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Mr. Lu Xun is the best essayist since the vernacular language movement. He didn't like anything he saw, and he loved to stab people with his little daggers. Hence, in the photos that have been passed down to today, he always looks very serious. There are a few where he's laughing heartily, but there's always an air of melancholy.

All of China's essayists take Mr. Lu Xun as their idol. Therefore, when they write, they all show great concern for the state and its people.

Eastern intellectuals seem to have this kind of "melancholy complex." A young person once asked a great director from the Soviet era, whose name I've forgotten, who seemed to have directed some famous films, "How can we become great directors?" The old man said, "You just need to go through a prison sentence."

I am not an essayist, and I don't want to wait for a prison sentence. But I was born only knowing how to make a living by writing. So, I usually write some "pretentious" financial articles and books. Occasionally, when I feel itchy, I create a character called "Mr. Wu," and then let him wander around, hit walls, and cause trouble. As his stories pile up, they form a virtual small society. He gets a wife, a daughter, neighbors, a cousin, and colleagues. He keeps up with the times every day, and as long as he lives, he doesn't stop being funny. After many years of rolling and crawling, his deeds have become quite impressive. Thus, this book was born.

Here, I need to clarify that "Mr. Wu" has little to do with "Wu Xiaobo." The fact that they share the same surname is purely coincidental. However, in the end, they are both ordinary people who like to think they're smart. This characteristic is shared by many people in China.