Zhou Hexuan fiddled with the squirrel fish with chopsticks and asked with a smile: "Secretary Xiao is here on behalf of the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang?"
Xiao Tongzi poured wine for Zhou Hexuan and explained: "The Central Party Headquarters has instructions, and Minister Ye sent me to ask about it."
"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 Press Association is established, Minister Ye must concurrently serve as the president. This is the opinion of the Central Party Committee."
Mr. Xiaofeng is Ye Chuqian, the Propaganda Minister of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang. In his early years, he was a Nanshe poet, a good friend of Liu Yazi, and one of the founders of the Republic of China Daily.
Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "Of course you can, respect the party and be patriotic."
As the saying goes, there are policies from above and countermeasures from below. So what if Ye Chuqian concurrently serves as the president of the China Press Association? All we need to do is readjust the structure of the association and establish a system of secretary-general responsibility, eliminating the rights of the president sent by the Kuomintang Party.
Xiao Tongzi smiled and said: "Mr. Zhou, in fact, Minister Ye is also the president, which is a great thing for the China Press Association. In principle, neither Minister Ye nor I want to interfere too much in the operation of newspapers. "Ta Kung Pao"
I admire you very much for being non-party, not selfish, not blind, and not selling out the 'Four Nos', and I also think this is the highest pursuit of a journalist. Mr. Zhou, do you understand?"
"Oh? That's it." Zhou Hexuan instantly understood the other party's position.
Since the Northern Expedition, the Nanjing government has tightened its control over the press and has promulgated a number of provisions. In particular, the "Publication Law" roughly inherited the Beiyang government's "Publication Regulations". The most obvious change is the active partyization.
Under the rule of the Nanjing National Government, the publication of all newspapers, magazines and books must abide by the "Three People's Principles", otherwise it is prohibited. To put it more bluntly, publications in the mid-Republic of China must be published under Sun Yat-sen (
Under the leadership of the Three People's Principles 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 Kuomintang.
Take Ye Chuqian as an example. As the Propaganda Minister of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang, he must in principle also serve as the president of the "Central Daily News" (a publication of the Kuomintang Party). But he himself does not control the newspaper very much. The "Central Daily News" implements
It is also the "editor-in-chief responsibility system", and the Central Propaganda Department cannot directly control the "Central Daily News".
It was not until next year that the "Central Daily News" implemented the "president responsibility system", turning the central publication of the Kuomintang into a personal propaganda tool for Chang Kaishen.
Like Ye Chuqian, Xiao Tongzi did not pursue the strict control of newspapers by the Kuomintang. Later, after he became the president of the Central News Agency, the first thing he did was to transfer the image power of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang directly from the Central News Agency.
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Xiao Tongzi said with a smile: "Minister Ye's request is very simple. There are only two points: first, he should also serve as the president of the China Press Association; second, the China Press Association had better keep a low profile."
"Understood." Zhou Hexuan nodded and said.
Ye Chuqian's attitude toward the China Press Association is, to put it bluntly: I don't want to care about you, but don't make trouble for me either.
If this is the case, then it is a good thing that Ye Chuqian concurrently serves as the president. With the support of the Kuomintang Central Propaganda Department, it can save a lot of trouble, and the local party headquarters will turn a blind eye.
Du Yuesheng heard the two of them talking about business, and immediately smiled and said: "Come on, Mr. Zhou, Secretary Xiao, let's have a drink! This squirrel fish dish uses the best grouper and is made in an authentic way. I heard that it uses the squid passed down from the Qianlong period.
Secret recipe.”
"The taste is indeed excellent," Xiao Tongzi suddenly raised his glass and said, "I'll toast Mr. Zhou again! There are not many people that Xiao admires, but Mr. Zhou is definitely one of them. It's rare to meet today, so I would like to ask Mr. Zhou to teach me.
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"How dare you? Secretary Xiao has given you too much praise." Zhou Hexuan clinked his glasses and said.
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 located on the stage next to the big world.
Kun Opera was being sung on the stage, but Zhou Hexuan, a northerner, couldn't understand it and could only appreciate the actors' singing and body movements.
Du Yuesheng listened and shook his head, enjoying it. Suddenly, a plainclothes policeman came over and whispered: "Master Du, the matter of "Jing Bao" has been investigated clearly."
"Tell it to Mr. Zhou." Du Yuesheng continued to listen to the play.
The plainclothes patrol officers quickly approached Zhou Hexuan and told them the inside story they had found.
It turned out that the distorted report about Ruan Lingyu was provided by Zhang Damin's brother, and was instigated by Yang Naimei, a famous actress in the film industry.
Zhang Damin's brother is a shareholder of Mingxing Film Company, and Yang Naimei also made her debut in Mingxing Film Company. When they saw Ruan Lingyu being in the limelight, they were very unhappy, so they colluded with the tabloids to smear Ruan Lingyu's reputation.
This is not only a personal grudge, but also a conflict of interest. Yang Naimei wants to maintain her status as a leading actress in the film industry, while the star company is afraid of Lianhua Pictures, which has just opened, and smeared Ruan Lingyu, the pillar of Lianhua Pictures. This
It's 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 harm me?" Ruan Lingyu couldn't believe it.
If the Zhang family framed her, Ruan Lingyu would have figured it out, but Yang Naimei was a little confused. When Ruan Lingyu first debuted, Yang Naimei was already a big star. The two had met a few times, but they had never communicated in depth at all, let alone talked about it.
What grudges are there?
Zhou Hexuan asked: "How do you plan to deal with it?"
Ruan Lingyu thought for a while and said: "Forget it, just explain it clearly to the reporter."
"You," Zhou Hexuan shook his head and sighed, "if you are too kind, you will always be bullied."
Zhou Hexuan did not 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 in the newspaper and clarify its false reports. At the same time, "Ta Kung Pao" issued an article angrily denounced "Jingbao" and arrested
The key word "illegitimate daughter" is not used, and the tabloids are criticized for ignoring the facts and 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 judge whether it is true or false.
As soon as the "Ta Kung Pao" report came out, the competitors of "Jing Bao" started to add insult to injury. Shanghai's cultural circle also followed up and scolded "Jing Bao" bloody.
From here we can see how influential Zhou Hexuan was in the literary world of the Republic of China. Writers, poets, critics... people they knew or didn't know, countless people came forward to help, and the "Jingbao" was scolded in an instant.
Sales dropped by at least one-third.
Never play with the pen of a literati.
The matter ended with "Jingbao" publicly apologizing and paying compensation of 1,000 yuan for reputational 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 public opinion.
By the beginning of December, preparations for the movie version of "The Goddess" were initially completed, and Ruan Lingyu also joined the crew and started filming.
Zhang Xueliang's wife Yu Fengzhi also came from the Northeast, and the couple went to Nanjing for a meeting together. Miss Jiang Si's situation became a bit embarrassing.
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 Characters Society", and at the same time, there was also the "Asian Cultural Association" to be established.
With Zhou Hexuan's cultural influence, these large associations must invite him, otherwise they will not be authoritative when they are established.
