In a recent variety show, the famous writer Yu Hua shared a past incident that made the audience laugh. He admitted that he once tried to tutor his son in primary school in Chinese and composition, but the result was unexpected. Yu Hua recalled that after his careful tutoring, his son failed the Chinese language exam. The son was deeply hit by this result and even began to doubt his father's level as a professional writer, thinking that he could not write at all.
Faced with his son's doubts, Yu Hua laughed and said that he was very self-aware. Since then, he has never been involved in his son's academic guidance.
In fact, this embarrassing experience is no accident. As early as 2017, when he served as a judge for an essay contest, Yu Hua confided to the media that the writing opinions he gave his children always resulted in their children getting low scores. This caused him to completely lose his reliable image in the children's minds.
This phenomenon of failure to produce high-scoring essays under the guidance of literary masters deeply reflects the evaluation differences between pure literary creation and campus examination essays. Yu Hua's writing pursues profundity and authenticity, while primary school compositions often have specific test-taking routines and scoring standards.
As a leading figure in the contemporary literary world, Yu Hua has created many far-reaching classic works such as Alive and Xu Sanguan Sells Blood. He is not only a committee member of the Chinese Writers Association, but also a professor at Beijing Normal University and an honorary doctorate from many universities.
