Chapter 103 A story that chills the bones
"Listening to Moon Song and Tie Zhu in the white room? It's so strange..." Xiao Xue, the chosen beater, began to read.
Judging from the name alone, it does not conform to the style of "Bi Ke". Things like human skin tokens, knitted sweaters to tie you up, etc. are the usual style of manuscripts.
The two articles are not long, and together they are about tens of thousands of words, so I read them quickly.
"It's not the style of "One-Inch Master", but it's still a style that's terrifying to think about." Xiao Xue thought about it after reading it.
He found that Gu Lu was very good at describing the atmosphere. The "I" in Moon Song was a natural spirit, so he could guide the innocent souls into the "white room".
There are too many ghost exorcism scenes in horror novels and publications. Xiao Xue can find many of them, but the core of Yue Ge is completely different. I won’t go into details because he loves the second one more.
The second chapter "Iron Pillar" made Xiao Xue even more chilly. Two working dogs who traveled to a big city were ravaged by the big city and took their wives to their hometown village. A very This small mountain village is closed, has an extremely elegant environment, and even calls itself the happiest small mountain village in the world.
To be honest, Xiao Xue is very immersive in the opening chapter, because even if he is a chosen worker, he will still have poems and distant dreams.
But...
["You may rarely hear about this, but," the village chief said with some pride: "There is a custom in this area: the funeral of the person who left this little poem and died is usually celebrated with great fanfare, even more than the wedding. Grand. Because he is satisfied with his life and chooses to end his life at the peak of happiness. Isn't this worthy of celebration? "]
It is said that he is very happy, and that's right. It is really possible to die in this small mountain village.
The title of the novel "Iron Pillar" comes from the inverted "L" shaped iron pillar that stands in the center of the village. It is a facility specially used for hanging suicides.
My wife and grandmother committed suicide by tying rings on her feet.
"How do people who commit suicide put rings on their legs? This thing must be a homicide." Xiao Xue thought this way, and then the story did not make any mystery. It was the grandmother's eldest daughter who helped put the rings on.
The village chief's attitude towards this was - there is an elderly man who is about to cross the road, shouldn't we help him?
Are helping people to commit suicide the same as helping an old man to cross the street?
Xiao Xue knew why he was shuddering. In addition to the extremely strong sense of immersion, this horror novel was completely brought about by the "Chinese horror core" of the unfamiliar small mountain village (deep house compound) and the customary folk customs. The whole people are oppressed, unable to seek help from outside, and it is difficult for them to change the reality themselves.
Great story! But is this author allergic to happiness? Xiao Xue was confused.
"Both stories discuss happiness, but the core of Yue Song is more cruel than Tiezhu." Xiao Xue still loves Tiezhu more, and Chinese-style horror hits the soul directly.
But Xiao Xue's first reaction is whether to put pressure on him. What if the other party's demands are too high?
You can’t blame Xiao Xue for going back on his word. This is a small method commonly used by people in society, whether in the physical or online writing industry.
First of all, I will praise you highly, let you write the article, and then put forward various suggestions for revision. This is a common routine of PUA in the workplace.
Even if there is nothing wrong with you, you still have to find something wrong. But before Xiao Xue could do anything, he saw a message from the writer on QQ.
[Ju Chang: Editor Xue, I bought your magazine and read it, and I feel that the style is not suitable for me. ]
"..."
Oops, Xiao Xue was shocked. The publication of "Bi Ke" is about as good as "Story Club".
And Gu Lu has a good story in his hand. Although he is not a well-known writer, he is also an excellent writer who has written many stories. Not to mention other magazines, "Story Club" will be particularly happy to accept it.
Xiao Xue immediately started tinkering and dialed the editor-in-chief’s phone number a few minutes later. The editor-in-chief of Bike is also in his fifties this year. He likes to play with beads on weekdays and usually does not work on holidays.
"What's the matter? Let's talk about it at work on Monday..."
Before the editor finished speaking, he was interrupted by Xiao Xue, "Editor-in-Chief, is vacation or work more important? Now we at "Bi Ke" are The moment of transformation is very important, so what’s wrong with sacrificing vacation? "
" The editor was stunned.
“Through my friends in the circle, I was introduced to a writer who can change the destiny of our magazine. I have already contacted the deputy editor and editor, and we will have a video conference on the computer soon. That’s it. The writing level of this writer can bring our magazine to a higher level!”
“I don’t have a computer around me”
"Isn't this an excuse? If you don't have a computer, why don't you have an Internet cafe? Editor-in-chief, this is a critical time for life and death. We must have snacks! There will be a video conference in five minutes."
After saying that, Xiao Xue hung up the phone and completely Don't give the boss of the Bike editorial department any chance to refuse.
Although President Jian is a big shot in the industry, his judgment was wrong. Writers like Gu Lu are simply gifted with horror novels. The talent for fairy tale novels is definitely not as good as horror novels. Xiao Xue feels that he has caught it. version answer.
Gu Lu, known as the version answer, has also experienced some twists and turns in the writing industry.
“The call cannot be reached——” Han Zang called again, but still no one answered. He looked at the editor helplessly.
"I called the editor-in-chief of "Mystery World", and what they said there was mutual hype." Editor-in-chief Gao said.
Dirty business hype. When Editor Han heard this, he cursed in his heart.
The cause of the matter was that Mystery World magazine held a competition for essays on Sherlock Holmes, and no more controversial works appeared.
On the contrary, it was the 93-year-old Sherlock Holmes who was released through time reasoning. The reasoning machine could not withstand the erosion of time and caused quite a stir in the reasoning circle.
“I discovered a good work "Mr. Holmes", which was serialized in "Mystery of the Years". We held a second essay competition on Elephant Sherlock Holmes and many wonderful stories emerged. The more pure the reasoning, the more exciting the story. ”
The editor-in-chief of Mystery World posted such a news on Weibo. The current Weibo is not yet a base for celebrities to advertise. There are still many living people, and even many real celebrities who will fight with each other in person.
"If you only have the first half of the sentence, it is advertising, but if you add the second half, it is overt praise and covert criticism." Han Zang said, "A more pure reasoning...well, our "Mr. Holmes" is not enough. Reasoning, but it’s definitely exciting.”
“Xiao Gu probably didn’t bring his mobile phone with him to school.” Editor Gao seemed to remember something, “He doesn’t have his own Weibo account yet. Remember to ask him to register one.”< br>
Gu Lu returned home from Baile Grocery Store and updated his research on golden fingers.
“So far, the synthesis list has not been triggered on anyone other than teachers and students. It cannot be ruled out that the golden finger grows with my age. I feel that I can only be taught by teachers and students when I am studying. Classmates triggered.”
If it is not a growth type, the correspondence between the golden finger and the content of the work can only be said from the mouths of teachers and classmates, then Gu Lu decides to stay in school after graduating from university to become a teacher or something...
Of course, the premise is that he must become a domestic A very famous writer, otherwise why would the school hire you?
There are still six or seven years left, leaving plenty of time for Gu Lu...
(End of this chapter)