Although no one came to chat with them while they were eating, they still met fans on the street.
On the way back to the hotel, a group of local young people in Paris looked at Zhang Zhong in disbelief, and then they picked a boy and ran over.
The boy said to Zhang Zhong in less than proficient English, "Are you PZ?"
His accent was very strong, but the sentence itself was very simple, so Zhang Zhong still understood it, nodded and said, "Yes, I am pz, hello."
Hearing Zhang Zhong admit that he was pz, the boy said excitedly, "You can... we..."
Perhaps because he couldn't remember the word he wanted to say, the boy gestured back and forth with his hands.
In fact, he gestured very clearly, and he was making gestures for taking pictures, probably because he hoped to take a photo with Zhang again.
Zhang Chong smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if you can speak French."
"Really?" The boy breathed a sigh of relief and then said a lot in French.
Zhang Zhong's French was not very good, so he could only look at Xu Yuhan.
Xu Yuhan translated for him, "He said he likes you very much, especially the two books in the "Three Body" series. He also asked if there would be a sequel to this series, and also asked if you would like to take a photo with them."
"You can tell him that there will be a sequel to "The Three-Body Problem" and then we can take a group photo with him."
Xu Yuhan translated Zhang Zhong's words to the boy. The boy thanked him profusely and called his friends over.
The friends who were standing and watching from a distance saw the boy waving to them and ran over screaming.
The formation of these young people is quite scary.
When they came over, Zhang Zhong discovered that there was a reason why the boy was asked to take the lead, because the boy had the best English among them.
Other young people only say simple words like thank you and I love you, and then a lot of unintelligible French.
Xu Yuhan translated from the side, "They all said they like you very much, and they like different works. Some people like "The Three-Body Problem", and some people like "The Call of the Wild", but the most popular one is "Lord of the Flies".
They also congratulate you on winning the Goncourt Literature Prize. Are you here to receive the award this time?"
These children ran up one by one to take a photo with Zhang Zhong. After everyone finished taking photos with Zhang Zhong, they ran over collectively and took a photo with Zhang Zhong together.
After the group photo was over, the boy from before asked again, "Can we post the photo on social software?"
"Of course." Zhang Zhong smiled and nodded. His itinerary is not difficult to check. Basically, fans know that he has returned to Paris to receive the award in the past two days, so they are not afraid of being exposed.
These young people probably want to show off on social networking sites, and he thinks it's good to ask for his opinion.
With Zhang Zhong's agreement, the young man thanked him repeatedly, and then left happily without disturbing Zhang Zhong and the others.
After they left, Xu Yuhan used her mobile phone as a microphone and asked Zhang Zhong, "Writer Zhang, please tell me, how does it feel to meet so many fans on the streets of Paris?"
Zhang Zhong shook his head and smiled, "Not bad."
"Virtue."
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At noon the next day, Zhang Zhong took Xu Yuhan to the Cultural Auditorium in Paris. This was also the first time Xu Yuhan watched Zhang Zhong receive the award up close.
In the past, when Zhang Zhong accepted the award, she saw it on TV.
The reporters were not curious about Xu Yuhan's identity, and regarded Xu Yuhan as Zhang Zhong's portable translator.
In fact, Xu Yuhan is indeed doing translation work, mainly translating the words of reporters and some participating writers.
There is no need for translation when it comes to the staff. Basically the staff here can speak English.
"Pz, how do you feel about winning the Goncourt Literature Prize?" a reporter asked.
After listening to Xu Yuhan's translation, Zhang Zhong frowned, as if reporters all over the world were so incompetent.
How does he feel about winning the Goncourt Literature Prize? He will definitely give his acceptance speech when he receives the award later. Why should he ask such a question now? Isn’t this a waste of time?
"Of course I'm happy." Zhang Zhong said with a smile.
"During the preliminary voting for the Goncourt Literary Prize, there were some unfavorable remarks about you on the Internet. Some people called your "Lord of the Flies" a masculinist novel. What do you think of this?"
"I don't have any opinion. I can't prevent anyone from seeing what they want to see in any work." Zhang Zhong replied.
Upon hearing this answer, the reporter's eyes lit up, "You mean to say that Kurt Romney's accusation against you was entirely intentional?"
"You have to ask him about this. I don't know much about him."
"Are you saying you don't know Kurt Romney?"
“Do you know and know are the same words in French?”
Zhang Zhong glanced at the reporter in front of him and felt that he was either stupid or bad. Of course, the latter was more likely.
He also lost the mood to continue to struggle with these reporters. Without saying hello to the reporters, he walked directly into the auditorium with Xu Yuhan.
After entering, the staff led the two of them to the front row and sat down. He Kelan happened to be sitting next to them.
"Long time no see, pz." He Kelan used English. Although he was not very fluent, there was no problem in communicating.
"Yeah, long time no see."
Zhang Zhong was a little surprised that He Kelan appeared here, because He Kelan had not won the Prix Goncourt, and it was basically impossible to win this award again.
He is already the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, and he is already very old, so he basically has no chance of winning the Goncourt Prize.
This does not mean that those who have not won or cannot win the Goncourt Literature Prize should not appear at the Goncourt Literature Prize award ceremony, but as a big boss in the French literary world, the Goncourt Literature Prize is unwilling to award the award to
Actually, there is no need to send an invitation letter to provoke him.
Looking at Zhang Zhong, He Kelan was also full of emotion. When he first met Zhang Zhong, Zhang Zhong was still a well-known writer of popular novels, but He Kelan had only heard of the name pz and had not even read his works.
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Unexpectedly, just a few years later, Zhang Zhong would already be sitting here, and would soon go up to receive France's highest literary award.
"Congratulations on winning the Prix Goncourt, I think you have heard this sentence many times during this time," He Kelan said.
Zhang Zhong smiled and nodded, "Although I have heard it many times, I am still honored to hear these words from Mr. He Kelan."
"You are too modest. Your "Lord of the Flies" and "The Call of the Wild" have made the recent literary world unable to calm down. When I go out to chat with people, I will mention these two works of yours within ten sentences.