The official date for the awarding of the Nobel Prize is December 10, as this day is the day of Nobel's death.

But since December 5, "Nobel Week" has quietly arrived, with various lectures, speeches, press conferences, meet-and-greets, concerts, ...... Varied.

On December 10, the awards ceremonies were held in Sweden and Norway.

Norway presented the Peace Prize, but the laureate, Ositsky, was unable to receive the prize in person. The German anti-war journalist was arrested by the secret police two years ago and is still being held in a Nazi concentration camp.

Germany and Norway were very unhappy with this, and Hitler openly boycotted, ordering all Germans not to accept the Nobel Prize. The Norwegian king also refused to attend the ceremony, and the Norwegian newspaper Corriere della Sera criticized Ossitzky as a "criminal who attacked his own country."

This year's Nobel Peace Prize seemed to have turned into a farce, the laureates were unable to attend, the awarders (the King of Norway) refused to attend, and only a bunch of journalists stared at them.

Sweden is much more lively, with thousands of spectators, but unfortunately there are very few Chinese.

At this time, the Chinese minister to Sweden was vacant, and Wang Nianzu, the second secretary of the embassy, was appointed as his place. There were only three diplomats in the entire Swedish legation, and they often did not get paid, which was simply shabby.

The Central News Agency, run by the Kuomintang, has not yet set up overseas bureaus, and all international news needs to be purchased from foreign news agencies. Ge Gongzhen, a big reporter who often runs international news, died of illness two months ago, otherwise he would have come to Sweden to cover the news in person this time.

The wind is cold and the snow is drifting.

Second Foreign Secretary Wang Nianzu stood outside the Royal Concert Hall with two embassy staff waiting. They were dressed in brand new suits, shivering with cold, and their lips were pale and bloodless.

No way, they are so poor, they haven't been paid for more than a year, and they don't have the money to buy clothes. Of course, there are fur coats or something, but they are not worn properly, and even have patches sewn, which is not suitable for formal occasions.

The suits on the three of them were still customized before going abroad, and they were usually carefully hidden in the wardrobe, and they were only worn on big occasions.

"Quick...... It's almost there, right? Lu Zhaoxin asked with a shudder.

Wang Nianzu stomped his feet and stomped on the white mist, rubbed his hands and said, "It should be almost there, damn, you should wear an extra pair of socks." ”

Sun Fang suddenly pointed forward: "Secretary Wang, a car is coming!" ”

The three poor diplomats stood on tiptoe and saw the sedan slowly stop, and two gringos came out of it.

"It's Mr. and Mrs. Curie, not Mr. Zhou." Wang Nianzu said disappointedly.

As soon as the Joliot-Curie couple were winners of this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry, they were immediately pounced by reporters who had been waiting for a long time, and the photos were clicked and clicked.

Lu Zhaoxin looked at the Curie couple enviously and said: "I have been working in Sweden for more than three years, and I finally have hope." Mr. Zhou is the first, and more Chinese will win the Nobel Prize in the future. ”

"I hope so." Wang Nianzu said helplessly.

The fact that the second secretary of the embassy can take on the post of minister to Sweden shows how much they are not valued, they have long been forgotten by the country, and it is a luxury to be able to get a salary once a year.

This Nima is an annual salary, right? It's quite lofty to say.

The three of them waited for more than ten minutes, and they were almost ice sculptures, and finally saw the next car coming.

Yu Peichen and the female nurse got out of the car first, followed by Zhang Leyi helping Zhou Hexuan to appear. The nurse hurriedly handed over a cane, and then helped Zhou Hexuan to walk forward slowly, Yu Peichen shouted in English: "Fellow journalists, please don't crowd, Mr. Zhou's wound has not healed yet." ”

Wang Nianzu hurriedly took two men down to greet him, but when he was blown by the cold wind, he shook hands and said: "Hello Mr. Zhou, I am Wang Nianzu, the second secretary of the Legation of the Republic of China in Sweden, acting as a minister. On behalf of all diplomatic personnel in Sweden, I would like to warmly congratulate Mr. Zhou on winning the Nobel Prize in Literature and win glory for us Chinese! ”

Zhou Hexuan felt that he was holding a ball of ice, and Wang Nianzu's hands were frozen blue. He took off the robe on his body and put it on Wang Nianzu, and said with emotion: "Thank you for your hard work. Then he turned to Zhang Leyi and said, "Leyi, quickly find some fur coats for the three brothers!" ”

"It's not hard, it's not hard." Wang Nianzu felt the warmth of the robe, and tears were about to fall when he spoke.

Lu Zhaoxin said excitedly: "Mr. Zhou, let's help you in." ”

"Okay." Zhou Hexuan said with a smile.

Lu Zhaoxin and Sun Fang immediately took a step forward, supported Zhou Hexuan left and right, and walked towards the door of the Royal Swedish Concert Hall under the leadership of Wang Nianzu.

Walking into the concert hall, the three poor diplomats finally warmed up and did not freeze to death on the spot.

The other four winners are already seated: Chadwick (Physics) from the United Kingdom, Mr. and Mrs. Curie (Chemistry) from France, and Spemann (Medicine) from Germany. As for the Nobel Prize in Economics, it had not yet been established at this time.

"Hello, Mr. Zhou!" Chadwick stood up to greet him.

"Hello, Mr. Chadwick." Zhou Hexuan shook hands and said.

Immediately afterwards, the Curies and Spemmann also greeted each other in French and German, respectively, and everyone sat in the front row and chatted quickly. As for the three diplomats, they very consciously ran to the back seats, and they could only be counted as those who came to watch the ceremony.

About half an hour later, King Gustav V of Sweden, with his queen Victoria, appeared.

Queen Victoria, the granddaughter of Kaiser Wilhelm I, was a staunch pro-German faction. In addition, King Gustav V of Sweden took a firm stand in favor of Germany – both in World War I and World War II. When Germany invaded the Soviet Union, he even quietly sent a private congratulatory letter to Hitler behind the back of the Swedish government.

Gustav V was tall and thin, and wore a small pair of glasses. He used to be in control of the Swedish army, and wanted to play with Germany during the First World War, but the military power was quickly lost to the political parties, and now he is no longer interested in politics and concentrates on being his professional tennis player.

Well, His Majesty the King, was posthumously inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

The Physics Prize was awarded first, followed by the Chemistry Prize and the Medicine Prize. As for the literary prize, it may be arranged to be the last to be awarded because it is not important, or the most important.

Holstaumu walked up with a serious face and said, "Honorable Kings and Queens, honorable Nobel laureates, ladies and gentlemen. Zhou Hexuan is a poet whose poetry, like poetry, abandons traditional brushwork and outlines a picture of Chinese society. He uses sharp and humorous strokes to satirize the absurdity of human nature and attack political hypocrisy. By constructing an absurd world, he exposes the darkest side of the human condition, imbuing it with strong symbols and images in the form of myths and legends. In his "The Goddess", everything is reversed...... The literary expression of Zhou Hexuan's works has surpassed the current uproar. Mr. Zhou Hexuan, congratulations from the Swedish Academy of Letters, and please accept the 1935 Nobel Prize in Literature from the hands of the honorable king! ”

In the applause of everyone, Zhou Hexuan was supported by the nurse to accept the award. The three diplomats, who had already put on their fur coats, shouted excitedly, and couldn't help but stand up and applaud wildly.