Culture Conquers Foreign Worlds

Harvey waited on the side of the street to invite a black carriage, opened the door and unexpectedly found that there were already guests inside. It was the first person he encountered when he traveled through the world. He was dressed in an old-fashioned suit with a high hat and was chasing debts. Lester, the person in charge, sat on the side of the carriage, holding the iconic gentleman's stick in both hands.

　　 Harvey looked up at the coachman sitting on the top of the carriage. His simple suit could not hide his burly figure. After getting in the car silently, he sat opposite Leicester and said, "Thank you, Leonard Press."

The carriage started slowly, and Lester seemed to sneer and looked at Harvey’s outfit with contempt: "Mr. Adrian, you must know that even the cost of riding in the carriage will belong to you until your debt is paid off. we."

　　 Harvey replied neither overbearing nor overbearing: "Mr. Lester, you should have agreed to give me a month of grace."

"Of course, our businessmen are most concerned about credibility. I hope that Mr. Adrian will do the same for you. This time we will take you for free to show our respect for you." Lester laughed and said no. The indifference and jokes that have appeared bluntly indicate that they are monitoring Harvey. The purpose of meeting with Harvey this time is to convey this message to him, so as to dispel his escape or other thoughts.

　　 Harvey is not used to talking in circles, and said indifferently: "Thank you, I'm trying to raise 30 Barrons to pay off the debt."

　　 "Leonard Press’s call for papers, the bonus is five thousand barrons, and there is still a lot left to pay off Mr. Adrian’s debt, which seems to be a good choice."

　　 Harvey looked at him openly: "It's true, what's the problem?"

　　 Since these people are monitoring him, he should also know about his commuting to and from the library and asking Shirley to send the manuscript to Leonard Press. It is not difficult to guess Harvey's plan.

　　Lester leaned back on his chair and raised his legs: "No, I just want to congratulate Mr. Adrian's work in advance on the sale. Allow me to ask a rude question. Did your work appear in the newspaper this morning?"

　　 Harvey shrugged: "It should have been, but there was a small accident. I need to go to Leonard Press to confirm this."

　　 "It's a masterpiece, Mr. Adrian is as innocent as ever."

　　 Upon hearing the words, Lester laughed impolitely, full of mockery of an overpowered person. Harvey Adrian once naively thought that it didn’t matter if he borrowed money from a private bank. He naively thought that Leicester would not dare to do anything to such a hereditary aristocratic heir. In Leicester’s view, Harvey is now Just repeat this mistake, but the object becomes someone else.

The carriage sent Harvey to Leonard Press. Before getting off the carriage, Lester gave him a final notice: "Dear Mr. Adrian, we hope you can understand that there is only 18 days before your repayment date. Time, it’s better to think about how to beg your fiancée for help or sell your maid instead of doing a pointless stupid thing."

　　 "Mr. Lester, thank you for your advice. I can't understand my situation better."

The wagon that Harvey watched as he left became more ugly, and he was incapable of being restrained by people's feelings of sorrow. Lester didn't say a word of impoliteness on the face of the door. His lofty arrogance and the irony of his irresponsibility all made him. It's uncomfortable, and things are exactly what Lester expected. The "Count of Monte Cristo" he created didn't even have a chance to publish it.

　　 "Damn it!"

He cursed, and turned to see this duplex office building in front of him. The architectural style is biased towards Baroque. It has two floors. The exterior decoration of the building is extremely luxurious and complex. Part of the exterior wall is painted with light blue wall paint, and there are two on the side of the door. A thick marble column is carved with exquisite and complex patterns, full of artistic style, and the window design is modern, neatly arranged in rows, and the moving figures can be seen through the transparent glass.

　　 This architectural style may have been criticized as deviant in an earlier period. However, with the development of art, the renaissance of classicism and the conflict of new cultures, such a passionate and free architectural culture ushered in new developments just like the field of literature.

After entering, he found that the interior was much more lively than he thought. Many well-dressed people came in and out, and they were all different in age. The youngest was about the same as him, and the older ones were frosty and white on their temples. These people were obviously not. Employees of Leonard Press.

　　 "Are you the same as yourself."

Harvey sighed with a heavy heart, guessing that these people are just like him contributors whose works have not entered the publication list. Most of the contributors have blind confidence in their works. As a result, they don’t even have the opportunity to publish. They think they are extraordinary. Contributors will definitely come to ask for an explanation. He and the reception staff explained their intentions and were arranged to the open office of the reviewers. According to the instructions of the reception staff, they found the reviewer of the "Count of Monte Cristo" Pran Garcia.

　　 is a mature man who seems to be experienced. He is dealing with contributors who have the same purpose as Adrian. Harvey stepped forward to express his intention and sat aside and waited quietly.

　　 More than ten minutes later, Puland dismissed the contributors who had come to question the failure of his work before turning to Harvey and politely said: "Sir, this is Pulan Garcia, may I ask you?"

　　 Harvey is not badly dressed now, and his mature and polite attitude makes Pulangao look at him.

Harvey stretched out his right hand and shook him to indicate his identity: "Harvey Adrian, the author of the novel "The Count of Monte Cristo" is submitted to you. The purpose of this trip is to retrieve the contribution of the novel "The Count of Monte Cristo". UU Read www.uukanshu.com"

　　 This is Harvey Adrian?

　　Pulan was taken aback for a moment. Is the young man with a good demeanor in front of him the rumored social **** Harvey Adrian? It's not that the person he just dealt with has a higher status than Harvey, but Harvey surprised him. He shook his head and sighed: "Ah, it is a pity that your work has not passed this review. The quality of your work is undoubtedly very good. However, there are too many writers participating in the call for submissions this time. Excellent works are endless. After careful selection, we only have Choose the batch with the most potential for publication."

Have it not been for Harvey’s knowledge of the popular sleek style of work in the world’s social circles and confidence in the quality of "The Count of Monte Cristo", he would have believed this statement. The purpose of his trip was to confirm whether the reviewers had taken a good look at "Monte Cristo". "Earl", the polite rhetoric has already given the answer.

"The failure of my work really gave me a big shock, but I came here to see that your publishing house felt much better today. There are so many people who have the same hope as me but returned in disappointment. My work is at least Not the worst one." Harvey smiled freely and replied politely.

　　 Pulan looked at Harvey unexpectedly, as a contributor, he didn't even defend his work.

　　 After chatting for a few words, Puran found the "Count of Monte Cristo" manuscript delivered by Shirley and returned it to Harvey. He opened the folder to confirm that the manuscript paper inside was as new as new.

　　Leonard Publishers gave up "The Count of Monte Cristo", Harvey couldn't let go of his face and argued with them about whether the novel was worth publishing.

　　 "It's better to beg Diana than to make a fool of yourself here. There is still more than half a month left. If it really doesn't work, I can only rely on my cheap fiancée." Harvey thought discouragedly.