Chapter 210 3 Books Released
Chapter 210 Three Books Released
The reason why the students were "surrounded by zombies" was that Dou Ke went to Xinhua Bookstore and accidentally saw a video on the LED display screen of the mall -
The content of the video was widely known after Dou Ke's imitation, which aroused the interest of his classmates.
"Tadpole, another one, that one."
"Yes, we want to see it again."
"Let's charge again with our brothers!"
The classmates encouraged Dou Ke to repeat the imitation show that he had done before Gu Lu came to the class.
Dou Ke couldn't resist his classmates' enthusiasm, so he started as well.
"Ahem." Dou Ke cleared his throat.
"I am a talented mystery writer. My mystery novels are the only ones included in the official excellent catalogue of Sherlock Holmes."
"I am a talented short story writer. My short stories are loved by many readers and span multiple genres."
"I'm……"
“Shut up!” Gu Lu looked at Dou Ke’s exaggerated expression and his toes almost bit through the soles of his shoes while singing those lines.
To cooperate with the promotion, Gu Lu recorded videos on Saturday and Sunday. After all, it was for sales.
In addition, the idea of serial releases was also proposed by Gu Lu, and we must not let down at the critical moment.
He only felt a little awkward during the recording, but overall it felt okay. But now that someone else was imitating him, it really made Gu Lu break down instantly.
Gu Lu seemed a little angry. Dou Ke froze instantly and didn't dare to continue speaking his lines...
"I told you to go to the market, but you refused. Stop watching. Morning reading has begun. Otherwise, the head teacher will come and make you stand in the corner as punishment." Li Guyuan helped persuade the students who were watching to leave.
In Sichuan dialect, "dihuang" means to tear down someone else's performance.
Seeing that the parties were unhappy, they all realized that the joke had gone too far and went back to the classroom obediently. Even Zeng Jie didn't say much, mainly because he preferred to reply to the teacher's words, which was more exciting.
Although Li Guyuan was laughing happily at the time, his buddy was angry, so he still had to help maintain order.
"Isn't this just like going right up close to the opponent?" Li Guyuan said to Dou Ke.
Dou Ke wanted to apologize, but seeing Gu Lu's frosty face, he couldn't say anything and returned to his seat silently.
Morning reading takes place in this atmosphere.
Gu Lu followed the sound of reading and his thoughts were scattered. He was a person with a strong professional ethics, so he tried his best to cooperate with the publisher's publicity plan. Now he thought about the nationwide rollout of this video...
Thinking of this, Gu Lu felt a little regretful. Should he report it to the publishing house and ask them to change the video to a more suitable one?
Forget it, there’s no need for that. As long as it doesn’t delay my making some extra money, Gu Lu tried to vent his emotions.
Gu Lu has been very silent today. He was thinking about taking a few days off.
But in the eyes of outsiders, Gu Lu was still angry about what happened in the morning, and he didn't dare to disturb his deskmate Qi Caiwei, who usually talked and laughed with him.
I didn’t even dare to show my reading notes to the other party. Qi Caiwei—she has strong empathy but is timid.
If her own "embarrassing things" were brought to light, she would definitely be even more unhappy.
Qi Caiwei tried to strike up a conversation cautiously, twice.
The first time was during the third class in the morning. "Gulu, I heard a joke and want to share it with you."
The second time was during the second class in the afternoon. "I was in such a hurry to go out today that I put my T-shirt on backwards. If Wei Jiao hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known."
Qi Caiwei told jokes and analyzed her own embarrassing moments to make her deskmate happy, but it seemed to have little effect. She could only do this... Qi Caiwei deliberately dropped her pen on the ground, and when she bent down to pick up the pen and raised her head, she deliberately bumped it against the desk, making a "bang" sound, accompanied by a cry of pain.
It definitely wasn't hit that hard. The crisp sound was made by Qi Caiwei's hands.
"Ah, you..." Gu Lu couldn't help but laugh. He knew he shouldn't laugh, but the other person's slightly embarrassed look made him laugh.
"Be careful, this isn't the first time." Gu Lu used his professional skills to hold back his laughter and then said a few words of comfort.
"This is the first time. The previous one was on the left side!" Qi Caiwei was still stubborn, "This time it was on the right side."
“So you’re going to bump left and right to form a pair of dragon horns and turn into a little green dragon?” Gu Lu couldn’t help laughing.
"Yes! Cheng Xiao Qinglong, I will knock you to the ground the first moment." Qi Caiwei breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the seriousness on her deskmate's face disappear.
It's not just Qi Caiwei who is anxious, but also Dou Ke.
Tadpole was nervous because he was worried about offending Gu Lu and then being isolated.
"Tangyuan, although there were some mistakes in my morning self-study, wasn't Gulu's reaction too exaggerated..." Dou Ke didn't dare to find the person involved directly, so he could only find the classmate who had the best relationship with Gu Lu.
"Exaggerated? Let me give you an example..." Li Guyuan thought and organized his words, "I'm comparing it to your behavior. I posted a hypocritical sentence on QQ space, and then the next day my bad friend said it in front of everyone - do you feel the same way?"
[I’m too lazy to pick out nice clothes, my original self is the best.
At that time, my love for you was as solid as a rock, but that day you said something that hurt me, and I stopped clinging to you. Everything was hindering us, including you...
I like to go home alone and listen to music alone, because this is the time that belongs only to me. ]
The above are the three posts that Dou Ke thought of that he posted recently. If they were read out by others, it would be so ridiculous!
"How should I apologize?" Dou Ke said.
"I don't think it's necessary to make it too exaggerated. Just apologize sincerely. Gulu is easy to talk to." Li Guyuan said, "But don't do it next time. If you want to joke, it's okay for two or three people to joke in private, but doing it in front of the whole class is a bit too much."
After school in the afternoon, Dou Ke came to apologize.
"I overreacted. I shouldn't have been so angry." Gu Lu said, "It's not a big deal, but this promotional video, is it that much? I mean, have you seen it anywhere else?"
"I think the Xinhua Bookstore in the mall should have it..."
Dou Ke’s incident foreshadowed the start of the promotion of Gu Lu’s three books.
Subtitle of Yesterday's Park: Gu Lu's Short Stories
Mr. Holmes subtitle: Tricks of the Mind
Subtitle of "Hyouka": Literature Club Series
The subtitle is supposed to be a supplement to the book title, but nowadays all books need a gimmick, so the subtitle may be the name the author of the book originally wanted to use.
The name of the last subtitle was suggested by the editor, and was discussed between the editor-in-chief and the writer of the Children's and Juvenile Literature Publishing House.
The Classical Literature Research Society in the original text, also known as the Classical Department, is too niche. Looking across the country, even in Shanghai and Beijing, there are no similar societies, so it has become a more ordinary literary society.
At the same time, the editor-in-chief of the Children and Juvenile Literature Publishing House also explained that if we want to play with reality, we should carry it through to the end.
For example, the currently-prepared "Eight Kinds" could be directly replaced with "Hyouka".
"Teacher Gu, I have something to say but I'm not sure if I should. After thinking about it, I'll say it. The name 'Eight Kinds' is really ugly. I don't know what the name 'Hyouka' means, but at first glance it's full of youthful campus atmosphere."
Gu Lu, who despised Li Guyuan for being a bad namer, never expected that he would also be despised for being a bad namer...
However, he was deeply shocked and rejected the editor's suggestion, but he also began to think about changing the name to a better one than the eight.
Gu Lu would never admit that he was bad at naming.
(End of this chapter)