Chapter 243 Gu Taishan!
Chapter 243 Gu Taishan!
"I know about Strange Tales of the World, but there are four of them that are going to be adapted? This frequency is too high, is it true?"
"I didn't find accurate data on Fuji TV's adaptation. But the survey feedback from Christmas Magazine and Fuwenzhi is easy to find. I found detailed information from my classmates who studied abroad in Japan. It's true. I also found a piece of gossip. It is said that Gu Lu was not satisfied with Fuwenzhi's low price and directly changed jobs. The key is that he is doing very well."
After 12 years of the Internet, there are still information barriers between China and foreign countries.
That is why articles about the punctual French, the rigorous Germans, the craftsman-oriented Japanese, etc., have a market.
"Fuck, I thought the king didn't know how high the heaven is. I apologize, it's me who didn't know how high the heaven is."
"Gu Lu is even more awesome than what these two said. This year, the new anime "Kuroko's Basketball" was introduced to China, and a spin-off was adapted based on Gu Lu."
"Fuck? I recognize all the words you mentioned separately, but I don't recognize them together. A basketball comic is adapted from a student writer? Your fake news is too outrageous."
"Let me tell you about Gu Lu's nicknames in Japan: [Genius Worth 30 Million] [The Strongest High School Student in History] [Hexagonal Writer] [Prodigy Like an Adult] [Gu Taishan]..."
Netizens were discussing the issue. The key point was that Yao Xiaoju even responded, "Of course it's true," "You are the only one who is stupid, your whole family is stupid," and "What is Gu Taishan called? Doesn't Taishan refer to father-in-law?"
Yao Xiaoju’s own ID is a cheerful little idiot. He said it’s okay for him to make fun of himself, but he doesn’t allow others to call him that.
As a result, Weibo was in chaos. The Internet guy is really irritable now, and Yao Xiaoju is also a person who gets angry at the slightest provocation.
Putting aside the above-mentioned deviations, the information obtained by Yao Xiaoju's investigation blinded many people.
Publishing professionals and readers outside the publishing industry have once again refreshed their understanding of Gu Lu.
It turns out that Gu Lu, a genius writer in his own country, is also a genius in other countries! And he has received even more attention. Look at the nickname he has been given.
Of course, many netizens also have the same confusion as Yao Xiaoju: Who is Gu Taishan?
In a certain exhibition hall, the "China Mystery Novel Salon" is being held. The event is sponsored by "Years of Mystery" magazine, Xinxing Publishing House and the Sijiu City Detective and Mystery Literature and Art Association.
Writers such as Zhou Haohui, Zhong Xiu (Zhong Xiuxiu), and Cai Jun were invited. Cai Jun is very talented and was included in the top 2011 of the richest writers list for two consecutive years in 2012 and 20.
"Hey, big cat, what are you looking at? Why are you looking at it so seriously?" Bian Long asked.
"Our little brother Gu Lu is so awesome!" Mao Sanning said, "Mystery novels and science fiction novels are so popular in Japan. There shouldn't be anyone in our generation who can compare to him, right?"
He was also searching on his phone, wondering why Gu Lu, a sixteen-year-old high school student, was called "Taishan".
"...We were born in the 80s, and Gu Lu was born in the s. What do you mean by our generation?" Bian Long reminded.
"What are you talking about? What are you talking about? I will always be eighteen years old!" Mao Sanning's voice was a little loud.
Bian Long was a big man from Shandong Province, and the two of them didn't control their voices, so the authors nearby could hear them.
"He is not in the underworld, but there are legends about him in the underworld." Cai Jun said, "I didn't read Mr. Holmes when it was serialized, but I bought the book. The cases are a bit anticlimactic, but the characterization is really good. In the end, Holmes reconciled with his past self and the wine spilled on the ground, which made people tear up a little."
"The subtitle of Mr. Holmes is Tricks of the Mind, and Gu Lu's short stories are also about criminal psychology, which is very different from classical reasoning," Zhou Haohui said. "But I always feel that Gu Lu's novels are not written seriously."
The story of the ninety-year-old Sherlock Holmes lacks a lot of plot twists and turns compared to the Human Chair and D. Banpo murder cases. Cai Jun then thought of the Internet rumors that Gu Lu was not able to control a long story.
"Compared to short stories, novels are slightly inferior." Cai Jun said, "It's not that the novels are bad. On the contrary, I feel that Mr. Holmes is definitely above the standard. It's just that Gu Lu's short story writing ability is too top-notch!"
"Yes, this ability allows him to kill people not only at home, but also abroad," said Zhou Haohui.
From the conversation between the several people, it was obvious that they were all paying attention to the discussion on the Internet this afternoon.
"I met Gu Lu at an offline gathering of the Grandma Forum before." Zhong Xiu suddenly said.
Birds of a feather flock together. Even at an exchange salon, among the dozens of mystery writers present, there is still a wall called sales.
"Oh?" Cai Jun was curious, "What kind of person is Gu Lu?"
Zhou Haohui next to him was also curious, even though they had been famous for a long time.
Cai Jun published Deserted Village Apartment, The 19th Layer of Hell and the Tianji series in the early s. Zhou Haohui's Death Notice and Luo Fei series are also very famous.
Even so, the two were full of curiosity about Gu Lu.
In the minds of most readers, Cai Jun and Zhou Haohui are great writers, while in Cai and Zhou’s minds, Gu Lu is a genius great writer.
"He was calm beyond his years," Zhong Xiu recalled. "What impressed me most was that he had a very active mind and could come up with two creative ideas off the top of his head."
Then he talked about two creative ideas.
"One is science fiction, the other is fantasy, both sound very interesting when they unfold," Cai Jun exclaimed.
"Interesting? If it's interesting, I can buy out the idea." Zhou Haohui said with a smile.
"Let's talk about something else. Today is our mystery writers' salon, and we can't just talk about legendary characters."
……
Blue sky, white sun.
“Awesome, awesome, awesome!”
"Fuck Lu Huashan, what is awesome? This is awesome!"
"Oh my god, the best striker among Chinese high school students, how can you give me such praise?"
The above bragging came from Lu Ping’s mouth.
Kuroko's anime was introduced to China, but the manga was still not available. Therefore, Lu Ping used his connections to finally buy two copies of Weekly Shonen Jump.
The two books serialize the upper and lower chapters of "Seirin vs. Eighth Middle School, Who is the King?"
Lu Ping, who cannot understand Japanese, can only use translation software on the Internet.
If we talk about middle school second year, the real people must be Japanese.
The above episodes show the special abilities of Gu Lu and Lu Ping, "writing the ending" and "unyielding fighting spirit".
But the protagonist team must cheat, so at the beginning of the next chapter, the Seirin team broke Gu Lu's prediction through cooperation.
At this time, the Eighth Squadron brought out their trump card skills. Here is a line from a comic: "The Fog City is also known as the Mountain City. This city is built on the mountain, and the ground is irregularly undulating. The members of the Eighth Squadron have been training in this geographical condition for a long time, honing their formation of [Mount as a Mountain]!"
The five players who formed the formation were like mountains blocking the opponent, and they were also known as the "Five Mountains"!
Lu Huashan is the name of Lu Ping in the formation.
It can be said that Fujimaki Tadatoshi has some understanding of the city of Fog and has a certain knowledge of Chinese geography, but it is really not much.
The ending was due to the protagonist's cheat, and the two teams tied with 102 to 102.
He can brag about this for the rest of his life! At that moment, Lu Ping thought it would be best to end the day early.
He wanted to fast forward to Sunday evening study, bring comic books, and broaden the horizons of his classmates.
In case the students didn’t understand, Lu Ping manually wrote the Chinese translation next to it.
Well-intentioned.
There are many people in the world with good intentions. On the other side, Gu Lu received a call.
"Cousin, you must come to this meal." My cousin said on the phone.
Gu Lu was a little uneasy, so he wanted to refuse, but then he heard Mu Xue say, "I realized it later. Principal Chang must have seen my cousin's name and agreed to give me this opportunity to thank him."
All right, Gu Lu asked about the time and place. With the experience from the last time, Mu Xue did not clamor to go to a hot pot restaurant, but chose a Sichuan restaurant.
Sichuan cuisine actually emphasizes “one dish, one style, hundreds of styles, hundreds of flavors”, and spiciness is actually not a characteristic of Sichuan cuisine.
Spicy, salty, fresh, strange, salty and sour flavors, etc.
It’s just that the Yu-style (Jianghu cuisine) Sichuan cuisine has been promoted too exaggeratedly, covering up other flavors.
The dishes ordered by Mu Xue and Zhao Mingming today were just okay.
The designated location was not far away, so Gu Lu arrived at the destination half an hour later.
Walking into Bashu Lao Liu's cooking restaurant, Gu Lu saw the second person on the list of people he didn't want to see.
"Lu'er..." Gu's father's lower eyelids and forehead were a little dark, probably caused by staying up late.
Mr. Gu's clothes today were quite decent. They weren't dirty, just wrinkled.
rare.
"Oh, cousin, did you find my phone number from him?" Gu Lu said.
Zhao Mingming felt a little embarrassed sitting nearby. If she had known it was a family matter, she, as an outsider, should have avoided it!
One dish after another was served on the table.
Sweet-skinned duck, boiled fish, spare ribs, spicy chicken cubes, Dongpo pork elbow, husband and wife lung slices, plus shredded potatoes with green peppers and stir-fried seasonal vegetables, a combination of meat and vegetables, and cold dishes to whet the appetite.
The dishes were mouth-watering, but Gu Lu didn't pick up his chopsticks.
"I heard that the food here is very good." Mu Xue said, "I'm the host today, cousin, you should have a good chat with your uncle. We are blood relatives, so there is no way we can't get over our grudges overnight."
"Although I don't ask you, cousin, to be grateful, but we should not repay kindness with enmity either." Gu Lu couldn't help but say.
Compared with Mother Gu and Father Gu, both are bad. There is no need to compare who is worse.
All I can say is that Father Gu is more tactful than Mother Gu. He hasn't called since the showdown last summer.
Looking back now, it would not be tactful to take back this comment.
"Ahem," Mu Xue coughed twice, "Cousin, I know you are very angry, but don't be angry yet. If you have any dissatisfaction with your uncle, we can talk about it. There is no hurdle that cannot be overcome between father and son."
"Then do you want me to say it again here?" Gu Lu looked at his father.
"No need for that, let's just eat today and not talk about anything else," said Father Gu.
Mu Xue sensed something was wrong with the parents' attitudes. It seemed that it was not as simple as what Gu's father said: "He was busy with work, so he neglected his children, and over time, a gap arose."
"Do you want to listen?" Gu Lu looked at Mu Xue.
Mu Xue did get the phone number from Gu's father. Gu Lu helped her, and then Gu's father said, "You young people can talk to each other. Can you help mediate?"
It is reasonable for Mu Xue to agree.
Even though Gu Lu is a great writer, he still needs the support of his parents to make his life easier. This is Mu Xue's feeling.
In addition, looking at Gu's father who was curled up, I felt a little sad and pity.
But at the moment, the atmosphere of confrontation between Gu's father and Gu Lu made Mu Xue realize that she might have done something wrong. Even if she did something wrong, she couldn't escape. Mu Xue immediately said, "Cousin, tell me. Your uncle is here too. Tell me everything you are dissatisfied with."
"If you talk about it too much, it won't matter, and you'll get bored." Gu Lu said, "It's just fifteen yuan a month, it's not a big deal."
"Fifteen yuan pocket money a month is too little..." Mu Xue frowned.
Zhao Mingming, who was picking up food with her head down, knew that she had no say, but she nodded in agreement with Mu Xue's statement. A cup of coffee cost her more than this amount.
But then again, how much pocket money a family gives their children depends on the family situation. If...
Just as Zhao Mingming was thinking this, she heard Gu Lu's voice.
"Pocket money? No, it's living expenses. The monthly living expenses are fifteen, maybe even less than fifteen." Gu Lu said.
"One month's living expenses?"
"what?"
Mu Xue exclaimed, and the bystander Zhao Mingming couldn't help but shout out.
"Does my cousin eat at school? He goes home eight days a month, but the living expenses are not enough. Why do you only give him so little, uncle?" Mu Xue looked at Father Gu.
"I just forgot. I was very busy at work." Father Gu stammered for a long time before saying this.
"I really forgot, completely forgot." Gu Lu said, "Also, cousin, you are wrong about one thing. Fifteen yuan is not eight days' living expenses. I am a day student and need to take care of my own meals every day."
"?!" Mu Xue and Zhao Mingming were speechless at this moment.
"You..." Zhao Mingming wanted to ask how you survived, but felt that it was impolite to ask like that.
"Cousin, are you curious about how I survived?" Gu Lu said, "If I didn't have memories, I would find it hard to believe that a junior high school student who had only this much living expenses every month since the second year of junior high school could survive for two years."
This is Gu Lu's truth.
"So Dad, are you curious?" Gu Lu asked with a smile.
The word "Dad" sounded extremely harsh. Father Gu and others lowered their heads and felt their bodies becoming even thinner.
There must be something hateful about pitiful people, it fits perfectly.
"Children need to be grateful. Seriously speaking, he raised me until I was in junior high school, and at least I had enough food and clothing during my elementary school years. For this reason, I will pay for my old-age care in accordance with national regulations."
Gu Lu said, "But reconciliation? Cousin, why should I reconcile?"
"I'm not going to eat anymore. I don't have an appetite, but thank you for the treat, cousin." Gu Lu stood up and left.
Neat.
Gu Lu is currently financially independent and has also become famous for his writing.
Only Gu's father, Mu Xue and Zhao Mingming were left at the dinner table.
Mu Xue looked at her uncle. She no longer felt pity for him. She only felt that he was like a crocodile shedding tears.
The three of them took a few bites of the food and basically didn't say anything until they paid and left the restaurant.
Father Gu was in a bad mood as he walked down the street. He couldn't sleep without drinking.
"Mingming, I did a very stupid thing." Mu Xue said to her friend.
Gu Lu didn’t care how they reacted, because the next day, the exclusive interview with the Literary Gazette came.
And not only reporters from newspapers came, but also another editor-in-chief, Feng Jingyuan, the editor-in-chief of Popular Fiction Newspaper.
Very strange.
(End of this chapter)