British writer

Dirty dirty——

The whistle of the cruise ship soared into the sky.

The seagulls were frightened, spread their wings and circled in the air, screaming and flapping their wings.

Lu Shi stretched himself.

"Finally we're here."

He looked at Jack London next to him and asked curiously: "Where are you going to live?"

Jack London replied without hesitation: "The Langham Hotel."

Lu Shi was surprised,

“Isn’t it cheap to live there?”

The first bidding for the "Mirror" advertising space was in the Langham Hotel's business conference center, and the venue rental fee was quite high.

Jack London said calmly: "It doesn't matter, the American News Agency will reimburse me anyway."

Lu Shi was very curious.

"Can you quote such a high room rate?"

Jack London showed a mysterious smile,

"Professor Lu doesn't know anything about the issue of reimbursement. If a financial system is full of loopholes from top to bottom, then a coffee cup worth $12.80 may exist."

"Tsk..."

Lu Shi was speechless.

I have to admit that some fine traditions do have a long history.

Of course, at the beginning of the 20th century, similar problems were more serious in Great Britain, otherwise Cecil would not have stepped down.

Jack London continued: "Besides, I saved money last time by living in the East End of London. Can't I enjoy it this time?"

Just as he was talking, the whistle sounded again,

Dirty dirty——

The cruise ship started to dock.

The two of them dragged their luggage towards the gangway.

After disembarking, follow the queue of passengers through customs.

The staff screened them one by one.

"Everyone stand still and pass in an orderly manner..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard a loud rumbling sound above his head.

He couldn't help but frown,

"Here comes the damn thing again!"

Everyone raised their heads and followed the sound.

I saw an airship floating slowly in the air. Because of its low flying altitude, it seemed quite powerful.

Jack London said: "Is that a blimp?"

Lu Shi didn't understand these,

"Soft airship? From what you say, are there any rigid airships?"

Jack London used to be a crew member, so he paid more attention to these things, so he explained: "The earliest airships were similar to hot-air balloons and required human power to drive them."

He made a rowing rowing motion,

"like this."

Lu Shi understood,

No wonder it is called a flying boat.

Jack London continued: "Later, the steam engine appeared, and the power system of the airship was improved, gradually becoming a mature aircraft. As for the rigid airship, I heard about it from hearsay. A German named Zeppelin seemed to have been exhibited at the French World Expo... …Well……"

I saw him staring at the sky with a confused look on his face,

"Monopoly?"

Lu Shi looked along the other person's line of sight.

The height of the airship dropped again,

At some point, three huge banners on the left, middle and right sides hung down from the pod's window, which read:

——

Parker Brothers!

"Monopoly"!

Grand Prix!

——

What's going on! ?

Lu Shi felt dizzy after reading it.

Jack London on the side suddenly realized it and said: "I remembered, it was a tabletop game that has become popular throughout the eastern United States. I didn't expect it to develop to London, and there is even a grand prix competition."

By chance, a customs officer passed by and checked their passports.

"are you American?"

Jack London nodded,

"Yes."

The staff member curled his lips slightly and muttered: "Don't come here to open a company again~"

This sounds a bit hostile.

Jack London frowned,

"What do you mean?"

Only then did the staff realize that they were talking too much.

He pointed to the top of his head and said, "That thing has been hovering above our heads for three days. It's very annoying."

Lu Shi pondered,

"Three days?"

He mentally estimated how much it would cost to rent the airship.

Parker Brothers is spending a lot of money this time.

The staff raised their eyebrows,

"Well, three whole days. It is said that today is the first competition day. Unfortunately, I am busy with work and cannot take the time to come."

Shen Te Meow's "spending time to come\

,"In terms of relationships, this guy feels irritable because he is busy with work and can't join in the fun.

The staff looked at Lu Shi's passport again and felt that the Chinese seemed somewhat familiar, so he looked up and down, but in the end he still didn't recognize him.

He asked again: "Is there any problem with the luggage?"

As he said that, he picked up Lu Shi's box and shook it up and down.

You can tell by testing the weight that there is nothing noteworthy about contraband.

He then carried Jack London’s suitcase. Whether it was intentional or just out of heed, it shook very much.

After shaking it, he gave Jack London a provocative look,

"Well, you're fine too."

After saying that, he went to check the next row.

Jack London gritted his teeth;

"Fxxk!"

He opened the box and checked, and saw that the ink bottle and shoe polish were not spilled. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and cursed in a low voice: "That stupid British guy, who made a few bad coins at the customs, really thinks that he has never lost his fortune. ?!”

Lu Shi was still looking at the airship, a little absent-minded, and said casually:

"

'Even the poorest man in the East End of London puffs up his chest at the thought of Britain's wealth and industry. ’

"

Jack London:! ! !

"People in the Abyss", which I wrote, is 196 pages long, but it doesn't sum it up as brilliantly as Lu Shi did in one sentence.

He quickly took out a pen and paper to record.

Lu Shi didn't think much about it.

"Let's go, let's pass the border quickly. I have something else to do."

Jack London held the pen cap in his mouth and asked vaguely: "What?"

Lu Shi said: "You haven't seen the detailed information on the back of the "Monopoly" box. In the column of game designer, my pen name is written - Lu, and I am also the first designer."

After saying that, he dragged his luggage and quickened his pace.

Jack London stayed on the spot,

It took him a few seconds to react, and he followed Lu Shi, shamelessly squeezing into the same carriage.

The reporter's instinct told him,

If you follow Lu Shi closely, you will have an inexhaustible supply of subjects.

Lu Shi asked the driver: "Where is the venue for the Monopoly game?"

The coachman has been asked this question all the time recently,

He smiled "hehe\

,""Buckingham Palace."

Lu Shi:? ? ?

"You mean...Buckingham Palace?"

He thought he heard wrongly.

The coachman turned around and looked at Lu Shi through the small window at the front of the carriage.

"Sir, I am not lying to you. The Grand Prix will be held on the front lawn of Buckingham Palace, and the champion will be born under the solemn gaze of the Queen's statue."

Lu Shi: "..."

This world is so crazy!

He said: "Forget it! Never mind that! You take me to Buckingham Palace and talk as we go."

The coachman immediately urged the horse to set off and introduced: "'Monopoly' is a multiplayer strategy board game. Participants rely on luck and trading strategies to buy land and build buildings to earn rent, with the ultimate goal of making other people bankrupt." "

Lu Shi scratched his head,

"I know this. What I'm curious about is, why is the Grand Prix held on the front lawn of Buckingham Palace?"

The coachman replied: "Because His Majesty likes that game."

Lu Shi's head was suddenly covered with black lines,

￣□￣｜｜

Think about it, is there any other reason?

Edward VII was such a dabbler that nothing ridiculous he did was unexpected.

However, why would the affairs officers in Whitehall agree to something that might harm the dignity of the royal family?

It’s too outrageous!

Lu Shi was puzzled.

The carriage rushed all the way towards the center of London,

When they reached Palace Street, a soldier from the Coldstream Guards stopped them and used his baton to lift the curtain of the car.

"The road ahead is closed, so you can only walk."

As he spoke, he looked suspicious,

"Do you have tickets?"

Jack London said "Huh?" and asked, "We just want to join in the fun, do we need tickets?"

His lazy American accent is unmistakable;

The soldier heard it immediately,

"American?"

Jack London nodded,

"What? What's the problem?"

Because of the unpleasant encounter at the customs just now, the tone of these words sounded harsh.

The soldier looked Jack London up and down, then looked at the suitcase placed in the corner, and couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart.

These two foreigners are not going to carry out any attack, right?

He winked at the brothers beside him,

The Coldstream Guards have patrol work, so each shift is fixed. They have already developed a tacit understanding, and one look is enough to understand.

Someone immediately hid behind him and went to Shangfeng to report the matter.

The soldiers in front are responsible for delaying,

"It must be quite a long journey from the United States, right?"

As he said this, he made a respectful gesture of invitation.

This attitude was very useful to Jack London, who jumped off the carriage first.

Lu Shi reminded: "You didn't take the box."

Who would have thought that as soon as he finished speaking, the soldier immediately said: "It's okay, I can help."

Lu Shi glanced at the other party,

There is something wrong with such a good attitude.

He looked at the gates of Buckingham Palace,

There was a long queue there,

Because of the inefficiency of ticket checking, the team moved forward slowly like a tortoise.

"Next."

"Next."

"Next."

…

It's almost like the quarantine process when pigs are released.

Lu Shi lowered his head and pondered, wondering who came up with the idea of ​​selling tickets.

He was in a daze, and the soldier couldn't stand it anymore.

"Sir, please stay away from the suitcase and get off the carriage."

When he said this, he had already changed into a serious tone as if he was facing a powerful enemy.

Lu Shi could probably guess that the other party probably misunderstood, so he was ready to tell his name.

But someone was ahead of him,

"Professor Lu!?"

Stephenson came running out of breath.

He patted Lu Shi on the shoulder and laughed.

"I also said who would dare to stab Wang Shajia without opening his eyes, but I didn't expect it to be you."

Lu Shi: "..."

"I don't dare either."

Stephenson smiled wider and said to the soldiers of the Coldstream Guards: "You are all optimistic, how could this, the famous Professor Lu Shilu, hide gunpowder in his luggage and attack Buckingham Palace? "

After saying that, he pulled Lu Shi out of the car and led the two of them towards the palace gate.

On the front lawn, the game has begun,

There are four contestants at each table, and the battle is extremely fierce.

"God of dice! I want 6!"

"You want to trade a garbage station for my big farm? Are you out of your mind?"

"I worked hard! Build the house! Build it full!"

…

The atmosphere was so lively!

Lu Shi asked: "Sir Stephenson, how could Whitehall agree to hold such an event in Buckingham Palace?"

Stephenson shook his head,

"This is handled by the Princess. I don't know the specific details."

Lu Shi then remembered that the advertising business of "Mirror" had become independent and it was Margarita who was managing it.

Unexpectedly, Her Royal Highness the Princess would be so generous.

Even airships are used!

They chatted and walked towards the queen's statue,

The Grand Prix Organizing Committee set up a temporary shed there, and all the staff were extremely busy.

And Margarita is at their core,

Her Royal Highness was seen wearing a navy blue tweed suit, well-tailored and smooth lines, with a slightly open neckline revealing an off-white shirt.

A pair of black trousers wrapped around her slender legs, smart and neat,

Under her feet is a pair of exquisite leather shoes, shiny and shiny.

This seems to be very close to the look of modern working women.

Jack London was surprised,

"Women's suit?"

He was deeply shocked by the women's clothing he had never seen before.

Stephenson coughed lightly,

"Ahem... don't look at anything inappropriate."

Only then did Jack London realize that his actions of staring closely at Margarita just now were an offense to women.

What's more, the other party is a member of the royal family.

He quickly looked away,

"I'm so sorry."

Stephenson shook his head,

"You should say this to Her Royal Highness the Princess. But I don't think she has time to talk to you. Now, I'm afraid even His Majesty the King can't speak in front of her."

Indeed, Margarita has her hands full.

But when Stephenson looked at Lu,

"However, Professor Lu is an exception."

There is a hint of pink ambiguity in these words.

Jack London smelled the news and quietly took out his notebook.

He took a half step back, trying to keep a low profile, and even tried to breathe a little softer, not wanting anyone to notice his identity as a reporter.

Lu Shi walked towards the shed and joked with a smile: "Who is in charge here?"

Margarita suddenly raised her head,

The next second, Her Royal Highness the Princess's eyes were filled with surprise.

"Professor Lu, please go back..."

She shook her head and turned gracefully in a circle,

"Does this outfit look good?"

Jack London:! ! !

The princess of Daying actually used this tone to speak to a man in public?

And this man is Chinese!

Jack London felt that he had been shocked more today than he had been in the entire year.

"Gu..."

He swallowed, bit off the cap of his pen, and prepared to record.

At the same time, he whispered to himself,

Sure enough, you can encounter big news by following Professor Lu.

But things went counterproductive,

Stephenson stopped him;

"Sir, you haven't forgotten what I just said, right? See no evil. Now I have to add another one, don't hear no evil."

As he spoke, he took away the pen and notebook.

Jack London sighed deeply,

"If you don't remember it, don't remember it. It's good to gossip from a distance."

Stephenson had no idea.

"It's up to you. Just don't do anything outrageous."

On the other side, Margarita was still chirping excitedly about the landing.

"Professor Lu, this is a style specially designed for me by Burberry. They heard that I wanted to abandon the old concept of 'women should wear skirts', so they imitated men's formal wear, relaxed the waist restraint, and added strong lines..."

"Tsk..."×2

Stephenson and Jack London were speechless,

They all noticed the hidden girlishness in Her Royal Highness the Princess.

Lu Shi also felt something.

He smiled and sincerely praised: "Yes, Your Highness, devote yourself to work. This is the power of women."

Margarita would not be particularly happy if she only complimented her clothes.

And the word "female power" hit her hard.

The happiness on her face overflowed,

"Professor Lu, I knew you would agree with me."

Lu Shi said: "You can come up with the idea of ​​holding a tabletop game Grand Prix on the front lawn of Buckingham Palace. But how did you convince Whitehall and the Privy Council? I really can't think of a reason for those old stubborns to agree. ."

Margarita covered her lips and snickered,

"Have you forgotten? Not long ago, His Majesty the King agreed to pay taxes on the capital gains of the Crown Estate. Buckingham Palace also belongs to the Crown Estate~"

Lu Shi: "..."

Those politicians and office-bearers highlight a reality,

Royal majesty?

what is that?

The taxes collected are the real deal.

Lu Shi pointed to the airship in the sky,

"How much does that cost per day?"

Margarita said: "It actually didn't cost much. The British army happened to have an airship to test, so I took the opportunity to take advantage."

Lu Shi was speechless,

"You...are amazing! Most people really don't have this kind of advertising resources."

He glanced at the Grand Prix that was in full swing and asked, "So, these are all your ideas?"

Margarita nodded,

"That's right. But I learned it from you. You said that advertising conveys a feeling or even a desire. Then I will simply use the most direct way to implant this feeling or desire into people. mind."

She took out a folded leaflet from her pocket and unfolded it carefully.

It says in super large letters:

——

The first place, 1 person, the prize is 100 pounds;

Second place, tied among 3 people, will receive a prize of £50;

Third place, tied with 12 people, will receive a prize of £10;

48 people participated in the competition, and the prize was a collector's edition of the "Lord of the Rings" tabletop game.

——

Advertising within advertising.

Lu Shi couldn't help but admire him after seeing it.

He once again sincerely praised: "Your Royal Highness, it is really a right choice to hand over the advertising business to you."

Margarita's mouth curved.

"Professor Lu, please don't worry, I won't let you down."

She is full of confidence,

"I will build the advertising company into the most successful company in the UK... no, the world. I will build the advertising company into the most successful company in the world, and then hand it back to you."

Lu Shi: "..."

I feel like I'm hallucinating,

It's as if someone said domineeringly in my ear: "Look, this is the world I have won for you!"

this……

Who wouldn’t be confused after hearing this?