Chapter 303 He is your brother? !

Chapter 303 He is your brother? !

Chapter 303 He is your brother? !

Sweet Critical Attack of the Invincible God of War: [Who is the kindest anime character? Doraemon! Because he always extends a helping hand to others.

Who is the kindest publisher in the domestic publishing industry? The Juvenile and Children's Publishing House! Because they actually gave their best writer to another publishing house.]
daysping: [Logically speaking... it shouldn't be like this. Generally, the copyright period signed between publishers and authors is 3-5 years. Flatland and The Little Prince together can bring in at least - million sales. Is this really poverty alleviation?]
Feixue Liuli: [I think I can be the president of a publishing house. At least I can suck up to people.]
Doudou35911: [You won’t know what’s going on in the industry even if I tell you. I can’t reveal more, anyway, this matter is very complicated. According to my ex-girlfriend’s ex-girlfriend, the Children’s Publishing House seemed to look down on Flowers for Algernon and didn’t give it any resources to promote it. Gu Lu left in a rage.]
It has to be said that the narrative rhythm of netizen "豆豆35911" is the most popular among netizens. You are so indifferent to me, I will make it difficult for you to reach me in the future.

This kind of seemingly inside information does not cause any harm to Yuan Mingjie.

What really broke his defense was another netizen.

Hell Whispers: [The Juvenile and Children's Publishing House said: The Little Prince, Hyouka, and Flatland are all very wonderful works. Teacher Gu Lu has worked closely with us before. I also wish Teacher Gu Lu a brilliant future in his creative career.]
I have to say, the ID name is quite appropriate. It's too vicious, actually repeating what Yuan Mingjie once said!
“Who would have thought Flowers for Algernon would sell so well?”

"Does Yu Xinyao have nothing to do? Why does she always come over to interfere every time Gu Lu distributes books?"

"Isn't this just the pursuit of genius? Chinese people shouldn't be so irrational!"

The new president is a bit out of control because praising geniuses is something that happens all over the world.

Yuan Mingjie was criticized by President Lu for 20 minutes over the phone. So President Yuan found fault and criticized his subordinates. The scolding was not the key point. The key point was that the board of directors was very dissatisfied with Yuan Mingjie for throwing away such a cash cow.

When the storm has passed, Yuan Mingjie will most likely face early retirement.

It is still up to Mr. Lu to deal with this matter.

Mr. Lu had no choice. Even though the Century Publishing Group was very powerful, he did not dare to put pressure on the New Youth Publishing House.

And Gu Lu...is not an author who can be manipulated casually.

Therefore, I could only call President Jian.

President Jian, who took over the responsibility of Shanghai People's Publishing House, was very busy. After two or three months, he finally sorted out the clues.

"Yes, yes. What instructions does Mr. Lu have?"

"It's just that we haven't talked on the phone for a while, so let's chat. Is everything going well after going to Magic City People's Publishing House?"

Even though Mr. Lu asked someone to take advantage of him, President Jian was not really angry. This was because Mr. Lu always left a way out, and the level of Shanghai People's Publishing House was indeed higher than that of Children's Publishing House.

It was just chatting...the relationship between the two of them hadn't reached that point.

President Jian knew why President Lu called, and President Lu also knew that President Jian knew why he called.

After more than ten minutes of greetings, Mr. Lu finally got to the point.

"Yuan Mingjie's ability is totally inferior to yours, Old Jian. Look, he made a mess. I still need your help this time, Old Jian."

"No, no, President Yuan is a veteran in the publishing industry, and his abilities are definitely on par with mine."

Chinese translation of President Jian’s response, “So what’s the price of helping?”

"There was an industry conference, and Yuan Mingjie had run the publishing house in such a state that he didn't have the energy to go. So the head office decided to let Shanghai People's Publishing House go," said Mr. Lu.

Event? President Jian realized that it should be an event held by the American Society for Asian Studies, the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Asian Studies and the Asian Library Conference. Publishers that can participate can get a piece of the pie to some extent.

The works exhibited at the exhibition will be promoted by the national propaganda department for a period of time. You can recall whether some books were suddenly pushed all over the Internet at a certain time. In addition to the real strength of the publishing house, another possibility is the promotion task of the official unit.

"Then I'll give it a try. I have been working in the Children's Publishing House for many years, so I may be more familiar with the business model," said President Jian.

Now that the important matter has been discussed, there is no need for further chit-chat, so Mr. Lu hung up the phone.

President Jian looked at the message Xiao Gu sent a few days ago: [Uncle Jian, if you want me to say a few words on behalf of the Children's Publishing House online, I'll ask at any time!]
Gu Lu still has some emotional intelligence. Although he doesn't like Yuan Mingjie, he has no grudge against the publishing house. He even got along quite well with the editor and staff during the two book signing sessions.

The current sales of the works are enough to make the new president suffer.

[That’s troublesome. After all, I’ve been working in the publishing house for so many years.] President Jian sent a message to Xiao Gu, lamenting that he now owed the big boss a favor.

Jianghu is not about fighting and killing, it is about human relations.

School is not about human relationships, it's about scores.

"Boss, do you know how long I have waited for this day?" Zhang Liwan was very excited. "I am in my third year of high school this year, and this is also my last semester to participate in club activities."

"I really want to thank you for helping me fulfill my dream!" Zhang Liwan, president of Time Radio, expressed her gratitude.

More than half a year ago, when Gu Lu's identity was exposed, Zhang Liwan made an appointment for an interview.

But... King Guru often accepts interviews from newspapers such as Pioneer, Fog City Daily, and Literary Newspaper. He always feels that Zhang Liwan is a bit of a joke, so he keeps saying next time, next time...

Gu Lu still felt a little embarrassed and had to consider the social etiquette occasionally.

"Keep a low profile," Gu Lu said, "So when do we plan to start?"

"Now!" Zhang Liwan had seen many professional reporters interview Gu Lu.

Therefore, the way you speak is very formal.

But the two core members of the Time Radio nearby were very nervous, even more nervous than the last time they interviewed Principal Chang.

"Is this the legendary Conqueror's Haki?" the members who love watching anime thought.

What a useless thing! The reporter was even more nervous than the interviewer. This is unqualified, Zhang Liwan thought when she saw this.

I won’t go into detail about the specific content of the interview, as it is quite general. They are all commonplace issues.

An hour after the interview ended, Gu Lu left and the two people next to him immediately sat on the stools.

"I'm tired. I feel like I've interviewed a star. This is probably the most famous person I've ever interviewed in my career."

"Hahaha, this should be a highlight of my high school club."

Zhang Liwan thought to herself that she was too good to be pursued. Just by taking the time to be interviewed, she could become a memory point in someone's high school life.

Zhang Liwan also wanted to be a reporter after graduation, and encouraged herself in her heart. After graduating from university and becoming a formal reporter, she must interview more famous people!

The competition is getting intense!
Gu Lu had no way of knowing this. He returned to the club office. The afternoon was the most critical time for all the clubs in the school.

"What should I do? What should I do?" Gu Lu frowned.

Sun Wang, the instructor of the publication company, immediately asked, "What difficulties have you encountered, President?"

"There is too much funding and it can't be spent all." Gu Lu sighed heavily.

"?" As the most special instructor in No. 8 Middle School, Sun Wang did not have the club funds in his hands, but wasn't what he said too hateful?

"The publication company now prints about 500 to 800 copies of each issue. Excluding these expenses, there is still a large part that cannot be spent at all," said Gu Lu.

There was more than 20,000 yuan left from the last semester's funding. Gu Lu took the account book and wanted to transfer the remaining money back to the school.

What did Director Hu say?

"Xiao Gu, the funding for the publication company will increase next semester. Don't say that it can't be used up. Our school has a set amount of support for "Youth" and the publication company. How can it be considered strong support if the funding is not enough? Xiao Gu, you are making it very difficult for the school and Principal Chang to deal with this."

What else can I say? Gu Lu Alexander.

"Teacher Sun, you are very experienced. Do you have any...way to use the funds properly?" Gu Lu added, "The money should be spent on the club."

Experienced...Sun Wang, who has worked at Business Story magazine for such a long time, does have some experience.

"How about paying for the article?" Sun Wang was about to be interrupted by the president, so he immediately added, "Not directly paying money, but in the form of goods."

"Giving manuscript fees will change the nature of our Youth. So are gifts like stationery okay?" Sun Wang said, "Because the scope of the manuscript solicitation is junior high and high school, stationery is definitely needed."

That makes sense! Gu Lu calculated that he would need to collect about 50 articles for each issue. Even if each author was given yuan of stationery, the monthly expenses would only be a little over yuan. There was more than enough money.

"President, I have some experience in buying gifts, so I can write a plan." Sun Wang did not act like a teacher at all in the publishing company. Instead, he treated Gu Lu as his immediate superior.

To put it bluntly, the publishing house exists because of Gu Lu.

"Sorry to trouble you, Mr. Sun. I will contact the partner for ordering stationery." Gu Lu has really grown a lot from being a hands-off boss to now.

In the past, he would have passed all the work to his instructor, just like when he passed all the work of contacting the school to Tangyuan.

At 2:30 pm, there will be a recruitment meeting for clubs in Wudu No. 8 Middle School!
It’s very very lively.

From a distance, it looks more boiling than a boiling butter hotpot.

The churning tripe - ahem, that's not right, it's the churning high school students.

"If you want to join our basketball club, your jumping ability must meet the requirements." Lu Ping put his hands on his chest, his eyes serious.

“But this is too difficult,” “The requirements for joining a club are so high,” “Forget it, let’s switch to football, it’s all a ball, there’s no difference.” Many freshmen were persuaded to drop out.

"Look carefully, this is the No. 8 Middle School basketball team!" Even though the gymnasium was very noisy, Lu Ping's voice was enough to cover up other noises.

"I heard someone say there's something special about the No. 8 Middle School basketball team. Let me tell you right now what's so special about it. We are the only high school that can play international games with Neon High School during the summer vacation. Did you know that?" "Because of our strength, we were drawn into the Neon comics."

"Understand?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, it was as if a silencing spell was cast, and no sound was heard in the small area.

This is too much, is it true? A high school team has an international competition?

It's even in the comics? You're bragging without thinking.

"It's true. Last year, Zhejiang Province Publishing House published the manga "Kuroko's Basketball". The extra story is about the protagonist team playing against the Fog City Eighth Squadron. If it weren't for Kagami and Kuroko in the end, the two of them would have shouted about bonds and exploded, and they would have almost lost." There were still comic fans in the crowd.

"Last year, we won against Neon High School by fifteen points." This is why Lu Ping is so awesome.

The current level of amateur basketball in Japan is really poor (because the system is chaotic and has not yet been reformed), and it is actually beaten by Lu Ping and others.

Oh my god, it’s a good thing that I can make a living, and students are more enthusiastic about signing up.

Seeing this, other societies were not to be outdone.

In order to save enough funds, the Little Chef Gourmet Club offers free food samples of dumplings to new members. They are not frozen, but made by the club members themselves.

The Anime Club showed off the comic books they had drawn. It was still a martial arts theme, and I have to say that the drawing was okay, but the plot was really bad.

Qinglan Hanfu Club is an on-site Q&A club, and anyone who wants to join must pass this test.

Dance club...no need to say anything, just the members standing there in their dance costumes are enough to become the focus of the whole audience.

Anyway, Gu Jiayu couldn't take her eyes away. She murmured to herself, "These sisters are so beautiful. Are they really going to die? Their legs are so long!"

This is a case of not having seen the world. She hasn't seen Qi Caiwei, whose body proportions are more perfect. For girls, the body development is almost the same in the second and third year of junior high school.

"Jia Jia has come back to her senses. Let's go over there and take a look." Shu Rou said.

"Oh, okay." Gu Jiayu nodded.

The heroine, Shu Rou, and Tang Tian were still a group of three and came to the Shu Ren Literary Society.

The president of the literature club, Zhang Liru (Zhang Liwan's twin sister), was playing a CD of the club members' previous performances. Some of the most important performances were recorded on CD.

The group of three walked around, just like comparing prices when buying something.

"The clubs in No. 8 Middle School are really great. They all feel very formal." Shu Rou sighed, "I want to join Model United Nations, but I didn't expect that I would have to take an on-site exam. It's too difficult."

"So Shushu, have you given up?" Gu Jiayu asked.

"Why are you giving up? Have you seen the president of the Model United Nations? It's President Zhou. She is my idol, so heroic and brave. I even went to watch the competition." Shu Rou said, "No matter how difficult it is, I will overcome it!"

"Model United Nations is not that difficult. It's just a test of reaction ability, and quite a few freshmen have passed it. The publication club over there is difficult. So far, only two freshmen have passed it." A freshman from the club who was passing by heard the conversation between the three and explained casually.

Looking closely, there are more freshmen surrounding the Publication Club than the Basketball Club, and second only to the Dance Club.

"I'll observe a moment of silence for you." Shu Rou said to Tang Tian, ​​who wanted to join the publishing company.

After hearing this introduction, Tang Tian also backed off. In a situation where the best of the best are chosen, why not just forget it?
"Come on, let's go and take a look." Gu Jiayu suddenly said. She wanted to see what her brother looked like as the president.

Like a dumpling with three layers of skin wrapping one filling, the publishing house was surrounded tightly.

"Make way, thank you." "Brother, make way." Shu Rou's voice was quite loud, and they had to work hard to squeeze in.

The three people from the publication company were sitting in a similar manner to the three admirals of the navy.

President Gu Lu, Vice President Li Guyuan, and Editor-in-Chief Qi Caiwei! That’s right, instructor Sun Wang was there screening the new students.

"This is Gu Lu. He looks different from other students." Shu Rou said.

Tang Tian nodded in agreement, "Although the boy next to him is very tall and the girl on the left is pretty, I still chose Gu Lu at first sight!"

Nonsense, he sits in the middle.

Because joining a publishing house means facing review, and review is very subjective, it is normal for the threshold to be higher.

When Tang Tian was pushed over by Shu Rou to line up, and Gu Jiayu was also there to accompany her...

"Jia Yu, do you want to join our publication?" Gu Lu looked up and saw his sister. Then he remembered what he had promised.

All of a sudden, everyone's eyes followed Gu Lu's gaze.

"Gulu, your sister also got admitted to No. 8 Middle School, why didn't you tell me?" Qi Caiwei and Li Guyuan both attended the last birthday party, so they both knew Gu Jiayu.

Gu Lu stood up and greeted, "Jia Yu, come here."

What does it mean to be the center of everyone's attention? Gu Jiayu was instantly stared at by the freshmen who came to take the test, and their gazes were burning.

"Gu Lu's sister?"

"The boss is right next to me?"

The above are the reactions of Shu Rou and Tang Tian...

"I want to join the dance club, and my friend wants to join the publication club." Gu Jiayu is an extrovert, but she was still nervous when being stared at by so many people.

However, every time I think Sister Qi has a great figure, whether she is sitting or standing.

"Your friend, she's qualified and I'll definitely recruit her into the club." Gu Lu said, "Since you want to join the dance club, go first. I'll come see you when I'm done here."

Now Miss Gu left very obediently.

"Come on." Gu Jiayu pulled Shu Rou away and cheered for Tang Tian.

Once you walk a little further away, you will be out of the publishing house.

Suddenly, Shu Rou made the sound of a kettle boiling——

“Ahhhh, Jiajia, you are actually Gu Lu’s sister. You are actually Gu Lu’s sister.”

"Are you good sisters? You didn't even tell me."

"I need to slow down, this is crazy!"

Not only was her voice sharp, Shu Rou also pulled Gu Jiayu's arm and shook it wildly. She said she wanted to slow down, but she didn't give the latter a chance to speak.

"I feel like there's nothing much to say..." Gu Jiayu was interrupted by Shu Rou before she could finish her words.

"Is there anything to say? He is Gu Lu. Do you know how many times my junior high school Chinese teacher kept repeating this to me?" Shu Rou said, "You must help me get an autograph."

"But Shushu, don't you read novels?" Although Gu Jiayu had only known the two sisters for a short time, she knew that Shurou didn't like reading.

"Does it matter whether he reads books or not? What matters is that he is very awesome." Shu Rou said.

Shu Rou was so excited that she even forgot about joining the Model United Nations and kept asking about Gu Lu.

Events developed in parallel. It was lively inside the school and it was equally lively outside the school.

In particular, the voting announcement of "Sina Reading" and the voting for the champion article.

[Haha, that's proof enough. What kind of literary writing is this? It just doesn't work! If the horror and supernatural aren't scary, what's the point of being awesome in other aspects? If Gu Lu doesn't change his writing style, it will get worse and worse, and go off the track!]
Gu Lu Bar has dominated the science fiction novel scene for more than a month, and finally there is other news.

However, supernatural novels are always ironic.

Because neither "Random Thoughts" nor "Possibility of Evil" won the competition.

You know, Gu Lu’s “Iron Pillar” used to be the most outstanding one!
Always So Charming: [Different realms, although Gu Lu is young, he has thought more. He has given up the storytelling method that used to make people's scalps numb. I feel that the author Yi Zhang Huang has the style of the former teacher Gu Lu.]
Now I am going off topic. Yizhang Huang is a pen name. It is very difficult to keep a pen name in magazines like New Reading, but writing a winning article is an exception. Yizhang Huang is a popular new writer.

"Fortunately, Gu Lu doesn't care about the little things that are beyond the supernatural." Yizhang Huang is a college student who just graduated two years ago.

Why are supernatural horror stories more developed abroad than in China? The reason is straightforward, because they can be adapted into movies and TV series. After all, horror and supernatural stories are very suitable for shooting low-budget movies. In China... let alone TV series, in two years, the publication number of supernatural and horror novels will be restricted by the social environment.

Therefore, even though the domestic population is more interested in supernatural horror than science fiction and mystery, Yi Zhang Huang is not wrong when he says that the supernatural is only a minor part of the story.

"Gu Lu is really a genius, if I'm not mistaken. He wants to elevate horror and the supernatural to the level of literature, but how can he succeed?"

Yi Zhang Huang thought to himself that it would be him who would have to carry the banner of the supernatural in the future.

That’s right, the ID “永远那媚” is his alias.

When he learned that Gu Lu had returned, he broke out in a cold sweat.

Fortunately, fortunately!

(End of this chapter)