Xiangye

Chapter 7 Book Selection
When the ink was finished, he dipped the brush pen all over the place and wanted to write, but Gao Wen paused for a moment, not knowing what to write.

Beforehand, if one wanted to make a living by selling literature, the first shot had to be fired.Therefore, Gao Wen really doesn't like ordinary novels, and if he wants to copy them, he has to look for the best.Once you have a reputation, even if you write something randomly in the future, the quality is not very good, and the readership has been developed, and it will sell like crazy.

Novels are the pinnacle of Ming and Qing literature, as are the so-called Han Yuefu, Tang poetry, Song Ci, Yuan opera, and Ming and Qing novels.The novels of the Ming and Qing Dynasties are represented by the Four Great Masterpieces, and if you want to copy them, you have to copy these four books.

However, it is now October of the 14th year of Zhengtong. As far as Gao Wen knows, the author of "Water Margin", Shi Naian, was born in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. This book has already been published, so it can be ruled out.As for the authors of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Luo Guanzhong and Shi Naian were contemporaries. It is said that "Water Margin" was co-authored by him and Shi Naian, so this book cannot be copied.

In this way, two of the four great classics were removed at once, leaving only "Journey to the West" and "A Dream of Red Mansions".

Gao Wen is a typical intellectual. In his opinion, the literary achievement of "A Dream of Red Mansions" is obviously higher than that of "Journey to the West".Moreover, the readership of this book is mainly women.In later generations, the purchasing power of female readers greatly exceeds that of males, and they also have a strong sense of authenticity.Moreover, this book is extremely lethal to girls. In the later Qing Dynasty, there was a story that a lady named Xiaojia Biyu went crazy because of reading this book.

Moreover, unlike "Journey to the West", which fights and kills all the way, "A Dream of Red Mansions" has a much more complicated structure, and its writing is elegant and gorgeous, which can be accepted by mainstream society.The most wonderful thing is that there are many descriptions of men and women in it.The so-called "Confucius scholars see "Yi", Taoists see lewdness, wits see lingering, revolutionaries see fullness, gossipers see palace secrets." I think back then, when I was studying, I read it as a little yellow book, especially " The two chapters of Jia Baoyu's Imaginative Journey into the Realm of the Void, "Dream of Red Mansions" and "Jia Baoyu's First Trial of Clouds and Rain, Grandma Liu Enters the Grand View Garden" simply make people's blood rush.

If there is a story, if there is eroticism, if there is eroticism, if there is emotion, there is no reason for such a book not to be copied.

"Okay, Mr. Xueqin, I'm sorry." Picking up a pen and writing "Story of the Stone" in bold ink on the rough-edged paper, Gao Wen's blood boiled: "Good writing, we must praise and praise ourselves!"

The high text in the modern world is the son of a wealthy family. Because both parents are from grassroots, they belong to the first generation of township entrepreneurs in New China, and they have no culture.Therefore, special attention is paid to the education of the son.

As long as he can remember, Gao Wen has never stopped tutoring around him.Learn piano on Monday, Mathematical Olympiad on Tuesday, painting on Wednesday, English on Thursday, Chinese on Friday, and mathematics, physics and chemistry on weekends.

Language, mathematics, science, and chemistry can't be stopped. As for piano and art, I took a while to learn, because Gao Wen really didn't have the talent in this area, so I gave up.On the contrary, he is good at calligraphy. From elementary school to working, he doesn't know how many posts he has written for a long time. Whether it is Yan style, Liu style, Wang Xizhi or Dong Qichang, he has learned it decently.Before crossing over, he thought about joining the Modu Calligraphers Association!
I thought that in the Ming Dynasty, if I changed my body, I would lose all the calligraphy I had practiced for more than 20 years, but I didn't want to still be so vigorous and sophisticated. While I was satisfied, Gao Wen also felt a little regretful.If you go to take the imperial examination by yourself, you will not be able to get away with the test score based on this handwriting alone. If there is a test score in the imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty.

After writing the title of the book, Gao Wen's hand stopped in the air, and he suddenly felt something was wrong.

Generally speaking, the main line of the story in "A Dream of Red Mansions" is very simple, but it is the love story of Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu, as well as the romance and fate of the girls in the Grand View Garden.Among them, descriptions of society and politics at that time were also added, which is inclusive and can be called the encyclopedia of the Kangxi and Qianlong periods of the Qing Dynasty.

Moreover, the Qing inherited the Ming system, and there was actually no difference between the Ming and Qing dynasties.If you copy this book, there will be no bugs or jokes.

When future generations study the history of the mid-Qing Dynasty, most of them will read this book intensively to obtain the most precious first-hand information.How to put it this way, the book "Dream of Red Mansions" covers everything from the clothing of each class in society, what to eat, what kind of house to live in, and how to decorate the room, to the official ecology and the country's political system at that time.

Because of this, this book has even become a serious study and entered the academic forest, which is called red study.

Once such a novel that spans multiple disciplines such as literature, philosophy, history, economics, psychology, and traditional Chinese medicine, and has a strong storyline comes out, one can imagine what kind of reputation and fame it will bring to Gao Wen in the literary world. glory.

But, no!

The reason is simple, identity does not match.

As a talented student who graduated from the Chinese Department and a social science publishing editor, Gao Wen also handled several pure literature publications before.When instructing authors, once an author asks: "What books are selling well now, what should I write?" Yes, he always answers: "Write what you are best at and most familiar with."

This involves a common sense of literature. Only by writing what you are most familiar with can you write well.In other words, when you write, you must first have a life.

The story of "A Dream of Red Mansions" written by Cao Xueqin mainly took place in Rong and Ningfu.But anyone with a discerning eye at the time could see that this was clearly the Cao family in Jiangning!
Only Cao Xueqin, a son of aristocrats who lived in such a famous family since childhood, can write this kind of thing. For an ordinary person, let alone write about the political struggles in it, I am afraid that even the nobles can’t figure out what they eat and wear. .Based on imagination, maybe there will be a joke that the emperor used a golden pole, and Cao Cao used sesame oil to accompany his rice every day.

Nowadays, Gao Wen is just an ordinary man, a mustard-like character. If he writes "Dream of Red Mansions", I'm afraid it will arouse people's suspicion.How did a little lowly servant know so much wealth and scenery? It's unreasonable. Copy it!

In this way, the purpose of improving life by copying books in exchange for manuscript fees will not be achieved, and it may cause a lot of trouble for myself.

Therefore, it is not impossible to copy this book, but it is not possible now.

Then, only "Journey to the West" remains.

Thinking of this, Gao Wen rolled up the piece of paper with "Story of the Stone" written on it and threw it aside.

Without delay, Xinshou wrote: "The poem says: Chaos is not divided into heaven and earth, and it is vast and indistinct. No one sees it. Since Pangu broke the majesty, it has opened up the distinction between clear and turbid. The ancient times contain all living beings who look up to benevolence, and all things are created into goodness. Desire To know good fortune and master Yuan Gong, one must read the biography of Journey to the West and Shi'er."

Ancient novels generally begin with a poem, as in Journey to the West, Outlaws of the Marsh, and other books.Even if it wasn't there when I wrote it, later generations will add one.For example, when "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was compiled and published, the words of Yang Shen, a famous scholar in Jiajing period, were put at the beginning, "The Yangtze River is rolling in the east, and the waves have wiped out the heroes. Right and wrong are turned around, and the green hills are still there, and the sunset is red for a few times." .” It was apt, and it even became the theme song of the classic [-] TV series.

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