Chapter 350 I underestimated Gu Lu
Chapter 350 I underestimated Gu Lu
"Who translated Teacher Gu Lu's new book?" asked Taizo Kobayashi.
"The ex-husband of one of my pen pals works at Baitongshe. I found out that he is a very famous translator," Junji Ito replied.
"Famous translator?" Kobayashi Taizo knew everything about the translation circle. After all, he was hailed as a rising star in translation for his clever arrangement of "typos" in the book "Flowers for Algernon" when translating it, and he almost devoted himself to the field of translation.
He originally wanted to recommend himself, but he was too late. When he heard the news that Teacher Gu Lu had returned to the field, the translators that Baitongshe had found had already started to take action.
"I heard it's very famous!" Ito Junji repeated.
And then, what about the name? Kobayashi Taizo stared at him, wanting to know who had snatched away the opportunity to improve. He really wanted to improve!
But as for Junji Ito, he didn't find out his name.
Fortunately, two days later, Baitongshe finally announced the name and subject matter of Gu Lu's new work after his return.
Mystery theme!
The title of the book is "The Devotion of Suspect X"!
Slogan: Kogoro Akechi’s grandson, Manabu Akechi Yukawa, makes a grand appearance.
Older netizens...well, they are those born in the 1980s and 1990s. It’s a bit of an exaggeration to say they are old.
They recalled that before Hua Xia Tiancai released fairy tale works, he seemed to have written very dark and heavy-tasting works.
It did spark some discussion.
"You young people don't know that the Mirror Hell, the Human Chair, and the One-Inch Master opened up a new world for me."
“I personally recommend Non-Human Love. As a fetishist, I feel like it touches my heart.”
"The upstairs fetish, what is it?"
"Nails. Clipped nails."
"I'm really looking forward to it. I can already imagine what kind of work it will be. Dark! Twisted! Akechi Yukawa Manabu must belong to the chaotic camp just like his grandfather."
"The Chinese name of Akechi Kogoro is Wu Mingzhi, what is the Chinese name of Akechi Yukawa Manabu?"
"Young people today only know Gu Lu's fairy tales and science fiction, but they don't know that he was once a dark and heavy-flavored god..."
The content after the ellipsis cannot be seen because Katsudane Maru turned off his phone.
Although he often told others that he had defeated Gu Lu, he still felt a little nervous inside, so he always paid attention to the updates about Gu Lu on the Internet.
"I've read Ichisun Hoshi. To be honest, this style of work has long been out of fashion. No one has read it for a long time." Katsudane Maru seemed to be convincing himself, "Gu Lu has been away from the literary world for five years. Three years is an era, and this is almost two eras. No wonder he can no longer grasp the trend of the times."
"How can such a niche subject matter have good sales!"
When Shiratsusha announced that the film was about a mystery, Katsutauchimaru was nervous because romance and mystery are two genres that have always been popular in Japan.
"I almost forgot, "Himeka" is a mystery novel, and its sales volume is only over 800,000 copies."
"It's only a fraction of what I have."
After talking so much to himself, Katsudane Maru was actually just comforting himself and trying not to panic.
How panicked was he these past two days? He didn't even go to the club.
How much do the girls in the club miss him? Without him, who will help them achieve their KPI?
After convincing himself, Katsuta Uchimaru went out with his lucky charm. Three million versus eight hundred thousand, the advantage is mine! After a series of inner thoughts, he even walked with the wind.
I passed by a bookstore and went in to take a look. He also loves to read comics. People in the Heisei era of Japan love comics, and Katsutane Maru is no exception.
The three comics he is following recently are Haikyuu!!, Kaguya-sama: Love is War, and Bungo Stray Dogs. He also liked Shokugeki no Soma a few years ago, but unfortunately the author flattered the Chinese and he gave up on it in a minute.
I bought the latest volume of "Bungo Stray Dogs" and Katsutauchi Maru opened it. The latest character information table is published in the front of each volume.
"I hope there will be Edgar Allan Poe." Mr. Poe is Katsudane Maru's favorite author.
As a result, Katsudane Maru saw the name he least wanted to see -
[Gu Lu
Prototype: Chinese writer Gu Lu
Ability: The One and Only Rose
It can only be used on someone you like, and it will cast a transparent protective shield out of thin air to provide absolute defense.
Prototype of superpower: Gu Lu's work "The Prince at That Time", in which the little prince protects the rose on the planet B375.
Sex: Male
Age: 18 years old
Birthday: April 4 (the day when Kenji Miyazawa promoted "The Prince of That Time")
Height: 178cm
Weight: XNUM X kg
Blood type: AB
Likes: Basketball, cooking, bathing, pretending to be a high school student to go to school
Dislikes: Crowded, pretending to be a high school student but getting exposed
A member of the Armed Detective Agency, but it is not common to perform special missions. A very split Gemini, he is arrogant when he is in a bad mood, and is nice to everyone when he is in a good mood. He does not like plants, but he will only grow roses. When he uses his supernatural powers, he will smell bad, and the chosen ones will have the scent of roses.
Both his parents died when he was young...]
"Asagi Kafka, you are also a famous cartoonist in Japan. Why do you choose to learn from that group of Chinese lackeys, you Japanese traitor!" Katsudane Maru said viciously.
The Chinese running dogs he mentioned included people from the Rokukai, as well as people like Fujimaki Tadatoshi and Tsukuda.
To state the facts and reason, Kafka Asagiri is different from others who are just trying to get attention. He really likes the Cthulhu series and is a true fan of the books.
Bungo Stray Dogs lost a reader, but it didn't have much impact. On the contrary, its popularity, which was already very high, is now rising rapidly.
It’s not that people who don’t like the comic will be drawn to it just because there’s one more character. That’s unrealistic.
Rather, Gu Lu, with the joint efforts of Kadokawa Shoten and Baitongshe, the city was already full of "returning geniuses", and Bungo Stray Dogs added fuel to the fire. People also paid close attention to the person who added fuel to the fire.
It adds some heat to the somewhat cool Tokyo.
…………
"How come it's almost June and the city is still so cold?" Ozawa complained.
[Genius writer Gu Lu, our literature club’s essay contest]
Zhao Xin, president of the May Fourth Literary Society, and Xiao Ze, a member of the society, were walking towards the activity room together, but halfway there they saw a roll-up banner like this, which was a promotional poster for an activity of a certain society.
I would not have even glanced at it as I passed by, but when I saw the first half of the sentence, I stopped - our literary club.
"President!" Ozawa looked up at Zhao Xin's expression, and the latter also narrowed his eyes.
Ozawa knew that the president was nearsighted, but he didn't like wearing glasses, so when he squinted his eyes, he was actually looking at him intently.
"You're really quick." A faint sneer appeared on Zhao Xin's lips.
"Aren't they bullying the honest people?! We invited Gu Lu, and they invited him too, following behind us." Xiaoze was furious. "It's normal, this is their style." Zhao Xin fell into deep thought.
"President, what should we do?" Ozawa looked at the boss.
Zhao Xin said, "I saw a piece of news online yesterday."
What's the news? Ozawa asked. He was a very responsible supporting actor.
"Teacher Gu Lu has started writing again," Zhao Xin said. "The new book will be released simultaneously in Japan and China. The Chinese version will be published by New Youth Publishing House."
"Oh, I'll definitely buy a lot of it!" Ozawa said, "I still remember that idiot named Xiaolu."
A mentally retarded person named Xiaolu? Why is your way of praising people always so unique? Zhao Xin shook his head and said nothing more. Since Gu Lu has started writing, can we ask for an article?
The idea was very good, but Zhao Xin knew it was too difficult.
Even if you haven't written for several years, it may take some effort to get published in People's Literature, but it is very easy to get published in Harvest or Huacheng. What's more, the school's magazine does not pay for contributions.
What price must be paid to allow Teacher Gu Lu to publish the inaugural article?
"President, President!"
Suddenly, Ozawa's hurried voice came to my ears.
"What's the matter? Stop it, I'm thinking about something." Zhao Xin didn't even raise his head. He was still thinking about what he could bring to Gu Lu.
Money? Fame? None of them seem to work.
The next second, "Bang~"
Does it make a sound? If it does, it means your head.
With a cry of "ouch", Zhao Xin lowered his head and bumped into the street lamp. The pain made him stop thinking, and Zhao Xin looked back at Xiaoze beside him, who spread his hands.
Walk a few steps forward and you will find the place where you can pick up your express delivery.
There are generally three places for Peking University students to pick up their parcels: the Neighborhood Store next to Building 34B. There is also a courier service center in Building 37. There is also a post station at the South Gate, which is located near the West Annex Building. You can also pick up takeout here.
If it happens to be 618 and Double Eleven, a temporary tent will be set up in the north parking lot to cope with the large number of express parcels.
After all, students are the main force of express delivery. Gu Lu buys it frequently. However, he has moved out of the Peking University dormitory for more than two years. The address of the rented house must be filled in as a rookie in the community. How come the school still has his express delivery?
With doubts in my mind, I went to the west annex and picked up an item, which was "thin" and looked like a paper bag used to hold letters, contracts and the like.
It was sent from Wudu.
Gu Lu unpacked the package as he walked, and threw it into the trash can. From a distance, the trash can looked like a gray distribution box, with a C16 painted white in the lower left corner.
There are special numbers to determine the location, which are also found on telephone poles. In case of emergency, you can call the police to determine the specific location.
"A letter written to me?" Gu Lu found a bench and sat down.
[Dear Mr. Gu Lu:
On behalf of the publication company of Wudu No. 8 Middle School, I sincerely invite you to attend the publication seminar on June 7. The "publication seminar" aims to carry forward the fighting spirit of "Youth" and discuss how to better inherit Mr. Gu Lu's spiritual legacy.
We believe that your participation will add infinite brilliance to this event. ]
It was an obvious invitation letter template, and it was the same as many invitation letters Gu Lu had received. The only difference was that this one was handwritten, and judging from the handwriting, the author was a student, and the handwriting was neat and tidy.
Just... spiritual legacy? I'm still alive, so I can't use that term.
"If I agree, do I have to write back? Oh! Principal Hu makes it so complicated." Gu Lu sighed.
That's right, the current principal of No. 8 Middle School is Director Hu. After Principal Chang was promoted, he helped his right-hand men to rise to power.
Earlier, President Hu invited him to return to school as an outstanding alumnus during the school anniversary celebration, "and also take a look at the development of the supervision team and the publication company."
Indeed, what does the cafeteria look like now? And what does the publication company look like? Gu Lu really wanted to know, so he agreed two days ago.
"He agreed to it with me first, and then it seemed like I agreed only after receiving the membership invitation letter from the publishing house." Gu Lu smiled. Director Hu is still as attentive to his students.
He still remembered that when he was caught plagiarizing, Director Hu was the only one he asked to pay attention to. But at that time, Gu Lu didn't listen at all, thinking that he could use his influence to settle everything.
"Huh - knights use force to break the law, and Confucian scholars use literature to disrupt the law." We must stand up. Looking back now, Gu Lu believes that there were better solutions to those things at that time.
After many twists and turns in the school, we arrived at Professor Da's office. As soon as we saw the professor's surname, we should all know that he is from the Hui ethnic group. Most people with the surname Da are from the Hui and Mongolian ethnic groups.
"What are you doing here, little Gu?" Professor Da said with a smile. He poured a glass of water for Gu Lu and drank some bitter buckwheat himself. Professor Da loved bitter buckwheat and tasted life in it. "Bitter buckwheat, like life, is always accompanied by a slight bitter taste. Bitterness is the main theme, but if you taste it carefully, there is still sweetness."
Regarding life, Gu Lu's teacher Professor Lu has another opinion: "Life is a long journey of seeking knowledge and learning. On the road ahead, there will always be discoveries that will make you feel refreshed."
So what does Gu Lu, who is very familiar with both professors, think? ——"How about a fight?"
"It's a little trivial."
"I knew you wouldn't come to me for no reason. Tell me now."
"Professor Da, I would like to consult you about studying in France." said Gu Lu.
Professor Da is also an honorary professor of the University of Saclay, and he also studied in France before. He is currently a professor of the French Department of Peking University School of Foreign Languages. His courses, such as "History of French Literature", "Introduction to Modern French Cultural Trends", and "20th Century French Literary Criticism", are the most popular courses for undergraduates and postgraduates.
"Study in France?" Professor Da put down his teacup, and the buckwheat no longer smelled good.
Professor Da said earnestly, "Xiao Gu, if you feel uncomfortable staying with Lao Lu, just tell me directly. There is no need to study abroad."
It’s not so much Gu Lu’s identity as a writer, but his identity as a role model for Chinese youth. It’s not a good idea for him to go abroad to study.
"No, no, no, it's not me," Gu Lu said, "I want to consult for my sister."
And a younger sister? Professor Da really didn't know, but as long as it wasn't her, it was fine.
"Studying in France - what is the current situation?" Professor Da picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea to calm his nerves.
Gu Lu roughly described the condition of his sister.
"Under the current circumstances, it is definitely difficult to apply," Professor Da said, "Is Paris-Saclay University okay?"
"That's great!" Gu Lu also learned a little bit about it. This university is one of the best universities in France. "Professor, what do we need to prepare?"
"Do you know any French people? They are of high status and can write a recommendation letter." Professor Da was prepared for the other party to say no, and then expressed his attitude that he could solve the problem. This way, he could prove that he had put in a lot of effort.
The method that Professor Da plans to use is similar to the routines commonly used by children from wealthy families in Europe and the United States.
"How about the Frenchman, French Ambassador to China Dibaud Pompon?" Gu Lu asked. He knew this man.
Professor Da asked, "Xiao Gu, are you familiar with the French ambassador to China?"
"I'm familiar with him." Gu Lu nodded. He had been to Di Bo's house as a guest and had eaten dumplings stuffed with dumplings. He was very impressed. Besides, he also agreed to help write a congratulatory article, so it should be no problem to exchange favors.
I still underestimated the students in front of me, Professor Da said to himself.
(End of this chapter)