Wenhao: This child has been smart since he was young

Chapter 578 Finale
On Monday, October 11, 2032, at 13:00 European Standard Time (CEST), which is 7 PM Beijing time, the Swedish Academy announced the winner of this year's award—Gu Lu.

The awards are usually announced in October, and then presented at the Blue Hall in Stockholm on December 10th, the anniversary of Nobel's death.

The award was given for "his imaginative and realistic works that bring historical figures back to life."

At the same time, the work also reflects on modern society, expresses a love of truth, and explores multiculturalism.

The reasons mentioned above are likely related to the biographical work "The Architect of the World," and the three works "Blindness" and "The English Patient."

In fact, during these ten years, Gu Lu also synthesized and plagiarized literary works such as "The King of Alder", "Life of Pi", and "Midnight's Child".

In terms of the quality of his works, it is more than enough, because of these five works, two of which won the Booker Prize and one won the Goncourt Prize, and the English Patient is also hailed as the best Booker Prize-winning work in the last fifty years.

Moreover, the author of Blindness had already won the Nobel Prize in Literature, and this is another masterpiece by Zweig.

It was a done deal, but I didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

Le Monde: "China's Second Nobel Laureate in Literature Emerges—Gu Lu, the Youngest Winner"

Global Times: Congratulations to Gu Lu on becoming the second Nobel laureate in Literature

Asahi Shimbun: "The whole world knew Gu Lu would win the Nobel Prize in Literature, but no one expected it to come so quickly."

The Times: "He has reached the pinnacle of both bestsellers and literature."

Because most people don't pay much attention to the other Nobel Prizes, the Literature Prize and the Peace Prize receive the most attention. The Peace Prize is something to watch for fun, and the Literature Prize is something to discuss.

Just like every college entrance examination, the essay topics are among the most popular, following the same path.

"Good heavens, I woke up to find such a big mess, and they actually said Gu Lu—but it actually makes sense."

"...Anyone who has read Blindness and The English Patient will agree that he deserves the award. But he's so young! I remember the youngest Nobel laureate before him was Camus, who was forty-four. I think Gu Lu was born in 96; he's only thirty-six, isn't he?"

"The youngest was Joseph Rudyard Kipling, who won the prize in his forties. Gu Lu pushed it back five years. Actually, the Nobel Prize in Literature is not an immediate award, but rather an achievement award that recognizes a writer's creative career. And the peak creative period for most writers is between the ages of thirty and forty."

It seems that Camus, whom I just mentioned, started writing "War and Peace" at the age of 36, and wrote "The Stranger" at the age of 30.

Then, after the work gains recognition and your literary standing rises, this process takes about ten years, and then the Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to you. Therefore, most laureates are in their fifties or sixties.

It can only be said that Gu Lu became famous far too early!

At 28, he wrote *Life of Pi*; at 29, *Blindness*; at 32, *The English Patient*… Crucially, his existing fame shortened the time it took for him to gain literary recognition.

"I'll follow your lead if you have a lot of words upstairs. But I admire Gu Lu the most. Others win awards by making fun of themselves, but Gu Lu is like Pangu, who takes the path of proving his way through force."

"Actually, there's one more thing the original poster didn't mention: Gu Lu started publishing 'The Architect of the World' when he was 24 or 25, the age when he was in college. This biographical novel of a famous person has been included in textbooks in many countries."

……

It has generated a great deal of discussion.

This is high, not only domestically, but also overseas.

The two most excited countries are China and France.

"Daying, Gu Lu's second hometown, congratulates Gu Lu on winning the Nobel Prize in Literature!" said a netizen from Daying, and then France immediately jumped in.

"A second hometown? Who doesn't know that Mr. Gu Lu's second hometown is Paris? Mr. Gu Lu's sister is studying in Paris." A French netizen added further evidence.

"The Lord of the Rings trilogy was all filmed in France. Oh, and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is coming out this year too. I have to go and support it!"

Gu Jiayu's identity was exposed by a paparazzi in 2025, when seven or eight paparazzi from various newspapers were following her.

After all, Gu Lu hasn't left the country since 2024. The Booker Prize and Goncourt Prize were accepted on his behalf by others. Whether he'll even attend the Nobel Prize ceremony is questionable…

Even though he's no longer physically present, his popularity remains high; after all, he hasn't left the world of bestsellers. "Fall of Giants," the Hunger Games trilogy, the L.A. tetralogy, and the Millennium trilogy (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl in the Spider's Web) have all consistently topped the bestseller lists.

Therefore, European and American netizens are very interested in peeking into the world's most famous genius writer. Where there is demand, there will be supply, which has troubled Gu Jiayu for a long time.

The netizens were unhappy and immediately retorted:
"What's wrong with scouting locations? They just wanted to provoke Italy. I heard they initially approached Italy, but that idiot refused. Da Ying is definitely Mr. Gu Lu's second hometown, otherwise how could there be such a wonderful work as 'The English Patient'? He also wrote 'Yes, Prime Minister' 27 years ago. If he didn't love Da Ying, how could he know so much about it?"

A French netizen responded, "There's a Chinese proverb that says you must understand your enemy in order to defeat them. It's like how Mr. Gu Lu particularly disliked America, yet still wrote the Los Angeles tetralogy, a crime novel set in Los Angeles."

Netizens worldwide are used to it. Years ago, Russia even joined the conflict, but the frequent fighting eventually wore down their fighting spirit. There's no way around it; Britain and France have a long-standing feud.

Some Chinese netizens joked: The offline Hundred Years' War between England and France began with the Principality of Aquitaine, while the online war between England and France began with Gu Lu.

Let's talk about America again. The current dispute at Fox is somewhat related to Gu Lu.

"Three films in a row have failed. How are we going to explain this to head office?"

"...There's no other way, we can only ask Yao for help."

"Isn't there any other way? He's not an easy opponent."

There's a joke that says Sony Pictures brings out 007 when they lose money, Warner Bros. brings out Harry Potter when they lose money, and Universal Pictures brings out Fast & Furious.

So, Fox is currently making money by buying and adapting Gu Lu's novels into films.

The main reason is that The Little Prince Culture is no longer a small company that can be easily manipulated. With over a hundred Lord of the Rings flagship stores worldwide and numerous copyrights, it has become a semi-giant.

In terms of development, Pingmianguo Culture Company is doing better, mainly because China is Gu Lu's home turf. Gu Zi stores have been opened in first- and second-tier cities. Although Gu Lu's works are no longer being adapted into animation, there is no shortage of film and television dramas every year.

Having traversed more than twenty years, Gu Lu's status, wealth, and influence have almost reached the pinnacle of a writer.

Oh, no need for almost, it's the peak.

First, the cumulative sales of his books have exceeded 5 million copies, and he is rapidly catching up with Rowling. At the current rate, he may even challenge for the title of the best-selling author in history.

Furthermore, Gu Lu has already surpassed Rowling in one area: copyright revenue. Harry Potter is indeed very powerful, perhaps even the most powerful novel IP, but Gu Lu holds far too many copyrights, leading to a qualitative leap through quantitative accumulation.

Furthermore, Gu Lu's works have been selected for textbooks in more than 30 countries, so his influence will be even more exaggerated when people 20 years later grow up.

As for its status, that has been explained earlier.

King Gulu did not travel through this world in vain.

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