Chapter 202 Gu Lu's Small Peak
Chapter 202 Gu Lu's Small Peak
"Now our problem has been solved. The only obstacle left is how to generate revenue," said Li Guyuan. "There are more than 60 schools. We need to send at least 10 copies to each school. So we need to print about 700 copies per issue. This is not a small amount of money."
"Don't worry, I have a solution for this matter." Gu Lu looked at the other party's suspicious eyes and couldn't help but say, "As the president, I still have to do something."
"Okay, President. No problem, President." Li Guyuan chose to trust the President. Then he rubbed his hands and asked, "When do we start?"
"Wait a little longer." Gu Lu said, "I'm waiting for the right time."
What is the right time? Li Guyuan wondered.
The Japanese magazine "Mystery.Magazine" seized the opportunity and turned around to stab "Fuwenzhi".
The editorial department made a poster to introduce the writers who were discovered with a large sum of money (in fact, the remuneration in Japan is only above average).
The name is too long, so let’s call it MM magazine for short.
The cartoonist who designed the poster is the popular Fujimaki Tadashi. His comic "Kuroko's Basketball", which was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" in 09, was the second best-selling comic in Japan in 12.
There's nothing wrong with saying it's very popular!
To be honest, MM magazine did not ask Gu Lu for a photo. The editorial department asked Fujimaki to "draw these two characteristics of the precocious young genius. You can express the rest freely."
So, let's take a look at Fujimaki Tadashi's free play——
The background of the picture is a school classroom. He is sitting on a leather sofa that resembles a throne. He is wearing DK (a bit similar to the Teiko school uniform), but the jacket is draped over his body like a cloak.
The eyes are contemptuous and the character's movements are like a dozing emperor.
[The genius of the empire] [The great commotion of 30 million people in the empire] [Eyes that see through human nature, amazing precocity]
There is another paragraph at the bottom of the poster:
"Okay! I'll give you the chance to challenge me. Let me show you how insignificant you are."
New works: "Ichi-inch Hoshi", "Non-human Love", "Flower and Grass Bento", "Moon Song", and "Owl Man" are being released one after another, so stay tuned.
If you look closely at the poster, you can see details. There is an outline of a human hand on the sofa, which is the chair on earth. There is also a human figure hidden on the ceiling in the background, corresponding to the two representative works.
Fortunately, the poster did not circulate in China, otherwise it would be another big project for the toes.
"Editor-in-Chief Sato, I heard that Gu Lu-san has another long novel." Xiao Qi, the editor in charge of contacting Gu Lu, reported.
Sato gestured to the other party to continue with interest, and Xiao Qi continued, "The Little Prince has a sales volume of nearly 600,000 in China. It is a fairy tale novel."
"Wait," Sato looked at his staff with a questioning look, "Fairy tale?"
"Hi!" Xiao Qie responded, "Gu Lusang is famous in China for writing fairy tales. Yu Xinyaosang even commented that it was "a work written for adults. Thank you for this work."
"Yu Xin Yaosang? The Chinese critic who wrote the 'Neon Works Illustrated Book'?" Sato asked.
Xiao Qie nodded, "Yu Sang highly recommends The Little Prince."
"Neon Works Picture Book" is a collection of reviews of modern Neon novels. It was very popular in Tokyo for a while in 2005.
But in 07, Japanese national sentiment was on the rise, and after the slogan "Why should Chinese people evaluate Japanese works" was raised, this book lost its market.
Sato had read the illustrated book and knew Yu Xinyao's level, so he knew that this evaluation certificate would definitely be acceptable.
"It's hard to imagine that this is a fairy tale novel written by Gu Lu." Sato was silent, but he asked Xiao Qie to find a translator to translate one or two passages for him to take a look.
Whether introduced or not, Sato's curiosity has reached its peak.
"Hi!" Xiao Qi agreed. After the editor left the office and gently closed the door, Editor-in-Chief Sato looked at the magazine "Fuwenzhi" at hand and bought the two issues that serialized Gu Lu's articles.
"Is there really a writer who can master both styles?" This is Sato's inner question.
In MM magazine, the new issue publishes the story of Ichisunboshi and Non-Human Love, which was returned by Ububunshi.
Kazuma Yasuda is a really nice person. On the day the magazine came out, he immediately advertised for Gu Lu on his social media platform.
Junji Ito: [Master Gu Lu’s new work has arrived! His new work has been published in Mystery Magazine, I already support it! I also want to adapt Inhuman Love!]
With the cooperation of the magazine and Junji Ito's publicity, this time was a small peak of Gu Lu's fame in Japan!
"Still the same style, perverted and dark. I declare Gu Lu the most perverted high school student! No one in Japan can challenge him."
"Did Mystery Magazine poach writers from Floating Magazine? Hahaha, that's rare. This is what inhuman love tastes like."
"It's unbelievable. We in Japan can't compare to China in terms of genius. Why can't we even compare to perverts? Can we do an exclusive interview? I want to know more about the genius of the Empire."
"Ito Junji's human head balloon gives people nightmares. I read it with the thought of what kind of writer could inspire Ito Junji. After reading the latest two stories, no wonder! I understand!"
“Is the promotional poster based on the person himself?”
The popularity that Gu Lu had accumulated in Fuwenzhi exploded in MM magazine!
This is what it means to make wedding clothes for others.
As mentioned before, the readership of "Floating Literature" is very fixed, but this issue has fallen far below the average.
Gu Lu certainly does not have that much appeal alone. To be more precise, he has not yet grown into a writer who can lead his readers.
But there was such a situation among the readers:
"Huh? Why did Gu Lu, the author of Fu Wen Zhi, go to the rival company?"
"Gu Lu...his writing style is unique. Why don't you buy "Mystery Magazine" today? I really like "The Human Chair". I'll buy "Floating Literature" next time."
"Definitely next time."
Not all readers are so generous as to be able to buy two magazines at a time; most of them have a priority.
Next time, there will definitely be more readers, so sales will decline.
One can imagine how Ota Shiko, the editor-in-chief of "Ubunshi", felt...
Anyway, it was a happy day for Gu Lu, and he came to the fish hotpot alone.
Today is Thursday. There are not many people in the store in the afternoon, only one or two tables scattered around.
It's OK to eat hot pot alone! As soon as Gu Lu approached, the aroma of chili and pepper wafted over, whetting his appetite.
"Young writer, you're here by chance today. Let me introduce you to a real writer." The shop owner introduced Gu Lu enthusiastically.
"He's a great poet, his pen name is Tu Liang, and he's also a member of the Wudu Writers Association. His last poetry collection, "On the Road in a Dream," sold 60,000 copies," the shop owner said. "When you make some achievements in the future, you can ask Uncle Tu to take you to the Writers Association."
The shop owner has pure kindness. He wants to help students who love writing meet real writers so that they will have an easier time in the future.
(End of this chapter)