Chapter 315 What did you do in England? !

Chapter 315 What did you do in England? !

Chapter 315 What did you do in England? !

A press conference in Neon——

"This year we have opened more than ten special schools across the country. The concern for special groups reflects the overall quality of a country." A spokesman for the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology said, "Recently, Chinese writer Furoro has published a new work about special groups. It proves that the artistic creation rights of neighboring countries have paid attention to this area. Our own cultural creators need to continue to work hard!"

The "フォロー" mentioned by the spokesperson is not the translation of Gu Lu's Japanese name at all.

Friends who often study Japanese in bed in the morning and evening know that Neon will force English pronunciation to correspond to Katakana. And フォロー is similar, the pronunciation is forced. Because the speaker standing on the stage just heard Gu Lu's name when he passed by.

I mentioned this simply to divert the topic because it is so popular.

It can be said that the bald forehead is a flash of inspiration in the old brain.

Unfortunately, the well-dressed and sharp-eyed reporters did not buy it.

"Will the authorities launch an investigation into the Takagi incident?" the reporter asked.

Takagi is a person's name. This incident was reported in the news three days ago, in which a mentally disabled girl was sexually assaulted and abused by an "excellent teacher" in a special school.

The girl's language ability was limited, and she was unable to tell her parents the whole story. After many twists and turns, the girl's parents finally found out, and after investigation, they found that almost all the disabled girls in the class had been sexually assaulted by Gao Mu.

Here comes the point. The parents found the school. The school actually protected this beast and sent Gao Mu out of school. The angry parents posted the whole incident on the Internet.

The news sparked heated discussions on the Internet, and the news media also reported on it, criticizing the government for failing to review and manage special schools.

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the official department that manages the school, held a small press conference, but it was obvious that the officials did not take it seriously, so the person who came to bow, oh no, the person who came to speak was not the minister.

"Regarding this matter, our Teaching Staff Department has issued a severe rectification warning to the school involved." The spokesperson responded lightly.

The crowd was not easily fooled, and a Yomiuri Shimbun reporter raised his hand and asked, "Is it just rectification? Didn't the Faculty and Staff Division conduct an investigation or take any action to punish the offenders?"

"We are unable to investigate this matter. As the spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, I sincerely apologize for this." The spokesperson's bow and apology were very standard. "I feel guilty for causing the public to worry... It is our Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology that did not do a good job in certain matters."

The spokesperson's words made it clear that the relevant departments wanted to pass the buck.

Such a familiar handling situation!

The front-page headline of the next day's Yomiuri Shimbun even read, "The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology said: Caring for special groups reflects the overall quality of a country."

Subtitle: Flowers for Algernon? Unfortunately, the height is less than six feet.

The 褌 is the ふんどし, which is worn for naked festivals, while the 六尺褌 is the ordinary style. The Yomiuri Shimbun means that the fig leaf is not big enough to cover the scandal.

King Gollum, who was far away in the foggy city, would never have imagined that "Flowers for Algernon" would one day be on the social news.

This shows that the book has gained a lot of popularity in Japan, otherwise the spokesperson would not have mentioned the book when changing the subject.

13 pieces sold on the first day!

Only 20,000 more copies were sold than The Prince at That Time. But! The previous book was promoted by Kenji Miyazawa.

This book also changes from a fairy tale theme to a science fiction one. It is definitely gratifying that it can achieve such a good result with such a big change in theme.

Thanks to Lu Fanhui's continuous output, Gu Lu has gone from being a "genius who caused a commotion among 30 million people" to a "genius that can only be born in a population of one billion." This title has never been forgotten in Japan.

Coupled with the gambling-style publicity resources of Sato, the vice president of Baitongsha, multiple factors created an excellent start.

On the second day, sales of 12 copies were a result of word of mouth. The sales volume reached copies in two days. It has been a long time since the physical publishing industry has been so successful.

King Gollum, who has a promising future, has just finished writing "London: What I Saw" in the house and submitted it to Youth Digest.

Gu Lu kept his word and started the rebellion against Lin.

There was no moment to mourn Yilin, as the next to come on stage was Bilibili.

At present, Zhou Lin, Li Guyuan and Lu Ping have been interviewed, and the one currently being uploaded is the strong man from the next class who participated in the Physics Olympiad.

I don’t know whether it’s because he is more relaxed when he is the up master, or he is trying to attract attention with a single hit. The interview series of the Great King always contains a lot of prophetic words.

Each episode can get more than 200,000 hits, and when there are many coins, there can be several thousand. What is more novel is that Gu Lu’s video has a lot of collection data.

Pretty good data. After all, King Gu Lu’s update frequency is very slow. Fortunately, the current Bilibili up-masters are not getting excited.

Unlike online literature, which has been on the rise in 3. A certain sugar plus three spoons opened the era of daily updates, and blood red made the K party a derogatory term.

Fortunately, the online writers who followed set things right, and the 3k party became a compliment, because 2k appeared...

After Gu Lu traveled through time, he basically stopped reading online novels, as if he was deliberately trying to distance himself from his past life.

The sunlight outside the window turned into moonlight. In the empty room, Gu Lu stopped typing and stretched his body. His joints creaked. This was what happened when he kept the same position for a long time.

"It's November, and the Chinese New Year is coming in a blink of an eye. I wonder where I will rank on the list of richest writers in 2013." Gu Lu was thinking about this.

The sales of "Flatland" and "Flowers for Algernon" are very optimistic. The former even accounts for more than half of the market sales of popular science works.

The requirements are not high, it must be in the top three!

Besides, the year after the new calendar is the Chinese New Year's Eve. Well, Gu Lu didn't have much expectation for the New Year. He was mainly thinking about what book to publish next year.

Currently, the popular science works "Mr. Toad Goes to See a Psychologist" and "The Devotion of Suspect X" are ready to be released.

Oh, right! Mr. Toad was pulled out before Gu Lu could see it.

With an idea in mind, Gu Lu looked out the window. The lights of thousands of houses were like fireflies in the dark night. He stared at them in a daze for a while.

"It's late at night and everyone is asleep. This is a good time to do something quietly."

Gu Lu lowered his head and planned something...

Another day.

Some people work hard to live, some people work hard to survive, but only a very few people can actually live.

Look at the sky, it's covered with dark clouds, as if the sky is about to fall. In fairy tales, such weather is often the beginning of a decisive battle.

But in reality, people are rushing to speed up their pace, and deducting attendance is a more serious problem than the weather.

Shi Feng, deputy editor-in-chief of Global Times, received news about Gu Lu from an old friend.

They are said to be old friends, but in fact they are connections made during a study session at the Party School.

Therefore, if helping out is a win-win situation, then we will definitely help.

"Can domestic fairy tale writers still be popular in the UK?" Shi Feng frowned. This fake news was too fake.

"Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales", "Grimm's Fairy Tales", "One Thousand and One Nights", "The Adventures of Pinocchio" and other works. When he was a child, the market was flooded with European and American works.

It was only after the 1990s that domestic fairy tales began to gain momentum. Even so, Shi Feng still believes that the field of fairy tales is still far behind that of developed countries.

"Oh, by the way, the Little Prince written by Gu Lu. The Little Prince will only be published in Asia at most. Wouldn't it be embarrassing to publish it overseas?" Shi Feng frowned even more when he thought of this.

People's three views are shaped by the macro environment. People born in the 1960s experienced the huge gap in development between their country and the West in the first half of their lives.

We can't simply criticize Shi Feng for being unpatriotic, after all, deep-rooted ideas are difficult to change. It's like an old man who has experienced famine, who values ​​food very much and won't tolerate any waste.

Shi Feng assigned the work to his editor Xiao Wu. He was basically sure that it was the student Gu Lu who was bragging in front of the principal. Really, how could he believe everything the student said without even investigating it!
There is an arrangement, and I can give an explanation when "old friends" ask about it.

“Principal Chang really knows how to cause trouble for others.” Shi Feng sighed.

It is true that the current communication of news between China and abroad is really poor. Just think about the future, when the country will know everything as soon as there is any disturbance.

Xiao Wu is an honest man. This word "honest man" does not have a derogatory meaning. In this era, this word has not been polluted.

We all know that climbing over a wall with a ladder is illegal, but the Global Times is provided with an international entrance and exit by the telecommunications network, so it must be legal and compliant.

"If Gu Lu is really famous abroad, it is indeed something that our Global Times should report." Xiao Wu muttered. He was born in the 1980s and his hair is a little bald due to long-term overtime work.

Compared to Xiao Xue, now Xue is the deputy editor-in-chief. He works overtime every day, but his hair is still thick and black.

It seems that talent is also required, and those with more energy have a greater chance of winning.

Log in to the BBC official website, which is one of the most visited websites in the UK and is undisputedly the largest portal.

Without waiting for Xiao Wu to search for keywords, he spotted a familiar figure in the wheel image...

Xiao Wu was assigned work early in the morning, and Gu Lu was doing morning exercises early in the morning. "I feel so sad every time this happens, it's literally hard to get through. When will this stupid thing end?"

Gu Lu heard someone say it behind him, and he knew who said it without looking back.

Because Ma Xuanyou, Lü Ping, Tian Xiao, Dou Ke, Zeng Jie, etc. would complain. The above are all male classmates, so what about female classmates? Female classmates would gossip in private (whisper insults).

Why did the students react so strongly? After the break, the broadcast changed the music. The whole school could not leave and had to sing the school song again.

"The verdant Gele Mountain, the mighty Jialing River, our school, our school is in the center of this beautiful landscape..."

"Don't just open your mouth, sing out loud!" said our class teacher, Mr. Gao, who was supervising from the side.

Teacher Gao was also very helpless. If a class performed poorly in the tasks assigned by the school leaders, the whole school would criticize them.

The school song of Fog City No. 8 Middle School, not to mention the melody, is very embarrassing when it comes to "We are innocent and lively, we are enterprising and progressive."

After finally waiting for the song to end, the students returned to the classroom in an orderly manner.

"For you." As soon as she returned to her seat, Qi Caiwei handed over a gift box.

What is this? Gu Lu subconsciously took the small box. It was quite exquisite.

"A return gift. You brought me some gifts when you went to London, so I must prepare a return gift as well." Qi Caiwei said.

Gu Lu weighed the box carefully. It was the size of a palm and the weight was okay. He couldn't guess what it was.

Gu Lu brought a notebook as a souvenir for Qi Caiwei in London. However, the notebook's decorative value was greater than its practical value. Each page had a different background picture. The pictures were musical notes, and the notes were not randomly arranged, but were all famous songs by British composer Vaughan Williams.

Qi Caiwei liked the gift very much after receiving it.

"Can I open it here?" Gu Lu asked for advice.

"I'm giving it to you. It's yours. You are free to open it whenever you want." Qi Caiwei responded.

After unpacking, I found a few exquisite toy swords inside.

In the past, elementary school stalls would definitely sell toy swords for fifty cents or one yuan, half the length of a pencil.

The toy sword CC gave as a return gift was exquisitely crafted and worth at least twenty or thirty dollars.

"Didn't you say before that you collected seven or eight swords from "The Legend of the Seven Heroes of Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit"? " Qi Caiwei stared at Gu Lu as she spoke. She was eager to know his feedback after receiving the gift.

"These five small toys are genuine toys from this cartoon. But because there were so few of them, I only received five," Qi Caiwei explained.

To be honest, Gu Lu had no idea when he said it, but he remembered that there were indeed these little toys in his original body's cookie box.

"Do you like it?" Qi Caiwei became nervous when she saw that the other party didn't respond for a long time, and asked again, "Don't you like it?"

"No, it's such a surprise." Gu Lu said, "I just didn't expect that there would be authentic peripheral products for "The Legend of the Seven Heroes of Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit"."

Hearing this, Qi Caiwei smiled, but her smile seemed a little silly.

"They are not peripherals. Because Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit were produced by Hongmeng Cartoons. At that time, Hongmeng really wanted to produce genuine peripherals and placed orders with the factory." Qi Caiwei listed them all, "But then the capital chain suddenly broke and the cooperation was terminated. The batch of samples produced were used as souvenirs and were never sold."

No wonder, Gu Lu had never seen a toy stall selling toys.

"I'm glad you like it. As for the other two missing swords, the Ice Soul Sword and the Whirlwind Sword, I will definitely work hard." Qi Caiwei said.

“No, no, no. If it’s missing, it proves that it’s in great demand and inconvenient to collect,” said Gu Lu.

"It's difficult, but it must be very uncomfortable to be two items short of collecting things." Qi Caiwei snapped her fingers, "Just leave it to me, I must make it perfect."

Seeing his deskmate so motivated, Gu Lu did not pour cold water on him but nodded to show his anticipation.

I was also thinking in my mind, he didn’t remember that CC was a perfectionist!

Gu Lu thought about taking it home and putting it away, CC was a nice gesture. Even if you use your toes to think about it, you will know that the only second-hand trading website now is Kongfuzi.com. You should know that Kongfuzi.com sells second-hand books, and does not involve toys and other things. Qi Caiwei must have put in a lot of effort to find it.

Two hours passed, including the break and a class. In the old city, Xiao Wu knocked on the door of Editor-in-Chief Shi Feng.

He completed the work assigned by his leader.

"Please come in." Shi Feng looked up and saw the person coming. He then said, "Have you finished the investigation so quickly?"

"You confirmed it was fake news so quickly?" Shi Feng made a reasonable guess.

"The news is not false," Xiao Wu said, "The Little Prince has sold 80,000 copies in the UK. It has only been on sale for about two weeks, and it was ranked third on the Nielsen list last week."

"The reason why I was so quick is that Gu Lu is too famous in the UK. There is no need to collect any information. You can go to the BBC official website and Mail.Online to see news about Gu Lu." Xiao Wu explained why he was so quick. He had to explain it clearly, otherwise it would be terrible if his boss thought he was not serious about his work.

It’s just a fairy tale! It’s simply a fairy tale!

Ranked third on the Nielsen weekly chart.

Sales reached 80,000 in less than two weeks.

The BBC official website and Mail.Online are full of news.

This joke is not funny at all!
The expression on Shi Feng's face was, are you kidding me?

"I have sorted out the specific information and sent it to your email address, Chief Editor," said Xiao Wu.

That’s right, facts speak louder than words.

"Then you go out first. I'll come back to you if there's anything." Shi Feng sent Xiao Wu away.

Open the information sent by Xiao Wu in the email.

There is a traceable trace in each column of data. The key is not only that "The Little Prince" is famous overseas, but also that Gu Lu is causing a big fuss in London.

"The revenge of the talented writer Gu Lu, The Shadow of Weymouth" - The Guardian

"Today I got to know Weymouth again through Gu Lu's novel" - Mirror

"Gu Lu proved his genius with his counterattack! This newspaper has not yet interviewed Sun reporter Kane." - Daily Mail

That's right. When Yao Xiaoju quickly translated the work and submitted it to the Daily Express, the articles in the Express were short and interesting, without complicated words, and very easy to understand. Its readers were the lower and middle classes in the UK.

Under such circumstances, Express was keenly aware of the heat of the matter and immediately jumped in to make arrangements.

This is also the reason why "The Shadow over Weymouth" was able to appear in front of the British people so quickly.

Now the British newspaper camp is divided into two categories.

The more high-end newspapers, led by The Guardian, continue to reject and criticize Gu Lu.

But readers of the Daily Express are all lower-class people, so they expressed their support for Gu Lu.

I can’t say I’m supporting it, I’m just watching the fun.

The key is that it is popular, the British like to watch it.

Most British people welcomed the counterattack against Gu Lu.

Why? Because you didn't attack the entire British Empire, you only attacked Weymouth.

Most people aren't from Weymouth, so why should they be angry?
What's more, in the general perception of Europeans and Americans, being sharp and having a bad temper are the hallmarks of a genius.

Now, Gu Lu's behavior is like a genius in the eyes of the British.

Shi Feng was stunned after reading the information. He never expected that an underage Chinese writer could cause such a big stir in the UK.

Oh my God!
"The value of China's first talented writer is still increasing..." Shi Feng muttered to himself.

The next moment, as the deputy editor-in-chief of the newspaper, he knew that this was big news and had to be reported.

However, we need to investigate thoroughly before reporting. For example, what is the content of Gu Lu’s counterattack short story "The Haze of Weymouth"?
All current British media reports on "The Gloom over Weymouth" are only superficial, with at most two sentences quoted to criticize it.

Shi Feng was a bit of a foreigner, but he was still angry at the British for insulting China. So he thought Gu Lu was biased, but he did a good job.

"It seems that my friend Lao Chang is a true friend." Shi Feng said.

(End of this chapter)