Chapter 567: Wei Keduo reaches the pinnacle of life
Chapter 567: Wei Keduo reaches the pinnacle of life
“What a blessing that Vicodo became a Madeleine.”
"Why didn't Mr. Jonathan give me this opportunity? Why did Wei Keduo?"
"I saw the BBC's ranking of writers of the 21st century earlier, and Mr. Gu Lu was ranked at the top. I thought it was a little inappropriate, but now I agree with it. A Chinese can write about our country so clearly, which is definitely something that only great writers can do."
“Yes, Prime Minister” will become a masterpiece of satire in the history of the Chinese people. Mr. Gu Lu is even a better storyteller than Oscar Wilde. At least between “An Ideal Husband” and “Yes, Prime Minister”, I prefer the latter.”
"I admire Mr. Jonathan for giving this opportunity to Wei Keduo."
……
Madeleine cake is an ordinary French cake, also known as shell cake. But because of the famous book "Remembrance of Things Past", this cake is famous all over the world.
Jonathan heard all the conversations in the tea room. Even though he had seen many storms, his heart was bleeding at this moment.
European and American writers like to dedicate a book to someone, or pay tribute to someone. In 80 cases, it can bring fame...
BBC reports:
“(Yes, Minister) It perfectly demonstrates how “democratic” a democratic government really is and who actually controls the country under democratic elections.
Through this work, most audiences can understand how the government works, which is a wonderful embodiment of British humor.
But at the same time, the complex long and short sentences, as well as the use of slang, also show that Gu Lu received help from many people when creating this work.
I think this person is Mr. George Wicodo, who was thanked in the preface.
According to the investigation, Mr. Wei Keduo has worked in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the United States for 19 years and has sufficient experience..."
Actually, it is normal for the BBC to report like this. Although the TV station listened to the authorities and praised "Yes, Minister", it is now successful!
Many examples in the book can be found to correspond to this, as people vent their dissatisfaction with the authorities.
"Is it funny? The hospital in Coventry was empty in 1976. There were only administrative staff but no doctors or patients. It really existed. This is our government, a shitty government." Something like that.
Of course, it's okay if you curse people, but if you incite them a little bit and start a gathering or march - I'm sorry, you will be arrested soon.
This is "proper venting", which is beneficial to the health of the country.
Excellent, the Prime Minister's vision has been successfully completed. Now that it has been completed, we need to promote subsequent developments.
How can you, a foreigner, write such good long and short sentences, such dark humor, and such good satire?! So there must be a master behind it.
Anyway, it is the medal of honor of the book "Yes, Minister", and the Ying government wants to take a copy. Coincidentally, Wei Keduo, who was thanked in the preface, became a ready-made "master".
Yes, Vicodo became famous overnight.
Jonathan was reading some of the comments on Twitter, which almost gave the fifty-something politician a heart attack.
"My friend's brother also works in the interior department. He told me that Wei Keduo has remained in his original position for seven or eight years in a row. This is a reflection of his ability."
"Of course, Wicodo understands the principles of politics very well, so he doesn't want to be involved in corruption. He can only stay in his original position. He is a good person with noble character."
"Isn't it obvious enough? If he didn't have real ability, how could he not get a promotion in eight years? Even if he was a pig, he would have climbed a lot in eight years. Isn't this enough to prove that Wei Keduo is a powerful character?"
“It takes a lot of ability to get all the answers right on a test paper, but it takes even more skill to get all the answers wrong on a test paper without going off topic!”
……
He has no ability at all, the legendary scapegoat!
Although he was sad about missing the opportunity, Jonathan felt even worse when he saw Wei Keduo being praised. The point was… Jonathan couldn’t even sabotage it if he wanted to.
It only took him a week to transform from a legendary scapegoat to a powerful figure in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
"I'm so awesome?" Wei Keduo looked at the online comments. He had just hung up a phone call. The caller was from the BBC. BBC Legends wanted to do an interview.
Those who appear on this show are either former prime ministers or cabinet ministers, or at least great writers. It is amazing that Wei Keduo can be listed with them.
"Hiss - Sir Humphrey, could it be that this story was based on me?" Vicodo suddenly thought.
His rank was lower than Sir Humphrey's, but they were both officers and great men! Most importantly, he was also nominated for the rank of Knight of the Order of the Lower Order.
The suffix KT of Humphrey's name in the book is the abbreviation of Knight Bachelor. Vicodo almost got this title of a person who has made contributions to social causes.
Therefore, Wei Keduo often talks about this incident as a regret in his life, and he doesn't know whether he has told the Chinese writer about it.
"I must have said it unintentionally, and then Gu Lu remembered it, so he wrote it down as Sir Humphrey!" Wei Keduo smiled.
"I, George Weikodo, agree with you, the great writer from China."
His fingertips brushed across the words "Thanks to Mr. George Weikodo" on the book, as if he had touched the hand of a goddess, and Weikodo blushed a little.
"How could any country bumpkin think that Mr. Gu Lu is deliberately smearing Weymouth?" Wei Keduo, a Weymouth native, would never agree with this statement.
Look, how much Chinese writers respect him, some even add "Mr." after the name in the layout.
A wonderful misunderstanding. It was the people at Daying Publishing House who added "Mr." after the names of the people being acknowledged.
It is said that the whole world is one village, but even in the Internet age, news spreads very slowly. For example, in Europe and the United States, if there is a new book released, no one will pay attention, even if the person is Gu Lu.
Unless you spend money on publicity or want something else, the domestic hot searches are already filled with domestic news and there is no room for you at all.
Of course, there are also people in China who are paying attention to this book—President Wang.
He wanted to publish Love Letter and Da Ying's new work. Publishing Gu Lu's book was profitable.
"Manager Xiao, do you think we should take over Love Letter or Yes, Minister?" President Wang asked. With the biggest obstacle, President Jian, it was basically impossible to publish both books at the headquarters.
One book is still a sure thing. Both have shortcomings. Gu Lu personally did not want to write the text version of the former, but authorized it to other writers. The latter is about the story of the political arena of Da Ying. President Wang has not seen the work yet, and it sounds like it will not be popular in China.
"I personally think that Love Letter—" Manager Xiao paused, "has the popularity of the movie. Even if it is not written by Teacher Gu himself, it will definitely be a hot seller. But this hot sale is only a small hot sale. It will disappear as the blessing of the movie fades."
"But as for "Yes, Minister"... I think even if domestic readers are not interested in this subject, the value of Mr. Gu's new work will be a big hit."
The key is that Manager Xiao is good at publicity, so he took out a report.
“We can use this as a point of publicity.”
President Wang took the report from the other party - what was that, a demonstration caused by a book?
What a mess.
"Too much exaggeration will only cause resentment," President Wang frowned, "Besides, Xiao Gu doesn't like this kind of exaggerated and false publicity. The last time we promoted "To Live," we already went to the bottom line."
Manager Xiao was stunned. What a lie! My buddy was telling the truth.
(End of this chapter)