Wenhao: This child has been smart since he was young

Chapter 120 Youth Digest
"No wonder he could become a writer—" Reporter Wang thought.

"I'll go help." Teacher Gao also walked into the kitchen.

The reporter was left alone in the living room. Reporter Wang looked around and asked, "Xiao Gu, can I do a photo shoot at home? Don't worry, I will definitely give the photos to Xiao Gu for review."

"What?" Gu Lu poked his head out of the kitchen. He had just been washing vegetables and couldn't hear what was being said outside.

So he repeated what he had just said, and reporter Wang got Gu Lu's permission to film.

There are fifty or sixty books on the bookshelf: "The Old Man and the Sea", "Moby Dick", "A New Tales", "The Unbearable Lightness of Being", "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", etc.

"There is actually a book called "Ancient Novels"?" Reporter Wang was surprised. This book is a collection of lost ancient novels compiled by Mr. Lu Xun.

It will not be included in any version of the complete works of Lu Xun. If you are not familiar with Zhou Shuren, you would not even know that such a book exists.

When I opened "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", I saw a lot of things written on the title page: "Clay dolls, where love is deep, are not afraid of species, but unfortunately there are no ghosts and gods in reality to distinguish deep love, material"
Turn to the article "Tupu" -

Reporter Wang has a good command of classical Chinese, so there is no need to read the translation. It tells the story of Wang's husband Ma Sheng who died early. She was deeply in love with him and refused to remarry. She made a statue of her husband out of clay. The underworld recognized Wang's deep love and let the ghost possess the clay statue to leave offspring. This is roughly the story.

"There are a lot of material records, and those with a check mark at the end are those who already have ideas for writing stories?" Reporter Wang speculated.

Reporter Wang wrote down the checked Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio stories and went back to search for Gu Lu’s published works to see if he could figure out the thread of the story.

It's not just "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", there are more than 50 books, all of which have notes in more or less ways.

While thinking, Wang picked up a few books and took photos of them. Good reading habits are excellent goals that students should learn.

"No wonder he could write 'Reading is an easy way to practice self-transcendence. It is to look at people with the eyes of God and look at animals with the eyes of a bird.'" Reporter Wang concluded, "I don't know what a genius writer looks like, but Gu Lu does have all the qualities that a genius writer should have in my stereotype."

At half past eleven, reporter Wang had almost finished taking photos and lunch was ready.

Fragrant konjac roast duck and chicken soup, what a family, eating so well! Regardless of what others think, Gu Lu's appetite is whetted.

As the host, Gu Lu greeted, "Reporter Wang, Teacher Gao, you're welcome. Eat more."

"It's so rich. I'll take advantage of it and try Xiao Gu's cooking." Reporter Wang took a few bites with his chopsticks and praised him repeatedly.

I don’t know if it’s because the food tastes good or if the guests just follow the host’s wishes and have to praise the food out of politeness.

Gu Lu ate heartily, observing from the corner of his eye. Reporter Wang ate casually and roughly, while Teacher Gao was more elegant, taking a bite of food and a bite of rice, absolutely not messy.

After dinner, reporter Wang’s interview for the day came to an end, with only one last key question left.

"So, little Gu, have you encountered any setbacks in writing?" Reporter Wang asked. It is not enough to have smooth sailing, there must be some setbacks, and only by persisting and working hard to overcome setbacks can it have educational significance. After all, the main audience of the Young Pioneers is students.

What kind of setbacks could there be if he used a cheat? However, considering the other party's curiosity, Gu Lu racked his brains and finally thought of one that happened recently.

"Many magazines require both storytelling and literary qualities, so there will be cases where submitted manuscripts do not meet the editor's standards," said Gu Lu.

"Oh? What magazine is it?" asked reporter Wang.

"There was a problem with the manuscript of Mengya, and the editor gave some suggestions for revisions, but I couldn't meet their requirements," Gu Lu said, "so I had to change to another magazine."

The requirements for the sprouts are a bit high. But it doesn’t matter, reporter Wang will faithfully record and report the setbacks, “Can you tell me the story of what didn’t meet the requirements?”

"Both 'Moonstone' and 'Yesterday's Park' are stories about how to deal with regrets and memories," said Gu Lu.

So that's the topic. Reporter Wang nodded silently. He wrote down the key points. Today's interview was fruitful.

"Be sure to tell me when the interview is online so I can buy it and take a look." Gu Lu said to reporter Wang.

"I'll call you and tell you the details, probably next week."

At 2pm, reporter Wang left because he had another interview at 3pm and time was tight. Teacher Gao insisted on helping to clean up the dishes, so more than half an hour later, Gu Lu sent the head teacher to the nearby station.

"I'm sorry, Gu Lu, I was a little suspicious of you. It's my fault." Teacher Gao apologized very formally.

This sudden apology made Gu Lu feel a little flattered, because few people apologized to him.

"It's okay. It's normal not to believe." Gu Lu waved his hand immediately. "Being misunderstood by elders is a child's fate. It doesn't matter."

Teacher Gao subconsciously wanted to refute this from the perspective of an elder, or an adult, but when he thought about it carefully, it seemed to be true.

The bus arrived and Gu Lu watched Teacher Gao get on the bus before returning home.

I was busy the whole day and almost forgot about serious matters.

Don't get me wrong, it's not homework.

There are two things. First, the key points drawn by Li Guyuan need to be remembered. Second, the four characters "Yesterday's Park" were mentioned by the Help Tree Literature Society, which is a blessing from the original author.

In addition to his regular job, he also has a side job. Vice President Wang, the editor-in-chief of the New Youth Publishing House, called and asked Gu Lu to select short stories of about 100,000 words.

It doesn’t matter how many articles there are, as it’s about 100,000 words anyway.

Gu Lu was a little puzzled, there were so many good ones - "This is my first time publishing a collection of short stories, so I can't be careless. I must pick interesting short stories."

Gu Lu's selection continued into the night.

The end of Monday means the end of the National Day Golden Week.

Qu, deputy editor-in-chief of Youth Digest, does not work after get off work. In his opinion, only useless people would leave their work for holidays.

Deputy Editor-in-Chief Qu, you can just talk nonsense. Who can beat you? If you are not the leader, you can't make the decision yourself.

On Tuesday, Deputy Editor-in-Chief Qu arrived at the office and first asked Secretary Li from the editorial department to do things according to the old rules.

"Editor Qu, your coffee." Secretary Li glanced at the macarons on the table and said, "Editor Qu, please stop wasting food. You never finish all the snacks."

"You should prepare some even if you can't finish it. Emile Zola liked to drink coffee and read stories. It's a sense of ritual." Deputy Editor Qu said, "This is what you don't understand."

Secretary Li was speechless. Editor-in-Chief Qu had a good personality, but he was too fussy. He pursued a sense of ritual and especially wasted food.

After sending the secretary away, Deputy Director Qu started to work. In fact, he didn't like either coffee or macarons, the former was bitter and the latter was too sweet.

Both private manuscripts and manuscripts that have passed the first review must be reviewed...

There is a difference between reviewing and reading a book. The former requires more attention to writing style and story structure, so it is slower. I sat for two or three hours and did not eat any macarons, but I took two sips of coffee.

I saw Gu Lu’s submissions, two in total.

Judging from the name, Deputy Editor-in-Chief Qu chose to read "The Moonstone" first, as the name of "Yesterday's Park" sounds a bit like an essay.

"A supernatural novel?" Deputy Editor-in-Chief Qu frowned when he saw the opening.

The story begins with an office worker who sees his dead mother while riding the light rail.

“What a nice description of the city.”

Deputy Chief Editor Qu thought to himself that the subways in most cities are underground, and only the light rail in the Fog City meets the two characteristics of "on the ground" and "the tracks are close to residential buildings". It is obvious that the authors who submit articles are from the Fog City or live in the Fog City.

(End of this chapter)