Chapter 107 Chen Huangmei exposes Zhong Dianfu's "secret letter"

Chen Huangmei exposed Zhong Lianfu's attack on the party on April 11 in his article "A View of Zhong Dianfu's Second Attack on the Party from "Secret Letters"" published by the "People's Daily" on September 17, 1957. A letter to Tianjin Hechi—the so-called "secret letter": I am very relieved to have written in hand.Thirty-eight years old is unlucky, which doesn't seem too bad.If you are sixty years old, you will no longer be able to exert your strength, and you will (build the coffin) "conclude".As soon as the tragedy begins, it ends, isn't it the greatest tragedy in itself!

Daily life is the same as usual, but I don’t write articles anymore. First, I am busy—I have to do the work assigned to me by the party first, especially now; It's snot... In the past few years, I have been very poor, and I have never saved... This is also because I did not expect such a day... If there is a possibility of turning around in the future, Quanjude's debts should be paid by me. This letter was signed only by "well-known people but not others".Zhong Dianfei also added a note: "I learned this from a secret agent's signature while watching "National Day at Ten O'clock" a few days ago. I don't want to use it now."

How could Chen Huangmei know about Zhong Dianfu's letter to He Chi?Obviously, when Chen Huangmei's article was published—September 1957, He Chi had already been labeled a "rightist" and had to hand over the letter written to him by Zhong Dianfu.Although these letters were originally just personal correspondence between Zhong Lianfu and He Chi, in the anti-Hu Feng movement in 1955, a bad example was set: private letters were used as "anti-Party evidence" and added The above note was published in the newspaper.In this way, whoever became a "element" had to hand over his personal letters.

Chen Huangmei's article also exposed that Zhong Dianfu "does not conduct self-criticism" and is still "attacking the party".The article disclosed a private letter written by Zhong Dianfu to Zhou Wenbo in Shanghai. In Zhong Dianfu’s letter to Zhou Wenbo on May 21, 1957, there were these words: "Shanghai Film's 'yamen' and 'secrecy' must be closely watched, and I hope you will take a resolute offensive approach to this." On May 26 of the same year, Zhong Dianfu wrote to Zhou Wenbo: "Many people suggested that we engage in film issues, saying that the three evils are the most serious here. I am also considering this matter. I hope you will exchange opinions with the Shanghai film industry journalists immediately: whether to do it, to do it, how to do it?"

On the 27th, I wrote again, saying: "Today the ministry held a plenary meeting. Comrades were all very interested in film issues, and said: As long as the work requires, everyone is willing to 'go all out'. But my confidence is not enough, and I said that after discussion, I will You can't be handsome anymore." "Tomorrow, we will accept visits from more than a dozen actors of Changying... I almost say that the movie will be in danger of blood congestion!..." Even on June 10th, the third day after the People’s Daily published the editorial “Why Is This,” Zhong Dianfu wrote in a letter to Zhou Wenbo who was in Beijing:

"... Before you come back, you must cast a big net on the film industry, so that you can catch them in the future. I am very eager to know: What is the attitude of the Shanghai side on raising the film issue again? If they cannot actively support us, half of the country will be destroyed. , That's it. You can imagine the embarrassment of attacking on the front line and no successor." After making the above disclosure, Chen Huangmei pointed out: "These letters prove how eager and resolute Zhong Lianfu is to start the second movie, so that he can reverse the verdict. Because he knows that he cannot reverse the criticism of the central government. , Only by launching another attack to prove that "the three evils are the worst" in the film industry will prove that his past attacks on the film industry are correct, and only then can he "reverse the verdict" for the criticism he has received."