A healing writer? No, it's a depressing writer!

Chapter 309: Proud! He made Chinese literature stand at the top of the world! An invitation from the British royal family!
Jiang Hai thought that he was not a high-class person. He had done a lot of dirty things and had never had the experience of having dinner with a prime minister of a national level.

Strictly speaking, Jiang Hai has met the highest-level leader in the system——

He is Fang Zhenguo, the president of Chenghai Drama Academy.

In terms of rank, he is a serious and high-level leader, but compared to leaders of the same level as the Queen of England and the Prime Minister, such a leader is...

Maybe the quality is not good enough?

You have to know that Chenghai Drama Academy is only a third-rate school in Asia. Even though it has a decent reputation in China, it is not very popular abroad.
It's basically like that, so it has no influence at all?

What are the world-famous universities in the UK?
Cambridge, Oxford, London, Edinburgh
These schools are compared with Tsinghua University and Peking University in the Times Higher Education Rankings. Even compared with Tsinghua University and Peking University, which are well-known in China, their international reputation is even more famous.

The presidents of these world-class universities have never had the opportunity to have dinner with the Queen of England, let alone Fang Zhenguo from Chenghai Drama Academy?
What’s more, it’s rivers and seas?

"Queen Elizabeth invites me to a private dinner?"

Obviously, Jiang Hai was a little surprised when he heard the news.

Different from the French republican presidential system.

The current political system of the United Kingdom is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy, or parliamentary monarchy for short.

The Queen of England represents the will of the country, just like the emperor of ancient China, except that compared to the emperor, the Queen——

It does not hold any substantive rights.

It is just a manifestation of the monarchy, and the British Prime Minister is the head of the government.

But even so, in the hearts of ordinary British people, the Queen's status is still unparalleled.

"Why did you suddenly invite me to dinner?" Jiang Hai stood there, stunned, "I seem to be..."

"You didn't do anything out of the ordinary?"

"Probably." Chen Hanying thought for a moment, then slowly expressed his guess, "Is it to discuss the specific matters of returning the cultural relics?"

Jiang Hai paused, then asked:

"Do I need to prepare anything?"

"I think it's not necessary, right?" Chen Hanying tapped the screen of her phone and began to confirm the message. "As long as you go over there, it should be fine."

The next afternoon.

Buckingham Palace, UK.

Buckingham Palace is located between St. James' Palace and Victoria Railway Station. Built in 1703, Queen Victoria moved here in 1837. Buckingham Palace has since become the residence of the British royal family. Queen Elizabeth, the Duke of Edinburgh and members of the royal family live here. Whenever there are important state events, such as summoning the prime minister, ministers, and entertaining visiting foreign heads of state, grand private dinners are held in the palace.

It is different from the Forbidden City, which is full of historical weight and the grandeur unique to ancient oriental palaces.

Walking into Buckingham Palace, Jiang Hai's first impression is -

It's luxury.

Unparalleled luxury.

Outside the gate, guards in red and white striped uniforms are guarding the castle 24 hours a day.

Once you enter the door
It is full of the European medieval beauty, exquisite and magnificent atmosphere.

Suddenly appeared before my eyes
Since this was a private gathering, not everyone could come to Buckingham Palace and enter Queen Elizabeth's bedroom for the dinner.

The only Chinese writers' delegation that came to the palace included China Writers Association Chairman Tie Ning, writer Jiang Hai, and accompanying translator Chen Hanying.

Although before departure, Liu Zhenyun repeatedly emphasized:
"Can you take me one?"

"I have lived so long and have never been to Buckingham Palace. I still don't know what the Queen's bedroom looks like."

However, Liu Zhenyun's request was ruthlessly rejected by Tie Ning:

"Pay attention to diplomatic etiquette."

"This time, it is a private dinner, no unrelated persons are allowed to attend"

Do you want to ask what Jiang Hai’s mood was at this moment?
Say you're nervous?
Actually, it's not possible to talk about
In fact, Jiang Hai felt that he was forced to complete the task.

Dealing with such a big shot is really tiring. You need to be careful with your conversation and etiquette.
If it is a normal meal, then you will definitely do it in a relaxed manner. You wear a pair of big shorts and flip-flops, go to a barbecue restaurant on the street, order some barbecue, some beer, and two plates of three fresh dishes.

No one will say anything to you.

Not only will people not think you are rude, they will even think you are down-to-earth.

But this kind of formal occasion is obviously different. Although it is called a private dinner, Jiang Hai started preparing his clothes and reciting etiquette two hours in advance. It can really be said that he was dressed up.

Britain is a country that values ​​gentlemanly manners.

Jiang Hai may not care about his own image, but when he goes out, he must not embarrass the Chinese people.

Entering the cabinet from the outer gate of Buckingham Palace, Jiang Hai and the other two, led by the attendants, slowly walked into the Queen's bedroom.

You want to ask who is the most popular writer in this World Round Table Mystery Masters Competition?

There is no doubt that this uncrowned king is also a well-deserved winner——

It must be Jiang Hai, a mystery writer from China!

Up to now, Jiang Hai's "And Then There Were None", which is regarded as the culmination of the Blizzard Hill genre, has sold over a terrifying 23 million copies in ten days. In a little over a week, the sales volume has directly exceeded 23 million copies, and this speed is showing a subtle upward trend?
Such a terrifying sales growth is rare in the entire world literary scene!

In addition to Blizzard Mountain, the second best-selling book is also an improvisational mystery work by Chinese writer Jiang Hai:

Murder on the Orient Express!
However, compared to "And Then There Were None", the sales performance of "Murder on the Orient Express" can be said to be weaker.

In ten days, the final sales volume was about 1634 million copies.
but!

Even with this result, no other participating writers can match it.

As of now, according to the existing statistics:

Ranked first was "And Then There Were None" by Jiang Hai, with final sales of 2300 million copies.

Ranked second was "Murder on the Orient Express," also a mystery work from Jiang Hai, with final sales of 1634 million copies.

The third place is Keigo Higashino, a Japanese mystery writer known as the Godfather of Detectives. His new book "The Evil Hidden in the Dark" is a new work in the genre of unconventional mystery. This book is said to be an improvement on "White Night Walk".
Even so, I am confident about this book!
Even so, this book is said to be the culmination of Keigo Higashino's ten-year work!

However, the final sales of this book within ten days was only 960 million copies.

It’s not that 9.6 million copies is a bad result. On the contrary, in just over a week—

The sales volume of a single book is close to 10 million copies!
This achievement is unprecedented in any country or region in the world.

These are all very impressive results!
But, he happened to meet the monster Jiang Hai!

I just happened to come across And Then There Were None and Murder on the Orient Express, two of the most famous modern mystery books that are considered to be the pinnacle of classical mystery literature.
The impressive sales of nearly 10 million copies in one week has reached Jiang Hai.
It actually seems so ordinary?

Led by his attendants, Jiang Hai walked slowly into the magnificent dining hall.

Push open the door.

The first thing that catches your eye is an oil painting of King George III.

In 1705, John Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham, built a large town hall here and renamed the mansion "Buckingham House". The luxurious architectural style of the early 19th century is even more eye-catching than its gorgeous appearance.

In 1761, George III bought the palace and used it as a private residence for his wife, Queen Charlotte, to replace St. James's Palace, where many court affairs were held. Therefore, Buckingham Palace is called "The Queen's House" to commemorate the great king who bought Buckingham Palace.

Therefore, there has always been an oil portrait of George III with a sword hanging in the reception hall.

Jiang Hai's first reaction upon entering this reception hall:

“This place is so big.
After looking around, he was surprised by the people who had been waiting in the hall for a long time:

"There are so many people."

Although this is claimed to be a private dinner, all ten writers participating in this round table reasoning competition are here today.

On the left, Asian writers from Japan and Russia sit together.

On the right, European writers from England and France gathered together. In the center of the hall, on the high platform, sat Queen Elizabeth, with a kind face, holding a scepter and wearing a gorgeous and elegant robe.

Sitting next to her was a European girl of about seventeen or eighteen years old who looked very clever.

At this moment, she was looking at Jiang Hai with a curious look:

"Is this Jiang Hai, the man who wrote 'And Then There Were None'?"

The moment you push the door open.

Jiang Hai immediately felt the gazes from all over the world.

No matter what others think.

Jiang Hai straightened his chest and raised his head, then started walking into the hall:
"There's nothing on my face, why are you looking at me like that?"

At this moment, Keigo Higashino, who was sitting at the lower left of the hall, looked at Jiang Hai with an extremely puzzled look:

"How on earth did this person do it?"

Don't even mention the book "And Then There Were None" alone, which sold nearly 20 million copies in a week. Just the book "Murder on the Orient Express" that Jiang Hai sketched out in five days alone sold a lot of copies.
Can you even hang yourself up and hammer yourself?
"In terms of the sales of a single book, it's already so terrifying."

"In terms of total sales of books produced, that's the sales of And Then There Were None and Murder on the Orient Express combined."

Keigo Higashino didn't dare to think too deeply.

Looking at Jiang Hai, who was walking slowly towards the hall with high spirits.

He uttered with deep feeling:
"This Jianghai is really terrifying"

Sitting at the lower right corner of the hall is Abraham, who had previously had a dispute with Jiang Hai and was known as the master of reasoning in the British literary world.

At this moment, he was also staring at Jiang Hai with a solemn look.

You can't imagine that Arthur Conan Doyle, who was worshipped as a god by countless British people, is now...
There is actually a writer from China who is as famous as him???

"It has been a long time since a detective novel appeared in the UK that could replace Sherlock Holmes, become a national reading, and dominate the book sales rankings."

“But this is the river and the sea.”

"He actually did that?!?!"

this moment.

Whether in Asia or Europe and America.

Whether yellow or white.

From the moment Jiang Hai entered the door, he began to look at Jiang Hai from head to toe with an extremely shocked look, as if he wanted to see through him.

It is not easy to write a mystery detective literature like "Murder on the Orient Express", and it is already a great honor to have written for your ancestors.

But this Jiang Hai, he not only wrote one, he even wrote two?
the student surpasses the master.

Each one is better than the last?!?

When watching Jiang Hai walk into the hall, many writers sighed silently in their hearts:
"Until now I still can't believe that Murder on the Orient Express and And Then There Were None were written by the same person, and that these two works are worthy of being recorded in the history of mystery literature."

"All improvised in thirty days?"

“I just can’t accept it.”

No matter what doubts you have in your heart, at this moment, you have to keep them silently in your heart.

At this moment, Jiang Hai broke all doubts with his own strength.

He used real actions to prove to the world that

Chinese writers also deserve to have their own place in the world literary scene!
Feeling the slightly serious atmosphere at the scene.

Jiang Hai first glanced to the left, then to the right.

Then a century-old question was raised:
"Where do I sit?"

It seems that the dining seats on the left and right sides of this hall do not have my name printed on them.

That was when Jiang Hai was wondering where he was.

Queen Elizabeth, who was sitting high in the hall, smiled and waved to Jiang Hai kindly:

"Mr. Jiang Hai, it's nice to see you again."

"Come up."

“Your seat is here”

Not everyone has the opportunity to have dinner with Queen Elizabeth.

To be precise, the protagonist tonight is Jiang Hai.

As for the others present?

That's just a foil.
Under the envious gazes of all the writers in the audience, Jiang Hai took a step and slowly climbed onto the seat that was said to be the exclusive seat of the British royal family.

step.

One more step.

Another step.

Jiang Hai slowly climbed the stairs.

I don’t know why, but sitting on this high throne, Jiang Hai suddenly had the illusion that he had become the emperor?
Here, you can see everyone's expressions and behaviors very clearly.
At the door stood servants and guards.

Sitting in the audience were writers from all over the world.

In the palace, he and Queen Elizabeth, who was from Great Britain and had an extremely precious status in the world, drank and talked happily.
What's there to complain about in a life like this?

In addition to Jiang Hai, Queen Elizabeth also dined with a young girl who was also wearing a pearl crown and a white dress.
He looks like he's only eighteen or nineteen years old?

At this moment, she was sitting opposite Jiang Hai, looking at him with a curious look:

"You are not what I imagined."

Jiang Hai is not a fool. Even though he is a straight man, he still has the necessary vision.

Being able to sit at the same table with the nominal host of the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth, in Buckingham Palace, I think this girl's identity is...
Should it be either rich or noble?

The girl in front of me is dressed in luxurious clothes and has extraordinary manners. The pearl crown on her head symbolizes imperial power.

Jiang Hai recognized her immediately. This should be the princess that was often reported in the news.
Elizabeth V?

"This person should be the successor of Queen Elizabeth and the future master of Britain."

If you talk about currying favor with the powerful, Jiang Hai certainly can't do that.

But when I go out
It’s inevitable that you will make a few friends?

If I could become friends with Elizabeth V, the future Queen of England,
I think it's a very face-saving thing?

"You can't imagine what you haven't seen. You're still young, you should stare at my face more often."

That was when Jiang Hai and Elizabeth V were joking.

Queen Elizabeth, who was sitting next to Elizabeth V, put down her knife and fork and looked at Jiang Hai kindly:

"Dear Mr. Jiang Hai, in your opinion, our Chinese and English cultural relics return ceremony this time——"

"In the British Museum?"

“Or, return to the Forbidden City in China”

(End of this chapter)