Chapter 229 Gu Lu's Power
Chapter 229 Gu Lu's Power (5000 words)
"It is good to read more extracurricular books. The specific benefits are clearly reflected in Gu Lu. It is because he reads so many extracurricular books that he can write so many works. You can learn from him." A Chinese teacher at a foreign school.
"'If There Was No Li Bai', 'Echoing Shadow', 'Why Are the Chinese So Confident', have you discovered the characteristics of Gu Lu's three essays? That's right, they all use a lot of historical materials to lay the foundation. Facts have proved that learning history well is helpful for good writing." A history teacher at a foreign school.
"Look at the designs of some planets in The Little Prince. Although they are fanciful, they have a certain geographical basis. Gu Lu must like geography." A geography teacher at a foreign school.
"I bet that Gu Lu's grades in math, physics and chemistry must be pretty good. You can tell by reading some of the science fiction novels he wrote." A math teacher at a foreign school.
Just as Zhang Yudong said, Gu Lu is too famous in the student circle, and this fame was brought by the news and teachers. The above are just occasional mentions by teachers.
This situation is like a stamp of thought. How do you expect students to face the game between Gu Lu and others?
Even if some students know that Gu Lu is good at writing, but not necessarily good at public speaking and debate, they will still feel unsure.
"Why do I feel like the people from other schools are looking at us?" Wang Mingjing said, and then realized something was wrong, "No, they're not looking at us, they're looking at the advisors!"
In the past, classmates in the club would call me advisor, but it was actually more like a nickname, but now the respect connotation of this title is more obvious.
Zhou Lin is making final arrangements for the members.
Students from other schools also struggled to calm down and waited for the meeting to begin.
"That Gu Lu is here? I've heard of this young man before."
The competition is organized by the semi-official and semi-non-profit organization "Fog City Model United Nations Association". The current host is the association's president, a retired leader from the Fog City Communist Youth League.
President Zhao ran to No. 8 Middle School. Logically, he would serve as the "Chairman of the Presidium" in this competition, and it was against the rules for him to run down and say something to a certain school.
But after the city's Communist Youth League was demoted to a semi-public welfare organization, President Zhao became more indifferent and did things more according to his own temperament.
I have heard of Gu Lu's fame for a long time and have also studied his works.
"I've heard from Teacher Mo that Xiao Gu is a rare genius student," President Zhao said, "I can tell from his eyes that he is very smart and different from ordinary students."
What's the difference between this and a beam of spiritual light shooting out from the top of your head? Gu Lu thought to himself, but said, "Chairman Mo is too flattering. I still have a lot to learn."
As the current figurehead of the Fog City Writers Association, it is normal for Mo Huaiqi to know many people.
"Sichuan and Chongqing are jointly soliciting papers recently. Are you on the list, Xiao Gu?"
Gu Lu said, "I'm busy writing a new book recently, so I didn't pay attention to it and didn't hear about the call for articles."
"It's a collaboration with Sichuan Literature. Xiao Gu should go and take a look when he has time." President Zhao said.
"The Model United Nations of No. 8 Middle School is very good. It has its own opinions and positions. Keep up the hard work."
President Zhao also realized that he could not stay here for a long time. After exchanging a few words with Gu Lu, he left after saying a few words and returned to where he should be.
The scene gradually became quiet.
"Why do I feel like we at No. 8 Middle School have already won half the battle before it even starts?" Wang Mingjing murmured to himself.
Yes, Gu Lu is too powerful.
"I promise not to use Gu Lu actively." Zhou Lin added.
The surrounding area is filled with a joyful atmosphere, which is in sharp contrast to Yucai, Bashu and Nankai.
Title: Should sanctions be increased due to Chaoxian's satellite launch?
No. 8 Middle School represents South Korea, Yucai Middle School represents China, Nankai University represents Japan, and Bashu Middle School represents Chaozhou and Xian.
The city-level competition was definitely much more professional than what Gu Lu had seen at school before.
Gu Lu felt that this was a large-scale "script killing". It might not be appropriate to say so, but everyone had to play the role of a country.
It's not just about losing or winning, nor is it about supporting or not supporting.
For example, Huaxia and Yucai Middle School have to offer "limited support", South Korea has "absolute opposition", and Japan has "reserved opposition".
“No wonder the country promotes Model United Nations. If we really collect data and hold a conference, we can at least understand one thing: the relationship between countries is really complicated.”
Zhou Lin collected enough information and concluded that in order to maintain the security of the peninsula and Northeast Asia, Chaoxian's satellite launch using ballistic missile technology was a serious violation of the Security Council resolution.
A thrilling half-time battle.
Where did the other half go? It was wasted by Gu Lu who was sitting there. He was like a stabilizing force. With his presence, the students of No. 8 Middle School performed steadily, while the students of the other three schools performed more or less abnormally.
The "Outstanding Diplomat" award was given to No. 8 Middle School, which ranked first.
"The greatest significance of Model United Nations is to enable students to expand their international vision, pay attention to the common development of mankind, and let them think about some international issues..." The conference ended with President Zhao's closing speech.
The instructor led the students out. The situation at No. 8 Middle School was a little special, so Zhou Lin led the way.
"You just can't afford to lose!" Li Wanshu and Zhou Lin had fought three times, and this was the fourth time. They were old acquaintances, but Zhou Lin had never seen him so angry.
"If you can't beat him, go and ask him!" The "he" Li Wanshu was referring to must be Gu Lu. "Will you be happy if you win like this?"
Zhou Lin thought about it, and then responded with a serious expression, "Happy, and I will only be happy if I win."
"..." Li Wanshu's eyes widened.
"As for why you invited Gu Lu, you can also go find someone like him to join." Zhou Lin said, "Why don't you find someone like him? Don't you want to?"
Having said that, Li Wanshu turned and left, not wanting to say anything more to the despicable people from No. 8 Middle School.
Gu Lu smiled. Yes, this was Zhou Lin, the one who could say “China will be number one in the world sooner or later”.
As everyone walked out of the exhibition center, Zhou Lin clapped his hands again, drawing everyone's attention. "Well, now that our consultant has joined, we are number one in momentum, and we have also gained benefits."
Hey, there is also a compliment item on the settlement screen? No need, Gu Lu thought after hearing this.
"But at the same time, there may be some criticism," Zhou Lin changed the subject, "For example, the fact that No. 8 Middle School relies on Gu Lu and other people's remarks may appear in the future."
"So what I want to say is that what we need to do is to let more people see our efforts, and we can't have any dissatisfaction with Gu Lu." Zhou Lin said, "It's like eating too much sweets, and being happy will make you fat. You're the one who got fat by eating too much, you can't beat the sweets, right?"
"I got it," "President, your director's worries are unnecessary," "Why do you think so?", "Haha, since a consultant has already won half the game right from the start, it's normal to receive some criticism," the members talked at once.
"That's all right!" Zhou Lin said, "Thank you for your hard work! We'll see you next Wednesday for details."
After saying this, he sent the members away.
Gu Lu didn't expect that he would be blamed for this. The girl with super strength was indeed thoughtful.
She is pretty, has good academic performance, good leadership skills, a thoughtful mind, and most importantly, she is very strong. What door has God closed for Zhou Lin?
"Come on, come on, Gulu, I'll treat you to dessert." Zhou Lin said.
Why didn’t she say it just now? Because she didn’t have enough money to treat so many people, and the delicious food must be treated to those she has a close relationship with.
"I don't like sweet food." Gu Lu said, "How about I treat you to hot pot, skewers, spicy hot pot, or Bobo chicken?"
Ms. Gu likes spicy and sweet food.
"How do you know you don't like it if you don't try it?" Zhou Lin said.
"My biological radar tells me that I don't like it." In his previous life and original body, Gu Lu rarely ate sweets.
"Desserts are so delicious. Sweet and spicy are the most important flavors. Think about it, spicy is painful and makes you sober, and sweet makes people produce dopamine and makes people happy. Sobriety and happiness are essential for humans, so sweet and spicy are equal to human necessities." Zhou Lin began to draw an equation, "Today I must let you understand the happiness of sweets."
As he spoke, Gu Lu was dragged by Zhou Lin into a nearby bakery.
Seeing clearly that it was a pull, Zhou Lin grabbed Gu Lu's wrist and then pulled it - as if he was grabbing an empty plastic bag, Zhou Lin did not feel any resistance at all.
Arriving at the bakery, Zhou Lin ordered a strawberry cheesecake. She smiled happily, "We'll each have half. You definitely can't finish it, so I'll have two-thirds and you can have one-third."
"You couldn't finish it all by yourself, so you pulled me here, right?" Gu Lu felt like he saw through everything.
Zhou Lin yelled, "What nonsense are you talking about? Do you think I can't finish this cake? I brought you here because I wanted to share the delicious food with you."
Loud means guilty. Indeed, Zhou Lin couldn't finish it by herself. After all, eating too much cheesecake would make you sick of it.
"Yes, you do have a big appetite." Gu Lu believed it.
"..." What a big appetite! Zhou Lin couldn't refute it at the moment, but she also felt uncomfortable if she didn't refute it, so she could only hold it in.
Fortunately, the cake was ready in just a few minutes. With the ready-made cake base, it was also relatively fast.
Zhou Lin took the paper plate and divided the six-inch cake into two pieces, the larger one for herself and the smaller one for Gu Lu.
After taking a bite of cheese, the curve at the corner of my mouth is sweeter than the cake.
And the moment Gu Lu received the cake——
[Twenty million sales in two years] [Fable] [Surprisingly mediocre] melted into the title "Who Moved My Cheese" "Wow?!"
"So that's it. It's so famous." Gu Lu remembered that this book, like The Little Prince, only had about 40,000 to 50,000 words, so to make a book, a lot of pictures had to be included.
But there is no doubt that "Who Moved My Cheese" is also a sales bomb and has produced many golden lines.
“The sooner you let go of the old cheese, the sooner you’ll find the new cheese.”
“The more important the cheese is to you, the more you want to hold onto it.”
“Old beliefs won’t help you find new cheese.”
etc. It is not as beautiful as The Little Prince, but it is more straightforward and in line with the fable, but a little less interesting.
"I remember the protagonists of the story seemed to be a few mice?" Gu Lu pondered.
He wrote The Little Prince first, and then this book. This is to allow him to go further and further on the path of children's literature. Gu Lu sighed in his heart.
"Why don't you eat?" Zhou Lin said, "It's delicious, eat it quickly!"
Gu Lu picked up the spoon and ate the cake - it was a little sweet.
After all, there is cheese in cheesecake, right? So I just synthesized it.
Gu Lu, who didn't like eating much, saw Zhou Lin sitting opposite him and ate so deliciously that his appetite improved.
I almost forgot that Zhou Lin is a foodie girl.
As they were enjoying the cake, Gu Lu suddenly received a call. He answered:
"Master Wang, okay, okay, I got it."
"Just follow the time."
"Okay, there must be someone home."
"No problem, thank you Master."
After a few words, he hung up the phone.
Zhou Lin said, "Is there something urgent? It doesn't matter, you can pack the cake and eat it while walking."
Well, people can leave, but the cake must be eaten.
"There's no rush for the appointment we made this afternoon," said Gu Lu.
"If you're not in a hurry, have you decided what to eat for lunch? I'll treat you to a cake at noon..." Zhou Lin was not just hinting, but making it clear.
Gu Lu knew the reason, and he had this emotional intelligence, but the key point was, after eating such a big piece of cake, it was already 11 o'clock, and he could still have lunch? What a monster!
"I don't want to eat anything. What do you want to eat?" Gu Lu asked.
Zhou Lin responded, "I'm fine with anything. I'm not picky about food and I'm easy to feed."
Considering his stomach, Gu Lu chose sour radish and old duck soup.
Gu Lu knew the door that God had closed for Zhou Lin - the door to satiety, so he was particularly greedy.
The key point is, she doesn’t seem to gain weight even though she eats so much. Does it mean that young people have better digestive abilities?
Gu Lu arrived home at half past one and waited for the hardware store master to come.
The appointment time was 2:30, and the master knocked on the door ten minutes in advance.
After some inspection, the master said it could be installed without any difficulty.
"No one else has installed anti-theft windows. If only one person installs one, will it be too obvious?" asked Master Wang from the hardware store.
Uh - it seems to make sense. Others don't install anti-theft devices, so why do you have valuable things at home that you would want to protect them in this way?
Seemingly being different makes it more likely to attract thieves.
"Master, what is your opinion?" Gu Lu asked. Since the other party said so, there must be better and more expensive projects waiting.
"We can install a built-in anti-theft window inside," Master Wang suggested, "so that it can't be seen from outside."
What does a built-in anti-theft window look like? Gu Lu had no idea.
Master Wang immediately went downstairs to get the sample, and his movements were very quick.
While the master was going downstairs, Gu Lu called the landlord, and he called three times before he answered.
Gu Lu also briefly explained the situation. When he heard that he didn't have to pay for it, the landlord immediately said, "Install it, just install it, that's no problem at all."
"Yes, yes, no problem." The landlord repeated it twice.
That's it. Gu Lu hung up the phone and kept the recording. He was mainly worried that after the installation was completed, the landlord would demand compensation for damaging the house.
It seems that he is narrow-minded. The landlord is not that bad if he doesn't answer. He just doesn't want to pay half of the money, not to blackmail him. Gu Lu searched in the bedroom and found that there was still some cigarettes left from the carton he bought before.
He doesn't smoke, but whenever something happens at home, Gu Lu will give out a pack of cigarettes, like the last time Dou's father came to fix the air conditioner.
This was also a habit he developed in his previous life, because he had experience when a master came to install the air conditioner and then had to vacuum it. It was revealed online that many installation masters did not vacuum it properly, but Gu Lu had never encountered a similar situation.
Because whenever the master came, he would offer a pack of cigarettes, and a bottle of iced cola in summer. No matter whether the other party would try to trip him up or not, he would show his attitude first.
After a while, Master Wang from the window and door hardware store came back with props.
Built-in anti-theft windows are more like screens, which means that another layer is installed inside the window. It will be closed when you go out and can be opened when you are at home.
"It feels a little thin. Will it work?" Gu Lu asked.
"It's hard to get this hardness with pliers. You need a saw to cut it open." Master Wang said, "But if the other party wants to use a saw, it's useless for you to pretend."
That makes sense. This thing is used to prevent small tools from breaking into the building. If it makes such a loud noise, it will definitely be discovered by nearby residents!
"What's the price?" Gu Lu asked.
"As for the price, since you are not old and it is not easy for you, I will give you a lower price. I will install everything for you, including the cost of labor and parts. For four windows, I will give you 2000 yuan." Master Wang said, "I can tell you that when we install windows, the installation fee is calculated by square meter."
Upon hearing that you don’t look very old, Gu Lu’s heart tightened, he knew he was going to be stabbed.
"That's too much. I'd better install it outside." Gu Lu said.
The anti-theft windows outside cost about 800 yuan for the entire installation.
"Well, classmate, I'll give you a 1600% discount, how about ?" Master Wang said, "I've brought all these tools."
"1500." Gu Lu bargained.
"I'm always losing money on 1,600 yuan. How about this? Since your child is the same age as mine, I'll give you 1,500 yuan." Master Wang agreed.
Oops! It’s still too high. Gu Lu regretted it in his heart.
The matter was settled, but Gu Lu still said, "Then I'll trouble you, Master."
After running a shop in Nengzha Community for so many years, his skills are still very good. After the price was negotiated, Master Wang called his apprentice, and the two of them finished the work before dinner.
Gu Lu went to a nearby bank, withdrew money and paid Master Wang. After all, who would keep so much cash at home?
It's always better to be cautious, Gu Lu thought to himself, and the money he had on him and at home did not exceed 500 yuan.
Because of the dessert and old duck soup at noon, Gu Lu was not hungry at night, so he did not eat anything and typed to digest the food.
He decided to write "Who Moved My Cheese" first...
On the other hand, Fujimaki Tadatoshi returned to Japan and spent two weeks drawing a special story, which was updated in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump" as a supplement.
"Seirin vs. Eighth Middle School: Who is the King?"
Synopsis:
[Fog is a city built in the mountains. The ground of the city rises and falls, and it is like riding a roller coaster at any time and anywhere. No. 8 Middle School is built in such a city.
Living in such terrain has enabled the No. 8 Middle School basketball team to have a skill called "mountain dribbling". With this skill, the No. 8 Middle School has won every game and won ten consecutive championships in China.
This year's No. 8 Middle School team is the strongest in history, because the starting five is known as the "invincible iron army."
The king of Chinese high school basketball—No. 8 Middle School in Fog City has arrived like a god!
(The No. 8 Middle School in Fog City is adapted from a real prototype, and the captain of the team, Gu Lu, is the author of "The Human Chair", "Owl Man", "Flower and Grass Bento", and "Yesterday's Park")]
(End of this chapter)