Chen Xing is very concerned about his books, especially after he met those writer friends.
Although I did make a lot of money from Karl, this is also a matter of mutual consent. Money is money, and friendship is friendship. Can we, as cultural people, use money to discuss matters?
Chen Xing was very happy when he made money, and Carl was also happy because he invited Chen Xing to shoot his cover. It was a win-win situation.
So Chen Xing naturally sent him a book.
All in Chinese.
After all, his book is not like Karl's autobiography, which has countless versions.
When he was in Iceland, Chen Xing got the book and gave it to Chen Jiaqian and also sent it to Carl. Now more than ten days have passed, and Carl Ove Knausgaard, who was tortured by the square words, finally completed one of the things in his life.
New achievements.
That is to finish reading an original Chinese book.
A few days ago, he was very happy when he received the gift from Chen Xing. He didn't know why. Although he had only been in contact with Chen Xing for a short time, he always felt that our relationship should be like old friends who have known each other for many years.
of.
So he gave Chen Xing the manuscript of his new book. If Chen Xing was willing to sell this manuscript, he would probably be able to sell it for a lot of money.
Karl opened the gift and took a look.
Huh? Chinese book?
Which of his books has been published?
Chen Xing met him once before leaving Norway. At that time, Chen Xing said that he also had a book to be published, but unfortunately he couldn't get the book for the time being. At that time, Carl thought Chen Xing was joking. After all, young people are bragging and should give themselves a try.
The face is normal.
Moreover, Chen Xing’s drinking capacity is not good either. Carl thinks that Chen Xing is drunk.
So I didn’t ask about it in detail. If I did ask, everyone would be embarrassed if Chen Xing couldn’t make it up.
But it really happened?
A good friend sent me a book that I wrote. Not to mention that Karl is a writer himself, anyone would want to take a look at the contents.
So he gritted his teeth, found a translator who could speak Chinese, and spent a few days reading this travelogue.
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"Xing, long time no see. I recently finished reading the travel notes you sent me. Your experiences in France were great. If I had never been to Paris, I would definitely take your book with me as a bible..."
Unfortunately, I have been there more than 20 years ago."
"Thank you for your compliment. Tell me more. I like it very much, but what do you mean when you say you have been there? If you have been there, will my book be useless?"
"Yes, I have had my bag robbed in Paris and things stolen in the subway. Those damn Paris thieves even stole the hamburgers I bought. These things have long since exhausted my enthusiasm for Paris.
If I had read your book earlier, I might not have experienced these things."
"That was more than twenty years ago, and I wasn't even born yet..."
And were thieves in Paris already so rampant before the millennium?
"Anyway, it's well written. Do you have any ideas about publishing this book in Norway? You've also met the publishing house I'm working with. They should be interested in your travelogue."
"Please be sure to contact me!"
There is no need to be polite when chatting with friends. Chen Xing really wants to publish his book abroad.
Or go back and find the teacher?
Can a French version also be released?
Forget it, forget it.
The Paris in his book is not as beautiful as people imagine. If it were published in France, he would definitely be scolded. After making so much money from the French, Chen Xing might be punished if he didn't say more good things about this country.
Those French trolls were unilaterally expelled from France.
When Carl saw Chen Xing say this, he immediately went to help Chen Xing call and recommend it.
In his opinion, this book is really good. It is a very comprehensive travel guide to France. In it, Chen Xing himself introduces and views the major museums in Paris, self-driving tour routes, accommodation conditions in Paris, and major shopping stores.
Wait.
From some of the travel stories, you can also see the unique style of France.
Chen Xing saw that Karl had stopped talking, so he sent a very grateful emoticon and then lay down on the seat... He was currently taking a car to the venue of a Guizhou folklore event, an ethnic minority autonomous prefecture in the south of Guizhou. p>
Now that I have decided to take a flight after watching the football match, I have plenty of time, and there is also some time before the football match starts.
So, Chen Xing got in the car and was going to take a look at another famous group activity in Guizhou.
Bullfighting.
This event is free and open to locals in southern Guizhou. There are many people. Foreign tourists have to pay to go. The one Chen Xing found is relatively famous. The ticket price is 60 yuan per person.
Chen Xing mainly went there to watch the excitement.
He likes to be quiet when watching the scenery, but when watching games, of course there are more people and more atmosphere.
Chen Xing was very happy when he went there, but when it came to the bus ride, he felt a bit miserable.
The first section of the highway was fine, but after getting off the highway, many roads were not very smooth. Although the car did not vibrate much when driving, the driving feeling was like waves, which made it difficult for some people who suffered from motion sickness to control themselves. Chen Xing is currently riding in a van carrying seven passengers. If he were riding in a passenger bus, he would have fainted.
Putting down the phone, Chen Xing rubbed his temples.
The car has been driving for more than three hours and we are very close to our destination.
Outside the window are various small hills, and occasionally you can see flat paddy fields under the road. Guizhou has more paddy fields than dry fields, and because the cultivated area is not enough, there are also some terraces, but they do not form spring fields.
The scale of the village.
"We're about to arrive. There are two passengers in the ancient thirty-sixth village bullring, right?"
"Yes." Chen Xing said.
Another young man nodded in agreement.
There had been no one to chat with on the road before. Only the driver had a phone call that lasted less than a minute with his wife while driving, so Chen Xing now knew that there was another person who had the same destination as him.
Twenty minutes later, the two got off the car.
Chen Xing wanted to strike up a conversation and ask about the bullfight this afternoon, but as soon as he got out of the car, he saw the man in front of him followed a motorcycle driver.
"So skilled, are you a local?"
This van was delivered directly to places in this town, so although the young man got off here, when he got into the driver's car, he knew that he was not getting off here to watch the game.
The ancient thirty-sixth village bullring is now right in front of Chen Xing.
There is an ancient word in front of this bullring, but this venue is not old at all, and is even very new, because this is a building that was only built in the past ten years and has nothing to do with ancient buildings.
It is said on the Internet that this competition has a long history. There was a bullfighting competition in the Thirty-Six Villages a long time ago, so the new venue that is being built now just uses this name.
Nothing can be seen from the outside. The location along the street is blocked by a circle of antique shops. These buildings have second or even third floors. The four sides of these buildings are empty, like small pavilions built on top of houses. p>
Special seats?
The game starts at three o'clock in the afternoon, and Chen Xing is a little early now.
There was only an old man looking at his cell phone at the entrance to the bullring. The door was open, and Chen Xing could see the seats inside from the street.
A bit like the Colosseum in Arles?
Chen Xing was deeply impressed by the Colosseum in Arles. After all, this place exhibited his works for several months and even won the Newcomer Award. It can be regarded as his blessed place. Unfortunately, there are very few performances there now.
Even if there is, it has nothing to do with fighting beasts.
