Su Butong and Liu Jianshe chatted for a few minutes and then took their seats.

The theme of today’s seminar is “The Advantages and Disadvantages of Chinese Culture and Western Culture.”

It is said to be a comparison of advantages and disadvantages, but except for a few professors from Beijing University, the other invited guests are almost all foreigners.

The first person to speak was the school leader. In his speech, he talked about the significance and connotation of holding this event, and finally raised some hopes.

The seminar begins.

The first person to take the stage was a professor from Beijing University named Zhou Xianpeng. His topic was "Abandon Yellow Civilization and Embrace Blue Civilization."

"In the title of my speech, yellow civilization refers to the Chinese land farming civilization, and blue civilization refers to the Western maritime colonial civilization. The culture of any nation is like the Yangtze River, flowing endlessly, but because of time, the Yangtze River

Many filthy and dirty things in it, like Civics, dead cats, and dead mice, began to precipitate, making the water unable to flow, turning into a pool of stagnant water, a sauce vat, a black mud pit, sour and smelly. Since the late Qing Dynasty, China’s National Strength Day

With the decline of Western national power, we can see the essential differences between the two civilizations: Chinese farming civilization is backward and feudal; Western maritime civilization is advanced and progressive... If China could be occupied by the British Empire in the late Qing Dynasty

, in the next three hundred years, China will also become a developed country. Chinese people should not choose land, but should embrace the ocean!"

Su Butong sneered at this argument, but he did not expect that the professor's speech received thunderous applause at the scene.

Su Butong: “???”

Then an American scholar named Donald spoke. He talked about "The American Dream is Easier to Realize." "The American Dream is the ideal that individuals can achieve a better life through hard work and unremitting struggle. Through their hard work and courage,

Creativity and determination to move towards a better life. The American dream does not rely on social class or assistance from others, but relies on oneself. On September 16, 1620, the "Mayflower" sailed from Plymouth, England, carrying 102 passengers.

Sailed to North America to establish colonies. On November 11 of that year, the "Mayflower" anchored in Provincetown, Massachusetts, today in the United States. The Puritans on the ship presided over the formulation of the "Mayflower Compact", and 41 free adults

The man signed the convention, and the ship continued sailing, arriving at the colonial settlement on December 21, which is today Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. These colonists formed a "civilian self-government" based on the "Mayflower Compact".

The convention stipulates: "In order to better manage, maintain and develop this autonomous body, in the future, we all pledge to abide by and obey just laws, decrees and administration that are formulated and implemented at any time in the public interest. It lays the foundation for the rule of law in the United States and outlines

The overall framework of the legislation... The Statue of Liberty is the best symbol of the American dream, 'all men are created equal...' These practical connotations of the American dream attract people from all over the world to come to the United States to realize their dreams..."

There was another burst of thunderous applause.

Then another professor at Japan's Waseda University, Omura Kenichiro, talked about the national character of the Japanese people. "Japanese people generally have a sense of the overall situation and a sense of crisis. When Japan rose, instead of being immersed in this joy, the Japanese began to

A kind of reflection was asked, that is, 'What should Japan do if it faces a bigger crisis?' The crisis awareness of the Japanese people has been cultivated since childhood. The small land, lack of resources, frequent natural disasters, etc. have always been in their mind.

Alarm bells are ringing in my heart. The common sense of Japanese people is that they cannot compare with China. Japan is inherently inadequate, so it must work harder. This view is a common idea among Japanese people. Crisis awareness has penetrated into the behavior of Japanese people, such as taxi drivers.

It is always a quick trot when moving luggage, and people are a bit desperate when working. It is late at night, but the lights are still brightly lit in the Tokyo office buildings, and the figures in front of the desks are shaking. Behind these are the forces of a sense of crisis.

It has inspired the Japanese people's sense of worry. This can also be reflected in Japanese buildings. Whether in a modern city like Tokyo or in a rural town, the solidity of the buildings is impressive. Not only the concrete

It is strong, and every building and house has an earthquake-proof design. Thick tripod steel beams support the entire building solidly. Although it affects the appearance a little, it really gives people a full sense of security. Compared with Japanese people, Huaxia

People obviously lack crisis awareness. The social development level of Chinese people lags behind that of Japan. There are many problems in society that are more complicated than Japan... So if you want to fundamentally change this situation, you must go abroad and learn from Western countries.

After all, this is how Japan got started..."

Once again the house was filled with joy.

The host came on stage and asked: "Does anyone have a different opinion?"

The more Su Butong listened, the more uncomfortable he became. He stood up and walked out, but the host happened to look at him and asked, "Does this gentleman have a different opinion?"

All the eyes of the audience were focused on Su Butong.

Su Butong didn't want to speak at first, but Liu Jianshe felt that the trend was wrong. Knowing that this person had lectured on Chinese culture at Huairen Hall, he stood up and introduced: "This is the founder of Zhan Long. He once gave lectures to the chiefs. Although

He didn't prepare to speak, but I believe he has a different view." After saying that, he winked at Su Butong. After all, everyone in the audience was talking about what was wrong with China, and I don't know who reviewed the speech.

If word spreads, what a shock it will cause in society! More seriously, the main leaders of Beijing University will also bear certain responsibilities.

Su Butong had no choice but to stop, ask for a microphone, and then said: "What the professors just said were based on a certain reality and derived a biased view, so I don't agree with it, I can even say,

It’s all bullshit.”

The whole place was in an uproar because in such a high-end occasion, someone actually spoke so vulgarly.

"Professor Zhou from Beijing University just said that if China had been colonized by the British Empire for 300 years, we would have become a developed country? What a shame! Tianzhu was also colonized by the British for 300 years, and it has lived better than China so far.

I don’t know how many times I am poorer!” Su Butong said.

"You're talking nonsense, our Tianzhu is the beacon of democracy in South Asia!" Some foreign students from Tianzhu were trembling with anger. What's so great about China? We are a free and democratic country!

"Is this really the case? Let me just take one data. In 1949, Tianzhu's steel output was 137 tons, while China's was only 158,000 tons. Tianzhu's steel output was 8.7 times that of China's. In 1986, Tianzhu's steel output was 12 million tons, while China's was 12 million tons.

The output of crude steel is 52.2 million tons, which is 4.3 times that of Tianzhu in China! As a beacon of democracy and has been colonized for three hundred years, Tianzhu, why is the steel output so ineffective? Huh?" Su Butong sneered, starting a group of jokes.

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Professor Zhou was naturally dissatisfied: "What's the use of using only one set of data for comparison? Why don't you talk about the fact that we are lagging behind Western civilization?"

"It is a reality that we are behind, but being behind now does not mean being behind forever. It can only be called 'temporary' backwardness. I believe that given China thirty years of development time, we will definitely surpass most Western countries!" Su Butong said.

"Are you just talking nonsense?" Most of the people present were foreigners. Regarding Su Butong's "arrogant" words, they all felt that Su Butong was bragging.

"The tragedy of the Chinese people is that they were invaded by Western powers in modern times. After finally establishing a great country through revolution, the people fell into self-doubt. Does Chinese culture have shortcomings? Yes, but compared with the advantages of Chinese culture

, these shortcomings are simply negligible! Sadly, a large number of Chinese, including Professor Zhou, regard their own culture as worthless, and regard the temporary cramped social environment as a sin of the Chinese character.

How sad it is to build on the right path, but to try to use **** to deny the history and culture of one's own country!"

"Huh!" Professor Zhou obviously disagreed with Su Butong's words, and naturally he didn't look good on it.

"The extensive, profound, splendid and excellent traditional Chinese culture is the nourishment of our people. China has a vast ocean of written classics. Our ancestors invented and created a complete writing system in the Xia and Shang dynasties, and they have the ability to survive in nature and survive from generation to generation.

The important force of inheriting civilization, "In the past, Cangjie wrote books, and the sky rained millet, and the ghosts cried at night" is a vivid portrayal of the importance of the invention of writing. The invention of Chinese writing directly formed the classic document tradition of Chinese culture, national history, local chronicles,

Genealogy and other important historical materials have made irreplaceable contributions to the preservation and inheritance of Chinese culture. From the oracle bone inscriptions of "There are Codes and Books" to the "Thirteen Classics" of the pre-Qin and Han Dynasties, to the "Tongdian" of the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

"Tongzhi", "Tongkao of Literature", "Yongle Dadian" and "Sikuquanshu", the spiritual concepts of Chinese culture and social civilization are all cast in these handed down written documents. The vast number of documents have become the symbol of Chinese civilization, giving us a strong

The power of historical roots... And I want to ask this, apart from the Chinese civilization, which other civilization has lasted for thousands of years without being cut off? Apart from us in China, who else can understand the ancient articles, words, and poems from thousands of years ago in elementary school? 1

"The Book of Songs", a 3,000-year-old book, can be read by many primary school students. This is the ever-lasting charm of Chinese civilization. I dare to ask everyone here, apart from the Chinese civilization, which country's primary school students can do it?"

"What a sentence: 'Apart from the Chinese civilization, what other country's civilization has lasted for thousands of years without being cut off'!" Liu Jianshe almost clicked on the excerpt to praise.

"This is our confidence. Our words are the gift we give to the world. We are not a yellow civilization, we are the descendants of the Yan and Huang people that have lasted for thousands of years, and we are the heirs of the blood of Chinese civilization!" Subudong said loudly!

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"That's ridiculous. Then tell me, why do we Japanese people have a better overall view than you Chinese people?" The Japanese professor couldn't help but join in the debate.

"If the Japanese really have a sense of the overall situation and a sense of crisis as you said, why did they become a defeated country? How did they become a colony of the United States?" As the saying goes, "You don't slap someone in the face, you don't expose your shortcomings when you scold someone." But today Subu

Winter is really short.

"What colony?" The Japanese professor's face changed, "Japan has never been a colony! The United States has never colonized Japan, let alone sent a governor to take over the government affairs of Japan. Since the San Francisco Peace Conference, Japan has been a sovereign state legally

Country! Japan has always been governed by Japanese people. If you don’t understand, don’t talk nonsense!”

"Is this really the case? Please read the Potsdam Declaration and the Yalta Agreement before you refute me. Do you understand what 'permanent troop garrison' means? The United States can permanently garrison troops in Japan. Japan's sovereignty is really

Is it complete? Maybe Japanese people can do a small thing well, but when it comes to big things, they are a bunch of fools, so Japan is only a de jure sovereign country until now, but in fact? You know." Subutong had no idea.

To put it mildly, this is like slapping someone in the face in public.

"But at least the living standard of Japanese people is much higher than that of Chinese people!" A Chinese student stood up and retorted.

When Su Butong saw that he was from China, he became even more furious. "Haven't you heard that 'an overly materialistic life will make people shallow and empty?' This is a truth that all primary school students understand. You are a university student."

Do you not understand life as well as a primary school student? Why not go back to primary school again?" Su Butong was full of rhetoric today because he was so angry.

"Hey, comrade, personal attacks are not good. After all, what they say is the truth." Someone tried to smooth things over.

"Fact? There is a gap between the facts I think and what they think. The fact I think is that as long as our country works hard for 30 years, our life in the future will definitely be better than theirs!"

"You are just talking nonsense. With our current living standards, we should have been expelled from football a long time ago!" Professor Zhou said dissatisfied: "Have you ever been abroad? Have you seen the Western world? You dare to draw such arbitrary conclusions?"

"I think it's your nationality that should be expelled! What does it have to do with other Chinese people?" Su Butong sneered: "There is nothing good about foreign countries, so girls are just okay. You can't see the future I see,

You can’t see the great era that I saw either!”

"What a shameless talk! What a lunatic!" Professor Zhou looked angrily. "I think it's your Chinese citizenship that should be expelled!"

"I'm sorry, no one can fire me for this."

"Why can't you be expelled? Are you the only one special?" Professor Zhou's face turned red when Su Butong retorted.

"Because I am Japanese, I returned to China to start a business." Su Butong smiled slightly, "Isn't it quite sad? After all, not everyone is as fond of foreign things as you are!"

Liu Jianshe found this scene extremely funny.

A Chinese man was talking about the bad things about his motherland.

A Japanese man is protecting the good of China.
Chapter completed!