Wenhao: This child has been smart since he was young

Chapter 170 Mars Canal
"It's developing quite fast." Gu Lu said with a smile. As for the response, he wasn't doing anything big, so why would he respond?

Wait, should I advertise for The Little Prince? The thought flashed through his mind, but Gu Lu quickly gave up, thinking it would not have much effect, so he might as well just cooperate with the publisher to organize the event.

The two walked in the sunset. It was rush hour, so the streets were crowded and cars were speeding on the road.

The busy people were reflected in the setting sun. Gu Lu's heart was in turmoil, and he suddenly had the idea that this was how life should be.

Lu Yi and Gu Lu walked back with the exercise books of the whole class and put them in the teacher's office first.

"Class is about to start, where are you going, Gu Lu?" Lu Yi watched his classmates pass by the classroom door without entering.

"Study hard." Gu Lu waved his hand and quickly disappeared from the monitor's sight.

Skipping class? Two words flashed in Lu Yi's mind.

Soon Lu Yi was thinking in his heart whether he should help Gu Lu make up a story to fool him, because skipping classes requires parents to be called!
Lu Yi didn't have much time left, just one or two minutes to walk back to the classroom...

"Report..." Lu Yi first reported to Teacher Xiao who was in the evening self-study class, "Teacher Xiao, I went out of school to buy a workbook, so I'm late."

"I know, come in." Teacher Xiao replied.

"That Gu Lu..."

Before Lu Yi finished speaking, Teacher Xiao interrupted him, "Gu Lu, I know. Teacher Gao has already told me."

A huge stone fell from his heart. It turned out that he had already applied for leave! Lu Yi returned to his seat.

Gu Lu, who returned home so early for the first time, came to the vegetable market.

"Xiao Gu is back so early?"

"I got out of school early today. Boss, please cut some ribs for me. Thank you."

"No problem, I'll kill it for you."

Because Gu Lu often comes to the vegetable market, he is quite familiar with the owner.

He is the kind of person who will not change his mind easily once he has chosen a meat stall.

The sweet and sour pork ribs went well with the rice. After finishing the meal, he even washed the dishes and chopsticks. It was only 7:30. Gu Lu was a little uncomfortable with having so much time all of a sudden.

Wanting to see if anyone was looking for him, Gu Lu logged into Penguin.

As soon as I logged in, I received good news from the editor-in-chief Han Zang. "Story Club" directly agreed to translate my work and publish it abroad.

Mainly, it is a matter of pride that the miscellaneous works published in our own magazines are published abroad.

Gu Lu once again communicated with Kazuma Yasuda via email.

[…Gu Lusang is definitely a talented writer…I only contributed a little bit to the success of the article…I have received Gu Lusang’s new work, and I will do my best to restore the brilliance of the work and not let Gu Lusang down. I look forward to more cooperation with Gu Lusang.]
There are three ellipsis marks, I don't know how many words are omitted, anyway, if it is useful, it's the above point. The respect that Japan has for famous writers is really exaggerated.

Kazuma Yasuda's attitude was even more respectful.

When his eyes fell on the part about more cooperation, Gu Lu sighed slightly.

After this wave of translation, there will be no Edogawa Ranpo for the time being. There are still four articles left: "Mars Canal", "Smokeworm", "Deformed Goddess" and "Appearance of Ase". They are more or less unsuitable for the current Gu Lu and cannot be used.

Gu Lu really admires Edogawa Ranpo. Not only does he have a great imagination, but his writing skills are also exaggerated. Just take the article "Mars Canal" for example. It is hard to imagine that someone can actually connect the action scenes in the bed with the exploration of Mars. Gu Lu, a novice driver, was amazed when he realized it.

"Overseas is just a supplementary factor, the most important thing is to look at the domestic situation." "It's a long story..."

"If one of the articles in the synthesis list is "Solving Worry Grocery Store", then I have an idea."

We can no longer rely on luck, we must take the initiative!

The next day.

When the sun is shining, there must be evil spirits!
"Mo Guanghai is the boss of Chuangxin Stationery and donated three million to the school. There is this connection." Principal Chang's words were meant to distance himself from the relationship. This man was a donor to the school. There was some connection, but not much.

Without the intelligence of an adult, it is hard to understand these twists and turns. Gu Lu nodded silently, indicating that he received the signal.

"Hey, Principal Chang is still bringing up this trivial matter from a few years ago. There's no need for that." Mo Guanghai said, "My child graduated from this school, so I should give back."

"Is this the great writer from our No. 8 Middle School?" Mo Guanghai looked at Gu Lu enthusiastically.

Gu Lu was a little allergic to enthusiasm, so he greeted her a little awkwardly.

"I'm older, so you can call me Uncle Mo, and I'll agree shamelessly." The middle-aged man in front of him had a strong social aura, which was completely different from the middle school students.

"Let's just call him Mr. Mo. We're mainly discussing copyright matters, so we can be a little more serious." Gu Lu responded.

This kid is not easy to deal with - Mo Guanghai's smile did not fade away, "Whatever you call him is just a name, it doesn't matter."

"I'm sorry to bother you today, Mr. Gu Lu. I want to discuss the copyright of The Little Prince. We, Chuangxin Stationery, want to purchase the authorization of The Little Prince." Mo Guanghai said, "Then we will start production."

"For the authorization, I am willing to pay 300 million yuan for ten years," said Mo Guanghai. "If you agree, we can sign the contract right away."

That's three million? Principal Chang was drinking tea quietly on the side, and he almost couldn't help himself when he heard the price.

Novelists make so much money, but it’s much more than what he works so hard for… cough cough, Principal Chang didn’t want to think about it any further.

By the way, the tea served now is Tuo tea.

As a businessman, Mo Guanghai will not do anything without profit. He can offer a high price because he sees a way to make money.

I went to Xinhua Bookstore last week and found that the best-selling stationery in the bookstore were stationery from the Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf series, low-priced stationery and The Little Prince book covers.

After some investigation, it turns out that the buyers of the Pleasant Goat series are mainly elementary school students, while the buyers of the Little Prince series are those in the third year of junior high school and above, probably high school students or something.

As for college students, I'm sorry, we don't provide book covers for college students.

Three million! This was much more sincere than the last time. Gu Lu couldn't help but be moved, but he took a deep breath and said, "Mr. Mo made this offer. I am really touched, but please allow me to refuse."

"Then let's cooperate happily...reject?" Mo Guanghai's mind froze.

"Why?" Mo Guanghai asked in confusion, "Does Gu Lu have a problem with the price?"

The license that Boonie Bears gave to Chen Guang was only 800 million for five years. But if you think about the popularity of Boonie Bears and the less than copies of The Little Prince sold, the price is really reasonable. Mo Guanghai was worried that the young writer in front of him would not understand, so he used examples to explain.

"It can be said that the average price of 300,000 yuan per year for the authorization of novel works is already a very good price," Mo Guanghai concluded.

Gu Lu refused for two reasons. First, he was not yet 18 years old, and selling the copyright would cause trouble. Second, let alone ten years, just five years - after five years of fermentation, he believed the price would be higher.

However, the above two reasons could not be stated explicitly, so Gu Lu refused in another way.

(End of this chapter)