Chapter 316 Villain: Persistence is Victory
"My dear friend Brooke, are you from Weymouth?" Benjamin, who grew up in London, has always believed that except for London, the rest of the UK is in the countryside.
For the first time he was curious about a place in the countryside.
Benjamin’s last sentence meant, “Is the look of Weymouth real?”
Explained in the new story “Gloom in Weymouth” published in the Daily Express Weymouth has a strange bloodline, so it looks very different.
[If nothing else, the residents here are even more hideous and deformed than those in the center of the town, reminding me more than once of something extremely weird and indescribable... What if the so-called "Weymouth face" is not blood, but If it is a disease, then there are obviously more terminally ill patients living here than in the coastal areas. ]
In this short story, "Weymouth Face" is mentioned more than once. After reading the whole story, Benjamin realized that Weymouth face was not a disease, but really a bloodline, but this bloodline...
Hey, is it really mouth-watering? Benjamin felt uncomfortable just thinking about it!
But you can at least give it a try...
"Go away! I'm warning you, don't ask me this question again!" The good-tempered Brooke was instantly angry.
My God, Benjamin had never seen him so angry in the two years he'd known him.
"Don't be nervous, buddy, I don't mean any harm, I just watched..."
Before Benjamin finished speaking, he was interrupted by Brooke, "You just watched "Weimao" "The Haze of St.", and then I was curious about whether Weymouth was like this, and then I was even more curious about whether there was a Devil's Reef in Weymouth's harbor, and I was also curious about whether we looked like this!"
Hey, They all learned to answer quickly, and Benjamin realized that there must be other people asking this question.
"I'm sorry, but I'm certainly not the first to ask this." Benjamin patted his classmate on the shoulder.
Brooke yelled a little sharply: "The seventh one, you are the seventh one to come and ask me!"
So exaggerated? Benjamin was surprised.
The "Daily Express" originally sold about 100,000 copies of each issue in the UK, but because of "the counterattack of Chinese geniuses and the haze in Weymouth", it is difficult to get an issue!
We all know that there is a fixed number of printed copies of each issue of a newspaper. The quota for each issue of "Daily Express" is about 150,000 copies. The newspapers that cannot be sold on that day will be recycled and sold again at a very low price. If it is bad, it can only be recycled as waste paper.
But today is not enough! Therefore, market demand exceeds supply, and many British people have begun to pay double the price to buy newspapers. Human curiosity is unlimited!
"Friend, it's okay, it will pass." Benjamin comforted.
I can’t make it! Brooklyn was very aggrieved. He said, "That damn Chinese is simply slandering! When they asked me at the beginning, I explained it very carefully. But they didn't believe it!"
"They said, There must be some basis for the prototype, because a writer cannot completely imagine it, and someone told me that he had investigated Weymouth in the 12th century and had experienced the Black Death. "Brook wore a mask of pain. "There is no similarity at all. Weymouth in the novel has nothing to do with reality!"
"You know what? It has nothing to do with it at all." Brooke said, "Weymouth is a very beautiful port. We also hosted the sailing competition of the London Olympics last year. The whole world knows that Weymouth is a beautiful port."
Benjamin nodded, "What you said makes sense, but I think the writing of that Chinese genius is probably wrong. There are indeed some prototypes. It is said in the novel that Weymouth, built by old Captain Obed, ended due to World War II. If I remember correctly, Weymouth seems to be one of the preparation areas for World War II.”
"..." Brooke originally had a smile on his face when he heard what he said in front of him. It would be nice if someone believed him. But the second half of his classmate's words made him widen his eyes!
"Sir, I don't want to talk to you." Brooke felt tired.
"Calm down, sir, I apologize for the rude words I just said." Benjamin said, "Please allow me to ask one last question. Is there really a Marsh Refinery there? Or is it called by another name? Refinery. ”
The Marsh Refinery is an industry of the Marsh family, also from the old Captain Obed Marsh. In the novel, the old captain is the culprit responsible for the ruin of Weymouth. He learns a secret of an isolated island in the sea! The indigenous people on the isolated island have endless fish and a lot of gold jewelry.
The old captain who obtained this secret successfully pushed the entire town of Weymouth into the abyss...
And Benjamin asking this question means that he still believes in his heart that the prototype of the novel Weston exists in Weymouth.
“Go away!!!”
Look at how angry Brooke is, as can be seen from the three exclamation points.
"Don't worry, it's just a novel, and the popularity will pass quickly. People's memories are not that good. You can see Weymouth hosting the sailing competition of the Summer Olympics. It has only been a year, and you will forget it. That's almost it." Benjamin said something human.
That makes sense. How long can a novel of 20,000 to 30,000 words last in popularity? !
Living in Weymouth-Bournemouth, Brooklyn is the epitome of a very Weymouthian. All England was watching, except the people of Weymouth.
If you want to ask the people of Weymouth who they hate the most, there is no doubt that the first one is Sun reporter Kane, and the second one is the Chinese writer.
That's right, compatriot Kane is more annoying to them than Gu Lu's rumors.
After all, the relationship is closer, they are compatriots after all, so it is easier to be harsh.
"Hey, Mr. Kane, my puppy has given birth. Could you please give yourself a name?"
"Stupid woodchuck, why don't you dig in the soil? Do you deserve to be a reporter?"
"You must not be met by me in Weymouth, I will beat you to death, I will I’ll beat you to death!”
Wait, in just one afternoon, Sun reporter Kane received countless harassing phone calls.
The phone information was leaked on the Internet.
The key is that he is a reporter and his phone cannot be turned off. Otherwise, if there is any news, wouldn’t it be possible to receive it?
Sun reporter Kane knew very well that all the people calling were from his hometown. Because that's a typical southern England accent.
"It's all lies. He has never been to Weymouth. Why would he write such an article? I want to sue him!" Kane said in a loud voice.
But in many cases, loud voice is not helpful. Just like now, Kane's anger can't hurt Gu Lu at all.
The next second, Kane saw his father who lived in Weymouth calling him... He was a little afraid to answer the phone.
Fake! He never thought that the Chinese people were so aggressive.
In Kane's impression, don't the Chinese people living in London simply not dare to cause trouble? Even if you are bullied, as long as it is not very miserable, you will swallow it.
Isn't there an old saying in China that says, "When you are away from home, you should endure it if you can"?
"Do you think you will succeed like this?" Kane did not answer his father's call. Because he had not moved the keyboard and mouse for a long time, the display screen went black in standby mode.
The black screen was like a low-quality mirror. Kane looked at himself in the "mirror" and said, "Kane, let me tell you. As long as you get through this period of time, you will win." That stupid Chinese pig has already used his trump card. He can't do anything to you."
"Man, you are a gold medal reporter. You know, a report or novel can only be discussed for two days at most. If you call your father again after two days, he will definitely not blame you." As expected of a reporter who has seen big storms, Kane quickly calmed down.
He wants to fight back and create in a crackling way. Kane plans to write an article "Looking at the Regional Discrimination of Chinese People from Gu Lu". When it comes to writing, Kane thinks that his writing is not as good as that of the Chinese, but he can continue to write, can Gu Lu?
"Genius, don't use your flash of inspiration to challenge my profession!" Kane thought of this, and the corners of his mouth raised a smile that resembled the arrival of the Dragon King.
The Global Times collects news very quickly. After all, this newspaper specializes in reporting foreign news. There are foreign correspondents stationed in large cities of many nationalities.
"I think "The Gloom in Weymouth" is pretty good. I prefer this book to childish fairy tales."
"I heard that Hua Xia just wrote Sherlock Holmes. I don’t like the follow-up story in the collection. But I like him writing this kind of horror story. People from Weymouth don’t get excited, and the Chinese writer didn’t mention it by name.”
"What exactly is Dagon? There are also those group of frogmen. There is also a race called the Ancient Ones in the novel. "The Haze in Weymouth" is not a casually created novel. Judging from the setting, it has been carefully designed "
"Gentlemen, you are right. He carefully wanted to attack Weymouth." "Arrest" and went back. Deputy editor Shi Feng also needs to think carefully, and the report must be reported, but he is about to make a big splash in the UK. The angle from which it should be seen by the people across the country is very important.
There was also criticism about Gu Lu's behavior, and Kane also wanted to arouse more people's criticism of Gu Lu.
It's a pity that Gu Lu couldn't see it at all, because he ran away after pretending to be cool. It was so exciting!
The current behavior of the instigator Gu Lu is also very exciting. He is just following Li Guyuan.
Why, he found out that Tangyuan was dating a girlfriend at another school! He had been doubtful about Tian Xiao's information before, but now he completely believed it.
You must follow up to see what is going on.
After following for about twenty minutes, Gu Lu saw Tangyuan meeting a girl wearing a Chongqing High School uniform! Wow, the young man has a bright future, and he has already gone to another school to pick up girls.
Okay, we have the evidence. Gu Lu stared at it for a while and then slowly backed away. After all, as a single man, he didn't have the habit of showing off to others. So what actually happens?
“Here, my mother asked me to bring it to you.” Li Guyuan handed the bag in his hand to his cousin Li Ya.
“It’s just a grapefruit, is it worth making such a special trip?” Li Ya learned from Chongqing High School and also took the bus.
"Can you talk nicely?" Li Guyuan scolded, "This is the Shatian pomelo that my mother specially asked me to bring for you. Seeing that you have just transferred to another school, I am afraid that you are not used to eating school food. My mother asked me to I gave it to two people, but you are biting Lu Dongbin."
"Yes, I was wrong. My aunt was kind to me, but I didn't know what to do." Li Ya quickly put away the plastic bag. Bring it here.
Li Guyuan nodded with satisfaction, this attitude was quite correct.
"Cousin, my aunt sent two people as gifts, who else is there?" Li Ya asked curiously.
“Don’t worry about so much!” Li Guyuan glanced at Li Ya. He seemed to have made up his mind and turned around to leave.
“Stop, stop, stop.” Li Ya quickly stopped her, “Cousin, do you have a particularly good relationship with Gu Lu from your school?”
“Tell me first, what’s going on? "Li Guyuan asked cautiously.
"It's just to introduce the great writer to your cousin." Li Ya said, "When I make money in the future, I will remember your kindness!"
"...I'm not familiar with it." Li Guyuan responded.
"How could you not be familiar with each other? You and Gu Lu are both in the same club. He is the president and you are the vice president, and you have been in the newspaper together. How could you not be familiar with each other?" Li Ya didn't believe.
"It's just an ordinary classmate relationship." Li Guyuan said, "If you want to see Gu Lu, I will teach you a method."
"Please tell me, my benefactor!" Li Ya said that she was all ears.
"Write a manuscript and submit it to "Youth". If you pass the manuscript for three consecutive issues, Gu Lu, as the president, will naturally remember you." Li Guyuan said.
After hearing this, Li Ya felt depressed. It was too difficult. As far as Chongqing High School is concerned, at least 30 students submit articles every month, and at most they only get one, and sometimes not even one.
While his cousin was stunned, Li Guyuan left silently.
Actually, the Shatin pomelo bar was a kind gesture from Mother Li, but I was pressed for time and had to deliver it this afternoon. The time it took Li Guyuan and Li Ya to come and go basically delayed the dinner time in the cafeteria.
Gu Lu, who was following him, didn't have this worry, because he could go home to eat if he didn't study in the evening.
"The nearest frogs are very cheap!" Boss Lei said like an NPC as he passed by the beautiful frog fish head.
It was also to remind Gu Lu that for his "big business", he had to reserve a table for people to eat.
One thing worth mentioning is that the proprietress came to the store from her hometown. Ever since, diners can occasionally hear moans of "so tired, so tired".
Dududu——
“Have I been very high-profile recently?” Gu Lu hung up the phone with Yao Xiaoju.
When I got home from outside, I received a call from my agent. It was relatively simple. Yao Xiaoju suggested forming an overseas agency team.
The Little Prince is a bestseller in the UK.
Neon's "Flowers for Algernon" is attacking the city.
Domestic bouquets have been on sale for more than a month. Although sales have begun to slow down, the Algernon mouse pendant has been very popular.
In addition, the English version of Mr. Holmes is currently being translated, as well as the British stage play The Little Prince. Neon has been contacted by TV stations and wants to get the copyright at a cheap price.
Yao Xiaoju is very capable, but it's a pity that he only has one pair of hands and one mouth, so he can't do anything at all!
He agreed in principle and would wait until the royalties from China and Neon came into his account before forming. Otherwise, it would be ridiculous to form a group without much money...
Oh, by the way, I almost forgot to report it.
Gu Lu also received an email from the "Daily Express". The Express reporter urged Gu Lu to publish the article and warmly invited him to continue serializing the "Weymouth Series".
“The editors really know how to name the Weymouth series!” Gu Lu sighed.
The royalties have also increased. You must know that the royalties for "The Haze in Weymouth" are 300 euros. Considering the word count, it’s actually not that high.
Now it has been increased to 500 euros, which is a big improvement.
Also when the Express was asking for a manuscript, Sun reporter Kane shouted that the Chinese writer Gu Lu had hurt British feelings - what kind of feelings were hurt? Do feelings have sales intuitively?
Since it is a sincere invitation, Gu Lu will be merciful and continue to choose an article from the "Necronomicon".
At night, the brothers and sisters of the Gu family are working hard.
The elder brother was stamping words in his room, and the younger sister was in the teacher's office.
"It's not feasible. The accommodation fee is for one semester. Since you have paid the fee, you have to live in it all." said Gu Jiayu's class teacher, Teacher Han.
"Teacher Han, is there no discussion?" Gu Jiayu laughed when he learned that he could go to school and live with his brother. But when I heard the head teacher’s response, I felt dissatisfied.
"This is not a matter of negotiation. Even if you want to change from living in a dormitory to a day school, you need an adult in your family to come. It's useless just for you as a student." Teacher Han said, "Parents If something happens if the child is handed over to the school without the parents' consent, the school will be held responsible. "
Parents... Gu Jiayu muttered in her heart, if the parents had agreed, she would not have come alone. .
"In addition, although you all pay me the accommodation and living expenses," Teacher Han said, "I am just a money collector, and I will give it to the school after I collect it. So I can't control the refund." ."
"Okay." Gu Jiayu felt that his happy life was flying away.
"Did something happen at home?" Teacher Han saw that the student was unhappy and comforted him, "Although it is difficult to retreat, if there are really special circumstances at home, it should be fine."
The head teacher’s words can be summed up to the same meaning, let your parents do it.
GameOver
The heroine came out of the office.
"It's over, it's over, it's over!" Gu Jiayu scratched his head, and his head suddenly took the shape of a chicken coop.
If you call your parents, your mother will definitely disagree.
The most important thing is that Gu Jiayu knows that the relationship between his brother and Gu's mother is not good. She is no longer a little girl who only causes trouble for her brother! Think of a way.
Use your brain, she really wants to have her own little place. Because since she moved to Uncle Xiao's place, Xiao Yang often came into her room and didn't know the difference between men and women. The key is that Gu's mother also said, don't lock the door at home, otherwise Uncle Xiao will be unhappy.
This matter is worth saying goodbye to. First of all, Xiao's father doesn't care about it. Gu's mother thinks too much, so she said this.
It is precisely because of a series of words such as "cannot close the door" that Gu Jiayu and Xiao's father have lived together for more than two years without being affectionate at all. Anyway, there wasn’t much of a bond between stepdaughter and stepfather.
There will always be a communication gap between the heroine and Xiao's father, because it is impossible to explain what Gu's mother thinks.
The night was spent by Gu Jiayu actively using his brain.
The next day was extraordinary!
The Wudu Education Department holds a major inspection every three years. For a period of one month, the city's key high schools were inspected, led by leaders in charge of education. Since 2004, the country has continued to carry out this activity to improve education issues in the southwest region.
Think about it, can the principal not be excited by such an exaggerated inspection lineup?
Principal Chang made preparations a year in advance to welcome them. For example, Gu Lu’s slogan was added to the singing of the school song at the end of recess exercises a semester in advance.
No matter whether it is reliable or not, it is helpful for face-saving projects anyway.
The No. 8 Middle School is currently the high school with the highest enrollment rate in Wudu. To say the least, Gu Lu is studying in the No. 8 Middle School.
To sum up, the top leader in Fog City must come to visit.
(End of this chapter)