At first, I just wanted to make money

Chapter 20 "No. [-] in the World"!
Back in the dormitory, I reported the meeting.

Zhao Linhai said: "Teacher is really interesting, "Shooting the Condors" will start filming in September!"

"The filming will start in September?"

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

Liao Gaoxiang explained: "The teacher may have lived on campus for a long time and doesn't know much about the outside world..."

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

Zhao Xin asked: "Then... you didn't gain anything all night?"

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

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

"The bearded man likes hype! He's not a good producer!"

Shen Xudong didn't care: "Whether he is a good producer or not, just don't forget to give him money..."

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

Shen Xudong nodded: "Well, I will try my best!"

Speaking of this, Shen Xudong thought of the original: "...By the way, three brothers, if I were a martial arts novel, which point should I focus on?"

"Martial arts novels..."

"Why did you think of writing martial arts?"

Well, martial arts novels, including popular romance novels, are not popular among drama students...

This can’t be helped, martial arts novels have been like this since their birth, especially during the Republic of China, writing martial arts novels was a lowly profession.Decentness belongs to Lu Xun, Hu Shi, Wang Guowei, Li Shutong, and Shen Congwen.

The first batch of people who wrote martial arts serials for newspapers were mostly low-level literati who couldn't afford to eat, alcoholics who couldn't pay rent, gamblers, and people who were driven out of their hometowns. The mentality is selling words, and I feel insulted when I get the manuscript fee, so I rush to spend it like crazy.

For example, the original work of "Burning the Red Lotus Temple" is called "The Legend of Heroes of Jianghu", which is known as the first authentic martial arts novel in China. The author is Pingjiang Buxiaosheng. Quietly left Shanghai and returned to Hunan.Then the novel was discontinued, and the magazine had no choice but to ask the editor to write it for him.

Afterwards, 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 pick up pens. Buxiaosheng patted his wallet and said: I still have to live now, and I no longer cook calligraphy to cure my hunger.

It means 'I'm rich now, and I'm still writing fucking martial arts'!
It wasn’t until Hu Jinquan won the Cannes Film Festival’s Technical Grand Prix with “A Chivalrous Woman” that martial arts novels were considered to be in the hall of elegance...

But after all, the mainland looks down on popular novels!
Shen Xudong explained: "The teacher and Senior Shi Hang both suggested that I write an original novel... I immediately thought of martial arts."

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

"Isn't this a craze for martial arts, and some time ago I was discussing Linghu Chong with Zhang Jiashen from the next class, and she said, 'You have the skills, write a book of martial arts yourself'...It hurt me very much!"

"... "

The three of them froze 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: "In fact, there is nothing to write about martial arts. You see, the turmoil of the last years of the dynasty or the turbulent court struggles, the vendettas in the rivers and lakes involve martial arts plots, and the love-hate entanglements between martial arts men and women. Generally speaking, it seems off-putting." Out of this frame..."

Liao Gaoxiang also said: "In the old martial arts novels, it is often the heroes of the previous generation who let off a certain thief, and then the thief came back and killed the whole family of the hero. Get up a group of bad guys, continue to plot and trick ... it's no fun!"

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

"Combined?"

"Yes, just like "The Four Famous Arrests"..."

"The Four Famous Detectives won't work. All the storylines of "The Four Famous Catch" have extremely bloody murders. The Four Famous Detectives went to solve the case, and layers of traps were uncovered..."

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

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

"what?"

"I've figured out how to write..."

"how to write?"

"Integrate all the elements together, the adventure of the protagonist, the court struggle, the feud in the rivers and lakes, the love-hate entanglement between men and women in the martial arts..."

"That pot of stew, is it delicious?"

"Can you write more protagonists? The main plot is Hulong Villa and Dongchang... The owner of Hulong Villa, Tie Danshen Hou Zhu, is the emperor's uncle. He was ordered by the late emperor to establish Hulong Villa for the purpose of It is to stabilize the imperial power, check and balance with Dongchang, prevent the master from being suspicious of the country, eunuchs misleading the country, and villains in power. Dongchang is affiliated to the royal supervisory agency and is also a spy intelligence agency. The power is above Jinyiwei. Dongchang Governor Cao Zhengchun's power is so powerful that it can be said that under one person, over ten thousand people, from important court officials to ordinary people, Dongchang can supervise it at will!"

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

"Third Brother, guess what?"

"It must be the god of iron courage..."

"Huh? Guessed right away?"

"Nonsense, how did the eunuch subvert the court?"

Shen Xudong froze for a moment: "Uh... okay!"

Indeed, for a screenwriter, one can judge by grasping the core things...

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

"..."Number One Under Heaven"!"

"Yo, what a name!"

……

With an idea, write an outline first...

Pros and cons, the characters must be listed, and the key plot points of the story should also be listed...

Writing a novel is not the same as writing a screenplay.

If "No. [-] in the World" was a script, the opening scene could be the appearance of the four secret agents, but the novel cannot be written like this...

First, I wrote the prequel to Duan Tianya, Gui Hai Yidao, and Shangguan Haitang, and then Cheng Zhengfei appeared on the stage.

This way of writing is called the internal perspective, and it also judges the direction of things through the perspective of the characters in each chapter...

So, a little brutal!

Well, the story of "No. [-] in the World" itself is very cruel, except for Cheng Shifei and Princess Yunluo, who are CPs who are considered to be unharmed, and everyone else is 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, holding a knife in both hands, moving around in the courtyard..."

I was writing this when my phone vibrated...

I don't really want to see it!
But I still read it, well, it’s Cao Xiwen again...

This girl is so annoying, she asks him out every day, can't you see that my buddy has no idea about her?

A man, if he can't get an appointment three times, just give up—Zhuge Liang is not that difficult to invite!
really persistent...

Forget it, Shen Xudong clicked on the text message: "I have dinner with my seniors today, do you want to come?" '

Sister?

Who is in the 01 performance department?

love so and so...

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

It shouldn't be a problem to refuse like this, right?
Then Cao Xiwen sent another message, 'Your dormitories are all here, and you are the only one missing! '

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

Then go grab a meal!
(End of this chapter)