1941年底上海沦陷之后,文化界陷入停顿,书局关闭,报馆停业,到1942年初才有一些变化。这变化就是从《古今》开始的。《古今》背景较复杂,主要原因是其老板朱朴为汪伪政府官员。一般人把他办的这刊物视为汉奸期刊,进步人士不与合作。后朱朴经由陶亢德结识周黎安,请他担任《古今》 After the fall of Shanghai in late 1941, the cultural circle came to a halt, the bookstore was shut down and the newspaper office was closed. Only by the early 1942 did some changes occur. This change is from the “ancient and modern” began. The “ancient and modern” background is more complicated, mainly due to the fact that its owner, Zhu Pu, is a pseudo-government official. Most people treat this publication as a traitor journal, and progressive people do not cooperate with each other. After Zhu Park, Tao Kun met by Zhou Li’an, asked him to serve as “ancient and modern”