Chapter 308 This is our good student
Jeros looked at "The Little Prince".
You can observe his eyebrows, which are long and thick like two caterpillars. At first, the caterpillars were in a mess. Later, the caterpillar seemed to freeze to death and became stiff.
At the end, the caterpillar corpse became zombified and bent.
The complaints in his mouth also became less frequent.
"The writing style is childish and not rigorous at all. Is this the quality of China's number one genius?"
"How could there be such a small planet with bread trees growing on it? Doesn't the author have any geographical knowledge?"
“I can’t stand it anymore, I don’t see any main plot at all.”
“I...”
Zeros stopped complaining when he saw the middle of the book.
Although good books have no borders, just like "The Little Prince", anyone on the earth, whether in Asia or Europe, can understand the meaning of the book. But the author has a nationality, and some of the narratives in the book are more in line with European and American values.
For example, the realization of individualism and egotism. The Asian cultural circle is approximately equal to the Chinese cultural circle, which emphasizes the inability to leave one's homeland and the return of fallen leaves to their roots. If you don't like your hometown, change yourself to adapt, or change your hometown.
Europe and the United States are like, if you don’t like your hometown, then just pack your bags and go see other places! The little prince leaves his planet to explore the world and find personal meaning. Asian readers can understand this feeling, but the sense of empathy is not great. But in Europe and the United States, it is very immersive, at least in the United Kingdom and the United States.
The little prince met many people, including kings, drunkards, businessmen, lampkeepers, etc., which are all satires of adult society.
The United Kingdom and the United States, two old capitalist countries, continue to criticize materialism and utilitarianism in their culture. This is true both in literature and in public debate.
Therefore, Jaros saw it very smoothly, even though he himself was the "businessman" being caricatured in the book.
The book merchant counts stars because he wants to save all the stars and turn them into his own finances. And Jaros converted each word into pounds...
Of course Jaros does not consider himself a businessman. He still views his identity as a writer and literary critic.
Jellos finished reading the work of tens of thousands of words in more than an hour.
"This work..." After Jellos finished reading it, he felt that more than half of the critical angle he had previously developed was missing.
"It is unimaginable that such a work was actually written by a Chinese, and what is even more unbelievable is that such a work was actually written by a sixteen-year-old student."
Jellos began to collect information about the author on the Internet information.
In fact, there is nothing else that can be found in English about Gu Lu. Jellos worked around and found "Mr. Holmes".
This student also wrote the second work of Sherlock Holmes, which was collected by the Conan Doyle Foundation.
"A Chinese writer who likes Sherlock Holmes? It is possible to write such works. After all, he likes British culture and is also a person with advanced thinking."
Yes, even Jaros, his impression of China is that of backward thinking.
“What makes roses special is that you spend time taking care of them.” This sentence suddenly came out of Jaros’s mouth when he was thinking about how to write a book review.
That's probably the case. What Jellos said is not the original text.
"Okay, Gu Lu, I admit that you may really be a genius."
Jellos wrote a book review and submitted it to the "Metro News".
As a columnist, there are no big problems and you can basically pass.
Ever since, the next day, an article like this appeared in the Metro News: We really need to learn from Chinese students. I had feelings after reading "The Little Prince"!
The article affirmed "The Little Prince" and Gu Lu, but still called Gu Lu a person used by China to promote ideology.
Also, how can an article change the deep-rooted thoughts in Hua Hei's heart.
To put it another way, Jaros is still too civilized.
Because newspapers such as the Daily Mirror and the Daily Morning Post also reviewed "The Little Prince".
The entire excerpt of the article report has too many words, 10,000 to 20,000 words.
So only the more critical evaluations are given.
Daily Mirror: "The Little Prince" is a student who pretends to be mature. He has not entered the society, but he says to the adults around him, "Come and listen to me." The content is not suitable for children, let alone adults. The worst fairy tale in history!
Daily Morning News: If I had other choices, I would never choose "The Little Prince". Even if there is a "Tractor Troubleshooting Encyclopedia" lying next to it, I think it will be more interesting than this book.
Wait for similar remarks.
When Yao Xiaoju saw this, he expressed that he was not surprised. It’s like this. When Chinese books go overseas, it’s not just that you can write well and receive favorable reviews. To put it more bluntly, national propaganda awareness is more important than anything else!
As for the negative reviews of the book, Yao Xiaoju has no intention of defending himself. If there is a verbal spat in the media, these people may even band together and report it to the British Book Council and then remove the book.
Having extensive experience in overseas promotion, he still increased his efforts to promote the two previous labels.
As a result, doubts will arise in the minds of British readers. On the one hand, there are works that 80% of print media say are not good-looking. On the other hand, more than three million copies have been sold in China, Neon, and South Korea. So, is the content good-looking or bad?
Sales have not dropped.
The agent is not in a hurry, but Jaros is.
My God, my Holy Mother, my Joan of Arc - no, Joan of Arc is French. No matter! Jellos believes that he has made a very objective evaluation, and this book is definitely valuable. How can someone tell lies with their eyes open?
Jellos directly attacked in the column: "The Little Prince"'s satire on utilitarianism and materialism is easy to understand and can be fully understood by my ten-year-old nephew. As a fairy tale book, it has absolutely positive feedback from the readership. I even recommend that adults read more, read carefully, and read carefully. If your eyes are not accessories of glasses, then you can understand that this is a good book!
There are also specific refutations of certain specific views later.
The fighting power is very strong, and Jaros can't tell the difference between friend and foe!
Yes, when he was confronting British book reviewers, he did not forget to criticize China.
Then the interesting part comes, "Jellos is a fanatical pro-China element, and his personal criticism of China is just to get into our ranks. The real purpose is to promote the fairy tale book "", which has strong Chinese elements. "The Little Prince". For specific evidence, you can read the column book review of the Metro News. He highly recommended the "Little Prince" and Gu Lu. I have doubts. Is this Jellos a pro-China sect or a book reviewer bought by Puffin Books?
"Currently, the sales volume of "The Little Prince" in the first month will not be less than 120,000 copies." Yao Xiaoju negotiated with people from Puffin Books, "So I think that if your company wants to publish "Sherlock Holmes" Sir", royalties need to be increased"
Businessmen look forward. When it saw the benefits, Puffin Books immediately turned its attention to "Mr. Holmes". As we all know, Sherlock Holmes is a household name in the UK. There are as many people who know Sherlock Holmes as there are people who know Shakespeare.
The road to Europe and the United States is smooth. The parties involved sit at home and the pie is delivered to their mouths by the agent.
Time: Morning
Place: Principal’s Office of No. 8 Middle School
Characters: Only three people
"Student Zhou, if you have anything to do, you must communicate with the teacher in time. Forget it this time, you won't be allowed to do this next time." Principal Chang said.
“Originally, because of this incident, you would have been excluded from the selection of outstanding students.” Principal Chang said, “But considering that your participation in the Model United Nations brought glory to the school. You led the school to enter the Southwest Model United Nations Conference. "The merits and demerits are equal."
"Thank you, Principal Chang." Zhou Lin thanked him.
She is not a fool, and of course she will not believe what the principal says. In fact, she saw the news from the "Fog City Morning News" on the principal's desk. It was immediately clear that it was his deskmate who had taken action.
"Well, club activities are important, and study cannot be given up. Even for students, study is the top priority." Principal Chang said, "I heard Teacher Gu say that as long as you don't relax, You have a high chance of getting admitted to Tsinghua University and Peking University.”
"I know." Zhou Lin was relatively quiet at the moment.
Principal Chang then signaled with his eyes, and Principal Hu successfully caught it. He sent the students away. There must be some precautions that need to be mentioned on the way.
"Pioneer News", "Fog City Morning News" and "Mountain City Daily", Principal Chang led the people away, and he was the only one left in the office, looking at the four newspapers on the table.
Except for the fact that Wudu TV Station did not come, the attention of other print media was already comparable to last year’s school anniversary.
"Student Gu is really an outstanding student of our No. 8 Middle School. He is really capable." Principal Chang looked at the "Youth Daily".
This was a national newspaper, and even if he wanted to, he couldn't get it. Principal Chang couldn't help but read it again.
The subtitle of "Youth Daily" - "Wudu No. 8 Middle School, a pioneer in education, takes the lead in developing a new education model!"
[Wudu No. 8 Middle School comprehensively promotes quality education for students, focusing on "social With the teaching and education goal of "the society has characteristics and everyone has specialties", we have established multiple campus clubs such as magazines, basketball, model United Nations, dance, and Hanfu, so that students can cultivate their sentiments in a variety of activities.
In particular, No. 8 Lieutenant Colonel Chang Marching creatively held a "Student Celebration" in addition to ordinary school celebration activities. Students have full authority to organize various club activities. This arrangement not only showcases the diverse talents and enthusiasm of the No. 8 Middle School students, but also further trains the students...]
It is not all praise, there is also some criticism. It’s not really a criticism, it’s more of a reminder. Remind No. 8 Middle School that safety must not be ignored.
In addition, Youth Daily also quoted Gu Lu’s article in Youth Digest. The definition of this matter is "the exercise of students and the benefits to students outweigh the disadvantages." The editor of Youth Daily also gave a similar evaluation at the end.
"Student Day - wait, can I make this a regular project?" Principal Chang was quick-thinking. One year's school anniversary, one year's student celebration + sports meeting, interspersed. Isn't this political achievement... is it for the sake of students?
The more I think about it, the more feasible it becomes. Principal Chang really wants to do it.
Why is Principal Chang so happy? Because Youth Daily has 31 reporter stations across the country and has permanent reporters in 5 countries and regions (an increase of two in 2020).
It is not just as simple as being national. The newspaper was nominated by Mao Zedong. For people within the system, the last time it was a positive news, it was really a political achievement. What are connections? Gu Lu himself mentioned one thing and asked the Youth Daily to repay the favor. This is connections.
So it’s normal to return the favor and take over President Wang’s writing duties, right?
"Dialect is the most beautiful language of China".
Gu Lu wrote down this topic and continued writing.
Of course, you need to check some information on the way, because the main body of this article comes from a video Gu Lu watched in his previous life.
[There is nothing more beautiful than dialect.
……
In the dialect of Yu Province, light rain is called dripping star. There are more than 20,000 Song lyrics and more than 40,000 Tang poems, including drops of tears, drops of dew, and drops of sweat, but no poet can write Drops of Stars.
Only Xin Qiji combines rain and stars in a beautiful way, "Seven or eight stars are outside the sky, and two or three points of rain are in front of the mountain. The east wind blows thousands of trees and flowers at night, and even blows them down, and the stars are like rain."
In Sichuan dialect, umbrellas are compared to holding flowers. When talking about umbrellas in modern times, people can only think of streamlined industrial products. When talking about holding flowers, what comes to mind is Yan Jidao's "The fallen flower man is independent, and the tiny swift swallows fly together."
…]
Gu Lu still writes quickly, coding out three thousand words in a short time. If I could have this speed as a code typist in my previous life, I would definitely have received several perfect attendance awards!
Of course, the first version is the first draft. Later, Gu Lu will need to make some modifications to the organization and wording of the article.
The whole job took more than two hours. Code is fast, but modification is slow. After all, it is an event of the Mandarin Language Committee and represents the Bingcheng Youth Tuanzi. The content should be more refined.
It was already past 10pm when we finished.
"Fortunately, I have changed my reading time to noon. Otherwise, after taking a shower and looking at the things that need to be done in the mailbox, I would not have time to read today."
After finishing everything, Gu Lu browsed for a while Bilibili.
Then I saw——
"The little thief will take his life!" "I decided not to put coins in you for two months." "Have you noticed a problem? All works have For Gu Lu himself, the results were disastrous. For example, at the beginning, the piggy bank in the short story "Smashing the Piggy" was called "Gulu"...
"A Bouquet for Algernon" was Dao readers have already reached station B.
The main reason is that Gu Lu only posts updates on Weibo and rarely responds. But on Bilibili, Gu Lu would occasionally reply, so they came to kill him.
“Brothers, it’s not like that.” Gu Lu didn’t panic at all when he saw this. His other reaction was, when will the Japanese version of Algernon be available?
You can’t just kill your own countrymen, you also have to kill neon.
Adapted into a Japanese drama, it can be cut twice. The key is that after the book is finished, buying dozens or millions of copies is really a lot of money.
After buying the nest, Gu Lu’s savings were gone, so he continued to withdraw money.
Thinking of this, Gu Lu sent an email to Xiao Lin Taishan.
Before working in SF Science Fiction Magazine, I was a co-translator of short science fiction stories. Because the cooperation was good and the price/performance ratio was good, Yao Xiaoju chose him to cooperate again.
Send an email to inquire about the progress. However, according to the time difference between the two places, Xiaolin Taishan was probably asleep at the moment, so Gu Lu didn't wait for a reply.
"If a TV station comes to buy "Flowers for Algernon" this time, I must let Brother Yao kill it!"
I was still thinking about this before going to bed. , slept until dawn, Gu Lu was in a good mood, because everything was resolved satisfactorily.
Things were resolved satisfactorily, and Zhou Lin couldn't be happy at all.
She returned home and there was no hot meal at home. When grandma was still alive, she would have food to eat when she came back.
"Hey! Grandma, I'm back." Zhou Lin shouted loudly.
The room is still quiet.
Zhou Lin put down her schoolbag. Just be quiet. If someone really wants to respond, won't you be scared to death?
Zhou Lin smiled at the thought of this - but if it was grandma, she shouldn't be afraid.
She would be hungry when she got home at night, so she would make herself some instant noodles and wash up after eating. It was already half past eleven.
"It's a bit boring..." Zhou Lin had an idea, how about making a bet for herself?
[Zhou Lin: Dad, you have stomach problems. No matter how busy you are, you should pay attention to your meals!
Zhou Lin: Today I am the second best in the whole grade.
Dad: Haha, not bad, she is indeed my daughter. Work harder and get first place! I'll choose a gift for you as a reward.
Zhou Lin: Dad, do you have time to come back for my birthday?
Zhou Lin: Are you coming back for National Day?
Zhou Lin: Second place in the Model United Nations, the club I lead.
Dad: Is it so powerful? I'm great at studying, and I haven't fallen behind in club activities, so I've developed on both sides. What gift do you want? Oh, by the way, I was so busy before that I forgot about it. Happy birthday. This time's gift will be sent back to you together with the birthday gift.
…]
Flicking through last year’s text messages, Zhou Lin felt bored.
"I bet that if I send this message, he will definitely reply." Zhou Lin clicked to send.
[Zhou Lin: Dad, I got into trouble at school. This year's selection of outstanding students and the city's top three students may not be my turn. ]
Okay, sleep. Zhou Lin made a bet with herself that her father would definitely reply to her, because he cared about these things.
The TV in the bedroom was not turned off when sleeping.
When grandma was still alive, Zhou Lin liked to sleep quietly. But now when there is only one person at home, I don’t want to turn off the TV when I go to bed.
The student celebration organized by Zhou Lin had a considerable impact.
Clear examples are the two cartoonists from Neon.
"Are you okay, Tsukuda-san?" Fujimaki Tadatoshi looked at his friend who hadn't slept all night and asked hesitantly.
"It's okay! Of course it's okay, what can happen to me?!" Tsukuda responded, "I'm feeling better than ever before."
"..." Fujimaki Tadatoshi blamed himself, he shouldn't have let his friends eat that. Melon stew.
"Fujimaki-san, I never thought that food could have such an inspiring power!" Tsukuda said, "The honeydew melon stew is so delicious. The sweetness of the honeydew melon dissolves the craving for meat very well. It’s fatty, I asked classmate Ma Xuanyou for the recipe.”
Is that delicious? Tadatoshi Fujimaki felt a stomach ache when he heard the name. He hesitated and asked, "What, are you going to promote this dish?"
"It is definitely impossible to promote it. I just plan to go back and cook it for myself. ." Tsukuda said, "And I suddenly had the inspiration for a new manga."
"Oh?" Fujimaki Tadatoshi said that he was all ears. Ever since "Shounen Speed", Tsukuda had not started writing and didn't know what to draw.
"My source of inspiration is that the entire campus festival of No. 8 Middle School is organized by the students themselves. I also want to create such a school and then hold a food competition." Tsukuda said, "Don't you think the food battle is very interesting? Do you want it?”
Tadatoshi Fujimaki seemed to understand, but he didn’t seem to understand.
"Chonghua Ichiban?" Fujimaki Tadoshi asked. When it comes to food competitions, as a neon person, he immediately thinks of this animation.
“I only have a rough idea at the moment.” Tsukuda said, “The world view I want to create is a college where you can learn global cuisines, and then this college is all decided by the students. The status and rights are all determined by the cooking skills. Distribute high and low! ”
"Sounds very interesting." Fujimaki Tadatoshi said, "Isn't your cooking school called Eighth Middle School?"
Susuda was silent for a long time, shaking his head randomly, "The name Eighth Middle School doesn't have unparalleled domineering power. Simply It’s called Totsuki no Hachi Culinary Institute, or Totsuki no Hachi for short. This eight also meets the requirements of our gourmet food.”
Totsuki no Hachi? Sounds interesting. Yes, comics should have this feeling.
“Have you thought of a name for this comic?” Fujimaki Tadatsuki asked.
“And I decided to name it the Spirit of the Halberd Eater!”
In Japanese cuisine, the rivalry between two chefs is called Shokugeki.
"I also thought of the protagonist's name by the way, Yukihira Soma." Tsukuda's inspiration came out.
The name Chuangzhen echoes the spirit. Tadatoshi Fujimaki, whose native language is Japanese, understood instantly.
Futian said, "I want to add that classmate Ma Xuanyou to become one of the strongest students in the college. His cooking ability is too strong."
"Then you can add Gu Lusang also joined in," Fujimaki Tadoshi added.
Also, for good luck. Tsukuda nodded as it made sense.
(End of this chapter)