At night.
It was already 8 PM when he reached home.
Today, he returned to Caishikou, his parents' house.
When the door opened, his mother was in her pajamas, pretending to apply a facial mask. It was a little creepy and gave Zhang Ye a fright. His father was watching television in the living room.
"Dad, Mom." Zhang Ye greeted.
"Son, you're back? Why so late? "His mother kicked his slippers over.
Zhang Ye smiled, "Hai, I was having dinner with my colleagues. Have you eaten?"
His mother said, "We ate a long time ago. Son, how was your lecture today? Was it ideal? Did those people from the literary world find trouble with you? "
Zhang Ye changed his slippers, "Hur Hur, did you not watch the video of my public lecture?"
His mother said, "I don't understand it, but your dad did. He said that your lecture was quite good."
Zhang Ye rolled his eyes and put down his bag, saying, "Heh, what do you mean by 'quite good'? It's not just quite good. Didn't you see that bunch of people were dumbfounded when I spoke? No one dared to show off in front of me. Didn't you see it in the end? The entire audience gave me a standing ovation for a few minutes. I already said that class was over, but the students refused to leave. Hai, I really envy those university students. If I had such an excellent, legendary, charming, humorous teacher when I was in school, I would have died of happiness. "
"I said you were fat, and you're still panicking!" His mother laughed.
Zhang Ye looked at his father, "Dad, did you watch what I said today?"
His father acknowledged, "Don't be proud. You're still far from it."
This time, his mother did not like what she heard. She stared at him, "What's my son lacking!"
His father said in a speechless manner, "I'm saying that he still has a lot to learn and grow in. Don't get cocky just because you have some achievements. Don't be arrogant."
"What's there to learn!" His mother was a typical mother who was protective of her children. She could belittle her son, but she could not tolerate others saying bad things about her son, even if it was her husband. "My son is already a Peking University Chinese department teacher. What's there to learn? Others might be able to learn from my son, but look at the children of our neighbors and colleagues. Which one of them is doing better than Little Ye? And look at those bunch of grandsons from the literary world. Just a day ago, they were encouraging everyone to scold Little Ye on the internet. But today? All of them are behaving themselves! "
The old couple began to argue.
Zhang Ye sweated profusely and went back to his room.
He did not have any free time in the afternoon, so he switched on his computer to look at the comments and news online. Zhang Ye was still very concerned about the attitude of the people.
"A sensational public lecture!"
"Zhang Ye — A genius in the field of literature!"
The shocking secret of "Dream of the Red Chamber"! Watch Peking University's Lecturer Zhang Ye expose the truth! "
"A major breakthrough in Redology research! The logic problem that had plagued the Redology world for decades was solved for the first time in history! Zhang Ye — Number One Redologist! "
"The history of one of the Four Great Novels, Dream of the Red Chamber, will be rewritten?"
"Zhang Ye makes another shocking statement at his public lecture. Is it the truth or nonsense?"
Peking University's official website had already posted the video of Zhang Ye's public lecture. In the afternoon, it had already caused a strong reaction on the internet and even in society!
The netizens left comments one after another!
"What did I say! Zhang Ye is so awesome! "
"God! Teacher Zhang Ye has really explained it to me! "
"I didn't believe what Zhang Ye said at the beginning. How could only the first 80 chapters of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' be written by Cao Xueqin? But now, after hearing this second lecture, I'm really starting to have doubts!"
"That's right. What Teacher Zhang Ye said might be true!"
"I think so too. His explanation is too reasonable!"
"That's right. From the historical documents to the characters' personalities to the logic of the plot, everything has been explained!"
"No wonder no one dared to talk about 'Dream of the Red Chamber' in the past. No wonder 'Dream of the Red Chamber' was not easy to talk about. So the chapters after 80 were continued by someone else. It would be a wonder if it could be explained!"
"According to what Zhang Ye said, 'Dream of the Red Chamber' should be the first of the Four Great Classical Novels, and not the last of the Four Great Classical Novels!"
"I think what Zhang Ye said is still controversial. We need to study it further."
"I don't understand 'Dream of the Red Chamber' either. I haven't even read it before, but after watching Zhang Ye's lecture, I have a feeling. I believe everyone has the same feeling — this Zhang Ye is too ferocious!"
"Haha, of course it's ferocious. That bunch of people from the literary world went over aggressively, but what happened in the end? After the lecture, they all ran away. Competing with Teacher Zhang Ye in eloquence? Competing in debate? Isn't that overestimating themselves!? In the past, when Teacher Zhang Ye sparred with others, when did he ever lose? Not even once! "
The video of the public lecture was the same as the first lecture. Peking University's official Weibo posted a link to it. This Weibo post immediately went viral. It directly rushed to the top of the Weibo discussion rankings of the day. Professor Zeng and the Peking University Chinese department's teachers all forwarded it. Some of the hosts in the industry, and even some television hosts whose names Zhang Ye did not know or had never heard of, gave Zhang Ye a Like! The broadcasting and hosting world had produced such a wondrous figure like Zhang Ye. With his identity as an outsider, he had stunned the academic world's Redologists. To many of Zhang Ye's fellow hosts, this was something they were very happy to see. Quite a number of people came forward to join in the fun and support him. Zhang Ye had brought glory to the broadcasting and hosting world. This was a demonstration of the multi-talented and outstanding qualities of the broadcasting and hosting world!
Yesterday, Zhang Ye was still being scolded and attacked by a bunch of people!
Today, the situation had suddenly reversed. More than half of the people who supported him!
Zhang Ye himself knew that the reason why he could do this was firstly because he had the experience from another world. He already knew what was going on with 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. Secondly, he had the mature research results of many Redologists from his world. This allowed him to hold the pass against ten thousand enemies. Thirdly, which was also the most important point, was the contribution of the Fruit of Charm (Voice). He had previously eaten quite a number of Fruit of Charm that increased his voice's charm. As long as he spoke, his voice would have a bewitching charm to it. This was also the reason why his lecture went so smoothly!
On the internet, many of the Redologists were silent. The other people from the literary world also did not make a move. It was as if they were all silent.
Zhang Ye had obtained a complete victory?
The literary world also agreed with his point of view?
Of course not. Zhang Ye knew that those who had scolded and doubted him were only silent for a short period of time. This was because they had not found a way to refute Zhang Ye's point of view. Hence, it was not a good time to speak up. Zhang Ye believed that at this moment, the Redology world was definitely in a mess. They were probably gathering in groups of twos and threes to study Zhang Ye's lecture video. They were trying to find some problems with it. That would be their chance to counterattack!
… …
Somewhere.
Somewhere.
"Brother Li, this video …"
"Don't say anything. Let's watch it again."
"I've already watched it three times. This Zhang Ye's explanation is too flawless!"
"It's impossible. No one can study the 'Dream of the Red Chamber' thoroughly. If we keep watching, we will definitely find some problems. His explanation might not make sense!"
"Hai, to be honest, I don't have any confidence anymore. After watching this public lecture, I was nearly convinced by Zhang Ye's explanation!"
"Little Chen, don't boost his morale!"
"Alright, let's watch it again then."
"Old Song and the others are also studying it. We have to hurry up. We can't let an outsider like Zhang Ye smack our faces in our field! If that's the case, we can forget about raising our heads in the future! Even if we have to nitpick, we have to find some problems with the content of Zhang Ye's public lecture! This is not about our own honor. This is about the entire Redology world, and even the entire literary world's dignity! "
… …
Somewhere else.
"Watch it again!"
"Brother Yu, it's already the fifth time!"
"Play it again. Watch the part where Zhang Ye analyzed the structure of the 'Dream of the Red Chamber'!"
… …
Things like this were happening everywhere.
Even those people from the literary world who came back from Zhang Ye's public lecture did not admit defeat. They were all looking for ways to counterattack. They were looking for places where Zhang Ye contradicted himself! However, time passed bit by bit. Despite the hard work of these people from the Redology world, there was still no progress! This result was unacceptable to many people. Could it be that this Zhang guy was really that powerful? He could challenge the entire Redology world alone?
Impossible!
There must be a flaw!
'Dream of the Red Chamber' could not have been continued!
Sometimes, traditional ideas were a national advantage, but also a national constraint. Many people were trapped in this circle, unable to accept other things!
… …
As for Zhang Ye, he obviously knew that he was being put under a microscope for others to study. However, he did not care, nor did he care. The 120 chapters of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' had been continued by someone. This was an irrefutable fact. If someone tried to make a fuss about this, Zhang Ye could still continue to refute and prove it. He was not afraid.
As for the other issues regarding 'Dream of the Red Chamber', what Zhang Ye said today might not be correct. He knew very well that even in his world, these things were controversial.
But then again, even if there was a problem with what he said, it was the result of years of research by many Redologists in his world. How could it be refuted on the first day? Impossible! By the time they came to their senses and found a reason to refute, Zhang Ye's public lecture would have already ended. The preconceived notions would have been deeply ingrained in the hearts of the people. At that time, whether Zhang Ye continued to argue with them or not, it would no longer matter.
This was because Zhang Ye's goal was to obtain this fame and popularity. Secondly, he wanted to give this world's Redology world a direction to research. With such a huge controversy, who knew if the Redology problems that his world could not solve could be solved in this world. If it was really solved, then if irrefutable facts were used to refute Zhang Ye's claims, giving a correct research result, and even finding Cao Xueqin's original manuscripts after the first 80 chapters of 'Dream of the Red Chamber', Zhang Ye would be overjoyed. This was because he was ultimately an ordinary reader who loved and loved 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. He also wanted to know the truth behind 'Dream of the Red Chamber'!
Zhang Ye was not as noble as everyone thought.
However, he was not as despicable as everyone thought.
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