Chapter 241 Posting a message to find someone
Chapter 241 Posting a message to find someone
Watch helplessly.
Mu Xue and Zhao Mingming watched their little cousin walk up the stairs.
He walked calmly to the center of the podium.
The case was solved. Why were the school officials so easy to talk to? It made sense. Why did my cousin, a high school student, seem so generous?
"Hmm?" Zhao Mingming looked at the little sisters, humming with a nasal sound and a puzzled look in her eyes. This expression meant a lot.
This Gu Lu is really that Gu Lu! Her little cousin, whom she hadn't contacted for several years, is a nationally renowned genius writer.
I've never thought about it this way!
It's like you have a relative with the same name as the top leader of your city. The first reaction is definitely "coincidentally the same name", and so is Mu Xue.
"Sharing writing experience...Principal Chang attacked a 16-year-old boy like me without telling me that I would be on stage today." Gu Lu said.
The cliché about the absence of Ma Baoguo in 13 is not funny if it is said in private, but when all the students in the school gather in the playground, it makes everyone laugh.
"I didn't prepare in advance, and as a freshman in the writer's circle, my experience hasn't been verified much, so I just share some of the opinions of other authors," said Gu Lu.
"This is the experience I learned from Teacher Cao Wenxuan, and I want to share it with you all."
Cao Wenxuan has been nominated for the International Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tale Award for the past two years. Although he always falls short, his fame in China is unquestionable.
Most students know "The Grass House", "Bronze Sunflower" and "Cherry Village".
This time, not only the students, but also the teachers of No. 8 Middle School listened attentively.
Although Gu Lu has only been famous for a year, his "importance" will be weakened due to his age.
"This world is full of paradoxes and dialectics. Paradox is a basic state of existence. Dialectics is a great law, and this method is also often used by Teacher Cao."
Gu Lu said, "Teacher Cao gave an example. When you think that the sun shines on every inch of land, you may not know that there is a place that is not illuminated by the sun. When you think that the sun has sunk and the world is in darkness, there may be a place that is still very bright. The world is too big and can never be uniform..."
The situation at the scene was that the adults listened attentively, and even teachers who had the habit of writing, such as Teacher Gao, took out their mobile phones to take notes.
But the students lost their focus after a while. "He seems to really want to teach me how to write novels?!" "But this guy is the same age as us, it's really amazing that he can talk with great writers like Cao Wenxuan." "I really like "Bronze Sunflower"!" and so on.
"Hey, Tangyuan, what do you think? Aren't you two literary twins?" a classmate asked with some ill intention.
"Opinion? Can I even think of replacing him?" Li Guyuan asked back, "Are you kidding me? He is Gu Lu, the Gu Lu who wrote The Little Prince at the age of sixteen!"
The achievements that Gu Lu has made now are something that his peers look up to, even though in the eyes of many people, they are just other people's children who were admitted to No. 8 Middle School.
"Xiaoxue, your cousin is amazing." Zhao Mingming said, "Pu Songling Literature Award, although I have never heard of this award."
Because of Zhao Mu's family conditions, he has a vague sense of superiority over Mu Xue. This can be seen from their conversation, calling Wudu a small city.
Mu Xue, who was still in shock, nodded.
“Even if he can’t write anything from now on, he is still a genius that is hard to surpass in our country.”
What Zhao Mingming meant was that Gu Lu had achieved something that many writers would never be able to achieve in their entire lives when he was just a freshman in high school.
"What do you mean by that?" Mu Xue said immediately, "He will definitely be able to write more wonderful works in the future."
During the conversation between the two, Gu Lu's speech also came to an end.
"I hope that some of the things I shared today are useful to my classmates, and I also hope that our No. 8 Middle School can produce more young writers." Gu Lu changed the subject, "It must be done without affecting my studies, otherwise the principal will criticize me."
Principal Chang took the stage at the right time. Holding the certificate, he first said, "Yes, the first priority for students is still learning, but our school supports the all-round development of students' morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics and labor, so we also support writing."
"Congratulations to Gu Lu for winning the special award from No. 1 Middle School. Here is the certificate and a prize of yuan." Yes, Principal Chang came up to present the award.
"I hope that Gu Lu can continue to work hard."
Ten thousand yuan may be a large sum of money for different families, or just a child’s New Year’s money.
But the students were all amazed, saying that being able to get the bonus on their own was completely different from the money given by their families.
There were no special awards before, but since Gu Lu’s case is a special case, there is one.
After the situation was explained, each class dispersed one by one.
"If Mu Xue is writing a general survey of high school students, then don't include Xiao Gu in it."
A familiar male voice came from behind her. Mu Xue turned her head and saw that it was the contact person, Director Hu.
I don't quite understand. According to common sense, shouldn't Gu Lu be promoted as much as possible? Mu Xue waited for the rest of the story.
"Gu Lu's development path is an isolated case. I believe no school can guarantee that there will be another such case."
Director Hu said, "Since this is a survey of high school students in general, we cannot write about such special cases. Our school still has many excellent students in general."
"Chen Qingfu, a senior high school student, was admitted to a prestigious school in advance because of his performance in the competition. Zhang Qianfa was selected to join the provincial team and achieved excellent results in the 800-meter middle-distance race. In addition, Ning Wen, a sophomore high school student, is also very good and joined the city team for the Mathematical Olympiad..."
Director Hu listed the grades of seven or eight students in one breath without pausing, and was very fluent.
"In addition, Zhou Lin, a freshman, has maintained his academic performance in the top one or two in his grade. He organized a campus Model United Nations and ranked second in the city last year." After Director Hu finished talking about the third and second year students, he selected a freshman representative.
To be honest, Mu Xue had a new understanding of the school leader in front of her with a big belly and small eyes.
"I understand. My cousin has jumped out of the Three Realms and is no longer in the Five Elements." Mu Xue concluded.
"Hmm..." Director Hu groaned, "That's probably what it means."
He is so good that there is no need for reference. Mu Xue's little cousin is awesome! Zhao Mingming sighed.
Next, Mu Xue and Director Hu discussed the details of the survey.
It was just a coincidence that Principal Chang was going to give a special report, and Mu Xue might be able to meet the leaders of the Wudu Education Bureau.
On the other side, Gu Lu was stopped by Teacher Gao before he returned to the classroom.
"Although the school is safe, it's dangerous to carry 10,000 yuan with you." Teacher Gao said, "Leave the 10,000 yuan with me first. After school at noon, I will go out with you to deposit the money."
Gu Lu's eyes lit up. He was a little worried about this matter, and the head teacher came to his rescue in time of need.
"Then thank you, Teacher Gao!" Gu Lu took out the brown envelope.
It’s really great to meet a teacher who cares about students.
Gu Lu, who was in a very good mood, did not notice the gloom between Teacher Gao's brows.
The depression does not come from financial difficulties, but from family problems.
Spending too much time on school and students caused dissatisfaction from both my husband and mother-in-law.
Even her daughter is not close to him.
Of course, a family with elderly parents and young children would not divorce over such a thing. But a small quarrel every three days and a big quarrel every five days is really exhausting.
Today was a good day, and everything he wished for came true... King Gu Lu was still happy, but he never expected to receive bad news a few hours later.
The news comes from Han Zang, the editor of "Years of Reasoning".
Originally, there was a British publishing house willing to translate and publish "Mr. Holmes", but there was no further news.
According to Han Zang, he believed that the editor-in-chief would not deliberately interfere in this matter, but since there was no follow-up, it was probably because the editor-in-chief did not put any effort into promoting it.
"Thank you, Editor Han." Gu Lu thanked him.
"You're welcome. Well, I'm a traitor to my own country, but Teacher Gu has the ability to export his works abroad to Europe and America..."
The Korean editor on the other end of the phone seemed to be hesitant to speak.
"Thank you very much, Editor Han. I will definitely remember Editor Han." Gu Lu said firmly.
Yes! Han Zang was satisfied. "I'll try to find out the name of this English publishing house. After I find out, you can contact me privately, Teacher Gu."
The two exchanged a few pleasantries before hanging up the phone, and Han Zang breathed a sigh of relief.
Speak in a simple way, and admire Gu Lu's talent. It's all fake. Because Gu Lu's books are best sellers, Han Zang came here specifically to make friends with him.
As an aside, the fact that "Hyouka" has sold more than 200,000 copies only proves one thing to the industry -
Gu Lu is a hot writer!
Last year, when he went to Sijiu City, Gu Lu learned from Uncle Jian that the editor-in-chief Gao of "Years of Reasoning" was using him.
In his view, the fact that Time Reasoning had stepped up its efforts to publish books was a favor.
Now the relationship between me and "Years of Reasoning" is even.
"Yes, no wonder I always feel like I'm missing something." Gu Lu thought.
The contact information of the Guru King account on Weibo is filled in, but it is only for domestic business.
But many overseas businesses are unable to contact Gu Lu.
"It's a bit troublesome!" Gu Lu nodded. It would be easier to find someone who specializes in overseas publishing and copyright business.
But his status is not that big now!
It’s not worth hiring someone specifically, but even if I don’t hire anyone, there is still some demand now.
The development of Gu Lu’s writing career is very strange. Most authors who want to go abroad have to reach the ceiling in their own country before their influence spills over.
Use the game panel to analyze the current Gu Lu.
Player: Gu Lu
Recognition
Neon: Rise to Fame
UK: Almost unknown
Domestic: Nationally renowned (need to be bound to the Little Prince)
Without the association with The Little Prince, the influence of short stories and other novels might be only third-rate in the country.
"It's normal if you think about it carefully. My path to fame must be different from that of ordinary authors." Gu Lu analyzed himself.
"The article I picked was a foreign work. It's only natural that flowers blooming inside the wall will be famous outside the wall."
"So what should I do now?"
There are currently two options open to Gu Lu. One is to ignore what happens overseas and focus on completing his tasks in China first.
Another thing is that even if it is a waste to hire a professional manager to take care of it now, it is still worth wasting the money for long-term planning.
The shortcomings of the previous life were exposed.
As for vision, if you don't have it, you don't have it, even if you travel through time and space with a golden finger.
Fortunately, Gu Lu has a shining advantage: he listens to advice and knows how to learn!
Over the next three days, Gu Lu consulted President Jian, Vice President Wang, and even MM magazine's editor-in-chief Sato about this issue.
"The overseas copyrights of great writers are all entrusted to international publishers. I don't recommend you to do this. My personal suggestion is to hire a professional agent as soon as possible rather than later." President Jian's opinion.
"Have you set your sights on overseas markets so early? You are indeed a rare young talent in China in ten years. I remember when I first met you, The Little Prince had not yet been published..." Vice President Wang was unwilling to offer any advice and kept repeating the same old things.
"Regarding this point, Mr. Gu Lu should ask himself whether he has confidence in himself and whether he believes that his works have a market abroad. In my humble opinion, Mr. Gu Lu's short stories are very popular in Japan. I can send some evidence to Mr. Gu Lu later." Editor-in-Chief Sato.
Most people suggested that it is better to hire an overseas agent sooner rather than later, especially President Jian, who woke him up.
"That's right. The sooner we translate the foreign language version of The Little Prince and export it overseas, the better the effect will be." Gu Lu thought to himself.
The spread of fairy tales definitely takes time to accumulate. Even for "Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales", we have to make plans early for the sake of the Little Prince.
"I'm tired of being poor, so I just want to hire an agent now, wasting a little money, but I didn't expect the big money in the future." Gu Lu made up his mind and prepared for both situations.
On the one hand, I asked the editors-in-chief and chief editors I knew to introduce suitable articles, and on the other hand, I posted the news on the Internet.
Guru King: [Seeking an overseas copyright agent who needs to have a certain understanding of overseas copyright distribution and operation, and preferably has experience in book copyright promotion and development. Please send your resume to email, and the specific salary will be discussed in private message.]
This format was the same as the message format that Gu Lu saw when he saw a website recruiting editors in his previous life.
You see, Gu Lu’s bar is one of the top ten most popular book forums, and he has over 400,000 followers on Weibo.
You can see that he is quite popular.
So the news caused heated discussion as soon as it was released.
"Overseas copyright agent? Great, my king. Are you going to expand overseas markets?"
"Hahaha, it's good to have confidence, but we still have to keep our feet on the ground."
"I heard that Gu Lu's works seem to be very popular in Japan. This is normal, right?"
"Please write good works, such as The Little Prince and Hyouka. The quality of the latter has dropped to such a low level!"
"You never mentioned Yesterday's Park. There's nothing wrong with your short stories. Isn't it normal for your long stories to have fluctuations in quality?"
"The park was great yesterday, but 90% of it was old content. There's nothing new. We can't just rely on the past!"
Wait, there’s a huge uproar on Weibo.
That's right, a familiar smell, Gu Lu's forum is like this, noisy and chaotic. For a writer as popular as Gu Lu, the comment section is too normal, which is abnormal.
The quarrel brought heat to the post, so this post was actually seen by a professional...
(End of this chapter)