Chapter 54: The Plan for Change
In addition to academic publicity, Zhou Nan did not have nothing to do in Paris, and in the morning, some professors or scholars of humanities and politics from various universities came to visit.
Most of them have also read Zhou Nan's book, and discussed with him some creative ideas and the application of various analysis methods.
At noon, a group of visitors surprised Zhou Nan, because it was a group of Chinese. All of them were Chinese laborers who had fought in World War I, and after marrying a local French woman, they stayed in France.
After seeing the news in the media, some of them organized it, and dozens of people came together to support Zhou Nan.
Zhou Nan is first a Chinese, and then a celebrity, when his own people are smeared by the media, regardless of whether Zhou Nan is wrong or not, they firmly stand on Zhou Nan's side.
Among them, there are even people who know Zhou Dazhuang, and when they saw Zhou Nan and Zhou Dazhuang's World War I military card he took out, they all burst into tears.
At noon, Zhou Nan and the others were dragged to a Chinese restaurant near the Champ de Mars, which was run by one of the Chinese named Liang Haitian.
Because he was educated in China, he belonged to the group of Chinese who stayed in Paris. Now not only has a successful career, but also has a large family, even grandchildren.
When he was full of wine and food, Liang Haitian patted Zhou Nan on the shoulder and said: "Although we Chinese Americans are second-class residents in European politics, we are very respected among ordinary people in France. We can't help you in other ways, but we are all descendants of Yan and Huang, and we will always stand with you. β
The Chinese in France, except for some highly educated intellectuals studying abroad, and then there were the most Chinese workers in World War I. They have very little political voice, but because they are modest, industrious and simple, they still have a good reputation in France.
At the end of World War I, the Chinese workers who stayed in France were very popular with French women, and at that time, the thousands of Chinese workers who stayed in France were basically pursued by French women.
In the 40s, when the Eastern and Western camps were not completely opposed, and the curtain of the Cold War had not yet opened, the Chinese did not receive much discrimination, even if they did not have the political status of ordinary Frenchmen.
At the very least, they are people who are much more advanced than those from Algeria and Africa.
Zhou Nan was also excited to meet so many fellow villagers in a foreign country at once, and took out a notebook to write down everyone's mailing addresses.
"You are all my father's comrades-in-arms, and you are all my elders. In Europe, those of us should also unite and not let others look down on us. I haven't thought about it yet, but in the future, I hope that all of us Chinese in Europe can join forces to do something. β
Zhou Nan will not do much himself, but he has the experience of later generations and knows what to do to make money. Taking advantage of these opportunities to encircle a group of people and help these people will also be beneficial to him in the future.
He also knows that people's hearts are difficult to encompass, but he doesn't want to control them, he just wants to gather momentum. Use these Chinese to add a little social influence to him. If you really want Zhou Nan to think about them, help them hand in hand, and control them, Zhou Nan doesn't have the leisure and ability.
Although Audrey has learned Chinese intermittently with Zhou Nan, she is also very talented in language, and now Swiss German, French, English, Standard German, and Dutch have all been learned, but Chinese still has some communication difficulties.
However, seeing Zhou Nan chatting with a group of compatriots, it seems that she has forgotten her current troubles, and she is still relatively happy. Because as long as Zhou Nan is happy, she will be happy.
However, she also strengthened her determination to learn Chinese urgently, and in the future, on such occasions, she would not know what they were talking about.
The arrival of Audrey has indeed attracted a lot of enthusiasm from the French media, not that the seventeen-year-old Audrey is charming, but because of her appearance, adding a touch of beautiful scenery to the gloomy Paris.
Zhou Nan's level of appreciation is very different from that of people in this era, in this era of luxury rather than trend, Audrey's clothing and dressing style have been deliberately guided by Zhou Nan's trend when she played Princess Anne.
Removing the complicated lace and decorations, Zhou Nan made Audrey's outfit more fresh and simple, and her top was changed by Kelly to a waist-cinching style.
And Zhou Nan is the same, the suit is still straight in this era, the top and bottom are generally thick, even if it is a tailor-made suit, it is still a dress, and it has not developed in the direction of leisure.
But Zhou Nan's suit was deliberately cinched a little waist, and the trouser legs were changed a little thinner, which made him look extraordinarily straight.
However, Zhou Nan is a man, most people don't notice his dressing style, and Audrey came to Paris and immediately attracted the attention of reporters.
In front of the reporters, Audrey was not restrained at all, holding Zhou Nan's arm, what should she do. If you want to laugh, you can laugh, if you want to eat, let Zhou Nan buy it, and when you see the curious, you will stay in front of the window and watch for a while.
Such a frank girl, without the pretentiousness of other women in front of reporters, naturally won the favor of countless reporters.
In the newspaper the next day, she attracted the public more than the content of Zhou Nan's academic exchanges with others, so that Zhou Nan and his helpers were speechless......
They expected all kinds of situations, but they didn't expect that Audrey would come to Paris and attract the public's attention.
More than sixty newspapers, in addition to professional newspapers and periodicals, other newspapers and periodicals published more photos of Audrey than Zhou Nan's.
The fashion industry in Paris even exaggeratedly said: freedom, honesty, purity, this is the real beauty of the 20th century, those pretentious women should be buried in the grave.
Of course, Audrey was very happy to see that she was so popular, but when she saw Zhou Nan and the others frowning one by one, she couldn't help but ask with some worry: "Did I do something wrong?" β
Zhou Nan shook his head and said, "No, you're not wrong, on the contrary, you're doing well." It's just that this situation is not what we expected, so we need to think about how we should face this situation. β
Zhou Nan has long had the idea of pushing Audrey to the altar, but he has not implemented it, but has given Audrey more time to grow.
But I didn't expect that her charm could not be concealed even if it was a few years in advance, and as soon as she arrived in Paris, she was praised all over the city.
Audrey is only seventeen years old, and she is only in her second year of high school in the fall, is it really appropriate to push her into the entertainment industry at this time?
Zhou Nan still wants to leave this matter to Audrey to decide. "Audrey, do you want to be a big star?"
Being stared at by a room of people, Audrey was a little embarrassed, leaned on Zhou Nan's arm, and whispered, "I just want to be by your side." β
Etinny couldn't help but say: "When you become a big star, you are also helping Jonas ......"
After being glanced at by Zhou Nan, he knew that he was a little anxious, and smiled embarrassedly. Audrey suddenly came to her senses and asked, "Is it true?" Can I help you by becoming a star? β
Zhou Nan frowned and said, "You can't say that, it depends more on your own wishes." β
Audrey couldn't figure out the link for a while, and asked in a coquettish voice: "You asked me to learn modern dance and acting, don't you just want me to become a star?" I'm already doing it now......"
Zhou Nan could only analyze with her: "Learning modern dance and preparing you to go to the UK for university is a step-by-step approach. You spend another two years building up your foundations, and then you go to university in the UK, learn acting, and take on some roles at the same time, which is a safe thing to do. But now there's a chance to make you famous, so we came up with a change of plan. β
"What chance?"
"Parisians fall in love with you, and if you're the fashion center of the world, you'll get the world's attention. At this time, not only your modern dance performance, but also if you want to make a movie, you will also be invited. β
"I don't want to make out with other men......"
Zhou Nan smiled: "Of course I won't let you make love with other men, even if it's filming, we will also select the script." β
She became more and more interested, and asked, "Then why does this help you?" β
Zhou Nan was speechless for a while, and he didn't know how to analyze the situation with her. "We have comprehensively analysed Jonas's development path, and if his scholarship is to be spread around the world, it must have a greater social impact. If he was white, many things would be well solved, but he was of Chinese descent. That is, it would take more effort for him to reach the level of equality that a white man could attain without much effort. β
And if you want to increase his influence, relying only on academic promotion often results in half the effort. Even if his academics are higher than others, he may not be recognized by the academic community. At this time, it is very necessary to enhance the influence of Jonas from the side, such as his music, let him put on a record, including the storm of public opinion that we deliberately set off in Paris this time, are all for this purpose. β
"You are Jonas's fiancΓ©e, and if you become a big star and have countless fans, then this will also indirectly allow Jonas to be recognized by more people and have more influence. So, it's a shortcut, but we're not going to force you, it's all up to you. β
Audrey is not a stupid person, she has understood what Stolko meant, and immediately nodded affirmatively and said: "I am willing to become famous earlier, and it has always been my dream to be able to help Jonas." β
Stolko smiled and said, "That's easy, Jonas, what do you mean?" β
Zhou Nan looked at the radiant Audrey, and didn't want to hypocritically say that he didn't want to, but squeezed Audrey's hand and said, "I already have a set of plans, I will make you the most dazzling woman in the world." β
Audrey snuggled shyly into his arms. "I want you to protect me forever......"