[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-gen-z-artist":3,"chapter-gen-z-artist-gen-z-artist-chapter-41":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Gen Z Artist",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2217830,3967,"Chapter 41: Exclusive Interview: I","gen-z-artist-chapter-41",41,"\u003Cp>Once the excitement died down, it was time to get back to business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The County Education Bureau was the least important part; aside from publicly announcing a 5,000-yuan reward for Han Han and a certificate they couldn't even be bothered to look at, they spent the rest of the time trying to hog the camera.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>President Han Han was so puffed up with self-importance that a mere 5,000 yuan wasn't even worth a sideways glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Dashan stood before the cameras, face glowing, as he recounted his secret to cultivating Han Han—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four simple words: Give him freedom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, our Third High School has always shown great patience toward children with special talents, ah. Now that society is advocating for teaching students in accordance with their aptitude, ah, we have achieved this, and we have done it very well!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew where he’d picked up the habit of saying \"ah, ah, ah\" as soon as he got in front of a lens. Tokyo?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since they were essentially all on the same team, the reporter just gave him a few disdainful looks and didn't ask any sharp questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, everyone knew: was that really giving him freedom?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was just being unable to control him at all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Experimental High School principal thanked Han Han for his trust in the experiment, then started bragging just as hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our Experimental High School, ah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little old man was glowing; he was truly having a \"the old man is feeling young again\" moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only ones with a real agenda were the propaganda department, who wanted to turn Han Han into a calling card for their external promotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Han countered on the spot: \"The idea is great, but do you have the resources? If you film a piece, it’ll at most be shown within the county. What’s the point of making a big fuss? It’s just wasting money and labor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being 14 is great; you can talk back however you want. The propaganda leader could only smile kindly and patiently explain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The special interview won't just be broadcast in the county. After it’s submitted and approved, it can be sent to the provincial satellite station. We are a direct-administered county of Changchun, so many resources can be shared...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharing was nonsense, but submitting an application was fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Han thought for a moment and decisively changed his tune: \"Of course I’m willing to support the county’s propaganda work, but my image in the past wasn't great, and I made some mistakes. I’m mainly afraid of affecting my hometown, which is why I haven’t been willing to accept formal interviews until now...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group of county figures immediately applauded, clapping away, and vied to praise him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Han really has a sense of responsibility!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good child, it’s our fault for not taking better care of you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What mistakes? It’s perfectly normal for young people to have a few minor issues.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The propaganda leader also gave his assurance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before I came, I specifically looked into your situation. Fighting is indeed not good, but you had your reasons, and to a large extent, you were protecting weaker classmates. This is a kind of chivalry, not a malicious act.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The top county leaders have specifically issued instructions: that we failed to take care of a child who became an orphan at a young age is already a dereliction of duty. From now on, in the face of those unscrupulous media outlets that only care about sales and ignore the facts, we must protect our own genius. We must never let them talk nonsense and stir up trouble!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passionate, precise, and very high-level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it couldn't solve the root problem, at least the attitude was to protect Han Han with everything they had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine, this was good enough; anyway, he hadn't expected much from them to begin with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, Han Han \"graciously permitted\" the county station to conduct a joint exclusive interview with the Beijing Youth Daily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The adjective used wasn't very pleasant, but it was the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Zhao Chunhua arrived, the county TV station reporters were overly attentive, but Lady Zhao still looked full of disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nowadays, even the farmers didn't like watching county-level local stations, and the so-called reporters in the county didn't even have press cards; their interview standards were far from comparable to national media.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Han Han hadn't insisted, she would never have agreed to share the exclusive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Zhao Chunhua hadn't brought a cameraman, and the county station filled the gap, so the interview was upgraded—with sound, images, and text, moving from shallow to deep, proving more effective than originally anticipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chunhua was a very stylish and somewhat arrogant woman, but her professional standards were very high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She first handed over Wang Yali’s gift—a stack of professional books—and then used that to open the conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Han Han, do you like art very much?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then how do you view the relationship between literature and other arts?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All art is connected to language at the subconscious level. Language can be an imagistic condensation or a concrete divergence. Art rises in this contraction and expansion, ultimately returning to our intuitive sensibility.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow! That’s a bit hard to understand. I need some time to think, but it sounds beautiful at first listen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two sat under a pear tree in the small courtyard. Staff moved over a square table, Zhao Chunhua recorded with a flurry of her pen, while Han Han lay comfortably in a rocking chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half of his profile was glowing like jade in the natural light, shimmering, while the other half was hidden in the shade of the tree, calm and peaceful. The cameraman, using the most basic composition skills, captured a scene of peerless beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chunhua struggled to look away and continued her questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The 'Sprout' magazine office has received many letters from your readers. According to their feedback, many readers mentioned your status as an orphan and feel heartache for you. Regarding this, is there anything you want to say to everyone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need to feel heartache for me.\" Han Han didn't even think, immediately giving a dismissive response. \"I’m doing very well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in reality, how could you expect fans not to feel heartache for their idol?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stronger the idol is, the more the fans love to imagine things; there’s no helping it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Han Han didn't need to act at all; he just needed to show his true personality, and leave the rest to the fans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are very open-minded, but there is a sense of anger in your essays. Do you hold resentment?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Resentment for what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For example, your father?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No hate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really? But he was very irresponsible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I removed him from my memory a long time ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Incredible. Honestly, I can’t quite understand...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chunhua shook her head repeatedly, unable to believe it, and even changed her angle to press further: \"Then have you ever thought that as your fame grows, it’s very likely he will return to your life?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have. I’d love that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah?! Then how do you plan to handle it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Work hard to make money, as much as possible. When he hears the news and comes back to find me, I’ll break his legs, drag him to my mother’s grave to kneel, and then throw a million yuan in his face and tell him: 'The debt of giving me life is settled here.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiss...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chunhua gasped. Having worked on the front lines of interviews for years, she had truly never encountered someone like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then...\" she swallowed, \"what if he sues you? Goes around ruining your reputation? Or pesters you for more money?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Han curled the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a sense of subtle, pleasant anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I’ll break his other leg.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chunhua was speechless for a long while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear she hadn't expected this, and couldn't quite accept it either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she finally regained her focus, she went back to the previous question: \"But you just said you didn't resent him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hate is an emotion. I have no emotions toward him. Breaking his legs is something I should do for my mother. I guarantee I will complete it very calmly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not for yourself at all?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Correct.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even though you suffered so much because of it? Do you know that most readers believe the reason you became like this is because you were hurt too deeply and too painfully before?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Han laughed dumbly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just as I wrote in my essay, this is fate. At the time, I had no ability to resist, so fate shaped me into what I am now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is becoming what I am now a bad thing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, it’s neither good nor bad; this is not a matter that can be summarized by good or bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A person becomes who they are because of good or bad encounters. If they live successfully, they are grateful for the good past; if they live poorly, they blame the bad experiences. Is this correct?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chunhua subconsciously replied: \"Of course not. We should fairly thank those good or bad pasts; it is the combination of everything that birthed who we are now. Emphasizing only the good or the bad is too one-sided.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beautiful answer; she was a suitable straight man to his comedian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Han Han shook his head: \"No, I am neither grateful nor resentful; I just calmly let them settle in my memory. I don't live in the past; I only look to the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chunhua exclaimed again, then immediately covered her mouth in embarrassment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was very unprofessional, but in the current environment, it wasn't strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Many people have emphasized to me that you are particularly mature, but you are even more mature than I expected. I don't understand, how did you do it? I mean, facing fate so calmly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am not calm when I am facing it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Han smiled lightly, correcting her phrasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cameraman hadn't felt the brilliance of the previous words, but now he felt the brilliance of the image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought: Han Han is really damn handsome when he smiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the handsome youth was extremely stingy; he stopped smiling as soon as he started, quickly returning to his calm state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At the moment things happen, no one can avoid having emotions, and I am no exception. It’s just that I don't let myself get immersed in those emotions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Literati are particularly fond of using emotions to define fate—calling it good, bad, tragic, or painful. Does that have any meaning?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"None.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emotions only affect decision-making; they don't bring any benefits.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I view fate in two ways: that which cannot be resisted, and that which can be fought.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Facing what cannot be resisted, I accept it as an objective reality. Facing what I can still struggle against, I work hard to smash it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I succeed, it’s exhilarating, and life is elevated from then on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I really can't smash it, then I accept a new objective fact and let it settle in my life, at least with a clear conscience.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A fantastic idea! For example? Can you give me an example?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chunhua was so excited her cheeks were slightly flushed; this topic was too surprising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt this way, and she imagined future readers would too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Han lifted his eyelids and looked at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a very subtle movement, but for some reason, Zhao Chunhua saw a subtle smile in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a composure that said, \"I knew you were going to ask this question,\" a composure that didn't fit his age at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, the youth narrowed his eyes slightly, and his spirit changed instantly, like a leopard ready to pounce, full of desire to attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chunhua suddenly realized that Han Han might be about to say something extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, President Han was ready to start spraying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had waited too long for this day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he didn't intend to spray randomly, nor did he intend to start from the perspective of education to talk about studying, grades, or his first-place finish in the high school entrance exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was the point of putting out grades and talking about the logic of studying?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True marketing masters never follow the other party's rhythm, because black-hats don't talk logic, internet trolls don't talk about sportsmanship, and public intellectuals have no shame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you start spraying within their framework, you will never solve any problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Han Han didn't even intend to directly scold anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mentioning the names of those scum public intellectuals and trash literary figures in his first interview would be giving them too much face—you dog-spawn, are you worthy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You aren't worthy; mentioning a single word would lower his own class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>President Han was preparing to open a new battlefield, combining his own experiences to launch a high-altitude, saturation-coverage strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right in Zhao Chunhua’s nervous anticipation, and under the cameraman’s close-up lens, the youth sneered and gave a brilliant answer that was highly groundbreaking and subversive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Examples? Many.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For instance, the current wave of layoffs; this is a fate that ordinary people simply cannot resist.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What should normal people do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't rush to argue about right and wrong; passing judgment is the function of history.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't think about turning back; what has already happened cannot return to the moment before it happened.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't expect anyone’s salvation; others' sympathy cannot last your whole life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't indulge in anger; being calm is more helpful for thinking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't stay in place; look forward and move forward.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These are all very simple truths, but the public opinion sphere has seriously failed in its duty regarding this matter. There are media people who don't know what they are thinking, criticizing policies and targeting the government with all their might, outputting only emotions and completely ignoring logic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I especially dislike their bullshit, because it leads the already angry public to remain immersed in negative emotions, even becoming resentful of heaven and others.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At this juncture, what is the point of recklessly exaggerating tragedy, frantically cursing, and selling anxiety?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This only delays the time for laid-off workers to save themselves and leads them toward negativity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, what they truly need is to discard those unnecessary negative emotions as quickly as possible, accept the facts, and immediately start saving themselves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get moving—go set up a stall, go move bricks, go drive a motorcycle taxi, go to the south to work in a factory, even go abroad in groups to work—do anything, just don't stand there shivering in place; hurry up and take action.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Effort doesn't necessarily restore your original quality of life; that is indeed very difficult, but if you take action, you won't slide completely into despair.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those media people curse back and forth every day because they get paid, and if they curse brilliantly, they can become famous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We ordinary people can't do that; we must be positive and pragmatic. Once we follow our emotions, we are using our own blood to dip buns to feed those scum who stand there talking without back pain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How fragile are people in desperate situations?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You press the last straw on them, and they collapse immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You pull a straw away from them, they survive, and the future is a vast sea and sky.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some media people today only do the work of pressing straws because it makes them look independent, clear-headed, moral, and conscientious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, true conscience is to quickly remind them: 'Wake up! Don't indulge! You survive first, and you can curse slowly after you’re full. By then, I’ll curse with you!'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I realized I had no one to rely on and was about to stop living, I immediately found a classmate who was often bullied and told him: 'We have to fight back. If you don't dare to do it, I will. From now on, I’ll cover you, and you treat me to dinner.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did I survive after becoming an orphan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There was government relief, there was school help, but more of it was the meals and money I fought for with my own fists.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Most importantly, I crushed all the dogs who dared to laugh at me, test me, manipulate me, or bare their teeth at me, using blood to turn myself back into a wolf, eating meat in big mouthfuls and feeding them shit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What was the result?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now I am living with great spirit, and those things that were barking wildly have whimpered and fled back to the dog kennels where they belong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So I am not the kind of person who stands there talking without back pain. I have fought with my fate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Zhao Chunhua really wanted to curse. She was so excited that the tip of her rapidly recording pen almost sparked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was supposed to be a routine deep dive into a topic; who would have thought it could dig up an answer of this level?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharp, insightful, logically clear, positive, wild and rebellious, full of explosive points, but essentially so simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, he’s only 14!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Have I lived my 30-plus years in vain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chunhua, while doubting herself, contributed star value to Han Han. Looking at the fluctuation, he was already at the level of a core fan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made sense; who wouldn't like a handsome, wild, and deeply thoughtful youth?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chunhua even secretly made up her mind: from now on, whoever speaks ill of Han Han, I’ll curse them until they’re bloody!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So how exactly are die-hard fans born?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had demonstrated the process very vividly; now only the final step remained. ===== CHAPTER 42 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",2950,"2026-06-17T13:04:52.661Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","0bb6ea62aa71761d243ec7876f6bee9cb5064793b4eaba11c4642232027dc7c7","gen-z-artist-chapter-42","gen-z-artist-chapter-40",150,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgen-z-artist-cover.jpg"]