Chapter 66: Apology
"General de Gaulle praised Jonas Zhou for his broad vision!"
"General de Gaulle came to the lecture of Jonas Week and asked questions himself."
"What is the future of France? Jonas Week gives the answer. ”
"Congress affirmed the content of Jonas's speech and believed that Jonas Week's plan was worth learning."
The content of Zhou Nan's speech will be published in the newspaper every issue, but it has never been the front page of almost all newspapers like this day.
Although de Gaulle is now white, his status in France is unmatched. His compliment put to rest almost all opposition in France.
Zhou Nan has been in Paris for half a month, and he has not done anything, but when he was about to leave, he did it with his help.
The happiest is the publisher of the French language, Aditta, whose General History of the World has sold more in the French-speaking region and in France than the German-language edition. With today's sales trend, selling 500,000 copies a year will not be a problem.
In order to support Zhounan's books, Switzerland has even granted a concession to increase the amount of logging in the eastern mountains by 5 percent, and the paper produced will give priority to the printing of Zhounan's books.
These are all Swiss support for Zhou Nan, a world-class celebrity, although Zhou Nan is not yet a Swiss business card. But he's only 24 years old, and he's still so young, and there's still a lot of potential to be tapped.
Hearing the news from Switzerland, Zhou Nan was also excited. With the support of the organization, the reality is more perfect than his dreams.
"Jonas, Monsieur Favre has called, he will be waiting for us from Strasbourg and directly to Lyon."
Professor Favre returned to Strasbourg to deal with some work because of his work arrangements. However, he will continue to support Zhou Nan in France.
Zhou Nan nodded and asked, "Is there any news from the French Ministry of Education?" ”
"No, Mr. Povaldi hinted, the Ministry of Education would not have made a decision so quickly. At the earliest, it is not possible to include your book in the college student bibliography series after all three of your books have been published and the content is worth learning. ”
"So, is there anything new from Coty's side?"
"He thanked us for suppressing Le Monde, and in addition to that, he wished us a smooth journey."
"This old slippery head, because of us, his Le Figaro has increased its subscription by at least 50,000 and Le Monde has reduced its market share by 20 percent, but there is no indication of it."
Stolko laughed, "Jonas, he's a cunning businessman who can pay Audrey $10,000, maybe he thinks the two sides are even." Le Figaro has always been the number one newspaper in France anyway, and we have no better choice than them. ”
Zhou Nan ripped off the napkin on his chest and wiped his mouth. "I'm full. Audrey, you and your mother are taking the train home today, and you need to eat more. ”
Audrey pouted and said aggrievedly: "I want to go to Lyon with you." ”
Zhou Nan was distressed, although she knew that she should go back to school, but she really couldn't say no.
Fortunately, Mrs. Hemstra was there, and she put down her knife and fork, and scolded, "You are still a student, and the most important thing now is to study and enrich yourself, not to follow Jonas to join in the fun." You can't help him with anything now, do you want to stay like this? ”
"But I'm reluctant to leave Jonas......" Audrey muttered in front of her mother, looking at Zhou Nan with pleading eyes.
Zhou Nan could only shrug his shoulders helplessly, got up and kissed her on the forehead. "Well, when I come home from Italy, and you have summer vacation, we will go back to Arnhem, and then to England."
The phone rang again in the room, and Etinny put down his knife and fork and got up to pick it up. After a few words into the phone, he put down the phone and said: "Rotentum has received a call from Mr. Toynbee, urging us to go to England as soon as possible, and telling us that he has put us in touch with the speeches of Winchester, Berriol College, Oxford, and London, and that you will be able to be received by King George VI, who is full of affection for your masterpiece." ”
These three universities happened to be the schools where Toynbee attended and taught, and with his face, it was a breeze to invite Zhou Nan to speak.
And he has been the head of the Royal Institute of International Studies since 26, and it is very simple for him to connect to the royal line. However, for Zhou Nan, it was a surprise to be received by the royal family.
Lady Hemstra said with some excitement, "This is good news, Jonas, if you can take us with you when you go to the palace, and if you can win the favor of His Majesty, perhaps, Audrey's nobility will be inherited naturally." ”
Although the King of England does not have much real power, the status of the royal family is very high, and it can even be said that no one can match it.
However, Zhou Nan did not have any special appreciation for the aristocracy. If he had a choice, he would have preferred to meet the legendary leader Winston Churchill, a legendary figure known as the greatest Englishman.
Zhou Nan said with a smile: "Then you should prepare well, I will definitely take you with me when the time comes, but I don't know if I can get his reception." ”
There was a knock on the door, and Pierre opened it and walked in. "Jonas, Mr. Merry has come to visit. Mr. Merry of Le Monde. ”
Zhou Nan originally wanted to call Toynbee back, but he could only talk about it later. Mrs. Hemstra helped Zhou Nan bring over the suit and help him put it on. "We're all leaving Paris, he's only coming now......"
Zhou Nan knew Mei Li's intentions very well, and Mei Li also knew very well that his newspaper had become the target of Zhou Nan's killing of chickens and monkeys. The contradictions between the two sides are difficult to reconcile, and the possibility of reconciliation is very small.
So he had never been in direct contact with Zhou Nan before, and now when Zhou Nan was about to leave Paris, Zhou Nan couldn't guess his intention.
Etinny followed Zhou Nan to the reception room, where three men in the prime of life were seated, all of whom were now standing.
Le Monde has only been around for two years, and when it was founded, all the editors were young and strong, and now they are certainly not old. The newspaper has no bosses, the shareholders are the editors, and even De Gaulle, who supported them, did not have a stake in it in order to maintain the purity of the media.
Thinking of De Gaulle, Zhou Nan's heart moved, and he suspected that there should be a shadow of De Gaulle behind them. But what the specific meaning is, and how influential De Gaulle has, Zhou Nan is not clear.
Merry is the editor-in-chief of Le Monde, but she is not yet forty years old, tall, serious, with piercing eyes and a beautiful beard. At first glance, he is a man with a lot of energy and a strong personality.
Zhou Nan first stretched out his hand and said, "Welcome, Mr. Merry, I have long admired the great name. ”
Merry stared at Zhou Nan's young face for a long time before he sighed and shook Zhou Nan's hand heavily.
It was indeed heavy, and it seemed that he had used almost all his strength for the sake of demonstration. But his strength was nothing in front of Zhou Nan, on the contrary, because of Zhou Nan's counterattack, his face slowly turned red.
When Zhou Nan let go of his hand, his hand had already left a few white finger prints, trembling unnaturally.
"Please sit down...... "Since the other party does not play cards according to the rules, Zhou Nan simply did not introduce Etinny, and directly beckoned everyone to sit down." Pierre, please have a pot of coffee, thank you. ”
"Mr. Zhou, you should be able to guess the purpose of my visit today. Seeking a path of friendship is the purpose of my visit today. ”
Zhou Nan snorted, stretched out his right hand and said, "I don't think this is friendship." You started the war, so whatever the outcome, you will have to bear it. ”
His hands were undamaged, but Merry's hands were still hidden in his pockets, afraid to see anyone. Merigan smiled and said, "Although Mr. Zhou has not done any acts of violence against civilians, Mr. Yannick Hoffmann now seems to want to buy a batch of machinery from the French side, and our newspaper also has a huge influence in French politics......
Zhou Nan shook his head and said, "No, I don't think it's necessary. Whatever my godfather's business practices were, it didn't matter to me, even if I provided the funds. In fact, this batch of machinery and equipment should have been disassembled in Germany! ”
"This is Germany's war reparations to France!"
Zhou Nan didn't want to argue with him on this topic, and said: "I don't want to discuss this issue, and I don't want to add any shady things to such a business action. Mr. Merry, you have not yet figured out a single issue, and no interest is more important than my reputation! Not to mention that it is just a batch of mechanical equipment, even if the Mercedes-Benz factory is now placed at the other end of the scale, compared to my reputation, it is impossible to press the scale. ”
He lowered his head gloomily and said after a while, "Then please tell Mr. Zhou your conditions." ”
Zhou Nan asked a little strangely: "Looking at your expression, it seems that you are very reluctant, so what prompted you to come here today?" ”
At this time, a short man beside him spoke: "Hello Mr. Zhou, I am Guerre, the deputy editor-in-chief of Le Monde. ”
Zhou Nan nodded to him and motioned for him to continue. "Yesterday evening, General de Gaulle came to our headquarters and criticized some of the false news we had published in the press, arguing that this act had violated the purpose of our newspaper at its inception, which was independent of political parties, money and religious forces," he said. and that Mr. Bofmery is no longer suitable for the post of editor-in-chief, unless Mr. Zhou's understanding can be obtained. ”
Zhou Nan laughed, looked at Merry's ugly face and said, "But Mr. Merry doesn't seem to be willing to accept such a result. ”
Gueret's attitude was quite kind, explaining: "That's because Mr. Merry has never met his father, and his father died on the battlefields of the Far East. ”