Zhang Ruiqiang suddenly dampened Feng Yu's enthusiasm. "Feng Yu, what you said is in line with the higher-ups' requirements. That is to let our culture go overseas."
"But this is easy to say, but it's too difficult to put into practice. First, the language barrier is a huge obstacle! "
"What is the most widely used language in the world? English. You can't deny this, right? Many countries use English as their official diplomatic language. That's why many English culture products have an advantage. "
"That's why we need to speed up our culture going overseas." Feng Yu interrupted Zhang Ruiqiang. "Just like India's song and dance movies. Although they don't understand it, many people like it. That's why India's songs and dances are the hallmark of India's movies. What about our Hua Xia? What is our tradition? "
"What is the most attractive thing? What is the most ancient impression our country gives others? "
"The most ancient impression? Four great inventions? Ancient civilizations? "Zhang Ruiqiang asked uncertainly.
"More or less. Our country has always given the impression of mystery to the Westerners. The same goes for me. Many of them say that I know ancient Eastern divination, and that's why I'm able to succeed in my investments time and time again. This probability is impossible! "
"The easiest way to invade those Western countries' culture is through their beliefs!"
Beliefs?
Zhang Ruiqiang's expression turned serious. Beliefs had always been a serious and sensitive topic. Many Westerners criticize Hua Xia for not having any beliefs. But do they really believe in God?
Don't they know that there is no heaven in this world? They had already built spaceships, and humans had landed on the moon. How can they not know that God does not exist?
"The beliefs I am talking about are not the beliefs you understand. It is a new spiritual pursuit. We all know the origin of religion. It is nothing more than to rule. Since ancient times, there have been different religious beliefs in every continent. "
"Some beliefs have slowly changed. For example, initially, the Hua people do not eat pork. That is because they think that pigs are omnivores and eat rotten corpses. That's why eating pork will make them sick. But now, many people say that pigs are the sacred beasts of the Hua people! "
"The original Buddhism forbade meat and fish in ancient times, which referred to the prohibition of eating spicy meat. Spicy meat referred to spices, which were very expensive at that time. Gradually, the monks became poor and couldn't afford to eat meat. Hence, they even banned wine and meat. It's not that they wanted to ban it, but that the Emperor banned it for them. Because they don't pay taxes and don't serve in the military, they're forbidden from enjoying it. "
"What about now? Everything has changed, right? Also, monasteries did not need to beg for alms because they were rich. Coupled with the donations from pilgrims, how could they be short of money? However, there were many monks and nuns in monk robes begging for alms on the streets and alleys, right? If you ask them to recite a scripture, they might not even be able to recite it, but they say that having Buddha in their hearts is Buddha! "
"Therefore, the doctrines of these religions are always changing. Once they change to a certain extent, they will enter a period of peace because they are already in line with the values of the world. It's just like how many religions forbid killing, because that's what everyone thinks should be forbidden. "
"What religion does our country have that is unique to us and not found in other countries?"
Zhang Ruiqiang suddenly understood. "Taoism?"
Feng Yu stretched out his finger and shook it. "Not just that. Other than Taoism, our Buddhism is also different from other countries. And our country's oldest ideology is actually Confucianism. Monk, Taoist, Confucianism. These three ideologies are the main beliefs we want to export! "
Faith export?
This seems to be a new term. This Feng Yu was always able to come up with new phrases, and he was able to make sense out of them.
"Many religions have similarities in their doctrines. This will actually make it easier for them to accept our ideas. We need to find some differences, unique to Hua Xia, and embellish them to make them accept and be willing to accept it! "
"Among these, the simplest are history and myths. These might seem like stories, but think about it. Aren't the Bible also stories? The fables in our primary school textbooks are also stories, right? "
"Stories are the best way to spread faith. Let them accept our stories, like our stories, and slowly, they will be assimilated by our beliefs! "
"Isn't this too slow?" Zhang Ruiqiang asked uncertainly.
"More haste, less speed. Do you think it is realistic to change other people's views in three years? This is a long-term strategy, but it is very beneficial for us. Let our ideas be slowly accepted by the foreigners, and in the process, they will learn our language. This way, our culture will spread faster, and our values will be easier for them to accept. "
"What should we do? Like what you said, make movies? Are we shooting our ancient mythological movies? "
"Not only mythological movies, but also historical movies. We must restore historical scenes and make it real. These ancient war movies have a good audience in the West. They think a war with a few thousand people is a big scene. Won't our tens of thousands of people be more shocking? "
"They like to watch movies about the war between gods. Do we not have gods? Don't forget that our Hua Xia has more myths and legends than theirs. But because there are too many, it is a mess. We just need to refine it a little, and our stories will be popular on the big screen, and our values will spread all over the world! "
"Westerners like those love stories. We have traditional love stories that transcend races. For example, Xu Xian and the White Snake, Ning Caichen and Xiao Qian, Dong Yong and the Seven Fairies."
"They like to watch battles. We have Journey to the West, and all kinds of demon subduing stories. When it comes to the imagination of demons, the Westerners lack it. We should show them what demons can be. "
"Of course, it should not be just movies. Our country has set up Confucius Institutes overseas, right? I intend to sponsor a sum of money to expand it and let more people learn about our culture. At the same time, the Chinese universities should also have Confucius Institutes. We can't let the foreigners learn about our culture. "
"Donate money? What are you planning to do by donating money to expand the Confucius Institute? " Zhang Ruiqiang immediately becomes vigilant. Feng Yu seems to make money every time he donates money. Could he be plotting something this time?
Feng Yu was speechless. What was Old Zhang thinking? Must I have a motive for donating money?
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