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

Chapter 456: George Orwell is depressed?

Leaving Singapore and then arriving at Saigon, the cruise ship was finally ready to dock in the Hong Kong River.

Many Chinese students on the ship already knew that the next stop would be Hong Kong. When they saw the land from afar, they all cheered.

"We've reached the shore! We've reached the shore! We're finally going back to our motherland!"

"The Hong Kong River is just ahead! I haven't been back for nearly two years!"

"We will be able to return to Shanghai from Hong Kong very soon!"

Many students burst into tears at this moment, just like a wanderer who has not returned home for a long time and suddenly sees his old mother at home.

The old mother's clothes were tattered and her face was full of wrinkles. Her home was also in a dilapidated state and she probably couldn't even have a bite of meat to eat.

But this is my hometown after all!

Inside the cabin, Cao Yanhai heard the call from outside. He chuckled and spoke to Bao Guowei and Zhang Nianyue behind him.

"Master and Madam, we are finally in Hong Kong. All the nonsense from the West these days has given me a headache. We can finally go to our own place as Chinese people."

Although Hong Kong had long been "leased" to the British, in the eyes of most Chinese people, it still belongs to them.

Bao Guowei smiled and said jokingly: "The dialect varies from place to place. The dialect in Hong Kong is very different from that in Jiangnan. You won't understand it either."

"That's always better than foreign languages."

Cao Yanhai said angrily, and it was obvious that he hated foreign languages.

"Finally we can go ashore."

Zhang Nianyue also let out a breath and couldn't help but look at the bright weather outside.

"I'm almost going to get moldy after being on the cruise ship these days."

Bao Guowei glanced at his fiancée.

"What are you doing!" Zhang Nianyue put her hands on her hips and glared at Bao Guowei, not afraid at all.

Bao Guowei shook his head helplessly. This woman was truly vigorous. If it weren't for his good health, he would have been weak by now.

The cruise ship will stay in Hong Kong for a day and a night to rest. This is the last stop for the British cruise ship in the colony, so it will take a little longer.

"Master, do you want to take a walk in Xiangjiang City?" Cao Yanhai asked expectantly.

"Of course!" Bao Guowei answered simply.

I didn’t have much time to stay in Hong Kong last time, so of course I have to take a good look now.

When talking about Hong Kong in the 1930s, one person must be mentioned.

Ho Tung.

He was the first richest man in Hong Kong. His father was a Dutch Jew and his mother was from Guangdong.

It was this Eurasian who established the first prominent family in Hong Kong during the British colonial period.

He is also one of the founders of Hong Kong University.

The most important thing is that Ho Tung has some involvement in real estate, finance, import and export trade, etc.

Moreover, he is also the chairman of United Chinese Films, which means he can be said to be both Leon Lai's boss and friend in a sense.

Naturally, Ho Tung also had to contribute to the filming of "The Godfather".

Last time, Bao Guowei didn’t have the chance to meet this richest man, but this time, even if it’s just for the movie, he must go and meet him.

Besides, he also wanted to know when his movie "The Godfather" would be released?
It is worth mentioning that Ho Tung is also the great-uncle of the later "King of Gambling" Stanley Ho, whose grandfather is Ho Tung's younger brother.

Obviously, Stanley Ho's rise to wealth is closely related to the power of the Ho family.

People in later generations always confuse the other Mr. He with these two.

The "King of Macau" Mr. Ho is called Ho Yin. He is a native Chinese who has established a firm foothold in the financial field through his own efforts.

He also actively participated in public welfare and charity afterwards, and can be said to have played an extremely important role in Macau's development history.

After a few people packed up, they prepared to disembark as the ship was about to dock.

But I ran into trouble.

George Orwell, who has always followed Bao Guowei, is not leaving?
George Orwell is emo.

Specifically, after reading Bao Guowei's works, George Orwell fell into deep internal friction.

For a moment, it felt like his soul was drained out.

I just can't muster the energy to do anything.

He even seemed to have lost interest in creation.

George Orwell began to look more and more haggard. He hid in his room all day, muttering something.

"No! I still can't do it! I will never be able to catch up with Mr. Bao."

"Yezo, he is a lonely person, constantly catering to others, but can never find his own destiny. Am I the same in this world?"

"Is the human world really worth it?"

George Orwell's behavior was apparently so abnormal that even his wife Irene was at a loss.

Originally, Irene had no complaints about following George Orwell with her children.

What was there to complain about? Her life with George Orwell was so bad that she felt they could no longer support their children.

But everything changed when George Orwell met Mr. Bao.

This great and magical master of oriental literature brought them hope.

Their families no longer had to struggle above the poverty line, and countless respectable gentlemen came to them to work with George Orwell.

Almost everything we have now was brought by Mr. Bao, so Irene is very grateful to that oriental writer.

She had even less complaints about the decision to go to the East, and without even a moment's hesitation, she left the decision to George Orwell.

Unexpectedly, before reaching the destination, her husband George Orwell seemed to have fallen into a state of madness.

Irene is an ordinary woman. She doesn't have much knowledge, but she just thinks that her husband is possessed by the devil.

He had offended some terrible creatures on the sea, and his soul had been polluted by the devil.

Irene was terrified. She was afraid that she would lose her only support.

So she found the only person she could trust on the cruise ship.

Bao Guowei originally wanted to call George Orwell, but he didn't want to hear this news.

He frowned and said, "You said George Orwell's soul was contaminated by the devil?"

He couldn't believe his ears. After almost a year in this world, Bao Guowei had already determined that this was a normal time and space line.

Why did the Cthulhu element suddenly appear?
But then I heard Irene speaking in a crying voice.

"Since the past two days, something has been wrong with George. His will has started to weaken, and his eyes are no longer filled with hope as before.

I could see that he seemed to be in deep depression and despair, and he doubted himself every day.

From time to time, I would say that I would never be the writer I imagined, and that the world was not worth living.”

"Is this guy possessed by evil spirits?" Cao Yanhai commented heartlessly.

In his eyes, George Orwell had always been a very enthusiastic person, but he suddenly became like this. His thoughts were similar to Irene's, but it was just an Oriental way of explaining it.

It's been an evil spirit.

Zhang Nianyue thought for a moment and said, "Bao Guowei, he must have felt a little inferior after reading your work. After all, you are really too evil."

Bao Guowei glanced at his fiancée, wondering if her words had some other implication.

After thinking about it, he seemed to understand why.

Bao Guowei gave a few simple words of comfort and then spoke.

"Don't worry, Irene, George will be fine. Take us there first."

I don’t know why, but Irene always feels a little relieved after seeing Bao Guowei.

She nodded with tears in her eyes. "Yes, dear sir."

After arriving at George Orwell's study, Bao Guowei confirmed his guess.

This guy locked himself in the room, writing something mechanically with his hands.

Bao Guowei had very good eyesight and could see from a distance that the other party was writing some passages from "No Longer Human" on the table.

I suddenly didn't know what to say.

After reading "No Longer Human", George Orwell began to have great doubts about life?
When everyone just walked in, the windows in the room were closed and manuscripts were scattered all over the floor.

George Orwell was lying on the table writing something, with disheveled hair, like a beggar.

When Irene saw this scene, tears suddenly welled up in her eyes and she threw herself on George Orwell and sobbed.

"George~"

Cao Yanhai continued to watch the fun and said without thinking: "Hey~ This kid is really possessed by evil spirits. He just happened to be in Hong Kong. Let's go and invite a Maoshan Taoist priest!"

I don’t know if there is Uncle Ying in this world.

Bao Guowei was thinking wildly in his mind and even felt a little guilty for a moment.

Obviously, George Orwell's condition had a lot to do with the fact that I showed him No Longer Human that day.

However, Bao Guowei could never have imagined that the book "No Longer Human" would be so powerful?

It seems to be a factor of the times. People of this era have not been exposed to so many literary and artistic works.

Therefore, the infection will be more severe.

Bao Guowei walked over and looked at George Orwell, who was a little dazed, then glanced at Zhang Nianyue and signaled her to take care of Irene.

Zhang Nianyue also understood what he meant and lifted Irene up from the ground.

With tears in her eyes, Irene looked at Bao Guowei and spoke in a very pleading tone.

"Mr. Bao, please help poor George. He is about to be destroyed by the devil. We need a holy priest."

Bao Guowei looked a little uncomfortable, as he always felt that the devil the other person was talking about seemed to be talking about himself.

He said gently, "Ma'am, don't worry, this is not a big deal."

In this era, ordinary people, whether in the East or the West, when they encounter something they cannot understand, will associate it with supernatural powers.

As for the matter of George Orwell, Bao Guowei was not worried at all. He walked up to him and patted him on the shoulder.

"Mr. Bao?"

George Orwell seemed to have just woken up from a dream and looked at Bao Guowei beside him.

He didn't respond when others called him, but it was different when Bao Guowei came.

When George Orwell saw Bao Guowei, a glimmer of light appeared in his eyes, and then dimmed again, and he muttered to himself.

"Mr. Bao, I feel like everything in life has lost its meaning. My efforts will not be rewarded. This world is really not worth living."

This indifferent tone made Irene behind him feel confused.

Especially George Orwell's empty eyes.

Obviously, this is not the impact that Bao Guowei's "No Longer Human" can have.

It must be the root cause of long-term life experiences.

George Orwell's first half of life was truly miserable.

He was born into a middle-class family, but his family was never well off.

Through his own efforts, he was admitted to Eton College, but was bullied and discriminated against because of his poor background.

He was once a British colonial policeman in Burma. Due to his privileges, he was able to see the brutal side of human nature in the colonies, which made George, who was naturally kind, reflect on the Western system.

Later he returned to England and began a four-year wandering life, struggling among the lower class.

His aristocratic accent also made George unacceptable to the lower class people.

During this period of life experience, he felt the oppression and injustice of society towards individuals.

George Orwell came to accept socialism.

But to his disappointment, those politicians in London, England, who seemed to uphold socialism, were actually obsessed with their own personal interests.

Just like the Labour Party, do they really hold power for the benefit of workers?

George Orwell was completely disappointed with Britain as a country.

After that, George Orwell finally met Bao Guowei, whose theories and wisdom brought hope to George Orwell!

This is also the reason why he wanted to leave with Bao Guowei.

But it was Mr. Bao Guowei who wrote an article called "No Longer Human".

George Orwell regarded Bao Guowei as his true idol, but it was because of this idol that he wrote an extremely pessimistic novel about life.

At first, George Orwell was fine, he was just shocked by the details and descriptions in the story.

It turns out that novels can be written like this?

But after returning, George Orwell began to recall the scenes in his mind, and the story of "No Longer Human" was gradually deconstructed and analyzed in his consciousness.

The more I deconstruct, the more fascinated I become; the more I analyze, the more I get involved, and ultimately I end up in this situation.

Bao Guowei looked at George Orwell speechlessly. To some extent, many great artists have some problems with their brains.

They tend to have higher sensitivity and insight than ordinary people. This ability allows them to write excellent works, but it can also easily cause them to fall into the abyss.

Bao Guowei sighed, patted George Orwell on the shoulder and said.

"George? Do you want to know the meaning of life? Do you want to understand why people live? Do you want to know whether the world is worth living?"

George Orwell slowly turned his head, his eyes were bloodshot, and he was full of desire, like a religious fanatic.

"Sir! I want to know! Tell me! What is the meaning of life?"

Bao Guowei said unequivocally: "Look up!"

People around him didn't know what Bao Guowei was doing. They all looked at him strangely, and some looked at George Orwell with pity.

Cao Yanhai was even more sympathetic. On the surface, he said that he was possessed by evil spirits, but in his heart he was thinking: "Another poor person who was fooled by his master."

"Yes, sir." George Orwell raised his head firmly and looked at Bao Guowei with eyes full of piety.

"Listen carefully."

Bao Guowei grabbed George Orwell's head.

Then he raised his hand and gave the other person a hard slap in the face.

"Crack~"

The sound is crisp and pleasant.

It was obvious that Bao Guowei was holding back. This was a perfect technique that could produce a loud noise without causing a concussion to the opponent.

It is said that the eunuchs who wielded the court sticks in ancient palaces were all proficient in this art.

Everyone's eyes widened; they didn't expect Bao Guowei to suddenly attack.

Irene, in particular, let out a scream and almost fainted after seeing this scene.

Zhang Nianyue frowned, thinking that Bao Guowei had gone too far.

George Orwell is now losing hope in life. Why doesn't Bao Guowei comfort others but instead beats them up?

But she was still holding Irene, so she had no time to stop it.

But then Bao Guowei said loudly.

"Life has never had any meaning. Life is just life, just like eating. Do you ever wonder what the meaning of eating is?

Eat when you are hungry, rest when you are tired, and change it if you think the world is unfair!
Self-pity can't solve any problems except hurting yourself!"

(End of this chapter)