At London Heathrow International Airport, Lin Zixuan was greeted by the staff of the publishing house and sent him to the arranged hotel. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The publisher drew up an itinerary for him around Christmas.

First there was an interview with a reporter from The Times, then a book signing, a book club and a public reading of his work, and finally a cultural salon in London.

The two sides communicated with each other in advance about these itineraries, and Lin Zixuan followed the local customs and agreed.

Not long after staying in the hotel, Chen Daoming's daughter came over, Chen Luo is fifteen years old this year, goes to middle school in the UK, has a lively temperament, and is quite familiar with Lin Zixuan.

The main reason is that the two are inferior to each other, and there is not much communication.

"Uncle, I brought you the magazine you wanted. Chen Luo took out a stack of English magazines from his backpack and placed them on the table.

This is a British literary magazine, which is not common in China, so there is no need to send it from the United Kingdom, it is available in the library of Chen Luo School.

The literary magazines selected by Chen Luo all published critical articles about "Xiaoxue's Great Adventure".

Lin Zixuan was going to be interviewed by a British newspaper, and he wanted to know the real opinion of the British literary critics about the book, and he couldn't just listen to the publisher's words, otherwise he might make jokes.

He knew that "Little Snow's Great Adventure" was just a best-selling novel, and the focus was on imagination, not literature.

If you really think that this is a literary masterpiece that has been handed down to the world, and thus exaggerate it, then there is a problem.

At its simplest, he would never have won the Nobel Prize in Literature for this novel.

Lin Zixuan should consider the position of this novel in the British literary scene from two aspects: the market and professional literary criticism.

"Thank you, little brother. Lin Zixuan said gently.

"It's not hard, by the way, uncle, what they write may not sound good. Chen Lu hesitated.

It can be seen that the little girl has read these literary magazines, and there are critical articles in them.

"I just look at what they say, and I have a bottom in my heart, don't be asked by reporters and don't know anything, it will be embarrassing. Lin Zixuan said with a smile, "Why don't you think about it for me, how to fight back against them?"

"I don't know, I think you're pretty well written, and I still have your book fans among my classmates. Chen shook his head.

"You guys have Christmas off, you can bring those students who like this novel over to the book signing, you don't need them to buy the book, I'll give it to them. Lin Zixuan invited.

"Okay, let's come over and help my uncle. Chen Luo said happily.

The signing will be arranged by the publisher, but there is no need for help, but it is much more convenient to have a familiar person by your side.

This is Lin Zixuan's first time in London, and he is not familiar with the place, so it is good to find a little guide.

The two chatted for a while, and naturally talked about Chen Daoming, who had just finished filming "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", and had to carry out the post-dubbing work, as well as the subsequent promotion at the global film festival.

"Brother Chen will be very busy next year, and I will have the opportunity to come to the UK in July and August to do publicity, so I can come and see you. Lin Zixuan estimated.

"I'm used to it. Chen Luo said calmly.

Lin Zixuan doesn't know what to say, as a top actor in China, Chen Daoming will definitely be very busy, once he enters the crew, especially when he goes to other places, he basically can't go home in the first half of the year.

In this way, there is less time to spend with the child, and it is easy to be rusty.

Seeing Chen Lu away, Lin Zixuan looked through the literary magazines in front of him.

The little girl was careful and folded the pages related to "Xiaoxue's Great Adventure" into a small corner to make it easier for Lin Zixuan to find it.

According to the publisher, the novel is very popular among young readers in the UK, making it to the sales charts of mainstream media and recommended by many British authors.

But in the more professional literary magazines, there is no shortage of criticism.

Critics discussed the structure of the story, the way it is narrated, and the literariness and intrinsic themes, and came to the conclusion that this is a second-rate popular novel.

In the world literary arena, there is also a debate between serious literature and popular literature.

"Little Snow's Great Adventure" is clearly relegated to the category of popular literature, which means that the novel may be a bestseller, but it is not well received by professional literary writers.

They are more receptive to novels like "Alive" and "Xu Sanguan Selling Blood".

Some critics even think that this is a step backwards in Lin Zixuan's writing career.

After reading these comments, Lin Zixuan had a bottom in his heart, corrected his mentality, and calmly faced the next interview.

The Times has a lot of influence in the UK, and the publishing house can bring in reporters from this newspaper, which is a lot of help.

Of course, Lin Zixuan himself has won an Italian literary award, and his novel is a bestseller in the United Kingdom, and it has the value of an interview.

The interview took place in a conference room at the publishing house.

Behind Lin Zixuan are several translated works, including the French and Italian versions of "Alive" and "Xu Sanguan Selling Blood", as well as the English version of "Xiaoxue's Great Adventure".

A photographer took a few photos of Lin Zixuan on the side, indicating that this interview will not be the kind of tofu block-style article.

Stories that can be accompanied by photographs will occupy at least half of the page, or maybe the whole page.

However, this kind of interview could never be the headline of The Times, and at most it would be published in the newspaper's literary supplement.

The reporter asked about Lin Zixuan's life and creative path in China, focusing on "Xiaoxue's Great Adventure".

"The reason for this story was that I wanted to tell my daughter fairy tales, so I thought that instead of reading stories written by other writers, I would write one of my own and give it as a gift to my daughter. Lin Zixuan explained.

"The story in the book takes place in London, how did you come up with the idea of setting it in London?" asked the British journalist.

"It's a carefully considered choice, I've thought about Denmark, but the Nordic fairy tales have an innocent color, which doesn't fit my vision, the United States feels too noisy to live in fairy tales, and only Britain is the most magical, which fits the story the most. Lin Zixuan replied.

"Are you influenced by Chinese literature? The characters in the novel are very expressive. The reporter asked.

Lin Zixuan noticed that the reporter had been trying to lead the topic to British literature, and wanted "Little Snow's Great Adventure" to be related to English literature, and it was best for him to say things like admiration for British culture.

"In fact, I don't have a lot of exposure to English literature. Lin Zixuan said, "This should be the credit of the translator, the version you see is a translated work, I am the first time to come to the UK." ”

Although in order to make money from the British, it is nothing to tout casually, but Lin Zixuan still did not cooperate with this reporter.

As for how the reporter will write the manuscript after he returns, he doesn't care.

Tomorrow is Christmas Eve in the West, and the signing will take place at ten o'clock in the morning. (To be continued.) )