Chapter 311
Chapter 311: Hanlin Academy – The Old Scholars
To become a qualified newspaper agency writer, knowing how to craft a good headline is extremely important.
Hanlin Academy is a place everyone aspires to enter, a prestigious and honorable institution. Not only is promotion within it easier compared to other officials, but because it often hosts the imperial examinations, it is able to recruit scholars from across the empire as disciples. The intertwining of literary tradition and personal connections extends its influence into various fields. Therefore, gaining admission is, first and foremost, a great honor.
Since the Hanlin Academy is composed of people brimming with knowledge, Wei Yu never worried about their intellectual capacity. What he needed to do was simply open up their somewhat closed minds, unleash the untamed beasts of arrogance and recklessness lurking within their hearts, and let them experience the joy of wielding a pen wildly!
Ha, got it.
That might sound a bit excessive, but actually, Wei Yu only wanted them to write less seriously—more like storytelling, straightforward and easy to understand, so that common people could read and comprehend. Ideally, the articles would also include a bit of extra, eye-catching gossip or sensational elements!
Regarding the arrival of the Ninth Wise King, the people of Hanlin Academy were actually a bit bewildered.
Especially when the Ninth Wise King said he wanted to teach them how to write newspaper content, each of them became even more at a loss.
Previously, the Fifth Highness did mention that their writings were dull and uninspiring, failing to capture readers’ interest, but since none of them had ever seen a newspaper before, their only reference was the official palace bulletins!