The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

"The rain is fragrant and the clouds are flakes, and I have just arrived at Menger's side. It is inconvenient for Gaotang to wake up the screen window to sleep... Chuna, if you are in the mood, Menger is not far away."

The famous actor on the stage was singing the Kunqu Opera "The Peony Pavilion". Huang Jinrong, who woke up from sleep, only heard the second half, but he clapped his hands fiercely and shouted: "Good! Watch it."

Huang Jinrong rewarded 50 yuan, so Du Yuesheng and Zhang Xiaolin naturally couldn't sit idle, and when they finished singing two more verses on stage, they also donated 50 yuan each.

50 yuan is not a small amount, and the consecutive high rewards in the VIP box here quickly aroused the attention of the surrounding audience.

There were several foreigners sitting in the box next door, one of them said with a smile: "I seem to hear Du Yuesheng's voice."

"It's him, as well as Huang Jinrong and Zhang Xiaolin." Another foreigner stood up, looked over the partition of the box, and said in surprise, "That seems to be Mr. Zhou Hexuan, sitting with Du Yuesheng."

The foreign woman who was watching the play said happily: "Is it the author of "Goddess"?"

"Yes, ma'am." The foreigner who stood up and watched replied.

The foreign woman quickly said, "Quickly ask someone to buy a copy of "Goddess". I want Mr. Zhou to sign it."

"Buy me a copy too." Another foreign woman said.

The foreigner at the very beginning laughed and said, "Why don't you just buy two more copies of "The Rise of Great Powers"."

"And "Titanic"!" A foreigner girl suddenly shouted, "That novel is so touching, I am moved to tears every time I read it."

The foreigner smiled and said, "Dear Lida, there is no Chinese version of Titanic."

"Then go home and bring the English version!" The foreign girl persevered.

An hour later, the opera on the stage was completely over, and the audience began to get up and leave.

Before Du Yuesheng stood up, he saw a few foreigners walking this way, and he quickly went up to meet them: "Mr. Gan, Mrs. Gan, Miss Gan, Mr. Fei, Mrs. Fei, you guys are also here to listen to the opera."

Not only Du Yuesheng, Huang Jinrong and Zhang Xiaolin also rushed to greet, because these foreigners are all powerful figures in Shanghai, namely: the French Consul General in Shanghai Gan Gelin and his wife and daughter, the director of the French Concession Police Station in Shanghai, Fei Woli and his wife.

Du Yuesheng has many titles and positions, such as the consultant of the Army, Sea and Air Command, such as the Major General Senate of the Central Military Commission and the Senate of the Executive Yuan. But these are all false titles, which have no practical effect except to enhance social status.

What Du Yuesheng really valued the most was the position of Hua Dong in the Public Directorate Bureau of Shanghai French Concession, which was the highest position a Chinese could reach in the French Concession.

"Hello, Mr. Du." Several foreigners obviously attached great importance to Du Yuesheng. When shaking hands and greetings, their attitudes and tone were relatively normal, and they communicated as equals.

But when facing Huang Jinrong and Zhang Xiaolin, the foreigners were much more arrogant, as if they were talking to their subordinates.

Du Yuesheng is still very proud, the entire Shanghai Bund, no matter which high-level foreigner in the concession, has to give him some face. He built the Du family ancestral hall next year, and on the day of offering sacrifices to the ancestors, several foreign consul generals in Shanghai were present to watch the ceremony in person.

At this moment, the brilliance of Du Yuesheng's body completely covered Huang Jinrong and Zhang Xiaolin. He smiled and introduced, "This is Mr. Zhou Hexuan Zhou."

"Oh, of course I know Mr. Zhou." Gan Gelin took out a copy of "The Rise of Great Powers", "Mr. Zhou, I am your loyal reader, please sign for me."

"And mine." The foreign girl took out the English version of "Titanic".

Immediately afterwards, two "Goddess" and one "The Rise of Great Powers" were brought out, and several foreigners surrounded Zhou Hexuan, as if fans were chasing stars.

Du Yuesheng, Huang Jinrong, and Zhang Xiaolin were all stunned. They only knew that Zhou Hexuan was very famous abroad. Now that they saw the actions of a few Frenchmen, they finally had a personal understanding of Zhou Hexuan's influence.

In fact, this is easy to understand. The Goncourt Literature Prize has a high status in the hearts of the French. As the winner of the Goncourt Prize, it is normal for Zhou Hexuan to be surrounded by several Frenchmen asking for his signature.

This has nothing to do with social status or interest entanglement, it is entirely the French's respect for great writers, Du Yuesheng and other youth gang leaders will not understand.

"Mr. Zhou, do you have time this weekend afternoon? I would like to invite you to my house as a guest." Mrs. Gan Gelin asked cautiously, for fear that Zhou Hexuan would refuse.

Zhou Hexuan smiled and said, "Of course, my honor."

"Great!" The French girl danced happily.

Gan Gelin smiled and said to his wife: "Emma, ​​you can hold the salon more grandly and invite celebrities and scholars from all over Shanghai. It will be a rare event if you are honored to invite Mr. Zhou to participate."

"I will. I will prepare the invitation list when I go back tonight." Mrs. Ganglin said excitedly.

The director of the police station in the French Concession, Fei Woli and his wife, have also been talking around Zhou Hexuan. They stayed in China all the year round, and they didn't have any exciting cultural and entertainment projects. If they wanted to read French books, they had to wait for the country to send them. They admired and admired Zhou Hexuan, a university student who caused a sensation in France.

What's more, Zhou Hexuan invited Einstein and Le Corbusier to China some time ago. This move was wildly sought after by foreigners in China, and Zhou Hexuan was also regarded as a top international scholar. All foreigners who have lived in China for a long time have heard of Zhou Hexuan's name.

This kind of wonderful star chasing mentality is also incomprehensible to the three youth gang leaders.

Zhou Hexuan instantly became the center of attention, Du Yuesheng, Huang Jinrong and Zhang Xiaolin completely became the foils, standing there foolishly without even a chance to intervene.

Everyone chatted and walked out of the theater, Gan Gelin took the initiative to shake hands and said, "Mr. Zhou, I will be waiting for you at home this weekend."

"Mr. Consul is polite." Zhou Hexuan said with a smile.

The French girl asked: "Mr. Zhou, can you give me a hug?"

"Of course, beautiful lady." Zhou Hexuan smiled and hugged the French girl into his arms.

The French girl closed her eyes and enjoyed, "Oh, I'm about to die happily."

"Hahahaha." Several other foreigners laughed.

When everyone dispersed, the three youth gang leaders looked at each other in blank dismay.

Zhang Xiaolin said in a sour tone: "These ghosts are really strange, they also respect a scholar so much."

Huang Jinrong said, "That's right, when Gan Gelin met Commander-in-Chief Jiang, his nostrils were also facing the sky. The one named Zhou has more face than Commander-in-Chief Jiang."

"So, you need to study more," Du Yuesheng said with a smile, "this scholar is different from our bosses, they are not on the same level at all. They have their circle, no matter how many disciples you and I have, no matter how much money we earn , and are not qualified to squeeze into that circle."

"C'mon, that's so evil." Zhang Xiaolin was still panting.

Du Yuesheng said mysteriously: "Don't believe me. I heard people say that at the beginning of the year, when the group of people returned from the Siberian Railway and passed by Moscow, Stalin, the head of the Soviet Union, interviewed two people by name. One was Einstein, The other is Zhou Hexuan, who is not even qualified as Li Shizeng, the fourth elder of the Nationalist Party."

"Really?" Zhang Xiaolin asked in surprise.

"Of course it is true," Du Yuesheng said with a smile, "I heard that Stalin paid homage to the corporal and invited Zhou Hexuan to stay in the Soviet Union. This has been widely spread in Li Shizeng's education delegation."

Huang Jinrong kept listening and did not speak. When he returned to his home, he said to the people around him: "In the future, when Mr. Zhou comes to Shanghai, he should take care of him more. If there is any trouble, he will take the initiative to help solve it."