Chapter 419 Visual Writing

Chapter 419 Visual Writing

Chapter 419 Visual Writing

"Jiang Lang has run out of ideas? Who? Gu Lu?"

"It's true that a big bird can conquer all forests? You actually doubt Gu Lu's ability?!"

"Let me tell you a little-known fact. Among the top 21 books published in the 10st century, three are from Gu Lu. Different works of his have been selected as compulsory extracurricular readings for primary, middle and high school students. Do you know how the official media defines Gu Lu? China's number one genius writer..."

"Thank you Mongolians, if it weren't for your popularization, I would still be in the dark."

Yes, netizens have no dispute at all.

Some netizens even started to play with the meme——

"After returning five years later, the sales of 'The Devotion of Suspect X' have also been killing it. Do you want to believe that I am Qin Shi Huang, or do you want to believe that Gu Lujiang has run out of ideas?"

"Please, please release the new book "From the New World" as soon as possible. Netizens are willing to do anything to read the book!"

"Good fellow, you don't want to suffer any loss at all? Let me tell you what sincerity is. If From the New World can be released earlier, I would be willing to lose 30 pounds!"

and many more.

Netizens don't care about Jiang Lang, they just want to see more new works. After all, Gu Lu's comeback work, the ultimate scam, conquered the readers.

But the current state of harmony is not good - perhaps it is difficult to understand. For example, when passers-by hear "urging Gu Lu's new book to be updated", they will not be interested. But when passers-by hear "someone actually said that Gu Lu's next book is not good", although they have not read many works of Gu Lu, they must express their insights when they pick up the keyboard!
The noise became so intense that it got hotter, and then one ring after another went up.

The publicity effect envisioned by Shanghai People's Publishing House was not achieved. After understanding the whole story, President Jian could only sigh that sometimes it is difficult to have too good a reputation.

Therefore, President Jian had to implement Plan B. He used practical resources to lay out the plan and use high enough exposure to tell netizens that Gu Lu's new book was ready to be published!

With the current entertainment of short videos, games, being a bootlicker, novels, etc., reading physical books is really a "bad choice". Therefore, the cost of cultivating new readers is too high. What needs to be done is to let all of Gu Lu's previous readers know about this.

"The more developed the Internet is, the more serious the circles are. The more serious the circles are, the more prosperous the Internet is." President Jian saw the promotional plan on the Xiaohongshu platform.

A long list of considerations.

When going to a certain platform, you must pay attention to many taboos. Because of these many things, President Jian couldn't help shaking his head. He didn't want to promote it like this at all.

It was better a few years ago. When something big happened on the Internet, all netizens would gather around. Now, if you don’t go to a certain platform, it means giving up these netizens.

"It's a good thing," President Jian comforted himself, "One of the meanings of the Internet is to allow people with even the most niche hobbies to find people who share the same interests, so that people are no longer alone. It's just that it's difficult for them."

President Jian refers to them as employees of the publishing house's publicity department. After all, it must be difficult to cover all aspects of the publicity plan, as it seems like a difficult situation.

With the plan on the table, President Jian will be busy tonight. He said goodnight to his wife, took a blanket from the bedroom, and took a thermos cup of hot tea.

Gu Lu, who left President Jian's house in the afternoon, was not idle either. After returning home, he ran to the study and started thinking about the golden finger.

The crafting list is full again.

The ring in the item list triggers "The Fall of Giants". Since I have never read it in my previous life, I can only access more information about World War I, and the effect is almost zero.

List of quotations triggered four hours ago: [Classic of sad literature] [Works that are hard to read a second time] [Emo masterpiece that is not tear-jerking]

"Aunt Fang and Uncle Jian were discussing their children and wanted them to go abroad. Could it be a novel about family and children?" Gu Lu thought about it, but nothing matched his mind.

Just looking at the first two labels, it is "No Longer Human"? Dazai Osamu does not exist in this world.

On second thought, the third label is not suitable. After really watching this work, you will know that EMO emotion is not the main factor. You will mainly sigh why someone can sink so clearly.

The protagonist Ohba Yozo is basically the incarnation of Dazai Osamu himself, which will touch readers, and it is rare to be able to bring in EMO. The often quoted "I'm sorry for being born as a human being" is not from No Longer Human.

Gu Lu couldn't think of a clue, and his thoughts wandered a little, "I remember there was a label called a tear-jerking masterpiece."

It was Flowers for Algernon.

Algernon, a work that made many readers depressed at the time, still has readers leaving messages under the Bilibili account.

Gu Lu doesn't like to use knives on others. After all, the most important thing in life is to be happy and keep happiness to yourself - so this work must be won!

"Healing works are largely about urban daily life, and sad literature is either about Japan or America..." Gu Lu had an idea in his mind. If he looked for items in this direction, he should be able to synthesize them.

After thinking about it, Gu Lu started looking for it on a second-hand trading APP. I won’t reveal the specific name because the user experience of this APP is too poor.

Bought some stuff to try first.

As soon as Gu Lu put down his phone, he received a call from Chairman Wen.

The other party didn't exchange pleasantries and went straight to the point, saying that because the consultation time was very useful, the think tank had prepared a gift.

"A gift? Oh, don't be so polite." Gu Lu said, "When will it be delivered?"

It was probably a certificate of award or some other honor. Gu Lu liked this tone.

"The day after tomorrow? Okay, okay. I have time the day after tomorrow."

The time and place of the meeting were aligned, and Gu Lu hung up the phone. After all, both of them were very busy at work and had no time for small talk.

Even though the overseas promotion of Chinese elements has come to an end, Gu Lu still has a lot of things to do.

Currently, Gu Lu has three things on hand.

1. Provide articles to the Los Angeles Times. If there is no problem, continue to do so to gain popularity in America.

2. Finish the two long parts of the crafting list.

3. Find a suitable gift for the girl with super powers.

4. Find a way to make Aunt Fang and Uncle Jian happier.

The first two are about work, and the last two are private matters.

A long time ago, Gu Lu's superior said that if Zhou Lin could really serve as the Secretary-General of the Global Model United Nations and give a speech at the United Nations, then he would give her an unexpected and absolutely satisfactory gift.

Oops, now I feel like I can really take on this responsibility.

The United Nations is formally balanced, and the nationality of the Secretary-General cannot be from the five great men. However, the Model United Nations originated in the United States, and the Secretary-General is occupied by students from European and American countries.

To put it more bluntly, the Global Secretary-General of Model United Nations is basically equivalent to the highest position that can be achieved in the field of community activities for global students.

Gu Lu really wanted to slap himself. “Unexpected and absolutely satisfying.” How dare he say such a big thing?
"I'll give her a chance to test the waters and see what she likes." Gu Lu made up his mind.

Aunt Fang and Uncle Jian have no say in household chores, and Gu Lu just wants to do something to make the two elders happy.

Strictly speaking, King Guru is a person who cares a lot about his elders. Whether it is his former teacher or Tang Yuan's parents, he will visit them. Even for Li's father and mother, Gu Lu has visited them more often than Li Gu Yuan himself in the past two years.

It’s not that Tangyuan is being filial, but he didn’t do well outside after graduating from his senior year, and he always felt that when he returned... Anyway, Li Guyuan wanted to make a name for himself.

Gu Lu didn't say a series of chicken soup, such as whether you have money or not, you should go home for the New Year, and your family only cares about whether you are tired or not. Now that he has achieved success and fame through plug-ins, he can't just talk without any pain in his waist, so his practice is to go back every winter and summer vacation and National Day.

"Uncle Jian wants to run the publishing house well. He's a workaholic, so all he wants is good books. And Aunt Fang..." Gu Lu couldn't remember. Aunt Fang's only hobby was stewing soup.

But how is that possible? Aunt Fang must have been an independent individual first, and she must have some hobbies.

[Gu Lu: I have eaten so much of Aunt Fang’s soup. What hobbies do Uncle Jian and Aunt Fang have? Or what were their specialties when they were young.]
The other party was also working hard in front of the computer in the study, warming up for "From the New World", so he responded quickly.

[Uncle Jian: Your aunt Fang used to love skiing—but she had a bad sense of balance and was afraid of riding a bicycle, so she just thought about it. The hobby she really sticks to is embroidery. Your aunt Fang comes from a family of embroiderers...]
Speaking of Aunt Fang, President Jian was very eloquent and said a lot.

King Gollum pondered, came up with an idea, and began to plan and arrange.

Opening his phone, Gu Lu felt the benefits of participating in certain activities. He had a wide network of contacts. If he wanted to find a celebrity in a certain field, he could find him easily.

It was already 1:30 in the morning when Gu Lu went to bed. He didn't know whether President Jian was still working hard.

Before falling asleep, I felt like I forgot something when I was listing my to-do items. What was it?

He fell asleep with doubts in his mind, but the dream did not tell him the answer. Instead, Gu Lu was in a situation where he was being chased by a murderer and was about to escape, but he tripped and fell.

I looked down and saw that I had stepped on cheese...

The next day, the sun was shining brightly. The weather in the city in September was not that hot, at least much better than the still scorching fog.

"Oh right! I remember this brain." Gu Lu suddenly thought of it while eating a breakfast sandwich. He put down the remaining one-third of the sandwich and immediately called to deal with the matter.

It was Lao Li’s business. About a week ago, Lao Li called for help. He became the person in charge of Dangdang’s online reading project and wanted the exclusive electronic copyright of the new book From the New World.

Considering that Brother Li needed to quickly achieve results in his new position, Gu Lu offered another solution: exclusive electronic authorization for other works.

This is a work that has never been published. When Lao Li heard this, he was both excited and hesitant. He was excited because the task was completed! He was hesitant because according to Gu Lu's current status, the budget required to obtain the electronic copyright was not something Lao Li could decide.

Since he needed to call the company's top management, Gu Lu gave Lao Li the contact information of agent Guo Dafa.

The thing he forgot was this incident. The main reason why Gu Lu put it out of his mind was that he was not the one who took charge of it afterwards.

Lao Li convinced the senior management of Dangdang.com and got sufficient budget. As for the negotiation over the specific price, Lao Li consulted Guo Dafa.

"It's really hard to use logic to infer Mr. Gu's next work. It's always so hard to guess. This is indeed a good way to promote it. If it works well, the film and television copyright will definitely sell well."

"After all, even though the TV adaptation of Flowers for Algernon failed last year, it has nothing to do with our teacher Gu!"

Guo Dafa thought so because he operated correctly. Except for "Flatland" and "The Little Prince", the domestic film and television copyrights of all the films were sold.

Hai Yan's dramas and Qiong Yao's dramas are all popular, but Gu Lu's dramas are not. There is a saying in the domestic entertainment industry that every drama he remakes is a flop. The reason why the price has not collapsed is that Gu Lu, as a writer, has always been very famous. This has given many producers and directors in many companies the illusion that "it's just that others haven't made enough changes, maybe I can do it."

"The martial arts novel will definitely sell for a high price. With Mr. Gu's writing skills, it is guaranteed to be better than the scripts on the market." Guo Dafa said.

This story tells us that a good novel is not necessarily a good script, nor is it necessarily a successful adaptation.

After Dangdang.com and Gu Lu successfully signed the contract, the former started to make trouble.

On September 9, Dangdang.com suddenly announced a big plan, "The three great masters of Jin, Gu and Jue have passed away, writing the last love letter to the era of martial arts!"

There is even an advertisement on the homepage of Weibo. Clicking on it will take you to this page and you can see the details.

A famous writer wants to ignite the last rays of light of martial arts.

Scroll down and you'll find the other half of the content. Dangdang.com is soliciting martial arts and science fiction essays, with a first prize of 10 yuan, millions of resources invested, and tens of millions of yuan in copyright development.

Just listen to the last two. As far as bonuses are concerned, one hundred thousand before tax is quite high.

There is only one requirement for the high bonus, that is, the work can only be viewed online on Dangdang Reading, with exclusive online copyright.

Oh, I almost forgot, there is another reward: "You will also have the opportunity to receive guidance from a mystery writer."

Who this writer is remains a secret for now.

[Mysterious writer, stay tuned! ]

"Guess if I'm looking forward to it."

"The last love letter of a martial arts novelist, I feel like laughing. I remember a few years ago, Huang Yi was pulled over by Qidian.com, and his new book "The Sun and the Moon in the Sky" didn't make a splash. So which writer do you think is better than Huang Yi in writing martial arts novels?"

"Honestly speaking, Sun and Moon in the Sky is good to watch, and it is also the sequel to The Legend of the Twin Dragons, but the martial arts world has really come to an end, and even Master Huang Yi can't save it. Forget about the afterglow, even if it's a stone sinking to the bottom of the sea, no one can light it up."

"Is there anyone else who wants to try Mr. Chen's approach? I remember that Qidian.com suffered heavy losses! Dangdang.com might be popular if it produces some suspense and mystery works."

and many more.

Netizens and friends ridiculed him.

Some netizens also asked, can you name a famous martial arts novel since 2015?
In this situation, you still dare to go against the current.

Black and red are also red. The senior management of Dangdang.com is quite satisfied with the effect.

Compared with Douban Reading's essay contest, there is a martial arts category every year. The first prize works are all good, but are there any that stand out? I guess many readers don't know about this.

Now their martial arts essay contest on Dangdang.com is not more influential than Douban's essay contest?

Besides black and red, there is another function.

The readers who loved to read martial arts novels in the past have either become slaves with old parents and young children and have no time to read anymore, or become online literature readers. Xianxia is more exaggerated than martial arts.

Even if we are ridiculed by the public at the moment, at least we can convey to the people who read online articles that we are going to organize an event and they can come and see it.

Details: Even with Dangdang buying trending searches, no one is still discussing who the mysterious writer is.

Because in the eyes of the public, no one can help...

The mysterious writer must be Gu Lu. He was the one who first proposed the whole thing to Lao Li.

The reason for this proposal came from a martial arts novel that Gu Lu compiled two years ago.

[One of the most famous martial arts novel series][Promoting the literaryization of martial arts novels][Water-like number of words like poetry]

He couldn't remember what the quotation was that was one of the key elements of the synthesis, but Gu Lu remembered another element, the spear.

I was invited to participate in a traditional martial arts performance competition and serve as a guest host. After the competition, I received a spear as a souvenir.

As soon as it was triggered and he saw the third label, Gu Lu almost confirmed that it was Boss Gu Long. Who else could it be? !
Later I realized that something was wrong. In this world, Gu Long and Jin Yong (writers from a parallel world) could never be called the three great masters of martial arts.

Looking at the first two labels again, Gu Lu understood. After the synthesis, it turned out to be the "Four Famous Detectives Series".

That’s right, Wen Ruian, one of the four great martial arts masters on Earth, also does not exist in the parallel world.

Wen Ruian's writing level is at the peak of his powers. His writing style is as beautiful as Gu Long's, his literary level rivals Liang Yusheng's, and his character creation is about as good as Jin Yong's.

He even has a special advantage. Wen is good at writing poetry and can make martial arts novels as beautiful as prose. The frequently appearing Loneliness Like Snow was originally created by Wen.

His strengths lasted too long, but unfortunately his peak period was too short, with only four and a half works maintaining his peak level...

Most of the time I like to do some very abstract work.

[The moonlight reflects a golden blade:
Knife, knife, knife, knife, knife
The enemy leader was beheaded immediately.
[He is about to draw his sword!
He wants to draw his sword.

He. Wants. To. Draw. His. Sword.

He! Wants! To! Draw! The! Sword!

There is also a description of Tie Shou being surrounded by horses, with hundreds of "Ma" characters interspersed with the word "Tie Shou". There is also a stepped layout to represent people falling to the ground.

The first person to write visual kei.

After winning this work, Gu Lu has never been able to use his talents. To put it bluntly, 17 years later, all martial arts magazines are GG, and the ancient idol dramas on the market are just martial arts in disguise.

As for publishing books - the vast majority of readers won't buy a martial arts novel now.

Why not take advantage of Lao Li's request for help to send it out? It's just sitting there unused in the armory, so it can add a touch of color to the martial arts of the parallel world.

The management of Dangdang.com doesn’t value martial arts novels. Everyone knows that martial arts novels have come to an end, but Gu Lu is popular, so as long as it is Gu Lu’s work, it’s fine!

Lao Li knows that the exclusive of martial arts novels is not even as good as other works, but it is good to have it. The exclusive of martial arts novels can be regarded as completing the task.

Guo Dafa never thought about what he could write about martial arts novels. After all, predecessors had already written about them, but the copyright aspect could be developed.

In the final analysis, the only person who believes that this martial arts novel will be exciting is Gu Lu himself...

The reason why Gu Lu believed it was because the four and a half masterpieces made Wen Ruian one of the four great masters of martial arts. People in the martial arts world called him Wen Juxia. He truly had a unique style and there was no substitute for it.

Among these four and a half films, two and a half are from the Four Famous Detectives series.

Master Huang Yi's joining Qidian Literature Network did not cause any stir, because "Sun and Moon in the Sky" is only considered mediocre in the sequence of Master Huang's works.

Gu Lu wants to bring out the most wonderful works of Master Wen Ruian, two and a half volumes to bid farewell to martial arts.

Moreover, the status of the four great masters Jin Gu Liang Wen in martial arts novels is higher than that of Mr. Huang Yi, whose contribution mainly lies in the creation of such themes as high-level martial arts, fantasy, and time travel.

Two days later, the discussion on Dangdang.com's martial arts essay contest began to heat up.

To be announced in due course [Mysterious Writer: Gu Lu]

The heat is rising again!

(End of this chapter)