Chapter 181 This Chinese author is very good
Then the question is, how much force must be used to break into a foreign market?
It is reasonable to say that it requires a huge amount of strength. Some authors have spent their entire lives banging their heads, but they have not been able to open a single crack.
It is easy to say that it is easy. When an author's work becomes popular, the door will be opened forever, and no matter how boring the work is, it will be introduced.
It depends on whether you can seize the opportunity!
Readers are very forgetful. Two weeks ago, there were many readers' feedback forms praising "The Walker on the Ceiling" and other works as wonderful, but in this issue, they simply forgot who Gu Lu was...
It doesn't matter, Wonderful short stories will attack the memory of neon readers——
"The Man Traveling with Stickers" A man who carries oshie (a kind of paper-cut sticker) with him, his twin brother fell in love with the person in the painting, and actually entered In the painting, but unfortunately...
"Human Chair" was translated by Yasuda from Human Chair back to its original name "Human Chair", and the content is as its name suggests.
The protagonist of "Love on the Abacus" wanted to confess, but was too shy to say it. He used the abacus as a code to confess to his colleagues. He agreed and made an appointment to meet at Ferry Park. The colleague responded that he would definitely go, but in the end... …
"Mirror Hell" A man who loved mirrors and was possessed by it finally saw another world in the mirror, and then he went crazy...
Say more, the full text of "Floating Wenzhi" is 100,000 words per issue It's very thick, and there are only four or five authors each time, so it's easy to compare the author's level.
These four stories made Gu Lu's name spread in a small area again.
“Are the identical old men in Oshi-Eri really twin brothers? It feels more like the old man himself. He can come in and out of the painting at any time.”
“The reversal of the bead ending is too perfunctory. Okay, but it’s perfunctory and interesting at the same time, interesting and casual at the same time, using romantic codes, so using coded words to express love is destined to be single for a lifetime.”
"The author is really a genius who can write about the human chair and the mirror hell. They are objects that can be seen everywhere, but they are so chilling in his hands."
"I remember this author, from the last issue Akechi was written by him, Gu Lu—yes, that’s the name.”
“His story is so interesting, both illusory and realistic, with a strong sense of uneasiness. You must read the content of Oshie. Turn the telescope upside down."
"The Mirror Hell and the Earthly Chair are the most satisfying works I have seen in recent years, although these stories have nothing to do with reasoning."
It should be expected that the human chair is popular.
But why is "Mirror Hell" also popular?
In the final analysis, it is still nationality.
Neon's "craftsman spirit" and "craftsman spirit" are both famous, right? If you focus deeply on one thing, no matter how small it is, whether it is steaming rice or cleaning the floor, you can become an "immortal".
The human chair is where the protagonist, who is a craftsman, merges himself with the chair. The mirror is for the purpose of researching more and more interesting glass. He spends a lot of money building a laboratory and making new glass props, all of which have a different feeling. The madness is in a desperate state!
The former became a demon and the latter saw a demon.
The description is also heavy-handed, here is a small excerpt from "Mirror Hell": [The fleas underneath are as huge as wild boars. The fleas are in the dark sea of blood (just a drop of blood looks like the sea), half of the back is crushed, and the hands and feet are in the air. He was struggling, stretching his mouth desperately, looking like he was struggling before death. I can even imagine it screaming in agony. …] Use a fifty-fold microscope to observe a flea that has been tortured to death.
It is precisely because it meets the taste that more readers can explore more content in the article.
Many readers think that this talented writer with 30 million people is almost the same as the first five tigers in Fuwenzhi.
Three days later, the reader feedback form for the first issue arrived at the editorial department. "Editor-in-Chief Ohta, I have sorted out the forms and put them on your desk," the assistant said.
A newsroom with only one editor, why would there be others? I need to explain a little here. Apart from the editor-in-chief Shiko Ohta, the editorial department of Fukibunshi does not have any contract workers.
The dozen or so people in the editorial department are all temporary workers.
Neon’s lifetime employment system has made this country take off, and it is really powerful. However, when the economy is in recession, its shortcomings are exposed. Businesses no longer need so many employees, so one-third of Neon's current workforce are temporary workers.
“Gu Sang’s works are very suitable for sale in Neon.” Ota Shike picked up a document on the table and said, “I urge Time Reasoning again. We want to sign a long-term contract with Gu Sang.”
I was rejected last time when I signed a long-term contract. 8,000 yen per manuscript was really not much. This time, it was 9,000 yen, which was an increase of a thousand.
The assistant picked up the document and was surprised, "Is nine thousand yen a piece of manuscript paper too little? We give other serial writers at least 11,000 yen to 15,000 yen..."
Before he finished speaking, the assistant suddenly bowed and apologized. , "I'm sorry Editor-in-Chief Ohta, I didn't mean to question your decision, I'm very sorry."
It is taboo to question your superiors when you do not have the strength to carry forward traditional arts and overcome superiors.
"I'll finish cleaning the office tonight before leaving." Shike Ohta said.
After cleaning, forget about it, the assistant quickly agreed.
But I still don’t understand why the price is so low? This does not make the author alienated. What if he runs to another magazine?
Ota Shike respects Gu Lu in terms of title, and also appreciates the short stories he wrote, otherwise he would not have urged twice to sign a long-term contract. Neon's long-term contract is exclusive for a period of time contract.
That’s respectable—you shouldn’t delay making money, right?
There are so few publications of Chinese short stories that Neon Society accepts for translation, so few that Shike Ota is confident that he will not be able to find any other publications except their "Floating Books".
The reality is also the same. "Years·Mystery" has two cooperating neon publications, but the other mystery "giallo" cannot protect itself.
So don’t talk about a win-win situation, Shiko Ohta will win twice by himself!
Han Zang from "The Mystery of Time" is also on the move. He has no friends in Neon, so he mobilized his contacts in the circle and found two international students in Neon.
In a paid way, let Neon International Students search for the new issue of "Floating Wen Zhi" to find out how popular Gu Lu's works are.
The answer is gratifying!
"Floating Wen Zhi" has been on sale on Neon for almost a week. The reader group still pays the most attention to Gu Lu, and the other writers in this issue have been covered up.
Pay attention to the content, and furthermore, pay attention to the author.
Some Neon readers found out——
“Dukou Park, Suokou Hill, and Danzishi are several place names that often appear. These are not like our Neon place names. This is where the writer lives. Place?”
“This must be the second time the place name Suokou Hill was mentioned. The last time was the article about poisoning the ceiling. What I’m more curious about is whether there is really a "Mirror Hell" in Danzishi. The Mirror Villa in "The Writer" probably has never been to Neon, so I can see the awkwardness in the article, but the article is very good. I wonder if he has any novels? "
Wait for discussion.
(End of this chapter)