Chapter 476: Pushing Everything on Him
Chapter 476: Pushing Everything on Him
The headquarters of the Hegemony Society is located in Musashino City, Tokyo. Those who often dismember bodies should all know that the famous Inokashira Park dismemberment case occurred here.
In addition, this area is also one of the areas that Japanese people most want to live in. There is also a Japanese drama called "Is Kichijoji the Only Street You Want to Live In?", which Gu Lu has not watched, so he has no intention of checking in.
He just told Jingkou that he wanted to go shopping, and the other party carried him to this tourist attraction.
"Mr. Jingkou hopes to live in Kichijoji?" Gu Lu asked curiously, not feeling the charm of it.
"Of course - but my meager salary is just enough to support myself, and the rent in Kichijoji is very expensive." Jingguchi said, "It's not something I can afford right now. There is a colleague in our Wit Studio whose criterion for finding a boyfriend is a man who can stand firmly in Meguro Ward and Musashino."
Meguro and Musashino are ranked among the top two ideal places to live in Japan. Gu Lu knows their value.
"Here we have Tokyu Department Store, PARCO modern shopping mall, Harmonica Yokocho which has a very Showa style, and the Ghibli Museum, which satisfy all aspects of consumption, life, and enjoyment," Jingguchi said.
The conversation between the two was in English. Gu Lu's English was much better than Japanese English. It would take at least a dozen years to gain a foothold in these two places. This was because he had a good job in the Hegemony Society, otherwise it would be impossible in his lifetime.
As he was talking, Jingkou suddenly uttered a sentence in Chinese, which was quite authentic.
Gu Lu looked at the other person with a little surprise, only to hear Jingkou say that Neon had a shortcut that didn't require more than ten years of struggle.
"Become your translator, Mr. Gu Lu!" Jingkou said.
"ha?"
"Teacher Junji Ito, Teacher Eiko Kadono, Teacher Taizo Kobayashi, Teacher Shingo Fujisaki, and Teacher Natsuhiko Kyogoku all started by translating Teacher Gu Lu's works."
The name Fujisaki Shingo is relatively unfamiliar because it was the translation of "The Devotion of Suspect X" more than a year ago. At that time, Gu Lu was busy and did not pay attention to it.
"There are now excellent writers of comics, science fiction, fairy tales and new orthodox works," Jingkou said, "so many people learn Chinese. But after really learning it, I realized that becoming a translator is not something that can be done overnight."
Nonsense, that's for sure.
Professor Chen, a researcher of Gu studies, has studied the "Six Skills". Why does this happen? Because the Chinese translation community itself has a very good knowledge reserve. In addition, every work of Gu Lu released in Japan has a very good reputation, which is equivalent to providing a good debut platform.
More importantly, the "Six Associations" headed by Kyogoku Natsuhiko will provide great help in the early stages.
Based on the above three reasons, one feels that one can become famous by translating Gu Lu's novels.
As he was talking, Gu Lu walked around and bought some deceptive craft souvenirs.
Gu Lu did not go to crowded places. Instead, he chose to walk to places with less traffic. He then saw many private schools (cram schools) and interest classes.
[Even Gu Lu would praise her guitar skills when she came!]
Originally he wanted to just glance and then look away, but Gu Lu saw his own name written in Chinese, "Gu Lu". Even though it was traditional Chinese characters, it was very obvious.
"Guitar skills?" Gu Lu asked.
"A few days ago, there was a rumor on the Japanese Internet that a Chinese guitar genius was competing against a famous foreign rock prodigy." Jingkou said, "I don't know the details, but it seems that they couldn't find the name of the Chinese genius, so they put the name on you, Teacher Gu Lu."
Gu Lu didn't quite understand. "We in Japan have a saying that if there's something about a Chinese talent that we don't know about, we should just blame it on Gu Lu," Jingkou said, "because Gu Lu can write, play basketball, cook delicious food, and solve cases. In the minds of many netizens, Gu Lu is omnipotent."
This thing is a bit like if you don't know who your father is, it's okay to say it's Duan Zhengchun. It's a bit similar, Gu Lu thought.
But the truth is often the opposite of reality. In fact, the reason behind this joke on the Japanese Internet is not that Gu Lu is omnipotent. Instead, many popular comics have a Chinese genius, which has caused many Japanese netizens to have a rebellious mentality.
Lu Xun once said, "As long as the Internet mentions you once, you will become more popular." That's right. Gu Lu is probably like this in the Japanese Internet. Everything is attributed to him.
Jingkou seemed to have some feelings when he passed by a certain place, but no one cared.
In the afternoon, the celebration party for the completion of the animation "From the New World" by Hegemony was held. Many big names in the industry attended, such as the famous editor of Shueisha, famous voice actors, and cartoonists. So let's talk about two, such as Kubo Tite, Anno Hideaki, Hanazawa Kana, etc.
Even with so many big names around, Gu Lu was still the most popular one at the celebration, especially since every big name seemed rather - humble?
This may sound a bit exaggerated, but it seems to be true.
"Teacher Gu Lu, I like your "The Little Prince" and "The Wandering Earth" very much. Can you sign an autograph for me?" Kubo Tite bent down slightly with his legs close together.
It has to be said that writers have a very high status in Japan, and Gu Lu is a famous writer who is highly sought after in Europe and the United States.
"I auditioned for 'Hyouka' before, but unfortunately failed. One of the biggest wishes in my career is to work with Mr. Gu Lu," said Kana Hanazawa.
Gu Lu felt uncomfortable being respected like this. He felt like he didn't want to act dignified, but there seemed to be nothing he could do about it.
Kyoji Asano of Hegemony Society said, "I hope the anime can be recognized by Mr. Gu Lu. After all, the original book is a very profound work. It would be great if we can restore most of it."
"I often watch the animation of Hegemony Society. They are very capable." Gu Lu said.
"Thank you Mr. Gu Lu for your trust!" Asano bowed and expressed his gratitude, looking very excited.
He originally liked "Bleach" very much, and he felt that Kubo Tite was one of the best in comics when it came to pretending to be cool.
Finally, Gu Lu exchanged signatures with everyone present.
The content of the celebration is not the key. The key is the presence of a group of big names, plus Gu Lu, which can arouse heated discussions and lay a good foundation for the start of "From the New World".
While Gu Lu was in Neon, he was also not idle in China. The New Youth Publishing House completed the three proofreadings very quickly.
The publisher, the diplomatic unit and the author's representative held discussions and chose a release date for A Man Called Ove Decides to Die, which was set at the beginning of August.
Domestic and international publicity was also gradually implemented, and diplomatic units found the Finnish side and had some exchanges.
“Can a writer really write...appropriate work if he has never been to Finland?” Elisa, the Finnish ambassador to China, was a little hesitant.
"Oh? It's Mr. Gu. That's no problem." Elisa's attitude changed drastically when she heard the writer's name.
"Have you heard his story, too?"
(End of this chapter)