Thomas Elliot was born in 1888 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

He studied philosophy and comparative literature at Harvard University, was exposed to Sanskrit and Eastern culture, was quite interested in Hegelist philosophers, and was also influenced by French symbolist literature.

Later he came to London, England, met the famous poet Pound, and came into contact with Imagerism poetry.

In 1922, he published the poem "The Wasteland".

This work is regarded by the critical community as the most influential poem of the 20th century, and Eliot's own fame is also a close myth, and this work is considered a milestone in modern British and American poetry.

Elliot accidentally saw Lin Zixuan’s collection of poems.

Lin Zixuan's poetry collection is not widely distributed in the United States and does not have much influence. This collection of poetry called "A Generation" was brought to London, England by an American tourist.

This tourist happened to know Elliott, so Elliot saw the poem "Born Water".

This inspired his creative inspiration and began to write the long poem "The Wasteland". It was the poem "The Wasteland" that made him successfully become a god and became a leader in later symbolic poetry.

When he later published "The Wasteland", Eliot mentioned that his inspiration for writing "The Wasteland" came from a poem by an unknown poet.

At that time, Elliot, who was in London, had no idea who Lin Zixuan was.

From "Born Water" to "Wilderness", I can only say that this is a beautiful misunderstanding. The meanings of the two poems are completely different, but this is how the poems are, and everyone can have their own understanding.

Lin Zixuan was not idle on the cruise ship. In addition to continuing to write novels, he also had to organize books.

The "White Horse Roaring the West Wind" and "The Smiling and Proud Wanderer" that promised Yan Duhe will be written, and "Looking for Qin" is about to end. He is planning to publish the Chinese version of "Gone with the Wind" in the "Popular Novel Weekly".

In this way, you can make money once in the newspaper, earn money again when you write a book, and still make money when you make a movie.

This is the diversified business model derived from copyright as later generations, but unfortunately it cannot be changed into games and TV series.

Lin Zixuan also purchased a batch of books in the United States through various channels.

He studied the copyright law of the United States when he was fighting this copyright lawsuit with Ji Hongming, which is very interesting.

The first copyright law issued by the U.S. Congress was the Copyright Act of 1790.

This law guarantees the author's autocracy for publishing "maps, charts and books" for 14 years. If the author is still alive, he can continue to extend this autocracy for 14 years.

This law does not stipulate the copyright of other works such as music creation and newspapers. It specifically states that copying works by foreign writers is not prohibited. At that time, most works did not apply for copyright.

In 1831 and 1909, the United States issued two copyright laws, the former extended the copyright protection period to 28 years and could be renewed for 14 years after expiration.

The latter will expand the renewable years after expiration from 14 years to 28 years.

This made Lin Zixuan feel that there was room for gain.

According to the copyright law of this era, works before 1922 will not be protected by copyright law if they are not registered. If they are registered, even if the author is alive, they will not be protected by law when his works have been published for more than 56 years.

In other words, the copyright of books in the United States is only 56 years.

This is not the same as the copyright laws in later generations.

The Copyright Act of 1976 in the United States established the principle of automatic copyright acquisition for the first time, that is, no longer the publication or registration of works is the prerequisite for copyright protection. Whether the works are published or registered or not, they are protected by copyright.

And extend the copyright protection period to 75 years.

In 1998, the United States passed the Copyright Extension Act to amend the Copyright Act of 1976.

Works created in 1978 and later will be protected by more copyright, with the copyright protection period being 70 years after the author's life and his death.

In comparison, the copyright law of 1909 is so irresponsible.

This means that Lin Zixuan can translate or adapt these works without the consent and paying any price with the original author.

So, he bought a lot of books according to this screening condition, took them back and let the Wanxiang Bookstore translate and print them, and sold them to make money.

Among them, literature and science and education are the main ones, and some English dictionaries are also partly English dictionary.

Especially the English dictionary, it is taken back and made into an English-Chinese dictionary and sold to schools. This is a profitable business.

Lin Zixuan's crazy purchase of books made Zheng Zhengqiu and Zhou Jianyun admire him. They didn't know Lin Zixuan's true thoughts, and only thought that Lin Zixuan wanted to buy them and read them themselves.

No wonder people can write poetry and novels. How deep is it to read books like this!

So, Zheng Zhengqiu and Zhou Jianyun also joined the ranks of buying books.

Zheng Zhengqiu mainly focuses on movie books, while Zhou Jianyun focuses on business books.

In the end, the three of them had a few large boxes filled with books, and the cruise ship had to charge additional fees based on the weight of the cargo.

Since it was a return trip, everything that came to the United States was solved, and everyone was in good mood. Lin Zixuan didn't stay in the cabin all day and came out to chat with everyone from time to time.

Wang Geng had no peers because he wanted to assist Zhang Kangren in fighting for rights and interests for the Chinese. He entrusted Lin Zixuan to send Lu Xiaoman back to China.

In the United States, black marches and strikes are intensifying.

Zhang Kangren reached an agreement with the black leaders in New York, and the Chinese joined in and supported each other.

This is a work that is dangerous. Wang Geng did not allow Lu Xiaoman to participate, and Lu Xiaoman was unwilling to participate.

Although they are all witnesses of the article "I Have a Dream", writing articles and participating in demonstrations are different. The black march was strongly suppressed by the US authorities, and the situation was worrying.

This has nothing to do with Lin Zixuan on the cruise ship.

At this time, Zheng Zhengqiu met a man on the deck of the cruise ship, named Hong Shen.

Everyone was Chinese, so they started chatting.

Coincidentally, Hong Shen studied drama and had a common language with Zheng Zhengqiu. As a senior in the Chinese drama industry, Zheng Zhengqiu introduced Hong Shen into Lin Zixuan's circle.

Hong Shen was born on December 31, 1894 in a family of officials and is from Changzhou, Jiangsu.

In 1912, he was admitted to Tsinghua School in Beijing and was enthusiastic about new drama activities during his time at school.

In the summer of 1916, after graduating from Tsinghua University, he went to study in the United States, studied ceramic engineering at Ohio State University, and continued to write and act. In 1919, he was admitted to the Harvard University drama training class and became the first international student in China to specialize in drama.

He studied literature and drama at Harvard University, and at the Boston Sound Performance School. He also studied courses such as performance, director, stage technology, theater management, etc. at the Theatre School attached to the Kopperlay Theater, and obtained a master's degree.

After graduating from school in 1920, he went to New York to participate in a professional theater performance.
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