George Bernard Shaw did what he said, and the next day he took Lu Shi to see a play.

The two went to the Royal Opera House.

Sitting in the carriage, the shouts of the newsboy came from outside: "No One Survives the Reissue!" Six chapters in one volume, great value for money! ”

Lu Shi remembered that he had discussed the republication with Cooper before, and he didn't know which publishing house Cooper contacted.

He stopped the carriage for a moment, drew the curtains,

"Kid, show me."

As a result, the newsboy hid the book to the fullest, and at the same time said, "Sir, do you have clean hands?" Don't stain my book! This "No One Survives" was consigned by the bookstore to me, and if it was dirty, I would die of distress. ”

Lu Shi was depressed for a while,

was disgusted by the newsboy, and he was so miserable as an author.

George Bernard Shaw next to him couldn't help laughing and asked the newsboy: "How much is a book?" ”

The newsboy replied, "Five pounds." ”

There are only six chapters of content, but the price is five pounds, which is more expensive than many textbooks, and it is an absolute sky-high price.

George Bernard Shaw was slightly surprised and pulled the money out of his pocket.

The newsboy handed the book over,

"You put it away."

George Bernard Shaw took the book and said suddenly: "It turned out to be the Royal Publishing Bureau, no wonder the price is so ...... Well...... Royal Publishing Bureau!? ”

George Bernard Shaw looked shocked.

The Royal Publishing Office, also known as the Queen's Papers,

Just looking at the name, you can guess that it has official attributes.

Indeed, the Royal Publishing Office publishes official government documents, reports, parliamentary documents, as well as books on agriculture, forestry, archaeology, history, art, education, industry, commerce, and medicine.

In short, the Royal Publishing House is a "serious" publishing house, and it has almost no chance of being a popular reading material like a novel.

Unless it's a collectible,

Hard leather hardcover,

Embossed foil stamping,

In this way, the price is naturally high.

George Bernard Shaw carefully handed the book to Lu Shi, and then asked the newsboy: "You just said that this book sells very well?" ”

The newsboy nodded,

"Well, very good. It's better than the seaside magazine. ”

This is obviously an exaggeration,

But exaggeration is also lethal, and if Doyle hears this, he is afraid that he will vomit blood on the spot.

George Bernard Shaw waved his hand to the newsboy to leave, and then said to Lu Shi: "Mr. Lu, my 'The Widower's Estate' and 'Mrs. Warren's Profession' are very popular and have been performed at the Royal Opera House. ”

There was no beginning or end to this, and Lu Shi didn't react for a while,

"What?"

George Bernard Shaw added: "The Royal Opera House is the most prestigious old theatre in London and one of the largest opera houses in the world. The performers at the Royal Opera House are artists or troupes of international repute. ”

Lu Shi listened even more confused,

It took him a while to understand George Bernard Shaw's voiceover,

This old brother saw that "No One Survived" could rely on the Royal Publishing Bureau to republish and sell well, and he insisted on telling his glorious history for the sake of the face of the literati.

Lu Shi couldn't help but think of a joke about George Bernard Shaw:

George Bernard Shaw once visited Soviet Russia, met a smart and clever little girl on the street, and played with her.

When parting, George Bernard Shaw said to the little girl: "Go back and tell your mother that it is the world-famous George Bernard Shaw who is playing with you today." ”

Unexpectedly, the little girl actually learned George Bernard Shaw's tone and said, "Go back and tell your mother that it is the little girl Kaja who is playing with you today." ”

……

From this joke, it is not difficult to see that Comrade George Bernard Shaw is quite good-looking.

Lu Shi couldn't help but laugh and said, "So, we are going to watch "The Widower's Real Estate" today? Or "Mrs. Warren's Career"? ”

As a result, this sentence silenced George Bernard Shaw,

“……”

“……”

“……”

There was silence in the carriage.

Lu Shi couldn't wait to slap himself a few times, and said in his heart how he became a "little girl Kaja".

Fortunately, the Royal Opera House is not far away, and the embarrassment did not last long,

The carriage soon arrived at its destination.

George Bernard Shaw bought a box ticket,

The two of them went to the best position on the second floor together.

Today's play is "Mrs. Windermere's Fan," which tells the story of Mrs. Windermere's divorced mother, who insists on inviting her husband to her birthday ball, unaware of her husband's private help.

As a result, as soon as the two sat down, George Bernard Shaw began to analyze it in a down-to-earth manner.

"Mr. Lu, that line is outrageous, 'If you pretend to be a good person, people have to be serious about you; If you pretend to be a bad person, people won't take you seriously', I'm afraid children won't talk like that, right? ”

Lu Shi scratched his head, and always felt that George Bernard Shaw's attitude was unusually sharp,

He smiled and asked, "Mr. Xiao, this play today won't be Mr. Wilde's work, right?" ”

Because he knew that George Bernard Shaw had always opposed Wilde's view of "art for art's sake", Lu Shi deliberately said this, purely for jokes.

outcome

George Bernard Shaw: "......"

Silence for the second time today.

Is it really Wilde's script!?

Lu Shi was extremely depressed.

The woman on stage reads the line in an interpreter's voice: "Oh, my dear ......"

In stark contrast to the silence inside the box.

It was not until a while that George Bernard Shaw said: "Although Wilde was an advocate of aestheticism, he showed a realistic and critical attitude in his plays." His drama has a lot of similarities with me. ”

When George Bernard Shaw turned to land,

"Mr. Lu likes Wilde's work, and he should know it."

Lu Shi only nodded,

"Ah...... Be...... But I didn't mean to...... Ahem, I won't explain it, the more it is described, the darker it gets, you just think I'm deliberate. ”

George Bernard Shaw was amused by Lu Shi's single-minded attitude, turned his head and continued to focus on the stage, and said: "I have to admit that Wilde's level is very high. But there are still some flaws, such as ......"

George Bernard Shaw paused slightly, apparently searching for examples.

Suddenly, he said, "There is! In the same paragraph, the Earl of Darlington, Lady Windermere's suitor, mentioned the defense of Great Britain, and Wilde chose to mention it. If it were me, I would be sarcastic, and I did that in The Transformation of Captain Blaspond. ”

George Bernard Shaw began to talk about his play, and for several minutes he exhaled contentedly.

He asked Lu Shi: "Mr. Lu, I heard that you are also good at literary criticism, and I think you are very good at satire and criticism. If you were to write it, how would you write it? ”

Lu Shi pondered for a moment and asked George Bernard Shaw: "Mr. Shaw, what do you think is the purpose of the British government's national defense policy?" ”

George Bernard Shaw was stunned,

Isn't it about literature?

Why did it suddenly become a political topic?

He looked down and thought for a while, then said, "Of course, to defend Britain." ”

Lu Shi waved his hand,

"No, Mr. Shaw, the purpose of defence policy is to make people 'believe' that the government is defending Britain."

George Bernard Shaw looked puzzled,

"People? Who? German? ”

At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, Germany's strength seriously threatened Britain's interests on the European continent and the whole world, and the Anglo-German contradiction became the main contradiction in Europe.

That's why George Bernard Shaw mentions Germany.

Lu Shi shook his head,

"Not Germans! It's British! The Germans, of course, knew that Britain was not protected. ”

"Poof~"

George Bernard Shaw immediately burst out laughing,

"What a wonderful irony! I didn't expect Mr. Lu to even be able to write ...... drama"

Before the words fell, George Bernard Shaw looked at Lu Shi with a shocked face, as if he was looking at an alien,

“……”

He was silent for the third time.