Give Yizhongtian a dental filling

Author: Fang Ming
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: Professor Yi Zhongtian, in the CCTV "One Hundred Lectures" program, stands on the side of the common people, using a modern perspective and a three-dimensional structure to narrate characters through stories, history through characters, culture through history, and human nature through culture. He penetrates the fog of romance to restore the truth of history. In today's society, a "Yi Zhongtian fever" has emerged, yet some scholars calmly view this phenomenon. This book collects thirty articles related to the "Yi Zhongtian fever," featuring various voices, compiled into one volume with the aim of allowing a broad readership to fully understand the current "Yi Zhongtian fever" and gain insights through the debates. Yi Zhongtian—a professor who taught only to a few students in university and wrote many books with modest sales—suddenly rose to fame through CCTV's "One Hundred Lectures" program, becoming a household name, a hot topic of discussion, and the pursuit of publishers, newspapers, and television stations. Naturally, the rising Yi Zhongtian became a controversial figure, with criticism rising alongside support. Some scholars also view the "Yi Zhongtian fever" phenomenon with a calm perspective. This book collects thirty articles related to the "Yi Zhongtian fever," featuring various voices, compiled into one volume with the aim of allowing a broad readership to fully understand the current "Yi Zhongtian fever" and gain insights through the debates. The media storm truly creates miracles. In a short time, Yi Zhongtian—a professor who taught only to a few students in university and wrote many books with modest sales—rose to fame through CCTV's "One Hundred Lectures" program, becoming a household name, a hot topic of discussion, and the pursuit of publishers, newspapers, and television stations. For a time, his name and presence could be seen everywhere at large-scale events, forums, and live TV studios across the country. In bookstores, his books on history and other subjects were prominently displayed on bestseller shelves. Moreover, a group of devoted fans emerged around him, known as "Yi Fans" or "Yi Mates," most of whom were young people aged 16 to 30. His fans even created an online forum called "Yi Zhongtian Bar" with thousands of topics, currently boasting hundreds of thousands of posts. His personal blog, meanwhile, has garnered over a million clicks, rivaling that of film and entertainment celebrities. Headlines like "If You Marry, Marry Yi Zhongtian" also appeared in newspapers. Red-hot and at the peak of fame, these became the words used to describe Yi Zhongtian. Previously, when referring to a popular figure, it was always an entertainment star: having their own fan base, their own website, the latest trendy blog, and being recognized or asked for autographs wherever they went. Yet now, all this is happening to a professor—a phenomenon rarely seen in academia. The rising Yi Zhongtian naturally became a controversial figure, with criticism rising alongside support. Some scholars also view the "Yi Zhongtian fever" phenomenon with a calm perspective. This book collects thirty articles related to the "Yi Zhongtian fever," featuring various voices, compiled into one volume with the aim of allowing a broad readership to fully understand the current "Yi Zhongtian fever" and gain insights through the debates. Writer Yu Hua was once a dentist, and in one of his novels, there is a character named Yu who gets a tooth pulled. For this reason, a critical commentary on Yu Hua was titled "Pulling Teeth for Yu Hua." Similarly, the title of this book, "Filling Teeth for Yi Zhongtian," was chosen purely because it captures the essence of "pulling teeth," much like Wang Jingyu's comedy sketch about tooth extraction.