Chapter 346 But He Is Like This

Chapter 346 But He Is Like This

Chapter 346 But He Is Like This
Then, President Jian briefly explained Professor Chen's research - the professor generally believes that there are two types of people: "dependent" and "attached". The former is easier to explain, but the latter is a bit complicated. Whenever there is a topic involving parents, they will be particularly hostile, either the father is dead or the mother is dead...

Gu Lu was stunned by what Uncle Jian said. A professor is a professor and he understands him better than he does.

"It's a bit complicated, and I don't understand it either." President Jian patted Gu Lu on the shoulder, "Since you are starting again, you should work harder. It would be best if you could develop a discipline. I think Guxue is a good one."

To reach this point, one must work hard enough. Whether Gu Lu's efforts can achieve this is unknown, but with the plug-in, it can be done. Does it count as turned on if the plug-in is not turned off?
Gradually, the topic of publishing came up. President Jian smiled and said, "Xiao Gu, I remember you have a popular science book ready to be published, right?"

Mr. Toad went to see a psychiatrist... Gu Lu first suppressed the memory that was about to emerge in his mind.

He responded, "I won't write it for the time being. I'm currently working on The Devotion of Suspect X, which I expect will be a dystopian science fiction novel. I've read the works of George Orwell and Aldous Huxley. Brave New World in particular left a very deep impression on me."

"Brave New World is indeed an excellent work." President Jian said, "What do you think of it, Xiao Gu?"

After reading the book, Gu Lu paused, "After reading it, I asked myself two questions - the world of "1984" and Brave New World, which one would I prefer to live in?"

During the conversation, Aunt Fang changed the tea on the table.

"What's the result?" asked President Jian.

"Where's Uncle Jian? In fact, my next science fiction book might be the sequel to Algernon." Gu Lu asked.

Even after so many years, President Jane is still very familiar with the plot of Algernon. "Sequel? The plot of Flowers for Algernon is very complete, how can it be continued?"

"It has nothing to do with the plot, but it is related to the things being discussed." Gu Lu said.

As they chatted, President Jian discovered that the child in front of him had not only grown taller, but also had a more reserved personality. To be precise, it’s not reserved, but he didn’t express his opinions easily.

After accompanying the elders, Gu Lu went to accompany the "younger generation". The reason for the quotation marks is that she is a younger sister, so she can't be considered a younger generation.

As soon as he entered the hospital, he heard good news.

Through chatting, I learned that Shu Rou would come to Sijiu City with her family during the summer vacation, where she would be able to meet her sisters.

Gu Jiayu also gossiped that Shu Rou had two boyfriends in college...

After listening to the female warrior share the interesting things he found today, Gu Lu talked about studying abroad. There are two options. If you go to China, you can hire a special college entrance examination tutor to study for more than a year; the other is to study abroad.

"Studying abroad is...Brother, our family?"

Gu Jiayu wanted to express a lot of things, but she hesitated. She had been sober for a week or two, her speech was more fluent, and her brain had restarted, so she must have thought about her own affairs.

"Sister, our family is rich now."

Gu Lu understood what the other person wanted to express. No wonder there is a saying that language only accounts for 30% of daily expression, while actions and body can convey more.

"Of course I know, brother, you are very good at writing novels..."

"No, Jiayu, you don't know." Gu Lu shook his head. Although his plagiarism career has been temporarily suspended in recent years, his business has not stopped and he has made a lot of money.

"Your brother's net worth is now at least eight figures. What I'm talking about here does not include the value of IP copyrights and fixed assets." Gu Lu gestured, "Do you still remember the small keychain I gave you before?"

"A little mouse keychain? Or a little fox keychain? I remember both." Gu Jiayu responded immediately, "I remember there was also a set of metal bookmarks. Are my collections still in the bedroom?"

"Yes, they are. They can bring me millions of dollars in revenue every year." Gu Lu expects that the sales will continue to grow in the future. For example, the sales in just four months of 2019 have exceeded the sales in the whole year of 2017.

The core reason is that those born in the 2000s have grown up and have more disposable pocket money.

"The collected items are also kept properly in the room." Gu Lu added.

"Can a small item make so much money?!" Gu Jiayu's eyes lit up. She was completely attracted by the first words and automatically ignored the latter ones.

"Then how many do we have to sell every year? Is there still room for development in the market?" Gu Jiayu explained her thoughts. She believed that even if each customer group bought two or three copies in multiples, there would always be a decline.

"There will be new things every year. For example, next year will be the eighth anniversary of the birth of the Little Prince, and there will be commemorative peripherals and blind boxes. Two years ago was the fifth anniversary, and new peripherals were also released. In addition, there are also collaborations with MINISO and Semir." said Gu Lu.

H&M also wanted to collaborate with him, but Gu Lu rejected it.

"In other words, new things can be released continuously... I understand. Every time I go shopping and see new small ornaments, I will definitely buy them if the price is not expensive." Gu Jiayu clapped her hands. The crisp sound of the high five seemed to be a signal that she had figured something out.

"Which girl wouldn't buy some useless junk when shopping in a mall? Everyone would!" Gu Jiayu couldn't help laughing. "Take me as an example. When I see a pretty rubber band, I want to buy it. As long as it's cute and pretty... When I think about it this way, it seems like you can live off one book for the rest of your life, as long as the book can keep its popularity."

"Brother, you must be good at keeping the excitement going, right?" Gu Jiayu pretended to listen attentively, with her head slightly raised, as if she was looking forward to the strange stories in "Youwei Caotang Notes", showing great curiosity and desire to explore.

My sister seems to be very interested in making money - oh no, everyone is interested in making money. But the "interest" that Gu Lu mentioned seems to be the kind of interest that seems to be in playing games.

"It's also thanks to the Internet age." Gu Lu roughly explained why "The Little Prince" can be discussed for a long time as a fairy tale, while other classic fairy tales, except "Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales", have gradually declined.

Gu Lu is well aware of the power of short videos and WeChat official accounts, so he promoted them on these two channels from the beginning. Now, if you search for keywords on WeChat official accounts, Baixing accounts, and Douyin, a lot of results will pop up.

"We have never really understood The Little Prince."

"It takes a braver heart to return to Planet B375."

“Good book sharing: Share ten healing sentences from The Little Prince.”

"Five books that are indispensable in your life. Your life will be perfect after reading them."

And so on.

To be frank, among the young people who use WeChat, at least 20% have posted quotes from the Little Prince on their Moments.

"That's amazing. No wonder the internet says you're a prophet." Gu Jiayu was full of admiration when she heard this. "From Tieba to WeChat public accounts, and finally to the current short videos, every step of the promotion is really on point. It keeps The Little Prince fresh."

This scene reminded Gu Lu of the time a few years ago when he first told his sister that his submission was successful, and she received a series of compliments.

Then Gu Lu shared some tips on how to promote the work, which is what Guo Dafa often uses, that is, to force a new fairy tale to be compared with the fairy tale of The Little Prince. There is no doubt that the comparison is definitely not as good as The Little Prince. The beauty of many things has been tested by time.

Just to introduce, Guo Dafa is a domestic copyright agent. In addition, Wang Shengxing, the father of a junior high school classmate, was also hired by Gu Lu.

They are also considered the three most important figures under King Guru: Yao Xiaoju, Guo Dafa, and Wang Shengxing.

Gu Lu asked his sister to think carefully about which country she wanted to go to if she wanted to study abroad.

He didn't stay in the ward for long this time because the professor suddenly called and said he had something, so he had to rush to school without stopping.

…………

Sunny weather.

High school students are in groups, and college students are in pairs. After all, goblins like to hide in their dormitories and not go out.

"Students shouldn't be given so many privileges. I now think that we shouldn't have specially recruited Gu Lu at that time." Vice Dean Ruan shook his head.

Principal Gong said, "Gu Lu was admitted because he won the first place in the Peiwen Cup, which is in line with the admission tradition of the Chinese Department."

He also knew what it meant to be an old friend who had known each other for so many years. Principal Gong comforted him, "Student Gu Lu is also a priority student. Director Lu praised him, saying that he has a wider range of knowledge than ordinary students and a deeper study of text."

The principal didn't care so much.

That is true, unless Gu Lu can become the next Nobel Prize in Literature - but this is impossible because there are no outstanding Chinese translators in Sweden in the near future.

Or becoming a world-renowned writer like Conan Doyle is unlikely. When Gu Lu was in his prime a few years ago, he only gained a little fame.

Excluding the above two items, Gu Lu's career as a writer can basically not bring any fame to Peking University.

"I know, but Gu Lu was constantly creating when he was in No. 8 Middle School, but he stopped creating when he entered Peking University." Vice President Ruan said, "Why? Can't Peking University provide inspiration and soil for creation?"

Vice Principal Ruan cared about this, and also hated him for not fighting for it. After all, he thought that the influence of No. 8 Middle School on the whole country was almost zero. Gu Lu could fly so high in high school, and enter Peking University, then... I dare not think about it, I dare not think about it at all.

result!

“No one can tell for sure when it comes to creation. What if Gu Lu is just waiting for the right opportunity, or is just accumulating a lot of experience over time?” Principal Gong was calm.

It is possible for him to achieve great success, but Gu Lu will graduate in a year, so his achievement will not have much to do with our school!

Seeing that his colleague was still indignant, Principal Gong did not continue to dwell on the matter. There were too many geniuses in Peking University, unlike No. 8 Middle School, where Gu Lu could be said to be the ceiling.

To more accurately describe the mentality of the two school leaders, Gong did not have such high expectations, while Ruan had very high expectations.

Tsinghua University and Peking University can be said to be the gathering place of the top students in the country.

"Principal, Director Zhao from the Foreign Affairs Department is here." The reception staff from the General Affairs Department came to report immediately.

They were not surprised why Director Zhao came to visit, because Peking University has many connections with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the School of International Relations provides think tanks and consulting services to the government, and also organizes Sino-US think tank media forums.

After a while, they met Director Zhao. Vice President Ruan went to greet Director Zhao, and President Gong did not move. If you count carefully, the administrative level of the Peking University president is one level higher than Director Zhao.

Tea was served and we chatted for a while.

I don't know who started this rule in the officialdom. It seems that talking about things directly is disrespectful to people... But that's not right. Ordinary people are the same. When asking people for help, they have to exchange a few pleasantries and then make an abrupt transition before getting down to business.

(End of this chapter)