Chapter 393: Can’t Win
"This is a novel with truly exotic elements. At least it gave me a very deep impression of the geographical location of the town of Genita."
"He doesn't seem to have studied in France, or even been to France."
"It's more than five miles from the community of Harpiri, more than 11 miles from the town of Allston, and about eight miles from East Allston. Indeed, there are two nearby locations within nine miles, but there is no choice. The only possibility is the early morning bus. It is out of service and private cars will not carry people at night. This reasoning seems easy and anyone can think of it, but it is incredible to be able to integrate the information.”
"Does he have any other mystery works? Isn't it said that he is a famous writer in China? He must be a writer like Mr. Andrea Camilleri."
"It's hard to imagine that a short story like "The Nine Mile Walk", which is comparable to "The Silver White-fronted Horse", would appear at the Student Cultural Festival? Ladies and gentlemen, this is unreasonable!"
"Would you like to try? If we just say a few words, can we come up with the same reasoning?"
Some of these noisy speeches carry very obvious national symbols. It seems that the person who mentioned Andrea Camilleri must be an Italian student. Because even though Andrea is an Italian national treasure-level mystery writer, his international influence is not great.
"I feel that the imagination of the Chinese genius is too terrifying. Only the word horror can be used to describe it accurately. I can already imagine him throwing darts at the map of France, and then using his out-of-control thoughts, Created such a wonderful story ”
During the discussion, this paragraph of the letter completely touched the heart of Franz, the "foreign aid" of Sorbonne University.
Because of the logic of normal people's thinking, they would not think that Gu Lu first had a story and then found the place name in France. At the same time, according to normal thinking, Gu Lu, who has never studied abroad or been there, is even less likely to understand a French town. Therefore, based on these two normal logics, "Walking Nine Miles" feels very scary.
Franz's expression was an emoticon of "I've been honest, please let me go", and he decided to go back and watch "One Night Genius".
"Win-win...my idea is too bold." Franz is not a stubborn person, not to mention that this article is better than him, and it is undisputedly better.
But he can still comfort himself: "Although I presented my work after Mr. Gu, the Portuguese was not much better than me. More importantly, my story is better than the Portuguese, and I am not at the bottom. ”
Bernardo from the University of Lisbon, who Franz mentally pulled over to support him, opened his eyes wide at this moment, his curly hair seemed to be in the shape of a "?", and there were as many question marks as there were hairs.
What about the promised kill? Bernardo couldn't believe it. If there was such a student in Huaxia, would he have been killed by senior Joaquim last year?
The instructor Edgar answered his confusion, "Last year and the year before last, this Chinese student did not participate."
Bernardo suddenly had a strong idea. Even though it was absurd, he still couldn't control it. "This Chinese double U is just for him!"
GULU is a bit difficult to pronounce, so it is simply called double U.
"It's okay Bell, I just looked it up on the English Internet. GULU is a very famous writer. You can see for yourself -" Edgar gave the student his cell phone to let him know how strong the enemy was, and at least it was honorable to lose.
The mobile webpage is an introduction to Chinese writer Gu Lu in the "Daily Express" by the famous British suspense writer Kane Van Zestone.
Portugal has a very high English coverage rate. More than 90% of its citizens can speak English, so reading is definitely barrier-free.
[Gu Lu, born in Fogdu, China (February 6, 1996-), is a representative figure of young Chinese writers. In 2012, he published his work in a magazine for the first time. In May 2013, Gu Lu's first novella "The Little Prince" was published and was a great success. It was evaluated by China as one of the most classic fairy tales in the 21st century. In October of the same year, he created his first full-length work "Mr. Holmes", which was the only work in Asia to be included in the "Excellent Catalog" by the Conan Doyle Estate. At the same time, 16-year-old Gu Lu came to the UK for the first time. Cthulhu was born in the UK...] (The follow-up is an introduction to Cthulhu. Bernardo has not read these works, so he is a little confused. Don’t understand)
It has to be said that there are still some gaps in Chinese and foreign information, and the information collected by Kane of the Disciples of Cthulhu is still somewhat wrong. For example, Mr. Holmes was published earlier than The Little Prince, but overall, the record of a talented writer has been clearly demonstrated.
Before Edgar read this resume, he thought Bernardo was already a genius. But after reading it, he could only say, "Bernardo doesn't have to feel sorry, at least we will definitely win against the French writer."
"..." Bernardo was silent. He felt that the instructor's comfort was another stab in his body.
Also remaining silent were the students from South Korea's Korea University. Their expressions were: Even if your writing is good, we won't admit it. So the big eyes stared at the small eyes and looked at each other.
The absence of South Korean students has little impact on the atmosphere of the scene, because wonderful works will make people want to discuss.
Very good, the domestic media also started to praise and take pictures, and the pause time was much longer. The home court still has a bit of an advantage.
"Genius Gu Lu, the value of these four words is still rising." Dean Fu murmured to himself.
If you think about it carefully, there is nothing surprising. Cultural exchanges between countries can be carried out indiscriminately. Now that I'm among the students, why don't I open a big account and go to Novice Village to abuse the food?
Students from Zhejiang University, Southeast University, and Peking University gathered around Gu Lu and praised him vigorously.
Gu Lu's work is definitely the first peak of the Student Cultural Festival. If there was not a certain order at the scene, I don't know how many students would come to say hello.
The second peak occurs at midfield. The eighteenth person to take the stage was the Italian University of Padua, and one of the performances from the University of Padua was Agnes' solo show. It caused quite a stir as soon as he appeared on the scene. After all, he is an internet celebrity painter and is well-known in European countries.
The Asian classmates were in a commotion because they saw the blonde beauty.
In terms of appearance, Agnes, Zhou Lin and Kim Tae-eun can only be said to be about 50-50 equal, but adding a little bit of exotic style will give them a different flavor.
Well, I didn’t take it that seriously. The main reason is that Zhou Lin is next to me... something is wrong. I'm afraid of what the strange girl will do. Everyone has a love for beauty! Gu Lu thought so.
Gu Lu thought this in his heart, but still lowered his head. It was Professor Lu who sent a message saying that he was suddenly busy. Professor Lu is going to attend events in Singapore and Malaysia next week and wants to take Gu Lu there. Gu Lu could only reply quickly.
You can imagine what Professor Lu is going to do in the Lion City and Malaysia. It must be to participate in Chinese language promotion activities. Language dissemination is also a part of cultural dissemination, and it is still a very important part. It can also be said to be the most important responsibility that Confucius Institutes in various countries bear.
The next message from Professor Lu: [This trip to the Lion City and Malaysia is to promote the "Chinese Teaching Heroes Association", specifically, the teaching of local Chinese teachers in Southeast Asian countries and Lion City. We need support from people in official and private cultural circles. This aspect is Xiao Gu's strength, so I personally hope that Xiao Gu will participate. ]
To be honest, Gu Lu really respects and likes Professor Lu.
Why? When Professor Lu knew that students did not like to listen to long speeches, he tried to send text or short speeches as much as possible. I have to say that he is a very considerate professor.
"Chinese Heroes Association? Who chose the name? It turns out there are so many useless names in the world." Gu Lu felt much better.
Although Yao Xiaoju claims that Gu Lu is a world-class writer, his writing is limited to Asia, and only Japan and South Korea are famous overseas. In Europe and the United States, it is only the United Kingdom that has gained a "small" reputation. The Lion City and Malaysia are probably unknown.
[My book has little sales in the Lion City and Malaysia, so it may not be that helpful to this conference. ] Gu Lu replied, lowering the professor's expectations first.
Professor Lu later responded that having Gu Lu participate in this event would definitely be the icing on the cake.
In terms of importance, communication between the Ministry of Culture and the local cultural department accounts for about 60%, Professor Lu and his team accounted for 30%, and the remaining 10% is the role of Gu Lu and other factors.
Great, since it’s the icing on the cake, that’s no problem. Gu Lu accepted it as a free trip.
There was another round of applause, and it felt more enthusiastic than watching "Walking Nine Miles."
It's normal that the South Korean girl group danced in front of them and they also got a lot of applause.
The work performed by Agnes was exactly the same as the calligraphy dance performed by Zhejiang Foreign Language School last year. They are all painting and dancing at the same time, but this one is liked by more people...because the performance is pleasing to the eye. And the finished product of the twenty-minute sketch was pretty good.
One detail worth noting is that when Agnes stepped off the stage, she looked in the direction of Gu Lu. Because in her opinion, Gu Lu is a genius and a strong person, and it would be very good if his performance is recognized by a strong person.
As a result, I saw that the Chinese man was looking down at his mobile phone from beginning to end.
It made Agnes doubt her own performance level. Agnes hid her thoughts behind her smile and returned to the Italian area surrounded by her classmates.
Next to the Italian area is Turkey. As the saying goes, the brave ones are the first to lead the dog. The student from Ankara University is a little handsome and has a strong body. Let's call him Xiaoshuai. Xiaoshuai, surrounded by his classmates, went to Agnes to ask for her autograph.
"If I come to sign autographs, then you will pay for tonight's consumption!" Xiaoshuai said this, as if he was making a bet with his classmates. Winning the bet is key, getting the autograph is secondary.
But actually the signature is the key, and the bet is just a small way to give yourself courage.
This trick is very commonly used by college students. It is really the same for college students at home and abroad. It is the interoperability of human beings.
"Sorry, I don't use Twitter," Agnes responded.
"What about INS? YouTube is also fine." Xiaoshuai refused to give up.
"I'm sorry." Agnes apologized, and the Turkish handsome man returned home defeated.
When the students at the University of Padua saw this, they thought it was very normal. As for Agnes herself, she is also a big internet celebrity. Which big influencer’s personal contact information is readily available?
In addition, the classmates also know the basics. Agnes' father is a famous sculptor, and her mother is a social activist and entrepreneur. The family situation is quite favorable. Bai Fumei from Italy, it’s hard to get Bai Fumei’s contact information, both of them are superimposed, Xiaoshuai is not wronged for being rejected.
The activities continued with the Student Cultural Festival from afternoon to evening.
Four or five hours in duration.
As time passed by, the fatigue of those present also increased. Therefore, it is very difficult for students to win the lottery again...
When the event was about to end, Gu Lu was approached by Dean Fu and made some useless talk.
The only practical question was, Dean Fu said, "Do you want to come to Zhejiang University to study for graduate school? Although Zhejiang University is a little inferior to Peking University, it definitely invests more personal resources." Although he is the dean of Zhejiang University, Bringing Gu Lu to Zhejiang Province will be beneficial to everyone. Meat rotten in the pot is not a waste. Moreover, Dean Fu is not talking nonsense. In terms of the comprehensive strength of graduate schools in universities, Zhejiang University is not much inferior to Peking University. And according to the current situation, we can still achieve overtake within five years.
Yang Xing, the instructor from Zhejiang Foreign Language School next to him, was shocked. No wonder he could only be a lecturer, while the other person could be the dean.
"Ahem," Gu Lu responded, "Professor Lu is very good to me."
"Professor Lu Jianming?" Dean Fu said the name after being silent for a while.
Gu Lu nodded, and Dean Fu said nothing, because Professor Lu Jianming is the authority in Chinese studies. He was not discouraged. He could still hit two strokes with or without dates. I just feel a pity that a large number of talents have flowed to Sijiu City.
The interview and closing of the event are tomorrow. With the consent of the leaders of Zhejiang Foreign School, Gu Lu left the school a few minutes ahead.
The reporters are also very busy. Some have started writing articles for tomorrow. Interviews will have to wait until tomorrow. However, the works of students from various countries have been released today. It is obvious who is good and who is bad.
Some reporters asked the Zhejiang Foreign Affairs Bureau for a copy of "Walking Nine Miles." Some reporters began to select pictures for news covers.
As mentioned before, all countries participating in this event will publicize it. Very eye-catching ones will spread overseas, such as last year's Brazilian war dance. Moreover, last year Joaquim's "Paris Murder" accumulated so much fame, and Gu Lu this time...
Gu Lu's caution this time was justified, because students from various countries actually came to ask for autographs. Among them, the Neon students were the more crazy ones. They got a set of Gu Lu's works from somewhere and waved them for autographs.
"Sakai, go check and find out which hotel Teacher Gu Lu is staying in." Yasuo Fusanye said, "I must get a signature."
"We are not chasing stars, Kang Fu-san. There is really no need for this. We are just book fans. You have crossed the line like this." Sakai found it difficult to understand. Even if you like Gu Lu's works, there's no need to be so crazy.
Kang Fu didn't explain for three nights, and no one else understood that "The Little Prince" was his life work. This book is an integral part of his three views. I don’t know what it constitutes. After all, the little prince was not taught to bully others.
"Can it be done?" Kang Fusanye repeated with a solemn face.
Looking at the serious expression, the relationship between the two is no longer good friends, but subordinates of the Sakai family working for the Yasufu family.
Sakai also put away his cynical smile.
"Remember, I just want to sign." Kang Fusanye said.
There was a little chaos in the playground for a while.
Fortunately, there were enough volunteers to maintain order.
"Don't be anxious, let's not be anxious. We in China are a country of etiquette. Let's wait for the foreign students to leave first." Fei Hai, a student representative from China, said that this was also the arrangement of the instructor Yang Xing.
After a while, there were not so many people anymore, and a beautiful figure walked towards this direction.
The visitor was Agnes, who was very popular just now. She started to communicate in English: "Hello, Captain China, I am Agnes."
"Hello, nice to meet you. Ms. Agnes, how can I help you?" Fei Hai still showed a relatively calm demeanor.
"Such a big event is very well organized." Agnes said, "It can be seen that the Chinese student team leader has very strong organizational skills. Could you please exchange contact information."
"Of course, it's a great honor." Fei Hai told him his phone number and INS number.
"Thank you." Agnes left.
I can still faintly hear her conversation with her classmates, "We will hold an art conference at the end of this year, and we can ask for some experience." "There are still a few months to go, Nisi, you are already thinking about it, your planning skills are great." "These are very basic." Wait, of course they were speaking Italian.
About two minutes later, Jin Taien also walked towards Fei Hai.
"?" Fei Hai's eyes widened. Could it be that the little man also has spring, and today is his lucky day?
As mentioned before, his facial features are very good, and he is still good enough to debut as an idol, but he is a bit short. Because of this, he even got into a fight with his roommate, a big guy from Lu Province.
"Sir, could you please tell me where I can find Mr. Gu Lu?" Kim Tae-eun held "The Little Prince" in his hand, with a coquettish arc in his voice, "Sir, please tell me, please."< br>
Fei Hai couldn't resist such a coquettish appearance and figure. He responded in English, "I know the hotel where Peking University students stay, but Gu Lu didn't stay. So...but Gu Lu will come for an interview tomorrow, It will be easy to get a signature when the time comes." He was not completely convinced. Gu Lu was not a person who liked to be special, so he checked into the hotel as arranged.
"Thank you," Jin Taien thanked sweetly, turned around and walked away for a few steps, and the smile on his face disappeared.
A woman's mouth is a liar. She wanted Gu Lu's autograph just to give it to Kang Fu for three nights. Gifts should be delivered to a man's heart. Anyone can get an autograph tomorrow, so is there any point in sending it over? Jin Tae-eun was ready to think of other ways.
Looking at Jin Taien's graceful back, Fei Hai took a deep breath. It was obvious that Jin Taien was attracted to Gu Lu. It doesn't matter that he also attracted an Italian beauty today, and she is also happy!
At noon the next day, Gu Lu arranged all media interviews online and left Zhejiang Province in a hurry.
It wasn't a sudden thought, his schedule was arranged this way.
He returned to Forty-Nine City, and reported on yesterday's cultural festival and the performances of students from various countries in China and other countries.
Regarding the specific fermentation situation, we have to let the bullets fly for a while...
"I wish you a happy birthday, I wish you a happy birthday, I wish you happiness and longevity, and I wish you a happy birthday. May you have this day every year..."
I don’t know why the birthday song went off track while singing. Gu Lu was the Mr. Nan Guo who was just pretending to be a fake person, so he also ran away.
Wang Penggang kept his word and called his classmates after his injury got a little better. It's just that the previous plan was for seventeen people, but now there are only eleven classmates excluding the birthday boy himself.
"I've graduated, and thank you all for attending. I won't say too much, it's all in the wine. I wish you all a bright future and smooth sailing!"
June and July are the graduation season, and Wang Penggang is a senior student. He did not choose to continue taking the postgraduate entrance examination.
The students, including Gu Lu, all raised their glasses, and the sound of two glasses colliding with each other was like the sound of beautiful bubbles breaking.
Of course, the sound was not that obvious, because several graduates present had already had a break-up meal with their good buddies in the dormitory.
The reunion dinner in college is different from that in middle and high school. In the latter, the whole class is together, while in the former, it is all just a few good buddies.
It was also because the "bubbles" did not burst loudly, so the students at the wine table did not drink too much. Gu Lu quite liked this environment, but he especially hated the wine table culture.
It is clear that it is the wine table culture in today's society, not the wine culture. The two have nothing to do with each other.
I’m not here to fly the flower order, so don’t make any unspoken rules. The reason why Gu Lu had such a big psychological reaction was related to a certain Writers Association event two years ago.
A group of people go out to collect works, and the Writers Association reimburses the expenses. Then a certain writer touched the female writer at the wine table to persuade her to drink. They went back to their respective hotels at night, and actually knocked on the female writer's door... The next day, she was able to greet everyone as if nothing was wrong. It’s a real person, so I can’t reveal the name.
"You're so stupid, I can't stand you for a long time. Brother, the girl from the department next door asked you for my WeChat ID. What did you say? You told them I wouldn't give it to you, and then you added it and we started chatting!"
Suddenly, the sound of quarrel interrupted Gu Lu's inner criticism of the wine table culture.
What's going on? Why did you start shouting right after you said that? Gu Lu looked up and saw Wang Penggang, the longevity star, having a confrontation with another man named Pang Guang.
His name is Pang Guang, so you can imagine what kind of nicknames he would get from childhood... It's a bit rude, so I won't go into details.
"Do you believe what she said? I also said that Lan Weiwei and Zhou Lin confessed to me yesterday. Do you believe it or not?!" Pang Guang said.
No, just make a noise as long as you want, why bring Zhou Lin in? Gu Lu looked at Pang Guang with a sharp look.
"Stop, stop, stop, brothers, don't talk nonsense. Did Lan Weiwei and Zhou Lin really confess to you?" Jia Xu asked this immediately, interrupting the quarrel.
"Nonsense, of course not. I just want to express that there is no evidence and anything a family can say will do," Pang Guang responded. The reason why he first mentioned these two people was because they were the campus goddesses of Peking University.
Wang Penggang laughed angrily, "You mean she wronged you for no reason? Why did she do this? Did she eat too much?"
"Think about it with your pig brain. She knew you were rich before, but she didn't expect you to be so rich, so she said such a thing." Pang Guang said, "We have been brothers for so many years, and I would lie to you?"< br>
It was Rashomon, and Wang Penggang was a little confused. He looked at Gu Lu and asked the smartest person on the table for help.
(End of chapter)