"The Last Man" ......

It turns out that science fiction can still be written like this!?

Everyone was shocked.

Verne, in particular, began working in 1862 and experimented with various ideas, but never before was so delicate and short.

He couldn't help but lower his voice and muttered to himself: "'The last person on earth was sitting alone in the room, and at this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door...... although there was only one sentence, but it really made people think about it." ”

Roland nodded,

"That's true."

Verne couldn't hold back his curiosity, and asked Lu Shi again: "Professor Lu, you haven't answered the question just now." ”

Lu Shi couldn't help but be stunned,

Because I talked too far, I almost forgot the topic just now.

He chuckled and said, "I just talked about the subject matter of "Around the World in Eighty Days". Of course, it's science fiction. At least, no one had a similar fantasy before this was published, right? ”

Poincaré smiled and touched his beard,

"Well, it seems so."

"I've heard that many travelers are trying to break the record of traveling around the world and race to go," Lu said. A film that can cause such a big social repercussion can be said to be very successful. ”

Roland added: "Professor Lu doesn't know anything. During the serialization, the citizens of Paris paid special attention to the location of Monsieur Fogg's next trip, and even several steamship companies telegraphed to Monsieur Verne, asking him to let the protagonists board their ships, and were willing to pay a large sum of money for it. ”

The sedan chair is carried by everyone,

A blow to the whistle made Verne a little embarrassed.

He coughed awkwardly and said, "Let's go back to science fiction." ”

Saying, sit upright,

"Professor Lu, I never thought that there would be so many subdivisions of this subject before, since this is the case, can I ...... it?"

Before he finished speaking, he heard an old voice suddenly come from the side:

"You're Lu Shi?"

Lu Shi immediately turned his head to look.

I saw in front of me an old man dressed quite luxuriously, looking quite gentlemanly,

Interestingly, the buttons on his cuffs and neckline are small cross-shaped, apparently custom-made.

Poincaré's brow furrowed,

"Sir, please return to your seat."

The old man glanced at the stage,

During the intermission, the audience was all supposed to do something.

He sneered,

"I just want to see who is ready to mess up the Nobel Prize. Didn't expect ......"

That's all the old man said,

But his gaze was unkind when he looked at Lu.

Lu Shi sighed and replied: "It seems that he is an academician of the Swedish Academy of Letters." I have to correct two things: one, I don't want to make anything yellow; Second, with my influence, the most involved are literary awards. ”

The old man's face was cloudy,

Theoretically, Lu Shi's family, poet, and playwright can indeed only affect the literary award.

But the previous thing was too big, and many people thought that the authority of the Nobel Prize was not enough, and voluntarily withdrew from the selection.

Like the Curies,

Previously, Lu Shi had predicted that Marie Curie would win the prize,

The couple reciprocated by directly stating that they would not accept the Nobel Prize.

The slap was loud.

Therefore, for the current Swedish Academy, they not only have to bear the doubts of the European literary circles, but also the doubts of other award selection units, and the pressure is not small.

Lu Shi stretched,

"Alright, please go back. Where did it come from, where did it go? ”

Seeing his attitude, several Frenchmen were shocked,

I couldn't help muttering in my heart:

I've never seen anything more arrogant than the Parisians, but today is a long experience.

George Bernard Shaw was not surprised, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Lu has always been like this." ”

Lu Shi smiled: "Well, I've always been like this." ”

George Bernard Shaw knowingly quipped, "Which one?" ”

Lu Shi made a clapping gesture and said, "What else can it be?" I, ah, revenge does not stay overnight, and the slap in the face is always hit back on the spot. ”

The scene was silent,

“……”

“……”

“……”

Suddenly, Verne laughed and said, "Good, good! Professor Lu, there really is the backbone of our literati! ”

The old man, an academician of the Swedish Academy of Letters, has a face darker than pork knuckle in sauce,

He said angrily, "You...... You ......"

Lu Shi coughed lightly,

"Sir, it seems that you are still going to talk to us. In that case, why not report yourself? ”

The old man drew a cross on his chest,

Subsequently, he said: "I am Claas Theodore Odena. ”

Lu Shi scratched his head,

"Who?"

Odena almost vomited blood,

His face was still the color of pork knuckle just now, but now it has changed to purple pork liver.

Roland was really afraid that Lu Shi would make this old man angry, so he hurriedly introduced in a low voice: "This is the ninth seat of the Swedish Academy of Letters." He was responsible for organizing most of what is now Sweden's archives, and wrote textbooks that were influential in Sweden. ”

After the introduction,

Odena's face was even worse.

It looked like he was going to suffocate himself to death.

Verne coughed lightly,

"The eleventh, not the ninth."

Roland: "Ah, this ......"

Honestly shut up and stop talking.

Odena rebuked Lu Shi: "Mr. Lu, you are an all-round writer from poetry to drama, and even interdisciplinary monographs, how can you encourage others to reject honor?" Such villain acts are not the work of a gentleman. ”

I didn't expect the old guy to be endless.

didn't need Lu Shi to refute, Verne on the side directly opened his mouth and said: "What did Mr. Odena say this? ”

George Bernard Shaw sneered and agreed: "I also listen to strange harshness. It's as if those of us who have withdrawn from the Nobel Prize in Literature have no self-thinking, and we will listen to what Lu says. ”

The two of them directly filled up the aggressiveness.

But Odena was not afraid,

"Two gentlemen, the reason for your withdrawal from the selection of the Nobel Prize in Literature is really not clear to the Swedish Academy?"

Poincaré couldn't help but laugh when he heard it next to him,

He looked each other up and down,

"What do you want to say, Mr. Odenner?"

literati are light,

At this time, since the two sides have already started fighting, Odena can't control so much.

He said solemnly: "The reason is very simple, it is nothing more than fame. ”

Poincaré's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said, "Selling fame? I can't say Mr. Xiao, but Jules is known as the 'forty-first seat' of the French Academy, and you say that he will make a name for himself, is it not brainless? ”

Lu Shi couldn't help but sigh in his heart,

This Odena probably really has a fever and is confused,

In Paris, isn't it self-inflicted suffering that the French are so blatantly provocative on their territory?

Lu Shi couldn't help laughing,

"If I remember correctly, the Swedish Academy was founded on March 20, 1786 for King Gustav III of Sweden to be modeled after the French Academy. From the point of view of descent and inheritance, shouldn't the Swedish Academy call the Institut de France 'Daddy'? ”

Odena barely caught his breath.

George Bernard Shaw winked at Lushi,

"You're too bad, young man."

Lu Shi didn't see it, and staggered his gaze.

It took a while for Odena to calm his breath and look embarrassed.

He said: "There is a reason why I say that you are 'selling your reputation'. ”

Verne folded his arms,

"Listen to you."

The corners of Odena's mouth hooked an arc,

"The Nobel Prize in Literature is the most prestigious literary prize in the world, and all writers are eager to win it. You must know that your work will not win the award, so you want to use the withdrawal as a gimmick to hype yourself. ”

This is not necessarily wrong,

At least, this is the reason why George Bernard Shaw withdrew from the selection at that time.

But now it's a different story......

George Bernard Shaw said: "What do you think you can say~ Mr. Odenner, since you hold such a view, then I want to ask you, who do you think can stabilize me and Mr. Verne and win the Nobel Prize in Literature?" ”

Odena subconsciously wanted to say "Leo Tolstoy",

But when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed them back.

He's not that stupid.

He said: "Mr. Theodor Monson, his masterpieces "History of Rome" and "Chronicle of Rome" are not only of great historical value, but also of high ......"

Before he could finish speaking, George Bernard Shaw said, "Quit." Mr. Monson withdrew. ”

Odena is full of black lines,

￣□￣｜｜

"And ...... And ......"

It seems that they all quit.

Verne, who was on the side, said, "I can show you the way." Why don't you nominate Mr. Henrik Ibsen? As a Nordic writer, he probably won't dismiss the face of your Swedish Academy. ”

Ibsen wrote a large number of plays, such as "Peer Gynt" and "The Enemy of the Nation", which have been reproduced by theater companies around the world.

What is more amazing is that, according to historical development, the Swedish Academy awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature to another Norwegian playwright of the same era in 1903 -

Bionsten Björnsson.

Later generations of literary critics always felt that there was a possibility of bias in this.

Roland frowned,

"If I'm not mistaken, Mr. Ibsen didn't nominate me, did he?"

Odena's face became more and more ugly.

George Bernard Shaw picked up his pipe, did not light it, took a deep breath, and said disdainfully: "You say we are famous? Don't you look at what your No-Committee has done? Nominate hundreds of candidates! That's it, embarrassed to talk about others? ”

Poincaré mending knife,

"I think, there's nothing bad about stirring the yellow~"

Odena clutched his chest,

"You...... You ......"

He seemed to understand the truth that he should not be too arrogant on other people's turf, so he changed to a calm voice and sincerely advised: "Sir, the Nobel Prize in Literature is the most important literary prize in the world, if it is true...... Alas, this is a loss in the history of world literature. ”

The old man also knew that he had softened.

Verne spreads his hands,

"Mr. Odenner, this Nobel Prize in Literature has not yet been selected, so why is it the most important literary prize in the world? Because it has a lot of bonuses? ”

From the perspective of the time, the prize money of the Nobel Prize was indeed ridiculously high.

But Odena certainly can't say the same.

He coughed lightly,

"You all know about Mr. Nobel's influence, right?"

Verne shook his head and replied: "Mr. Nobel's main honor is in the field of chemistry. As for the literary aspect...... Hum...... I don't have anything to comment on. ”

George Bernard Shaw followed: "Moreover, since you said that we are selling our reputation, it is naturally impossible for us to re-participate in the selection. How can there be a reason to quit by yourself, and then go back with an old face on your own? ”

Odena looked untouched.

When his gaze moved to Lu,

Lu Shi is embarrassed,

At that time, he withdrew from the selection of the Nobel Prize purely because he was afraid of trouble, so he moved Toon out as a shield.

I never thought that things would go in an inexplicable direction.

It would be interesting if the Nobel Prize was really muddy.

Odena said in a low voice: "Gentlemen, the Nobel Prize in Literature is really important! ”

Verne sighed,

"Alas, why are you still ......"

Speaking of this, he turned to Poincaré beside him, smiled and said, "Or, our French Academy will also have a literary award?" ”

Odena: ???

Their Swedish Academy tossed so many things, just to rub traffic,

Who would have thought that now there would be a competitor coming out?

Moreover, because of Lu Shi's moves, the writers of the entire European literary circle have basically withdrawn from the selection of the first Nobel Prize in Literature.

Odena looked nervously at Poincaré.

Unexpectedly, Poincaré agreed, saying: "There are more than a dozen academicians who think the same way." ”

Verne nodded,

"That's right, let's save up a literary prize too."

Both had serious expressions.

At the same time, cheerful music resounded inside the Paris Opera House, heralding the imminent beginning of the next act of the play.

Odena didn't have the heart to look any further, and walked away quickly,

He had to inform the Swedish Academy of Letters as soon as possible.

Seeing his back, Verne and Poincaré couldn't help but look at each other and smile.

Lu Shi was curious,

"You two, are you really going to get a literary award?"

Poincaré did not pick up the stubble,

Verne nodded,

"Monsieur Poincaré may just be acting with me, but in my heart, I really want to get a literary award."

Lu Shi was not so surprised.

In France there is a prestigious literary award –

Prix Goncourt for Literature.

Founded in 1903, it is awarded annually to all French languages published in France in that year, and is the world's most prestigious literary prize.

It's 1901, not far away.

Moreover, because of the intervention during the passage through the mainland, which led to the crotch of the first Nobel Prize in Literature, the French Academy had ambitions, and it was not impossible to upgrade the Goncourt Literary Prize to a global award.

Lu Shi said: "Is it the Goncourt Literary Prize? ”

Verne curious,

"Huh? Does Professor Lu still know about the Goncourt brothers? ”

Lu Shi explained with a smile: "God has been friends for a long time. His elder brother, Mr. Edmond Goncourt, made a will to use the estate as a fund to establish the Institut Goncourt, and appointed ten friendly writers, including Mr. Flaubert, Mr. Zola, and Mr. Dude, as the first academicians. ”

But because Edmond Goncourt lived so long, until 1896, the list of academicians had to be revised.

As a result, the Institut Goncourt was founded in 1902.

Lu Shi sighed secretly,

History is coming forward again.

Unexpectedly, Verne shook his head and said, "No, I want to do the Jules Verne Prize." ”

Lu Shi looked confused,

"What...... What?! ”

He had never heard of this award.

(End of chapter)