Chapter 250: There are many people at the autograph session
Hua Feng Publishing House?
Under the introduction of Vice President Li Heng, Gu Lu had a preliminary understanding. Huafeng was founded by a neon person who loves Chinese culture. At first, he wanted to translate and publish ancient Chinese books.
This arrangement is mainly due to the "Myth of the Three Kingdoms".
Think about how popular "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is in Neon. The game, animation and film and television drama industries all have masterpieces on the Three Kingdoms theme.
There's a lot to be done!
But Huafeng Publishing House, which wanted to recreate its myth, failed and was on the verge of bankruptcy several times.
Firstly, translating classical Chinese texts into Japanese requires editors with high literary literacy; secondly, a large part of the reason why Three Kingdoms is so popular comes from Eiji Yoshikawa.
Eiji Yoshikawa’s status in neon is only matched by Natsume Soseki. It’s so exaggerated. The most famous fanzine in Neon history, "Heroes of the Three Kingdoms", is the version more widely known to Neon readers.
In 2006, Huafeng Publishing House was acquired and published some relatively marginal works.
"We at Huafeng Publishing House are very sincere." Li Heng's eyes were sincere. "I hope Teacher Gu Lu can consider it. We Chinese people must be helping the Chinese people."
Li Heng did not take any food because he was I just sneaked in without a breakfast coupon.
“It’s okay for Chinese people to help Chinese people,” Gu Lu said, “but the stamp tax on the book “The Little Prince” Xiangchuan Agency gave me is 11.5%. I believe the next book will not be lower than 13%.”
“But President Li gave me 11%?” Gu Lu looked at the middle-aged man in a black suit in front of him.
"We at Huafeng Publishing House are currently uncertain about the future path, so the 11% royalty is the highest within my authority." Li Heng showed a troubled expression, "Teacher Gu Lu, please forgive me. I promise to give you a high price for my next book cooperation.”
The implication is that you feel aggrieved.
Before the first book is explained clearly, you start to draw the pie for the second book? Hearing this, Gu Lu said, "There is no idea of writing a new book at the moment."
"Without a new book, Teacher Gu Lu's "Mr. Holmes" can definitely be published in Japan." Li Heng said, "With Teacher Gu Lu joining us, we can Huafeng Publishing House will definitely stand out and let the little devils see the style of our people!"
"If there is nothing wrong with Teacher Gu Lu..."
Li Heng was interrupted by Gu Lu! .
"I think Huafeng Publishing House must not have as good publicity resources as Xiangchuan Publishing House, right? So at least in my opinion, with the same stamp duty, I can favor Huafeng because I support my compatriots." Gu Lu said coldly.
"In addition, even if it is published in Xiangchuanshe, it can let people know the style of our country." After Gu Lu finished speaking, he stood up and left.
I met this guy early in the morning and I didn’t even bother to eat the sandwich.
"It's so selfish. You don't have any dedication at such a young age. You will definitely be a white-eyed wolf in the future!" Li Heng's face turned cloudy.
Li Heng stared at Gu Lu's leaving figure and thought, "No wonder they say compatriots can't be trusted abroad. What the hell."
This ruined Gu Lu's good mood all morning, but it also showed that "The Prince of That Time" sold well and was profitable, so it attracted monsters and monsters.
Li Heng is a bit low-level. Although he is the leader of a publisher, Huafeng Publishing House is too weak.
In anger, he started to get angry on the Internet in a blink of an eye, "The strongest high school student in history? A genius with 30 million? Doesn't Neon have a genius that can compete with it? Is it possible to brag about a foreign writer every day? "We, Neon, are also a nation of geniuses. Have we, the Yamato nation, lost our confidence?" "Can we really tolerate a Chinese high school student conquering the city in Neon?"
I don't know? Is Li Heng pretending to be a little devil, or does he regard himself as a spiritual devil?
He opened a vest and posted it on Yahoo, three times in a row, all to incite hatred.
The current level of chaos in Yahoo forums can already be compared with Weibo in 2020 and beyond.
It’s so exaggerated.
After a while, I received many replies from Neon netizens.
[Yes, Neon people have lost their self-confidence. We have American fathers, but does China have them? ]
As the saying goes, "Meiji raises scholars, Taisho raises the country, Showa raises ghosts, and Heisei raises dolphins." A typical Heisei dolphin, you are fierce to me, and I just lie down on the spot.
[A genius comparable to Gu Lu? Are you talking about the Kyushu prodigy Katsudauchimaru? After reading "The Prince of That Time" by Gu Lu, I understood that Tanawanai Wan was not good enough. ] The neon man who analyzes rationally.
This netizen took out the official data of the publishing house, and the sales volume of Katsudauchi Maru's new book is also several grades behind.
[There must be something wrong with the poster’s IQ. He was recognized by Kenji Miyano at the age of sixteen? Who can compare? ] Miyano's die-hard fan.
[Is it none of my business if he attacks the city? Are maid cafes in Akihabara cheap? ] The neon man who has nothing to do with himself.
[I feel that the poster does not look like a Chinese, but more like a Chinese. I have met Chinese people who feel resentful when they see their compatriots living well. The tone is very similar. ] Neon Truth Emperor.
"Neon is about to end! You don't feel anything at all?" Li Heng became even more angry, especially when he saw the post from the Emperor of Truth. He wanted to explain, but the next second, the post was deleted.
"..."
Li Heng found that he had been working in Neon for more than ten years, but he could not do anything about the other party.
On the one hand, the reputation of Gu Lu's works in Neon has been praised successively by Junji Ito, Natsuhiko Kyogoku, and Kenji Miyazawa, which is quite good.
On the other hand, Li Heng underestimated the special status of fairy tale writers in Neon.
Soon, Li Heng received a call from his boss, the president of Huafeng Publishing House.
"President Tanifune, please rest assured, I will definitely help you bring the publishing house back to life." Li Heng expressed his sincerity firmly on the phone.
I don’t know why, Li Heng is very affectionate towards foreigners, but he is so mean to Chinese people...
Gu Lu adjusted his mood after leaving the hotel restaurant. Walking around the hotel, there happened to be a bookstore.
"In China, with the support of children's literature publishing houses, books are recommended in stores. In Neon, it is still far away... Wait, why did you suddenly cross paths with Echizen Ryoma?"
Gu Lu saw his book in the fairy tale special section and best-seller recommendation, which was good.
The best-selling books in bookstores are still light novels and mysteries. Gu Lu doesn’t understand Japanese, so he can only read and guess. However, a book called "Angel Kill" seems to have sold more than one million copies. It seems that one book can bring wealth and freedom.
Gu Lu also really wants to get one.
"I should be able to draw "Malevolence", "Astrology Murder" and "The Innocent Thing". Am I wrong in my thinking?"
Gu Lu speculated that the synthesis range of Goldfinger's books was the bookshelf in his previous life.
Before time traveling, he was a street writer, but he loved reading and buying books. The living room of the rented house did not have a TV or a coffee table, but instead there were several nine-story bookshelves that stretched to the sky.
There are nearly 3,000 books in the collection, which is about the size of a book corner. Because Gu Lu was so busy buying books, he didn't have time to read many of them.
Why does Gu Lu have such an imaginative inference?
From the selected short stories of Aimé, he had never heard of this strange French short story saint.
While reading in my mind, I felt that a certain story looked familiar, as if I had read it before.
Racking my brains to recall, I seem to have bought it in my previous life.
Books on Kongfuzi Used Books Network and China Pictures Network are particularly cheap. For example, the latter often offers discounts for 10 copies for 88 yuan, with a 50% discount plus a 20% discount.
In his previous life, Gu Lu often bought more than a dozen books at a time, and it was common for him not to remember what books he bought.
“The previous Jieyou grocery store was pretty good.” Gu Lu felt a pity.
Even though he was here, he couldn't buy nothing, so Gu Lu bought comic books from Black Basket.
People in the AV area＜Books area＜Comics area＜Peripheral areas.
It’s almost noon, and the crowd in the bookstore is getting bigger.
There are actually office workers nearby, taking advantage of their lunch break to read comics. It’s a big country with comics, and its audience base is really huge.
When Gu Lu passed by, he heard two office workers who had just entered the store. The pronunciation of "Gu Lu" was uncertain.
Neon office workers usually wear dark brown suits, which are lighter in color than Li Heng from Huafeng Publishing House.
Find some food for lunch, then go back to the hotel to have a rest and wait for the next activities.
Originally he was not nervous because it was not the first time.
But "Teacher Gu Lu, this is the process draft and on-site map. We are confirming it for the last time. Our bookstore welcomes you!" Bookstore manager.
"Teacher Gu Lu, if you encounter impolite extremists, please hide in the bookstore immediately. Our publishing house will ensure your safety." Vice President Yukou.
What's the meaning? Gu Lu stared at the adult in front of him.
Yukou immediately explained, "I am worried that some extreme populists will appear, which will prevent Chinese authors from achieving such good results."
"Of course, there are usually no accidents. If there are accidents... "
"Stop." Gu Lu asked the translator to stop setting up targets randomly.
Yukou glanced at his watch.
It was almost time, and Gu Lu and his party arrived at San Sheng Tang Bookstore, and all arrangements were made.
The long table for the autograph session is placed on the left hand side of the entrance, so that ordinary customers go to the right when entering, and those attending the autograph session go to the left without delaying each other.
More than forty new books "The Prince of That Time" are displayed on the book wall. This is the best poster.
The store manager and Yukou stood on both sides of the table, like door gods.
The translator stood behind Gu Lu, a bit like a ghost behind the scenes. Gu Lu was also ready to sign, as he was professionally trained.
After about a while, a bookstore salesperson said something in the ear of the store manager, who had a complicated expression.
"President Yukou, have you invited any supportive readers outside?" the store manager asked politely.
“I didn’t find anyone to pretend to be a reader.” Yukou told the truth.
No? The store manager looked a little suspicious.
Why are there so many people there? !
Ordinary authors hold book signings, and the number of people is about one or two hundred.
But now, more than 300 people have gathered outside the bookstore.
And the crowd at the scene was clearly divided into two categories. The older Obasan and Ojisang were book fans; the younger students were a different kind of "star chasers."
Look at the younger crowd -
"That's Gu Lu? Just like the cartoon, he is not tall, but his golf skills are very good."
“He looks a little worse than the comics.”
“I didn’t expect people from the second dimension to come to the third dimension to hold a book signing.”
“I want to be such a genius too! ”
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(End of this chapter)