Chapter 503 Is it important?
Chapter 503 Is it important?
At present, Gu Lu has published four books in Da Ying, including "The Little Prince", "Mr. Holmes", "Weymouth Series" and the new book "Mr. Toad". The good reputation is accompanied by the increase in sales of published books.
As of now:
The Little Prince has sold 47 copies
Mr. Holmes has sold 133 million copies
Cumulative sales of the Weymouth Series reached 68 copies
Two weeks after the new work was published, it has sold over 400,000 copies. Gu Lu has also surpassed all Chinese writers to become the best-selling author in the UK.
Combined with the sales in other English-speaking regions, Guru's status as a world-class writer is by no means self-boasting.
In addition, Gu Lu sells far more books in French than in English.
The sales of "Send a Book to Dibo" are too high. France and Britain have similar populations, both over 60 million, but this book has sold nearly 3 million copies... No matter whether it is a public or private school, all have ordered it. There are also libraries all over France, plus Dibo's continuous promotion, which is particularly terrifying.
Times create heroes, and political needs create writers.
Other countries, such as Finland and Norway, are small countries with few people, so even if they are counted together, not many books are sold.
Including Asia, Gu Lu's book sales can enter the top 20 in the entire history of mankind. He is still too young and has not become a global hit.
With cumulative sales of more than 23 million, Blackstone statistics show that his personal sales rank rd among writers worldwide since the th century.
However, Blackstone Data is an American company, and its ranking is not authoritative.
But to be honest, Gu Lu is currently sorting out the settings for The Lord of the Rings, because Middle-earth is more than just a book. If developed properly, its potential is no less than Harry Potter!
Starting with the actual terrain of Europe and then introducing the Elvish language, it took Gu Lu a lot of effort to produce this book.
There are groundbreaking reasons why The Lord of the Rings on Earth has achieved such a high level of success, so Gu Lu used some operations to make up for some of the excitement.
Gu Lu's approach is to add two or three points to 95 points.
The quality of The Lord of the Rings itself is also high enough, and the most fascinating thing is the "world creation myth" depicted as if traveling through time. In terms of setting, Tolkien can definitely be ranked in the top three in history.
Coupled with the depiction of human nature, King Gollum has no doubt that even in another world, it would still be able to sweep the world.
On the other hand, the first discussion of the Excellent Short Stories Series Editorial Committee lasted all night and ended in dissatisfaction. China Region: Lu Xun and whom, this one has not yet been decided.
Of course, the discussion cannot be said to be useless, and the candidates for other countries and regions were easily finalized.
"Old Jian, what exactly do you want to do? Are you dissatisfied with other people's quarrels, so you nominated someone to disrupt the situation?" Li Zhong, editor-in-chief of the editorial board, asked privately.
The discussion was over. It was a little past seven o'clock. The sky was getting slightly brighter and the air was slightly cooler. The sanitation workers had completed their work.
As old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years, the two of them went to the restaurant to eat, drink and chat.
In Sijiucheng, there is a rare Yingdu Zaojiu style shop. The boss and the boss lady are also genuine people from Hubei Province.
It is said that Hubei Province and Sichuan Province both have a culture of early drinking. In ancient times, people who worked early needed to drink some wine and eat some hard food in the morning so that they would have the strength to start work.
The solidified alcohol block was lit, and there was a small pot of beef stew. There was not much beef or offal, but mainly bean curd sheets and green vegetables. The fried peanuts on the side were all good snacks to go with the wine.
Those who don't need to work early in the morning can't eat such greasy food in the morning. But President Jian and Li Zhong worked all night, so coming to eat something was like a late night snack. "Disrupt the situation? Old Li, what do you think is wrong with Xiao Gu's short story?" President Jian asked back.
"Qualified, but have you ever thought about it, Old Jian?" Li Zhong said, "Putting Gu Lu, who is less than 30 years old, together with Mark Twain, Kafka, Akutagawa Ryunosuke, and Lu Xun. Isn't this a form of flattery?"
"That's right. Judging from his works, Gu Lu is the most powerful short story writer at the moment," Li Zhong said. "But we also have to consider that Gu Lu is still young."
Standing on the moral high ground, President Jian took a sip of wine and muttered that the soup at home was still better.
He responded, "Can publishing a series of books determine a writer's status? Lao Li, no wonder we still don't get along after all these years of friendship. You are so good at making a small thing into a big thing."
"You should have seen the news a few days ago. Gu Lu is the head of the Chinese Youth Delegation of the International Youth Forum. This is the recognition of the country." President Jian continued, "In addition, the Bear Country and France both believe that Gu Lu is the best writer of the 21st century. Old Li, I am very curious, with Xiao Gu's current status, will it be improved by this series of books?"
"Are you thinking too much?" President Jian said while eating beef.
"Okay, okay, Old Jian, I haven't heard your harsh and sharp words for a long time. Now I feel comfortable." Li Zhong said with a smile.
"I still think that Mr. Gu Lu is too young and has room for improvement." Li Zhong changed his tone, "But Old Jian, you always see things clearly, so I will keep my opinion to myself. I will support your view at the next meeting."
Of course, President Jian knew that his old friend was the best at listening to advice. Even if he didn't agree with it, he would choose the best answer.
Okay, after talking about the serious stuff, the eating and drinking between President Jian and Li Zhong went more smoothly.
It’s past eight o’clock and the breakfast bar is about to close.
Is this what we call "the tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop"? Gu Lu is so famous that he is basically at the top of the country. Even if he does not participate in certain things, there are still disputes because of him.
And there was a small conflict between King Gollum and the girl with super strength.
The reason is that the latter is busy with work and can only visit Venice for four or five days, which is undoubtedly not enough time, because the Venice Film Festival alone lasts more than ten days.
However, the conflict does not affect the "work". The PPT and lecture content are ready.
It was Friday again, and Gu Lu's class began. Compared to the previous class where the classroom could not even accommodate all the students, this time there were much fewer students, and many teachers from the Foreign Languages College came.
"Didn't you say you were going to play basketball and couldn't come?" Little Donkey looked at someone he shouldn't see.
"How dare you ask me with a smile? Who said such complicated things last week? I will definitely not come to listen again. What are you doing here?" Xiao Huang also asked.
“Although I don’t understand, I want to learn from Teacher Gu Lu’s pretentious style.” The donkey replied.
"Really?" Xiao Huang felt that the other party had the same reason as him. They all knew that there would be many linguistics professors in the second class, and they wanted to see if they could still show off successfully under the "siege" of the professors.
After all, for them, Gu Lu's name is really something they have heard since childhood...
(End of this chapter)