Literary Genius 1913: Walking in the Republic of China

1913, in a gloomy storm-ridden Beijing, a chaotic world.

Lin Yanzhi's most urgent task is to make money, and also to shake people's hearts.

Copying poems is not for fame; writing essays is not for profit. It is only because his chest holds great ambition and his eyes hide mountains and rivers.

His polished words shock the crowd, and each splendid article moves all of Jinghua. In the struggle between the old and the new, and in the debate between vernacular and classical Chinese, some revere him as a torch of enlightenment, while others denounce him as a rebel who has strayed from the proper path; knives flash in dark alleys, and smoke rises from the newspapers.

Yet his resolve does not change, and his path only grows firmer: stand up, and do not kneel! The emperor is gone, and no one is worthy of your kneeling! I am not worthy of your kneeling either!

Drink wine one cup at a time; walk the road step by step. If you take too big a stride, you'll tear your balls.

In this chaotic world, my journey is only for three things: enlightenment, enlightenment, and fucking more enlightenment!

Lin Yanzhi has only one line: get it inscribed as an intangible cultural heritage!