A lawsuit was filed against Mo Yan, asking him to pay each Chinese 1 yuan in compensation for reputational damages, totaling 1.5 billion yuan.
Mo Yan's indictment sparked a farce, and surprisingly nearly 10,000 people expressed their support. I can't help but wonder what is the purpose of someone suing Mo Yan?
Whether or not you have ever read Mo Yan's writings, as China's first Nobel laureate in literature, his name must be a household name.
What caused this netizen to be so angry that he wanted to sue Mo Yan and launch a vote in favor of it on the Internet?
It is reported that a netizen named "Mao Xinghuo, who tells the truth" made accusations against Mo Yan for the first time on social platforms on November 17, 2023.
Of course, he did not take action, but only published a "indictment" under his own account, which was not very rigorous.
The reason why Mao Xinghuo sued Mo Yan was that he believed that Mo Yan's works distorted historical facts, slandered the Eighth Route Army and the People's Liberation Army, and beautified the Japanese army invading China.
He demanded that Mo Yan apologize to the heroes of the People's Liberation Army and apologize to all the people, and at the same time demanded that Mo Yan be banned from selling his books.
looked through the historical record of this Mao Xinghuo and found that he has always shown a very unfriendly attitude on the Internet.
Mo Yan was banned from WeChat due to long-term abuse, so he had to move to other platforms.
Although the indictment did not meet the norms, it failed to achieve the purpose of the indictment.
However, when he saw that the post was ** and praised nearly 10,000 times, he began to believe that he had mastered the secret to getting traffic.
This incident seems to be destined to be a farce from the beginning, not to mention the huge difference in social identities between the two sides, but judging from this matter, it is very!
Just like the uncle died after the nephew shaved his head in the first lunar month, and then the aunt sued the nephew for compensation, the two "Xinhua Dictionary" lawsuits that caused a sensation are similar.
Mao Xinghuo, who is shouting every day to sue Mo Yan, may not be his real name, but as his screen name. I have to admit that it's a bit clever to do that.
On Weibo, he cited the reasons for suing Mo Yan and attached evidence.
The image of the invader described by the little aunt in "Red Sorghum Family".
In "Fat Breasts and Fat Buttocks", there is a platoon commander's words and attitude towards ordinary people.
It is difficult to determine whether this is what Mao Xinghuo said, and there may be a situation where it is taken out of context.
Since the structure, plot, and characterization of ** are very complex, it is impossible to accurately judge a person's character and emotional tendencies based on a small part of the content unless the whole text has been read.
Do you think it is appropriate to say that he is the most pitiful person in this drama just based on the clip of Gao Qiqiang being bullied on TV?
However, as long as someone guides, someone will believe. Look at the always smart Wang Xiaodong, I don't know if he was stupid by the ban, and actually supported the prosecution of Mo Yan.
Wang Xiaodong said that he did not agree with the remarks and opinions expressed in the clip released by Mao Xinghuo. His reason was that after watching it himself.
Mao Xinghuo's out-of-context quote can be interpreted as guidance or ignorance, but how could someone as smart as Wang Xiaodong commit a stupid act at this time?
Wang Xiaodong stressed the importance of his supplementary remarks, expressing hope that the court will set clear standards for speech, stipulating what can and cannot be published, and avoid easily banning speech or banning accounts.
Wang Xiaodong now understands that he has become timid because of his previous experience of banning speech, and he does not dare to take radical remarks anymore.
While Mr. Wang has apparently become cautious a month after his ban, some are undaunted.
On this matter, Hu Xijin also expressed his own views.
He characterized this incident as that some people gave Mo Yan a hat under the banner of patriotism to gain attention.
Lao Hu's meaning is obvious, this matter is a farce, and there is even a question of whether the case can be filed, let alone whether there will be a verdict.
Mao Xinghuo was dissatisfied with Lao Hu's statement.
Mao Xinghuo did not agree with the accusations of "buttoning his hat" and "taking words out of context" against Hu Xijin.
They claimed that all the accusations were substantiated, and asked Hu Xijin to point out that Mo Yan had wronged.
This led to them accusing each other of acting.
What Lao Hu said was not bad, although he experienced a long period of abuse, he really did not prosecute any individual.
Let's verify whether this Mao Xinghuo is acting.
First of all, the prosecution needs to pay a certain fee, which is usually determined according to the amount of compensation claimed, and Mao Xinghuo put forward a compensation claim of 1.5 billion.
A lawyer online calculated an account for Mao Xinghuo, and if the court accepts the case, he may need to pay 754$180,000 in litigation costs. So, is Mao Xinghuo capable of bearing this cost?
There are some clues in his feed, which can be captured by us.
He claimed that he would file a lawsuit in the capital's court, so he relayed his difficult prosecution process in the news**.
With a backpack of biscuits and water, it is a good habit to live frugally.
Choosing to take public transportation such as subways and buses reflects the good quality of energy conservation and emission reduction.
He once said that he had found a lawyer, but he didn't know why he didn't entrust a lawyer to handle it on his behalf, but came to submit the materials in person without knowing anything about the process of the case.
As a result, he missed the court's work time, and he was hesitant to make another trip tomorrow, after all, accommodation in Beijing is expensive.
Even if the court accepts it, how should he deal with the more than 7 million litigation costs? To put it another way, even if the court accepts the case, the litigation cost of more than 7 million yuan is a difficult problem.
Even if Mao Xinghuo had the ability to easily pay such a huge sum, the court was not expected to accept the case, because everything was already doomed.
I found an official reply, which involved Mao Xinghuo's so-called evidence, that is, the question in Mo Yan's book.
Mao Xinghuo had complained to the Zhejiang Bureau of Letters and Visits, and then the Bureau asked the publisher to respond to the complaints.
The long story in * presents a complete whole, not only depicting the growth and understanding process of the characters, but also showing their positions and opinions in a specific historical environment through the language and partial descriptions of the characters, and these implicit meanings only represent the characters themselves, not the positions and opinions of the writers.
The final conclusion is that the problems raised by the book "The Red Sorghum Family" are not guiding problems, but are caused by out-of-context quotes and misreadings.
In this reply, there is one point of information that is more important than the result!
It should be noted that "Red Sorghum Family" was originally published by the People's Liberation Army Literature and Art Publishing House, which is enough to explain the problem, right?
The Chinese People's Liberation Army Publishing House is a comprehensive publishing house of the whole army under the leadership of the General Political Department, what problems may arise from the works published here?
Therefore, Mao Xinghuo's lawsuit against Mo Yan is a complete farce in itself, and this farce is likely to have an unexpected backfire.
Mo Yan was not affected in any way, on the contrary, due to Mao Xinghuo's insistence, more people went to know Mo Yan's book and wanted to know what was written in it.
As bystanders on the Internet, we must look at things rationally, not to be used by people with ulterior motives, and not to spread unverified information, and it is everyone's responsibility to maintain a healthy online environment.
What do you think of Mao Xinghuo's lawsuit against Mo Yan?