Chapter 112 I want to be reckless
"Mystery World" and "Times Mystery" are sister books. They often advertise each other, and the editors and chief editors of both sides are familiar with each other.
The reasoning of the years is Grandma’s base camp, the reasoning world is the eternal blessing, and both parties love each other.
But with the serialization of "Mr. Holmes", the world of reasoning broke through and did a series of things that were popular and disliked. The editor-in-chief of "Mystery World" silently deleted the news, which was very embarrassing...
Even so, it has become a topic of conversation among reasoning fans——
"To tell you a joke, the best second-generation article on Sherlock Holmes has nothing to do with the essay competition in the world of reasoning."
"I bought the October issue of "Mystery of the Years" and read both serialized plots. , Fu Sheng (Mr. Holmes) is more like a humanistic care novel covered with reasoning, and the tricks and decryption skills of the first three works in the essay competition are far better than Fu Sheng. I don’t understand why Conan Doyle’s property rights would agree with Fu Sheng.”
"Why don't you understand? The second work is based on the derivatives of the original work. What's more important is to ensure that the characters do not collapse. The three stories you collected about Watson and Lao Fu are too Chinese. Look at Fu Sheng again. As for the description part, how about killing it immediately?”
“…Actually, the author Fu Sheng is very cunning. Let’s think about it carefully. What characters did he create, Watson, Mycroft, and Lestrade? Everyone is dead, and Lao Fu is also a twilight version decades later, so what kind of character did he create? Why do we feel that the author is very consistent with the original work? Because the writing style is European and even has a translation accent. The foreign guy’s evaluation is correct. I It’s hard to believe that it’s the work of a Chinese writer. Is the author Gu Lu not a British student?” Boya and Ziqi.
Reasoning is indeed not popular, so the discussion is very rational. Editor Gao added fuel to the fire and published a second update that afternoon.
Three years of reasoning and wisdom: [Mr. Tommy Li from the Conan Doyle Property Rights Association asked me curiously why Chinese people spilled wine on the ground when they paid homage. I responded that wine festivals have been a custom in China since ancient times, and there is a special Chinese character "酹" that represents the action of spilling wine on the ground. Writing the story of Sherlock Holmes can spread Chinese culture. Mr. Tommy Li expressed his hope that one day, "Mr. Holmes" can be translated into English. @Gulu大王_I hope there will be a new work. ]
Two consecutive updates made Gu Lu really famous in the mystery novel circle, and the number of fans on the Gulu King account exceeded 35,000.
The translation of the work into English is an extremely rare achievement for mystery writers, mainly because modern mystery novels originated in Europe and the United States, and neon was the first to spread them.
So the situation is similar to that of science fiction novels, in that foreign works are highly sought after in the country.
Therefore, even if they knew that it was Tommy Li, a foreigner, who might have made the remarks, his colleagues who were paying attention to Gu Lu were still very jealous.
Gu Lu knew what happened on the Internet that night. As a person involved, he couldn't even keep up with the hot melon.
Hundreds of messages suddenly surged, and Gu Lu watched them one by one.
"Oh? Is this Brother Cat?" Gu Lu saw a private message.
It’s Mao Sanxiu: [It’s a completely different style from the Akechi series. Is this the advantage of being young and having an undetermined style? In addition, I see that there are a lot of descriptions of alcohol in your novel, so if you are underage, you should drink less. ]
The last time they said goodbye at the AC Forum's 10th anniversary offline gathering, the two of them didn't say anything else.
Even though Gu Lu showed great genius, he was only a teenager after all, and Mao Sanxiu was already quite old, so he would definitely not take the initiative to communicate with him.
The original text of "Mr. Holmes" goes to Hiroshima and from the families of the atomic bomb victims, they learned to use three stones to mourn the dead.
Gu Lu changed his journey to China to look for calamus. At the end, the plot changed. Holmes in his twilight years poured a glass of Burgundy white wine and sprinkled it on the ground in memory of Watson, Mycroft and other deceased people.
Burgundy white wine comes from "The Veiled Visitor". It is always kept in Holmes's cupboard. When encountering something happy, he will take it out and drink with Watson. This small detail was added by Gu Lu of. Again, he was serious about copying. [I don’t drink, I just have environmental advantages. Thank you Cat for caring.] Gu Lu replied.
Care is concern, but the purpose of the three ferocious cats is more than that. I saw him say again, "Just don't drink. I almost forgot that the second volume of my "Lack of Elements" is on the market. The first printing is 20,000 copies. I accidentally broke the record of the first printing of our "The Reasoning of Time". I'm very sorry. Please give me your address. Based on our relationship, I will definitely send you two copies. ]
If, if Gu Lu remembers correctly, the first printing of "Mr. Holmes" was 30,000. However, he refused due to royalties issues.
Gu Lu gave an address. He was kind-hearted and decided to fulfill this pretense. "Brother Cat is awesome, maybe he can go further in the third volume!" ]
The novel is completed in two volumes. Each volume contains more than 100,000 to 250,000 words. There are few mystery works that exceed 300,000 words.
Originally, he had no intention of showing off in front of Gu Lu, as he had nothing to show off to a student, but when Mao Sanhuang saw Gu Lu's achievements... he couldn't wait to come over and show off.
After reading all the messages on the Internet, Gu Lu called Editor Gao to thank him because it was the editor who helped apply.
"Xinxing Publishing House is willing to pay 8% of the royalties, which is a good opportunity." Editor Gao also brought good news. He also added that writers such as Mao Sanhuang and Zhong Xiu, who have come through years of reasoning, only get 7% of the royalties for their first books.
As early as when "The Little Prince" was released, Gu Lu studied the routines of online novels and wanted to make a betting agreement. If he sold xx million copies, the royalties would increase accordingly.
In fact - it is still possible in the film industry, and publishing rights are not a matter at all.
"Thank you, Editor Gao, but I will publish a fairy tale novel in November, so I want to wait until then." Gu Lu said.
Editor Gao on the other end of the phone was silent for a few seconds before saying, "Xiao Gu, I have been in the publishing circle for more than ten years, so I should have some experience."
"Of course, Gao If you have any questions, editor-in-chief, please ask." Gu Ludao.
“Fairy tale books have great stamina, and their popularity may suddenly increase a few years after you publish them. However, in the month of release, most fairy tale works have low sales.” Chief Editor Gao said, “In November It’s next month. If sales are not good at the beginning of next month, Xinxing Publishing House is likely to lower the price again.”
To be honest, Editor Gao’s words are obvious: if there is a high royalty, take advantage of it first.
"Thank you, Editor Gao - but I am very confident in it." Gu Lu said.
Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. Editor Gao understands. This kind of impulse and courage is like a student.
When he was at the venue before, he felt that Gu Lu was too mature and didn't look like a student at all.
"Okay, since you are confident, then give it a try." Editor Gao said, "I will try my best to keep the eight percent royalty rate for you, so feel free to try it boldly!"
< br>Gu Lu thanked him. The editor-in-chief and president he met were quite nice.
From an ideal point of view, seniors are willing to support newcomers; from a practical point of view, who doesn't like people who can bring benefits?
(End of this chapter)