Volume 2: The crown and the hat are all over the capital, and the spirit is full of energy and enter the foggy city Chapter 131 Interlude
Subtitle of this chapter: It is not difficult to become a master, as long as you are willing to think of ways.
Friday, April 8, 1921.
"Ding-ling-ling..."
"Boss, your phone number."
"Thank you, Aisi."
Master Yuan Yanshu took the phone and said, "Hello, who is looking for me..."
"You are Mr. Hughes's secretary? He asked me to come to his office to talk about my recent article in The Washington Post. Of course I have to say ..."
"Excuse me, please give my apologies to Mr. Hughes. I'm not available today."
After he hung up the phone, Miss Moman asked in surprise, "Boss, that's the Secretary of State! You won't go even if he asks you to?"
Our Master Yuan picked up a half-read copy of Le Monde and said lazily, "What's wrong with the Secretary of State? Should I go if he asks me to? I'm not an employee of the federal government, so at least he should invite me to dinner. This old guy has no manners at all..."
"Hmm..." The female secretary who had witnessed his magical powers once again witnessed another kind of magical power of his.
They had been staying at the Rosewood Hotel for a week. During these seven days, he had done a lot of work, mainly the following three things:
First, he "finished writing" All Quiet on the Western Front and sent it to the printing factory for typeset printing.
Second, he rewrote the plot of the first Fallout into a novel of the same name. No need to put double quotes this time, because he really wrote it himself. This week was mainly spent on this novel.
Third, he compiled an anthology of science fiction and included Fallout along with his three previous science fiction novels.
In fact, there is no need to ask. Scientist Yuan did these three things in preparation for that real great scientist.
Albert Einstein has already arrived in America..
This was Einstein's first visit to the United States. According to the original plan, he had two tasks : first, to raise funds for the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and second, to give four lectures on the theory of relativity at Princeton University.
In fact, the starting point of these two tasks was economic reasons. Einstein was a little short of money at the time because of the heavy family burden and the severe economic situation in Germany. So he came overseas to seek financial assistance.
Einstein came to the United States with his second wife, Elsa, who was also his cousin.
In addition to the two of them, they were accompanied by Azriel Weizmann (1874-1952), who represented the Zionist movement and the Hebrew University.
Born in Russia, he later moved to the UK and became a chemist. He was one of the initiators and advocates of Zionism, and became the supreme leader of Israeli Zionism and the president of the World Zionist Organization.
In the original timeline, after the founding of Israel in 1948, Weizmann was called the "Father of Israel" for his high prestige and outstanding contributions to the world Zionist movement, and became the first president of Israel.
Although our Master Yuan has always been trying to cheat the Jews, he is happy to see Israel establish its state in the Middle East.
Without this little troublemaker, what would we do if Arab's socialist revival movement really succeeded?
What if there comes a strong man like Hoxha, the leader of the Albanian Labor Party, who can eliminate the greens in the country? What should we do?
What if a group of theistic green countries in the Middle East become atheistic red countries? What can we do then?
Just thinking about such a scene makes people shudder, so let them continue to be "gentle, friendly and kind".
In fact, Einstein arrived in New York first. Before he arrived, he joked to reporters that he would receive a grand welcome in New York. And his joke actually came true.
The New York City government actually arranged a parade for him, inviting him to ride in a convertible through the city center. He was truly more of a star than a celebrity.
After the parade, Einstein gave two speeches at Columbia University and NYU, Yuan Yanshu's alma mater. Both speeches were packed and caused a sensation.
As an intellectual, Yuan Yanshu quite likes the artistic and academic atmosphere of this era.
At least, people now worship art and knowledge more than they will a hundred years later.
Our Master Yuan was also blessed by the times. A Serbian like him could thrive in America, mostly because he was an outstanding writer and a sharp political commentator.
Of course, his goal is to become a world-renowned writer and a master of economics recognized by the economics community. If we use the analogy of mountain climbing, he has not even reached the middle of the mountain yet.
However, precisely because Einstein was so popular in New York, our Master Yuan did not stay in the heart of the capitalist world, but came to the political center of the United States.
After all, Yuan Yanshu, who had not yet reached the mountainside, was still not famous enough, and he was not a physicist. In a place like New York, he would probably be lost in the crowd, and even journalists would find it difficult to pay attention to him.
In that case, let’s go to another place to meet Einstein.
"Ding-ling-ling..."
"Boss, it's still your call."
"Thank you, Aisi."
Master Yuan picked up the phone and said, "Hello, who is looking for me..."
"The President and his wife want to invite me to dinner at the White House? Of course I have time. By the way, can I bring a female companion?"
"Got it. We'll be there on time. Thank you."
He hung up the phone and boasted to his female secretary: "See? Even the President of the United States wants to see me and invite me to dinner. And..."
"Can I go too?!" Miss Moman asked, staring at him with her sparkling eyes.
Yuan Yan nodded and said, "Yes, you can go too..."
"You're awesome, Boss!" The secretary immediately jumped over, hugged his neck and kissed him on the face.
Big Boss Yuan's heart softened, but something hardened somewhere. Just when he was about to swallow the sugar-coated bullet, the girl suddenly jumped up like a spring.
She said in a panic, "Oh, the clothes I brought won't fit when I go to see the president! I'm going shopping now!"
After saying this, Miss Moman rushed out without even saying hello.
"This girl..." Yuan Yan sighed in disappointment and turned her attention to tonight's dinner.
So what did the Hardings want to see me about?
