Chapter 480 Just You?

Chapter 480 Just You?

Chapter 480 Just You?

"Finland? Finns like to talk in their sleep and also like to dream. The evidence is that they have the world's only Christmas Village, which is said to be the residence of Santa Claus. So [Mr. Gu Lu knows Finland best] is just a dream." A netizen from the Bear Country commented.

Regarding Santa Claus, the prototype is a Turkish bishop, but Finland insists on promoting that Santa Claus is a member of its own country, and the Russians have long been fed up with it.

"Do you think I'm British? How could you be so foolish as to believe it? Don't think that using Finland as the background of the story has anything to do with you Finland. At best, it's just the relationship between "Siddhartha" and India." A French netizen commented.

"I've said it before, articles like 'One Night Genius' and 'The Battle for Antarctica' were just official commissions. Your novel is also a celebration of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, so just write it casually. Only 'Mr. Holmes' and 'Weymouth Series' have real feelings," a British netizen commented.

"Finland likes to steal things. It is the South Korea of ​​Europe. Now it has taken action again." Norwegian netizens were angry.

It is said that since the millennium, Norway and Finland have been robbing pirate culture...

Each country selects a representative to leave a message.

And it's not just the few countries mentioned above, other countries are emerging as well.

“If Finland’s evidence is “A Man Called Ove Decides to Die,” then can “The Devotion of Suspect X” and many short stories with neon backgrounds be ahead?”

"Finland's culture is too poor and there is no way for it to communicate with Chinese culture. Unlike our country, which is not only the birthplace of Buddhism, but also a great oriental country, our two countries, as the pride of Asia, should communicate more."

“A Man Called Ove Decides to Die is about Finland? I’m sorry, I’ve read the book, but I don’t have any impression of Finland. Is there anything worth remembering about Finland? It’s not like my country, which has papermaking, tea ceremony, Dragon Boat Festival, Mickey Mouse, and Rascal Rabbit.”

Wait, that’s right, such a discussion (pi) center.

I am dumbfounded. The report was released by the media, what does it have to do with us, the people?
These are the Finns who felt aggrieved, and another group started to explain.

"Ove is clearly the representative of the Finns. People who haven't read the book have no right to speak at all."

“The book contains a lot of Finnish brands, as well as Finnish car brand Vieira. Those who have read it but don’t remember it should read the book carefully and not be careless.”

"I swear to Santa Claus that my wife has the same personality as Sonya, gentle and firm."

Everyone was talking at once.

Some Finns even shared that their families were similar to those in the book, and they also adopted a stray cat.

Unfortunately, foreigners have no patience to understand these things, and just attack for the sake of attacking. They are in a state of "I don't listen, I don't listen, all bad people are bad people".

Not only were netizens arguing, Gu Lu also received calls from several "foreign acquaintances".

Gu Lu was just talking in a roundabout way, waiting until he had time to "take inventory" to determine how many foreign works he still had on hand.

"I haven't visited Huahua for a long time. I must go see it today." Gu Lu was too busy today, so he planned to take Zhou Lin to see it.

Seriously speaking, Gu Lu's synthesis of works is mainly foreign works. Why? Because in his previous life, Gu Lu read domestic literature first, and only read foreign literature after finishing domestic literature. Therefore, most of the thousands of books on the bookshelf are foreign works... All the books he had read before were donated.

Speaking of this, King Guru may have forgotten that when donating the books, the APP said that they would be given to the mountain village library, but they were sold again. The local APP is so bad!

"That's awesome, bro. You can even make that up?" Gu Lu was browsing the Internet. He had an expert account and didn't need to use a VPN.

I saw an anonymous netizen with a Finnish IP address saying confidently:
[I want to say that this story is adapted from a true story. The prototype of Ove is a native of Vantaa in the Helkis region of Finland. He studied at the University of Oulu and was also my classmate.

We are neighbors, so I am very familiar with this story. The only difference in the ending in reality is that the person adopted was a stray dog ​​instead of a stray cat.

It is well known that we Finns prefer dogs.]
It is possible that there is a prototype of Ove, but it is unlikely that there is a prototype of Ove.

As expected, netizens from all over the world raised questions.

The anonymous netizen also replied to many people and posted a lot of photos of the friend he mentioned.

It was past two in the morning when Gu Lu finished his shower and prepared to go to bed.

"Although this is more in line with my plan, we just did it more than a month ago. Aren't we tired of continuing to fight each other now?" Gu Lu couldn't understand.

It seemed that the netizens were in a very good mood as they could read ten words per second, but in fact, they were extremely excited.

Britain and France are quarreling with each other.

Neon Kim and South Korea are swearing at each other.

The Russian Federation curses Finland, and Norway curses Finland.

These countries are prone to fighting each other for no reason at all, let alone when there are legitimate reasons.

If we don’t go full throttle now, when will we?
"Forget it, I can't sleep either." After reading too many outrageous comments, Gu Lu jumped out of bed. Fortunately, the mattress was soft enough, otherwise the bed board would definitely creak with such force.

He couldn’t sleep, but he didn’t want to work either—so Gu Lu read the book “World Architect” that he had drawn a few days ago.

Oh yes, it was because of the commemorative gift from Dibo, a "medal with a sense of age", that Zweig's representative works were synthesized.

This is also the work that Gu Lu has always been thinking about! There is nothing much to say. Gu Lu's guaranteed status in Blue Star is the world's bestselling author + the king of biography!

At that time, Gu Lu was busy arranging book signing events and the like, and did not specifically mention the synthesis issue.

[You are ugly, but you have an extraordinary bearing. Uncle Gagnon said to young Henry Bell...] ​​Gu Lu read. He did not need coffee or tea when reading. He did not have many specific habits.

Three o'clock, four o'clock...

Gu Lu stayed up all night, but so did the super-strong girl!
It's not because she browses external content that Zhou Lin controls her online time, because the Internet is full of negative news such as "random boxing", "real-name reporting", "campus incidents", etc. Reading too much will make her depressed and irritable, so appropriate control is necessary.

I bought this because I stayed up all night to watch Guru's new work. I bought it a few days ago and bought it on the release date. But I was a little busy with work at the company and didn't have time until today.

While reading, Zhou Lin was a little dazed. The heroine Sonia seemed to have her shadow, and was very similar in character and some minor shortcomings.

"No way, Guru shouldn't write me in, right? Even if he wants to write me in, he should tell me." Zhou Lin thought.

Besides, the heroine Sonya is also Finnish, so their nationalities are different.

That’s not right! Zhou Lin recalled an incident that happened during high school.

Gu Lu created a story called "Yesterday's Park", which includes a badminton-playing plot and is about a father and son.

Son is Zhou Ning, father is Zhou Lu.

Zhou Lin and Gu Lu had played badminton the Saturday before, so it was impossible for such a coincidence to happen! Even gender could change, not to mention nationality.

"Also in Flowers for Algernon, the mentally retarded man who loves his family but is abandoned by them is also named Fawn, which represents himself. He will definitely pour his own stories and tendencies into the novel..."

So what is the tendency of "A Man Called Ove Decides to Die"?

She didn't notice at all that she had unconsciously used force with her right hand while thinking, and had deformed the face of the strawberry bear on the bed.

"What if, I mean what if, Sonya is really based on part of me."

"Sonia gave Ove hope. She guided Ove to do many things, and most importantly, she took the initiative to confess her love and expressed her feelings."

Zhou Lin's heart started beating wildly as he thought about this. It wasn't his heart beating like a deer, it was his heart beating like a child!

Is it a hint?

This was clearly a clear hint. Zhou Lin got out of bed, drank a sip of water, and tried to calm himself down.

About twenty minutes later, Zhou Lin opened his phone and sent a message to Gu Lu.

[Zhou Lin: Do you have time tomorrow? I have a day off tomorrow and I haven’t had a big meal in a while. Do you want to go out and have a good meal? (Eat a lot but don’t get fat.jpg)]

I was planning to put down my phone after sending it, but it was already four or five in the morning and most people should be asleep.

But I didn't expect the other party to reply immediately.

[Gu Lu: OK, if you treat me, I can take you to a nice place after dinner.

Zhou Lin: What good place?

Gu Lu: You’ll know when you get there. ]
King Guru hates three types of people the most: "First, people who keep things in suspense, and second, people who don't know how to count."

But at the moment, Gu Lu refused to reveal a single cent on WeChat. Wouldn't it be meaningless if he said it out?
"But why is she still awake so late? She will feel dizzy again tomorrow." As he said this, Gu Lu temporarily put away the smile on his face.

I asked him and he said he got up to drink some water and then went back to sleep.

That’s no problem. They said good night to each other and Gu Lu continued reading.

One person, one night, one book.

"'The Architect of the World' is really good. You may not fully understand the author after reading it, but you can really form an image of the author in your mind after reading it." Gu Lu praised, "No wonder this series of articles has been selected into textbooks in more than 30 countries around the world. It's powerful and needs no further explanation."

I looked up and out the window, the east was already bright.

"The night passed without me noticing." Gu Lu stretched and opened his email, feeling a little strange. The new work had been on sale for two or three days, so why hadn't the sales report been sent yet?
"Global sales are too messy to count, so national sales should be more convenient, right?" Gu Lu thought about it and suppressed his anxiety. As for the current popularity, Douban has received rave reviews in China, and several countries abroad are arguing with each other. Considering the popularity, the sales should not be bad.

At that moment, his five senses seemed to be strengthened. His eyes were particularly clear, and the trees outside the window seemed to automatically turn a layer of green. His hearing was exceptionally good, and he could even hear the sound of a whistle outside the window clearly.

Gu Lu was thinking about whether he should go out for a walk or a morning run.

"Forget it, let's take a nap. I have an appointment today. Let me see--" Gu Lu knocked, but Professor Lu didn't send a message, so there should be nothing to do today.

Lying in bed, my mind clearly tells me that it’s time to sleep, but my body is very awake... Throughout a person’s life, the body and the mind are in a tug of war.

It’s like your body is very sleepy, but your spirit wants to play and continue watching short videos.

It took me more than ten minutes to fall asleep. It was not that I fell asleep slowly, but I was awake one second and lost consciousness the next.

Just as Gu Lu thought, it was indeed difficult to count the dozens of countries in the world. As for China, there were also too many channels, which was a bit troublesome.

Gu Lu is one of the few writers who can be present both online and offline.

If we want to make an analogy, Gu Lu's best-selling status in the physical world is roughly like Tian Can Tu Dou in online literature. Not only is his novel available on all free channels, but he also has access to all paid channels. Even his personal WeChat public account can make money...

Not to mention outsiders, even people in the industry are not clear about the revenue of Tudou's book.

The same was true for Gu Lu. Even for Kaijuanyou, a specialized book market data research company, it was difficult to conduct an investigation at the moment.

For example, Dangdang.com pre-sold more than 6 copies on its own platform in two or three days, and then submitted another copies to the publishing house. No one knows how many copies were sold exactly.

To sum up, New Youth Publishing House only roughly knows how much the large secondary underwriters have taken and how much more they need to print. The specific data needs to be calculated, and they are too busy now.

Look at Manager Xiao from the business department, who has not eaten more than one meal a day for a week. He knows that if he misses this opportunity to join forces with Gu Lu, he won’t know when the next one will come.

President Jian is a well-known monkey in the circle. He said that he has one copy each from Shanghai People's Publishing House and New Youth Publishing House, but he (President Jian) ​​will definitely not be so honest.

To be honest, "A Man Called Ove Decides to Die" has everything going for it.

The right time means support from the national propaganda level, the right location means the quality of the new works is up to standard, and the harmony between people and nature means the publishing house is putting all its efforts into it.

Some passersby even saw Gu Lu publishing another book and thought, "Maybe he published the book too quickly. After becoming famous, he stopped writing books. I feel like he's not writing as well as before."

But when a passerby buys a copy, he will be drawn into it at first sight, because the story is simple and the skill lies in the details.

Good word of mouth also spreads layer by layer——

Correspondingly, many media have sent interview invitations in the past two days, but Gu Lu has rejected them all, including many foreign media.

Refusing an interview will not stop foreign media from reporting on the matter.

"Why does every time Gu Lu publishes a book, it always causes a sensation?" The New York Times in the United States also reported on this matter on page 3, and a famous columnist also conducted a serious analysis.

"Gu Lu rose to prominence in America with his novel The Shawshank Redemption, but he did not continue to create outstanding works. So how could an ordinary writer spark global discussion and even cause the Finnish Foreign Minister to speak up..."

The New York Times gave three reasons, the first two are nonsense, the third one is important. Because China's economy is booming, these countries are not competing for writers, but nationality.

At the end, it incites the Chinese threat again, saying that the Chinese culture and economic fields are frantically grabbing the market, and this is the reason why the domestic unemployment rate is so high!
I understand. I understand.

It was this report that prompted an American netizen to say, "Hey guys, I found something strange. The English version of A Man Called Ove Decides to Die is not being sold in New York."

(End of this chapter)