Chapter 226 The electric seal sounded
Chapter 226 The phone rings
"Xiao Gu, you taught me a lesson this time!" President Jian was filled with emotion.
Gu Lu used this short story to show that his writing style and literary content have not declined, and he can always improve them if he wants to...
President Jian absolutely believed in Gu Lu’s potential, but he never expected that his manuscript could be directly accepted by People’s Literature with just one try. It was too exaggerated!
Don’t geniuses believe in gradual progress and follow the basic laws?
"I seem to have overlooked one of Xiao Gu's strengths. When he studies a book thoroughly, he can make fine wine."
It is no exaggeration to say that President Jian feels that he cannot compare to the fluent writing skills displayed in "Double Lamps" and "Rui Yun".
Good writing skills do not require a large number of beautiful words or a large number of obscure characters, but rather the ability to perfectly express the scene you want to express with the fewest words.
The last sentence of "Rui Yun", just a dozen words, clearly reveals He Sheng's psychological activities.
"I don't know what Mr. Yu will think when this article is published." President Jian suddenly smiled. He really wanted to see that scene.
President Jian is somewhat convinced that "Hyouka" was not a product of his urging, but a work that could be written at this age.
"Yes, because his work is so good, I almost forgot his age. Xiao Gu is only in the first year of high school this year."
President Jian was in a good mood.
Next, President Jian also saw good news: the sales of "Hyouka" exceeded 15 copies.
"Xiao Gu has three best-selling books." President Jian felt a little worried when he thought about this, because the physical publishing market is not doing well this year.
Even publishing houses have called a book a bestseller if it sells 100,000 copies. The trend is getting worse and worse!
There have been a lot of good news these days. Gu Lu has good news as he received the manuscript fee from MM magazine.
Including the royalties from The Little Prince, his savings exceeded one million!
"I hope the Japanese version doesn't turn out to be too childish. The Little Prince is not suitable for being childish." Gu Lu was sitting in front of his computer. In his mailbox was the Japanese version of The Little Prince, which was translated by Xiangchuan Press in 8 chapters and had about words.
Gu Lu couldn't understand it at all. Even when reading the manuscript, he could only use translation tools to check it out.
The title of the book is "あの時の王子", which Gu Lu translated as "The Prince at that time".
There is no Chuuniburi, just some superfluous adjectives added, such as "ugly".
Gu Lu replied to Xiangchuan Press, and Xiangchuan Press signed a contract for the first print run of 15 copies.
Xiangchuan Press has more confidence in "The Little Prince" than Gu Lu himself.
When MM magazine came to China this time, it also reached an agreement with Gu Lu that any short stories published by Gu Lu could be forwarded to Neon, and MM magazine was willing to act as a "middleman".
Out of politeness, Gu Lu called Zhu Xiang, the editor-in-chief of Science Fiction World.
Novels copied from Japan are bestsellers in Japan, but works by great writer Liu Cixin are better sellers in Japan!
"Science Fiction World" also got off work on time, but Zhu Xiang was on duty today.
"Teacher Gu, what can I do for you?" Xiang Zhuxiang asked, "Is the manuscript assignment about to start?"
The commission that Zhu Xiang mentioned was to write for the school magazine for free. As the editor-in-chief of "Science Fiction World", he had already thought of the topic, "How to write a professional-looking science fiction novel." He could only think of this one thing. As for other matters about novel works, the Penguin Exchange Group would be no problem.
"Oh, not yet. Our school magazine will not start until next semester." Gu Lu had told all the editors he knew about the call for papers in advance.
"It's like this. My science fiction short story will also be published in Neon's SF Magazine, so I told the editor to facilitate publicity." Gu Lu said on the phone.
"SF Magazine? The one that published The Sinking of Neon?" Xiang said to Zhu Xiang. Since he was the editor-in-chief, he must know a little more about this aspect.
While Zhu Xiang was shocked, he also felt that it was quite normal. Teacher Gu's fame had indeed spread throughout Japan.
"No problem, I will report this matter to the editor-in-chief immediately." In response to Zhu Xiang, whether "Science Fiction World" should take this opportunity to promote it is not something he can control.
After finishing the serious business, he hung up the phone so as not to delay the editor-in-charge from working overtime.
After hanging up the number, Gu Lu began to copy "Zizhi Tongjian", learning from Brother Xun's good example!
After four or five days of doing this, Gu Lu discovered the benefits of copying classics. Writing down the text was much more memorable than reading it several times. In the process of copying, he would subconsciously read the annotations for many rare words, which left a deep impression on him.
Xiang Zhuxiang was not the only one who worked overtime. Liu Yong, the editor-in-chief of People's Literature, also did not leave.
Liu Yong accepted a friend request because the note read "Approved by the author of the manuscript, Gu Lu."
"Your QQ name is Ju Chang?" Liu Yong had a bad feeling.
Because if you are in your forties or fifties, it is impossible to have this name!
As for QQ Space - there is nothing in it.
Liu Yong couldn't wait to send a message to the other party [Teacher Gu Lu, your pen name is the same as that of a student writer who has become very famous recently.]
After sending the message, wait for the other party to reply.
The other party didn't reply, and Liu Yong couldn't even do other things well. The main reason was that he had once judged that this Gu Lu could not be the same Gu Lu... Was the slap in the face so quick?
[Juchang: Student writer? If it’s the writer of “The Little Prince” and “Mr. Sherlock Holmes”, then it’s me.]
"?" Liu Yong's mind was full of question marks. This was outrageous and exaggerated.
He was silent for a long time, typing and deleting, and after two or three minutes he sent a message: [No wonder Yu Xinyao called Teacher Gu Lu a genius.]
[Juzhang: Teacher Yu Xinyao is too kind. We need to keep working hard.]
In fact, Liu Yong didn’t believe it. He didn’t believe that a teenage student could have such writing style and core ideas.
I started searching for news about Gu Lu and found a lot of it. Among them, the Young Pioneer reported that Gu Lu was very fond of reading, such as "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", "Zi Bu Yu", "Soushenzhi" and other books.
“I really enjoyed reading it?” Liu Yong exited the webpage. Forget it. He was not a genius, so how could he understand the world of geniuses?
On the other side of the computer, Gu Lu saw that the editor had not responded for a long time, so he went offline.
Just as he was about to go to the bathroom to take a shower, the phone rang. Gu Lu picked it up and took a look.
This phone call -
A strange phone call rang without a name saved, but the number seemed to be rooted deep in my memory and I remembered it instantly.
Gu's mother changed her phone number after her divorce. The original person knew it a long time ago and was familiar with it, but he had never called it.
When I was in the second year of junior high school, I couldn't contact my father and mother. Teacher Li asked if I knew other phone numbers, but I didn't know.
"Mom has a new family and can't be disturbed." The original person was a very considerate person. When he missed his mother, he would use QQ to chat with Gu's mother, which he thought was the most disturbing thing to do.
What are you calling for? Gu Lu frowned and subconsciously wanted to hang up, but then he thought that troubles had to be solved, just like a showdown with Gu's father, so he calmed down and answered the phone.
(End of this chapter)