Chapter 226 The phone rings
"Xiao Gu, you taught me a lesson this time!" President Jian was filled with emotion.
Gu Lu used this short story to show that his writing style and literary connotation have not declined and can rise at any time as long as he thinks about it...
President Jian absolutely believes in Gu Lu’s potential. But I really didn’t expect that I could publish my manuscript directly in People’s Literature. It’s too exaggerated!
Don’t geniuses pay attention to gradual progress and basic laws?
"I seem to have overlooked one of Xiao Gu's strengths. When he studies a book deeply and thoroughly, he can brew fine wine."
It is no exaggeration to say that "Two Lanterns" and President Jian felt that even he could not match the smooth writing skills displayed in "Ruiyun".
Good writing skills do not require many beautiful words or uncommon words, but the use of the fewest words to perfectly express the scene you want to express.
The last sentence of "Ruiyun", a dozen words, clearly revealed He Sheng's psychological activities.
“I don’t know what Lao Yu will think of this article after it is published.” President Jian suddenly smiled. He wanted to see that scene.
President Jian somewhat believed that "Bing Fruit" was not a product of his urging, but a work that could be written at this age.
"Yes, because the work is so good, I have almost forgotten his age. Xiao Gu is only a freshman in high school this year."
President Jian is in a happy mood.
Next, President Jian also saw good news: "Bingguo" exceeded 150,000 copies.
"Xiao Gu has three best-selling books." President Jian was a little worried when he thought of this, because the physical publishing market is not good this year.
Even the publishing house has called it a bestseller with sales of 100,000 copies. It is getting worse and worse!
There has been a lot of good news these days. Gu Lu has good news. He has received royalties from MM magazine.
Including the royalties from "The Little Prince", the deposit exceeded one million!
“I hope the Neon version won’t cause any second-grade situation. The little prince is not suitable for the second grade.” Gu Lu was in front of the computer. In his mailbox were 8 chapters translated by Xiangchuanshe, about 10,000 words. The Japanese version of "The Little Prince".
Gu Lu couldn't understand it at all. Even if he read the manuscript, he could only use a translation tool to make a big move.
The title of the book "The Prince of the Time" was translated by Gu Lu as "The Prince of That Time".
There is no second grade, just some redundant adjectives added, such as "ugly".
Gu Lu replied to Xiang Chuan Society, and Xiang Chuan Society signed a contract to print 150,000 copies for the first time.
Xiangchuan Society has more confidence in "The Little Prince" than Gu Lu himself.
When MM Magazine came to China this time, it also reached an agreement with Gu Lu. Short stories of any subject published by Gu Lu could be forwarded to Neon, and MM Magazine was willing to be the "middleman."
Out of politeness, Gu Lu called Xiang Zhu Xiang, editor-in-chief of "Science Fiction World".
The novels copied from Neon are best-selling Neon, but they still don’t use Liu Cixin’s works. The best-selling Neon is so refreshing!
"Science Fiction World" also got off work on time, but Xiang Zhu Xiang was on duty today.
"Teacher Gu, what's the matter?" Xiang Zhu Xiang asked, "Are the manuscript requests about to start?"
The manuscript request from Xiang Zhu Xiang was to write for the school magazine for free, with " As the editor-in-chief of "Science Fiction World", he had already thought of the title, "How to write a professional-looking science fiction novel." He could only think of this matter. If there were other matters about novels, the Penguin Exchange Group would be no problem.
"Oh, not yet, our school magazine won't start until next semester." Gu Lu told all the editors he knew about the call for papers in advance.
"That's it. My science fiction short story will also be published in Neon's "SF Magazine", so I'll tell the editor to facilitate publicity and so on." Gu Lu said on the phone.
"SF Magazine? The magazine that published Neon Sinking?" Xiang Zhu Xiang said, since he is the editor, he must have a little more knowledge in this area.
While Xiang Zhuxiang was shocked, he also felt that it was completely normal. Teacher Gu’s fame had indeed opened up the neon lights.
"No problem, I will report this matter to the editor-in-chief immediately." Xiang Zhu Xiang responded that it was beyond his control whether "Science Fiction World" should take this opportunity to promote it.
After talking about the serious business, he hung up the phone. Gu Lu did not delay the editor's overtime work.
After hanging up the number, Gu Lu started copying "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" to learn from Brother Xun's good example!
Having persisted for four or five days now, Gu Lu discovered the benefits of copying classics. Once he started writing, he was far more impressed than reading it several times. Even during the copying process, there were many rare words, and he would subconsciously read the annotations, which made a very deep impression.
Xiang Zhu Xiang is not the only one working overtime, including Liu Yong, the editor-in-chief of "People's Literature", who also did not leave.
Liu Yong approved a friend application because the remark message was "Gu Lu, the author of the approved manuscript."
"The QQ name is Ju Chang?" Liu Yong had a bad feeling.
Because if you are forty or fifty years old, it is impossible to be called this name!
As for QQ space - there is nothing in the space.
Liu Yong couldn't wait to send the message to the other party [Teacher Gu Lu, your pen name is the same as that of a very famous student writer recently. ]
Send it and wait for the other party to reply.
The other person didn't reply. Liu Yong couldn't even do other things well. The main reason was that he had judged that this Gu Lu could not be that Gu Lu... Did the slap in the face come so fast?
[Ju Chang: Student writer? If it’s the writer who wrote “The Little Prince” and “Mr. Holmes”, it’s me. ]
"?" Liu Yong's mind was filled with questions. This was outrageous and exaggerated.
He was silent for a long time, typing and deleting. After two or three minutes, he sent a message: [No wonder Teacher Gu Lu is called a genius by Yu Xinyao. ]
[Ju Chang: Teacher Yu Xinyao was so complimentary, and we still need to keep working hard. ]
Actually, Liu Yong doesn’t believe it. He doesn’t believe that teenage students can have such writing style and ideological core.
I started searching for news about Gu Lu and saw a lot. Among them, the Young Pioneer Newspaper reported that Gu Lu loved reading, such as "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", "Zi Buyu", "Sou Shen Zhi" and other books.
“Like reading very much?” Liu Yong exited the webpage and thought about it. How could he understand the world of genius if he was not a genius.
On the other side of the computer, Gu Lu saw that the editor had not responded for a long time, so he went offline.
Just when he wanted to go to the toilet to take a shower, the phone rang. Gu Lu picked it up and took a look.
This phone call——
A strange phone number rang with no name, but the number seemed to be rooted deep in my memory, and I thought of it instantly.
When Gu’s mother got divorced, she changed her number to a new one. She knew about it a long time ago and was familiar with it, but she had never called.
In the second grade of junior high school, Gu’s father and Gu’s mother could not be contacted. Teacher Li asked if he knew any other phone numbers, but the original answer was unclear.
"Mom has a new family, so don't interrupt her." He is a very considerate person. When he misses his mother, chatting with Gu's mother on QQ is the most intrusive thing in his opinion.
Why are you calling? Gu Lu frowned and subconsciously wanted to hang up, but he thought that troubles would always have to be resolved, just like a showdown with Gu's father, so he calmed down and answered the phone.
(End of this chapter)