The two from Oxford and Cambridge left,
The room was quiet, with only the two cups of still-cooled black tea on the table indicating that they had been there.
Lu Shi sat there, holding his chin with one hand and contemplating.
After a while, he took out a pen and paper and slowly wrote down a few book titles:
"A Song of Ice and Fire",
"Harry Potter"
"Hobbit",
"Lord of the Rings",
…
There is no doubt that these books will be both popular and popular.
First, "A Song of Ice and Fire"
Just look at how popular this book is on social media.
Secondly, "Harry Potter",
This is one of the best-selling and most valuable IPs in the world. In some contexts, the "one" can even be removed.
As for "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings", not to mention, they are absolute fantasy epics and masterpieces in the entire fantasy genre.
With these two books, you can be invincible.
Lu Shi stared at the names,
No one dared to disturb him.
After two minutes like this, Natsume Soseki cleared his throat, stepped forward, and whispered: "Lu, your "Roger Mystery" has obviously been completed, why did you abandon your martial arts... Sigh... It's really unnecessary. ah."
Lu Shi understood,
He knew that Natsume Soseki felt that he was good at writing detective novels, so he should use his own strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses.
Aren’t you asking for trouble if you gamble with fantasy novels?
But Lu Shi also had his own ideas.
He said: "Natsume, what do you think of the book "Roger's Mystery"?"
Natsume Soseki did not hesitate,
"A pioneering work! I can make a conclusion right now. "Roger's Mystery" will definitely go down in history and be used for repeated study, tribute and reference by later suspense mystery novel writers. They will all become Lu's disciples."
Lu Shi chuckled,
"The hereafter...well, the hereafter."
Natsume Soseki is absolutely right. "Roger Mystery" is indeed regarded as a god by mystery novel writers.
Especially the birthplace of Xinbenge——
Japan.
There, the writing of narrative trickery was unprecedentedly developed.
But these are all things for later.
At the beginning of the birth of "Roger Mystery", there were many doubts.
Because mystery novels with narrative intrigue as the core have their inherent shortcomings,
Since the focus of the plot is not on the reasoning of the case, it is often easy to tell the story in a straightforward manner, making it a bit boring to read, causing readers to abandon the book before the end.
So, is this kind of mystery work suitable for serialization in newspapers?
This matter itself raises a question mark.
Lu Shi's solution is to imitate Keigo Higashino's "Who Killed Her", serializing it while mobilizing readers to actively participate, using questionnaires to let everyone guess who the murderer is and what the plot is. This can increase reader stickiness.
But looking at it now, it seems unnecessary.
Lu Shi had already thought about it. "Roger's Mystery" would no longer be published in serial form, but would be published directly as a whole volume.
He said: "I want to change the serialization in The Scotsman to fantasy novels."
Hearing what Lu Shi said, Natsume Soseki felt a little regretful.
But he knew that Lu Shi had a stick-to-it character. Now that he had made a decision, no one could persuade him.
Natsume Soseki pushed the boat along,
"Well, that's fine too."
Lu Shixiao asked, "Why did you suddenly change your tune?"
Natsume Soseki scratched his head,
"You have talked about the common problems of suspense novels before. The same is true for "Roger Mystery". Some unreasonable places are unavoidable."
This is inevitable,
It is difficult for any mystery novel to be perfect.
But Lu Shi was curious about what Natsume Soseki thought was unreasonable, and said, "Tell me about it."
Natsume Soseki was so embarrassed that he even wanted to slap himself.
He feels that "Roger Mystery" is a great work. There may be minor errors and omissions, but the flaws cannot be concealed and it is really not something that can be criticized unreasonably.
But the words have come to this, and they have to be said.
Natsume Soseki said bravely: "At the beginning of the novel, Detective Polo stated that Master Roger invited him to retire in the village. In other words, Roger had a relationship with Polo, and the friendship was not shallow. Is that so?"
Lu Shi nodded,
"Well, that makes sense."
Natsume Soseki continued: "In this case, when Roger encountered blackmail problems, why didn't he go to the great detective for help instead of going to a doctor?"
Lu Shi laughed loudly,
"If Roger had turned to Polo for help as soon as he came up, he would have settled everything long ago, and he would not have died. How can I write this story? However, it is not impossible to explain. After all, the British only hide one thing, and that is love (gay love."
Natsume Soseki didn't understand.
On the contrary, Phyllis next to him couldn't help but laugh out loud, as crisp as a silver bell.
Only then did Lu Shi remember that there were Dale and his daughter in the house.
He said apologetically: "Mr. Dale, Miss Phyllis, I didn't expect that something like this would happen today and make you laugh."
Dale shook his head,
He looked calm on the surface, but his heart was in turmoil.
Being competed by Oxford and Cambridge at the same time, how high is Lu Shide's level?
OK……
He looked at Phyllis beside him and winked.
Phyllis couldn't help but said "Huh?"
"Do you really want that?"
Lu Shi was surprised,
"What kind?"
As a result, Phyllis glared at him and said, "Don't speak yet."
After saying that, he turned to Dale,
"Father~~~~~~"
The ending is long and full of coquettishness.
Dale's heart softened and he was almost "charmed" by Phyllis.
But he quickly regained his senses and said, "Phyllis, haven't you always wanted to make progress in your performance? Professor Lu is right here, why don't you go quickly?"
Phyllis lowered her head and played with her fingers unconsciously.
"But……"
Before he finished speaking, Dale interrupted: "There is no 'but'. You have also seen that in order to win over Professor Lu, Sir Cavendish and Vice President West even lost their gentlemanly demeanor, which shows Professor Lu's ability. .”
Lu Shi was confused and couldn't figure out what the father and daughter were talking about.
He said: "That...what is this..."
Before he finished speaking, Phyllis bit her lips and suddenly took a step forward.
Immediately afterwards,
thump--
The little girl actually knelt down in front of Lu Shi!
Lu Shi:? ? ?
It took him half a second to react, and he quickly turned aside to avoid Felice's front.
Phyllis said: "Professor Lu, please guide my performance."
Lu Shi was confused.
"What are you doing? You kneel down to me when you disagree with me. Who did you learn this from!?"
As he said that, he glanced at Natsume Soseki.
Natsume Soseki quickly waved his hands and explained in order to clear away the suspicion: "Lu, please don't accuse me wrongly. I will only kneel when I am 'sensing your private Marseille.' Moreover, Miss Felice's kneeling skills are not standard. "
Lu Shi said, "Do you still want people to kneel down in a standard manner?"
Natsume Soseki chuckled and looked out the window.
"The weather is really nice today."
Lu Shi couldn't complain.
He turned to Dale;
"Mr. Dale, what are you doing?"
Dale replied: "I heard that this is how apprenticeships are done in China."
Lu Shi quickly waved his hand,
"No, no, no. In China, you only need to practice the six rituals to become a master. There is no need to kneel down and pray."
As soon as he finished speaking, Natsume Soseki on the side asked curiously: "Isn't the Six Rites of Practice and Apprenticeship the apprenticeship ceremony given to children when they first start school? Ah... No, it should be said that it is Confucianism who teaches the Six Rites of Exercises and Apprenticeship. Kneel down and worship the one who offers tea."
Lu Shi glared at Natsume Soseki fiercely.
"Natsume, no one will think you are mute if you don't speak!"
"Cough! Cough cough cough..."
Natsume Soseki coughed violently, moved his eyes to the window again, and murmured: "As expected of winter in London, the wind today is very noisy."
