Mr. News Director also pointed out: "The distribution agencies established by the newspaper in various cities and towns also shoulder the mission of the reporter station, which is responsible for collecting news materials from the people and conveying the voices of the people to the central government, and at the same time pay attention to the selection of editorial content, vulgar stories such as rural anecdotes can be provided to the evening newspaper, and the manuscripts delivered to the daily newspaper should be more serious, and the newspaper platform should be used to publish more works that are full of educational significance and conducive to cultivating the patriotic feelings of the people." ”

This speech was met with a round of applause.

Roland couldn't help but smile bitterly. John Plit's speech was well said, and it was also necessary to emphasize the national newspaper distribution network, and the Kolas government needed to use this and the media network throughout the Far East to carry out public opinion propaganda, so that the policies pursued by the authorities could quickly penetrate into the hearts of the people and win the people's response through the newspapers. But how relevant are these topics to the intellectual elite here?

Ministers in charge of literature, art and propaganda such as John Pulit take it for granted that educating the masses and patriotic propaganda are the unshirkable responsibility of intellectuals, and artists with a sense of mission like Vladimir may agree with this view, but more literary and artistic workers do not necessarily agree with this mission, they care more about the space for free creation, they are more willing to show their unique personality than acting as a government mouthpiece, and criticizing those in power has always been more evident than defending those in power.

John Plitt's speech overemphasized the political mission of literary and artistic workers, which inadvertently aroused the rebellious psychology of these intellectuals, and it was inevitable that the atmosphere at the venue would become cold and embarrassing.

When it was Roland's turn to speak from the podium, he deliberately avoided serious political topics and began by throwing out a series of light-hearted jokes to liven up the atmosphere in the room.

"I am meeting most of the ladies and gentlemen here for the first time, but we are not strangers to each other, I have read your masterpieces in the newspapers, and who of you here have ever used the image of Roland Kerras as a material for artistic creation? Raise your hand, please. ”

Roland's opening remarks were unexpected, and the audience hesitated for a moment, and then a number of people raised their hands, including poets, writers, painters, sculptors, and composers.

"Thank you, thank you for your artistic creation based on me, I am flattered by your artistic beautification, and at the same time I am deeply proud that my image is so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but I still have to be honest, the real Roland Kerras is far from being as graceful and chic as in the literary and artistic works created by you, in fact, he is a little introverted, and a little shy, his life is boring and boring, not romantic at all, he has only envy of the Roland Klas who you have been in love with."

Roland's confession immediately drew laughter from the audience, and the artists applauded His Royal Highness's self-deprecation with unprecedented enthusiasm.

If we divide the level of "humor", everyone has a scale in their hearts, and the standards are different, but the following consensus is obvious: vulgar and obscene spoofs or vitriolic mockery of others certainly have humorous elements, but they are far less likely to win the favor of others than subtle and humorous self-deprecation, and can show a person's cultivation and demeanor.

Roland smiled and pressed down his palm, "Don't coax you first, I won't admit those words just now when they go out of this door, and don't preach for me, so as not to destroy my image of a good man, in case of delaying my life's events, you will all be responsible!" ”

The audience burst into laughter again, and people applauded His Royal Highness the Prince's witty words even more warmly.

"I didn't mean to spoil the solemn atmosphere of the venue, and I didn't mean to contradict our press director, I don't dare to offend Mr. Pullett for fear that he would write a poem to satirize me."

Roland smiled at John Plit, and the news director was also full of drama, and took out a pen and paper to write and draw very cooperatively, as if he was really in a poetic mood. While everyone in the audience laughed, they also remembered that Monsieur Plitt, who was in charge of the literary and artistic circles, was himself an outstanding poet, and many of his political satirical poems spread throughout Colasburg in the revolutionary tide of rebellion against imperial rule, and were held up by young intellectuals as a common battle cry, inspiring an entire generation.

Finding that the atmosphere in the venue had improved, Roland stopped deliberately joking, and said calmly: "I just want to talk to you casually today, without putting on a show or making a tone, not about specific literary and artistic creations, not about the style and political stance of the works, but only about what the marriage between literary and artistic works and the publishing industry can bring to our country." ”

There was a slight hum from the audience, and the active-thinking audience whispered about the grand topic thrown by His Royal Highness, but Roland made another surprise move.

"Gentlemen may think that this topic is too broad to talk about, so we might as well make a little game first." His eyes swept over the nearly 1,000 elites in the Far Eastern cultural circles in the audience, and Roland saw curiosity and anticipation on their faces, smiling and spitting out a string of words.

"What is His Royal Highness the Prince talking about?"

"It's a strange way to pronounce it, it's a bit like a dwarf ......"

"It's the language of the dwarfs! I've lived in the Big Rabbit's Nest for two years, and I know a few words about the language of the little guys, and if I'm not mistaken, His Royal Highness is probably greeting us. ”

……

While everyone was whispering, Roland uttered several more obscure words, each one very short, but few people understood the meaning.

Speaking five different languages in one breath, Roland quietly observed the people in the audience who looked confused, laughing without saying a word.

After five minutes, he raised his hand to signal silence and asked a question that was not surprising: "You are all knowledgeable people, and we are the elite of the cultural circles of the Far East, who can fully understand what I have just said?" ”

There was silence in the thousand-person venue, and everyone looked around in unison, only to see only a few people raising their hands.

"Madam, could you please translate those words for me?" Roland extended an invitation to an elven poet sitting in the front row.

The elegant and beautiful elven lady stood up and smiled generously: "Your Royal Highness the prince just sent us greetings in the language of dwarfs, dwarves, giants, dragons and elves, each language has different pronunciations and grammatical structures, but the meaning is the same Welcome to Krasbourg, I love you!" After completing the translation mission, the elven poetess added with a shyly smile: "By the way, we love you too, Your Royal Highness!" ”