Chapter 274: I can brag about it for my whole life

Chapter 274: I can brag about it for my whole life

Chapter 274: I can brag about it for the rest of my life
The title of Li Guyuan's submission was "The Name of the Flower I Can't Remember". When Gu Lu saw this title, his eyes widened.

"Anonymous flower name?"

Could it be that Tang Yuan also traveled through time? Gu Lu heaved a sigh of relief after reading on.

It was just a coincidence that the content of the article was that Li Guyuan was talking about his parents taking him to the flower market.

I don't know if it exists in other places, but the Shancheng Flower Market is a market every other week, consisting of hundreds of small stalls, selling flowers and plants, as well as pets such as cats, dogs, rabbits and birds.

The father wanted to send flowers to his wife, but the mother thought it was a waste of money. The story is told from the perspective of "I", a young Tang Yuan, who also thought that his mother should prefer holding flowers (umbrellas) because they are more practical.

When I was writing this article, I couldn’t remember what flowers my father wanted to buy that day. I only remembered my mother saying, “I’m not a 30-year-old little girl, why would I want flowers?”

This is the end of the article.

The ending of Tangyuan is really clever. Some online writers deliberately leave hooks in the chapters, but actually get the effect of selling hooks, which makes people feel sick!
In contrast, the ending of the glutinous rice balls has a lingering aftertaste.

At least after reading it, Gu Lu would think, when people grow up, do they no longer deserve to have some beautiful things?

"The manuscript is of good quality, and may even be published in Juvenile Literature and Art or Youth Digest. It would be a waste to submit it to the school magazine..." Gu Lu was about to say this to Tang Yuan, but he paused.

Tangyuan is also the vice president of the society, so he must show off the first draft of the publication.

After understanding this, Gu Lu replied to Li Guyuan: The article is fine and exceeds the standard of the school journal.

"Then I'll feel relieved. Just don't bring shame to our school magazine." Although he said this, Li Guyuan actually had the ambition.

He knew his own limitations. Since he believed that Gu Lu was better than him, he had to at least get the second best article in the school magazine!

After the big deal started, Li Guyuan and Gu Lu became very busy.

It was not the club activity time now, and time was running out. He could not wait until tomorrow noon, so Li Guyuan went to the classroom to look for him.

First go to Class 10 of Senior to find Danzhu. Before he joined the literature club, Danzhu was also a famous writer.

"Published in the school magazine? Really?"

"There are still thousands of copies of the first issue to be issued. Why do I feel like you are fooling me?"

"It will also appear in most high schools in the Fog City? What do you think?"

"Oh, it was Gu Lu who did it. No problem. Then you don't have to tell me. I believe it."

The change in Danzhu's attitude began when he heard that the president was Gu Lu.

If you are not from No. 8 Middle School, you will not know the status of Gu Lu in the minds of the students of No. 8 Middle School. It is just like if you are not from Fujian Province, it is difficult to understand the status of Mazu.

"Send me the best manuscript you think is written, and give it to me as soon as possible, because after we get the manuscript, I still need to find Rourou."

Li Guyuan prepared to leave and turned around cleanly and neatly.

Walking through the crowd, turning around——

"Gu Yuan, what are you doing here in the second year of high school? How is the club going recently?" A voice called him from behind.

It was a male voice that he hadn't heard in a long time. Li Guyuan turned around and said, "President Wan."

The other person was Wan Bai, the former president of Shu Ren Literary Society, whom I hadn’t seen for almost a semester.

"The club is doing pretty well recently. We're going to be performing Les Miserables in the small auditorium in a few days, and many leaders are coming to watch," Li Guyuan responded.

"Oh, so you're here to look for Danzhu and the others? Have the club's activity rooms been approved? I applied to Teacher Wu a long time ago..."

Wan Bai seemed to be advising the old squad leader of the new soldiers, with a lot to say. But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by his classmates, "Bye-bye (Wan Bai's nickname) hurry up, or you will be criticized by the teacher if you are late."

The only time after class is to go to the bathroom, and after that you have to go back to the classroom immediately.

Hearing this, Wan Bai's expression changed, "Gu Yuan, I'm leaving first, we'll talk next time."

Leave in a hurry.

I still remember how much Wan Bai valued the club. After the recruitment was completed, he distributed handbooks to new members class by class.

Now he is locked in a cage - no, Li Guyuan thought, "he is being put on the flying platform. Next, he will spread his wings like an eagle."

The twin stars of No. 8 Middle School are in action.

"Zebra, I have a favor to ask of you." On the other side, Gu Lu found Lu Yi.

As Lu Yi listened, Gu Lu got straight to the point. "I founded a new member publication company, and under it, I created a school magazine called "Youth". I'm currently soliciting articles. Using the campus wall is the fastest way to solicit articles."

"!" Lu Yi's pupils slightly dilated. It turned out that the school's ghost club was created by Gu Lu. It made sense. It was very reasonable for him to have special treatment in school.

"How many campus walls can you connect to?" Gu Lu asked.

"About thirteen," Lu Yi said. "Because they asked for our authorization, we can be sure that seven or eight of them will be placed at the top. We will know about the others after we discuss them."

Since becoming the manager of the wall of No. 8 Middle School, Lu Yi feels like she has been "upgraded". She has seen too many submissions, which has made her cautious in her words and actions.

It is as if a "middleman" is installed in the brain. You first tell your opinion to the middleman, and then the impartial middleman reviews it and only speaks it out loud after confirming that there is no problem.

"I can provide some sponsorship." Gu Lu said, "I can give about two or three hundred."

"Hmm?" Lu Yi asked, "That's more than a thousand. Does the publication company have that much funding?"

"A lot? The publication company has more than 20,000 yuan in funding every semester." Gu Lu said, "After all, money should be spent wisely."

"..." Lu Yi was silent for a long time and said, "The dance club I joined before only had a budget of 8000 yuan per semester."

The gap between biological and adopted children.

In fact, even though the publication club has not yet been established, after several increases, the funding for member activities is already the second highest among the more than 20 clubs in the school.

“Maybe because it is a publication company after all, and we need to print school magazines, so the funding is a little higher,” said Gu Lu.

"If there is sponsorship, I can contact a lot of campus walls. I have to try first, no less than 20." Lu Yi said, "Will you feel bad about the sponsorship fee?"

"We're not short of money, efficiency is the main thing," Gu Lu responded.

There are 13 campus walls authorized by Fog City, and the rest are authorized. After all, this thing is very easy to imitate, and getting authorization is just a ceremony, and there are many things that are not particular.

Lu Yi was very reliable and took action that night.

23 high school campus walls, including No. High School, No. High School, No. High School, Yucai High School, and Bashu High School, posted a message at the same time.

[Call for papers:
The No. 8 Middle School magazine "Youth" has begun soliciting manuscripts.

1. Purpose of Call for Papers

Enrich campus life and cultivate students' writing skills.

II. Manuscript Requirements

Literary works such as essays, short stories, and literary prose (with no limit on subject matter), preferably between 2000 and 8000 words, should promote the positive energy of young people.

3. Submission Methods

1. If you are a student of No. Middle School, please put it in the red mailbox next to the school library.

2. If you are a student from another school, please send your manuscript to the email address...

3. If students from other schools are unable to send emails, they can send their manuscripts to the guard at No. Middle School, Li Guyuan.

4. Introduction to the magazine “Youth”.

The Youth magazine was founded by Gu Lu, a famous writer from No. 8 Middle School, and Li Guyuan, the vice president. Although it was just launched, it invited professional editors from many magazines such as Story Club, Science Fiction World, and New Reading to share their experiences.

...]
The details of the call for papers will not be published. The current year is 2013, which is a year of high activity for Penguin Space, so the attention paid to each campus wall is very objective, and even greatly reduced the popularity of the school forum.

When it was released at the same time, not only did the high school students get shocked, it also became an instant hit on the internet.

There is discussion on Diba.

"Gu Lu's move is a big deal. A small high school magazine has made such a big fuss. Also, is Gu Lu the martial arts leader of Wudu High School? Why can he mobilize so many campus walls?"

"He's the strongest high school student in history, don't you know? Hahahaha. Students just like to do these nonsense. I don't even read serious magazines, so why would I read the school magazine?"

"What do you mean by 'the strongest high school student in history'? It seems very unwise and has no market. As for a high school magazine, just thinking about it, you know that the quality is definitely lower than that of ordinary magazines. Who would buy it?"

As the most popular Li Yi at the moment, he can largely represent the reactions of the general public of netizens.

It is generally believed that Gu Lu is just bored.

There are also forums with different opinions, such as the Gu Lu forum.

"Open the door, open the door. You have time to work on the school magazine, but no time to write a book? Think about it yourself, how long has it been since you published an article in a magazine?"

"Why don't you write science fiction short stories if you have time?" "Why don't you write a new version of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio if you have time?" "Why don't you write a series of mystery stories about Kogoro Akechi if you have time?" and so on. The essence of human beings is to be repeaters.

It's really scary, all of them are urging for more updates.

Fortunately, Gu Lu didn’t see it.

Those who think it is nonsense are basically adults, but for high school students - it is a sensation!

The long call for papers on the campus wall meant just one sentence to them: "Youth is the school magazine founded by Gu Lu."

Submissions poured into the submission mailbox like snowflakes.

Fortunately, Gu Lu applied for a new email address, separate from his work email address.

"Brother Gulu, I have been hiding something from you."

"Well, you said."

Gu Lu looked at Lu Ping.

"I am a natural writing genius. This article is the result of my ten years of talent. Gu Lu, you must read it carefully and review it carefully." Lu Ping handed over a manuscript.

He thought of Pingtou Ge's love letter and shuddered, "Pingtou Ge, the offline reviewer is Gu Yuan. I mainly review online manuscripts. You submitted to the wrong place."

In fact, he and Li Guyuan cross-examined and graded each other, reviewing the manuscript twice. However, Gu Lu entrusted the difficult task of rejecting the flat-headed brother to his left and right arms.

"Oh."

Lu Ping withdrew the manuscript, then ran to Li Guyuan and repeated the lines word for word.

Fourteen people from Class 10 alone submitted their works, and the pen-spinning king Tian Xiao also tried his hand. What if?

The advantage of a comprehensive call for papers is that it is fast, while the disadvantage is that the submissions are numerous and uneven.

In the classroom, Gu Lu always felt that something was missing, but he couldn't remember what it was.

"Hello, classmates."

"Hello teacher."

Before the class started, Teacher Gao asked with a smile, "Student Gu Lu, the teacher wrote a poem. Can you submit it?"

Even the teacher knew about it in one night. Just imagine how big a commotion it would be if the school magazine "Youth" solicited submissions.

"Ahem." Gu Lu coughed twice. Teachers cannot submit articles. The school magazine solicitation is only for students, otherwise the teacher's writing skills must be better than students.

"Okay, enough joking," said Teacher Gao. "Let's open our textbooks."

Classes begin.

Teacher Gao saw the call for papers for the school magazine on a forum, while Principal Chang was told by someone else.

The person who called was the city leader.

"Not bad, Lao Chang. You have a thorough understanding of the educational policy from above."

"Very good. The Youth comes at the right time. Print more copies. Then let Fog City TV interview you."

The city leaders and Principal Chang are also acquaintances, so they called to congratulate him.

After hanging up the phone, Principal Chang couldn't suppress the smile.

Is there any student in the world more reliable than Gu Lu? No! We just communicated yesterday, and today there is a commotion.

On the other hand, reviewing is really a waste of time, especially when the time is tight and the task is heavy.

Tang Yuan gave up the time to go to the literature club to help the beautiful classmate, and Gu Lu reduced the time he spent reading, but he was still too busy.

"I seem to have underestimated the appeal of the school magazine." Gu Lu rubbed his eyes.

Staring at the screen, Gu Lu's eyes became swollen, and he used eye drops to relieve the swelling.

In fact, Gu Lu was too honest. He would reject an article if it didn't meet the standards after just reading the beginning. But he felt that although the quality of each article varied, they were all written with the same care. Therefore, even if the beginning was not good, he would finish reading it.

"I haven't checked my email for an hour, and there are seventeen more emails. It's exaggerated." Life is not easy, Gu Lu sighed.

Take a look at the messages from several students from No. 8 Middle School.

The Silence of the Lambs: [I submitted it. If it gets accepted, I can be published in the same magazine as Gu Lushang. I can brag about it for the rest of my life.]
Mu Tou Lu: [I can already imagine that scene. Grandson, you know! Your grandfather was also a young hero when he was young. You know Gu Lu, the great writer. I used to serialize articles with him...]
Wanlichangfengchengkunpeng: [Speaking of us, the people from No. 8 Middle School, will we be given preferential treatment? I submitted three papers, and the main point is to win by quantity.]
Finally left: [Other schools also have school magazines, but they are not as famous. On my QQ space, I saw many people wishing to have their manuscripts published. Who is this Li Guyuan? Why is he listed with Gu Lu in advance?]
Wait, although Gu Lu is a child from another family, he is also the idol of many students.

"Wait, I think I know something is wrong!" Gu Lu suddenly realized. His deskmate CC really likes writing.

She had also used her experience of repeated failures to encourage Gu Lu to submit articles. Logically, when the school magazine started soliciting articles, she should have been the first to respond.

Planning to send it to the mailbox? Impossible, CC lives on campus, even if he sneaked a cell phone into the dormitory, he has no conditions to send it to the mailbox. Gu Lu pondered.

There was only one possibility left, that something had affected her mood and the plot for her writing was gone.

“Is this really true—” Gu Lu rubbed his head. Why is it that the more familiar he is with someone, the lower his perception of their emotions becomes?

So during morning self-study the next day, Gu Lu asked his deskmate's best friend.

"Panda, what do you think CC is most afraid of?" Gu Lu asked.

"CC, she is afraid of many things. She is afraid of the dark and watching sad things because she can relate to the situation. She is afraid that her dance grades will not be good and that her parents will be disappointed." Wei Jiao said a lot in one breath, she is indeed a close friend.

"What she fears most is being alone." Wei Jiao said, "Whether she is punished or rewarded, I think she wants to share it because it makes her feel safe."

It makes sense, considering CC's personality. He has no opinion and is timid. Except when he is in a socially awkward situation, he probably wants someone to accompany him.

Gu Lu was thinking about it, but he was not idle either. He came to school and went to the social office to review manuscripts at noon.

Hard work pays off, thanks to the unprofessional review by Gu Lu and Li Guyuan.

Filter many excellent articles.

Among them, there are 6 articles in the eighth grade, and Shu Ren Literary Publishing House has four of them.

There are twenty-one articles left, 2 of which are from No. Middle School and Bashu.

Most of the submissions are beautiful essays, and there are also many types of prose, so the word count is limited, and more articles are needed to fill the school magazine.

(End of this chapter)