"Oh, Mr. Warner, your study room can be said to be a small library!" Tangning couldn't help but exclaimed after stepping into Warner's study room.
In fact, it's no wonder that Tang Ning was so surprised, because there are indeed too many books in Warner's study, and not only are they large in quantity, they are also of many types, and they are even from various countries, such as English, French, Chinese, and Japanese.
Wait.
"It's not that exaggerated, but I really like reading books, so I bought a little more!" Warner replied modestly.
With Tang Ning's language proficiency, besides English books, she could only read Chinese books, so she went to the Chinese bookshelf and started browsing. She found that Warner Bros.'s books were similar to her own, and they basically focused on novels from the Ming and Qing dynasties.
There are only a few books in the classics and history collection. Actually, when I think about it, this is normal. Apart from work reasons, when we buy English and French books, we don’t buy Rousseau and Heraclitus. Most of them also buy Alexandre Dumas and Sherlock Holmes.
"Eh? You actually have "Flowers in the Mirror" here!" Tang Ning exclaimed again. ("Flowers in the Mirror" was published in 1818.)
"Mr. Tangning, do you also like "Flower Through the Looking Glass"?" Warner asked in surprise.
Tang Ning replied with some embarrassment: "Well, to be precise, I like the first fifty chapters where Tang Ao, Lin Zhiyang, and Duo Jiugong travel overseas, and then I'm not that interested in the next fifty chapters!"
actually
"I also like this part very much, it's a bit like Swift's "Gulliver's Travels", but more imaginative than Swift!" Warner agreed.
Tang Ning explained: "That's because most of the overseas countries in "Flowers Through the Looking Glass" are derived from the ancient Chinese book "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", which is much easier than Mr. Swift's simply relying on his own imagination.
,At the same time, this also shows the profound foundation of Chinese culture!”
"It seems that Mr. Tangning has a deeper understanding of Chinese culture than I do!" Warner praised.
Tangning waved her hands and said, "I only know a little bit about it, but the thing I regret most now is that I came back too hastily from my last trip to China. I should have brought back more books like you, Mr. Warner!"
"Mr. Tangning, look at what you like and I can give it to you!" Warner said knowingly.
Tangning shook her head and said, "How can this be possible? You have worked so hard to bring this back."
But then he said: "But if possible, can you lend me this copy of "Flowers in the Mirror" for a few days?"
"Of course!" Warner replied without hesitation.
After Tangning put away the book "Flowers Through the Mirror", she suddenly saw many paintings and calligraphy piled up in the corner, so she curiously asked, "Mr. Warner, why haven't these books been sorted out?"
Warner explained: "Hey, because there are too many things going on during this period, and the space in this study is limited, I haven't tidied it up, which makes you laugh, Mr. Tangning."
At this time, Tangning suddenly remembered something, so she asked, "Mr. Warner, was this where Mr. Madison's "Statue of Liberty" was found?"
Warner nodded and replied: "That's right. I saw that Mr. Tangning was interested in Madison's works that day, so I came back to look for it, but I only found the Statue of Liberty."
After hearing this, Tangning wanted to ask me to help you sort it out, but then she thought about it, it seemed too abrupt. Not to mention that she wasn't close to Warner Bros., even if it was Levine's stuff, she couldn't do that.
I did it, so I had to sigh secretly in my heart.
Just as Tangning was about to leave the study, Warner suddenly asked, "Mr. Tangning, don't you like Japanese literature? I have a set of "The Tale of Genji" here that is said to be the royal version."
"Well, actually I don't speak Japanese, so I can't understand it!" Tang Ning replied awkwardly.
Hearing what Tang Ning said, Warner's eyes flashed with surprise. Just when he was thinking about whether Tang Ning's words were true or false, Tang Ning said again: "But I am very interested in Japanese ukiyo-e. Do you have any here?"
Warner nodded repeatedly and replied: "Yes, yes, yes, I have two "Thirty-six Views of Fuji" by Hiroshige Kogawa, but I don't know whether they are true or false. It's strange to say that. I don't know what happened.
In the past two years, the French seem to suddenly be particularly fond of Ukiyo-e, so the prices are getting higher and higher, and there are more and more fake paintings."
"Oh, I know the reason. It's because a group of French painters were inspired by Japanese Ukiyo-e and are creating a new school of painting. In addition, Ukiyo-e was too cheap before and was even reduced to wrapping paper, so
They purchase in large quantities, so it is normal for prices to rise as a result." Tang Ning explained.
Then he invited: "By the way, I have a few oil paintings of this school in my home. If you are interested, Mr. Warner, you are welcome to discuss it!"
Warner suddenly realized: "Oh, so that's it. Then tomorrow, uh, the day after tomorrow, I will definitely go to your door to learn from you, Mr. Tangning!"
"Mr. Warner, you are so polite. Then I will wait for your arrival at home!"
After Tangning left, Sheila walked down the stairs and asked Warner coldly: "Why did you invite this person here? Don't you know I hate him?"
"I know, but this man is very important. When I figure out his secret, I will help you take revenge on him!" Warner replied calmly.
"I'm not in a hurry, but when can I start what you promised me?" Sheila asked again.
Warner replied impatiently: "Didn't I tell you a long time ago that the preliminary preparations for this matter are very complicated and will not start until half a year at the earliest. Why do you start urging me every day now?"
Seeing Warner like this, Silla seemed to be afraid, but also seemed to want to please, she quickly came from behind and hugged him and whispered: "I'm not rushing you, but you also know what kind of life I am living now.
So I want to get rid of it as soon as possible."
At this point, he seemed to have made up his mind, then slowly untied his clothes and whispered into Warner's ear: "I, I agree to your request, all your requests, can this speed things up?"
Warner turned around and pushed her down on the table on the side, and then said viciously: "It all depends on your performance!"
Silla could only sigh softly helplessly, and then cooperated
PS: Alas, Ge Mapi is gone, but I don’t know when “Ge Mapi in 1985” will be finished. The main reason is that the author will not continue writing it.