Chapter subtitled: Evil Organizations Gathering Celebrities

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No matter how bad Xu Zhimo's performance in private morality is and how chaotic his private life is, he does have the temperament of a poet, and he also has the innocence of a child.

Therefore, a group of academic and cultural celebrities were handed over in the UK on the original historical line, and in this timeline, because of Yuan Yanqian, he was even more popular.

"Great, I'm not late!"

Just as the three of them were about to enter the door, another middle-aged and almost elderly gentleman came.

He was a little older, but he still had a pair of piercing eyes, two thick eyebrows, and a thick beard on his lips, and he looked quite energetic.

As soon as Ogton turned around, he shouted happily, "Mr. Wells, you are here too!" ”

Xu Zhimo also nodded and said, "Mr. Wells, it's a pleasure to see you again." ”

Herbert George ells is a real celebrity.

The three most important science fiction writers of the late nineteenth century were Edgar Allan Poe in the United States, Verne in France, and Wells in England.

Although he lived to 1946, his most important science fiction works, The Time Machine, Dr. Morrow's Island, The Invisible Man, and War of the Worlds, were published before 1900.

He was born in 1866 into a poor family in London's West End, where both parents worked as servants. As a result, his life as a child was quite difficult, working as an apprentice in a cloth shop, an assistant to a pharmacist, and a substitute teacher in primary school.

However, thanks to his own diligence and ingenuity, in 1884 he was awarded a bursary (one Gini a week) to enter the Cantinton Normal School of Science, the predecessor of the Royal Academy of Sciences. His biology teacher was Thomas Henry Huxley, a well-known evolutionary scientist. So his later science fiction writing was greatly influenced by Huxley's evolutionary ideas.

In 1890 he received a Bachelor of Science degree with distinction in Zoology, Imperial College, University of London.

His experiences as a young man made him a utopian socialist, and in 1903 he joined the "Fabian Society" and became good friends with George Bernard Shaw.

However, this guy was a very "moderate" social reformist, not to mention Marxism, and could not accept even the already quite moderate Fabianism, so he later withdrew.

During World War I, Wells participated in League of Nations activities and traveled to various countries, and his interviews often caused worldwide sensations. Last year, he also interviewed Comrade Lenin.

After World War I, he spent one year completing "The Outline of History," a book of more than 1 million words and published last year, showing his side as a historian.

When this Compendium of World History was translated into Chinese in 1926, it was definitely a great event in the academic world of Seris. Participating in the compilation were Liang Qichao, Liang Sicheng father and son, Zhu Kezhen, Zhu Jingnong and a large number of first-class experts and scholars at that time. The Chinese translation is exquisite, and the words are clear, which is comparable to the original book.

Of course, now that we have Master Yuan, the "humanoid translator", we don't need to bother these masters.

Although Wells is nearly thirty years older than Xu Zhimo, he likes this young Chinese very much. The two also plan to translate modern China together.

is also a science fiction writer, Wells has a deep affection for Neo-Yuan, whom he has never met. Because of these two reasons, he went to this cultural salon opened by the "little characters" with Master Yuan as the theme.

"Toot, toot, toot!"

Before they could enter, another car came.

This time it was a British gentleman who was known to Master Yuan.

As soon as he saw this handsome man who was less than forty years old, Xu Zhimo's face showed an excited expression, and he greeted warmly: "Mr. Kaiji, great." We meet again! ”

Xu Zhimo admired this new guest very much, especially his "fearless spirit of righteousness and bravery", and he also wrote an introductory article called "Kaiji Division", saying that he was a representative of the British national political genius.

This is also the first article about this genius in Chinese......

After Mr. Kaiji, there was a sinologist Arthur aley, a poet Laurence Binyon, and a painter Roger Fry.

These three are all members of the Evil Society, and they are also friends that Xu Zhimo has made during this time.

To introduce it a little bit, Wei Lei and Bian Yin are both scholars working in the British Museum, and the former is a subordinate of the latter. Wei Lei spoke highly of Xu Zhimo, calling him "a wealth that China gave us Britain after the war".

One of the greatest art critics of the twentieth century, Fu Laiyi was once a master of the world's top connoisseurs, before turning his interest to modern art and becoming the nameholder and main interpreter of the Post-Impressionist painting movement. His knowledge of Chinese painting, calligraphy and seal carving all came from Xu Zhimo.

While the men were eating a buffet in the living room, there was another knock on the door, this time the hostess had brought in a guest who was a Seris.

"Chen, you're late!" Willis said in a reproachful tone.

The young man, who had an elegant temperament and a delicate face, and was no more than twenty-five or sixteen years old, said with a smile: "I'm sorry, Herbert...... And everyone. ”

Chen and Willis were good friends, and it was this Chinese who introduced Willis to Xu Zhimo. It was also he who brought Xu Zhimo into this highly qualified circle.

At this time, Xu Zhimo also opened his mouth and asked in Chinese: "Tongbo, why is it too late?" ”

This gentleman's surname is Chen, the name is the source, and the word Tongbo. He came to England in 1912 to attend secondary school, first at the University of Edinburgh and then at the University of Economics and Political Science in London.

Speaking of which, he is also our fellow villager of Master Yuan in Wuxi, and he is also the nephew of Wu Zhihui, a well-known person in the Republic of China.

Of course, the pen name he will use in the future is even more famous.

Of course, the green hat he wears in the future is also very famous.

"Friends, you should not blame me, but thank me. I've brought you the latest issue of The Atlantic. ”

He handed out the magazines in his hand to everyone, and said, "This is Mr. Yuan...... Dr. Yuan's latest "Country Teacher"! ”

"Oh, is that the science fiction that Mr. Einstein read three times in one sitting?" Willis's interest was greatly increased, and he immediately grabbed a copy and flipped through it.

Of course, these cultural celebrities were also very curious about this "Country Teacher", and after getting the "Atlantic Magazine", they did not bother to eat, and buried themselves in reading like Willis.

Seeing such a situation, Xu Zhimo felt a sense of pride in his heart.

Of course, he knew that everyone here was a very high-level scholar and writer, and these scholars and great writers were so expecting English written by a Serisian, and as a Serisian, he was also honored.

Xu Zhimo couldn't help but think, what happened to his "my friend Yuan Yanqi" now?