Chapter 148: Pleasing (I)
"You are Li Mo, my name is Shan Xiaoting. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"Hello reporter Shan," Li Mo shook hands with the beautiful female reporter and introduced her again: "This is my legal counsel, Mr. Hao Like, and this is my father." After getting to know each other one by one, Li Mo asked: "Reporter Shan, do you know English?"
"I just came back from studying in the United States. ”
"Wow. ”
"Is there something wrong?"
"Then should you be 81 years or ......"
"Yes, I went to study in the United States in '81, and by the way, I read your book in the United States. Shan Xiaoting said whimsically.
This study abroad time should be very early, don't see 81 years, the number of international students is still not much, and there are even fewer who can come back after studying abroad. Anyone who can come back in this era is worthy of Li Mo's respect, really respect.
The group got into a taxi, it was a taxi called by Hao Like from the magic capital, and it was the same last year, but when it came back, it was not so convenient. If you are not a foreigner, you are not eligible to take a taxi.
There was no delay in the magic capital, but after waiting for a while, I got on the plane.
Sitting in the business cabin, Shan Xiaoting looked at the environment and said, "Li Mo, can I do an interview with you?"
Li Mo put down the book and said, "Yes." ”
"I heard you've been writing this book since you were very young?"
"I was very young, I was only a few years old at that time, and my writing was not good, I was not good in all aspects, my thinking was immature, I couldn't keep up with my knowledge, and my English was even worse, so I revised it again and again, and it was not until the end of the first semester of junior high school that I barely finished the draft. In fact, I am not very satisfied with the version that is published now, and I am going to overhaul it in a few years. ”
"Why did you think of writing it in English?"
"When you were studying in the United States a few years ago, you should have heard some of my answers to reporters, and I said in the United States that because of the development of science and technology in the United States, I put the story in the United States, and since it was in the United States, I tried to write it in English. That's a flattering statement, after all, my books are mostly sold in the United States. ”
"I can understand, what is the real reason for that?"
"The real reason is that I overheard some claims that the United States is richer and more expensive, including books. I thought, why not write it in English and publish it in the U.S., the more expensive the book sells, the more I get paid. Please forgive me for being a bit of a philistine, but my family situation was so poor that I couldn't even eat. ”
"I heard that you have a green card, but you have always insisted on not immigrating, can you explain the reason?"
"Shan reporter, I don't like slogan-style politics, including the politics class I am taking now, I think politics is very simple, when the people are rich and the country is strong, it is good politics. Shouting fewer slogans, holding fewer meetings, and doing more practical things is good politics. ”
"Xiao Mo, you can't talk nonsense. Li Mo's father was in a hurry.
"Uncle Li, let him say, it's okay, it's very good, times have changed, it's not ten years ago, don't worry. ”
Li Mo really knows in his heart, and he will immediately put forward a statement similar to Li Mo, or what he said to several leaders of the commune, one step ahead is called wisdom, and ten steps ahead is called making a serious mistake.
"Shan reporter, the reason is very simple, just like my parents are very strict with my education, but they will always be my parents, and the country is the same, one loyalty and two filial piety, this is the most basic requirement of every countryman, and it has nothing to do with noble greatness. ”
"Well said," Shan Xiaoting slapped twice and said, "Why did you think of investing in Microsoft?"
"In order to write the first book well, I forcibly instilled a lot of knowledge in myself, in my mind, the world may usher in the fourth industrial revolution, that is, the computer industrial revolution, it will be divided into three parts, one is the computer itself, including CPU, motherboard, graphics card, memory, optical drive, floppy drive, hard disk, power supply and other technologies. The second is the software part that serves the computer. The third is the part that serves the computer industry, including the network ......" Li Mo stopped, many technologies in this part have not yet come out, and he can't say it, he immediately skipped it and continued: "The first part, many companies in the United States have paid attention to it, and I can't get involved, and besides, I can't get involved with a little money in my hand." So I thought of the second and third parts, and I saw Microsoft. By the way, I hope that you can solemnly publish a sentence in your newspaper that my country has missed the three industrial revolutions and cannot miss the fourth industrial revolution. ”
"Can it be called an industrial revolution?"
"Yes, we can see the signs in ten years, and after twenty years, all aspects of technology are gradually maturing, and a huge industry has been formed. ”
Li Mo is kind to remind, but even if he says it, not many people may be able to believe it, and even in the United States, not many Americans believe it. Besides, even if the above believes, there is a serious lack of all kinds of talents, and you will still miss the first pot of gold, so you have no choice but to continue to chase it slowly behind.
"Li Mo, why are you so reluctant to interview?"
"It's not an exclusion, I give a lot of interviews to reporters before every book signing in the United States. My knowledge was finally shallow, and I struggled to write my first book or my second book, which had just been released. I was interviewed by a reporter abroad, but I had no choice but to promote the new book. But in China, I haven't been interviewed by reporters, and to this day, including my teachers and relatives, they don't know too much about my situation. Even though I published two collections of essays, several of which were published in the provincial daily, I was not interviewed by reporters...... This sentence cannot be recorded. The main thing is to have a quiet learning environment and learn more knowledge. Only when you have brocade rust in your belly can you write a good article. ”
"In your eyes, do you think the United States is strong?"
"It's strong, stronger than the USSR, because the United States is very developed in both heavy and light industries, and the Soviet light industry is poor. However, I think China will catch up very quickly, after all, our country has more than a billion hard-working people, compared to other races, the IQ is also relatively developed, and there are more than a billion smart and capable people, as long as the country is on the right path, will it still lag behind?" Li Mo also replied honestly.
This sentence, Li Mo estimates that it is 100 percent, and it will not be published.
The group flew to New York, but not to New York, and after meeting up with Johnson, Wang Translator, and a black security guard hired by Li Mo for his father, they flew to Washington at the New York airport.
Li Mo explained to his father that American security may be of the same nature as the bodyguards his father thought, they are security guards, and they will only act when their employers are threatened, rather than thugs who bully others for their employers for no reason.
"How much does it cost to please him?"
"Short-term security, it doesn't cost much," Li Mo prevaricated, and said: "With him, if you meet that Chinese American last time, I won't dare to humiliate you." ”
This time the stay was not long, but Li Mo didn't want his father to be like last year, ready to let Wang Yi take his father around, from this point of view, he really needs a security, after all, although the security in the United States is not so bad, it is just like that, it is not good.
After getting off the plane and resting in the hotel for the night, Johnson called a hairstylist and cleaned up a few people, mainly Limer, to make him look energetic, and then went to the White House.
Li Guangping was nervous.
Li Mo kept comforting: "Dad, it's really not good, you just stand behind Wang Yiyi, with them in front, you don't have to worry." ”
But in this way, Li Guangping didn't want to shake hands with Reagan...... But Li Mo didn't care, did it matter to shake Reagan's hand? Li agreed that it was not that important, and his current property was not so abrupt.
Li Guangping hid behind, there is another benefit, there are several people in this line, including Wang Yiyi, reporters will think that his father is an entourage and will not care. Otherwise, my photos were transmitted to China, and my father's photos were transmitted to China.
Whether it is the school, the leaders of the Stone Town Vegetable Bureau, or the cadres in the township, as long as they see it, they will be sure. As long as one of the three is determined, all three will be known...... It's better to take my dad over to see a strange place where the president of the United States lives, and what it looks like......
Mr. and Mrs. Reagan met Mr. and Mrs. Reagan.
In fact, the president of the United States is not a good profession, not to mention Lincoln and Kennedy, Reagan was almost killed. There was a young man named John Hinckley in the United States, who was the president of an oil company in Texas, and in short, his family was very rich.
At the same time, there is an actress named Jodie Foster, who was later the heroine in "The Silence of the Lambs", when Jodie Foster was no longer a child star in 81, but studied at Yale University. I never thought she had a crush on John Hinckley.
I don't know what this kid thinks, but in order to confess to Jodie Foster, when Reagan gave a speech, he took a pistol and started shooting at Reagan like crazy. Fortunately, he was inaccurate in his marksmanship, and the first shot hit White House press secretary James Brady, leaving him shot in the head and paralyzed for life. Only then did he shoot Reagan in the lung, seriously injuring another Secret Service agent and a police officer, before being caught by security.
This is not a small matter, the president has an accident, according to the usual practice, the vice president has to ...... Vice President George H.W. Bush came to handle state affairs, Bush Sr. had not yet returned to the White House, and Secretary of State Alexander Hagrid wanted to fight for power.
His roaring appearance attracted a lot of media attention.
Then Reagan escaped, and when he heard about it, he almost made Reagan angry, but something that made him even more angry happened.
John Hinckley was rich and hired many lawyers, and the court finally ruled that Hinckley was insane and had to be sent to a psychiatric hospital...... In the clear!
The whole thing became a farce, and then various reporters turned out Hinckley's crush...... and led to Foster, the target of Reagan's assassination, so this female star became the object of media attention around the world for a while, and it took more than half a year to stop.
In Chao City, Li Mo told this matter in order to eliminate his father's nervousness, Li Guangping didn't believe it, this was the assassination of the biggest official in the United States, how could he be sent to a psychiatric hospital safely...... There is one more thing that Li Mo did not say, more than thirty years later, this Hinckley was actually released from the mental hospital.
Li Mo said lightly: "Dad, people are rich, but without money, that time, he had to sit in prison." ”
Li Mo shook hands with the Reagan couple, and Mrs. Nancy also gave Li Mo a hug, this Li Mo did not exclude, but he was a little nervous in his heart, after all, he was also the biggest person he had seen in his two lives.
Many reporters took pictures on the side, and Shan Xiaoting also took pictures on the side, maybe in order to protect Li Mo, many of them could not be published in the newspaper, but the photos had to be taken.
Mrs. Nancy hosted Li Mo and his party at the White House, and Li Mo also talked with the Reagan couple in a proper manner, and did not say anything amazing. In fact, as long as he is decent, his performance has amazed various reporters. After all, not everyone is Hinckley......
Mrs. Nancy finally asked a pointed question: "Lee, I have read your new book, are you mocking your country's brickwork?"
"Snowpiercer" has only been released for a long time, and it has caused some sensation and controversy, and as Li Mo expected, it will sell well, but it will not be a big hit.
However, various book critics liked some of the tones in it, sang praises, and thought that Li Mo was growing up rapidly and finally wrote a very interesting book, and then many readers were confused by some plausible ideas in it, thinking that Li Mo was dissatisfied with the motherland.
Tong Xiaoting's heart chuckled, Li Mo wrote a novel that was dissatisfied with China's brick system? )