Chapter 445 Lucky

Chapter 445 Lucky

Chapter 445 Lucky
Hearing about Gu Lu's little trick, it was indeed a good publicity gimmick. Before hanging up the phone, Yao Xiaoju said that he would definitely push forward.

"To swim upstream, you need a lot of help," Yao Xiaoju reflected. "In the end, it's because the overseas agents didn't do enough."

Many people have a habit of thinking that if a book sells well abroad, the next book will also be popular. In fact, it is not the case. It is very difficult for writers outside of America to maintain their influence around the world.

Just like the French best-selling author Marco Levy, The Shadow Thief was a best-seller in America, but his subsequent works Istanbul Holiday and If It Happened Again were just average.

This is the high level of cultural output brought about by national strength. Compared with relying on the state, it is basically impossible for an individual to equalize it. This is what Yao Xiaoju calls the "water flow theory", that is, America does not need top-notch, first-line writers to sell books all over the world.

In other words, if the writer has done everything, what is the need for an agent? Yao Xiaoju defines his profession as taking an 85-point novel and digging out the value of a 95-point work.

Gu Lu's trump cards in America are mainly "The Shawshank Redemption" and the movie adaptation of "Mr. Holmes", which has good box office, so Yao Xiaoju has room for mediation.

For the next two days, Yao Xiaoju worked at full speed.

On the contrary, Gu Lu, who was still staying in the ferry area, was more relaxed and even had time to edit short videos.

Generally speaking, Bilibili will hire editors when it has millions of fans, let alone several million fans. Gu Lu is a special case. Even though he has never been one of the top 100 up masters, his significance to Bilibili is very different. At the same time, he is also very famous, which is a bit like a "celebrity joining the station".

After saying so much, I just want to express one point: the quality of the videos made by Gu Lu really shouldn't have so many clicks.

Li Guyuan and Dou Ke had very different reactions when they received the high school time capsule. Especially the latter, Gu Lu couldn't tell at the moment whether the piercing laughter was mocking the childishness of the time or the bad performance in the future.

No matter what, let’s update it first. After Gu Lu finishes the post-production, he will post it first.

[Gu Lu: Please click three times with one click!
(There was a delay of more than ten minutes before replying)
Zhou Lin: I will definitely do that next time.]
The girl with super powers also has millions of fans on the entire Internet, especially on Xiaohongshu, where she often receives business orders.

However, Zhou Lin did not want to be an Internet celebrity, but it is easy for a beautiful girl to become famous, especially after becoming the first Chinese Secretary-General of the Model United Nations. She gave a speech at the United Nations building and started the camera.

There are many internet celebrities who go to the United Nations building to attend meetings, but they are all fake. The meeting rooms in the United Nations building can be rented when they are vacant, and the internet celebrities take advantage of this information gap to cut leeks.

The existence of Model United Nations is to promote the United Nations, so the Secretary-General and other staff of the United Nations are supportive. Therefore, Zhou Lin posted some conversations with senior UN staff and short videos of meetings, and her fans increased.

"My future career plan is to stay in Beijing...Isn't it possible to become an internet celebrity?" Gu Lu thought carefully and rejected it. Zhou Lin was a middle school student who shouted that China would unify the world sooner or later and wanted to become the Secretary-General of the Model United Nations. Internet celebrity should not be her goal.

[Zhou Lin: Boss, please guide me. I want to set up a Chinese culture export company. I have established connections abroad, but I still can’t get it working in China. The procedures in this regard are too complicated.

Gu Lu: This goal is a bit too big a leap.

Zhou Lin: Not much, just want to export some of our country's excellent culture and living habits... to Southeast Asian countries. Southeast Asian countries now look at China just like we looked at America 30 or 40 years ago. I found these situations because I accepted the mission of the United Nations last year to promote the Model United Nations event on campuses in Southeast Asia. Countries such as Malaysia and Annan worship China and flatter the East. ]
Immediately afterwards, Zhou Lin sent a form.

The unit cannot be "pieces", but "stacks". A very large compressed file. It contains a table of the number of tourists from Southeast Asian countries to China, as well as Chinese stationery export trade. Specific price analysis, how much is cheap, how much is overpriced because of Chinese elements.

very professional.

It was so professional that Gu Lu couldn't help but ask where such detailed data came from.

[Zhou Lin: It is very easy to collect. For bulk commodities, you can directly check the official website of the Ministry of Commerce. For imports and exports, you can directly check the official website of the General Administration of Customs using the code, such as 96091011 for metal pencils. Many people think that these data are mysterious, but they are not. They are all public. When I was in high school, I liked to check them according to the seasons. For example, when Europe entered winter, I would guess whether the induction cooker and electric blanket would increase normally. If I guessed correctly, I would reward myself with a meal.]
What the hell were you watching in high school?

Gu Lu often felt that he was incompatible with the real genius. It was difficult to understand the other person's thinking. Just be greedy, is it necessary to be so complicated?
[Zhou Lin: You said you would protect me, you won’t go back on your word!]

That must be kept. Although Gu Lu doesn't know anyone in this field, he is an expert in think tanks.

Originally, he wanted to call Guo Dafa, who was familiar with this area. After thinking about it, it might not be enough, so Gu Lu decided to call Chairman Wen, the head of the think tank, to ask.

"Maybe Chairman Wen doesn't care about this matter - just be direct." Gu Lu finally called Director Zhao.

There is no doubt that Director Zhao was a little confused when he received the call. Was it necessary to call in person for such a small matter?
What is the rank of Director Zhao? Let’s put it this way: it is the highest rank that the protagonist can reach in the officialdom stories in the current online literary circle.

When it comes to setting up a company, you can’t say it’s like using a cannon to kill a mosquito, it’s also like using a bomb to kill an ant!
"Why are girls with super powers always so brave?" Gu Lu sighed after he solved the problem. If it were him, he would not be able to directly ask for help from someone close to him, as he would be worried that the relationship would become distant because of the help.

As for those who are not so close, such as Director Zhao, he understands that it is a matter of personal relationships, and if necessary, he will lend a helping hand to Director Zhao.

"Really? No wonder some people say that it takes a lifetime to make up for childhood misfortunes. It really makes sense." Gu Lu suddenly came back to his senses. "Will my concern for Zhou Lin fade away just because she came to me for help? No! Forget about her. Even Tang Yuan asking me for help wouldn't turn out the way I worry."

Gu Lu, like his original self and many others, did not receive much love when he was young, so he lacked a sense of worthiness. He thought, "Will there be any friends who will help me without reservation?"

He is lucky because he has a golden finger that makes him successful in his career, which also means that his social status has been improved, and he has enough courage and confidence to analyze himself and make corrections. However, most people who lack a sense of deservingness will never be able to escape this quagmire in their lives.

This psychological problem seems to have been seen somewhere before? Gu Lu thought about it and soon he thought of it.

“Let’s publish Mr. Toad Goes to a Psychiatrist when we have a chance. I remember this issue was mentioned in this book.”

This was the first time that Gu Lu wanted to publish a book not because of sales and fame.

On the other hand, the people on the other side of the chat software were discussing something.

"Sister Lin, I've found someone familiar with your matter, so it will definitely be no problem." Li Gu looked as if he was asking for praise.

When she learned that her friend encountered some minor difficulties in running a company, Li Gu called home without the other party having to ask, and solved the problem in minutes.

"Thank you, but I have a big boss to protect me." Zhou Lin put down his phone and replied with a smile.

Boss? Li Gu thought, could it be Gu Lu?

"That's true. Master Gu Lu can definitely solve it." Even if Li Gu didn't know his identity as a think tank expert, his identity as a writer was enough.

In her eyes and those of the general public, Gu Lu is a semi-official writer.

"I'm so envious," Li Gu said, "I have a big boss to cling to. Sister Lin, if you succeed in starting your own business, you must help your good sisters, so that I can be a useless little loser who eats and waits for death."

"What is there to be envious of? I'm so envious of you for having a sweet love in college." Zhou Lin's tone was full of genuine envy.

"Sister Lin, if you don't want to be a big shot, sweet love can be casual." Li Gu suddenly said, "Sister Lin, will you regret it?" "Regret is disrespecting myself at the time." Zhou Lin just finished speaking when she received a call.

Answer the phone——

How should I put it, Gu Lu did not just solve the problem... he gave it the green light.

Gu Lu, who mobilized a large army, did not expect it to be so exaggerated. But if he knew, he would do the same.

"what?"

"real or fake?"

"More than a dozen?"

What surprised Gu Lu? Asano came to him excitedly and said he wanted to show the intangible cultural heritage of the ferry area, but there was a small accident in the communication.

Then Lao Xing told him that there are more than ten city-level intangible cultural heritage sites in the ferry.

Yanxing paper-cutting, Masangxi folk tales, Tiaodeng masonry songs, straw art paintings, random needle embroidery...

Wow, what a guy. Gu Lu also has more than ten years of life memory, including some from his past life, but he has never heard of the intangible cultural heritage mentioned by Lao Xing.

"Hi," Asano began to explain to Gu Lu, a local, in English, "Yanxing paper-cutting is the representative style of Sichuan paper-cutting in your country, and the patterns are very expressive. For example, the same bird and beast, Yanxing paper-cutting shows the posture of the bird catching the beast and biting it. The expression form of cursed power in anime has not been determined, but it is easy to distinguish it by using various types of paper-cutting."

Gu Lu recalled how the animation from the new world on Earth was presented - there was no presentation, either rolling up leaves or transparent ripples. It was completely unable to show the posture of a humanoid nuclear bomb.

"Can straw art become a wonder of the Kamisima District?" Asano was a little excited, so he mixed a lot of Japanese into his English. Of course, Gu Lu couldn't tell the difference.

Old Xing helped explain that wheat straw art is wheat straw painting. To be precise, it is not a painting, but a handicraft like stickers. It uses wheat straw as the material and tears it into pieces to create patterns. As he said this, he took out his phone and flipped through a photo to show Gu Lu.

Indeed, no matter how much you talk, it is not as direct as the picture. Gu Lu took a glance and found that the key to straw painting is the color of the straw itself.

Asano wants to work with the ferry district to create a giant straw art painting.

"What is the core of the current dispute?" Gu Lu did not forget that Kyoji Asano came to him because of an accident.

Then, Gu Lu finally figured it out from the explanations of Asano and Lao Xing. Asano wanted to create a huge (ten acres) giant straw painting, but the cost was too high.

Gu Lu said, "My personal suggestion is to make it based on the resources available in the ferry area. The animation can be a little exaggerated, after all, animation is the art of exaggeration."

Who said this? Oshii Mamoru? Gu Lu forgot.

"Animation is an art of exaggeration..." Asano immediately bowed and thanked him, "Teacher Gu Lu has a profound insight. We understand now."

The contradiction is resolved.

It’s really Teacher Gu Lu. Old Xing gave a thumbs up. His words are effective.

Asano left in a hurry.

After he could no longer see the back figure, Gu Lucai spoke to Lao Xing.

"I'm going back to Sijiu City tomorrow. If you encounter similar problems again, you can call me."

Not spending the New Year in the Fog City? Old Xing didn't say the question in his heart, but just thanked, "Thank you for trouble, Mr. Gu Lu, for the filming."

From facilitation to negotiation and conflict resolution, everything depended on Gu Lu. Old Xing, an administrative veteran, felt embarrassed.

"No trouble," Gu Lu said in his heart. He actually just wanted to see an area change because of him.

The night before leaving the Fog City, Dou Ke treated Gu Lu to a late-night beer.

After three rounds of drinks, people started to speak more directly.

"I feel like there's nothing much to say to him." Dou Ke talked a lot to Gu Lu and finally summed it up with this sentence.

"Actually, I think I can still find a chance to talk to my uncle," Gu Lu said, "I don't know my uncle, but Tadpole, do you know him well enough to belittle you in person?"

Dou Ke was startled, then calmed down. Dou's father had always praised him in front of outsiders. Later, he stopped praising him, but he never said anything about him in person.

"I've already failed the exam, what else is there to say?" Could it be just a statement, meaning that I can't show off to my friends, rather than an accusation?

Although he already had the answer in his mind, Dou Ke still felt uncomfortable. He responded, "Let's talk about it when we have a chance."

"We are actually too optimistic about time," Gu Lu said. "We always think we can make time to chat with others, and we always think there are still many opportunities."

"But suddenly one day, something unexpected happens and the only thing left in our minds is: what if," said Gu Lu.

Dou Ke suddenly fell silent.

"But suddenly one day, something unexpected happens, and all that remains in our minds is: what if." Dou Ke repeated, "No wonder Brother Gu is a great writer, every word he says is so philosophical. But isn't this sentence a bit bad?"

"Ahem, sorry, sorry." Gu Lu's apology was not very nice.

"You're kidding. I know what Brother Gu meant." Dou Ke raised his glass. "I'm especially grateful to Brother Gu for coming out to dinner tonight. I'm sure I'll remember Brother Gu's advice. Let me toast to Brother Gu."

Gu Lu also raised his glass, but before he could finish his words, the movement synthesized by the golden finger appeared in his mind, a familiar feeling...

(End of this chapter)