Chapter 0686 - London Life: Making Friends with Carol
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It is the five official affairs that Li Wenxing handled during his 'refuge' in London, and each of them is developing and implementing in the direction he envisioned, how can this not make him happy and proud?
Not only that, what satisfied Li Wenxing the most was the few personal things that happened during this period, and the few friends and girlfriends he made him feel comfortable physically and mentally.
Do you still remember the three films co-created by Li Wenxing and Mei Yuying before New Year's Day last year?
After more than four months, "Harry Potter", "Downton Abbey", and "British Horror Story", these three films were finally officially released in major bookstores in the UK on April 10, and Li Wenxing even attended a book signing meeting of a bookstore owned by Thomson Learning Company.
It was also on this day that after a series of arrangements, Li Wenxing met Carol Thatcher, the daughter of Margaret Thatcher, the future British Prime Minister's Iron Lady.
Speaking of which, the scene where Li Wenxing and Carol met for the first time can be described as both coincidental and very funny.
At that time, Li Wenxing was signing for sale in the bookstore, but the people who were holding the books to be signed were a group of children.
It can't be helped, his Harry Potter is a fairy tale version, and Harry Potter's main audience is children.
Carol, on the other hand, graduated from journalism and media and is now working as an intern reporter at a TV station, so she walked into the bookstore during a street interview that day and paid attention to Li Wenxing.
Of course, Carol didn't know Li Wenxing, she saw that Li Wenxing was very skilled in dealing with children, so she only thought that Li Wenxing was an Asian fairy tale writer.
And then, things are just so funny,
Carol's street interview, which was broadcast in real time with cameras and OB trucks, was broadcast in real time, and this street interview was originally Li Wenxing's routine for Li Wenxing to buy off the London City TV station to promote "Harry Potter".
But Carol didn't know, after all, she couldn't tell her in advance, and told her that she was afraid that she wouldn't play well, because she was a newcomer, and she wouldn't act like a re-enactment, and others would know that it was arranged in advance, so it didn't make sense. In this way, after Carol paid attention to Li Wenxing, she explained to herself, to the effect that a fairy tale book signing was being held here, the author was Asian, and from his interaction with children, it can be seen that he was very caring.
In this way, Balabala,
Waiting for the children to leave, Carol was very kind to give Li Wenxing an exclusive interview, direct the camera to give him a close-up, and do publicity for him, this is no problem.
The question is, Carol insisted on Li Wenxing to introduce his experience as a fairy tale writer and what made him choose to be a fairy tale writer, which is interesting.
When asked these two questions, how can Li Wenxing answer them? By the way, isn't that just a lie?
Li Wenxing could only answer truthfully that he wrote fairy tales only because of his hobby, and then said that he was actually an entrepreneur and was in charge of more than a dozen companies.
It's okay now, Carol is both angry and sorry, she just thinks that Li Wenxing is habitually bragging, bragging in front of a beautiful white woman like her,
It's nothing in normal times, there are many people who are always used to packaging themselves very tall outside, which is normal, but the problem is that she is here for live broadcast, Li Wenxing's words come out, and at the same time, at least one-tenth of the citizens of London will see it.
What will be the consequences of a Chinese-American writer blatantly lying on television? Once the truth is revealed, it can be said that his career is over.
So, Carol hurriedly changed her position, deliberately changing to the side of the camera lens, giving Li Wenxing a look, and hinting at him in her words that this interview was a live broadcast.
It's a pity that Carol's kindness was completely in vain, Li Wenxing didn't understand her meaning at all, or introduced herself freely, and advertised "Harry Potter" by the way, and then advertised for star enterprises, so that Carol couldn't help but make it clear directly.
'Mr. Vinson, may I ask you that what you said is true? You promise? We will have a simultaneous conversation, and there are at least a million people watching us in London now, are you sure it's not a joke?......?'
It was only after Carol said these words that Li Wenxing finally understood her previous hints and actions.
Li Wenxing is very happy that the other party can retain this kindness and kindly remind him, instead of being like other old fritter reporters, if he really suspects that he is bragging, he will only unknowingly dig a hole for him and make a big news.
According to Li Wenxing's original intention, these arrangements he made, such as book signing meetings and interviews with reporters, were just to get close to Carol by chance, and even advertised by the way.
But now that things are like this, and the interview is also deviated by Carol, Li Wenxing knows that he quickly changes his routine and can't continue to keep a low profile, if he doesn't explain it, then tomorrow will definitely be negative news.
So, after Carol asked questions one after another, Li Wenxing turned on the pretend mode and performed in front of all the audience in the city of London who were watching the market station.
'Sure, I'm sure I'm telling the truth, without any exaggeration,
It's the first day of Harry Potter and I don't want to talk about anything else, but I'd like to make it clear that while what I've just said sounds unreal, it's true.
Miss Thatcher, do you know the Rubik's Cube?'
'Rubik's cube?' are you talking about the block puzzle toy? I have one of my own, and I've tried to challenge it, but maybe I'm not good at it......
Mr. Vinson, why did you suddenly mention the Rubik's Cube?'
'Since you know the Rubik's Cube, do you know who invented it?'
It seems to be a Belgian engineer, but some say it's Asian, well, yes, he's from Hong Kong, just like you......
No, you won't be... You invented the Rubik's Cube?'
'If it's fake, well, in English, it's shredded coconut, shredded coconut, shredded coconut, triple affirmation.
But I have to say that the Belgian engineer you mentioned, he should be called Erno Rubick, or he is a professor of architecture, which is what I learned later.
He is indeed the inventor of the Rubik's Cube, but his Rubik's Cube is not the same as mine, and it is different from the original design intention, function, and core structure.
I don't know Mr. Rubik, and I believe he doesn't know me, and I don't think it's possible for us to copy each other's ideas, which should be a perfect coincidence.
My Rubik's Cube, which I had made when I was sixteen years old, was my own toy, so I didn't apply for a patent, and Mr. Rubik wouldn't have known that I had made a Rubik's Cube six years ago.
And even if I'm lying, Mr. Rubik's Rubik's Rubik's Cube patent was applied in Hungary in 1974, only three months before my patent.
In such a short period of time, those who knew me knew that I did not have the ability and opportunity to come into contact with Mr. Rubik at that time.
Therefore, there should be two inventors of the Rubik's Cube, I invented the Rubik's Cube toy, and Mr. Rubik invented the Rubik's Cube module, which is used for teaching.
And, Miss Thatcher, the Rubik's Cube you bought should be a copy, pirated by unscrupulous businessmen,
The global patent for the Rubik's Cube toy is in my hands, I don't license it to anyone, the Rubik's Cube is only sold in North America and Asia, and I haven't had time to bring him to Europe, but now it seems that I don't need it anymore.
To go back to the question just now, Miss Thatcher, since you know the Rubik's Cube, you must have heard of the music greeting card, I see that many shops on the streets of London sell it, and I will tell you quietly, it is also my invention, and likewise, I have never authorized it to other merchants to produce and sell it.
How do I feel that the European patent law is like a fictitious one? Even the streets of London are full of piracy, so who should I go to to compensate for these losses? I hope that the well-meaning citizens in front of the television can help me, and I am willing to donate all the proceeds of compensation to the City of London.
Finally, please keep an eye on my new book, Harry Potter, which I am a gift to the people of London, and I am sure that all of you in front of the TV will love it.
Well, I forgot to say, I don't know if any of you have seen "Tomb Raider", which was released in the city last month, it was also filmed by me, and the story told in "Harry Potter" is a hundred times more wonderful than "Tomb Raider".
Please remember my name, my name is Li Wenxing, and my pen name and stage name are Vincent. Thank you all and goodbye!'
The scene reappeared, probably like this, taking advantage of Carol's kind reminder, but the opportunity to create an embarrassing situation, Li Wenxing temporarily changed his plan and pretended to be high-profile.
not only proved his identity, proved that what he said was true, but also clarified some negative remarks about the Rubik's Cube on the side of London.
In addition, it also paved the way for getting close to Carol, and even laid the hook for getting close to Thatcher.
In the end, Li Wenxing can be said to have fulfilled his wishes, successfully made friends with Carol, and the relationship between them became closer and closer, and he was about to take the last step.
At the same time, Li Wenxing also successfully caught up with Margaret Thatcher, and with her help, recovered the losses caused by piracy, and then entrusted the compensation to the other party to donate.
In this way, it not only fulfilled the promise at that time, but also built momentum for the other party to run for prime minister in the coming year, which can be described as generous to others, and made a lot of money in one fell swoop.