt that he was no worse than Hu Shi, and he should not be treated like this.

So, in August 1922, Guo Moruo and Hu Shi scolded each other again.

The reason for this was that Yu Dafu published "Diary of the Sunset Building" in the first volume and second issue of the quarterly magazine "Creation", and he accused Yu Jiaju of the Young China Society of translating from English into the book "The Meaning and Value of Life" by the German Wu Keng.

It's nothing, and it's normal to point out other people's translation mistakes, but what he says is more annoying.

"We in China's news and magazine circles are like maggots in the pit of clear water, although our bodies are very fat, we have no knowledge in our chests. A few people have transcribed a few sheets of the catalogue of books from foreign bookstores, and they have translated and talked nonsense, which can be regarded as erudition. There are a few people who have followed new foreign figures, run around a few times, and translate their superficial speeches and confused translations of several foreign countries, and they can be regarded as new thinkers. ”

This is obviously referring to Sang scolding Huai, because when the American philosopher John Dewey came to China to give lectures, it was Hu Shi who accompanied him.

Unfortunately, however, Yu Dafu's own translation was also wrong, and he used swear words.

Hu Shi published a short article entitled "Scolding" in the 20th issue of "Endeavor Weekly", in which he admitted that Yu Jiaju's translation was wrong, but Yu Dafu's retranslation was "almost a big mistake" and "completely incomprehensible".

Subsequently. Guo Moruo joined the debate on the issue of translation, and Hu Shi also fought back.

It looks like you're talking about translation. In fact, they are still fighting for fame and status.

The Creation Society has just been established, and it is undoubtedly a shortcut to get ahead by fighting celebrities. It can also cause concern.

During this period, the Creation Society and the Literary Research Society were also filthy.

For example, Guo Moruo said that Shen Yanbing was "on a par with the inferior spirit of the party and the despicable politicians" and was a "critic of the rooster and dog thief", who "barked in vain" like a dog.

But Shen Yanbing was relatively calm and only replied.

"If Guo Jun and Cheng Jun and others have academic and rational confronts, we should write and deal with them, but if there is still no evidence to abuse and be happy, we are grateful for not being sensitive. No more answers. ”

In order to increase its popularity, the Creation Society of this period can be said to do everything it can, looking for people everywhere to argue, and there is a sense of wanting to compete with the heroes of the world.

Hu Shi frowned a little when he heard the Creation Society, the matter of the polemic had passed, but there was always a mustard in his heart.

"Moruo, they are also characters of new literature, so let's invite them together." Hu Shi finally said.

At this time, when the Creation Society was going its own way, Cheng Fangwu wanted to go to Guangzhou to serve as an instructor at the Whampoa Military Academy.

Because Chen Qixiu, who taught statistics at Peking University, was going to the Soviet Union to investigate, he was Yu Dafu's senior at Tokyo Imperial University, so he recommended Yu Dafu to replace him in teaching statistics at Peking University.

Yu Dafu is about to teach in Beiping.

The three members of the Creation Society were surprised to receive the invitation. They knew that Hu Shi and Lin Zixuan were going to hold a literary party, and this matter caused a stir in Shanghai's cultural circles.

With the influence of the two of them, this gathering must be a gathering of famous people in the literary world, and even celebrities from both the political and business worlds will attend.

Who will be invited has become a hot topic in the newspapers for these two days.

Guo Moruo knew that he and these two had contradictions. I felt that it was impossible to be invited, and sarcastically said that it was a game of high society, and we countrymen could not afford to participate.

He couldn't have imagined that he had received an invitation. What does this mean? It shows that he now has a status in the literary world that cannot be ignored.

If this literary event does not have the participation of the Creation Society, is it still a grand event?

Think of it this way. He felt comfortable.

Lin Zixuan had a headache at this time, also because of the question of inviting candidates.

Originally, he just wanted to start a small salon. But under the hype of the media, it has become a grand event in Shanghai.

Many celebrities in the cultural world seem to use this gathering as a stage to show their identity and status, and if others are invited and he is not invited, it means that his status is not high enough.

Therefore, some characters who have not yet received the invitation have found someone to greet Lin Zixuan, and they must invite him.

It's a question of face.

Many people who are not qualified to participate also try their best to blend in and look for opportunities, so that they can improve their worth and make friends with big names in the literary world.

Even celebrities from the political and business worlds came to join in the fun and brush up on their presence.

When Ding Ling, who was keen on making movies, also came over to attend the party, Lin Zixuan felt that things were on the verge of getting out of control, and Ding Ling's reason was that he wanted to see what high society was.

Hu Shi and Xu Zhimo are nothing, they are guests, and the things arranged have fallen on Lin Zixuan.

Fortunately, with the help of Ping Banya, he likes to organize such a large-scale event very much.

This is a good opportunity not only to raise the profile of Vientiane Bookstore, but also to make him one of the celebrities.

In the end, the list of invited people reached more than 200 people, including nearly half of Shanghai's celebrities, and these celebrities may also bring friends, the exact number of whom is impossible to estimate.

Lin Zixuan had no choice but to charter the Huizhong Hall of the Peace Hotel as a meeting place.

On October 5, 1923, this literary gathering caused by Xu Zhimo officially began.

The party took the form of a Western cocktail party, where people could go around with glasses to mingle with people, or they could sit down and enjoy a meal, and the hall was accompanied by a band.

Hu Shi first made an opening remark, and then Lin Zixuan introduced Xu Zhimo, his good roommate.

Xu Zhimo is extremely suitable for this kind of occasion, he talks eloquently, humorously, and freely, which causes the audience to laugh constantly, and even some women fall in love with him.

He seems to have been born for such an occasion.

Lin Zixuan watched from the side, depressed, who is the protagonist of the two of us!

Guo Moruo was even more depressed than Lin Zixuan offstage, which made it clear that Lin Zixuan and Hu Shi were supporting Xu Zhimo together.

Is it necessary for you to put on such a big position in order to promote a newcomer?

He knew Xu Zhimo, not long after he returned from studying in the UK, his teacher was Liang Qichao, who established the Crescent Moon Society in Beiping, wrote a few new poems, and mixed very well in the circle of new literature.

Thinking about the situation of his own creation society, Guo Moruo felt a lot of emotion in his heart.

Why do some people succeed easily, and some people have to go through continuous training, he looked at Xu Zhimo, who was giving a speech on stage, the lucky man in the literary world.

I will not give up, and one day I will stand on a high platform and look down on you. (To be continued.) )