Chapter 368 Are you using this to test the cadres?

Chapter 368 Are you using this to test the cadres?

Chapter 368 Are you using this to test the cadres?

“Why do I feel like most of the schedules are related to the film and television industry?” Gu Lu rubbed the bridge of his nose.

It wasn't his deliberate act, to be more precise, it was Yao Xiaoju who did it. Because the money in the film and television industry is easy to make, Yao Xiaoju's expenses come from the annual income dividends. If you don't make money when you have it, you're a fool.

Moreover, film and television adaptations can expand the influence of books. It is no exaggeration to say that if Hyouka is broadcast in Japan and China, the sales will usher in a quantitative leap. It is also possible that Hollywood movies will top the Amazon sales list after being broadcast.

Books are like this. Time is the driving force. They keep rolling and making more and more money. Except for the first short story collection "Yesterday Park", all other works have earned at least seven figures. Mr. Holmes, including the fees for film and television adaptations, has earned more than eight figures.

"Is the school in the anime Hyouka really the No. 8 Middle School in Fog City?" Gu Lu felt that it should be a combination of No. 8 Middle School and the Japanese campus. Because the structure of the campus in China is very different from that in Japan.

It's hard to believe that after the show aired, the lethality of No. 8 Middle School to the ACG community will definitely increase... Actually, Gu Lu's idea was too simple.

When we arrived and got off the car, the phone rang.

"Hello? I'm at the school gate."

"now?"

"No problem, just a little busy."

Why are you here again? Gu Lu hung up the phone. It was Director Zhao from the United Front Department again, waiting in the principal's office. I have to say, as a big boss of the United Front Department, aren't you running around the school too often?
Did Director Zhao want to? He didn't want to either. Who said that a student's united front value was so high? The French incident was still hot, and the Bear Country approached the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. And the following matter must have been contacted by Director Zhao.

The conversation was similar to the last one, except that President Gong and Vice President Ruan temporarily avoided it. Peking University leaders are of high rank, but they can't listen to everything. I'm sure many friends will ask, why do we have to meet at Peking University? Isn't it the same to contact Gu Lu directly by phone after going through the school leaders?

Yes, it’s different!
"How's Lao Ruan?" Principal Gong would only address him like this when he was in a good mood, because when working, people address their positions by title.

"If things continue like this, Gu Lu will most likely become the top leader of the Writers Association," Vice President Ruan added, "and he may even become a leader in the literary world at the age of fifty."

The head of the Writers Association may not be the most powerful writer in the country, but he must be the one with the most authentic roots. Just look at Mao Batie to know.

"But is Gu Lu really very good at writing this kind of articles? Why do people always ask him to do this kind of things?" Vice Principal Ruan said.

"In international interactions, cultural exchanges can only provide a very weak help." Principal Gong and Lao Ruan both know that without good trade relations, other countries will not give you any preferential treatment just because your culture is strong. At most, they can only add icing on the cake.

"But you have to know that for a writer to be able to add icing on the cake of diplomacy is already the writer's limit." Principal Gong replied, "You asked if Gu Lu is very good at writing this kind of article? Of course, on the other hand, it is also the times that chose Gu Lu."

Vice Principal Ruan cannot call the other party "Old Gong". On the one hand, it is a rank issue, and on the other hand, it seems a bit ambiguous.

"Our Peking University Chinese Department can also provide some help to our students. If the next book is still a popular work, I won't say anything. But if you want to turn to serious literature..." Vice President Ruan didn't listen to what Old Gong said at all. He just wanted to say, "Even if Gu Lu doesn't mix in any circle, we must ensure that he gets fair treatment in the award selection."

Literary awards are not fair at all. Why did I label the Blancpain Utopia Prize as getting worse and worse? Because an award organized by an unofficial commercial organization can squeeze into the second tier, relying on the "diversity of works" and "diversity of judges".

Each quarter has a theme such as "We must defend complexity" and "Start from this moment". When it was first established, you can buy the books that entered the finals and won the first prize with your eyes closed. Even if you don't like the style of the book, the content is worth the price. Therefore, this award can climb to the gold content of T2 and become two new peaks together with the Dream of Red Mansions Award. As a result, the selected works are almost the apprentices of the judges, and three of the five winning works are published by Ideal Country...

The circle of publishers and the circle of judges is too serious. No one is protecting you - no matter how good you are, you will only be nominated. Just like the example of The Little Prince, the winning work can be labeled as "the long fairy tale that beats The Little Prince..." and use you as a ladder. Don't think that official awards won't be like this... They are even more blatant, such as the lamb style of the Lu Xun Literature Award, four judges winning four awards, canvassing for votes, etc. If you are interested, you can search for it yourself. If Mr. Lu Xun knew about this, he would probably be furious.

"We can do it. This is what our school should do for our students." Principal Gong thought for a long time and responded.

The two walked around the flower bed, starting with Gu and chatting about various things at school.

Inside the office, Zhao and Gu's affairs concerning the Bear Country have come to an end.

Gu Lu had a brief thought in his mind. There are three articles about Damao in "When the Stars of Humanity Shine".

"The Magnificent Moment", "Escape to God", "The Closed Train", from the number we can see that Zweig prefers Mao. They are Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, and Lenin.

The last one is definitely impossible, not because Gu Lu doesn't respect this GM mentor. The main reason is that the legal system of the Bear Country is the collapse of the Soviet Union. It has also been written that the Bear Country's National Day is the independence of the Great Russia. In this case, "The Closed Train" is too inappropriate.

Besides, wouldn’t it be interesting that he suddenly had a light in his eyes and wrote “Escape to God”?
Most readers will skip this story about Tolstoy when they read Human Stars, because they don't understand it. Why? Zweig created a second work! He directly continued Tolstoy's posthumous play "Light Shines in the Darkness".

It is a bit like Gao E's revision of Dream of the Red Chamber. However, "A Light Shines in the Dark" is not Tolstoy's masterpiece and its level is lower than Dream of the Red Chamber. Zweig's level is higher than Gao E's. In addition, Zweig highly respected Tolstoy and even wrote a biography. Therefore, his sequel is recognized by Europe and the United States, and the performance of "A Light Shines in the Dark" is also full.

A series of thoughts flashed through Gu Lu's mind, and Gu Lu suddenly asked Director Zhao a very strange question.

He asked: "Director Zhao, does Mr. Lu Xun's works still have copyright?" Huh? What? Aren't we talking about the bear country? Why are we jumping so fast?

Director Zhao was not sure either. After searching, he gave Gu Lu a positive answer that Mr. Lu Xun had been dead for more than 50 years and the copyright had become a public good.

"Okay, that's fine with me." Gu Lu said.

After one thing was settled, Director Zhao also talked about another.

"Regarding "The New Great Wall" and "One Night Genius", our United Front Department wants to buy out the copyrights of the two works." The reason why Director Zhao mentioned this matter at the end was to express that the invitation from the former bear country for a celebration gift had nothing to do with the buyout, whether agreed or not.

Buy out the copyright? Gu Lu pretended to be all ears.

"The two articles together cost 2.96 yuan, which is about 3 yuan when rounded off." Director Zhao said, "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and our department took advantage of Gu Lu."

Then Director Zhao handed over something.

It's a small card, but it's worth more than two or three million. Because you can't get it with three million.

"Invitation Letter from the Big Diplomacy International Think Tank".

What is a think tank? We often see it in the news. It can be an institution or an individual. Jack Ma was invited by a British prime minister to join a British business think tank.

Generally speaking, they are “think tank”, “advisory agency” and “staff”.

Gu Lu’s teacher, Professor Lu, was a think tank expert at the “Center for Overseas Chinese and Cultural Communication”, which is a semi-official organization.

But in comparison, the Great Diplomacy International Think Tank is much more important - it is one of the six core think tanks in China.

It's really not something that ordinary experts can get in... Gu Lu seemed to understand, exchange two articles for a position!

Other think tanks may not have it, but the researchers and experts of the six core think tanks do have a staffing structure.

Gu Lu didn't know how much the salary was. To be more practical, with this status, as long as it's not a city like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou or Shenzhen where there are a lot of talents, you will be reused by the locals.

Director Zhao looked at Gu Lu. He was also shocked by the price offered. None of the experts and researchers in the six core think tanks were under 50 years old, but Gu Lu was less than 25 years old... He was shocked but also knew that the country wanted to recruit Gu Lu. It was indeed a diplomatic move, and it was normal to recruit talents without any restrictions.

The end of the universe is weaving. If it was a consultant, Gu Lu might refuse. Entering 2019, the foreknowledge buff is almost gone, and he can't help much. But joining the think tank is free and can contribute.

Praise the King of Biography!

Both matters were settled, and Director Zhao left Peking University quite happily.

Gu Lu held the invitation in his pocket. He had a lot of work to do at school today. He was busy until 9:30 in the evening before he got home.

I returned in May, and in July I completed "The Devotion of Suspect X", as well as two short celebratory articles.

To be honest, the speed is exaggerated.

It’s just that there is enough of a gap in time that people will think, “Oh, it must have been written during the gap, but it was only published after being revised now.”

The first step of comeback is completed, and the next step is the second step. After that, I will continue to submit short stories - to become the most famous short story writer in the country, this goal must be regained.

I currently have three short story collections: Aimée’s Selected Short Stories by the French short story master, and the very heavy-tasting Intestines. The above two were picked up earlier. The remaining one was compiled around 2017, and the author is Charlie Brooker.

Maybe many people are not familiar with him, but most of them have heard his famous saying: "Don't talk about talent or luck. What you need is a deadline and someone who will beat you up if you don't submit your manuscript. Then you will be shocked by your talent."

He is also the writer for Black Mirror.

That’s right, Gu Lu also drew the novel version of “Black Mirror”.

(End of this chapter)