Chapter 259: Ways to Make Money in Serious Literature
Jogging along and lowering his head, the speed was very fast, and his brain was immersed in thinking. Gu Lu didn't even hear the fish hotpot boss Lei saying hello.
“Why are you in such a hurry?” Lao Lei, the shop owner, was surprised.
In the restaurants outside shopping malls in Sichuan Province, you can go in and eat at any time as long as the door is open, whether it is meal time or not.
What is the lunch break? Doesn't exist.
When Lao Lei was guarding the store in the afternoons, he liked to sit at the door and greet acquaintances he saw.
"Is that Gu Lu hanging on the wall?" The clerk also came to the door of the store.
"What's hanging on the wall? How easy is it for people to misunderstand what you say?" Lao Lei corrected, "It's Gu Lu in the photo hanging on the wall."
"It looks similar to There is no difference between ordinary students, how can they write wonderful works? "
"Writing depends on the heart, not the appearance, why are you here again?"
At present, Gu Lu is not famous enough, so no one comes here to eat fish hotpot because of his reputation as a writer. This may not be the case in the future.
The store owner mentioned it again, referring to the health inspection. I don’t know why, but the inspection of the store has been particularly strict recently.
In the past, you could put the table outside and just clean up the garbage on the floor. It's completely impossible now.
Gu Lu at home doesn't know so many things, he is conducting experiments.
What about the wire? Gu Lu thought about it and figured out that the weapon used by the mother and daughter who were protected by the stone god in the book to kill their ex-husband was a wire.
The stone god knocked on the door to help, and the story officially unfolded.
As soon as Gu Lu got home, he picked up the wire connected to the TV, but no matter how he waved it, there was no response.
"Huh? What's going on..." Gu Lu pondered. After a minute or two, he pulled out the broken electric fan from the balcony.
The landlord told him to throw away the things on the balcony if he didn’t want them.
The pickle bed, the electric fan that doesn’t work, the flower bed with only soil, and the broken bed board.
Gu Lu found it troublesome and never managed it.
It is time to recycle waste.
He was playing with the electric fan in gray clothes. Because he was impatient, he didn't wipe it with a towel beforehand, so his hands were dusty.
Using scissors to cut the wires individually and holding them in hand, there was still no movement.
"It seems to be the worst case scenario, and the electrical appliances must also match -" Gu Lu thought, is the iron cord or the kettle cord used in the book? Or maybe neither.
Because he has watched movies adapted from three countries, China, Japan and South Korea, his memory is likely to be affected.
"Think again, don't be in a hurry..."
Soon, Gu Lu thought of two items, the first was a movie ticket stub, or buying a box of bento.
Ticket stubs are easier to deal with. Gu Lu can go to the movies tonight, but lunch is more difficult. Bento originally referred to "convenient clothing", but the meaning changed drastically after the introduction of neon, and it became a box lunch.
Lunch boxes are easy to find, but there are not many Japanese food stores in Neon in 2013.
Don't talk so much, go to the cinema first. The current group buying war of 100 groups is in full swing, and Nuomi.com easily bought movie tickets for 9.9 yuan.
On the way, Gu Lu even thought about the follow-up. He must find a very powerful math teacher, otherwise it would be difficult for him to write about Shi Shen and Yukawa with his science scores.
As we all know, the author's IQ is equal to the character's IQ, so... Gu Lu was also very deliberate when it came to copying.
I looked for a movie that may not have been seen on earth. Anyway, Gu Lu had never heard of it. It was said to be a blockbuster, so I definitely wanted to watch something I had never seen before.
The movie theater checked the tickets. The moment Gu Lu got the ticket stub, he knew that he had failed again.
Gu Lu also thought about the reason. In the book "Neon", movie tickets were divided into reserved seats and unreserved seats, which was quite different from that in China. "It's not bad. A 9.9 movie is worth the price anyway." Gu Lu returned home.
Two and a half hours of reading, and one and a half hours of "going to work". Before I was done, I added more than an hour to finish it.
For serious work, such as the congratulatory draft for the "Pu Songling Memorial Hall Huaiyang Meeting", Gu Lu wants to take a look and see if he needs to revise it.
Liu Yong, the editor-in-chief of People’s Literature, introduced earlier that Mr. Pu took the initiative to invite a cooperation.
Cooperation income: 100,000 yuan + 50,000 yuan
Cooperation content: Mention a few words about Zicheng on personal social platforms to promote the city. In the work, I will introduce "Liao Zhai Slang".
For the latter, Gu Lu confiscated the money and made a good relationship. As for the previous task of Zicheng’s cultural tourism department, there is no need to do it for free, so the profit is 100,000 yuan.
Gu Lu published four new meanings of Liaozhai in "People's Literature", so he can earn this money. It has to be said that serious literature is famous, and money is made quietly...
"It's so well written, I still have to learn." Gu Lu sighed.
[The Pu Songling Memorial Hall in Zicheng, Shandong Province is a national key cultural relics protection unit and a national first-class museum. It is a cultural celebrity memorial hall established to commemorate Pu Songling, the king of short stories in the world. Wandering among them, one seems to feel the mysterious and eerie charm of Pu Songling's works. Through the ancient books and documents in the museum...]
Even though "Liao Zhai" has entered the public edition, as a descendant, it can still obtain many dividends. The first is the adaptation of film and television dramas, and they will pretend to ask Pu Songling's descendants to be literary consultants.
Secondly, the local municipal government will also provide hosting, because it can stimulate the local cultural tourism industry, and the current Huaiyang activity is one of them.
Gu Lu does not need to be present, but he has to publish a congratulatory message.
Since Gu Lu himself is still young and not very good at writing, Zicheng Municipal Propaganda sent him a "template".
After all, it was published in my own name, and it might be published in Shandong Daily, Poster News, Panorama Shandong and other media.
This is just one of the serious things. Another example is "Two Lamps" being selected as "Excellent Short Story in Fog City" by the Fog City Writers Association, with a bonus of 8,000.
The cost is almost nothing.
What does it mean to not show off the mountains and show off the water? That's it. No wonder many literary works only sell a few copies based on their sales volume, but the writers make a lot of money.
Before he wrote "Liao Zhai Xinyi", Gu Lu had never been in this circle and had no idea about it.
After finishing the work, he opened his mailbox as usual. Xiangchuanshe quoted a price, but Gu Lu was not in a hurry to reply.
In addition, there was an email from the Fog City Writers Association, "Collection activity? Forget it, I have something urgent to do on Saturday."
Although Gu Lu joined the Sijiu City Writers Association , but the Fog City Writers Association will also call him when there are activities. No, this is Caifeng again.
All food, clothing, housing and transportation are included, and you can go to Fairy Mountain for six days. You only need to write a review afterwards.
One more thing to mention, the invitation to collect stories came after Liaozhai Xinyi was published in "People's Literature", and it had not been done before.
If you haven’t entered the circle, I won’t let you play even if you become famous.
Gu Lu looked at the time, it was almost time to go to bed.
Close your eyes.
The quality of sleep this night was very good.
Go to bed early and get up early to keep your body healthy. Gu Lu went to school on Friday. After school, I went straight to Rongfu Restaurant.
The first meeting with Yao Xiaoju.
As his name suggests, Yao Xiaoju has a horse face, which is not to say that he is not good-looking, but his face is really long.
He is rather well-dressed, and from Gu Lu's perspective, he should be a trendy man.
"Neon's impressive record, I've seen it!" Yao Xiaoju's first words when they met.
(End of this chapter)