The second volume is full of glory and splendor in the capital, and the spirit is full of vitality in the foggy city. Chapter 188: Circle of Friends (Part 1)
Subtitle of this chapter: A handsome man who is unique
Our Master Yuan has finally, finally, finally begun to reveal his true nature!
Don't think that he really likes being a high-class Chinese who has to change several sets of clothes every day. He just likes being a high-class Chinese.
Besides, when wearing formal clothes, you have to look like you are wearing formal clothes, and you also have to wear a messy bow tie, necktie, scarf, waist belt, cufflinks, suspenders... It is really troublesome and uncomfortable.
How could a 90s-born person like him, who came from an ordinary family, get used to this? In the past, he had no way to integrate into the upper class of this era, so he had to compromise himself.
It’s different now. He no longer needs a circle, because he is the circle... Well, people in Shanghai call pig intestines a circle, so it’s better to use a different name.
Yuan Yanshu already has a circle of friends centered around him, so he can naturally be a little detached from his own circle of friends.
Besides, he is now a family, and at this level, the world's etiquette is no longer designed for him.
In your own home, is it a big deal for your family to wear pajamas to meet close friends? On the contrary, it is a way for him to show closeness.
Just as Huang Zongyi saw, his friends from upper-class families completely turned a blind eye.
What's more, with 17 points of charm and the "Eye of Nothingness" in his body, the Void One is so handsome that it makes no difference what he wears or even whether he wears anything at all.
It was from this time that our Master Yuan became a fashion trendsetter leading the men's clothing trend, and he would carry forward his "strange clothes" style and "eccentricity".
"Sorry, please wait a moment." Seeing the guests, he put down his cigar and wine glass and apologized to everyone, "I have a guest."
As he said this, he stood up casually, put on his slippers casually, and walked towards me casually.
The April spring breeze lifted up his silk nightgown, making him look ethereal and otherworldly... If he had his own background music, he would really be in heaven!
"Nephew Huang Zongyi, I meet...that uncle."
Of course, even though he was dressed like he was in the bedroom, Young Master Huang did not dare to be negligent and took off his hat and bowed.
Seeing that he suddenly had a nephew (actually, a nephew) who was about the same age as him, Master Yuan felt a little embarrassed and said, "Oh, Master Huang is really too polite. He even called me uncle."
"That's too formal, too distant. We are a family..." He said affectionately, "Just call me uncle."
"Um... yes, uncle."
Uncle Yuan asked kindly, "What is Mr. Huang's courtesy name?"
"My nephew taught me the cursive script."
The character "诒" means to pass on or give as a gift, which is why Mr. Huang has this courtesy name..
"Huang Shuzhi, hahahaha..." Yuan Yan suddenly thought of something. You know... He had actually searched on Baidu, then said with a happy smile, "God-given, God-given!"
There was a strange light in his eyes as he looked at Young Master Huang again as if he was examining a work of art. Under the gaze of his "Eyes of Void", the other party felt uncomfortable all over.
Huang Zongyi could only cough and say, "Um...Uncle, my nephew is here on my father's orders..."
"Shuzhi, this is not urgent!" Yuan Yan suddenly raised his hand to interrupt, "Brother, I...that uncle is busy right now."
"Uncle, in that case..."
Just as Mr. Huang was about to leave, his uncle affectionately put his arm around his shoulders and said, "Shuzhi, there's no need to leave. Come with me, I'll introduce you to some good friends."
"Ladies and gentlemen..." Master Yuan took Huang Zongyi back to the balcony and said to everyone, "This is my nephew., Mr. Huang from Nanyang."
"This is my friend..."
"This is my friend..."
"This is my friend..."
"This is my friend..."
So Mr. Huang got to know the grandsons of the three giants of Wall Street, the daughter of the owner and editor-in-chief of Le Monde, the grandson of the president of New York Life, the daughter of the president of New York University Press... as well as the magazine editor-in-chief and female secretary and other miscellaneous people.
Of course, he didn't know all the details yet. He only knew that most of his uncle's friends were American elites of the second generation of wealth, just like himself.
After the introductions were completed, Yuan Yan quickly had the servants serve drinks to her nephew, arranged a seat for him, and then asked everyone, "Guys, where were we?"
"'Flowers for Algernon'!" Her Majesty, who hadn't appeared in a long time, was the first to jump out and say, "Nai ah, this novel must be handed over to my father's publishing house!"
A female intellectual? She likes people with intellectual disabilities the most... No, she likes topics about people with intellectual disabilities the most... No, she likes to focus on topics about people with intellectual disabilities the most.
Of course, there is a reason why this novel has become a science fiction classic. Even if the prefix of science fiction is removed, it is still an extremely outstanding novella.
By describing the mental journey of a foolish person who gains high intelligence and then loses it later, the author fills the reader's heart with warmth and pain at the same time, makes the reader feel the light and darkness of human nature, and can't help but smile and feel sad at the same time.
The novella version of Flowers for Algernon won the Hugo Award upon its publication in 1959, and the novel version of Flowers for Algernon won the Nebula Award in 1966.
And the novel, which was published forty years earlier, was even more relevant in the early 20th century!
Because now is an era when social Darwinism and racial theory are rampant, and these two things are also the theoretical basis of colonialism, militarism , racism and extreme nationalism.
A hundred years later, political correctness forced anthropologists to abandon their research on racial differences, lest they be labeled Nazis. This is not scientific at all; it's simply too much.
Since there are obvious differences in physique and physical characteristics among Homo sapiens, what's the problem with acknowledging that different races have different IQs?
However, these days some so-called "anthropologists" in the West are justifiably and blatantly engaging in racial discrimination under the guise of "science", which is not only unscientific but also inhumane.
As an economist, Yuan Hongjian admits that there are indeed innate differences between races, but innate differences are definitely much smaller than acquired influences, especially economic conditions.
In fact, the average IQ of a region is closely related to the local infant survival rate, child nutrition level, compulsory education coverage rate, and even iodine intake.
Take the United States as an example. After they began adding iodine to table salt in the mid-1920s, the average IQ suddenly increased.
East Asians and Jews, with an average IQ of 105, may be the smartest people in the world, but in a world dominated by Western whites, this is of no use at all.
Instead of proving that the Seres are not an inferior race... well, it is really difficult to do this in this era, Yuan Yanshu might as well learn from the white left in later generations, hold high the banner of humanitarianism and universal values, and fundamentally deny the theory of race.
Doesn't this also better fit his identity as a master of neoclassical liberalism?
Anyway, he had two agents, so there was no need to hang out with the Hanged Man and Temperance. On the contrary, he wanted to be a standard-bearer for the anti-fascist movement in the future.
Otherwise, how could he continue to be a master after World War II? Could he be put in a mental hospital like Pound?
Speaking of the original author of this novel, Daniel Keyes (1927-2004), he is not a prolific writer like Martin, but almost every one of his works is a classic worth mentioning, especially the two works with multiple personality patients as the protagonists are the most famous.
One of them is "Sally" mentioned in "Making a Fortune in Hollywood".
Unfortunately, Jenny Jane, who also brought the systemIt only exists in the book and has not been adapted into a movie in reality. Perhaps playing a character with multiple personalities is too challenging for the actor.
Another male protagonist with multiple personality disorder in Keith's film "Twenty-Four Bills"》is based on true stories.
The film adaptation rights of this novel were bought by James Cameron a long time ago, and the film script he adapted himself is called "The Crowded Room".
The name came about because the prototype of the male protagonist claimed that his 24 personalities lived together in a hall.
It is said that Leonardo DiCaprio liked the script very much and wanted to play the protagonist with 24 personalities after filming Titanic. However, Cameron preferred another actor, John Cusack.
According to what I've heard, the film never started filming. John Cusack did star in a stripped-down version of "Identity" in 2003. Later, Hollywood made a similar film, "Split," starring a young version of Professor X, James McAvoy.
Of course, Master Yuan would definitely write these two high-profile works. But there was no rush. He planned to find an opportunity to chat and laugh with the two great psychology masters, Freud and Jung, before writing this novel about multiple personalities.
"Helen, I'm so sorry." Yuan Yan suddenly spread her hands and said, "Mr. Carl Van Anda called me personally to ask me to write an article, and I agreed to publish "Flowers for Algernon" in the next issue of The New York Times Magazine."
The Grey Lady is the Grey Lady after all, and even a character as unscrupulous as Lord Grey Knight doesn't dare to offend her easily.
And although the New York Times has a Jewish owner and leans towards the Democratic Party, the American People's Daily has not yet fallen to the level of fabricating fake news to attack our Emperor Trump, as it did in later generations. Its stance is still quite neutral and objective, and it is considered polite to him, a Serbian.
Therefore, our Master Yuan returned the favor and readily accepted the invitation from the editor-in-chief who was proficient in both arts and sciences.
Huang Zongyi, who was sitting next to him, was also a high-ranking Chinese. He certainly knew the status of the New York Times in the American and even the entire Western public opinion circle.
Hearing this, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. His uncle's literary status was really as high as the legend said.
