Chapter 517 Pursuit of victory
Chapter 517 Pursuit of victory
"Brother Gu, seven or eight book distributors have sent us invitations." Yao Xiaoju reported the good news, "and eight newspapers have sent us interview invitations."
The nationality of both the bookseller and the newspaper is America.
"I understand. Thank you, Brother Yao." Gu Lu said.
Yao Xiaoju on the other end of the phone understood. All the dealers rejected it. As for the newspaper interview -
It is now late April, and The Lord of the Rings has sold over three million copies worldwide in just one month. So, 100,000 copies are sold every day. Doesn't that seem like an exaggeration?
This is actually the most exaggerated book in the first half of 2021.
It was also at this moment that Yao Xiaoju responded indirectly through the newspaper as to why the Lord of the Rings was not sold in the United States.
"Mr. Gu Lu's first book was a huge success, so he is particularly concerned about criticism." Yao Xiaoju sighed, "We will definitely not discriminate against American readers. After all, as one of the largest book markets in the world, who doesn't want to sell a few more copies?"
Yao Xiaoju spoke sincerely and the reporters thought it made sense. Who could resist money?
"It was the harsh criticism of Gu Lu by the Chicago Tribune and USA Today that made Mr. Gu Lu determined to work hard to improve his writing skills." Yao Xiaoju's response was actually similar to Ovi's last response.
Ove didn't cause much trouble, and some people even continued to mock Gu Fang's attitude. But The Lord of the Rings is different. A large number of readers in America really want to read it...
What does this mean? It means that the Lord of the Rings has been discussed a lot in Europe and North America, but readers in America can't buy it no matter what, which has given rise to a group of keen-sense purchasing agents.
USA Today: The Shawshank Redemption cannot be a refuge for everything, and the serialized short stories are getting worse and worse, which may be Gu's true level. His writing style may not be suitable for European and American readers.
Chicago Tribune: Like his own overnight genius, he had a divine inspiration that night. If you don't want to be the next Mr. Rouget Lier, then learn how to write a novel.
Later, similar remarks from The Washington Post, Yahoo News and other media were dug up.
"The more difficult it is to buy a work, the more attractive it is. If The Lord of the Rings was really released in our country, it might not be this popular at all," said Anko, editor-in-chief of USA Today.
Suppose you see a reader recommending The Lord of the Rings on the Internet. You are a little interested and are ready to buy it if you have the chance, but this chance is almost the same as not buying it.
But after seeing the rest, I was like, damn, America can’t buy it? That means I really want it.
"Mr. Anke, do we need to..."
"No need. An apology from the newspaper will affect its credibility. Besides, we are USA Today. Will we apologize for a foreigner?" Angko responded.
He sent his assistant away and asked him to help prepare a cup of coffee with milk.
Angke continued to look at the contents on the computer screen——
[USA Today's reviews are always tricky. I read "White Bear", "The Entire Story of Your Life" and "Hihan Dance", all of which are good short stories.]
[Gu Lu is a writer underestimated by the media, perhaps because he is a yellow man.]
Just relying on the influence of a magic ring, you want to overthrow the main media in America? It's really a fantasy, Anke thought.
Not only does he think so, but the rest of the media think so too. What a joke, even the president, they just curse whenever they want, when has he ever apologized?
"It is my honor that Mr. Gu Lu specially invited me to visit China." The speaker was a middle-aged man with curly hair and a beard, who did not look like a gentleman even when wearing a suit. "I really like Mr. Peter's "Sinful Angels". I remember that this movie seemed to have won the Silver Lion Award for Best Film at the 61st Venice International Film Festival." Gu Lu said, "There are also horror ghosts, the visual effects are really great."
The person in front of me is Peter Jackson.
Even if the Lord of the Rings trilogy was not filmed in the parallel world, Peter is still a very prestigious director. He is good at visual effects and is a rare horror director favored by mainstream awards.
"I am very touched to be loved by Mr. Gu Lu," Peter said. "Mr. Gu Lu's works are very popular in New Zealand. The Battle for Antarctica has even been selected as a junior high school textbook in New Zealand."
The main reason is that "The Battle for Antarctica" was included in Britain's textbooks, and New Zealand is following in its footsteps.
"Mr. Peter, have you seen my recently released new work "The Lord of the Rings"? "Gu Lu asked.
"Of course," Peter nodded. "I personally love fantasy, and The Lord of the Rings is very exciting. Especially the culture of each race. Mr. Gu Lu, when will you publish a collection of historical works on Middle-earth?"
"If there's a chance, of course," Gu Lu asked straight to the point, "If Director Peter likes fantasy, do you want to make a fantasy movie? For example, make The Lord of the Rings into a movie."
"Huh?" Peter must have known that the great writer he didn't even know had invited him to discuss something, but he had never thought that it was about adapting The Lord of the Rings into a film or TV series!
The investment in the first part of The Lord of the Rings was quite huge, but don’t underestimate the huge capital accumulated by Gu Lu during his eight or nine years of time travel.
That’s all about the movie for now.
"The Lord of the Rings" is so popular abroad, but what about in the country?
The sales of The Lord of the Rings in China are very encouraging, but the content is far less popular than in Europe, and even the discussion about the content of the novel is not as good as in Japan.
"I feel like the background of The Lord of the Rings is quite spectacular, with the big boss Sauron and the elite Maia. He also appeared in the Second Age, and the story of The Lord of the Rings is the Third Age. So what is the story of the First Age?"
"Maia is the son of demigod, created by Ilúvatar before the birth of time, so he must be awesome. Ilúvatar is the Middle-earth version of God, the omniscient and omnipotent creator. Hahahaha, I originally wanted to say that he is the embodiment of the author's will, but then I thought the author's incarnation should be Gollum..."
"Gu Lu always seems to like to guest-star as the bad characters in his own books, such as the alienated elf Gollum, the smashed piggy bank Gu Lu, and the deer with a low IQ. Is this preference similar to Quentin's preference for guest-starring as extras who die miserably in his own movies?"
"Finally, there is a real long novel. Previously, I saw people on the Internet saying that Gu Lu couldn't handle a long novel. Now it seems that there is only a difference between wanting to write and not wanting to write."
That's right, the topic turned to the author himself. This is also related to the fact that fantasy genres do not have a large audience in China.
Don’t mention Harry Potter - the keywords of Harry Potter are magic and school, not fantasy.
Besides, Harry Potter became popular in the country because of the movies.
(End of this chapter)