Writer Hui Wing-cheol was invited to give a lecture at Asia University, but it was revealed that he not only made remarks about objectifying women, but also publicly humiliated a female student and kicked the desk in front of her, frightening the teachers and students present. The victimized female classmate even went to a psychosomatic clinic for treatment. Afterwards, Xu Rongzhe once threatened to "refuse to apologize publicly." Other students only responded urgently after the incident and photos were exposed to the community, causing Internet outrage.
Many students studying at Ajou University have posted on Threads and released recordings over the past few days. It was revealed that Hui Rongzhe was invited to give a lecture on the "Sustainable Development" general course of Ajou University on the afternoon of the 19th. During the period, he also shared his new book "You Can Get Rewards for Making Mistakes". However, Xu Rongzhe made many disrespectful remarks about women such as "getting women" and "managing women is the hardest part of learning". Later, he randomly named two classmates and committed violence against one of the female classmates.
Based on the descriptions of classmates and netizens, the female classmate named by Xu Rongzhe was first verbally abused by him in public in an attempt to anger the female classmate. However, the female classmate did not react with any obvious emotional ups and downs. Xu Rongzhe was suspected of being dissatisfied with this, and then ordered the female classmate to stand in front of the podium. He suddenly stretched out his foot and kicked the desk aside, causing damage to the tabletop. Not only did he frighten the female classmate, but also everyone present, and some students even fled the classroom directly.
After the violence occurred, the victimized female student immediately reported it to the school's Academic Affairs Office. As a result, the school asked the teacher in the class to communicate with Xu Rongzhe and apologize to her on the grounds that "one incident cannot constitute a bullying case." However, Xu Rongzhe said that he would never apologize publicly. This is his "principle as a writer" and he has always been "teaching" like this. He has never kicked the iron plate and even threatened to write an article about the matter and post it on the Internet.
The female student admitted that because of Xu Rongzhe's atrocities, she suffered severe physical and mental injuries, and easily fell into a state of anxiety and complete emotional breakdown. She went to the psychosomatic clinic for treatment and reported herself to the Ministry of Education's 1953 Anti-Bullying and Campus Safety Hotline for help. In addition, the female student also revealed that Xu Rongzhe privately argued to her that because he was a teacher in a screenwriting class and an acting class, his teaching style would be "more emotional", and he made ridiculous remarks to try to rationalize out-of-control behavior. In addition, the apology items were actually two of his autographed books, and his arrogant attitude was completely unacceptable to her and her family.
After the news was exposed, it immediately caused a wave of internet outrage on major social platforms. A large number of netizens poured into Xu Rongzhe's public social account to condemn his words and deeds of bullying students and damaging public property. In the face of external criticism, Xu Rongzhe posted an apology on Facebook today (21st), pointing out that the theme of the speech that day was "You can get rewards for making mistakes." He admitted that he was indeed emotional at the time and it was part of a performance. He emphasized that he had communicated with the female student face to face and apologized, and also promised to bear all medical expenses.
In response to this incident, Ajou University issued a statement emphasizing that it does not agree with any interaction with students using "inappropriate words or behavior" and that the classroom should be based on the basic principles of respecting students' personality, maintaining gender equality and learning safety. The school pointed out that it had completed the school security report after the incident, communicated with the students and parents in person, and promised to continue to provide necessary support and care to the students involved, and to properly handle follow-up matters to protect the rights of the students involved.
