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When other people time travel, they always beg celebrities for ink treasures and paintings,

Lu Shi happened to be the other way around.

He was very depressed,

If this song "Deceit" is really written down and then hung somewhere in the French Academy, it is really a performance art.

mathematician,

and "Mathematics, if you can't, you can't!\

,"No matter how you think about it, the two don't go together.

Poincaré didn't think so. After a while of searching through boxes and cabinets, he really found out the Four Treasures of the Study.

He smiled and said, "Professor Lu, we French people are the most romantic. We like art and literature, so we are often arty. Although I don't know how to write this calligraphy, I have admired it for a long time. I hope you will give me calligraphy."

After speaking, he spread paper and grinded ink.

Lu Shi said: "Mr. Poincaré, you should pay attention to the amount of water you add when grinding ink. Look at your hands, they are all black."

Poincaré was not embarrassed either,

"it's okay no problem."

With that said, he handed the brush to Lu Shi.

Lu Shishi said honestly, "I'll tell you in advance that I can't write well with this brush."

All the Chinese students Poincaré came into contact with could write calligraphy, so I felt that Lu Shi was being modest.

And humility is a common feature of Chinese people,

In their mouth, "bad" is "good".

Poincaré said: "Haha, so what if Professor Lu's writing is not good? The most important thing is the song "Deceit", not Ni's writing."

As soon as "Deception" was mentioned, Lu Shi couldn't help feeling dizzy.

After thinking for a while, he suddenly had an idea, and remembered a famous line from "The Analects of Confucius":

"

Knowing is knowing, not knowing is knowing.

"

This sentence is most appropriate.

Lu Shi made up his mind, held the brush, and then bent down.

George Bernard Shaw and Poincaré suddenly felt something was wrong,

Lu Shi's posture holding the pen is too strange.

As a result, before the two of them could speak, they saw Lu Shi holding his breath and standing in front of the table, looking like a master.

This performance dispelled the doubts of the two of them.

They waited quietly.

Hearing a "huh", Lu Shi suddenly wrote the most reasonable saying in "The Analects of Confucius·For Politics".

Bernard Shaw and Poincaré stared wide-eyed.

They all felt that the words in front of them were beyond the appreciation of carbon-based organisms.

An eerie silence strikes,

"..."

"..."

"..."

After a long time, Poincaré said: "It's really a good picture, like a work of art, it reminds me of... um... it reminds me of "Starry Moon Night"."

"Starry Night" is a work of Vincent Van Gogh, George Bernard Shaw has never heard of it,

He would have laughed if he knew the painting was painted by Vincent van Gogh in the mental asylum in Saint-Rémy, France.

Poincaré continued: ""Starry Moon Night" gave me a feeling of devouring, spinning, and restlessness. Professor Lu's calligraphy has the same effect. Good! It's really a good painting!"

The devouring, spinning, restlessness of Shente Meow...

Bernard Shaw pursed his lips and snickered.

Lu Shi waved his hand,

"Well, that's it."

Poincaré also took out a pen and paper, and wrote the French version of the song "Deceit" next to it,

Later, he said: "Tomorrow I will send the Chinese and French versions of this poem to the French Institute of Inscriptions and American Letters, and let them contact craftsmen to carve it into a monument, and then stand on it... No, forget it, and find someone to go directly to it." It's carved."

George Bernard Shaw was curious,

"Why don't you contact the Institute of Inscriptions and American Letters?"

Poincaré explained: "I think the academicians of the Academy are pedantic enough, but sometimes the academicians of the Academy of Inscriptions and American Letters go too far."

Bernard Shaw laughed out loud.

At this moment, Roland pushed the door and entered,

"Gentlemen, who do you see coming!?"

Everyone followed the reputation,

I saw an old French man with beards behind Roland,

Although he is old, he is well-dressed, with piercing eyes and a good spirit.

This man was none other than Jules Verne, novelist, playwright, and poet.

Verne is a god-man, even more like a time-traveler.

Lu Shi came forward to say hello, and then said: "Mr. Verne, I have known you for a long time. There are a lot of predictive scientific inventions in your novels, such as "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", which predicted submarines."

In fact, far more than a submarine,

"From the Earth to the Moon" predicted the moon landing;

"Machine Island" predicted the rise of the aircraft carrier and the United States;

"Carpathian Castle", predicted holographic projection;

...

Very ahead of its time.

Verne showed a surprised expression, and said: "I didn't expect Professor Lu to have read my work, it's really... However, I want to correct one point, human-powered submarines existed before "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", as I predicted It's a mechanically powered submarine."

Poincaré laughed out loud,

"Okay~ okay~ I know you are rigorous. I said earlier that you are an outlier, a bachelor of science in a literary family."

Verne complained: "I don't like a bachelor's degree."

After speaking, he turned to Lu Shi again,

"Actually, the work I am most satisfied with is not "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", but "Paris in the 20th Century". Unfortunately, that book cannot be published."

Lu Shi had an impression of "Paris in the 20th Century\

,"This book should have been found by the descendants of Verne when they were looking through his manuscripts, and it was not published until 1994.

Because there is no translation, Chinese readers do not have much contact with it.

In the book, it is full of technologies that seemed obviously inconceivable at the beginning of the 20th century,

These include fax machines, a worldwide communications network (the Internet), glass skyscrapers, gas-powered cars and high-speed elevated trains.

This predictability has been accurate to the point of terror.

Poincaré on the side complained: "Your publisher Pierre said that if you dare to publish that book, you will immediately become an author."

Verne shrugged.

"I know."

Chatting about the book, Verne and Roland sat down,

Both of them praised Lu Shi's tea and calligraphy such as "amazing" and "unprecedented".

Lu Shi asked: "Gentlemen, this time the French Academy invited me and Mr. Chancellor to come over for an exchange. What is the main exchange? History? Literature?"

Poincaré nodded to Verne,

The latter said seriously: "Actually, we didn't think too much about it. The main thing is the Nobel Prize for Literature... Heh, we also invited Mr. Tolstoy this time. I don't know if he will come. But anyway, this time This exchange can be regarded as a coincidence. However, after the exchange with Professor Lu just now, out of selfishness, I want to talk about literary creation."

Lu Shi asked: "Literary creation? "The Experience of a Chinese in China"?"

Verne touched his nose awkwardly,

"I didn't expect Professor Lu to even read "A Chinese's Experience in China."

Lu Shi chuckled and said, "As much as I like your "Five Weeks in a Balloon" and "Mysterious Island", I hate that book as much."

In that book, Verne used his imagination to portray a gentrified Chinese.

Lu Shi waved his hand,

"It's okay. Mr. Verne, on the whole, your creative attitude is very friendly, and you can even see your yearning for China, but because of the stereotype, the content of the book seems too absurd."

Verne sighed.

"It's because I'm a little self-righteous."

It was only when he got in touch with Lu that he really understood what a "gentleman Chinese" is.

Written by yourself is a piece of shit.

Verne sighed again and said, "I want to apologize for that."

Lu Shi waved his hand,

"Don't talk about that. Mr. Verne, you represent the French academy..."

Poincaré suddenly interrupted: "Professor Lu, Mr. Xiao, because I am worried that you may misunderstand, I must say that Jules is not an academician of the Academy, but he is now called the 'forty-first seat' of the Academy." '."

Because of the tenure of academicians, many famous French writers did not become academicians of the French Academy.

Therefore, there is the saying of "the forty-first seat".

In addition to Verne, many other celebrities have received this honor, including:

Balzac, Rousseau, Sartre, Flaubert, Proust, Zola...

Just by looking at these names, one can know how high the gold content of the term "the forty-first seat" is.

Lu Shi nodded,

"I see."

Poincaré saw that the reminder had an effect, so he stopped his mouth in a timely manner.

Verne on the other side said: "Actually, what I want to communicate with Professor Lu most is fantasy novels, to be precise, science fiction novels. But for you, I'm afraid science fiction novels are a bit too difficult, right?"

He felt that Lu Shi didn't involve science fiction, so he couldn't talk about it.

Lu Shi didn't say a word.

You can’t say that you can “write” any novel, right?

Verne took this silence as an acquiescence, and continued: "Professor Lu, let's talk about drama during this time?"

Many of his works have basically been adapted into screenplays,

For example, "Around the World in Eighty Days" and "Captain Grant's Sons and Daughters" all achieved big hits.

Roland on the other side nodded,

"Let's talk about the script."

He is also a playwright.

Poincaré interjected: "I have heard many friends who have been to London describe "Yes! Prime Minister". They spoke vividly and said that it is a brand new drama."

Bernard Shaw smiled,

"Indeed, it's something completely new."

Before he met Lu Shi, he didn't expect that the script could be written like this.

Lu Shi said, "Isn't political satire a very common drama topic?"

Bernard Shaw felt a little helpless,

Sometimes, he doesn't know how to complain about Lu Shi.

He said: "Lu, you really don't know... well... that's right, political satire is indeed very common, but writing like yours is unprecedented. Simply put, the biggest difference in "Yes! Prime Minister" , It is the 'kidney loss' you mentioned to Mr. Gorky before."

Poincaré was curious,

"What do you mean by 'moving the kidney'?"

George Bernard Shaw told the joke about Napoleon's restoration.

moment,

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Roland, Poincaré, and Verne all laughed so hard that their mouths might burst.

They were all French, and the joke hit them hard.

After a long time, Verne stopped laughing, and then said: "That's right, it's 'kidney walking'! Professor Lu's "Yes! Prime Minister" is unprecedented, and almost only one scene of No. It's rare to have the audience laugh like crazy for nearly four hours."

Roland took over the conversation,

"What's even more rare is that this drama is the purest political satire, without any side lines."

The bar for political satire is high,

In order to give people excitement, or a gimmick to attract viewing, even Wilde wanted to add some exciting elements such as adultery in "Lady Windermere's Fan".

And "Yes! "Prime Minister" is different, full of political jokes.

Verne said: "One thing that has been bothering us recently is that our musicals are not very popular, even "Les Miserables."

Lu Shi was stunned,

"Les Miserables isn't an English musical?"

As soon as these words came out, the room was silent.

After about a minute, Verne said: "Mr. Hugo's great work, we can't carry it forward, it is really a disgrace to the French."

Now, France and Britain compete on a global scale, culturally as well,

No wonder the Académie Française pays attention to musical theater.

Lu Shi was a little puzzled,

"What does this have to do with Yes! Prime Minister?"

Verne said: "Professor Lu, just now Roman said, 'This drama is the purest political satire'. You know, pure political satire has always been very boring, but you can make it bloom like a flower, We want to learn from it.”

Lu Shi nodded,

"The implication is that you think French musicals are boring~"

"Pfft!" ×3

This made the three Frenchmen vomit blood.

Seeing that Bernard Shaw on the other side couldn't hold back his laughter, he quickly coughed a few times, and interjected, "We've already talked about the secret just now, kidney removal."

Verne sighed, "This... is easier said than done."

They can understand Lu Shi's jokes,

But if they were really asked to write, they couldn't write at all.

Lu Shi pondered: "French is popularized in a limited number of regions, except for France, mainly including Quebec and Africa, and musicals are greatly influenced by actors (singers), and changing cafes is like changing a new play, so it is difficult to make a tour ,unless……"

Having said that, Lu Shi shook his head,

"No unless."

Verne was impatient,

"How can Professor Lu half-talk?"

Lu Shi said: "Unless a certain place has a high acceptance of French musicals, no matter which actor is flocking to them. Is this possible?"

Everyone fell silent.

Lu Shi nodded,

"So it's better to give up the musical."

Verne sighed and said, "Is there no other way? Like the 'kidney removal' you mentioned?"

Lu Shi said: "Aren't you French the best at losing kidneys? Mr. Dumas is a master at losing kidneys. Think about his "The Count of Monte Cristo".

Contemporary novels are basically completed in twenty or thirty chapters.

And "The Count of Monte Cristo" is different,

The directory is as follows:

Chapter 1, the ship arrives in Marseilles;

Chapter 2, Father and Son;

...

Chapter 117, October 5th.

A novel has 117 chapters!

Moreover, looking at the names of these chapters, there is a pure flavor of the cool writing of later generations rushing to the face.

From the current point of view, "The Count of Monte Cristo" may be a serious traditional literature,

But in the 18th century it was very different.

This point is also very similar to Jin and Gu's martial arts novels. Modern readers don't see it as refreshing, but in the eyes of readers at that time, it highlights a coolness.

(Except "Liancheng Jue".)

Verne and Roland exchanged glances,

Combined with "Yes! "Prime Minister" and the Napoleon joke about Lu Shi losing his kidney, they all figured out a little flavor.

Lu Shi smiled and said: "If you want to expand the influence of culture, you still have to follow the route of the Liba people~ After all, it's not based on the Nobel Prize in Literature, right?"

The three Frenchmen nodded solemnly.

After a while, Verne smiled and said, "Tomorrow happens to be a play, is Professor Lu going to watch it?"

Lu Shi waved his hand,

"I don't care for musicals. I'm afraid I'll fall asleep."

His sincerity made everyone laugh.

Verne said: "Don't worry, it's an ordinary drama, "Around the World in Eighty Days."