Chapter 413 Gu Xue

Chapter 413 Gu Xue

Chapter 412 Gu Xue
"Why do I say that studying Gu Lu is very interesting? Because Gu Lu is still creating. So our course is a growth-oriented course. Many theories are not yet finalized. You may even be able to come up with results that overturn my views." Professor Chen said this to encourage students. He believes that no one in the world understands Gu Lu better than him, including Gu Lu himself.

Professor Chen continued, "Today, let's talk about the Gu Lu style unit, which has a very strong evolutionary attribute, "Dwarf", "Survival Card" and "Daiermushi"..."

In the class of the School of Western Languages ​​and Cultures of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Professor Chen taught "The Formation of Gu Lu's Special Style". Many students chose this course. In fact, the atmosphere in the class was better than that of Professor Chen's main subject. The students were much closer to Gu Lu's works.

There are not many examples of writers being studied while they are still alive, such as Shaanxi University's "Entering Rural Literature Jia Pingwa", Nanjing Normal University's "Artistic Features of Su Tong's Novels", and Inner Mongolia University's "The Significance of Alai". But it is by no means rare. It's just that Gu Lu, who hasn't graduated yet and has just started his life, is being studied as a course. Let's use a two-part allegorical saying to express it. Daju's explosion is unique!
The students were either distracted, taking notes, or catching up on naps. Professor Chen had a relatively good temper in class.

"'Dailmushi' is Gu Lu's latest work serialized in People's Literature. Perhaps you haven't read it yet." Professor Chen said, "You have read Survival Card and Dwarf. What do you think?"

I don't know anything about this. Oh no, there must be a top student who has studied it carefully. The top student replied, "The imagination is very rich, just like Gu Lu's works when he first started writing books, the words have wings."

"Yes," Professor Chen gave an approving look, "In the early days of Gu Lu's writing, his thoughts and writing style were relatively immature, such as the hole in the wall, good intentions, and the bus driver who wanted to be God."

Turning around and writing "Imagination" on the blackboard, Professor Chen circled the three words again, "After five years of dormancy, Gu Lu has made qualitative improvements in both his writing and his thoughts, so we can regard the works serialized in People's Literature as an evolved version of the story series. We can even make a one-to-one correspondence, the bus driver who wants to be God corresponds to the survival card, thinking about time. Kindness corresponds to the dwarf, the domestication of society and others' expectations..."

The audience was taking notes quickly.

Strictly speaking, most students who take this minor course are quite familiar with Gu Lu's works. Both short stories and novels are interesting.

But - after Professor Chen's explanation, the "interesting" perception was stripped away from the students' minds, and only the thought "Oh, the author is so awesome" remained.

"Okay, here is a list of books that Gu Lu read." Professor Chen wrote it down when he visited Teacher Li. Because Gu Lu couldn't afford to buy books at first, all the books he saw were given to him by Teacher Li. Therefore, in Professor Chen's research, Gu Lu's early writing style was closely related to Teacher Li's literary taste.

Professor Chen is serious about studying Gu studies!

6% of his working time is spent on studying Spanish, and 4% is spent on Gu Xue.

"The homework for this class is to look at this list of books and try to analyze how Gu Lu's creative timeline is related to these works." Professor Chen assigned the homework.

The get out of class was just over and Professor Chen walked out of the classroom.

He keeps an eye on the writers on the Internet who attack Gu Lu on his mobile phone.

[“He has a high chance of winning the next Lu Xun Novel Award.” “Not necessarily. A work that is too fantastical will not be liked by the judges. They prefer realistic styles.” “That’s right. It’s good, but it may not be recognized.” “If Gu Lu can combine his ability to write biographical novels with short stories, his future will be limitless.” “Gu Lu has been smart since he was young. I’ve said that…]
In the Northwest literary circle, some people have deleted their previous comments, or they have changed from being arrogant to being humble. There is no one who can fight.

"I thought I could take action, but I didn't expect that there was no one who could fight." Professor Chen sighed.

The recommended works at the beginning of the first volume of "People's Literature" are the best works in this issue, or the personal preferences of the editor.

No matter which one it is, the fact that it has been published for three consecutive issues is enough to prove the literary quality of Gu Lu's works. Doubtful? Do you look down on People's Literature, or do you have a problem with the editorial department? !

"Take one step at a time and break down the doubts." As for too many fantasy elements? Professor Chen is confident that Gu Lu will evolve again.

So can King Gollum evolve into the Lord of the Rings Hulu?
It depends on whether you can draw "The Lord of the Rings". Anyway, this work is not available on Blue Star.

"Isn't the ring an important item in the Lord of the Rings? Why is it useless?" Gu Lu was eating a buffet at the mall and passed by SANFU (a boutique). He saw a decorative ring out of the corner of his eye and his expression changed. He bought one.

The synthesis list was not triggered. Could it be that the magic ring was not a ring by default? Gu Lu was a little confused.

But when he stepped out of the boutique, a familiar feeling appeared, but it was not triggered by the work he was expecting.

【Background: World War I】【British bestselling author】【King of overnight novels】

"The King of All-Night Novels, I seem to know this title. I have some impression of it. I have heard of this master." Gu Lu pondered.

Walking out of the mall, he recalled that it was Ken Follett, a writer who was known as a writer who would make you want to finish reading his works all night long as you read 10 pages of his works.

Because of the subject matter of Master Ken's works, he had never read them, but he knew that there were legends about him circulating in the world.

"The setting is the First World War, so it's not the Chronicles of the Temple. I remember that the Temple seemed to be a story from the Middle Ages. Then the amount... is the fall of giants!"

How great is "The Fall of Titans"? It's as if Stephen King, once a best-selling giant, has really fallen, and Ken Follett has become the new giant. At the 2007 Frankfurt Book Fair, major publishers around the world competed to bid for the book with only the title and a synopsis of several hundred words. In the end, Bantam Books and Penguin Publishing Group won the bid, paying an advance of $5000 million.

Of course, the high price has more to do with the author’s fame, and the publication of “Fall of Giants” was also made into the flesh and blood of giants – it swept the sales charts of sixteen countries in 10 years, making Ken a best-selling author on par with Stephen King.

Moreover, the former's works were all long novels. Gu Lu remembered that he did not read Master Ken's works because one of the reasons was that they were too long, about 500,000 or 600,000 words, right?

This length may be just the beginning for online articles, but for physical books it is three solid volumes.

I originally wanted to read The Lord of the Rings, but I never thought that I would trigger such a trump card. Similar to The Lord of the Rings, such a long novel can lay a foundation for writers. No matter how bad it is in the future, it will not fall from the altar.

"The Little Prince" can also, but perhaps we have to wait until Gu Lu dies.

“If such a work is written, I can go directly from being an Asian bestseller to a world bestseller.” What Gu Lu found regrettable was that he had no idea about the content of the novel and there was no way to take shortcuts.

"If the background is World War I, I have to stick to this direction as much as possible recently so that I can touch upon it." Gu Lu really likes this book and doesn't want to miss it at all.

So he developed his subjective initiative and searched for a long time before finding the "World War I Photo Exhibition" in the Wanfu Art Museum. Gu Lu bought the tickets. After all, World War I was in the early 20th century, when photography technology was not that advanced, but related photos were still quite rare.

It's very timely. The only drawback is that Wanfu Art Museum is in Shanghai. It doesn't matter. Gu Lu glanced at the class schedule and found that he had time.

Why was he able to find the relevant exhibition so quickly?

It’s very simple, just download iMuseum and check it out if you like to watch various exhibitions.

You see, love and hate are really obvious. If other keywords are triggered, he will also try to synthesize them, but he is not so impatient.

Not only did he order tickets for the Wanfu Art Museum as soon as possible, he was also going to visit a professor at Peking University who was very good at studying World War I. Gu Lu even typed on his phone while walking. "Tell me the last digit of your phone number," the driver said.

Gu Lunian read the last digit of the license plate, aligned the code, and drove the car. He was just about to contact the history professor when he received a call.

Interrupted——

"Teacher Gu Lu, can you... help me?"

"I know that Teacher Gu Lu is very busy. If there is no other way, I would not trouble Teacher Gu Lu."

The person on the other end of the line was Lao Li, the former deputy editor of the A group of the red edition of Story Club, the former "content director of Duodola Company", and now - what was it? Lao Li hadn't said it yet.

Even though he was asking for help, the old acquaintance's words were so humble that Gu Lu still paused. Moreover, the tone of his voice had changed a lot compared to his memory.

"Brother Li, just tell me what's the matter. I will help you if I can." Gu Lu gave him a reassurance.

When I first arrived at the time travel experience, Lao Li, the editor of the story club, helped me a lot.

"Just - ah, middle-aged unemployment, I didn't expect it would happen to me." Old Li, who is almost fifty years old, sighed and recounted his experience with resentment.

Duodola is an "online article" company. Why put quotation marks? Because it is not a traditional online article, but a soft article on WeChat public accounts, Baijiahao and other channels. It made a lot of money in the past few years, but in the past two years, with the rise of short videos, the revenue has been decreasing, and Lao Li has lost his job again.

Why again? Because he was also laid off from the story club... Logically speaking, as an experienced editor like him, nothing will happen as long as he doesn't make big mistakes.

Do you remember Lao Li's strengths? He has a wide network of contacts in the publishing industry, and he can be said to know editors of almost any magazine. But this is also a disadvantage. When he encounters a work he appreciates, he likes to introduce the writer to a more suitable magazine to submit the work.

It was like poaching employees from my own company. I was laid off twice for this reason. Of course, I received full compensation.

How would Gu Lu comment? Lao Li was indeed wrong, but he was a vested interest. It was Lao Li who helped him introduce him to the Youth Literature and Art magazine through Smashing the Piggy.

"So Brother Li... do you want to start a business right away, or?" Gu Lu continued.

"From the age of 45 onwards, it is the most difficult stage in life. Children have to start their own families, the family needs subsidies, and the health of old parents gradually begins to deteriorate. The other half can basically no longer provide emotional value and become a relative." The way Lao Li speaks now is to complain first and then talk about things.

He said, "Even though I have a little savings, I dare not take a break. I cannot take a break."

"What are you planning to do?" Gu Lu asked. If borrowing money to start a business is the easiest thing for the current King Guru.

"I joined Dangdang.com and took on a new project," said Lao Li. "Although I am the project leader, I am currently alone. Only when I succeed can I gain a firm foothold."

"Dangdang.com is a good platform and should be considered one of the top 10 e-commerce platforms in China," said Gu Lu, although he could not count ten e-commerce companies.

Gu Lu asked, "What project are you mainly responsible for?"

"Dangdang.com wants customers to stay longer on its website and app, so it launched a Dangdang e-book project," said Lao Li. "I am responsible for this."

Read e-books online? Gu Lu said, "Read physical books online? Douban and QQ Reading seem to have this service."

What he really wants to ask is, given the current business situation, how can we increase the dwelling time? More importantly, how can we compete with Douban and QQ Reading? Will anyone really open Dangdang first when reading a book? What does the product manager think?

All of the above questions were answered with Lao Li’s next sentence, “I want to be exclusive and sign exclusive e-versions of more books.”

"Exclusive electronic version—" Gu Lu thought for a moment and said, "The electronic version of my book should have been sold out."

This is actually something Gu Lu doesn’t care about. For example, there are two versions of “Flat Country” on QQ Reading, one is the version authorized by the Children’s Publishing House, and the other is the version authorized by Sichuan Science and Technology Publishing House.

Anyway, the money is for Gu Lu to distribute as dividends.

"I know, I know that for sure." Lao Li said, "The main thing is to ask Teacher Gu Lu about your new work first, can it be..."

"It's definitely okay since you've given me a heads up, but my electronic version is usually put on the shelves half a year after the physical book is published. This is not enough to quench your thirst." Gu Lu said, "I have a solution. Brother Li, you can refer to it."

Gu Lu expressed his thoughts, and Lao Li's eyes widened after hearing them. This is not good...

On the other hand, let’s talk about the follow-up reactions to the two reports that King Guru sent to Chairman Wen.

Experts from the Big Diplomacy international think tank are holding a conference.

Seven or eight experts were present, and five more participated via video conference. They are real experts on the country, not just Internet experts.

Just look at the title and you will know: a famous scholar on British issues, an expert on the French policy advisory committee, or the director of the Nordic literature research room...

"Thank you for your hard work, experts. These two are the practical reports by expert Gu Lu." Chairman Wen issued the documents.

The experts had different expressions, some confused (the time was too short), some indifferent, and some happy.

Among them, Wei Lingshang, a famous British scholar, quickly read through the document and asked directly, "Is the data in Chairman Wen's report true?" before he even had time to look at the second document.

As an expert on British issues, I have a certain understanding of Britain's political structure and cultural circles.

It is because of this understanding that one will question the first document in front of him.

(End of this chapter)