Chapter 341 The person standing in front of you is
"Editor Xue, we really have to pay a high price to sign Brother Zuo's sword. Although he writes online articles, his style is very suitable for our electronic version. This is a good opportunity for us to transform!" said editor-in-chief Xiao Long.
With a familiar tone and a familiar look, Editor Xue seemed to have seen himself a few years ago. So desperate to rush upward.
"I'll think about it again. The electronic version hasn't been launched yet, so we need to consider it carefully." Editor Xue said.
"Editor-in-Chief, this is related to the life and death of our magazine. I think it should be done without further delay. Although the price he wants is a bit high, three hundred words for one thousand words." The editor-in-chief Xiaolong said hurriedly. If the goal is not achieved, he will not do it. In a state of giving up, "But his supernatural suspense novels are really good. He is really a genius in writing this! It is definitely the most successful signing for our magazine."
"What you said reminds me of a writer who is more genius than a genius." Editor Xue said, "He is undoubtedly the most genius among the serial writers in our "New Reading"."
< br>"Who?" editor Xiaolong asked.
“We don’t have a main article mode... Oh, it’s stopped now.” Editor Xue thought of the tears of the times again.
Although he is a new editor, Xiaolong still had a certain understanding of the general magazine reform before he applied for the editorial department of "New Reading". The challenge article stopped in July 2017 because fewer and fewer readers were willing to return the survey form to vote, so there was no point in continuing it.
"I know about this." Xiaolong quickly answered. I don't know why, although Editor-in-Chief Xue is only thirty-four or five years old, at the age of hard work, he always gives people a sense of decline as an elderly person.
"He wrote the article with the longest record of keeping records, and he is the one with the second longest record of keeping records." Editor Xue said, "He wrote horror novels into literature."
"???" Must It takes three question marks to express Xiaolong's confusion. Has there ever been such an awesome person in "New Reading"?
It’s okay to take first and second place, because the editor-in-chief Xiao Long thinks that the "Sword of Brother Zuo" he recommended is equally good.
But writing horror and suspense to the level of literature is incredible. How many authors have this ability?
If you have this ability, why would you still contribute to toilet literature? Nonsense.
"Hey, what do you mean by that look in your eyes? You still don't believe it?" Editor Xue turned on his mobile phone to search online and showed the search results to the other party.
[Lottery Reading Comprehension Answer]?
Xiaolong looked at his phone and then at the editor-in-chief.
“This text was tested in the reading comprehension test paper before. Later, parents complained that it seemed too scary, so it was banned from appearing on the test paper.” Editor-in-chief Xue said.
Articles that can be read and understood on the Internet are indeed literary to a certain extent. The key is, this is a horror and suspense theme! Being selected for the exam is simply outrageous.
If Xiaolong wasn't currently talking to the editor-in-chief, he would really want to take a look right away.
"Who is it? Why haven't I heard of such a powerful writer in the domestic horror and supernatural circle?" Xiaolong asked.
Editor Xue looked at the other party's eyes that were seeking knowledge. The more anxious he was, the slower he moved. It's also strange. You have to know that he doesn't have the energy of being in his twenties now, but he doesn't like to tease people either. It's really strange today.
I saw him saying slowly, "Have you seen "The Little Prince" and "Flatland"?"
"Of course you have. Who doesn't know this? It couldn't be Gu Lu, right?" !" Xiaolong came back to his senses, "I know he has written science fiction short stories, and he has also written horror and supernatural stories?"
"Not only horror and supernatural, he also wrote mystery. Teacher Xiao Gu knows too many subjects." Editor Xue had a picture from a few years ago in his mind.
Hearing this, Xiaolong kept saying awesome and shit over and over again.
"Yes, I remember when I was in college or high school, Teacher Gu Lu was very famous. Why didn't there be any news after that?" Xiaolong asked in confusion. He still remembered that when he was studying, Gu Lu was in the top rank.
Generally speaking, when they see other peers excelling, their parents will say, "Look at that kid." This is someone else's child. But Gu Lu has exceeded this limit. Even parents who are a bit pushy will not compare their children with him. As far as the post-90s generation is concerned, no one can surpass them.
"Is it possible..." Xiaolong's expression suddenly changed. He felt that this kind of genius, if he had not died young, would definitely become more famous in a few years.
"Don't think blindly." Editor Xue interrupted, "Mr. Xiao Gu is alive and well, but there has been no new work for several years. I haven't contacted you for a long time. I don't know if he graduated. He went to Peking University."
" That's okay, I thought there was something wrong." Xiaolong said, "Then why didn't you write a book? Could it be that you went to Peking University... Could it be a loss to the literary world?"
Most people's first reaction may be that they have exhausted their talents, but Xiaolong believes that if a genius becomes like this at the age of sixteen or seventeen, then it is quite impressive to exhaust his talents. Like "Jiang Lang" Jiang Yan, it is more likely that his official career was too high and he had no time to create.
“Wait a minute, Editor Xue, we are off topic.” Editor Xiao Long was shocked but brought the topic back.
"We definitely can't ask Teacher Gu Lu to come out again now. Brother Zuo's sword must be taken down." Xiaolong said.
"Can we explore further in terms of price? You can discuss the details." Editor Xue nodded in agreement.
Xiaolong was very excited, "I'll tell you right away!"
"Don't worry, the day's work has just begun." Editor Xue said.
"It is better to sign the contract as soon as possible to avoid many variables in Night Long Dream. It is best to finalize the manuscript today." Xiaolong was so motivated that his legs seemed to have stepped on the accelerator and he could not stop at all.
"Pay attention to rest." Editor Xue patted Xiaolong, as if patting his own shoulder.
"No problem." Xiaolong was very perfunctory about resting and so on. After saying this, he left in a hurry.
The office fell into silence, not the silence of death, but the silence of a nursing home. Just like in the real industry, 50,000 words is now the standard for best-sellers, and this standard continues to decline...
"It's been a long time since I've been in touch with Teacher Xiao Gu." Editor-in-chief Xue took out his mobile phone and called on I scrolled through the WeChat list for a long time before I came back to my senses. They were all texting and penguin contacts at the time.
Five years can change too many things. For example, Editor-in-Chief Xue has forgotten his Penguin account.
So let’s send text messages.
[Teacher Xiao Gu, I am Xiao Xue, how are you doing recently? Do you have any creative plans? ]
When sending the message, Editor Xue deleted the last sentence.
“Why is it that it’s already this month this year and it’s still chilly during the day.” Editor Xue sneezed.
In previous years, during this month in Bingcheng, you could wear a long T-shirt during the day, but in early May of 2019, the temperature was generally low, including in Sijiu City.
People in Sijiu City come and go, busy with life.
The delivery boys on the street are running like lightning, and the development of the low-down tribe has reached its peak, ranging from eleven or twelve years old to forty or fifty years old.
The only ones who have more leisure time are college students who have not yet entered the society.
Wudaokou——
The May Fourth Literary Society of Peking University is one of the most well-known societies in this college. From the last century to the present, many poets and writers have been produced. Even the subsequent "Our Literary Club" and "Eagle Literary Club" cannot compare.
Any Peking University student who wants to pursue a publishing career or has a literary dream will definitely join.
The current president, Zhao Xin, came in because of career planning. Career will eventually defeat dreams.
"President, Gu Lu... Although the senior has been brilliant in the past, he is a bit... not so brilliant now." Ozawa adjusted his words, "The recent (published books), there are still several "The Wandering Earth," a collection of science fiction short stories from years ago. "
He is only a year or two older than me, so it's hard to call him Teacher Gu Lu. Even if it's a bit outdated, I can't say it out loud. After all, I grew up listening to each other's legends during middle school and high school.
Ozawa then finished his words, "It's better to invite Teacher Ding to name our new magazine. "Beauty as Stuffing", "If Snails Have Love", "He's Here, Please Close Your Eyes". Teacher Ding The TV series adapted from the works are all very famous.”
None of Gu Lu’s works have been adapted. According to information revealed on the Internet, Neon TV originally planned to purchase “Flowers for Algernon” five years ago. But then the reviews turned bad, and the adaptation was abandoned.
President Zhao Xin was silent for a while, then continued: "Let me ask you, in ten years' time, what will be the most famous publication of the school literary club?"
"Our "Drawer" is very famous. , but the most famous...it seems impossible to talk about it."
The May Fourth Literary Society has created many "Weiming Lake", "Tianfang", "The Third Party", "Fire Land" and so on in history. It is the top magazine of the society. But the problem is that Tsinghua Weekly, the archrival of Tsinghua University, is really powerful and continues to produce great writers.
Tsinghua Literature Society is known as the cradle of writers. Strictly speaking, "Tsinghua Weekly" is much more famous. Peking University and Tsinghua University are enemies like this. Whenever they can draw a 50-50 draw with each other, they will declare themselves to have won an overwhelming victory.
"It's "Youth", the school magazine of Fog City No. 8 Middle School." Zhao Xin saw the confusion on the other person's face and sighed slightly in his heart, who called him the president.
He explained: "About two years ago, in 17 years, we adjusted the Chinese language books for primary and secondary school students. Do you know what the eighth text is in the first semester of the second grade of junior high school?"
Bewildered, very confused. . College students don’t even care about their own textbooks, let alone junior high school textbooks.
“You wait—” Zhao Xin rummaged around in the social office.
Students who have studied at Peking University should all know that the activity room of the May Fourth Literary Club is in the fifth courtyard of Jingyuan, which is much larger than the activity room of our literary club in Yanyuan.
After a while, Zhao Xin pulled out the Chinese language book from the first volume of the eighth grade, a new edition. He handed it to Ozawa for him to look at.
Ozawa went straight to the eighth article, which turned out to be "Young China".
I have to say, this is really awesome. You must know that the Chinese textbooks are being revised to "de-living". That is to say, the anthology is increasingly leaning toward deceased authors. It may also be because the final conclusion is finalized after death, and there will be no mistakes.
Under the premise of such great headwinds, one of the writer's highest achievements can still be achieved at a dissatisfied age.
But what does this have to do with the magazine mentioned by the president?
Turning to the back, Ozawa understood that there is a "cumulative expansion" at the end of each text. Mr. Fujino's expansion of this article shows the original draft before Mr. Lu Xun's revision. Ask students to talk about the benefits of such a modification.
[Cumulative Expansion
"Young China" was written by Gu Lu, a young Chinese writer, when he was 16 years old. At that time, he was keen on personalized expression, but he firmly loved his motherland. To rejuvenate the country when young people are prosperous is the goal shared by Gu Lu, our 80 million Communist Youth League members, and the 40 million young people. "Young China" was published in "Youth", the school magazine of Wudu No. 8 Middle School. Connect with reality and talk about why Gu Lu made such a choice. ]
Zhao Xin’s junior high school textbooks are second-hand books purchased on the Internet, so there are also answers written by students.
The unknown student replied: Because the school magazine represents the school, and "Youth" is the school magazine, Gu Lu wants to use his behavior to inspire students to work hard. .
The characters are crooked and there is even an extra period, but these are not the point. The point is that "Youth" was directly included in the textbook, even with the expansion that appeared later.
"Why don't the cultural and tourism bureaus of Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces start publicizing every holiday, but instead give repeated orders not to publicize? Because the publicity of textbooks is absolute and cannot be compared with anything." President Zhao Xin said.
"Senior Gu Lu... No. 8 Middle School is so lucky." Ozawa agreed with the president's words. Just wait another 10 years, and when these kids who are currently in junior high school grow up, they will be famous.
"The name of the new club magazine still has to be chosen by senior Gu Lu, even though he, the honorary president, has never appeared in the club." Zhao Xin said.
"President, what you said makes so much sense. If you can invite Senior Gu Lu to write an article..." Ozawa fell into a moment of fantasy.
Obviously, Zhao Xin thought so too. Therefore, it can be said that he visited the thatched cottage three times and tried it when he was still the vice president. Unfortunately, after several attempts, the answer I got was - "Temporarily closed."
Why have you stopped writing for the time being? Is it because you are too famous and tired of it? Could it be that you want to concentrate on studying? Countless possibilities flashed through Zhao Zhaoxin's mind, but the other party didn't even continue writing novels. He didn't think he was big enough that Gu Lu would give him the green light. "You can try to invite manuscripts. I'm optimistic about you." But Zhao Xin is an open-minded president.
The sophomore student is full of energy. Hearing this, Ozawa ran over happily.
Even if there are many great people in Peking University, Gu Lu is also very famous. Basically, most of the Peking University students know where to find Gu Lu.
……
The Open Book National Book Retail Market Observation System released the 2018 book sales list. This list was established in the last century. It has observed tens of thousands of bookstores in the country, and the statistics of network data have not fallen behind in the Internet era.
The top ten are: "There is a Canteen by the Clouds", "Splendid Cantabile 2", "The Little Prince", "A Half-Hour Comic History of China", "Ordinary World", "Six Chapters of a Floating Life"...
This is the general list, a mixture of fiction and non-fiction. There is a more detailed list.
I won’t publish more details because Wang Ban didn’t click to take a look.
"Isn't it said that the book market is sluggish? It feels like sales are pretty good." Wanwan said. She could often hear her boyfriend sighing, saying that business in the publishing industry was difficult, physical stores were hard to do, and online shopping had destroyed all physical stores.
But based on this data, the canteen also had sales of 1.3 million in 2018, ranking tenth in "Did Fatty Eat Your Grilled Squid?" ", also sold 760,000. It seems like a lot.
“If the books at the top of the pyramid don’t have such sales, the industry will not be called depressed, it will be finished.” Wang Ban said.
It makes sense, Wanwan suddenly realized.
“Besides, the sales volume of books at the top of the pyramid is pretty good, and it actually has little to do with the sales volume of the book itself.” Wang Ban said with a bit of cold ridicule, “Either we take advantage of the east wind, and suddenly everything is The Internet is booming. Just like grilled squid, the Internet suddenly said that women’s bodies are free and fat people are beautiful.” , but she still maintains a figure of just over 100.
"The other category is the old actors. After moving, they want to buy a few books for decoration, or the book they took on the high-speed train. To put it bluntly, they are decorations." Wang Ban said, "Just like "The Little Prince" and "Six Chapters of a Floating Life" ", basically bought it as a display."
"Who said, "The Little Prince" is very good, I watched it" Wanwan also posted it on WeChat Moments. Reading without hairpins is equivalent to reading in vain.
"Then do you think what I summarized is wrong?" Wang Ban asked.
That’s true, Wanwan said in her heart.
"The Little Prince has printed three editions in the past five years. It was first published by Children's Literature and Art Publishing House, and later changed to our New Youth Publishing House. The current edition should be published by Magic City Publishing House , it sells very well every year,” Wang Ban said.
"So, you don't need to write other books at all. You can support yourself with just one book! It's so profitable." Wanwan said.
"What do you think? Not to mention sales, just the little prince's peripherals such as refrigerator magnets, bookshelves, music boxes, small ornaments, etc., Gu Lu can be said to be one of the richest writers in the country." Wang Half of this is clear. He gets angry when talking about peripherals, like he still hasn’t collected all the little mouse keychains.
So much money at such a young age? How to spend all the money? Wanwan murmured in her heart, thinking about this kind of diamond prince, who would never know how to take advantage of that little girl in the future.
"What are you muttering about?" Wang half didn't hear clearly.
Wanwan shook her head and said it was nothing. Speaking of peripherals, she happened to walk to Sisyphus Bookstore again.
Sisyphus always likes to be in shopping malls. The two of them walked in, saying they were buying books, but Wanwan probably still picked out a few peripheral items.
[A fairy tale work comparable to "The Little Prince"]
[The second genius "Little Gu Lu" Cao Yi praised by Yu Xinyao]
Wang Ban glimpse Two books, "When Gu Lu was around, no one dared to say who was the most genius. Gu Lu had stopped writing for a few years, and on the waist of this book, there are geniuses who are said to be comparable to Gu Lu. Ha."
" Hahaha, I seem to have heard this sentence somewhere. Let me think about it..." Wanwan thought, "Yes, yes, after Lu Bu's death, everyone has the courage of Lu Bu."
The joke didn't work because the boyfriend didn't even laugh.
"Okay, when Gu Lu comes out of the mountain, all these evil ways will be swept away." Wanwan comforted. She knew better that Gu Lu had a special meaning in her boyfriend's heart.
"It's difficult. I can earn enough money for a lifetime. And I have stopped writing for so many years." Wang Ban sighed. Looking at the bookstore again, the best-selling bookshelf area used to be Gu Lu's ruling area. "Flatland" and "Flowers for Algernon" were all hot sellers. Now only the lonely little prince is left.
The Little Prince is still popular because it is suitable for posting on WeChat Moments and continues to be renovated with surrounding areas.
I also remembered that I went to Xinhua Bookstore three or four years ago, and the distinctive "Gu Lujiao" was also demolished.
"It's hard to recreate the glory of the past!" Wang Ban thought in his heart.
…………
There are a total of 13 people in the Bilibili Hall of Fame.
Tudamaru, Beast Little Star, Blind Girl, beijizhulily, hank, NINII, King Gulu, New World Audio-Visual Culture Research Department, Face Covering Girl, AUER, Hako, Dragon of the Wind, Nightmare on Christmas Eve.
As a post-2005 generation, Meng Jiao, who has just entered junior high school, knows very well that the Hall of Fame is a memorial to the up owners who have made great contributions to the early establishment of Bilibili. The only two people she knows are the beasts Xiaoxing, AUER, and Hao. The last two count as one, because these two people designed Bilibili 22 Niang and 33 Niang.
After taking a quick look, Meng Jiao returned to the [Must Brush When Entering] page. It was like this. Whenever she got bored, she liked to browse old stuff from the past. Just like "The Legend of Zhen Huan", she didn't know how many times she had watched it, but Meng Jiao still loved it. Because she is young, she cannot understand the meaning of many lines. Later, when Meng Jiao watched the barrage, she realized that it had nothing to do with her young age. Many adults couldn’t understand it either...
It was so boring to be at home during the May Day holiday!
There are 103 videos that must be viewed when entering the site. She is looking for videos that are interesting to her, such as "[Brother Gluten × Brother Bolan] My grilled gluten will melt your heart" and other spoof videos. She really appreciates this.
“Huh? It’s King Gulu again!”
The videos that must be watched when entering the site basically lead a certain trend, and there will also be the official orange certification "True·The Source of All Evil," below. The origin of the word "ghost" and "the ghost video that made two grassroots singers famous". Therefore, it is not next to the Hall of Fame... There is one exception, and that is King Gollum.
Two of King Gulu's videos were selected as "Recitation Practice of "If There Is No Li Bai"" and "Interview with King Gulu | Successful Methodology" that must be viewed when entering the site.
And bilibili's labels are also very strange, "Official Recommendation by Xinxia News Agency and Renren Daily" and "Prophecy of the King".
Out of curiosity, Meng Jiao clicked on the first one.
"Ahem - without Li Bai, it doesn't seem to have much influence, but without a writer a thousand years ago, "Complete Poems of the Tang Dynasty" would be a little thinner..."
After a few minutes, I discovered that it was a video of practicing recitation. Although the content of the recitation is indeed quite impressive, it cannot be more ordinary than ordinary. There are people on Bilibili who take off their clothes and recite in the snow and ice. Nothing new in comparison.
Meng Jiao posted on Douyin and asked: "Who is this King Gulu? Why is he in the Bilibili Hall of Fame? Also, why is it that his videos are obviously not very good, but they are always viewed when entering the site."
These contents were also cut out.
Cousin Mu Xue, who was not bored while scrolling through Douyin, saw this news during her spare time while traveling abroad.
What? Mu Xue's eyes widened. You will know the answer if you click on the homepage and look at the website certification.
She immediately clicked on the comment area to see how netizens could teach bloggers a lesson.
The result...
"I guess he is an early developer of Bilibili. Most of the up owners on the Hall of Fame are unknown, but this up still has two videos that must be watched when entering the site, which is really outrageous ”
“Hahaha, congratulations, blogger, for discovering the beauty of Bilibili.”
“Where did I find the Hall of Fame? I couldn’t find this section. ?”
“Interview with King Gulu, it seems that this interview is still a series.”
Wait for a message.
Not seeing what she wanted to see, Mu Xue rolled up her sleeves and wrote it herself.
The content is quite exciting, because no matter how much you say that you are a relative, how proud of you!
"Standing in front of you is the first student in Fog City to win the first prize of the Ye Cup, the ceiling of popular science novels, the youngest best-selling author with over one million books, a representative figure of the post-90s generation, and the first Chinese student to win the Ye Cup first prize. A talented writer - Gu Lu. @毛毛鱼精品者Do you know? ”
Okay, now I know it all.
The discussion in the comment section became more intense.
"I went and found out that Gu Lu has a Bilibili account", "This is more than just having an account? He has entered the Hall of Fame", "Gu Lu...it feels like such an ancient name" , "Check in, the last video was released on December 26, 2013", "What videos have been posted?" and so on.
Many netizens went to Bilibili for archaeology.
The first video is nothing, just practice poetry recitation.
But at the beginning of the second video, which is the interview series with King Gulu, the archeology friends were stunned.
Fifteen classmates plus one writer were interviewed, covering all aspects.
The key is that in every interview and chat, something is revealed casually.
[The takeaway industry will emerge and change people’s eating habits (interview with Lu Ping)]
[The music market will value singers rather than works due to the development of the Internet (interview with Li Guyuan)]
[In terms of automobiles, if you want to overtake in corners, it is possible to surpass European and American countries, such as electric energy vehicles (interview with Li Yimeng)]
[The problem of elderly care will be very serious. I think it will be more miserable due to the neon lights and the national atmosphere in South Korea. I seem to have said this (interview with Zheng Yuanjie)]
[Does Uber know about it abroad? That’s what I call online ride-hailing. Therefore, what I said is not what I imagined. In the future, China will rely on the Internet for food, clothing, housing and transportation (Interview with Lu Yi)]
After reading the archeology, I screamed in my heart.
On the surface you are a writer, but secretly you are a prophet? !
In an instant, the hot discussion spread all over the Internet, and even the Gu Lu Bar, which had long been dead, became active again...
(End of this chapter)