Chapter 98 School Support
Chapter 98 School Support
"I also heard it from Teacher Wu. Gu Lu is a talented writer. His novels have been published in "Years of Reasoning" and "Youth Literature". And because he writes well, he has become a contracted writer." Wan Bai did not hide it. "That's why I asked him for help."
"Gu Lu is what Teacher Wu calls a genius with a strong talent for writing. His essays and story-writing skills are far superior to those of his peers." Wan Bai thought for a moment and added, "Last week I asked him to help write a script suitable for the school anniversary stage play. Guess what? He wrote such a good story, 'Yesterday's Park' in just one week."
The words were full of compliments.
"This person..." Qi Caiwei wanted to say that this person was too outrageous, but then she thought of herself as a half-baked person who had been defeated time and time again, and she was a little embarrassed for a moment.
It was the embarrassment of feeling that she had done something stupid. Embarrassment is not terrible, but it is terrible to think about it again. At this moment, she couldn't help but dig her toes into the ground.
When Wei Jiao heard about Gu Lu's achievements, her mouth opened wide, and the sound of surprise was suppressed in her throat. After she came to her senses, she muttered, "No wonder he didn't join the literature club. There's really no need for him to do so."
"Ahem." Wan Bai coughed. How could he talk like that? The president was still standing here.
"I'm sorry, President. I didn't mean to say that the literature club is bad," Wei Jiao explained quickly. "I just said that compared to professional players like contracted writers, our literature club seems too amateur. It's nothing..."
"Okay, classmate Wei Jiao, you don't have to make up for it. Thank you." Wan Bai quickly stopped her and changed the subject, "Is there no one in your class who knows about this news?"
Qi Caiwei shook her head, "Gu Lu didn't mention it when he introduced himself, so no classmates should know about it."
"Only those who can endure loneliness can keep prosperity," Wan Bai said his QQ signature unconsciously, then he put his fist to his mouth and coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment... He had been embarrassed quite a lot today, "I'm going back to the dormitory. If I don't go back now, I'll miss the water time."
The evening study session ended at 9:45, and the lights in the girls' dormitory were turned off at 11:00. It was already past 10, and it was really late.
After hearing this, Qi Caiwei and Wei Jiao finally came to their senses. After saying goodbye to Wan Bai, they trotted back to their dormitories. The two of them had a good relationship, largely because they lived in the same dormitory.
"Is Gu Lu like Edelman Donders? Hiding his identity." Wei Jiao suddenly said on the way.
"Don't think about these weird things. Edelman disguised himself as the Count of Monte Cristo for revenge, and Gu Lu doesn't have any deep hatred." Qi Caiwei thought about herself as Gu Lu and replied, "Gu Lu can't just say that I'm a contracted writer for a magazine or something. My classmates will definitely not believe it. To prove himself, he can only carry a magazine with him. Is this okay? It's so deliberate and inappropriate."
Wei Jiao thought carefully, why not? If she could publish so many stories, she could put the magazine on her face.
The two of them chatted as they arrived at the dormitory, and Gu Lu returned to Jiafuyuan earlier than them. After school, Gu Lu ate some egg cake to fill his stomach first.
It’s good that the school cafeteria is free, but the only drawback is that if you have dinner after six o’clock, you will be very hungry when you finish self-study at ten o’clock.
Soak the egg cake in boiling water. I don’t know if anyone else eats it this way, but it’s really filling.
Gu Lu picked up his phone and saw text messages from President Jian and Director Hu.
[Director Hu: Gu Lu, our school library is planning to place a long-term order for 20 copies of "Years of Reasoning" and "Youth Literature" so that students can have a short break from their hard studies.]
[President Jian: Your writing seems to have no bottleneck at all. Your style is different from the writing style you learned from reading The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. This is another story with excellent storytelling and literary qualities. As for the recommendation of submissions, I would recommend "Mengya" or "Huahuo". I prefer Mengya, while "Huahuo" is more romantic.]
Regarding Mr. Hu from the Admissions Office, the school's support for him is real money. Previously, they said they would directly purchase 100 copies of his published books. Now, he has signed a magazine with resident writers, and the school library also subscribes to copies a year.
I guess it’s because “Story Club” really doesn’t fit in with the school’s tone, otherwise they wouldn’t even subscribe to the story club.
Although the story of Yesterday's Park is mostly from a child's perspective, it is indeed not suitable to be counted as children's literature. President Jian is also aware of this, so he did not mention "Youth Literature".
After thanking them one by one, Gu Lu began to think about his next plan.
"The Owl Man" is a metaphysical mystery novel.
In short, the absurd school is about writing perverted reasoning. Strictly speaking, "The Walker on the Ceiling" also belongs to the absurd school, but the former is even more perverted.
After Gu Lu read the six stories in "Zhuchuan Chou Ren Selected Works", he found that two of them were not suitable for publication under his current identity, while the other four could be submitted after modification, and they would be submitted to horror publications.
The four articles total about 40,000 to 50,000 words, and it will take some time to finish writing them because Gu Lu only has time at noon.
After making arrangements, Gu Lu recorded today's spending and went to sleep. The next morning, Gu Lu went out with his student ID.
The student ID card of No. 8 Middle School is connected with a blue string and can be hung around the neck at ordinary times. Gu Lu saw a student swinging it like this when he went to dinner yesterday, so he unconsciously learned it today. It is difficult to learn well, but it is easy to learn bad things. This thing is contagious.
"It tastes bland, but I feel bad about throwing away the money." Gu Lu sighed. After finishing his breakfast, he passed by a small shop and bought a bag of Tang Monk's meat. It didn't taste as good as the one he had eaten with his deskmate before.
On the way to school, Gu Lu saw Dou Ke and wanted to quicken his pace to say hello, but he saw a middle-aged man next to him wearing a striped T-shirt, a black leather belt with a big bunch of keys hanging on it, his hair was a little gray, and he was carrying a gray canvas bag on his shoulder.
It's an adult! Gu Lu silently retracted his steps and changed the direction of his advance. The idea of greeting him disappeared instantly.
Gu Lu recalled that yesterday the monitor Lu Yi asked Dou Ke, who was a day student, to hire a repairman. Was he giving the business to his father?
He followed the Dou father and son and soon arrived at the classroom.
"This is my...dad. He has been repairing home appliances for several years." Dou Ke was hesitant when calling his dad. He turned his head slightly to the left and did not dare to look Lu Yi in the eye.
It seems a bit embarrassing to have a father who is a repairman?
Repairman is a very impressive profession, Gu Lu recalled a junior high school classmate in his mind. He could not remember her name very clearly, but her father was disabled, but he was very proud of it. For a moment, there was a sharp contrast.
"It's so hot, students can't live without air conditioning. I'll fix it for you." Dou's father was indeed an experienced repairman. He quickly determined that the reason the air conditioner couldn't be turned on was that the pipes were frozen.
Dou's father took out professional tools from the canvas bag and fixed it in a short time.
"Your dad is so awesome." Dou Ke's deskmate Huang Lu couldn't help but praise him when the air conditioner he had been longing for finally came on.
Dou Ke smiled and said to his father, "It's not a big deal anyway, so don't charge me."
"..." Father Dou was silent for a second, scratched the back of his head, then smiled and agreed. He packed his canvas bag and put it on his shoulder again. "The air conditioner is fixed, so I'll leave first. I won't delay your class."
Dou Ke said "hmm" and stuck his butt on the stool without moving, but he was flipping through the textbook in his hands, looking eager to learn.
After Dou's father left, the campus became lively again.
Qi Caiwei and Wei Jiao came to the classroom. They were holding "shocking" news - "My Classmate is a Genius Writer", but they didn't know who to share it with.
The two of them looked at Gu Lu with something strange in their eyes.
Before: I was quiet and only talked more with people I was familiar with.
Now: He has the demeanor of a master, low-key and humble, and only friends can enter his world.
After having air conditioning, the world seems less annoying.
"Friends, friends! Do you know what I found?" Lu Ping rushed back from outside in a hurry, holding two magazines in his hands.
"You'd better put the magazines in your schoolbag. You may not be able to bring these two to school." Class monitor Lu Yi kindly reminded, otherwise if the teacher saw them, they would be confiscated.
Since the start of the school year, quite a few cell phones, novels and magazines have been confiscated by teachers.
"It will be fine, because I got these two books from our school library!" Lu Ping said, "I helped Teacher Gao get something for morning reading today, and then I went to the library and suddenly found these two magazines on display."
Lu Ping was indeed willing to help with physical work, including moving books on the first day of school, and he volunteered.
The library just has two more magazines, what's the big news?
(End of this chapter)