Ma Hengyuan stared at him, “Old Hu, aren’t you taking this a bit serious?”
Hu Fei said, “And I can tell you very clearly now that such a program would not work. It is not a fault of the host. It is a fault of yours!” He pointed to the stage outside, “Professor Ma, you gave an introduction to the Three Kingdoms just now, right? Some of it was the notes of the ancient scholars, and some were direct quotes from the work. There is nothing constructive or anything interesting. This sort of program will hardly get 0.5% in ratings, let alone 1%. Everyone has read Romance of the Three Kingdoms, so why would they need to hear you repeating it? And to repeat it on a television station? Is there any meaning to it?”
Ma Hengyuan sneered, “You want something fun? Then why aren’t you doing a variety segment. Why would you do a historical segment? History itself is not fun! It is boring!”
The guest, Teacher Xu, frowned, “That’s right. We have to respect the historical facts. So how can we talk rubbish? We are all in the business of learning. We are professionals, so there is no right for you to argue with us on this!”