It's him!

The man had a broad body and a hard face, as if he had been cut out of an axe. The thick figure-of-eight eyebrows seem to be glued to the side of the mouth, and the beard is a little long, covering the mouth so that it is impossible to see. The most peculiar thing is that his eyebrows are also in the shape of eight, but they are inverted, and the two small eyes, with these two eyebrows, the characteristics are very obvious.

When Wang Lijian saw who that person was, his pupils immediately dilated. He never expected to meet this person here.

But it's not that this famous man is scary, after all, today's Chinese literary master is next to him, even if he is famous, it will not surprise Wang Lijian.

It's just that the person in front of him is different, he rarely shows up, it's like a dragon who can't see the head and the tail, and being able to see him, no matter where he is, makes Wang Lijian feel surprised.

Who is this person? Just name his works, and naturally everyone will know that he is Liu E, the author of "The Travels of the Old Disabled."

What is the book "The Travels of the Old Remnant", which is known as one of the top ten classical vernacular novels in China, and the four most famous books in the so-called top ten classical vernacular novels are the four famous novels.

Although there is still a gap between the status of "The Travels of the Old Disabled" and the four famous novels, since they can be placed in a list, it shows that this book has its uniqueness.

And its author, Liu E, has disappeared since he finished writing this book, and there are different opinions about his traces.

Some people say that they once saw him in a dilapidated mountain village, and he was shaking a bell and roaming the rivers and lakes, just like an old cripple. Some people also say that Liu E is actually dead, and his bones are now buried at the foot of XJ Flame Mountain.

No one would have thought that Wang Lijian would be able to see him here in Gu Hongming.

Wang Lijian didn't dare to slack off, took two steps forward, and said respectfully: "Hello Mr. Gu, hello Mr. Liu." ”

Neither of them was surprised that Wang Lijian could recognize Liu E, Gu Hongming nodded and said: "Heqing has already explained the matter to me, originally I called you here, and I should have only seen you alone, but this old crippled gentleman has always been elusive, and I was caught off guard by this visit." But he doesn't have anything serious, so it doesn't prevent me from seeing you, but I don't know if you mind. ”

Wang Lijian waved his hand again and again: "Don't dare, it's really a blessing to see Mr. Liu in my later life, how can I mind." ”

At this time, Liu E laughed and said, "Look, I said he wouldn't mind." ”

Gu Hongming smiled noncommittally, "Since you don't mind, then come and sit down, let's talk about the translation." ”

Wang Lijian sat down without too much prevarication, and after sitting down, he leaned over and said, "Mr. Gu, I think Principal Cai has already told you, and we are going to entrust you to do the English translation of "Alive", I don't know what you think?"

"Of course I'm interested, otherwise you wouldn't be in my study today. Gu Hongming said.

Wang Lijian was surprised, he didn't expect Gu Hongming to be so direct, neither shirking humility nor boasting.

"So you mean, agreed?" Mr. Wang said.

Gu Hongming shook his head again, "Let me ask you two questions first, first, why are you looking for me? Second, why don't you find someone else?"

Wang Lijian scratched his head and said secretly, isn't it a question of why you look for him and why you don't find someone else?

If you want to ask why you are looking for him, of course, it is easy to answer, he is one of the supreme gods of contemporary translators, and if you can find him to translate "Alive", it is completely a good thing to put on the cake.

But after answering this question, Wang Lijian didn't know how to answer another question.

Why don't you look for someone else? Isn't it because he's the supreme god in the world of translation that he's not as good as anyone else?

The answers to the two questions are the same, but Wang Lijian knows that since Gu Hongming asked two questions, he must want to get two answers.

Just when Wang Lijian was entangled, Liu Elang next to him laughed loudly: "You young man, why are you so dull, he asked you why you were looking for him, you just need to say that it is because he is powerful." He asked you why you didn't look for someone else, you just had to say that others were not as good as him, it wasn't difficult at all. ”

Wang Lijian listened to him in a daze, and then glanced at Gu Hongming secretly, and found that Gu Hongming couldn't see through his expression when he touched his beard.

"Yes. Wang Lijian thought secretly, "I'm afraid Liu E is also joking with me." Gu Hongming asked these two questions, how could he ask for such an answer. This answer sounds like he is touting Gu Hongming, and it is belittling others to praise him. ”

However, Gu Hongming said a sentence later, but it subverted Wang Lijian's worldview, and only heard Gu Hongming say: "You old cripple, you have to say everything thoroughly." ”

This sentence is tantamount to admitting that what Liu E said just now is right, and what he wants is such an answer.

Wang Lijian was stunned for a moment, but he reacted quickly, and said: "Mr. Gu, that's the case, in fact, we also considered several candidates at the beginning, including Mr. Yan Fu, but in the end, we still chose you." This is mainly because the author of this book, Zhuang Yan, specifically mentioned that if you want to publish an English version, you must be invited, and he said that you are a master in the translation world, and no one can match it. He has also read your translation of the Analects in English, and he thinks that the translation is very appropriate, fully showing our Chinese culture to foreigners and spreading Confucianism to the world. ”

"Oh, Zhuang Yan has also read the Analects?" Gu Hongming said with a smile.

Wang Lijian first confessed to Zhuang Yan in his heart, and then nodded firmly, "Well, yes, and he has not only read the Analects, but also your "Chinese Notes" and "The Spirit of the Chinese" have also read it, and he has a deep feeling. ”

Gu Hongming became interested, "This Zhuangziyan has a good foundation in English, and the works I translated, to be honest, even some young people in Britain and the United States may not be able to understand them." ”

"Well, there's some foundation. Wang Lijian didn't know how Zhuang Yan's English was, but now that it was like this, he could only go all the way to the dark.

"Oh, that's good. Saying that, Gu Hongming's face suddenly changed, and he said coldly: "I think you are talking nonsense, if he likes to read my books, he even went to Yan Kyoto to visit me?"

If Zhuang Yan was here, he would definitely have to ask Gu Hongming why he had two faces.

Wang Lijian was taken aback, he didn't expect Gu Hongming's face to change so quickly, and suddenly the topic turned to Zhuang Yan didn't come to see him. Wang Lijian hurriedly explained: "He came in a hurry this time, so he didn't visit everyone one by one, but he also told me that next time I have time, I must come to visit Mr. Gu." ”