Chapter 186 Soft Ban

Chapter 186 Soft Ban

Chapter 186 Soft Ban
Gu Lu, who was in the first class, was studying the lucky pen. "Exams and all that" seemed to be the name of a song, right? Later, this song was removed from the shelves because the title did not conform to the core values, but it can still be heard now.

"Class 10 only has quick-tongued students but no sharp-tongued ones. What a pity. I miss them a little bit—" Gu Lu stopped his thoughts. What the hell? Why would he miss the students with sharp tongues?

But speaking of that Wang Jianguo? Anyway, his name was Wang Jian or something. Although Gu Lu had been ridiculed before, now thinking about it, he really didn't have any hatred towards him.

[I. Basic knowledge (15 points, 3 points per question)
1. Among the following groups of words, the one with the correct pronunciation of the underlined characters is ()
A. Zanshe (zan) tidy up (chi) make mistakes (pi) send a child to Qi (qi)
B. Be among the heavy (ji) torrents (pang) cunning (xie) early risers and late sleeps (su)
...]
During the three-day exam, some students lost four or five kilograms, but of course that is an isolated case.

Final grades will be released four days later.

The students were checking their answers. "What's your answer to the question about randomly drawing a ball and recording m?" "It seems to be 13/16." "Are you sure? Isn't it 3/16?"...

Some students were wondering how bad the mixed doubles test was. Yes, many people knew they had failed as soon as they finished the exam, such as Lu Ping.

"Brother Gulu, do you think my Chinese grades can improve this time?"

"…If you use the time you spend writing love letters to practice writing essays, you will definitely make progress, but it is very dangerous now." Gu Lu didn't say it in the end. It was useless to talk about deep things with someone who had just met for a short time.

"Oh, if I had known earlier I would have tried harder and listened to you, Brother Gulu." Lu Ping's face was full of regret.

You are not regretting not practicing writing essays, but knowing that you are about to have close contact with the seven wolves.

Gu Lu listened to Lu Ping's mumbling, but the latter just wanted to use this method to relieve his tension.

He got up and walked around the flower bed outside, and unexpectedly met the sneaky dog ​​Tian Xiao.

"Brother Gulu, can you lend me 2 yuan?" Tian Xiao said cautiously, as if he were a thief. "I'll use my PS as collateral, and I have several hundred yuan in pocket money every month, so I can pay it back."

Gu Lu's first reaction was, "Five hundred dollars? Did someone bully you?!"

Xiabao is a dialect in Wudu, which refers to extorting money or beating others.

"If so, tell the teacher immediately. Giving money won't solve the problem." Gu Lu continued. It's no wonder Gu Lu thought so. Five hundred yuan is really a lot for students, and he asked for such a large sum of money suddenly and secretly.

The reason why Tian Xiao went to him was probably because he knew that there were only two or three people in the entire class who could borrow the money, and Gu Lu was one of them.

"Not really. I wanted to go to Beijing during the winter vacation, but I was short of money for the trip." Tian Xiao told him everything, "This year's National Pen Spinning Competition will be held in Beijing."

Gu Lu was silent for a while, not knowing what to say, "Tian Xiao, your parents probably won't agree, right?"

Looking at the other person's expression, Gu Lu knew that his guess was correct, "Are you going to attend without telling your parents?"

"I have to go. This is a rare opportunity. I am the champion of the Southwest Region," Tian Xiao said. "If I tell them, they will definitely not agree. They have always been against me spinning pens, thinking it is not a proper job."

"..." Oops, Gu Lu actually thought so too. He felt that if he couldn't make money from it, it could only be a hobby at best.

"Does he get any prize money for participating in this competition?" Gu Lu asked.

"The champion gets three thousand yuan." Tian Xiao said.

"Are you confident that you can win the championship?" Gu Lu asked.

"The opponents are very strong. Sanbi Chakra and Jin Xi from South Korea are both coming to participate. It's a bit difficult." Tian Xiao mentioned two names in a row. They were very famous in the pen spinning circle, but Gu Lu had never heard of them.

I can't even make back the costs, Gu Lu thought, five hundred yuan isn't a lot, but if anything happens to Tian Xiao, I'll be responsible for it.

Gu Lu's memory merged with his original body's. Although he had no memory of some things and the hormones in his body made some of his behaviors childish, he still had the memory of an adult and thought ahead and behind when doing things.

"Well, forget it if it doesn't work." Tian Xiao saw that Gu Lu hadn't spoken for a long time, so she tried to smooth things over. "Actually, I've saved up enough money, so I can go there by train. I just want to save some money for self-defense. It's no big deal."

"What is the exact time?" Gu Lu asked.

"what?"

"I say, when exactly is the pen spinning competition?" Gu Lu asked.

"February 17th." Tian Xiao responded.

The New Year's Eve of 12 is February th. After the New Year, Gu Lu said, "I also want to go to Beijing. Let's go together so that we can take care of each other."

"Eh?" Tian Xiao looked at Gu Lu and immediately said, "Brother Gulu, there's really no need for you to make a special trip just for me.

"What do you mean I'm making a special trip just for you? What's the face?" Gu Lu said, "I'm going to attend the Beijing Writers Association meeting, which is also in February. You can stay in the same hotel with me and save on hotel and meal expenses. This way you will have enough money and you don't have to borrow money." "!" Tian Xiao's eyes were filled with gratitude, like the endless torrent of the river, or the uncontrollable flood of the Yellow River.

"Brother Gulu, you are my real brother." Tian Xiao said.

"No, no, I just think that it would be great if someone could give a hand on the way to pursuing a goal." Gu Lu said that no one helped him in his previous life, and this time he wanted to be the one who helped others.

The key is that this can ensure Tian Xiao's safety. If Gu Lu goes to Beijing, President Jian will definitely receive him.

"That's great, brother. You are truly a dream investor. You will be my real brother from now on. If you ask me to go east, I will never..."

"Stop, stop, stop. Stop saying such meaningless things." Gu Lu stopped him.

After returning to the classroom, Teacher Gao said a few words and then school was dismissed.

However, many students did not leave because they still had things to report to the members.

Of course, they are core members. Although Gu Lu is the face of the basketball club, he is not a core member...

Back home——

A bolt from the blue bad news!

Han Zang said, "Teacher Xiao Gu, we have been soft-banned."

The word used is "we", which represents that we share the same hatred with the writers.

The bid offered by "Floating Literature" was too low. When Gu Lu wanted to discuss the conditions, the other party backed off and said that they would no longer accept Gu Lu's manuscripts. In addition, the remaining two manuscripts, "One-Inch Master" and "Non-Human Love", were also rejected and would not be published.

The threat of Chi Guoguo!

"Can we find other publications?" Gu Lu asked. He was reluctant to give up the popularity he had worked so hard to gain overseas.

“Editor-in-Chief Gao has already used his connections, but…” Han Zang hesitated to speak.

Gu Lu understood, and his connections were exhausted. "Editor Han, what is your opinion?"

"In fact, the royalties offered by Fu Wenzhi are much higher than those in China." Han Zang implied that this was acceptable.

"Editor Han, please wait a moment," Gu Luxian said into the phone, then found a pen and started writing and drawing in the draft book.

[The Little Prince was priced at 28 yuan, with a royalty of 9%, and the revenue from three print runs exceeded one million yuan.

The savings from serializing novels is 13 yuan…]
The third printing was about 55 copies, but the sales volume just exceeded copies.

Chinese writers basically sign sales royalties contracts, which means that they can only share the profits after the works are sold.

Unlike Japan, as long as the copies are printed, the publishing house will pay the writers even if the copies are piled up in the warehouse, so it is more appropriate to call it printing tax.

Gu Lu's handwriting on the draft paper was extremely sloppy, comparable to "doctor's writing". It can be said that no one could understand it except himself.

Before crossing over, he was selling things in the channel for money and had no chance to resist. After crossing over, he was still being slaughtered. Wasn't it all in vain that he crossed over? !
"Then we don't agree. We won't publish One-Cun Master and Non-Human Love." Gu Lu currently has the financial resources to do so.

"That's a shame." Han Zang said, "There are very few writers who are popular abroad, and in the field of mystery, you are the only one."

"I haven't given up. I plan to find someone to translate "Flower Rice", "Singing to the Moon in the White Room" and "Owl Man" and participate in Neon's award selection." Gu Lu's idea was simple. Winning the award would break the deadlock!

He participated in the ALL Reading Newcomer Novel Award, Naoki Prize, and Neon Thriller Award respectively.

The Naoki Prize is Japan's highest popular fiction award. Even if the original work wins, he may not be able to get it as a Chinese, but he still has hope for the other two!

As long as Neon wins an award, it will be published, especially the thriller novel award. It was jointly established by Kadokawa Shoten Co., Ltd. and Fuji Co., Ltd. If the award is won, Kadokawa will publish it, and Fuji TV will adapt it into a TV series or movie.

"This..." Han Zang was shocked by Gu Lu's brilliant idea. If he couldn't find a journal to submit his article to, he could submit it to an award?

What an idea! Considering the brilliance of Mr. Gu’s short story, maybe… there is hope!

"Teacher Gu, I support you." Han Zang said loudly, "Fu Wenzhi really went too far this time."

(End of this chapter)