Chapter 218 Be strong when you encounter strength
Chapter 218 Be strong when you encounter strength
[Work language: x
Character creation: 7
Work concept: 8
Storyline: 9
Detailed description: 8]
President Jian’s grading system is based on a 10-point system, and a passing score represents a level that can be published in the magazine.
To sum up, in his opinion, Gu Lu's scores in four categories were higher than those in magazine publications.
The most special aspect of the scoring is the language of the work - this item not only refers to the writing style, but President Jian's scoring range also includes the strength of the writing, so I won't go into details.
x points, just because the language of Gu Lu's works is unknown, and he becomes stronger when facing stronger opponents!
As the head of a publishing company and having worked in the publishing industry for so many years, he has met writers of all types.
He muttered to himself, "If the language of the work is rated at 7 points, then Xiao Gu's overall score will be one of the three highest-scoring writers I have ever seen."
Finally, I would like to add a premise that the upper limit of X points is 8 points, because I am still young and there is still a certain gap compared with many great writers.
Those who write popular novels, at the top level, are definitely not as good as those who write literary novels.
We really can't continue like this, it's a stretch for Hyouka to get to six points.
After thinking for a long time and unable to come up with a good answer, President Jian found his grandson.
People of the same age definitely understand each other better.
After his grandson came back, President Jian asked hesitantly during dinner.
"Muchuan, Grandpa wants to ask you something. Because of my questions, I delayed the conversation of a writer who is a genius." President Jian asked vaguely, "How can I apologize tactfully? Most importantly, how can I tell him not to worry?"
"Genius writer? Gu Lu?" Jian Muchuan asked immediately, "Is the problem of delay due to poor sales of "Hyouka"? No way, Grandpa, didn't you say before that the sales of "Hyouka" were expected to exceed 20 copies?"
Jian Muchuan is in the third year of junior high school this year. He is very smart. He guessed who he was talking about as soon as he heard the beginning. After all, to him, Gu Lu is also someone else's child.
In the physical book market of the Iron Age, a book selling 15 copies could be called a bestseller, and 20 copies would definitely be good.
"Good sales do not equate to good writing. Xiao Gu is too famous." President Jian shook his head. "Of course this is not good, and it is also compared with Xiao Gu's previous works. Xiao Gu would have written better if I hadn't urged him to submit his manuscript again and again. I was too impatient."
There is another reason that President Jian didn’t mention. If he just writes casually, he can get 200,000 copies. What if Gu Lu becomes less serious in the future?
As the president of a publishing house, he fully feels that the physical publishing industry is becoming more and more star-oriented. Maybe in the next two years, as long as the author is eye-catching enough, even if the book is shit, it can still sell well.
President Jian is very optimistic about Gu Lu’s potential!
"Hyouka is well written! I like Hyouka more than The Little Prince." Jian Muchuan expressed his opinion, "I really like the energy conservation of the protagonist Su Zhemu, and the line 'When you have confidence in yourself, you can't tell others that you have expectations. The so-called expectations are an excuse to give up', I changed this sentence directly into my signature."
Jian Muchuan's father also worked in the publishing industry, so the thing that was most abundant in the family was books. He had no shortage of books to read since he was a child.
"Is it because of this sentence that you want to compete for the flag-raiser position?" President Jian suddenly said.
His grandson had excellent grades, but was very... lazy? Not really. There was no such word as "Buddha" in this era, otherwise it would have been a perfect description of Jian Muchuan.
Just recently, he suddenly became motivated and successfully became the flag-raiser, which surprised President Jian's family.
"That's right." Jian Muchuan nodded guiltily, even though he was actually in a relationship and it had nothing to do with books.
President Jian didn't say anything, because a good book can really change a person's mind. He asked, "Do you think Hyouka wrote better than The Little Prince?"
"The Little Prince feels a bit childish, but my classmates all like Bingka. My friend's catchphrase has become 'I'm curious'. Although I didn't participate in club activities, I felt very involved!" Jian Muchuan said, "I want to apply to Wu No. 8 Middle School, especially I want to join Time Radio." "I also want to go to Ferry Park and take a look..." Jian Muchuan stopped talking abruptly.
I believe everyone has guessed it. In fact, it is Jian Muchuan’s early love that likes this book and also uses "I'm Curious" as a nickname.
"There is still a big gap between the education in Fog City and Sijiu City. In terms of clubs, the schools in Sijiu City will only be better than Fog City." President Jian said. He was also surprised that Bingguo could be so attractive to students?
There have been so many youth campus novels before, but I’ve never seen this... Oh, President Jian has thought it through. He has studied other youth novels. They are either about class bullying or abortion and pregnancy. The explosive content is to attract underage readers to watch, but will any students want to be admitted to such a school?
impossible!
However, Hyouka is completely different. It not only depicts interesting classmates and campus life, but also rich club activities. It has only been on the market for two weeks, and it should become more exaggerated as time goes by.
President Jian, who had figured it out, turned the topic back to business, and Jian Muchuan also thought seriously about his grandfather's question.
"It's actually very simple. Just..."
"Wait," President Jian turned on the recording on his phone, "Let me make a note. My memory isn't as good as yours, Mu Chuan, and I'm also worried that I might forget."
"Uh--"
When Jian Muchuan heard that his grandfather wanted to record a video, his voice unconsciously became much more serious.
It seems that grandpa really cares about the writer named Gu Lu.
Originally, Jian Muchuan had a bad idea, but he didn't say it out loud, which proves that a person's attitude is more likely to influence others.
Gu Lu was affected right away, because the fact that his deskmate was "worried" and "depressed" was almost turning into a tangible black mist.
King Guru did not ask proactively, mainly because after a semester of getting along with CC, Gu Lu knew CC's personality. He was extroverted and lacked autonomy, so he would ask him or Wei Jiao if he was unsure about anything.
Without this step, it only proves that the matter that troubles Qi Caiwei is very serious and it is not convenient to mention it to outsiders.
Since I can’t ask... then... Gu Lu pretended not to notice and dropped his pen. Then when he bent down to pick up the gel pen, he cried out "Ouch" and attracted the attention of his deskmate.
"What's wrong?" Qi Caiwei asked.
"I stepped on my hand while picking up something." said Gu Lu.
"???" Qi Caiwei's little mind was full of question marks. She asked, "How did you do that? You can step on your own hand?"
"The pen was behind me, so I moved my feet back and then stretched out my hands. My center of gravity was unstable when I was sitting, and my raised feet fell on my hands without me noticing." Gu Lu said, "My legs have their own ideas, and I can't control them. Isn't this normal?"
"You know what?" Qi Caiwei whispered, "In our dance circle, this kind of symptom where the hands and feet have their own ideas is called limb incoordination. The specific symptoms are that the hands and feet often move at the same time and cannot distinguish left from right."
Xiao Qinglong, you've reached the end of your words, do you know that? !
Although Gu Lu's hand speed is a little slow, he can use his left hand as flexibly as his right hand, so there is no problem at all.
(End of this chapter)