Chapter 389 Your daily life and the shining of others
"There is news about your child everywhere. Lao Gu, when will you bring your child to meet me? After all, I am also your child's stepmother..."
Before the middle-aged woman finished speaking, she was interrupted by a more arrogant male voice.
"What's the point of meeting? His wings have grown hard, what's the point of meeting him. Am I unable to live without him? Cartoons are just a kid's thing. He will graduate from college in a year, and there is no progress at all. "The further you get to the back, the more angry the words become.
The two people talking were Gu's father and his current wife Meng Xia. The reason why the latter fell in love with the former was mainly due to an accident. Meng Xia, who works in a factory, was bullied, and her father Gu, who was drunk, rushed forward. Heroes saving beauties has been the most effective method since ancient times.
"We have all been admitted to Peking University, but why are we not making progress? No one in our entire township has been admitted to Peking University," Meng Xia said.
"That's because education in your town is poor." Father Gu responded angrily.
Meng Xia really can't refute this point. Even in 2019, there were still more than 30 poverty-stricken counties in Guizhou Province. And she came to work in Wudu from Huishui.
Meng Xia didn't lose her temper at all. Instead, she said with a smile, "It costs a lot of money for our little baby to go to school. If the child earns so much, he should give his brother some life..."
Seeing her husband frown, Meng Xia immediately changed her tune, "Even if I don't give you living expenses, Lao Gu... as your child, he should give you alimony, right?"
"I have hands and feet, so I don't need alimony." Father Gu drinks alcohol all year round, which makes him look fifty-five or older. But in reality he is only forty-seven years old.
"It's definitely not necessary now, but we also have to think about the child." Meng Xia said softly, "The child seems to be making a lot of money now. If he makes money like this, he won't send a little to his parents. If it is spread by someone with intentions, It’s also bad for the reputation of talented writers.”
"So taking this alimony not only helps us. It also helps him." Meng Xia made a lot of lies.
Father Gu knew it was wrong, so he nodded not because he was persuaded, but because the truth sounded bluffing.
"If you are an elder brother who is capable, give him more. Don't worry, Lao Gu, our little treasure will also be filial in the future. Little treasure is not as capable as my elder brother, but he will definitely try his best."
The Xiaobao Meng Xia talks about is the child of her and her ex-husband, and has no blood relationship with Father Gu.
Then I thought about it, even though Xiaobao was not his biological son, his father called him very affectionately. I also like to chat with him at ordinary times, and he does this much better than my own son.
"Besides, we'll talk about it when we're short of money." Father Gu said with a stern face, "Forget about that unfilial son. I've been to Sijiu City for so many years and I've never come back to see him."
It's a pity that some people's guilt will gradually fade and dissipate over time, but their dissatisfaction will accumulate over time.
"Okay, okay, let's talk about it when we need money urgently." Meng Xia knew Lao Gu very well, and the latter's words meant that he was relieved. It's just that I can't save my face by asking my son for money.
As for the urgent need for money? Meng Xia was too confident. Because the landlord is raising the rent again, for some reason, Suokouqiu has a particularly heavy flow of people recently. There seemed to be two celebrities "Oreki and Fan Liu or something". Many tourists came to take photos and check in, so the rent would be increased. Meng Xia decided to tell Lao Gu at a suitable time in two days.
She knew that Lao Gu had been a bit unkind to Xiao Gu before, but how could an adult and a child have an overnight feud, right?
The two of them came to the mall for shopping today, not to buy anything, and then went to eat at a restaurant outside the mall in the evening.
Catching up with Lao Gu, Meng Xia looked away from the poster in the cinema [Basketball superstar delayed by literature, Gu Lu duels with Vulcan Taiga, Lu Ping and Kuroko Tetsuya! ], this kid is really awesome, she thought to herself.
Xiaozhu Society's spending money to publicize it is still somewhat effective, including posters and activities in chain cinemas.
What is the activity? Millet from Xiaozhusha and Shueisha. Small cards, acrylic cards, plastic figures, stickers, posters, etc.
If you buy two or more movie tickets, you can draw a lottery. Of course, this event is only held in certain cities in China. Needless to say, only the cities with the top box office have this treatment.
Fog City has activities, and Fog City ranks fifth or sixth in the annual city box office rankings. Forty-nine cities are even more popular, ranking first or second all year round.
"Although this image is a cartoon image, it also borrows from Gu Lu's fame. It should be a little share." Yao Xiaoju used some connections to get a set of prizes from the cinema in advance. After all, the movie hasn't been released yet, and the lottery has definitely not started yet.
That's right, he returned to China after chasing these peripheral products. His salary comes from the share of overseas profits from his works. Xiaozhusha and Shueisha want to buy peripheral products for free? That's all my money! Yao Xiaoju's eyes are very decisive!
After collecting the evidence, Yao Xiaoju must ask the parties for their opinions.
Dial the phone...
Gu Lu, who had not made any progress, wanted to make progress so much that he got up early in the morning.
Yesterday, when I was discussing the Chinese version of the suspect with Uncle Jian, Director Zhao called and said that tomorrow was an exchange meeting for the International Think Tank of the University of Foreign Affairs.
It is not convenient to describe the specific welcome meeting of the think tank. I was worried that it would attract unspeakable things, so I blocked the chapter. It can only be said that Gu Lu saw the big boss who often appeared in front of the TV and spoke on behalf of the country today.
Diplomatic team, I saw Gu Lu alive today! In addition, the diplomatic team is not a member of the think tank. After all, the former is originally within the system. The reason why they came to witness the joining ceremony is because if it is a more important diplomatic press conference, the content of the team’s answers sometimes needs to be adopted. Suggestions from think tanks.
Chairman Wen of the think tank is not a small figure, although he is not someone who often makes news.
"Teacher Gu Lu, you will be a think tank expert from now on. All public transportation in Sijiu City and Wudu is free, including taking the high-speed rail." Chairman Wen continued to talk about the benefits of think tank experts, "If there is no place to stay for the time being. Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou First-tier cities such as Shenzhen have expert buildings where you can rest.”
Why are expert buildings only found in first-tier cities? There are apartments for high-end talents in most cities, but experts say they are apartment buildings, but they are actually small villas.
Good guy, a small villa in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen? Gu Lu was curious about this, so he asked about it. You won’t know if you don’t ask, but you will be shocked when you ask about the location of the expert building. The surrounding environment of the villa area near Xiangshan is very particular, which puts experts in a good mood.
If nothing else, the country attaches great importance to it. Even the most useful thing at present is Chairman Wen’s understatement: “Because the Great Diplomatic International Think Tank was created directly by the State Council, it also has a good benefit. There is also a certain amount of exemptions for individuals or their companies. Levy amount.”
At present, Gu Lu has established two companies, one for overseas and one for domestic. The former earned 15.74 million last year, and the latter earned 26.71 million last year.
When it comes to paying taxes, Gu Lu doesn't do any tricks at all. He has cheats, so he won't get himself into it just for small gains. Gu Lu nodded silently, the national rice was so delicious.
After getting the documents (a certificate and two small cards), Gu Lu tried it today.
Just swipe the small blue card and get on the subway.
Not even a penny was paid, and Gu Lu could only enjoy the whole day. Sure enough, free prostitution makes people happy.
That afternoon, Gu Lu was like a subway ghost, sitting from south to north, and from north to east.
Suddenly ha! Gu Lu thought of the past when he saw some elderly people using their senior citizen cards to ride buses for free and just sitting and playing every day.
At that time, Gu Lu thought, even if it is free, is it really so boring?
Falling on myself, "Hey, it's so fun!"
It's fun, but as the lights in the sky get darker and darker, there are more and more people on the subway.
It wasn't until his cell phone rang and Gu Lu answered the call that he stopped running like crazy.
"Huh?"
"Oh, it's not impossible."
"Okay, let me take a look."
Gu Lu took a taxi and stopped at the JW Marriott Hotel next to the Forbidden City.
He took out his cell phone, but before he could make a call, Yao Xiaoju saw the person coming and said hello immediately.
He said on the phone that they would meet at the hotel door, but Yao Xiaoju himself stood across the street and watched. It looked like a secret agent. Gu Lu looked him up and down, wearing a hat and carrying a small schoolbag. Brother Yao really didn't look like a good person at first glance.
"Brother Gu, I haven't seen you for a long time. Why have you grown taller again?" Yao Xiaoju said the line that he must say every time he meets.
"I'm the third brother, and I grow taller every time." Gu Lu was speechless, and was quite happy at first. Because he was very concerned about his height, but after hearing more about it, he realized that it was just perfunctory.
The two have worked together for so many years, and it can be seen from their exchanges that they are very familiar with each other. A relationship where you hug each other as soon as you meet is not necessarily a good relationship, but a relationship where you talk flirtatiously as soon as you meet is definitely a good relationship.
"What third elder brother? Brother Gu, you are my third elder brother!" Yao Xiaoju said.
"How long did it take to return to China? How many days did you stay in the country?" Gu Lu asked.
"I just arrived this morning. I won't make a decision for a few days. We have to resolve the matter and then look at it." Yao Xiaoju asked, "Here, look at it. This is what I told you on the phone, about your millet."
Yao Xiaoju took out Gu Lu and Lu Ping's millet from his backpack and handed it to each other.
"You're so handsome. Even if you don't say he's 70 or 80% similar to me, it has nothing to do with him." Gu Lu held an acrylic card. Sure enough, a three-dimensional person couldn't compete with a two-dimensional one.
In the comic setting, Gu Lu wears glasses, and this look is like covering his face and laughing wildly...
In the story, he is known as the "writer of the stadium" and has absolute self-confidence. According to Kuroko Tetsuya's evaluation: "This person is very similar to Akashi's new song." Therefore, Gu Lu is very contrasting. On the one hand, he calmly analyzes and writes the ending of the court, but on the other hand, he laughs wildly with confidence.
For those who have never seen Kuroko, Kuroko Basketball is the story of defeating a gang of crazy people with dyed hair. Akashi Seijuro is the boss of the gang of hair-dyed lunatics. His mantra is "Those who go against my wishes will not be forgiven even by my parents." This look looks a bit like Iori Yagami! Gu Lu thought to himself. Look at Lu Ping again, he is painted as a muscular man, an image of a macho man without a doubt. Especially if there is a crocodile tattoo on the neck, it will appear when the blood is boiling and the person is angry. What kind of black and Taoist student dove blood tattoo.
After waiting for a while, Yao Xiaoju asked: "How is it?"
"The painting is quite good, hahaha, but the shape is a bit mid-range. The manic laughter is almost as good as the Hokage's Laughing Four." Gu Lu responded.
"...Brother Xiao Gu, I'm talking about copyright." Yao Xiaoju said.
"Specific? Whatever you want...but not casually." Gu Lu said, "If I print a lot of peripherals, I can talk to Xiaozhusha and Shueisha. But if the quantity is small, there is no need."
Yao Xiaoju probably understood what the other party meant. Generally speaking, the magnitude was too small, and Gu Lu didn't care.
Thinking about it, Gu Lu currently owns too many high-quality copyrights. "Asahi Shimbun" also commented that the mouse Algernon is "the third most expensive mouse in the world, bringing Gu Lu hundreds of millions of yen in income every year." This is an exaggeration, and it doesn't matter who it is. Jerry agreed or disagreed, and he didn't ask the first place Mickey Mouse if he agreed.
The two came to the room opened by Yao Xiaoju, who made preparations and dialed Lu Ping's phone number.
Lu Ping? I haven’t seen him for several years. After all, Gu Lu didn’t go to the class reunion of Class 10 of No. 8 Middle School.
Lu Ping, who is in his twenties, is already a strong man. He looks average, but his figure should be a bonus.
"Teacher Gu, I haven't seen you for a long time. I'm very happy to know that you are back in the world." Lu Ping's first words of greeting made Gu Lu a little stunned.
If the other party calls Gu Da writer, it's a joke. But respectful Teacher Gu, that is definitely not a joke. The huge fame has created an invisible class between the two.
"Ahem, Brother Flathead, long time no see." Gu Lu found this nickname from his memory.
Yao Xiaoju sat motionless next to him like a door god, with a serious expression. When Brother Yao wasn't smiling playfully, he looked like a business elite, which was quite intimidating.
"Did Brother Yao tell you the specific situation?" Gu Lu took out the acrylic card of Indomitable Crocodile and placed it in front of the camera, and he could see it clearly.
"The painting doesn't look like me at all!" Lu Ping complained first, and then responded, "After all, I didn't believe Mr. Yao's words at first, thinking it was a scam call. The current situation is that we can make The company that publishes the theatrical version shares our money, right?”
It’s not a theater production company, but it’s roughly the same. Gu Lu nodded, “That’s basically it.”
Lu Ping remained motionless and fell into thinking for a long time. Gu Lu thought his phone was jammed.
"Well, how much money can you get?" Lu Ping asked.
Gu Lu didn't understand this aspect, so he left it to professionals to answer and looked at the door god next to him.
"I don't know the details, it depends on the sales volume of millet." Yao Xiaoju said, "There should be no precedent for this in the surrounding area, but I think you can definitely get it for tens of thousands of dollars."
After all, Lu Ping and Gu Lu are not permanent characters in the comics, they are just enemies that appeared in the theatrical version. According to the peripherals of the new characters in Naruto One Piece The Movie, the gap is quite big. After all, there is no Conan in this world, and no one expected that there would be a character that could soar in popularity through the theatrical version!
Tens of thousands of dollars is a lot, even if Lu Ping's family conditions are not bad. The family ran a flower shop, and when he was in school, he gave Gu Lu many potted flowers. Although the final result was a tragic death at the hands of Gu Lu.
Yao Xiaoju thought that the other party would agree without hesitation, because from Lu Ping's attitude towards Brother Gu, it could be seen that he must have experienced severe beatings from society. If you get tens of thousands of dollars for no reason, do you still need to think about it? !
But Lu Ping was very confused, "Teacher Gu and Mr. Yao, let me think about it, this question is a bit difficult for me."
Disaster? Yao Xiaoju had a bit of a misunderstanding, and he immediately added: "Don't worry, it is not illegal for us to get a share. In fact, we act in accordance with the law, and there will be no bad feedback. Please trust my expertise on this." ”
"No, no, no," Lu Ping in the video waved his hands quickly, "I definitely believe in Mr. Yao's professionalism. My concerns are elsewhere."
Lu Ping organized his words and continued, "That's it, I will definitely not play basketball now. But the basketball experience in No. 8 Middle School...or the experience of being drawn into a caricature is the most worth talking about in the first half of my life. .”
"It means something different to me." Lu Ping said, "I just... Okay, I'm sorry, I was a bit arrogant. It's tens of thousands of dollars, so my hesitation is disrespectful to the money."
Although he said this, Lu Ping still struggled a little in his eyes.
From what he said just now, we can get the truth about why Lu Ping hesitated. He was very naive - he didn't want money to pollute the best memories.
Wouldn’t it be nice to accept it? No, it's just not perfect anymore.
Gu Lu noticed these details but said nothing. Because it is inappropriate for him to support or oppose it now.
"My brain suddenly twitched. It doesn't matter. If you promise, I will definitely promise." Lu Ping changed his mind, "This is definitely the largest amount of money I have made since graduation."
The weight of money exceeds that of perfect memories. After making the decision, Lu Ping felt better than ever. Because this money exists, his mother will no longer nag him, and he has funds to prepare the surprise he wants to give his girlfriend.
"Then make an appointment and I'll send you the contract." Yao Xiaoju said.
"Okay, okay, no problem. I have time in the morning and evening." Lu Ping said, "Mr. Yao, you can get used to it whenever it's convenient for you."
After the matter was settled, Gu Lu originally wanted to chat with Lu Ping. But we kept chatting about what happened when we were in school, or do you still remember so-and-so, and how he is now. When it comes to talking about what each other is doing now, they become relatively silent. Gu didn't want to show off, and Lu didn't want to be embarrassed, so the conversation was over after a while.
It's amazing that there is still time to finish chatting.
When he was about to hang up the phone, Lu Ping suddenly said, "Teacher Gu, have you read the comic "Kuroko's Basketball Extra Edition"? The storyboards and paintings in that volume are really good. I read it back and forth several times."< br>
"I think I've seen it. If you say so, I'll hang up the phone and go take a look." Gu Lu replied.
Both parties hang up the phone.
Yao Xiaoju suddenly had another understanding of his boss, Brother Xiao Gu. Maybe something he didn't care about was just an ordinary stone in the long river of memory. But for other students, it may be the most shining moment of their lives.
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"Brother, can I make a small suggestion?"
Because the rehabilitation treatment was about to end, Gu Jiayu's mood was getting better and better. The only thing that wasn't so good was that he couldn't eat as before.
Gu Lu nodded: "What do you suggest?"
"I don't know if it's right or not. If it's really stupid news, just pretend you didn't hear it!" Gu Jiayu took precautions first.
Don't worry, Gu Lu silently turned on the recording. If what you say makes sense, delete the recording. If it's a stupid suggestion, leave it in. Even though Gu Lu changed so many mobile phones, he still kept the screenshots of the QQ name of the second heroine and other dark history.
"I just saw Gu Lu. Many people said that you are still a role model for young people after making so much money, but you have not done any charity." Gu Jiayu also intensively searched for news about his brother on the Internet.
Once upon a time, when President Jian was still the king of vests, he would change his vests every day and set the pace in Tieba. There are not many real readers in the bar now, but Xiao Heizi likes to hang out. This is generally the case because Xiao Heizi cannot find a real gathering place for fans.
"I don't support this statement. After all, we make money, and it's our own business how we use it." Gu Jiayu said, "I'm just a little worried about those marketing accounts that are taken out of context and used to cause trouble."
Gu Lu turned off the recording, what he said made sense. The key is not to make so much money. Gu Lu himself is a youth representative recognized by the official media and has also joined a think tank. It would really have a bad impact if word got out.
Furthermore, think tanks have an exemption limit of five million for experts' personal companies. Wouldn't it be good to use the extra money to buy a reputation?
"Jiayu, your suggestion is very good and very careful. Neither I nor the senior executives I hired would have thought of it," Gu Lu said.
Hearing this, the heroine smiled happily. This is why she likes to talk to her brother and not so much to her mother. No matter what achievements the mother gets, the praise is limited.
For example, a few years ago, the heroine worked hard to get into the best high school in the foggy city. "It's very good, but don't be proud. Keep it up. This time it's your extraordinary performance. This state will not happen all the time. So I have to work hard when I go to No. 8 Middle School, you know? "Gu's mother is a very traditional valuing parent and subconsciously suppresses her.
But Gu Lu is different, he just praises, and he will praise hard as long as there is something outstanding! Just say, who doesn't like chatting with a brother like this?
"Jiayu, what do you think about me donating two sums of money every year to get a scholarship for students in No. 37 Middle School and No. 8 Middle School?" Gu Lu suddenly thought of the various awards at Peking University.
Liao Kaiyuan Scholarship, Li Huirong Scholarship, Wang Wenzhong·Wang Tiancheng Scholarship, Hongcai Scholarship and so on. Gu Lu hasn't paid attention to this aspect yet, but he knows more than a dozen. These scholarships mainly reward outstanding students and students from poor families.
"It's very good. I remember that the student loans and bursaries in the university are relatively complete. But there are relatively few in high schools." Gu Jiayu raised his hands in agreement, "Brother, your idea is much better than what I thought. ”
The praise is not the point, the point is the second half of the sentence. Gu Lu continued and asked: "Then what are you thinking about?"
"I was just thinking, brother, aren't you very familiar with many publishing houses?" Gu Jiayu said, "You can get books at low prices. I did some calculations and found that the library of junior high schools probably has between 500 and 3,000 volumes. .”
"Publishing companies get more, and the price of a book is relatively low. Books that are especially suitable for junior and primary schools are public copyright books, and the price will be lower. It should cost about 40,000 to 50,000 yuan to establish a library." Gu Jiayu Said, "Each library can also be named after you, brother. This is cheap and it promotes your own image very well."
Gu Jiayu's plan focuses on being cheap and has a promotional effect.
(End of chapter)