Chapter 258 Best Seller, you are here again?

Chapter 258 Best Seller, you are here again?

Chapter 258 Best Seller, you are here again?
"Yes, it is a bit troublesome."

"If we have time for our activities..."

"So what are the precautions for the event? I'll try my best to cooperate."

Gu Lu arranged the second book signing event, and the venue was still Hengxin Building on Xiaoxin Street. The difference was that this time Gu Lu specifically asked the publishing house to let him handle some matters.

Try new things in the hope of hitting the golden finger.

To put it in a metaphor, Gu Lu is equivalent to an "intern". The publishing house has already done most of the work, and he is only responsible for the minor things.

"This is the first time we organize this kind of event, and we couldn't resist the sugar-coated bullets!" Gu Lu sighed after hanging up the phone.

The manager of Xinhua Bookstore (Xiaoxin Street Branch) started to praise him as soon as he got on the phone. "Teacher Gu Lu is the pride of us Shancheng people," "My daughter and I are both fans of Teacher Gu Lu's books," "The Little Prince and Diary of a Smiling Cat are the best-selling fairy tales in our bookstore."...

After praising him, the store manager asked Gu Lu to spend a few minutes after the book signing to participate in a small event in the bookstore.

The other person's emotional value has been given, it's only a few minutes anyway, so let's make a good relationship.

The crafting list is not triggered.

“It may not be triggered even if you try intentionally, but it will definitely not be triggered if you don’t try.” Gu Lu thought so and was in a good mood.

The countdown to the book signing event for Flatland is forty-eight hours.

47:59:59
47:59:58
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Gu Lu met two people, Zhou Lin and Yao Xiaoju.

The latter was the foreign copyright agent that Gu Lu was most satisfied with during the online and phone calls.

Because of this, he had reservations when Xiangchuan Press wanted to be the agent for the Korean copyright.

I made an appointment with my first-generation deskmate to meet in the shade of a tree in the corner of the playground after school in the afternoon.

The moon is on the treetops, and we meet after dusk. It has a bit of flavor, but the sunset in front is the color of soft-boiled eggs, over the yellow horn tree.

"Guru, you're in such a hurry, did you bring me some gifts from Neon?" Zhou Lin's first words when they met.

She was no different from the girl with super powers that Gu Lu had in mind, sunny and lively, a high school beauty.

Emotions are expressed slowly in QQ chats, but Gu Lu could still sense that Zhou Lin was in a bad mood and that she was very concerned about her grandmother's death.

So now...

"There must be a gift," Gu Lu said, "but I don't have it with me."

"In the classroom?" Zhou Lin asked.

"Not really. Come on, I'll take you to my secret base, where the gift is." Gu Lu turned around and walked towards the school library.

Zhou Lin paused for a second before following behind.

Adults have their own way of thinking. For example, Gu Lu could see that Zhou Lin was just forcing herself to be emotional because she was a beat slower in both her speech and her movements than before.

It seems to be covered with a layer of transparent plastic film.

But high school life also made Gu Lu grow a lot. To be more precise, it was the experience that taught Gu Lu to empathize with others.

I didn't say anything like "If you feel sad, just cry."

Just think about it, facing the emotional flood of the death of a loved one, Zhou Lin had finally built up a mental defense dam, and now he could go out to school.

Don't break it.

It only took a few minutes to reach the school library. It was dinner time in the cafeteria, so there were not many students, only a few teachers coming and going.

Gu Lu doesn’t recognize all the teachers in the school, but all the teachers know him.

Many people looked at him, and even a teacher asked, "Student Gu Lu, why are you eating so fast?"

Look, this is what fame is, Zhou Lin was amazed.

Open the door to the community office.

"One of the four major mysteries of No. 8 Middle School is who sponsors the publication company. It turns out to be you." Zhou Lin walked into the club activity office.

What she is seeing now is an upgraded version, which includes not only a computer, but also a printer, a fax machine and a water dispenser.

It was said that it was discarded by the Academic Affairs Office...but when it was transported here, Gu Lu could clearly feel that it was brand new.

"The four mysteries, you have also heard the gossip circulating in the school." Gu Lu closed the door before asking.

"Of course we have to know," Zhou Lin said. "It was very popular last semester, but we couldn't find the answer. Not many people are discussing it this semester."

"This little place is really nice, better than our class teacher's office." Zhou Lin said, "Our class teachers have to run to the Academic Affairs Office to print something."

Open the drawer and take out the gift.

The value of the gift is similar to that of Li Guyuan, a "dice to solve procrastination" and a Pokemon co-branded peripheral.

"Dice?" Zhou Lin asked, "Can I open them now?"

"of course."

The packaging was torn off in a few strokes. Neon really has all kinds of peripherals. Anyway, the roll of paper with the detonating talisman drawn on it by Naruto really opened Gu Lu's eyes. Can this thing be wiped more cleanly?
Zhou Lin saw the specific appearance of the gift.

The six sides of the dice are: Pikachu with words written on it: Wait one minute before starting, Bulbasaur: Wait 10 minutes before starting, Vulpix: Do it tomorrow, Charmander: Start now...

"This is the secret weapon. It is said to have solved the procrastination problem of tens of thousands of Japanese people!" Gu Lu introduced the six pages in Japanese.

"How to solve procrastination?" Zhou Lin asked, "Only one of the six interviews started immediately, and there is a probability of five out of six that it will be delayed for a while. I am afraid that procrastination will become more serious."

"No, no, no. A delay of one minute is a delay of one minute. If there is an exact time, even if it starts ten minutes later, it is also good." Gu Lu said.

It seemed to make sense, and Zhou Lin rolled the dice on the table.

"The dice has been thrown!" Zhou Lin suddenly said loudly, and then asked, "Did you have the momentum just now? Did you look like Caesar?" "Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?" Gu Lu said.

This response made Zhou Lin pause, "The truth!"

"They look exactly like her." Gu Lu said, "Female Caesar."

"What about lies?" Zhou Lin asked again.

"The lie is, they are so similar." Gu Lu said, "If Caesar himself came, he could only get second place in the Caesar imitation competition."

Zhou Lin laughed when he heard this. He laughed very loudly, chuckled, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.

At first, Gu Lu thought it was a joke from later times, so funny.

But obviously not, you look at the giggles, how much they resemble crying.

Gu Lu waited until Zhou Lin's laughter died down before speaking, "Do you like it?"

"I like it very much. I didn't expect that you, Guru, still remembered that my pencil case is Pikachu's." Zhou Lin said.

Uh - actually Gu Lu didn't remember this at all. He just remembered the other person's lucky pen when he was choosing a gift, so he bought it naturally.

It's better to make the best of a bad situation, Gu Lu thought silently.

"Can I steal vegetables using the computer? Is it connected to the Internet?" Zhou Lin asked.

"Of course it's connected to the Internet." said Gu Lu.

Next, I saw Zhou Lin starting to steal vegetables, parking spaces, and her own space, which was decorated really beautifully.

About ten minutes later, Zhou Lin suddenly asked, "Gulu, do you still remember Chen Xue?"

When the name is mentioned, the dusty memories in my mind are wiped away. That junior high school classmate who had a beauty mole at the corner of his eye, a very hot temper, and was very filial.

"What's wrong?" Gu Lu nodded, "I remember."

"She dropped out of technical secondary school and asked me to borrow living expenses a few days ago so that she could go out to work," said Zhou Lin.

It's hard to judge. If they haven't even graduated from a technical secondary school, they must be underage, and it's not safe for them to work at such a young age.

In Gu Lu's previous life, he also went out to work at a very young age. Currently, the laws and regulations prohibiting the recruitment of child labor in various provinces and cities are not so strict.

But if minors go to work, they can easily be cheated.

Doing the same job, but only getting half the salary. Although Chen Xue has a hot temper, she is still young after all, so she will definitely suffer.

"Maybe they are short of money." Gu Lu remembered that Chen Xue's parents were not responsible, but they would give her living expenses.

She and her grandmother depend on each other for survival, but what if her irresponsible parents stop giving her living expenses? Gu Lu thought.

"Maybe." Zhou Lin said, "So I must study hard and find a good job after graduation."

"My grandmother told me that girls must have their own jobs," said Zhou Lin.

In fact, the other party's words started off well but ended badly, and Gu Lu didn't quite understand the significance of suddenly mentioning Chen Xue.

However, the other party is full of fighting spirit, which is what Gu Lu wants to see.

Zhou Lin said, "If I don't live well, then everything my grandmother taught me will be in vain."

Her way of remembering her grandmother is to have a better future as her grandmother had hoped.

It looked like she didn't need his comfort. Gu Lu couldn't help but sigh that the girl with super strength was really strong.

"Ding——" The conversation between the two triggered Gu Lu to activate the synthesis list, and it was as if a bell rang in his brain.

"Last semester, I was a little lax in the final exam and ranked second in the grade," Zhou Lin said. "I have to work harder this semester."

Gu Lu, who was about to check the synthesis tag, was attracted by the words of the super-strong girl.

What? So besides being the oldest, he was also lax? Gu Lu looked at Zhou Lin, who had his hands on his hips and a smug smile on his face.

An emoticon pack says "I'm so awesome, I'm putting my hands on my hips."

Those who pretend to be cool will be pretended to be cool, this is exactly what Gu Lu is like now.

The two spent the dinner time chatting. Zhou Lin had to go back to her class at Peking University and Tsinghua University, while Gu Lu could go home directly.

On the way home, Gu Lu studied the three labels that appeared in his mind: [Annual champion of the ranking list], [The scam was written to the extreme], [Adapted and filmed in China, Japan and South Korea].

The second label looked so familiar that an inexplicable excitement appeared on Gu Lu's face.

Is it possible? !

There are only two novels on earth that have been awarded this praise for taking deception to the extreme.

One book belongs to grandma, but grandma still exists in the parallel world.

Then the only thing left is - "Mr. Bestseller, is that you? Is it really you?"

"The Devotion of Suspect X" is one of Keigo Higashino's four masterpieces.

Even though the first of the four masterpieces is "White Night Walk", Gu Lu personally prefers "Suspect".

What sentence triggered the conversation with Zhou Lin just now? Could it be "If you are not happy, everything I do is in vain"? It seems a bit similar.

"You must think carefully about this. This book has topped the bestseller lists in China, Japan and South Korea."

Gu Lu tried hard to recall the content, what items in the novel he could possess now and trigger synthesis.

We can’t let it get cancelled like “The Convenience Store of Sorrow” did.

(End of this chapter)