Under normal circumstances, the results of the Nobel Prize in Literature will be announced on the first Thursday of October, and no later than October 15.

But there are exceptions, such as the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1935.

Historically, due to Holstaomu's strong opposition to O'Neill's award, the results of this year's selection were not announced until the end of October – the awards were cancelled and no one was awarded.

Although Eugene O'Neill did not win the prize in 1935, he became a Nobel laureate in literature in 1936. Because of the Swedish Academy's veto, which can only be used once every five years, even if Holstaumu doesn't like O'Neill, he can only pinch his nose and admit it.

Thursday, October 31.

Voting for the seventh round of this year's Nobel Prize in Literature is about to begin.

In principle, there are only four rounds of voting in the runoff election at most, and it is rare to vote for the fifth or sixth round, let alone the seventh round.

The eighteen members of the Swedish Academy present were all listless, and their enthusiasm had been exhausted by the protracted voting.

Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy of Letters and President of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Holstoum, was speaking before the meeting: "Last weekend there was an outrageous incident when a great writer and historian was assassinated while giving a peace speech in London. This is a barbaric challenge to civilization, and this is an unacceptable political scandal...... And this assassinated gentleman happens to be the final candidate for this year's Nobel Prize Writers. I think it is very necessary to condemn the Japanese government in the name of the Nobel Prize in Literature! Raise your hand if you agree. ”

Eighteen hands were raised in unison, and most of the cultural people were more emotional, and they were willing to stand up and express their indignation.

"Very well," Holstaumu smiled, "I won't repeat the situation of Zhou Hexuan and Eugene O'Neill." So, let's now start the seventh round of voting. ”

"Wait a minute!" John Berryman shouted.

Holstaumu asked, "Is there any problem?" Mr. Berryman. ”

"Two problems," said John Berryman, "first, the assassination of Mr. Zhou Hexuan, whose fate is now unknown, cannot be awarded to those who have already died; Second, we have already conducted six rounds of voting, if we can't choose a winner this time, do we want to continue voting? ”

Holstaumu replied: "First of all, I have received definite news that Mr. Zhou Hexuan's operation was successful and there is no life-threatening operation. And even if he died, I think he deserves the award because he was assassinated during the runoff vote. Secondly, this is the last round of voting, and there will be no next round. I tell you plainly that if the winner is Eugene O'Neill, then I will exercise my rightful right to cancel this year's Nobel Prize in Literature! Let's see. ”

As soon as these words came out, Eugene O'Neill's supporters looked extremely ugly and were even more determined to stick to their choice.

Fifteen minutes later, Halstomu began to sing: "Eugene O'Neill 1 vote, Eugene O'Neill 2 votes, Zhou Hexuan 1 vote, Zhou Hexuan 2 votes, Zhou Hexuan 3 votes, Eugene O'Neill 3 votes, Zhou Hexuan 4 votes......"

People looked at Holstaum slightly nervously because the first three rounds of voting had resulted in a 9-9 draw between Eugene O'Neill and Zhou Hexuan. Now, if there is a draw again, either the two will win at the same time, or Holstoum will announce the cancellation of the award.

"Eugene O'Neal 8 votes!"

"Zhou Hexuan 9 votes!"

"Zhou Hexuan 10 votes!"

Holstaumu smiled proudly: "I announce that Mr. Zhou Hexuan received 10 votes, more than half of the votes, and met the selection criteria for the Nobel Prize in Literature." Gentlemen, the results are out. ”

"Who is it?"

John Berryman stood up, angrily scanned the crowd, and asked, "Who has given up his position?" Who voted for Zhou Hexuan with that crucial 1 vote? As long as we persevere, this year's Nobel Prize in Literature will be a big one, and O'Neill and Zhou Hexuan can win at the same time! ”

"Mr. Berryman, accept the result." Holstomule said.

John Berryman stared at the crowd for a long time, and did not find out who was the traitor, so he could only hold back his stomach and sulk.

After voting in the morning and the results were announced in the afternoon, reporters from major news agencies in Europe and the United States learned that Zhou Hexuan had won the award.

To be honest, this year's Nobel Prize in Literature finalists are very problematic, and it can even be said to be an illegal and black-box operation. As early as the first round of voting, Eugene O'Neill won by a landslide, but the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy did not recognize the result.

I can only blame Eugene O'Neill for being unlucky, this kind of thing can't be explained.

Coincidentally, Zhou Hexuan was assassinated during the vote, which undoubtedly aroused the sympathy of some people, and finally got a crucial vote. If it weren't for that, the two would have been tied, and most likely neither would have won the prize – this year's Nobel Prize in Literature was annulled by Holstaumu.

John Berryman was furious, but he didn't talk nonsense because he signed a non-disclosure agreement.

All deliberations and voting records of the Nobel Prize are kept confidential and valid for 50 years. That is to say, it will be at least until 1985 that people will not know the inside story of this vote.

On November 1, major newspapers in Europe and the United States simultaneously announced the results of the Nobel Prize in Literature, and the winner: Zhou Hexuan (China).

As for this year's Nobel Prize in Medicine, Zhou Hexuan obviously has nothing to do with his little friend, and the winner is Hans Spemann from Germany, and the reason for the award is "the discovery of the organizer effect in embryonic development".

When the news of Zhou Hexuan's Nobel Prize in Literature came out, there was no need for the Sassoon family to buy off the media, and newspapers and magazines throughout Europe and the United States rushed to report it.

There is no way, Zhou Hexuan's assassination is a hot spot, and the Nobel Prize in Literature is also a hot spot, and these two hot spots collided together, which immediately produced a violent chemical reaction and attracted the attention of the world.

The British "Times" commented: "Zhou Hexuan is undoubtedly the greatest writer today, his "Goddess" is magnificent and fantastical, with delicate brushwork in the roughness, outlining a bloody, ignorant, cold, inverted black and white, but also hidden infinite vitality of China." He let the West know the East and understand the East, and he is a cultural bridge between the East and the West. This year's Nobel Prize in Literature is well deserved! ”

The French newspaper Le Figaro put it more romantic: "The writer is the shadow of the world, reflecting the truth with the outline of nothingness." And Zhou Hexuan is the one who casts a shadow, he is emitting dazzling light. ”

The American "Christian Science Monitor" enthusiastically praised: "Every time a giant takes a step, it leaves deep footprints on the ground, and we only need to follow his footsteps." In the literary world, Zhou Hexuan is such a giant, and his magical realism has created an era that has made countless followers follow in his footsteps. ”

A reporter from Time magazine in the United States is rushing to London, and if nothing else, Zhou Hexuan will be the cover character of one of the magazine's issues.

As for the Chinese side, it has already turned the world upside down......