Chapter 159: Before School Starts and After School (Part II)
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When Lu Yichou received the manuscript of "After School", he was talking to everyone in the work group about Gu Yongsheng's recruitment of Detian.
"He has a wide range of plays, maybe he can turn the situation around this time. ”
In fact, every time I encounter this kind of thing, my mood is quite complicated, on the one hand, I am eager to see his not calm, and on the other hand, I am curious about where his limits are. ”
"I'm afraid it's hard to see the state of not being calm at the moment, and we need to continue to wait where the limit is. ”
"The point is, every time the plot develops it doesn't meet our expectations, if it weren't for him leaving, I wouldn't say this, frankly, I even sometimes expect him to fall, has been going well, is it a reason to decide to leave?"
This sentence resonated with many editors, and the news that Gu Yongsheng did not renew Qianhong's contract quickly spread in the editorial department and even in the industry.
Lu Yichou originally wanted to stop this trend of conversation, but after thinking about it, he deleted the "don't talk too much" that had been typed out one by one from back to front, and then replied, "You can also keep looking forward to this, but you can only look forward to it in your heart, and the unified external voice is 'contract expires, terminate the contract peacefully, bless him, and look forward to the next cooperation', if you let me know who says something inappropriate in public, it will definitely be severely punished." ”
Everyone lined up and answered "received".
Like Mo Zhiyu, Lu Yichou is not optimistic about Gu Yongsheng's self-reliance, not because he is not famous enough, on the contrary, it is because he is on the cusp, so he will control elbows everywhere, including Qianhong, no one really wants to have another competitor like Xue Muliang.
"He will definitely wrestle when he runs away, although writing comes from life, but after all, it is not real life. He can proclaim himself king in the virtual world, but he may not be able to go smoothly in the real world, and the only question now is when and where he will fall. Wei Wuzhi said concludingly.
Yi Shui'an, who was also sitting in front of the computer and facing this chat box, obviously couldn't participate in this topic, she sighed softly, picked up the pen and wrote a line of words in the notebook: "The country where you are located is heavy, and the country you go to is light." ”
As soon as the eight words were put down, I saw Mr. Lu reply: "Gu Yongsheng's manuscript is here, and Lao Wei will read the private chat." ”
Then. Mr. Lu and Editor-in-Chief Wei disappeared together, and it wasn't until before getting off work that Lu Yichou posted a sentence in the group: "At least this time, he won again!"
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A week after the release of "After School", Qianhong's editors deeply understood the true meaning of their boss's so-called "he won again".
It was Japan that was the first to react to the book, and it is understandable. After all, for so many years, there have been no representative works of mystery novels in China. Naturally, the same cannot be said in terms of attention. Even if some Chinese readers find out about this novel and promote it on the largest forum for mystery novels, "Labyrinth", it is still regarded as a merchant army and cannot attract widespread attention.
In Japan, it's a different story entirely, as the novel was marketed under the guise of a "provocative book from China." It immediately attracted the attention of those fanatical patriots, who immediately bought the book, prepared to criticize and attack it chapter by chapter, paragraph by paragraph, and finally made these conclusions public to the world on social networks and international forums. Let the Chinese author who does not know the height of the sky be ashamed.
Aikawa, who just went to college this year, was one of the first readers to buy "After School", he is a loyal fan of mystery novels, and like many of his peers, he thinks that Japanese reasoning is the first in the universe.
When I heard that the Chinese writer who was criticized by Tokuda Jun not only did not reflect on himself, but openly fired back, I couldn't help but secretly slander: "Why take the humiliation yourself." ”
With this in mind, he purchased After School and prepared an entire evening to complete the reading and related reviews of the book.
He read the beginning very carefully, almost not letting go of every word, the purpose is to guess the ending in the shortest time.
An hour passed, and not only did he not find out the ending, but he also unfortunately fell into the story, and the disdain in his heart disappeared little by little, replaced by surprise and confusion, and it was not until he finished reading the ending that this surprise and incomprehension turned into a clear shock.
This is simply a masterpiece that is comparable to any of the best mystery novels in the country!
Aikawa came to this conclusion bitterly, and what made him even more uneasy was that this novel not only completed a brilliant mystery story, but also presented his familiar high school life with great ease, such as travels, the Arrow Club and the hazy throbbing of youth, this kind of penmanship and layout can almost compete for the Spring and Autumn Mystery Award.
Aikawa's gaze is fixed on the last paragraph of the novel: [I feel like I'm going to start a long vacation. 】
When the story is over, it is easy to understand but shocking to the heart, and it ends with such an "idle pen", which not only seems lightweight, but also adds to the timeless meaning of the article.
Aikawa has a full sense of pride and superiority in the famous ethnic culture, but he is still a heavy mystery novel fan after all, and he really can't open his eyes and say nonsense to criticize this "After School".
The essence of the original mystery novel is to challenge the reader and confuse the reader, not only to keep his own foreshadowing, but also to lead the reader's thinking in a completely wrong direction, so that when revealing the truth, it gives the reader a hearty and unexpected sense of "Oh, I see, I think I was wrong".
"After School" obviously does this, the story focuses the contradictions on the protagonist at the beginning, and the confusion is outrageous, and what is even more unexpected is that the protagonist does have another story on him, and it is related to the story on the main line, which can be described as a link, so that after seeing the ending and knowing the truth, he was still silent in the author's bureau for a long time and couldn't let go.
Because, one of the original intentions of the author in this design was to provoke the reader.
Aikawa had to keep a depressed silence for the time being, praise is impossible, and there is no position for attacking, except for the flawed "killing machine" that is worth questioning, the other parts really can't constitute an effective slot.
It turns out that Aikawa was right, and when the first readers finished reading the novel, the expected large-scale crusade did not appear, but a small group of people expressed their surprise and "not bad" in a twisted manner, and the attackers really grasped the "motive for killing" and carried out a "wild beating", but the momentum seemed to be difficult.
Then more and more readers entered the pit, so much so that some well-known mystery novelists took the initiative to stand up and express their admiration for this story from China.
"The author is well versed in our reasoning, the author has a detailed understanding of our daily life, and this story reflects the problems of our country in this era from a certain angle. ”
"This is a work that is different from other campus mystery stories, it is a novel that adults can read, and the author tirelessly dabbles in some details of life, nothing more than to construct a real world, which provides a good idea for works of the same type. ”
The depiction of the teacher-student relationship in the text is very precise and apt, which undoubtedly adds to the charm of the whole book, and it is rare that the author also incorporates foreshadowing into those seemingly prosaic dialogues, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone. ”
"The most amazing thing is that when the mystery is solved at the end, the explanation of the reasoning is not carried out under a static dialogue, but while doing tense movements, the puzzle is solved, so that the suspense of the whole book is maintained until the end, avoiding the monotony and tedium of the lengthy explanation, so that the reader's feelings are always maintained in a tense state, which is truly a masterpiece of the so-called "no cold scene". ”
I can only regret to say that this Mr. Gu Yongsheng from China has defeated tens of millions of our readers with his excellent ideas, and I advise those readers who are sloppy to pay attention to every paragraph of the author's words, otherwise there will be a sense of remorse for being played by the author at the end. ”
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Even though there are thousands of hatreds and hatreds in the country of Japan, there is still one that deserves our vigilance, they are a famous people who can take the initiative to recognize their own shortcomings and make improvements, they worship the strong and despise the weak.
It is precisely under the influence of this kind of thinking that "After School" was not only not quickly banned, but was vigorously promoted, and they reminded and even encouraged the younger generation of their own country: "Never slacken, that neighboring country that has become strong is not ignorant of us, this Gu Yongsheng must have studied our history and current situation in depth, and there must be many Chinese people like him, so cheer up, young man!"
Then, the book began to set off a craze in Japan, and Shun Lì was shortlisted for the Spring and Autumn Awards Ten Foreign Masterpieces, becoming the first Chinese novel to be selected for this award, and the title of "Provocation from China" was completely confirmed.
The craze quickly crossed the ocean, from the island nation to Greater China, setting off another wave of sales and discussion.
The long-term poverty and weakness in the field of speculative fiction has made readers in China instinctively biased towards similar masterpieces and judgments abroad.
Everyone is almost buying this book with a shameful mentality, Gu Yongsheng's original readers are not to mention the excitement, all kinds of exaggerated praises come one after another, and those Gao Shuishui who tried to make Gu Yongsheng ugly are completely dumbfounded.
"Three hundred and sixty degrees without dead ends, you!"
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As one of the participants in this matter, Tokuda Jiro finally came forward to reply after being silent for nearly half a month: "Although there are still many inappropriate places in the book "After School", it has made Gu Yongsheng qualified to fight with me, I have a new book published in October, and I am willing to invite Gu Jun to fight again!"
Not only received the war book brought by Gu Yongsheng Tuo Qianhong, but also advertised his new book, which is also considered wisdom, but this time the challenge is more blatant and unsparing, and it is quite a meaning of winning or losing a war.
This time, Gu Yongsheng rarely did not remain silent, nor did he respond to Guò Qianhong, but personally posted a paragraph on the microblog: "Detian Jun has a deep understanding of Chinese culture, and has studied all the classics and histories.