Saatchi and Scott had just discussed it.
Regarding Lu Shi’s royalties,
The Daily Telegraph offered £35 for a weekly column;
The Manchester Guardian offered me £20 to publish the article as long as it was published.
Moreover, you can use the draft.
This surprised Lu Shi very much.
After all, the two newspapers are in a competitive relationship, and this competition is all-round, from the business field to political leanings. Using press releases will give people a feeling of a feud suddenly breaking through, or even a good relationship that makes them wear a pair of pants. It is inexplicable. .
Scott blinked mysteriously and said with a smile: "Mr. Saatchi still has a common conservative problem~"
Sachi glared at him and said nothing.
It is true that he is determined to make progress, but his mentality is ultimately based on stability. Although he dares to bet on a Chinese student, it is not much.
It’s not incomprehensible that it ended up in this situation.
However, both Scott and Saatchi are shrewd. There is no question of who is cheating the other, but more of a balance of interests.
Sachi bowed,
"Mr. Lu, Mr. Scott, we have something to do at the newspaper office. Please excuse me."
Scott also stood up,
"Let's go together."
As he said that, he actually took the initiative to line up with Sa Qi.
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. You two, please do it."
Saatchi and Scott said goodbye to Lu Shi and left.
The editors-in-chief of the Daily Telegraph and the Manchester Guardian are shoulder to shoulder, which is also a strange sight.
After watching their figures disappear, Lu Shi asked the waiter for pen and paper.
Because it is Fleet Street, there are often activities of reporters and editors. The paper and pens provided by the shops here are of good quality, better than those Natsume Soseki spent money to buy.
Lu Shi pondered, considering where to start writing.
Since it is an editorial, it must be innovative, and clichés will never work.
Secondly, it must be in-depth. Most of the children will not be able to pass the draft.
The first thing he thought of was a work like "The Chrysanthemum and the Knife", and then he rejected it.
From the perspective of popular reading, "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" is perfect. Even the Japanese themselves admit that the culture of shame, debt, and impersonality in the book are Japanese national characteristics.
But in fact, the author Ruth Benedict has never even been to Japan.
Which great immortal dares to say that he can comprehensively analyze the national character of a country with just a few prisoners of war?
Isn't that nonsense?
The Japanese praise "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" largely because the book was written after World War II and the author was still an American.
After World War II, Japan's beauty licking was all-round. Even Curtis LeMay, who attacked Tokyo, burned 500,000 people to death and created 8 million homeless, was awarded the highest level of "Honored the Rising Sun." "Big Ribbon Chapter"
In this kind of atmosphere where the whole people is licking their dogs, there is obviously a question mark as to whether the Japanese people's views on "The Chrysanthemum and the Knife" are sincere or not.
Anyway, Lu Shi didn't believe a word of it.
Moreover, as a bastard of the Qing Dynasty, Lu Shi would be seeking death by writing such a book to offend the great powers.
He pondered for a moment and wrote two words on the paper,
depth,
Innovation.
It's in Chinese.
His gaze lingered for a while, and finally he 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 new perspectives on historical and social research.
Another very important point is safety.
By copying this book, it is almost impossible to step on anyone's pain points.
Of course, copying it will never work, otherwise you will be blind when writing about World War I and World War II.
The Sarajevo incident occurred in 1914. In 1900, Archduke Ferdinand was still alive and well~
Lu Shi picked up his pen, wrote down the title, and began to conceive of the specific content.
At this time, a clear voice sounded: "Mr. Lu, we meet again."
Still that Miss Margarita.
Lu Shi looked up helplessly and said, "Didn't you leave just now? Do you really want me to contact Scotland Yard?"
Hearing that he mentioned Scotland Yard again, Margarita was slightly dissatisfied, pouted and muttered: "I have just thought about it carefully. Even if the Scotland Yard patrol comes, it is impossible to do anything to me. You just clearly Scared me!"
Lu Shi sighed,
"You still need to 'think carefully' about this kind of thing? I'm just trying to scare you!"
Full of taunting.
Margarita felt that she was quite smart just now, but now she was instantly filled with frustration, her head drooped, and she was slumped and bored.
Lu Shi pointed in the direction of the door,
"please."
It was the first time Margarita was treated like this, and she raised her fist in anger. She was about to complain that the other party was not gentlemanly, but she 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 titles of articles written in English.
She asked: "Germs? Why germs?"
Lu Shi said nothing: "..."
Margarita's curiosity continued and she asked: "I heard that the Daily Telegraph and the Manchester Guardian asked you to write some editorials about 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 like she was talking to a stone Buddha and muttered: "Stingy!"
She wanted to leave just like that, but she was still scratching her head and wanted to know the relationship between the germs and the rise of the United States. She couldn't leave or stay for a while.
The two stared at each other.
After a while, Margarita suddenly said: "Give me the money, and I won't treat you to afternoon tea."
Lu Shi was speechless, and he didn't know who was really stingy.
He glanced across the table,
Saatchi's cutlery had long been taken away, and the 1 pound note under the plate was naturally gone.
Helpless, Lu Shi reached out and touched the inside of his clothes.
But soon, his movements froze, because he was currently wearing the formal suit prepared by Scott, and all his belongings were still in the lining patch of the coat,
In other words, he can't afford a dime now.
This is the sequelae of modern urban residents who are accustomed to mobile payments and do not like to carry cash when going out.
The atmosphere at the scene was strange.
"..."
"..."
"..."
It was quiet for a full minute.
Lu Shi touched his nose awkwardly 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 not only brought science with them, but also brought smallpox and mumps with them. , measles, cholera, gonorrhea and yellow fever..."
Margarita was naive, with a puzzled look on her face.
"If you want to answer, please be more serious. If you are so perfunctory, you might as well say nothing at all."
Lu Shi spread his hands,
"No, I am very serious. What do you think is the most thorough land reform plan? Of course, it is to arrest the original 'landowners' and hang them with ropes~ And compared to ropes, the efficiency of germs is obviously higher Much more.”
Call the raging plague a land reform,
Margarita couldn't accept it.
She confirmed: "Are you serious?"
Lu Shi nodded,
"Well, sometimes history and politics are just that simple and cruel."
Margarita stared at the other person carefully for several seconds, the curiosity in her heart deepened, and she said: "I will read your article carefully when it is published."
After saying this, she held up her skirt and left calmly.
