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Chapter 350 Lu Shi’s Voice

The performance is over,

Everyone came out to say goodbye.

Because it was performed at the Nobel Prize dinner, the entire "Stealing Fire" was limited to just over an hour.

Otherwise, it will affect the normal progress of subsequent processes.

Kelvin had joked before,

If it could be further streamlined and shortened to forty minutes, then perhaps there would be no need for professional actors and all the dinner participants would be left to entertain themselves.

In this way, it can better help socialization,

It is also more realistic.

The guest scientists filed off the stage, and when passing by Lu Shi, they did not forget to make a few jokes.

"I will come again next year."

"Next time, can you give me a few more lines?"

"It's a great performance~"

…

Lu Shi was speechless for a while.

Bernard Shaw poured Lu Shi a glass of wine.

"The quality of the drama itself is important, but equally important, it also depends on whether the audience can understand it. I think everyone who has watched "Stealing Fire" will take a warning in their hearts and stay away from academic oppression."

Lu Shi took the wine glass,

"hope so."

He took a sip.

At this time, Solman came over and said with a smile: "Is Sir Lu not so confident in his own work? Or is he not confident in everyone present?"

Bernard Shaw also echoed: "That's right! I think it's not 'hope', but 'necessity'."

Solman clinked glasses with him and downed the drink in one gulp.

Then, he bent down to Lu Shi's ear and whispered: "Sir, I heard from several academicians of the Swedish Academy that you wrote the reason for winning this literature award yourself?"

Lu Shi spread his hands,

"I haven't written it yet."

"ah?"

Solman was depressed;

"In order, the Literature Award should be announced first. I have to copy the reasons for the award on a card and give it to King Oscar."

He thought for a while,

"In this case, let's adjust the order?"

Lu Shi didn't mind this.

He said: "As long as it is convenient for the Nobel Committee and His Majesty the King, I have no problem with it."

Solman nodded,

"Well."

He left slowly and went to communicate with Oscar II at the next table.

Bernard Shaw couldn't help but joked: "Lu, you write thousands of words a day. How can you have trouble with the reason for winning the award?"

Lu Shi rolled his eyes at the other party,

"Aren't you embarrassed if you write down why you won the award?"

"That won't happen~"

Bernard Shaw waved his hands repeatedly,

"I have even thought that if I win the Nobel Prize in the future, the reason for my award must be 'due to his works that are full of idealism and human touch - their exciting satire, often containing a high degree of poetic beauty. '."

Lu Shi: "..."

grass!

Isn't this the real reason why Bernard Shaw won the award in history?

It turns out that I wrote it myself.

Bernard Shaw spread his hands,

"However, it is impossible for me to be given preferential treatment by the Nobel Committee and the Swedish Academy like you, and I certainly cannot write the reasons for the award myself."

"That's not necessarily the case."

What else could Lu Shi say?

George Bernard Shaw laughed,

"Then I'll lend you some good advice."

He returned to the subject,

"Let's get down to business. Lu, how are you going to write?"

From the look on his face, he seemed to want to make a suggestion.

Lu Shi was not in a hurry to answer.

Sure enough, Bernard Shaw said: "Lu, perhaps because I am Irish and as a playwright, I like your "Yes! Prime Minister" the best. It satirizes the British to the fullest, which is inevitably unpleasant."

As soon as he finished speaking,

The scene suddenly became quiet, and even the sound of the forks and plates colliding became much softer.

It turned out that Solman was on stage,

He opened his arms,

"Everyone, I don't want to disturb everyone's meal and chat, but after all, there is something serious to do today, and that is the award ceremony. So, now, please,"

What follows is a long title:

"The Duke of Östergötland, the King of Norway, the King of Sweden..."

Oscar II stood up, shook hands with Edward VII, nodded to everyone around him, and stepped onto the stage.

Solman handed him a small card,

"Your Majesty, the order has been adjusted."

Oscar II didn't think much, took the card, glanced at it, and then read aloud:

"The 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Hendrik Anton Lorenz and Peter Zeeman for their outstanding and creative research on the influence of magnetic fields on radiation phenomena."

The two winners are both Dutch and have a master-disciple relationship.

Zeeman entered Leiden University in 1885, studied physics under the guidance of Lorenz, and served as a teaching assistant.

They came on stage,

Oscar II put medals on them in turn, presented them with pocket watches sponsored by Patek Philippe, and then gave up the center position.

Zeeman also took a step back,

"Teacher, please."

The idea was to let Lorenz speak first.

Lorenz had participated in many similar occasions and was already familiar with it.

He bowed to Oscar II,

"Your Majesty the King, I must remind you that the so-called 'research on the influence of magnetic fields on radiation phenomena' actually has a short name in academic circles - the Zeeman effect. It is a physical phenomenon that refers to when atoms When placed in an external magnetic field, the spectral lines it emits or absorbs will split..."

Oscar II:? ? ?

I don't understand it at all.

He felt that the other party was making fun of him.

But that was not Lorenz's intention.

He cleared his throat and said seriously: "This phenomenon was first discovered by the Dutch physicist Hendrik Zeeman in 1896."

Everyone was stunned,

Subsequently,

Bang bang bang——

There was very warm applause.

Thinking of "Stealing Fire" just now, how could everyone not understand Lorenz's profound meaning?

Lorenz said: "Peter is my most proud disciple. He is very familiar with my electromagnetic theory and has superb experimental skills. Before the Zeeman effect, he had discovered the Kerr effect, and he was already a great man at that time. A physicist."

He paused again.

The guests present were very supportive.

Bang bang bang——

Another round of applause.

Lorenz said: "I won't say much about academic issues, Peter will explain. I'm just curious, according to the process, shouldn't the literary award be announced first?"

After he reminded them, everyone immediately remembered last year.

It was indeed Toon who came on stage first.

However, it was a long journey from Russia and Toon was too old to attend this year.

Everyone looked at Lu Shi.

Lu Shi was slightly embarrassed,

Unexpectedly, Wilson from the Swedish Academy stood up and "self-destructed".

"According to the process, it is indeed Professor Lu... ahem... I didn't mean that the winner has been decided. What I mean is that because the winners this time have numerous works and various forms of creation, we haven't thought about them yet. Reasons for the award.”

Only then did the people at the scene suddenly realize.

Lorenz chuckled,

"Then we can let Lu...uh...let the winners think for themselves~"

Wilson's mouth twitched,

“That’s how we practice it too.”

The scene was quiet,

"..."

Then, I don’t know who it was, who couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

The restaurant then turned into a sea of joy.

After a minute, the laughter subsided.

Lorenz said: "In that case...well...I suggest that the reason for the award is "Stealing Fire."

Shen Te Miao "The reason for winning the award is "Stealing Fire"\

,"This is equivalent to acknowledging that Lu Shi is the winner of the literature award.

You’re not pretending anymore, are you?

However, no one present felt it was inappropriate.

Lorenz said: "Academic oppression has now become an open secret in the circle. All of you colleagues here have resources and talents, so naturally you will not participate in it, but can you say that there are no such people around you?"

The scene fell silent.

Lorenz continued: "Just like what is described in "Chao Wen Dao", those of us who do scientific research should satisfy our curiosity in novels; in general, we should open up territory for the boundaries of human cognition. . We must not be eroded or corrupted. Therefore, I vote for "Stealing Fire"."

As soon as he finished speaking,

"well said!"

"I also recognize "Stealing Fire" as the reason why Lu won the award."

…

Lorenz's views were echoed by many people,

Warm atmosphere.

Solman looked around and couldn't help but think of last year's dinner.

Each winner will invite Lu Shi to come on stage and say a few words.

And this year...

That feeling of being dominated by Lu Shi is back!

Solman coughed slightly,

"Professor Lorenz, physics! Let's talk physics!"

Lorenz felt that he had said all he needed to say, so he nodded to Lu Shi in the audience, and then gave the center of the stage to his disciple.

Unexpectedly, Zeeman was even more amazing,

"I agree with the teacher. I also vote for "Stealing Fire"."

Instantly, the atmosphere became weird,

"..."

After a moment of silence, cheerful laughter filled the entire restaurant.

The staff of the entire Nobel Committee are as big as one and two are big.

Solman almost cried,

"Hey! Can you talk about physics?"

It was probably his sincerity that moved Zeeman.

Zeeman did not mention Lu Shi again, but talked about his major, shared the design ideas of the experiment when he discovered Zeeman's benefit, and expressed his gratitude to Leiden University and the University of Amsterdam.

Finally, he joked: "This year, I won the award, maybe my alma mater's ranking will rise~"

While talking, he didn't forget to wink at Lu Shi.

There was laughter again.

Solman quickly approached Oscar II and whispered: "Your Majesty, we will adjust the order later and issue the Peace Prize first."

Oscar II was puzzled;

"Why?"

Solman said: "If it were a chemistry prize, Professor Fisher would probably mention "The Stolen Fire"."

Oscar II was even more puzzled.

"What's wrong with this? When we organize the Nobel Prize dinner, don't we just hope that writers, scientists, and social activists from all over the world can gather together and communicate with each other? It would be great if everyone can speak freely!"

This is too correct,

Solman simply couldn't argue.

You can't say that you are worried that Lu Shi's prestige is too high and will overwhelm the Nobel Committee, right?

He smiled and said: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten the order of last year? First the Literature Prize, then the Peace Prize..."

"Ah this..."

Oscar II was stunned.

"Did I make a mistake?"

He was a little embarrassed and whispered: "It's up to you."

So, waiting for Lorenz and Zeeman to come down, he stood on the center of the stage again and said in a loud voice:

Next, I would like to award the Nobel Peace Prize to the female writer from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Berta von Suttner,

His work "Lay Down Arms!" "very popular,

At the same time, she herself also made outstanding contributions to the establishment of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Suttner takes the stage.

She looked around and said: "I didn't have a chance to speak down there just now. Now, I need to make it clear that I support "Animal Farm" more than "Stealing Fire"!"

After hearing this, Solman slapped his forehead.

Done!

I can't hold it down at all!

He had decided to lie down completely, so he moved closer to Oscar II and said: "Your Majesty, let's award the literature award directly later."

Clay Bodhisattva still has three parts of earth nature

What's more, Oscar II is the king, and he must be annoyed to be ordered back and forth like this.

He asked dissatisfied: "Why this time?"

Solman spread his hands,

"Your Majesty, there's no need for you to ask me. I'll ask Professor Lu to come up later, and I can even put down my hosting duties."

Oscar II was stunned for a moment, then patted Solman on the shoulder with compassion.

"Okay~Okay~"

Solman said "Yeah", sat back, poured himself a glass of champagne, and drank.

On the stage, Suttner was still counting the advantages of "Animal Farm".

She gushed: "I have come into contact with too many politicians. Through communicating with them, I realized one thing. "Animal Farm" is definitely a strange flower in the entire literary world. It is strange in that Germany They think it is smearing Germany, Britain thinks it is smearing Britain, and Tsarist Russia thinks it is smearing Tsarist Russia..."

Omit the next five hundred words.

All we can say is that when watching "Animal Farm", all countries are looking in the mirror.

Someone below objected: "Obviously "Stealing Fire" is better!"

Suttner was dissatisfied;

"I am a writer myself, and "Lay Down Arms!" was a best-seller, so I know exactly which book is good and which is better!"

Kelvin immediately retorted: "If we talk about heroes based on their best-sellers, then why don't you talk about Harry Potter?"

One sentence left Sutner speechless.

Oscar II coughed lightly,

"Ms. Suttner, please give your acceptance speech."

Logically speaking, Solman should control the pace of award presentations.

But now that he is lying on his back, His Majesty the King has to do it for him.

Suttner originally wanted to continue fighting, but considering that it was a Nobel Prize dinner after all, there was no point in fighting over it with a blushing face.

So, she said: "Professor Lu will be on stage soon and explain his reasons for winning the award. By then, you will know that in his mind, "Animal Farm" is better than "Stealing Fire."

To say this is equivalent to being invincible.

The people below can’t refute it either.

The scene was quiet.

Suttner then began to speak seriously about his acceptance speech, proposing a vision of peace.

The smell of gunpowder at the scene has faded a lot.

After a few minutes, she finished sharing her experience.

Oscar II takes the stage,

"The winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature will be announced next. I think who won the prize no longer needs me to read out his name step by step with a small card."

Everyone immediately laughed kindly,

Subsequently,

"Lu!"

"Professor Lu!"

"Sir Lu!"

…

Various cheers sounded from all sides of the restaurant.

Oscar II smiled and said: "It seems that that person is popular."

He nodded to Lu Shi,

"Sir Lu, please come on stage to accept the award. Then, it's up to you to explain why you won the award."

Lu Shi bravely went on stage, and His Majesty the King put on the medal and received the Patek Philippe pocket watch.

Then, he turned to the audience,

"Everyone, to be honest, I haven't thought about the reason why I won the award now. I am able to achieve what I am today because of the inspiration of countless sages and the teachings of countless powerful people. My personal efforts are really not worth mentioning."

No one understood the meaning of these words.

After a moment of silence,

"land!"

Bernard Shaw raised his voice,

"You are so humble! Now, you can tell everyone that you won the award for "Yes! Prime Minister"."

Lu Shi's head was full of black lines,

￣□￣｜｜

My heart said,

Lao Xiao stepped forward to start a group of taunts.

Sure enough, some people were immediately dissatisfied.

"It's clearly "Stealing Fire"! "Stealing Fire" is the god!"

""Animal Farm" is the most classic and will not accept any refutation!"