After my rebirth, I became the son-in-law of the Provincial Party Committee Secretary

Why did the Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles hold this symposium? Of course, it was because the Wen Mosheng incident had caused a very serious negative impact on the entire Jiangnan Province literary and art circle.

Yao Caizhi, chairman of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and Dong Qing and others deeply realized that it is necessary to remind and warn other literary and art workers to learn from Wen Mosheng and not to go astray in thought and morality and make irreparable mistakes.

At the same time, we are also preparing to prepare for the next revision of the "Code of Ethics for Literary and Art Workers in Jiangnan Province" through exchanges with representatives of literary and art workers.

Of course, it is also necessary to express their stance to the provincial party committee and the inspection team, otherwise they would not have specially invited Zhou Yi and Xu Ruogu to attend the meeting.

In order to ensure that the symposium went smoothly and achieved its intended purpose, Chairman Yao put in a lot of thought and effort. Not only did he have to find representative figures of different types and levels to participate, but more importantly, he also had to guard against some people who were disobedient and spoke inappropriately!

Therefore, he sent out "notices" to the Writers Association, Artists Association, Music Association and other organizations in advance, and carefully screened the list of specific participants, eliminating several unstable factors.

Finally, he decided to hold the symposium in a 'dominant' manner. According to the theme of the symposium, a small number of comrades were designated in advance to prepare carefully and give focused speeches, which would help avoid unexpected situations.

However, there is a saying that goes, 'Man proposes, God disposes', and another saying that goes, 'What you fear will come true'.

Just when the previous few comrades had finished their speeches and the subsequent comrades were about to start discussions in accordance with the theme, the member of the Provincial Writers Association and well-known writer Gu Qitan picked up the microphone and asked the special representative Zhou Yi a question that was somewhat beyond the theme of the meeting.

Yao Caizhi's face changed immediately. There was nothing wrong with asking questions, and there was nothing wrong with asking questions about hot topics on the Internet, but Gu Qitan chose to ask questions about hot topics involving the controversy of Wen Mosheng himself, which was a big problem!

Especially, this question was raised to Zhou Yi, which is a serious problem among big problems!

"Comrade Qi Tan, your question does not fit the theme of the meeting. Let's discuss it after the meeting. Next one!" Zhuo Cheng, vice chairman of the Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles and chairman of the Writers Association, said with a serious face.

You want to die, don't you?

If you want to die, die by yourself, don't drag others with you! Especially don't drag me with you!

This is Vice Chairman Zhuo’s subtext.

"Chairman Zhuo, the theme of the meeting is 'morality' and 'art', and the question I asked is also about 'morality' and 'art'!" Gu Qitan explained calmly.

Yes, strictly speaking, his question was not off-topic, it was just that the person he asked was not appropriate.

If you ask other leaders and seniors sitting on the stage, such as Teacher Dong Qing, Teacher Zheng Hua, or even Minister Xu of the Propaganda Department, it will not seem so abrupt and targeted!

So, why did he choose Zhou Yi to ask questions?

This question made Xue Chuqing feel a little uneasy.

The last time she was scolded by Zhou Yi in the Provincial Hotel, she dared not say anything. After she came back, she became more and more angry. Not only did she post an article "On the Inequality of Dialogue" on her Weibo account, secretly satirizing someone, she also couldn't help but tell several writer seniors and friends at a private gathering about how Zhou Yi used his power to bully others.

At that time, Gu Qitan clearly expressed his support for her, but she didn't expect that in an occasion like today, she didn't dare to say anything offensive because of the advice from her grandmother and Uncle Yao, but Gu Qitan, who had no background, took advantage of the hotly debated topic on the Internet, "Moral flaws do not affect the greatness of the work!", and directly challenged Zhou Yi.

I have long heard that Gu Qitan is a pure literati. His courage to not fear power, defend the truth and dare to argue is truly respectable and admirable!

Xue Chuqing looked deeply at the middle-aged man with semi-long hair, a pair of round glasses, a thin face, and an otherworldly aura, and couldn't help but admire him.

"These past two days, I've been able to see debates about this point of view, both for and against. Even if they don't talk about comrades, I'd like to mention it. I think there are indeed points worth discussing! Well, when discussing issues, we should open up channels for speech, don't you think?" Honorary Vice Chairman and famous writer Zheng Hua said with a smile.

Zheng Hua has a transcendent identity of "outside the three realms and not in the five elements", and like Dong Qing, he is an old and respected artist. Whenever he opens his mouth, Yao Caizhi has to give him some face.

"I would like to say a few words about Gu Qi's question. Secretary Zhou, do you mind?" Dong Qing turned to look at Zhou Yi and said with a smile.

She didn't want to make Zhou Yi feel unhappy, but she also couldn't let the symposium fall into an awkward deadlock, so she had to step in to smooth things over.

"Teacher Dong, please go ahead. I'm just thinking about my wording!" Zhou Yi nodded politely in response.

"In fact, several comrades, including me, have already given their opinions and answers to the question asked by Gu Qitan. I agree with what Secretary Zhou said, 'Virtue is the foundation of one's character, and talent is the basis of one's character.' 'Virtue and art' are inseparable. If one cannot have both, one would rather give up art than lack virtue! So I personally believe that a person without virtue cannot create a great work with real literary value!"

Teacher Dongqing's choice of words is very rigorous. She used "I personally think" to indicate that this is her personal opinion and view.

There was applause in the conference room.

Gu Qitan hesitated to speak. In fact, he wanted to ask, "What does it mean to have real literary value?" But after thinking about it, he gave up the idea.

His target is Zhou Yi, so there is no need to embarrass Teacher Dong Qing.

After the applause, everyone's eyes fell on the special representative Zhou Yi.

They wanted to know how Secretary Zhou worded his speech.

"Moral flaws do not affect the greatness of a work. I think before judging the correctness of this view, we need to clarify two issues..."

Zhou Yi's voice came through the microphone and was clearly heard by everyone.

"First, can such a morally corrupt act as 'committing adultery with a married woman for seven years and having a child' be lightly described as a 'moral flaw'?

"Secondly, what exactly is the greatness of the so-called 'great work'? What merits and abilities do certain works have to deserve the word 'great'?"

Hearing Zhou Yi's question, Gu Qitan frowned slightly and replied: "'Great' may just be an exaggeration, but we cannot deny that the work "My Hometown" contains the exposure of the dark side of human nature and the thought-provoking satire of reality, which has extremely high literary value!"

"That's why I don't quite understand why such an excellent literary work was banned!"