After dreaming of getting rich, I dressed up as a collapsed idol

Chapter 523

"Lu, do you remember when I first interviewed you, you said that you mainly wrote to earn a living? Has your goal changed now?"

After the meal, Lu Qingfeng saw the three reporters off.

Upon arriving at the school gate, Zhang Qiming and Hu Lili left first, while Sun Zhichao and Lu Qingfeng followed behind. While waiting for their car, the two stood at the gate catching up.

This question is a summary of this informal interview.

Sun Zhichao went back and prepared to publish two reports about his trip to Peking University. One report would naturally focus on cultural exchange, while the other would center on the young man in front of him, incorporating his identity as a participant in the activities, and indirectly promoting the event.

It is said that journalists should stand on a fair and impartial position in their reporting, but journalists are also human beings, and human beings have their own preferences. Moreover, he felt that there was nothing wrong with promoting new-era idols like Lu.

The point of this question is to connect it to that interview with Lu Qingfeng from his high school days and then compare it with his current situation.

He also hoped that Lu Qingfeng would give a more ambitious answer.

Lu Qingfeng did not speak immediately, but thought for a long time before turning his gaze away from the distance.

"I recently studied Wang Bo's 'Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng' in class, and I still remember some of the sentences. One of them is 'Though old, one should be vigorous and strong, how can one change one's ambition even in old age? Though poor, one should be resolute and never lose one's lofty aspirations.'"

"It means that as one gets older, one should have even greater ambitions. How can one change one's original aspirations when one's hair is white? One should be even stronger in difficult circumstances and should not give up one's lofty ambitions."

"The young Wang Bo possessed such talent, but unfortunately his talents were not recognized. In this article, he expressed his aspirations and encouraged himself."

The Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng is hailed as the finest example of parallel prose throughout the ages. Except for a few function words, the entire text is composed of couplets, with most sentences consisting of four-character and six-character phrases, resulting in an elegant and well-structured style.

The article, once completed, has been passed down through the ages.

Anyone who has gone to school knows this classical Chinese text; in high school, we were required to memorize the entire text.

Sun Zhichao certainly understood this, and as a reporter for the Pioneer Youth Daily, he often interacted with junior and senior high school students, so he knew more about them, and sometimes it was inevitable that they would talk about academic issues.

Wang Bo, the author of the article, was a top-tier writer in the glorious Tang Dynasty. He was the leader of the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang Dynasty. He could compose poetry at the age of six, read the Book of Han at the age of nine, and was well-versed in the Six Classics at the age of ten. He passed the You Su examination at the age of fourteen, which was part of the Tang Dynasty's imperial examination system.

Regular examinations were held periodically, while there were also special examinations, which were held by imperial decrees to select talents on an ad hoc basis. The Yousu examination was one type of special examination.

He served as a Chaosanlang, but unfortunately offended Emperor Gaozong of Tang with his writings and was exiled. Later, he was appointed as a military advisor in Guozhou, but committed a capital crime. Although he was fortunate enough to be pardoned, he was still dismissed from his post. He is a typical example of an unsuccessful scholar in ancient times.

"So I wonder what Wang Bo would have thought if he had lived to old age without having fulfilled his ambitions?"

Sun Zhichao subconsciously started thinking about this question as well.

He thought, perhaps it was resentment and pain.

In his later years, Li Bai was arrested and imprisoned, ending up as a prisoner. After being rescued, he wandered from place to place, losing the brilliance of his youth, and his poems were filled with sadness and loneliness.

In his later years, Wang Anshi's reforms failed, and he devoted himself to the natural landscape. His mood changed from bold and unrestrained to leisurely and calm. However, if you carefully read the poems he wrote during this period, you can also glimpse some feelings of grief and desolation.

"So, when you asked me about my future goals, I couldn't give you any specifics. I just want to look back on my life when I'm old and not regret wasting my youth, nor be ashamed of having accomplished nothing."

Sun Zhichao was taken aback, recalling the boy's words, and the more he thought about them, the more meaningful they seemed.

The meaning is simple and clear, and easy to understand. However, the sentence structure is rigorous. The first sentence expresses regret from the perspective of time, while the second sentence expresses guilt from the lack of personal achievement.

It serves as a double warning, with distinct emotional layers, and possesses a powerful, thought-provoking impact.

Wonderful!

I quickly recited it several times, memorizing it firmly in my mind, and I even had a headline for this report.

The taxi arrived, and Sun Zhichao bid farewell to Lu Qingfeng one last time.

"I learned a lot from chatting with Lu. I hope to see you achieve even greater success next time we meet. Goodbye."

."goodbye."

Lu Qingfeng waved and watched the car drive away.

Once he could no longer see, he stretched his body, but instead of returning to campus, he walked towards his rented room.

"Go back to writing."

……

The following morning, the Chinese and foreign cultural exchange team departed from Peking University and took a bus arranged by the university to Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3, preparing to take a 1 p.m. flight directly to London Heathrow Airport.

The whole trip takes eleven and a half hours.

Lu Qingfeng checked and found that he arrived at the local time at 12:30 am Beijing time. Since London was currently in daylight saving time, the time difference was not the standard eight hours, but seven hours.

That means we'll arrive there around 5:30 pm London time.

He was thinking about whether he should skip the flight and catch up on sleep once they arrived at their destination, and also adjust to the time difference.

The students who participated in the previous session said the same thing.

Upon arriving at the airport, there were still miscellaneous matters such as checking in luggage, which were handled collectively under the arrangement of a senior student. Afterwards, we sat down to wait for our flight, chatting and expressing our excitement.

Lu Qingfeng is exchanging knowledge about traditional musical instruments with an inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of Guqin art.

Mr. Zhu, a gentleman in his sixties, is currently the vice president of the Huaxia Qin Association. He studied under the Yushan School, inheriting the Qin tradition of "purity, subtlety, simplicity, breadth, and peace," and also integrated the style of the Wei and Jin Dynasties and the artistic conception of Song Dynasty poetry, thus becoming a master of Qin art.

Having performed abroad many times, it has been hailed as a national treasure by Japanese media.

Lu Qingfeng is now learning traditional Chinese musical instruments. Although he hasn't yet touched the guqin, it doesn't stop him from asking the old master for advice.

The old gentleman was very open with his knowledge, and the two had a very pleasant conversation.

In the middle of the night, Lu Qingfeng got up to go to the restroom. When he came out to wash his hands, two girls also came out of the restroom and were chatting with each other, their voices quite loud.

How much did you take?

"200, what about you?"

“I also got 200, but Shuwei was assigned to deliver flowers and will get 500. That’s great.”

……

Lu Qingfeng didn't pay attention at first, but as he listened, he felt something was off. These two girls seemed to be professional fans.

He had heard Zhu Zhichang mention it.

Some celebrities, in order to increase their exposure or even deliberately create buzz, will pay fans to greet them at the airport to create a false impression of popularity and gain attention.

Even popular celebrities do this.

It's actually quite normal. Although there are many fans, they are scattered all over the country, and only a minority gather in the same place. Celebrities' schedules are unpredictable, and they may not be in any particular city or airport.

In normal life, even fans have to go to school and work. Except for the extremely enthusiastic ones, no one can go to the airport to greet them every day.

Unless it's a specially organized effort, it's not certain that we can gather that many people.

Since his debut, Lu Qingfeng has only been greeted by fans once, at the Shanghai autograph session for "You Are the Apple of My Eye," and that was a scheduled event announced well in advance.

Even so, the number of people is actually not that large.

This led to the emergence of professional fans.