Lisko’s American Life

"Come on, first guess what kind of coffee this is."

Joyce handed over a cup, Lisko took it, and smelled it in the heat.

Intense aroma with a hint of lemony fruit.

"Honduras?"

Lisko expressed his guess uncertainly.

"Excellent, yes, this is Honduran coffee, which is my favorite."

Seeing that Lisko had guessed it, Joyce gave him a thumbs up.

Honduras is one of the important coffee-producing countries in Central America. An international buyer paid a record-breaking $35.10 per pound for coffee beans from the Mi Esperanza plantation at an online green bean auction.

It has a long history. In 1804, this kind of coffee was sought after by the upper class, and Mocha coffee became the most popular variety.

Among the top ten coffee beans in the world, Honduran coffee beans rank third, and the well-known coffee brand Jamaica Blue Mountain ranks fifth.

Because of the scarcity of production, it has been circulated among the upper class.

Lisco took a sip, the taste is rich and mellow, the taste is soft and not astringent, the entrance is sour and slightly sweet, with a rich and unique aroma, the aftertaste is sour and sweet, showing a strong lemon flavor, neutralized by the sweetness of caramel, With distinct fruit flavors.

"It's great." Lisko put down his cup. He tasted this kind of coffee for the first time. He had only heard about it before, but he just guessed the variety. He was completely fooled, because this kind of coffee is most liked by this kind of university president. , the principal of his alma mater likes to drink this.

"Any new novels? You are a prolific writer."

Joyce asked Lisko gossip. To be honest, he is also a Lisko book fan, and he has carefully studied every book of Lisko.

"The new book has already been written, but the agent and the publisher feel that it is better to warm up before Christmas."

Lisko told the truth that this is not some ulterior secret.

"Oh? About those aspects?"

"It is a work about viewing the world with children's innocent eyes, criticizing the relationship between money and praising truth, goodness and beauty."

"That's great. I'm looking forward to seeing your new work. In today's society, there is a lot of materialism."

As a scholar of the older generation, Joyce still has the mission of a scholar. People like them hope to use what they have learned to change the world and promote human development, so they are very worried about the current chaotic social phenomenon.

"Bang bang bang."

There was a knock on the door of the office, and after Joyce spoke, a man with the appearance of a teacher in gold-rimmed glasses entered.

"Principal, Mr. Lisko, it's almost time."

"Okay," Joyce looked at the clock in the office with some disappointment. He felt that he had just chatted with Lisko for a while, but he couldn't delay when the time came.

"Let's go."

Lisko drank the coffee in the cup, then stood up, buttoned the top of his suit, and said goodbye to the principal. The direction of the two was different. The principal was going to gather with the teachers and enter the lecture hall together.

"Then we'll see you later?"

"yeah."

After leaving the office, Lisko followed the staff in front and ran directly into the lecture hall, followed by Charles and Yu Qing who had already returned.

The lecture hall is an elegant multifunctional space, located on the second floor next to the teaching building, adjacent to the school library, with a total area of ​​more than 600 square meters, which can accommodate 1,000 people, and it can also communicate with the adjacent library Combined, they host events for up to 1,500 people.

The size of the lecture hall is moderate. In the auditorium, it is divided into multiple camps. There is an aisle in the middle of each camp, which is convenient for people to go up and down. The seat is made of wooden materials, and the design is quite simple. The auditorium presents a stepped distribution, allowing people to have a better view.

In the middle of the room is a large podium, behind which are two rows of curtains, above which is a banner with white characters on a red background. For the sake of confidentiality, Lisko did not have his name typed on it, but simply read "Welcome Literature Master speech."

The place at the door is the sign-in area, and the number of speeches is strictly controlled.

Lisko has already arrived backstage, and the makeup artist here is ready. She is a very young girl who is said to belong to the student union.

"Mr. Lisko, I am the makeup artist for this speech. Of course, I will only make you a little simpler, so that the effect under the light will be better, and it will be convenient for school camera preservation."

The makeup artist told Lisko very respectfully, but Lisko found that she had been peeking at him from the corner of her eye.

"Okay, I'm fine."

Lisko did not refuse. Although his appearance is very good-looking, there is a difference between the lens and the eyes. He does not want his speech at the University of Denver to have a bad image.

After the cosmetics were allowed, he tentatively asked Lisko to sit down, then looked at his fair skin, and sighed sincerely.

"Mr. Lisko, your skin is in good condition, do you take care of it on weekdays?"

"Absolutely not."

Time passed in the two people's pleasantries of question and answer, and within a few minutes, the makeup artist finished the work.

Lisko opened his eyes, looked at himself in the mirror, and changed direction, as if he was a little more refined than before.

It was already 9:40, and under the coordination of the student union, the lecture hall in front had calmed down from all the noise.

Lisko sat on the seat, closed his eyes and let himself go, recalling the content of his speech later.

Following the introduction of the previous host, Lisko knew that it was time for him to appear.

Passing through the corridor on one side, Lisko tidied his clothes while walking, while Charles and Yu Qing stood still on the side of the stage.

"We invite our contemporary writers, our Colorado pride, Liskot writers."

A smile appeared on Lisko's face, and then he came out from behind, his handsome face shone brightly under the light, he stood there as if praying, and closed his eyes for a few seconds.

At this time, the electronic screen behind him popped up his achievements in due course.

"Li Sko, works "Blood Road", "Red Diamond", "The Catcher in the Rye", more than 300 short articles.

Achievements, "Blood Road" won the National Book Award of the United States, "Red Diamond" Goncourt Literature Award, "The Catcher in the Rye" won the British Black Award. "

The students in the audience were still wondering at first, which master this young, handsome and outrageous person on the stage was, and as the name of Lisko's work came out, screams began to sound, these students more or less Everyone has read Lisko's book.

The screams reached their peak with the achievements behind, and thunderous applause began to sound, one after another people stood up from their seats and looked at the stage full of excitement.