About 50 kilometers northwest of London, there is a small town called Luton. In a quiet village on the east side of the outskirts of the city, there lived a famous man, George Bernard Shaw.

From 1906 until George Bernard Shaw's death, he lived in this country cottage.

George Bernard Shaw is 76 years old this year, his face and beard have turned silvery-white, but he does not show any old age, and he is still as energetic as when he was young. He flipped through a magazine article and laughed to himself: "Metaphor is a universal way of thinking and cognitive means of human beings, and this explanation is really interesting. ”

"Interesting people are coming to visit you." His wife, Charlotte, suddenly stood at the door of the study and said.

George Bernard Shaw immediately stood up and said with a smile: "I'm going to greet that little guy personally." ”

George Bernard Shaw received a letter from Zhou Hexuan a few days ago, and in his reply, he agreed that the two would meet in the next few days. George Bernard Shaw walked quickly to the living room, only to see that Zhou Hexuan had already come in and sat down, followed by a young woman of astonishing beauty.

Mr. George Bernard Shaw, who was already old, couldn't help but feel a little fluttering, he retracted his gaze and shook hands with Zhou Hexuan and said, "Hello, guest from the East." ”

"Hello, Western humorist," Zhou Hexuan introduced with a smile, "This is my girlfriend Vivian." ”

Vivien Leigh hurriedly bowed down and shook hands, as if worshipping idols, and even her body trembled slightly.

Mrs. Charlotte personally brought the coffee, smiled at Zhou Hexuan and Vivien Leigh, and sat down next to her and said, "Zhou, I read your paper on Shakespeare studies and linguistics, which is really refreshing. ”

"It's just a little idea of my own." Zhou Hexuan said with a smile.

George Bernard Shaw's wife was not an ordinary person either, and belonged to an early member of the Fabian Society, an Irish activist who was also active in the feminist movement. Today's feminism is true feminism, and they advocate equality between men and women, especially politically.

What's more, Fabian directly helped establish the British Labour Party, which has existed as a think tank for decades since. George Bernard Shaw's wife, Charlotte, was able to be an early member of the Fabian Society, and her knowledge and insights were better than most men today.

Of course, no matter how good a woman is, it is also a woman, such as jealousy.

Legend has it that Charlotte once used a telescope to spy on her husband's cheating tryst with her lover like an agent, and it is estimated that the Hedong lion roared more than once or twice.

George Bernard Shaw also knows how to play, and there are at least two lovers who have been exposed. Last year, Cansta Publishing House in London also published a special "George Bernard Shaw Correspondence", which is full of love letters written by George Bernard Shaw to British actress Ellen Daly.

And George Bernard Shaw has a penchant for women, as long as it is a lover he really likes, whether the other party has a husband or not, he will try his best to make his lover's belly bigger. When he was in his 60s, he successfully asked an American actress in her 20s to give birth to a child for him, and the other party's husband was unaware of the fact that he liked to be a father, and the illegitimate child only learned that he was George Bernard Shaw's son until he was middle-aged.

George Bernard Shaw took his pipe in his mouth, struck a match and said, "Zhou, I heard that you have set up an international anti-war organization?" ”

"Yes, our quest is for world peace." Zhou Hexuan said.

George Bernard Shaw smiled: "Then I must participate, it would be a pity to miss this kind of thing." By the way, you openly call for a boycott of fascism, so what do you think of communism? ”

Zhou Hexuan blinked: "I'm the same as you." ”

"Hahahaha!" George Bernard Shaw laughed, "It's so funny." ”

George Bernard Shaw's attitude towards communism was subtle, he was sympathetic to the October Revolution in Russia, studied books such as Capital in his youth, and went to the Soviet Union last year for his 75th birthday. However, the "progressive socialism" he advocated in Britain believed that socialist reform should abide by the British Constitution, abide by ethics and morality, avoid the use of violence, and promote Britain to become a socialist country in a moderate way.

Zhou Hexuan said that his attitude is the same as that of George Bernard Shaw, not supporting the doctrine of "progressive socialism", but believing that the development of socialism or communism should respect specific national conditions and adopt different means. For example, the authoritarian, backward and corrupt Tsarist Russia must rely on violence to overthrow the old rulers; In Britain, where the social system is sound, it is necessary to take a gradual route, and violence alone will not work at all.

Zhou Hexuan said: "I firmly believe that the future world belongs to socialism. ”

"Me too." George Bernard Shaw laughed.

Zhou Hexuan is not talking nonsense, looking at the Western countries after World War II, the whole of Europe is moving closer to socialism, and Britain, France and other countries have been continuing to carry out socialist reforms.

George Bernard Shaw was quick to talk about his experience in the Soviet Union, commenting: "The first five-year plan of the Soviet Union went smoothly and, with all its flaws, achieved amazing results. As long as the Soviet Union is given another ten years to develop, it will definitely be able to catch up, or even surpass Britain. ”

"I think so," Zhou said, "but the key point in Europe and the world is in Germany, not in the Soviet Union." Germany is now like a pot of boiling hot oil, and the slightest touch of cold water will splash with oil. ”

George Bernard Shaw nodded and said, "Germany is really bad, and Hitler is about to lead Germany down a dangerous path." Although anti-Semitism is a European tradition, Nazi ideology is still too radical, and the most alarming thing is that Nazi ideology is beginning to be accepted by the majority of the German people. One Hitler is not terrible, but tens of millions of Hitlers are terrible. ”

Zhou Hexuan smiled: "As an Asian, I actually don't care much about the European form. In the Far East, Japan is a dangerous beast, ready to tear apart and devour everything in sight. ”

"Really?" George Bernard Shaw was surprised, "I don't know much about this. But I sincerely wish that China can get rid of the colonization of foreign powers and become a truly free country. ”

"Thank you for your blessings, perhaps, Mr. George Bernard Shaw can go to China and see for himself." Zhou Hexuan said.

Even if Zhou Hexuan is not invited, George Bernard Shaw will go to China next year to inspect China's resistance to Japanese aggression. He smiled and asked, "When are you going back to Asia?" I can go with you. ”

"Really? That's great, just next month. Zhou Hexuan said happily.

Vivien Leigh sat next to her with some disappointment, she had wanted to listen to George Bernard Shaw talk about the art of theater, but the two women kept talking about politics, and Vivien Leigh was not interested in it at all.

George Bernard Shaw is a Tarzan of British theatre, but he prefers to be a political theorist, and he does make a significant theoretical contribution to Britain's political reform in the coming decades.

George Bernard Shaw should be glad that he was born in a country with a relatively stable political environment. The "progressive socialism" he participated in proposing could be achieved step by step by forming a political party. On the other hand, Chinese counterparts, such as Zhang Junmai, Li Huang and others, can only form a political party that can only be the foil of the Kuomintang, and it is impossible to achieve their ideals without their own guns.

Of course, neither of these identities is George Bernard Shaw is best known for, whether it is a dramatist or a political theorist.

The vast majority of Chinese's impression of George Bernard Shaw exists as a joker, and even in the 21st century, the Internet is still full of various jokes about George Bernard Shaw.

For example, a little girl wrote to George Bernard Shaw and said, "You are the writer I admire the most, and as a sign of my love for you, I intend to name my little poodle after you." I don't know what you think? George Bernard Shaw wrote back: "My dear child, I very much agree with your sincere hopes. But the main thing is that you must consult with your little poodle and ask for his consent. ”

Another example is Isadora, the founder of modern dance in the United States, who jokingly wrote a letter to George Bernard Shaw to woo him, hoping to have a child with him, so that he could have both her beauty and George Bernard Shaw's wisdom. George Bernard Shaw actually wrote back: "What if the child looks like me and has a brain like yours? ”

George Bernard Shaw was still playing jokes even when he died, and his epitaph on his grave read: "I knew long ago that no matter how long I lived, this would happen." ”

If George Bernard Shaw had lived in the age of the Internet, he would have been the greatest joker.