Chapter 253 I have the right to speak
From the appearance, Fujimaki Tadoshi should be more famous than Tsukuda.
Because of the suits they wear, the former looks more classy.
The young man following behind is the translator invited. After all, this cartoonist is no better than Kyogoku Natsuhiko and others, they don’t know Chinese.
The meeting place was the coffee shop of the hotel. I originally wanted to be more relaxed. But looking at the stern look of Tadatoshi Fujimaki and his team, it was really hard to relax.
He was actually not used to serious occasions, so Gu Lu was more reserved in his greetings.
But Futian was very proactive and took out a book from the dark brown briefcase he carried with him.
"Teacher Gu Lu, "The Prince of That Time" is simply the most outstanding masterpiece of this century!" Tsukuda said excitedly, "Teacher Gu Lu, can you give me an autograph?"
The excitement didn't seem fake, Gu Lu nodded and signed the bookmark.
"Is this the teacher's signature in Chinese?" Futian kept shouting "Sikuni".
Gu Lu knew it was "awesome" without needing to translate it. What's so awesome about it?
“Don’t be rude!” Fujimaki Tadoshi reminded.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Gu Lu, I was so excited." Tsukuda apologized, "When I bought this book on the first day and read it, I was so moved that I cried."
Although I don't know what the little prince has to cry about, but Gu Lu can understand this kind of feeling.
If a person is particularly fond of a book or a certain author, then there must be places in the work that are pricked and painful.
Even this book is an important part of your personality. We can call such books "books of life".
Gu Lu, who has read many books in his previous life and this life, his book of life is "The Moon and Sixpence". It seems that "The Little Prince" is Futian's life book.
“The Prince of That Time has been recorded on many planets. Is it possible for Mr. Gu Lu to write a sequel?” Tsukuda asked.
“A complete work does not need a sequel.” Gu Lu said, “In my opinion, a sequel is a supplement to the work. It expresses the unfinished content.”
It makes sense, Fusuda also thinks the book is complete.
"Able to write masterpieces - Mr. Gu Lu, I found the B375 planet where the prince is."
Shuida seemed to have endless things to say, "This string of numbers is because of the junior high school where Mr. Gu Lu once studied. It’s Class 5 of No. 37 Junior High School, is that true?”
Where did you find out? Gu Lu was even curious, "That's right."
"It's true!" Tsukuda said, "Then the book says about watching forty-four sunsets, is it because Teacher Gu Lu's previous house number was No. 44? ?”
“Well...that’s not the case.” Gu Lu shook his head.
"It seems that the article was not entirely correct." Tsukuda said.
"What article?" Gu Lu asked curiously.
"I read this article "Ten Metaphors You Absolutely Don't Know in The Little Prince."" Tsukuda said.
It seems that Futian really loves the little prince. After reading the Neon Book Reviewer’s analysis of the work, he went to the Huaxia website to read it.
He didn’t know much about Futian, so he could only use a translator to make guesses.
What Gu Lu didn't know was that the news that "The Little Prince" was popular in Neon had spread back to China.
The popularity of "The Little Prince" has rekindled in China, and various types of analysis have increased.
It’s like the forty-four sunsets, the explanations are all kinds of strange. The theory of house number, and the theory that Thirty-Seven Middle School happened to be established on the 44th anniversary, etc.
The specific situation will be reviewed by Gu Lu himself when he returns to China.
“I really want to visit China’s No. 37 Junior High School.” Futian sighed.
If "The Little Prince" is one of Fusuda's life books, then it is normal for him to want to visit Class 5, which represents the prince's planet.
Holy Land Tour is originally a religious term, but in Neon it has another meaning. ACGN fans visit the background locations of their favorite works. Neon has such a culture.
"You can go today, why don't you go?"
Because his friend talked too much and there was only one translator, Fujimaki Tadatsuki, who was left hanging next to him, finally got the chance to speak. .
He said, "Didn't you finish serializing "Young Ji Drive"?"
Shounen Kaibi is a story about high school football, and it is the work that made Tsukuda famous at Shueisha.
"I'm thinking about a new work, but I don't have much inspiration." Tsukuda's happy expression became a little more solemn.
But just when I was having fun, not working, Tsukuda asked a lot of questions about the novel.
It’s okay to chat freely, but you can’t delay your flight either.
When the time came, Gu Lu said directly, "Mr. Fusuda, it was a pleasure chatting with you, but now I need to catch a flight."
Upon hearing this, Tsukuda said without saying a word, "Let me take Teacher Gu Lu to the airport."
Immediately, Tsukuda glanced at Fujimaki Tadatsuki and motioned for him to drive.
Me? Fujimaki Tadatoshi was surprised, "Didn't you drive me here today?"
Fujida was not straightforward and strong, "Don't you know what my skills are? I rear-ended six times in one year, what if? What should I do if Teacher Gu Lu’s flight is delayed?”
It makes sense. Fujimaki Tadjun got up and started to drive, but something felt wrong.
The two of them were very enthusiastic and sent us all the way to the terminal.
“I’ll come to China again to visit Teacher Gu Lu when I have the opportunity.” Futian still thought about it.
Gu Lu breathed a sigh of relief after entering the terminal.
Except for the day of arrival in Tokyo, the rest of the itinerary is full.
In other words, this will overdraw his social energy for the next month.
Waited for an hour and a half to check in and board the plane.
The return ticket was also purchased by Xiangchuanshe.
Originally, Xiang Chuanshe arranged for a vehicle to be sent to the airport, but Gu Lu refused.
Travel is all-inclusive, so don’t think that the publishing house will lose money.
In other words, if it wasn’t worth the price, Vice President Yukou wouldn’t even bother calling the thatched cottage.
"The Prince of That Time" is out for four printings.
Why four seals so soon? The main reason is that the number of copies printed each time is a bit small.
If Gu Lu was a neon writer and his sales exceeded 200,000 pieces so quickly, the third printing should be at least 300,000 pieces.
And precisely because the writer was a foreigner, the president of Xiangchuan Society kept saying things to tell Yukou to be careful.
The president will retire at the end of the year, and publishing another best-selling book will not make much difference. More importantly, there is no fault...
Leaving Tokyo, but neon still has its legend——
“I really envy you, Kadono-san.” Natsuhiko Kyogoku said.
Anshan Yixiong nodded, he was also envious.
“It’s also Teacher Gu Lu’s care for the younger generations.” Eiko Kadono responded. The manuscript she held in her hand was worth a thousand gold!
Because he had eaten kaiseki cuisine at Xinxi Le yesterday, Gu Lu proposed to take the manuscript home and read it.
I got it again this morning and there was a note inside.
[Specially recommend Kadono Eiko's new work "Kiki's Delivery Service". It is very suitable for adapting into an animated film. I wish it a great sale.
——Gu Lu May 8, 2013]
Why did Gu Lu do this?
Not much reason. In his previous life, he liked this movie published by Ghibli, so he left this sentence.
"It seems I have to work hard too." Kyogoku Natsuhiko said.
The reasons why Kyogoku and Anzan are envious are different. The former is envious of Eiko Kadono getting such great promotion. The title of "Fairy Tale Works Approved by Gu Lu" can at least increase the exposure by 10%.
The latter is envious that his work has been recognized by Teacher Gu Lu.
At half past six in the evening, Gu Lu arrived in Wudu.
From Tokyo to the Magic City, and then from the Magic City to the Fog City.
This afternoon was really tiring, especially since Gu Lu was still dragging a suitcase. The checked suitcase was overweight, which made Gu Lu feel that his bondage was even heavier.
I regret a little, I would have bought less if I had known better.
Back in his kennel, Gu Luhe forgot to take out his pocket and put the RMB into the washing machine together with his pants.
The whole person is dried on the bed.
I originally planned to get up after resting for a while, but I fell asleep in a daze.
When I woke up again, I was awakened by a knock on the door.
"It's eight o'clock? Why are you asleep?" Gu Lu woke up in a daze.
"There was a knock on the door just after I came back. Who is so well-informed?" Gu Lu got up.
Come to the door and look through the peephole——
Standing outside was a middle-aged woman in her forties, a stranger, not familiar!
“Who is it?” Gu Lu asked.
"I'm Wang Liangyan from the street office, and I'm looking for writer Xiao Gu." the woman outside responded.
Gu Lu fastened the safety chain and opened the door a crack.
The other party immediately took out his ID. According to the ID, it was Director Wang from the subdistrict office.
In fact, Gu Lu has never seen what a real work permit looks like.
Open the door anyway.
"Writer Gu, have you not been at home recently? I have knocked on the door several times." Director Wang said.
What did a person from the street office want to do with him? There is no property management fee for their community house, so logically there is no overlap.
Wait a minute, the other person called him writer Xiao Gu... Gu Lu responded, "I went abroad and had a book signing."
Go to a book signing event abroad! Director Wang's smile paused for a moment, then continued, "Writer Xiao Gu is really amazing."
"Director Wang, who are you looking for me?" Gu Lu had probably guessed it.
"It's about an article written by writer Xiao Gu a few days ago, called "Good Things and Bad Things"." Director Wang said.
Gu Lu nodded, "That's what happened. Oh, yes, I've been to Neon for several days and I can't even charge the flashlight."
"No, no, no. "As for the street lights, it's our street office's negligence," Director Wang said immediately, "We have installed temporary street lights in the past few days as a transit."
Director Wang said, "There is no need to use a flashlight anymore. In addition, we have already reported the overall repair of the street lights. Construction will start in early June."
Temporary street lights? Gu Lu really didn't pay attention. When he returned home, he felt like he was returning home.
"That's a good relationship." Gu Lu didn't think it was a lie at all.
The scene suddenly became quiet, Director Wang thought about his words.
What does it mean for a scholar to kill without a knife? As soon as the May issue of Youth Digest was released, the Fuxing Subdistrict Office became famous.
Gu Lu did not mention the sub-district office by name in the article, and the article did not even mention the sub-district office.
[Convenient roads are like the scabs of scars on the planet, and the trails next to Fuxing Garden where I live are "ugly" scars...]
The "ugly" inside I put them in quotation marks, because on the one hand, there are no lights, and it does seem a bit difficult to see. On the other hand, the road is full of potholes, which is not good-looking.
The address can be locked from the first sentence alone.
Although there are many communities called Fuxingyuan, it seems to be a chain? But everyone knows that the talented writer Gu Lu attended Wudu No. 8 Middle School.
The leader of Sha District asked very kindly, "Does your Fuxing Subdistrict Office want to go to heaven?"
Director Wang was given the important task of calming the writer's "anger".
"Writer Xiao Gu, are you satisfied with the arrangements of our sub-district office?" Director Wang thought about the words a lot, and finally decided to go straight.
"It's good. As long as there is action, it will be good." Gu Lu nodded.
He breathed a sigh of relief. Director Wang had never thought about it like canceling it. As long as he didn’t continue writing, everything would be fine.
"If you have any suggestions for the work of our subdistrict office in the future, please contact me directly." Director Wang said and left his phone number.
“This is not good.” Gu Lu said.
"Hey!" Director Wang immediately said righteously, "This is what we should do. Our sub-district office is very capable of listening to the voices of the people."
"Okay, Director Wang and the sub-district office Thank you all for your hard work," Gu Lu said.
It’s not hard work. If you think it’s good, you can write an article to praise us. Director Wang didn't say what he was thinking.
After everything was explained, Director Wang immediately stood up and left, "There's no need to send it off."
Out of courtesy, Gu Lu still sent it to the door.
It is really polite, he will also give it to Li Guyuan, Teacher Gao and others when they come.
Director Wang relaxed only after going downstairs.
The other party saved her phone number, which is the best result.
If I had known there was such a great person in the jurisdiction, the street office would not have acted like this! At least Director Wang won't.
"Any article I write can be published in "Youth Digest" and even go to foreign countries to hold book signings. This kid is really amazing." Director Wang murmured to himself.
Does a writer have a high status? Director Wang doesn't have much of a filter, but he can't help but let the other party have a say!
Director Wang is walking on the path.
The temporary street lights on the trail are relatively simple. Several light bulbs of unknown wattage were hung in the middle of the street lamp poles. The lampshade is an iron sheet found from somewhere.
Lighting is still fine.
Gu Lu doesn’t have to go to school tomorrow, because today is Friday and tomorrow will be a holiday.
So today Gu Lu originally wanted to go to Bishan suddenly, but he was too tired and failed.
It’s not too bad to give the heroine a surprise tomorrow, Gu Lu thought.
On Saturday, Gu Lu went to Bishan, where the Writers Association was having a meeting.
The headquarters of the Chinese Writers Association is on Dongtucheng Road in Sijiucheng.
“Today, the first [Sail Project] Literary Salon hosted by our Writers Association came to a successful conclusion and achieved very good results.”
“The event aims to explore China’s outstanding literary works through The overseas publishing strategy helps contemporary Chinese literature to sail abroad. "
"Further show the literary achievements of China in the new era and the spiritual outlook of contemporary China to the world."
A long list of rare stories. Tie Ning, chairman of the Writers Association, said that the activity was supported by the state, so he must say it better.
The position of chairman of the Chinese Writers Association has a special characteristic: it is better to stay in the past than to change.
Mr. Ba Jin passed away in 2005. He became Tie Ning only during the re-election in 2006.
Even if the chairman is sick and bedridden, the position will not be changed unless he dies.
Tie Ning is not as famous as the previous two, Ba Jin and Mao Dun. Most people probably can't even speak of her works.
But what level she is, it can be seen from "Oh, Xiangxue", she has real ability.
Finally at the closing moment, Chairman Tiening said, "The translation, exchange and dialogue of literary works are of great significance to exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations and help to present a credible, lovely and respectable image of China."
As soon as the concluding remarks were made, the audience burst into applause.
“Now, Director Wang, Director of the Creative Research Department of the Writers Association will speak.” Tie Ning sat down after finishing speaking.
The second middle-aged man on the left side of the chairman stood up. He was Director Wang.
“Our plan this time has also achieved preliminary results.” Director Wang took out a neon magazine.
"Red Rabbit"!
(End of this chapter)