Reborn Bao Guowei, I really didn’t want to be a great writer!

Chapter 483: Zhang Taiyan’s final gift? Song Ziwen comes to visit!

Zhang Taiyan was old, and his learning ability might not be able to keep up with Bao Guowei, and his writing ability also declined as his energy declined.

But the network of contacts he has accumulated over the years is astonishing.

Especially during the period in Japan, when the Japanese left was in its infancy, he met a series of figures who are well-known today and later.

Raising soldiers for a thousand days and deploying them for a moment may not have been useful in the past, but now it has helped Bao Guowei a lot.

Junzo Watanabe, a Japanese tanka poet, was exposed to the socialist ideas of Kotoku Shusui, Kawakami Hajime and others more than ten years ago, and now he has joined a left-wing literary organization.

He can be said to be a leading figure in the democratic tanka literary movement in Japan.

Tomoyoshi Murayama is a famous playwright in Japan today. He just founded his own theater in Tokyo two years ago.

Koreto Kurahara was a leading figure in the Japanese proletarian literary and artistic movement and one of the founders of the Japanese Proletarian Art League.

He once studied in Russia, specializing in Russian literature and Marxism.

It can be said that he was one of the important literary and artistic workers and leaders among the Bolsheviks in Japan at that time.

The last one, Hisahisa Aso, is one of the leaders of the Japan Workers Association and can be said to be an active participant in the current Japanese workers' movement.

The human and material resources he was able to mobilize were equally astonishing.

If we can get help from these people, the spread of "No Longer Human" in Japan can be said to be twice as effective with half the effort.

I took a look at the letter that Aso Hisahisa wrote to Zhang Taiyan. In the letter, he called Zhang Taiyan his mentor and Bao Guowei his excellent junior fellow student.

In particular, we learned from the letter that Bao Guowei wanted to publish a work in Japan through his channels.

Aso Hisa was extremely excited. He was obviously a loyal fan of Bao Guowei and spoke in very sincere words.

"Please, Lord Bingwen, please entrust this mission to me. I will definitely complete the trust you and Sir have placed in me at the cost of my life."

Aso Hisa's middle school tone made Bao Guowei feel a little familiar, as if he saw a character from a Japanese comic in his previous life.

Do Japanese people always speak like this?
Zhang Taiyan reminded, “I have a good relationship with these people, but this work is very special, and it is not known whether they can help.”

Just as Zhang Taiyan said, the work "No Longer Human" is really too special.

Ultimately, this is not a positive work.

Especially in the context of the narrative of Chinese culture, works like "No Longer Human" that have incorrect values ​​and promote pessimism seem somewhat out of place.

It can be seen from the reactions of several gentlemen, whether it was Xun Ge'er, Lin Yutang or Zhang Taiyan, their first reaction after seeing this work was - is there something wrong with this kid Bao Guowei's brain?
In the history of Chinese literature, there are tragedies, on the contrary, there are a lot of them. But even if they appear to be tragic on the surface, the underlying tone is still critical and positive.

Ultimately, I hope everything will develop in a good direction.

But "No Longer Human" is completely different. It seems to be a collection of pessimism, promoting death and destruction to the extreme.

Indeed, it also contains various criticisms and reflections on society.

But its underlying color is dark.

That is why several gentlemen objected to its publication in this country.

Bao Guowei's influence is too great.

Given his current popularity, even if he said something ridiculous about a pile of shit, there might still be people who would believe him and be willing to give it a try.

This is the charm of opinion leaders.

It is hard to imagine what kind of impact this work would have on some readers who lack judgment if it were published in China.

But when Bao Guowei said he wanted to publish his book in Japan, naturally no one objected.

On the one hand, although several gentlemen have studied in Japan, due to the political influence, they have no good feelings towards the Japanese.

What does something happening to the Japanese have to do with us?
On the other hand, to be realistic, Bao Guowei's work does not conform to the values ​​of the Chinese people in China, but it is completely different in Japan.

Because, in a sense, the Japan that Bao Guowei wrote about in his novel is very consistent with the real impression.

The worship of death and the promotion of tragedy are part of Japanese culture.

As Bao Guowei wrote in "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword", the Japanese admire a gorgeous death, just like cherry blossoms.

Moreover, although the work "No Longer Human" seems to be based on Japanese culture, in fact, there are still many core elements of Chinese culture involved in it.

Bao Guowei even incorporated many socialist ideas.

It seems that "No Longer Human" was almost entirely made for the Japanese.

"The clear will be clear, and the turbid will be turbid." Bao Guowei said with a smile. "My book is like a magnifying glass. People with dark hearts will see their own ugliness through this analysis.

Those who can't stand it may even feel collapsed because of this pessimism.

But people with faith in their hearts see something completely different.”

After thinking about it, he mentioned someone.

"I wonder if you know Ozaki Hidemi?"

"The Japanese kid from the Asahi Shimbun?" Zhang Taiyan seemed to have some impression of him.

Even after announcing his retirement, Zhang Taiyan still frequently published articles, such as "Miscellaneous Talks on Retirement" and so on, in which he sometimes scolded some people.

It is not surprising that he follows all major newspapers.

"Yes." Bao Guowei nodded and said, "This gentleman is also a celebrity in Japan."

Some time ago, Bao Guowei exchanged some domestic analysis content with Ozaki Hidemi, which caused a sensation after being published in the Asahi Shimbun in Japan.

This was much earlier than Ozaki Hidemi became famous in his previous life.

Nowadays, in Japan, Hidemi Ozaki has become famous and has considerable influence.

Bao Guowei smiled and said, "I showed him this work before. What do you think he thought of it?"

"Oh? The Japanese like this work very much?" Zhang Taiyan said with some surprise.

"Yes." Bao Guowei nodded. "He said this is a masterpiece that deeply analyzes the ugliness, hypocrisy and indifference of human nature, and asked me to publish this book in Japan.

According to his own words.

"Mr. Bingwen, this work deeply analyzes the problems of Japanese society and culture, as well as the confusion and despair of ordinary people when traditional values ​​collide and collapse with Western ideas. Please be sure to bring this work to Japan!"

"So that's how it is." Zhang Taiyan said with some surprise.

Then he thought about it carefully.

"I'll check with you again. We'll send a letter to these gentlemen soon."

Bao Guowei smiled.

"In the letter, I attached some clips of No Longer Human so that these Japanese people can watch it first."

T.V. Soong should have arrived in Suzhou a long time ago.

However, it was the Spring Festival, so the journey was delayed a lot.

The train that Song Ziwen took should have gone directly to Suzhou, so why was it delayed for so long?

This is thanks to the government officials along the way.

As soon as they heard that T.V. Soong was going to pass by and the train would stop there, they immediately became excited.

Although Jinling has issued a clear ban on celebrating the Lunar New Year, we are just having a private gathering, how can it be considered a celebration of the festival?
When the Minister of Finance from Nanjing arrives in the local area, doesn't the local official need to give him a good reception?

Minister Song has worked hard and made great contributions. During the family reunion day, he has to go to the local areas to inspect.

Visiting Bao Bingwen could hardly be called official business, but the task assigned by Commander Chang was more important than official business.

How can the local governments not give their full support?

Taking the train is still very tiring.

The journey is also long.

So, whenever Minister Song passed through a local station, he would be warmly received by the local government officials.

Then we welcomed him to the most famous restaurant in the area to welcome him.

Dozens of special dishes were served, and famous actors and actresses were invited to attend, so that Minister Song could have a comfortable and reassuring trip. Of course, when Minister Song left, he would also be given some local specialties.

However, it is not known whether the exquisite packaging contains dried fish or gold antiques.

After all, Minister Song is the "God of Wealth" of the national government today. Can you afford him an ordinary gift?

In this way, Song Ziwen's business trip during the Spring Festival was not only not in a very embarrassing situation, but he made a lot of money instead.

After being delayed along the way, the Lantern Festival was approaching, and we finally arrived in Gusu at a leisurely pace.

As usual, as soon as he arrived in Suzhou, he was warmly welcomed by a group of officials and gentry.

At that time, Gusu was the seat of Wu County, so Huang Yunshen, the local governor at the time, naturally came to the train platform to greet him.

Huang Yunshen once studied in Japan and worked as a director in the diplomatic department, so he was familiar with Song Ziwen.

On the train platform, Huang Yunshen said with a smile.

"Brother Ziwen, we haven't seen each other for a long time. You must be tired from the journey. Come with me to the city and have a good chat with my brother."

"Yes." The then-chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, Bei Litai, also greeted him with a smile. "We have prepared wine and food to welcome the minister."

Although Song Ziwen's visit seemed like a visit to Bao Guowei, it was actually no different from that of an "imperial envoy".

Huang Yunshen and Bei Litai are both older than him and have much more experience.

But what can I do when the other party has a good brother-in-law?
How can ordinary people neglect the title of the God of Wealth?
But Song Ziwen did not appreciate it. Unlike other places, he changed his expression and spoke very seriously.

"No need. I'm here for national affairs. Visiting Mr. Bingwen is the most important thing. The rest is trivial."

He seemed to be not very respectful of Huang Yunshen's attempt to build relationships.

But after arriving in the city, Soong Tzu-wen found a very difficult problem.

Should I let Bao Guowei come to see me, or should I go to see Bao Guowei myself?

According to Chiang Kai-shek's intention, he must visit in person to show the government's sincerity.

After all, the government still wants others to help it "make money".

But given Song Ziwen's personality, he really couldn't bring himself to do that, so the Chamber of Commerce President Bellitai came up with an idea and asked Bellitai to invite Bao Guowei to Songhe Tower.

Wouldn't this be the best of both worlds?

Song Ziwen really didn't want to visit Bao Guowei, who was a master of economics from Harvard University and had been in charge of the economic power of the National Government for nearly six years.

If you ask Song Ziwen to beg Bao Guowei for help, he will find it difficult to overcome the hurdle in his heart.

The other party is not even a college student!
That night, Song Ziwen was in Songhe Tower, drinking wine and eating snacks, accompanied by cheongsam-dressed ladies, quietly waiting for Bao Guowei to arrive.

He had even thought of his words, but unexpectedly received a piece of news.

Belitai said with a bitter face and bowed.

"Minister Song, I'm really sorry. I guess I didn't have enough face. I didn't even get into the Zhang Mansion.

I went up to inquire, and the servants in the mansion passed on the message.

If you want to see Mr. Bingwen, you must visit him in person. No one else will be seen."

Upon hearing this, Song Ziwen almost got angry.

He suddenly stood up, threw the wine glass to the ground, and said angrily.

"Who the hell is Bao Bingwen? How dare he boss me around? He's simply lawless!"

Huang Yunshen and Bei Litai looked at each other. They had been staying in Suzhou for many years and knew the tempers of Zhang Taiyan and Bao Guowei, master and apprentice.

On weekdays, they were both afraid of and respectful of the two giant Buddhas.

It makes sense that what they say is useless, but why doesn't Bao Bingwen even give face to Song Ziwen?

This is Chiang Kai-shek's right-hand man.

For a moment, neither of them knew what to say.

However, Song Ziwen felt that he had been greatly disgraced. He had not been very willing to go to Suzhou in the first place, and now he was even more angry.

He shook his hands and walked out the door immediately.

"Minister Song, where are you going?"

Song Ziwen said unhappily: "Go back to Nanjing."

The two men tried to persuade him earnestly, but Song Ziwen simply refused to listen and was very angry.

It was not until the secretary hurried over that Song Ziwen's emotions calmed down a lot. When he heard the secretary's reminder in his ear, Song Ziwen shuddered immediately.

"I almost forgot that Gusu has bald eyeliner. I can't get angry."

After sighing, and preparing himself mentally for a long time in the corridor and smoking a cigarette, Song Ziwen finally calmed down a lot.

Knowing that Chiang Kai-shek had a special spy in Suzhou, he pretended to be aloof as soon as he got off the train.

I forgot about it just now.

After thinking it over again and again, he said to his secretary.

"Let's get ready. Let's go meet Bao Bingwen."

Recently, in order to hold the wedding of Zhang Nianyue and Bao Guowei as soon as possible, everyone in the Zhang family has been busy.

Bao Guowei was busy with a lot of things to do when he heard that Song Ziwen had arrived in Suzhou.

He had no good feelings towards the Song family's finance minister.

During the period when this person was in charge of economic power, he used his authority to control finance and obtain huge profits for himself and his family.

They also took advantage of the national crisis to gain many benefits.

Song Ziwen must have been involved in the fact that Song Meiling only bought 1300 of the 300 aircraft donated.

It can be said that without the exploitation and plunder of the Song family, the people of the Republic of China would not have lived a good life, but it would certainly have been much better than it is now.

Of course, T.V. Soong is not without his merits.

As a top student at Harvard University, he was extremely greedy on the one hand, but on the other hand, he also contributed to the reform of the financial system, laying the foundation for subsequent development.

What impressed Bao Guowei the most was that this person's views on such major issues as resisting Japan were completely contrary to those of Chiang Kai-shek.

Chiang Kai-shek always demanded that "internal pacification must be achieved before external resistance" and even asked Song Ziwen to provide a large amount of funds for this purpose.

Song Ziwen believed that the Japanese were the biggest concern.

After the Anti-Japanese War, Song Ziwen also expressed his determination.

"Even if Shanghai and the area north of the Yellow River are not recovered, China is not willing to cease fire with Japan."

It can be said that compared to his brother-in-law, T.V. Soong still has some conscience.

But not much.

Today, the country is still facing certain economic difficulties, and in half a year, a national disaster is about to break out.

With a glimmer of hope, Bao Guowei decided to get to know this famous economic minister in history.

After a while, Cao Yanhai walked in briskly and said to Bao Guowei.

"Master, Song Ziwen is here. He is standing at the door. He is dressed elegantly and looks like a gentleman. Should we kick him out?"

As Bao Guowei's fame grows, Cao Yanhai can be said to be fearless. No matter what position he holds, can he be as awesome as our master?

But then I heard Bao Guowei say.

"Please let him in, alone."

"Huh?" Cao Yanhai was a little surprised, but still nodded.

"Okay~"

(End of this chapter)