The sky is very blue, the sun is shining, the pedestrians on the street have already put on winter clothes, Dong Zhangmu came out of the subway exit, came to the ground, bathed in the warm sunshine, blocked the light with his hands, saw Li Dan waving at the school gate, and walked over with joy, Li Dan asked her to go to school with her today.

Dong Zhangmu works shifts, starting at 2 p.m. and going until 9 p.m., so she is free in the morning.

Li Dan looked up and down and praised her for being so beautiful today. Today, Dong Zhangmu specially dressed up, because if he accompanied Li Dan to class, he would definitely see many classmates, and he couldn't lose face.

She has always been bold, and when she came to the classroom with Li Dan, she was in a nervous mood. Li Dan had a big heart and didn't notice this, but he was telling her about the scene of yesterday's birthday, mainly accusing Li Doudou's children of evil deeds, saying that it was simply a little demon king, and if he grew up, Li Xiaoxiang would be trampled under her feet and played to death, so he was very worried now and didn't want to lose the little elephant brother.

Find a seat and sit down, sure enough, many people looked sideways or turned their heads to look at Dong Zhangmu, she couldn't help but get nervous, but fortunately, the teacher entered the classroom and started the class.

"For you. Li Dan suddenly lowered a letter on the desk.

"Letter?mine?" Dong Zhangmu asked in surprise. Who would write to her? And the letter was in Li Dan's hands? There are still people who write letters?

Li Dan nodded and whispered: "He accepted the gift you gave my dad yesterday, he liked it very much, and wrote you a letter in the evening and asked me to pass it on to you, I didn't read it." ”

Dong Zhangmu took the letter strangely, and the seal was glued. She tore it open and pulled out a piece of paper folded in half, the kind of old-fashioned letter paper with thin red bars. Dong Zhangmu has not seen this kind of letter paper for a long, long time, open the folded letter paper, on which is neat and chic handwritten black handwriting, it can be seen that the letter writer often practices calligraphy, unlike many young people now, who are used to typing on the keyboard, and write unbearable dog crawling Chinese characters.

She blocked Li Dan's gaze, turned sideways to read the letter, and after a while, her eyes were moist......

Paris, France.

Every year in November, France enters what the locals jokingly call "Literary Awards Month". There are a lot of literary prizes in France, there are more than 1,500 kinds, and an average of 4 prizes are awarded every day, among them, the most prestigious are the Prix Goncourt and the Grand Prix de France, the two awards are announced at a very similar time, the former is at the beginning of November, and the latter is at the end of October, that is to say, the Grand Prix of the French Academy is before the Prix Goncourt.

This year, the results of the Académie Française Grand Prix have been announced, and Salvail's novel "Don't Cry" won it, and another film that has caused strong controversy in France and even Europe, "Yield", has not won the award, which has also caused widespread controversy.

Now that the Académie Française Grand Prix has not won, the book's proponents can now pin their hopes on the Prix Goncourt for Literature.

In France, literature and gastronomy are two of its symbols. French literature is very influential, and their French Western food and Chinese Chinese food are the most prestigious cuisines in the world.

Literature and gastronomy have always been inextricably linked in France. The Fouquet Hotel is the preferred lunch place for many writers, Spanish sculptors, Italian painters and French families often wander the Dome Restaurant, and in the foyer of the Hotel La Bellus, there are many pictures of the great writers who have dined here, and the Drouen restaurant believes that hanging photos do not highlight their long history, and the restaurant is full of portraits of writers who have dined here from 1900 to the present, and their representative works are also indicated...... These long-established restaurants are proud of their masters.

Drouen is a small restaurant, but the food is famous, reaching two Michelin stars, once three stars, and it is said that when one star was removed, the owner of the restaurant committed suicide in shame.

At 6 p.m., the Drouen restaurant on the Champs-Élysées welcomes guests ready for dinner. Many locals have eaten here, turn around and head to the opera house next door to see an opera before returning home.

Cecil, the vice-president of the Goncourtin Academy, appeared in a suit and gown, and was stopped at the door by a waiting reporter who asked him what book he was recommending this year.

"You applaud 'Yield' in the newspapers, so would you recommend this book this year?"

Cecil paused and said, "No, I'll recommend another book this year." ”

"Are you going to give 'Yield'?"

"I just prefer another one. ”

"Which one?"

"Confidentiality for the time being. ”

The waiter led Cecil into the private room, where there were already nine people. They are all judges of the Prix Goncourt, a total of 10 people, and the shortlist and the final list of winners will be discussed and selected by these 10 people.

Cecil glanced around at everyone and said with a smile, "It's all here." ”

An old man answered, "Another year." ”

"It's another year, and I may not be able to eat the food here. ”

The waiter began to serve, all of which are the signature dishes here, such as caviar, lobster and foie gras, roasted wild venison on hot plates, etc., all of which are high-nutrition and high-protein foods.

Cecil enjoyed his meal and said, "When I came to the hotel just now, a reporter asked me if I would recommend Wellerbeck's "Yield" this time, and any of you would recommend this book?"

A female judge in her 50s said, "I don't like this book, but I would recommend it." ”

Cecil said, "A person can only recommend one book, and are you sure you want to use up your quota?

"Of course, why not?"

Cecil asked, "What do you think of the one I recommend to you?"

The other party said: "Is it the book "The Old Man and the Sea" from Huaxia? It is very good, but I want a book with more contradictions and plot tensions." ”

At this time, someone else said: "I recommend "Don't Cry" this time, although the book has already won the Grand Prix of the Académie de France, but this does not prevent me from recommending it. ”

While eating, everyone began to recommend their favorites, which was also the main purpose of this dinner. They want to recommend one copy for each of the Prix Goncourt for this year's Goncourt Literary Prize. Initially, 10 will be produced, then 2 will be eliminated, and finally 8 will be left on the shortlist, and the results will be announced to the reporters who have been waiting outside for a long time.

Upon their return, they will spend three days discussing the remaining eight candidates, finally picking out the only one, and then heading to the Drouen restaurant for lunch, where the final winners will be announced at 1 o'clock in the afternoon.

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