Because it was the first time they met, the things the two talked about were relatively ordinary things. Before Zhuang Yan came, he thought that Romain Rolland would discuss literary matters with him, and no matter how bad it was, he would talk about his books.

But Romain Rolland didn't talk about these things from beginning to end, he just talked about some trivial things in life, and when he learned that Zhuang Yan had not visited Paris, he enthusiastically introduced him to what places in Paris were worth visiting.

Romain Rolland spoke at a very slow pace, and the two had to translate one more step when chatting, so the efficiency dropped by half, so they chatted for a long time, but the two didn't actually talk about anything. However, Zhuang Yan still has a general impression of Romain Rolland, this legendary great writer has no frame in the first place, and he does not show the superiority of his predecessors in front of Zhuang Yan.

And compared with other Frenchmen, Romain Rolland's words are not very romantic, they seem to be more rigorous, but there are some German styles.

Although Zhuang Yan did not have many contacts with the French, in general, the French were more open than the Americans. Many Chinese people will always have an open impression of foreigners, especially when it comes to sexuality, but this is actually biased.

At least when he was in the United States, Zhuang Yan had never met anyone who was particularly open-minded.

In France, it's completely different, people are more enthusiastic, Yao Qian also told Zhuang Yan that many people here are used to sunbathing naked on the beach. Knowing that Zhuang Yan was going to Romain Rolland's house as a guest, Yao Qian seemed very happy, he said that he could take advantage of this time to go and see the scenery, as for what scenery to see, it was naturally self-evident.

Zhuang Yan expressed regret, he actually wanted to experience some foreign cultures......

Romain Rolland is not a typical Frenchman, but his lunch is a little more French than the average Frenchman.

Zhuang Yan had long known the cumbersome and lengthy French meal, but he never thought that he would eat a four-hour meal. The most important thing is that Zhuang Yan hasn't eaten much. French meals are served in too few portions, and with too long intervals, most of the time is spent in anticipation and hunger, as if the French don't eat to be full, but to kill time, and of course, more people like this sense of ritual.

Although it is very tiring to eat a meal, compared to the main meal in the UK, French food is still not satisfactory. In his previous life, a British colleague in the company invited Zhuang Yan to his house to eat formal, Zhuang Yan didn't know the eating habits of the British people before, and he was excited for a long time when he heard that he was going to eat formal, he thought that no matter which country, the main meal should not be bad, but after going to his colleague's house, he knew that the formal in his mouth was actually fish and chips. Zhuang Yan actually didn't know whether his colleague's main meal was fish and chips, or whether most people in Britain had fish and chips as their main meal.

And when he was on a business trip to Germany before, he had a once-in-a-lifetime breakfast, and it was highly recommended by his colleagues, and they actually ate raw pork for breakfast.

It's real raw pork, chopped into minced meat, then spread on bread, and sometimes some other trimmings, such as onions or something, are added and eaten directly. To be honest, the raw minced meat is still very fresh and the meat quality is also very good, but it still tastes a little fishy, and Zhuang Yan can't accept it at all, but those German colleagues love it very much.

After eating a four-hour meal at Romain Rolland's house, Zhuang Yan sat down for a while and said goodbye to him. During this period, Zhuang Yan actually thought about inviting Romain Rolland to teach in his school, unlike Sinclair, Romain Rolland had just won the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Chinese have a special obsession with the Nobel Prize in Literature, and if they can invite a Nobel Prize winner to teach at the Middle School College, it will add a lot of points to the school.

However, this is the first time he and Romain Rolland have met, and the two have been chatting with a translator, and many things are inconvenient to say, so they didn't mention this stubble, maybe they will have the opportunity to contact in the future, and they can talk about this matter after the two get acquainted.

He invited Romain Rolland to China as a guest, but Romain Rolland only said that he could consider it and did not directly agree.

In fact, it is not only a matter of his personal wishes, but also many other problems, the most important one, Romain Rolland does not know Mandarin, if he goes to China to teach, will the students be able to understand what he says? Of course not, and he can't always bring a translator with him to class.

Sinclair may have studied Chinese in order to teach at Shizhong College, but Romain Rolland is so old that it may not be possible for him to learn Chinese. Moreover, Sinclair is an American, English is not a compulsory course in China, but it is very popular, and many college students take English as a second foreign language, and there are relatively few French majors.

When he returned to the hotel from Romain Rolland's house, Yao Qian had already returned, Zhuang Yan asked him with a smile why he came back so early, Yao Qian said a little frustratedly, "There are no people on the beach at all." ”

Zhuang Yan had an expression that he had expected a long time ago, and said with a smile, "Now the weather is more than ten degrees, how can anyone bask in the sun on the beach." ”

Yao Qian sneered, "I thought the French were different, as long as there was sun, they would bask in it." I've inquired, the weather in Spain is nice now, and the people over there like to bask in the sun naked, so why don't we have a signing party over there. ”

Zhuang Yan glanced at him, "It's impossible to go to Spain to sign the sale, but after the signing of these European countries is done, we can take a vacation, and then we will give you a holiday, you can do whatever you want, didn't you send you a year-end bonus last year, just send you a prize this time, I will write a note when I turn around, you withdraw 100,000 yuan from the finance, as your year-end bonus last year." ”

"I can be reimbursed for going to work, if I am given a holiday to travel, then forget it, I have to pay for it, boss, I still save the year-end bonus you give me and wait until I marry my daughter-in-law." Yao Qian said.

Zhuang Yan knew that he was joking, where was Yao Qian who cared about the reimbursement money. Tonight they have to go to bed early to recuperate, because tomorrow the awards will be broadcast live on TV, so he needs to stay in good shape.

It is worth mentioning that the International Courier Award chose to award the first foreign award to Zhuang Yan, and the benefits were quickly reported. Previously, only one television station in France wanted to broadcast the award live, but after knowing that Zhuang Yan would appear at the award ceremony, several television stations in France quickly contacted the committee to buy the broadcast rights.

And in addition to the domestic TV stations in France, several Chinese TV stations also contacted as soon as possible, and even some other countries, such as the United States, South Korea, Neon and other countries, have also wanted to buy broadcast rights.