Chapter 167 Being dragged down by fame
"Okay, I'll be right over." Gu Lu responded loudly, and a few seconds later, he appeared in front of the computer camera.
Why is the other side so motionless? It was Kaka's fault, but Gu Lu felt that it was definitely not his side's problem.
“Hey, can you hear me?”
“Is it really stuck?”
When Gu Lu spoke out for the second time, the other party responded.
"No card, no card. Although I heard President Shimamei say that Mr. Gu Lu is very young and a student writer, I was still very surprised when I saw the real person. He is young and promising."
Mo (mo) Lei, the book editor of Xinxing Publishing House, and Gu Lu didn’t recognize the name for the first time, so they made phonetic notation. Besides, I don’t know what his parents think. The key is that this rare word doesn’t have a good meaning!
“The shock brought by hearing it and seeing it is still different.” Mo Lei continued.
It's quite reasonable. Just like when Gu Lu was a reader, didn't he think it was normal for a writer to write 20,000 words a day? After becoming a writer, I realized that four thousand words a day is the limit of the human body.
"Teacher Gu, this is the artist our publishing house is looking for - Featherless Chicken." Mo Lei introduced, "Teacher Wumao is a quite famous painter on the Internet."
What a characterful stage name, Gu Lu also understood the embarrassment of the picture editor Mo Lei. He couldn't just call it "Teacher No Chicken" or "Teacher Chicken", right?
"Actually, just call me Wang Gu. Don't keep calling me by flower names." Teacher Wu Mao opened his mouth and said, "It has been famous for a long time. It has been famous for a long time. I bought the magazine "Mr. Holmes" and read it through. The book has smooth emotions, and the martyr is in his twilight years, and his ambition is gone! The writing is very wonderful. "
The hairless chicken is Wang Gu, a 29-year-old painter who graduated from Lu Mei and often writes on the Internet. The contact list is indeed famous, and it has cooperated many times with magazines such as Most Mystery, Years Mystery, and Mystery World.
Although he was respectful, what Teacher Mao was thinking in his heart was: Oh, it’s getting harder and harder to get along, and now he has to cooperate with a fool and a child.
The fool refers to Mo Lei. He has clearly introduced his name many times, but he also deliberately calls her by a different name.
As for the child, it must be Gu Lu. Of course, no matter whether he is a fool or a child, as long as he gives money, he is the father of the benefactor. Wang Gu thought to himself.
"Let's not say too much. Do you have a draft of the painting?" Gu Lu's initial impression of the painter was not good.
Because "The Reasoning of Time" has not been serialized at all, where can I read the entire book? Too grandiose.
"Of course there is. This is a picture I drew of Sherlock Holmes thinking about a problem and then falling asleep due to being too tired." Wang Gu pulled up the picture on his computer.
Huh - this picture is quite in line with the effect Gu Lu wanted. It is not a high-spirited altar, but an aging Charlotte, and there is no logo on the three-piece suit.
"Generally speaking, everything is good." Gu Lu said.
"Teacher Gu, please tell me what you are dissatisfied about, and I will revise it as soon as possible tonight!"
Wang Gu immediately answered the conversation. As long as the other party lets him change the picture, it will be easy. That's one thing, but isn't the business next?
“Even if Holmes is old, his appearance will not be close to that of an Asian. He is completely British.” Gu Lu said, “The characteristics of the Caucasian race are not obvious enough in your painting.”< br>
"No problem, I've already figured out how to change it. I can change it tonight." Wang Gu was very proactive.
"Teacher Gu Lu, are there any other problems?" Mo Lei asked. It was good to be able to confirm it at once.
“Probably——” Gu Lu’s words were interrupted by the ringing of the phone.
"I'll take a call." Gu Lu thought the caller was editor Han Zang. Generally speaking, if it wasn't an emergency, Han Zang would poke people on QQ.
So Gu Lu also connected directly. "Teacher Xiao Gu, your works are very popular in Neon, and Fuwenzhi invites you to write again!"
Han Zang on the opposite side was so excited that his voice was as loud as shouting beside him. Gu Lu held the phone slightly away from his ears.
“An invitation to write again? But I haven’t written sensible stories recently.” Gu Lu responded.
"This is a good opportunity, Teacher Xiao Gu. Otherwise, Teacher Xiao Gu, you can read "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" and make up two of them at random." Han Zang said, "Teacher Xiao Gu With my talent, I will definitely have no problem doing this!"
Do you really have more confidence in me than myself? Gu Lu said, "I am currently writing other novels, and it is easy to change, so I have to change it back. It’s still difficult.”
That's true. Han Zang nodded, but he had an idea and came up with a plan, "Mr. Gu, I have an immature idea."
"Editor Han, please tell me," Gu Lu listened carefully.
"Editor Gao said that Neon really likes the...description of the ugliness of human nature in the article. It doesn't have to be a mystery novel, right?" Han Zang said on the phone, "I remember Xiao Gu After reading "Liao Zhai", the teacher wrote a few pieces and sent them to the story meeting, right?" Han Zang said. "Just move these stories over."
Hey, you are really a genius!
Gu Lu asked, "Is it okay?"
"Of course, just tell the story club editorial department." Han Zang said.
Because "Story Club" has purchased the rights to publish short stories in global magazines, regardless of whether they will be distributed overseas, this pit must be occupied first.
This is also the reason why there is no need to inform the editorial department of "Story Club" when publishing a collection of short stories.
"In addition, the royalties for Mr. Xiao Gu's overseas serialization have been paid, so pay attention to check them." Han Zang said.
The manuscript fee for Gu Lu's serialization in "Floating Books" is 8,000 yen per piece of manuscript paper. After deducting the translation fee, each piece of manuscript paper is 5,000 yen. According to the exchange rate at the end of 2012, it is 403 yuan. I forgot to mention Yes, one piece of manuscript paper is four hundred words.
That’s 1,008 yuan per thousand words. This price is extremely high in China, but neon is the lowest price abroad.
I don’t know how the translator Yasuda Kazuma got paid. Anyway, the payment from "Ukibunshi" was very low.
“Since it is an invitation to publish, will the manuscript fee be increased?” Gu Lu asked. It’s not too ambitious. Generally speaking, you must be sincere when inviting manuscripts.
"Uh--I didn't mention the royalties," Han Zang said. "When we become more famous, the other party will definitely increase the royalties. For now, let's develop in obscenely. Besides, they are all well-written stories anyway. You can earn both royalties and fame by leaving it abroad."
"What you said makes sense, editor Han." Gu Lu nodded.
You really shouldn't care about temporary gains and losses. The royalties for "The Little Prince" are about to arrive, but Gu Lu is not panicking at all.
However, for writers who are slightly famous in Neon, the price of a piece of manuscript paper is seven to eight thousand yen.
When Editor-in-Chief Gao was chatting with Han Zang earlier, he mentioned that Watanabe Junichi costs 50,000 yen for a piece of manuscript paper. When converted into domestic custom, it is 10,000 yen per thousand words and 10 yuan per word.
It is said that neon writers make money, and it is indeed very profitable.
Gu Lu is currently dragged down by his fame...
(End of this chapter)