Chapter 108: All Over the World
When Mr. Wang saw Mr. Xu step down, he immediately became proud. I said, what can you do to me?
He totally ignored Liu Hongmin, reached out to grab the microphone from Liu Hongmin, and continued to make his crazy remarks.
Liu Hongmin dodged without leaving a trace and said with a smile: "Mr. Wang can't drink much, so please forgive me for being a little drunk."
"I didn't drink too much!"
The old man surnamed Wang said angrily and reached out to grab the microphone.
Unexpectedly, Liu Hongmin suddenly turned his head and glared at him with murderous eyes, which frightened the old man surnamed Wang so much that he dared not move at all.
Zou Shifang quickly stepped onto the stage and said with a smile, "Mr. Wang, let's go off the stage and take a rest first."
The old man surnamed Wang did not dare to resist and was obediently pulled off the stage by Zou Shifang.
Liu Hongmin turned around and a smile immediately appeared on his face.
"I'm sorry to disturb your fun."
Everyone in the exchange group was worried about Liu Hongmin, fearing that his actions had offended these celebrities in Hong Kong.
At this time, applause broke out from the audience. "What are you talking about, Brother Liu? We are very happy to have you speak."
Everyone turned around and saw that it was Huang Qiang, the general manager of RTV. As soon as this young Hong Kong figure spoke, the Hong Kong celebrities clapped their hands in unison.
Mr. Xu and the others looked at each other and were all surprised.
"Xiao Liu is really lucky. He was able to get the general manager of RTV to speak up for him. This crisis is over."
"It's all the fault of that guy surnamed Wang. He actually talked nonsense and asked Xiao Liu to clean up his mess."
Only Ms. Chu looked at Liu Hongmin calmly, not worried at all. She knew everything Liu Hongmin had done in Hong Kong, and he could handle this kind of situation.
The old man surnamed Wang and several of his accomplices gathered together and looked at the stage angrily.
"This bastard ruined my good deeds."
"And that Huang Qiang actually spoke up for this Liu guy. He is simply blind."
Just when they were feeling indignant, a famous Hong Kong figure spoke up.
"Among you, there should be some who don't know Brother Liu, right?"
Mr. Jin Yong walked up the steps with a smile and said to the celebrities in Hong Kong: "Brother Liu is the author of Young Justice Bao. Of course, you may be more familiar with his recently published book Ming Dynasty 1566!"
Hong Kong celebrities didn’t really care about it at first. Although Young Justice Bao caused a Justice Bao craze in Hong Kong and allowed RTV to compete with TVB, it didn’t have much artistic value in their eyes.
Like mainland writers, they also feel that too little content is too entertaining and not high-end enough.
But "The Ming Dynasty 1566" is different. It is regarded as a masterpiece in Hong Kong. When it was published by Sanlian Publishing House, it was positioned as a masterpiece for promotion.
After the release, many people were attracted by the word "masterpiece" and bought "The Ming Dynasty 1566". These Hong Kong celebrities were no exception, and they even had the intention of finding fault.
But after reading it, they were immediately attracted to the book. The officialdom tactics and the struggle for interests among the grassroots recorded in it made them sigh that good people and bad people are not due to human nature, but because of the change of positions. They have all written commentary articles about "The Ming Dynasty 1566" in newspapers, praising its clever writing and its exploration of the truth of life.
Now when I heard that Liu Hongmin was the author of "The Ming Dynasty 1566", I exclaimed in surprise.
Fortunately, they were well-mannered and just moved closer, wanting to get closer to Liu Hongmin. As they moved closer, they clapped their hands desperately, and the applause was like thunder. It was like a scene of fans meeting their idol, and the people in the exchange group looked at each other in bewilderment.
Mr. Xu asked Chen Jiangong, "Xiao Chen, what's going on?"
Chen Jiangong spread his hands, he didn't know either.
"What Mr. Jin Yong just said is that the novel written by Hong Min seems to be quite popular in Hong Kong."
Mr. Xu pointed at those enthusiastic Hong Kong celebrities and said, "Is this quite popular? It's almost as popular as when we first met the Chairman."
Chen Jiangong was ashamed, "Mr. Xu, you can't compare like that!"
The old man surnamed Wang opened his eyes wide, totally unaware of what was wrong with these Hong Kong celebrities and why they were so obsessed with the kid surnamed Liu.
"What are these people doing?"
"What's so good about that kid surnamed Liu? Why are they admiring him so much?"
"You are blind. No wonder Hong Kong is a British settlement!"
Zou Shifang glanced at them, "Hong Kong has indeed not yet returned to China! But these people who are in a foreign land are always thinking about their motherland. You who were born and raised in China, but you wish for the country to perish, you are worse than animals."
"What did you say?"
Those old guys glared at Zou Shifang. They felt so ashamed and angry to be ridiculed in front of a junior.
Zou Shifang sneered and said, "Do you want me to go on stage and say it again?"
The old guys suddenly felt embarrassed. If the people in the exchange group knew what they had just said, it would be difficult for them to return to the mainland. They were not ready to go abroad yet, and did not want to make a big fuss to avoid being embarrassed.
Zou Shifang smiled disdainfully and looked towards the stage.
Liu Hongmin said with a gentle smile, "Thank you all for liking my work."
Hong Kong celebrities applauded again and expressed their likes.
Liu Hongmin continued, "The Ming Dynasty 1566 is the best novel I have written and the one I have put the most effort into. We all know that it is a historical novel. People who have read my other novels know that I mainly write historical novels because that is what I studied."
"There are many wonderful stories in our history, which allows me not to spend too much time thinking about stories, but just making choices. Many people think that no matter how long our history is, it is useless because we are weak and poor now. But our history tells us that as long as we are determined, no matter how weak and poor we are, we will not allow others to bully us. History has built our backbone, allowing us to face anyone with our heads held high."
"it is good!"
Mr. Xu cheered loudly, and the people in the exchange group also applauded vigorously. They could tell that Liu Hongmin was responding to what Mr. Wang had just said.
The old man surnamed Wang's face turned dark instantly, and what made him even more angry was that the Hong Kong celebrities he wanted to please also applauded and agreed with Liu Hongmin's words.
Liu Hongmin glanced at the old man surnamed Wang, saw his ugly face, and felt much better.
He said to the audience: "Some people say that foreigners do not understand our historical stories at all, nor are they willing to understand them. But I want to say that the reason they do not understand is because they do not know. If they knew, they would definitely be willing to understand. Although these historical stories happened in our Chinese nation, the principles contained in them are applicable everywhere."
(End of this chapter)
