Conversation with Zhang Feng

People Weekly: What was your biggest feeling when writing the stories of power and beauty in "Sex and Politics"?

Zhang Feng: In fact, I am editing and commenting at the same time. It is a process of education, inspiration, and cultivation for myself. See how you can do better, and don't relax or be vigilant in this regard.

People Weekly: You wrote in the preface that sex and power are human instincts. Men are adventurous and exciting animals. Is this true for you?

Zhang Feng: This sentence is a bit biased, but in general men are more adventurous.

People Weekly: Do you need some self-overcoming in this regard?

Zhang Feng: I know how to drink, but I don’t have to drink wine once a year. If you give me a bottle, I can drink with you. I can smoke, but I can do it without smoking a cigarette for 3 months. As a man, you should be able to control yourself. If you cannot control yourself, then your willpower will be questioned. You may lose control. Once you lose control, you will make unexpected mistakes. Whether a man is firm and willful depends on whether he can control himself at critical moments. This is very important.

People Weekly: You are researching sexual issues. Do you have any official friends who can tell you about their worries in this regard?

Zhang Feng: Yes, some friends often chat, drink tea, and talk on the phone at night. Some friends even tell me directly, "I am not feeling well recently. Brother, please think of a way." Because some Officials are under a lot of pressure, and it is true that they cannot live a married life for a long time, and it becomes impossible for them to do so over time. When such a friend asks me, I will give him a certain answer.

People Magazine: Did they tell you about the temptation of beauty?

Zhang Feng: This will also be discussed. I will tell him that you can’t joke with yourself. I joked with them that men have two heads, and the big head cannot be affected by the small head.

People Weekly: Is this how to persuade them?

Zhang Feng: Then can you not persuade me? Friends should remind you.

People Weekly: Did you edit "Sex and Politics" and "Sex Warning" to advise officials?

Zhang Feng: Why do corrupt officials commonly have mistresses, prostitutes and other scandals? There are probably three reasons. First, corrupt officials are possessive and greedy for pleasure; second, some women take the initiative to sacrifice themselves, trade power and sex, and practice "sexual bribery"; third, some people do what they want and "pimp" for their leaders. I am actually telling you, do you want a king or a beauty? In fact, in modern terms, do you want your career or your lover?

People Magazine: Clinton and other Western leaders will also expose some sex scandals, which does not seem to hinder their political careers. However, in the case of China, style issues often become a fatal blow.

Zhang Feng: This is due to different national conditions and different systems. China has Chinese civilization and Chinese moral concepts, so we cannot simply compare China with the West. I think our country has many good practices and good traditions that are worth inheriting. Clinton in foreign countries and Silvio Berlusconi who just became Prime Minister may not take their scandals seriously in their countries, but our country has very strict requirements for politicians. Confucius has a very good saying, "Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you." If you ask others to do something you can't do yourself, no one will listen at all. You want a political official or a people If a public servant takes the lead in having extramarital affairs, what will happen to this country? What will this society be like? That's incredible.

People Weekly: On the surface, domestic officials emphasize that officials should pay attention to style issues, but the cases exposed are often very ugly. Does this contradiction mean that these officials are hypocritical?

Zhang Feng: I don’t think officials should be regarded as a special kind of animal. After all, he is also a human being. Since he is a human being, he has seven emotions and six desires. In addition, as an official, you must take control of yourself. If you make mistakes in this area and indulge yourself, you are no longer worthy of being a government official. This is how I see it.

Why are the party committees and governments focusing on the three disciplines education? It means political discipline, party discipline, and legal discipline. In fact, it means that as a servant of the people and a government official, you must pay attention to your image, because your image is definitely not your personal matter. You affect the image of the government and the party. image. So the purpose of my book is to warn you and make you watch your belt.

People Weekly: There have been many examples in recent years where corrupt officials ended up falling under the skirts of their mistresses.

Zhang Feng: Corrupt officials are all related to their mistresses. In fact, he can't spend all his own money, and he will have more money to support his lover. Normal wages cannot solve the problem, and he can only consider it from the perspective of "greed". Repeated prohibitions show that the temptation of this matter is still relatively strong. Without a strong belief, you will lose the battle in front of the two words "erotic" and be sad.

People Weekly: You were once an educated youth, a soldier, and a workshop director. What impact did these experiences have on you?

Zhang Feng: I think the army has had a great influence on me, and it is indeed very training. When I was a soldier, the conditions were very difficult, which can really temper one's will. In addition, you must have a team spirit and a collective spirit when doing anything. This is very important. You said that we go out to perform tasks as a platoon or a class, but you don’t have the spirit of mutual love, mutual help, and teamwork, and it will be difficult for you to complete it.

The inspiration that working in business has given me is that you have to specialize in a line of work and become an expert in this field, so that you can do a good job. Because I was mainly doing machine-mounted machining in this workshop, and I quickly mastered it in a year or two. In fact, as long as you study hard, you can learn anything.

People Weekly: In the army, people are required to obey, but you also give people a sense of personality.

Zhang Feng: There is no connection. I have never dared to violate discipline. You need to analyze whether your matter is beneficial or harmful to the people. If it is beneficial, you should boldly do it. There must be a basic principle of being a person and doing things.

People Weekly: What are the most satisfying and regrettable things about your family planning position?

Zhang Feng: I think one of the things that makes me happiest is that more than 35 million fewer people were born in Guangdong after the implementation of family planning, which played a fundamental role in achieving sustainable development of Guangdong’s population and economy and society. Effect; One thing I worry about most is that the more than 30 million migrant population in Guangdong have physical and psychological needs, and this need is an objective existence. If this problem is not properly guided and solved, I will be worried. Sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS spread among this group of people, affecting the registered population and the whole country. Especially the spread of AIDS is related to the survival of a country. I am most worried about this matter. In fact, Guangdong is the fifth province with the largest spread of AIDS, and the main method of transmission is unclean sexual intercourse. This is a big deal. Some officials and leaders are afraid to talk about this matter. They are embarrassed to say it because it would be offensive. I am not from the AIDS Association, but I feel that it is consistent with my identity to do such a job. This is what I am most worried about. matter.

People Weekly: What impression do you hope to leave in the hearts of ordinary people?

Zhang Feng: Zhang Feng seeks sexual happiness for the people.