Chapter 419 Visual Kei Writing
“The talent is exhausted? Who? Gu Lu?”
“Is it true that there are so many birds in the forest? You actually doubt Gu Lu’s strength?!”
“Let me tell you a little trivia: the top 10 cumulative sales of books published in the 21st century. There are three books by Gu Lu. Different works have been selected as required readings for elementary, middle and high school students. Do you know what the official media defines Gu Lu as China’s most talented writer..."
"Thank you Mongolians. If it weren't for your popular science, I would still be kept in the dark."
Yes, netizens have no controversy at all.
Some netizens even started to make jokes -
"The sales volume of "The Devotion of Suspect X" returned after five years has also been crazy. Do you want to believe that I am Qin Shihuang, or do you want to believe that I am Qin Shihuang?" Is Gu Lujiang's talent exhausted?"
"Please, the new book "From New "World" come on early, netizens are willing to do anything to read the book! "
"Good guy, are you not willing to suffer at all? Or let me tell you what sincerity is. If I could release it earlier, I would even lose thirty pounds!”
etc.
Netizens don’t care about Jiang Lang, they just want to see more new works. After all, Gu Lu's return work has conquered readers with its ultimate deception.
But the current situation of the Great Harmony is not good - it may be difficult to understand. For example, passers-by heard "urge to update Gu Lu Xinshu" and passed by without interest. But passers-by heard that "someone actually said that Gu Lu couldn't write a book." Although I haven’t seen many of Gu Lu’s works, if you use the keyboard, you must express your true insights!
It got hot when it was noisy, and then it went up one ring after another.
It failed to achieve the publicity effect envisaged by the People's Publishing House of Shanghai. President Jian could only lament after knowing the cause and effect. Sometimes the word-of-mouth was too good and it was difficult to handle.
As a result, President Jian had no choice but to activate Plan B. Really use resources to lay it out, and use high enough exposure to tell netizens that Gu Lu’s new book is ready for release!
With the current short videos, games, dog-licking, novels and other entertainment, reading physical books is really the "lowest choice". Therefore, the cost of cultivating new readers is too high. What needs to be done is to let the former Gu Lu Readers know this.
“The more developed the Internet is, the more serious the circles are. The more serious the circles are, the more prosperous the Internet is.” President Jian saw the promotion plan on the Xiaohongshu platform.
A long list of things to note.
When going to a certain platform, you must pay attention to many taboos. Because of many reasons, President Jian couldn't help but shake his head. He didn't want to publicize it like this at all.
It was better than a few years ago. If something big happens on the Internet, all netizens will gather around it. If you don't go to a certain platform now, it means giving up on these netizens.
“It’s also a good thing,” President Jian comforted himself. “One of the meanings of the existence of the Internet is that people can find like-minded people even in niche hobbies, and human beings are no longer alone. It’s just that it’s hard for them.”
President Jian refers to them as employees of the publishing department’s publicity department. After all, they look very laborious. It must be difficult to make the publicity plan comprehensive.
President Jian is very busy tonight with the plan on the table. I said good night to my wife, brought a blanket from the bedroom, and a thermos cup of hot tea.
Gu Lu, who left President Jian's house in the afternoon, was not idle either. When he got home, he ran to the study and started thinking about the golden finger.
The crafting list is full again.
Item list The ring triggers "Fall of Giants". Since I have never seen it in my previous life, I can only access more information about the First World War, and the effect is almost zero.
List of quotations triggered four hours ago: [Classics of mourning literature] [Works that are difficult to watch a second time] [EMO masterpiece that does not inspire tears]
"Aunt Fang and Uncle Jian were They are all talking about their children wanting them to go abroad. Could it be a novel about family children?" Gu Lu thought, but couldn't find the right idea in his mind.
Just looking at the first two labels, is it "Disqualified in the World"? It is true that Osamu Dazai does not exist in this world.
Then I thought about the third label, which is not the same. After reading this work, I will know that EMO emotions are not the main factor. The main thing is to lament why some people can sink so clearly.
The protagonist Oba Yizou is basically the incarnation of Dazai Osamu himself. Readers will be touched after reading it, and it is rare to bring it into EMO. The oft-quoted "I'm sorry for being human" doesn't come from being out of place in the world either.
Can't find a clue, Gu Lu's thoughts went a little off track, "I remember there was a label called a tear-jerking masterpiece before."
That was "A Bouquet for Algernon".
Algernon, the work that made many readers depressed, still has readers finding their way to the Bilibili account and leaving messages.
Gu Lu doesn't like knife people. After all, the most important thing in life is to be happy and keep happiness to yourself - so this work must be won!
"Healing works are mostly from urban daily life, while mourning literature is either neon or American..." Gu Lu had an idea in his mind, looking for items in this direction, which should be able to be synthesized.
After thinking about it, Gu Lu searched for it on a second-hand trading APP. The specific name will not be revealed because the user experience of this APP is too poor.
Bought something to try first.
As soon as Gu Lu put down his cell phone, he received a call from Chairman Wen.
The other party did not say much and said straight to the point that the consultation time was very useful, so the think tank prepared a gift.
"Is there a gift? Oh, don't be so polite." Gu Lu said, "When will it be delivered?"
It's probably a certificate or other honors, Gu Lu likes this Tune.
"The day after tomorrow? Okay, okay, I have time the day after tomorrow."
The time and place of the connection aligned, and Gu Lu hung up the phone. After all, both of them were very busy at work and had no time to chat.
Even though the Chinese element’s overseas promotion has come to an end. But Gu Lu had a lot on his hands.
Currently, Gu Lu has three things at hand.
1. Contribute to the Los Angeles Times. If there is no problem, continue to do so to accumulate popularity in America.
2. Complete the two long chapters of the synthesis list.
3. Find a suitable gift for the strange girl.
4. Find a way to make Aunt Fang and Uncle Jian happy.
The first two are colleagues, and the last two are private matters.
Gu Lu said a long time ago that if Zhou Lin can really serve as the Secretary-General of the Global "Model United Nations" and go to the United Nations to speak, then he will give her an unexpected and absolutely satisfying gift.
Oops, I feel really capable now.
For the sake of balance in the official United Nations, the nationality of the Secretary-General cannot be from the five good people. Model United Nations originated in the United States, and the Secretary General is occupied by students from European and American countries.
To put it more bluntly, the Global Secretary General of the Model United Nations is basically equivalent to the highest position that can be achieved in the field of student club activities around the world.
Gu Lu really wanted to give himself a slap in the face, "unexpected and absolutely satisfying", how dare he say such big words?
“I’ll have a chance to test her voice and see what she likes.” Gu Lu made up his mind.
As for Aunt Fang and Uncle Jian, they couldn't interfere in housework. Gu Lu just wanted to do something to make the two elders happy.
Strictly speaking, King Gulu is a person who cares very much about his elders. Whether it is his former teacher or Tang Yuan’s parents, he will always visit them. Even for Li's father and Li's mother, Gu Lu visited more times in the past two years than Li Guyuan himself.
It's not that Tangyuan is a filial piety. After graduating from senior year, he didn't have a good appearance outside. When he went back, he always felt... Anyway, Li Guyuan wanted to make a name for himself.
If you have money but don’t have money, you can go home to celebrate the New Year. Your family only cares about whether you are tired or not, and a series of chicken soups, but Gu Lu didn’t say anything. Now that he has become famous by relying on plug-ins, he can't stand and talk without back pain, so his approach is to go back every winter, summer, and National Day.
"Uncle Jian wants to run the publishing house well and is a workaholic, so he will do well if he has good books. Then Aunt Fang..." Gu Lu couldn't remember that Aunt Fang's only hobby was stew soup.
But how is it possible? Aunt Fang must be an independent individual first and she must have some hobbies.
[Gu Lu: I’ve eaten so much of Aunt Fang’s soup. What are Uncle Jian’s and Aunt Fang’s hobbies? Or a specialty of youth. ]
The other party was also working hard in front of the computer in the study, warming up for "From the New World", so he responded quickly.
[Uncle Jian: Your Aunt Fang used to like skiing very much - but she had a bad sense of balance and was even afraid of riding a bicycle, so I just thought about it. The hobby that I really stick to is embroidery. Your Aunt Fang comes from a family of embroiderers...]
Speaking of Aunt Fang, President Jian is so eloquent that she talked a lot.
King Gulu thought about it, had an idea, and began to make arrangements.
Opening his phone, Gu Lu felt the benefits of participating in certain activities and having a wider network of contacts. If you want to find celebrities in a certain field, you can easily find them.
It was already past 1:30 when he went to bed. Gu Lu fell asleep and wondered if President Jian was still sick.
Before falling asleep, I felt like I had forgotten something when I was listing my to-do list. What was it?
He went to bed with questions, but the dream did not tell him the answer. On the contrary, Gu Lu acted as if he was being chased by a murderer. He almost escaped, but fell and tripped.
Looking down, I stepped on cheese...
The next day, the sun was shining brightly. The weather in Sijiucheng around September is not that hot, at least it is much better than the fog that still kills people.
"That's right! I remembered this brain." Gu Lu suddenly thought of it while eating a sandwich for breakfast. Put down the remaining third of the sandwich and call to take care of things immediately.
It’s Lao Li’s business. About a week ago, Lao Li called for help and became the person in charge of Dangdang's online reading project. He wanted the exclusive electronic copyright of the new book "From the New World".
Considering that Brother Li needs to achieve results quickly in his new position, Gu Lu gave another method, exclusive electronic licensing of other works.
Never published work. When Lao Li heard this, he felt excited and hesitant at the same time. Excited that the mission can be accomplished! The hesitation is due to Li Lu's current status. To obtain this electronic copyright, the budget required is not something that Lao Li can decide.
Needing to call the company's senior management, Gu Lu told Lao Li the contact information of agent Guo Dafa.
The thing that he forgot was this matter. The main reason why Gu Lu forgot about it was that it was not him who was responsible for it.
Lao Li persuaded the top management of Dangdang.com and got a sufficient budget. For the specific price, Lao Li turned to Guo Dafa.
"Teacher Da Gu is really difficult to deduce using logic. The next work is always so difficult to guess. This is indeed a good way to promote it. If it works well, the film and television rights will definitely sell well."
“After all, although the series adaptation of last year’s “Flowers for Algernon” failed, it has nothing to do with our teacher Dagu!”
Guo Dafa thinks so. Because of his correct operations, in addition to "Flatland" and "The Little Prince", all domestic film and television rights have been sold.
Hai Yan dramas and Qiong Yao dramas are both popular, but Gu Lu dramas are not. There is such a saying in domestic entertainment, and it is true that one game is changed and the other is played. The reason why the price did not collapse is that Gu Lu, as a writer, has always been well-known. Many company producers and directors have the illusion that "it's just that others haven't changed it enough, maybe I can."
"Martial Arts will definitely sell for a lot of money, and given Teacher Gu's writing skills, the guarantee will definitely be better than the scripts on the market." Guo Dafa said.
This story tells us that a good novel is not necessarily a good script, and it does not necessarily mean that an adaptation can be successful. In addition internal entertainment pills.
After the contract was successfully signed between Dangdang.com and Gu Lufang, the former started causing trouble.
On September 18th, Dangdang.com suddenly announced a big plan, "The three great masters of Jin Guliang have passed away, and they wrote a final love letter to the martial arts era!"
There was even a homepage advertisement on Weibo, click on it and it will Go to this page to challenge and see the details.
A certain famous writer wants to ignite the last afterglow of martial arts.
Scroll down further to find the other half of the content. Dangdang.com conducts a competition for martial arts and science fiction essays, with a first prize of 100,000 yuan, millions of resources invested, and tens of millions of copyright development.
Just listen to the last two. In terms of bonuses, one hundred thousand before tax is quite high.
There is only one requirement for the high bonus. The work can only be viewed online by Dangdang Reading, with exclusive online copyright.
Oh, I almost forgot, there is another item in the reward: "There is also a chance to be mentored by a mysterious writer."
Who this writer is is temporarily unknown.
【Mysterious writer, please stay tuned! 】
“Guess I’m not looking forward to it.”
"The last love letter of martial arts makes me want to laugh. I remember that a few years ago, Mr. Huang Yi was attracted by Qidian Literature Network, and his new book "Sun and Moon in the Sky" did not make a splash. So which writer do you think now? Is he better at writing martial arts than Huang Yi? "
"Honestly, "Sun and Moon in the Sky" is better, or "The Legend of Two Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" Continuation, but the martial arts is really over, and Master Huang Yi can't save it. Let alone Yuhui, it's like a stone sinking to the bottom of the sea, and no one can show it."
"Anyone wants to try Mr. Chen's approach? Remember, Qidian Literature Network is suffering a lot of losses! Dangdang.com may be popular if it produces some suspenseful works.”
Wait.
Netizens and friends made fun of each other.
Some netizens elaborated, can you name a famous martial arts novel since 2015?
How dare you go against the current in this situation.
Black and red are also red, and Dangdang’s senior executives are quite satisfied with the effect.
Compared with the Douban reading essay competition, there is a martial arts group every year, and the top prize entries are all good. Are there any that are out of the circle? I guess many readers don't know this exists.
Now they are recruiting martial arts essays on Dangdang.com. Isn’t it more powerful than Douban’s essay contest?
Besides black and red, there is another function.
Back then, the readers who loved reading martial arts novels were either old or young and had no time to read anymore. Or become a reader of online articles. Xianxia is more exaggerated than martial arts.
Even if it is being ridiculed by the crowd, at least it should be conveyed to the people who read online articles. We are going to hold an event and you can come and take a look.
Details, despite the hot search on Dangdang.com, no one is still discussing who the mysterious writer is.
Because in the eyes of the public, it is useless for anyone to come...
The mysterious writer must be Gu Lu, and he was the one who tipped off the whole thing to Lao Li.
The reason for this proposal came from a martial arts novel that Gu Lu synthesized two years ago.
[One of the most famous martial arts novel series] [Promoting the literaryization of martial arts novels] [Poetry-like word count]
What is one of the key elements of the synthesis, he recorded It's unclear, but Gu Lu remembers another element, the spear.
I was invited to participate in a certain martial arts performance competition as a guest host or something. After the game, I got a spear as a souvenir.
As soon as it was triggered and he saw the third label, Gu Lu almost thought it was Mr. Gu Long. Who else could he be? !
Later, I was alerted that something was wrong. The ancient dragon Jin Yong of this world (the writer of the parallel world) is also known as the three masters of martial arts.
Looking at the first two labels again, Gu Lu understood clearly. After the synthesis, it turned out to be true - "Four Famous Catchers Series".
That's right, the parallel world of Wen Ruian, one of the four great martial arts masters on earth, also does not exist.
Wen Ruian's writing is at its peak, his style is as handsome as Gu Long's, his literary level is as good as Liang Yusheng's, and his character creation is 50-50 equal to that of Jin Yong.
Wen even has a special advantage. Wen himself is good at writing poetry and can write martial arts novels as beautiful as prose. Loneliness like snow, which appears frequently, is Wen's original work.
His strengths are too long, but unfortunately - his peak period was too short, and he only maintained his peak level in four and a half works...
Most of the time, he likes to do some very abstract work.
[The moonlight reflects a golden sword light:
Dao Dao Dao Dao Dao
Cut it off. The leading enemy's head was suddenly found in a different place. ]
[He wants to draw his sword!
He wanted to draw the sword.
Him. want. pull. sword.
Him! want! pull! sword! ]
There is also a description of iron hands surrounded by horses, with hundreds of characters for "horse" mixed with the word iron hands. There is also a ladder-like layout to indicate that people and people have landed.
The first person to write in the visual genre.
Winning this work, Gu Lu has never had any use for it. To put it bluntly, 17 years later, martial arts magazines are all GG, and the ancient puppets on the market are just wearing martial arts skins.
As for publishing books - the vast majority of readers will not buy a martial arts novel now.
Why not just take advantage of Lao Li's opportunity to ask for help and send it out, leaving the arsenal idle and adding a touch of brilliance to the martial arts in the parallel world.
Dangdang’s management doesn’t value martial arts novels. Everyone knows that martial arts novels have come to an end, but Gu Lu is popular, so as long as it is Gu Lu's work, it will be fine!
Lao Li also knows that exclusive martial arts novels are not even as good as other works, but it is good to have them. Being exclusive to martial arts novels can be considered a mission accomplished.
Guo Dafa has never thought about what kind of flowers martial arts can be written. After all, everyone has written about it before, but copyright can be exploited.
In the final analysis, the only one who believes that this martial arts novel will be exciting is Gu Lu himself...
The reason why Gu Lu believes it is because the four and a half peak works have made Wen Rui'an a member of the fourth martial arts novel. With the title of one of the great masters, people in the world call him Wen Juxia. He has a truly unique style and no meal replacement.
Among these four and a half, two and a half are from the Four Famous Catchers series.
Master Huang Yi’s joining Qidian Literature Network did not create any commotion, that’s because “Sun and Moon in the Sky” is only considered middle-class among Master Huang’s works.
And Gu Lu will show off Master Wen Ruian's most exciting work, two and a half movies to see off the martial arts.
Moreover, the status of the four great masters of Jin, Gu, Liang, and Wen in martial arts is greater than that of Master Huang Yi. The latter’s contribution was mainly to create high-level martial arts, fantasy, time-travel and other themes.
Two days later, the discussion on Dangdang’s martial arts essay solicitation weakened.
Announcement in due course [Mysterious Writer: Gu Lu]
The popularity is rising again!
(End of this chapter)