In the beginning, I just wanted to make money

Returned to the dormitory and reported on the meeting.

Zhao Linhai said: "The teacher is really interesting. The filming of "The Condor" will start in September!"

"Filming will start in September?"

"Yes, there were reports in the news at that time!"

Liao Gaoxiang explained: "The teacher may have lived on campus for a long time and does not know much about the external situation..."

"He may not even know that "The Condor" has changed its production company..."

Zhao Xin asked: "Then...you gained nothing in one night?"

"No," Shen Xudong said about Zhang Jizhong asking him to write a review.

"I guess I saw the discussion and thought it was a propaganda tool..."

"The bearded guy really likes to hype! He's not a good producer!"

Shen Xudong didn't care: "It doesn't matter if he is a good producer or not, just don't forget to pay him..."

Zhao Linhai warned: "Then try not to write controversial things..."

Shen Xudong nodded: "Yes, I'll try my best!"

Speaking of this, Shen Xudong remembered the original work: "...by the way, three brothers, what point do you think I should focus on if I write a martial arts novel?"

"Martial arts novels..."

"Why did you think of writing martial arts?"

Well, martial arts novels, including popular romance novels, are considered inferior to drama students...

There's no way around it, martial arts novels have been like this since their inception, especially during the Republic of China, writing martial arts novels was a despicable business. Respect belongs to Lu Xun, Hu Shi, Wang Guowei, Li Shutong, Shen Congwen and others.

The first batch of people who wrote martial arts serials for newspapers were mostly lower-class literati who couldn't afford to eat, drunkards and gamblers who couldn't afford rent, and people who had been kicked out of their hometowns. In the spirit of "a man selling his words is equivalent to a woman selling her body". With a mentality of selling words, I felt humiliated when I received the royalties, so I spent them all as fast as possible like crazy.

For example, the original work of "The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple" is called "The Legend of Jianghu Qixia", which is called China's first authentic martial arts novel. The author is Pingjiang Buxiaosheng. After writing hundreds of thousands of words, he earned his first pot of gold. Quietly left Shanghai and returned to Hunan. Then the novel was discontinued, and the magazine had to ask an editor to write it.

After that, Pingjiang Buxiaosheng came to Shanghai from Hunan. Shen Zhifang, the owner of World Bookstore, hosted a banquet in honor of him and asked him to come back to write pens. Buxiaosheng patted his money bag and said: We still have a life now, so we no longer cook calligraphy to relieve hunger.

It means, ‘Now that I have money, I still write shitty martial arts’!

It wasn't until Hu Jinquan won the Technical Award at the Cannes Film Festival for "The Heroine" that martial arts novels were considered to be in the mainstream...

But after all, mainland China looks down on popular novels!

Shen Xudong explained: "My teacher and senior Shi Hang both suggested that I write an original work...I immediately thought of martial arts."

"Why martial arts? You can have something similar to him!"

"Isn't this a martial arts craze? Some time ago, I was discussing Linghu Chong with Zhang Jiashen, who was in the next class, and she said, 'If you have the ability, write your own martial arts book'... which made me very hurt!"

“…”

The three of them were stunned for a moment...

Indeed, in the eyes of many people, no matter how eloquent you are, without the support of your works, you are not qualified to comment...

Zhao Linhai hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Actually, there is nothing to write about in martial arts. You see, the chaotic final years of the dynasty or the undercurrent of palace struggles, the vendettas in the rivers and lakes involve martial arts conspiracies, and the love-hate entanglements between martial arts men and women. Generally speaking, it seems unreasonable. Without this framework…”

Liao Gaoxiang also said: "In old martial arts novels, the previous generation of heroes often spared a certain thief, and then the thief came back and killed the hero's whole family. The new generation of young heroes killed their enemies with great force, and then retired from the world, and then the thief came back. Get up a group of bad guys and continue their conspiracy...it’s no fun!”

Zhao Xin added: "Unless you can combine the court with the martial arts..."

"Combined?"

"Yes, just like "Four Famous Catchers"..."

""Four Famous Catchers" won't work. All the storylines in "Four Famous Catchers" involve extremely bloody murder cases. The four famous catchers go to solve the case, and layers of traps are uncovered..."

"Actually, there are only so many elements in martial arts novels..."

Several people were still discussing, but Shen Xudong suddenly felt blessed and interrupted them: "I have a clue... the four secret agents, Hulong Villa, Dongchang..."

"What?"

"I've thought about how to write it..."

"how to write?"

"Bringing all the elements together, the protagonist's adventures, palace struggles, feuds, and the love-hate entanglements between men and women in martial arts..."

"Is that pot of stew delicious?"

"We can write more protagonists. The main plot is between Hulong Villa and Dongchang... The owner of Hulong Villa, the brave god Hou Zhuwu, is the emperor's uncle. He once founded Hulong Villa on the order of the late emperor. The purpose is It is to stabilize the imperial power, to check and balance with Dongchang, to prevent the young master from being suspicious of the country, eunuchs to mislead the country, and villains to rule. Dongchang is a supervisory agency of the royal family and is also a spy intelligence agency. Its power is superior to that of Jinyiwei. Cao, the governor of Dongchang Zhengchun's power is so great that it can be said that under one person, it is above ten thousand people. From the important officials of the imperial court to the ordinary people, Dongchang can supervise at will!"

Zhao Xin was stunned for a moment: "...Then who is the villain?"

"Third brother, can you guess?"

"It must be the Iron Gallant God Marquis..."

"Ah? You guessed it right away?"

"Nonsense, how can a eunuch subvert the imperial court?"

Shen Xudong was stunned for a moment: "Uh... okay!"

Indeed, for screenwriters, they can judge by grasping the core things...

"Then what's the name of your book?"

"…"No. 1 in the world"!"

"Yo, what a name!"

…

Once you have an idea, write an outline first...

The protagonists and villains must be listed, and the key plot points of the story should also be listed...

Writing a novel is different from screenwriting.

If "The Best in the World" were a script, the opening could show the appearance of the four secret agents, but the novel cannot be written like this...

First, I wrote the prequels of Duan Tianya, Guihai Yida, and Shangguan Haitang, and then Cheng Shifei appeared.

This kind of writing is called an internal perspective, and the direction of events is judged from the perspective of the character in each chapter...

So, it’s a bit cruel!

Well, the story of "No. 1 in the World" itself is very cruel. Except for Cheng Shifei and Princess Yunluo, who escaped unscathed, everyone else was injured to varying degrees...

"The breeze is blowing, and the cherry blossoms in the courtyard are in full bloom. Duan Tianya is wearing a gray gown and holding a knife in both hands, walking around in the courtyard..."

As I was writing this, my phone vibrated...

Don’t really want to see it!

But I still watched it, okay, it’s Cao Xiwen again...

This girl is so annoying. She dates him every three days. Can't you see that my brother has no idea about her?

If you can't date a man three times, just give up - Zhuge Liang is not that hard to date!

So persistent...

Forget it, Shen Xudong clicked on the text message: ‘I’m having dinner with the senior sisters today, do you want to come? ’

Senior sister?

Who is in the performance department at level 01?

Love so and so...

Shen Xudong replied directly: "I'm writing in the library... next time!"

It should be okay to refuse like this, right?

Then Cao Xiwen sent another message, 'Your dormitory is here, it's just you! ’

Shen Xudong looked at the time...four o'clock in the afternoon...it was almost dinner time.

Then go have a meal!