November 22, inside Fuxing Palace.
"Master, this is the message sent by the Duke. Please read it."
After hearing Charlotte's words, Tangning put down the pen he was writing "Song of Brazil" and picked up the telegram, wanting to know what his father wanted to tell him.
"Oh, my dear father, you are really my lucky star. The Olympic Games and European FIFA are all looking for me!"
According to the content of the telegram, Francisco agreed to Coubertin's request to host the Olympic Games, and also negotiated and merged the European FIFA. Tangning was really happy.
Father Francisco never let down Tangning. Tangning was very proud to have such a father.
"The World Football Association has taken the most critical step, and my father is indispensable.
Regarding the Olympics, my father was also very decisive, but the timing was a bit awkward.
1916!
But this is not a problem. Brazil will host the Olympics anyway, even if it is delayed due to accidents, it doesn't matter. "
In the telegram, in addition to sports, there were many things, but the most important thing was that it was confirmed that the Lake Geneva basin in Switzerland is a high-quality grape-producing area, and it was decided to send people to develop it.
"Cantons of Geneva, Vaud and Valais have such a small population? There are more than half a million people, including many Italians.
And apart from Geneva being relatively wealthy, the canton of Vaud, especially the canton of Valais, is so backward and poor. It seems that Switzerland is not a rich country in this era. "
Switzerland was a highly developed and wealthy country in later generations. Tang Lin thought that Switzerland should be pretty good now, but he was wrong.
Since the Napoleonic Wars, Switzerland has been far away from wars. The country is stable, the political situation is stable, and it is gradually developing.
However, the level of development in this era is still not as good as that of later generations.
"Also, the province of Savoy in the Geneva Basin occupied by France is poor and backward. There are still so many Italians left in this era, so it seems that it can be used for planning."
Watching Tangning talking to herself, Charlotte couldn't help but become curious.
"Master, what are you planning?"
“Well, it’s actually nothing, just a slight change of plan.
Originally, he planned to immigrate thousands of people as his father to develop the grape-producing area. Now it seems that he can send more people and win over the local Italians.
Switzerland has four official languages: German, Italian, French, and Romansh. I think we can add Portuguese.
Also, I originally planned to place the World Football Federation headquarters in Luxembourg, but now I think it would be better to place it in Lausanne. "
"Change of plans again!"
Charlotte, I have always seen Tangning changing her plans from time to time recently, and this time she changed her plan again.
"Charlotte, the plan can't keep up with changes. The right way is to make timely adjustments."
When Tang Ning said this, she thought that today's World Cup quarter-finals should all be born, but she has been writing a book recently and forgot to pay attention to it.
"The World Cup and the quarter-finals are out, right? Which countries are they?"
"Out!
The top eight countries are: England, Portugal, Italy, Luxembourg, Colombia, Chile, Brazil, and the Netherlands, which just defeated Sweden. "
“In the semi-finals, our Brazilian team will face the Netherlands, and we should easily pass the semi-finals!
However, Portugal and Luxembourg are in danger. They are facing off against England and Italy. These two teams are not easy to play, so they probably will stop there. "
In this World Cup, after the winner eliminates the loser, the arrangement is to continue playing in pairs of two players, and so on, until the finals.
In the current semi-finals qualifying situation, Downing has little confidence in Portugal and Luxembourg.
"Master, are you going to interfere in this semi-final match?"
"No, football matches need to be fair, and the outcome of the match should be left to fate."
Tangning is a sincere fan who hates manipulating football matches.
The only intervention before was that during the 32nd to 16th round, in order to increase the contradictions, we deliberately arranged unmatched national competitions and enhanced hot spots, that's all.
“Charlotte, I’m almost finished writing the last piece of my Song of Brazil, Reviving Brazil.
After writing this article, you combine the twenty-three previously published articles with this one and publish it as a whole volume. "
"Well, should I let Amazon publish it?"
"Yes, it's still it!"
"Master, why don't you write fairy tales recently?"
It's been a long time since I last saw Charlotte. Tangning has been writing novels of previous genres, especially her favorite fairy tales and adventures.
"Nowadays, you write these legends, epics, histories, satires and other novels. You used to like to write fairy tales and adventure novels the most. Are you going to stop writing them in the future?"
This worried Charlotte very much, fearing that he would never write again.
Tang Ning's writing skills are still good, and with her accumulation of knowledge, she wrote many popular novels when she was in Europe. The genres at that time were fairy tales and adventures.
After arriving in the United States, his works included prose, fables, suspense, and detective novels.
Tang Ning has more than ten works, the most popular of which are "The New Grimm's Fairy Tales", "Island in the Sky", "Fables of the Fairies", "The Adventures of Bede", and "The Little Ghost".
Among them, the one with the highest sales volume and popularity is none other than "The New Grimm's Fairy Tales".
This book is a whitewashed and cute adaptation of the dark and adult "Grimm's Fairy Tales" by Tang Ning after obtaining the authorization from the descendants of the Brothers Grimm.
Among them, the chapters "Snow White", "Cinderella", "Pinocchio", and "The Fox and the Cat" are the most popular.
After the publication of "The New Grimm's Fairy Tales", the book's popularity quickly surpassed the fairy tale king Andersen's "Andersen's Fairy Tales" and became the best-selling children's novel.
“Adventures and fairy tales, if I have time, I will definitely write them, but I probably won’t write too many.
I will no longer write about detective and suspense genres, as it is a waste of time. I will devote more writing time to heroic epics and historical romance novels. "
"Master, why do you write heroic epics and historical romance novels? This is very boring.
The sales volume of these two types of novels after publication is the worst compared to all your previous novel types. Although they are also popular, they cannot be compared with other works at all. "
Charlotte didn't understand why Tangning suddenly wrote these two types of novels. The popularity was not strong and the work was thankless.
"Master, I have previously published five novels: "Prince Henry", "Alfonso I", "Epic of the Suebi", "The Galicians", "Portuguese War", and "The Planters".
The combined sales are not as high as your previous worst "Oak Collection". "
"Charlotte, some works of literary fiction cannot be judged solely on popularity and sales."
There are many types of novels, and because their audiences are different, their popularity varies greatly.
For example, no matter how well written a classic novel is, it will not be as good as a popular novel due to its limited audience.
Before Tang Lin traveled through time, popular novels were no longer easy to read. Instead, they were replaced by various online novels, whose popularity would vary depending on the audience.
Martial arts novels, which were once very popular, have long since declined, but fairy tales, fantasy novels, and fantasy novels are still in full swing.
"For the five books I wrote before, plus this one, "Song of Brazil," the important thing is not the sales volume, but the meaning contained in it.
No matter how high the sales of some novels are, they are not as valuable as the works of Elizabeth, Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio. "
After Tangning said this, she asked Sherlock.
“Do you know what is our most important work in Portugal?”
"What is it?"
"It's "The Soul of Portugal" by Camões."
Camões is Portugal's greatest writer. His work "The Soul of Portugal" is of great significance to the country of Portugal.
“Camès, he is not famous in the European literary world, but he is the father of our Portuguese literature and art.
His "The Soul of Portugal" is as valuable to Portugal as Virgil's "Aeneid" was to the Roman Empire. "
