British writer

Guns, Germs, and Steel,

Fire!

When Lu Shi went to the "Manchester Guardian" office to submit a manuscript again, Scott invited him into the editor's room and served him with delicious food and drinks.

Scott said: "I thought that only popular novels like "And There Were None" could significantly boost sales, but I didn't expect... Hahahahaha! By the way, there is one more thing, the idea you gave me last time, It has now been emulated by major newspapers."

Lu Shi didn't understand for a while,

"What idea?"

Scott flipped through his desk and found the previous issue of the newspaper,

THE SCOTSMAN

SOLD

20,000 COPIES!

The Scotsman

sold

Twenty thousand copies!

...

It was that book review edition.

As a modern person, Lu Shi has long been accustomed to such eye-catching things.

For example, the British "Sun" did not write other news headlines when the princess gave birth to the first boy, but directly changed "THE Sun (Sun)" to "THE Son (Holy Son)" , both gossip and irony,

In just two English words, it can be called the best copywriting in 2013.

From this point of view, the British guy is very good at it.

It's just that in 1900, they hadn't awakened yet.

Scott said: "After this book review edition, the pages of advertisements and headlines in major newspapers have all changed. Dear Lu, you have changed the journalism industry."

A tall hat was put directly on Lu Shi's head.

Lu Shi hurriedly waved his hands and said, "Mr. Scott is really overrated. I do it purely for myself. Only when "And There Were None" sells well, can I have the manuscript fee and become famous and famous, right?"

Scott laughed,

He admired Lu Shi's frankness very much.

Lu Shi added: "You just mentioned that the sales of "Manchester Guardian" are increasing, why didn't I feel it?"

The corner of Scott's mouth raised a subtle arc,

"Lu, you have to think about who are the people who read your articles."

Lu Shi pondered for a moment and understood.

Even though "Guns, Germs, and Steel" has been popularized, it is still very academic, and few ordinary people like to read it.

The real readers are those who engage in sociological research.

Lu Shi asked: "So, the sales in the university are very good?"

Scott shook his head,

"Not only that, but also the Palace of Westminster, Downing Street, and Whitehall."

These are places where British dignitaries are active.

Although Lu Shi had a premonition that the current situation would happen, it still felt unreal when it happened.

Scott continued: "By the way, there are also overseas, which I didn't expect."

Originally, Scott planned to develop the "Manchester Guardian" into a national newspaper first, and then rely on the huge British colonial system to open the newspaper to all parts of the world and become a truly global newspaper.

This is also the development strategy of The Times, and Scott has followed suit.

But the plan can't keep up with the change,

No one would have thought that because of Lu Shi, the "Manchester Guardian" opened up overseas markets and became popular in many European universities.

It is not a problem for a university to sell for three figures, and the total amount is not a small number.

Scott looked proud and thanked Doyle in his heart.

Without Doyle, he would never have known Lu Shi.

so,

Thanks to Doyle's eight generations of ancestors!

Scott rummaged through the box, took out a small tea pot, and said mysteriously: "This is my treasure. I heard that it is the tribute tea used by your Qing emperors. Try it?"

Before Lu Shi could refuse, he had already put the tea leaves into the teapot, hummed a song and prepared sugar and milk.

Lu Shi opened his mouth, but did not speak after all.

well……

British people like to add condiments to their tea, just do as the Romans do.

Scott carefully made the tea.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside.

The clerk's voice sounded: "Editor-in-Chief Scott, an old gentleman from the Qing Dynasty came. He reported his family name as Gu Fengmin and wanted to see you."

Scott frowned,

"Gu Fengmi, why does this name sound familiar?"

Lu Shi almost didn't laugh out loud.

He cleared his throat and reminded in a low voice: "Gu Hongming. Gu-hong-ming-"

Suddenly, Scott's face showed a sudden realization expression, and then turned into a flush of excitement,

"Please! Please!"

The clerk left immediately, and the footsteps of "dong dong dong" gradually faded away.

As Scott turned to land,

"There is a saying in the UK that goes, 'When you go to China, you don't have to see the Three Great Halls, but you must see Gu Hongming'. If I remember correctly, Mr. Gu Hongming is a top student at the University of Edinburgh, so I must have something to talk to you about."

Of course Lu Shi knew why Scott was so excited.

Gu Hongming is well-versed in both Chinese and Western, and has the title of "Strange Man in the Late Qing Dynasty".

He is proficient in 9 languages ​​including English, French, German, Latin, Greek, and Malaysian. He has translated the Analects of Confucius, The Doctrine of the Mean, and the Great Learning from the four books. And had a great impact on the West.

No wonder Scott would know Gu Hongming.

As the editor-in-chief of the "Manchester Guardian", Scott definitely wants Lu Shi and Gu Hongming to meet and have some thought-provoking conversations.

In his mind, even the title of the press release has been prepared——

"Reunion in a Foreign Land".

It doesn't matter whether Lu Shi and Gu Hongming know each other or not, but the words "reunion" should be used to make the sense.

The two people in the editor-in-chief waited for a while, and there was a knock on the door outside.

Scott said, "Come in."

The door was pushed open,

A Chinese man with a cane came in.

When Lu Shi looked over at the first glance, the first thing he noticed was not the facial features or body shape of the other party, but the slightly upturned beards on both ends, which were even more British than British gentlemen.

Scott stepped forward,

"You are Mr. Gu, right?"

Unexpectedly, the editor-in-chief of "Manchester Guardian" was so enthusiastic, Gu Hongming was obviously taken aback,

Then he smiled,

"Mr. Scott, you can call me Tomson."

Gu Hongming is a contradictory person,

He said that his name is Tomson, not because he worships foreigners, but because he was born in Penang, British Malaysia. Tomson is his real name.

But it is such a "foreigner" who has dedicated his life to communicating Chinese and Western cultures and resorting to translation,

But because he was born in Nanyang, studied in the West, married in the East, and served in the Beiyang (later the Beiyang government), his level of Chinese studies was insufficient, coupled with the frequent pretending of "Sorry" and "Thank you", He is often ridiculed by writers from all walks of life, laughing at his lack of level.

Lu Shi had no real feeling for such a historical figure, so he stood aside, as if he was looking at a western scene.

Gu Hongming also noticed Lu Shi,

"Sure enough! Sure enough! When I saw that pseudonym, I was thinking that only Chinese people can use 'Lu'. I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it..."

When he looked at Lu, his eyes were full of surprise.

Listening to his words and watching his actions, Gu Hongming's visit this time should be specifically for Lu Shi's advice.

Lu Shi went to shake hands with Gu Hongming,

"I've heard about Mr. Gu's name for a long time, but I didn't expect to meet him in a foreign country."

Gu Hongming stretched out his hand and shook Lu Shi awkwardly,

He really didn't expect Lu Shi to be so young, and he rushed over to ask for a meeting, it was too cheap,

Thinking of this, his attitude was a little colder than before.