The official award date of the Nobel Prize is December 10, because this day is the anniversary of Nobel's death.
But starting from December 5th, "Nobel Week" has quietly arrived, with various lectures, speeches, press conferences, interviews, concerts... all kinds of things.
On December 10, the award ceremonies were held in Sweden and Norway.
The Peace Prize was awarded in Norway, but the winner Ossietzky was unable to receive the award in person. This German anti-war journalist was arrested by the secret police two years ago and is still locked up in a Nazi concentration camp.
Germany and Norway were very dissatisfied with this. Hitler openly boycotted and ordered all Germans not to accept the Nobel Prize. The King of Norway also refused to attend the award ceremony, and the Norwegian "Evening Post" criticized Ossietzky as "a criminal who attacks his own country."
This year's Nobel Peace Prize seemed to be a farce. The winner was unable to attend, the award presenter (the King of Norway) refused to attend, and only a bunch of reporters were left staring.
The Swedish side was much more lively, with thousands of people watching the ceremony, but unfortunately there were very few Chinese people.
At this time, China's minister to Sweden was vacant, and Wang Nianzu, the second secretary of the embassy, took over the post. There were only three diplomats in the entire Swedish embassy, and they often did not get paid, which made them miserable.
The Central News Agency, run by the Kuomintang Party, has not yet established an overseas branch. All international news needs to be purchased from foreign news agencies. Ge Gongzhen, a great reporter who often covers international news, died of illness two months ago, otherwise he would definitely have to come in person this time
Swedish interview.
The wind is cold and the snowflakes are falling.
Second Foreign Secretary Wang Nianzu and two embassy staff were waiting outside the Royal Concert Hall. They were wearing brand-new suits, shivering from the cold, and their lips were pale and bloodless.
There is no way, they are too poor, they have not received a salary for more than a year, and they have no money to buy clothes. Of course they have fur coats, but they are badly worn and even have patches sewn on them, making them unsuitable for formal occasions.
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The suits worn by the three of them were custom-made before going abroad. They are carefully hidden in the closet and only worn on big occasions.
"Is it... almost there?" Lu Zhaoxin asked with a shiver.
Wang Nianzu stamped his feet and breathed into the white mist, rubbed his hands and said, "It should be almost there. Damn, I should wear an extra pair of socks."
Sun Fang suddenly pointed forward: "Secretary Wang, a car is coming!"
The three poor diplomats stood on tiptoe and looked around. They saw the car slowly stopping and two foreigners getting out of the car.
"It's Mr. and Mrs. Curie, not Mr. Zhou." Wang Nianzu said disappointedly.
Joliot-Curie and his wife are the winners of this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry. As soon as they appeared, reporters who had been waiting for a long time immediately pounced on them and took photos non-stop.
Lu Zhaoxin looked at the Curies with envy and said: "I have been working in Sweden for more than three years, and I finally have hope. Mr. Zhou is the first, and more Chinese will win the Nobel Prize in the future."
"I hope so." Wang Nianzu said helplessly.
The second secretary of the embassy can act as the minister to Sweden. It shows how little attention they have. They have been forgotten by the country for a long time. It is a luxury to get a salary once a year.
Doesn’t this count as an annual salary? It sounds pretty high-end.
The three of them waited for more than ten minutes, almost turning into ice sculptures, when they finally saw the next car approaching.
Yu Peichen and the female nurse got out of the car first, and then Zhang Leyi showed up with support for Zhou Hexuan. The nurse quickly handed over a crutch, and then helped Zhou Hexuan walk forward slowly. Yu Peichen shouted in English: "Dear journalists
, please don’t crowd, Mr. Zhou’s wound has not healed yet.”
Wang Nianzu hurriedly went to greet him with two of his men. He was trembling by the cold wind and shook hands and said: "Hello, Mr. Zhou, I am Wang Nianzu, the second secretary of the Embassy of the Republic of China in Sweden. I am acting as the minister. I represent the Embassy in Sweden.
The Minister and all the diplomatic staff warmly congratulate Mr. Zhou on winning the Nobel Prize for Literature, which brings glory to us Chinese!"
Zhou Hexuan felt that he was holding a ball of ice, and Wang Nianzu's hands were so cold that they turned blue. He took off his fur robe and put it on Wang Nianzu, and said with emotion: "Thank you for your hard work." Then he turned to Zhang Leyi and said, "Le Yi
Yi, quickly find some fur coats for the three brothers!"
"It's not hard, it's not hard." Wang Nianzu felt the warmth of the fur robe and almost shed tears when he spoke.
Lu Zhaoxin said excitedly: "Mr. Zhou, let's help you in."
"Okay." Zhou Hexuan smiled.
Lu Zhaoxin and Sun Fang immediately took a step forward, supported Zhou Hexuan on their left and right, and walked towards the door of the Royal Swedish Concert Hall under the leadership of Wang Nianzu.
After walking into the concert hall, the three poor diplomats finally warmed up enough to avoid freezing to death on the spot.
The other four winners have already taken their seats, namely Chadwick from the UK (Physics Prize), Marie Curie from France (Chemistry Prize), and Spemann from Germany (Medicine Prize). As for the Nobel Prize in Economics,
It has not been set up at this time.
"Hello, Mr. Zhou!" Chadwick stood up and greeted.
"Hello, Mr. Chadwick." Zhou Hexuan shook hands.
Immediately afterwards, the Curies and Spemann also greeted each other in French and German respectively. Everyone sitting in the front row quickly started chatting. As for the three diplomats, they consciously ran to the seats at the back. They could only come to watch the ceremony.
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About half an hour later, King Gustaf V of Sweden appeared with his Queen Victoria.
Queen Victoria is the granddaughter of Kaiser Wilhelm I and is a staunch pro-German faction. Together with King Gustav V of Sweden, he also firmly supports Germany - whether it is World War I or World War II. When Germany invaded the Soviet Union
At that time, he even secretly sent a private message of congratulations to Hitler behind the Swedish government's back.
Gustav V was tall and thin, and wore a pair of small glasses. He used to control the Swedish army, and wanted to play with Germany during World War I, but his military power was quickly taken away by political parties. Now
He no longer cares about political affairs and concentrates on being a professional tennis player.
Well, His Majesty the King was posthumously elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
The Physics Prize was awarded first, followed by the Chemistry Prize and the Medicine Prize. As for the Literature Prize, it may have been arranged to be awarded last because it was not important or because it was the most important.
Holstaum walked up to him with a serious face and said: "Your Majesty the King and Queen, distinguished Nobel Prize winners, ladies and gentlemen. Zhou Hexuan is a poet. His novels are like poetry, abandoning
Traditional brushwork outlines a picture of Chinese society. He uses sharp and humorous brushstrokes to satirize the absurdity of human nature and criticize political hypocrisy. By constructing an absurd world, he reveals the darkest side of human existence in the form of myths and legends.
Endowed with strong symbols and images. In his "Goddess", everything is reversed... The literary expression of Zhou Hexuan's works has surpassed the current noise. Mr. Zhou Hexuan, the Swedish Academy congratulates you, please ask from the respected King
In my hand, I received the 1935 Nobel Prize for Literature!"
Amid the applause of the crowd, Zhou Hexuan was helped up to the stage to receive the award by a nurse. The three diplomats, who had already put on fur coats, shouted excitedly and couldn't help but stand up and applaud wildly.