British writer - Chapter 356 Finale

Finally it’s time to finish.

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Tired of being lazy?

“Sister, I agree with what you said.”

Lu Yun picked up the tea cup and said with a smile: “My father is indeed a master who can lie down and never sit down, and who can sit down and never stand.”

Liang Sishun couldn’t help but sneer,

“Okay, okay~ You finally understand.”

She pondered for a moment,

“Is it Master’s turn to win the Nobel Prize this year?”

Lu Yun said: “Actually, it was already his turn. There are two main objections within the Nobel Committee. One is that the Nobel Prize for Literature and the Prize for Chemistry are different after all. If the same person wins the prize twice, it looks like the global literary world is in decline. of.”

Talented people emerge from every generation in the country;

Due to the stimulation of the two world wars, countless wonderful works sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

Some are reflective, some are sad, some are exciting…

but,

“The teacher is proud of the literary world.”

Liang Sishun said sincerely: “It is true that there are many talented people, but in terms of quality and quantity, teachers are the undisputed number one.”

Lu Yun spread his hands,

“Then I have to mention the second reason. As you said, he is a lazy guy and is unwilling to go to receive the award on site. He thinks the journey is long and troublesome.”

Liang Sishun: “…”

I was speechless.

After a long time, she sighed,

“Yes, the teacher doesn’t care much about these nicknames now.”

For a long time, Lu Shi has been controversial.

Some say he is a speculator;

For example, the Mirror was successful because the obituary of Queen Victoria was written on the first page.

A Chinese man kneels down and licks the Queen of England,

What is this if not speculation?

Some people say that he is just trying to gain fame.

When Wilde died, he wrote poems to lament;

When Zola died, he went to France to attend the funeral and deliver a eulogy;

…

These people have nothing to do with Lu Shi.

How pitiful is it that you have to be teased even after you die?

More and more people are questioning Lu Shi.

However, he was also lazy in this regard, and he didn’t even bother to explain.

Finally, someone couldn’t stand it anymore.

The great editor Scott, who first changed the name of the Manchester Guardian into the Guardian and developed it into a global newspaper, stood up and spoke out when he retired: “Although Lu and Wilde did not know each other, they had been friends for a long time.”

Of course, such words cannot suppress the rumors.

So, in a rage, Scott teamed up with The Scotsman to donate to the Lu Museum and published the letter Wilde wrote to Lu Shi before his death.

Those who said Lu Shi was using traffic instantly became clowns.

As for the problem that many people questioned about Lu Shi’s speculation, the solution was even more simple and crude.

The year after the war ended, the Palace Museum suddenly exhibited the restored “Proverbs of Women’s History”.

Of course, it can’t be the original work,

It is a Tang Dynasty copy kept by Emperor Qianlong.

But it goes without saying how valuable it is.

On the stand of the exhibit, eight small characters were stamped using gilding technology:

——

Gift from Lu Shihui

The work will last forever

——

You must know that the other words on the standing plaque introducing the “Pictures of Proverbs for Women’s History” are all in regular black letters typed by a machine.

Only those eight characters are made of gold-plated craftsmanship.

More importantly, it is not a mechanical attack, but a question written by a great man.

Eight words,

The words were concise and to the point, but it was a slap in the face.

Later, the Palace Museum published another list,

Only then did people discover that Lu Shi had donated more than a hundred cultural relics, including twelve priceless treasures like the “Pictures of Admonitions of Women’s History”.

The sheer number of them is astonishing.

Driven by Lu Shi, more overseas Chinese joined the donation team.

Even the Overseas Chinese Association got involved and brought out more than 30 donated items in all kinds of weird ways.

Among them, there is also Lu Shi’s authentic work!

But somehow, that calligraphy work was taken out of the subsequent list.

It was widely rumored that after Lu Shi got the news, he ran to New York overnight and knelt in front of Situ Meitang’s house for three days and three nights, begging An Liangtang not to donate his calligraphy works.

Of course, legends are just legends and should not be taken as true.

There are more and more similar things happening,

Everyone suddenly realized that Lu Shi might be a speculator.

But if he doesn’t speculate, how can he gain a foothold in such an era? How to preserve so much cultural property for the country?

Speculation is just a sign of bearing a heavy burden.

Those who said Lu Shi was a speculator also became clowns.

It’s a pity that there is always darkness in people’s hearts,

When people found that Lu Shi couldn’t move, they would start from there.

Rumors and slander are constant.

Liang Sishun said: “I think the teacher should more or less stand up and explain. You can’t be a slacker when it comes to protecting your reputation.”

Lu Yun smiled and said,

“My father doesn’t mind. He often tells me, ‘It’s a good thing that people like to overthrow authority now. At least, it’s better than it was at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China.'”

“Tsk…”

Liang Sishun was slightly speechless.

I didn’t know how to complain about my teacher for a while.

She shook her head and changed the topic: “So, will the teacher accept this year’s Nobel Prize for Literature?”

Lu Yun waved his hand,

“He won’t go.”

Liang Sishun couldn’t help but laugh,

“Then I have to refuse~”

Given the current authoritativeness of the Nobel Prize, there is no reason why it would be awarded to someone who does not come to receive the award on site.

…

Sweden, Stockholm.

Swedish Academy.

In the quiet conference room, a dozen academicians sat around a table.

Someone suggested: “Now that the list has been made, let’s send it out?”

But the atmosphere at the scene was a bit depressing.

No one answered.

More than a dozen academicians all looked at the permanent secretary——

Carl david af wilson.

For decades, he has sat firmly in that position and has become the spiritual totem of the Swedish Academy.

Everyone is waiting for him to make a decision.

The old Wilson looked around, then lowered his eyes, locking on the list.

The conference room was quiet again,

“…”

“…”

“…”

No one said a word.

Just when everyone mistakenly thought Wilson was asleep, he suddenly said: “I noticed that there is a name missing on it. In the world of literary circles, ignoring that name is equivalent to erasing the development of literature after the 20th century.”

Everyone knows who he is talking about.

Lu,

That great writer.

The problem is that,

“I confirmed it.”

Someone said: “What London means is that Lu will not come to accept the award.”

The rest of the people followed suit and persuaded: “Old Carl, the Nobel Prize has the dignity of the Nobel Prize. It is true that it is most appropriate to award it to Lu, but if he does not come to receive the award on site, it will embarrass the organizing committee.”

“Embarrassing?”

Wilson chuckled,

“Your understanding of the word is too shallow.”

He looked around and sighed in his heart,

The old guys are gone.

Now these successors have never experienced the two Nobel Prizes in 1901 and 1902, and they know nothing about the real “embarrassment”.

At that time, Lu was in his prime and almost broke up because of the Nobel Prize.

Wilson looked at the back of his hand again. It was seriously wrinkled, like the hand of a mummy whose water had been drained.

I sighed in my heart,

This year’s Nobel Prize may be my last.

He said: “Add Lu’s name.”

“this……”

Everyone at the scene looked at each other.

They all know that adding Lu means that others will inevitably accompany them.

Therefore, once the initial list is sent to each university, you can skip the intermediate steps and directly prepare for the awards banquet at the end of the year.

There was a lot of discussion in the conference room.

Not long after, academicians began to express their opinions.

“I don’t agree.”

“The list has been finalized, there is no need to add anyone else.”

“Indeed, this is inappropriate.”

…

Five academicians disagreed.

Others, however, did not express their agreement or opposition to Wilson.

Obviously, most people hold a wait-and-see attitude.

Wilson said: “It doesn’t matter whether you agree or not. According to the process, the initial list does not need to be unanimously approved by all seats.”

It’s clear and you pretend to be confused.

Everyone knows that Lu will not come to receive the award.

And if he is included in the preliminary short list, it will become a certainty that he will win the award.

In this case, where can the Nobel Committee put its face?

Someone said: “Old Carl, this is a matter of face. We can’t put a hot face on a cold butt.”

Wilson sneered,

face?

If the Nobel Prize is with Lu, it will be shameless!

Even if there was one, it would have been trampled to pieces by him as early as the beginning of the 20th century.

Wilson said: “Lu was not present to accept the first Pulitzer Prize.”

Everyone sighed,

Can the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize be compared?

Besides, look at the name of this award, what does it matter if you don’t show up?

Anyway, this award was set up by him.

But everyone also realized that there was no point in persuading Wilson like this.

Someone changed their strategy,

“Isn’t it appropriate that the Literature Prize should be awarded to the same person?”

Wilson shook his head,

“We should abandon the influence of external factors when evaluating awards. Objectively speaking, doesn’t Lu deserve the Nobel Prize?”

Everyone exchanged glances,

Indeed, if his works speak for themselves, Lu has won at least three Nobel Prizes.

But this kind of thing…

“I quit.”

Suddenly an academician stood up.

Among the others, there were several academicians who were clearly opposed to Lu, and they were ready to take action.

Wilson chuckled,

“Are you quitting the Swedish Academy?”

Instantly, the scene fell silent.

You must know that the seats in the Faculty of Arts are for life, and as long as the person above them does not die, there is no possibility of adding them.

But Wilson’s current intention is obviously to create an exit mechanism!

The man stared at Wilson,

The two looked at each other,

Finally, he slowly sat down and asked: “Old Carl, why did you do this?”

Wilson said: “Some people win the prize, which will lower the value of the Nobel Prize for Literature; while for others, the Literature Prize is used to gain popularity. It is the Literature Prize that needs them, not that they need the Literature Prize.”

The implication of his words is very clear,

Lu is the second type of person.

The academicians present fell silent, and no one raised any objections.

Wilson smiled and said: “You young people have grown up through two world wars. Why are you not as open-minded as an old man like me?”

As he spoke, his gaze became distant,

“Thinking back to the first Literature Prize, you all know how bad the relationship between Northern Europe and Russia was at that time. However, we still defied all odds and awarded the prize to Toon.”

Shente Meow’s strength defies all opinions,

Wasn’t it Lu who took the lead in making trouble back then?

Everyone looked at Wilson, and from the bottom of their hearts they envied him for being so thick-skinned.

But what Wilson just said is correct.

Looking back now, it was indeed correct to award the first Nobel Prize in Literature to Toon, which established the prestige of the Nobel Committee.

Someone said: “Hopefully, the decision we make now will also achieve the same good results as you did when you overwhelmingly awarded the award to Toweng.”

Wilson smiled,

“Don’t worry. There will be nothing wrong with giving the award to Lu.”

He waved his hand,

“Okay, let’s adjourn the meeting. Send the list to all universities and send a telegram to Lu.”

“yes!”

The academicians left the conference room.

…

London, England.

Lu’s official residence.

“I…I won!”

Phyllis suddenly shouted: “I’ve calculated it! I’ve saved enough travel performance! This round, I can win the cultural victory! Hahahahahaha!”

She had dark circles under her eyes, as if she hadn’t slept well.

Opposite her, Margarita was in a similar state,

Dark circles, chicken coop…

Both women were somewhat raunchy.

There is really no other way. It takes me several days to play the board game “Civilization”.

Every night, those who participated in the game went back to their rooms to sleep, but they couldn’t fall asleep at all. They lay there and rehearsed the next round in their minds.

In this case, it is strange that there are no dark circles.

Margarita moved closer,

“Let me see.”

As she spoke, she began to count Phyllis’ cultural victory points.

After a while,

“No, I don’t understand.”

This is the second bad thing about “Civilization”;

Calculating victory is so troublesome that even the game’s designer, Lu Shi, has to scratch his head when faced with particularly complex situations.

No way, in the previous life, “Civilization” was a video game, and there was no need to manually calculate the victory.

Therefore, Lu Shi strictly controlled the number of people and only four people could participate.

Margarita can only cast the summoning spell:

“husband!”

Lu Shi was dozing on the sofa, but when he heard the call, he immediately ran over.

“What’s the matter?”

Margarita smiled and said: “Look, Phyllis said she won, but I can’t figure it out.”

Lu Shi sat next to the map, picked up the scratch paper and calculated the points.

Just then, the maid’s voice came from outside,

“Your Highness, there is a telegram from Stockholm.”

Phyllis asked: “Do you want me to avoid it?”

Margarita waved her hand,

“Need not.”

It’s strange to say that all kinds of rumors and gossip about Lu Shi were widely circulated in the outside world, but they never talked about him and Felice.

Maybe it’s because everyone has already acquiesced…

After all, it is well known that a national treasure actress like Phyllis has never married.

Margarita went out and got the telegram.

After coming back, she hugged Lu Shi from behind who was studying the map, and whispered: “Husband, you are so amazing~ This year’s Nobel Prize winner for literature is you again~”

Lu Shi had a headache.

“Huh? I won’t go to Stockholm to receive the award. It’s too cold. And…”

He lowered his voice,

“Those people don’t know what’s going on. They always want me to play the villain in “The Fire Stealer”. Am I that much of a schoolboy?”

As soon as this statement came out,

“Poof!”×2

Phyllis and Margarita both laughed out loud,

Lu Shi wasn’t a scholar, who was?

Margarita said: “People respect the old and love the young very much. Because you are an old man, they have spoken, so you don’t have to go to receive the award on the spot.”

In fact, among the academicians of the Swedish Academy, only two are younger than Lu Shi.

Just judging from the time when he became famous, Lu Shi is indeed considered an ancient god.

He laughed,

“Okay, okay, I am an old person in the literary world, and they are newcomers to the literary world.”

As he spoke, he joked again: “Rita, according to this, you are considered an old man in the “Civilization” world, why can’t you even understand the victory points?”

Margarita: (ˉ▽￣~)Cut~~

She glanced at Lu Shi with contempt,

“You just say whether Phyllis won or not?”

“No.”

Lu Shi said: “It’s still early~ The conditions for cultural victory are very strict.”

Phyllis was dissatisfied;

“Hey, hey, hey! You two, don’t let it go~”

Margarita pushed Lu Shi away,

“How is that possible? If you have the ability, let’s play another game!”

Phyllis snorted,

“Come on, come on!”