Chapter 107: Feel the Terror Intuitively
Chapter 107: Feel the Terror Intuitively
"No problem." Teacher Lu agreed immediately.
If it were any other student, he would hesitate for a moment, fearing that the student might have missed some key knowledge points.
Although Gu Lu is a student, is his main task to study? He is not that kind of person.
"Oh, okay." Gu Lu stood up, confusion not written on his face.
What magazine society came to him?
Leave the classroom under the gaze of teachers and classmates.
Walking through the corridor and passing by the rockery, the two figures flashed by as the puddles reflected the teaching building.
On the way, Director Hu made it short and said that he would meet the principal, vice president, and editor-in-chief next.
"It's the same as saying nothing. What's the point of just introducing your identity? Tell me what the situation is!" Gu Lu was speechless. He asked immediately, but the other party replied that he would know when he got there.
Riddler, get out of No. 8 Middle School!
There are three middle-aged men in the admissions director's office.
Gu Lu knew one of them, Principal Chang of No. 8 Middle School who appeared at the opening ceremony. The nasolabial lines on his face seemed to have dug grooves on them, which was very impressive.
The other two are the editor-in-chief and vice president mentioned by Director Hu?
"Hello, Teacher Gu. I am Dong Yun, the editor-in-chief of the new reading editorial department of Horror." The dark-skinned editor-in-chief Dong took the initiative to greet.
Not all fishermen have dark skin, but Dong Yun, who often goes fishing in the wild, has quite dark skin, because his skin color even covers up the scars on his face.
Because the editor-in-chief Xiao Xue couldn't get it, so the editor-in-chief took action himself? But it was unexpected that the other editor-in-chief would come directly from Ice City to Fog City.
"Hello, Editor-in-Chief Dong." Gu Lu greeted politely.
"I know that Gu Lu has concerns about the quality of our magazine. Being able to write suspenseful and supernatural stories with profound connotations such as "Iron Pillar" and "Singing Moon Songs in the White House", it must be very necessary to select a platform." Straight to the point, Editor-in-Chief Dong also showed his sincerity, "So I invited President Wang to prove our determination."
Although many people think that "The Horror" is of low quality, it is sponsored by the New Youth Periodical Publishing House, which has the same parent as "New Youth" magazine.
President Wang is the vice president of Xinqing Publishing House and also the leader of the Bingcheng Youth League Committee. This is why Principal Chang and Director Hu attach so much importance to him.
Otherwise, what right do you have to be a horror editor? The middle-aged man with a moustache is the principal of a key high school!
"I have heard of Gu Lu's name many times. Gu Lu is the writer that Brother Jian is most optimistic about." President Wang said, "I am the vice president of New Youth Publishing House, and I am also a book lover."
Among the three middle-aged men in the room, President Wang is the least noticeable in terms of temperament and appearance.
At such a young age, his future is limitless. Principal Chang was secretly shocked. He didn't know who the brother Jian that President Wang mentioned was, but from his tone, he seemed to be someone in the circle.
Perhaps Gu Lu has more potential than he thought. Principal Chang thought that Wu Du's plan might fail...
"That was President Jian who praised him." Gu Lu knew it was President Jian as soon as he heard it.
"The quality of the stories collected in Horror: New Reading was uneven and did not provide the right guidance to society. Therefore, our headquarters discussed this issue with the Horror editorial department many times."
President Wang continued what Editor-in-Chief Dong said. "So we want to make it more refined, and we'll start with Gu Lu's two articles."
Hey!
Director Hu looked surprised and translated it into more understandable words. It means that "Horror" needs to change its direction, and Gu Lu's work is the "benchmark", "stabilizing stone" and "the voice that grabs the attention of the audience".
Just now, before Gu Lu arrived, Principal Chang and President Wang had a brief chat, and it was unclear why they had come all the way from afar.
Now that he knew the reason, Principal Chang said, "Student Gu Lu is so young, can the article he wrote be worthy of such an important task?"
Principal Chang is not belittling the students of his own school. He is just trying to protect them and urge them not to put too much pressure on them. It is not good to force them to grow too fast.
Upon hearing this, President Wang said, "Iron Pillar and Moon Song in the White House are more than enough. Especially the latter. When I reviewed the submissions to New Youth, I saw many young talents who had solid writing skills and a deep literary foundation at a young age, but Mr. Gu Lu——"
“I was shocked by the depth of thought, especially after watching "Singing to the Moon in the White House."
"As for the core of the story, I have a vague guess. The protagonist is a natural spirit that can be possessed by ghosts and then send the vengeful spirits to the white house, so that the vengeful spirits can enter reincarnation."
"The protagonist doesn't think at all, he just follows the master's instructions, just like the relationship between a child and his parents. Many parents regard their children as a continuation of themselves, ignoring their children's thoughts and forcing them to take various interest classes. It's like being possessed by a ghost, which makes the protagonist extremely uncomfortable."
President Wang said, "I have also raised two children, and I pride myself on being open-minded and respectful to them, but seeing this metaphor in the story, I still can't help but reflect on myself. If I am happy, my children will be happy, and if I like something, my children will like it."
"In fact, I have a different answer." The dark-skinned editor Dong interjected, "The happiness felt by the protagonist 'I' is one-sided and false. But when the protagonist awakens his own will and wants to pursue true happiness, the false happiness disappears, and even the master dies. I think the story is discussing what happiness is."
What is happiness?
Reflecting on family education?
Is this something a freshman in high school should think about?
Moreover, it is condensed into a supernatural novel. What kind of exaggerated writing ability is this? !
Only at this moment did Director Hu and Principal Chang intuitively feel the horror of Gu Lu's writing ability.
"After a work is published, it no longer belongs to the author. You can understand it in any way you want." Seeing Dong and Wang turning their gazes over, Gu Lu quickly came up with a panacea response.
To be honest, what the editor-in-chief and the president in front of him understood from the article far exceeded Gu Lu's reading comprehension when he was drawn.
No wonder it won the award, Gu Lu thought. Sure enough, good works reflect society, so it is reasonable to interpret them from all angles.
"Our magazine is willing to offer 220 per thousand words," said Editor-in-Chief Dong.
President Wang added, "As the editor-in-chief of New Youth Publishing House, I guarantee that I am willing to help you publish a collection of short stories."
The high remuneration of 220 yuan per thousand words did not attract Gu Lu, but the condition of helping to publish a collection of short stories caught his attention.
After publishing more than a dozen excellent short stories, Gu Lu had long wanted to publish a collection, otherwise wouldn’t so many good works be wasted?
Gu Lu originally wanted to wait until he became famous before making any plans, but now it seems that his unexpected success has paid off!
Since the other party offered an offer that could not be refused, Gu Lu immediately agreed to cooperate with "Horror·New Reading", and the two parties will sign a contract tomorrow.
Although helping with publishing is not written into the contract, the promise made by the vice president of the publishing company in front of the principal of a key high school is still quite credible.
(End of this chapter)