December 1967, Hong Kong regained its peace.
Upon hearing this news, Zheng Bai Cheng prepared to return to Hong Kong. However, before doing so, he made a difficult decision.
"Bestselling novelist is him, shocking the world!" This was the headline of the New York Times, a newspaper with a daily circulation of 4 million copies. No one could top this headline.
Not only the New York Times, but also the California Chronicle: "Shockingly, the author is..."
Los Angeles Entertainment: "He stayed up all night, and he actually did this."
Beyond these major newspapers, many best-selling tabloids published numerous articles.
"Terrifying! Unthinkable, North America will be conquered by foreigners!!!"
"Beyond imagination, someone did this!!!"
"North America is falling, the one who did this is him!"
"Shocking!!! The American dream, he achieved it!"
Such articles suddenly appeared across America, causing a great deal of shock. After reading the content, people were even more shocked. All these news articles were about the same person. The author of War Between the Stars 1 and 2, My Alien Friend, Games in the Famine Years 1 and 2, Back to the Future 1 and 2, Butterfly Wings 1 and 2, and Indiana. Jones Adventures 1 and 2, was actually a Chinese man from Hong Kong, Asia. This shocked them to their core. They thought that North America had been invaded, or America had surrendered. But they didn't expect that a Hong Kong Chinese would be the one to achieve this level of fame in America. What's more, he wasn't even an adult yet, only 17 years old.
Seventeen years old. This was the age when their own children were rebellious and when they themselves were chasing women. But this young man had already achieved fame and fortune, becoming a world-renowned novelist. How could they not be shocked?
"My goodness, it's unbelievable, is he a genius?" The New York Times reporter interviewed people on the street. They had obviously heard of Jason, the famous novelist.
Reporter: "Do you like reading his novels?"
Pedestrian A: "I do!"
Reporter: "Do you still like them knowing he's Chinese?"
Pedestrian A: "Yes, literature has no boundaries. Besides, he's not even an adult, but I still really enjoy his novels."
Reporter: "Wow, you said it perfectly, literature has no boundaries. Thank you, thank you."
The reporter continued interviewing other pedestrians. Of course, there were all sorts of responses, but everyone liked those six novels. And everyone's favorite was War Between the Stars. The one that made them think the most was Butterfly Wings, along with the spin-off Back to the Future. Games in the Famine Years made them feel it had real-world significance. The one that kids liked the most was My Alien Friend. And Indiana. Jones Adventures made many feel like it was real.
The next day, these interviews were published in the newspaper. And the headline "Literature has no boundaries" was loved by many.
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Similarly, this wave of news blew across the Atlantic to the European newspapers, especially in London. It was reported as major news there, for one reason only, money.
"Shocking!!! North America is actually conquered, Europe is going to fall!"
"Crazy, everyone's crazy. The Americans are all crazy. They actually worship him!!"
"My goodness, he actually made Americans think!"
"That rude place, someone has made them enter civilization!"
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Inside a palace in London, the place was both luxuriously ancient and solemnly majestic.
A close attendant respectfully brought over the newspaper, saying, "Your Majesty, today's newspaper."
The noble sitting on the throne casually asked, "Any news?"
The attendant said awkwardly, "There's a young man from the colony who has become famous in North America."
"Hmm?" She was a bit curious. At her age, there wasn't much that could pique her interest anymore. One reason was that she was old, and another was that she had seen too much. She said, "Read it to me anyway."
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"Oh, that young fellow is interesting. Buy those books. I want to read them."
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"Jason, you're famous. Our books... oh... oh, your books, they're selling like crazy in Europe. My goodness, it's true, the one in Buckingham Palace, she loves your books, you know. That Majesty…" Rod was yelling on the other end of the phone, as if he was the one who had become famous.
Zheng Bai Cheng remained calm, saying, "Calm down, Rod, you're too loud... You jerk, calm down." The last sentence was shouted. Lin Xiao Hua gave him a worried look. Amanda and Hamas were also curious. Usually calm and polite, why was he so angry?
Rod on the other end of the phone calmed down after being yelled at by Zheng Bai Cheng. He said, "Sorry, I was too excited. Jason, you've really made it, world-famous kind of famous. We're going to make a fortune…"
"I know. Shouldn't you be the one to cover those advertising costs, Rod?"
"Oh, of course. That's your money, F**K, I feel like you should be a businessman, not a writer. F**KED…"
After New Year's Day, the news about the woman in Buckingham Palace who loved Jason's novels was spread by someone and it quickly became a global sensation in Europe and America.
Soon after, the president of North America also said, "I also love War Between the Stars." Maybe he felt it wasn't a good thing to say, lacking depth. He added, "And also Butterfly Wings..."
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After New Year's Day, Chen's General Store also opened. Li Cheng Long, who delivered newspapers there, was very excited. He said, "Xiao Fen, your boss is famous, take a look."
After Li Cheng Long left, Xiao Fen picked up the newspaper. The headline was: "Shocking, the Japanese say he's the light of Asia!" The article talked about Zheng Bai Cheng, or Jason, and his rise to fame in Europe and America...
The Japanese were actually happy to say he was a representative of Asia, the light of Asia. Haha...
Hong Kong is a peninsula, separated by the sea. Information from the outside world is very important to Hong Kong. Any changes in Europe or America, they would know the next day from their newspapers. Then they would process it and publish it. Exactly one day later.
"Hong Kong son is famous in America, is Wen Qu Xing shining in Europe?"
"Buckingham Palace's favorite reading material, Zheng Bai Cheng is favored by nobles?"
On the streets, the way people express their emotions is with one word: "Sharp!"