For the next week, the whole of London was immersed in a certain impetuous mood.
People are waiting for Sherlock Holmes.
Moreover, with the exaggeration of many newspapers and magazines, the atmosphere became louder and hotter, and the popularity of "No Survival" was completely suppressed.
But Lu Shi didn't pay attention to this because he had to concentrate on completing "Guns, Germs and Steel".
Before time travel, he was a professional translator.
It's okay to ask him to talk about literature, but subjects like history, geography, ecology, and politics are two knives.
Fortunately, I have read a lot and have never eaten pork. I have always seen pigs running. I have sorted out various opinions and evidence, coupled with modern analysis, along the lines of "Guns, Germs and The context of "Steel" can be written with difficulty.
I struggled like this for a week and finally managed to write out 100,000 words. The typewriter was almost useless.
Lu Shifen finished the chapter, took the manuscript with him, and went to Fleet Street with Natsume Soseki.
Arriving at the gate of the Manchester Guardian office, the two of them just jumped out of the carriage and happened to bump into Cooper, who was also in a hurry.
When Cooper saw Lu,
"Oh, Mr. Lu, why do you still have thoughts...well...you should shave."
Lu Shi was embarrassed,
He was indeed a bit unkempt at this time, with his beard sticking close to his chin, and paired with his bloodshot eyes, he looked like a caveman.
He said: "Mr. Cooper, why were you in such a hurry just now?"
Cooper said distressedly: "Mr. Lu, did you forget that today is Wednesday?"
Judging by the time, "No Survival" has reached its fifth and sixth chapters today, and the suspense has reached its climax. This is when "The Scotsman" takes this opportunity to boost sales. Cooper should be happy.
Lu Shi thought for a moment, slapped his forehead, and then remembered that today was also the publication day of "Seaside Magazine".
He asked: "Is The Hound of the Baskervilles strong?"
More than just strong,
Simply strong!
The bitter smile on Cooper's face became even worse.
"We still underestimated Sherlock Holmes. The Seaside Magazine is in such short supply that I have to worry about the sales of The Scotsman. Alas, there are so many book reviews in the Manchester Guardian that they are of no use at all."
As the saying goes, "One force can defeat ten groups."
In the face of absolute popularity, the little traffic from book reviews is nothing.
Lu Shi asked: "Mr. Cooper, have you counted sales?"
Cooper shook his head hesitantly.
"No, it's just a simple feeling. After all, I can't hear any discussion about "No Survival" on the road."
Natsume Sou muttered: "I watched "The Hound of the Baskervilles" and it was really average. Not to mention compared to "The Last of Us", even the previous works in the Sherlock Holmes series are far inferior. And..."
As he spoke, he lowered his voice,
“I feel like the style of storytelling has changed a lot.”
The meaning of this sentence is very straightforward and everyone present can understand it.
As a time traveler, Lu Shi received a lot of information. Of course he knew the anecdotes from the literary world.
It's groundless, so don't believe it or not believe it.
After all, Doyle himself admitted that "The Hound of the Baskervilles" was influenced and inspired by a certain novel.
Cooper said: "I have an advantage in terms of subject matter, but there is nothing I can do about it."
"No One Survived" is a group portrait novel, and its popularity cannot be compared with the single-protagonist Sherlock Holmes.
Some of Holmes's readers were even extremely crazy. After the publication of "The Final Case", they sent a large number of threatening letters to Doyle and "Seaside Magazine", which caused Scotland Yard to send out patrolmen to act as Doyle's personal security. This lasted for an entire period. The second half of 1893.
As an editor, Cooper is very sensitive about popularity.
He said: "I heard that someone bought 221B Baker Street at a price that was exactly double the market price, saying that it was going to be built as the former residence of Sherlock Holmes."
Lu Shi was stunned for a moment.
Unexpectedly, it was another butterfly effect.
221B Baker Street was originally built in 1815 and was rented out from 1860 to 1934.
Sherlock Holmes in the novel lived here from 1881 to 1902.
Later, an enthusiastic fan bought the house, decorated and promoted it in conjunction with the novel, and officially established a unique museum in 1990.
As a result, it is now a full 90 years early!
Lu Shi said while thinking: "Perhaps it was the appearance of "No One Survived" that intensified competition and made Doyle himself and the readers of Sherlock Holmes feel the pressure, which prompted this incident."
Cooper sneered,
"Pressure? Then we have given enough. Some people even held up a sign at 221B Baker Street, saying something like 'Defend the glory of detectives! Boycott "No Survival"!', tsk tsk tsk, when Holmes is the emperor and he is a royalist. ?"
Brainless blowing,
Make data,
Pass the brainwashing package,
…
Isn't this a proper rice circle?
Lu Shi complained in a low voice: "The British are so damn 'advanced'. They started doing this in 1900. In the 21st century, are they still not allowed to go to heaven!?"
Natsume Soseki on the side shook his head and sighed,
"These readers are so irrational. "The Hound of the Baskervilles" is obviously very ordinary. The facts are there, why should you be unconvinced? You cover your ears and don't know that the passers-by are not blind. Doing so will only make ordinary people have a negative impression of Sherlock Holmes. The look and feel has deteriorated.”
Natsume Soseki’s views can be summarized in one sentence:
Brainless bragging will ruin the popularity of passers-by.
The so-called "one pink top and ten black ones".
Lu Shi was stunned. Watching Natsume Soseki was like watching The Godfather of Rice.
Natsume Soseki was a little embarrassed to be stared at.
"What's wrong? Did I say something wrong? Hmm... I just have a feeling that those readers seem to have magnified the hatred in their hearts, as if the crime of "No Survival" is unforgivable."
The rice circle amplifies hatred,
This is another fairly typical summary.
Lu Shi patted Natsume Soseki on the shoulder.
"Xia Mu, you are right...so right. You are so discerning!"
Natsume Soseki scratched the back of his head in embarrassment at being praised like this.
Cooper pondered for a moment and said: "Scott told me before that Mr. Natsuki has a talent for literary criticism, and now it seems that it is true. I suggest you submit an article to the Manchester Guardian to analyze in depth the pathology of readers of the Sherlock Holmes series. .”
Perhaps because of meeting Lu Shi, Cooper had a fixed mindset in his mind, thinking that international students from East Asia are magical and can be plugged and played.
Lu Shi quickly stopped him and said, "No! It's okay to let Xia Mu do literary criticism, but don't mess with Holmes."
There was something left unsaid at the end:
Otherwise, you will die miserably.
Cooper was puzzled;
"Why?"
Of course it was because Lu Shi had seen the fighting power of the rice circle.
What those people are least afraid of is external pressure. The harder the pressure, the more united they become and the more capable they are of causing trouble.
Of course, this reason cannot be explained clearly.
Lu Shi made an excuse: "Playing these off-beat tricks is a trivial matter after all, and it is difficult to achieve great things. Writers still have to fight openly and let their own works speak for themselves. Don't worry, I will create a great detective to defeat Sherlock Holmes."
Hearing this, Cooper's heart beat several times.
He asked ecstatically: "Mr. Lu, what do you mean, are you planning a new work?"
