Chapter 546 Friendship Fee

Chapter 546 Friendship Fee

Chapter 546 Friendship Fee

Because it was quiet, I could instantly find the person who spoke.

Director Ye of the Mining Literature Research Office said, "To build a good relationship, it is nothing more than taking the initiative to show goodwill. Doesn't our Writers Association have a biggest resource?"

The biggest resource? Vice Chairman Qi thought about it and thought of it, "Help to nominate representatives from the National Z Association or the People's Congress?"

These two identities are representatives of the same type of people, and as the official association of writers in China, the Writers Association definitely has priority in recommendation. It's like "You can scold Tang San, but you can never say he sucks", because he is a member of the National Z Association. It can be said that Tang San and Xuehong (Modu People's Congress) are the two people with the highest official identities in online writing.

"Don't hit a smiling person. We have already paid the money to our friend, so he can't slap us in the face," said Director Ye.

The words are rough but the truth is true, but they are too straightforward. What friend fee? It is clearly the person selected by our Writers Association after close discussion who best represents the writers group.

"That's a good idea," Vice Chairman Qi agreed.

One of the vice chairmen of the Writers Association, Mai Jia, once served as a member of the National People's Congress.

"Director Ye really has a solution!"

"Okay, it should be okay this time."

"We, the Writers Association, have pushed this forward, so there must not be any problems."

Other people in the office were chatting about various things.

Everyone in the Writers Association forgot one thing... that is, Gu Lu was not officially classified as a writer. Because he was not classified in the cultural department, but in the diplomatic and united front departments, and his mother's family was the Communist Youth League.

What the Writers Association is doing is no less than snatching food from a tiger's mouth - a bit exaggerated, after all, tigers are so scary, right?

So what are the people doing? They are taking a break from their busy lives.

"What are you looking at?" Gu Lu asked.

He was shopping with the girl with super strength when the latter's eyes were suddenly attracted by something in a window.

"Do you like it? Buy it if you like." Gu Lu said directly.

"No, I don't like it either, but I just think the design is interesting," said Zhou Lin.

The two continued to shop. Gu Luke took this matter to heart, but he hesitated because there was a wedding item in the window.

This is a Lolita store. Zhou Lin is not a Lolita girl, but she occasionally thinks it is pretty. Wedding dresses are the dresses in Lolita, similar to wedding dresses.

Was it because it looked good, or because he thought of the wedding dress? In other words, Gu Lu was wondering if he should charge forward?

I didn't buy anything while shopping today.

When the Super Girl goes shopping, she really just browses and rarely spends money. Even if she finds something she likes, she will go back and buy it online.

[With proof of purchase of "To Live", you can get a pack of tissues for free.] The two saw this promotional slogan at Watsons in the shopping mall.

The Watsons waiter also said, "Although living is healing, it is easy to evoke tears. We at Watsons care about tears and we care about you even more."

"Hahaha, this is causing a lot of harm to people. Did Watsons pay any advertising fees?" Zhou Lin asked curiously.

"Do I need to pay advertising fees for giving away tissues?" Gu Lu was curious.

"Of course it is needed. Watsons is just taking advantage of the popularity of To Live. Even if 10 people come into the store and 8 of them are too thick-skinned to buy anything, as long as 2 people - oh no, 1 person - buy something, it's worth it. The cost of paper towels is too low," Zhou Lin said. "In total, the cost of acquiring customers is as low as it can be, and this is all brought by To Live."

After listening to this analysis...yes, since they got such a huge benefit, why shouldn't they pay advertising fees? Gu Lu figured it out.

"Smart, I'll call and ask later." Gu Lu said.

Whether Watsons paid for advertising or not, it proves one thing: the book is really popular!

"To Live" has been on the market for two weeks and has created a huge trend. In short, it has gone viral.

Many people who don't read the book can grumble, "I just don't like this kind of book, it feels very cruel." "To Live has the same plot of abusing women as The Four, the female characters are all very miserable, I don't like it, it feels like Gu Lu is misogynistic!" "Right, right, no wonder I felt uncomfortable when reading it, so that's how it is, only the female characters are miserable"...

Many people who are discussing it have not actually seen it, which is normal. Because the discussion circle is large, all kinds of people will be there, so it is normal to attract slander. It is hard to say whether the dogs raised by foreign institutions are male or female, or even whether they are human. When faced with such works, every point must be attacked. Gu Lu, who has never accepted interviews, felt that it was almost the same to rest (duo) at home (cang), so he accepted an interview.

The specifications are also very high, and the editor-in-chief is directly reported.

"Teacher Gu Lu, who has had the greatest influence on your literary career?" asked Editor-in-Chief Kang of People's Literature.

"Rather than being influenced by a particular writer, I would say I was guided by my junior high school teacher, Mr. Li Riyao. What I miss most is the time when I borrowed books from Mr. Li and discussed them with him in his office the next day. I was young back then and I couldn't understand the contents of many books, and I didn't even understand the wonderful parts of the articles."

What a great teacher! Director Kang feels that Teacher Li can become one of the top ten famous teachers in China in the 21st century!

"If it weren't for Teacher Li's explanation, I wouldn't have known that the beginning of Border Town was so good. I read it myself and it was just average. It was these books that inspired my fantasy about literature. It was also because I read classics that elevated my aesthetic taste for works. For writers, classics are teachers."

Shen Congwen's "Border Town"? Editor Kang thought about it and agreed that it was indeed the most vivid opening chapter in a modern Chinese novel.

The comparable work is "Snow Country", but Border Town has a more down-to-earth feel.

"Is your literary creation going well? Are there any works that have not been published?" Editor-in-Chief Kang kept calling you "your", which made Gu Lu a little uncomfortable, but the editor insisted on addressing you like that, saying that it was to make the interview more formal.

After all, the interview content needs to be published.

"I was in junior high school, very young, when I signed contracts with Youth Digest and Time Reasoning and became a full-time writer. I have been writing all the time, and the royalties are relatively stable, so except for the beginning, there is no pressure on writing, so it should be quite smooth."

Editor-in-Chief Kang is a second-generation Gu scholar, so he naturally understands Gu Lu’s experience.

"As for the unpublished works - a few days ago, Neon Publishing House wanted to publish "To Live" because President Wu Fang told me that there are many confused college students in Neon." Gu Lu said, "They also need to be healed, but I refused?"

Hmm? Why refuse? This kind of good stuff should be given to Japanese readers to try too. Editor-in-Chief Kang calmly waited for the follow-up.

"Because To Live has a strong historical background, the sense of immersion in other countries is not that strong."

In fact, there is another point. Gu Lu does not want his country's scars to be shown to foreign countries. This is also his personal selfishness.

"I happen to have an outline in my computer. It tells the story of a Japanese woman. It is also very healing. I will write it down and publish it in Japan when I have the chance," said Gu Lu.

Is it also a cure? Editor Kang wants to know whether it causes depression or cures it.

Because as a writer who wrote The Little Prince, The Borrowers and Mr. Toad going to a psychiatrist, healing is also very simple.

"Can you tell us the name of the work?" Editor-in-Chief Kang also wanted to ask some practical questions.

"The tentative name is 'The Life of Matsuko.'" said Gu Lu.

This is also Gu Lu's kindness towards the Japanese devils. After all, "being disliked" is incurable at first glance, so people must be lured in and killed.

"That's very exciting." Editor-in-Chief Kang continued, "Since you officially published your works in 2013, you have shown great explosive power. You can be seen actively in publications across the country, such as "Youth Literature and Art", "Story Club", "Youth Digest", "Years of Reasoning", "New Reading", "Science Fiction World", etc. Can you talk about your submission experience? Do you have a deep friendship with these publications? Do you have any stories about your exchanges with the editors?"

I feel that the interview with People's Literature is somewhat different from the interviews he had accepted before.

Gu Lu told the story about Lao Li, the deputy editor of the story club. As for submissions, Gu Lu's speech was very Versailles.

"Submitting an article means submitting it as soon as you finish writing it."

"...Didn't Mr. Gu's manuscript get rejected?"

"No."

"Teacher Gu, please share some experience."

“Just don’t vote in the wrong genre. It’s like you can’t vote in a science fiction film for “Years of Reasoning.” Gu Lu said sincerely.

"..."

Let's quickly move on to the next topic. Editor Kang asked, "Director Guo Fan was interviewed the day before yesterday and said that he made some changes to the plot of The Wandering Earth. Do you think the changes are good? Can you tell me about the good or bad parts?"

(End of this chapter)