Beijing Writer’s Association’s Vice President Meng Dongguo criticized, “I watched the entire public lecture. I am now very angry and consumed with rage. How dare Zhang Ye question the Four Great Classical Novels? The evidence you provide might seem reasonable and logical, but if you analyze is carefully, these evidence is not authoritative. It is all from people of no importance. Is this considered a contribution to literature? Even this can be considered as informational records?”
Someone from the Beijing Writer’s Association also said, “Zhang Ye? What a joke. What a joke!”
Yao Jiancai said on Weibo, “Hahaha, supporting Zhang Ye’s viewpoint!”
The person Beijing Writer’s Association said with disdain, “As an actor in the entertainment industry, what do you know of literature?”