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Chapter 380 Recognition from the Historians
On Sunday night, the 4th, 5th, and 6th episodes of "A Brief Talk on Western History" were recorded intensively.

That night, when the audience entered the arena, all the light sticks, light boards, banners, colored balls, etc. in everyone's hands were confiscated by the security personnel at the door.

"Thank you for your cooperation!"

"Please understand that we are a serious cultural lecture program."

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The audience has finished entering the arena, and there are more celebrities in the cultural circle in the arena today.

In addition to Professor Diao who was present last time, Xiaoxiao also came to join in, and scattered among the audience seats were some teachers from Peking University and even other schools.

Several well-known celebrities also came to the scene, Liu Shishi took the time to come here today, weightlifting champion Zheng Qiu attended again...

Professor Diao said to his colleagues: "In the last program, Li Fan talked about a theory of the Axial Age. I think it is very novel and worth studying. This is also a new direction for historical research!"

"I think so too, so I went to the scene today to see what Li Fan was talking about."

Professor Diao said: "Then it's not necessary to watch the show directly, it's fine to watch the next episode at home."

"Then why did you come? Anyway, I'm thirsty for knowledge, haha." The professor then added, "Threesomes must have my teacher, let's teach Li Fan knowledge, and Li Fan also has something worthwhile. We study, we are proud to have such students, right?"

Professor Diao thought to himself that if he is inferior to a human being, he is inferior to a human being. What nonsense are you talking about?

……

Liu Shishi and Xiaoxiao sat next to each other, Liu Shishi asked: "Is his theory reliable?"

"It should be reliable."

"Is it a heavy theory?"

Xiaoxiao thought for a while: "It should be."

Liu Shishi didn't understand, "What is 'should be'?!"

Xiaoxiao raised her eyebrows, "If the historians pay attention to it, it will be a blockbuster theory. If they don't pay attention now, it will become a blockbuster theory in a few years."

Liu Shishi understands, to put it bluntly, it means that sooner or later she will be awesome? !Will this gold always shine? !

Amidst the audience's discussion, the curtain of the stage was lifted, and tonight's lecture began.

It is still the soft and soothing music, it is still the young man in white clothes, and it is still the atmosphere of the scene with applause and joy.

Li Fan stepped onto the stage and said with a smile: "Hi everyone, welcome to today's lecture, we will continue to talk about Western history starting from the Axial Age.

As mentioned in the previous issue, around the 5th century BC, between 25° and 35° north latitude, we humans suddenly entered a period of intellectual explosion.

During this period, in various civilizations, sages and sages suddenly appeared together, and a group of sages gathered, and it seemed that various civilizations had their own division of labor. Europe gave birth to developed natural science, Indians were keen on supernatural practices, and our philosophers Everyone is thinking about the relationship between people.

During this period, countless victors and sages jointly shaped the spiritual heritage of human civilization, and for more than 2000 years, the development of our human thoughts was based on this, and we were unable to achieve cross-dimensional transcendence. I call this period the axis. era!
But how did the Axial Age come about?Why did such a glorious era suddenly appear in human history?Why is our human history no longer glorious?
Next, let’s talk about the origin of the Axial Age: Genesis of the Axial Age! "

On the big screen, a line of words was printed: [Origin of the Axial Age: Genesis of the Axial Age! 】

Professor Diao in the audience silently picked up a pen and paper, and took notes.

Several colleagues beside him thought, we are also teachers of Peking University after all, so it is a bit inappropriate to listen to the students' lectures, and we still take students' notes publicly?No, absolutely no!

A few people couldn't save face, they obviously forgot that this person on stage is the pioneer of new textual research!How many professors in the Faculty of Liberal Arts have followed the research, why are you embarrassed?

Li Fan continued:
"Let's first talk about the Axial Age from the perspective of historical environmental changes. First, the nature of the origin of civilization is the transition from a static state to a moving state.

......"

Li Fan made a simple analysis of the birth of the Axial Age from five aspects: the theory of historical environment change, the theory of individual cognitive development model comparison, and the theory of cultural diffusion.

Immediately afterwards, Li Fan went a step further and proposed the concept of civilization dynamics in the Axial Age.

From the proposal of the Axial Age theory to the two research directions of "Genetics" and "Civilization Dynamics" of the Axial Age, Li Fan presented the general framework of the previous Axial Age theory to the audience.

But because it is a brief discussion of Western history, this Axial Age theory does not occupy much space in the lecture. Next, Li Fan continued to tell everyone about Western history along the Axial Age theory.

The magical Archimedes, the awesome Julius Caesar, the famous Cleopatra, the magical vault of the Pantheon...Fresh and interesting Western history poured into the minds of the audience.

The pictures of Western historical sites and imaginary restorations that appeared on the big screen aroused the audience's amazement.

Frankly speaking, Chinese people may not even learn much about their own history, let alone foreign history. Many audiences came to the scene today to take an interesting lesson in Western history.

However, several teachers in the academic circles present were full of the theory of the Axial Age, and they couldn't figure it out.

……

At 11 o'clock in the evening, all the recordings of the 4th, 5th, and 6th episodes ended.

Li Fan bowed deeply to the audience, and the audience shouted one after another:

"It's wonderful, Li Fan!"

"I can't hear enough!"

"Li Fan, you are so handsome!"

……

Li Fan left the Phoenix Building and returned to his dormitory. After a good night's sleep, he continued his normal study and work the next day.

Life is still tight and fulfilling, learning, running, doing activities and doing shows, going round and round, and life is not chaotic.

The experiment of the research group of Beijing Normal University is intensifying. It will take time for Li Fan to "redress his grievances".

Just when Li Fan felt that the fleeting time was unfavorable, Tuesday ushered in a huge turning point.

The fourth episode of "A Brief Talk on Western History" was aired, and the theory and research directions of the Axial Age were clearly explained by Li Fan in this episode.

On the night when the program just ended, some news about the theory of the Axial Age spread on the Internet.

Many news editors unfolded endless imaginations, covering the Axial Age with a veil of mystery:

Is the Emergence of the Axial Age the Will of God or the Choice of History? "

The Awakening of Human Wisdom: The Axial Age! "

Also, the shock department is also on night shift tonight, and all kinds of shock words are flying around.

"Shocked, Li Fan put forward a new theory again! "

"Unbelievable, the 19-year-old genius shocked the history circles! "

……

Netizens commented on this:
"The Axial Age? Although I don't quite understand it, I just think it makes sense!"

"If Li Fan's new theory is reliable, then Li Fan is really amazing!"

"I really don't know if the axis theory is tenable, but I choose to believe in Li Fan. Who told him he is handsome?"

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Just when this brand-new theory was still being debated by netizens, some authoritative figures in the history circle finally began to stand in line.

In the morning of the next day, Professor Diao posted on Weibo, publicly praising Li Fan: The theory of the Axial Age was novel and extremely research-oriented, and the concept of genetics and civilization dynamics was put forward, which established the preliminary research direction for the Axial Age. .

When all of these were done by one person, I couldn't help but sigh deeply, Li Fan once again conquered me with his extraordinary intelligence and strong and meticulous academic thinking!

This Weibo post by Diao Hongyan, a great professor in the field of history, officially opened up the opinions of experts in the field of history.

Professor Cui Zhigang from Renmin University posted on Weibo almost at the same time, with only one sentence: Axial Age, a new topic in the field of history! ! !
Famous scholar Cai Gao: For the time being, I don’t want to say how good the Axial Age theory is. I just want to say, why is it you again? @Li Fan.

Xiaoxiao only posted a vague Weibo, but it was full of pride: It's my student again! (proud face)
The proposition of the theory of the Axial Age is far easier to be accepted by everyone and affirmed by the academic circle than the formulation of psychological hypotheses.

Because psychology is mysterious and mysterious, but history has history to rely on.

The theory and research direction of the Axial Age proposed by Li Fan are based on the history of objective existence, which is fundamentally different from psychological research.

The widespread recognition by the historians and the growing interest in this research is also beyond Li Fan's expectations.

On Wednesday morning, he just woke up, turned on his mobile phone and saw Professor Diao Hongyan’s Weibo, and he replied: Professor Diao, you are so awesome!

Unexpectedly, Professor Diao replied almost instantly: It's just that you didn't introduce this theory enough in the lecture. Can you continue to introduce your research in future programs?
Li Fan replied: The lecture needs to talk about a lot of content, and this theory is too complicated to explain in detail. Maybe, I will publish a book for it in the near future!

Publish a book!
When these three words appeared on the screens of netizens' mobile phones, everyone was shocked.

Professor Diao was taken aback for a moment, then pushed his glasses, terrified of astonishment.

A certain netizen leaned over the screen and took a closer look: "Publish a book? Why is it easier for you to write a book than me to do a test paper?"

Countless school scumbags holding mobile phones trembled: Fuck me, are you serious?Why does it look so easy and freehand?
Immediately afterwards, countless replies crowded Professor Diao's Weibo comment area:
"Mr. Li, hurry up and write a book, you must buy it!"

"If you are serious, please write quickly, if you are kidding me, please apologize."

"Your words contain bragging elements, it must be so, otherwise, I feel that my intelligence has been blasted again!"

……

Li Fan really wants to publish a book on theoretical works of the Axial Age. This was decided when he was preparing materials for "A Brief Introduction to Western History", and he has already started writing.

This work will be based on "The Origin and Goal of History" by Karl Jaspers in the previous life, and it will integrate many studies of later generations, and add my own thoughts to write it.

At present, Li Fan has written more than 5 words, and there is still a long way to go before the book is completed.

Li Fan chatted with netizens for a few words and then put down his phone. As soon as he finished washing, his phone rang loudly.

The call came from Jisen Publishing House, and the president said in surprise: "Xiaofan is going to publish a book again? Good news, let's sign the contract right away!"

"But it hasn't been written yet?" Li Fan laughed.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, your Li Fan's name is the quality of the book, you write slowly, let's sign the contract first!"

Well, Li Fan's name is not only the quality of the book, but also the sales volume of the book!
As soon as Jisen Publishing House hung up the phone, Sister Jiang called, "Li Fan, you want to publish a book, is it true or not? Huaxia Bookstore contacted me."

Putting down Sister Jiang's phone, Li Fan came to class after breakfast to prepare for class, when Sister Jiang's call came again, "Li Fan, Shanghai Publishing House is looking for me..."

During the next day, Sister Jiang called from time to time:
"Li Fan, Yuelu Bookstore and the others can achieve 22% of the royalties!"

"Li Fan, People's Publishing House wants to monopolize the copyright of this book for five years at a sky-high price."

"Li Fan, Sanlian Books also wants to talk to us."

……

Li Fan was stunned. You are so enthusiastic, but my book is far from being finished. Why is there so much rush!

What's the hurry?
On the official website of "People's Publishing House", in the [2019 Book Sales List], Li Fan's "New Textual Research Works Collection" is the best, with a huge lead for two and a half months to dominate the 2019 sales list.

从2019年1月1日到今天，《新考据学作品集》再次售出80万本，在2019年独领风骚。

In addition to the 150 million books that were sold out last year, the sales volume of "New Textual Research Works Collection" has reached an astonishing 3 million copies within 230 months of its release!

230 million copies in 3 months, this crazy sales volume detonated a major earthquake in the book market.

Of course, except for dark horse works, books and audiovisual products are all sold out in the early stage and then sluggish. This is the law of the market, and the same is true for Li Fan's book.

Now the sales frenzy period of this book has long passed, but even so, two to three thousand copies can still be sold every day. It can be expected that by the end of this year, the total sales volume of "New Textual Research Works Collection" will exceed 300 million Ben's mark is not a big problem.

"New Collection of Textual Research Works" fully proves Li Fan's appeal and super sales ability in the book market, which makes Li Fan extremely popular and extremely sought-after in the book market, and has attracted the covetousness and enthusiasm of major publishing houses. It is imperative.

After all, selling one Li Fan's work is equivalent to selling the sum of the works of 10 other well-known writers. Moreover, signing a big "book IP" is a manifestation of the strength of the publishing house, and it is also the best publicity for the publishing house!

Li Fan is helpless, in fact, you can wait, first read the content of my book, and then see if it suits the style of your publishing house, etc., it is not too late to make a decision!
The publishing house doesn't think so. First of all, the previous "New Textual Research Works Collection" has already established its status as a historical work in terms of sales and word-of-mouth. Besides, with Li Fan's level, how bad can the new book be?

Secondly, there is no objective condition for the publishing house to "wait". You want to wait and see, but other publishing houses don't wait. No one can wait to see other publishing houses "slapping" contracts!

Sister Jiang discussed with Li Fan: "Li Fan, talk about signing the contract?"

"Let's talk, who will let them not be afraid!"

"They're not afraid. If you publish elementary school works in a volume, some of them will give you a big contract. By the way, let's give priority to the four major publishing houses, although Giesen Publishing House is a hometown publishing house."

"okay!"

Sister Jiang's negotiations began, and at the same time, the historians also began to study and discuss the theory of the Axial Age.

Li Fan's first step as a historian has just been taken.

(End of this chapter)