Chapter 19: Publishing and a New Home
Entlebuch asks the most crucial question: "How long do you expect the book to be completed?" β
Zhou Nan has done a lot of homework on the completion of this book, and has made a detailed plan for the content and structure of the whole book, including the materials that need to be consulted. So, when I heard him ask, I immediately said, "It will take about three months for the first volume, and I expect the middle and second volumes to be completed within two years." Mr. Entlebuch, I have a very small circle of contacts in Switzerland at present, and I urgently need a scholar who is literate in English to be an assistant translator, and if not, a student in the social sciences and humanities. β
Of course, Entlebuch knew that Zhou Nan was deliberately seeking his help, which would bring the two sides closer. Otherwise, just according to Zhou Nan's needs, he went to the University of Lucerne and could find a few college students who knew English.
"We'd love to help you. I'll help you find talent in this area in three days at the latest. However, you need to negotiate the remuneration yourself. β
Zhou Nan laughed. "Of course."
Lost in the east corner of the harvest of mulberry elm, today's day, Zhou Nan has experienced half a day of joy and sorrow.
Entlebuch is willing to woo himself, and he also needs to join a group, only then will no one like Thomas be able to bully him in the future.
More importantly, with the support of the Liberal Democratic Party, it is possible for his book to be promoted more quickly. Books like "General History of the World" are the same as "Zizhi Tongjian" in terms of historical records.
However, the General History of the World is a historical record book in the category of a yearbook, while the General History of the World is a historical and humanities research book. One is documentation and the other is research, and the two have different research directions.
In terms of research, the General History of the World is more research-oriented than the General History of the Governance.
It is not for nothing that the original "General History of the World" can become one of the ten books that will influence the world in the future, become a must-read book for governments, and become a textbook for world history, human development history, economics, and political science in universities of various countries.
Now this book is richer and more detailed than the original book, and there are no more detailed fallacies in it. If not distracted by political factors, this book would definitely become a textbook of history, philosophy, and political economy all over the world.
Such a book is not a novel, it is not bought by readers, at least not by readers in the first place. Rather, it needs to be vigorously promoted by the government, so that it can attract attention around the world and then become a world-class textbook.
So the political factor is very big.
But as long as it is promoted, the prestige and economic benefits that this book can bring will be incalculable.
In this era of respecting culture, this book can bring Zhou Nan more than this, in terms of social status, Zhou Nan will soar like a rocket.
That's why Zhou Nan thought of joining the party after encountering Thomas. Otherwise, with his indifferent character, he would never take the initiative to participate in politics.
He is well aware of his character flaws, simple-minded, indifferent, afraid of trouble, and lazy. Even if he has 95-year-old life experience, he is inferior to an ordinary politician in terms of dealing with people and intrigues.
Entlebuch was in a happy mood, and in the evening he ate a large table of delicacies, and before he knew it, he drank too much. In the end, Zhou Nan had to drive him back.
Zhou Nan is also happy, he has always been passive in the face of the future before, so he is passive everywhere. Now that he has begun to take the initiative to face the future, he realizes that many things are not as terrible as he thinks.
"Jonas, I don't know this word, how should I pronounce it?"
"The character of the θ»δΈacupoint is not a commonly used word, so you don't have to think too much about it. You just need to remember the location of the acupuncture point. β
Zhou Nan gestured on his body and said: "The position between the two chests of the acupuncture point in the middle of the body belongs to an acupuncture point in the Ren vein. The intersection acupoints of Ren Pulse, Zu Taiyin, Zu Shao Yin, Hand Sun, and Hand Shao Yang Meridian are also the places where Zongqi gathers. Therefore, this acupoint is used as the main acupoint to treat respiratory system, circulatory system, digestive system syndrome and other diseases. What's more, long-term massage has the effect of breast enlargement. β
"Really?" She looked at her chest with some inferiority. "I seem to need it, even Stephanie's is a little bigger than mine."
Zhou Nan laughed and said, "Of course, when you know all the meridian locations, we will start practicing." Although Taoism's Qi Cultivation and Longevity Gong may not be able to increase your strength, it can shape the body and regulate the five elements of yin and yang in the human body, and we have no problem living to be 100 years old. What's more, it also has beauty benefits and makes your skin delicate. β
Audrey excitedly asked, "Can it be like you?" β
Audrey can become a world-famous star, of course, because she is naturally beautiful. In terms of body odor, she does not have the strong body odor of ordinary Caucasians, on the contrary, it smells very good. Due to her multi-ethnic mix, her skin is also more delicate than that of the average white person.
But compared to the yellow race, the skin of the white race has a natural weakness, which can not be changed by the will of any person, because the pores of the white race are naturally larger, and the components of the skin are different from the yellow people.
Zhou Nan's skin is more delicate than that of ordinary yellow people, which makes Audrey jealous to death.
Zhou Nan pinched her face and smiled: "Yes, practice with me, your skin will be extremely delicate in the future, delay aging, and when you are sixty years old, you will also look like a twenty-year-old girl." β
"But these meridians are so complicated, and Chinese are too difficult...... Am I too stupid? The little girl got into Zhou Nan's arms, and the meridian map in her hand was also thrown aside by her.
"In my heart, there is no more girl who will force you to be smarter. You see, I haven't been learning English for a long time! β
She nestled in Zhou Nan's arms beautifully. "Don't organize the manuscript today, can you teach me?"
At this point, of course, Zhou Nan is willing to satisfy her, it is rare for her to take the initiative to invite, how can Zhou Nan refuse.
However, teaching foreigners the meridians is like teaching them to know the computers and smartphones of the 21st century. Because they don't have this concept in their hearts at all, if they want to accept it, they have to start from scratch and let them accept this set of TCM theories little by little.
Audrey is okay, she believes in Zhou Nan wholeheartedly, and she also takes what Zhou Nan teaches as the truth. But if she wants to learn this set of things completely, the progress is still relatively slow.
Audrey was already asleep in his arms, and Zhou Nan carefully removed her hand from her chest and pulled her left leg out between her legs.
After helping her cover the quilt, Zhou Nan put on a sweater and sat in front of the desk again.
The manuscript of the General History of the World is almost complete, but the final part of the work will take a long time. The main problem here is that the content of the book needs to be found as a basis for establishing conclusions.
In Switzerland, he was able to find most of the literature, but some of it was impossible to circulate, so he had to go to his own country.
In addition, it is the translation of each different language version.
The influence of the German language in the world is still a bit small, not to mention that it is not comparable to English, even compared to Spanish and French.
English is the home of English in North America, but it is also popular in many countries in Asia. The influence of Spanish is even greater, and the whole of South America, Central America, is Spanish, and even 20 percent of the people in the United States speak Spanish.
In addition to France, French is very popular in many countries in Africa, including Canada, and has a wider range of radiation than German, which is confined to Europe.
Therefore, from now on, he should assemble his own translation team and start preparing the "General History of the World" in various translations. There is also Chinese, it is impossible for him to forget Chinese, but the Chinese version he will write himself.
And he didn't think of making money in the Chinese version of the book, and I'm afraid that China will not give him any royalties. When appropriate, he will give away the Chinese copyright to China.
A little earlier to let the people in China see the world more clearly can be regarded as a little contribution to the country.
In addition to these jobs, he also has to help Audrey plan for the future, and Zhou Nan must also take out the music of her dance as soon as possible.
Counting such things one by one, he really has a lot of things on his hands now.
Zhou Nan breathed a long sigh of relief, calmed down, focused on the manuscript in front of him, and began to sort it out little by little.
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"Mr. Zhou, from the lake on the west side to the mountain on the east side, the widest point is two hundred and fifty meters, and the narrowest point is one hundred and three meters. The tip of the peninsula on the south side and the edge of the forest on the north side of the hill are 670 meters, with a total area of about 161,630 square meters. Among them, there are 421 trees over 20 years old, 1,765 trees between 3 and 20 years old, and a total of 136 fruit trees of various kinds. Then there is a concrete building with a construction area of 226 square meters and two floors totaling 396 square meters. The pasture covers a total area of 120,530 square meters, and is planted with cold-season ryegrass. β
Zhou Nan is looking across the lake from the Bergen Mountains to the southeast, where Audrey from another life was once married. Hearing such detailed data, he was stunned for a moment and asked, "Have you ordered every tree here?" β
Before the staff could speak, Entlebuch had already laughed and said, "Of course, we have a record of every tree on the grounds of your pasture. You only have five percent of the right to cut down each year, and you can't cut down as much as you want to replant and not lose a single tree in your pasture. Of course, if you are not afraid of trees encroaching on the land of the pasture, we are not against a variety of species. β
"Do I own all the trees that have been cut down?"
"No, in the beginning you only have 50 percent ownership, and the other 50 percent is Weggis property. After that, it decreased year by year, and finally maintained a share of 20 percent owned by the town. β
Zhou Nan nodded and said, "I understand, now let's talk about the price." β
Two days later, under the witness of the Lucerne Bank and the lawyer, Zhou Nan signed a real estate purchase agreement with the town of Weggis. The top of the peninsula occupies about one-third of the forty acres of pasture, which has since been owned by Zhou Nan personally.
Forty acres is a small pasture even in Switzerland, but it is more than two hundred and forty acres. For Zhou Nan, it was fortunate that it was a ranch rather than a farm, otherwise, Kelly and Glewin alone would not be able to keep themselves busy.