Two weeks later,

The second part of "Harry Potter", "The Chamber of Secrets", is coming to an end.

The whole of London went into revelry,

Children walk the streets with homemade wizard hats, wizard cloaks, wands, or modified "flying broomsticks".

The scene was very lively, like Halloween was early.

The revelry lasted a whole day.

The next day, early in the morning.

The streets are bathed in soft morning light,

Occasionally, students rush by, with a relaxed and contented smile on their faces, as if they are still reminiscing about yesterday's.

Doyle Mansion.

Arthur Conan Doyle woke up from his sleep and stretched refreshed.

He slept very well last night,

First, because of the end of "Secret Room", his anxiety about chasing more was relieved;

Second, the original manuscript of his new work has been preliminarily completed.

The name of the new work is "Gradient",

A narrative ruse is used to narrate a person with color blindness as the first point of view, and then the reversal is completed in the final chapter.

Structurally, Doyle almost completely replicates "The Mystery of Roger",

Now he no longer cares about the so-called "grandmaster style", but creates with the attitude of "imitating first and then transcending".

As for the object he wants to surpass, it is naturally Lu Shi.

Doyle rolled out of bed and came to his desk, looking at the manuscript with a satisfied expression.

Nothing to do,

That's the state of it.

He called out the door, "Ruth, I'm up." Is breakfast ready? ”

His wife, Louis Hawkins, answered outside,

"Right now! Wash up! ”

Doyle got up and washed up and entered the antechamber.

There is food on the table,

The bread slices are grilled to a golden brown and crispy, and the grilled sausages with cracked skin are served with mushrooms and tomatoes.

Hawkins came out with a teacup and handed it to her husband,

"Warm your stomach first."

Doyle took a sip,

Earl Grey tea was mixed with a slight bitterness and sweetness, so he couldn't help but exhale,

"Whew~"

He lazily picked up the bread and began to spread the jam.

Hawkins said, "Arthur, look at today's newspaper." There is an interview with Lu on the topic of Harry Potter. ”

With that, he put the interview section of the Mirror newspaper in the center of the table.

Doyle munched on the bread and asked vaguely, "Is there anything interesting?" ”

Hawkins thought for a moment,

"I think it's all fun. Lu is undoubtedly a funny person, and he is also very honest and unsparing about his creative skills. ”

"Tsk......"

Doyle was dumbfounded, his eyes locked on the newspaper, and muttered, "Of course Lu is a great and interesting writer." ”

He's noticed,

Many of the problems in this interview version were mentioned in the letter by readers, and there were not a few sharp ones, and some even seemed to be deliberately difficult.

It is very rare for Lu Shi to dare to respond positively.

Of course, this is also a sign of extreme self-confidence.

Doyle asked, "Ruth, what's your favorite question?" ”

Hawkins thought for a moment,

"The third one...... It's about the Slytherin one, and it's a very direct question. Lu replied well, without any shreasmony. ”

Doyle let out a shallow "um",

The question is acute:

"Sir Lu, is the Harry Potter series too ugly for Slytherin?"

It does feel that way.

As Doyle reads it, he discovers that all the pus-shedding people in the book are Slytherins, stuffed like garbage.

Needless to say, the villain Voldemort;

There is also the trio of Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle, Rocky in the first part;

And then there's Snape......

Just looking at it makes people can't help but churn in their stomachs and almost feel sick.

"When I was reading, I thought Slytherin was a bad guy training center where students could go straight to prison as soon as they graduated," Hawkins said. ”

"Poof!"

Doyle burst out laughing involuntarily,

"That's outrageous! According to you, Gryffindor is the protagonist of 10,000 years, and good people are gathered. ”

"It was."

Hawkins spreads his hands,

"As for the other two colleges...... Forehead...... What is it? ”

Doyle gave his wife a blank look and said, "Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw." However, these two colleges are indeed like background boards, and there seem to be few characters with names and surnames. ”

That's right,

But Doyle didn't think there was anything wrong with Lu Shi.

children's literature,

The royal way lies in clearly distinguishing between villains and decency.

In many cases, it is even necessary to use people's stereotypes to make the characters face-painted, and then establish the opposition between good and evil.

Slytherins are smart, but cunning and self-interested, making them the best villains.

Doyle was curious,

Will Lu admit it in public?

After all, admitting to being face-painted is tantamount to declaring that what you write is not profound.

Doyle looked down,

After a moment, his eyes widened,

“Shiit！”

Hawkins glared at her husband,

"I'm eating, be careful with your words. Keep the table clean and hygienic~"

Doyle embarrassment,

"I'm sorry. I just ......"

Still reading the newspaper in disbelief, he whispered, "Lu is a very sincere person. I admire him. Ruth, look at his answer. ”

Hawkins was puzzled,

"Don't look at it. I've read it before. ”

Doyle said: "I was just shocked that Lu would dissect it deeply and consciously put the shallow side of Harry Potter under the scrutiny of the public. ”

In the interview version, Lu Shi gave a direct answer to Slytherin's question,

In his opinion, the fault was not with Slytherin, but with the sorting system.

He used his "Lord of the Flies" as an example,

In the story of Lord of the Flies, the children are divided into two factions, named their own factions, and are hostile to each other.

Soon, the hostile attitude turned into hostile behavior,

From swearing to ostracism, it turned into brawls, arrests, and even murders.

Lu Shi said in an interview:

"Now think about it, what would happen if two teams were expanded to four teams, which is the four houses in Harry Potter? An 11-year-old minor, thrown into Slytherin every day who is defined as a bad person by the people in other houses, even if it is normal, it will become bad for a few years. Moreover, it can also create negative feedback, causing those who can go to Slytherin, but have the choice, to insist on erasing the idea of going to Slytherin, because Slytherin has such a bad reputation. ”

This negative feedback is reflected in this,

When Harry puts on the Sorting Hat, he repeats the phrase, "No Slytherin...... Don't Slytherin ......"

Ironically, the Sorting Hat listened to Harry.

In the end, Lu Shi also made a joke when he answered:

"So, it's not Slytherin that I'm scandalizing, it's Hogwarts. After all, the average school doesn't rely on a single hat to divide students into multiple groups and then let them 'fight against differences'. ”

After reading this sentence, Doyle was amazed,

"Good! You can say that again! ”

Hawkins curious,

"How?"

Doyle glanced at his wife and complained: "Can't you see that Lu is satirizing Daying~"

As he spoke, he ran his fingers across a few phrases,

"'Divide by one hat', 'multiple groups', 'the same party and divide differences'."

Hawkins was stunned, and suddenly realized,

"I see! Sir Lu is worthy of being an educator, which is a satire on the unfairness of education in Britain and the current dual-track system...... Not...... Not necessarily. You say, could he be satirizing the Upper and Lower Houses? I don't think that's right. ”

After all, there are more party differences in the upper and lower houses.

Doyle said: "A lot of people only think that 'Harry Potter' is children's literature, but now when they look at it, they have shallow eye sockets. ”

Hawkins thinks so,

"It's Lu."

The husband and wife couldn't help but feel quite emotional.

After a moment, Hawkins was curious again,

"Arthur, you asked me what was my favorite question in the interview. What about you? Which is your favorite? ”

"Me?"

Doyle's quick look at the interview version,

"I'm definitely more concerned about writing skills. Like how to write a curious fantasy story, how to write good children's literature, how to write a good long ......"

Hawkins said, "You can at least write long stories." ”

Doyle smiled wryly when he heard this,

Before, he also thought so,

It wasn't until the Sherlock Holmes series and Lu Shi's works were hard and tough that he realized the problems in his writing.

For a long story, the story should still be created linearly from the perspective of the protagonist as much as possible.

This is also the direction of his new work.

Of course, Doyle can't tell his wife the truth.

Self-esteem is absolutely not allowed.

He digressed the subject,

"Look at the last question, 'How do you get Harry Potter out of Cthulhu?' , obviously a joke~"

This is indeed a spoof,

Because the tone of the whole interview was relatively serious, the editor of "The Mirror" persuaded Lu Shi to add such a question at the end.

Lu Shi is not a rigid person,

His answer to this kind of question is naturally nonsense,

Ravenclaw thirsted for knowledge and was a follower of Yug Sotos;

Slytherin has Iggy ancestry;

Voldemort is actually the King of Yellow;

……

The answer was very frightening.

However, Lu Shi finally solemnly recommended Henry Bergson's book review -

"From the Reflection on Humanity".

This was written by Bergson in England.

After visiting Lu Shi, he went directly to Cambridge to communicate with various philosophers, and finally polished this book review that combines philosophical thought experiments.

Doyle also read "Grotesque Night", and couldn't help but be curious, turned to the book review version, and began to read.

The book review begins with a clear meaning,

——

Thought experiments are an imaginative means,

They are a useful tool for education and entertainment, as well as a great way to apply complex concepts to real-world situations.

Obviously, "Brain in a Jar" has given many readers a great shock,

I'll give more examples here,

The Colorblind Paradox, The Ship of Theseus, The Return of Eternal Calamity......

——

Seeing the word "color blindness", Doyle's whole person was not good,

Because the central trick of the next part is color blindness!

He hurriedly looked down,

It didn't take long for the whole person to fall into the seat as if he was paralyzed, muttering, "It's over! It's over! All my tricks have been leaked! Why do you want to mention color blindness again!? ”

Hawkins said indifferently: "Hasn't it been leaked before?" You're still full of confidence~"

Lu Shi once wrote a long book review called "Sherlock Holmes, the setter of detective standards and the practitioner of reasoning standards",

It gives examples of the construction of tricks, mentioning color blindness.

"It's not the same thing," Doyle said. ”

He shook the newspaper,

"That one, Lu just said it cursoryly; This one, but it's very detailed, and I have stripped off my underwear! ”

Hawkins hurried forward,

"Show me!"

The paradox of color blindness is elaborated in Bergson's book review:

If a man sees red as green and green as red from an early age, then he knows from an early age that the green blood in his eyes is called red, and the leaves are green.

Therefore, in terms of red and green cognition, it does not hinder him from communicating with others at all.

Hawkins was dizzy,

She thought for a long time and asked, "It seems like this~ But how were those color blindness discovered?" ”

Doyle is irritable,

"I don't care how they were discovered!"

He finished his breakfast in two bites and got up to get dressed.

Hawkins asked, "Where are you going?" ”

Doyle said, "Fleet Street! I'm going to the Mirror newspaper! ”

……

Fleet Street.

A bunch of people gathered in front of the "Mirror" newspaper office,

"Increase the amount of updates!"

"If you don't see the third part of Harry Potter, you won't give up!"

"Plus more! Plus more! Plus more! Plus more! ”

……

There were children and adults gathered,

They have been barricaded at the door for more than an hour.

Charles Presvich Scott, the editor-in-chief of the Manchester Guardian, was in his office on the ground, looking out of the window with schadenfreude on his face.

He couldn't help but smile and said, "Dear Lu, you have played with fire this time~"

Lu Shi was speechless for a while,

I really didn't expect that just revealing the existence of the third part in the interview version attracted so many readers to block the door.

Their slogan is still very outrageous:

"Lu, you're responsible for me!"

According to their high standards and strict requirements, all online writers with few updates are scumbags.

Scott said, "Lu, you're a little stupid this time. ”

Lu Shi didn't bother to talk to him, just said "um".

Scott laughs,

"It seems that you are still not convinced by saying that you are stupid. You should know that in a serialized bestseller like Harry Potter, you can't tell the reader that you've prepared the outline for the next one. This is the most basic principle. ”

He sighed,

"But at this point, it's useless to talk about it. What do you think? ”

Lu Shi directly put a rotten,

"Of course, it's pretending not to know~ It's impossible to add more, and it's impossible to add more in this life."

Scott pointed outside,

"It's all like this, why don't you add more? Didn't you just add more to the previous "The Little Prince"? At that time, the "Mirror" was published twice a day, and it also broke the daily sales record. ”

Lu Shi said: "Can that be the same? How long is "The Little Prince"? ”

With the size of "Harry Potter", if it is really added, Lu Shitie will definitely be able to knock the typewriter into smoke.

This may not satisfy the appetite of readers.

Scott said: "However, it is not a problem that the entrance to the newspaper office has been blocked like this. If it weren't for the Mirror's sales, I'd have suspected that the gang out there had been sent by Buckle's bastard. ”

George Earl Buckle, editor-in-chief of The Times.

Lu Shi said: "According to the plan, I plan to start the third part of "The Prisoner of Azkaban" one month after the end of "The Secret Room". ”

Scott waved his hand,

"A month? You still don't think about it. Let's write honestly, don't think about holidays or anything. ”

This brother's tone is even darker than that of the blackest capitalist.

Lu Shi complained: "Dude, I am the boss of "Mirror", hey! ”

"Ah......h

Scott was slightly embarrassed,

"As a fellow journalist, I really can't see such a good opportunity to increase sales lost."

He fell into deep thought,

"It's not impossible not to add more. You can make a big piece of news and distract your readers. Otherwise, I wouldn't be surprised that one day you were tied up in a little dark room to write a book. ”

Lu Shi said: "Don't always think about making big news, let's ......"

The voice did not fall,

Knock Knock Knock –

There was a knock on the door,

Then came the voice of the clerk: "Editor-in-chief, Dr. Doyle wants to see you." Say yes...... Say yes ......"

Lu Shi went over to open the door,

"Say what?"

The clerk lowered his voice and said, "He asks you to be accountable to him." ”

Land Hours: ???

"Am I responsible for him?"

(End of chapter)