Literati in China have the backbone of not bowing their heads since ancient times, and their noble character has been praised by people for thousands of years. However, with the development of the times, the cost of education has gradually decreased, and books that used to be available only to wealthy families have now become compulsory education, which has greatly increased the number of scholars in China.
It is difficult for many people to keep the tradition of the past, but they have made money by rolling in the abyss in various ways. After being discovered, it attracted criticism on the Internet, which had a negative impact on the whole team of scholars. Undeniably, some people are indeed the scum of the literati, but some people have deep-seated reasons for making money. For example, Dai Jianye, a 64-year-old professor, also abandoned the character of traditional literati, but behind all this is his beloved wife.
Dai Jianye, 1956, from Macheng, Hubei. He is 64 years old. When I was young, I studied at Southwest Normal University and Huazhong Normal University. After graduation, he worked in the Chinese Department of Huazhong Normal University, teaching ancient literature. At the same time, he has served as a visiting professor in many universities, and his professional knowledge is excellent. Dai Jianye's main research direction is traditional culture and classical poetry. Over the years, he has published many professional papers and made great contributions to the academic circles.
Unfortunately, Dai Jianye's efforts did not make him successful, but he almost lost his job. The main reason is that his Mandarin is too nonstandard. In the new century, China has been emphasizing Putonghua, and dialects used for teaching and scientific research have gradually disappeared. In this case, Dai Jianye's poor Mandarin had a great impact on his career, and he even missed the famous lecture hall. At that time, the principal once wanted to transfer him from his teaching post to do administrative work. Dai Jianye asked the headmaster, "If I can't speak Mandarin, how can you understand what I said?" It is this sentence that keeps him in his teaching position.
Dai Jianye's teaching style is humorous, and the classroom atmosphere is the best among many professors. Students call his class "debris flow in college courses", which shows their love for it. Dai Jianye likes to make analogies when giving lectures. When he talked about Cen Can's poem "There is no pen and paper when we meet, and I will hear from you in peace", he took himself as an example and said that Cen Can had just married and went to war, but he could not bear to part with himself.
This style is very pleasing, and students are gradually uploading his courses online. Netizens also liked the old professor's style, and soon he accumulated a large number of fans. After Dai Jianye became popular, he took part in business activities everywhere. It is said that he has earned10 million in just two years. Many netizens saw Professor Dai Jianye's behavior and criticized him for his lack of literary talent. There is no lower limit for money, and for a time he was under great pressure from public opinion.
Dai Jianye has indeed made money everywhere in the past two years, but the reasons behind it are little known. His wife suffered from cancer in her early years and had to continue her treatment. The medicine she takes is as high as 50 thousand yuan per bottle, which can only be taken for one month. With her personal salary, she can't afford such a high fee. In the early years, the relationship between the two couples was not as strong as it is now. At that time, Dai Jianye would not take the initiative to comfort his wife. However, after his wife fell ill, Dai Jianye discovered that the other person was the most important person in his life. He will say to his wife at the bedside every day, "Baby, I love you."
In order to make money and cure diseases, he had to choose this road. At the same time, many rumors on the Internet reached Dai Jianye's ears, and some even threatened to cut him. Dai Jianye made it clear that he didn't care, as long as he did his job well, as for what others thought. However, there are still many good people in the world. After understanding the actual situation of Professor Dai Jianye, people expressed their support for him. Everyone thinks he is a family-oriented and humorous old professor.
In fact, before he became popular, Dai Jianye was not rich. In order to treat his wife, he even sold a house worth 5 million. His daughter also works abroad and has no time to take care of her parents. He took care of his seriously ill wife by himself, and his life was very difficult. But he dared to challenge himself, put down his airs and ran around to make money, which is also a manifestation of the literati's character.
Throughout history, we will find that the ancient literati in China are always down and out, because they have been engaged in academic research all their lives, and these academic knowledge can not directly bring financial benefits. At the same time, scholars have been very emotional since ancient times. They can give up everything for academics, but do nothing for money. More importantly, literati generally have their own spiritual hometown, and the lack of material will not affect their mentality, but will stimulate their creative enthusiasm, which is the real reason why literati are generally down and out.
With the development of the times, the situation of literati should also change, and society should pay more attention to and repay these people who are dedicated to academics, because they have propped up the backbone of the Chinese nation for thousands of years. At the same time, Professor Dai Jianye's life was full of hardships, but he still faced it calmly with an optimistic attitude and finally solved the problem successfully. From his story, we can see that we should not give up hope at any time, and at the same time, we should not be disturbed by the outside world. We should strengthen our faith, and we will succeed one day.