The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

Zhou Hexuan fiddled with the squirrel fish with his chopsticks, and asked with a smile, "Secretary Xiao is here on behalf of the Central Propaganda Department of the Nationalist Party?"

Xiao Tongzi poured wine for Zhou Hexuan, and explained: "The Central Party Committee has instructions, and Minister Ye sent me to check."

"I personally admire Mr. Xiaofeng very much." Zhou Hexuan tasted the fish and asked casually, "What is Mr. Xiaofeng's attitude towards the China Press Association?"

Xiao Tongzi said: "Once the China Newspaper Association is established, Minister Ye must also serve as the chairman. This is the opinion of the Central Party Committee."

Mr. Xiaofeng is Ye Chulan, the propaganda minister of the Kuomintang Central Committee. This gentleman was a poet of Nanshe in his early years, a friend of Liu Yazi, and one of the founders of "Republic of China Daily".

Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "Of course, you can respect the party and love the country."

It is said that there are policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom, so what if Ye Chulan is also the chairman of the China Newspaper Association? It only needs to readjust the structure of the association, create a secretary-general responsibility system, and take away the power of the president sent by the National Party.

Xiao Tongzi said with a smile: "Mr. Zhou, in fact, Minister Ye is also the chairman, which is a great thing for the China Newspaper Association. In principle, Minister Ye and I do not want to interfere too much with the operation of the newspaper. "Ta Kung Pao" I admire the "four no's" of "not party, not selfish, not blind, and not selling". I also think this is the highest pursuit of a newspaperman. Mr. Zhou, do you understand?"

"Oh? I see." Zhou Hexuan instantly understood the opponent's position.

Since the Northern Expedition, the Nanjing government has tightened its control over the news, and successively promulgated a number of clauses. In particular, the "Publication Law" roughly inherited the "Publication Regulations" of the Beiyang government. The most obvious change is to actively carry out partyization.

Under the rule of the Nanjing National Government, the publication of all newspapers, magazines and books must abide by the major premise of the "Three Principles of the People", otherwise it is prohibited. To put it more bluntly, publications in the middle of the Republic of China must be under the leadership of Sun Yat-sen (Three Peoples) Doctrine and Chang Kaishen Thought (Confucian Morality).

However, the specific situation is a bit delicate, because Chang Kaishen has not yet fully controlled the major factions of the Nationalist Party.

Take Ye Chulan as an example. As the propaganda minister of the Kuomintang Central Committee, in principle he must also serve as the president of the "Central Daily" (the official publication of the Kuomintang Party). But he himself does not control the newspaper very much. The "Central Daily" also implements the "editor-in-chief responsibility system", and the Central Propaganda Department cannot directly control the "Central Daily".

It wasn't until next year that "Central Daily" implemented the "President's Responsibility System," making the KMT's central publication into Chang Kaishen's personal propaganda tool.

Xiao Tongzi, like Ye Chulan, is not pursuing the strict control of newspapers by the Kuomintang. After he became the president of the Central News Agency, the first thing he did was to remove the image power of the National Party Central Committee from the Central News Agency.

Xiao Tongzi said with a smile: "Minister Ye's request is very simple, there are only two points: first, he is also the chairman of the China Newspaper Association; second, the China Newspaper Association should keep a low profile."

"Understood." Zhou Hexuan nodded.

Ye Chulan's attitude towards the China Newspaper Association, to put it bluntly, is: I don't want to bother you, but you don't want to make trouble for me either.

If this is the case, then it is really a good thing that Ye Chulan is also the president. With the support of the Central Propaganda Department of the National Party, a lot of trouble can be saved, and the local party headquarters will turn a blind eye.

Du Yuesheng laughed immediately after hearing the two of them finished talking about the business, "Come here, Mr. Zhou, Secretary Xiao, drink! This squirrel fish dish is made of high-quality grouper, and the recipe is authentic. Secret recipe."

"The taste is indeed excellent," Xiao Tongzi raised his glass suddenly, "I'll toast Mr. Zhou again! There are not many people who admire Xiao, but Mr. Zhou must be one of them. It's rare to meet today, and I would like to ask Mr. Zhou to teach you a lot. "

"Don't dare, Secretary Xiao is too famous." Zhou Hexuan clinked his glasses.

Xiao Tongzi is only a few years older than Zhou Hexuan, considering their fame and status, he really can't put on airs in front of Zhou Hexuan.

After lunch, Du Yuesheng invited the two of them to go to the theater, which was at the common stage next to the big world.

Zhou Hexuan, a northerner, couldn't understand the Kunqu opera being babbled on the stage, so he could only appreciate the actors' vocals and postures.

Du Yuesheng was shaking his head and enjoying it, when suddenly a plainclothes policeman came over and said in a low voice, "Master Du, we have found out the matter of "Jing Bao"."

"Tell it to Mr. Zhou." Du Yuesheng continued to listen to the play.

The plainclothes police officers hurried to Zhou Hexuan's side and told the inside story they had found.

It turned out that the distorted report on Ruan Lingyu was provided by Zhang Damin's brother, and Yang Naimei, a sister in the film industry, was also instigated.

Zhang Damin's brother is a shareholder of Star Film Company, and Yang Naimei also made his debut from Star Film Company. Seeing that Ruan Lingyu was in the limelight, the two felt very upset, so they colluded with the tabloids to smear Ruan Lingyu's reputation.

It's not just a personal grudge, it's a conflict of interest. Yang Naimei wants to maintain her status as the No. 1 actress in the film industry, while the star company is afraid of Lianhua Films, which has just opened, and discredits Ruan Lingyu, the pillar of Lianhua Films. This is good for everyone.

The next day, Zhou Hexuan called Ruan Lingyu over and briefly explained the inside story of the matter.

"Miss Yang wants to kill me?" Ruan Lingyu couldn't believe it.

If it was the Zhang family who framed her, Ruan Lingyu could figure it out, but Yang Naimei was a little confused. When Ruan Lingyu first debuted, Yang Naimei was already a big star. The two met a few times, but they had no in-depth communication at all, let alone any enmity.

Zhou Hexuan asked: "How do you plan to deal with it?"

Ruan Lingyu thought for a while and said, "Forget it, just explain clearly to the reporter."

"You," Zhou Hexuan shook his head and sighed, "You are too kind, you will always be bullied."

Zhou Hexuan didn't continue to ask Du Yuesheng for help, because it was unnecessary. He asked his lawyer to send a letter to Jingbao, asking the other party to publish an apology and clarify its false reports. At the same time, "Ta Kung Pao" published an article angrily denouncing "Jing Bao", grasping the key word "illegitimate daughter", criticizing the tabloid newspapers for wantonly infringing on other people's reputation rights for the sake of sales.

20-year-old Ruan Lingyu actually has a 10-year-old illegitimate daughter. Anyone with a normal mind can tell the truth from the fake.

As soon as the report of "Ta Kung Pao" came out, the competitors of "Crystal Pao" made trouble one after another. And Shanghai's cultural circles followed suit, scolding "Jingbao" bloody.

From here, we can see how influential Zhou Hexuan was in the literary world of the Republic of China. Writers, poets, critics... Knowing or not knowing, countless people stood up to help, and in an instant they scolded "Jingbao", and its sales dropped by at least one-third.

Don't play with literati with pens.

The incident ended with "Jingbao" publicly apologizing and paying 1,000 yuan for reputation damage. Ruan Lingyu announced in front of reporters that she would donate the 1,000 yuan to the disaster area, which was widely praised by the public.

A few days later, the preliminary preparations for the film version of "Goddess" were completed, and Ruan Lingyu also joined the crew and started filming.

And Zhang Xueliang's wife, Yu Fengzhi, also came from the northeast, and the couple went to Nanjing for a meeting together, and Miss Jiang Si's situation became a little awkward.

As for Zhou Hexuan, of course he also went to Nanjing. Because the Ministry of Education sent him an invitation to discuss the establishment of the "Chinese Language and Character Society", and at the same time, there is a troublesome "Asian Cultural Association" to be established.

With Zhou Hexuan's cultural influence, these large-scale associations must invite him, otherwise they will not be authoritative when they are established.