Chapter 172 A masterpiece of youth campus
Chapter 172 A masterpiece of youth campus
"Is this the legendary big boss?" The shock on Qi Caiwei's face has not dissipated. The office where the teacher rests is not so spacious and there is no computer!
"Ding ding——" A new message popped up on Penguin, and Gu Lu clicked it to see. It was the editor-in-chief of Science Fiction World who added Zhu Xiang as a friend and sent a message.
[Xiang Zhuxiang: I was wondering which science fiction master had such a good writing ability, and it turned out to be Mr. Gu Lu. I have read many of Mr. Gu’s short stories, and they are all very wonderful, but I never thought that science fiction could be so wonderful.]
[To Zhu Xiang: I often hear that Mr. Gu Lu is "you can learn anything you watch, and you can become what you learn." I'm curious and want to know what works Mr. Gu Lu has read? He suddenly started writing science fiction. If it's not convenient for me to answer, forget it. I'm just curious.]
Gu Lu felt somewhat happy upon seeing this. Now he no longer had to repeat the conversations like “I’m only sixteen” and “How is it possible that I’m sixteen”.
His reputation as an expert in imitation has spread widely in the industry.
[I have read Clarke’s “Voices from the Sky” and “2001: A Space Odyssey”] Gu Lu replied.
Gu Lu concentrates on communicating with the editors-in-charge. Now there are editors of various magazines on his list.
Qi Caiwei, who was standing next to her, was not studying. Her eyes widened. What the hell! The computer was connected to the Internet.
You know, we are not allowed to bring cell phones to school, but you can access the Internet at any time in this activity center. Are you still in the Eighth Prison?
How are you different from your brothers and sisters?!
"Did the sound of my typing disturb you?" Gu Lu asked when he saw Qi Caiwei standing there in a daze. In fact, he was already very careful.
"Hehe, Brother Gulu, was this computer specially arranged by the school for you to write novels?" Qi Caiwei asked. She also thought that Gu Lu deserved this special treatment.
"Of course not, it's just that the publication company needs to use computers to look up information, so computers are part of the club's equipment, just like the Time Radio uses the radio room." Gu Lu replied. This was the wording that Director Hu had said, and he conveyed it verbatim.
Can it be the same? The Time Radio Station can only use the broadcasting room for a short time when it is broadcasting, and you have the key with you, so you can come whenever you want, Qi Caiwei thought.
"Besides, I have classes every day, so I don't need it." Gu Lu said, "I go home directly at noon and after school. My home is only about ten minutes away from the school."
"That's true, but it's really cool to have such a secret base!" Qi Caiwei said, "Can I join the publication company?"
"Even if you join, you can't come to the publication company if there are no activities. Besides, the club is still doing the preliminary work and hasn't started recruiting students yet," said Gu Lu.
"It's okay, it's okay. I'll sign up first." Qi Caiwei felt that compared with the publication society, the Shuren Literature Society was weak.
"Okay, I'll put you in line." Gu Lu nodded.
The next moment, drip——
[A masterpiece of youth campus] [Let the novel stage shine into the city] [The author's only representative work] Transformed into the "Classics Series"
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Three question marks are necessary to express Gu Lu’s current state of mind. What kind of novel is this?
He hadn't heard it.
Gu Lu stood up and left the computer, then leaned on another sofa and pretended to take a nap.
"Take a break. I'm just a little tired." Gu Lu said.
"Oh oh," Qi Caiwei stopped disturbing her deskmate. She lowered her head and began to study, although she was still excited.
Closing his eyes and reading the text in his mind, Gu Lu saw a very familiar name:
[Volume 1 Ice Confectionery
A Letter from Benares
Oreki Houtarou:
Greetings are omitted.
I am currently in Benares. Most Japanese people call it this way, but I feel that the pronunciation of the old name "Varanasi" seems to be closer to the local dialect.
...]
"Huh? The Classical Series is the original novel of Hyouka?" Gu Lu thought that was normal.
Oreki Houtarou, the energy-saving king and one of the four kings of Neon High School, is very popular, especially in the adapted animation. Many students like to use Oreki Houtarou as their avatar.
"If it's this novel, it really brings the novel into reality, even though it was with the help of the anime "Hyouka"."
"In Takayama City, the prototype city of Hyouka, the local government even released a map with detailed markings of the scenes that appear in each episode of the anime and novel for tourists to visit, which also greatly boosted the local tourism industry."
Gu Lu thought it was "Heart-Falling".
Sighing slightly, can I write Japanese campus stories? Gu Lu suddenly thought of it. But it seems that American campus stories like "Heartbeat" are even more difficult to write.
"Let me think about it. The essence of Hyouka is a school mystery, and it's very authentic. If it's about various clubs, No. 8 Middle School happens to have them too. Campus festivals are equivalent to school celebrations..."
It seems that if it comes to editing, "Hyouka" is simpler than "Perseverance".
If I could write it and change the setting of the story to No. 8 Middle School, this book would become the most powerful propaganda tool...
"Whether I can copy it or not depends on whether I can finish reading the whole story. I have only watched the anime, and I don't remember the plot being as outrageous as "After School." Gu Lu pondered.
In addition, why was Gu Lu combined? First, when the junior high school classmates had a reunion, what they said during the chat overlapped with the lines in the novel, but it was not clear what it was specifically, as everyone was talking at the time.
The items in the owned works are…
In the novel, the protagonist Oreki comes to the activity center of the Classical Club, and then meets the heroine Chitanda Eru in the club office (the club office is the activity center), thus starting his energy-saving student life.
"The item should not simply be the club activity center, because if it is an activity center, then it should have been triggered when I got the key from Director Hu last month, but it was only triggered now... To be precise, the item should be [a club activity center with a female member]." Gu Lu made a rough guess in his mind.
It was really an unexpected success. Gu Lu was planning to produce "The Convenience Store of Sorrow", but he never thought that he would succeed unexpectedly.
It was almost done. Gu Lu stood up and continued to chat with his editor Xiang Zhu in front of the computer. At the same time, he also finalized the cover of "Mr. Holmes". The painter's chicken without hair was quite to his liking.
[When will Mr. Holmes be published? I can arrange time to promote it.]
[When will Yesterday's Park be published? I can arrange time to promote it.]
Before leaving the activity center, Gu Lu sent messages to the editors of Xinxing Publishing House and New Youth Publishing House, quit QQ, and turned off the computer.
"Hey, if I had brought a cell phone, I could have made a call." Gu Lu muttered.
"Brother Gulu, is this warehouse safe?" Qi Caiwei asked, "Except for Brother Gulu who has the key, can anyone else get in?"
"I'm the only one who has the key," Gu Lu said, "You have to clean the activity room yourself, so the cleaning lady doesn't have the key either. It should be safe, otherwise the computer wouldn't be placed here."
"Brother Gulu, you can bring your phone and leave it here. No one will come to check it anyway." Qi Caiwei said, "It's just like the Peace Hotel in No. 8 Middle School. No matter how dangerous the situation is, it's safe here."
"Your suggestion is very valuable for reference." Gu Lu nodded.
The two talked and prepared to lock the door and leave.
Qi Caiwei poked her head out and looked around - making sure that there was no one in the corridor before letting Gu Lu come out quickly.
"Why is it like being a thief?" Gu Lu asked.
"It must be kept confidential. The news from the publishing house cannot be leaked. It's an unsolved mystery on campus!" Qi Caiwei said.
"It's not something shameful, it's just that the preliminary preparations have not been completed," Gu Lu said, "The vice president and I are still working hard, so we haven't publicized it."
"Who is the vice president? Even a publishing company has a vice president?!" Qi Caiwei was not convinced that there was actually someone who got there earlier than her.
"We'll know when it's announced." Gu Lu said, "How's it? Better than studying in the school library, right?"
Gu Lu didn't know why he wanted to change the subject.
"It's much better. Although there's only a wall between us, it's much quieter." Qi Caiwei responded.
Overall, Gu Lu was quite satisfied with his first visit to Director Hu's upgraded activity room today.
Even if Gu Lu doesn’t want to go home at noon, he can just take a nap on the sofa in the activity room.
As the two were walking across the playground, the dormitory bell rang to remind the students to get up.
Qi Caiwei has a lot of experience in this regard. When she lies on the bed in the dormitory, she can't fall asleep for a nap, but she feels sleepy when she goes to the classroom, especially the first class in the afternoon.
My eyelids were fighting, and as they fought, they became entangled with each other.
"By the way, Brother Gulu, I have one more thing that I almost forgot to tell you." Qi Caiwei suddenly said.
Gu Lu walked on, signaling Qi Caiwei to continue speaking with his eyes.
"I watched The Metamorphosis a few days ago, the one about Kafka, not the variety show on Mango TV." Qi Caiwei said, "I also found a book theme online, but after I finished reading it, I felt something was wrong."
"'Super Boy'?" Gu Lu wondered, has Mango TV started this harmful variety show so early?
He asked, "Which season is the one on Mango TV?"
"I haven't watched much, it seems to be the fifth season?" Qi Caiwei said roughly.
"Oh ok, go on." Gu Lu said.
"I just felt that the article I read didn't reflect the theme," Qi Caiwei said, "so I felt very conflicted after reading it."
This is a good thing. Feeling that you can’t see it is also a subjective point of view when reading the book.
Gu Lu said, "Then you should find a theme that you think is more to your liking."
"Oh, ok." Qi Caiwei said, "Brother Gulu, have you read this book?"
"I've seen it." Gu Lu said.
Qi Caiwei asked: "Brother Gulu, after reading this book, what do you think the theme of this book is?"
"It should be what I represent. After I become a bug and lose all my social attributes, what am I still?" Gu Lu said. "That's what I see."
"Then I'll use this point of view." Qi Caiwei said immediately.
"...The views I see may not be suitable for you." Gu Lu said.
"Brother Gulu must be right!" Qi Caiwei said firmly.
This kind of personality is really easy to be influenced by KTV.
A few days later, it was cloudy.
What Gu Lu was most worried about happened. Wearing less became a "trend" for the boys in Class 10 to prove their masculinity, and seven or eight boys in the class followed suit.
Anyway, Gu Lu is afraid of the cold, so he will definitely not follow the crowd.
After school at noon, Gu Lu rushed to the nearest newsstand.
"Excuse me, is there any Science Fiction World?"
"No? Ok thank you."
His science fiction short story was published in this issue of "Science Fiction World"!
(End of this chapter)