Reborn 92's Business Tycoon

Chapter 553: The post-80s and the post-90s

Jinbao was lying on the bed, lazily, holding a copy of Blue Ocean Strategy in his hands. Of the few people in the dormitory, he was the only one who had persevered with reading it. However, in the end, no novel was as attractive as this one. After reading it for a long time, he felt that the god of sleep was calling him passionately.

Just as he was about to fall asleep, the door was gently opened. He didn't need to look to know that the person who had entered must be Lu Wenqing, as the others always opened the door with their feet.

'Lu, class is over? Bring me back a meal later,'

Lu Wenqing said, with his hands in his pockets and a newspaper tucked under his arm. 'Isn't it a bit early to be hibernating?'

Thanks to Yujia's job, Lu Wenqing was the first of the five people in the dormitory to no longer need to ask his family for money. He could even afford to pay his own tuition fees and was even able to save some money to help support his family.

So, although he is still the most plain and simple-looking person in the dormitory, his temperament has changed a lot and he is much more confident and outgoing.

'You don't know, Yiping's writing is so brilliant, I need to seize the time to study it properly,' Jin Bao said with a smile.

'Lazy is lazy, and you're making up all kinds of excuses. You're a philosophy major, so I can see that your eyes are fighting. Here, have a pick-me-up. Yiping is in the newspaper again,'

Lu Wenqing threw the newspaper on Jinbao's bed.

'What's so surprising? It would be strange if he wasn't in the newspaper these days,' Jinbao didn't even bother to move the newspaper, which was at the foot of the bed.

'Have a look. This time it's different. I reckon it's going to be a lot of fun,'

'Really?' Jinbao rolled over and got up, "I really want to see it,'

He read the article in the evening paper a few times and immediately laughed, "Haha, I guess there really is going to be some excitement. So, being famous is a double-edged sword,'

Feng Yiping in the office was also very confused when he saw this newspaper.

If this was in the era of Weibo, he would definitely be losing followers and a large group of people would be hurling insults at him in the comment section.

Everyone knows that the capital and Shanghai are always competing with each other, overtly and covertly. For example, when it comes to building skyscrapers, if you build a 400-metre one, the other one will immediately be 500 metres high.

But, even if you want to compete, why drag me into it?

The essay competition held in Shanghai last year can be said to have had a profound impact.

For those who did not participate in this competition, its impact lies in the group of young, cutting-edge writers who came out through it.

Of course, its more far-reaching impact was that since then, the term 'post-80s' was spread for the first time.

And this term is very full of vitality, often various screens, until Feng Yiping was reborn, it was replaced by the 'post-90s', but then the post-90s mentioned was mostly like this, such as 'post-90s beautiful school girl', 'post-90s overbearing president' and so on.

And now the post-80s is associated with words like 'writer'.

Many of those who became famous through that essay competition last year were junior high and high school students. The most famous and the one who caused the biggest reaction was of course the one from Shanghai.

Of course, his essay was really well written, but in contrast to his outstanding essay, his other schoolwork was really bad!

In an average family, if parents encounter someone like this, it would be strange if they didn't lecture them three times a day.

However, this kind of thing naturally became the perfect excuse for many children whose academic performance was less than satisfactory to avoid their parents' scolding. "Why are you beating me when others only get one subject pass and I only get one subject fail?'

In short, the contrast between the two was huge, highly topical, and then a big discussion was started in the newspaper, "Are we going to cultivate specialists or well-rounded individuals?'

Feng Yiping himself had read the relevant reports. After reading the topic, he felt a pain in his testicles. It must be some people sitting in an office, not too concerned about current affairs, but taking pity on the world and worrying about the world's problems before anyone else as their responsibility.

Anyone who has eaten all kinds of food knows that, come on, is a well-rounded or specialist talent a problem? Can you find a good job, that's the problem!

Are parents worried about their children's studies? This is too one-sided and superficial. Parents who worry about their children's studies are actually worried about whether their children will be able to find a good job in the future!

As long as their children can become qualified screws after finishing school, be able to marry and support their families, then they will become professionals or all-rounders if you want them to.

This year, the young writer who had been exceptionally admitted to high school dropped out again because he failed multiple subjects.

Before dropping out, he did something that made many of his peers feel vindicated and envious. When he was collecting his documents, a teacher asked him, 'What will you do to support yourself in the future?'

'My royalties!'

Once he said this, for a while, he was worshipped as an idol by his peers who did not do well in school, had no hope of getting into a good university, or did not like studying very much. It turned out that our future does not only have the one path of squeezing through the narrow bridge of the college entrance exam.

He and his group of young post-80s male and female writers, who became famous at the same time, depicted a cruel youth and a dark, negative society in their works due to their life experiences. However, it was unexpected that such books, which were different from the existing literary styles on the market, quickly resonated with many people of the same age.

Because of the needs of the market – just like the later internet novels – if the author doesn't write more plots that trample on people and slap them in the face, then he will be slapped in the face with dismal results. He and his group wrote a lot of novels with this kind of content, and almost every one of them was a bestseller. Some students in schools even had a copy each.

Coupled with their daily lives, their rejection of some worldly conventions, their disregard for some established practices, and their disregard and even contempt for some authorities, the 'post-80s' generation has therefore been labelled a 'rebellious generation'.

And today's article in the Capital Evening News compares Feng Yiping with that benchmark figure.

The article says that both wrote a best-selling novel in high school, but Feng Yiping not only did not fail his homework, but also became the provincial champion in the college entrance examination. The other person, on the other hand, seriously favoured certain subjects in junior high school, and after being admitted to high school in an exceptional manner, he continued to do things his own way. In the end, he failed seven subjects and dropped out of school.

Both are novels, but one has beautiful, clean writing and a generally sunny tone, while the other is generally gloomy, taking vulgarity as interesting and violence as reasonable. In their eyes, an otherwise unforgettable youth is a negative experience that they don't want to think about.

We compared the two authors' upbringings. Both were born in the 1980s, one was born and raised in a very remote and impoverished mountainous area, while the other grew up in one of the wealthiest and most modern cities in China, enjoying the various benefits brought about by the reform and opening up since childhood.

In theory, one should have a grudge against society, while the other should know how to be grateful. Why are their views so different? Why are their understanding and perceptions of life so different?

While the other person was busy criticising society, Feng Yiping had already worked quietly and effectively to transform the appearance of his hometown.

After going to university, not only did he continue to excel in his studies, he also ran his company successfully and now has a management book published that has been well received both domestically and internationally.

Of course, we know that there are many young people who are fans of those new writers, but if we were to conduct a survey, we would easily find that people from all walks of life would like an idol like Feng Yiping.

So, should schools cultivate all-rounders or specialists? Is there even a need to discuss this?

Come on, the logical relationship between the arguments and the points is not strong, is it?

Although the whole article is full of praise for himself, Feng Yiping really doesn't want to compare himself to that person.

Originally, there were many young people who definitely liked him and his at the same time. After this article was published, they definitely divided into camps, which was really not what he wanted.

Everything else can be discussed, but the spending power of the post-80s generation is unquestionable. Feng Yiping really didn't want to have a group of opponents right now. For example, soon a branch of Jia will open in Shanghai. When those classmates see Feng Yiping, they'll say, 'Go, switch to another store,'

and Feng Yiping will have no one to reason with.

You're saying that the two of you, who together are thousands of years old, are fighting in a city, and you're bothering to get people like us involved, who together are less than 40 years old?

We have to find a way to resolve this, Feng Yiping thought with a furrowed brow.