Afternoon.
Beijing Television Station’s News Channel broadcasted the news.
“Next, we will have a piece of breaking news. Here is a shocking scene recorded by our reporters this afternoon at People’s Hospital. Back then, a girl, who was diagnosed with a terminal disease, was standing at the roof of the hospital, thinking of committing suicide. The persuasion of her close loved ones and the police were ineffective. Just as she was about to jump down, my colleague, Teacher Zhang Ye, of the Beijing Television Station stepped forward and used a poem to save her life!”
Zhang Ye’s figure appeared in the video footage.
There were people all around him, those who were present at the hospital.
“When cobwebs sealed my stove without mercy…”
“When the smoldering embers lamented poverty…”
“I didn’t yield, but smoothed out the ashes of despair; And with the lovely snow I wrote: In the future we trust.”
Finally, the scene changed to that of a girl squatting on the roof wailing before she was rescued by the police who rushed there in time.
Returning back to the studio, the news anchor said, “Our station’s reporters learned from the hospital that Yang Lian is Teacher Zhang Ye’s fan. Her parents said that she has always liked Zhang Ye’s works. She could memorize every poem easily, and now, Yang Lian’s surgery fees have been settled. Zhang Ye has undertaken all of the fees. With that, my heart can’t help but think of a sentence, This world.. still has many good people.”
Once this news was broadcast, everyone heatedly discussed on Weibo, on Beijing area’s forums, and on Tieba!
“So awesome?”
“Teacher Zhang Ye has another new work? He saved someone yet again?”
It’s too awesome. Someone could actually come up with such a mighty modern day poem in such an intense atmosphere and scene in an impromptu fashion?”
“‘In the Future We Trust’ is written too well!”
“Why are Zhang Ye’s poems so good? Is he on steroids?”
“He will bear all of the fan’s medical expenses? Such morals, such virtues, I am speechless!”
“I’ve heard a few people from the industry saying Zhang Ye’s reputation is bad. But a person who would go so far for his fan, how bad of a person can he be?”
A Weibo verified vice president of a certain profession posted, “It’s not that Zhang Ye’s reputation is bad, but it’s because his morals are too good. He dares to speak up, resulting in him offending many. Honestly, the first feeling I had from seeing this piece of news was disbelief. Secondly, I was touched. I have never encouraged people who chase after stars, for I think it’s meaningless and dumb. After chasing them all day, would the celebrity know who you are? But today, I can’t be sure anymore. Maybe being one of Teacher Zhang Ye’s fans is a blissful matter.”
At this moment, a verified Weibo account made a post. It was a famous person from Beijing’s economic circle. You could even say he was an elite. “I had randomly listened to Beijing Radio Station’s Mid-Autumn Poetry Meet in the past. I remembered Zhang Ye giving a speech after winning the meet. It said something like ‘in comparison to science, literature indeed has no practical use. Yet the greatest function of literature is perhaps its lack of function.’ I always found it very difficult to understand this line for some reason, and it has been revolving in my brain all this while. Today, I think I have understood a bit of Zhang Ye’s words.”
“Well said!”
“I’ve decided. From today forward, I will be a fan of Teacher Zhang!”
“Me, too. Where do Zhang Ye’s fans gather at? I want to join!”
“Count me in. Teacher Zhang Ye has done it beautifully today!”
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