Chapter 50 Master of Blank(1/2)
You don't understand culture at all.
These seven words are too lethal for Fang Weimin, who considers himself an intellectual.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that it is comparable to the revenge of killing one's father.
Because people like him rely on the aura of superiority of "intellectuals" to live and be superior to others.
Now suddenly someone is questioning his lack of knowledge, which is equivalent to doubting whether his son is his biological son.
How can I bear this?
"Shuzi, you said I don't understand culture, do you?" Fang Weimin laughed angrily.
Most of the audience felt a little uncomfortable when they heard Wang Shifeng's words, because most of them were old audiences of "Poetry Conference". If Fang Weimin didn't understand culture, wouldn't it look even stupider?
What happened to this young man!
Why are you still firing the map cannon!
The other guy jumped over the wall, but Wang Shifeng still shook his head calmly, "I don't understand either."
don't know?
I don’t understand what you’re talking about!
Fang Weimin couldn't handle it all of a sudden.
"But I understand what is not culture." Wang Shifeng smiled and said slowly, "Culture is not about blindly following, nor is it blindly criticizing, nor is it about taking the opinions of the ancients as a creed. Culture is not about making a pair or saying a word.
Classical Chinese writing is not a pile of rhetoric, nor should it be rigid and exclusive of any new things and vitality, nor should it be a rigid study of books."
"The culture I think must first have the ability to spread and educate, be creative and inclusive, and at least have the understanding and speculation to keep pace with the times." After a pause, he continued.
"The interweaving of hardness and softness is astronomical; civilization is the only one that is humanistic. Observe astronomy to observe the changes of time; observe humanities to transform the world."
Wang Shifeng's voice was gentle, but enough for everyone to listen carefully.
Especially the last sentence, most people don't understand it at all, but they feel extremely literate!
So some people reflected on it, some people refuted it, and some people agreed with it.
There are still people who have taken the seat.
Is this little brat taunting me again?
Fang Weimin frowned and pondered, a little unsure, because Wang Shifeng's words were too obscure this time, which made him a little uncomfortable.
Damn it, why can’t I even tell whether he scolded me or not?
In fact, most people's understanding of culture is limited to "academic qualifications", especially when faced with the Chinese culture with local characteristics, they are born with an unknown awe. It seems that being able to recite a few sentences in classical Chinese is a symbol of culture.
But this kind of Wang Shifeng feels that culture should not be like this. Culture should be something that keeps pace with the times, is inclusive and creative, rather than putting some things that most people don't understand into a shrine for people to worship.
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Culture must be practical and speculative.
This is also one of the reasons why the Xia Kingdom's environment is so depressing and lacks vitality.
Qian Changming stood in the audience. Although his expression remained normal, he subconsciously rubbed his fingers behind his back to hide his inner excitement.
Backstage, Liu Hanqing lit a cigarette again and fell into deep thought.
So the studio fell into silence again, no one spoke, and no one dared to speak.
For fear of disturbing this sacred atmosphere.
Although I don’t understand what Wang Shifeng is talking about specifically, it’s pretty cool.
With only the pk bar on the big screen, Wang Shifeng's support continues to grow.
"Sure enough, newborn calves are not afraid of tigers." After a while, Fang Weimin sneered again, "It seems that Teacher Wang has his own understanding of culture and looks down on us pedantic old scholars?"
Fang Weimin's words directly raised Wang Shifeng to a higher cultural level and put it on the line.
"Don't dare to act like a pedant." Wang Shifeng smiled and said, "Teacher Fang, our competition is not over yet."
Fang Weimin was quite happy to hear that Wang Shifeng did not dare to make any mistakes.
But I didn't expect that the next sentence was to continue the game.
Good guy.
You might as well just scold me for not being an academic!
Fang Weimin felt his blood pressure rising slowly. "Okay, okay, okay, let me continue to experience Teacher Wang's new culture."
Little brat, don’t blame me for being cruel. I’ll give you a new culture label first, and there will be people to deal with you later!
Fang Weimin gritted his back molars and said, "The "Seven-Step Poem" just now is just a trick for you. I'll come up with another one that is also well-known, "River Snow": Thousands of mountains and birds have disappeared, and thousands of people have disappeared. A lonely boat and a man fishing alone.
Han Jiangxue. This poem only has twenty words. There are scenes and objects in the poem, and it also metaphors the state of mind. It is the most lonely thing in the ages. How do you say it in vernacular?"
The audience came back to their senses from Wang Shifeng's explanation of culture just now.
Compared with that complicated and boring abstract topic.
They still prefer to watch this kind of intuitive competition content.
And this poem "Jiang Snow" is known to everyone who has completed nine years of compulsory education, and they all think it is the most powerful poem. They can't imagine how to describe it in vernacular, so they stare at Wang Shifeng with even more anticipation.
But this time they were mentally prepared.
Get ready to laugh!
"I'll use sixteen words." Wang Shifeng raised the corners of his lips, "The birds are dead, and so are the people. Spiritual old man, stay lonely."
"Pfft!" the audience burst into laughter.
The birds are dead and the people are gone too. This is too rough!
Although it doesn't have the rhetorical beauty of the original poem at all, the image and impact are really intuitive.
Especially the last two sentences, it’s so true that a spirited old man is lonely, hahahaha.
The old man who can go fishing on the river in the winter is really energetic, and it is true that fishing can only be lonely in winter.
But after careful consideration, I found that this rough vernacular style is consistent with the original poem, but it is more down-to-earth, but the core expression seems to have not changed.
Reasonable!
Teacher Wang is awesome!
Fang Weimin was deeply shocked, probably even more shocked than when he found out that his child was not his biological child.
Sixteen words, just sixteen words, destroyed an eternally famous poem into a complete mess!
"Come again!" Fang Weimin gritted his dentures and prepared to do the trick, "Li Bai's "Sleep in the Mountain Temple": The dangerous building is a hundred feet high, and you can pick the stars with your hands. Don't dare to speak loudly, for fear of scaring the heavens."
This is a very fairy-like poem by Shixian Taibai. Let me see how you pull it down from the sky.
After listening to it, the audience also felt that Fang Weimin was a bit difficult. How could this poem be described in vernacular? The amount of information is so huge.
"This shabby building is so high. I reach out to catch the moon and don't dare to raise my voice. The gods find it too noisy." Wang Shifeng frowned and pondered for a moment, "I'm sorry, I can only use twenty words to describe it."
The audience was excited after hearing this.
It's really amazing that this young man can really portray such a fairy-like poem as having a human-like atmosphere.
Especially the last sentence, the deity was too noisy, so he directly pulled the deity off the altar.
Hahaha I'm going to die laughing.
After thinking about it this way, this poem is just so-so...
Fang Weimin's whole body was in a mess.
This is okay too???
He tried to retort.
But he had no choice but to say "vulgar!" in the end.
"I'm sorry, Teacher Fang. I'm indeed a layman, and I can't compare with educated people like you. However, educated people like Teacher Fang are in the minority after all." After Wang Shifeng finished speaking with a smile, the number of pk posts increased sharply again.
Yes, most of the people who watch the show are ordinary people. They don't need to understand the pretentiousness of educated people, and they can't be eaten by them.
Especially for some viewers who think Wang Shifeng's down-to-earth style is more palatable, Fang Weimin's views have also changed.
You say Wang Shifeng's poems are vulgar? Are you just scolding me?
The laughing audience felt offended.
Fang Weimin seemed to realize that he had inadvertently been tricked by Wang Shifeng again, but he did not dare to explain, fearing that the more he explained, the more chaos would become, so he decided to move the battlefield again.
"Then according to your opinion, if you change all the treasures of Chinese culture for thousands of years into your kind of vernacular poems, which are easy to understand, then this is what you call culture?"
"Teacher Fang, don't talk nonsense. You insist on saying that classical Chinese is more elegant and concise than vernacular. I'm just discussing the matter." Wang Shifeng spread his hands and said innocently.
"Isn't it? I admit that the number of words in your vernacular is indeed small, but the most important white space culture in our Chinese characters has been completely destroyed. Do you admit it or not?" Fang Weimin said solemnly.
I have to say that this old guy still has some skills.
The culture of blank space is indeed a particularly important creative technique in Chinese culture, and it is also a core art in classical Chinese.
If the vernacular text wants to achieve the level of blank space, it will inevitably use many more words in the description.
"Teacher Fang seems to be really old. We were talking about conciseness in classical Chinese or vernacular Chinese, and you kept telling me about the blanks." Wang Shifeng sighed and shook his head. He didn't know that he thought he was feeling sorry for Fang Weimin's old age.
The audience also realized that Fang Weimin was trying to change the topic.
This old dog is indeed cunning and cunning. Bah, he doesn't look like a good person at first glance.
The whole audience burst into boos.
To be continued...