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

Chapter 438: George Orwell's new work? Crazy fascists!
While "The Rural Teacher" was becoming a hit in France, Bao Guowei met an acquaintance when he got off the station in London.

"Mr. Bao! Mr. Bao!"

As soon as he walked out of the train station, Bao Guowei heard urgent calls coming from behind.

This made Bao Guowei, who was already in disguise, suddenly alert.

Can anyone recognize me dressed like this?
Bao Guowei touched the two mustaches he had just applied and fell into deep thought.

At this moment, a ragged homeless man rushed over. He was dirty and seemed to have stayed in the train station for a long time.

"Wait, don't come over."

Cao Yanhai immediately stood in front of Bao Guowei, blocking the homeless man in front of him, and even used a sentence in French.

The homeless man was a little confused. He looked at Bao Guowei from a distance and only spoke after confirming it again and again.

"Mr. Bao, it's me, George Orwell."

Now Bao Guowei finally understood why the voice sounded so familiar, and he couldn't help but say with some surprise.

"George Orwell, what are you doing here?"

Half an hour later.

Several people had dinner in a restaurant.

George Orwell was dressed in rags, but luckily the men looked aggressive and important, otherwise the waiter would have kicked George Orwell out.

"How did you end up like this?"

Looking at George Orwell pouncing on the steak on the plate like a hungry tiger, Bao Guowei couldn't help but frown and ask.

He remembered that after the banquet, George Orwell seemed to have been recruited by the British Bolsheviks to join the Daily Worker, becoming a minor editor of the newspaper and also providing some manuscripts.

Logically speaking, with his income from the newspaper, George Orwell should have lived a slightly decent life.

"I'm waiting for you, sir."

Wiping the oil stains from the corners of his mouth, George Orwell explained without hesitation.

"Wait for me?" Bao Guowei was a little confused.

After saying this, George Orwell took out a notebook wrapped in a plastic bag from his arms, which turned out to contain his manuscript.

He handed the manuscript to Bao Guowei with a smile and said, "After Mr. Bao's teaching last time, I gained some insights and wrote this book "Down and Out in Paris and London". I hope you can take a look at it."

Bao Guowei was a little surprised. He glanced at the neatly written manuscript and asked, "I remember that I mentioned something about totalitarianism and hegemony to you. Your work doesn't seem to involve that?"

It can be said that George Orwell devoted his life to creation. Less than a week had passed, and he had already produced a manuscript of tens of thousands of words.

Looking at the heavy dark circles under his eyes, you can tell that this guy stays up late every night but can still maintain such strong energy.

He is indeed a madman.
Bao Guowei knows a little about the work "Down and Out in Paris and London".

After a quick look, it is very similar to the work in the previous life. It is a work more like reportage.

In a sense, this is a reflection of George Orwell's experience in Paris.

The work tells the story of George Orwell's life in exile in Paris, where he rented a third-class hotel in the slums, which was almost entirely populated by foreigners.

The living environment was filthy and full of bedbugs. George Orwell's savings were stolen and he lost his tutoring job.

In order to make a living, he was forced to work as a dishwasher in the basement, working more than ten hours a day in a hot and dirty working environment.

Afterwards, George Orwell returned to London from Paris, where he became a homeless man and struggled in various shelters.
This book mainly tells these stories.

Unlike the historical "Down and Out in Paris and London", George Orwell, under the influence of Bao Guowei, has now "awakened" to the approval of totalitarianism in advance.

So, even if George Orwell had not written Nineteen Eighty-Four, there would be some shadows of totalitarianism in this work.

This book, "Down and Out in Paris and London", may seem like a reportage, but in fact the control methods of those in power are exaggerated, which undoubtedly makes the work more full and three-dimensional.

"Mr. Bao, I have thought about creating the work you mentioned, but after careful consideration, I feel that my creative ability is not enough, so I thought of using this work to practice first." George Orwell explained somewhat embarrassedly.

Seeing that Bao Guowei had already finished reading the work, he couldn't wait to ask.

"Mr. Bao, what do you think?"

In fact, at this point in 1930, George Orwell was still a complete novice in literary creation.

"Down and Out in Paris and London" can be said to be his debut work.

In a sense, Bao Guowei unexpectedly became George Orwell's guide, so the latter was eager to get Bao Guowei's evaluation.

"Not bad." Bao Guowei nodded and said, "It's a good choice to write about your real experience as your first work. I think with the ability shown in this book, you are fully capable of becoming a great writer!"

Bao Guowei never imagined that one day he would evaluate a literary giant like George Orwell in the tone of a teacher.

He could also see that George Orwell, intentionally or unintentionally, had adopted the style of "Package literature" in his works.

Invisibly, it also satisfied Bao Guowei's vanity.

"Thank you, Mr. Bao! I will definitely keep working hard!" George Orwell was extremely excited. He did not expect that his first work would receive such an evaluation from Bao Guowei.

"I look forward to your creation of works about the totalitarian world we mentioned earlier."

Bao Guowei was still thinking about the possibility of seeing the publication of "Nineteen Eighty-Four", but he did not forget to remind the other party to pay attention to his own safety while creating.

"I used to be alone, but now in the Workers' Daily, I have many brothers and sisters and many friends. I am not afraid of any difficulties I may face."

George Orwell clenched his fists, looking radiant with energy, as if a red light was emanating from his body.

Bao Guowei nodded with satisfaction, then thought of George Orwell's appearance just now, and couldn't help but squinted his eyes and said.

"You waited for me at the train station for so long, didn't you? It wasn't just to show me this work, was it?"

Why should we be so anxious to see the works? You can send them by mail or by letter.

According to George Orwell's description, the other party had no idea of ​​his itinerary and had been waiting at the train station for several days in order to meet him.

Is it necessary to do this just to read the manuscript?

Unless George Orwell was a man with a dysfunctional brain
Just when Bao Guowei was about to agree with his latter guess, he heard George Orwell say mysteriously.

"Mr. Bao, I'm here to remind you to be careful of the fascist forces led by Oswald Mosley!" "Fascist forces?"

Bao Guowei frowned tightly.

"My fellow countrymen! Our country is at a critical turning point in its destiny!"

"The economic difficulties are like shackles that restrict our progress. All the people are living in hardship and confusion!"

"And I, Oswald Mosley! Will bring you a brand new path, an excellent path from Italy, a path that can save Britain - Fascism!"

"What is fascism? It is an organization founded by Mr. Mussolini. Fascism includes nationalism, state supremacy, and corporatism."

Standing far away on the stands, Bao Guowei could see the crowded square below.

Mosley, wearing a suit and with an exquisite hairstyle, waved his arms passionately, as if he wanted to swallow the microphone in front of him alive.

To be honest, even Bao Guowei felt his scalp tingling when he saw the dense crowd of people dressed in black, crowding in the square like ants.

Maybe this is why George Orwell brought himself here?
George Orwell lowered his voice and said, "During the Christmas period, Mosley and his people have stepped up their propaganda efforts. Especially after the economic crisis, countless ordinary people still cannot eat a bite of bread on Christmas, so thousands of people have joined Mosley's forces."

"What a scary guy." Bao Guowei couldn't help but sigh. "But this seems more like something the gentlemen in Buckingham Palace should be worried about."

Neither the Conservative Party nor the Labour Party would allow Mosley's power to continue to grow, as this has already affected their fundamental interests.

Moreover, according to the course of history, Mosley's actions may have been brought forward because of himself, but the final outcome should not have changed.

Although the British Empire was in trouble, it was not affected by a Mosley.

But I heard George Orwell say: "It's not that simple, sir. Just keep listening."

What do you mean?
Bao Guowei frowned tightly and looked at the man on the central stage of the square, who was now passionately introducing his economic policies.

"The old British system is already rotten and cannot cope with the challenges that are about to happen in the world, and fascist methods will bring us order and efficiency!"

"You may all know that a mysterious Oriental man has recently entered our lives."

"Bao!" Mosley called out the name emphatically. "This is a terrible socialist, but we always look at a person with an objective attitude.

Just like the economic theory he proposed, I think it has a lot of merits!"

After Bao Guowei was mentioned, it was obvious that many spectators in the audience became interested, including ordinary people who had not joined the fascist forces.

Mosley smiled wildly and continued, "As Bao's economics says, we need to establish a strict economic management system to pull down all those profiteering masters! The wealth of the country should serve the welfare of all citizens.
Unlike Britain, under my economic policies we will protect our own industry and make British products dominate world markets once again.
Ladies and gentlemen, under the fascist banner, we will fight for the glory and prosperity of our country and will no longer tolerate weakness and chaos.

Let's work together! Make Britain great again, a strong and prosperous Empire!"

In the stands, Bao Guowei was stunned when he saw this scene.

I almost said "Fuck you".

This Mosley actually misinterpreted his own economic theory and used it as the propaganda of the fascist forces?

Bao Guowei has always taken advantage of others, but this time he was fleeced by others.

For a moment, Bao Guowei didn't know what to say.

To be honest, in a sense, some of the economic policies adopted by fascism have some macroeconomic shadows, but the two are obviously completely different things.

Mosley used this as an excuse to gain a bigger reputation, which made Bao Guowei extremely embarrassed.

George Orwell said indignantly: "Damn Mosley, he is a sinister politician. He is using your influence while searching for your whereabouts everywhere. So as soon as I got the news, I immediately waited at the train station to remind you as soon as possible."

Bao Guowei patted the other person's shoulder gratefully.

"You did a great job Orwell, thank you for your kindness."

After this period of contact, George Orwell has obviously become both a teacher and a friend.

"Master, let's go." Cao Yanhai looked around and reminded. "There are many ambushes nearby. If we don't leave quickly, we will be discovered."

The stands where the three people were located were some distance away and not easy to be found, but the oriental faces of Bao Guowei and the other man were still too conspicuous.

"We should think about this matter carefully and try not to cause any trouble. Let the British authorities handle it. If it doesn't work, Orwell, you can come back to China with me."

As he left, Bao Guowei reminded George Orwell.

George Orwell was stunned for a moment, then nodded heavily.

"I have no objection, sir."

As he was about to get on the car, Bao Guowei turned around for the last time to take a look at the rally not far away, sighed, and said lightly.

"When a country is about to fall, there must be evildoers!"

The English translation of this sentence does not do justice to the original, but George Orwell was still startled.

When he returned to the hotel the next day, Bao Guowei was waiting for news from the British royal family. Due to the tense situation, he had no mood to go out and wander around, so he stayed in the room and continued to create.

During this period, Shaw was commissioned to find a lawyer to specifically deal with the copyright issues of "The Country Teacher".

The good thing about capitalist countries is that as long as you have money, you can solve almost any problem. The lawyer patted his chest and vowed to catch all pirated copies in one fell swoop!
As soon as he arrived at the hotel yesterday, Bao Guowei asked someone to send the Chinese version of his book "Rural Teachers" by telegram.

As for the telegram being too expensive? That was not something Bao Guowei should consider now. He only knew that because he forgot to publish the Chinese version, the public in China was already furious.

Just when Bao Guowei was creating, a guest suddenly came to visit.

"Bingwen, you are finally back in London."

As soon as he entered the door, Shi Zhaoji looked anxious.

Bao Guowei asked in confusion: "What's wrong? Mr. Shi looks very anxious?"

"Hey!" Shi Zhaoji sighed and drank the glass of water on the table.

Bao Guowei stammered for a moment, but finally gave up reminding the other party because he had already finished drinking.

But then I heard Shi Zhaoji say.

"It's an invitation from the BBC. They want you to participate in their radio program "Westminster Week"!"

(End of this chapter)