Chapter 454 Jie Jie Jie

Chapter 454 Jie Jie Jie

Chapter 454 Jie Jie Jie
"Welcome to [Da Lan Reading]. Today we will talk about who among the writers born in the 1980s and 1990s will be the first to win the Mao Dun Literature Prize."

"First of all, we should know that so far, Mr. Xu Zechen is the youngest winner. He was born in 1978 and is almost as young as the writers born in the s."

"So my conclusion is that I am optimistic about two writers born in the 80s, but not any writers born in the 90s. I am optimistic that many people will think of Gu Lu. In fact, for Gu Lu, the Mao Dun Literature Prize has no meaning to him. We can look at the Five First Project Awards this year, which are more suitable for him."

……

Gu Lu was watching other up-loaders’ videos. Some people would rather watch other people’s videos than update them regardless of readers’ requests.

If you encounter this kind of up-host, you should really put him in a small dark room.

After returning home from the "White Hat" banquet, he had diarrhea for two days and stayed in bed at home for two days.

Let me clarify here. There was nothing wrong with the food at the dinner at the Embassy of the Bear Country in China. Instead, I came back from Seoul and after meeting Tian Xiao, I took a long walk alone in Seoul late at night.

It's not that he had to say anything hypocritically, because his old classmates were too respectful to him, and he felt uncomfortable. In fact, King Guru had been mentally prepared for it. Besides, he had plagiarized so many works. If he didn't have a sense of distance, wouldn't it be a waste of time to publish the works?

For example, Fan Xiaotian and Dou Ke still have the shadows of their high school days, but Tian Xiao and Gu Lu are completely different people.

But Tian Xiao - "Officialdom is really a test for people." This was the conclusion Gu Lu came to after taking a walk, and he could only sigh with this sentence.

"By the way, what is the May 1st Project Award?" Gu Lu had just listed a list of domestic literary awards, but he was not familiar with this name at all.

After searching for a while, Gu Lu had a rough idea of ​​what it was. The full name was the Five Ones Project Award for Spiritual Civilization Construction. The five ones were: a good book, a good play, an excellent film or TV series...

Oh, Gu Lu felt that he might indeed win it, because the award was sponsored and selected by the publicity department. Coincidentally, isn’t this an old friend?
Isn't Director Zhao from the Propaganda Department? Gu Lu decided to find time to ask.

Well, if Director Zhao knew what Gu Lu was thinking, he would be speechless. There is still a gap between the United Front Department and the Propaganda Department...

"Bang——" Like an arrow, he rushed into the toilet with a whoosh, and at the same time, Gu Lu broke open the door.

Because his feet were a little numb from squatting, Gu Lu began to be possessed by Tong Xiangyu, "I was wrong, I was really wrong, I shouldn't have gone for a walk from the beginning. If I hadn't gone for a walk, I wouldn't have gotten wet in the rain, and if I hadn't gotten wet in the rain, I could have fallen asleep at the hotel and nothing would have gone wrong."

In 2020, my health did not get off to a good start, but my career as a plagiarist was progressing steadily.

Participate in [New Fairy Tale]
A Man Called Ove Decides to Die is a quarter complete.

Moreover, Yao Xiaoju has already started laying channels, Gu Lu has already dealt with France, and he can just take the time to visit the Bear Country later.

It is no exaggeration to say that one third of the strategy of isolating the American market has been completed.

In addition, pine nuts...

"Am I a bit stupid? There are huge differences in aesthetics between Asia and Europe, just like Suspect and From the New World cannot be sold well in Europe, so we have to publish separate books."

"But Ove is a work that can be accepted all over the world." Gu Lu decided to take some time to talk with President Wang of New Youth Publishing House.

Even though the golden finger can synthesize so many works, there is no need to be so anxious.

Okay, the thoughts in your head are over because he's out of the bathroom.

"Do you want to pick me up at the airport?" Gu Lu made a voice call to Zhou Lin.

Today Zhou Lin returned to Sijiu City from America, and Gu Lu roughly checked the flight information.

"That won't take up too much of your time, will it?" Before Gu Lu could respond, Zhou Lin continued, "It can't be helped even if it does. I really want to see my best friend as soon as I get off the plane. So I asked the flight attendant, and she said we'll land in more than three hours."

Sure, after finishing his words, Gu Lu said with a smile, "Brother Lin, go through fire and water for me."

"Hahaha, let's talk about it when I get there. I'm a little scared about going to America this time. I really want to share this with you, but the WiFi signal in the air is too bad. Let's talk about it when we meet." Zhou Lin responded.

"Okay, no problem." Gu Lu hung up the phone. There were still three hours left, so it wasn't a big problem.

After spending some time, Gu Lu found some clothes that were still good-looking - well, he mainly focused on comfort when buying clothes, so the styles were mostly black, white and gray, and he could never go wrong no matter how he wore them.

Worried about traffic jams, Gu Lu dealt with email matters for a while and then went out.

When he went down the stairs, he took a look at the basement floor. Gu Lu thought that he would be able to drive himself after he passed the second subject and got his driver's license. It was not good to keep the red flag awarded by the think tank parked.

While waiting at the Capital Airport, Gu Lu was still a little expectant, wondering if the super-strong girl would bring him any gifts.

After waiting for about 40 minutes, Zhou Lin came out dragging her luggage, dressed like a bear. She was wearing a woolen hat, a brown woolen coat, and a scarf that was tied in a circle. She looked a bit bloated.

Gu Lu paused, his eyes a little surprised, but he didn't say anything. He walked over to help drag the luggage.

"Welcome back home. You must be exhausted after flying for more than ten hours," Gu Lu said. "But you are dressed so warmly... Is it so cold in New York?"

"I'm not tired. I slept for a while during the transfer in Lisbon. It's not a big problem." Zhou Lin said, "The weather is good. I'm just a little afraid of the cold, hahaha."

Did you go to Erbin to play before you got cold?

"You said before that you wanted to tell me something about what happened in America. What was it?" Gu Lu asked. Actually, this was not the topic he wanted to talk about.

Zhou Lin recounted the embarrassing incident that happened to her in New York.

As they were talking, they came to the parking lot together. Gu Lu had booked a ride-hailing car online, so he didn't have to wait and could leave as soon as he arrived.

Listening to Zhou Lin's sharing in the car, Gu Lu finally couldn't hold back what he wanted to say, "Oh, by the way, I suddenly remembered that you said you would bring me a souvenir. It's normal that you forgot, you always forget things. But you should treat me to two meals."

Gu Lu said, "There is nothing that can't be solved by a hot pot meal. If there is, then two meals will do!"

"What do you mean by forgetful? That's called carelessness!" Zhou Lin corrected. Just as Gu Lu had the impression of his deskmate Zhou Lin when he first traveled through time, she had many habits that only poor students had, but her grades were good, which was simply unreasonable.

"Besides, I usually forget things that are not that important. I will definitely not forget the important things." Zhou Lin put his backpack in front of him, then fumbled in the bag for a long time and took out a small box, "United Nations commemorative coins."

This commemorative coin costs 8 US dollars each. You can buy it in the lobby of the United Nations. Is the estimated cost 1 US dollar? I'm not sure, but it's more expensive if you buy it online.

Not forgetting that Gu Lu had already convinced himself in his heart that the other party had such a personality, but... it felt heavy in his hand.

The two were chatting some time ago, and he casually said, "I don't think I've ever been to the United Nations. What's it like? Is it very formal?"

"Isn't it easy for you to go? You just need to say a few good words and write a few promotional articles, and you can be invited easily. Forget it. I don't think the United Nations is that big of a deal. I'm going to the United Nations next month, and I'll bring you some souvenirs then."

Such a conversation. As Zhou Lin said, Gu Lu had no longing for the organization used by big countries to quarrel and fight, so he just said it casually, but he still wanted the souvenir brought back by the super-powered girl.

"So, should you treat me to two hotpot meals now?" Zhou Lin asked.

Gu Lu said, "Hotpot is quite spicy. You should eat less in winter. You have acne on your face."

"!!" Zhou Lin was very excited and concerned, "Where?"

He casually took out a small mirror. There was a small mirror on the back of Zhou Lin's phone case. He looked at it and really saw a pimple on her forehead.

"It must be caused by staying up late," Zhou Lin muttered.

"Are you still eating hotpot?" Gu Lu asked.

"Eat, but wait two days." Zhou Lin replied.

It was time to have a good rest, so Gu Lu sent Zhou Lin back to her rented apartment.

After Gu Lufan returned home, he received a voice message from Zhou Lin: "You must be looking forward to the gift. Look, if you have anything to say, you should tell me. If you don't tell me, how can I know..."

Zhou Lin's tone imitated that of Tang Monk in A Chinese Odyssey.

Speaking out loud, it really doesn’t seem like a big deal, Gu Lu thought.

…………

In late March, many peach trees are in bloom, so it was also called Peach Month in ancient times.

Following the scent of peach blossoms, time arrives on April 4st, April Fools' Day.

I don’t know if it was intentional, but the Writers Association decided to release the promotion today.

The Writers Association, Yangtze River Children's Publishing House, and CTV14 jointly released the "New Fairy Tales" series.

There are seven books in total: Gu Lu's "The Borrower", Qiao Manshui's "The Emperor of the Forest", Sister Nuomi's "A Hundred Years of Kindness", Wu Jia Ren's "The Guardian of the Angel Against the Light"...

"Am I seeing things? Gu Lu? Gu Lu is going to write a new fairy tale? My youth is back!"

"It was released on April Fool's Day. It can't be a joke. There is no Gu Lu in the series."

"Fairy tale novel, your emperor is back!"

"I have read The Little Prince several times, but I still haven't found my rose. I am really looking forward to the new book."

As expected, it was very popular. As soon as it was announced, there was a lot of discussion on the Internet.

It is worth noting that those who are hotly discussing this topic are basically adults. As Qiao Manshui and deputy editor-in-chief Du Muyao said during the discussion, it is adults who are more influenced by "The Little Prince".

Of course, "The Little Prince" also earns money from minors. Middle and high school students buy a lot of peripheral products such as pens, key chains, bajis, bookends, etc.

"Haha, no one is helping me achieve my ambitions, so I took out a loan to celebrate the New Year... Bah, what the hell, I walked through the snow to the top of the mountain by myself!"

Qiao Manshui, nicknamed Qiao Qiao, Big Water Goods, and Slow Dog, is a very happy little idiot, and this character has a lot to do with his ability to write lighthearted, joyful, and educational works.

"Xue'er, here I come!"

He was alone at home, so it was okay for him to speak in a pinched voice. Any other creature, even a dog, would howl at him. It was unpleasant to hear! It was too damn unpleasant to hear.

"I'm such a despicable villain, hahaha!" The Xue'er that Qiao Manshui mentioned is Gu Lu. He is going to open a pseudonym on Douban to start a topic, [Who do you think is the best in this new series of fairy tales? I personally like Qiao Manshui, Gu Lu and Zhou Jing].

Then when the series of books went on sale, after comparison, his books were more popular with children and he directly reached the top of the mountain!
With a laugh, Qiao Manshui opened a fake account and typed out the content quickly, adding some careful analysis.

For example, why do people like Qiao Manshui? "Because Qiao Manshui is a light comedy work for teenagers, it is easy for children to watch..."

It seems that the post analyzes the advantages of Zhou Jing, Gu Lu and himself, but in fact the first two are encyclopedia information, and the latter is a concise explanation

In order to avoid being exposed, Qiao Manshui also used his own backup phone.

When he sent it out, Qiao Manshui's face changed.

Because he saw a rather extreme post: "I often see people saying that Gu Lu is the emperor of fairy tales. Is The Little Prince really a good fairy tale?"

The poster is called "the guy who knits sweaters and sells shoes". When you open his personal homepage, you will see that this is the only post he has published.

The post uses three works for comparison, namely The Little Prince, The Honor of Angels, and The River Kingdom.

Qiao Manshui is very familiar with this technique. He steps on Gu Lu, and "Kingdom in the River" is just a foil. What he really wants to highlight is the wonderful "Angel Against the Light" series.

The key point is that the conclusion drawn by this post is "Considering the theme of the [New Fairy Tales] series, perhaps Gu Lu should not be invited. Children should choose more suitable writers for books, rather than choosing who is more famous. Isn't the reason for the current sluggish market for children's works that people only look at the author and not the work?!"

"Fuck, this is definitely the pseudonym of the Five Families, there's no doubt about it. This practice of stepping on others to praise oneself is too vicious." Qiao Manshui couldn't help but criticize.

Even though he also posted, he didn't belittle Gu Lu, he just praised himself. The post in front of him seemed to be saying that Gu Lu forced his way in by using his fame.

He had to use Gu to divert traffic, but he also had to step on Gu. Qiao Manshui felt that compared to himself, the other party was more like a villain.

Qiao Manshui's face was gloomy, definitely not because he sympathized with Gu Lu. Rather, "I'm not the only smart person. It seems that in this book series, Teacher Gu Lu has become bloody meat, thrown into the sea, attracting many vicious sharks."

He wanted to keep the experience to himself, but unfortunately things don't develop as one expects. This is just Douban, there are also platforms such as Weibo and Tieba. At least half of the six writers in the series, including Qiao Manshui, have started to hype the series openly or secretly.

In this way, their biggest opponent is each other, and Qiao Manshui is confident in his story.

The Writers Association's publicity not only attracted a group of sharks, but also had a great impact on another person in the circle.
Manager Xiao felt like the sky was falling!
Who is he? The sales manager of the New Youth Publishing House, who once wanted to join hands with Gu Lu to create a brilliant future for the publishing house.

Unfortunately, Gu Lu stopped writing, and Manager Xiao turned from a fan to a hater. However, when he learned that Gu Lu's new work was being published by his own publishing house, he immediately turned back into a fan.

"President Wang, take a quick look." Manager Xiao hurriedly found the president, "Isn't Teacher Gu Lu's next book a collaboration with us? It was obviously us who came first!"

(End of this chapter)