British writer

Saatchi and Scott had discussed it just now.

About Lu Shi's manuscript fee,

The Daily Telegraph offered £35 for a column once a week;

"Manchester Guardian" bid 20 pounds, as long as the manuscript is accepted, it will be published in the newspaper.

Moreover, drafts can be used.

This surprised Lu Shi very much.

After all, the two newspapers are in a competitive relationship, and this kind of competition is all-round, from the commercial field to the political orientation. Using the draft will make people feel that the feud has suddenly broken the ice, and even the relationship is so good that they wear a pair of pants, which is inexplicable .

Scott blinked mysteriously, and said with a smile: "Mr. Saatchi still has the common faults of conservatives~"

Thatch glared at him, but said nothing.

It is true that he is determined to forge ahead, but his mentality is ultimately based on stability. Although he dares to bet on a Chinese student, it is not much.

It is not incomprehensible that this situation finally became.

However, Scott and Saatchi are both very shrewd, there is no one who cheats the other, it is more of a trade-off of interests.

Sage bowed,

"Mr. Lu, Mr. Scott, there is still something to do at the newspaper office, excuse me."

Scott also stood up,

"Let's go together."

As he said that, he took the initiative to stand side by side with Saqi.

Seeing the two of them like this, Lu Shi naturally wouldn't join in the fun, and said, "I think the environment of this coffee shop is quite good, and I want to think about it here first. Please go ahead, both of you."

Sage and Scott bid farewell to Lu Shi and left.

The editor-in-chief of the "Daily Telegraph" and "Manchester Guardian" hooked shoulders, which is also a spectacle.

Watching their backs disappear, Lu Shi asked the waiter for a pen and paper.

Because it is Fleet Street, there are often journalists and editors. The quality of paper and pens provided by the shops here is better than those bought by Natsume Soseki.

Lu Shi pondered, thinking about where to start writing,

Since it is an editorial, it must be innovative, and platitudes are absolutely not acceptable.

Secondly, it has to be in-depth. Children's house wine probably won't pass the draft.

The first thing he thought of was works like "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword", and then he rejected it himself.

From the perspective of popular books, "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" is perfect. Even the Japanese themselves admit that the culture of shame, debt of gratitude, and no individual thought in the book are Japanese national characteristics.

But in fact, the author Ruth Benedict has never even been to Japan,

Who dares to say that he can comprehensively analyze the national character of a country with a few prisoners of war?

Isn't that bullshit?

The Japanese touted "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" largely because the book was written after World War II and the author was an American.

After World War II, Japan's licking beauty is all-round. Even Curtis LeMay, who attacked Tokyo with fire, burned 500,000 people to death and created 8 million homeless people, was awarded the highest level of "First Class Rising Sun" Great Cordon\

,"In this kind of atmosphere where all the people lick dogs, whether the Japanese's recognition of "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" is from the heart or not, it is obviously a question mark,

Anyway, Lu Shi didn't believe a word.

Moreover, as a bastard in the Qing Dynasty, Lu Shi wrote this kind of book that provoked the big powers, which was almost equivalent to courting death.

He pondered for a moment, and wrote two words on the paper,

depth,

innovation.

It is Chinese.

He paused for a while, and finally thought of a suitable work——

"Guns, Germs, and Steel".

This book is very interesting. The author, Jared Diamond, is not a historian himself, so it is an interdisciplinary writing that can provide a new perspective on history and social research.

Another very important point is safety.

It is almost impossible to step on someone's pain point when copying this book.

Of course, it is absolutely impossible to copy it, otherwise you will definitely be blind when you write about World War I and World War II.

The Sarajevo incident happened in 1914. In 1900, Grand Duke Ferdinand was still alive and well~

Lu Shi picked up a pen, wrote down the title, and began to conceive the specific content.

At this time, a crisp voice sounded: "Mr. Lu, we meet again."

It was Miss Margarita.

Lu Shi looked up helplessly, and said, "Didn't you just leave? Do you really want me to contact Scotland Yard?"

When he mentioned Scotland Yard again, Margarita was slightly dissatisfied, pouted and muttered: "I have thought about it carefully just now, even if the police from Scotland Yard come, it is impossible to do anything to me. You just clearly are Scared me!"

Lu Shi sighed,

"You have to 'consider carefully' about this kind of thing? I'm just scaring you!"

Full of sarcasm.

Margarita felt that she was quite smart just now, but now she was instantly filled with frustration, drooping her head, depressed and bored.

Lu Shi pointed in the direction of the gate,

"please."

It was the first time Margarita was treated like this, and she raised her fist angrily, and was about to complain that the other party was not a gentleman, but suddenly noticed the manuscript paper on the table.

She doesn't know Chinese characters, so she doesn't understand "depth" and "innovation", but she can understand the title of the article written in English.

She asked, "Germs? Why germs?"

Lu Shi said nothing: "..."

Margarita continued to be curious, and asked: "I heard that the "Daily Telegraph" and "Manchester Guardian" have asked you to write some editorials on the rise of the United States at the same time. Is that what you are writing now? ?”

Lu Shi continued to have no comment: "..."

Margarita felt that she was talking to a stone Buddha and muttered: "Stingy!"

She wanted to leave just like that, but she wanted to know the relationship between germs and the rise of the United States, and she couldn't leave or stay for a while.

The two stared at each other.

After a while, Margarita suddenly said: "Give me back the money, I won't treat you to afternoon tea."

Lu Shi was speechless for a moment, thinking that he didn't know who was really stingy.

He glanced across the table,

Saatchi’s cutlery had already been taken away, and the £1 note under the plate was also gone.

Reluctantly, Lu Shi reached out and touched the inside of the clothes.

But soon, his movements froze, because he was wearing the formal suit prepared by Scott at the moment, and all his belongings were still in the inner patch of the coat,

In other words, he can't afford a dime now.

This is the sequelae of modern urban residents who are used to mobile payment and don't like to go out with cash.

The atmosphere at the scene was weird.

"..."

"..."

"..."

There was a full minute of silence.

Lu Shi touched his nose in embarrassment and said, "Didn't you just ask me about the relationship between bacteria and the rise of the United States? It's very simple. When Europeans set foot on the American continent, they brought not only science, but also smallpox and mumps." , measles, cholera, gonorrhea and yellow fever..."

Margarita is naive, with a puzzled look on her face,

"You have to answer seriously, it's better to say nothing than to be so perfunctory."

Lu Shi spread his hands,

"No, I'm very serious. Think about it, what is the most thorough land reform plan? Of course, arrest the original 'landlords' and hang them with ropes~ Compared with ropes, the efficiency of germs is obviously higher Much more."

To describe the raging plague as land reform,

Margarita couldn't take it.

She confirmed: "Are you serious?"

Lu Shi nodded,

"Well, sometimes history and politics are that simple and brutal."

Margarita stared at the other party carefully for a few seconds, and the curiosity in her heart deepened, and she said, "I must read your article carefully when it is published."

After saying this, she walked away calmly, holding up her skirt.