Chapter 181 This Chinese author is great
Chapter 181 This Chinese author is great
So the question is, how much force is needed to break into a foreign market?
It is reasonable to say that tremendous strength is required. Some authors have spent their entire lives bumping their heads into bruises, but have still not been able to open the slightest gap.
It's easy to say, but once a work by an author becomes popular, this door will be opened permanently and even the most boring works will be introduced.
It depends on whether you can seize the opportunity!
Readers are very forgetful. Two weeks ago, many readers praised "The Walker on the Ceiling" and other works as being wonderful, but in this issue, they simply forgot who Gu Lu was...
It doesn’t matter, the wonderful short stories will attack the memory of Japanese readers——
"Traveling with Stickers" is about a man who carries a kind of paper-cut sticker with him. His twin brother falls in love with the person in the painting and actually enters the painting, but unfortunately...
"The Human Chair" was translated by Yasuda from "人椅" back to its original name "人人间椅", and the content is as its name suggests.
The protagonist of "Love Words on the Abacus" wants to confess, but is too shy to do so. He uses abacus beads as a secret code to confess to his colleague. If he agrees, he will meet at the Ferry Park. The colleague responds that he will definitely go, but the result...
"Mirror Hell" A man who loves mirrors and is obsessed with it finally sees another world in the mirror, and then he goes crazy...
I would like to add that the full text of each issue of "Floating Literature" is about 100,000 words, which is very thick, and there are only four or five authors each time, so it is easy to compare the levels of the authors.
These four stories made Gu Lu's name spread again in a small circle.
“Is the old man who looks exactly like him in Oshie really his twin brother? He feels more like the old man himself. He can come in and out of the painting at any time.”
"The twist in the ending of Suanzhu is too perfunctory, but it is quite interesting in its perfunctory nature, and it is also casual in its interest. It uses romantic codes, so using codes to express love means you are destined to be single for life."
"The author is truly a genius to be able to write about the chair on earth and the mirror hell. These are objects that can be found everywhere, but in his hands they are so chilling."
"I remember this author. He wrote the last issue of Mingzhi. Gu Lu—yes, that's the name."
"His stories are so interesting, both imaginary and realistic, and full of a strong sense of uneasiness. To read the contents of the painting, you have to turn the telescope upside down."
"Mirror Hell and The Chair on Earth are the most satisfying works I have seen in recent years, although these stories have nothing to do with mystery."
The popularity of the Human Chair should be expected.
But why is "Mirror Hell" also popular?
It all comes down to nationality.
Neon’s “craftsman spirit” and “craftsman spirit” are both very famous, right? If you focus on one thing, no matter how small it is, even if it’s steaming rice or mopping the floor, you can become an “immortal”.
The human chair is the protagonist who is a craftsman and has integrated himself with the chair. The mirror is for researching more and more interesting glass. He has spent all his money to build a laboratory and make new glass props. He is in a state of madness and determination!
The former became a demon, and the latter saw the demon.
The description is quite strong. Here is a short excerpt from "Mirror Hell": [The fleas below are as big as wild boars. They are in a dark sea of blood (just a drop of blood looks like a sea), with half of their backs crushed. Their hands and feet are struggling in the air, and they are desperately stretching their mouths out, with a horrible look of dying. I can even imagine them screaming miserably. ...] Use a 50x microscope to observe the fleas that are tortured to death.
It is precisely because it suits the tastes that more readers can discover more content in the article.
Many readers believe that this talented writer with 30 million followers is almost as good as the original five writers of Fu Wenzhi.
Three days later, the first issue of the reader feedback form arrived at the editorial office. "Editor-in-Chief Ohta, the form has been sorted and placed on your desk," said the assistant.
Why would there be other people in an editorial department with only one editor? This requires a little explanation. The Ukibunshi editorial department does not have any contract workers except the editor-in-chief, Shiko Ohta.
The dozen or so people in the editorial department are all temporary workers.
Japan's lifetime employment system has made the country take off, which is really amazing, but when the economy is bad, the drawbacks are exposed. Companies no longer need so many employees, so currently one-third of Japanese people are temporary workers.
"Gu San's work is very suitable for sale in Japan." Ota Shike picked up a document on the table and said, "We urge "Time Mystery" again. We want to sign a long-term contract with Gu San."
I was rejected for a long-term contract last time. 8000 yen per manuscript is indeed not much, but this time it is 9000 yen, an increase of yen.
The assistant picked up the file and was surprised. "Is 11000 yen for a piece of manuscript paper too little? We pay other serial writers at least 15000 to yen..."
Before he could finish his words, the assistant suddenly bowed and apologized, "I'm sorry, Editor Ohta, I didn't mean to question your decision. I'm very sorry."
When you don't have the ability to carry forward traditional skills and overcome your superiors, questioning your superiors is a taboo.
"Finish cleaning the office tonight before leaving," said Shike Ota.
In other words, after cleaning, the matter will be forgotten, the assistant quickly agreed.
But I still don’t understand why the price is so low. Isn’t it going to alienate the author? What if he runs another magazine?
Ota Shike respected Gu Lu very much in terms of his address, and he also appreciated the short stories he wrote, otherwise he would not have urged him to sign a long-term contract twice. Neon's long-term contract is an exclusive contract for a period of time.
That’s respectable — but it won’t interfere with making money, right?
There are so few publications of Chinese short stories that Japan will accept translations that Ota Shike is confident that he will not be able to find any other publication except their "Fuwenzhi".
The reality is the same. "Years and Mysteries" has two cooperating Japanese publications, but the other mystery "Giallo" can't even protect itself.
So don’t talk about win-win situation, Shi Ke Ota will win twice!
Han Zang from "Years of Reasoning" was also taking action. He had no friends in Japan, so he mobilized his connections in the circle and found two international students in Japan.
In a paid way, Japanese international students can search the new issue of "Floating Literature" to see how popular Gu Lu's works are.
The answer is gratifying!
"Floating Literature" has been on sale in Japan for almost a week, and Gu Lu is still the writer with the most attention from readers, while the rest of the writers in this issue have been overshadowed.
Pay attention to the content, and then pay attention to the author.
A Neon reader discovered that——
"Ferry Park, Suokou Hill, Danzishi, these are some of the place names that appear frequently. They don't look like our Japanese place names. Are these places where writers live?"
"This should be the second time the place name Suokou Hill has been mentioned. The last time was when the ceiling was poisoned. I'm more curious whether there really is a mirror villa in Danzishi as described in Mirror Hell."
"The writer must have never been to Japan, so I can see the awkwardness in the article, but the article is very good. I wonder if he has written a novel?"
Wait for discussion.
(End of this chapter)