Zhang Zhong and his friends celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival in Jinling.
According to their Jiangyang custom, since he and Xu Yuhan are engaged, they will spend the Dragon Boat Festival at Xu Yuhan's parents' home.
Zhang Chong followed the custom when he went to Jinling to celebrate the festival, but it was a little different. This time, his parents and Peng Peng were with them.
Xu Wenxuan and his wife also took the initiative to invite. They said that now that they are only children, there is no need to stick to that routine anymore, and it would be more lively to spend the holidays together.
"I read in the news that the director of "Sophie's World" this time is Xi Jin?" Before eating, Xu Wenxuan and Zhang Zhong suddenly mentioned this matter while chatting in the living room.
Zhang Dian nodded and said, "I didn't expect that you still remember Xi Jin. He was just an undergraduate at the time. You taught so many students, I thought you couldn't remember him."
Xu Wenxuan smiled and said, "I teach a lot of students. Of course, not everyone can remember it, but Xi Jin is always impressive."
"Oh, really?" Zhang Zhong asked curiously.
He doesn't have much contact with Xi Jin, so he only knows his film style. As for Xi Jin's personal problems, Zhang Zhong really can't draw a conclusion.
Xu Wenxuan nodded and said, "Yes, the one that impressed me deeply was when they were in the first semester of their senior year, and their undergraduate courses were about to end. Just one day, when I was giving a class on the podium, Xi Jin
Suddenly stood up and asked a question."
"It seems that what he asked is not an ordinary question." Zhang Chong said with a smile.
"Well, it's indeed not ordinary. He asked me, Teacher Xu, whether the me today and the me tomorrow are the same me?"
"Oh, that's a very interesting question." Zhang Zhong asked with interest, "Then how did you answer him?"
"I told him very bluntly, no." Xu Wenxuan said.
"Then what did he say?" Zhang Zhong asked.
Xu Wenxuan took a sip of tea, his eyes full of memories, "He asked me again, if a girl rejects his confession, it is because the person he is today is not the same person he will be tomorrow. He may love her today, but not
It means he still loves her tomorrow, what should he do?"
"It's a very chatty question. I guess he has encountered emotional problems?"
"There's no need to guess, the girl he mentioned is also from his class." Xu Wenxuan said.
"Then how did you answer? Have you told him what to do?" This time it was Xu Yuhan who asked.
Xu Wenxuan shook his head, "I'm just a philosophy teacher, not a relationship guru. I can't give him an answer. If a girl asks me such a question, I'm afraid I won't be able to answer it either."
Xu Yuhan shrugged her shoulders, "What's so difficult about it? If you like each other today, let's be together today. If you don't like each other tomorrow, then break up."
Xu Wenxuan glanced at his daughter, curled his lips and said, "You are looking at the problem from the perspective of a bystander. If you follow that girl's logic, if you don't like it today, it doesn't mean you won't like it tomorrow. If you don't like it one minute, it doesn't mean you won't like it tomorrow.
If you don’t like it for a minute, you can’t break up and get back together hundreds of times a day because of this matter. Humans are not machines. If you want to turn it off, just press a button.”
Xu Yuhan also pursed her lips. She could indeed stand and talk without any pain in her back.
"Then did Xi Jin get together with that girl?" Xu Yuhan asked.
Xu Wenxuan shook his head, "I don't know. I still want to ask you about this. Is he married now?"
"Probably not." Zhang Zhong said.
"Well, maybe they didn't get together in the end, or maybe they were already together, but they are still wondering whether they will fall in love tomorrow, so they haven't gotten married yet," Xu Wenxuan said.
"So this is why you are so impressed by Xi Jin?"
"This is just one of the things that left a deep impression on me. Xi Jin is a very passionate person. Whether it is life or study, his mood is always very high. When talking to him, you can feel his romantic feelings that fill every cell.
Most philosophy students seem boring, but he is completely different, like a person who lives in a book. I have always felt that he can do something extraordinary."
Zhang Chong smiled and said, "It seems that Xi Jin has changed a lot in recent years. The Xi Jin you mentioned just now is somewhat different from the Xi Jin I saw. He seems more reserved now, but when it comes to artistic expression,
I have the same opinion as you. His artistic expression is full of passion and personal color. This special color allows him to stand out from ordinary people. This is why I like him and put it in "Sophie's World"
The reason for leaving it to him is that I hope he can bring me something different."
Xu Wenxuan nodded and said, "I believe he will not disappoint you. Of course, I am also looking forward to the movie "Sophie's World". I think after this movie comes out, more people will definitely be interested in philosophy."
It may have a greater impact than when the novel "Sophie's World" was published."
"That's what I thought too."
"Well, I hope Xi Jin will not disappoint us. By the way, you will be going to France as ambassador in the next few days." Xu Wenxuan mentioned the visiting delegation again.
Zhang Chong said with a smile, "The word "mission" is too grand. I just went to France with some friends to do some literary exchanges."
"You should also pay attention to one thing. Although you have a relatively high reputation in France, not everyone is happy that you won the Goncourt Literature Prize. There must be many people in France who have opinions about you because of this matter. This literary exchange
, maybe someone will make things difficult for you." Xu Wenxuan reminded.
"I know this, but it shouldn't be a big problem. This time when we go to France, we will also see some of my old friends in France, such as Hoklan. They won't make things difficult for us. And I'm not afraid of making things difficult. When soldiers come, the water will be covered by the earth.
Okay." Zhang Zhong said with a cool expression.
Literary exchange missions are different from diplomatic missions. Diplomatic missions have some political considerations, but literary missions only need to keep a foot on literature.
If someone really comes to stir up trouble with different literary opinions, Zhang Zhong and the others can simply ignore them, because there is no need to convince the other party about literary opinions.
For example, the struggle between literary schools in China is so fierce, but in such a fierce quarrel, no one says who is noble and who is inferior. Basically, discussions are conducted on the basis of mutual respect.
Of course, the matter between Wang Yi and Li Siqi is not just about literary genres, but more about Wang Yi's disdain for Li Siqi's character.