The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

  The reception began, and all the well-mannered Chinese and foreign guests were walking around with wine glasses.

As the initiator of the reception, Barrett went to the center of the crowd to raise a glass and said, "On behalf of the President and people of the United States, I would like to extend my greetings of peace to consular officials from various countries, as well as Chinese friends. For world peace. ,cheers!"

   "For world peace!" The foreigners raised their wine glasses and shouted in unison.

   Zhou Hexuan had a sarcastic smile on his face, and took a sip from the cup.

  For this group of foreigners who are ignorant of profit, are they worthy of saying the word "peace"?

  Perhaps, the peace in their mouths is only for their own citizens. Barrett came to Tianjin with 4,000 Marines to protect American expatriates?

  Chinese politicians and businessmen have been circling behind the **** of foreigners. On the contrary, it was those foreigners who often came to chat with Zhou Hexuan, and the largest number of them were Americans.

   There is no American concession in Tianjin. There was one, but it was later handed over to the British concession, so Zhou Hexuan rarely had contact with Americans in Tianjin.

  The American devils at today's reception are all gathered from all over the north. They registered at the consulate, and if the Northern Expedition forces came over and a riot broke out, they would go away on the warship Sayazi immediately.

   "Mr. Zhou, will there really be an economic crisis in the United States next year?"

   "I guess so."

   "No no no, I don't think so, let's make a bet."

   "Mr. Zhou, do you have any new works recently?"

   "Just wrote a book about anthropology."

   "Oh my god, I didn't expect you to study anthropology too."

   "Mr. Zhou..."

   For more than ten minutes, Zhou Hexuan was pestered by the Yankees, answering various questions to satisfy their curiosity.

   Zhou Hexuan was finally relieved until the live dance music played. Who knew that he was just about to dance with Zhang Leyi when a Frenchman appeared again.

  This person is short and has curly hair. He stopped Zhou Hexuan and said, "Mr. Zhou, I'm Le Goff, a reporter from Le Figaro, can I take your time?"

   "Of course," Zhou Hexuan asked, "Le Figaro also has reporters in China?"

  Legov explained with a smile: "I'm a special correspondent accompanying the army."

   This time, France also sent troops to Tianjin. Last year’s Nanjing incident really frightened the foreigners, and well-informed newspapers from various countries naturally followed along, and they might even get exclusive news.

  As for Le Figaro, it is one of the oldest newspapers in France.

This is a culturally rich newspaper, the registration originated from the famous play "The Marriage of Figaro" by the French playwright Beaumarchais, and the purpose of the newspaper is also taken from this play: "If criticism is not free, there is no praise significance."

  Yes, Le Figaro pursues freedom of speech.

   Decades ago, the sister paper of Le Figaro was closed by Napoleon III for publishing articles protecting the interests of the poor. In the future, during World War II, Le Figaro will also be closed for refusing to cooperate with the German occupation forces.

   "Le Figaro" especially likes to interview literati, writers and poets are the objects they are keen to interview.

  Legov and Zhou Hexuan found a corner to sit down, Zhang Leyi stood by with a smile, she liked to see her man being sought after by foreigners.

Legov took out a small notebook from his pocket and said, "Mr. Zhou, when I chatted with the Americans yesterday, they admired you very much. Your historical work "The Rise of Great Powers" is now being sparked among American elites. A sensation."

   Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "It's not a sensation, otherwise it would have sold more than tens of thousands of copies in the United States."

  Legove said: "France also occasionally appears in fragments of "Rise of the Great Powers". When will this book be published in France?"

   "I'm not sure about this, it depends on whether there is a French publisher for cooperation." Zhou Hexuan said.

  Legov asked again: "As far as I know, you are also a poet and novelist. Who is your favorite European writer?"

   "Romain Rolland." Zhou Hexuan said.

  Legov asked: "Why?"

   Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "I like his famous saying: recognize the world, and then love it. For me, it is to recognize this country, and then love it."

   "Are you a patriot?" Legoff asked.

   "It should be." Zhou Hexuan said.

  Legov said: "The data in "The Rise of Great Powers" is very detailed. How did you collect these historical materials? Can you talk about your experience?"

   "Of course..." Zhou Hexuan began to repeat his story again. What was a broken family when he was a child, was taken to North America by American missionaries, and then made a living by being kidnapped and deceived. When he grew up, he traveled all over the world.

   After talking for 20 minutes, Zhou Hexuan finally finished his story.

  Legov opened his mouth into an "O" shape and exclaimed: "Oh, your life is truly a legend, it's unbelievable. Unfortunately, I don't understand Chinese, otherwise, I will definitely read your novels."

   Zhou Hexuan smiled and said, "The novel is too long, you can write down a few of my poems."

   "French?" asked Legoff.

   "Of course, please give me your notebook." Zhou Hexuan said.

   Zhou Hexuan used Legoff's reporter's notebook to translate "A Generation" and "Answer" into French poems, and then laughed: "Sorry, my French writing is not very good, and the translation may not be very rhythmic."

   "The night gave me black eyes, but I use them to find light."

   "The mean is the pass of the mean, and the noble is the epitaph of the noble..."

  Legoff immersed himself in the reading, then raised his head and looked at Zhou Hexuan with reverence: "Mr. Zhou, you are not only a poet, but also a thinker and a philosopher."

   Zhou Hexuan shrugged: "It's too much."

  Legov said: "If possible, I would like to bring all your works back to France and find French scholars who are proficient in Chinese to translate them. I know several publishers, and they all have their own professional translators."

   "Of course, thank you so much." Zhou Hexuan smiled.

   Early the next morning, Legoff went to the Ta Kung Pao office and asked Zhou Hexuan for the manuscript.

   "Rise of Great Powers" and "Goddess" have already been published, so you can send the books directly. Zhou Hexuan took Liao Yaquan as a free labor force, and asked her to copy "Dog Officer" and "Guns, Bacteria and Steel", as well as the poems "created" before, and even "I Have a Dream".

  Pity this female spy. She spent more than a month copying on the table. Every day she came home so tired she just wanted to sleep, and she had no interest in spying.

  Legov didn’t return to France until the summer. He threw all Zhou Hexuan’s series of works to the publishing house. Sure enough, two of them were interested and organized staff to translate them. But when it is actually published, it will have to be next year.