Zhou Hexuan has had too many things recently, and the "Popular" supplement needs him to worry about, and the radio station needs him to take care of it. Even Peking University sent a telegram www.biquge.info said: "Now that the national government is over, the principal, go and ask for money, the teachers are still waiting for their salaries." ”

Everything is so entangled, that Zhou Hexuan has no time to move.

Zhang Leyi now manages the radio station, and Liao Yaquan basically took over the position of secretary, and she came in with a telegram: "Brother Zhou, the National Government University has sent a telegram inviting you to attend a meeting in Nanjing at the end of next month." ”

During the Northern Expedition, the Nanjing Nationalist Government imitated the French system and did not set up a Ministry of Education, but called it a graduate school.

The Dean of the University is equivalent to the Minister of Education, and has an Educational Administrative Committee (9 members) under it, which consults on national education affairs.

The reason why he invited Zhou Hexuan to the meeting is because Zhou Hexuan is a counselor of the Beiyang Ministry of Education and the president of Peking University.

Zhou Hexuan, the broken principal, he is not ready to continue to be the principal, there are too many worries, so he simply returns it to Jiang Menglin.

Ten o'clock in the morning.

Zhou Hexuan was reviewing the manuscript of the supplement of "Volkswagen" when Harrett Aban suddenly came to visit.

"Zhou, you guessed too accurately!" Aban exclaimed when he saw it.

"What's right?" Zhou Hexuan asked.

Harrett Aban said with admiration: "When you were in Shandong, you said that the Japanese would assassinate Zhang Zuolin, and it was on his way back to the northeast. You guessed it! ”

Zhou Hexuan said: "It's not difficult to guess, from the Jinan incident, you can see the true intentions of the Japanese." ”

"No, no, no, it's very difficult," Harrett Aban asked, "have you finished your book of 'The Chrysanthemum and the Knife'?" I can't wait to see what's next. ”

Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "You came to Tianjin this time, just to ask me for a manuscript?" ”

"Of course not," Harrett Aban said with a smile, "Chang Kaishen, Li Zongren, Feng Yuxiang and other high-ranking generals are coming to Tianjin soon, and I am waiting here to interview them." ”

(Note: Feng Yuxiang did not accompany him, and he will leave for the north in July.) ）

"Oh, that's right, I also have something I want to talk to Principal Chang about." Zhou Hexuan said.

"Let's go together," Harrett Aban said, "and by the way, what about your Chrysanthemum and the Knife, have you finished writing it?" ”

Zhou Hexuan took out a book from the drawer, handed it to Aban, and said, "This is a sample book of "Chrysanthemum and the Knife", and the official publication will have to wait for next month." ”

"Oh, that's great!"

Harrett Aban crossed Erlang's legs, sat in Zhou Hexuan's office and read, and said, "You are busy with yours, don't worry about me." ”

Zhou Hexuan smiled helplessly and continued to review the manuscript.

In the United States, far away on the other side of the ocean, the front page of the "New York Times" on this day was a special feature of Zhang Zuolin. The big title is "The Assassination of a Powerful Local Chinese Faction -- About the Ambitions of the Japanese", and various subheadings are also subdivided below, telling in detail the causes and consequences of Zhang Zuolin's murder, and the final content is actually related to Zhou Hexuan.

Harrett Aban concludes his report by writing:

"I was in Shandong, China, and I met a famous oriental scholar named Zhou Hexuan. I believe that Americans who like to study history should be familiar with this Mr. Zhou, who is the author of "The Rise of Great Powers". Zhou has also recently written two books, one called "Guns, Bacteria and Steel", which is about human history; The other is called "Chrysanthemum and Sword", which is a book on the study of Japanese ethnicity.

I had a conversation with Zhou in Shandong, and he came to the astonishing conclusion from the Jinan incident, saying that if Zhang Zuolin retreated to the northeast, he would inevitably be assassinated by the Japanese on the way. At the time, I didn't think so, but just a few days ago, I was stunned by the news of Zhang Zuolin's death...... Mr. Zhou is not only a scholar, but also a prophet. His prophecies are not based on the occult, but are scientifically studied and analyzed. He also predicted in "The Rise of Great Powers" that an economic crisis was about to break out in the United States, and I hope he will be wrong this time. For the details of the week, please refer to the sixth edition......"

Half of the sixth page of the New York Times is devoted to Zhou Hexuan.

An American newspaper is the only one that Harrett Aban has the ability to report on China in such a strong way.

The title of Zhou Hexuan's feature is "Gu Hongming Second", well, perhaps because Americans are more familiar with Gu Hongming, Aban actually compared Zhou Hexuan to "the second Gu Hongming" when reporting the news.

The news told Zhou Hexuan's life experience, elaborated on his academic and literary achievements, and finally told Zhou Hexuan's good deeds in Tianjin and Shandong to help the victims, and highly praised and appraised him.

At this time, the sales volume of the New York Times was as high as 350,000 copies, and even high-level politicians in the United States must read it every day.

As soon as this news feature was released, Zhou Hexuan became famous again, and many Americans had a good impression of him.

"The Goddess", which did not sell well in the United States, was also hyped up by publishers, but unfortunately the response was still not very enthusiastic.

In fact, ever since "The Rise of a Great Power" became a minor sensation in the United States, publishers have taken advantage of the trend to launch "The Goddess." The result was terrible, with a cumulative sales of less than 10,000 in 4 months, and the book was actually a bit of a small loss, including the costs of proofreading, editing, printing, shipping, and publicity.

Now, following the news of the "New York Times", the sales of "The Goddess" have finally increased slightly, and the cumulative number of copies is almost 12,000.

No way, the background of "The Goddess" is oriental, the mythology is also unique to China, and the narrative structure and writing technique are too weird for ordinary American readers to accept.

Of course, there are also a few literature lovers who like it, and they like it to the extent that they are brain-dead fans.

Eugene O'Neill, winner of this year's Pulitzer Prize, future Nobel Prize winner in literature, and founder of American national theater, publicly stated in an interview with reporters:

"China's Zhou Hexuan is the greatest modernist writer since Kafka. In their works, the plot is fragmented, the ideas are incoherent, the jumps are very large, and the symbolism of the language is extremely strong. This may be the reason why "The Goddess" is not popular in the United States, because it is difficult for the average reader to understand the moral of it. But as long as you keep reading, you will appreciate the beauty of it, the profound criticism, the insights you read, and the portrayal that will take you into a dreamy and bizarre world. After reading "The Goddess", I found a lot of books on the social situation in China to study, and then I read this book, and my experience was even more profound...... This is a work that can win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and I highly recommend reading it. ”