"We Take That Road" is the last article of Hu Shih's Kuomintang. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 In the article, he put forward the "Five Ghosts and Chaos Theory of China", shouting: (China) wants to eradicate and defeat the five enemies of poverty, disease, ignorance, corruption, and disturbance.

And then, there is no then......

The "New Moon" poetry magazine was ordered to stop printing, the New Moon Bookstore was closed down, and Hu Shi went abroad to "study" in a gloomy manner.

Fortunately, Hu Shi had a good personal relationship with Chang Kaishen and his wife, and the Kuomintang did not really order him to be arrested. After Hu Shih left China, the New Moon Poetry Magazine and the New Moon Bookstore also resumed normal operations.

Originally, Hu Shi was going to go to Europe, but after receiving a telegram from his friends Zhang Pengchun and Mei Lanfang, he changed to the Pacific Ocean to the United States, and stayed in Japan for a few days on the way.

Mei Lanfang's tour of the United States is still not over, and the audience is crazy everywhere she goes, and she can receive invitations to perform in theaters in various states every day.

In Seattle, three old friends meet again.

"Heming, Lao Jiu, I heard that you are making a lot of trouble in the United States." Hu Shi said with a smile.

Mei Lanfang thanked and said: "Thanks to Mr. Shizhi's help." ”

Before Mei Lanfang went to the United States, she specially asked Hu Shi to plan and help him introduce the American customs, the appreciation habits of the American people, the layout and scenery of the American theater, etc., and even Hu Shi participated in the selection of the repertoire.

Hu Shi waved his hand and said, "I'll just say it casually, I really didn't expect you to do so well." ”

"No matter how hard we try, we won't be in the limelight," Zhang Pengchun smiled and took out a newspaper and said, "Please read it." ”

This is a New York Times whose Chinese page reported the performance of "Titanic": "'Titanic' saved Broadway, the depressed theater prospered again because of this play, people competed for the classic love story that happened on the big ship, and many theaters on the verge of collapse came back to life." ”

In addition to the performance evaluation of "Titanic", there is also related small news below. For example, the great American national playwright O'Neal sued six Broadway theaters in one go, demanding a public apology and payment for the screenplay.

Don't think that the Yankees respect copyright and patents, there have been endless infringements these days. Among them, Broadway is the center of copyright disputes, and various literary and artistic works are arbitrarily adapted, and most of the time they will not greet the original author at all.

Hu Shi quickly read all the news in this edition, and he laughed and said: "Mingcheng is really powerful, everyone is gone, and the Yankees are still crazy about him." Is this "Titanic" his new work? I really want to go to the theater and see it for myself. ”

Mei Lanfang said: "This drama has not been staged here in Seattle, and I have to go to Broadway." ”

"I'm going to New York," Mr. Zhang said, "and the China Institute can rehearse Titanic." ”

"That's a good idea." Hu Shi praised. He and Zhang Pengchun are both founders of the China Institute in New York, which aims to promote people-to-people cultural exchanges between China and China, and "Titanic" is indeed a good tool.

The matter was quickly agreed, and Hu Shi and Zhang Pengchun went to New York together. And Mei Lanfang went to Japan after the performance in Seattle, and Japan was already looking forward to him.

Mr. Zhang, who will not be back in China for several years, has accepted an offer from the University of Chicago to become a professor in the summer.

To tell the truth, Zhang Pengchun belongs to the forgotten masters of the Republic of China by later generations, and his deeds are enough to become famous. This gentleman is the younger brother of Zhang Boling, the founder of Nankai University, who was promoted to the official upgrade of Tsinghua University to a university when he was the provost. He is also the teacher of the famous playwright Cao Yu, and after Cao Yu's "Thunderstorm" was written, the first thing he did was to ask Zhang Pengchun for guidance and correction.

Zhang Pengchun did not go to the United States in vain, he helped Mei Lanfang on a tour, and then went to the University of Chicago as a professor, and actively promoted cultural exchanges between China and the United States.

In 1939, Zhang Pengchun set up the "Committee for Non-Participation in Japanese Aggression" in the United States, and successfully lobbied the US Congress to pass the "Economic Sanctions against Japan." After the victory of the anti-fascist war, the United Nations established the Commission on Human Rights, chaired by Roosevelt's widow Eleanor (nominal), and Zhang Pengchun was the sole vice-chairman (de facto leader) of the UN Commission on Human Rights, and led the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Knowing this, you can understand why the Universal Declaration of Human Rights contains so much Confucianism.

The word "conscience" in the preface is actually the Confucian word for "benevolence", but unfortunately it has been misinterpreted in the translation process. There is also a section on social and economic rights, which comes from the idea of "the world is for the public".

At that time in 1947, it is really strange that a Chinese can actually lead the United Nations Commission on Human Rights and successfully coordinate the contradictions between the two camps in the world, and Zhang Pengchun's contribution is fully qualified to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

John Humphrey, then director of the UN Human Rights Division, praised Zhang Pengchun as a "master of the art of compromise". At that time, capitalist countries and communist countries were very opposed to each other, and all kinds of contradictions made it difficult for the Commission on Human Rights to carry out its work, but these difficulties were resolved by Zhang Pengchun's coordination.

At the end of April, Hu Shi and Zhang Pengchun came to New York.

On the day they arrived, they went to Broadway and bought tickets to the Dutch Theatre to watch the show.

At the beginning, Hu Shi also lamented that Broadway was deserted and not as prosperous as it was a few years ago. But when they arrived at the Dutch Theatre, they were immediately stunned that they had to queue up to buy tickets.

The audience was full, Hu Shi and Zhang Pengchun finally squeezed into their seats, and the surrounding audience was discussing the excitement of "Titanic" in a low voice.

When the heroine appeared, someone suddenly shouted "Rose", and the audience erupted in warm applause.

Hu Shi was surprised: "These audiences are too enthusiastic, and they don't care about the etiquette of appreciating dramas." ”

"It can only be said that "Titanic" is too popular." Zhang Pengchun said with a smile.

Hu Shi watched quietly, and until the performance was over, he couldn't help but stand up and applaud enthusiastically.

No audience left early, waiting for the actors to come out for a curtain call. When the hero and heroine appeared, the audience spontaneously stood up, and the applause was mixed with wild shouts and shouts.

"Rose!"

"Jack!"

“You_jump，I_jump！”

"King of the World!"

“……”

The applause was even crazier than at the premiere, which lasted for nearly 10 minutes, and the actors couldn't leave the curtain call many times, and many audience members ran up to offer flowers and gifts.

Zhang Pengchun belongs to the master of drama, he sighed: "No wonder "Titanic" is so popular, this drama is so successful, whether it is the performance arrangement or the story plot, it belongs to the world-class work." ”

Hu Shi said with a smile: "With only one "Titanic", Mingcheng can be called a great writer. ”