Study System: I'm a 38-Year-Old Student-Chapter 248 - 169: No Room for Criticism This Time!
Because of the backlash from previous publicity, Wang Zhixin was more cautious when posting topics related to Shen Qiushan.
The title was eye-catching, but the content was relatively objective, merely stating the fact of Shen Qiushan’s bar performance and uploading a live video.
As the first and currently the only Nebula Award winner in the country, Shen Qiushan’s fame and influence have increased dramatically.
News about him can easily become a hot topic.
After Wang Zhixin and other self-media bloggers’ videos spread online, they immediately sparked discussions among netizens.
However, the direction of public opinion made Wang Zhixin somewhat depressed.
"How can a writer sing so well? This is unfair!"
"Old Shen has completely changed my stereotype of writers!"
"I suggest Old Shen debut directly, what’s the point of writing books?"
"It’s hard to imagine ’Red Rose’ is Old Shen’s original work, truly a talented guy!"
"What? The lead singer is a writer? I thought it was some incredibly talented fading singer!"
"I don’t know how well his books are written, but Old Shen sings really well."
"..."
The comment section of the related video was full of praise, with netizens marveling at Shen Qiushan’s superb singing skill.
After a night of fermentation. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚
The topic #Nebula Award Winner Shen Qiushan Singing in a Bar# shot straight up the hot search lists on Weibo and Kuaiyin.
As the discussion about the event grew, criticisms also started to increase, and most of the ones voicing these critical opinions were intellectuals.
Yang Xijin, who had previously had conflicts with Shen Qiushan, was one of them.
"A while ago, a piece of news was extremely popular. A writer from our country won the Nebula Award, making outstanding contributions in the field of science fiction and cultural fields, achieving a breakthrough from zero."
"This is originally a good thing for national pride, although that book has not been released yet, and its quality is unknown to everyone, the award is a fact. Whether he likes it or not, he is now a well-known writer in our country."
"But this well-known writer actually sang in a bar, and it’s only been a week since the broadcast of CCTV’s ’Focus Person’. You’ve been on CCTV; shouldn’t you pay attention to your personal image?"
"I’m not saying that singing is bad, but as a renowned domestic writer, dressing in those ragged clothes, looking like a hooligan, really disgraces gentility. People who don’t know may think all our country’s writers are like that..."
Yang Xijin used his expertise to criticize Shen Qiushan for more than ten minutes from various angles.
However, throughout, he never mentioned Shen Qiushan’s name, but everyone knew he was talking about Shen Qiushan.
Apart from Yang Xijin, people in the literary community also stood up.
A well-known writer with the pen name "Manor Master Liu" posted on Weibo.
"A writer should look like a writer. Flaunting oneself in such places, what kind of writer is that?"
Writer Wang Hai also posted on Weibo to decry.
"If you like singing, just go sing. What are you mixing in the literary circle for? I suggest kicking such people out of the writers’ group."
Writers have belittled each other since ancient times.
The sale of Shen Qiushan’s online novel film and television rights for tens of millions had already made many writers envious.
Winning the Nebula Award afterward naturally made these writers even more depressed.
Why should someone who started writing online novels win a Nebula Award!
While those who have strived for ten, twenty years, or even a lifetime haven’t even touched the threshold of a Nebula Award.
Especially since the current ’Three-Body Civilization’ hasn’t officially gone on sale yet, it’s not for sale until this Friday!
So, no one has seen what Shen Qiushan’s award-winning work is really like, which makes them even more disgruntled.
Now, with the news that Shen Qiushan has stirred up selling performances in a bar, it’s not surprising that the writers who have long been displeased with him are speaking up.
Besides those with such motives, among those who scold Shen Qiushan, there are also quite a few remote "colonialists" and so-called "public intellectuals."
Their reason for criticizing Shen Qiushan is simple, because not long ago, Shen Qiushan had just emerged victorious among a group of foreign authors, winning the Nebula Award.
That could be seen as a pride for the country, and many young people have even regarded him as a national hero.
By attacking Shen Qiushan and trying to belittle him as much as possible, they aim to negate this "national hero," thereby achieving their own sordid political goals.
There are quite a number of such people in the country, like parasites, perhaps more odious than real enemies!
As the public opinion continued to ferment, Shen Qiushan directly went viral beyond his usual circle. Previously, news about him winning the Nebula Award, although it had attracted significant attention.
But after all, only a minority pay attention to literature, especially among the young demographic, the number of people interested in the Nebula Award is even fewer.
Additionally, there is a term on the internet called an information cocoon house.
Because you are not interested in a certain field, you hardly come across videos in that field.
This forms an information cocoon house, where you only understand the domain you are familiar with.
Therefore, although there was a certain extent of breaking out from the niche for the news of Shen Qiushan winning the Nebula Award, it didn’t really break through!
Young people might have seen it, but only glanced at it, and soon forgot about it.
But this time is different.
Music is the most likely thing to break through, placing almost no age restrictions on the audience.
Coupled with the title of a Nebula Award winner, naturally, many more people would be interested.
As such, Shen Qiushan truly entered the public’s field of vision.
