Chapter 148 A Sharp Knife
“This is today’s task.” Qi Caiwei handed her thoughts after reading to Gu Lu.
Study in No. 8 Middle School is still quite hard, so I can basically only read one or two books a week.
This speed is too slow. I think back when Gu Lu read online articles - one million words a day!
Of course, the speed of reading online articles and reading physical books is slightly different! Gu Lu finished reading the review in a few glances.
"Not bad." Gu Lu said.
Qi Caiwei smiled happily after being affirmed, with her back teeth exposed. One thing she said was that the facial features and face shape of Sandaime's deskmate, a cold face was much prettier than a smile.
Qi Caiwei loves to laugh.
"If you don't give me your thoughts after watching it, you will quit teaching." Gu Lu said.
"I don't feel confident if I don't show it to you." Qi Caiwei muttered in a low voice. She knew that she was troublesome to her classmates, so she taught mathematics, physics and chemistry very seriously, even if she didn't gain much.
The next class was about papers, but Gu Lu didn't do them, so Gu Lu started thinking about his next submission.
At present, all the manuscripts of "Youth Digest", "Youth Literature", "Story Club" and "Hooker" have been settled. Only "Times Reasoning" still has two serializations.
It is also because Gu Lu can support himself, so the frequency of submissions has dropped a lot.
However, no matter how much the decline is, it’s time to invest.
It is impossible for a professional short story writer to guarantee that every article will be successfully submitted, so it is normal to write 30,000 to 40,000 words a week and four to five articles.
Gu Lu's success rate is 99%, so should he use Aimee or Liu Cixin?
The perfect fusion of literature and imagination, or bringing science fiction to the world level?
“If it’s the former, you can get into core literary journals and participate in the competition for mainstream literary awards.”
The only film Gu Lu has participated in the competition so far is "Smashing Piggy". It’s GG, but it doesn’t matter. President Jian is planning to apply for the novel award in next year’s “National Outstanding Children’s Literature Award”.
After thinking again and again, Gu Lu suppressed his vanity and decided to release Liu Cixin first!
After all, Gu Lu feels that he is still young, so it is more important to issue a knife, and "Country Teacher" and "Bring Her Eyes" are very tear-jerking.
There is also the irony of Two Billion Gods...
“Fortunately it is only a short story, and I have also left people with the impression that I like to change my writing style, otherwise it would be a long story. To achieve such a variety of genres... we still need to plan carefully."
Thinking about it, Gu Lu began to choose which article to start with.
As for magazines, there is no need to choose. There are very few science fiction magazines in China, and the subject of science fiction is even less popular than mystery.
At present, Gu Lu's career as "the best-selling short story writer in China" is progressing steadily.
First of all, the collection of short stories was quickly prepared. After being selected by President Wang of New Youth Publishing House, "Yesterday's Park" was chosen among several alternative names by Gu Lu. taste.
Secondly, regarding the development of "The Little Prince", Gu Lu has asked President Jian to use President Jian's connections to find a reliable collaborator.
Finally, if you want to publish more collections of short stories, please bring out Liu Cixin. Some of the other short stories selected cannot be published, so you have to piece them together, but the entire book "Bring Her Eyes" can be used!
The bell rings.
"I'm so tired!" Zeng Jie suddenly shouted, "I'm tired when I hear the bell for the end of get out of class."
The doubtful remarks prompted classmates to ask, "You're only tired when you hear the bell for the class."
"I know Mi "Really?" He wrote a poem, "If winter comes, can spring be far behind?" Zeng Jie said, "When I hear the school bell, I will remember that the school bell will ring again in ten minutes, so I will be tired." "
What he said makes sense, but I am speechless. But is this poet named Milai? It should be called Milady. Gu Lu smiled in his heart.
During get out of class, some students raced against time to start "playing cards" and hid in the dark, fearing that the teacher would find out.
The card is Yu-Gi-Oh. Gu Lu has always felt that "Yu-Gi-Oh" is a very niche game, but he didn't expect that Class 10 could actually get together a pair of Crouching Dragon and Phoenix chicks.
The fact that there is an animation club in No. 8 Middle School is the greatest tolerance of the school. The board game club should wait until the university.
"Gu Lu, come to my house for dinner this Saturday." Li Guyuan walked to the table.
"Is it this Saturday? I may not have time, I have something to do." Gu Lu said.
"What a pity." Li Guyuan said, "Originally, my mother said she was going to make a big dinner. It was my father's birthday that day."
"!" Gu Lu thought about what happened on Saturday, "I'll try my best to come. It's not a big dinner, but mainly because I also want to help uncle celebrate his birthday."
Li Guyuan made an OK gesture .
The beautiful day comes to an end, and the next day is worth talking about because it is the day when "Fog City Daily" is released.
“Come here, come here, Lao Gu, come and take a look, it’s really awesome, come and take a look, it’s so delicious.”
Although Changmao is the store manager, he has never loved it since he was a child. I was studying, so I used "awesome" and "good to eat" to express my excitement. Unlike college students, who often know "fuck".
"What's the matter?" Gu's father responded. It was rare for him to drink less yesterday. Each person had a bottle of liquor and half a box of beer.
Because I drank less, I got up early, and it was not dark yet.
“Look here——” Changmao pointed to the front page of “Fog City Daily”.
"You still read the newspaper?" Father Gu seemed to have discovered a new world.
"I have ordered newspapers and fashion magazines in my store for customers to read," Changmao said. "Gu Lu went to the newspaper, did you know?!"
Some of the newspapers were read out by Changmao Content——
[Reporter’s note: According to reports from “Young Pioneer Newspaper” and “People’s Literature Newspaper”.
Gu Lu was born in Yongchuan, a foggy city, in 1996. His works include "The Little Prince", "Mr. Holmes", and more than a dozen short stories. He won the first prize of the Ye Shengtao Cup and the first prize of the Fog City Wine Culture Theme Essay Competition. The famous literary critic Yu Xinyao once praised him as a writing genius that is rare in ten years. Jian Qu, the president of Children's Literature Publishing House, believed that "Gu Lu is completely different from other writers. He has very strong plasticity, just like water." , if you give him any container, he can turn it into the shape of the container."
Recently, the reporter interviewed Gu Lu, a talented writer who studied in Fog City No. 8 Middle School, through the publication of "The Little Prince". .
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Why can Changmao know at a glance that Gu Lu is his friend’s child? Because the photo was published.
To be honest, compared with the current slovenly and embarrassed Gu's father, the high-spirited Gu Lu looks very similar.
As for his child, after two or three days of sadness after the showdown, Father Gu stopped paying attention to him. How could he become a writer?
"Are you kidding?" Father Gu looked at Changmao, who looked serious.
"Show me." Father Gu took the newspaper.
What is eye-catching is that Wudu Daily has a double headline layout. One headline is: Wudu Light Rail Line 3 Tongyuan Bureau Station Industry and Trade Station will be opened tomorrow.
Another headline is ""Exclusive Interview" Gu Lu: A fairy tale suitable for adults, a planet with no other people. 》
Seeing the photo of the child, Father Gu's mind was moved. Really, his eyes quickly passed to the text.
[When a reporter asked about the metaphor that readers are most concerned about, Gu Lu said this: "There are many metaphors in "The Little Prince," and I don't want to answer what readers are most concerned about. Interested in the Rose and the Fox, because when looking at fairy tales, the author’s meaning is not important at all.”
"The important thing is what you can see from it." He said, "For example, most people always look at sheep, which means hope. Draw a box and you can't see what's inside, but there is still hope."
< br>“But to me, the sheep is the father. The box is the room. Before I open the box, I always believe that my father is in the box.”
It seems that Gu Lu’s father is quite busy at work and is in a hurry. Then he added, "When I was young, I always wanted to believe that there was a sheep in the box."
"What about now?"
"Now I don't care whether there is a sheep in the box, even I don't care. Box.”
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The piercing and cold knife reminded Father Gu unconsciously of what Gu Lu said, “When I study in No. 8 Middle School, I don’t have to pay for food and accommodation, so I only pay about ten yuan a month. There is no need for living expenses. In addition, I hope you won’t disturb my studies. I will work hard to become a useful person to society.”
Using his brain, which has been corroded by alcohol, he didn’t spend much time at home in the past year. More than 20 days.
So... Father Gu felt it was difficult to breathe and his throat was itchy.
Whenever his throat is itchy, it means he wants to drink, "go drink."
"Now?" Changmao glanced at the time, "Isn't it only five o'clock?"
Changmao doesn't drink before eight o'clock. This is his rule, because he needs to take care of the store before eight o'clock.
"That's right. Gu Lu must be happy when he has achieved such a great achievement. Hahaha, I will pay for all the expenses today!" Changmao decided to make an exception.
Of course, Changmao made many exceptions, and most of them were "complicit" with Father Gu.
This interview touches more than just Gu’s father...
The words are divided into two ends, and the other side is at home.
The incident was discussing the publication of "Mr. Holmes" on the phone.
"Hello, Vice President Daomei, Editor Gao has already told me." Gu Lugang hung up the phone.
Is the surname Dao so rare? They should be Hui or Dai people, right? Gu Lu was thinking in his mind, but he didn't ask.
"I am definitely willing to publish "Mr. Holmes". Editor Gao said that President Dao will offer a royalty that I will not refuse. Is that true?" Gu Lu quoted Editor Gao's words.
(End of this chapter)