Chapter 272 Horror Prophecy
The title of the book is "Li Xiang's Wake", which tells the story of Li Xiang, a delivery boy who encountered a car accident while delivering food. When he was unconscious, he looked at the scattered food and murmured.
[What Li Xiang has to do now is to wait for death...]
President Li frowned when he saw the opening chapter, because this is a strong Joyce style.
In his famous work "Finnegan's Wake", Joyce used the ravings of Finnegan, the bricklayer, and used dazzling techniques to make the text show human history like a maze.
Li Guangshu's works also use food. At one time, Li Xiang was a child who hung his flesh for the forest, and at another time, he was a refugee who exchanged his food for food.
If President Li is to comment, it is just a poor imitation. Compared with Gu Lu - cannot be compared.
Although there are many reports, it is said that Gu Lu is good at imitation, so his writing style is changeable. But Gu Lu's transformation has something of his own, and his personality is very strong. From Little Prince to Liaozhai Xinyi, it was never said who Gu Lu was imitating.
"Li Xiang's Wake" has very little of its own.
About two hours later, President Li put down the manuscript and took a sip of tea. The sweet and bitter taste smoothed his frown.
Maoyuan said, "What advice does President Li have on the work? You must say it, otherwise young people will not be able to make progress."
"You have good skills. Have you been writing for many years?" President Li asked.
“It has been five or six years since my debut was officially announced in a magazine.” Li Guangshu replied, not counting his writing during his student days.
There are really few stream-of-consciousness novels in China. President Li also wants the market to flourish. "The story can be written more clearly using techniques. If it is revised well, it can be published."
Four words can be published , was the most beautiful voice Li Guangshu had ever heard, and he was stunned in place with excitement.
"Why don't you thank President Li for your support?" Mao Yuan said in a low voice.
Hearing this, Li Guangshu suddenly came to his senses, "Thank you, President Li, I will definitely change it!"
"Well, at the meeting tomorrow morning, many famous writers will share their writing skills." President Li Said, "Listen carefully when the time comes."
Li Guangshu nodded quickly in agreement.
Bo Le is always there, but a thousand-mile horse is not always there, President Li sighed in his heart.
Li Guangshu originally wanted to pay for tonight's dinner, but editor-in-chief Mao Yuan helped.
Meeting noble people along the way is really helpful.
"Okay, you go back and rest early, and be energetic tomorrow." Maoyuan said.
"What about you, Brother Yuan?" Li Guangshu asked.
"I'm going to go shopping on Ninth Street. You don't have to wait for me at night. Just don't close the anti-theft buckle. I have the room card." Maoyuan said.
"I haven't been shopping either, how about we go together?" Li Guangshu said innocently.
In the end Li Guangshu was rejected.
Get up early the next day.
The banquet hall has been arranged in place, arranged from south to north. There are four seats on the rostrum, namely the vice-chairman of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles, the vice-chairman of the Writers Association and two leaders of Wudu.
Then there is the podium, where the guests will be invited to share.
The seats under the stage are also arranged carefully. The presidents of the publishing house are in the front row, and the reporters, writers, and editors are in the back.
This event must be reported truthfully, after all, the organizer spent so much money. If we don’t report it, wouldn’t it be in vain?
Most of the invited people arrived, and they began to give the opening speech of the study meeting, which was Che Luolun's speech. To sum up, follow the pen and the party, and your thoughts will not be confused.
The first person to take the stage was the president of Sichuan Science and Technology Press. After all, the science fiction series is an outstanding publishing series that has won awards from the Central Propaganda Department.
"Misunderstandings in Science Fiction Works", a meaningful sharing.
The next one is the famous science fiction writer Jiang Bo.
The sharing topic is about science fiction-themed works and the collection of information.
At the end, Jiang Bo concluded, "Novel does not necessarily require high-end science fiction creativity. Just like "Flatland", the knowledge involved is very basic. Although it is a popular science work, it is also very excellent. "
Writers in the science fiction circle have basically read "Flatland". After all, the noise was so crazy the past few days.
Mentioned Gu Lu...
But it doesn't matter!
"Being able to sit here and listen to the lectures of my seniors, I am a young writer who has been given responsibility." Li Guangshu thought to himself, feeling a little pain in his back.
Because of the Grand Auditorium Hotel, the banquet hall decoration is classical Chinese style, and the seats must be solid wood. Without a cushion, it is a challenge for the butt and waist.
Looking slightly sideways, he saw Brother Yuan and saw Maoyuan listening meticulously and writing notes from time to time.
As expected of someone who has seen big scenes!
In fact, he could see it if he leaned over and took a look. What Maoyuan recorded was that "Ninth Street is really a trap. Other tourist attractions in the foggy city don't rip off customers, but the bar actually catches outsiders to rip off people." It's immoral, but the people in Wudu have really white skin...]
President Li from Modu Literature and Art Publishing House was the fifth one to take the stage.
The order of taking the stage seems to be sorted according to the themes shared by the guests.
"The next person to share with us is a writer..." Mo Huaiqi, vice chairman of the Wudu Federation of Literary and Art Circles, glanced at his watch, and then said with a smile, "But there is something wrong with this writer. . What’s the matter? Today is Friday, it’s still class time.”
Chairman Mo said, “So we’ll wait a little bit.”
There was a chuckle in the audience.
There are two types of people who laugh. One type knows who Chairman Mo is talking about. The other category is those who don’t understand and just laugh along with the atmosphere.
Going to school, Li Guangshu's expression changed. Could it be...
About ten minutes later, a very young student walked into the hall.
I have taken a taxi here in a hurry, but after all, I am going on stage, so Gu Lu can't run in from outside.
People's eyes fell on Gu Lu one after another. Who said eyes can't kill? He just felt so heavy. It would be okay to crush him with more weight.
Fortunately, Gu Lu is used to it.
"I was too busy with my studies, so I came late." was Gu Lu's first sentence as he was watched on stage.
No one here looked down upon him, they all looked at him attentively.
Even Maoyuan, who seemed to be taking notes, stopped writing and listened carefully.
Most people have forgotten Gu Lu's age.
This is the confidence brought by the work.
"What I want to share today is "The Nature of Technology I Think About"," Gu Lu said. "My understanding of technology is relatively shallow, and I don't pay much attention to it. I just want to talk about it as a student. "Technology - civilian technology, must be developed in the direction of convenience and extreme convenience." Gu Lu asked, "How many people have ordered takeout on the phone?" It’s more popular, and most restaurants will have takeout phone lines.”
Some people here nodded, and some shook their heads.
"Meituan is a website that engages in group buying. Recently, a website called Meituan was launched this year. This platform collects information about a lot of stores, and you can place orders online."
"I will give you this example. , because I think this model of service will definitely succeed, although not in the past two years." Gu Lu said.
“Because of network speed restrictions and mobile phone restrictions. But I recently read the news that 4G is coming soon, so only mobile phones are left.”
“Online ordering is not convenient enough, because it is not You can find a computer anytime and anywhere, but if you can order on your mobile phone, it will be very convenient.”
Gu Ludao, “The other thing is extreme convenience, which is also a worry of mine. A kind of technology that will completely know your preferences, so you can see what you like without filtering. This is extremely convenient and even saves you thinking.”
It’s also unclear whether the terms “big data” and “information cocoon” have appeared. It's okay if it doesn't appear, but if it does, it's easy to cause problems if you quote it randomly, so Gu Lu didn't make it very specific.
“Extreme convenience is not good for human development, but I think it is inevitable. Because thinking is too heavy.” Gu Lu concluded, “A brief view on the development of future science and technology.”
Gu Lu went down, and there was applause, both polite and encouraging.
He found his place, in the second row.
"Xiao Gu's thoughts are very profound, and the extreme convenience he proposes is a bit like the real scene of controlling the characters' thoughts in "1984"." President Jian said, "Xiao Gu, have you seen this This book? ”
"After reading it, my idea is a little different." Gu Lu said, "The real plot in the novel is for Big Brother's rule, so other options must be eliminated. And the development I think is that your other options will be completely anticipated. "
"Isn't it bad to be completely expected? Save time." The New Weekly reporter in the third row couldn't help but join in the discussion.
“Likes that have been screened will make people love them more,” Gu Lu said. “Besides, if someone helps you screen based on your preferences, this basis will only be 80% at most, and you can’t fully understand it yourself. Yourself. So when you are passive, you will be trapped, and this place that traps you is a dark room made up of your preferences."
"You will never be able to break through it, and you will lose a lot. Wonderful things." Gu Lu Comprehensive.
"It seems that you have thought a lot about this issue, Xiao Gu." President Jian spoke with pride, "As always, you have deep thoughts on human nature and society."
President Li was confused. Although he didn't think extreme convenience would happen, he still felt that Gu Lu was really a genius boy.
The reporters at the back recorded all Gu Lu’s words and had already thought of the title “Gu Lu’s Horrible Prophecy”!
On the other side, Li Guangshu was numb and couldn't get a word in at all. He opened Zhihu again and found the question he had closed before.
How to evaluate Gu Lu.
The answers ranked first are the most viewed.
Sent by the netizen "One of Four Cats Lost":
[Gu Lu, what kind of writer is he? How can I describe it to you.
I have done some research on him. Gu Lu’s first famous work was the fairy tale short story "Smashing the Piggy". You will find that his debut article is that of a very mature writer, and his articles are in-depth and interesting.
The next book that brought him into the public eye was "The Little Prince". This book was evaluated by Mr. Yu Xinyao as the best fairy tale of the millennium. I personally agree.
The Smashing Piggy and the Little Prince are both fairy tales, but you will find that the perspective of the story, the style of writing, and the things to be expressed are completely different.
This was followed by works such as "Bring Her Eyes" and "Country Teacher" that dropped bombs in the science fiction circle. It is very different from the previous science fiction.
The current hot-selling "Flatland" is popular science, which can also be regarded as a science fiction category. If you compare this with the above-mentioned works, are there any similarities?
Even though these articles all have the same wording habits, they are still very outrageous.
What level? If Gu Lu is not a schizophrenic level, he is a cheat level! There has never been the same kind since ancient times. ]
Many people below agree with this view, and some people cry: "The teacher often tells us to learn more from Gu Lu, but I went to read his works. There are several books published at the moment, and none of them are good. Same.”
Plug-in level! It was normal for Li Guangshu to suddenly feel that he was not as good as Gu Lu, because the latter was not normal at all!
The story is split into two parts: a house with three bedrooms and two living rooms in the center of Magic City.
A family of three, the father reads the newspaper, the mother plays with her mobile phone, and the daughter does housework. It’s so warm!
"Mom, do you still remember Uncle Gu Bin?" Mu Xue asked.
"Huh?" Mu Mu is a beautiful woman. She put down her phone and thought for a while to no avail, then looked at her daughter.
"He is the eldest son of Grandpa Gu Jianxun's family." Mu Xue explained.
"Grandpa Gu, remember what happened?" Mother Mu said, "Grandpa Gu hugged me when I was a child."
"You don't know, Mom, my homework this time is really We all rely on cousin Gu Lu’s help,” Mu Xue said, “If my cousin hadn’t said it, the principal would never have agreed.”
Father Mu’s eyes were still on the newspaper, thinking about this stupidity. My daughter doesn’t understand anything.
He asked: "What does Uncle Gu Bin do?"
"What's wrong with an alcoholic?" Mu Xue suddenly understood, "Ah, dad is not who you think he is. He is really a connection of my cousin Gu Lu."
"Steamed, I also braised "Where are you?" Mu's father looked away from the newspaper and asked with a smile, "Tell me, what are your connections?"
The smile was full of confidence, which probably meant that the family stayed in Wudu. What big difference does one have?
"Mom and Dad, you have never thought that my cousin Gu Lu is the famous writer Gu Lu." Mu Xue's tone suddenly became louder.
"What and what?" Mu's mother and Mu's father looked at each other without understanding.
"Just -" Mu Xue remembered something, ran back to the bedroom, and took out two books, "The Little Prince" and the recently released "Flatland".
The Little Prince is signed.
"Qiang Qiang Qiang Qiang!" Mu Xue held up the book, "These two books were written by my cousin Gu Lu."
In a completely unexpected direction, Mu Xue held up the book. My father was a little confused.
Mu Mu took the book and came back to her senses after looking at "The Little Prince", "Oh, I remembered. I seem to have seen it on the WeChat official account. The author of this book, Gu Lu, is The greatest genius in the literary world after Cao Yu. ”
As for Cao Yu, everyone knows that he wrote the world-class play "Thunderstorm" at the age of 23, and the world-class play "Sunrise" at the age of 26. His level of genius is astonishing. And it is an exaggeration for Gu Lu to get this evaluation.
"Is he really your cousin?" Mu's father asked in disbelief. He likes to read newspapers, but he doesn't like reading books very much, but Mu's father has heard of these words about the little prince Gu Lu.
"Of course, when I went there, my cousin happened to be giving a speech to the whole school and was famous for his works." Mu Xue said.
It seems to be true.
The level of shock is quite high!
"How did their family cultivate such a great writer?" Mu Mu sighed.
Putting down the newspaper, Mu's father took the book from his wife. He also agreed with this.
“Forget about my cousin’s parents, it’s just that uncle Gu Bin.” This uncle made me feel uncomfortable every time he called Mu Xue, “It’s simply irresponsible.”
“A I gave my cousin ten or twenty yuan for living expenses every month, and then basically ignored my cousin."
Muxue angrily accused Gu's father and mother.
"Ahem," Mother Mu said distressedly, "This child has suffered."
"Although suffering is the soil for writers, if you want a child to be successful in this way, no matter how promising he is, I don't want it. ." Father Mu expressed his stance.
A statement is a statement. Father Mu was thinking, is the location of Gu Jianxun's family's ancestral tomb particularly good?
(End of this chapter)