The Greatest Showman - Chapter 2008

[1972 Gift Exchange]

“The Joke”, published in 1967, brought Milan-Kundera great worldwide fame, but less than a year after the book was published, the Soviet Union occupied Czechoslovakia, which was not divided at the time, and this book Books are also listed as /banned/books because of their ironic and sharp content, even targeted ridicule. In the entire Eastern European region, libraries and bookstores all disappeared in an instant, and even Kundera himself was banned. Dismissed from the Faculty of Film, and banned from publishing any work.

At that time, this book almost disappeared in the Eastern European world, and the only remaining areas were Poland and Yugoslavia. With the passage of time, this book has now regained its sight and has been translated into various editions all over the world. However, the earliest printing version has almost disappeared.

When the “Joke” first came out, it was very popular, and it was printed in three consecutive editions in a short period of time, with the number of copies reaching hundreds of thousands, but those precious first editions, second editions and third editions have all become history. The testimony in the torrent, turned into ashes, is only treasured in the hands of a few true enthusiasts.

The girl in front of me mentioned that she found it in a second-hand bookstore in Cetinje. Cetinje was once the capital of the ancient kingdom of Montenegro and is now the cultural center. In 2006, Montenegro was voted/independent/independent again. , which belonged to Yugoslavia for half a century before, which also made the source of the book find its source.

As she said, for ordinary people, this is a book that is so tattered that it has no value at all, and it is also a niche Polish language, which is very difficult to even try to read; but for true lovers and collectors , this is a historical witness worth cherishing.

“‘The sword is for the hero, and the pink is for the beautiful’.” Renly repeated it in Chinese, and turned his gaze towards the girl again, but he didn’t refuse again: Matthew should like it very much.

Now that he decided to accept it, Renly didn’t continue the mother-in-law and said briskly, “I must admit, I like this gift very, very much. Why don’t we exchange a gift like this, you can make a request, within my power. .”

To be honest, Renly became a little more interested, what kind of gift would she ask for in return for taking the “joke” as a gift?

Or simply refuse?

The girl standing in front of Renly thought about it seriously, and seemed to be scouring her stomach. Just when Renly was a little disappointed, she said, “Why don’t you give me a book and attach it with your signature. And feelings, then, we are even exchanging our thoughts on books.”

Surprise!

Even in the context of the popularity of Jin and Yuan culture in Asia and the world, there is still a small group of Don Quixotes in this land, insisting on their inner persistence in art and the fanaticism of their dreams, maybe they are excluded Outside the mainstream, but they still stick to a small piece of their own paradise.

think about it,

So does he himself, doesn’t he?

From Chu Jiashu to Renly, he has never changed.

Thinking of this, Renly’s mood became happy, and even his tired and heavy body became a little lighter, “That’s it.” Renly

didn’t stop any more, turned around and continued to walk. Chased towards Annie, Nolan and others.

The girl stayed where she was, while the other fans chased after them – Roy guarding Renly, while Nathan stayed to ask for the girl’s mailing address.

About five weeks later, when the girl almost thought that Renly was about to forget, a kraft paper package appeared in her letterbox. The address was written in smart and light handwriting, and she could recognize it as Renly’s handwriting at a glance. , after carefully opening the package, she saw her gift:

a neatly kept book, not brand new, but not worn out. It can be seen that the owner has spent a lot of thought and careful preservation, and often read The traces of the book are still visible in the corners of the book, and it seems that the temperature left by the owner’s careful reading can still be felt.

This is a book from García Márquez, “The Colonel to whom no one wrote.”

As the author of “One Hundred Years of Solitude”, Marquez, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982, is naturally famous and needless to say.

But only true literature lovers know that Marquez and Kundera are actually hailed as important turning points in South American and Eastern European literature, respectively. When their works entered Asia, many literary researchers put the two together. Putting them together, choosing Marquez as Kundera’s return gift is obviously Renly’s thoughtful idea.

What is even more interesting is that among many of Marquez’s works, the “Colonel Who No One Wrote to Him” written in his early years was very, very inconspicuous, and even many literary researchers considered this work to be Marquez. A young attempt by St. Andrews – far from the later writing style, even the length is very brief, but in fact, this is Marquez’s personal favorite work.

Opening the title page of the book, there was a page of letterhead in it, and the above simply wrote:

“Lovely Ludwick,

I must admit that I always refused to read ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ until I found it in the Shakespeare and Bookstore in Paris. In this Spanish book, I captured Marquez’s pessimism, and that kind of sympathetic emotion has a fragile beauty, which also prompted me to open the opportunity of ‘100 years of loneliness’.

It is like ‘the unbearable life Like light’, I always prefer Kundera’s ‘joke’. I’m still not sure whether it is human beings who created the era or the era creating people, maybe we can find the answer, maybe we need it all our lives Find yourself.

Yours,

Colonel.”

Ludwick is the hero of “The Joke,” while the Colonel is the hero of “The Colonel Who Wrote To Him.”

Although there is no name “Renly-Hall” in the whole text, she knows that this is a letter from Renly, a letter with a personal attribute branded.

It is worth mentioning that this little story has never been published on any platform, and the girl has never mentioned her name. She seems to be a legendary symbol.

The other fans who witnessed the whole process at the airport that day occasionally mentioned this incident in chat, but they could only use “she” to refer to it, and they discussed and discussed, but they could never find the person involved. As for the authenticity of the matter, it was questioned, and in the end it became an unverifiable legend, and word of mouth was only regarded as a “legend” anecdote. Talking and laughing was all.

Only the girls’ friends, and the little Don Quixote circle, had heard of the story and had witnessed the book and the handwritten letter.

They knew exactly what kind of actor Renly was and what kind of fans the Don Quixotes were, and that was enough.

These are all things to say later, and my eyes returned to the airport.

Renly accepted the gift, which immediately made all the other fans excited – before, Renly seemed to be in trouble, they couldn’t open the window no matter how hard they tried, but now they see that Renly is willing to accept the gift, then Does it mean that their gifts can also be passed on?

Then, the surging tide became more and more fierce, and they even forced the gift into Renly’s hands, hoping that Renly would accept it.

When Nathan left, Roy had a bit of hard work-he didn’t expect that he would need the accompanying protection of security personnel inside the airport, so the relevant staff had not yet been in place, and in the end it was Annie and Nolan’s fellow staff to help , which freed Renly from the predicament.

Fortunately, from the VIP room to the exit, the distance is closer than expected.

In the course of their coming and going, Renly and his party were already close to the arrival hall of the airport. The security personnel who quickly greeted them were finally able to relieve their urgent needs. With their assistance, the fans who were in hot pursuit were finally separated. Came—but still didn’t leave completely, standing not far away, watching Renly and the others’ every move earnestly and fervently.

The short distance of less than 300 meters caused Ren Li’s back to seep a little sweat, and his body was still slightly uncomfortable, especially in the crowd of fans just now, and the sultry environment made his body weak. Come out, the physical exertion is serious.

Now Renly could feel the skin on his arm slightly hot, the cold air of the magic capital in the middle of June was sticky and moist, and the whole body became lazy and soft, and all the scenery and characters were in the hazy night. Inside blurred into a ball, UU reading www.

sonicmtl.com’s body was sluggish and unable to capture any information. His footsteps were light, heavy, deep and shallow, stepping on cotton. Even though he knew that it was all an illusion, his stomach couldn’t help but roll over with anxiety.

The low-grade fever should not be serious. The main reason is that fatigue and drowsiness make the body extremely heavy. In addition, the bustling chasing shadows just makes the muscles more and more tense. It slipped from the fingertips, and even though he tried to close his palms, he only captured a sense of emptiness, and the whole person swayed again with the wind.

Adjust your breathing.

Adjust your breathing.

Renly calmly controlled the muscles of his body, firmly grasped the state of appearance, and calmly calmed the burning sensation and emptiness by adjusting his breathing, although the night was still long, and there was another one before him. An important scene awaits his handling, but he can persevere.

It’s not difficult!

This shouldn’t be difficult!

Adjust your breathing again.

Renly’s mood and state regained his footing in the long breath, and everything was fine except for his hot skin.

[End of this Chapter]