Chapter 262 There is hope
Chapter 262 There is hope
It is not easy to be the "other people's child" in the hearts of thousands of students.
Move the mouse down to exclude the messages from students who are "resentful".
There are different opinions.
Netizen Xiaoyao Yixin said: "I bought it after seeing the recommendation on the website. Maybe I don't read enough books. Flatland caught my eye. I never thought that a popular science book could be written like this."
Another netizen Daqian520 also made a similar comment: "I don't think Gu Lu is a genius after watching The Little Prince, because I have also heard thought-provoking questions from my four or five-year-old nephew. In my opinion, Gu Lu is a precocious child who has not lost his childish mindset. After reading Flatland, I felt like a little sparrow looking up and seeing the roc in the sky. He is a true genius."
Daqian 520's words were a bit exaggerated, but Zhao Mingming nodded in agreement, "The power of The Little Prince needs to be savored carefully. The author's wild imagination can be felt as soon as you open the second page of Flatland."
"Why is it the second page?" Mu Xue's focus was a bit strange.
"The first page is the title page, and the second page is the preface." Zhao Mingming opened the book at hand.
[Salute to all residents of Space Country, especially Mr. Ronaldo
...]
"We are called the Space Country because we are three-dimensional with up and down. This setting is very novel." Zhao Mingming seemed to remember something and asked, "Didn't you read it before going to bed?"
"Ahem..." Mu Xue said, "You know, I read before going to bed to induce hypnosis, and it works very well. I don't even remember what I read when I wake up."
"My dad often says that I am very thrifty. I can read a book over and over again and it still looks like new," Mu Xue added.
It’s confirmed that he is the biological father.
"Why are you staring at the preface for so long?" Mu Xue turned her head and saw the little sister looking at her intently.
"Your cousin likes to hide little Easter eggs in the preface. For example, in The Little Prince he thanked himself, in Mr. Holmes he thanked Zhang Yudong, and this time in Flatland he paid tribute to Mr. Ronaldo—"
Zhao Mingming paused for a few seconds before expressing his own judgment.
"If I'm not mistaken, my cousin is also a football fan. Both Cristiano Ronaldo and Ronaldo are famous."
"Of course, he is in the basketball club." Mu Xue responded subconsciously.
“?” Zhao Mingming.
Mu Xue didn't notice the look in her sister's eyes. She stared at the computer screen and scrolled down to continue reading the comments.
Most of the comments below are about Flatland, which indirectly reflects the popularity of the book.
Except there was one message that was different.
SANDWORM: [You are so talented. "If There Were No Li Bai" is so well written. Why doesn't Gu Lu continue to post videos? Did he forget his account password? It seems that he registered last year. If you have time, you can share how to write essays. Even if you don't share this, I would be happy to read the works you read recently. This is the first time I have been so close to a talented writer!]
It can be seen that netizens are a little excited.
"He's quite famous..." Mu Xue's sigh was a double entendre, referring to both the work and the person.
She hadn't had time to hire a troll army, but Flatland was so popular. Was it difficult to deal with? Mu Xue discussed the matter with her little sister, who also put away her smile and thought seriously.
Three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang, and sisters working together can accomplish anything. After discussing, Mu Zhao and his partner actually came up with a solution...
On the other side, in the Magic City, two people were discussing something.
"Brother, are you really quitting? Aren't you happy with the annual salary of 12 euros you earned at Bantam instead of a good job?" said my good friend Maodou.
Bantam is a publishing brand affiliated with the Random House Alliance, and it is very powerful. Yao Xiaoju is a 33-year-old who can serve as a book brand operation officer, which is definitely a successful person.
Yao Xiaoju corrected, "The original annual salary, including the year-end bonus, is only 8 euros. The is an additional bonus for operating "A Song of Ice and Fire". This kind of book is hard to come by." "Damn, according to the euro exchange rate, that's more than , which is higher than your current income!" Maodou felt that the other party was a fool.
"You can't calculate it that way. I live in the UK most of the time. If I were to calculate the cost of food, clothing, housing and transportation, my income would be equivalent to about 30,000 yuan in China." Yao Xiaoju also knew that his income was considered good both in China and the UK.
"With your qualifications and connections, you can definitely apply for a job with better salary conditions." Maodou said, "8%, the author must have overseas income, I'll calculate it later..."
Maodou was about to use the calculator on his phone, but Yao Xiaoju immediately said, "It would take about 7 million yuan in overseas revenue for me to get the same income as before."
So you know this too! Maodou asked again, "Do you think Mr. Holmes can have such good sales?"
"It will be difficult within one or two years. But give me three years, and I have confidence," said Yao Xiaoju.
Seeing that his friend still wanted to persuade him, Yao Xiaoju explained the actual reason, "Under normal circumstances, it would be difficult for me to prove myself in ten years!"
Maodou was speechless after hearing this. He knew that Yao came back to China for that woman and was dumped.
Want to prove that you are richer than the third generation of the rich? Maodou feels so naive. How can he defeat the other party's two generations of official and business collusion... ahem, two generations of hard work?
"I've read all of Gu Lu's books, and I see a lot of people in him," Yao Xiaoju said seriously, "Take the Little Prince for example, do you know how horrible its sales are in Japan?"
How scary can it be? Maodou looked at his friend with an expression that said, "Tell me so I can learn more."
"With sales of more than 1800 copies, and based on the Japanese version of The Little Prince being priced at yen per copy, his revenue in the first half of the year was more than million yuan," said Yao Xiaoju.
Of course, he did not get any profit from this money. Yao Xiaoju would only get profit if another version of The Little Prince was to be released in Japan.
"Don't lie to me, I haven't received much education!" Maodou said.
"If I don't cheat people who don't read much, how can I cheat people who read a lot?" Yao Xiaoju said, "No kidding, because the price of a book in Japan is very good, about 10 yuan. Even if the royalty is 8%, I can get yuan from selling one book."
Yao Xiaoju underestimated the issue because he knew that Gu Lu's royalties were more than 10%, and that Neon's royalties were calculated based on the number of copies printed. Currently, there were four print runs, totaling 55 copies, so Gu Lu could get yuan, but he didn't want to bother explaining the difference in stamp duty.
"So..." It seems that earning more than 7 million is not impossible. Maodou breathed a sigh of relief, as if his friend was not blinded by love.
"The Little Prince may be popular in Japan, but not necessarily in the UK, but this is indeed an opportunity," said Maodou.
As a friend, rationally speaking, you should give some advice. Your ex-girlfriend is married, why do you still remember her? But emotionally speaking, if a man doesn't fight for anything, then he basically has no motivation to give up.
“How long does it take to fly abroad?”
"the day after tomorrow."
"Then accompany your father today and have a couple of drinks."
"Get lost. If I don't punish you for three days, you're going to tear the roof off the house?"
……
I won’t talk about who won or lost in the drinking contest, anyway, on the day Yao Xiaoju flew to the UK, Yu Xinyao posted a comment in his column.
The popularity of "Flatland" reached its peak!
Title: Upwards instead of north, for us “it is towards xx instead of upwards”, what is xx?
Subtitle: Why is Gu Lu Gu Lu?
(End of this chapter)