The right to interpret
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="adaptation">adaptation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Dream">Dream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Mansions">Mansions</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lavish">lavish</span> <span word="look">look</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="elaborate">elaborate</span> <span word="sets">sets</span>, <span word="props">props</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="costumes">costumes</span>. <span word="CFP">CFP</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="adaptation">adaptation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="literary">literary</span> <span word="classic">classic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spiral">spiral</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="discomfort">discomfort</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Raymond">Raymond</span> <span word="Zhou">Zhou</span> <span word="defends">defends</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="worthwhile">worthwhile</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="faithful">faithful</span> <span word="recreation">recreation</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unpopular">unpopular</span> <span word="cause">cause</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="adaptation">adaptation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Dream">Dream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Mansions">Mansions</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> 50-<span word="episode">episode</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="rolls">rolls</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="avalanche">avalanche</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="press">press</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hate">hate</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ratings">ratings</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="high">high</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hate">hate</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="minority">minority</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="version">version</span> - <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="disagreement">disagreement</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="novel">novel</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="universally">universally</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crowning">crowning</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="fiction">fiction</span>. <span word="Variously">Variously</span> <span word="translated">translated</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Dream">Dream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Chamber">Chamber</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Story">Story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Stone">Stone</span>, <span word="this">this</span> 18-<span word="century">century</span> <span word="classic">classic</span> <span word="presents">presents</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="panorama">panorama</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="depth">depth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="breadth">breadth</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="literature">literature</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="devoted">devoted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Redology">Redology</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Redologist">Redologist</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="adaptations">adaptations</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="most">most</span> - 16 <span word="versions">versions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="exact">exact</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expert">expert</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="affinity">affinity</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>.</p>
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