Chapter 351 Is this trouble?
Chapter 351 Is this trouble?
"Although Mr. Dibo is not a university professor, as an ambassador, the recommendation letter will definitely be useful." Professor Da said, "The rest is to learn French. The TEF score must be at least 361, and 698 is better. I am not worried about the tuition fees. So, I will consult here and give you the process when I am ready."
"Thank you, Professor Da." Gu Lu hurriedly expressed his gratitude.
The heroine wanted to go to France not because of the art and romance. Gu Jiayu's admiration for France since childhood (13 years old) came from "cleverness" - how could a thing that costs only a few hundred yuan be sold for tens of thousands of yuan?
Can we learn something from China? Yes, that’s what Lady Gu was thinking.
"Well, I have one more thing I'd like to trouble you with, Professor." Gu Lu said.
"You, please come to my office less often next time." Professor Da said with a smile, and then signaled the other party with his eyes to get straight to the point.
"I wrote an article called 'The New Great Wall' to commemorate the 230th anniversary of the overthrow of the Bastille, and another article as a national tribute." Gu Lu said, "The main reason is that 'The New Great Wall' contains our national anthem, and the French translation of the national anthem must be cautious. I feel that only Professor Da can do this kind of thing."
Hmm? This is not a problem, it is a huge benefit. Since it is an official tribute, then basically the French version of the national anthem is the official version. It is definitely something that will go down in history!
Strictly speaking, although The Little Prince makes the most money, the status of all the novels combined cannot match the status of "On Young China". The right time, the right article, and the right era. Professor Da thought to himself. How many great domestic writers can have an article that is comparable to a national treasure?
"Professor Da should have time, right?" Gu Lu asked.
"As a professor, I have to teach when I have time, and I have to teach even if I don't have time," responded Professor Da.
Generally speaking, this kind of thing should be handed over to Professor Liu of Nanjing University. Because as the president of the Chinese French Teaching Research Association, he can basically be regarded as an authority on French. And the French department of Nanjing University is also stronger than that of Peking University.
"Then I will send the article to the professor this afternoon." Gu Lu said jokingly. "I saw Professor Da bring the tea cup three times and send the guests off three times, so I won't stay and refuse to leave."
"What do you mean by sending the guest away three times? This little Gu..." Professor Da smiled as he watched the other person's back as he left. This little Gu is really particular about doing things.
In fact, even without the thanks later, Professor Da would definitely help, because his grandson admired Gu Lu so much. And the grandfather and grandson were close, and even a professor could not refuse his grandson's request. Therefore, on the day Gu Lu enrolled, he took the initiative to come over.
“Life is like buckwheat tea. When you feel it is very bitter, you will find sweetness.”
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It was said to be afternoon, but in fact it was close to evening. Unexpectedly, Professor Lu suddenly had something to do, and Gu Lu was busy for a long time after class.
Gu Lu certainly couldn't make the decision on such a big event as a national gift, even though he was the original author. But as the original author, he had the right to make suggestions, and as long as the recommended candidate was suitable, Director Zhao would not refuse.
So, Gu Lu called Director Zhao and the latter checked Professor Da’s qualifications and found no problem.
The candidate was thus decided.
"The New Great Wall" was sent to Professor Da.
The academic circle is very small, so the news of translating the French tribute quickly reached Professor Liu's ears.
The gap between Professor Liu and Professor Da is like the difference between a big orange at his peak and an ordinary big orange. The former can make ten thousand a day, while the latter can only make six thousand.
As the leader of French in China, he was very confused. He thought he had done nothing wrong, so why was he excluded?
By using my personal connections, I quickly found out the reason.
"Why is this guy still haunting me?" Professor Liu recalled what happened a few years ago when he was the head of the group. Once again, Professor Liu had no aversion to Gu Lu, but he thought that young people were still young and could not grasp the situation, so he should let experienced people do it.
After thinking for a few seconds, he called Director Zhao.
"Hello? Director Zhao, about the congratulatory article... Isn't it a bit inappropriate to give such a big thing to a young writer in his early twenties?" Professor Liu believed that he was doing it for the country and had no selfish motives.
Hearing this, Director Zhao was silent for a while. He wondered if Gu Lu had offended the professor in some way. Why was he so hostile?
"Professor Liu, the celebration article was made possible by the French ambassador to China, Mr. Dubo." Director Zhao explained briefly, "Xiao Gu was appointed by Mr. Dubo."
Dibo? It seemed like he had heard it somewhere before, but Professor Liu couldn't recall the memory because he didn't take it seriously at the time. But since that was the case, there was nothing to say.
"Okay, I also hope not to make any mistakes. Xiao Gu is no more experienced than De Meisheng and Jiang Shi." Professor Liu wanted to step on him again.
Thinking of the quality of Gu Lu's two articles, it is obvious that they are higher than these two. Director Zhao really wants to ask the other party, do Mei Sheng and Jiang Shi know about this?
Director Zhao exchanged a few pleasantries and then hung up the phone.
"That's fine. When Gu Lu finishes writing his article, I'll know that my choice was correct." Professor Liu consoled himself. He soon put the matter behind him because he was busy every day.
Time passes day by day.
French professors may not be able to translate books, but Professor Da can do it. Remember the course he taught? Professor Da has a deep understanding of French literature.
"The New Great Wall" has more than 10,000 words. According to Professor Da's speed, it can actually be completed in a week.
But in order to be more precise, Professor Da spent half a month!
June has an elegant name called "Lotus Blooming", and the lotus flowers in Weiming Lake are really brilliant, and there are many young couples passing by.
Before we knew it, it was already the middle of the month and "The Devotion of Suspect X" made its shocking debut.
The word "shocking" is not an exaggeration. Just think about it, the whole of Japan has been promoting it vigorously for more than a month, and everyone from 60-year-old people to 6-year-old children have received the news.
"Why are you squeezing?" People from Osaka are more direct and speak with a Kansai accent.
"How rude!" People in Tokyo are more tactful.
"Is being fat a big deal? Did you gain so much weight just to come here and put pressure on me like a yokozuna?" People from Kyoto are not very tactful in their words.
Why are there so many people from different regions crowded here?
Because there are 100 signed copies of "The Devotion of Suspect X" at Komiyama Bookstore in Jimbocho, Tokyo. This is the only place that has it, so this situation has occurred.
Even though so many years have passed and no one in Japan mentions him as the most talented person, he has indeed accumulated a lot of readers.
Making a fuss, as if he had never seen Gu Lu's signature. If this position had not been the first to publish books and could be criticized first, Shengduo Neiwan would not have squeezed in here.
What's more... what's the point of having so much flesh? He's just bloated! Katsutane Maru forced his way to the front.
The main reason is that the bookstore will not open for a while yet, and the queues haven't started yet...
(End of this chapter)