Reborn Bao Guowei, I really didn’t want to be a great writer!

Chapter 420 "Rural Teacher" released! They are a bunch of clowns!
1930 12 Month 20 Day.

Seaside Magazine.

Mr. Herbert Greenhow Smith was in the editorial office early in the morning, anxiously waiting for the publication of the first batch of magazines.

London, which has long been known as the Fog City, was still shrouded in fog even at six in the morning.

After drinking countless cups of coffee, Mr. Smith finally received a call from the printing manufacturer.

"Yes, yes, yes, I'm Smith, the director of Seaside Magazine."

"Forty thousand copies of this issue will be printed first and will be sold first in four cities: London, Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester."

"Yes, yes, sir, don't worry. I have already contacted all the major booksellers and newsstand associations, and put a few magazines on the streets, in stations, and in convenience stores."

Facing the voice on the phone, Smith said confidently.

"Dear sir, rest assured, I can assure you that this issue of the magazine will surely usher in the glory of the past. After that, your printing factory will not have to lay off any employees!"

But after hanging up the phone, the smile on Smith's face slowly faded.

He turned his head and looked at the foggy sky of London. The rising sun painted a patch of orange in the haze.

This is Smith's last chance. If he fails with the article "The Country Teacher", "Seaside Magazine" will probably have to exit the increasingly inward-looking British magazine market.

It can be said that Smith made sufficient preparations for this "comeback".

Even though Seaside Magazine is no longer as glorious as it once was, it is still one of the more famous magazines in the UK and has offices in all major cities in the country.

He mobilized all the resources he could, and even increased the circulation of the first issue to 40,000 copies.

You have to know that even in its most glorious period, when the Sherlock Holmes series of stories were serialized, the monthly sales of "Seaside Magazine" were only about 500,000 copies.

This is the sales volume of two issues. On average, the daily sales volume for one printing and publication would reach about 30,000 copies at most.

In order to compete with "Amazing Stories" and make a comeback with "The Country Teacher", Smith can be said to have spent a lot of money.

“I hope there will be a good result.”

Smith looked through the window at the people coming and going on the street, including many hungry and cold homeless people, and sighed deeply.

this morning.

Richard Green, editor of Strand Magazine, was in a state of disquiet.

To be precise, it was not just him. Almost all magazine editors had no intention of reading the manuscripts today.

Everyone was staring at the phone in the office, waiting for the latest sales figures from the "front line".

Everyone knows that first-day sales are unlikely to be that good.

After all, no matter how good the magazine content is, it needs to spread slowly through word of mouth.

But even so, all the employees were still staring at the phones.

Because they know that the sales of this issue of the magazine affects everyone's job.

In the context of the Great Depression, losing your job basically meant ending up on the streets.

Green was flipping through a pile of information irritably. It was the sales statistics of previous issues of "Seaside Magazine".

Compared to the stable monthly sales of 500,000 copies during its peak period, the sales of "Seaside Magazine" have dropped to less than 100,000 copies in recent months.

It can be said that the consequences of losing Conan Doyle were fatal.

But more importantly, against the backdrop of the economic crisis, the impact of "pulp magazines" such as Amazing Stories, the constant emergence of new magazines, and the increasingly fiercely competitive market are destined to eliminate a number of backward magazines.

To be honest, even though Green was amazed by the work "Rural Teacher", he still felt unsure.

One work saves the entire magazine?

This is simply a fantasy.

Not to mention, the opponent is the ever-victorious "Amazing Stories".

He has not been in contact with his good friend Jack Williamson recently, but according to his understanding, Williamson has been staying indoors and creating his latest work.

Can Williamson's works surpass "The Country Teacher"?

There are so many uncertainties here that Green doesn't dare to make any conclusions.

To be honest, he has been looking for another way out for himself.

Maybe selling QQ products in certain areas would be a good way out?

It was almost noon, and instead of receiving any concrete news about sales, the editorial office received bad news.

"Gentlemen, come and see what I have discovered?"

said an editor, waving the Daily Mail in his hand.

"I saw the news about Mr. Bao!"

Another editor said nonchalantly, "What's that? Mr. Bao's news is everywhere now. The cultural salon that night has made him completely famous. He is such an amazing guy. He can have such profound attainments in both economics and literature."

Originally, according to Mr. Smith's request, the fact that the trump card of "Seaside Magazine" was Bao Guowei had to be kept extremely confidential.

But now that it has been published, there are no longer any such taboos.

Especially after Bao Guowei's name became famous in the past two days, editors have become more and more concerned about his movements.

An editor beat his chest and stamped his feet and said, "I think Mr. Smith is not very wise. If he had just promoted Mr. Bao's name earlier, the sales of our magazine would have been guaranteed."

Someone immediately retorted, “Mr. Smith didn’t know that Mr. Bao could get so much attention from distinguished gentlemen in London in such a short period of time.

But don't worry, we had already revised the version the day before and put Mr. Bao's name on the cover."

The editorial office was engaged in a heated discussion.

But the editor who was holding the Daily Mail just now shook his head and spoke in a worried tone.

"No, no, no, gentlemen, this is not good news. It is negative news about Mr. Bao."

bad news?

As soon as they heard that it was negative news, the editors came over immediately, as this was a serious matter that concerned them.

Green was also unable to sit still. He was smart enough to pull out a copy of the latest Daily Mail from the newspaper rack and began to read it carefully.

At this moment, Green's heartbeat was accelerating rapidly.

If Bao Guowei had any negative news and suffered a severe blow in public opinion, then the plan of "Seaside Magazine" would fail.

As he watched, Green frowned more and more, and only came to his senses when his colleagues behind him sighed.

"Slander! This is pure slander!"

"Mr. Bao is the most talented science fiction writer I have ever met. How could he plagiarize? And plagiarize economic theory? This is incredible."

"I think we should do something. Mr. Bao should not suffer such humiliation."

It turns out that Bao Guowei was also on the front page of today's Daily Mail.

The only difference is that the headline on the front page is "The much-praised bag, is the economic theory suspected of plagiarism?"

At the same time, on the train to Paris, Bao Guowei also saw the news.

"You're just eating from the mountain!" Cao Yanhai cursed. "I knew these foreigners couldn't hold it in. They started showing off before they even boasted a few words, and even said they copied the British. If the British could come up with this, would they need you, Master, to help?"

I have to say that learning swear words is the best starting point to learn a language. After a few days in Europe, even Cao Yanhai could speak a few sentences.

However, Zhang Nianyue noticed something surprising. She pointed at the content in the newspaper and said, "They said you plagiarized the theories of British economist John. Many of the theories you proposed at the cultural salon have already been published by him.

But these theories are clearly from The Wealth of Nations, and most people now study economics based on this book. Can this be considered plagiarism?"

Zhang Nianyue's meaning was obvious, just like when Newton discovered gravity, later scientists made breakthroughs based on his research, but were criticized for plagiarizing Newton. "This is simply unreasonable."

Zhang Nianyue has already realized the true colors of these foreigners. If Bao Guowei was a Westerner, this kind of slander would not have occurred, right?
Bao Guowei was mentally prepared and even felt that this "press release" was issued a little late.

Logically speaking, similar articles should have appeared yesterday when he was at the height of his popularity.

It’s a bit late to post it today.

"The Daily Mail." Bao Guowei said, reciting the newspaper and chuckling. "This fits the tone of the newspaper very well."

In fact, in the Western media that advocates that "if criticism is not free, praise is meaningless", freedom of speech is a false proposition.

As early as this era, major media in the Western world already had clear political tendencies.

For example, this Daily Mail, at this point in time, had a very obvious pro-fascist right-wing political tendency.

Harold Harmsworth, the actual controller of the newspaper, had an appreciative attitude towards Mussolini and the fascist regime controlled by the mustache.

Even positive reports about fascism were often promoted in newspapers.

After Hurrah came to power in 1934, the Daily Mail published an article titled "Hurrah for the Black Shirts" in support of Italy and Germany.

Eventually, the founder wants to create a beauty contest to find the most beautiful fascist woman in the UK.

This shows how serious the spread of fascist ideology was in Europe at that time.

Now that I know the other party's political inclinations, it is obvious why I am being attacked.

Obviously, the economics article published at the cultural salon greatly touched upon the interests of British fascism.

No, to be precise, Bao Guowei defeated the attempt of the fascist party headed by Mosley head-on.

This is one of the reasons why he is so touted by the Labour Party.

"Master, should we fuck him?"

Cao Yanhai was getting anxious. He wanted to catch all the British people in the carriage and give them a beating.

Bao Guowei didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and shook his head.

"Let them be. They can't cause any trouble. They are just a bunch of clowns."

To be honest, he no longer bothers to fight against these public opinions. It really does not make any sense.

Zhang Nianyue couldn't sit still this time, so she reminded.

"Don't you want to increase your influence in Europe? I think you still need to do something about it."

Bao Guowei shook his head. He didn't want to explain and wanted to see if Zhang Nianyue would notice. Unexpectedly, she still didn't notice.

I had no choice but to point at the name on the newspaper and said, "Look who this is?"

"John Maynard Keynes." Zhang Nianyue pronounced the name in awkward English.

For her now, basic reading is no problem, but recognizing people's names is still a hurdle, especially the foreign names like "Han" and "Si".

But after Bao Guowei's reminder, Zhang Nianyue immediately came to her senses and said in surprise.

"Isn't this the British scholar who debated with you yesterday morning?"

To be precise, it should be the British scholar taught by Bao Guowei, Zhang Nianyue complained in her heart.

"Correct!"

Bao Guowei smiled meaningfully.

"Hey! That's fine." Cao Yanhai patted his head and said, "That kid has been fooled by his master."

"Go! Go! Go."

Bao Guowei kicked Cao Yanhai and said unhappily.

"How can something that is done by scholars be called cheating?"

"It turned out to be Mr. John Keynes, a respectable economist. If it were him, he would be the one who could come up with this theory."

One editor said in frustration.

"Could it be that Mr. Bao really plagiarized? Then we are done for, right?"

Just when the atmosphere was becoming very depressing, a hearty laugh was heard.

"Gentlemen, there is no need to worry about that."

At some point, Mr. Smith came out of the office. He had apparently heard the editors' discussion.

Smith walked to the middle of the editing room with his hands behind his back and said with a smile.

"You may not know that Mr. Keynes visited Mr. Bao yesterday with questions. I don't know what the two discussed.

But what we do know is that after discussing with Mr. Bao, Keynes was extremely excited and went to 10 Downing Street. "

Smith didn't continue speaking, but instead showed an expression that said you know what I mean.

"I don't need to say more about what happened next, right? How feasible is the content of a dirty right-wing newspaper like the Daily Mail?"

After listening to Smith's argument, the editors present all breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's okay, it's okay, there is still hope."

As Green thought this in his heart, his originally tense body relaxed.

At this moment, another voice sounded, making his body tense again.

Jingle Bell!
It turned out that the phone in Mr. Smith's office was ringing.

That morning, Mr. Smith turned away all other calls and answered only the calls from the printing factory.

Now it looked like the printing house must have called.

All the editors present held their breath.

Smith put out the cigarette in his mouth and stomped it on the floor with his leather shoes, which is not normally allowed.

He lowered his head and said quickly, "I'll go see what's going on."

Then he walked quickly into the office.

With a rush of noise, as soon as Smith entered the office, all the editors and employees gathered at the office door like bees.

Green, who has always been very reserved, is no exception.

All I could hear was the sound of conversation inside.

"Uh-huh."

"it is good"

"Thanks you!"

“Your help is needed!”

This emotionless tone made it difficult for everyone to understand the situation.

But then I heard Smith put down the phone and walked out of the office quickly.

The expression on his face remained serious at first, and then he burst into unbridled laughter.

"Gentlemen! We succeeded! The printing factory just sent us a message that distributors in four cities have requested to print more magazines!"

"In just one morning, our 40,000 copies of the magazine were sold out!"

(End of this chapter)