Subtitle of this chapter: Thanks to @0 for the 10,000-point reward of Brother 0, and strive to write a little more free chapter this week.

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"Sir, do you know Mr. Yuan?"

“……”

"Sir, are you a relative of Mr. Yuan?"

“……”

"Sir, is this your first time in New York?"

“……”

"Sir, it turns out that you really came to visit Mr. Yuan!"

Taxi drivers, in general, are very talkative and very curious. Coincidentally, this Tom is also an avid fan of Master Yuan.

"Sir, Mr. Yuan is a big celebrity in our New York. I've read all of his books! ”

In fact, what Yuan Yanqian has written so far is popular for the masses. Moreover, his political tendencies are not obvious, nor does he have the implication of moral persuasion, nor does he have the self-pity and self-admiration that are common to petty intellectuals and little bourgeois.

In addition, because his works transcended the times, they always gave readers at the time a feeling of uncertainty.

At the same time, his work is not too much ahead of its time. Therefore, if the reader is willing to use his brain, then he can get the pleasure of reading, the pleasure of receiving cutting-edge knowledge, the pleasure of solving complex puzzles, and the pleasure of thinking for himself.

So even blue-collar workers like Tom with a little knowledge like him are very fond of him.

You know, the popular readers of this year are not the same as the popular readers of a hundred years from now.

Even in the United States of America in 1921, being able to read meant that the person could not be at the bottom of society. A love of reading means that the person has a certain degree of intellectual pursuit.

And this person who has an ideological pursuit has a high probability of liking Master Yuan's literary works that require light thinking.

What he heard was that the "light thinking" of this year would become "heavy thinking" in another hundred years. Especially some readers of Seris in later generations, let alone science fiction, even "A Song of Ice and Fire" and even Jin Yong's works feel too "deep"......

In short, Young Master Huang just set foot in the United States, and the first person he met was a fan of his uncle.

"Sir, have you ever watched Mr. Yuan's latest "All Quiet on the Western Front"?"

"I haven't seen it yet."

"Sir, then you must go and take a look, it is now being serialized in the literary supplement of "Le Monde". This ......"

Speaking of this, Tom's originally excited tone suddenly dimmed and said, "For a veteran like me who has participated in the European War, the writing is really good. ”

In fact, Master Yuan's only current work that can be called pure literature, "All Quiet on the Western Front", is also a bestseller.

The original author of this book was the famous German writer Erich Maria Remarque (1898-1970).

Like most of his young German contemporaries, Remarque was drafted into the army at the age of 18 and became a member of what he would later portray as a trench on the Western Front. He was wounded many times in battle, and he also risked his life to save his comrades, and he is definitely a war hero. After the war, he became a racing car driver and sports journalist, and at the same time began his creative career.

This is probably the most famous and representative work on the First World War...... Anyway, Yuan Yanqian wanted to "write" the first book that popped up in his mind when he was in World War I...... Well, actually, the only book is "All Quiet on the Western Front".

Even without mentioning its literary achievements, it was a commercial success. At the end of 1928, the German edition of All Quiet on the Western Front began to be serialized in newspapers.

The following year, the English translation was released in the United States and became the number one bestseller in the literature category of 1929.

Another year, in 1930, the famous Russian-American director Lewis Miles Stone put this book on the big screen, and the film won two awards at the 3rd Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director.

This unexpected success catapulted Remarque from an unknown journalist to a world-famous writer.

The reason why "All Quiet on the Western Front" can become a popular IP in the United Kingdom and the United States is naturally that this book closely follows the theme of "anti-war", which is in line with the pacifist ideology of the Western world at that time. It has to be said that the "appeasementism" that Chamberlain later engaged in had a very broad popular base.

The Nazis naturally disliked this anti-heroism, and after Temperance came to power in 1933, Remarque's works were publicly burned along with those of Thomas Mann, Heinrich Mann, Brecht, and others, and he was subsequently stripped of his German citizenship in 1938 for his steadfast refusal to return home. The following year, he joined the Beacon of Liberty and spent most of the next few years in Hollywood.

In 1943, his sister, who remained in Germany, was even sentenced to death on trumped-up charges.

However, our Master Yuan is now a "foreigner" living in the beacon of freedom, and he doesn't have to worry about **** at all, but because of Einstein's blessing, this book has not become popular.

Mr. Herbert Pulitzer and Miss Brown's father approached him one after the other, naturally for the publication of the ones that the Grand Magus had so much admired.

These two are old acquaintances of Yuan Yanqian, and they have been good to him in the past, and the remuneration this time is also quite in place. As a result, "All Quiet on the Western Front" was first serialized in the "Le Monde-Literary Supplement", and then the single edition was distributed to New York University Press.

Huang Zongyi thought that this taxi driver was a bit noisy at first, he was a rich kid with a special car, how could there be a special car driver who talked to him all the way regardless of his feelings?

But when he found out that Tom was a treasure of his uncle's deeds and works, he had a strange feeling in his heart.

This was the first time that Young Master Huang had heard an ordinary Westerner hold a Seris in such high esteem. A hundred years later, there are still Westerners who think that the Seris had braids, let alone 1921.

In the mouth of this taxi driver, Yuan Yanqian is like a gentleman with high morals, talent, popularity, and great listening. Far from reducing Neo-Yuan's compulsion, the Chinese identity has added a bit of mystery to him.

Originally, Huang Zongyi was quite curious about his uncle-in-law, but now his curiosity is even heavier, and he even has a little respect.

In any case, Yuan Yanqian was the most famous Seris in New York at this time, and he was also a Seris who broke the stereotype of Westerners about Serisians.

"Sir, we're here!"

Young Master Huang took out his wallet, took out a Lincoln (five dollars) and handed it to the taxi driver, "Tom, thank you." No need to look for it. ”

People like him are not bad for money, people like him just don't want to be blackmailed for money.

"Uh......" Tom swallowed involuntarily when he saw Commander Lincoln, this money was equivalent to his net income for two days.

However, he shook his head and said, "Sir, I don't take your money." Can you do me a favor, though? Since you are a relative of Mr. Yuan, can you ask him to send me an autographed copy of "All Quiet on the Western Front"? ”

"This ......"

Huang Zongyi still handed over the bill and said, "Tom, this is the fare, you must accept it." But you leave me a call. I'm sure Mr. Yuan will be glad to have readers like you! ”

The taxi driver happily took the money and said sincerely, "Sir, thank you." ”

He got out of the car first and opened the car door for Huang Zongyi.

As soon as Master Yuan's nephew got out of the car, he was surprised to see a few people rushing towards him not far away......