There were not many people in Paris Square in the early morning, but an old man wearing glasses had already opened the store door and started preparing for business.
This is a bookstore in Berlin, Germany. It is located opposite Weihua Company in Paris Square. Countless books with the fragrance of ink are arranged on the bookshelf. An old man is placing the latest books. These are the books he just bought from Weihua. Outside
The exquisite pictures surprised him the first time he saw them. He didn't understand what kind of technology could print the photos so beautifully. Even real photos didn't seem to have such clarity.
"Hello, Mr. Sebastian, are there any new books you can recommend today?" A girl with some freckles on her face and a handsome boy walked into the bookstore.
"Oh, my little angel, you see, these are the latest books. Maybe you will like them, but this young man may not be interested. They are all love books." The old man smiled and raised his head.
He raised his glasses, raised his eyebrows, and said to the girl in a meaningful way.
The girl's face turned a little red and she said sheepishly, "He...he is just a friend I met in the Hitler Youth. Hans, there are many interesting books in this bookstore. This is my first time to read the works of the Führer."
right here."
The boy had short blond hair and blue eyes. When he looked at the girl, his eyes were always a little shy unconsciously. The boy nodded and looked up when he was suddenly attracted by a large poster.
"Oh, God, what...what is this?" Hans looked at the picture in front of him in surprise. He only saw a huge dragon spitting flames on one side of the bridge, and three people standing on the other side of the bridge.
Like a small and neglected person, among the enlarged portraits, one is an old man with white hair and white beard who looks majestic and kind. He is holding a staff as if he is casting some magic, and a handsome young man is bent.
The bow and arrows, and the pointed ears indicate his unusual identity. A humanoid monster that is so ugly that he dare not look directly looks a bit ugly with his teeth bared.
"Oh, my child, you will definitely like this. This book was just delivered. You know, I didn't sleep all day and all night when I was reading it. Now I feel so excited when I think about that sentence -
'Sparks will rekindle from the ashes, light will reappear from the shadows, the broken holy sword will be reattached, and the one who lost the crown will become the emperor of mankind. Please reforge the sword! 'Oh, my God, it can't be done anymore
Great." With that said, Sebastian took out a book from the bookshelf and handed it to Hans.
Hans looked at the book. The cover was a golden ring with the five words "TheLs" gilded on it.
Hans couldn't wait to open the book. Just looking at the poster, he felt that this was an extremely rare masterpiece.
"Oh, my husband, are you a little tired of the old? I'm obviously your old customer, so why did you recommend it to Hans the first time?" The girl put her hands on her hips, her face bulging as if she was angry.
Sebastian shrugged and said, "Okay, this one, I didn't feel much after reading it, but my wife made me hungry for a whole day while reading it. I shouldn't have taken her to visit Weihua Company at that time."
The girl then took the book with satisfaction and read it. She saw that the cover of the book was also a color photo, but it showed two Asians dressed in modern clothes. The man was handsome and the woman was beautiful. The girl couldn't help but be a little surprised. "
Is this an Asian novel? I really haven’t read any works by Asians. Are there also literary masters there?”
Sebastian immediately said seriously, "My angel, do you know how enthusiastic Chinese culture was in Europe in the 17th century? Especially China, which is one of the origins of world civilization."
Soon, a man and a woman stood quietly in the bookstore reading a book. Slowly, half an hour passed. Sebastian patted the two of them and said, "My angel, the time has come. It's already half an hour."
It’s been an hour.”
The girl looked up and found that a row of stools were already full of people, holding various books in their hands. The girl knew that this bookstore only allowed guests to read for free for half an hour. If they still wanted to read, either
Just buy it or come back tomorrow.
"Mr. Sebastian, this book is so beautiful. I... I want to buy it, okay?" Hans's eyes were shining and he said, waving the thick book.
"Haha, of course, but the price of this book is not cheap." Sebastian rubbed his hands, took the book, flipped through the back and said, "Did you see it? This book sells for seven marks."
When Hans heard this, he couldn't help but opened his mouth in shock, "Seven marks? Oh my god, it's so expensive!"
How valuable are seven marks to the German people at this time? The monthly salary of a corporal in the German Wehrmacht and a corporal in the SS is 78.3 marks, and those who are married get 115.2 marks, and those with 1 child are 140.32 marks, and those with 2 children are 160.32 marks.
188.53 marks for one child. Anyway, one more child is 20 marks more. In other words, in the eyes of the German government, raising a child for a month only costs 20 marks at most.
"Also, I would like to remind you that of all the books in the Weihua series, only the first volume is available for free viewing. According to the contract we signed with them, the subsequent ones are for purchase only and cannot be read for free." Sebastian seemed to see through it.
Hans's thoughts continued, "There are six volumes in total of this Lord of the Rings. Now I have three volumes here. By the way, this book is inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, which was published last year. You can also read it.
look at this."
"What about this? How much does this book cost?" the girl asked with her hands raised in the air. Her eyes were red and she looked like she had just cried.
"Pani, what's wrong with you? Why are you crying?" Hans asked in confusion.
"You don't know, the Yiping in this book is so pitiful and strong. God, she was actually beaten with a whip by her father, who was a soldier. My father was also a soldier, but he couldn't even bear to scold me.
"Pani said with some choking.
"I...I will be reluctant to scold you in the future." Hans said in a low voice. Sebastian smiled and said, "It's great to be young. This book is five marks. There are four volumes in total. I am here too.
There are only three volumes, and the last one hasn’t been released yet. Spoiler alert, this book made my wife hate Japan.”
Pani suddenly shouted, "Oh~~No, Mr. Sebastian, isn't China being invaded by Japan? I heard that Shanghai has been occupied by Japan. How is Yiping's family? He Shuhuan didn't talk to him either.
She's together, oh my God, I don't have to sleep tonight."
Hans looked at Pani, gritted his teeth, took out all the money from his pocket and said, "Mr. Sebastian, I...I only have fourteen marks. This is all my money. Can it be cheaper?"
Sell us those three books of Misty Rain?"
"Hans? What should you do? Don't you like this Lord of the Rings very much?" Pani asked in surprise.
"As long as you are happy, I...I am going to join the SS. It may be difficult to see you in the future. And today is your birthday again. I want to give this to you as a gift, Pani.
, you know? Although you don’t wear stockings or dress as fashionably as they do, I really like the way you read. The way you flip through books in the library at sunset is the best memory of my life." Hans
As he spoke, he lowered his head, not daring to look at Pani anymore.
"Oh, I seem to smell Cupid." Sebastian exclaimed.
Pani blushed and said, "It's good to be an SS soldier. You can better follow the head of state and serve the country and the nation. I...I also like the way you play football...Sebastian
Sir, I want to buy those three books of The Lord of the Rings, I will bring the money later, okay?"
Sebastian nodded and said, "Of course, my angel, I will get it for you. By the way, if you buy three books at one time, you will also receive three posters. You are very lucky. I can guarantee that these books will be
It will all become a classic, and this first edition will definitely be valuable by then."
Pani made a face and said, "I won't be as greedy for money as Grandpa Sebastian and sell it, huh."
Sebastian shrugged and continued to serve the next customer.
Three days later, Pani finally collected 21 marks and went to Sebastian's bookstore. He was surprised to find a long queue in front of the bookstore, but the queue was clearly divided. Most of them were boys on one side, and most of them were on the other side.
girl.
Pani looked at the bookstore to make sure that he had gone to the right place. He called out to the store with some embarrassment, "Grandpa Sebastian, I'm here to pay back the money."
Sebastian walked out and saw only sweat all over his body. When he saw Pani, he smiled and said, "Oh, my angel, look, I'm so busy here. Business has been booming these days."
Pani looked at it and nodded and asked, "That's true. By the way, has the fourth part of Misty Rain arrived?"
Sebastian shrugged his shoulders and said, "Not yet, maybe the author is still writing. Besides, the book is already the same as our world. Japan has begun to invade China. I don't think this book will be finished before the end of this war."
It will be finished."
"Damn the Japanese, this is really the first time I hate this country so much. Can't they let the Chinese live their own peaceful lives?" Pani shouted loudly.
"Yes, you're right!!" Several girls in line also shouted, "When Zhenhua died, I really cried. I hated him so much, but when he really died, I
Do you know that I miss him so much? I hugged my dad immediately after reading it and started crying, which scared my dad half to death." A girl with eyes said embarrassedly.
"Hey, Mr. Sebastian, business is good." A Chinese man came over and said loudly.
"Oh, my friend Chen, thanks to you, your books are selling so well. What's wrong? Do you have any book recommendations this time?" Sebastian immediately stepped forward and bent down to please.
said.
"Haha, what you said reminds me of the big Jewish booksellers recently. When I asked them to go, none of them came to my place. Now they are all queuing up in front of my office. This is
No, I came out to get some fresh air, and by the way, help me promote it, our book will be a radio drama soon." Chen Nan said proudly, he is also a regular customer of this bookstore.
"Sir, what book is about to be published as a radio drama? Is it Misty and Rainy?" Pani said expectantly.
"No, it should be Harry Potter." A boy shouted loudly.
"I think the ones that should be released the most are The Legend of the Condor Heroes, the Priest of the Middle, the Mercenary of the North, the Sage of the South, the Wizard of the East and the Wizard of the West. And that weird Rong, Mr. Chen, you know
I don’t know, but I’ve already fallen in love with her, and I really want to replace that Guo from the Mengzhi tribe.”
Immediately afterwards, everyone talked about their favorite books and characters, and they all hoped that their favorite books would be made into radio dramas first.
On the tall building opposite, Jiang Cheng drank coffee and looked at Chen Nan who was surrounded by a group of people. He shook his head and smiled. He saw that Chen Nan probably couldn't stand it anymore and finally escaped back holding his head.
After a while, Chen Nan came to the office. Looking at Jiang Cheng's smile, he tidied up his clothes with some embarrassment and said, "Book fans are so enthusiastic. Boss, who wrote these books? You don't know. Nowadays, people all over the world are
Publishers are rushing to buy our books like crazy. Our printing factory is now running 24 hours a day. Some booksellers have even set up tents. By the way, when will we publish the second half of each book?
sell away?"
Jiang Cheng patted the books piled high and said, "The forty-two books here are all classics. You have to remember that in cooperation with the United States, you cannot sell them all in one go. Next, you and
The United States is going to publish a magazine together and print the second half of the most popular books chapter by chapter. This is our first step in influencing European and American public opinion. Believe me, our magazine will
became the world’s most popular magazine.”
Chen Nan looked at the crowd in the bookstore opposite, nodded and said, "I believe it is true. By the way, when I just came up, I received a reply from the German government. Hitler has agreed to your order, one hundred 75mm Le
.IG18 infantry cannon, one hundred Type 37 anti-tank guns, 80,000 rifles, 2,000 light machine guns and 800 heavy machine guns, and 5,000 pistols. Boss, what kind of magic did you use to get that head of state to agree?
In order to sell us arms, even the Generalissimo of the Republic of China tried his best to get Hitler to let go."
Jiang Cheng looked guiltily in the direction of France. What else could it be? Of course it was the detailed map of France's Maginot Line, which was a treasure for Germany. However, in order to prevent Hitler from crossing the river and burning down the bridge, Jiang Cheng now only gave
Hitler's half of the map.
Jiang Cheng changed the subject and said, "Let Hitler quickly get the arms we need. As long as everything is complete, I will give him the second half of what Hitler wants immediately."
Chen Nan still couldn't help but ask, "What is the second half? What kind of book is it?"
Jiang Cheng laughed and said, "Yes, yes, there is a book called How France Fell."
Jiang Cheng did the math and concluded that he had almost prepared the munitions. The rest was to be shipped to Yan'an for the Eighth Route Army.