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Chapter 74 The classic does not need a sequel

Social opinion suddenly became extremely beneficial to Lin Zixuan.

The reporters are not fools, but are quite smart. Since Lin Zixuan is confident that he can let experts verify the authenticity of the video, it means that this matter is very likely to be true.

In addition, Ji Hongming's mocking Americans as fools, they are more inclined to Lin Zixuan's side.

Although no one knows whether the secretly filmed can be used as evidence, the truth has emerged.

The editor of Atlantic Monthly apologized to Lin Zixuan because they misbelieve Ji Hongming and caused trouble to Lin Zixuan. I hope Lin Zixuan won’t mind.

The publisher also found Lin Zixuan and wanted to publish "The Old Man and the Sea".

Lin Zixuan has all these things handed over to lawyer Peterson. In the future, lawyer Peterson will be Lin Zixuan's plenipotentiary representative in the United States. Since he has received the money, he must do his job seriously.

Ji Hongming fell into a passive state.

It was originally the Atlantic Monthly that he was the author of "The Old Man and the Sea", but other news media thought he was the author. Now the news media no longer thinks he is the author of the novel, so he is nothing.

This is an extremely ironic thing.

But it is reality.

People belong to society. Only when you are recognized by society can you be you. When everyone thinks that you are not you, then there is no evidence of your existence.

It sounds like a mouth-wrenching, but it's actually very scary.

When you are isolated or abandoned by the entire society, you do not exist to the entire society.

Ji Hongming can sue Lin Zixuan, sue the news media, and compete for the copyright of "The Old Man and the Sea".

However, the lawyer does not recommend him to do this. There is no clear definition of secret photography in law. In addition, Ji Hongming satirized Americans as fools and the possibility of winning the case is extremely low.

The only thing I can go is to reconcile outside the court.

Lin Zixuan didn't want to kill Ji Hongming. After all, they were all Chinese. He only needed the copyright of "The Old Man and the Sea". As for Ji Hongming's translation fee, he would also pay.

Finally, at the end of January 1922, this incident had a result.

Ji Hongming admitted in writing that Lin Zixuan is the author of "The Old Man and the Sea" and that he is only responsible for the translation work.

With this statement, Lin Zixuan's arrival in the United States has been completed and he is about to leave.

In the last few days in New York, he finished the manuscript of "Gone with the Wind" and Lu Xiaoman also translated it. The rest of the text proofreading work was handed over to the publishing house.

The lower part of Gone with the Wind is still an open ending.

Through her own efforts, Scarlett saved her home by any means and lived a life of prosperity and prosperity, but her relationship with Rhett Bert is in danger.

With their daughter's accidental death, the final connection between them was also cut off.

At this moment, Scarlett truly understood who the person he loved was, but Reid Beth had already left.

The strong Scarlett did not give up. She decided to set out again to find her love. After all, tomorrow is a new day, and no one knows what will happen.

The second part of the novel focuses on shaping Scarlett, a character who embodies the American spirit.

As the war spread and the deterioration of the living environment, Scarlett's rebellious personality became more and more full and more distinct.

In a series of setbacks, she transformed herself, changed the fate of her individual and even the entire family, and became the image of a new woman created by the times.

While depicting the lives and love of the characters, the novel outlines the similarities and differences between the north and the south at all levels of politics, economy and culture. It has a strong epic style and can be regarded as a true portrayal of the turning point of American history.

The publisher was very satisfied with this and asked Lin Zixuan if he wanted to write a sequel.

Because according to the end of "Gone with the Wind", the author obviously laid the foreshadowing, and the story has not been finished, and he feels a little unsatisfied.

Lin Zixuan knew that there was a sequel to "Gone with the Wind", written by an American Southern writer named Alexandra Ripley, named "Hescar".

The novel fully demonstrates the emotional entanglement between Scarlett, Rhett, Ashley and several other men.

It reveals her complex mentality of love and hating her hometown Ireland and her relatives in Ireland, which are full of exciting and tear-jerking descriptions.

Although this sequel was also successful, Lin Zixuan did not plan to continue writing it.

A true classic does not require a sequel.

He told the publisher directly that this was the ending, Scarlett's story began in Atlanta, ended in Atlanta, and there was no other story.

Although the publisher regrets, he also respects the author's decision.

Sometimes I still feel unfulfilled, but it is more attractive than giving the answer directly, leaving readers with endless imagination space.

Lin Zixuan spent some time buying gifts and then set off on a cruise ship back to China.

Until he left the United States, "Shanghai Holiday" was still not released in the United States.

This is because Marie Beckford put "Shanghai Holiday" in her hands and had no intention of selling it to a big film company at all. Eighty thousand dollars was nothing to her.

She is very smart. She wants to shoot "New York Holiday" and doesn't want to be called a remake of Oriental movie.

Even if we want to release "Shanghai Holiday", we have to wait until "New York Holiday" is released.

At that time, everyone will think that this Oriental movie is borrowing from her "New York Holiday".

Therefore, Lin Zixuan's "Shanghai Holiday" that planned to become famous in Hollywood was stored in the warehouse of Lianmei Film Company because of Marie Beckford's selfishness, and could not see the light of day again.

Yin Mingzhu also had no chance to become famous in Hollywood.

Except for a very small number of people, no one knew that in 1921, a high-quality Chinese film was screened in Hollywood.

This is something Lin Zixuan completely unpredictable.

After all, it is still a matter of strength, which is his deepest feeling in the United States.

In Shanghai and in the French Concession, he is still quite energetic, but abroad, he is just a rootless duckweed.

Zhang Kangren ran for the rights and interests of Chinese in the United States, and black Americans were also protesting, and the Beiyang government was in chaos...

This is an indescribable era.

The moment he set foot on the cruise, Lin Zixuan looked back at the Statue of Liberty and felt deeply moved.

At the same time, in the UK, an American was looking through a collection of poems called "A Generation".

This American named Thomas Elliot is a well-known poet. He was deeply fascinated by this collection of poems. He liked the philosophical and symbolic poems in it.

Especially I appreciate "Born Water".

He believes that this poem expresses the author's disillusionment with society and his curse on the world.

It conveys a kind of disgust for the world and reality, a general feeling of disappointment and disillusionment, which expresses the mental illness and mental crisis of a generation, thus denying modern civilization.

For Elliot, who does not understand the current situation in China, this is undoubtedly a huge misunderstanding.

However, this did not affect Eliot's mood at the moment. He was very excited and wanted to write his own poems.
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