-- Berlin, Germany

In the early morning, there were not many people in the Paris square, and an old man with glasses had already opened the door and started to prepare for business.

This is a bookstore in Berlin, Germany, located opposite the Weihua company in Paris Square, countless books with the fragrance of ink are lined up on the shelves, an old man is placing the latest books, this is the book he just bought from Weihua, the exquisite pictures outside made him surprised when he first saw it, he didn't understand what kind of technology can print photos so beautifully, even real photos don't seem to have such clarity.

"Hello, Mr. Sebastian, do you have any new books to recommend today?" A girl with some freckles on her face and a handsome boy walked into the bookstore.

"Oh, my little angel, you see, these are the latest books, you may like them, but this young man is probably not interested, they are all love books." The old man smiled, raised his glasses, raised his eyebrows, and said to the girl meaningfully.

The girl's face turned a little red, and she said embarrassedly, "He's just a friend I met in the Hitler Youth, Hans, there are a lot of interesting books in this bookstore, and this is where I first read the Führer's work." ”

The boy had short blond hair and blue eyes, and when he looked at the girl, his eyes were always unconsciously a little shy, and the boy nodded, and was looking up, and was suddenly attracted by a large poster.

"Oh God, what is this?" Hans looked at the picture in front of him in amazement, only to see a huge dragon spitting flames on one side of the bridge, and on the other side of the bridge stood three seemingly small and negligible people in comparison, among several enlarged avatars. One was a majestic and kind old man with white hair and white beard, he held a staff as if he was performing some kind of magic, a handsome young man with a bow and arrows, pointed ears indicating his unusual identity, and a humanoid monster that was too ugly to look at him bared his teeth and looked a little ugly.

"Oh. My child, you will love this, this book has just been delivered, you know, I didn't sleep for a day and a night when I read it, and now I think about it with great excitement - 'The spark will be rekindled from the ashes, the light will reappear from the shadows, the broken sword will be reconnected, and the one who has lost the crown will become the emperor of men.'" Please reforge your sword! 'Oh my God, it couldn't be better. With that, Sebastian pulled a book from the shelf and handed it to Hans.

Hans looked at the book, the cover was a golden ring with the five words "TheLordoftheRings" gilded on it

Hans couldn't wait to open the book, and just looking at the poster, he thought it was a rare book.

"Oh, my sir. Are you a little tired of the new and the old, obviously I am your old customer. Why did you recommend Hans as soon as you came up? The girl crossed her waist and her face bulged as if she was angry.

Sebastian shrugged and said, "Okay, this one, I didn't feel anything after reading it, but my wife was hungry for a day when she read it, and I shouldn't have taken him to visit Weihua at that time." ”

The girl took the book and read it with satisfaction. I only saw that the cover of the book was also a color photo, but it was two Asians dressed in modern clothes, the man was handsome, the woman was beautiful, and the girl couldn't help but be a little surprised, "Is this an Asian novel?" I haven't really read anything Asian. Could it be that there are also literary masters there? ”

Sebastian immediately said solemnly, "My angel, do you know how fanatical Chinese culture was in Europe in the 17th century?" China, in particular, is one of the birthplaces of world civilization. ”

Soon, a man and a woman stood quietly in the bookstore and read the book, slowly, half an hour passed, Sebastian patted the two and said, "My angel, the time has come, it's been half an hour." ”

As soon as the girl looked up, she saw that a row of stools was already full of people, all holding all kinds of books in their hands, and the girl knew that this bookstore only allowed customers to read for free for half an hour, and if they still wanted to read, they would either buy it or come back tomorrow.

"Mr. Sebastian, this book is so good, can I buy it if I want?" Hans's eyes were shining, and he said as he waved a thick book.

"Haha, of course you can, but the price of this book is not cheap." Sebastian rubbed his hands, took the book, flipped through the back, and said, "See?" This book sells for seven marks. ”

When Hans heard this, he couldn't help but open his mouth wide in fright, "Seven marks? Oh my God, it's so expensive! ”

How much was the Seven Marks worth to the German people at this time? The monthly salary of the Wehrmacht corporal and SS corporal is 78.3 marks, and the married one gets 115.2 marks, and the one with one child is 140.32 marks, the two children are 160.32 marks, and the three children are 188.53 marks, anyway, one more child is 20 marks more. In other words, in the eyes of the German government, raising a child for a month is a maximum of 20 marks.

"In addition, I would like to remind you that all the books in this Weihua series are only the first volume to watch for free, and the later ones are only bought according to the contract we signed with them, not free trial reading." Sebastian continued as if he had seen through Hans's thoughts, "There are six volumes of the Lord of the Rings, and now I have three here, by the way, this book is inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, which was published last year, and you can also check this out. ”

"What about this? How much is this book? The girl raised her hand and asked, only to see that her eyes were red, as if she had just cried.

"Pani, what's wrong with you? Why cry? Hans asked, puzzled.

"You don't know, Yiping in this book is so pitiful, so strong, God, she was actually whipped by her father who was born in the military, my father is also a soldier, and he is reluctant to scold me." Parney said with a choked voice.

"I will be reluctant to scold you in the future." Hans whispered, and Sebastian smiled and said, "It's good to be young, this book is five marks, there are four volumes in total, and I only have three books here, and the last one has not yet been released." Spoilers alert. This book made my wife hate Japan. ”

Pani screamed violently, "Oh~~ No, Mr. Sebastian, isn't China being invaded by Japan?" I heard that Shanghai has been occupied by Japan, how is Yiping's family? He Shuhuan wasn't with her either, oh my God. I don't have to sleep tonight. ”

Hans looked at Pani, gritted his teeth, took all the money out of his pocket and said, "Mr. Sebastian, I only have fourteen marks, and this is all my money, can you sell us those three copies cheaply?" ”

"Hans? So what do you do? Don't you like this Lord of the Rings book very much? Parney asked, surprised.

"It's good if you're happy, I'm going to join the SS, and it may be difficult to see you later. And it's your birthday again, and I want to give this to you as a gift. Pani, you know what? Although you don't wear stockings and dress up as fashionably like them, I love the way you read, and the way you flip through books in the library at sunset is the best memory of my life. Hans lowered his head as he spoke, not daring to look at Parney again.

"Oh, I seem to smell Cupid." Sebastian exclaimed.

Parney blushed and said, "It's good to be an SS, you can follow the Führer better." Playing for the country and the nation, I also like the way you play football, Mr. Sebastian. I want to buy those three rings, I'll bring the money later, okay? ”

Sebastian nodded and said, "Of course, my angel, I'll get it for you, by the way, buy three copies at once, and now I'll give you three posters." You're in luck, and I can guarantee that these books will become classics in the future, and this first edition will be worth a lot of money. ”

Parney grimaced and said, "I won't be as greedy for money as Grandpa Sebastian to sell, huh." ”

Sebastian shrugged. Move on to the next customer.

Three days later, Pani managed to gather 21 marks and arrived at Sebastian's bookstore, only to find a long queue in front of the bookstore, but the line was distinct, mostly boys on one side and girls on the other.

Pani looked at the bookstore to make sure he hadn't made a mistake, and shouted to the store with some embarrassment, "Grandpa Sebastian, I'll pay you back." ”

Sebastian walked out, only to see him sweating, and saw Pani smile and said, "Oh, my angel, look, I'm so busy here, and the business is just bursting these days." ”

Pani looked at it and nodded, and asked, "That's true, by the way, has the fourth part of the misty rain arrived?" ”

Sebastian shrugged his shoulders and said, "Not yet, probably the author is still writing, besides, the book is already the same as our world, Japan has begun to invade China, I don't think the book will be finished until the end of this war." ”

"Damn the Japanese, it's really the first time I hate this country so much now, can't they let the Chinese live their own peaceful life." Parney shouted.

"Yes, that's right!!" Several girls in line also shouted, "When Zhenhua died, I really cried, I hated him so much, but he really died, and I missed him so much, do you know?" I immediately went to hug my dad and cried, scaring my dad half to death. A girl with eyes said embarrassedly.

"Hey, Mr. Sebastian, business is good." A Chinese man walked over and said loudly.

"Oh, my friend Chen, thanks to your blessings, your books are selling so well, what's wrong? Do you have any book recommendations this time? Sebastian immediately stepped forward and bent over to flatter.

"Hehe, what you say reminds me of the big Jewish booksellers recently, when I asked them to go, none of them went to my place, and now they are all queuing up in front of my office, no, I came out to breathe, by the way, you help me promote it, our book is about to come out on the radio." Chen Nan said angrily that he was also a regular customer of this bookstore.

"This gentleman, what kind of book is coming out of the radio drama? Is it hazy? Pani said expectantly.

"No, it's Harry Potter." A boy shouted loudly.

"I think the most important thing to come out of is the Legend of the Condor Heroes, the Priest of the Middle, the Mercenary of the North, the Sage of the South, the Wizard of the East, and the Wizard of the West. And that eccentric Rong, Mr. Chen, do you know, I'm already in love with her, and I really can't wait to replace Guo of the Mengzhi tribe. ”

Immediately afterwards, everyone talked about their favorite books and characters, and hoped that their favorite books would be made into radio dramas first.

On the tall building opposite, Jiang Cheng looked at Chen Nan, who was surrounded by a group of people, shook his head and smiled. I saw that Chen Nan probably couldn't stand it anymore, and finally escaped back with his head in his hands.

After a while, Chen Nan came to the office, looked at Jiang Cheng's smile, tidied up his clothes a little embarrassed, and said, "Book lovers are too enthusiastic, Dongjia, who wrote these books, you don't know, now publishers all over the world are crazy and rushing to buy our books, our printing house is now open 24 hours a day, and some of those booksellers have simply set up tents." By the way, when are we going to sell the second half of each book? ”

Jiang Cheng patted the stacked books and said, "The forty-two books here, this book is all classics, you have to remember, with the United States, you can't sell them all in one go, next, you and the United States will publish a magazine together, and print the second half of the most popular books chapter by chapter in the magazine, this is our first step to influence public opinion in Europe and the United States, believe me, our magazine will become the most popular magazine in the world." ”

Chen Nan looked at the crowd in the bookstore opposite, nodded and said, "I believe it is true, by the way, when I just came up, I received a reply from the German government, Hitler has agreed to your order, one hundred 75 mm Le.IG18 infantry guns, one hundred 37 anti-aircraft guns, 80,000 rifles, 2,000 light machine guns and 800 heavy machine guns, and 5,000 pistols." Boss, what kind of magic did you use to get the Führer to agree to sell us arms, and even the Republic of China tried all its means to make Hitler relent. ”

Jiang Cheng looked in the direction of France with a little weakness, what else could it be? Of course, there is a detailed map of the Maginot Line of France, which is a treasure trove for Germany. However, in order to prevent Hitler from crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, Jiang Cheng now only gave Hitler half of the map.

Jiang Cheng changed the topic and said, "Let Hitler quickly get all the arms we need, as long as everything is complete, I will give the second half of what Hitler wants immediately." ”

Chen Nan still couldn't help but ask, "What is the second half?" What books? ”

Jiang Cheng said with a haha, "Yes, yes, yes, a book, the book is called How France Perished." ”

Jiang Cheng calculated, the ammunition prepared was almost over, and the rest was all transported to Yan'an to the Eighth Route Army. (To be continued.) )