Chapter 420 Be Careful

Chapter 420 Be Careful

Chapter 420 Be Careful

The discussion focused on two points.

Some people were discussing on Weibo, "Oh my god, how much did Dangdang pay?" "Ten thousand for every thousand words? A martial arts novel usually has 30 words, so it's about two million." "The price is a bit low... The e-version will have a big impact on the sales of physical books." "Gu Lu's royalties are very high. I heard from my friend's wife that Gu Lu seems to be the only writer who gets %, and he can earn millions or even tens of millions for one book."

The income of writers is actually quite secretive, and most people don’t know about it. For example, the 30% royalty rate mentioned by netizens is simply a joke.

However, it is precisely because it is unclear that there is a need for debate.

President Jian of Shanghai People's Publishing House has a very good relationship with Gu Lu, but the former did not "emotionally blackmail" Gu Lu and still gave him the top treatment of 23% royalty rate, which is the highest in history and it is unclear whether there will be anyone better in the future.

Those who are more professional, or know something about literature and publishing, are discussing another issue.

Netizen Yun Zizun asked the question:
"Gu Lu's writing style is unique and varied. He basically uses a certain book as a template for his creation. Or a certain book has a great influence on him.

The writing style of "Flatland" comes from "From One to Infinity".

The writing style of "New Interpretation of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" comes from "Border Town".

The writing style of "Kogoro Akechi Mysteries" comes from the works of Edgar Allan Poe.

......"

Judging from the facts, this Reverend Yun Zi is most likely Professor Chen's pseudonym. At the very least, he has attended Professor Chen's course "The Formation of Gu Lu's Special Style".

Because he is really good at writing, everyone on Earth should know that Wang Zengqi studied under Shen Congwen. Although his writing style is unique, he was indeed influenced by Teacher Shen.

As for Edogawa Ranpo, his pen name is derived from Edgar Allan Poe's name, so he was naturally influenced by him. So in a sense, this is right.

After all, all the writings in this world have traces to follow. The greatness of literary masters does not lie in the fact that they have created a new and unprecedented style, but in the fact that they have shown their own style in the writings of their predecessors.

After saying a lot, Venerable Yun Zi proposed a vote at the end.

"Martial arts novels will definitely be influenced. Who do you think his style will be? Or which martial arts master's works did he read?

Jin Yong, Gu Long, Jue Wu, or Master Huang Yi, Wo Longsheng, Zhuge Qingyun?"

This discussion is quite interesting and many netizens have participated in it. After all, even if they have not read the books, they have watched the TV series of these people's works.

"I think it's Gu Long." "Nonsense, Gu Long's style is so unique that it's impossible to imitate." "Indeed, Gu Long is too unique, it's still Jin Yong." "What kind of illusion makes you think that Master Jin Yong's writing is easy to imitate?" "What about Juewu? Juewu's martial arts novels always have a sense of broken madness, as if someone will go crazy and kill people at any second. Gu Lu has written a detective series, which is very similar to this style." "I feel that Juewu and Gu Long's martial arts are the real martial arts, while Master Jin's martial arts are tainted too much by officialdom."...

The discussion on Douban was quite heated, and as for Master Huang Yi, who was mentioned first, even the two behind him were not mentioned at all.

I guess netizens are not familiar with it and can’t think of the writing style.

"Style - Master Wen Ruian's writing style is unique, right? As for influence, it seems that he is really more influenced by Gu Long?" Gu Lu searched for information online and saw the discussion.

Of course, he definitely didn't log in to his account. Since last year's mistake, King Guru understood why celebrities either use smurf accounts or don't log in to their accounts when they go online.

"The whole series seems to have fourteen books in total. I will just serialize the three most exciting ones. It would be best if Wen Juxia made a brief appearance."

"The Four Detectives Against the Cold Water", "The Four Detectives Meet in the Capital", "The Duel of the Skull Painting" are half masterpieces, so I won't say more. At most, I will add "Sha Chu", which writes martial arts novels like poetry.

Reading brain waves, readers who like "Kill Chu" like it very much, and those who don't like it...

It’s a bit of a pity that readers in the parallel world cannot read the entire cross-linking in the book, Gu Lu thought.

First verse: Tang Chou’s poison, Tu Wan’s club, Zhao Hao’s heart, and Yan Zhao’s singing and dancing.

Second verse: Iron-handed hands, life-chasing legs, cold-blooded sword, ruthless hidden weapons.

After all, Wen Juxia is really good when he is abstract. The six and a half halls that appeared in the Four Famous Detectives series, Lei Ru, Lei You, Lei Lei, Lei Tong, Nima directly put together Ru You Lei Tong. But if it is normal, you can also take out high-profile names such as Fang Zhenmei, Zhuge Zhengwo, and Yuan Shisanxian. Gu Lu drew a series of works and decided to hide the abstract and show the peak, so that all readers can feel the charm of Jin Guliang (there is no Liang in this world), and be listed as the four great martial arts masters!

Ignore the hot discussions on the Internet and take a look at Gu Lu’s search bar - "What gift should I give to a girl so that she will be absolutely satisfied?" "What gift will make a girl happy without considering the cost?"

After seeing the two search records, Gu Lu closed Douban and continued his previous search, reading it seriously.

It is estimated that King Snoring was concentrating on choosing gifts, so he did not notice at all that no matter whether Dangdang.com announced the mysterious guest or how much royalties Gu Lu would receive, the hot discussion on the Internet was not about whether Gu Lu could create a myth or write a good martial arts novel.

Because the public, Lao Li, Dangdang executives, and Guo Dafa share the same views. Without the right time, place, and people, no one can start a fire, even a tiny spark.

But ignoring is the highest contempt, Mr. Lu Xun is right.

"Uncle Jian? What's the matter?" Gu Lu answered the phone.

"Xiao Gu, when you asked about your Aunt Fang before, did you want to give her a gift?" President Jian spoke faster, "I definitely can't let you spend money to appease your Aunt Fang."

Before Gu Lu could respond, he heard President Jian continue, "Your Aunt Fang is a person who likes to hide her thoughts. She is not happy at all, and I, the one who sleeps beside her, cannot fully detect it."

According to this, even an outsider like Gu Lu can clearly feel Aunt Fang's negative emotions, which is really very bad.

"You are just too soft-hearted. You keep saying that your children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, but you still can't let it go in your heart." President Jian sighed, "How can a parent be completely at ease with their children?"

As soon as he finished speaking, President Jian seemed to realize something and quickly changed his words, "I was talking about most parents... ahem, I have an idea. Your Aunt Fang wanted to go to the Embroidery Art Museum before."

The Huaxia Embroidery Art Museum is located in Heshi City. Of course, there may be other cities with the same museum. After all, in addition to Su embroidery, there are Shu embroidery, Xiang embroidery, and Yue embroidery (the four famous embroidery). It’s just that the one in Heshi City is the largest.

There are embroidery history hall, celebrity hall, craft hall, special exhibition hall and boutique hall in the museum. The boutique hall often holds folk activities and excellent works can be exhibited. Many brands of Hanfu, cheongsam and horse-faced skirt will "invite" masters to win an excellent award for themselves, so that the price of clothing can be raised.

"Xiao Gu, just take the embroidery over. Then I will trick your Aunt Fang into going to Heshi on the pretext of going to see the Humble Administrator's Garden, the Lion Grove, and the Lingering Garden during the holidays. When planning the route, include a route that passes by the Embroidery Museum..." President Jian said with a smile, "Don't be fooled by the fact that your Aunt Fang is organized. She is actually a person with poor directions. She can't even understand the navigation. So it's okay to take a detour as long as we can get to the Embroidery Museum." The rest of the story is easy to guess. When passing by the Embroidery Museum, Aunt Fang must have wanted to go in and take a look, and then she saw her own work.

Wow, no wonder Uncle Jian was able to marry a beautiful wife, he is really good at it.

"Uncle Jian, do you know anyone at the embroidery museum? I do know someone at the tourism department of He City." Gu Lu had participated in activities held in Suzhou and Hangzhou before, so he asked, "Do you want to go..."

King Guru was worried that if Aunt Fang was not chosen, it would ruin the plan, which would be terrible.

"No, absolutely not." President Jian said, "The key to this gift is that the embroidery skills are seen, and the hard work and talent of youth are recognized, rather than the honor of being in the boutique."

"Besides, she will definitely be selected. Your Aunt Fang, when she was young...hahaha." Before he finished speaking, President Jian laughed happily.

The communication of human emotions is really magical. At least Gu Lu understood from the laughter that Aunt Fang was very outstanding when she was young, and Uncle Jian was showing off because he pursued Aunt Fang.

"Come out again and tell them this is the surprise you prepared." President Jian controlled his emotions and said in conclusion.

"It's such a good surprise, Uncle Jian, just arrange it yourself, and I'll be your assistant." Gu Lu said.

"Ahem..." President Jian's tone was a little unnatural, and a little embarrassed - it can't be said to be embarrassed, but it felt like there was a three-centimeter threshold that he couldn't cross.

"You are an old couple, and preparing surprises is something young people do. Let's arrange this matter. As for the funds, I will send you the money right away." President Jian was worried that the other party would try to persuade him again, so he changed the subject and confirmed the matter.

Gu Lu refused. The whole surprise didn't cost much money, it mainly cost time.

"Uncle Jian, if you continue to be so polite, I will address you by your title and call you President Jian when we are working." Gu Lu's words dispelled Uncle Jian's insistence.

After the conversation was over and the other party was about to hang up, Gu Lu suddenly asked, "How could Uncle Jian come up with such a good surprise? I can't think of it. It's not only romantic, but also very good."

"This has nothing to do with romance." President Jian said, "I am not a romantic person either. When I was young, I was often complained by your aunt. Xiao Gu, are you interested in this? You..."

"I have a friend who wants to give me a gift." Gu Lu immediately added.

He couldn't see President Jian's reaction on the other end of the phone, but he didn't refute it. He continued, "Then let's assume that this friend is you, Xiao Gu—a very close person. You need to find out who he wants to give the gift to."

President Jian said, "I also know your aunt Fang's hobbies and interests, and what makes her happy. Do you know about this?"

Hobbies? Gu Lu was stunned. The super-strong girl's hobby was to stand in the United Nations Hall and give a speech as the Secretary-General of the Model United Nations, but she had accomplished this by herself.

Besides that... Gu Lu seemed to have really realized that he had no idea what other interests and hobbies Zhou Lin had.

Furthermore, Gu Lu recalled that he didn't seem to know his sister Gu Jiayu's hobbies, like making money? Martial arts culture?

"Do you like martial arts culture? I just want to write the Four Famous Detectives series."

How come I became the type of person I hate the most, interpreting everything according to your arrangement, Gu Lu patted his head. It seems that I also realized this problem when I was in school, and I corrected it vigorously, but I made the same mistake again without realizing it.

"It's not the same mistake. When I was in school, it was because I felt the money, fame and fortune for the first time, and I wanted to be someone's father. I felt like a father." Gu Lu analyzed in his heart, "This time, I don't want to understand others at all."

The result orientation of both is the same, but there is an essential difference between them. The former is self-centered, while the latter is closed.

The sense of alienation I felt when I came to this world was clearly eliminated a few months ago, so why has it become more closed after a few years?

Gu Lu thought for a long time, and the person he knew better turned out to be his high school classmate Qi Caiwei...

After half a minute of silence, President Jian spoke up, "Xiao Gu, you should also plan your gift carefully. Since you're giving it, don't treat it as a task."

"Thank you Uncle Jian. I always benefit a lot from your teachings." Gu Lu thanked him, but he felt like something was wrong.
"Ahem, well, I'd like to thank Uncle Jian on behalf of my friend." Gu Lu thought about it and immediately added.

Not honest at all. President Jian lamented that young people just care about their reputation. Can't they be more honest when expressing their emotions?

The two hung up the phone.

Gu Lu looked down at his phone and closed the browser. He told himself not to treat the gift as a task and to think about it carefully.

He fell into deep thought, and was also thinking about Gu Lu's domestic agent.

"Buy the film and television copyright of "Mr. Holmes"? " Guo Dafa's mind was confused, because he knew very well that it was impossible to hire foreigners to shoot domestic entertainment, and it was more likely that the protagonist would be a young and handsome man.

So, they are looking for a young actor to remake Mr. Holmes? Even though Guo Dafa only cares about money and not people, he was stunned at this moment.

“Can you tell me about your company’s filming plan? No, no, no, our company has no interference in how copyright is developed, as long as it does not involve adaptations that violate national security.” Guo Dafa responded, “I’m just curious about your company’s plan.”

"Mr. Guo, have you seen the famous British drama "Charlotte Detective"? The stage story background is changed from Queen Victoria to modern times. So it is not a big deal for us to move the story to China, and the protagonist will be Sherlock Holmes's godson."

"Doesn't the book say that Sherlock Holmes came to China to look for Acorus calamus in order to alleviate his Alzheimer's disease? Wasn't it normal to have a godparent at that time?" responded the company representative.

Sure enough, there are always more solutions than problems. Guo Dafa understood that you wanted to write a sequel under the name of the novel.

"As for the price - so many of Gu Lu's previous dramas..." The other company began to lower the price.

This touches upon Guo Dafa's bottom line. You can mess around with the script, but it would be wrong for you to lower the price. He has no guaranteed salary and relies on commission to make a living.

Do you think you are betting on the writer's money? That's all his money!
"Teacher Da Gu's new work "From the New World" is about to be released. Your company values ​​this, so you want to buy the copyright. Does it have much to do with the performance of the previous series?" Guo Dafa said bluntly, "Let's be honest. Your side is betting that the new work can become a bestseller, and Teacher Da Gu's name will once again become the focus of discussion. I think 400 million yuan for film and television copyright fees is appropriate, because we can provide a minimum guarantee service here."

Are you kidding me?
The company's budget is only two million, and the cost of purchasing the copyright of a popular work is also two million. What kind of guaranteed service is worth two million? !
(End of this chapter)