Chapter 281 The Immortal Fugitive
Chapter 281 The Immortal Fugitive
After the two leaders and a secretary left, Gu Lu finally understood what the two leaders were specifically responsible for.
First is the tougher Section Chief Qu, who is mainly responsible for coordinating the semi-official organization "Foreign Cultural Association".
Regardless of the exaggerated name, the United Front Department is mainly responsible for mastering policies and coordinating relationships, including recommending talents and reflecting the actual situation. Director Zhao's tone was softer, and it was very likely that Gu Lu was recommended by their department.
Gu Lu walked back, reading the documents as he walked. Director Hu next to him also glanced over here.
"Director Hu, do you want to take a look?" Gu Lu handed it over. The document was a list of members of the Chinese and Western exchange groups.
"No, no, no, I am not qualified to look at this document." Director Hu waved his hand.
So you looked askance? Gu Lu didn't complain. He said, "The official media will also announce it. It's not something that needs to be kept secret."
"The news published in online newspapers is what I can read. The same news seen in different places will sound different," said Director Hu.
The statement was a bit mysterious, and Gu Lu seemed to understand it but not quite.
The exchange meeting list is very formal and is available in both Spanish and Chinese.
The Chinese list includes three authors, two poets, and many more scholars and professors. For example, Dong Yansheng, the president of the Asian Spanish Scholars Association, translated Don Quixote in the 1990s and won the Lu Xun Literature Award and the National Excellent Literary Translation Rainbow Award.
"They are knowledgeable and real experts and professors." Gu Lu thought of the experts and professors in his previous life. How could we govern our motherland with such insects?
At the same time, the Spanish exchange list also includes scholars and professors from famous European universities such as the Autonomous University of Barcelona and the Autonomous University of Madrid.
Gu Lu realized that folk cultural exchanges did not count. In this kind of official cultural exchange to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, writers had little participation and it was more of a dialogue between linguists and literary scholars.
"History of Spanish Literature", "Introduction to Spanish and Spanish American Poetry", "Football to the Left, Architecture to the Right" and "Yesterday's Empire", a total of four books, are all the books about Spain in the library.
Not bad, after all, it was just a school library. Gu Lu borrowed all of them.
According to the school library's regulations, students can only borrow one book at a time, but Gu Lu was able to borrow four books at a time, so Director Hu must be nearby.
"Are there enough books and materials? If not, we can go to Xinhua Bookstore to buy some after school," said Director Hu. "Our school must bear the cost. Xiao Gu, please give us this opportunity."
"I can just go to the city library after school." Gu Lu waved his hand. The city library is on Fengtian Road in Sha District. It was completed and opened in 2007.
"That's right. I don't use it on a regular basis, so it's a waste to buy it." Director Hu said, "I want to go to the city library. Do you want to take a few days off?"
Oh my god, there are still eight days before the final exam. Are you serious about asking for leave now? Gu Lu was surprised.
Looking at Director Hu’s serious face, Principal Chang should be the same.
I guess the final exam is not important to school leaders.
"No, I don't have evening self-study, so I have plenty of time." Gu Lu explained.
Is this the same as usual? Director Hu said, "Student Gu, this is a rare opportunity. The article is directly translated into Spanish. Besides, if you perform well this time, maybe you can participate in such activities in the future."
"Show all your strength and let them see it." Director Hu encouraged.
Along with that, several books were delivered to the classroom.
Of course, he paid attention to it. Gu Lu had some ideas. He had read a book called "City of Miracles" in his previous life. The specific content was a bit vague, but he could imitate the entry point of the work.
Barcelona hosted the World Expo twice, from 1888 to 1929. The great thing about this film is that it integrates the life of the protagonist Onofre with the development of the city.
Look up the information and start...
"Why did you borrow so many books about Spain?" my deskmate Qi Caiwei asked curiously.
"I participated in an essay competition about Spain and looked up some information." said Gu Lu.
Qi Caiwei didn't ask any more questions, and Gu Lu also looked at the borrowed book seriously.
The seats in the class will be relocated every month, that is, the front-to-back order will not be changed, but the left-to-right order will be changed.
It's also for the sake of fairness. Some students like to sit by the window, some like to sit by the door, and the middle position is the most disliked.
Currently Gu Lu and Qi Caiwei are in the middle, and the latter is very good at reading the atmosphere.
After class, Lu Ping wanted to ask Gu Lu for help, so he called out to him, but there was no response.
"He is very busy now, looking up information. Don't disturb him if there is nothing else." Qi Caiwei said.
"Oh?" Lu Ping looked at Qi Caiwei, then at Gu Lu who was busy recording something, and made a wicked smile.
As a second choice, Lu Ping called another classmate he was not very familiar with.
Zeng Jie and Ma Xuanyou went.
Why do I have to invite a classmate? Because I can, there is no special reason.
The ten-minute break passed in a flash, and the five-minute roll call felt like a year.
Next is math class.
"Huang Lu, you regressed on this test. You should have gotten some questions right, but you didn't."
Mathematics teacher Lu Zhishen was handing out papers, and the students whose names were called stood up and went to the podium.
Winter is still a long way off, but the end of the semester is approaching, and for many students, it is the end of the semester. Students are already in the desperate stage, cramming at the last minute.
Today after school, Gu Lu was slow to act, and the first person to rush out of the classroom was Zeng Jie, because he was standing at the door after just changing his seat.
"Hahahaha, I'm first, I'm first." Zeng Jie was extremely excited.
The happiness of high school students is sometimes inexplicable. And Qi Caiwei is also very happy today.
The reason is that she sits outside, and every time Gu Lu comes in or out, Qi Caiwei needs to get up. It sounds troublesome, but CC is just happy, and it's inexplicable.
The steps walking to the cafeteria are much lighter.
Gu Luze didn't have dinner at school because the food in the cafeteria today was not to his liking.
Put all the textbooks in the drawer to reduce the weight of the school bag.
He took the books home. On the one hand, he had borrowed them, and on the other hand, Gu Lu really needed to learn about Spain.
In his previous life, Gu Lu read a lot of random books, and his knowledge was also very random. For example, regarding Spain, he knew why the bulls under him would run around like crazy when Spanish bullfighters rode on them.
Because the bullfighters wear special shoes with spikes on the heels. When they ride on the bull, their legs clamp together and their ventral sides are injured. It would be strange if the bull wasn't excited.
"Bang——" the door made a mournful sound.
Take in the clothes that were washed yesterday. In the foggy city of June, the washed clothes can be dried in less than two hours if hung up to dry.
He took out a box of milk, drank a few sips, and went to the kitchen to cook the wontons in a pot.
Gu Lu is very good at making seasonings, and he learned it from Boss Lei. Although Old Lei now runs a frog and fish head shop, the money he used to open the shop was saved from running a small noodle stall.
Continuing with the progress at school, Gu Lu has written down a lot of things in his notebook.
After finishing "History of Spanish Literature", next one.
"Yesterday's Empire" tells the story of the 15th century, when the name "The Empire on which the Sun Never Sets" still belonged to the Spanish Empire.
Spain - Oh yes, the Spanish ancestors were rich.
"Wait, this is the European Age of Discovery." An idea suddenly occurred to Gu Lu.
If he remembered correctly, he still had a royal bomb in his hand.
When I opened the book "When the Stars Shine" that I drew earlier, there was an article called "The Immortal Fugitive".
It tells the story of the Spanish colonial explorer Balboa, who was the first European to cross the American continent and the first European to discover and see the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Go over this section again in your mind.
After reading it, Gu Lu felt that it was very appropriate. Balboa is very popular in America. Panama also calls him the "Conqueror of the Pacific" and has a statue of him.
It must be said that Zweig's writing style is very good, worthy of being a great writer of biographical novels, and the story is also full of ups and downs.
"Since the looted property also included gold, the group of desperadoes decided to settle here. With a pious heart of gratitude, they named this new city Santa Maria Darien."
"In the eyes of these civilized people, a handful of the yellow metal is more valuable than the spiritual and technological achievements of their civilization."
“On September 1513, 9, in order to escape the gallows and escape from prison, the hero and gangster, adventurer and rebel Vasco Núñez de Balboa began his flight and his march toward his immortal cause.”
……
It should be able to meet the requirements of this cultural exchange, excerpt a piece of Spanish history, and write about the contribution of a Spaniard to the world.
Isn't this enough?
Gu Luguang wondered if it would work, but he hadn't thought that he just needed an article for cultural exchange. Section Chief Qu said that he could even write a review.
But he took out the famous chapter from "When the Stars Shine" by Banbu Mingzhu: The Immortal Fugitive.
Is it true, using a nuclear bomb to kill mosquitoes?
Without thinking too much, Gu Lu glanced at the time. It was a little past seven o'clock, so he immediately ran out.
Time is running out.
I took a bus to Xinhua Bookstore, but not the one where the two book signing events were held because it was not close.
"Excuse me, where can I buy Spanish history books in our store?" Gu Lu asked the clerk. He couldn't just look around like a headless fly.
"Spanish history books?" The clerk's face was filled with questions. He thought for a moment and replied, "I don't know if there are any. Foreign literature is all on the second floor."
"Then reference books like history books are over there. I'm not sure if there's any Spanish history." The clerk pointed to the southeast corner of the first floor.
The current Xinhua Bookstore is like this, the more popular types are placed upstairs, and the reference books are placed on the first floor closest to the store.
Following the principle of proximity, Gu Lu looked at the first floor first. Looking at the bookcases one by one, the best-selling book of this type is "Yi Zhongtian's Comments on the Three Kingdoms".
About five minutes later, the clerk came over and said, "I have a book called "History of Spanish Colonization". Do you want it?"
He must have checked on the computer, Gu Lu nodded.
Then, the clerk took down the large book from the 4th row of books, which was the second to last row in the southeast corner.
Why is it called the “big book”? Because it is very thick and costs 68 yuan per copy.
Gu Lu bought books and went home, and ordered two more books on the Internet, one of which was "Yesterday's Empire". Books from the school library were not convenient for taking notes, so he wanted to buy one for his private collection.
All the preparatory work for plagiarism is done!
After you finish reading all the books you bought and taking notes on them, you can start writing The Immortal Fugitive.
But let's do other work first.
More haste less speed.
[President Jian: The sales of The Little Prince have exceeded one million. In addition, everything is ready for the collector's edition of the book.
President Jian: There is another film and television company that wants to purchase the film and television rights of "Hyouka". ]
Gu Lu saw the news, especially the fact that everything was ready except for the east wind, which was very eye-catching.
The east wind is the postscript.
"Oh no! The school magazine was released ahead of schedule, and with so many things happening, I forgot about the important things." Gu Lu slapped his head.
The collector's edition of The Little Prince must have something new, and the postscript is that new thing. The author should write something related.
If a best-seller exists long enough and is printed in enough versions, it is normal for the same book to have seven or eight different prefaces and afterwords.
In a physical book, the postscript would contain “an explanation of the writing process” or “an extract of a point in the book for an in-depth discussion.”
After a little thought, Gu Lu knew how to write the postscript, so he just made up a few words to explain why he wrote it.
The accumulation of daily experience is still of some use.
[Novalis said: "Where there are children, there is a golden age."
The golden age of children! I hope that "The Little Prince" can find you in the vast sea of life and bring you the sound of the piano, the high and sometimes meaningless sound, just like the chirping of the skylark at the first light of dawn!
Joy and sorrow are twin sisters, like children's ears.
...]
Crackling, as he finished writing, Gu Lu became a little excited and even gave some benefits.
"The Little Prince" is a unique foreign fairy tale novella in China, but in Europe, there are other fairy tales that can rival it in terms of fame.
The work "Silver and Me", a fairy tale written by a Nobel Prize-winning poet, can be compared to The Little Prince.
I am not afraid of a fairy tale writer with good writing skills, but I am afraid of a fairy tale writer who is a poet. No matter which version Xiaoyin and I read, our writing and word choice are incredibly good.
Each novel is about 400 to 500 words long, so Gu Lu attached two of them that he remembered most clearly as a bonus.
At a speed of three to four thousand words per hour, it can be sent to President Jian very quickly.
It has to be said that Gu Lu’s memory is not good enough. He has seen so many works in his previous life, but he can only remember fragments.
There's no way, he traveled through time and space, not physically, so his memory wasn't enhanced after traveling through time and space.
Another thing is to buy the film and television copyright of Bingguo. The current film and television industry seems to be dominated by coal bosses? A large amount of coal money is injected into the market.
Campus youth movies are a popular subject in the current market, so we can talk about it, Gu Lu gave a reply.
After getting approval from President Jian, you can tell the other party Gu Lu’s contact information.
Time is spent in busyness——
The junior high school entrance exam, final exam, and college entrance exam were three exams held in a row in mid-June, and the air was filled with the smell of test papers.
If you ask what the smell of a test paper is, it is a smell that makes people drowsy.
The college entrance examination has nothing to do with Gu Lu.
The other two items are closely related. Miss Gu is about to take the high school entrance examination, and Gu Lu is also preparing for the final examination.
"Student Gu, have you finished writing the article?" Director Hu asked casually when he happened to meet him.
"Oh, it's almost finished. I can send it to Professor Chen tomorrow." Gu Lu responded.
"Who is Professor Chen?"
"Professor Chen Guojian, the leader of this cultural exchange group. As the leader said before, I will send it directly to Professor Chen's email."
(End of this chapter)