The next day, the special mission set out to visit the French Parliament, which was an important task of the special mission.
Li Yu was not interested in politics, so he did not go. Instead, he wrote an article on falsification in the room.
Although this kind of article is not as troublesome to write as a paper, it must be logically rigorous and cannot leave any flaws, otherwise it will attract a lot of discussion.
In the afternoon, Li Yu finished the article and came to the University of Paris.
Principal Grayard liked it very much after reading it and couldn't help praising it as an excellent philosophical article.
Li Yu was really embarrassed this time. He was more or less modest in the past, but philosophy was really not his area of expertise.
In fact, the word "philosophy" has been around for a long time, and later it gradually became difficult for many people to even understand what philosophy is.
Philosophy itself is just a general term for high-level thinking, such as thinking about the nature of all things in the universe. In the ancient Greek period, all kinds of thinking on this were collectively called philosophy.
At that time, science was just emerging, so there were no divisions into mathematics, physics, chemistry, geography, biology and other subjects, and they were collectively referred to as philosophy.
Later, after the Renaissance, out of tradition, Newton still called "physics" "natural philosophy", so his work was named "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy", which is actually "Mathematical Principles of Physics".
But the "philosophy" Li Yu mentioned this time is really philosophy, but with the attributive added, it is "scientific philosophy."
When Li Yu was about to leave the University of Paris, someone came to him again. He looked like he was a public official.
"Hello, Mr. Li Yu."
"Hello. Who are you?" Li Yu asked.
"Forgot to introduce, I am one of Mr. Verne's drivers, my name is Anatole."
Li Yu was surprised: "Verne? You mean Mr. Jules Verne?"
The driver continued to reply in broken English: "Exactly. I wonder if you have time to meet? Mr. Verne happened to be in Paris recently and heard about your arrival. He is very interested and also very interested in China."
Li Yu didn't have anything special to do, so he said, "Of course."
The driver said happily: "Great, my car is right outside the house, let's go together."
"Wait a minute, I have another question," Li Yu said, "Does Mr. Verne speak English?"
The driver shook his head.
Li Yu said: "Then I will bring a translator."
The car stopped at the embassy, and Li Yu found Yu Deling, a young language genius, and said, "Princess Deling, could you please help me with translation?"
"Princess Deling" was the pen name Yu Deling later used, but this name was not used at this time.
De Ling shook her head and said, "Princess? I'm not a princess."
Li Yu was a modern man and thought it didn't matter, so he said, "Just say you are who you are!"
De Ling thought about it and realized that she really liked this title deep down. What girl wouldn't want to be a princess!
"What do you want me to translate?"
"Mr. Verne invited me to meet, but I really don't speak French. I can only ask you to be a simultaneous interpreter." Li Yu said.
"Verne? Mr. Jules Verne?" De Ling was startled, and then pulled out a book "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" from the bookshelf, "Is it Verne, the author of this book?"
Li Yu nodded: "Who else could it be?"
"Oh my god! How do you know him?!"
Verne is now a super best-selling author in Europe and is very famous.
It goes without saying how strong French literature is. In the past there were Hugo, Stendhal, Maupassant, Alexandre Dumas, Balzac, Flaubert, and in the future there will be Romain Rolland, Proust and so on.
However, at this point in time, the sage has passed away, and later works such as "John Christophe" and "In Search of Lost Time" have not yet been released, which is a small gap period.
However, at the beginning of the 20th century when the Industrial Revolution was flourishing, the popular market was selling well in France and throughout Europe. After all, science fiction is a popular work. It does not read as profoundly and solemnly as those famous works that focus on the times, and it is very popular among ordinary people.
Verne also made a lot of money and even bought a yacht to travel around Europe. Even though he had a very bad relationship with his son, Verne still gave him 300 francs a month for living expenses, which was fully 10 times the income of ordinary workers. One can imagine how rich Verne was.
His life was indeed quite prosperous, unlike Balzac, Maupassant and others who had a more regrettable life.
Moreover, he is also a councilor of the city of Amiens. He has gained both fame and fortune. It is natural for him to have a car and driver.
Verne currently lives in Paris, but he usually lives in Amiens. But now that I have yachts and cars, I naturally think about poetry and distant places, and I have also ridden in a hot air balloon. Basically, I have achieved both sea, land and air. In this era when airplanes have not yet been born, it is indeed extraordinary.
Now that Verne is in his twilight years and suffering from diabetes, it is very understandable for him to enjoy life more.
Li Yu really didn't expect that he would be invited by Verne, it felt quite sudden.
But when I think about his life, I want to write some science fiction along the way. It’s so profitable!
Li Yu wrote many papers. Although he was famous, he didn't make much money at all.
Yudeling also loved literature and naturally read many works by Jules Verne. Science fiction was relatively popular at the time. She didn't necessarily know the great scientists of the time, but Verne was really famous.
Li Yu smiled and said, "It's normal to communicate academically."
"Wait for me, I want to get him some books to sign!"
After picking up Yu Deling, the car continued to set off and stopped at a high-end hotel. Li Yu met Verne in a rather large guest room.
Verne is now 74 years old. Although he is in good spirits, diabetes still causes great harm to people in this era, and there are almost no good solutions.
Verne said: "With all due respect, I will allow you to come and visit me."
Yu Deling's French was very good and he immediately translated for Li Yu.
Li Yu said: "It's natural to visit me, and it's a great honor to see you."
Verne smiled and said: "I didn't expect you to have such a beautiful translator, which makes me quite envious."
De Ling was also very happy to receive Verne's praise. When translating, he emphasized the word "beautiful". This is the key point!
Li Yu said: "We are all your fans and have read your works before."
"Oh?" Verne said in surprise, "I didn't expect that China also has my readers."
"I have read Mr.'s "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea," "Around the World in Eighty Days," "Captain Grant's Children," and "The Mysterious Island."
In fact, not only had he read it, Li Yu had also watched the movie!
Verne said: "I didn't expect you to have read all these. I originally wanted to give you a few signed copies of my works."
Li Yu was so smart. He immediately said: "If Sir said that, then I can only say that I have not read it."
Verne laughed loudly: "The Chinese are not as old-fashioned as they say! You are really interesting. I once wrote a book "The Encounters of a Chinese in China", but I was not satisfied with it, so I also wanted to find one. Let's talk to the Chinese. I recently saw in the newspaper that the "Arrogant Prince of the East" has come to Europe and even to France. I want to meet him no matter what. "
Li Yu also laughed and said: "The so-called 'Oriental Pride' is just a false name in the newspapers. "
Verne's "The Encounters of a Chinese in China" is indeed quite shocking. After all, Verne has never been to China. The protagonist in the article is particularly Westernized, and the story is only a Chinese shell. At best, it can only be regarded as a Chinese book. Travel Notes on Customs and Customs caters to European readers.
In fact, it is really difficult for Westerners to fully understand China. I am afraid that they have to live in China for at least ten years. Just the thousands of years of continuous history and the vast human geography will take a long time to truly understand.
Verne said: "I have read your report in the newspaper, and I am really amazed. It is really rare to be able to master multiple disciplines across fields."
As a science fiction writer, Verne himself also understood science, although not as deeply, but in order to write, he needed to read scientific works in various fields. So even if he is not a science fiction writer, he is still a competent naturalist.
Verne continued: "You have made many predictions in cutting-edge science. This is what we science fiction writers are most interested in. Science fiction writes about the future. Speaking of which, I was preparing to write an article recently, but I was suffering from no ideas. , so I hope to be inspired by my conversation with you.”
Li Yu could not have imagined that Verne, who was already 74 years old, well-known throughout Europe, and extremely wealthy, would continue to create, and he felt a sense of respect in his heart.
He thought for a moment and said, "I guess you could write about interstellar travel."
Verne stroked his beard: "Interstellar travel? A good idea, but is it feasible?"
Li Yu's idea was indeed too advanced for people at the time. Even if it was science fiction, at that time, humans could not think of any way to leave the earth, unless it was in the realm of fantasy.
But humans can imagine it after all.
Li Yu said: "It's science fiction, what if it comes true in the future!"
At that time, Wells, who was also known as the father of science fiction together with Verne, had already written the famous "The Time Machine" and was almost considered the originator of time travel literature.
Verne thought for a while: "It makes sense! If it is easy to achieve, it is not science fiction! Then I will start writing from the moon!"
Verne was suddenly inspired and could not wait to start writing now. "I am so happy to see you today. It turns out that young people have more ideas!"
Li Yu smiled and said, "Then do I still have a signed book?"
"Yes! Of course!"
Yudeling on the side immediately took out the book in his bag: "Mr. Verne, can you also sign your name for me?"
Verne was in a good mood: "Of course, you can sign as many as you want!"
After leaving Verne's residence, Yu Deling was extremely excited, holding a few books like treasures, but it was a pity that he did not buy the hardcover version.
Li Yu turned around and prepared to think about whether he should also write some popular science books or science fiction works.
Nowadays, people in the East, except for some parts of Japan, really have a very shallow understanding of science. It is extremely difficult for them to read any science-related books. I am afraid that they cannot even understand popular science books.
If you can use science fiction works to slightly arouse some public interest in science, it seems to be a good choice.
And it’s popular, so it doesn’t require too high a writing style. It’s good if you can tell the story clearly. This also slightly lowers the writing threshold for Li Yu, a man in science and engineering.
If it doesn't work, you can also find a literary elder to polish it up. We really have a lot of literary talents!
