Reborn Cultural Empire

The hand that reached out to pick up the coffee cup stopped slightly in mid-air. After she picked up the cup, she found that the boy with the same skin color and hair as her was smiling and encouraging Looking at herself, since she came to France, she has never met such eyes, but there are only a handful of them, just because of the extremely familiar feeling emanating from the other party, the girl can't help but Eye sockets are red.

At this time, the housekeeper also changed into a more humble tone, bowed slightly to Yang Yi and Nestor Pei Luoxiong, and then tried to signal the girl with her eyes, don't make such a big wronged look, because the surrounding There are still many people looking at this side, even if it is just a temporarily hired waiter, it is enough to cause a lot of discussion.

"It's nothing, it shouldn't be a big problem?" Yang Yi said this in Chinese, and after glancing at the housekeeper out of the corner of his eye, he turned back to the girl again: "If you are still worried , Shall I help you tell the master here?" The boy blinked, he was [-]% sure that the girl dressed as a little maid in front of him came from the same country as him, Huaxia.Although the races of the three countries in East Asia are almost indistinguishable to outsiders, especially Europeans and Americans, they can be very keenly aware of the familiarity or differences between them as long as they have a little contact with each other. Induction in their respective blood and soul.

The girl was a little surprised, not because of Yang Yi's help, but because of the identity of this young man on this occasion, although he was passing through this small group of people at the beginning.She noticed him immediately, but before any actual contact.The girl is also full of doubts and guesses, this is an islander.Or a Korean?Or is it your fellow countrymen?For East Asians to be able to distinguish each other's identity and nationality, it also requires actual contact, and it is impossible to know it just by looking at it.But now she knows that the other party is from the same country as herself.

It's just that in this kind of occasion, she suddenly became the focus of everyone's attention, which made her extremely uncomfortable, but she couldn't let go of this good opportunity, because if she missed it, God knows that she would be back in the back kitchen.What else would the harsh housekeeper do to her there: "It's nothing, thank you, they don't have to sue me for such a small mistake."

The two communicated in Chinese, which also made the people around them less concerned about them while spreading their hands.

Although the girl is refusing, words can never really express a person's heart, especially when the one who speaks has some other looks in his eyes.

Yang knew it all at once, and wanted to come to this girl who seemed to be an overseas student.There was still some kind of worry in her heart, if not, she wouldn't have repeatedly begged and signaled herself with such expectant eyes.So the boy nodded and turned to the housekeeper next to him: "I'm sorry. This is my fellow countryman. Can you look at me, an insignificant participant, and don't worry about her mistakes. I think tolerance doesn't matter when and where It's all a virtue. Well, as for the trouble it brings to the salon..."

"No. It's not this lady's fault." Yang Yi's last sentence was in English, so Nestor Pei Luoxiong could naturally understand what he meant, and immediately stood up with a wave of his hand: "The fault of this matter is all my fault." body, I apologize again, if I hadn't turned back to get the coffee so rashly, I wouldn't have let this young lady suffer the trouble she is now."

In this case, what else could the housekeeper say, she naturally apologized again and again: "Yes, I understand what you two mean, then I assure you that she will not be blamed in any way."

Stuffy, annoyed, this woman who has always made me dislike her, seems to be from the same hometown as the invited writer?Then it is true that she cannot be punished. Even when writing comments to these waiters, there is no way to add some unfavorable comments. If I really want to send her labor for this breath What the company said, if she found this young man and continued to say something after the salon, it would not be very good.

So now, she can only state on the spot that there is nothing wrong with the girl, and she will not be treated unfairly.

"Thank you for your tolerance, and thank you two gentlemen for your outspoken words!" The waitress slightly bent her knees, made a Western-style courtesy to Yang Yi and Nestor Pei Luoxiong, and then quickly left with a coffee cup.If she was still staying here in a daze, then the next housekeeper would definitely not be very talkative, which was simply predictable.Although she is quite curious about Yang Yi's identity, if she is in China, Yang, or any other place where she can be free, the girl will definitely ask out of curiosity.

It's just that this little guy seems to be much smaller than himself, why can he communicate with those upper-class people on an equal footing?Could it be some great figure in the country?

Girls who seldom pay attention to literature, especially foreign literature, will inevitably be so confused when they leave in a hurry.

It's just a small episode. From the beginning to the end, Yang Yi didn't ask the girl's name. He only knew that from the looks of the girl, she could definitely be his older sister. As for why she came to the castle to work as a waiter, after Where is Huaxia's hometown, and why did the housekeeper target her, all of which don't need to be deeply understood.

After the girl left, the salon quickly returned to the original scene, talking, arguing, arguing, eloquent speeches and the same joy as before. In short, this is a traditional European-style literary salon.

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With the deepening of exchanges and the mutual acquaintance of the writers, Yang Yi soon surrounded no less than ten famous people in the European literary circle. There was a burst of surprise that raised the corners of the eyebrows.However, after feeling that the number of people began to increase, Yang Yi consciously reduced his speech and listened more. After all, he is not a person like Nestor Pei Luoxiong or Juyong Foucault. The circle rarely welcomes a newcomer who is too high-profile.

Just as he was gradually blending into the atmosphere, a middle-aged man who had just joined the conversation on the other side.Suddenly walked to his side and smiled at him: "Hello. Do you still remember me, dear Yang."

of course I remember.My memory is not as bad as the old man?The young man couldn't help but feel a little slanderous. The person who came over now is a director in charge of overseas copyright affairs in the Gallimard Publishing Group. He is the agent for the distribution rights of the book "Soil Pimple" in Latin-speaking countries. The husband finally got it after going through an arduous negotiation.But looking up now, is there any problem?

So the young man smiled just right: "Of course I remember, dear Mr. Roger Vaillant. The last word of your name in Chinese transliteration is exactly the same as my surname, so to be honest, it's really hard to forget you." It's a very difficult thing. Of course, I'm only referring to me personally."

"Hahaha, you are such a cute little genius, then I will not hide anything from my little nephew." This middle-aged successful man has more attributes of a capitalist than a literary lover, just because Elsalina Castle Salon is a literary gathering for the whole of Europe and even the world.Therefore, in this case, the overseas copyright director of one of the largest publishers in the host country is far more important than the domestic copyright director, because they may be able to contact more business and authors for the publishing house.Because of this, Yang Yi also knew that it was not a strange thing to see him in the salon.Even Edward, isn't he always by his side the whole time?

Only this Mr. Vaillon.It is too familiar, Yang Yi just mentioned a very coincidental similarity between the two names.He took advantage of the opportunity to build a relationship, and even called the young nephew unceremoniously.This kind of communicative ability really left Yang Yi speechless.

"Okay, then I'll listen with all my ears." Yang nodded, very good-tempered and helpless.

Because of Yang Yi's appearance, Luoxie Vaillant smiled heartily and proudly, and then confessed to the boy: "Tomorrow, our Gallimard Publishing House will hold a signing ceremony for writers under the Eiffel Tower. As the overseas copyright director, I have already received opinions from the board of directors, so I solemnly invite you to participate here. It is your "Stone", and many French readers already think it is a Books that could have been compared to "Beside the Girls" and "Deep of Night," especially for the sentimental ladies who love your book. So, you must be at the book signing tomorrow."

"Ah? This, is it too sudden? You know, I gritted my teeth and came here with the intention of coming to the Salon of Aishalina Castle to learn a lot, and then go home obediently. Now you suddenly Tell me, Yang, we need you to go to a signing event! Well, to be honest, I really don’t have any mental preparations. Don’t worry about your board of directors, will the event be messed up after I come on stage?” For this status People, Yang Yi doesn't need to be as polite as before, and every time he says a word, he has to think deeply about his wording.

Roger Vaillant waved his hands again and again, and then gestured to the surroundings: "Look, what kind of people are you talking to now? Well-known writers, literary critics who are widely circulated in the European literary circles, and those who are all Professors dedicated to humanities research, doesn’t this represent who you are now? Don’t underestimate yourself, my friend, if you only talk about writing achievements, you have surpassed at least one-third of the people here, and the rest The ones ahead of you are only because they are Europeans and are more familiar with this place, if not, you are completely on an equal footing with them. So please think carefully again, oh hell, I shouldn't at all Let you consider, in short, for the promotion of "Stone" and for our publishing house, you must participate, if you continue to disagree, then I will stay by your side and talk about this matter until you agree."

Please maintain the demeanor that a senior manager of a big publishing house should have, instead of talking like a rascal here to make people headache!

Yang Yi thought so in his heart, but he couldn't say it out, he could only shake his head repeatedly.But just shaking his head is impossible to defeat a middle-aged capitalist who is determined to be shameless, so in the end, the boy can only nod and agree to the signing activity tomorrow. (To be continued..)