Chapter 63 Remarks: Letters (Wei Mengke)

Your willingness to reply to the letter is already worthy of our young people's gratitude. Most of the great writers in China have always "responsively ignored" letters with inquiries or requests from a group of unknown people. Although you are not an artist, you know very well the theory of art and the trend of art in the world today, so you don't have to be humble.However, I am very sorry that you stopped "talking again" after reading my article on Bernard Shaw. Xiao, when I was naive, I always suspected that he was a little hypocritical, and I still think so to this day.Sarcasm, or the so-called humor, is a weapon against the enemy, right?Shouldn't the warm welcome of laborers and proletarian youth be accepted sincerely?After I read your article in defense of Shaw, I wrote that article, which might be considered insulting, on the spur of the moment.Later, when I saw your "Watching Xiao and People Who Watched Xiao" in "Modern Times", I realized that your love for Xiao was nothing more than "merely seeing a few epigrams somewhere".

You are an old-timer in the Chinese literary world, and you have been able to keep up with the times, reminding us of Gorky in Russia.The reason why we dared to write a letter to ask you to write articles to guide us is that we remembered that Gorky was very happy to correspond to young people, write articles, and revise manuscripts.In China, where the literacy movement has not yet been popularized, the power of art may be greater than that of words. However, the art world in China today is so degenerate. Can anyone who studies art and understands art not take the responsibility of correcting mistakes? ?Naturally, with the status of a gentleman, it is inconvenient to participate in the battle of an immature group, but we hope that you will not forget the importance of fine arts besides "talking about literature".

In the eighteenth issue, there is an illustration of Meng Ke's "Lu Xun and Gorky". Adding the word "as if" is contrary to the original intention of the author. For the sake of responsibility, I have to make a statement here. Don’t you think it’s “disgusting” to take a minute or two out of your busy schedule to read this letter? I wish you well! Enter Wei Mengke, a young man you don't know.June 3rd. EE [1] This article was originally published in the nineteenth issue of the Shanghai Fortnightly on June 16, 1933, after Wei Mengke's "letter", and was generally titled "Two Correspondences".Wei Mengke, a native of Changsha, Hunan, is an artist.At that time, he was a student of Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts.

[2] Shaw is Bernard Shaw (G.B. Shaw, 1856-1950), a British playwright and critic.Born in Dublin, Ireland.In his early years, he participated in the Fabian Society, a British reformist political organization.After the outbreak of the First World War, he condemned the imperialist war and sympathized with the October Socialist Revolution in Russia.He traveled to China in 1933, arrived in Hong Kong on February 12, and arrived in Shanghai on the 17th. [3] My defense of Xiao refers to the article "Ode to Bernard Shaw" published by Lu Xun on February 17, 1933 in "Shen Shen Zi Zi Tan".The title of this article was later changed to "Ode to Xiao", income.

〔4〕The University of Hong Kong is a comprehensive university established in Hong Kong by the British colonial authorities on March 11, 1912.Bernard Shaw delivered a speech at the school on February 13, 1933. [5] Qin Hui (1090-1155), courtesy name Huizhi, was born in Jiangning (now Nanjing, Jiangsu Province), a traitor who advocated surrendering gold in the Southern Song Dynasty, and the mastermind who killed Yue Fei. [6] Zhuge Liang (181-234), styled Kongming, was born in Yangdu Langya (now Yinan, Shandong). He was a statesman and military strategist during the Three Kingdoms period, and the prime minister of Shu.In the novel, he is a typical character with high intelligence and strategy.

[7] Gorky (M.A.YLT [XcP, 1868-1936]) novels of the proletariat of the Soviet Union, "Fuma Gordeev" and autobiographical trilogy, etc. [8] Refers to Wei Mengke's cartoon "Lu Xun and Gorky". In the painting, Lu Xun is short and standing beside the tall Gorky.This painting was later marked by Li Qingya with the word "Yangran" and published in the eighteenth issue of the semi-monthly magazine (June 1933). [9] "Speak again" After Lu Xun's "Ode to Bernard Shaw" was published, Wei Mengke once published an article in the art tabloid he edited, mocking Lu Xun for crawling out of his "grave" to write an article welcoming Bernard Shaw.Later, Wei Mengke and others held an art exhibition and wrote to Lu Xun for support. Lu Xun said in his reply letter (lost) on May 13 that he did not study art. "It's ridiculous to climb out of it." [10] "Popular Art" was a publication planned by Wei Mengke and others, but it was not published later.