Chapter 444 Magic Show(1/2)
Science is science, and science has never anything to do with witchcraft.
Any magical and incredible scene has a scientific explanation.
Indeed, Meng Shao was originally an expert in micro-expressions, and his knowledge of psychology was far beyond that of his time.
But no matter what, there was no way he could stage such a magical scene with just six questions.
That's witchcraft.
No, that's magic.
It looks amazing to the outsider, but magic is magic.
Everything starts at 8 a.m. on November 16th.
The "China-Japan Friendship Party" will open in two hours...
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Meng Shaoyuan looked around, and then walked into the Sassoon Building calmly.
Wu Jingyi has already found out very clearly that their "guest" lives on the eighth floor of the Sassoon Building.
This guest is Professor Allegri!
The professor arrived in Shanghai, and at his insistence, as a Jew, he moved into the Sassoon Building, which was also run by a Jew.
Moreover, he doesn't like people standing at his door for so-called security work.
In his opinion, this is really ridiculous.
Therefore, Meng Shaoyuan arrived at the eighth floor without any obstruction and opened the door of Professor Allegri's room.
"Who are you?"
"Professor Allegri, I am Meng Shaoyuan, the research subject you were invited to come to Shanghai this time."
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Meng Shaoyuan stayed with Professor Allegri for more than several hours.
He had many academic discussions with the professor and gave the professor great inspiration.
After all, Meng Shaoyuan's psychological knowledge was far ahead of his time.
"Thank you, Meng." Professor Allegri recorded in his notebook as if he had found a treasure: "You have given me great inspiration. Ah, I should invite you to the United States. I think there are many, many more worthy of gratitude.
A place for you to ask for advice.”
"Maybe one day I will go, but at least not now." Meng Shaoyuan said slowly: "You also know that my country is being tortured by war..."
"I know, and I sympathize with your country's misfortunes."
"You are a Jew. In history, Jews have suffered a lot... Professor, you are in Shanghai. I think maybe I need your help."
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What Meng Shaoyuan said about the suffering and similar experiences of the Jews deeply moved Professor Allegri.
Therefore, the professor generously promised that as long as he was still in Shanghai, if Meng Shaoyuan needed his help, he would definitely do it.
Of course, due to Jewish shrewdness, this help is not without conditions.
Professor Allegri needs more knowledge about psychology.
Meng Shaoyuan promised him that he would try to say as much as possible before the professor returned to China.
He also knew that Kawamoto Kojiro would definitely arrange for him to meet with the professor.
What to do after meeting?
Both Meng Shaoyuan and Professor Allegri fell into deep thought.
"Kephis!"
Professor Allegri suddenly shouted: "Keffis scam!"
Meng Shaoyuan's eyes suddenly lit up.
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Keffis scam, also called Keffis magic.
Keffis, an American, has been active in the United States and Europe since the 1920s and is famous for his miraculous "mind-reading skills."
This kind of "mind reading" is almost exactly the same as the "New York Meeting" between Professor Allegri and Watson.
It can even be said that the inspiration for the New York Conference came from Keffis.
But the difference is that the New York meeting was a discussion of psychology, while Caifeis was a complete magic show.
At the magic scene, he would randomly invite some audience members to write what they were thinking on paper, then fold the paper and put it into an iron box by the audience.
Then, Kephis began to observe the audience and finally guessed what was written on the paper.
Try it a hundred times and never fail.
Therefore, Keffis is also called "Magical Keffis".
Professor Allegri and Watson did not believe that there was such a magical mind-reading ability in the world. They observed about a dozen performances of Keffis on the spot and finally cracked the magic.
Magic, to put it bluntly, is worthless.
This magic requires four people and a chair.
The magician Kephis, A sitting in the audience, B hiding on the beam behind the stage curtain, and C waiting below.
The audience was invited to the stage and sat down on the chairs at a preset angle. Keffis gave him paper and a large pen and asked him to write what he was thinking about on the paper.
Then Kephis will turn his back.
In fact, when the audience is writing, B has already seen what is written through the telescope, and will quickly tell C.
C leaves and comes to the designated location and sends a signal to A in the audience. Then A will pass the message to Keffis, who has his back to the writer but faces the audience.
Putting something in an iron box or something like that is nothing more than delaying time.
So Kephis could easily guess what was written inside.
Just one last question:
In what way do Keffis, C and A, transmit information?
Professor Allegri and Watson soon discovered it too.
Keffis invented the unique "Keffis Code", which uses unique gestures and short phrases to express the twenty-six letters in English.
For example, banana: "Banana".
Stretching out his index finger and tapping his lips quickly with his thumb three times, Keffis on the stage could quickly understand.
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Keffis probably would not have imagined that the "Keffis Code" he invented would have a very important impact on the future of psychology.
Although Professor Allegri and Watson discovered the secret of Keffis at that time, they would not expose the secret and ruin other people's jobs.
They didn't even mention it to anyone, including their students.
The two scholars carefully recorded the "Keffis cipher" and studied it. In the "New York Conference", they also partially used the Keffis cipher.
Of course, the most important thing is to rely on your familiarity with the other person's living habits and human nature to guess what the other person is writing.
More than twenty years later, after the death of the magician Kephis, the code he invented was gradually made public and had a great impact in the field of psychology.
Many psychologists have mastered this code...
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Of course Meng Shaoyuan knew what the "Keffis Code" was, but if he said it in front of Professor Allegri, it would definitely make the professor suspicious.
This research by him and Watson has not been made public yet.
So he very "humbly" asked Professor Allegri what the "Keffis Scam" was.
Professor Allegri explained it to him and explained in detail how to use the "Keffis Code". Originally, he was worried about whether Meng Shaoyuan could master it in such a short time, but he soon discovered that his
Worry is unnecessary.
Meng Shaoyuan not only "mastered" it quickly, but also put forward his own "unique" "insights" and streamlined some unnecessary gestures.
Professor Allegri confirmed that he had discovered a "genius" in China.
Poor professor, he didn't know that what Meng Shaoyuan mastered was the most perfect version of the "Keffis Code" that had been improved by future generations for decades...
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As soon as they met at the International Hotel, Meng Shaoyuan and Professor Allegri began to communicate frequently through the "Keffis Code".
The two people held hands tightly as soon as they met. It looked like they were talking to each other, but in fact they had already had a deep communication with their hands.
They formulated a plan in the shortest possible time.
Especially when they were guessing each other, the "Keffis Code" was used vividly...
To be continued...