Lan Yong, a professor from Southwest Normal University, and Professor from Guizhou Normal University were fed up for a long time. In 200 2, they sued Chen for plagiarism in Chongqing No.1 Intermediate People's Court. After winning the 9-month lawsuit claiming 1 yuan, sincere Zhang Xinmin was deeply touched: "It was not only his tort that prompted us to file a lawsuit, but he also plausibly concocted a set of self-defense theories with reasonable plagiarism-the so-called' good copy can create'. According to his theoretical logic, with a little deduction, can't it be said that' a good thief can get rich'? In this way, there are not only legitimate reasons for copying books, but also legitimate excuses for stealing books. If academic dignity is lost, the world will be completely upside down. Therefore, as long as our social conscience is still alive, we can't find any reason not to go to court. " Qu Gong, a reporter from Chongqing Evening News, said metaphorically: "Chen is described as' liberal arts Hu Liming' by academic circles, but he may be more qualified to stay in the academic history of China than Hu Liming."
Chen, talking about "I'm not happy not to write seven or eight thousand words in one night", not only is there a large number of works, but also covers a wide range of fields: from ancient historical geography and modern tourism geography, to local history, literature history and mentality history, and then to the editor-in-chief of Modern History of China, but most of these things are filthy, either suspected of plagiarism or accused of fraud. It is said that Chen's problem was reported to the superior department of Southwest Normal University, the Ministry of Education, and the Supervision Bureau of the Ministry of Education also wrote to the school asking for a serious investigation, but it ended in vain. Therefore, despite losing the double lawsuit of law and morality, "all this did not hurt Professor Chen. Not only did he continue to be carefree in front of the professor, but he didn't carry out any court decisions. The infringer calls "Professor Chen's behavior" the "Chen phenomenon" and regards it as "the death knell of China's liberal arts": "We can turn a blind eye to this phenomenon, but our ears are irresistibly receptive to a voice that is not very far away. Hallucinations tell me yes. No matter how evil and indulgent a person is, he can also be freed from any form of dribs and drabs. I didn't know that such an academic environment would depend on Woody. Although the academic circles are saddened:' Chen's daring again and again is not only a trampling on academic norms, but also a trampling on the dignity of scholars and a trampling on human conscience'; But what can you do if you step on it? Chen still leads a good life. Professor and deputy director of the Department of Geography of Hengyang Normal University enjoy the special allowance given by the school. It is said that there is hope for further improvement. "