Chapter 332 Godie Speaks

Chapter 332 Godie Speaks
Come on, what are you carrying?
Gu Lu's gaze stayed there for a few seconds, then he looked away. There was no tea prepared at home, so he could only offer a glass of boiled water.

"I heard from Professor Chen that you, Gu Lu, bought a lot of books about Spain in order to write "The Immortal Fugitive." Professor Xiahou took a sip and continued.

"You need to understand in order to write well." Gu Lu responded, "After all, it is an article for the exchange group, so we can't be careless. I still feel that I haven't read enough."

"It's good enough." Professor Xiahou opened his bag. "Books about Norway are hard to buy. There is not much attention paid to Norway in China."

Three books as thick as bricks were placed firmly on the table.

Gu Lu felt that if he used these three books to eat instant noodles, the bowl would be cracked.

"I took the lead in writing the book History of the Development of Norwegian Literature. Not many copies were printed because it was mainly used for teaching." Professor Xia Hou, "A Brief History of Norway was written by a famous American historian and has a high reference value. Another book I personally like is The Polar War, which tells the story of the Soviet-Finnish Winter War in the 30s and 40s."

"Thank you, Professor." Gu Lu thanked him. This kind of reference book is very rare and expensive. It is basically impossible to buy it offline. You can only buy it online. If you buy it online, you have to wait for a few days.

"I actually also bought a book about Norway," said Gu Lu.

"Oh?" Xiahou was very satisfied. This child has a strong subjective initiative, which also means that he has strong creativity.

The requirements are not high, just 80% of the level of "Immortal Fugitive" will be enough!
"Amundsen's Antarctic Explorations is a well-known book in Norway nowadays." Gu Lu said, "Or I'll go to the bookstore and read Ibsen's book."

"Ibsen can be regarded as the first creator of Norwegian literature," said Professor Xia Hou. "He has a very high status in Norway. The Ibsen Museum in Oslo attracts a lot of tourists every day."

Let me briefly talk about the Norwegian customs. At the same time, Professor Xiahou was also thinking, the name Amundsen is so familiar...

Through the conversation, Gu Lu learned that Professor Xiahou had returned to the Magic City a few days ago and came here specifically to give him a book.

The leader of the exchange group is also very serious and responsible, and the three books are also very thick.

After a while, the professor stood up and said he was going back to Shanghai.

"Professor Xiahou, why don't you stay for dinner tonight?" Gu Lu said a few polite words when he saw that the other party was about to leave.

"Wouldn't that be too much trouble?" Professor Xiahou refused, "Forget it."

"It's not a problem at all." said Gu Lu.

"Thank you for bothering me then." Professor Xiahou said, "It's something worth showing off to be able to taste the cooking skills of classmate Gu Lu."

What? Why did you agree to this? Gu Lu was not shy, "That's great, let's go buy some food."

Thinking that Miss Gu would be home soon, I would introduce them to each other so that my sister could win at the starting line. Since she started to go to school as a day student, except for going back to Bishan on weekends, she can live in her own room when she goes to school. Mother Gu and Father Xiao did not find anything unusual.

As for why Professor Xiahou agreed to it, it was because he wanted to build good relationships. He heard that France also invited Gu Lu for cultural exchange.

Since I have accepted all the requests, I might as well make my presence known so that Gu Lu will be more inclined towards Norway.

Professor Xiahou was well-informed, but not well-informed enough. He had no idea that Professor Liu, the head of the cultural exchange group for the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France, had a full team and if Gu Lu was not there, then there would be no one.

The last time I invited a dinner at home, it was the reporter from Pioneer and the class teacher. At that time, Teacher Gao helped out, and this time, Professor Xiahou also helped to bring the ingredients. After all, the host had left, and it was not convenient for him to stay there alone.

When he went to Yonghui Supermarket downstairs to buy groceries, King Guru called Director Hu.

"Are you going to make something delicious?"

"Oh, no problem."

"What a good brother."

"What's the trouble? It's not a trouble."

After a brief conversation, Director Hu hung up the phone.

The circle of friends I make is getting higher and higher, I really don’t know where the limit is…

He walked to Class 5 () of Senior High School, just as the bell rang. He found Gu Jiayu's homeroom teacher, Mr. Han.

"Do I need you to come and ask for leave for evening reading?" Teacher Han said with a smile.

"Gu Jiayu's brother, little Gu, doesn't know Teacher Han's phone number, so he troubled me to go there," said Director Hu.

Of course Teacher Han knew that there was only one student whom the director affectionately called "Xiao Gu".

"Did you make anything delicious?" Teacher Han gossiped casually.

"Not really. Professor Xiahou was visiting Gu Jiayu's home, so he asked Gu Jiayu to go back." Director Hu said, "Don't tell anyone else about this."

If the director can be the director, it means he is not a big mouth. Why did he tell Teacher Han? The subtext is that Gu Lu likes his sister very much, and you know what position Gu Lu has in our school, so take good care of Gu Jiayu.

"Definitely not." Teacher Han pursed his lips subconsciously, understanding the hint, and at the same time sighed, "It's hard to believe that Gu Lu is really only seventeen years old. Even an expert in the field like Professor Xiahou has to take the initiative to invite him to contribute."

Teacher Han even envied Gu Jiayu. The only way for ordinary people to get to know authoritative experts is to study hard, go to a good university and have good professors, and be very outstanding. Unfortunately, Teacher Han himself is just average...

After finishing Xiao Gu's troublesome business, Director Hu returned to the office. When he passed by the playground, he noticed that there was something wrong with the runway.

The sports meet is about to start, who is so wicked? Director Hu's small eyes sparkled in the darkness.

In an overseas island country five or six hours away from China, it is still sunny in the afternoon.

Well, it’s not exactly sunny, it’s just that there is sun, but it’s also quite cold at the moment.

The locals wore thick clothes.

"My boy, your daddy will always be your daddy."

Zhang Xin, who was far away in Cyprus, smiled, stretched, and spoke to his son Zhang Yudong, who was thousands of miles away.

As a senior engineer, he is the main person in charge of "Tears of Eros".

Cyprus has little presence in China. The only thing worth mentioning is the "Mediterranean spa" that is often seen in domestic massage. Of course, I heard this from a friend.

The "Mediterranean spas" in China are just for show, while the ones in Cyprus are authentic. You can try them if you have the chance. Zhang Xin tried it and had no problems at all.

"Mr. Zhang, Yuetu is looking for you." A subordinate came to deliver the message.

The Moon Rabbit refers to the project's contact person, Alexis Panayotou. Even Mr. Panayotou's name is quite long, so the name "Moon Rabbit" was coined based on its pronunciation.

In fact, Panayotu is a big man and doesn't look like a little rabbit at all.

"Maybe they are trying to urge the work to start soon as their Christmas and Boxing Day are approaching," Zhang Xin speculated.

"I know Christmas, it's the day God was born, and Boxing Day is something. I often hear Chinese tourists here talking about it."

"Boxing Day is the first or second day after Christmas, and it is also a legal holiday," Zhang Xin said. "Commonwealth member states do this."

"So they just created a festival to give us a holiday?"

"That's right." Zhang Xin nodded, and then talked about serious matters, "Talk to all the brothers, the construction must not be sloppy. This is the most important order for us to go overseas."

"We have been working together for so many years, and you still don't trust me?"

After the two finished chatting, Zhang Xin walked towards the Moon Rabbit. Cyprus is said to be the island where the goddess of love Venus was born. Therefore, many buildings are based on the popularity of Venus, especially the famous fake armless Venus statue. You can see it after walking a few steps on the street.

Zhang Xin, currently a senior engineer, led a team to build the "Tears of Eros", an oval-shaped building. It is also a landmark building to be built in Cyprus to boost tourism. After all, tourism is the main source of foreign exchange income for Cyprus.

Zhang Xin has built many famous buildings in China, and he is well-known all over the country. Then one day, his son hit Zhang Yudong and suddenly told him, "Dad, look at the paper of this book, isn't it different from other books?" "Oh, Dad, look here, why does it seem like my name is on it?"

You little bastard, you're beating around the bush, haha. The corners of Zhang Xin's mouth curled up into a sneer that was as good as the Dragon King's.

At this time, the children were almost out of school. Zhang Xin made a long-distance call, and the other end rang for a long time before it was connected. What the other end said was not important, what was important was Zhang Xin's words, "Dong Wazi, my network is not good abroad, please do me a favor and check something for me."

After hearing his father's request for help, the unreliable Zhang Yudong immediately turned on the computer at hand. He didn't think about the strangeness of "making a long-distance call to check something".

“It’s this website, just type it in and click on it.”

"Yes, it's the World Architecture Standard Design Network. Click on the European side."

"Help me check when the deadline for the project is. Oh, the chief engineer Zhang Xin is your father. Fortunately, I didn't write the letter with a back nasal vowel. I once wrote it as Zhang Xing. It really makes me angry. Son, you are also like your father..." Why did you hang up the phone? Zhang Xin couldn't afford to lose. He shook his head. He looked down on people who couldn't afford to lose the most in his life.

And what was Zhang Yudong feeling? Damn it! If I had known earlier, I should have walked around outside more today.

He felt that he came back too early and could have played for a while longer. If he had come back later, he would not have received such an overly boastful call.

The former park alliance agreed (but no one agreed) to go around the streets and do good deeds together, but now only Zhang Yudong insists on doing so.

There is a world of difference between the efficiency of working happily and working with depression.

Zhang Xin was happier and had a good chat with Yuetu.

It was almost time for dinner, so Zhang Xin took the initiative to leave. You have to know that in European countries, if you are not invited in advance, don't even think about eating for free.

"There will definitely be no problem, Mr. Panayotou, don't worry." Zhang Xin said this before leaving.

The cheerful man bought a newspaper on the roadside. Although the official languages ​​of Cyprus are Greek and Turkish, as a member of the Commonwealth, English is widely used, so Zhang Xin had no problem with the language.

The Commonwealth is now an international organization consisting of more than 50 countries. Most of these countries are former British colonies or "protectorates". Cyprus was ceded to Britain in the 19th century and is a "direct colony" of Britain. The country is now independent, but it still cannot get rid of its influence culturally. Take the newspapers sold, for example, there are many British newspapers such as The Guardian, The Times, and The Daily Mail.

The newspaper in his hand is The Guardian. Why did Zhang Xin choose it? Because it is the only newspaper in the UK that is printed in full color.

News after news, until——

Title: "Two noble men who helped spread the "Detective Collection of Sherlock Holmes" to China"

The names of the two noble men are zhangkunde and zhangyudong.

The Guardian is in English, and the word he used for "influential person" is "influential person". Zhang Xin just glanced at the Chinese title and translated it himself.

Zhang Kunde was the first Chinese to translate Sherlock Holmes, and he translated The Notebooks of Sherlock Holmes in the late 19th century. Zhang Xin was not clear about this knowledge point, but the Guardian explained it.

The second one also has the surname Zhang...

"It's strange, why is this pinyin exactly the same as that boy's?" Zhang Xin didn't understand, it was too much of a coincidence.

He soon realized that this was no coincidence because he saw the familiar title "Mr. Holmes" in the newspaper.

His expression changed. It was the novel written by that brat classmate.

[…

Thanks to Mr. Zhang Yudong's recommendation, this talented writer from China felt the charm of "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes". Mr. Gu Lu freely displayed his talent and presented elegant and beautiful works to readers.

It has only been on sale for four days and sales have exceeded 15 copies.

According to the information provided by the reporter, the Chinese version of Mr. Holmes is also very popular in China, with sales reaching 500,000 copies. This further proves that Sherlock Holmes is universal, and his charm transcends race and nationality.]
It is confirmed that it is the son’s classmate, the “Genius of Oliver Twist” who is more famous in the mountain city than Dickens’ “Oliver Twist”.

"It's already in The Guardian?" Zhang Xin was puzzled. He worked so hard, and had all the professional skills and social skills to leave his name abroad.

But this "stay" is rather reluctant, because I am not from the architectural circle and I have no idea at all.

But his son's name appeared directly in the Guardian, and not only that, but also in other British newspapers.

The English version sold 150,000 copies in four days. Even if you don’t know much about the declining physical book market, you can tell that it is of great value.

How come he was just showing off to the brat at home, and now he was slapped in the face? Zhang Xin couldn't understand it!
"So, choice and luck are really more important than hard work?"

……

Because "Mr. Holmes" is a hot seller in Britain, Zhang Xin is not the only one who suffers from autism. Kane from The Sun also feels like every day is like being cut by a knife.

First day: 2 copies
The next day: 3.1 copies
Day 5.3: copies
Day 6.1:
On the fifth day, which is today, sales have declined, but mainstream media are still reporting on it.

The first week sales were already the best in the British book market this year.

Kane's temper became more and more violent. When he saw netizens praising him on the computer, he would start cursing at home.

"Fuck, what foreigner who knows Sherlock Holmes best? He is a Chinese who spreads rumors and is evil."

"Where's your arrogant face? Didn't you say you would never look at Gu Lu's novel? You traitor!"

"You actually gave Gu Lu such flattering compliments. Disgusting. You are so disgusting."

"If you traitors had been born a few years earlier, Churchill would not have been able to lead the country to victory."

His state is understandable.

Kane heard from his mother that the houses in Portsham had been splashed with paint, allegedly by the barbaric Welsh.

The residents strongly condemned Quinn and Mrs. Vanzestone, saying that as long as they existed, the village would be in danger.

All bad news.

Fortunately, there is good news. Kane's beacon Gordie Hiddleston finally spoke after so many days of silence.

Still chose the Daily Mail, with which he frequently collaborated.

Kane went to buy the newspaper back immediately.

The content is——

Main title: Postmodern Sherlock, but still awesome.

Subtitle: His creative talent is beyond human measurement.

[Gu Lu's Mr. Holmes defies expectations of any novel related to Sherlock Holmes.

Like all readers, when a second-time writer tackles a “classic” of fiction, I initially feel a little put off at the thought of reading someone else’s interpretation of a beloved character.

However, Gu Lu made Holmes into a real person, fragile, forgetful, at the end of his life, forced to deal with death, and held emotions not rational but human. This is not a standard case of the character, so it can be relatively easy to ignore, and it is perhaps not suitable for mystery lovers.]
From the title to the opening, it was like a series of thunderclaps striking Kane.

His hands were shaking a little as he held the newspaper.

[What I want to say is that Holmes has always been simply interpreted and misunderstood by ordinary readers, at least in terms of the "cultural representation" of Holmes' image.

Only Gu Lu captures, for example, Holmes's inherent alienation and his ability to annoy rather than shock ordinary people. So after reading it, I want to say, don't judge this book easily until you have read it.

Gu Lu decided to take a horizontal approach to revealing much of the story in Mr. Holmes, through a case diary, a recent but poorly remembered trip to post-war China, and Holmes' eventual return to his beehive.

Without spoiling the plot, all three books deal with death, with Holmes' final emotional awakening about what death might mean. It doesn't sound sentimental that Holmes finally becomes a human being with a heart at the end of his life. It's not that he wasn't human before, but he never thought about the impact of his scientific rationality on everyday life.

...]
I haven't finished reading it yet, there's still a long section, but it was enough for Kane to feel like the sky was falling.

Kane never thought that the "Pioneer" with thick eyebrows and big eyes would also rebel.

If Godie was in front of him, he would definitely grab Godie's collar and ask viciously, "Are you still a British writer? How dare you surrender to a Chinese kid!"

But unfortunately, there was nothing in front of him, so Kane tore up the Daily Mail.

How innocent the newspaper is.

This directly resulted in Godelian's subsequent manuscript being lost, and only fragments of text could be seen through pieces of paper torn into ribbons.

[Most of what I just wrote is a warning to readers who love the mystery genre. But this does not mean that this is not an excellent work, or even an excellent Sherlock Holmes novel. I solemnly...]
The words of apology and admitting defeat further stimulated Kane, and this time, the newspaper was shredded more thoroughly.

Godie wanted to step on Gu Lu to get to the top, but he never thought that the other party could write such a wonderful work. He and his boyfriend were so excited.

However, with 90 percent of readers giving positive reviews, Godetia slid to his knees very decisively.

"I understand. Now I am the only one in Britain who can fight against him." Kane calmed down after being crazy for a while, but more ridiculous ideas emerged in his mind.

(End of this chapter)