The atmosphere dropped to freezing.

Suddenly, Doyle smiled,

"So you two are literary critics. Mr. Lu, have you ever thought about contributing to newspapers and magazines? ”

Yin and Yang are weird, rushing to land.

Lu Shizheng was worried that there was no place to make money, although he knew that the other party might dig a pit, but he had real kung fu under his hands, and he was not afraid to say: "My writing is okay." ”

When Natsume Soseki heard this, he opened his mouth, but after all, he couldn't hold back and didn't say a word.

Smith's face became serious, and he said to Doyle with a slight warning: "What, you want Mr. Lu to contribute to the "Seaside Magazine"? With you, a famous writer, it must be no problem, but ......"

The old professor's love is overflowing,

He was worried that Lu Shi's level was not enough, and he was afraid that this young man would be ruined like this for the rest of his life.

Of course, I am also afraid that Doyle's reputation will be affected.

Doyle waved his hand,

"I think I should go to Charles."

Smith suddenly realized,

Charles Presvich Scott is the editor of the Manchester Guardian, which has a book review section, which is just right for those who specialise in literary criticism.

It's a pity that Smith is a humble gentleman, a true English gentleman, who is good at something and not good at making a living, and does not take into account the risks of land time.

You know, Sherlock Holmes was very popular, in the December 1893 publication of "The Last Case", Doyle let Holmes and his sworn enemy Professor Moriarty be buried in the Lessingbach Falls, after which many people wore black armbands to commemorate the detective, and some even scolded Doyle for being a brute.

Such a novel character can also be evaluated by Lu Shi?

Doyle is bubbling up bad water here.

Lu Shi groaned: "I want to write it myself." ”

The other three were confused.

Smith was the first to react, asking, "What to write?" Fiction? ”

Lu Shi nodded,

"Detective fiction."

Doyle's eyes couldn't help narrowing, and he said, "Young people nowadays really have some guts. Well, I'll introduce you to Charles and let your book pass through his eyes. How about tomorrow? ”

Natsume Soseki was stunned,

"Tomorrow?"

Doyle didn't even look at him, but continued to face the land,

"Mr. Lu won't have started writing yet, right?"

Lu Shi replied: "Of course, there is already a manuscript, thank you Dr. Doyle for your recommendation." ”

Doyle's gaze grew a little colder, and then he nodded to Smith.

They got up and left the table,

Doyle turned and left, while Smith smiled at the two young men from the East, and then chased after his friend with his cane.

Seeing their backs disappear at the door, Natsume Soseki breathed a long sigh of relief, looked at Lu Shi, and asked, "...... Have you really written your manuscript yet? This is English writing, and it takes a lot of time just to proofread it, right? ”

Lu Shi shook his head and replied, "Of course I didn't write it." ”

Natsume Soseki was dumbfounded,

"Huh?! Didn't write!? ”

Lu Shi waved his hand and comforted: "Why are you calling so loudly?" Don't worry, go back and write casually, and it's no problem to get 20,000 or 30,000 words. ”

Can you write 20,000 or 30,000 words a day, when you are a printing press?

Natsume Soseki struggled not to roll his eyes, and chose to divert the topic: "Why do I think you have a ...... with Dr. Doyle?" Seem...... Possible...... Maybe...... Probably...... Aren't you at odds? ”

Lu Shi wanted to laugh a little when he heard it, and said in his heart that this old brother was really an afterthought,

He nodded and said, "You don't have to hesitate, I just don't have a good deal with him, otherwise he wouldn't have introduced me to the editor of the Manchester Guardian." ”

Natsume Soseki looked puzzled, not sure what the connection was.

Lu Shi explained: "I came back yesterday with a copy of the Manchester Guardian, have you read it? What are the front page headlines? ”

Natsume Soseki has a reading habit.,Even if you're not interested in seeing the text, you'll roughly glance at it.,

As he recalled, he said: "It seems to be about a politician named Churchill who criticized the government's policy in the Anglo-Boer war and resolutely opposed the expansion plan. Any questions? ”

Lu Shi smiled,

"Now that you're in London, you should know more or less about politics. Although Churchill was a Conservative, his views were incompatible with the Conservative Party, which is why he made the front page of the Manchester Guardian. ”

Natsume Soseki felt that his mind couldn't turn, and his eyes were full of confusion.

Lu Shi sighed: "Don't you understand? The Manchester Guardian leaned towards the Liberal Party, while Doyle ...... Humph......"

The latter words speak for themselves.

Natsume Soseki groaned,

"I see what you mean. Because Dr. Doyle is conservative, he has a bad relationship with the Manchester Guardian, but he is too famous for the editor of the Manchester Guardian to refuse directly, so he still meets with you, and finally does not give you a manuscript. ”

As he spoke, he couldn't help but show a look of disgust, and asked a little strangely, "How do you know about Dr. Doyle's political leanings?" ”

That's a bit hard to explain.

As the British Boer War in South Africa was condemned worldwide, Doyle wrote a pamphlet entitled "The War in South Africa: Origins and Acts" to defend the British,

The book was translated into many languages and was very influential.

This certainly reflects Doyle's conservative tendencies, but it had not yet happened in 1900, and Lu Shi could not say it explicitly.

He digressed the topic: "On the surface, Doyle is bringing his juniors, who are still international students from the East, but in fact they haven't done anything. Perhaps this is the refusal of a gentleman. ”

Natsume Soseki sneered,

"No, it's not that he didn't do anything, he at least disgusted the Manchester Guardian."

Lu Shi was stunned for a while, and suddenly laughed,

He slapped the other man on the shoulder,

"I didn't expect you to have occasional humor."

Natsume Soseki said, "What did you just say...... Ah, by the way, 'gentleman's refusal', gentleman? I think it's a fart! ”

The last sentence is in Japanese,

The tone was vicious, as if he wanted to spit out all the resentment that had accumulated in his chest.

He was very short, and when he walked down the streets of London, surrounded by tall and tall white men, he would inevitably feel ashamed of himself and have low self-esteem, and with no money in his pocket, he was living in poverty, and this emotion was accumulating.

Moreover, the more inferior you are, the easier it is to be discriminated against.

It is no wonder that he would say in the preface to his Treatise on Literature: "The two years of living in London were particularly unpleasant. Yu is among the English gentlemen, like a bearded poodle with wolves, and his life is very miserable. ”

Lu Shi said: "I think your teacher is very good, and he is a real gentleman. ”

Natsume Soseki came back to his senses and said, "It's a pity that people like Mr. Smith are a minority in London, and the vast majority of them are gentlemen on the surface, but in fact they are well-dressed beasts. ”

He shook his head to shake off the negative emotions and asked, "So, do you still want to go back and write those twenty or thirty thousand words?" ”

Lu Shi said: "Write! Why don't you write?! ”

Natsume Soseki was stunned and said, "You still have to write it knowing that it is impossible to make a draft?" And I've read that the Manchester Guardian doesn't have a page for a novel, and the editor can rightfully reject you. ”

Lu Shi smiled,

"The opportunity is right in front of you, how can there be no reason not to try?"

Looking at his confident appearance, Natsume Soseki suddenly felt that Doyle's "gentlemanly behavior" this time might cause him big trouble.