Chapter 251 Where is Gu Lu?
Neon idol culture is very popular, so it is normal to chase the author as an idol.
As long as they can buy books, the store manager and Yukou will welcome them.
"Gu Lusang, I particularly like your works. How do you allocate your time for playing basketball and writing time in a day?"
This reader is lying. I have never seen "The Prince of That Time", nor have I read Gu Lu's serialized works.
"The publishing house advertises that Teacher Gu Lu has never been in love. Is this true? Is it because he spends all his time writing? Don't you have a childhood sweetheart?"
Three consecutive questions, are you polite? Gu Lu was speechless.
Besides, Xiang Chuanshe, why are you promoting this thing?
There are many kinds of questions, especially after getting Gu Lu’s nod to confirm.
There was a burst of cheers! There were many girls aged 17 or 18 chattering.
Let’s look at real readers.
"The content of "The Prince of That Time" is so different from Mr. Gu Lu's previous works. May I ask why?"
This is a true reader.
Gu Lu listened to the translator behind him before responding.
" Regarding this point of view, I would like to quote a chapter of the Tao Te Ching: Everyone knows that beauty is beautiful, and it is evil. Everyone knows that goodness is good, and it is not good. Therefore, existence and non-being are interdependent, and difficulty and ease are mutually exclusive. The long and short are compared, the high and low are in harmony, the sounds are harmonious, and the front and back follow each other.”
Open your mouth and come.
Why is it so casual? Because Gu Lu has already thought about how to respond.
The translator broke into a cold sweat when he heard the Tao Te Ching. As a Taoist classic, it was spread to Neon in the Sui Dynasty, so most Neon people have heard of it.
But if you have heard about it, you may not have seen it!
Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, the translator looked at the author in confusion and embarrassment.
"The meaning of this passage is a bit complicated, so I will explain it roughly. The world knows that beauty is beautiful because of the existence of ugliness." Gu Lu said, "So I wrote "Mirror Hell" and "One-Inch Master" after It writes about the darkness of human nature, but the darkness must exist, because only in this way can the beauty of the little prince exist. "
The vernacular is easy to translate, and the translator behind him breathed a sigh of relief, and said silently: It's true that he is a translator for a talented writer. It's not that simple.
Maybe it’s because Neon people often hold various types of offline activities, such as hand-holding parties, fan meetings, etc.
The on-site process was very smooth, with more than ten minutes left for Gu Lu to rest and drink water.
There are no troublemakers either.
The entire book signing lasted three hours and fifteen minutes, and about 500 copies were signed. The progress of signing three books per minute is not slow.
It was getting late and the crowd gradually dispersed.
President Yukou and the store manager led five staff members and stood in front of Gu Lu.
"Teacher Gu Lu, thank you for your hard work!" Everyone bowed and apologized.
This sentence does not need to be translated. Gu Lu understood it directly by looking at the movements.
"It's also for the sake of book sales. It's not hard work." Gu Lu stood up and stretched.
The national conditions are different, and he still doesn’t understand the status of neon writers.
Even for slightly famous writers, they cooperate in activities such as book signings based on their mood.
516 pieces were signed and sold. In the afternoon alone, a total of 941 pieces of "The Prince of That Time" were sold. Many readers bought it after seeing this battle.
There was no queue for autographs because there were too many people.
For example, the housewife who came with her children in tow had such a long queue. She had to rush back to prepare dinner for her husband and had no time to queue.
If Sanseitang Bookstore hadn’t transferred 10 bundles of books (100 pieces per bundle) in advance, there wouldn’t be enough to sell.
"Teacher Gu Lu, there is one more paragraph that I need to trouble you for a small interview." President Yukou said.
In the subsequent interview, the vice president also said in advance that Gu Lu would naturally have no objection.
Izuku Anzan, Natsuhiko Kyogoku and Eiko Kadono also came with the interviewers. The former came to cheer Gu Lu up.
Well, it’s late!
The reporter invited is the editor of "Red Bird".
"Red Bird" is a children's literature magazine founded by Suzuki Miejoshi in 1918. It plays a decisive role in Neon.
Let’s talk about the two achievements achieved by "Red Bird". One is to open the door to neon children’s art education and rectify the bad habits left over from the Meiji period. Second, Miyazawa Kenji was discovered.
Gu Lu is ready, and there is no problem with the entire creative route of the little prince. But the editor of the magazine Redbird, the first question was about "Feeding God."
I asked him to talk about his thoughts on creating "Feeding God".
Eh? Gu Lu looked at the translator.
“Because this story has caused a huge social response in Neon, I would like to know the creator’s attitude.” Editor Akatori explained.
“The aging population and low birthrate are problems faced by the whole world.” Gu Lu said, “Because the global willingness to have children will decrease, there may be countries that are unwilling to raise children even if they pay money. "
It is about South Korea. Gu Lu remembers that South Korea rewards 100 million won in welfare subsidies for giving birth to a baby, which is about more than 500,000 yuan. Of course, the situation in the three East Asian countries is similar. China is slightly better because there are still many poor mountainous areas and wealthy people having second children, which provides a little support for the data.
"I am paying close attention to this matter, so I am thinking about it." Gu Lu said, "There is also what is described in "Sustaining Humanity", not only about aging, but also about the growing wealth gap."
《 The editor of "Red Bird" recorded it, regardless of whether it was correct or not, but seeing the other party speaking out his inference with certainty proved that the young writer in front of him thought what others could not think of. "The whole world is facing a declining birthrate. Is this the inference of Teacher Gu Lu?"
"That's true."
Continue to talk about aging and the gap between rich and poor. Yes, the editor pretended not to hear it.
After asking about four or five questions, it was the turn of "The Prince of That Time", "What do the roses and foxes in the book represent, especially the roses, do they represent love?"
"If, you If you think it represents love, then you are undoubtedly right. Any interpretation of this book is up to you," Gu Lu said.
It comes and goes, very naturally.
Izuku Ansan was amazed at Teacher Gu Lu’s stability and confidence, especially regarding social issues. Even sociologists on TV are not so confident.
“It’s right to join my Lu family. If you just learn a little bit of Teacher Gu Lu’s skills, you can gain huge popularity if you publicize them.”
Did Eiko Kadono understand the subtext of Natsuhiko Kyogoku?
I understand, "If you want to shop, hurry up." There is no such shop after passing this village.
“I am working hard to create works.” Eiko Kadono whispered.
"That's right, how many shares does Teacher Gu Lu give? I get urban legends, Anzan-san gets supernatural ghosts, Kadono-san, what do you get?" Kyogoku Natsuhiko asked, "What is the subject of the new book? "
"Fairy tale theme, I want to write a fairy tale adventure story with a witch theme," Kadono Eiko responded.
Madam, you have a big heart, Kyogoku Natsuhiko looked at Kadono Eiko.
"Yes, Mr. Gu Lu's fairy tales have become a trend in reading." Natsuhiko Kyogoku nodded, he was a smart man.
Only when there are many smart people can the "Lu Fanhui" he created make progress!
Actually, whether the Lu Fan Club can grow or not does not depend on whether Gu Lu can inspire any writers.
It is about how long Gu Lu can stay in Neon Fire, and whether Kyogoku Natsuhiko and others will do it...
To give an inappropriate example, if Jesus did not have disciples running around, he would not be so famous.
Interestingly, Gu Lu himself still does not know the existence of the "Lu Fanhui". I wanted to invite Gu Lu to dinner before and made it clear during the dinner, but was defeated before he even opened his mouth.
"I will invite Teacher Gu Lu later." Natsuhiko Kyogoku said to Eiko Kadono.
Because Eiko Kadono is the translator of "The Little Prince", the invitation has a greater chance of success.
In an instant, Eiko Kadono became nervous.
The words were divided into two parts. The whole school of No. 8 Middle School was tense today. The teacher straightened his chest and walked like a tiger. There are far fewer students running up and down the aisles because they are warned by their homeroom teacher.
A leader is inspecting!
If it were the city leaders, Principal Chang and the school leaders would not be so exaggerated. They would be leaders from below the country.
Selected as a "National Traditional Sports School", No. 8 Middle School's volleyball and track and field are both good. Even though there is no track and field club, many students with sports talents like Lu Ping have been recruited.
Of course, if you want to be awarded an honor, you still need a little effort.
"Club activities are good, but will they affect study?" Zhang asked.
“Of course not,” Principal Chang responded. “Our one or two classes on Wednesday afternoon are specially reserved activity time.”
“It has been implemented for four years and the enrollment rate has not dropped. Instead, President Chang responded, “Our goal in No. 8 Middle School is to cultivate socialist successors and builders with comprehensive development of morality, intelligence, physical education, and arts.”
“Education must serve the socialist modernization drive. 1.8 Middle School still implements it better." Mr. Zhang was satisfied. After all, the National Flag Honor Guard of No. 8 Middle School was the best in the city.
Mr. Zhang and Deputy Director Shi, the second-in-command of the city’s education department, visited the volleyball club’s intra-club confrontation, and then the former gave the latter a look.
Deputy Director Shi immediately said, "Principal Chang, what other sports clubs do we have in No. 8 Middle School?"
"There are also basketball clubs and badminton clubs." Principal Chang responded.
"Then let's take a look at the basketball club." Deputy Director Shi said.
Faced with the sudden attack, Principal Chang reacted instantly and asked Director Hu to run over and take a look with his eyes, and then he took a slight detour...
The basketball club is also very good, especially the The starting five were very positive.
"Quick, quick, let's have another group confrontation."
"Don't stop, don't stop, the No. 8 Lieutenant Colonel's team is number one in Fog City, don't you want to keep this honor?"
"Let's go, Practice shooting with me. "
......
When did we get first place? Didn't we lose to No. 1 Middle School last year?
Besides, aren't you tired? The instructor looked at it. He didn't understand. Why didn't he just be mentioned in a neon comic? What is the starting point for the Five Sacred Mountains?
A few weeks have passed and you are still so excited?
The instructor is an adult. He definitely did not break his guard because he did not fall in love with comics. He simply felt that it was unnecessary and that it was not good to worship foreigners.
While the students were working hard, the school leaders and superior leaders stood on the sidelines.
"It's good. The basketball club is more enthusiastic than the volleyball club," Deputy Director Shi praised. "Is our classmate Gu Lu from the basketball club here?"
Um? How to talk about sports, Gu Lu was suddenly mentioned.
(End of this chapter)