Comprehensive manga: daily UP master

Chapter 239 Not a Genius, Just a Monster
Around the city, a villa by the sea.

Gu Tong was sitting on the sofa in the living room of this villa, listening to Xu Wu playing the piano. Xu Wu was wearing a black sweater, trousers, and a hat. His figure was extremely thin, as if he would fall down at any time.

The piano he uses is "Death Swan Elad" carved from mahogany, worth nearly 40.9 US dollars. It is rumored that Xu Wu's father bought this piano at an auction in Japan in 2013. Gu Tong witnessed this scene with his own eyes. Only then can I be sure that this is true.

"You played well." Gu Tong broke the silence.

"Since I was in elementary school, my parents have invested a lot of resources in me. They focus on developing my talents in various aspects, music, sports, Mathematical Olympiad, every field you can imagine that can achieve achievements, They all let me try," Xu Wu said calmly:

"So it's not surprising if I can succeed one day, because my starting point and conditions are completely different from ordinary people. They may have to discover their talents in general in the ignorant exam-oriented education. It is inevitable that my talents will be buried, but from the moment I was born, I have the right to choose my own way out, and there are countless roads created by money in front of me."

Gu Tong listened to the piano music played by Xu Wu and said, "But in fact, your parents probably never thought about it. What really made you famous is a self-made animation short film."

Xu Wu replied: "They didn't expect it. After all, the development of domestic animation is not good. It is because of this that I am very interested in animation production. It doesn't make any sense for me to follow the road they paved. I want to do What I have learned is to become a leader in the domestic animation industry, so that Huaxia can completely raise its head in this regard."

Gu Tong was silent for a moment and asked, "So why are you so attached to me?"

"Because you have talent, and you came from an ordinary background. Mr. Gu Tong, I have investigated your background. You were born in a family with very ordinary conditions. You even dropped out of high school and chased your dreams alone," Xu Wu said :

"This is a very admirable thing. You don't have a superior background and background, but you can achieve what you are now, which is far beyond the level of your peers, and even surpassed me when I was 17 years old. "

"You were hailed as a genius by everyone when you were 17 years old, how can I compare with you," Gu Tong said, "As you can see, I am essentially just a video author who is chasing popularity and traffic."

"If an author who is just building popularity and traffic can make a video that shocks Japanese animation masters, then he is not just an author who is just building popularity and traffic," Xu Wu calmly replied:
"You don't seem to understand your own abilities, Mr. Gu Tong, although I don't understand the works in your video, but when I saw your works, I felt the shock of coming to another world. Undoubtedly, there are not many works that can convey this feeling to me, and yours is one of the few."

Gu Tong sighed lightly and said, "What if it's really another world, instead of just coming to another world."

"That's not impossible. I'd rather believe that he has truly recorded the stunning scenery of another world than a 17-year-old boy who dropped out of school can do such a thing." Xu Wuzhi Holding the ten fingers playing the piano, he looked at Gu Tong with a smile on his face:

Gu Tong was silent for a moment, but did not reply.

"Let's go have lunch, Mr. Gu Tong." Xu Wu stood up from the piano and walked towards the second floor of the villa. On the second floor, his butler had already made a table full of lunch, and Gu Tong followed Xu Wu walked to the second floor and sat down in the kitchen.

"I don't know if it suits your taste. My housekeeper used to be a chef in France. My father met him by chance when he was doing business in France. At that time, he was heavily in debt because his wife was sick. I helped him pay off his debts, and he didn't know how to repay my Fuqing, so he came to be my housekeeper," Xu Wu took off his hat, revealing his shoulder-length hair, and he narrated calmly:

"I have been watched by him since I was a child. His cooking skills are unanimously recognized by our family. You can try it too."

Wearing a neat suit, the straight brown-haired middle-aged man smiled kindly at Gu Tong. After setting up the tableware, he consciously walked out of the kitchen.

"I can really feel the difference in the growth environment between people, but it seems that you and your housekeeper have a good relationship." Gu Tong sat down on the chair prepared by the other party, and looked at the clean napkin and a pair of clean napkins on the table. High-end French cuisine for the whole table.

He didn't know why he remembered Ryan III and his steward whom he saw in the No. 25 different world. This kind of aristocratic temperament is very similar. Maybe people who have lived in a superior environment for a long time really have a temperament that is different from ordinary people. .

Xu Wu picked up the tableware and said: "Yes, we have a very good relationship. He is like a family member to me. My parents don't have much time to take care of me. They usually accompany me more. Instead, it is my housekeeper who guides me. His values ​​and views will become what they are now, half of which is due to him."

Gu Tong took a sip of orange juice and casually replied: "That's really good."

Xu Wu said: "You seem to be underage, you probably don't like drinking, so I asked the housekeeper to prepare orange juice."

"My birthday was the 31st of last month, and I just turned 18 this year, so it's still okay to drink," Gu Tong said with a chuckle, "But forget it, I don't really want to get into this bad habit."

Xu Wu smiled and replied: "Drinking is not necessarily a bad habit. In the world of adults, it can be used to vent emotions and relieve pain. Other than cigarettes, there is nothing but alcohol. When I was young, I also hated my father's smell of alcohol when he came back from socializing."

"Anyway, it's fine if I don't drink," Gu Tong held his chin, and said while drinking orange juice, "Well, I remember that you shaved your hair because of the illness?"

Xu Wu replied nonchalantly: "Yes, this is a wig. As expected, I am more used to the feeling of having long hair, so I wore a wig to deceive myself."

"So that's how it is." Gu Tong asked: "So, the current situation is, besides me, all the animated short films of your other collaborators have finished?"

"Yes, it's up to you, Mr. Gu Tong," Xu Wu said while staring at Gu Tong:
"Frankly speaking, I know that I am selfish. After all, I don't have much time for you. The main reason is that I don't live long. It would be great if I could get to know you earlier, so that you have enough time to create."

Gu Tong put down his cup, and said without hesitation: "Actually, time doesn't affect anything at all. After all, I only took a maximum of four days to make this animated short film."

"Four days?" Xu Wu's complexion changed, "Please don't be perfunctory to me, I said this movie is really important to me, if it's just a work made in four days, then I..."

"I put the finished product in this USB flash drive." Gu Tong took out a small, dark USB flash drive from his pocket and placed it on the dining table, "As for whether the content of this animation short film can catch your eyes, it is up to you You judge, if you think this work is not qualified to participate in this 'Genius Carnival' project, then I will withdraw directly, anyway, I can't have any complaints."

Xu Wu was silent for a moment, but did not reply.

"Didn't you say that I'm a genius," Gu Tong said with the corners of his mouth curled up, "So you don't want to trust a work made by a genius in four days?"

"No, if the work you made in four days is enough to amaze me," Xu Wu said with a self-deprecating smile, "Then I will only feel ashamed. It's really just a grain of sand."

Gu Tong sighed and said: "I suggest you to be more optimistic and think about the good. I might really be someone who can travel to another world. In this way, don't you think that you won't be troubled by the 'disparity in talent'? Unnecessary emotions arising from things.”

"Mr. Gu Tong is really humorous, but if the work you produced in only four days is enough to shock me," Xu Wu raised the corners of his mouth, "Maybe I really think you are from another world. .”

The two had a meal together for the time being, Gu Tong could be said to be completely impolite, he hadn't eaten a normal meal in the past two days, at most he ate a piece of instant bread to fill his stomach during work.

Xu Wu didn't care about Gu Tong's tragic eating at all, but thought it was a recognition of his butler's cooking skills, and felt a little happy.

Xu Wu took a sip of his wine and said, "Mr. Gu Tong, can I ask you a question?"

Gu Tong ate the corner of his mouth with a napkin, and asked casually, "What's the problem?"

After a moment of silence, Xu Wu asked, "If you knew for sure that you could only live for half a month at most, what would you want to do?"

Gu Tong also knew what Xu Wu was implying, he nodded slightly and thought for a moment, "I might want to meet my friend."

"Meet a friend?" Xu Wu raised his eyebrows, "What type of friend?"

The faces of Chu Zihang, Lu Mingfei, Zhongli, Doraemon, and Naxiu flashed across Gu Tong's mind. He couldn't help covering his face and chuckled softly:

"All kinds of friends are a group of people who can be called 'freaks' or even 'monsters'. They are also out of place in this world. I can only feel a sense of belonging when I stay among them. .”

Xu Wu looked at Gu Tong's expression, pinched his chin and thought for a while: "A real friend, isn't it?"

"Yes, real friends," Gu Tong said, "It's a pity that I can't see them now due to various reasons. One guy has lost his memory, and only remembers when he was 15 years old. I want to have a good chat with him before he lost his memory, and talk about what happened during these times, but that's just 'if possible'."

"From what you said, I feel that they are really important to you," Xu Wu held his chin, with a complicated smile on his lips:
"I also often feel that I am out of tune with this world. Maybe I have received the most advanced education since I was a child. My mind matures faster than ordinary people, and I suffer from a so-called terminal illness. Therefore, I have never had a true heart-to-heart. Friends, their The pace of growth was completely out of step with me, and when I looked at my peers, I always felt like I was looking at something from another world."

"After all, you are a genius, a genius who was able to create such works when you were a teenager." Gu Tong recalled the shock he felt when he saw the short animation released by Xu Wu, and said without thinking praised.

"If there is a next life, I may want to live a normal life and make normal friends. I don't have to be like this now. I feel that the whole world seems to be forcing me to grow up. When I was a child, I was suffering far more than ordinary people every minute. Many times the courses and education, when I grow up, I need to know that I am going to die," Xu Wu shrugged and said with self-deprecation:
"I feel like the only time I'm really alive is when I'm doing animation. The love I put into it even makes me forget that I'm alone."

Looking at Xu Wu's complicated face, Gu Tong asked, "Speaking of which, do you really think it's a very appropriate thing to say so much to someone I've only known for so long?"

"Maybe in the past, I would think it was stupid, or even impolite," Xu Wu said with a smile:
"But I'm dying, it doesn't matter whether I'm overly enthusiastic or not, Mr. Gu Tong, if there are still people in this world that I hold a deep grudge against, maybe I'll borrow a pistol from my housekeeper and rush out to kill him." They were killed."

Gu Tong raised his eyebrows and said, "That's quite interesting, you, a great genius, would have this kind of thinking in the first place."

Xu Wu took a sip of wine, "After all, for me, the so-called etiquette, common sense and morality of society, all the restraints have disappeared. Although I know that I am about to die, this is the place where I feel the most free. time."

Gu Tong was silent for a moment, "I want to know if you use this rhetoric to every one of your collaborators, and then use it to win their trust."

"Of course not," Xu Wu said calmly:
"Mr. Gu Tong, even though some of my collaborators are celebrities in the Chinese animation industry, and even inaccessible to others, this does not mean that I respect them or even trust them. It only means that they They have lived longer than me, and have the time I don't have to accomplish those achievements. Besides, they have nothing I can respect. What I yearn for is-freedom and people who also have talents."

Gu Tong asked: "So in your perception, I am a person who also has talents?"

"Not only that, but you also symbolize freedom," Xu Wu said with a smile, "Didn't I say that your work is the first time that I feel the meaning of 'freedom and expanse', for which I really admire .”

"I understand. Since you trust me so much, I will give you the same trust." Gu Tong jokingly raised the corners of his mouth, and his pupils were slightly covered with blood.

He supported his chin with one hand, and raised his index finger forward with the other. Blood seeped out from his fingertips, forming a cross in the air.

"That's my passion."

(End of this chapter)