On December 6, Zhou Hexuan sailed to Europe, accompanied by Zhang Leyi, Yu Peichen, personal nurses and reporters from the "Observer".
After in-depth exchanges, we learned that the Astor family is not only involved in real estate, but also in finance and media.
Vincent Astor is the majority shareholder of Newsweek, a magazine whose influence in the United States is second only to Time.
William Astor is the second largest shareholder of The Observer, a newspaper as famous as The Times in the UK.
Before World War II, there was a saying that "Britain's decision-makers are not in Downing Street, but at Cliveden Manor." Cliveden Manor is the estate of the majority shareholder of the Observer, where all major British decisions were made before the war.
Finalized, including betraying the Czech Republic and Poland, driving Germany to attack the Soviet Union, etc.
Nowadays, the "Observer" is actively helping Chamberlain to build momentum. As long as Chamberlain becomes the British Prime Minister, this newspaper will soar into the sky and even affect the situation of the entire world.
A series of British appeasement policies towards Germany were all initiated at the home of the owner of the Observer.
Although William Astor doesn't know how to do business, he has a knack for political speculation. His wife is the first female member of the British House of Representatives, his son is a member of the British House of Lords, and he himself is a member of the Observer
Second shareholder, and is about to support a British Prime Minister. Even decades later, his great-granddaughter can marry a British Prime Minister. In other words, it is the Astor family that pushed Cameron to the throne of Prime Minister.
Now that the old king of England is terminally ill, the nobles are all circling around the eldest prince Edward, hoping that he will be supported by the dragon.
But William Astor just wanted to use Zhou Hexuan's path to connect with the second prince Albert. It is estimated that this old guy has already figured out that Prince Edward is unreliable and will lose the throne sooner or later. His political speculative vision is really
horrible.
When Albert becomes king and Chamberlain becomes prime minister, as their supporter, William Astor will simply go to heaven!
Zhou Hexuan suddenly discovered that he had unintentionally made friends with another powerful family.
Therefore, this time William Astor said that he would send reporters to follow Zhou Hexuan, and Zhou Hexuan agreed without hesitation. Even if William's other identities were put aside, only the second shareholder of the "Observer" was worthy of his friendship, and he could help him at the critical moment.
The publicity is very powerful.
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Because the injury had not yet healed, after arriving in Stockholm, Zhou Hexuan did not accompany Zhang Leyi and others to see the exotic scenery, but stayed in a room arranged by the Swedish Academy.
In the afternoon of the same day, Zhou Hexuan met his award-winning Bole Holstaum.
There was an old man with a serious expression, and you could tell he was an old-fashioned person just by looking at his face. When he met him, he said: "Zhou, I hate your "The Goddess" very much. I just don't understand it!"
"Well," Zhou Hexuan was stunned and said with a smile, "That's really a pity."
"Your movie "The Dog Officer" was not bad, at least the story was clearly written," Holstaum said unabashedly. "If your competitor hadn't been Eugene O'Neill, you would never have won it in your life."
Nobel Prize in Literature. I would rather award it to you than to that American with vulgar writing."
"Thank you, it seems I'm very lucky." Zhou Hexuan smiled, but he actually wanted to beat this old guy up.
The Swedish Academy has presidents and deputy presidents, but the president is just a decoration and has to be elected once every six months. The person who really makes the decision is the permanent secretary, and the most terrifying thing is that the permanent secretary at this time has a lifelong tenure, which is equivalent to a Nobel Prize.
The Emperor of Literature Prize.
It just so happens that the current permanent secretary, Holstaum, is a stubborn old man who hates innovation and mystique. His literary thinking is still stuck in the era of Alexandre Dumas and Hugo.
Not to mention Zhou Hexuan and O'Neal, even Elliott's subsequent award went through twists and turns.
Who is Eliot?
Dante's successor, the greatest poet of the 20th century.
Xu Zhimo's "Western Window" was created in imitation of Eliot's style. Fans of his poetry are all over the world.
He was such an awesome person that Holstaum was almost deprived of the Nobel Prize in Literature because he didn't like modern poetry that was like riddles and witchcraft. At that time, Holstaum was already old and about to die.
After hard persuasion by the soon-to-be-successor Osterling, he finally agreed to let Eliot win the award.
Holstaum is like a vicious tiger standing in the way. Only when he dies of old age will the Nobel Prize in Literature begin to be awarded to those literary innovators.
If the great writer Márquez had lived in Holstaum's era, it would have been almost impossible for him to win the Nobel Prize. Why would his realistic magicism be too mystical?
If Zhou Hexuan had only written "The Goddess" and not "The Dog Officer" which is easy for common people to understand, then he would not have won the award. Holstaum would definitely void this year's Nobel Prize!
This is a great dictator in the field of literature!
"Young man, literature is sacred," Holstaum began his sermon. "You are very talented in literature, but you must not go astray. Realistic magicism is just a child's trick.
Those few poems of yours are nonsense. Modernism is a cancer in the poetry world! If you continue to write modernist poems, you will completely destroy yourself."
Zhou Hexuan was still laughing: "Maybe."
Holstaum said angrily: "This is the worst era. Young people blindly admire modernism, stream of consciousness, avant-gardism, and magicism. They simply ignore the basics and ignore the last! What is the real history of literature? It's Shelley, it's Yu.
Yes, it's Balzac! Why do I hate Eugene O'Neill? Because his writing is not only poor, but the content he presents is also flashy and vulgar. Although your "The Goddess" is also bad, it is at least better than him. I
I know those academicians will choose Eugene O’Neill next year, but I can’t let him win the prize!”
It seems that next year’s Nobel Prize in Liberal Arts will be cancelled…
Mr. O'Neal, you should switch to basketball. There is no future as a playwright.
Before Zhou Hexuan could speak, Holstaum took out a thick copy of "Les Misérables": "Young man, read this book carefully and give up your realistic magicism. This is real literature,
A real novel!"
Zhou Hexuan couldn't laugh or cry while holding "Les Misérables". He really didn't know what to say. Standing in front of him was obviously the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy and the head of the Nobel Prize for Literature, but Zhou Hexuan felt the same as when he faced Zhou Xuan.
Like foster mothers, they are all people with outdated ideas living in the past.
Holstaum left, leaving only Hugo's "Les Misérables". He came specifically to teach Zhou Hexuan a lesson. He was probably very unhappy that Zhou Hexuan won the award.
This old man is so stubborn. Zhou Hexuan feels sad for the writers all over the world.