Chapter 438 Private Efforts

Chapter 438 Private Efforts

Chapter 438 Private Efforts

"A master of post-modern martial arts, I really like The Four, and I've been following it every day recently." Li Gu was very excited, "I heard that in the series Against the Current, most of the male celebrities in the entertainment industry have come to audition for the roles of Qi Shaoshang and Gu Chaoxi!"

The project "The Four: Against the Cold Water" in cooperation with Noon Sunshine has begun to build momentum. Gu Lu is also preparing to resume serializing "The Duel" tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. In other words, Li Gu is probably just joining in the fun, because he has stopped for a long time and his bottom hasn't grown yet...

The next topic revolved around the discussion of the entertainment industry. Li Gu came to be a light bulb, mainly to find out the gossip in the circle.

It’s a pity that Gu Lu’s works are often adapted, but he himself has never entered the circle.

There are many overlapping stars between the parallel world and the Earth, which is indeed a bit curious, but it is just curiosity.

Gu Lu showed little interest in the topic.

While Li Gu was running to Mixue Ice City not far from the restaurant to buy drinks, Gu Lu took the initiative to bring up the topic and talk about something else.

"After completing the goal you had since childhood, do you feel lost?"

"Hahahaha, the feeling is quite complicated. I can't just describe it as disappointed or happy." Zhou Lin said, "I have cleared the first BOSS in the life copy. You will know the specific feeling after you finish it, Guru. I remember you also have small goals."

Uh…becoming the most famous short story writer in the country, is that an accomplishment?
Because of the adaptation into a TV series, the sales of the short story collections with the highest sales in China, "Yesterday's Park" and "The Wandering Earth", are an order of magnitude higher than those of other short story works.

King Guru found that his motivation to achieve his goals was far less than that of his deskmate. He fell into deep thought, forgetting for a moment that this was just a "beginning". In fact, what he really wanted to ask was Zhou Lin's future development path. If there was no good place to go, he could provide some help.

Most importantly, he also wanted to know the other party's future plans.

As soon as he was interrupted, Gu Lu began to wonder, "Will this sudden question increase employment anxiety?" This is not without reason, Tangyuan has it.

I always want to make the public happy with what I say. Gu Lu has dissected one of his more obsessive habits in the past five years. When he rejected Qi Caiwei's plea, on the surface, he said "going to the bear country is for your own good", but in fact, he said "this response is the most satisfactory to the public".

Five years have passed, and I know my faults, but it's still hard to correct them. Gu Lu thought to himself. Why do I still think so much about the things I care about?

Gu Lu's current mood is just like the table of cold dishes in front of him, both cold and incomplete.

"Why, is it so hard to accomplish a small goal?" Zhou Lin said, "Given our relationship, it's not shameful to lose to me."

The latter sentence is a bit of a joke.

"What are your career plans for the future? Nothing special, just asking." Gu Lu is still better than before. If he had asked one more question, the country of Mao Xiong might have one less dancer.

"Of course I'll try to stay in Sijiu City. The biggest influencer I know is here." Zhou Lin changed the subject and said seriously, "There are many opportunities in Sijiu City. When the time comes, you have to protect me."

"Of course no problem." Gu Lu agreed immediately.

Why is Zhou Lin so frank? Gu Lu really envied this ability. Being able to express one's inner thoughts frankly sounds like a simple thing. But many children from single-parent families and children who grew up in unhappy families will never learn it in their lifetime. When they get old, they will impose this "dishonesty" on their own children.

After the meal, Gu Lu sent them home. He asked him that he had to go to the driving school to pay the fee this afternoon.

It is a sin to have a red flag but no book!

Zhou and Li were sent back to school, but they did not return to the dormitory. They took a walk along the Weiming Lake. The latter's arms and footsteps moved more vigorously when he walked, while the former went into iceberg mode as soon as he returned to school.

It’s not intentional, it’s just that the iceberg personality can resist some of the flirtatious attitudes.

"Sister Lin, I really admire you. I'm completely in awe of you. You have a lot of things to do, such as the postgraduate entrance examination and the Global Model United Nations, and you still have to find opportunities every week to meet with Mr. Gu in a very natural way. If I had your ability, I wouldn't be still single now!" Li Gu sighed.

Li Gu is Zhou Lin's best friend since she started college. They have a very close relationship. She is also the only friend who knows Zhou Lin's thoughts behind her.

If the discussion about turning off the lights in the dormitory at night could be dragged out and shot several times, then the conversation between the girls would make most people blush, and the scale was quite large. Li Gu often encouraged Zhou Lin to do something, but Zhou had his own rhythm and never listened.

"The word 'dating' is a bit heavy for our relationship, so it's fine for us to just meet naturally," Zhou Lin said.

"Geniuses are really different from ordinary people. Was Mr. Gu like this when he was a student?" Li Gu asked curiously, "So slow to warm up."

"Most people become braver as they grow older, because there are too many obstacles and walls in society, and the thorns on their bodies have long been broken." Zhou Lin said, "Gulu is just the opposite. Because of his success in writing, there are mostly good people around him, and the thorns on his body have become sharper. So it's not that he is slow to warm up, but that he will shrink back at the slightest sign of trouble. Gulu was much bolder when he was a student than he is now, hahahaha."

When Zhou Lin thought about his high school life and how he defeated Guru in badminton, he couldn't help laughing out loud.

"In fact, it is a very bad thing to meet someone too amazing during school days, because it is hard to forget." Li Gu asked, "You didn't answer me before, you were childhood sweethearts, Sister Lin, when did you have a crush on Gu Lu?"

"Sunflower acupoint-pressing technique!" Zhou Lin raised his two fingers to form a sword and poked Li Gu's shoulders twice.

"It's like this again..."

Time flies fast in campus life, especially when following the professor who is on a rampage. Given that the elderly have less sleep, Professor Lu's schedule is so tight that even Gu Lu, who is in his prime, can hardly keep up.

By the way, Gu Lu had completely failed to keep up with the sales of The Shadow over Weymouth. The first week sales of 19 copies would definitely exceed his guess.

"The Cthulhu series is the greatest supernatural suspense series of the 21st century." The Guardian gave such an evaluation.

The British book market in December can be said to be dominated by Cthulhu. Also dominated by Gu Lu was People's Literature. In its December new issue, two articles, "Dismissal" and "Shadow in the Well", were still novels recommended by the editor-in-chief.

In this busy manner, time has come to Christmas of 2019.

[Jia Yu, are you really not coming back during the winter vacation?] Gu Lu sent a message to ask.

When he sent a message to his sister, he also took into account the time difference.

[Brother, you've asked me three times. This is my first semester in France and I don't know a lot of things, so I'll be spending the Spring Festival alone this year. Hehe, I'll give you a surprise when I return from school.]
In Gu Jiayu's reply, she told half the truth and half the lies. The truth was that she had to stay in Paris for something, but it was not to study, but to "make money".

She used her own small treasury to do some small business and lost more than 20,000 yuan. I forgot to mention that the total amount of the small treasury was more than 100,000 yuan, which was the pocket money given by Gu Lu.

Although she lost money, Gu Jiayu felt it was worth it. She used the money to buy experience and lessons. If you want to make money in a foreign country, you have to make some mistakes.

"Is my goal this year to earn one million or two million?" Gu Jiayu thought jokingly.

"No, only children make choices, adults want everything! At least make three million." Gu Jiayu made herself laugh. The most important thing is to ensure a balance between income and expenditure. Her business is to earn money for her son, to earn money for his living expenses...

Gu Lu on the other side of the blue star sighed silently, "Let's turn our grief and anger into strength and finish writing Songzi's manuscript today. This way, we won't be busy during the New Year. When we return to the Fog City, we won't have to bring work with us." There are still more than 30,000 words, which is a difficult number for an original work to cross. But for Gu Lu, who was fighting, it was a level that he could overcome.

Songzi's story is really a happy and depressing story. Gu Lu, who was typing on the keyboard, suddenly laughed. This laughter is a bit familiar. The last time I heard it, it was a ghost who was helping the tiger.

Gu Lu thought for a long time whether to make some changes to Songzi's background, just like coming from a new world.

In the end, it didn't happen like that, because Matsuko's miserable life had a lot to do with the social background of Japan. It was like a story like "The Beautiful Legend of Sicily", in which the actions of the supporting characters had to be modified if they were to be changed.

What Gu Lu did was to follow Haruki Murakami's example and blur the background. Not to mention Japan, let alone China, this way, with his fame, there is more room for interpretation.

The first part of the Depression Trilogy (Matsuko), the second part (To Live), and the third part is to be determined because the gold finger has not yet triggered a suitable work.

……

It was a good idea. On Christmas Day, Gu Lu spent more time chatting with the girl with super strength. The latter wanted to look up some information about France. Gu Lu was not very familiar with France, but Gu Jiayu and Di Bo were there. What information could he not find?

Looking up information, helping with analysis, and chatting about other things, the time of a long phone call was gone unnoticed.

The goal of 30,000 words is only half completed, and the other half is today.

……

"Hurry, hurry, you can't be late for the airport pick-up. What if Teacher Gu attaches great importance to time and it will affect your career!" Old Xing urged Xiaolu.

"Because of the traffic jam, we didn't want to do that. I think Teacher Gu won't be angry." Xiaolu was also nervous.

His words seemed more like an attempt to convince himself, "Of course not. Teacher Gu Lu is a famous writer."

"No matter what, it's our fault that we didn't get out earlier. In our line of work, we only look at the results." Old Xing spoke from experience, "Ninety-nine percent of the time, downloading movies with Thunder is useless."

"Well... now if you become a Xunlei member, you can play videos on the cloud. It's safer than Baidu Cloud, and unsafe content won't be blocked." Xiaolu said weakly.

"You just talk back! Are we discussing Xunlei now? I'm just giving an example. Also, send me your Xunlei membership so I can see what's going on?" said Lao Xing.

In fact, there is an even simpler method, but now is not the time to talk about it. If I continue, I will be charged!

The two of them were talking to each other, and the discussion was heated, but they didn't stop. They walked quickly from the parking lot to the airport pick-up point. They were currently at the T2 terminal of J North Airport. The terrain was a bit complicated, and it took more than minutes to get there.

"Hurry up and take out the sign." Old Xing reminded before he could even stand firmly on his feet.

The two were arranged to be picked up at the airport by the temporary command center of the ferry area. They must know the writer, after all, they could recognize him from newspapers and video interviews.

It is mainly raised for the other party to be seen.

The more you expect something, the later you will be. This is a theory proposed by a jerk named Mo.

Sorry, the plane is a little late.

"What's going on!" Xiaolu muttered.

"Relax and take it slow." Lao Xing said. He also understood why his partner was so nervous. He was nervous too.

It’s not because he is a great writer or famous, but because he is someone who has truly changed the Ferry District.

Xiaolu was looking forward to it, and finally when his eyes felt dry, Gu Lu appeared.

"Teacher Gu Lu, hello. I'm in charge of picking you up at the airport." Xiaolu immediately squeezed into the crowd.

Have a feast first, then do business.

Gu Lu didn't like this kind of work style, but there were indeed a lot of things to arrange for this "Prince Activity Day", so he didn't refuse.

I followed the two staff members and said I was going to the hotel to put my things first.

His house in the sandy area is not far from the event site, so he doesn't actually need to open a hotel. It's just that the ferry port strongly requested it, and I don't know what the trick is.

Gu Lu was still paying attention to Bilibili in the car. He had talked about it a week or two ago, but there was no result. The efficiency was too slow.

To be fair to Shushu, the efficiency is indeed slow, but this time it has nothing to do with efficiency. It's mainly because of an accident.

"Why is this happening?" B station host Wu Ju wondered.

Wu Ju is definitely an online name. The Bilibili staff member's account on Bilibili is Wu Ju Ren Bu Ren. Netizens seem to have some implication, but it doesn't matter. He is not a big shot, so there is no need to dig deeper.

Bilibili’s interview on the theme of “What kind of young people should we become” adopted Gu Lu’s suggestions.

I thought there was a second format, a salon of 10 writers.

But I never expected that when Wu Ju contacted the first post-80s writer, he was very interested in the project at first, but decisively refused after hearing the end.

"Teacher Dong, what is the reason for your refusal? We can discuss any questions you have." Director Wu whispered on the phone.

"Because Mr. Gu Lu definitely understands young people better, he himself is a young person." Teacher Dong responded, "I don't think it's necessary to discuss it together."

Teacher Dong is a writer who criticizes those born in the 1990s for their inability to endure hardship. He uses his own youth as a comparison. In short, working in a factory and making a living in society was much more difficult than it is now.

With these remarks, he wanted to become famous overnight, and by criticizing young people, he could become famous even if he was criticized.

Books by physical book writers are becoming less and less popular, especially those without award-winning works, which have basically no exposure.

Probably two or three out of ten writers had this idea, and it was not a big deal when the seniors criticized the juniors.

But then again, if you just want to sell some books, why do you have to risk your life? Who is willing to go up against Gu Lu? Isn't the example of the Northwest Circle vivid enough?
"Okay, I have something else to do, so I won't talk about it for now." Teacher Dong hung up the phone.

Then Director Wu contacted the rest of the writers, and the responses he received were more outrageous than the last!
(End of this chapter)