Chapter 220: Bad reviews?
The stomach is empty.
The flower pots on the balcony are empty.
The above refers to Gu Lu not eating anything when he returned home.
Every time he doesn’t eat in the school cafeteria, he feels like he has lost hundreds of millions.
Of course, eating canteen cuisine often can make you a little tired, so Gu Lu made a small stove for himself.
Open your mailbox and receive an email from the publisher, which is a weekly sales report.
The sales volume of "The Little Prince" is really strong. In the first two months of this year, there were still tens of thousands of sales. In March, when Gu Lu's promotional video was released in the highest profile, the sales volume doubled.
The copyright has not yet been developed, and Gu Lu feels like he can rely on this book for the rest of his life.
“There are a lot of bad reviews on the Internet.” Gu Lu logged into his Weibo account. Because he searches intensively on the Internet, he also pushes relevant updates.
Many marketing accounts and influencers quoted Yu Xinyao’s comments.
There is no dissatisfaction with literary critics Yu Xinyao and Gu Lu. If you are beaten, you must stand upright and if you make a mistake, you must agree.
But the media that just follow the trend without reading the article is particularly annoying.
The Paper: [Starting with a letter, which reminded me of Gu Lu's message at the beginning of "The Little Prince". Including me, many readers thought it was "The Little Prince Second" when they opened it. Unexpectedly, after reading the nine chapters and 160,000 words of the book, and seeing the boring and trouble-free campus life, Gu Lu seemed to want to write an autobiography, but there was no way. The ups and downs make people sleepy. Was The Little Prince an accident? Or is Gu Lujiang exhausted? ]
This is a little better, because it seems that the content has been read.
Reader: [There are too many sub-lines, the language is childish, the novel is similar to the real campus life stage, and the main line of "Scream" is too blunt. There is no doubt that Gu Lu is a pseudo-genius promoted by the publishing house. @轱辘大王_ It can be seen from "Bingguo" that he is not capable of writing a long story interestingly. ]
One Publishing Series: [@古鲁大王_Is Gu Lu really capable of controlling a long novel? "The Little Prince" was well-received, but his full text was only a few tens of thousands of words, at most a novella. His first attempt at a full-length novel ended in failure. "Bing Fruit" answers this question. Gu Lu does not have the ability to control long novels, and can only write short stories at best. ]
What is taking words out of context?
The two online book reviewers, Reading Man and Yiyi Publishing Group, should be accurate to say that they are practitioners in the publishing industry. They really know how to do this.
First of all, in terms of technical difficulty, there is no higher or lower distinction between writing a short story well and writing a long story well. However, one publisher said that writing short stories is inferior.
Secondly, and most importantly, "Mr. Holmes" is also a complete novel. Its reputation and sales are not bad, but the two of them - oh no, most of the negative reviews selectively ignored it.
Because of these comments, there are also comments below: "Oh, what a pity, such a poor writer" "I also think that if you are not an adult yet and don't study well, what can you write?" "Before Is The Little Prince written for children? He was a child himself, so he wrote it well. But now he wants to write it for adults, so of course he can’t do it."...
The silent majority. Gu Lu took a deep breath. If he hadn't seen the sales report every week, he would have thought he was really cold.
"Hyouguo" is not a comprehensive negative review, generally speaking, it is half and half. After all, in a large field of youth literature, it is really a fresh breath of fresh air, and it is normal for some people to like it.
When Gu Lu was thinking about whether to open a small account, he got a call.
The caller is President Jian.
"Xiao Gu, "Bingguo" is a very excellent youth campus novel."
"It is really excellent. This year, I should be able to get the top ten campus books in the Four-Nine City ""Both the word-of-mouth sales are above our expectations."
When he answered the phone, Gu Lu didn't say anything. The person on the other end of the phone was very complimentary. There is no doubt that Gu Lu was a little confused.
But knowing President Jian's speaking habits, he was still able to remain calm, because President Jian always praised but also criticized.
After waiting for a long time, there was no criticism from President Jian. Instead, we ushered in self-reflection.
"So Xiao Gu, I won't push you in writing in the future. You can write whatever you want." President Jian continued on the phone, "Let's not be anxious. The more important things are to you, the more important they are to you. The more you want to catch it, the harder it is for you to catch it.”
[20 million sales in two years][Fable][Surprisingly mediocre]
Eh? Gu Lu was a little surprised, but it wasn't a surprise because he was used to this synthesis list appearing whenever it appeared.
The key is what does it mean to be shockingly mediocre? He made 20 million in two years in a mediocre state. Gu Lu wanted to have this kind of mediocrity!
"I understand, Uncle Jian." Gu Lu stopped and thought for a moment, and probably understood what the other party wanted to express. "Writing "Bingguo" has nothing to do with Uncle Jian's urging. It just happened to happen. I wrote it.”
President Jian on the other end of the phone didn’t believe it and thought Gu Lu was trying to comfort him.
Seeing that the other party did not believe it, Gu Lu thought of one thing, "There are about two weeks left. I will give Uncle Jian a surprise, and we will know then."
There are about two weeks left. Zhou, the review of "People's Literature" is about to be completed, and being published in the most valuable literary journal in China is enough to prove that the level has not dropped at all.
"Two weeks?" President Jian was excited, "Xiao Gu, are you trying to say that you have finished writing your previous science fiction novel? Write slowly, but don't be in a hurry."
"Uh..." Gu Lu thought of "A Bouquet for Algernon" that he had put aside temporarily after writing two-thirds of it.
“Don’t worry, Uncle Jian, it’s not a novel.” Gu Lu said, “It’s something else.” Zuo should have been released earlier, but the book has just been released, and people still have to pay attention to the basic laws.
The two chatted for a while, mainly because President Jian asked them to accumulate and read more books.
After hanging up the phone, Gu Lu glanced at the books on the bookshelf. There were probably more than a hundred books, not many at all, but what he could guarantee was that most of them had been read and taken notes.
After watching "The Ordinary World" for a while and making arrangements, Gu Lu studied the tag he had just triggered.
"Fables? What is the difference between fables and fairy tales?" Gu Lu searched on Baidu.
Baidu gave the answer, the characters and plots of fairy tales should be better, and they should be both educational and entertaining. But fables are education, and some are even too straightforward, resulting in low readability and interest.
It is a fable, so it is not interesting enough and is very mediocre. It seems that the label is reasonable.
"What kind of work could it be?" In his previous life, Gu Lu mainly read books for interesting things, so Gu Lu couldn't think of such a less interesting work at the moment.
He clicked on the mailbox again. He had only been reading it for a short time, but Gu Lu couldn't help but look at it again. People's Literature review is so slow!
(End of this chapter)