The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

About 50 kilometers northwest of London, there is a small town called Luton. In the quiet village to the east of the suburbs, there lived a famous person—George Bernard Shaw.

From 1906 until George Bernard Shaw's death, he lived in this country cottage.

George Bernard Shaw is 76 years old this year, his face and whiskers have turned silvery white, but he doesn't look old at all, he is still as energetic as he was when he was young. He flipped through a magazine article and said with a smile to himself: "Metaphor is a common way of thinking and cognitive means for human beings. This explanation is really interesting."

"An interesting person has come to visit you." His wife Charlotte suddenly stood at the door of the study and said.

Bernard Shaw stood up immediately, and said with a smile, "I want to meet that little guy in person."

Bernard Shaw received a letter from Zhou Hexuan a few days ago. In his reply, he made an appointment for the two to meet in the next few days. Bernard Shaw walked quickly to the living room, only to see Zhou Hexuan had come in and sat down, accompanied by an astonishingly beautiful young woman.

Mr. Bernard Shaw, who was very old, couldn't help his heart fluttering. He looked away and shook hands with Zhou Hexuan and said, "Hello, guest from the East."

"Hello, master of humor in the West," Zhou Hexuan introduced with a smile, "this is my girlfriend Vivian."

Vivien Leigh quickly bowed and shook hands, as if worshiping an idol, even her body was trembling slightly.

Mrs. Charlotte personally brought the coffee, smiled at Zhou Hexuan and Vivien Leigh, sat down beside her and said, "Zhou, I read your thesis on Shakespeare research and linguistics, which is really refreshing. "

"It's just a little thought of mine." Zhou Hexuan laughed.

Bernard Shaw's wife was not an ordinary person either, she was an early member of the Fabian Society, an Irish activist, and was active in the feminist movement. Today's feminism is a real feminism, and they advocate equality between men and women, especially political equality.

What's more, the Fabian Society directly helped to establish the British Labor Party, and it has existed as a think tank for the Labor Party for decades. Bernard Shaw's wife, Charlotte, was able to serve as an early member of the Fabian Society. Her knowledge and insights are better than most men today.

Of course, no matter how outstanding a woman is, she is still a woman, such as being jealous is inevitable.

According to legend, Charlotte once used binoculars, like a secret agent, to monitor her husband and his lover's affair tryst.

Bernard Shaw was also good at playing, and at least two lovers were exposed. Last year, Canstall Publishing House in London also published a special "George Bernard Shaw Correspondence Collection", which is full of love letters written by George Bernard Shaw to the British actress Alan Daly.

Moreover, Bernard Shaw has a penchant for women. As long as he really likes a lover, no matter whether the other party has a husband or not, he will try his best to make his lover's belly bigger. When he was in his 60s, he successfully asked an American actress in her 20s to bear him a child. The husband of the other party wanted to be his father without knowing it. The illegitimate child didn't know that he was Bernard Shaw's son until he was middle-aged.

George Bernard Shaw lit a match with his pipe in his mouth and said, "Zhou, I heard that you have set up an international anti-war organization?"

"Yes, our pursuit is world peace." Zhou Hexuan said.

Bernard Shaw said with a smile: "Then I must participate. It would be a pity to miss this kind of event. By the way, you publicly called for boycotting fascism, so what do you think of communism?"

Zhou Hexuan blinked: "I'm the same as you."

"Hahahaha!" Bernard Shaw laughed loudly, "It's so interesting."

Bernard Shaw's attitude towards communism was subtle. He sympathized with the Russian October Revolution. When he was young, he specialized in books such as "Das Kapital" and went to the Soviet Union to celebrate his 75th birthday last year. However, the "progressive socialism" he advocated in the UK believes that socialist reform should abide by the British Constitution, abide by ethics and morality, avoid the use of violence, and use a moderate method to promote Britain to become a socialist country.

Zhou Hexuan said that his attitude was the same as that of George Bernard Shaw. He did not support the theory of "gradual socialism", but believed that the development of socialism or communism should respect specific national conditions and adopt different methods. For example, the autocratic, backward and corrupt Tsarist Russia must rely on violence to overthrow the old ruler; while in Britain, which has a sound social system, it must take a gradual route, and pure violence is completely unfeasible.

Zhou Hexuan said: "I firmly believe that the future world belongs to socialism."

"Me too." Bernard Shaw laughed.

Zhou Hexuan is not talking nonsense. Looking at the Western countries after World War II, the whole of Europe is moving closer to socialism, and countries such as Britain and France have continued to carry out socialist reforms.

George Bernard Shaw soon talked about his experience in the Soviet Union, and commented: "The first five-year plan of the Soviet Union developed very smoothly. , will surely be able to catch up with, or even surpass, the United Kingdom.”

"I think so too," Zhou Hexuan said, "but the key point of Europe and the whole world lies in Germany, not the Soviet Union. Germany is like a pot of hot oil that is gradually boiling. When it touches cold water, it will splatter all over. .”

Bernard Shaw nodded and said: "Germany is really bad. Hitler is about to lead Germany on a dangerous path. Although anti-Semitism is a European tradition, Nazi ideology is still too radical. The most alarming thing is that Nazi ideology has begun to gain ground. Most of the German people agree. One Hitler is not terrible, but tens of millions of Hitler is too terrible."

Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "As an Asian, I actually don't care too much about the situation in Europe. In the Far East, Japan is the dangerous beast. It has already shown its minions and is ready to tear up and devour everything in front of us."

"Really?" Bernard Shaw asked in surprise, "I don't know much about it. But I sincerely wish China and hope that China can get rid of the colonial powers and become a truly free country."

"Thank you for your blessing. Perhaps, Mr. Bernard Shaw can go to China to see for himself." Zhou Hexuan said.

Even if Zhou Hexuan does not invite, George Bernard Shaw will go to China next year to inspect China's resistance to Japanese aggression. He smiled and asked, "When are you going back to Asia? I can go there with you."

"Really? That's great, it'll be next month." Zhou Hexuan said happily.

Sitting next to her, Vivien Leigh was somewhat disappointed. She originally wanted to hear Bernard Shaw talk about drama art, but the two men kept chatting about political issues, and Vivien Leigh was not interested at all.

Although George Bernard Shaw is the king of British theater, he prefers to be a political theorist, and he has indeed made considerable theoretical contributions to British political reform in the next few decades.

George Bernard Shaw should be fortunate that he was born in a country with a relatively stable political environment. The "gradual socialism" he participated in proposing can be realized step by step by forming a political party. On the other hand, the Chinese counterparts, such as Zhang Junmai, Li Huang, etc., the political party they formed can only serve as a foil for the National Party, and it is impossible to achieve their ideals without their own guns.

Of course, whether he is a dramatist or a political theorist, neither of these two identities is what George Bernard Shaw is best known for.

The vast majority of Chinese people have an impression of Bernard Shaw as a joker. Even in the 21st century, the Internet is still full of jokes about Bernard Shaw.

For example, a little girl wrote to George Bernard Shaw: "You are a writer I admire the most. In order to show my love for you, I plan to name my little poodle after you. I wonder what your opinion is?" Bernard Shaw The reply said: "Dear child, I fully agree with your sincere hope. But the most important point is that you must discuss it with your little poodle and obtain its consent."

Another example is Isadora, the founder of American modern dance, who wrote a letter to court Bernard Shaw jokingly, hoping to have a child with Shaw, so that she can have her beauty and Shaw's wisdom at the same time. George Bernard Shaw actually wrote back and said: "What if the child looks like me and brains like you?"

Even if Bernard Shaw died, he was still playing jokes. The epitaph on his grave reads: "I have known for a long time that no matter how long I live, this kind of thing will definitely happen."

If George Bernard Shaw lived in the Internet age, he would definitely be the greatest joker.