Chapter 535 Do me a favor

Chapter 535 Do me a favor

Chapter 535 Do me a favor

There are only two weeks left until June 1st.

Gu Lu also successfully selected the cover of the novel. The endless wilderness, the word "alive" seemed to be buried under the yellow sand.

"Classmates, this is my last kindness." Gu Lu thought to himself that after seeing such a bad cover, it was time to retreat.

"I might have to be a frequent flyer for the next two weeks." Gu Lu sighed after reading the memo.

I'm going to Daying, Neon and France.

First up is the opening ceremony of "The Lord of the Rings" which will be held in Paris, and Gu Lu wants to go and see it.

To be honest, the investment was 1.8 million US dollars (not including the cost of publicity and promotion) - 8000 million from Flatland Culture, 7000 million from The Little Prince Culture, and the rest was invested by Fox. He was also responsible for the entire European and American publicity.

If it weren’t for Yao Xiaoju’s quick push, such a large project would not have been able to go online so quickly.

Next, we went to Neon to attend the screening of Studio Ghibli's The Borrower, Yunxi. The director is Hayao Miyazaki's signature artist Hiromasa Yonebayashi, who was also the original artist for Spirited Away, Ponyo on the Cliff, Howl's Moving Castle, and other animations.

Neon Animation's production is truly mature. From purchasing the copyright from him to completing the production, it took only ten months.

"This work on Earth seems to be just a second-tier work of Ghibli, and its popularity is average. The original work of this world was copied by me, and it is more famous in Asia, so its basic fame will be greater."

Gu Lu is not bragging, because he joined the new fairy tale series, and all seven works in the series have the opportunity to be translated into Japanese and Korean versions.

The sales volume of "The Borrower" in Asia, even in its home country, is over one million copies, which means it is very famous.

"But... South Korea is very strange. They scold me online, and the newspapers don't have good reviews. I've never been in a good mood either. But why is it that every book I publish in South Korea can take one or two top spots on the Yes24 weekly sales chart?"

Just curse and buy at the same time?

King Guru just doesn’t understand. It is precisely because he completely ignores South Korea’s attitude that the book has such high sales.

For example, a highly praised comment on Gu Lu by the South Korean Internet: "Gu Lu is the one who loves South Korea the most. He noticed the problems in our country faster and more clearly than the locals. But we ignored Mr. Gu Lu's warnings, and now Mr. Gu Lu is extremely sad..."

Just - abstract.

"If this animated film does well at the box office, we can start planning for the theme park."

The whole world wants to learn from Disneyland, but only Universal Studios has learned a little bit, after all, it has Harry Potter as a foundation. Gu Lu's plan is to use the Lord of the Rings as a foundation, and then use animations derived from various novels in his hands as supporting roles.

Why did Gu Lu suddenly have this idea? Because the Dukou District promised to provide subsidies to all localities.

The ferry leader thought of Diaozhou. The dinosaur park in Diaozhou is famous all over the country. Dinosaurs and Diaozhou are basically tied together. But in fact, Diaozhou has never excavated any dinosaur fossils in its own country. They are all borrowed from nearby Nanyang. But they can create popularity out of thin air. The number of tourists received by the China Dinosaur Park during holidays was even second only to Shanghai Disneyland at its peak.

If Diaozhou can create an IP out of thin air, why can't Dukou District do the same? Dukou District also has Gu Lu! The only thing left is to work hard to create miracles.

On May 5, Gu Lu arrived in Daying. The reason he came to this country was very special, and even he himself felt that this world was very absurd. "Mr. Gu Lu, congratulations on receiving the Commonwealth Friendship Medal. It is awarded to foreigners who have made outstanding contributions to promoting exchanges and cooperation between the UK and foreign countries and maintaining world peace."

The award was presented by a prince of the royal family, but Gu Lu didn't pay attention. He just listened to him talking nonsense quietly. His English was pretty good. The badge looked a bit like our country's friendship medal.

"The Weymouth Series begins with the great coastal city of Weymouth, creating the world's most exciting horror series, the Cthulhu Mythos Universe. I love reading it too, and our royal family has suggested that Weymouth erect a sculpture for you in the city hall square." The second half of the prince's sentence was not rehearsed.

Hiss - they really don't care about the life and death of Weymouth? But Gu Lu, who knows a little about the history of Da Ying, thinks this operation is very irresponsible.

Prince Tufa said, "Mr. Toad Goes to the Psychiatrist is adapted from the well-known fairy tale The Wind in the Willows in China. It has made outstanding contributions to the mental health of Chinese teenagers and also demonstrated Mr. Gu Lu's appreciation and familiarity with Chinese culture."

"This medal was last awarded posthumously to Mr. Zhu Shenghao. This is being awarded again after 17 years. Mr. Gu Lu will enjoy all the rights of a citizen of Daying as a foreigner." After giving the medal to the other party, the Mediterranean Prince elaborated on the importance of the medal.

Mr. Zhu Shenghao? Gu Lu felt that this name was very familiar, but when the microphone was handed to his lips, he had to say his acceptance speech first.

“When I heard over the phone that I had won this award, my first reaction was surprise, and I am still very excited now. I hope I can write more works that British audiences will like.”

The speech was relatively brief. Gu Lu really had nothing to say about this trouble-making country. Also, he was not too excited about the recognition from foreigners.

"Wow!" There was loud applause at the scene. There were great scholars and invited reporters present.

The royal family also prepared a dinner for him, which was quite formal and was held at Downing Street, but not at No. 10.

"Considering the scale of the party, it seems that the medal is quite valuable."

Gu Lu thought so at first, but later he realized that he was overthinking.

The reason for the dinner was that Home Secretary Jonathan came with a request from his superiors and hoped that Gu Lu would agree to it.

There is no need to explain who the Home Secretary's superior is. Let's just say that Jonathan in front of us received his undergraduate degree from Oxford University and his master's degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science. I don't know if he also has hair loss, but at least he has shaved his hair off and it is shiny.

Gu Lu's first reaction was to refuse. He didn't want to get involved in the politics of another country. After all, the identity he currently represented was different.

"Sir, what are you doing?"

Jonathan handed over a document. Gu Lu did not reach out to take it because the document was sealed and Gu Lu recognized the English words on it: [Cabinet sealed document]
"Oh, confidential documents - don't worry, Mr. Gu Lu, this confidential document can be found on the Internet." Jonathan said nonchalantly.

"?" Gu Lu still didn't take the document.

Jonathan opened the file and handed it to Gu Lu. "Mr. Gu Lu, please rest assured that you are also a customer of our Daying, and that is why you received the medal. If our ruling party is sane, there is no need to do such unprofitable things as framing Mr. Gu Lu."

So as long as it's profitable, that's all?!

(End of this chapter)