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

Chapter 424: "Rural Teacher" is a big hit! Is it shameful to cut off the chapter?

Agatha feels very lucky that her daughter Rosalin's pneumonia has improved a lot recently.

At the same time, she benefited greatly from having an in-depth discussion with Oriental writer Bao Guowei on detective novels.

So, our Ms. Agatha Christie is in a good mood recently.

She returned to her old home in London and continued her creation away from the hustle and bustle of the city.

However, her husband Max often brings her some surprises, such as the latest newspapers and magazines, a bouquet of flowers, or her favorite cream cake.

These things are very ordinary, but they can add a bit of warmth to Agatha's originally gloomy life.

It can be said that the appearance of Max greatly alleviated Agatha's pain in her previous relationship.

For this reason, Agatha would often think of Mr. Max Mallowan's proposal a few months ago.

At that time, I was shocked by this scene, because the other person was my nephew's college classmate, who was fourteen years younger than me.

This was something that was impossible in Agatha's opinion.

But it happened.

At first, Agatha thought that the other party was just out of temporary enthusiasm and would give up in a short time.

But unexpectedly, Agatha was finally moved by the other party's sincerity.

To be more precise, the other party made up for the missing part in Agatha's heart.

On a rainy afternoon, she had just put her daughter Rosalin to sleep and was leaning against the window with a book in her arms. She was looking at the city scene of London in the rain while reading the book and thinking about the content of her next work.

It was "The Old Man and the Sea", Bao Guowei's latest work. After talking with him, Agatha was eager to understand the thoughts of this mysterious oriental boy.

But the contents of the books often shocked Agatha.

She really couldn't imagine that behind such a book with profound thoughts, there was a writer with a young face who could be her own child.

This is really shocking.

It also made Agatha more eager to understand each other.

There are also several books on the windowsill, such as "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" and "Guns, Germs, and Steel", which almost cover all of the other party's works.

There are even a few magazines that cover special reports from China.

Agatha had a premonition that the boy who was so high-spirited in front of her a few days ago would definitely change the entire world literary scene in the future.

"Bah!"

The screeching sound of brakes came from downstairs. It was a somewhat shabby black car.

When Agatha saw the car, a look of joy appeared on her face.

She didn't jump down from the windowsill until a young man got off the car. Afraid of waking up her daughter, Agatha tiptoed toward the door.

This kind of action has a girlish feel, but it does not seem out of place on this female writer who is already in her forties.

Agatha had just closed the door when she saw Max, covered with tiny raindrops, walking up the stairs.

"Shh~" Agatha covered her lips with her index finger and said in a low voice. "Be quiet, Rosalin has fallen asleep."

Max's face was full of love when he saw Agatha. He smiled and nodded, took out a thick package wrapped in oil paper from his arms and shook it at Agatha.

Agatha hid a smile and motioned for the other party to talk downstairs.

After going downstairs, Agatha found a table and couldn't wait to open the package, but she couldn't help but say.

"Max, I told you that you can come back directly after get off work. You don't have to go out of your way to buy these things for me. I think I can go to the bookstore and buy them all myself when I buy ingredients every Wednesday."

Max is a somewhat immature but serious man. He said with a subtle smile.

"As long as you are happy."

Agatha blamed him, but she felt warm in her heart. After opening the package, she immediately saw several latest mainstream newspapers and magazines. The attentive Max even bought Agatha a copy of "The Godfather".

"Thank you Max, this is what I wanted." Agatha said gratefully.

Max didn't say anything, just looked at Agatha.

Agatha's attention was focused on the magazine.

She first flipped through several newspapers, such as The Times, The Daily Mail, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, etc.

I noticed that most of the major news these days are discussing an oriental name that rarely appears.

"Bao"

"Mr. Bao seems to have made quite a stir."

Agatha smiled knowingly, thinking of Bao Guowei's high-spirited performance at the banquet that day.

"This Mr. Bao is the Oriental scholar who proposed the Bao economics." After seeing Agatha's reaction, Max couldn't help but remember something and asked.

Agatha was a little surprised and said, "You know him?"

"My dear, there is no one in London who doesn't know this gentleman." Max said, spreading his hands.

He then explained with a smile.

"You know, he has two books that I must read, which will be very helpful for my later research."

Max Mallowan, then 26, had just graduated from college and was now preparing to pursue graduate studies in archaeology.

For him, the history that archaeology must involve has undergone tremendous changes due to the emergence of Bao Guowei.

To the extent that Max had to make up for the two books.

"I often hear professors in school mention this gentleman. They all feel incredible about him, but it seems that this bag is very popular now.

Even the king and the prime minister who wanted to see him hadn’t gotten a number yet.”

Max said humorously.

"It seems that Mr. Bao has already deeply integrated into the lives of Londoners." Agatha said with a smile.

She then blinked and continued, "Mr. Max, if you want to meet him, I might be able to introduce him to you. It seems that I might have the face to do so."

Max looked at his wife in surprise, then took off his hat and saluted firmly.

"It's my good fortune, ma'am."

Agatha was in a good mood because of his amusement and waved her hand.

"I've almost prepared dinner. Go to the kitchen and help me make some cream soup while I read these magazines."

Agatha had originally planned to read these newspapers and magazines in the evening, but she saw a different one among the magazines.

Seaside Magazine

Agatha never read the magazine again after Conan Doyle's death.

To be honest, the old-fashioned detective novels that were later published did not arouse Agatha's interest at all.

Agatha even felt that reading those works would lower her own creative level.

However, the reason why it appears here today is obviously not because of the negligence of her husband Max, but because of the big words on the cover.

"Another masterpiece by Mr. Bao Guowei, a great oriental writer."

In order to highlight this line of words, the magazine company didn't even bother with the layout and simply reduced the size of other fonts by several points. On the entire page, apart from the words "Haibin Magazine", the only thing that could be clearly seen was the line about Bao Guowei.

This shows how much importance this magazine attaches to this work. The reason why I want to read it now is mainly because, after we parted last time, Bao Guowei specifically mentioned to me that he would publish a science fiction work in this magazine.

This made Agatha curious. What kind of science fiction works could Bao Guowei write?
Max just smiled knowingly when he saw his wife's reaction.

He continued to bow and said, "Well, ma'am, you know I'm the only one who can make cream soup even more delicious."

After saying that, Max walked quietly towards the kitchen, leaving Agatha with a quiet reading environment.

Agatha couldn't find a chair at the moment, and seeing that the drizzle in the sky had gradually stopped, she strolled into the yard. While strolling in the yard, she opened the book "The Country Teacher", which had become almost popular in London.

“Is this really a science fiction novel?”

After simply reading the first chapter, Agatha expressed the same sentiment as everyone else.

I just feel that the title and the first chapter don't seem like the beginning of a science fiction novel.

But with the previous preparation, Agatha had full confidence in Bao Guowei's level.

She continued reading patiently.

Agatha's reading habits are very strange. She would read very quickly the first time and roughly understand the structure and plot of the story. When she read it the second time, she would pay attention to the technical details between the words. This is a habit she developed after becoming a creator.

To be honest, Agatha really liked the plot and content of the first chapter, especially the simple text description, which made her see another form of novel presentation.

Agatha even thought that maybe she could write a mystery novel with an oriental background?

But she still felt it was a pity that such an excellent novel was serialized as a science fiction novel.

“This would have been an excellent piece of literature.”

Agatha picked a branch of flowers in the yard and muttered to herself.

But after turning a page, her hands suddenly froze.

Agatha's pupils gradually dilated, and she could hardly believe her eyes.

“Isn’t this magazine unprofessional?”

The subsequent reversal, from the backward countryside to the vast outer space, made Agatha feel that this was another work, so she made such an exclamation.

She suspected that the magazine had printed the wrong page number, but after flipping through several pages, Agatha was convinced again that this was the content that followed.

Besides, even if this magazine is in decline now, at least it has published stories from "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", so this kind of thing should not have happened.

This doubt was gradually dispelled in subsequent reading.

Because at some point, Agatha stopped and began to read the subsequent content carefully.

From the countryside to outer space;
From a child to the supreme governor;

From the dim oil lamps of the village to the high-tech interstellar jump;
Agatha felt her emotions were constantly being moved, so much so that she even forgot to study the structure and details of the work.

She began to be eager to know what happened next.

Agatha was so engrossed that she didn't hear her husband calling her from outside the yard.

At the end, it came to an abrupt end!

"Damn it!"

Agatha uttered a cry of indignation.

For the first time, I experienced the pain of having the author interrupt a work.

In the past, those who made such noises were her readers.

At the same time, another literary master in London also expressed the same sentiment.

"Damn! Damn Bao Guowei!"

Wells made the same comment after reading the serialized content of "The Country Teacher".

He pounded the table with his fists, eager to know what happened next, but no matter how he turned the pages, he could no longer see the rest.

It turned out that due to space limitations, "Seaside Magazine" only published most of the content this time. The story plot stayed on the death of "I", a rural teacher, on the podium, which whetted the readers' appetite.

Of course, it’s not that Haibin Magazine cannot publish the following content. Thirty thousand words can be used to create a special column for a magazine.

But for the magazine's sales, it would not be more effective than dividing it into two parts.

What's more, Haibin Magazine also has something to say, and Bao Guowei sent it in two installments!
Charlie poked his head out from the other side of the study. He obviously misunderstood what Wells meant and said with a frown.

"Sir, do you need me to help you find some dirt on Bao Guowei? But this should be difficult."

Wells shook his head and smiled, "Mr. Charlie, I think that's a very bad idea."

Faced with the confused Charlie, Wells did not continue to explain, but looked at the content of "The Country Teacher" again. He stared at the words for a long time in silence.

"Dual narrative? What an interesting idea!"

Suddenly, he felt a fire rising in his chest, and he wanted to write another science fiction novel!

"The Country Teacher" swept the whole of London and even the whole of Britain.

In just a few days, through word of mouth, the novel has become a fascination for countless British people.

When it comes to pursuing science fiction novels, it must be elementary school students on campus and working young people who have read some books in society.

They learned about this work, which brings wonderful feelings to readers, from their friends.

The oriental story at the beginning is mysterious and profound, while the subsequent science fiction world is grand and imaginative.

On the one hand, this caters to young people's curiosity about Eastern culture, and on the other hand, it satisfies their fantasies about science fiction.

This is something that no other novel has ever given them.

Many bookstores were packed with enthusiastic readers because of this work.

There was even a rumor that someone claimed that when he was rushing to buy "Seaside Magazine" in a bookstore, he met a fat middle-aged man who liked to smoke cigars and looked very much like Mr. Churchill who was famous in the political arena some time ago.

As a result, the news that Churchill rushed to buy "The Country Teacher" in the bookstore spread like wildfire.

At the same time, many readers and writers published their comments in newspapers and media.

Even Ms. Agatha, who had disappeared from the public eye for a long time, made a comment in the newspaper's comment section for the first time.

"This is a completely different kind of science fiction, and I dare say Strand Magazine is very lucky that they have found another Conan Doyle.

However, if Seaside Magazine cannot publish the follow-up content quickly before that, it may suffer unimaginable anger from readers."

Mr. Herbert George Wells, who was also a journalist, even wrote an article specifically analyzing the literary techniques used in "The Country Teacher".

".I encourage today's writers to learn Bao's creative techniques and spirit, which will bring us a completely different literary revolution."

Of course, there are also some readers who urge for updates.

"I want to know where the address of Seaside Magazine is. Ladies and gentlemen, I am not a grumpy man."

"As far as I know, the great Bao has provided all the manuscripts. Seaside Magazine should feel ashamed for destroying the legendary work!"

"This work has aroused my interest in the East. I think I must go and see it after I graduate from university."

Obviously, with this momentum, it is only a matter of time before "The Rural Teacher" spreads throughout Europe.

At the same time, Bao Guowei, who had just received his award, was giving speeches at some French universities on Christmas Eve.

Two days later, news about Bao Guowei finally reached China!
(End of this chapter)