Chapter 328 Strange Science Fiction
Science fiction novelists all have imagination, just like their country’s famous Hoshi Shinichi.
"Tonight our publishing house will fly together." Sato said. You can’t just draw a cake, but also take out some crumbs.
Tobi is a very famous izakaya in Yokocho, Shinjuku, and the chef is the famous Yakitori Sennin.
Hearing this, Kawaguchi walked out of the editor's office quite happily. He doesn't like drinking, but he just likes to be unscrupulous when drunk.
After the door gently closed, Vice President Sato began to appreciate the masterpieces of Hua Xia's talents.
When I listened to Kawaguchi’s narration just now, it was like listening to you every time.
The first thing I held in my hands was "Prairie", which opens with an ordinary family, a husband and wife and a pair of children.
The only unusual thing is that this is a story that takes place in the future.
In the future, as technology develops, "children's houses" will appear. The walls and sky of the house can simulate places in people's imagination through brain waves. Whether it is the fantasy world in the book or the magnificent scenery in reality. Develop children's imagination and travel around the world without leaving home.
"Is it similar to the VR technology in the aviation field? But obviously the technology in the book is more comprehensive, and the simulated environments and animals are almost the same as the real ones." Sato said to himself.
It is easy for a person to read like this. For example, when he sees a wonderful paragraph, he can't help but shout "Awesome".
Sato realized that the theme of the story is technology and education? The protagonist and his wife discovered that their children were using a children's house to simulate hunting wild animals such as lions and cheetahs on the African savannah, which was very cruel. Even adults feel bloody and uncomfortable watching it.
The conversation changed later, showing a completely different theme of the story.
["That's it, I feel like I don't belong here. This house is now a wife, a mother and a nanny. Can I compete with the African savannah? Can I be like that automatic scrubbing bathtub, Is it okay to give the kids a quick bath? And it’s not just me, you’re feeling very nervous lately.”]
Not only is the children's house high-tech, the entire room is filled with smart home appliances.
The Pattern Man is a work published by writer Ray Bradbury in 2006, so it has limitations in terms of technology. For example, biometric technologies such as fingerprint unlocking were relatively advanced in the 1980s, but in the first decade of the new millennium, pupil recognition is still needed to reflect high technology.
It has nothing to do with writing and stories. The term whole-house smart home was coined by King Gulu. It doesn't affect the plot at all, just a small word change.
Continuing the story, it is because the smart home is too advanced that the protagonist and his wife have nothing to do. Just like the wife said to her husband: "You can't seem to find your place in this family. Every morning, you smoke more cigarettes; every afternoon, you drink more and more wine; in the evening, you need help It takes more sleeping pills to fall asleep. You also start to feel unwanted..."
The simulated prairie in the children's house is so real that it feels like the lion is right in front of you, and the protagonist can even smell the smell of blood. More importantly, he found his black wallet in the children's room. The wallet was bitten and stained with blood, as if a lion had come back to life.
"It's suspenseful? Can this technology create things?" Sato was a little confused. The children's house can create real lions. No matter how it is written in the future, it cannot be called science fiction.
It’s ruined!
"Masaka (まさか)?" After all, he is a man who has been the editor-in-chief of "Christmas Monthly" for many years.
Sato thought of a possibility. If he went in "that" direction, the story would be interesting.
Keep reading, "Prairie" is really written along the interesting path that the vice president thought.
Realizing that the children's house is not good for children's growth, the protagonist and his wife discuss closing the children's house and taking the whole family on a trip.
There was strong opposition from the children.
The ending of the story is disappointing. The protagonist and his wife were bitten to death by two children like wild beasts. The reason was still to protest against the closure of the children's house.
“The genius idea, the torn wallet, the bloody pink scarf, and the suspenseful story line are just bubbles that block the realization, making readers mistakenly think that it is the evolution of virtual reality technology, allowing the beasts of the savanna to Appeared. ”
“It’s actually the fault of parents, because the whole house is too smart for the convenience of cooking for the children, and the smart washing machine is used to wash the children’s clothes and play with them. It’s a children’s house. Even if the protagonist spends money to buy it, the original intention is for the family, but the relationship between parents and children cannot be good.”
The two children in the story, brother Xiao Gu and sister Xiao Jia, never regarded the protagonist and his wife as their parents from the bottom of their hearts. And they learned their skills from wild beasts in the prairie environment transformed from the children's house, where the strong and the strong eat the weak.
The wallet and scarf are all traces left behind when they learned to bite.
“I didn’t expect, I really didn’t expect that Gu Lu could use this angle to create family education.” After reading it, Sato couldn’t help but slap the table and praise it.
It is really different from the previous sci-fi short stories serialized in "SF Science Fiction". The perspective is very small, there are no aliens, and there is no war. Even 99% of the perspectives are all installed in this set. In a smart house.
But it’s a different kind of fun.
"As a child, Mr. Gu Lu is invincible in writing about children's thoughts." Sato is extremely convinced that children's growth requires their parents' personal companionship and education.
Continue reading the remaining two articles "Highway" and "2023".
Especially the following "2023", the artistic value is particularly high, Sato seemed to see a familiar Chinese literary giant.
"Camel Xiangzi", Shu Qingchun!
Lao She’s popularity in Neon is second only to Lu Xun’s. The former’s works were published in the 1940s. As an old man in the publishing industry, Sato has certainly read it.
"2023" also tells the story of buying a car. In the future, due to deductions from online ride-hailing platforms, the protagonist who does not have his own car will not be able to earn much money even though he works hard every day. After hard work, I finally saved enough money to buy a car, but smart driving is fully promoted...
"Why can a taxi-hailing software just provide a platform and earn more than the driver? This... Sato paused, "Too cruel and true."
Three short stories, all excellent.
The road has a long aftertaste.
The prairie has a strange angle.
2023 is really cruel.
“If Mr. Gu Lu specializes in the field of science fiction, he will definitely become a master of science fiction like Jules Verne!”
Verne’s work on science fiction more than a hundred years ago Many of the future imaginations have come true. After reading Gu Lu's three works just now, I also gave Sato a feeling that the future world will definitely be like this.
“What a pity, because of the drag on fairy tales, mystery, horror and other fields, the world has lost a master of science fiction.”
Look at why Kawaguchi is the editor and Sato is the vice president , from the perspective of praising his works, Kawaguchi is far behind.
Immediately send the manuscript to the editor below for proofreading. The publication of the science fiction short story collection (currently unnamed) is ready to go!
Since I invited the employees to Tobi Izakaya tonight, I have to go home and put away some things first.
"Be sure to wear gloves before looking at Teacher Lu's works next time." Sato's fingers hurt a little, because he is used to being amazed when he sees wonderful things.
The vice president is off work, which does not mean that Bai Tongshe is off work. Kawaguchi and other cows and horses are still working at their desks.
Going out of the subway, Sato walked unhurriedly and went straight to the bookstore near his home.
"Huh? Why is there Gu Lu in this comic?" Sato was confused.
When I went upstairs to the bookstore, I passed by the comics section and saw "Weekly Shōnen Jump". The cover said "Fighting Gourmet Manga Serial "Spirit of the Shokugeki"", and a line of small characters: The eight prototypes of the distant mountains and the foggy city. In it, the genius Gu Lu and his classmate Ma Xuanyou are also the prototypes of the story.
“It’s Fog No. 8 again?” If Sato remembers it correctly, there seems to be a basketball comic that also mentioned it.
Food battle episode, can Gu Lu cook delicious food? Sato then thought about it, it was normal to know how to do it. Is it weird that a genius can play basketball and cook?
Not surprising! Out of curiosity, Sato bought the weekly magazine and did not forget to go upstairs to buy a newly published book. The book was published by Bai Tongshe, and as the vice president, Sato wanted to support it.
Many readers who are not interested in food comics are attracted by Gu Lu's name, just like Sato.
Shueisha's plan was successful.
Successfully expanded the original genre for comic fans who were not interested.
Gu Lu also succeeded.
Get the job done successfully.
"Crazy Mountains" was completed with Gu Lu's three days of hard work.
When he clicked on his mailbox, Gu Lu specifically read the reply from his colleague Sato, and was relieved when he saw that the manuscript had not been rejected. In fact, King Gulu really underestimated himself. Even if his work was a piece of cake, Bai Tongshe would not reject it.
The next moment, King Gulu quickly sent it to Yao Xiaoju. The latter received the email and used software to search the full text for "Bezcode" and "Bates".
[Thinking of Migo, the abominable snow monster of the Snowdon Mountains, and of the Codex Nachter, with its hints at humanity's previous history...and the semi-entity related but The even more terrifying Amorphous Star Familia of Betus Village. ]
With a look of relief in his heart, Yao Xiaoju praised Gu Lu's intelligence in his heart.
Call the "Daily Express"——
"This is the Daily Express."
"Oh? It turns out to be my dear friend Tom. Does Mr. Gu Lu have any other works? ?”
“No problem, sir, our newspaper company is the best partner.”
Yao Xiaoju hung up the phone, and he remembered the first time he submitted an article to the newspaper, and now. A world of difference.
Before: I was always indifferent, even if it was a Monday during working hours.
Now: My best friend, even on vacation.
He knows that this is normal. As long as the Cthulhu series is released now, the sales of Daily Express will increase visibly.
"Maybe my plan will really succeed. I have won respect just a few months after entering the British market." Yao Xiaoju took out his mobile phone. The desktop of the mobile phone came with the system, but the lock screen page was that of his ex. photo.
Yao Xiaoju bet on Gu Lu, who cheated. Rounding up, it equals that he cheated. "You can make it in time, you can make it in time."
Gu Lu cleaned up the table and put "Luotuo Xiangzi" and other books on the bookshelf. Being careful becomes a habit, and you are used to leaving some traces in your writing to prove yourself. Although "2023" was obviously written by himself, he still left notes on the works that inspired it. It is worth mentioning that this set of Lao She’s works was given by Teacher Li, the head teacher of the junior high school.
It doesn’t matter, anyway, the possibility of his own creation is extremely small. In my previous life, my code writing was so long that if I had the chance to lie down, I would definitely want to lie down.
Immediately, King Guru washed himself as quickly as possible.
He shouted outside, "Jiayu, are you okay? We are going out."
The heroine's response came from outside, "Quick, quick, right away."
It took Gu Lu five minutes to wash up and change clothes, but Gu Jiayu was still not well.
The heroine’s small shortcoming is that she always feels like she is missing something when she goes out. Sometimes it feels real, forgetting to wipe the dirt off your shoes or re-braiding your hair. But sometimes it feels like it’s fake, and I can’t figure out the problem even after thinking about it.
Related to the character developed since childhood, Gu Jiayu hopes to do things perfectly. It's like she once wanted to have a harmonious relationship between her two favorite people, her brother and her mother, but later found out that it was unfair to her brother, so she gave up.
“Hurry up, it’s too late!” Gu Lu shouted again.
"Two minutes, just two minutes left."
Another five minutes passed before Gu Jiayu ran out.
The two of them walked quickly out to Li Guyuan's home.
Today is Li Guyuan’s birthday. According to the rules of the Li family, on a child’s birthday, the parents will have a meal together, and at most the mother-in-law and grandfather will be included. But this time Li Guyuan took out his own treasury (author fees plus daily pocket money) and asked Li's mother to help him build two tables.
That’s why Gu Jiayu and Gu Lu hurried out on Saturday afternoon.
"What birthday gift did you buy?" Gu Jiayu asked.
“Be careful and watch the road, there are cars coming and going in front of you.” Gu Lu grabbed Gu Jiayu.
"Didn't I tell you before? You need to look around this place first to see if there are any cars, and make sure you are not leaving before leaving." Gu Lu said.
Brother is naturally suppressed by his bloodline towards his sister. Gu Jiayu was honest.
The two crossed the road safely.
After walking for another three to five minutes, Gu Jiayu observed her brother with her peripheral vision. When she saw that the frost on his face had weakened a little, she quickly said, "Brother, being angry hurts your body. And if you hurt your body, I will definitely be worried too." , Isn’t this a lose-lose?”
“So don’t be angry, I promise there will be no next time. What gift did you bring?” Gu Jiayu showed his own first, “I bought a special one. Very good - notebook. ”
It’s a notebook, not a laptop.
"How good is it to be particularly good?" Gu Lu thought, is there any difference between notebooks?
"First of all, bring a pen, and secondly, there is a switch here, just like the address book, you can take it out page by page." Gu Jiayu explained, "In addition, the appearance is very good, it is like a notebook. Notebook.”
"That's good." Gu Lu said, "The pen I sent is just enough to complete the set."
The pen costs about one hundred yuan, which is a very good gift for students.
And if it is too expensive, Li Guyuan will not be able to return the gift on his birthday.
The birthday place of glutinous rice balls is still in the grocery store, but it is placed in the open space outside the store. After all, the space inside the grocery store has shelves, and it is very difficult to place two tables.
Relatives of the Tangyuan family, aunts, uncles, grandfathers, etc. were sitting at one table. Next to the table was a box of beer.
At the other table were friends of the birthday boy, such as brother and sister Gu Lu, Ma Xuanyou, Lu Ping, and He Yan. There were also two or three Li Guyuan who had played well together since elementary school and junior high school. There were large bottles of Coke and orange juice placed next to the dining table.
He Yan was the only female student invited in the class, and she became the focus of everyone at the table from the beginning.
"Tangyuan, do you have such a good relationship with Yanzi? Oh, oh?" Lu Ping smiled strangely.
"They are good friends, what a good friend." He made a small joke.
“Why didn’t I notice it?” Ma Xuanyou said.
For a time, the dining table was filled with explanations from He Yan and Li Guyuan.
Seeing that the explanation was not clear, He Yan glared at Tangyuan, who worked harder and said, "It's really just that you are playing better, don't think blindly."
"Explanation for this kind of thing is equivalent to Covering up means being dishonest, don't be dishonest with me," Lu Ping said.
Yes. Gu Lu and Gu Jiayu were very interested in eating the melon, and the heroine whispered, "I saw through the faint smile on the corner of Brother Tangyuan's mouth."
Observing carefully, Gu Lu gave him a thumbs up, and He Yan was at 10 The class is not eye-catching, her appearance is not as good as CC's, her cuteness and cheerfulness are not as good as that of Panda Wei Jiao, her grades are not as good as Lu Yi's, but she is just average in all aspects.
Thinking about it carefully, could it be that last time, He Yan wanted to transfer to another company, Li Guyuan helped, and the two of them became familiar with each other?
Gu Lu had a good guess, but there was an unanswered question in his heart.
Strange, why did He Yan go so far to find a girl from another school last time when he was obviously in the same class. Could it be a transfer of affection? After all, a student's favor comes and goes as quickly as it comes.
"诱辘, do you know what the next few days will be?" Li Guyuanqiang activated the topic-changing skill.
How many days will it take? The date when the English version of his "Mr. Holmes" was released in the UK? It doesn't seem right, and the students don't know about this either.
A flash of light flashed in Gu Lu's mind, "I know, sports meeting!"
"That's right, what events are you planning to participate in?" Li Guyuan successfully changed the subject.
First of all, Lu Ping said calmly, "I don't want to participate in many events, but my strength is here, 100 meters or 500 meters, who else is better than me."
"I will not participate." Ma Xuanyou said.
"Huh?" Gu Lu and others looked at him with doubtful eyes. The No. 8 Middle School Sports Meet also includes shot put. Besides, as a sports committee member, you can’t take the lead? Really weird.
"We want to generate income for our Xiaodangjia Food Club." Ma Xuanyou explained, "When the school allows sports events, we make food and sell it. The club has already planned to make some simple hot and sour noodles and cold noodles."
Can we still do this? Gu Lu's eyes widened.
"So, if I get some drinks, can I sell them?" Gu Jiayu reacted instantly and asked.
Because the heroine was so generous when she was with her brother, Gu Lu almost forgot that his sister was a money-lover.
"Drinks should not be allowed." Ma Xuanyou responded, because there is a canteen in the school.
The prices of drinks and snacks at the canteen are pretty good, but daily necessities and stationery are slightly higher than outside.
Oh, the plan to make a fortune was aborted, Gu Jiayu muttered, "I lost another dozens."
You can definitely earn dozens by selling drinks. If you don't earn it, you will lose it. The heroine was right.
Eating and drinking until dark.
It’s good to have a grocery store at home, at least there will be enough drinks.
Li Guyuan specially organized a table because he really wanted to take the opportunity to send He Yan home to express his feelings...
Why does it have to be so complicated? Because school was usually after school, even if it was day school, he didn't have the courage to send He Yan home. Li Guyuan needs a valid reason!
And if the journey home is too short, that is, the two of them don’t have enough time alone, Li Guyuan knows that he needs time to brew.
He walked past He Yan's house from his own home last week, which took more than 20 minutes and took half an hour at a slow pace.
Enough.
Good boy, let me confess, all thirty-six strategies have been used!
Unfortunately, Gu Lu and Gu Jiayu went home, not knowing whether Li Guyuan succeeded or not.
If you don’t eat the small melon, don’t miss the big melon.
Time flies in the past few days, and the time spans the twenty-four solar terms of heavy snow, the fog is getting colder and colder, and magic attacks are launched.
The foggy city here also refers to London, and people in the UK also wear thick coats.
The winter in London is only a few degrees, and even so, the cold outside can't extinguish the fire inside.
I’m talking about the Bezcod people, just like Bryn, who went to Cambridge University. Bryn is a typical Welsh name, and the Welsh word means hill.
Really, when Breen saw Bournemouth being implicated, he smiled happily.
(End of this chapter)