Chapter 259: How to Make Money with Serious Literature
Chapter 259: How to Make Money with Serious Literature
He ran very fast with his head down, his brain immersed in deep thought. Even when Mr. Lei from the fish hot pot restaurant greeted him, Gu Lu didn't hear him.
"Why are you in such a hurry?" the shop owner Lao Lei asked curiously.
In Sichuan Province, you can eat in the restaurants outside shopping malls at any time, regardless of whether it is meal time or not, as long as they are open.
What lunch break? There is no such thing.
Lao Lei likes to sit at the door when he is in charge of the store in the afternoon, and greets everyone he knows when he sees them.
“Is that Gu Lu hanging on the wall?” The clerk also came to the door of the store.
"What do you mean by hanging on the wall? How easy is it to be misunderstood?" Lao Lei corrected, "It's Gu Lu in the photo hanging on the wall."
"You look like an ordinary student. How can you write such a brilliant work?"
"Writing is about the heart, not the appearance. You know nothing. Why are you here again?"
Gu Lu is not famous enough at the moment, so no one comes to eat at the fish hotpot just because of the writer. But it may not be the case in the future.
The shop owner mentioned it again, referring to the health inspection. I don’t know why, but the inspections on the shop have been particularly strict recently.
In the past, you could put the table outside and just clean up the garbage on the ground. Now it is completely impossible.
Gu Lu at home didn't know so many things, he was conducting experiments.
How about wires? Gu Lu figured out that the mother and daughter protected by the stone god in the book killed their ex-husband with wires.
Ishigami knocks on the door for help, and the story begins.
As soon as Gu Lu got home, he picked up the wire connected to the TV, but no matter how he waved it, there was no response.
"Huh? What's going on..." Gu Lu pondered, and after a minute or two, he took out the broken electric fan from the balcony.
The landlord told him that if he didn't need anything on the balcony, he could just throw it away.
A kimchi jar, a non-working electric fan, a flower bed with only soil, and a broken bed board.
Gu Lu thought it was troublesome and never managed it.
It is a good time to recycle waste.
He fiddled with the electric fan in gray, and because he was in a hurry, he didn't wipe it with a towel beforehand, so his hands were covered in dust.
I cut the wires individually with scissors and held them in my hand, but still no movement.
"It seems to be the worst case scenario. The electrical appliances must also match -" Gu Lu thought, is the wire used in the book an iron wire or a kettle wire? Or maybe neither.
Because he has watched movies adapted from China, Japan and South Korea, his memory is likely to be affected.
"Think about it again, don't be in a hurry..."
Soon, Gu Lu thought of two items. The first was movie ticket stubs, or buying a lunch box.
Ticket stubs are relatively easy to deal with, so Gu Lu can go to the movies tonight, but bento is more difficult. Bento originally referred to "convenient clothing", but when it was introduced to Japan, its meaning changed drastically and became a box lunch.
Boxed lunches are easy to find and can be eaten as bento - there are not many Japanese food restaurants in Neon in 13.
Let's not talk too much, let's go to the cinema first. The current group buying war is in full swing, and Nuomi.com can easily buy movie tickets for 9.9 yuan.
On the way, Gu Lu even thought about the follow-up. He had to find a very good math teacher, otherwise with his science grades, it would be difficult for him to write about Ishigami and Yukawa.
As everyone knows, the author's IQ is equal to the character's IQ, so... Gu Lu was also deliberate in plagiarizing.
I found a movie that might not have been seen on Earth. Anyway, Gu Lu had never heard of it. It was said to be a blockbuster, so I must watch something I have never seen before.
When Gu Lu got the ticket stub at the cinema, he knew he had failed again.
Gu Lu also thought of the reason. The book was set in Japan in the 9.9s, and movie tickets were divided into designated seats and free seats, which was quite different from the domestic ones. "Not bad, a movie, it's worth the money anyway." Gu Lu went home.
I spent two and a half hours reading and one and a half hours "working". If I wasn't done yet, I added another hour and more before I could barely finish it.
Serious work, such as the congratulatory draft for the "Pu Songling Memorial Hall Huaiyang Association", would be taken a look by Gu Lu to see if any revisions were needed.
Liu Yong, the editor-in-chief of People's Literature, acted as the middleman to introduce Mr. Pu and he took the initiative to invite him to cooperate.
Cooperation income: 10 yuan + 5 yuan
Cooperation content: Mention Zibo City on personal social platforms to promote the city. Introduce Liaozhai Liqu in the work.
For the latter, Gu Lu did not charge any money, just to make a good relationship. As for the former, it was a task for the cultural and tourism department of Zibo City, and there was no need to do it for free, so the profit was 10 yuan.
Gu Lu was able to earn this money because he published four new versions of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio in People's Literature. It must be said that serious literature is famous, and making money is quiet...
"It's written so well. I still have a lot to learn." Gu Lu exclaimed.
[Pu Songling Memorial Hall in Zibo City, Shandong Province is a national key cultural relic protection unit and a national first-class museum. It is a cultural celebrity memorial hall established to commemorate Pu Songling, the king of short stories in the world. Walking through it, you can feel the mysterious and strange charm of Pu Songling's works. Through the ancient books and documents in the museum...]
Even though Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio has entered the public domain, descendants of the work can still reap many benefits. First, in the form of film and television adaptations, Pu Songling’s descendants will be invited to serve as literary consultants.
Secondly, the local municipal government will also host the event because it can boost the local cultural and tourism industries, and the current Huaiyang event is one of them.
Gu Lu doesn't need to be present, but he has to make a congratulatory speech.
Since Gu Lu himself is still young and can't write very well, the Zibo Municipal Propaganda Department sent him a "template".
After all, it is published in one's own name, and if things get weird, it may be published in media such as Shandong Daily, Poster News, and Panorama Shandong Province.
This is just one of the important things. For example, "Double Lamps" was selected by the Fog City Writers Association as "Fog City's Outstanding Short Story" and received a prize of 8000 yuan.
The cost is almost nothing.
What does it mean to not show off one's talents? This is it. No wonder many literary works only sell a few copies, but the authors still earn a lot of money.
Before writing "New Interpretations of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", Gu Lu had never entered this circle and didn't know anything about it.
After finishing work, he opened his email as usual. Xiangchuan Press had sent him a quote, but Gu Lu was not in a hurry to reply.
In addition, there was an email from the Fog City Writers Association, "Collection activities? Forget it, I have something important to do on Saturday."
Although Gu Lu joined the Sijiucheng Writers Association, the Wudu Writers Association would also invite him to participate in activities.
All food, clothing, housing and transportation are included. You can go to Fairy Mountain for six days and all you need to do is write an impression afterwards.
I would like to mention that the invitation to collect folk songs came after the New Interpretation of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio was published in People's Literature. It was not invited before that.
If you haven't entered the circle, no one will play with you even if you become famous.
Gu Lu looked at the time and it was almost time to go to bed.
Eyes closed.
The sleep quality was very good this night.
Early to bed and early to rise is good for health. Gu Lu went to school on Friday and went straight to Rongfu Restaurant after school.
First meeting with Yao Xiaoju.
Yao Xiaoju, as his name suggests, has a horse face. It’s not that he is ugly, but his face is really long.
He is quite particular about his dress, and from Gu Lu's point of view, he should be a fashionable guy.
"Neon's record is impressive. I've seen it!" Yao Xiaoju's first words when they met.
(End of this chapter)