Gilded Expressions

Gilded Expressions贺樱子ThehandbookonhumblebragginginChinese凡尔赛文学入门指南“Whileeatinghotpot，myfriendsuggestedwetextAreyoubusy？toourboyfriendstoseewhoserespondsmorequickly.Hersrepliedwithinseconds，whileIgotnoresponse，Beijing-basedauthorMengQiqiwroteonWeiboinNovember.“After15minutes，though，myfriendsuddenlyletoutacry.Myboyfriendwaswalkingtowardme，saying，Imhere.Bytheway，itwasjust15minutesfrommyhousetothehotpotrestaurant.Thisnowviralanecdotehasbeendubbedbynetizensasamasterpieceof“Versaillesliterature凡尔赛文学F1n0rs3iw9nxu9，andMengthe“QueenofVersailles凡尔赛女王F1n0rs3inw1ng.ThisnewliterarygenreistheChineseequivalentofthe“humblebragmessagesonsocialmediathatappeartobecomplaints，butarereallymeanttoshowoffthewriterseconomicstatus，achievements，orgoodtaste.Theterm“Versailleswasnamedoneofthetoptenbuzzwordsof2021byYaowenJiaozi，aninfluentialentertainmentmagazine.ThefirsthalfofthetermwasinspiredbytheJapanesemangaTheRoseofVersailles，whichportraysthedecadentlivesofFrenchroyalty.Butitisthearguably“literatureportionthatsets“Versailleswriters凡爾赛人F1n0rs3ir9napartfromtheordinarybraggartsandposersontheinternet.AccordingtoWeibouserXiaoNaiqiu，whoiscreditedwithcoiningtheterm，Versaillesworksmustfollowasophisticatedsetofrulesinordertoshowoffwithoutmakingitobvious.“IjustwanttousethistermtomockVersailleswriters，astheyundoubtedlywanttouseasimpleandunpretentioustermtoexpresstheirsuperiority，wroteXiaoNaiqiu.Accordingto“Versaillesexperts凡学家F1nxu9ji，asXiaoNaiqiuandherfollowersareknown，anyonecanbecomeaproficientfanersaiwriterbymasteringafewsimplerules.TakethefollowingtestifyouwanttowaxVersaillesonanewadditiontoyourgarage，whichshouldyouwrite？A.MyhusbandboughtmeaLamborghini.Itcostsmorethan3million.W6l2og4ngg0iw6m2iley！li3ngL1nb5jn！，y3osnb2idu4w3nne.我老公给我买了一辆兰博基尼，要三百多万呢。B.MyhusbandboughtmeaLamborghini，butthecolorissougly.Straightmenaresotacky.W6l2og4ngg0iw6m2iley！li3ngL1nb5jn！，k0sh#y1ns-h2och6uo，zh！n1nzh8ndet.我老公给我买了一辆兰博基尼，可是颜色好丑哦，直男真的土。C.MyhusbandboughtmeaLamborghini.Itlooksfabulousinmymansion.W6l2og4ngg0iw6m2iley！li3ngL1nb5jn！，f3ngz3iw6jih1ozh1ilik0zh8npi3oliang.我老公给我买了一辆兰博基尼，放在我家豪宅里可真漂亮。TheanswerisB.TheessenceofVersaillesliteratureisthatyoumustpretendtobehumble，meaningnottellingeveryonethepriceofyourLamborghini，orthatyouownamansion.Instead，makeyourselfseemunluckybycomplainingaboutthecolorofthecar，butreallydrawingattentiontotheexpensivewheelsorrichandcaringhusband.Butjusthumblingoneselfisnotenough.TrueVersaillesmasteryisabalancingactbetweenhighandlow，subtleandcrude.Thefollowingsentenceisagoodbeginnereffort，butwontpleasethetoughestcritics：TodayIfoundaredenvelopeIreceivedlastChineseNewYeartuckedinabook，with5，000yuaninside.ImsostupidthatIcanevenforgetmoneyinsideofbooks！Jntinz3ish$lizh2od3oy！g-gu7ni1nsh4udeh5ngbo，lmi3ny6uwqinku3iqi1n.W6h2ochn，j#ngr1nsh$lijiqi1nd4un9ngw3ng！今天在書里找到一个过年收的红包，里面有五千块钱。我好蠢，竟然书里夹钱都能忘！Thissentenceexcelsinputtingdownoneself，butsimplyfindingcashistoobanalforaVersailleslifestyle.Thesentenceisalsomissingatechniqueknownasthe“third-personperspectivethatis，praisethatisattributedtoothers.Finally，itsnotwordyenoughtobeatruefanersai，comparedtothealternativebelow：WhilereadinganearlyworkofNobelPrizewinnerMoYantoday，Iaccidentallyfoundaredenvelopecontaining5，000yuan.Thoughitwassmallchange，justamealforme，amIreallysoabsentminded？Myfriendsalwayspraisemeforbeingsmart，butafterthis，Imstartingtoquestionmyintelligence.Jntind%Nu7b-i0rw9nxu9ji2nghu7d9zh0M7Y1ndez2oqzu7pndesh！hou，y#w3ifxi3nyqi1njilmi3ndeh5ngbo，y6uwqinku3iqi1n.sur1nzhsh#xi2oqi1n，y！dnf3n9ry，d3nw6zh-mec$xndema？P9ngyouh1iz6ngkuw6c4ngming，zh8nw-iz#jdezh#l#zhu4j！.今天读诺贝尔文学奖获得者莫言的早期作品的时候，意外发现以前夹里面的红包，有五千块钱虽然只是小钱，一顿饭而已，但我这么粗心的吗？朋友还总夸我聪明，真为自己的智力捉急。AdvancedVersailleswritersareknownforanothertrick：theReplyAll.ThisiswhenonedoesntbotherreplyingindividuallytothecommentsunderaVersailles-esquemessage，butwritesacommentmeantforallreadersusuallyprefacedbythewords“Replytoallforextraattentiontocontinuethebragging：Speechless.Ihadnotimetoputonmakeupbeforegoingshoppingtoday，soIworemyGMsunglasses.AgirlthoughtIwasAnneHathawayandaskedformyautograph.Soembarrassing！H2ow%y，Jntinch$qgu3ngji8m9il1idej！hu3zhung，su！bi3nd3iley！g-GMdem7j#ng，y6ugexi2om-imeib2w6r-nch9ngle?nn！.H2is-w8i，h1ip2ol1izh2ow6y3oqinm！ng？Gng3sle.好无语，今天出去逛街没来得及化装，随意带了一个GM的墨镜，有个小妹妹把我认成了安妮海瑟薇，还跑来找我要签名？为难死了。Replytoall：Thesunglasseswerealicensedmodel，about2，000yuan，sonotthatexpensive.ThemainreasonIworethemwasbecauseIlostmyHermsones.T6ngyhu！fd3ji：M7j#ngsh#li1nm！ngku2n，li2ngqindu4，y0b%gu#，zhy3osh#Herm-sden3gedi$le，su6yjntinjid3ilezh-ge.统一回复大家：墨镜是联名款，两千多，也不贵，主要是Herms的那个丢了，所以今天就戴了这个。AfterlearningthelawsofVersaillesliterature，oneonlyhastoimitateandpractice.Infact，aftertheterm凡尔赛文学startedtotrend，Chinesenetizensrealizedthatmanycelebritieshavebeendoingthisforyears.JackMa，Chinasrichestman，oncesaidheregrettedstartinghise-commerceempireAlibababecauseittooktimeawayfromhisotherinterests：ThebiggestmistakeofmylifewasstartingAlibaba.Ididntthinkitwouldcompletelychangemylife.W6r9nsh8ngzh4ngzu#d3decu7wjish#chu3ngl#le?lbb，w6c5ngm9ixi2nggu7?libbhu#ch-dg2ibi3nw6desh8nghu5.我人生中最大的错误就是创立了阿里巴巴，我从没想过阿里巴巴会彻底改变我的生活。Likewise，TVhostSaBeiningsaidinaninterviewthathehadbeendistressedtogetanofferofadmissionfromPekingUniversityasayoungmanreferringtohimselfasa“Beijingmigrant北漂B0ipio，atermusuallyassociatedwithlow-wageworkers，andsayinghistop-rankedalmamaterwasjust“okay：MyBeijingmigrantlifewasdifferentfromthatofothers，sinceIwasforcedintoitbybeingadmittedtoPekingUniversitywithoutanentranceexamduetohighgrades.IwasreallyconflictedwhenIgottheoffergo，andleavemyfamilyandfriends，orstay;butthen，PekingUniversitywasokay.Dngr1nw6deB0ipioh9h0ndu4B0ipioder9nby！y3ng，ynw-iw6sh#b-ip7B0ipio，ynw-idngni1nne，b2os7ngB0id3le.W6dngni1nn1d3olqt4ngzhsh$h0nji$ji9，qba，yu2nl！jir9n，xi2ohu6b3n，b%qba，B0id3y0h1ik0y.當然我的北漂和很多北漂的人不一样，因为我是被迫北漂，因为当年呢，保送北大了。我当年拿到录取通知书很纠结，去吧，远离家人，小伙伴，不去吧，北大也还可以。Evenhistoricalfigureswerenotexempt.NetizenshavenotedthatLiBai李白，afamouspoetintheTangdynasty618907，wroteinhis“NightTripinGulang：WhenIwasyoung，Ididntknowwhatthemoonwas/Icalleditawhitejadeplate.Xi2osh！bsh！yu-，h$zu7b1iyp1n.小時不识月，呼作白玉盘。WhitejadeplateswereextremelyvaluableintheTangdynasty，anditwasalmostimpossibleforachildtohaveseenoneunlesstheywereborninawealthyfamily.LiBaiwasa富二代f-rd3i，richscionandahumble-braggart1，200yearsbeforetheinternet！Versaillesliteratureisnotnew.Popularonlinenovelsandfilmsinthelastdecade，suchasGuoJingmingsTinyTimesfranchise，areinfamousforportrayingyoungadultswithunrealisticlivingstandardsandahabitofname-droppingluxurybrandsinconversation.XuYan，apsychologyprofessoratBeijingNormalUniversity，toldSouthernWeeklythatmaterialismhaschangedthewayyoungChineseexpressthemselves.“Peopleusebrandstomeasureeachothersstatus，socarsarenolongerameansoftransportation，butindicatestatusandonesidentity.The“VersaillesLiteratureStudyGrouponsocialmediaplatformDouban，wherVersaillesexpertsdissectexamplesoffanersaiontheinternet，notesinitsself-introduction：“ThestudyandimitationofVersaillesliteraturecanbeawayofpokingfunatthehumblebraggingthatinvadesourdailylife.mostpeopledonotridiculeVersailleswritersdirectly，butarepassivelytroubledbytheirflaunts.Therefore，itsclearmanyChinesenetizensdontlikethiswayofshowingoff.Therearealsothosewhoclaimtobereformedex-fanersai，whostoppedflauntingthemselvesbecauseitdidnotmaketheirsociallifebetter.AmemberoftheDoubangroupwrote：“IverealizedIusedtobeaVersailleswriter，cultivatingahypocritical，feel-goodimage.NowIdontputsomuchenergyintosocialmedia.Itfeelsbetter.猜你喜欢北漂墨镜兰博基尼失焦阿基与乌龟之粉色墨镜针对“北漂类租客的多功能行李箱的设计研究雪季墨镜ILOVESPIDERMANStefanoDomenicali：Urus是格局改变者兰博基尼Huracan将于2022年装备插电混动系统北漂太阳好大，你的墨镜买好了吗早期的兰博基尼什么样