When Waltergu said this.

There seemed to be a moment of silence on the Internet.

Everyone listened to the words of the great writer, and everyone showed a confused expression, not knowing what Waltergu meant by these words.

"The Old Man and the Sea"?

Is there this work in the world?

What exactly is Waltergu talking about?

Netizens looked at each other, and after half a ring, there was a lot of discussion.

"Have any of you heard 'The Old Man and the Sea'?"

"I can't understand Waltergu. ”

"What's the matter. ”

"I Googled, and none of the feedback results were correct. ”

"So weird?"

“……”

Just when everyone was wondering, in the interview, Waltergu continued: "The Old Man and the Sea will be released in the world tomorrow, I hope you can buy a copy, please believe me, you will like this one." ”

When everyone heard this, they understood.

No wonder they haven't heard of this one, it turns out that it hasn't debuted yet.

But soon, everyone's hearts were even more shocked.

"A work that hasn't been released yet, and Waltergu pushes it so hard?"

"My God, this is the first time that Mr. Waltergu has held one in such high esteem, right?"

"Yes, I've never seen that before. ”

He even said that "The Old Man and the Sea" is fully qualified for the Nobel Prize, what kind of work can get the highest praise from this great writer?

"Yes, it's strange that Waltergu didn't even say the author's name. Could it be some unknown author?"

"It's impossible, to be able to get the praise of such a popular writer, the other party is definitely not an unknown person. ”

"Shocked! Shocked!"

……

The whole network.

Because of Waltergu's words, netizens put aside the controversy about "The Siege" for the time being, and everyone's attention shifted to see what kind of work "The Old Man and the Sea" was and whose work it came from.

Finally.

Next.

"The Old Man and the Sea" is released!

It's still News Corp!

It's still on sale worldwide!

It is even available in English, Chinese, and French for the first time!

Full flood!

As soon as the book hit the shelves, countless writers and literature lovers rushed into the bookstore, picked up the book and rushed straight to the cash register.

From this, we can see how influential Waltergu's words are.

This popular writer may have reached an astonishing level among book lovers around the world, so the books he admires, book lovers will definitely go for the first time

As for media reporters, they also heard about it.

Bookstores are bustling.

"Did you buy it?"

"Got it. ”

"Sure enough, it's "The Old Man and the Sea". ”

"Look at which famous artist wrote it. ”

Many people's eyes immediately looked at the author's column, and then an extremely unfamiliar name came into view.

"Is there a writer for Three Wood?"

"I've never heard of it, so it's not a new writer, right?"

"New writers? really, how can a new writer know Waltergu?"

"Three pieces of wood, such a casual pen name. ”

Just when everyone was talking.

Someone exclaimed:

"Huh, strange, why is this book so thin?"

At this time, many people put aside the question of the writer for the time being and look at the thickness of the book.

This look.

Stunned.

Because they feel that this one is surprisingly thin, almost a few millimeters thick. Many people wonder in their hearts, it stands to reason that those competing for the Nobel Prize are definitely long-form, and two or three hundred thousand words are rare, and many works are even as many as one million words. Because in everyone's fixed thinking, only a long-form work can allow a writer to construct a vast world of writing. Otherwise, there are too few words to express a complicated worldview. And the short and medium stories are not favored by the Nobel Prize judges.

Who can compete for the Nobel Prize, who doesn't have one or even several novels?

And a long book, even if the text is small, the book is basically one or two centimeters thick. Many of the full-length works are even divided into several volumes before they can be fully published.

But.

Right now.

How is "The Old Man and the Sea" so different from what they imagined?

Quite a few people immediately turned to the last page and saw a line of small print: 40,000 words.

What the?

40,000 words?

Everyone's eyes are bulging out.

"it! 40,000 words?"

"40,000 words, actually praised by the great writer Waltergu?"

"And Waltergu said that this one definitely deserves the honor of the Nobel Prize?"

"I'm a little confused. ”

"I had a hunch that something big was about to happen. ”

"Take a look!"

People who bought this book opened the book and read it.

……

……

The other side.

Wang Huan was talking to Waltergu on the phone.

"Thank you, Mr. Waltergou, this time. ”

He said gratefully.

If it weren't for Waltergu's help, then under the premise of hiding his identity, even if News Corp helped publish it, no matter how good the work of an obscure writer was, it would take a long time to ferment before it became popular. In less than a month, it simply cannot reach the heat of competing for the Nobel Prize.

And now, Waltergu is just an interview, and a few words have made "The Old Man and the Sea" spread around the world.

Waltergu smiled: "Mr. Wang Huan, you don't have to be polite, "The Old Man and the Sea" is so good, I have recommended it to all my friends, this is a masterpiece worth reading by everyone, I believe it will definitely amaze the world in the shortest possible time." By the way, I've read The Siege and it's just as good. ”

"Thank you. ”

Wang Huan replied.

He believes that "Siege" is indeed great.

He also believes that "The Old Man and the Sea" will amaze everyone's eyes.

And now.

He's waiting.

Waiting for the first results of "The Old Man and the Sea".

……

Time passes.

Somewhere in the United States.

"Andy, have you watched "The Old Man and the Sea"?"

"Mr. Waltergu recommended it, I haven't had time to read it yet. ”

"Then go and see, this is simply a masterpiece!"

"Is it that good?"

"Yes, I've never seen something so soul-wrenching. ”

"Really, then I'll go to the bookstore now. ”

……

A school in the UK.

"Oh my God. ”

"What's so shocking?"

"The Old Man and the Sea, this one makes my soul tremble. ”

"Who wrote it?"

"Three wood, a new writer. ”

"Can a new author's book be so good?"

"Absolutely, Waltergu said it has a good chance of winning this year's Nobel Prize in Literature. ”

"Then I'll buy a copy. ”

……

A group of writers.

"Everyone has watched "The Old Man and the Sea"?

"Epic work. ”

"A once-in-a-century classic, it's no wonder Waltergu admires it so much. ”

But we have never heard of this author. ”

"It seems that another genius writer has appeared in the world. ”

"In just 40,000 words, it writes the spiritual will of human beings and nature to fight forever, and this kind of absolute will go down in history. ”

"It's really great, Mr. Waltergu is right, if you don't deserve the Nobel Prize, you don't deserve it. ”

……

For 40,000 words, it only takes an hour or two to read quickly.

Two hours after the release of "The Old Man and the Sea", many praises began to pop up on the Internet.

Three hours later, writers from all over the world spoke out in support of the book.

Four hours later, the topic of "The Old Man and the Sea" rushed to the hot search list on Instagram.

Half a day later, the popularity of "The Old Man and the Sea" skyrocketed directly, sweeping the world at an unprecedented speed.

The whole world.

All of them have been swiped by "The Old Man and the Sea".

The speed of its rise has stunned countless media and people. Everyone who has seen "The Old Man and the Sea" knows that it is a great work, but in the current situation, everyone still far underestimates its influence.

No other work has ever been able to do this before.

It even crushed all kinds of big news in the world, and directly topped the hot search lists of major social platforms!

This moment!

Everyone is suffocating!

……

And at the moment.

Chinese.

The entire literary world was silent.

After a long time.

Qu Mingfeng's expression was complicated: "I have read "The Old Man and the Sea", which is indeed a world-class masterpiece. ”

Wan Xiwen: "What should I do? Although from my point of view, the worldview and outlook on life of "The Siege" are more complete. But "The Old Man and the Sea" has clearly gained worldwide recognition, which puts "The Siege" in a huge predicament. ”

Tong Lao: "No, you can't just give up. ”

Li Lao: "It's strange, how come I've never heard of a writer named Three Wood before? What's even more strange is that this is the other party's first work, and this "The Old Man and the Sea" was published just after "The Siege". I always feel that something is wrong. ”

Qu Mingfeng nodded: "I also feel that something is wrong, this Three Wood seems to be targeting Wang Huan." ”

Wan Xiwen said in a deep voice: "No matter how the other party targets, we can't give up this great opportunity." Even if "The Old Man and the Sea" suddenly appeared, "The Siege" is also not without a chance to compete for the Nobel Prize! We must believe in Chinese literature and Wang Huan's miraculous aura. ”

"Hmm. ”

"Can't give up. ”

"Keep up. ”

These literary bigwigs took a deep breath and nodded vigorously.

But even so, everyone's hearts are still extremely heavy.

Because "The Siege" is the most likely work to win the Nobel Prize in so many years, and after Waltergu praised it, it even overshadowed the works of some of the most popular Nobel Prize writers this year. This event surprised the whole of China, and everyone seemed to have seen the first Nobel Prize in China.

But now.

"The Old Man and the Sea" was born!

Its work is not inferior to "The Siege" in any way, and it is even more popular internationally than "The Siege".

This made everyone's hearts start to hang.

A huge sense of crisis is surging.

……

……

When the bigwigs in the Chinese literary world were anxious.

Internationally, many people who didn't like Wang Huan before, when they saw the strong rise of "The Old Man and the Sea", saw the popularity of the whole network being swiped by this work, and saw the news that countless writers supported it, these people were surprised one by one.

"Hahaha!"

"God help me. ”

"Even the heavens can't get used to Wang Huan's appearance. ”

"I announced that I would be a fan of Three Wood from now on, and his work couldn't have come at a better time. ”

"What about the people who touted 'The Siege'?

"That's right, "The Old Man and the Sea" is 10,000 times better than it!"

The joy in everyone's heart.

With this book, can Wang Huan's "The Siege" still have a chance to compete for the Nobel Prize?

Haha, Wang Huan, you're miserable!

Do you want to win the Nobel Prize?