Arteffect 10

Arteffect 10 is out on the streets of Qingdao and available for download here.

Check out the foreword from Arteffect 10 (English and Chinese versions):

The Holy City, Qingdao

In ancient days, one standard to describe a real man was his distinct masculine features, by which numbers of women would adore him. In other words, even if Wu Song could kill a bunch of tigers his hero figure will be greatly discounted if he were impotent.

I don’t know why but in my memory from when I was little, though leaflets seldom appeared on telegraph poles, I can still remember what a junior middle school boy has kept in his memory for quite a long time.

“Lift but not hard; hard but not straight; straight but not long lasting; long lasting but without ejaculating; ejaculate without semen”. I don’t know the reason for some recent specialized hospitals to not use such a classical sentence to solicit business, but I certainly have no intention of discussing about how many men are there at present.

It is really hard to perceive that life is getting better. Porn movies are more prevalent, girls are more willing but it seems there are more men suffering from this kind of problem now than ever.

However, what I think about is our city, Qingdao. From the time when Germany confidently leased Qingdao under the banner of revenge for the murder of two missionaries killed by two Juye bandits, the Germans sent their elites to China, a place where they didn’t even have a screw to begin to build a colonial showcase aimed at spreading their own civilization. This city’s goal was a German flag in the Far East. Imagine that if Germany didn’t lose in the two wars, our city now must be like Hong Kong with a deeply embossed colonial legacy, with Mercedes-Benz and BMWs everywhere on our streets, and relatives and friends coming to see us to get a Qingdao passport. By present historical interpretation, a colony is way too scandalous. It is a symbol of shame, just like a girl looking for a lover would rather marry a robber than become the concubine of a scholar. The right of choice is inviolable. Here I also could never understand that although Commonwealth countries are obviously independent, why do they still join the federation and hang the Queen’s picture, rather than becoming enemies of the United Kingdom? Don’t they feel shame? Though our history seems very tough, it was actually not hard at all at the beginning. Similar to the many stars moving to Hong Kong these days, the laboring masses around the area also migrated at that time. Now we would be embarrassed to say that our first generation immigrants have a concubine complex. They left their homes and went to the German master in order to live a good life. We cannot ask all people to refuse the food from Europe because of moral integrity. History is written by victors, and women’s lives are for joy and freedom. The Germans are not as complex as the clever Chinese. Their strict working attitude turned this barren land into a small European town in only 20 years. The city even now is still enjoying the good reputation of red tiles and green trees. On the other hand, if we went to Germany to build a colony, I don’t know what would happen. Anyhow, I’ve been to the Chinatown there.

Good times didn’t last long. After the First World War, an announcement from the Japanese, who are more speculative than the Qingdao immigrants, seemed even more just and stern. In order to resist the invasion of the West and promote the Big East Asian co-prosperity, they sent Yamato Samurais to this place, and expelled the German invaders. We were forced to remarry in the report of guys. However, we also got a chance to experience the Meiji Restoration. Apparently we spurned the greed and selfishness of the Japanese, although we don’t have enough information to prove that a large amount of the population was lost during the war. At least there are many cotton mills in Cangkou, which is the evidence of the Japanese enslaving us. Thus, even if we can drive a Toyota or Nissan, we always say that they are not good to us, at least not as good as Germans. As we wished, the hard but not long lasting Japanese were evicted out of our country with the help of other foreign countries. The May Fourth movement during that period was a protest to leave this master. These settlers could formally begin to develop themselves as a host in the end. There’s nothing more exciting than listening to yourself. We started to build Universities, carry on development, and implement the Three Principles of the People. Shen Honglie, Yang Zhensheng, Liang Shiqiu, and Yu Dafu frequently visited this beautiful city. Qingdao at that time had a lot of vitality, and also a lot of celebrity anecdotes. Our city appearance really blossomed, and even Lao She wrote the famous “Rickshaw Boy” here. This young city almost became the only city on par with Shanghai in the Far East area. Of course, soon we ushered in the liberation of more freedom. It is said that the speed of the liberation in Qingdao was beyond imagination. We didn’t even change the flag of the national government three days after the People’s Liberation Army entered the city. We seemed too excited for the coming of our public servants, just like the historical progress of women’s Liberation that allowed them to be remarried.

The past 60 years is the longest period we have been under a single government. We have received a number of expensive tall buildings, the crowded development of the eastern areas, the real estate boom in Laoshan, the status of a city specifically designated in the state plan, festivals like the Qingdao Beer Festival, and a bunch of famous brand products, but what else? The incumbent Mayor gave us a new starting point called the urban spirit. No matter whether the four words of integrity, broad, harmony and excellent have actual significance, it also reflects that while the material civilization needs are met, people naturally begin to focus on the improvement of spirit. Superfluous desires always emerge after satisfaction of appetite. This city, which changed its master many times, declared that its goal is to become an international megacity, but never gave a specific time or specific content. What is internationalization and when can we achieve internationalization? Everyone who has visited Europe and even Hong Kong would have his own judgment. We have so many things, but our culture is still not in stream. Compared with economic figures, culture seems easier to be smeared and concealed, just like the Emperor’s new clothes. You give your woman famous brand clothes and LV bags, and thus expect this young girl you loved to become an international star. The wish is good, but it needs persistence and intelligence to come true.

Long lasting may not shoot; shoot but may not contain semen”

This city has a total of more than 100 years history, which seems not that long. However, every stage of it cannot carry on for some reason. This might be the answer to why we are so nondescript. History tells us not to repeat a mistake, but now there are not that many chances left for us to make mistakes. This is very much like the holy (surplus) female group nowadays. You must choose, but no one can tell you how to choose, because if they tell you, how would others choose. As a result, it has become more different to select a man than at any other time. The rich second generation is mindless; civil servants are boring; those good at making money disregard their families; family-centered men cannot make money; honest men risk becoming dishonest; dishonest men may not change afterwards. That’s not their fault. Who hasn’t lost? The time when I could not understand the leaflets, we had a booklet called ideological and moral education to serve as the criteria of our worldview. Today when I read them again, I can understand the leaflet but not the booklet. It is an age when Chinese men are facing group premature ejaculation, so the woman’s spirit can only be upgraded, and of course, only the holy (surplus) females like nuns remain. At this time we should consider learning from those leaflets, and cure this disease, though it may be contrary to the spirit of our urban rules, to please our females.

How about our city? Is there any medicine to save it? Will it become a holy (surplus) city?

圣城青岛

古时候描述大丈夫的时候有个标准就是雄性特征明显，如何让无数女子倾慕，换句话说要是武松阳痿那么即使打死一群老虎也会对其英雄形象大打折扣。

不知道为什么记忆里小时候电线杆上没太有什么小广告，而最多的小广告的一些词也足以让初中时代的自己要想很久。

举而不坚，坚而不挺，挺而不久，久而不射，射而无精 ，不知道现在某某专科医院怎么没用这么经典的语句来招揽生意，当然我无意讨论现在有多少男人。

在生活越来越好，毛片越来越多，女人越来越解放的情况下男人为什么出现的这种毛病似乎有愈演愈烈的倾向，确实搞不懂。

而我想到的是我们的城市，从德国人理直气壮为了那两个被巨野土匪抢劫杀死的传教士报仇的名义租借青岛，德国人为了自己的文明传播把自己家的精英分子调来连一个螺钉都没有的中国开始打造一个殖民示范地，这个城市的目标就是德国远东的标志，试想如果两次战争德国不败，那么现在我们的城市一定如同香港被深深地烙上了殖民地的印记，满街也就是奔驰宝马，亲友来看我们要办青岛通行证了。对于现在历史的表述方式来说，殖民地太丢人了，是耻辱的象征，就像一个女孩在寻找恋人，宁肯嫁给强盗也不会选择当书生的二房一样，选择权不容侵犯。说到这里我也始终不明白英联邦国家明明独立了，为什么还要结成同盟，还要挂女王像，而不是和英国反目成仇。难道他们不懂得羞耻？我们的历史纵使听起来好像是很硬，实际在刚开始举的时候却没能坚。就像现在很多明星一样搬去香港，当时周边的劳苦大众们也络绎不绝的搬来此地，到这个时候你似乎也不好意思说我们的第一代移民有二奶情结，是为了过上好日子离乡背井来投奔德国主人的，不能要求任何人都为了气节不食欧人之粟，因为历史都是胜利者来书写的，而女人的生活是为了快乐和自由。德国人不像聪明的中国人那么复杂，严谨的工作态度在短短的二十几年中就从不毛之地变成一个欧洲的小城，让这个城市到现在还享受着红瓦绿树的美誉，反过来说如果我们去了德国建殖民地真不知道会怎么样，反正我去过唐人街。

好景不长，一战结束之时比青岛的移民更投机的日本人那一纸声明来的更是正义凛然，为了抵抗西方的侵略，为了大东亚共荣，他们派出了大和武士，来到这个地方，赶走了德国侵略者，我们在枪声中被迫改嫁，也同样有了体验明治维新成果的机会，显然日本人的贪婪和自私受到我们的唾弃，当然也没有足够的资料证明日战时期人口大量流失，至少沧口出现了很多纱厂，这也是日本人奴役我们的明证，所以即使我们可以开丰田，尼桑，我们也永远说他们对我们不好，至少不如德国好。天随人愿，挺而不久的日本人被外国人帮着赶出了祖国。而期间著名的五四运动便是为我们离开这个婆家而引起的抗争，这些移民们也正式以主人的身份开始了自己的发展，还有什么比自己说了算更令人振奋的事呢，于是，我们建大学，搞发展，推行三民主义，沈鸿烈，杨振声，梁实秋，郁达夫这些风云人物频频光顾这个美丽的城市，青岛在那个时期有了许多生气，也有了不少的名人逸事，我们这个城市看起来真的兴旺起来，甚至老舍还在这里写下了《骆驼祥子》，这座年轻的城市几乎成为远东地区能和上海媲美的唯一小城。当然很快我们迎来了更自由的解放。据说青岛的解放速度之快超乎想象，甚至在解放军进城三天之后还没有把国民政府的旗换下来，我们似乎在亢奋中迎接了公仆们的到来，犹如妇女解放可以改嫁的历史进步。

这60年是一个政府管理时间最长的，我们得到了林立而且昂贵的高楼，得到了东部拥挤的开发，得到了崂山的房地产繁荣，得到了计划单列市的地位，得到了青岛啤酒节这样的节日，得到了一堆耳闻能详的名牌产品，还有什么？这一任的市长给了我们一个新的起点叫做城市精神，诚信、博大、和谐、卓越 这八个字无论是否有实际意义，同样也反映出在物质文明逐步满足的时候，是自然的开始注重精神的提高了，暖饱了才能思淫欲，这个几度更换主人的城市宣称了自己的目标是一个国际化的大城市，而从来也没有一个具体时间，或者具体的内容，什么是国际化，到什么时候我们才能国际化，我们每一个出访欧美甚至香港回来的人都会有一个自己的判断。我们有了这么多东西，文化上还是不入流。比较起经济数字来说，文化似乎更容易涂抹和掩盖，犹如皇帝的新衣。你给了你的女人名牌衣服，LV手袋，就期待你爱的这个少女成为国际巨星，愿望是好的，实现却需要执着和智慧。

久不一定射，射也不一定有精。

这个城市一共一百多年的历史，似乎不长，但每一各阶段总有各种原因而无法继续，这也许是我们不伦不类，不土不洋的原因，历史的问题是告诉我们不再重复犯错，到现在我们也似乎的没有多少犯错的机会了，这个也很像现在社会上的圣（剩）女群体，选择是必须的，怎么选没有人讲，告诉你了别人怎么选，于是在这个时代对男人做出选择比任何一个时代都困难，富二代没脑子，公务员没意思，赚钱的不顾家，顾家的不赚钱，老实的害怕不老实，不老实的害怕改不了，不怪她们，我们谁又没迷失过呢？在我读不懂小广告的时代，我们有一本叫做思想品德的小册子一直是我们的世界观准则，到今天找来看看，小广告看懂了，小册子看不懂了。在中国男人集体疲软早泄的时候，女人的精神就只能升华了，当然就开始神圣如同修女，真的成了圣（剩）女。这时候是不是考虑学学小广告把这种和城市精神相违背的病治治，也让天下女人俱欢颜。

我们的城市呢？有药可救吗？会不会成为圣(剩)城?