Shao Lizi, vice president of Shanghai University, was very satisfied with Lin Zixuan's class.

The school invited Lin Zixuan to give a lecture in order to use Lin Zixuan's fame to make a sign of Shanghai University, and if Lin Zixuan didn't talk about some poetry creation, he would be disappointed.

Lin Zixuan gave a lecture on "Dream of Red Mansions" at Fudan University, which caused a shock in the red academic circles.

Now that he has spoken at Shanghai University about his views on new literature, he will certainly cause controversy in the field of new literature.

Shanghai University is not afraid of controversy, but advocates controversy, and if a school does not have a few controversial professors, then the school has no future to speak of.

This is an era of great ideological change, and various ideas from the East and the West have fierce collisions and exchanges.

Some ideas have been drowned in history, while others have survived and become the ideological foundation of the country.

I'm not afraid that you will speak, but I am afraid that you will not be able to say new ideas.

Professors at Shanghai University have a new understanding of Lin Zixuan.

In the past, they thought that Lin Zixuan should be the kind of talented and arrogant young man, a bit of a talent and arrogance.

Because Lin Zixuan is famous, he rarely participates in the activities of the Shanghai literary circle, and only appears in a small circle, and there are not many people who really know him, which creates an illusion of coldness to the outside world.

In fact, people who really know Lin Zixuan, such as Zhou Shoujuan, will think that he is a particularly low-key and humble person.

Lin Zixuan knows his true level and has a correct understanding of himself, so he consciously maintains a low-key and humble attitude.

In this lecture, he set up a new image for the outside world.

At the very least, professors and students at Shanghai University feel that Lin Zixuan is a sincere and funny person, and there are not many people who can face up to his past, and even fewer who dare to speak out in public and engage in self-criticism.

This is a typical example of the prodigal son's return to gold and not exchange.

Lin Zixuan's lecture is quite funny, and the ideas he puts forward are even more novel, this is real talent and real learning, which is consistent with his current fame, not in vain.

He is worthy of being a rising star of new literature, and the most representative figure of new literature after Lu Xun and Hu Shi.

With Lin Zixuan, the benchmark figure of new literature, from now on, Shanghai University can also be said to be the center of new literature.

On the second day, Lin Zixuan's views on the new literature appeared in the newspaper.

This is an article written by a professor at Shanghai University, detailing Lin Zixuan's first class at Shanghai University.

Because it was the first time that Lin Zixuan put forward his views on new literature, it attracted a lot of attention.

In order to prevent others from taking quotes out of context, Lin Zixuan wrote an article entitled "My Views on New Literature", elaborating on his views on new literature, which is more complete than the content in the classroom.

He reviews his writing journey.

Therefore, he believes that the new literature should be diverse and inclusive, whether it is Lu Xun-style criticism, poetic romanticism, or passionate revolutionary literature.

These are not conflicting, this is a hundred flowers blooming, a hundred schools of thought contending.

He then raised the question of "take-it-or-leave-it" and what kind of attitude should be adopted towards Western thought and traditional culture.

In short, it's about absorbing the essence and eliminating the dross.

And finally down to the philosophical level, he talks about the dialectic of ancient Greece, and seeks truth through dialectical methods.

Socrates saw dialectics as the art of discovering truth through the argument of opposing opinions.

There are similar statements in China, which are unclear and unclear.

Therefore, do not be afraid of arguments, do not be afraid of practice, practice is the only criterion for testing truth.

These are three interlocking viewpoints, which basically talk about the main problems that have emerged in the new literature at present, and propose a solution, that is, practice.

Who is right and who is wrong, you will know through practice.

Of course, this practice is not something that can be completed overnight, but has a long-term process.

Whoever conforms to the trend of the times is right, otherwise they will be eliminated by the times, which is the choice of the times, and it can also be said that it is the choice of the people.

Lin Zixuan's "My Views on New Literature" was published in the supplement of "Xuedeng", which had a great impact not only in Shanghai but even in Beiping.

All factions of the new literature have issued articles in response, some supporting and some criticizing.

The faction led by Hu Shi supported the inclusiveness of new literature and believed that new literature should flourish.

Lu Xun admired the doctrine of take-it-or-leave-it, but felt that the new literature should have a progressive spirit, and it was a good thing for a hundred flowers to bloom, but those harmful weeds should also be removed.

The pro-revolutionary literature believes that the use of dialectics to verify the truth is in line with the Marxist philosophical outlook, and that the new literature is revolutionary literature that conforms to the trend of the times and will eventually be verified as the truth.

The writers of the Mandarin Duck and Butterfly School expressed a different opinion.

They believe that there are also the best and the worst in the old literature, and that some novels express the spirit of progress, and cannot be generalized.

As a result, the controversy over whether novels such as "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" were new literature was debated in the newspapers of Shanghai.

Zheng Zhenduo complained to Lin Zixuan, thinking that Lin Zixuan's point of view was right, but it was too advanced.

When the new literature overthrows the old literature, or when the new literature has the upper hand, the new literature will be able to judge and sort out the essence and dross of the old literature as a victor.

Now that the new literature is just beginning, this formulation undoubtedly provides an argument against the old literature.

Lin Zixuan could only comfort him, new literature is the general trend of society, this difficulty is nothing, grit your teeth and pass, the road is tortuous, the future is bright, and the future belongs to new literature.

He's just talking, and he doesn't need to fight against the old literature anyway.

Regarding the controversy in the newspaper, Lin Zixuan also read it, and there were many articles criticizing him.

Some people think that Lin Zixuan makes students not superstitious about authority, but he has shaped himself into an authority on new literature and made students superstitious about him, is this progress or regression?

Some people feel that the solution proposed by Lin Zixuan is completely useless and is just a delaying strategy.

The so-called practice is nothing more than leaving the problem to time to judge, and after a few decades, we will naturally know who is right and who is wrong, then everyone will not have to do anything, just wait.

In fact, this is a change of concept, and practice is not just waiting, but constantly arguing and verifying, so as to obtain the truth.

Some people even think that Lin Zixuan's narration of his past in the United States is commendable, but it also shows that he has the idea of corruption and pleasure in his bones, and that this kind of person staying in the new literary team is a hidden danger, and this potential cancer should be removed as soon as possible.

Lin Zixuan did not defend this, because there was a group of people who were trying their best to defend him.

The members of the Crescent Society, led by Xu Zhimo, were very active in this controversy and resolutely stood on Lin Zixuan's side.

Xu Zhimo also wrote a reminiscence article in an affectionate and romantic tone, "The Two Years I Was in New York with Lin Zixuan".