In Europe in 1887, the remuneration for writing a novel by an author who had not yet become completely famous was generally only a few dozen pounds, and even a slightly famous author could be regarded as a good one for a few hundred pounds.

John directly offered Conan Doyle a very high price of a minimum of 100 pounds and a maximum of 200 pounds!

And don't forget, this price is only for the North American license, and the European copyright in the largest market is still in Conan Doyle's own hands. So when he heard about this condition, the physician-novelist almost thought he had misheard, and after confirming it several times with John, he finally settled on it: Mr. Huntelaar was not joking with him!

"If you accept it, you can support yourself by writing in the future."

Almost seconds later, a thought immediately crossed Conan Doyle's mind.

In this era when the per capita income is only a few dozen pounds, a hundred pounds a year is enough for an ordinary British family to live, and if there are two hundred pounds a year, life will be very rich, so that Conan Doyle can support himself and his wife at the same time, and raise two more children, if three or four hundred pounds a year......

Conan Doyle didn't have to do that seemingly unpromising job as a physician anymore.

With excitement and gratitude, Conan Doyle signed the agreement.

In Conan Doyle's view, this seemingly unreasonable agreement was entirely made by Mr. Huntelaar to take care of himself, because he did not think that the Sherlock Holmes series of novels was worth the price anyway. You know, while these detective stories are popular, they've only only been published for a few short stories, and the publishers haven't raised the price for them. What's more, what Mr. Huntelaar wants is only the rights to North America, and Conan Doyle can sell it again in Europe!

The only thing that scared Conan Doyle a little was that Mr. Huntelaar would have suffered a big loss......

"Do you suffer?"

After sending off Conan Doyle. John looked at the copyright transfer agreement just signed on the table with a smile, and it was difficult to describe his delicate mood at this time for a while.

One or two hundred pounds per novel, and the North American rights to the complete Sherlock Holmes works!

Who suffered a big loss in this transaction, any person in the future will simply say an answer. After all, this is the complete Sherlock Holmes works, and it is also the complete copyright in North America, where can one or two hundred pounds be compared? Hence this kind of agreement that clearly takes advantage of the big advantage. It made John feel a little guilty.

"On the bright side, I'm helping Mr. Doyle!"

After thinking about it again and again, John had to comfort himself with a wry smile.

With his current net worth, there is really no reason to take advantage of the other party, but in order to allow Conan Doyle to concentrate on writing the Sherlock Holmes series of novels, and not to support his family to continue his promising career as a doctor, John came up with a way to buy the rights in North America. Of course, the price is too high to be obviously inappropriate, and I'm afraid Conan Doyle won't agree. But it didn't make sense to give it too low, so after thinking about it for a while, John gave a figure of one hundred to two hundred pounds, which was just right......

The day after sending Conan Doyle away, John was completely relieved by himself.

His purpose in staying in London for a while was clear: first, to make an appointment with Mr. Conan Doyle, and to settle the problem of the crappy doctor's future livelihood. And if there is a purpose for the digging, of course, it is to go to Joseph? Liszt too. The most famous surgeon in England was also John's idol, and the two had a good personal relationship. They often wrote to each other to discuss some issues, and John naturally wanted to meet each other before leaving Europe.

And as the country that is currently most closely connected to the United States. The British medical profession accepts no fewer international students than Germany, and John came to London to recruit some international students. You know, it is very difficult for Americans to get an MD in Germany, so under normal circumstances, they will often come to London or Edinburgh for a while after their studies in Germany and go back with a UK PhD.

Ph.D. from the British. It's much easier to pick it up.

However, the fact that the degree is easy to get does not mean that these international students are poor, after all, Americans who can study in Europe in this era must have the ability, and they will definitely belong to the elite group after going back in the future, just like 20 is the basic Chinese those who study abroad......

In John's opinion. This should not be a difficult task.

Although London is not like Berlin, where John was the home base in Europe, with the promotion and popularization of techniques such as surgical sterilization, local anesthesia and appendectomy in some of Europe's major hospitals, the surname Huntelaar itself has become a kind of representative - such as the Heinz point for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis and the Heinz incision during surgery; Another example is the Heinz sterilization system in surgical sterilization, etc., which have made Huntelaar the focus of attention of surgeons!

Therefore, in John's opinion, it will not be too difficult to attract international students.

However, in the correspondence that had been carried out in advance, John knew that Liszt had gone to Edinburgh to give a lecture this week and would not return until next Monday, so after sending off Conan Doyle, John had two or three days at his disposal. So early the next morning, he went out with Henry.

At the end of the 19th century, London was the capital of the world.

The Empire of the Sun Never Sets was at its strongest, and its colonies spread across the globe brought it untold wealth. Although the British Empire was in a significantly backward position in the Second Industrial Revolution for various reasons, it was precisely because of the blood transfusion and market of these colonies that the British were still becoming stronger day by day, especially in terms of national influence, there is no comparable country in the world.

As the capital of the British Empire, London was naturally the most developed city in the world at this time.

Although he had also passed through London when he came to Europe, John didn't have time to take a good look at it at that time, and now of course he will not let go of this opportunity, such as the British Museum, Big Ben and other famous attractions, definitely to see. It's just that what makes John feel helpless is that the only remaining aurora of the Huntelaar family has been transported back to New York, and he can only take a carriage to go out, which makes John, who is used to traveling by car, feel miserable......

"Sir, do you need to call a carriage?"

On Sunday afternoon, after visiting Big Ben, Henry walked up to John and asked in a whisper.

"Hmm......"

With a slight frown, John said, "This shouldn't be too far from the hotel, right?" ”

After thinking for a moment, Henry nodded and smiled, "Yes sir, I don't think it should be more than two miles!" ”

"Then let's go back!"

After hearing this distance, John waved his hand without hesitation and smiled: "It just so happens that the weather is good today, so we should take a walk...... Well, if we come across a nice restaurant on the way, we can also stop by for dinner, how about it? ”

"As you wish, sir."

Henry, of course, would not disagree with John's opinion, and quickly nodded in agreement. Then on two turns, Henry led John into a path.

"We can save at least ten minutes of our time by going down this route."

Seeing that John's expression seemed to be a little confused, Henry hurriedly explained. As the coachman of the Huntelaar family, although Henry is not very old, he has a very good ability, that is, to recognize the way! Whether it's New York or Berlin, or London when he just arrived, as long as he walks the way, he will definitely not forget jì, so it is nothing without the help of a carriage. And to John's satisfaction, the young coachman not only had a good memory, but also found a closer path!

It's just that inside this path, it looks quite lively!

In a large clearing where the path had been interrupted, dozens of people were gathered together, and John and the others heard a noise from a distance, accompanied by the shouts of many people.

"Sir, there seems to be some kind of competition going on ahead!"

After taking a few steps forward, Henry turned his head and smiled.

"Race?"

After hearing this answer, John's heart moved, and he raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Let's go, let's go over and have a look together......"

"Hey, be careful!"

Before John could finish speaking, the two of them heard an exclamation from a distance at the same time, and hurriedly looked up, only to see a round spherical object flying at high speed, rushing in the direction of the two of them...... (To be continued......)