Chapter 187 I was so lucky before
Han Zang’s support, although it has no real effect at all, is full of emotional value.
After hanging up the phone, Gu Lu first sent an email to Yasuda Kazuma. They have collaborated with him many times. Judging from the feedback from the Korean editor, the short story is also quite popular in Neon, which proves that Yasuda’s translation is flawless!
But Yasuda’s reply was unexpected.
[I'm sorry Gu Sang, I am translating another work, and there are comics to revise, so there is really no way to accept new works in a short time. I'm very sorry, Gu Sang's first time...]
A lot of apology words were not revealed in the follow-up. Kazukuma Yasuda also added a photo at the end. The content was a screenshot of the computer desktop, translating another work to prove that he was not looking for excuses.
“It’s better to be busy.”
Gu Lu caught a glimpse of the title of Yasuda’s current translation work “Sherlock Holmes’ Hat” from the photo.
“It’s such a familiar title. ——" Gu Lu speculated on the Internet, and it turned out to be true! Won the third place in the Sherlock Holmes essay competition held by "Mystery World" magazine a few months ago.
The general content is that the protagonist, a high school student, finds a deerstalker hat. As long as he puts it on, he can have the reasoning ability of Sherlock Holmes.
Neon high school students can fall in love, travel through time, save the world, destroy the world, etc., besides studying. The popularity of the Sherlock Holmes series in Neon remains high, and the subject matter is acceptable.
“Floating Wen Zhi is under pressure.” Gu Lu looked at the essence through phenomena.
If you don’t sign a contract at a low price, you will sign a work for a rival magazine instead. If you have channels, you will be willful. Anyway, there are too many Chinese authors who want to enter the neon market.
The other party seems to be saying: If you have channels, you can do whatever you want.
Gu Lu doesn’t blame the world of reasoning. No matter what the reason is, it’s good to make a small amount of money from the Neon people, but the methods of "Floating Wen Zhi" are really overbearing.
"I think I've also read "Sherlock Holmes' Hat". It was well written, but because it lacked some Sherlock Holmes elements, it was ranked third." Gu Lu's thoughts were racing.
Ding dong, there is a new email.
Gu Lu came to his senses. He did not reply to Kazuki Yasuda even though he was thinking a lot. The latter was very nervous and thought that Gu Lu did not believe in him and was eager to prove himself.
So I sent him more photos to convince him.
Neon people all read the air. It is said that an exclamation point can keep people awake all night, and Yasuda Kazuma himself is an introvert, so this reaction is too normal.
Seven or eight pictures, just enough to reveal the chat history with his boss. Well, Gu Lu immediately replied to the email.
It stopped.
“Bad news has come one after another these days, soft ban, Hua died, not favored by the god of exams, and now I have to find a new translator. I must have been very lucky a few days ago. "
Gu Lu thought to himself, "I want you to suffer some setbacks, otherwise you will have a smooth journey after crossing. You really don't know the dangers in the world."
Han Bian just hung up. I haven't been on the phone for two hours, and I feel like I can't find a suitable one.
Ask President Jian for help? There should be a translator who knows something reliable. Gu Lu thought. But before he even called, Yasuda Kazuma replied to the email again.
It’s good news that it’s time to come. Yasuda said that he can introduce a reliable translator.
The new translation is called Oe Katsuhiko. According to Yasuda’s description, Oe himself loves weird stories and the supernatural, and his style corresponds to that.
[Isn’t he also a cartoonist? ] Gu Lu still asked more questions in the email.
[Oe-san likes to collect comics. We met on the anime channel of 2CH.com, but he is a future writer. Although the works I write now are not recognized by magazines, they will be successful one day. He said he would become a famous novelist! ] Kazuki Yasuda responded, his words filled with trust in his companions.
Wow, so dazzling. Is this the bond of friendship?
Gu Lu is very calm. Those who have graduated from college and have no job in their twenties will consider themselves creators, whether they are video creation or novel creation.
Izuku Yasuda went to contact Yasuda, but Gu Lu had to wait for a while. He couldn't waste time. He walked from the bedroom to the living room, picked up "Moby Dick" and buried himself in the book.
After reading for more than ten minutes, okay, I have something unresolved in my heart. No matter how exciting Captain Ahab’s pursuit of the white whale is, Gu Lu still can’t watch it. Glancing at the bedroom, there was no email notification sound on the computer. He took out his mobile phone from his pajamas pocket, opened and crossed out the APP in his mobile phone, repeated this several times, and called Gu Jiayu.
The other party rang seven or eight times before the call was connected, and Gu Jiayu's energetic voice sounded, "Brother, what's the matter?"
"Can't I call you if I have nothing to do?" Gu Lu asked.
"I'm sorry, it's nothing. Brother, you really didn't call me."
"Ahem, why are you sorry? You have to go to school every day, how could I know when you are playing with your mobile phone? "
"Brother, what you said makes sense, I almost believed it."
"Don't be poor, how was the exam?"
"Damn it, I wanted to ask you how your finals were, but I got the shortcut."
"Then I take it back, you pretended not to listen. Okay, go ahead and ask."
"How did you do in the final exam? There will be rewards if you do well in the exam!"
She, Gu Jiayu, couldn't help but tell her brother that she had saved enough money to buy gifts!
"Oh?" When chatting with the heroine, Gu Lu couldn't help but curl up the corner of his mouth, and the irritability in his heart calmed down a lot. After working for a long time, he wanted to give a gift.
“I feel like I’m in pretty good shape, especially in history and Chinese.” Gu Lu said.
"In that case, let's see the results in two days. If it's true, you will have a little surprise!" Gu Jiayu then asked, "Brother, do you have a gift for me if I pass the final exam?"
Gu Lu could even imagine Gu Jiayu's helpless look on the other end of the phone. Can this be said?
“There are two gifts.”
"Oh?"
"There will be gifts no matter whether you do well or not, but if you do well in the exam, you will get one more reward."
......
The brother and sister chatted. , Gu Jiayu has completely adapted to his brother's "personality change".
After chatting for more than 20 minutes, the two of them didn't hang up the phone until their sister finished eating.
The phone felt a little lighter. The reason why Gu Lu was impatient was because he wanted to translate and submit the article early.
I have calmed down a lot now and am interested in watching "Moby-Dick".
[Real places are never on the map. ]
Interesting, a pun, Gu Lu took out a black leather notebook from his schoolbag. It was his excerpt book, excerpting quotes from famous people.
He usually makes two kinds of handwriting when reading articles. The first is to make direct notes on the book. Technically speaking, it is "leaving marks", which is for the purpose of reasonable copying, such as "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" and "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio". "Flower Window and Strange Grass" Part 1. The other is to excerpt short plays and passages that I personally think are better in a small notebook.
Zhou Lin also has a similar notebook, but it is used to copy lyrics...
Huh? This is... Gu Lu saw something else in his schoolbag, a thick pen.
I forgot to return the lucky artifact to Zhou Lin.
"What delayed me from finishing the exam?" Gu Lu thought.
(End of this chapter)