Margarita's gaze wandered between Lu Shi and Pankhurst, and her head swayed with it.

It looked like watching an intense table tennis game.

Then

Bang –

The door was pushed open.

Scott barged in and said, "Lu, good news! Yesterday, the Mirror sold more than 20 ......"

He also noticed the coldness of the atmosphere in the house,

The latter words were frozen in the throat.

Lu Shi raised his hand,

"Mr. Scott, you should have noticed that we have a guest, too."

There was majesty in his tone.

Margarita's eyes flickered slightly,

She suddenly found that Lu Shi at this time was completely different from the time she first met, with a unique calm temperament,

This kind of temperament, Her Royal Highness the princess has only seen in a few people.

Scott looked at Pankhurst,

"This lady, are you?"

Pankhurst introduced himself in a friendly manner, and then repeated his request: "I have come to your newspaper this time to ask you to revise the content of the Jane Eyre comics for the sake of women. ”

Scott:???

His expression became extraordinarily exciting,

Surprised, ridiculous, speechless, overwhelmed......

And so on.

Pankhurst looked at Margarita with a serious face, and said, "This is Miss Leopoldina?" ”

Margarita waved her hand,

"Just call me 'Margarita.'"

In Great Britain, she didn't like to be called by her last name because her Rhine ancestry was too obvious.

"If I'm not mistaken, among the authors of the comics, the original is in charge of the plot and the original art is in charge of the drawing. ”

Margarita nodded,

"Yes."

Pankhurst continued: "So, I would like to ask Miss Margarita if the adaptation of the plot of Jane Eyre respects the meaning of the original author. Have you added, deleted, or changed the plot? ”

Margarita opened her mouth to answer.

But Pankhurst was the first to open his mouth,

"I think Miss Margarita, as the original of the comics, must know more about the plot of Jane Eyre than I do."

Margarita: "Hmm......"

She didn't expect the other party to be so strong, and she didn't even give herself a chance to speak.

Lu Shi coughed lightly,

"Ahem......"

The eyes of everyone in the room fell on him.

He knew that it would be unwise to let Margarita speak at this time,

Her Royal Highness is too young to have experience in "fighting" and is easily fooled.

Lu Shi cleared his throat and said, "Mrs. Pankhurst, it seems that you came prepared?" ”

Pankhurst shook his head,

"It's not deliberate. I love Jane Eyre so much that when I saw those comics, I realized what the problem was. ”

Lu Shi answered: "Listen to me." ”

Pankhurst opened his backpack, pulled out a notebook, and flipped it open.

Inside are newspaper clippings from the Mirror.

The crowd looked over and found that it was the first few chapters of the Jane Eyre comic that had just begun to be serialized last Thursday.

Pankhurst said calmly: "Professor Lu should have read the original book, so you should know that Jane's outbreak was because she was bullied and bullied in Gateshead House, right?" ”

Lu Shi raised his eyebrows,

Faintly, he sensed what the other party was trying to say.

Margarita on the other side also felt something, and whispered: "Mrs. Pankhurst, the length of the comic is ......"

Pankhurst raised his hand to interrupt,

"Miss Margarita, please listen to what I have to say before you speak, will you?"

Margarita: "Hmm......"

Her throat moved slightly, making a sound similar to swallowing,

Lu Shi looked at her and thought of an idiom -

Such as a fish in the throat.

Alas......

Lu Shi sighed silently in his heart, and secretly said that the little girl's piece was still tender.

He slowly stretched out his right hand, groped behind his back for a while, found the heavy armchair, pinched the back of the armchair, and slowly moved to the side.

The armchair is crooked, the front legs are cocked, and the back legs rub against the ground,

Since the newspaper hall has just been put into use, there is no decoration on the floor, whether it is wooden floor or carpet, so the chair legs rub directly against the ground, making an extremely harsh sound, as if it can puncture people's eardrums.

The rest of the people looked at Lu Shi in astonishment.

Lu Shi nodded to Margarita and said, "You go on." ”

As soon as these words came out, Pankhurst immediately dissatisfied: "Professor Lu, my words are not ......."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Lu Shi: "Mrs. Pankhurst, this is not a courtroom, and there is no rule that others must keep quiet before you finish speaking. ”

Pankhurst blushed, but didn't know how to refute it.

Lu Shi looked at Margarita,

"What do you want to say?"

Margarita hurriedly said: "The form of comics is destined to create too many characters like the original book. The reason is very simple, comics have fewer words and more pictures, and it is difficult to tell all the complex causes, processes, and results. ”

In fact, it can be introduced clearly, but it requires more space, and the current printing technology is difficult to achieve at low cost.

Lu Shi and Scott couldn't help but nod.

"If there were so many words, the Mirror wouldn't have sold 200,000 copies," Scott said. ”

With that, he turned to Pankhurst,

"It's impossible to have that many female readers."

This is full of sarcasm.

"However, some episodes must be explained," said Pankhurst. For example, in the original book, Jane was bullied by John Reed before exploding, and the 'male' character was deleted from the comics! ”

She added an accent to the word "male",

As soon as this remark came out, it was completely a dagger.

Lu Shi touched his chin and pondered,

There is indeed the role of John Reed in "Jane Eyre", and there are many scenes,

John was tall, fat, and 14 years old when he first appeared.

He was spoiled by Mrs. Reed and had a bad character, often intimidating, verbally abusing Jane, and beating Jane.

When he grew up, he couldn't live independently, lived on his mother's help, and made many fox friends and dogs, but because of his stupidity, he was blackmailed, gambled and lost money, ruined his health and family business, was in debt, and was imprisoned many times.

Such a male character must be what Pankhurst "needs" the most,

Because he's sarcastic enough.

Lu Shi smiled,

"Mrs. Pankhurst, you should know why John Reed is like that. There is an old saying in China, 'The son does not teach, the father is guilty', do you need me to explain? ”

This sentence is not difficult to understand from the literal meaning,

However, Reed's father was dead a long time ago, and "father's fault" should be changed to "mother's fault".

Pankhurst didn't expect Lu Shi's mind to spin so fast,

She immediately digressed from the topic,

"Speaking of John Reed's father, Jane's uncle, Mr. Reed, who never appeared in the original book, why did the Jane Eyre comics be drawn? He was also portrayed as a kind character. ”

Lu Shi couldn't help pursing his lips when he heard this,

Did Mr. Reed appear?

After thinking about it, he realized that the other party had made a mistake.

Because Mondrian used the storyboard technique, he distinguished between the virtual and the real in the painting method.

For example, Jane's imaginary devil uses abstract painting methods.

Another example is Mr. Reed, because it is a simple and vague memory, and it is also an abstract painting.

Pankhurst didn't read it at all.

However, she misunderstood the silence when Lu Shi was thinking, and showed a smile that belonged to the winner,

"It seems that Professor Lu has understood."

She took out a piece of paper from her backpack,

"Here's a list we've made, and hopefully the Jane Eyre comics will be modified accordingly."

Lu Shi stepped forward,

I saw that there were as many as forty-seven items on the list, no matter how big or small,

It not only asks for changes to the plot, but even puts forward clear requirements for the clothes Jane wears and the injuries she suffers in some of the paintings, which is extremely ridiculous.

However, that's not all,

Pankhurst continued: "We also hope that after Jane Eyre is serialized, the next part will be serialized in Wuthering Heights. ”

As soon as these words came out, Scott laughed angrily,

"Poof! cough cough cough ......"

He tried to stifle his laughter, so that the laughter turned into a series of coughs, but he didn't say anything, but looked at Lu Shi.

In the "Mirror", Lu Shi is the boss who says everything, and Scott has to be obedient.

Lu Shi showed a playful expression,

"That's it?"

Pankhurst couldn't help but be surprised, and asked in disbelief, "Professor Lu, what do you mean?" ”

The tone was full of inquiry.

Lu Shi said: "The Mirror also has a page called Sex, do you have any requirements for the content of this page? By the way, there is also the people's livelihood version, we can count and publish some employment data, maybe it will also have a positive effect. ”

Pankhurst was ecstatic,

"Professor Lu, what you said is true!? Even in the wildest dreams, I ......"

The voice did not fall,

"Yes, you're dreaming."

Lu Shi's tone was flat.

For a moment, the room fell into silence that is indescribable,

“……”

“……”

“……”

Suddenly, Scott laughed wildly: "Hahahahahaha ”

He was out of breath and had to bend over, his left hand covering his undulating ribs, and his right hand slapping the desk desperately, making a series of noises,

Bang bang bang –

Is there a more sarcastic drum beat than that?

Pankhurst's face was ugly, and he said, "Professor Lu, you seem to be dismissive of this. ”

Lu Shi spreads his hands,

"You were the one who was dismissive of the Mirror in the first place."

After speaking, he waved his hand, as if trying to drive away the flies flying around,

"Anything else?"

As Pankhurst stared at Landing, he shook his head regretfully and said, "Professor Lu, I didn't want to mention the issue of copyright. The cartoons of Jane Eyre hastily modified the original book to mislead readers. I would like to know, does this count as infringement? ”

actually talked about copyright law, Lu Shi really didn't expect it,

He thought for a moment and looked at Scott on the side,

"Mr. Scott, isn't the original Jane Eyre public copyright?"

This question is a little abrupt,

Scott was stunned for a long time before he understood what Lu Shi meant, leaned over and replied in a low voice: "Lu, "Jane Eyre" is indeed not a public copyright now. ”

Land Hours: ???

"What's going on?"

"You have to think about what the current copyright law is," Scott said. ”

Lu Shi was puzzled: "'Current'? ”

Scott immediately explained: "The current copyright law is the Copyright Act of 1888. For literary and artistic works in a general sense, the term of protection for a general work is the life of the author plus 50 years after death. Charlotte Brontë died in 1855, and even if you count the date, there are still four years to go. ”

Lu Shi waved his hand,

"No, you misunderstood what I meant."

He lowered his voice,

"The Charlottes are not ......"

As he spoke, he made a small downward cut gesture with his right hand.

Scott understood.

Charlotte Brontë's family, with the exception of her father, lived less than 40,

Among them is the author of Wuthering Heights -

Emily Brontë,

and the author of Agnes Gray –

Anne Brontë.

The three Brontë sisters were equally talented, equally short-lived, and equally had no offspring.

Scott frowned and pondered: "Indeed, in this way, Jane Eyre can be regarded as a 'public book' to some extent. ”

It is true that the Copyright Act 1888 provides that property rights in copyright may be transferred like movable property by contract, or by will, or by way of enforcing the law.

But what if you don't even have the person to make a will?

Lu Shi sighed,

"Mrs. Pankhurst, I hope you still don't use your brains in this matter."

Pankhurst snorted coldly,

"Professor Lu, no matter what you think, I should persuade you to do it yourself, right? The adaptation of the comic is extremely irresponsible, and the original Jane Eyre is the best proof of this, but if you ignore it, we can only take action. ”

This is the threat of the red fruit.

Lu Shi looked at each other,

"Again, this is not a courtroom,"

He paused slightly,

"There is no need for evidence here."

Pankhurst's eyes narrowed, and he turned around and walked towards the door.

She held the doorknob,

"I hope Professor Lu can always be so tough."

After saying that, he pushed the door and walked out.

Pankhurst's departure seemed to take away the cold from the house, and the atmosphere was immediately relaxed.

"Whew~~~"

Margarita let out a sigh of relief.

Lu Shi looked over,

"What? Afraid? You don't think I'm really going to ask you to change the comic book version of Jane Eyre, do you? ”

Margarita shook her head,

Just now, when Lu Shi mentioned the gender version and the people's livelihood version, she knew that Lu Shi was angry with each other.

Lu Shi chuckled,

"Then why are you sighing for a long time?"

Margarita said, "I didn't expect it to be like this. ”

Scott asked, "What could be like this?" ”

Margarita spat out a single word succinctly:

"They."

"Tsk......"

Scott smacked his tongue and didn't speak.

Margarita looked at Lu and asked, "Professor Lu, do you think we should change it?" I'm still worried that things are going to get a lot of trouble. ”

Lu Shi chuckled,

"What was your reason for deleting John Reid?"

Margarita didn't expect Professor Lu to ask such a specific question, and was stunned for a long time before answering: "Actually, it's not deleted." The comics have different forms of expression, and the plot is more compact, so I stitched the plot of the early villain to Aunt Reed. ”

Lu Shi nodded,

"Isn't that it? Your design is for the sake of the plot, what is there to change. Besides......"

He waved the piece of paper Pankhurst had left behind,

"There are forty-seven more on this~"

The "Theory of the Six Kingdoms" says it well:

"Cut five cities today, cut ten cities tomorrow, and then sleep peacefully all night. Looking at the four realms, and the Qin soldiers are at the top. However, the land of the princes is limited, and the desire of the tyrannical Qin is insatiable, and the worship is complicated, and the invasion is more urgent. ”

The opening cannot be opened.

Margarita nodded silently,

"I see."

In fact, her idea is much simpler than Lu Shi's, and it has nothing to do with "The Theory of the Six Kingdoms".

She thought of Mondrian,

As a painter, it is absolutely impossible for Mondrian to let others control his paintings.

Even if it's the indifferent details of what the heroine Jane wears and what injuries she suffers, it's definitely not okay.

When Scott looked at Lu,

"I'll tell you, Pankhurst is not easy to deal with."

This is a certainty,

Although Pankhurst is quite a demon, he is also a real fighter, a man of action who dares to organize, dare to act, and dare to fight.

In this context of the early 20th century, she was indeed advanced.

It's a pity that Lu Shi traveled from the 21st century,

If you want to be advanced, he is a full century more advanced than Pankhurst.

(End of chapter)