Chapter 119 No wonder he writes
Chapter 119 No wonder he writes
Reporter Wang took out the recorder he carried with him, and after getting Gu Lu's nod, he clicked start.
"The writing process was not complicated. At the beginning, I serialized a lot of short stories in Story Club, and the types were also varied." Gu Lu said, "The first step in writing is definitely to imitate the giants in this field. In this regard, I have to thank my junior high school teacher, Mr. Li Riyao, who gave me a lot of books and made me know many excellent authors such as Lao She, Chen Zhongshi, Conan Doyle, Kafka, etc."
During the first interview three or four months ago, Gu Lu also mentioned the matter of Teacher Li lending books to him. At that time, he was in junior high school and saw her every day. It was normal for her to remember to thank him. Now that she has graduated, she still remembers it, which is enough to prove that this child is really grateful. Reporter Wang thought.
"I finally found that I am more talented in children's literature and mystery." Gu Lu said briefly, "I will focus on these two areas for the time being and write two long novels."
"For "Youth Literature and Art" and "Times Reasoning", Xiao Gu is a contracted resident author," Teacher Gao helpfully added.
To be honest, journalists are not omnipotent. Reporter Wang doesn't know much about "Years of Reasoning", but he is familiar with the former. It is a good magazine.
"I never thought that my dream would come true so soon." Reporter Wang smiled and was happy for the student in front of him. He added, "I promised that if you write a work, I will help promote it. As a reporter, you must keep your promise."
"Do you have a sample copy?" Reporter Wang asked, "If you do, give me one."
"There are two books, please wait." Gu Lu took the sample sent by the editorial department of Years from the bookshelf next to him, but the plastic cover had not yet been opened.
This kid has done well! Reporter Wang turned to the page of Gu Lu's works. He was not interested in mystery novels, but he could judge the fluency of the articles.
The room was silent for a moment. Gu Lu had no experience of receiving elders (teachers) at home, so he felt a little awkward. However, he adjusted himself quickly because he was now financially independent and confident.
"Teacher Gao and reporter Wang, please sit down for a while. It's almost noon. I'm going to the vegetable market downstairs to buy some food." Gu Lu thought that it was polite to keep the guests for dinner, so he stood up and walked out.
Before the head teacher and reporters could react, Gu Lu had already left in a flash. After his experience in the basketball club, his speed was even faster. If Chen Hong came to fight him again, he would definitely win.
Then "bang", the sound of the door closing woke up the two people in the room. Reporter Wang and Teacher Gao looked at each other and saw the same "pitiful" emotion in each other's eyes.
"Children without parental supervision will become sensible too early." Teacher Gao's tone of voice returned to normal.
"Wait, Teacher Gao, no parents care about him means - Gu Lu's father doesn't care about him either?" Reporter Wang seemed to have heard something and asked quickly, turning off the recorder at the same time.
He interviewed Gu's mother and learned that she ignored the child after the divorce. The child was awarded to the father, but the father... is he not a human being?
"Originally, I shouldn't talk about students' affairs, but firstly, Mr. Wang seems to be quite familiar with Gu Lu, and secondly," Teacher Gao paused, took a deep breath, and said the famous saying of his idol, "I have never hesitated to assume the worst of Chinese people."
"I'm worried that Gu Lu will have a promising future as a writer and will be kidnapped by his parents with family affection. Since reporter Wang is an official reporter, he can also help to bear witness."
There is nothing wrong with the Communist Youth League’s newspapers being defined as official.
"I don't know much about Gu Lu's mother, but about his father..." Teacher Gao told reporter Wang what the student had just told him, without adding any extra details because there was no need to do so.
Reporter Wang was furious when he heard this and even wanted to throw away the photographic equipment hanging on his chest. However, the price of the equipment made him stand still. He clenched his fist and smashed it on the coffee table, causing the empty fruit plate to vibrate.
The mahogany was very hard and it hurt his hands, but the anger in reporter Wang's heart completely suppressed the pain.
"Abandonment, he is guilty of abandonment. Three hundred yuan a year is not enough for a baby, not to mention a growing junior high school student!" Reporter Wang tried to control his voice, not wanting to scare outsiders. Because of this, his voice seemed to explode in his throat. If someone else had said this, Reporter Wang would have doubted the truth, but combined with his previous experience of not being able to contact Gu's father, and the fact that he could not contact the junior high school teacher, Mr. Li, for three years... the truth is quite high.
"Um - Reporter Wang, what's going on with Gu Lu's mother?" Teacher Gao seemed to be exchanging information with the reporter at this moment.
In just a few words, reporter Wang explained the situation of Gu's mother. As a reporter, he had outstanding language expression skills and even proved that Gu's father was a scumbag.
"No wonder he wants to write, it turns out he is forced by his family." Teacher Gao thought. It is hard to imagine that student writers are passive choices.
"Teacher Gao, don't worry. When Gu Lu becomes successful, if they make unreasonable demands based on their family ties, I will definitely come out to testify. Although I never play the game of public opinion marketing, it doesn't mean I can't do it." Reporter Wang said firmly, "The grace of raising a child is not as good as the grace of giving birth to a child. For the parents of this kind of child, Gu Lu is amazing for not starving to death. Even if the law requires the obligation to support parents, they are only entitled to the minimum support."
"Teacher Gao, how is Xiao Gu doing in school?" reporter Wang asked again.
"He doesn't talk much, but he has a good relationship with his classmates, actively participates in club activities, and has a cheerful personality..." As Teacher Gao spoke, he realized that there was a problem.
Yes! How can I be optimistic and cheerful when my junior high school life is so miserable? It is impossible even with my toes.
The two people in the room were silent, and the person involved, Gu Lu, had already run to the vegetable market.
"Am I stunned? It's a good idea to invite Professor Gao and Reporter Wang to dinner out of courtesy, but there's no one at home and it would be awkward to ask them to stay." Gu Lu actually has a good EQ. For example, he didn't rush up to Li Guyuan and say, "You write good articles, why did you quit the club?"
It’s OK for one-on-one interactions, but when it comes to interacting with multiple people, I feel overwhelmed - just like now, I realize it only after I’ve done it.
“Don’t think about it. Let me make something delicious to make up for it.” Gu Lu bought a variety of ingredients at the market.
It took more than half an hour for King Guru to return from hunting, with a chicken in his left hand and half a duck in his right hand...
He took out a bunch of keys from the fire extinguisher box next to him. The equipment inside the fire extinguisher box was covered with dust. This is an old community, 12 years old at that, and the fire protection awareness is relatively poor.
Gu Lu often loses his keys, so he has to resort to this last resort. He will replace it with a fingerprint lock in a few years.
"At noon today, I will cook a pot of chicken soup and then roast duck with konjac," Gu Lu told the reporter and the class teacher, "You can taste my cooking later."
After saying that, Gu Lu went into the kitchen.
"Xiao Gu, there's no need to be so troublesome."
Reporter Wang was very upset. He was born in 1975 and his family was not well off when he was young, but he had never been hungry since he was a child.
Put yourself in his shoes, if he didn’t have enough to eat when he was in school - no, not having enough to eat is not the point, but the parents clearly have the ability to feed the child, but no one cares. The difference between the two is a world of difference in the psychological blow!
(End of this chapter)