For several days in a row, the popularity of "Harry Potter" climbed.

Lu Shi thought that merging the edition with the children's literature edition would cause dissatisfaction among some adult readers.

But that's not the case,

It is even more popular among adult readers than among children.

This is the exact opposite of what is happening today.

Lu Shi can only speculate that it is due to the current state of literature in the early 20th century.

Have readers ever seen a fantasy work set in the modern era?

Of course, the "Mirror" newspaper was besieged again, and readers were waiting to be fed, asking Lu Shi to increase the frequency of updates like "The Little Prince".

Mondays are not enough at all!

Gotta a day,

Even two or three watches a day!

That formation is just like a modern online reader urging a change, looking like he wants to send a blade.

Of course, Lu Shi will not agree,

Even if there are seven Harry Potter films, they can't stand this kind of high-intensity update.

So he can only pretend not to know about those urges,

Over time, readers gave up, just breaking their thoughts from time to time and complaining:

"A person with little update is not worthy of being a serializer at all!"

On the other hand, the French scholars have not yet left,

After fully researching the similarities and differences between "Harry Potter" and "The Little Prince", they came to London to get serious (finding) scriptures.

This was a small meeting with a closed-door discussion, and there were no students in attendance.

Of course, Lu Shi also has to participate,

Watching a group of writers and experts discuss "how should children's literature be created?" "There is an inexplicable sense of joy in this topic.

The scene was very warm,

"I think that in the creation of children's literature, it is necessary to try to set a clear enough label for each profession."

"That's not right, isn't it? The knight must be above board? A businessman must be treacherous and snobbish? ”

"Children don't know much, so it's supposed to be!"

"Humph! In my opinion, it's because the first language of "The Little Prince", which is simple in character, is French, you French guys say that, right? If Harry Potter were in French, you would think that good and evil don't have to be so distinct! ”

"Impossible! @*#￥%……”

“！ @*#￥%……”

……

The two sides began to fight again.

The head is big when it comes to land,

"Guys, there's really no need to ......"

Before he finished speaking, he was glared at fiercely by both sides,

"It's a discussion among readers! Don't talk to the original author! ”×N

The two groups of people spoke in unison.

Lu Shi is helpless,

"You know I'm the original author, right? I really don't want to talk, but Harry Potter and The Little Prince are both works of children's literature that I publish, so I should always have a voice, right? ”

The crowd was silent,

But when they looked at Lu Shi, they were still a little unconvinced.

In fact, Lu Shi also understands the thoughts of both sides,

The French side hopes that "The Little Prince" is "orthodox" in children's literature;

The British side bet on "Harry Potter".

The reason for this is understood by everyone who understands.

Poincaré was curious: "Professor Lu, how many words are you going to write in Harry Potter?" ”

According to reality, there are seven books,

The first six films are set at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, depicting Harry's six years of study and adventures before and after the school;

The seventh part tells the story of Harry's search for Horcruxes and the destruction of Voldemort during the Second Great War of the Wizarding World.

The Chinese translations of all seven books add up to nearly 3 million words.

In English, it is much longer.

So it is impossible for Lu Shi to tell the truth,

He muttered: "Let's write a dozen chapters of this "Philosopher's Stone" first. If the response is good, then consider the sequel later. ”

Poincaré was clear,

"The response has been good enough. In this way, it will be a trilogy. The Lord of the Rings trilogy, the Innocence trilogy, the science fiction trilogy...... You seem to be particularly fond of the trilogy. ”

Lu Shi: "......"

"There is no trilogy of innocence, it is made up by the outside world."

Many people at the scene chuckled.

Poincaré said, "Okay~Okay~ Anyway, Harry Potter is destined to be a long story, right? ”

Lu Shi nodded,

"Of course."

Poincaré nodded to Verne next to him,

The latter understood, took out his notes,

"This is what we've sorted out in recent days about the creative side of children's literature. First of all, we believe that children's literature should not be written in long forms, and even if it is written, we should try to weaken the main line and make each chapter independent of each other, like "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Gulliver's Travels". ”

The British scholars immediately burst into laughter,

"What's this nonsense?"

Verne said: "It is not without reason to keep the length as short as possible. Because people will always change, become greasy, become mercenary, and become no longer romantic. Would the kids want the main character to be like that? ”

There is some truth to this.

Generally speaking, the end of the fairy tale is always "from then on the prince and the princess live happily together",

Because no one wants to see the trivialities of the prince and princess after marriage.

Hard writing, it is easy to become "Bibo burning".

And in fact, the "Harry Potter" series does have a certain separation, and the later period is a bit less like children's literature.

But because of the whole seven books, the writing time is very long,

Books are growing, and so are the readers who follow them, so not being so "fairy tales" isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Verne spreads his hands,

"If I write a monumental work, I won't drag it out. Let it have a perfect curtain call, wouldn't it? So try to keep the length as much as possible! What about adult literature? ”

George Bernard Shaw couldn't help but complain: "Jules, have you done less to continue writing because of the manuscript fee?" ”

Verne touched his nose in embarrassment,

"No, right? That's what I wanted to write about. ”

British people: (ˉ▽ ̄~) cut ~~

I didn't bother to take care of him.

George Bernard Shaw said, "I can give examples. The Sherlock Holmes series is also top-notch, isn't it the same as writing a sequel? ”

Proust immediately interjected,

"Now, is the Sherlock Holmes series still top-of-the-line? It was because of "The Hound of the Baskerville Manor" and "The Return" that it was crushed by Lu's head-on and fell off the altar. ”

George Bernard Shaw was speechless for a while,

Cursed in my heart,

Whose example is it bad to give yourself, but give the example of Doyle!?

Isn't this asking for trouble!?

He could only say, "It seems that none of us can convince anyone." Let's put this aside for now. ”

Since neither side had an advantage, Verne decided to continue the conversation, saying: "I think that children's literature should try to tell as simple a truth, love, or courage, or harmony between man and nature......"

George Bernard Shaw said, "The Little Prince is not like that!" ”

Verne glared,

"Why not? The description of love in it is not thorough? ”

The British scholars were stunned,

Laughter erupted.

George Bernard Shaw said: "The little prince, the rose, and the fox play a love triangle, that's called love, right?" It's a romantic French~"

His yin and yang weirdness is quite lethal,

The laughter was even louder.

Verne's face darkened,

"That's not simple love! Huh-huh...... Looks like we're going to argue again! ”

As soon as these words came out, the two sides began to fight each other,

The French side said: "The Little Prince is the real children's literature!" ”

The British side said: "Isn't Harry Potter Harry Potter?" Obviously the same author! Could it be that you look down on Professor Lu? ”

The French side said: "We love Professor Lu! ”

The British side said: "Then our love will only be more than yours!" ”

……

Lu Shi heard one head and two big.

Why are the two sides like the last exchange?

It's outrageous!

He was preparing to appease,

At this moment, the door to the conference room was pushed open, and Charles Presvich Scott, the editor-in-chief of the Manchester Guardian, leaned out halfway and beckoned to Lu Shi.

Lu Shi looked left and right, and found that the British and the French were arguing, and they didn't need to be on the scene at all, so they went out.

Scott handed over a magazine,

"Lu, look!"

It's Seaside Magazine.

Miraculously, the cover reads:

"Sherlock Holmes, freshman! The great detective's dignified reversal! ”

Land Hours: ???

What's going on with this bizarre Japanese style?

Curious, he asked, "Is this a story written by Mr. Doyle's son?" ”

I would ask this because the son of Doyle did write some,

"The Case of the Abbasid Ruby",

"The Horror of Depford",

"The Strange Case of Two Women",

……

These cases are mentioned in the canonical story of Sherlock Holmes, but they are not made public.

Because it is Watson's first person, there are often words such as "between confidentiality obligations", so it is easier to expand for secondary creators.

For example, "The Strange Case of Two Women",

It's mentioned in The Hound of the Baskervilles,

Described by Watson as "a case of a respected English nobleman".

Scott shook his head,

"No, it's Dr. Doyle's work."

Lu Shi was a little confused.

According to history, after "The Return", Conan Doyle also wrote short story collections "The Last Greeting" and "New Detective", as well as "Uncanny Valley",

However, now that the world line has changed,

Because of the blow of "Roger's Mystery", Doyle has announced that he has closed his pen.

Lu Shi turned to that page,

The first thing that catches your eye is the preface,

——

For reasons that are well known, I was at one point determined to stop writing Sherlock Holmes stories,

Even if the readers call again and again,

Even if 221 Baker Street still receives a lot of letters from "Mr. Holmes himself" flying in from all over the country,

Even if people occasionally shout the slogan "Sherlock Holmes, resurrection",

……

I'm afraid to pick up the pen!

However, along with reading Lu's work, I learned a lot.

My desire to express myself is back!

I will do my best,

let

sherlock holmes

again

Great!

——

Lu Shi was even more confused,

"Is it because of me?"

Scott chuckled, "I closed my pen because of you, and I came back because of you." I can only say, Sir Lu, you have an unusual charm for men~"

Lu Shi coughed lightly,

"Don't dare to say that."

As he spoke, he continued to flip back and read the text.

It's called "The Case of Colonel Warburton Going Crazy", which was mentioned in the main part of the Sherlock Holmes series, "The Case of the Engineer's Thumb".

But unexpectedly, this time the case no longer feels like a detective adventure.

The homepage was the first to give the map!

Lu Shi was surprised,

"Is it ontological reasoning?"

Scott was curious,

"What is 'Ben Ge'?"

Lu Shi explained: "To put it simply, Benge's reasoning works strive to present the trick and storyline in the most realistic way in front of the reader, so as to show the authenticity, rigor and ingenuity of the trick. ”

Scott pondered for a moment, thinking of Lu Shi's previous "Talking about Narrative Tricks and Reasoning Works",

"As you said, 'What the reader sees, what the detective sees at the scene'?" he asked. ”

Lu Shi nodded,

"You've found the essence."

Of course, even if it is ontological reasoning, maps are not necessary,

However, the truth of the storyline requires writing and writing skills such as plot, characters, environment, and expressive techniques to narrate, and the authenticity and rigor of the trick sometimes must rely on the pictures to present it.

If a map is given and the reader still can't guess the trick, the ingenuity increases.

Scott laughed:

"Fairness, fairness between the reader and the detective."

Lu Shi spreads his hands,

"And that's not all. Don't forget about the map's tool properties. Sometimes, trickery is difficult to describe in words, and drawing a diagram can reduce ambiguity. ”

There are also many such works,

Keigo Higashino's "After School",

John Dixon Carr's "Three Coffins",

There is even "The Legend of Amakusa Treasure Murder" in Kanedaichi's manga;

……

A map can save a lot of space.

Lu Shi continue reading,

The unfolding is very traditional,

In an old abandoned barracks, a male corpse was suddenly found one day.

Since then, no one has approached the barracks.

From time to time, ghostly fires and strange noises kept coming from the empty house, almost like a supernatural event.

And so it went on for eleven years,

Several veterans are determined to return to the barracks to reminisce about the past.

As a result, inexplicably, Colonel Warburton went crazy!

……

Lu Shi read the beginning at a glance.

Scott asked, "How?" ”

Lu Shi said: "I think this should be a real and genuine reasoning." And not the previous detective adventure. ”

Scott head,

"I feel the same way. Actually, I read this short story before I came to you. After reading it, I was amazed by Dr. Doyle's imagination. ”

Lu Shi let out a shallow "um",

"It's true that it's hard for the average person to guess the modus operandi."

Scott looked curiously at the landing,

"Lu, you just said 'ordinary people', what does it mean, can you guess it?"

Of course, Lu Shi can guess it,

After all, it's a translator who has traveled through time.,There are countless reasoning works that have been spent before.,

Whether it's gorgeous, or sophisticated, read it.

He asked, "I guess I used a water cup as a tool for murder, right?" The murderer skillfully applied the poison and made Colonel Warburton drink it himself. ”

Scott:???

With a shocked face, he said, "How do you know?" ”

Lu Shi pointed to the original text,

"Here, Colonel Warburton opens the door with his left hand...... And here, he wears a watch in his right hand...... All of this shows that he is left-handed. Left-handers, on the other hand, use things with handlebars in different directions than right-handers. ”

Left-handers are already overused material in modern criminal investigation dramas.

People who are interested in related works can generally see it.

Scott asked again, "Do you know the motive?" ”

Lu Shi shook his head,

"I just saw the beginning, of course I can't know. However, judging from the timing of the story, Colonel Warburton was retired during the Battle of Ladysmith, which ...... Did he abandon his subordinates in the retreat? ”

Scott:!!!

"It's not abandonment, it's manslaughter. Not much off your guess. ”

Lu Shi smiled,

"Look, I can't always say for sure."

He turned to the last few pages,

As expected, Colonel Warburton was indeed poisoned,

The murderer originally wanted to kill him, but because the poison was applied to the rim of the cup, the amount of medicine was insufficient, and it only caused a temporary hysteria.

From this point of view, Doyle does have a lot of "science",

At least there won't be any more of the civil episodes in "The Spotted Tape Case" where the snake is placed in an airtight safe.

Lu Shi continued to turn back,

This is followed by acknowledgments,

——

Thanks to Herbert Greenhoff Smith, editor of Seaside Magazine, for his willingness to give me the opportunity;

Thank you to my wife, who has always given me encouragement and courage;

Finally, thanks again Lu,

He's a great writer,

I have taken a lot of nourishment from his work, which has made me stronger and stronger.

let

sherlock holmes

again

Great!

——

Lu Shi wanted to laugh when he saw it.

Unexpectedly, Conan Doyle and his Sherlock Holmes series took an unimagined path.

Moreover, judging from the finished draft, this "Colonel Warburton's Crazy Case" is not a failure,

Although it can't be compared to "The Mystery of Roger" and "No One Survives", it is at least much more exciting than the "New Detective" that will appear later.

Keep writing like this, and Holmes could be great again.

That's a good thing!

Lu Shi pondered,

"Why don't I write a book review?"

Scott said, "You're not going to be like the "Dancing Little Man" time, are you going to Dr. Doyle? ”

If you really want to do it, Doyle's heart will inevitably be broken again.

Lu Shi spreads his hands,

"Am I that kind of person?"

Scott glanced at him and didn't answer,

But the look in his eyes clearly said:

"Yes!"

(End of chapter)