Grandpa's great writer

Chapter 507 Coincidence
Zhang Zhong sat on the balcony of the guest room, looking at the Seine River below and the Eiffel Tower opposite. They went to the top of the tower last night, and there was no queue.

In fact, standing on the top of the Eiffel Tower overlooking Paris, although it is very beautiful, there is nothing special about it. It is no different from looking at Paris from other heights.

Even in summer, the mornings on the banks of the Seine are a little cold, and the sights that catch the eye are covered with a layer of warm light gray, reflecting the Parisian sky on the river, lively and reserved, like the face of a girl who is about to smile.

If it was 100 years ago, the city should have woken up, and the people living by the port should have been busy.

But for now, the city still looks sleepy.

Zhang Zhong took a sip of the clear water in the cup, but he was already refreshed.

Parents and Pengpeng are still sleeping. After a long day of travel yesterday and the excitement of arriving in Paris for the first time, they were exhausted after returning to the hotel at night.

But they don't need to be in a hurry, they have plenty of time to appreciate the scenery of Paris.

The ultimate meaning of tourism is only three words - don't worry.

Xu Yuhan said that she wanted to visit the Louvre this morning. She had already been there twice, but when she came again, she wanted to go there the most.

beep.

The mobile phone on the table rang. Zhang Zhong put down his water glass and picked up the mobile phone. The number displayed was He Kelan's.

Zhang Zhong was a little surprised. Could it be that He Kelan was so well informed that he already knew that he had arrived in France and made a special call?

In fact, when he came to Paris before, Zhang Chong thought about visiting He Kelan, but after all, the two of them had only met once. Although they had exchanged phone numbers, they hadn't spoken a few words in total.

Unexpectedly, He Kelan took the initiative to call.

"Hello?" Zhang Zhong answered the phone in French, but it was one of the few French he knew, and he didn't know what to say next.

But He Kelan said in English, "Hello, is this pz?"

Zhang Zhong heaved a sigh of relief. Although He Kelan's accent was heavy, there was absolutely no problem in communicating. He also said in English, "Mr. He Kelan, hello, I'm pz."

"Good afternoon, pz, have you eaten yet?"

He Kelan's words made Zhang Zhong startled, good afternoon?He looked up at the sky of Paris where the sun had not yet risen. Am I out of time?

But he quickly realized that He Kelan probably didn't know that he was in Paris, but thought he was in China, so he said this considering the time difference.

This made Zhang Zhong even more confused. Since he didn't know that he had arrived in Paris, He Kelan had no reason to call him.

"I haven't eaten yet." Not knowing the purpose of He Kelan's call, Zhang Zhong didn't take the initiative to say that he was in Paris, and he didn't lie, he really didn't have breakfast.

"It's like this pz, I'm calling you this time because I want to talk to you about the Carrier Pigeon Award." He Kelan said.

"Carrier Pigeon Award?"

"Yes, I am the head of the jury for the Pigeon Award this time. After the selection, your "Xu Sanguan Selling Blood" has basically been determined to be the winning work of the Pigeon Award for Foreign Fiction. The tradition of the Pigeon Award, in Before the award is determined, the members of the judging committee will communicate with the winners, because I know you, so I took the initiative to contact you."

Zhang Chong knew about the pigeon award, but he didn't know that the pigeon award still had this tradition.

But it is also understandable that communicating with the award-winning author before determining the award can save some unnecessary troubles, such as the rejection of the award by the winner.

He Kelan called to ask about Zhang Zhong's wishes. If Zhang Zhong didn't want the award, they might change the owner of the award. Although it is very explicit, the reality is like this.

"I am very grateful to the jury of the Carrier Pigeon Award. It is my honor to receive this award." Zhang Zhong said with a smile.

He Kelan also laughed, "In fact, it is also an honor for our French literary circles to publish such an excellent work as "Xu Sanguan's Blood Selling Story". The award ceremony will be held on August [-] and announced on the spot. If you have time, of course I hope you can come to receive the award in person, if you don’t have time, it doesn’t matter, you can entrust others to help.”

August 16th... Zhang Zhong thought about it, there is still more than a week, he can go to receive the award, either in Paris for another week, or go to other countries first, and then wait until NO.[-] Come back, anyway, the distances between European countries are very close, and they may go back to Italy in the next step. It is also very convenient to come here, and it is even closer than when he went to Yanjing to receive the award in Jiangyang.

He said with a smile, "Actually, I am in Paris now, the Eiffel Tower is right in front of me, and I can even hear the sound of the Seine River flowing."

He Kelan was surprised, "Really? How could it be such a coincidence."

"Yeah, it's really a coincidence. When you called, I thought you knew I had arrived in Paris. I didn't expect it to be because of the Carrier Pigeon Award."

He Kelan said loudly, "Since this is the case, I will not mail the invitation letter. If you can find a time for us to meet, I will give you the invitation letter in person. And as the host, if a distinguished guest comes over, I should also express my respect." Sincerely, I invite you to dinner."

Zhang Chong counted the time and said, "We can't eat dinner, we can have coffee."

"Okay, I'll wait for you on the left bank this afternoon?"

Zhang nodded and said, "Okay."

……

After chatting with He Kelan for about ten minutes before hanging up the phone, the words Pigeon Award appeared in Zhang Chong's mind.

The Carrier Pigeon Award is not a heavyweight literary award in the literary world. Even in France, it is not even ranked in the top three.

Of course, it is not a tasteless award. The reason why it is not well-known is that this award is still relatively young. It has only been more than 20 years since it was established in [-].

From the perspective of time, of course, it cannot be compared with Goncourt's more than 100-year literary awards.

However, in the past few years, the Foreign Fiction Award of the Carrier Pigeon Award has become more and more famous. The winners of the previous foreign fiction awards are all very capable. Zhang Chong remembered that it was the British Jack Jones who won the Carrier Pigeon Award for Foreign Fiction last year, and Jack · Jones won last year's Nobel Prize in Literature not long after he won the Carrier Pigeon Prize for Foreign Fiction.

The most amazing thing is that another winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature last year, the Austrian novelist Peter Hanke, also won this foreign novel award in 2003.

The reason why there were two Nobel Prize winners in literature last year was because the Nobel Prize in Literature was suspended due to a scandal the year before.

Of course, no matter which year the award is awarded, it is indeed a coincidence that two consecutive Nobel Prize winners have won the Carrier Pigeon Award for Foreign Fiction, and it is also very eye-catching.

(End of this chapter)