Chapter 43: The long-awaited banquet

"Mr. Lin, can I invite you to have lunch together?"

After the interview, Deng Huixin took the initiative to invite him, staring straight at Lin Ran.

Lin Ran refused flatly: "No, I have to go back to school to prepare for lessons."

"Okay." Deng Huixin had to look for another opportunity.

After the interview ended that day, letters from Xiangjiang citizens poured into Xiangjiang Radio like paper flakes.

The most requested was to replay "Watching from the sidelines," which was "written and composed" by Lin Ran and sung by Gu Zhengqiu.

"Professor Lin wrote it too well, please play it a few more times."

Besides this, it was praising Lin Ran:

"Professor Lin is indeed talented, I hope Professor Lin can come to Xiangjiang more."

"Can the University of Xiangjiang invite Professor Lin to become a permanent professor at the University of Xiangjiang?"

The second most requested was the hope that Lin Ran would stay in Xiangjiang to teach at the University of Xiangjiang.

At the same time, Gu Zhengqiu, who had retired from the pear garden for many years and only came to Xiangjiang to accompany her husband on business, was sought after by local theaters and pear gardens in Xiangjiang because of singing "Watching from the sidelines," and they offered high prices hoping to invite her to perform.

Major newspapers in Xiangjiang also competed to report on this interview.

However, the reports of newspapers with different positions were almost worlds apart.

"July 18, 1960, Xiangjiang Ta Kung Pao, Page 1"

"The heart of a red child who is well-versed in East and West, the feelings of a traveler who tells the mountains and rivers"

"Professor Lin Ran talks about state affairs on the radio and writes a song that moves Xiangjiang"

"Report from this newspaper (Reporter Wen Yanzhai) Yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock, world-renowned Chinese-American mathematician Professor Lin Ran was invited to the Xiangjiang Radio interview column to talk about the mysteries of mathematics and express his feelings for his family and country. During this period, Professor Lin pioneered the concept of "Chinese in culture," expressing his nostalgia and sense of belonging to his motherland's mountains and rivers and Huaguo's cultural history, and personally wrote a long and short sentence "Watching from the sidelines," sung by Ms. Gu Zhengqiu, a famous actor from the treasure island.

As soon as the program was broadcast, Xiangjiang Island was shaken, and the sound of wanting to listen to "Watching from the sidelines" again in the streets and alleys was endless..."

Ta Kung Pao's attention was entirely on the concept of "Chinese in culture." This achievement of cultural identity constantly grinding and fitting in the next few decades was a bolt from the blue for the Chinese world under the current complex situation today.

Cultural blood connection is even more the best weapon.

Ta Kung Pao's position is obvious, and the other side's newspapers are similar to Ta Kung Pao's position on the concept of "Cultural China."

Instead, on this matter, English newspapers would wantonly criticize Professor Lin for his old-fashioned thinking, although he made outstanding achievements in science, his thinking was still the ancient Huaguo set.

This is normal; the more people in Xiangjiang identify that everyone is a Chinese in a cultural concept, the more difficult it is for England's management.

More tabloids found that Lin Ran's deeds were almost dug out, and major newspapers were talking about the concept of Cultural China. In order to attract readers, they turned their attention to the song "Watching from the sidelines" itself.

Like Ming Pao, which was founded not long ago, Zha Liangyong wrote an article himself:

"...... The climax of the program was the premiere of "Watching from the sidelines." This song uses Erhuang opera style as the bone and integrates Western symphony orchestration, and Ms. Gu Zhengqiu's singing is graceful. Before the song ended, the newspaper interviewed the people in Causeway Bay who said: listening to the sentence 'The heavy colors of the whole Tang Dynasty, in an instant, vivid shadows and floating lights reflect the palace, wrongly asking what year it is today,' the seven or eight guests in front of the hall all covered their faces.

Old Mr. He Jitao sighed while stroking the table: Professor Lin's song is three points more painful than Wang Guowei's "Human World Lyrics"..."

For a time, Lin Ran, the concept of Cultural China, and the name of "Watching from the sidelines" moved the whole of Xiangjiang.

Li family's villa on the Mid-Levels, with the Li family's conditions, it is enough to copy a copy of the recording tape of Xiangjiang Radio and then play it slowly at home.

Just in Li Huiling's room, there is a Grundig radio, which is the most expensive in Xiangjiang at present, with recording function, and Gu Zhengqiu's voice echoes in the room.

Li Huiling's fair feet were hanging on the bed, and opposite her sat Li Shaoyuan, who was pulled in reluctantly. It was hard to get summer vacation, and he was rushing to date a female classmate.

"What's the matter again, Helen? Haven't I told you many times what kind of person Professor Lin is!

Romantic, handsome, learned, and well-versed in Chinese and Western." Li Shaoyuan picked good words to say.

Li Huiling got up and held her brother's hand and waved it back and forth: "I'm not talking about this, I'm talking about, can you go back and attend his seminar?"

Li Shaoyuan shook his head repeatedly: "How is it possible, have you ever heard of the reason why you can re-enroll after dropping out?"

Li Huiling pouted, and after a turn of her eyes, she had an idea:

"No, it's still possible!

If you go to the door of the classroom and kneel down to implore Professor Lin to let you go back to class, he will definitely feel embarrassed, not want to lose face, and then let you go back to class!"

Li Shaoyuan's face changed greatly, and his eyes were about to roll to the sky: "Professor Lin doesn't lose face, I lost my face, right? Impossible! If I said it's impossible, it's impossible."

A trace of threat appeared in Li Huiling's eyes: "Brother, then the matter of you stepping on three boats at the same time, I can't hide it!"

Li Shaoyuan begged: "You are my sister, I am not your brother, you say it, what do you want?"

Li Huiling turned Li Shaoyuan's body around and helped him beat his back behind him: "I don't want anything, I just want you to help invite Professor Lin to come to the house for dinner, let's get to know each other."

Li Shaoyuan shook his head repeatedly: "You have to know that Professor Lin has never entered any family's door in Xiangjiang, and he wrote "Watching from the sidelines" to express his ambition.

How could he want to get involved with these families in Xiangjiang.

These big and small families in Xiangjiang all have more or less backgrounds in England, Huaguo, Germany, or other places.

Professor Lin won't come."

He immediately lowered his voice: "It is said that in Xiangjiang, Chief Inspector Thomas personally provides security for Professor Lin, and these invitations are blocked by Thomas.

However, if you really want to go, there is really a way."

Li Shaoyuan lengthened his voice, waiting for his sister to beg him.

Li Huiling was indeed fooled, she hurriedly begged: "Brother, just tell me, I know you are the best to me."

Li Shaoyuan then said in detail: "This Saturday night, the Governor is going to entertain Professor Lin at the Government House, and father will definitely receive an invitation. You can beg father to take you with him.

This is definitely more likely than me inviting Professor Lin to come to the house."

The reason why the Governor entertained Lin Ran had to wait until July 20 was because he had to wait for the honorary medal of Lin Ran from the Queen in England, including the time it took for the medal to be transported from London to Xiangjiang.

The knighthood needs to be carried out by the Queen herself in London, and the knighthood at that time can be carried out by the Governor on behalf of the Queen.

Lin Ran is also looking forward to it; he is looking forward to seeing 48-year-old Dong Haoyun and 79-year-old Xu Aizhou at the banquet. ===== CHAPTER 44 =====