Chapter 284 The birth of the first "Gu Jia"
"Business Stories" is a publication published by Xinhua Bookstore in Wudu, which specializes in telling the stories of businessmen at home and abroad in ancient and modern times.
Many outrageous businessman stories come from this. The magazine was at its peak around the time of the Olympics, with sales of 70,000 to 80,000 copies nationwide.
It is going downhill now, mainly because people are not that interested in the legendary stories of businessmen anymore. The editorial department is laying off employees, and Sun Wang, who has family responsibilities, is like ice cream under the scorching sun, melting.
Sun Wang’s butt was touching the stool and he seemed to be sitting but not sitting down. Zhang Yangfei looked around with the corner of his eye.
The conditions of this office are really good, at least better than the editorial office of "Red Rock Spring and Autumn", Zhang Yangfei thought to himself.
Ten minutes later, Gu Lu ran to the social office.
"Director Hu, I'm sorry, I tripped over a foreign classmate and fell down while running over." Gu Lu explained briefly, "I helped him to the infirmary."
This reason is a bit perfunctory, but Director Hu thinks that you can see that Xiao Gu still cares about me, so he will be perfunctory.
"It's okay, there's no need to worry. I don't have much to do in the afternoon, it's such a hot day." Director Hu took a paper from the table next to him and handed it to the students.
Are they students? ! The four people who came to apply for the job were stunned. Zhang Yangfei then thought thoughtfully, could it be...
"Come on, let me make a basic introduction." Director Hu said, "This is the president of our publication club, Mr. Gu Lu "
"I believe you have heard of "Young China". This is a wonderful article in our school magazine." Director Hu said this to the candidates.
He said: "We are recruiting instructors to better assist Xiao Gu in managing the club."
It is indeed him! As soon as the word "Gu Lu" came out of his mouth, Zhang Yangfei, Sun Wang and others understood in their hearts.
For the school leaders to have such a good attitude towards students, there is no one else except this "China's most talented writer"!
He is just a high school student and has become so famous. He looks no different from ordinary people.
Sun Wang also thought about it - is it possible that one day Gu Lu's brain was not normal and he suddenly contributed to "Business Story".
Director Hu then gave Gu Lu a general introduction to the applicants in front of him.
The authority was really extended. Gu Lu made the decision himself, and the school did not interfere at all.
"I have only one question," Gu Lu said, "What do you think of our school magazine "Youth"? How will it develop after becoming an instructor?"
""Youth" is an excellent school magazine in the country. This is Xinxia Society agrees." Sun Wang was the first to speak, "As for the development route, I believe Teacher Gu Lu must have a plan."
In school, Sun Wang and others are called teachers. It feels normal. With just one piece of "Young China", I am a teacher wherever I go.
"Youth" should mainly accept submissions from students, right? I read the call for submissions." Zhang Yangfei said, "If I become the instructor, I will assist President Gu and build the club into the best in the country. The high school magazine full of life. "
The people who came to apply were not stupid. They all understood what Director Hu just said, that is, the club is dominated by Gu Lu.
The next responses from the two men were quite different.
"Examiner" Gu Lu was lost in thought, and the job seeker felt nervous.
Based on the club’s consideration, Gu Lu has the answer.
Director Hu whispered, "Would you like me to help make the announcement?"
He would help with things that offended people.
Director Hu deserved to be re-employed. He thought things were quite comprehensive, but Gu Lu refused.
“Our club may be quite busy, so there may be many things that will trouble the instructor.” Gu Lu said, “So I chose Teacher Sun Wang who has relatively ample time.”
Finally One round of interviews is not the key at all. The key is that Sun Wang states in his job application form that the maximum amount of time he can spend in the club is every week.
The interview is just for final determination. Is this what happens when you go to a company for an interview in real life? Gu Lu suddenly thought of it.
“It’s a pity that I can’t cooperate with Teacher Gu.” “Teacher Gu Lu’s works, especially the Liaozhai New Meanings series, are of really high literary value.” “Can I sign your name, Teacher Gu?”
The three losers asked Gu Lu for his autograph.
No matter whether you feel comfortable or not, it is completely impossible for you to have an attack in front of Gu Lu.
What is this? You can't stand me, but you have to build New China with Gu Lu...
Director Hu will send people away just as he brought people in.
There are only two people left in the social office.
"Teacher Gu Lu, what is my job?" Sun Wang asked impatiently.
"Teacher Sun? You also call me teacher. This is so inappropriate." Gu Lu said.
"It doesn't matter, we each have our own names. I am the teacher of typesetting and editing, and you are the teacher of writing. No delay." Sun Wang said.
“It’s a bit weird.” Gu Lu said.
Finally decided to call him President Gu.
The school spent money, and in line with the principle of not wasting money, Gu Lu also arranged things.
"As for the second issue of the school magazine, it is still a bit difficult to put it on sale before the holidays." Sun Wang said, "The review pressure will be very high."
"There is some pressure." Gu Lu He said, "Try your best. If it doesn't work, you can publish the second issue after school starts."
"?" Sun Wang was surprised when he heard this. Is it so casual?
“It’s two months of summer vacation.” Sun Wang reminded, even the 18th-tier magazine “Business Story” can’t do it.
What's more, it's the nationally famous "Youth", so it's not good to be so casual!
"It doesn't matter, we are the school magazine." Gu Lu said, "That's it for today, please excuse me, Teacher Sun."
Oh, Sun Wang nodded dully.
It wasn't until he walked out of the No. 8 Middle School that Sun Wang came to his senses, ""Youth" has appeared in many mainstream media. But in the final analysis, it is a school magazine that cannot even compare to the 18th-tier magazines. The reason why it is so powerful is simply because Gu Lu wrote that magnificent article. "
I realized this more deeply.
Because the high school entrance examination is about to take place, and the school is on holiday tomorrow and the day after.
I hope the heroine will have good results! Gu Lu went home and prayed like this.
In order to have multiple synthesis triggers, Gu Lu agreed to go to Xinhua Bookstore to cut the ribbon more than half a month later, during the summer vacation.
Over there at Jiefangbei, a Xinhua Bookstore will be opened. When a bookstore opens, it will invite famous local writers.
There is no doubt that Gu Lu has entered the ranks of famous writers in the foggy city.
He also wanted to publish short stories as soon as possible. He was used to serializing them in magazines, but the sudden interruption was a bit unfamiliar.
[Sato: Gu Lusang has something to ask you. I don’t know if it’s inconvenient. I would never be so presumptuous if it weren't for the survival of our Christmas Magazine. ]
While doing work at home, I saw such a message in my mailbox.
Sato, the editor-in-chief of MM magazine, originally wanted to tie Gu Lu's neck in "Floating Books", which was the series of works that Sato took over.
Although the other party was also motivated by business considerations, it was also a favor to Gu Lu.
[Gu Lu: What is it? ]
Email is not as timely as chatting on QQ. After Gu Lu replied, he fell into thinking about the survival of "Christmas Magazine"?
Lack of manuscripts? No, "Christmas Magazine" is a neon-selling magazine.
"We will only know if we wait for Sato's reply." Gu Lu thought to himself.
At the same time, there is another person’s email in the mailbox that is worth posting. It is quite long, so I won’t publish the full text. The above content can be summarized in two points. The first is that the English version of "The Little Prince" is almost finished. Secondly, the Korean version of "The Little Prince" sold well in South Korea, but it did not meet expectations.
By the way, I don’t know if it’s because Yao Xiaoju is used to staying abroad or what. He clearly added Gu Lu's QQ and WeChat, but the method of communication was still phone calls and emails.
"Wait a minute, there seems to be a fourth meaning. Brother Yao's words are mixed, maybe he wants to say, I lack a grasp, right?" Gu Lu looked deeply into Yao Xiaoju's email.
Grasping hand = bestseller
"The Little Prince" is a bestseller, but it is not a bestseller.
You should be able to understand this concept, right? Bestsellers must at least be serious, original, long-form genre novels.
Bingguo is satisfying as a long-form novel, but it is not a best-seller.
Gu Lu held two books in his hand, and he was getting closer and closer. "Flowers for Algernon" will be released soon.
It will be released during the summer vacation. Gu Lu thought about it and told Brother Yao first. Let Brother Yao be prepared. It would be awesome if the Chinese, Japanese and English language versions could be released at the same time.
Another busy day.
The next day, Gu Lu first went to take a look at the house that was being renovated, and then went to Chaotianmen in the afternoon...
Looking from a distance, the sun melts into golden juice.
Gu Lu was waiting for someone with juice in his hand.
"The boat I'm waiting for hasn't come yet, and the person I'm waiting for doesn't understand yet." Gu Lu hummed the song, and when his mind was empty, he would always think of some related lyrics.
Looking at the ships at the pier, there are no people at all on the Liangjiang night ship tour. Many ships can't even afford the cost of docking.
Compared to the later generations when Mist City relied on short videos to spread the word and became a tourist city, it was hard to get a ticket for the Liangjiang Tour. It looks really lonely now.
"The shop next to Hongya Cave is not expensive now. Should I buy a shop and open a Little Prince themed store or something?" Gu Lu's mind was wandering.
In his previous life, he remembered an internet writer whose name must not be mentioned and wanted to create a theme park for his works. Just like Disneyland and Universal City, Gu Lu was impressed by the other party's lofty ambitions.
It's a pity that it didn't work... "Brother Helu, Brother Helu."
Gu Lu's random thoughts were interrupted by a male voice, and he looked in the direction of the shout.
Zhang Yudong held a ball in his arms and ran over with a huff, and there was a shorter figure beside him.
"Let me introduce you, Brother Zhulun. This is Zhuo Feng, my good friend from high school who I told you before." Zhang Yudong first introduced the person next to him.
Today it was Zhang Yudong who invited me to dinner, and he had mentioned it in advance, so he brought his friends with him.
"Brother, Brother Gu Lu, you are my idol!" Zhuo Feng said loudly.
"It's broad daylight and it's on the street again. Please keep your voice down," Gu Lu said. "I haven't been a big brother for many years and I don't like the cold edge of the bed."
"But big brother, you are a legend in the world." Zhuo Feng's excitement was not fake at all.
The reaction is similar to that of ordinary people when they see a celebrity they like. If they have a loud voice, they cannot keep it down.
"Let's go and eat something delicious today." Zhang Yudong said, "There are a lot of delicious things in Fog City."
"Diving frogs, skewers, Jianghu dishes and donkeys Broth soup, sour radish and duck soup, etc. are all delicious." Zhang Yudong said the names of the dishes were the same, and said a lot.
"Yes, I must let my eldest brother eat well today." Birds of a feather flock together, and Zhuo Feng is 100% familiar with it.
"So what are we going to eat?" Gu Lu was curious.
"Hot pot! There is a Dongzi hot pot here, I heard it is very authentic." Zhang Yudong was determined.
After doing it for a long time, it was still hot pot.
Dongzi hot pot is a specialty of Fog City. After all, hot pot is also available in Sichuan Province, but Dongzi hot pot is only found in Wudu.
During the Anti-Japanese War, there were many air-raid shelters in Fog City to prevent bombing.
After liberation, part of the air raid shelter was abandoned. Part of it is used for cooling off, and a small part is used for hot pot restaurants.
Question: Is there anything special about the taste of Dongzi hot pot?
Answer: No. It's just a special place.
During the meal, Zhuo Feng talked a bit too much. To be precise, he was very curious about great writers.
In terms of emotional intelligence, Zhuo Feng is really not as good as Zhang Yudong, who will never interrupt in the middle. The former would occasionally speak at inappropriate times.
The hotpot scalds the potatoes.
Friends who often eat hot pot should know that the soup will become thicker when the potatoes are added to the pot, so it is usually added when it is almost finished.
Zhang Yudong also said the important thing about today's dinner treat, "Brother Xunlun, in the prologue of "Flatland", I pay tribute to all the residents of Spaceland, especially Mr. Ronaldo."
" Is this Ronaldo the basketball player?" Zhang Yudong asked.
Zhuo Feng also looked at the writer opposite.
After all, what Octopus said was too fantasy, so this preface has something to do with him, and the basketball he gave away was named Ronaldo.
Liar? "Mr. Holmes" lets you play it once, forget it, do you want to do it again?
"Of course," Gu Lu nodded normally, "Basketball is a sphere and a 'person' in the three-dimensional world. It's all the inspiration you gave me to name it."
"You can say Part of the inspiration for "Flatland" came from the basketball Ronaldo you gave me. "Gu Lu told the truth. Without Zhang, he would never have been able to create Flatland.
“!” Zhuo Feng’s eyes were straight and round, and his mouth could swallow goose eggs.
"Look, I'll tell you," Zhang Yudong said excitedly, "Why did I lie to you!"
Most people are ordinary people. Although Zhuo Feng is still in the second stage of middle school, he doesn't feel that he is Leave a name in history and so on.
Why is it so easy for Zhang Yudong? Forget Mr. Holmes, sales are not high. Flatland is awesome and one of the recommended extracurricular readings for junior high school students.
Ronaldo in the prologue will definitely be studied by readers, and then...
"Have you felt Wang Lun's happiness?" Zhuo Feng murmured.
"What? Louder, I didn't hear you clearly." Zhang Yudong said.
“Ahem, it’s nothing.” Zhuo Feng shook his head.
“You don’t understand, I am Brother Zhenlun’s muse.” Zhang Yudong said.
Zhang Yudong likes to see his friends envy, jealousy and hate him. Especially his parents, their expressions were complicated when they saw their child's thanks written on the book.
When parents are normal, is there anything more pleasant in the world than filling a cup in front of them?
"Brother Gu Lu, do you have any inspiration now?" Zhuo Feng asked.
“Inspiration doesn’t come randomly.” Gu Lu said.
For a moment, just a moment, Zhuo Feng was a little jealous of Zhang Yudong. This damn thing is a win!
The three of them opened their stomachs... Maybe Zhuo Feng didn't. Anyway, they ate nearly 200 yuan at Dongzi Hotpot, which is 60 to 70 yuan per person, which is not cheap.
When he left the table, Gu Lu saw where Zhang Yudong was sitting. The peanut shells he had eaten were arranged in rows. What is this, Zerg? So beverage bottle caps are warriors?
Gu Lu separated from the two of them on different roads and took the car in another direction.
No synthesis sequence triggers until the end. Oops, classmate Zhang Yudong’s 100% trigger was broken.
You can’t always gain something. After all, the Dongzi hotpot is delicious today, Gu Lu thought.
Some people eat hot pot, and some people work hard to translate.
Professor Dong Yansheng's translation skills and speed are very fast. In less than a week, "The Immortal Fugitive" was translated.
And even the manuscript was sent to the leader of the cultural exchange group.
"Oh? Grandpa also pays attention to Gu Lu?"
In a blink of an eye, Chen Lingyu saw the complete works of Gu Lu, "Ice Fruit", "Flatland", "Mr. Holmes", "Yesterday in the Park" and "The Little Prince" 》.
She has read most of the complete works and can be considered a fan of Gu Lu's books. Why do I say "approximately"? Because Gu Lu's book style is too inconsistent and it is difficult to cultivate die-hard fans.
The name Chen Lingyu was given by his grandfather. Professor Chen excerpted it from "When Lingyu is zero, he will give his life to the other people." From the name, we can feel that Chen Lingyu is very favored at home. Lingyu is the name of good rain in time.
Chen Lingyu pulled out "Mr. Holmes" which she had never read. She didn't like reasoning very much, so she had heard of this book.
It was boring anyway, Chen Lingyu watched it quietly, "Don't get the most important knowledge through clichés, but get the deepest understanding through evolving science and careful observation of the natural environment outside the window." "To feel the disappearance of someone, in a certain way, is to feel his existence."...
I was very moved, but Chen Lingyu was very tearful. After reading it, I just sighed heavily. .
"Gu Lu's biggest shortcoming is that his writing style changes too much. This style is really like an old man telling people truth through novels." Chen Lingyu thought to himself.
Holmes must have been very powerful when he was young. Chen Lingyu was not familiar with Sherlock Holmes and had the same reaction after reading it.
She actually wanted to read Sherlock Holmes, but would the reasoning be difficult to understand?
One of the obstacles in reading mystery novels is the worry that the novels are complicated.
"What is Lingyu thinking about?"
Grandpa's voice came to his ears, and Chen Lingyu turned around and said, "Grandpa, I just read the book you bought, and I am very moved."
Professor Chen caught a glimpse of the book in Chen Lingyu's hand and said with a smile, "I heard that Gu Lu read "Sherlock Holmes" in two versions, one translated by Lin Shu and Wei Yi, and the other by Xinxing Publishing House version.”
"That's why when Gu Lu wrote this book, his style of writing was old-fashioned and had a strong flavor of translation." Professor Chen shared an interesting fact, "Lin Shu and Wei Yi both translated the classical Chinese version."
"There is also a classical Chinese version of Sherlock Holmes?" Chen Lingyu was surprised, but she was more curious about another thing, "Grandpa, why are you suddenly interested in Gu Lu?"
Chen Lingyu was interested in her grandfather's reading preferences I still know that it is far from the type of books written by Gu Lu. Even in "Young China", Grandpa didn't have much interest in it.
“Because he wrote works that surprised me and your Grandpa Dong.” Professor Chen will fly to Spain tomorrow.
Novel and poetry must be exchanged on the spot.
What kind of work can amaze both Grandpa and Grandpa Dong? Chen Lingyu was surprised.
It’s just that grandpa didn’t mean to show it to her, and Chen Lingyu didn’t ask.
“Have you read all these books?” Professor Chen raised his eyes to the complete works of Gu Lu on the table.
"I just finished reading this book, and now I have read it all." Chen Lingyu held up "Mr. Holmes".
Professor Chen asked, "Which book do you think is the best?"
"I think the best-written one is "The Little Prince," but I personally like "Yesterday's Park" because the short stories in it are so interesting." Chen Lingyu said.
“Yes, the short stories written by Gu Lu are so interesting.” Professor Chen agreed. He also read the short story collection and wanted to find works similar to The Fugitive. As a result, there was no clue at all, but I was attracted by the exquisite works one after another.
Looking at grandpa's reaction, Chen Lingyu thought of a possibility. She asked tentatively, "Grandpa, when you study Gu Lu, isn't it hard to believe it?"
It's hard to believe that Gu Lu was able to change so many styles and write so many good works.
“It’s hard to believe that everything happened,” Professor Chen said, “I just want to sort out a context.”
Yes, the first "Gu Jia" was born.
(End of this chapter)