British writer

All London was in a certain restless mood for the next week,

People are waiting for Sherlock Holmes.

Moreover, under the exaggeration of many newspapers and magazines, the atmosphere became louder and hotter, and the popularity of "There Were None" was completely suppressed.

But Lu Shi didn't pay attention to these, because he had to concentrate on completing "Guns, Germs and Steel".

Before time travel, he was a professional translator,

It’s okay to let him talk about literature, but history, geography, ecology, and politics are two different subjects.

Fortunately, I have read a lot of books and read a lot. I have never eaten pork, but I have always seen pigs run away. I have sorted out various opinions and evidence, coupled with the analysis of modern people, along the lines of "Guns, Germs and The context of "Steel" can also be written stutteringly,

After suffering like this for a week, I managed to squeeze out 100,000 words, and the typewriter was almost scrapped.

Lu Shi had a good chapter, took the manuscript, and went to Fleet Street with Natsume Soseki.

Arriving at the gate of the "Manchester Guardian" office, the two just jumped out of the carriage and happened to bump into Cooper who was also hurrying over.

When Cooper saw Lu,

"Oh, Mr. Lu, why are you still in the mood... Well... You should shave your beard."

Lu Shi was embarrassed,

He was indeed a little unkempt right now, his beard was close to his chin, and with his bloodshot eyes, he looked like a caveman.

He said, "Mr. Cooper, why were you in such a hurry just now?"

Cooper said distressedly: "Mr. Lu, did you forget that today is Wednesday?"

Calculated by time, "And There Were None" has been released to the fifth and sixth chapters today, and the suspense has reached its climax. It is when "The Scotsman" takes this opportunity to reverse sales, and Cooper should be happy.

Lu Shi thought for a while, patted his forehead, and remembered that today is also the publication day of "Beach Magazine\

,"He asked: "The Hound of the Baskervilles is strong?"

more than strong,

Simply strong!

The wry smile on Cooper's face became even worse,

"We still underestimated Holmes, and the Seaside Magazine is so tight that I have to worry about the sales of the Scotchman. Alas, there are so many reviews in the Manchester Guardian that they are of no use."

As the saying goes, "one force will reduce ten meetings\

,"In the face of absolute popularity, the little traffic of book reviews is nothing.

Lu Shi asked, "Mr. Cooper, have you counted the sales?"

Cooper hesitated and shook his head,

"No, it's just a pure feeling. After all, I can't hear any discussions about "And There Were None" on the road."

Natsume Soru murmured: "I watched "The Hound of the Baskervilles", and it was really mediocre. Not to mention comparing it with "And And There Were None", even the previous works of the Sherlock Holmes series are far inferior. And..."

As he spoke, he lowered his voice,

"I feel that the style of story conception has changed a lot."

The meaning of this sentence is very straightforward, and everyone present can understand it.

As a time traveler, Lu Shi has received a lot of information, so of course he knows the literary anecdotes,

It's groundless, you can't believe it, you can't believe it,

After all, Doyle himself admitted that "The Hound of Baskervilles" was influenced and inspired by a certain novel.

Cooper said: "In terms of subject matter, they just have an advantage, there is no way."

"And There Were None" is a group portrait novel, and its popularity cannot be compared with Sherlock Holmes with a single protagonist.

Some of Holmes' readers were even extremely crazy. After the publication of "The Last Case", they sent a large number of threatening letters to Doyle and the "Seaside Magazine", causing Scotland Yard to send patrol officers to act as Doyle's personal security, which lasted for the entire period. The second half of 1893.

As an editor, Cooper is sensitive to matters of popularity,

He said: "I heard that someone bought 221B Baker Street at a price that was more than double the market price, saying that it was going to be the former residence of Sherlock Holmes."

Lu Shi was stunned,

Unexpectedly, it was another butterfly effect.

221B Baker Street was originally built in 1815 and has been rented out from 1860 to 1934.

In the novel, Sherlock Holmes lived here from 1881 to 1902.

Later, some fanatical fans bought the house, arranged and publicized it in combination with the novel, and officially established a unique museum in 1990.

The result is now a full 90 years earlier!

While thinking, Lu Shi said, "Perhaps it was the emergence of "And There Were None" that intensified the competition and made Doyle himself and the readers of Sherlock Holmes feel the pressure, which led to this matter."

Cooper sneered,

"Pressure? Then we really gave enough. Someone even held up a sign at 221B Baker Street, blatantly saying, 'Defend the glory of detectives! Boycott "And And There Were None"!" Tsk tsk tsk, when Sherlock Holmes is the emperor, he is a royalist ?"

Brainless blowing,

do data,

Pass the brainwashing package,

...

Isn't this a proper rice circle?

Lu Shi murmured in a low voice: "The British are fucking 'advanced'. They only started to fix this in 1900. In the 21st century, they still can't go to heaven!?"

Natsume Soseki on the side shook his head with emotion,

"These readers are too irrational. "The Hound of the Baskervilles" is obviously very ordinary. The facts are there, so why not be convinced? I hide my ears and steal the bell, but I don't know that passers-by are not blind. Doing so will only make ordinary people misunderstand Holmes. Feeling worse."

Natsume Soseki's point of view can be summed up in one sentence:

Brainless bragging will ruin the popularity of passers-by,

The so-called "one pink top ten black".

Lu Shi was stunned, looking at Natsume Soseki was like watching the godfather of fandom.

Natsume Soseki was a little embarrassed to be stared at,

"What's wrong? I'm not right? Well... I just have a feeling that those readers seem to have amplified the hatred in their hearts, as if the sin of "Neither Survival" is unforgivable."

The fan circle magnifies hatred,

This is again a fairly typical summary.

Lu Shi patted Natsume Soseki on the shoulder,

"Xia Mu, what you said is right...it's so right. It's like a torch of insight!"

Natsume Soseki scratched the back of his head in embarrassment after being praised so much.

Cooper pondered for a moment, and said: "Scott told me before that Mr. Xia Mu has the talent of literary criticism, and now it seems that it is true. I suggest you submit an article to the "Manchester Guardian" to analyze the morbidity of readers of the Sherlock Holmes series. .”

Perhaps because of getting to know Lu Shi, Cooper had a mindset in his mind, thinking that international students from East Asia are magical and can be plugged and played.

Lu Shi hurriedly stopped him and said, "Don't! It's fine to let Xia Mu engage in literary criticism, but don't try to gossip about Holmes."

There is a sentence left behind:

Otherwise, you will die miserably.

Cooper was puzzled,

"Why?"

Of course, it was because Lu Shi had seen the fighting power of the fan circle.

The last thing those people are afraid of is external pressure. The harder the pressure is, the more united they are and the more they can make trouble.

Of course, the reason for this cannot be stated clearly.

Lu Shi made an excuse: "After all, playing outside the box is a trick, and it is difficult to achieve a big deal. Writers still have to fight openly and speak with their own works. Don't worry, I will create a great detective to defeat Sherlock Holmes."

Hearing this, Cooper's heart beat a few times,

He asked ecstatically, "Mr. Lu, according to you, is this a new work being conceived?"