Chapter 369: Taking Out the Short Chapter Strange Saint

Chapter 369: Taking Out the Short Chapter Strange Saint

Chapter 369: Take Out the Short Strange Saint
Will the short stories that make a comeback be literary or groundbreaking popular novels?
Black Mirror is a Netflix series that has received rave reviews. Some of the episodes are incredibly powerful, such as Downturn, Public Enemy, and The Entire Story of Your Life. Compared to Crash, there is nothing comparable.

"The novel also continues the general style of black humor, science fiction thriller, and political prophecy."

After much deliberation, Gu Lu decided to take out "Selected Short Stories of Aimee" and start with the literature route. The novel "From the New World" in the second half of the year is somewhat similar to the Black Mirror short stories in temperament. Avoid repetition.

"It is time for this short story Saint Marcel Aymé to blame the first come, first served." Once a person decides on something, he can find countless reasons in his heart to justify his decision.

Besides, it was time for him to strive for the Zhuangzhongwen Literature Award. Zhuangzhongwen is a person's name, not an adjective. The reason for the sudden reminder was due to Gu Lu's previous misunderstanding. In his impression, Zhuangzhongwen might be another way to call "serious literature".

As a T2-level award, it is basically the most authoritative youth fiction award in China. Since its establishment in , many young people have used it as a springboard to win the "Four Majors".

"Walking Through the Wall, Survival Card, The Legend of Poldevo, Seven-League Boots, Dwarf... Let's just say Dwarf. After all, I remember that this novel was triggered by this short story."

After resting for several days, Gu Lu started typing again.

In my current house, there is a desktop computer in the study, a high-performance desktop computer in the game room, and a laptop in the bedroom. I have to say that the conditions for typing are much better than before, but the typing speed has not improved compared to before, and has even decreased a little.

Mainly between the ages of fifteen and eighteen, this is truly the pinnacle of human hand speed.

Gu Lu finished the manuscript of tens of thousands of words in one night. "The Dwarf" is not the representative work of the short story Strange Saint, but it is the work that best demonstrates his characteristics. It was also adapted into a movie by France. It contains a lot of thoughts and literary core.

To use a vivid metaphor, do you remember the first work Gu Lu got after traveling here? It was from Etgar Keret's imaginative short story collection "The Bus Driver Who Wants to Become God". Aimee's short stories are also imaginative, but they are more profound than Etgar's.

"Do you want to change your vest and start over?"

"Well, I'm not so idle."

Gu Lu quickly killed the ridiculous idea in his mind, and the reputation he had finally built up. His writing style, which changed with the number of readers, was also accepted by the industry.

He flipped through his phone and quickly found the contact. More than two months ago, Liu Yong, editor of People's Literature, had asked him to write an article.

Directly invest!

To prepare for bed, Gu Lu walked around the balcony.

"A few years have passed, and my cooking skills have improved quite a bit, but why is it that my flower-growing skills have not improved at all?" Gu Lu sighed as he looked at the dying flowers.

He really didn't just raise it casually, Gu Lu searched for tips on the Internet. He learned his cooking skills by watching online tutorials, although the recipes and tutorials on the Internet all use "a little" or "a bit" to describe the seasoning. But after making it a lot, he must have a rough idea in his heart.

Growing flowers is really an exception!
"And I've grown into a tall man from the south, but the flowers don't grow." Gu Lu added in his heart. Please note his prefix, south. Not compared with the big men in the north, nor with Xinjiang Province.

After finishing the work on the balcony, Gu Lu ordered a set of Leo Tolstoy's complete works online. His impression of this literary giant was that he was awesome - after all, any of his works seemed to be a masterpiece.

"Resurrection", "War and Peace", "Anna Karenina", etc., the price of a set of books is really expensive.

In offline bookstores, the price of any book is 45 yuan or more. There are relatively few books priced below 50 yuan. Books are almost becoming luxury goods.

It’s time to go to bed. I have to attend a classmate’s birthday party tomorrow.

Gu Lu asked the heroine to remember what his original self looked like because he was worried that he would forget it. He once wrote in the preface of The Little Prince that "I hope the future Gu Lu will not forget the past Gu Lu." But I never thought that Gu Lu's memory was so good.

No one had ever celebrated his birthday before, but the original self had even forgotten his own birthday. Because only by remembering the birthdays of his father, mother, and sister could he feel that he was part of the family.

Gu Lu, who had traveled through time, had promised that he would celebrate the original body's birthday in the future. He had never forgotten this promise and had never stopped. He had celebrated his birthday with Li Guyuan and Li Guyuan's parents (they were equivalent to his family), with friends, with classmates he was not so familiar with, and on his own. All of them were completed.

That's right, I can't refuse tomorrow's birthday party.

You can't just ask others to come and they will give you face. If others invite you and you find it troublesome, then you are taking yourself too seriously.

Gu Lu fell asleep while thinking about something. A mentally retarded poet once said that falling asleep is like closing off the world.

He turned off his phone, so in a place where Gu Lu couldn't see, Peking University Journal (Philosophy and Social Sciences Edition) received a manuscript. Everyone knows that the journals of Tsinghua University, Peking University, Fudan University and Zhejiang University are core journals, and even the ceiling in certain fields.

The editor-in-chief of the philosophy and social sciences edition was moved when he saw the contributor.

Not simple, this article is not simple!
The author of the manuscript is Ruan Fuguo. As the saying goes, when you are working, you are referring to your job title. Is writing a paper a job? Yes! Is reviewing a job? Yes!
So it is the manuscript of Vice President Ruan of Peking University.

"The Method of Writing Gu Lu's Diplomatic Quartet and Its Origin in Peking University Literature"

There are three types of leaders: administrative, academic, and neither. The classification of school leaders is similar. Vice President Ruan is an academic-turned-administrative person. He was very good when he was a doctor of law.

The current administrative department is also very powerful, with deputy ministers of the Party Propaganda Department, Minister of the Real Estate Management Department, deputy secretary of the D Committee, etc. Although not as exaggerated as the young cabinet minister who has to shoulder the responsibilities of the two capitals and thirteen provinces, the burden is really not light.

Because of this, the editor-in-chief was a little confused. With Vice President Ruan's current position, he no longer needs to brush up on his papers. Besides, you are a law major, and you come to literature to prove your doctrine... Isn't it a bit unconventional?
Could it be...

"Is there anything else I don't understand?" the editor-in-chief began to read.

The article is very well-written, with more than 20,000 words, and mainly explains two concepts: first, what is Peking University literature, and second, why Gu Lu can represent Peking University literature.

In terms of academic value, this article is meaningless and cannot compare to Professor Chen's research on Gu Lu. After all, the latter is truly exploring the style of a writer. The former is more like announcing that Gu Lu represents our Peking University literary creation.

The review editor is very professional and his judgment is correct.

A few days ago, Vice President Ruan and President Gong discussed that it is necessary to ensure fairness for students in the literary circle. Isn't this the beginning of action?
It’s another sunny day, and my classmate’s birthday party is at the dinner party. After all, it’s normal for college students to go out and play after dinner, right?

During the day, Gu Lu arrived at Union Hospital.

"The doctor told me to read less." Gu Lu carried a fruit basket and placed it on the bedside table. There were bananas and oranges in it. He could eat more during the rehabilitation training. "I didn't like reading before, but I feel like I wasted several years. I have to make up for it all." After two months, the female warrior's body was basically recovered.

The rehabilitation doctor said that I would be able to be discharged from the hospital after another half a month of observation.

"Brother, you are still invincible. I saw on the news that the daily, weekly and monthly sales of "The Devotion of Suspect X" have surpassed that of the previous Japanese writer. The only difference is the cumulative sales." Miss Gu brought up another topic.

"If I complete the commission, will there be any reward?" Gu Lu asked.

"I have some ideas about the mission rewards, but now the rewards have to be postponed!" said Gu Jiayu.

"I'm looking forward to it," Gu Lu asked, "How's your French learning going?"

"I deeply agree that French is more beautiful than English..." Gu Jiayu said, "Because French is more difficult. French is too difficult, right? Let's talk about the most typical French numbers. Oh my God. Brother, can you believe it? Each number from one to sixteen represents a different word. Their numbers are like addition. For example, for twenty-one, you need to know the word for 20, and then add the word for 1. There is not only addition, but also multiplication. To represent 80, it is quatre vingts, using the word form of 4 times 20. Oh, no, vingt means twenty. If there is no number after it, you must add s. For 81, you must calculate 4*20+1quatre vingt un, and remember not to add s. People say that foreigners are bad at math, brother, I absolutely don't believe this statement."

Numbers are just the appetizer on the road to learning French. What is more difficult is the feminine and masculine of words, and some words have changed in the process of development...

When his sister was halfway through her complaints, Gu Lu's eyes actually became a little distracted, but he was still trying to listen. It was like someone who couldn't understand math in class but had to force himself not to be distracted.

Ten minutes later, Gu Jiayu had finished complaining about one-tenth of it. That was enough. She couldn't be the only one suffering from the disaster!

"But I heard that German is even more difficult and requires constant practice. Thinking about it this way, I feel much better." Gu Jiayu said, "Brother, I added Sister Caiwei's WeChat. Sister Caiwei is practicing dancing abroad and seems to be very good."

Gu Lu also has a CC WeChat account, but apart from a few greetings during the holidays, we don’t keep in touch on a regular basis.

"She dances really beautifully, the most beautiful I've ever seen. Is she doing well in the Bear Country?" Gu Lu asked.

"It went very smoothly. Currently, Sister Caiwei is struggling over whether or not to apply to join the dance troupe of the Bear Country. If she works towards that goal, she might develop there in the future and rarely come back." Gu Jiayu said.

Developing abroad may provide a better career, but developing in China may provide more basic necessities. I don't know what CC will choose, Gu Lu hopes she can make the decision herself.

"Jia Yu, do you have something to ask me?" Gu Lu realized from his sister's wide-ranging words that there might be something that was inconvenient to ask.

"Uh..." Gu Jiayu hesitated. There really was something wrong.

"Just say it straight, don't hesitate." Gu Lu said.

"So, what happened to Brother Gu Yuan?" Gu Jiayu asked. "Brother Gu Yuan came to see me a few times, and I felt that he didn't have much motivation. But he was admitted to Tsinghua University!"

"The changes are huge." Gu Lu nodded.

"Right, right, that's what I mean." Gu Jiayu said, "Brother Gu Yuan used to be very good. His notes were clearer than our teacher's. I was able to get into No. 8 Middle School thanks to his notes. And there were also various study methodologies, which were very useful! But now he does things as he pleases and doesn't make plans at all. He always says that plans can't keep up with changes."

Gu Lu observed very carefully and counseled this friend who grew up with him. But he himself had stopped writing, so what position did he have? The result was, of course, failure.

But! Gu Lu cares more about another thing, why do you care so much about Li Guyuan?
Gu Lu looked over with a little scrutiny and realized that there was more regret behind Miss Gu's eyes.

There was nothing wrong, the alarm stopped, and Gu Lu nodded and agreed with the heroine, and told her the reason for this - Li Guyuan was overwhelmed by the many geniuses in Tsinghua University and thought he was no longer a genius.

"How can you think like that? I still remember my brother told me that everyone has their own unique talents. There are six billion talents for six billion people." Lady Gu said, "This sentence is my motto, and I will always remember it."

Did you say this? Gu Lu didn't remember. It was really a casual remark that could have a significant impact on others.

"I feel like once you compare yourself to others, you'll get stuck in a maze. Even if you win, you won't be very happy because you still want to win in other aspects. If you lose, you'll make excuses for your failure on the surface, but in your heart you'll either envy or slander him." Gu Jiayu said, "Brother, is there any way we can motivate him?"

The second sister's description was very accurate, but Gu Lu was not optimistic. "It will be difficult for others to interfere except for you to come out on your own. But Jiayu, you can try."

The reason for not being optimistic is that when Tang Yuan was a sophomore, Gu Lu wanted to restore his confidence and used many methods, including but not limited to asking the editor to analyze and praise his articles from a professional perspective. But the results were minimal.

Gu Lu stayed in the hospital for lunch. It should be said that Gu Lu finally understood why the storefronts in front of the school and the hospital were so expensive. Because the students could not leave and had to stay, and the patients' family members could not leave and had to stay.

The price of a rice bowl is about 30% higher than the normal one. According to the information collected by Gu Lu, it is still cheap.

After staying for a while in the afternoon, Gu Lu took out his phone from time to time and glanced at it, waiting for notifications. Young people are really casual. They haven't decided where to eat yet. Waiting for news...

As a result, when the sun and the clouds were about to kiss out thousands of colorful clouds, I was pulled into a group.

The name of the group is “Wang Penggang’s Birthday Party Notice”.

There are all kinds of speeches in it.

"So now you tell me, Wang Penggang made a bet in the dormitory last night that whoever could jump off the bed would be the strongest." Gu Lu summarized the useful information from the emoticons and abstract speeches.

He himself found it hard to believe. His thumb hesitated as he typed with the 26 keys. "And when Wang Penggang jumped off the bed, his foot hit the guardrail, so he fell down and fractured his arm. Is he lying in the hospital now?"

[“Yes, that’s right. The dormitory supervisor was criticized. After all, the student was seriously injured in the dormitory.”

"I heard that the class teacher was also criticized by the school leaders."

"Too bad! I just tried it and I didn't trip at all. Can't I just avoid the guardrail and jump over the gap?"

"Where's your brain? Why is it that you're good at jumping without using the guardrail?"

"Then I'll try again."]
(End of this chapter)