I took the earliest minibus to the Ming Pao Building in Hong Kong Island. On the way, Xia Tian began to think about his second novel.

"The second novel still cannot take too much. Half a step ahead is to lead the trend, and one step ahead is to throw yourself to death. Works that are too avant-garde may not be popular." Xia Tian thought to himself, "It's better to keep writing martial arts novels, but which one is better to write this time?" He hesitated.

Xia Tian didn’t read many martial arts novels, and except for the works of Jin Gu Liang Wen and others, he almost never dabbled in other martial arts novels. Therefore, it is still a bit difficult to find a suitable one.

"By the way, it's better to write that book "The Legend of Qin"." His eyes suddenly lit up.

He read this novel in middle school and still remembers that it was quite popular at that time. And the most important point is that this novel is said to have set a precedent for historical time-traveling themes.

"After writing this book, I will not be unacceptable to writing other time-travel novels myself." Xia Tian said happily. The more I thought about it, the more I felt that writing this book was the most suitable. "But I read the novel "The Legend of Qin" more than ten years ago. Now I have forgotten the general plot. I only remember that the protagonists include Xiang Shaolong, Qin Yingzheng, and Widow Qing, who else can come?"

While thinking hard, at this moment, I heard the female passenger in front of me laugh, "This new novel published in Ming Pao today looks pretty good."

"I thought it was a bit average after watching it, not very good. The plot was a bit dull, not tortuous at all, and it was meaningless." The male passenger next to her opposed.

"I think it's okay. I don't like fighting and killing the most. It's so boring and cruel. I can't write more love or something? Just like Jin Yong's "The Return of the Condor Heroes" written by God, that's what's good." The female passenger retorted.

Xia Tian was awakened by their arguments. He heard that they seemed to be discussing his works, and he couldn't help but prick up his ears and listened secretly.

The female passenger seemed to like this "The Eighth Bronze Man in Shaolin Temple", but the male passenger thought the novel was not fierce enough and the plot was not as tortuous as Gu Long's novel, so the evaluation was not high.

Xia Tian smiled, but he didn't expect that he could hear the readers' feedback this time, which also gave him a lot of opinions.

"Some people send flowers and some slap bricks, which is pretty good overall." He said to himself, satisfied with the result.

"I won't consider the matter of "The Eighth Bronze Man in Shaolin Temple". Anyway, this book has been written and sold. How readers evaluate it is something that Ming Pao needs to worry about, so I'll continue to think about my new book." Xia Tian rubbed his head and said.

"It's a pity that apart from the three protagonists of "The Legend of Qin", I can't remember the plot and other things, otherwise it should be the most appropriate to write this book." He said with some regret.

It would be not impossible to rely on his own abilities to start a new career, reconceive the plot, and create a new "The Legend of Qin", but it would take a lot of energy.

When I wrote "The Eighth Bronze Man in Shaolin Temple" in the summer, I remembered the plot well, so the writing speed was very fast, and it could reach more than 3,000 words per hour. But if I were writing "The Legend of Qin", I would also have to conceive the plot while writing, and at most two thousand words per hour. In this way, the speed would be greatly slowed down, which would undoubtedly be unfeasible for him who was in urgent need of money.

"By the way, I can write this one." Xia Tian had a sudden inspiration and suddenly said with a smile, "This "Qin Times Ming Yue" is also a story of the Qin Dynasty. It is not only a martial arts novel, but also a fantasy element. It would be good if I wrote it. In this way, I can also write fantasy novels in the future."

Although Xia Tian had never watched the novel version of "The Mingyue of Qin" before, he had participated in the filming of the TV series and knew the plot well. What he wanted to do now is nothing more than adapting the script into a novel, which is a piece of cake for him.

"Okay, let's write this book "The Ming Yue of Qin"." He made up his mind and said.

...

When I arrived at Ming Pao Building, I met Ren Wanying again in Xiatian.

"Sister Wanying, it's early!" he greeted with a smile.

"A Tian, ​​I came so early. How about it? Have you read today's newspaper?" Ren Wanying asked with a smile.

"Not yet. I rushed to the manuscript for a night last night, and today I took the earliest minibus to deliver the manuscript. I am still drowsy and haven't had time to buy newspapers." Xia Tian explained.

"Then you have to pay attention to your health." Ren Wanying reminded with a smile, "By the way, Mr. Cha is already upstairs. He may have something to do later. If you want to find him, go up now."

"Okay, let's talk again." Xia Tian nodded, then went up the second floor and came to Jin Yong's office.

"Mr. Cha! This is my latest manuscript, please read it." He said with a smile.

"It's so fast!" Jin Yong nodded, very satisfied with Xia Tian's active and diligent writing attitude. "Well, it seems that your novel is about to be completed." After reading it, he looked up and said.

"Yeah, I have written it for 140,000 words." Xia Tian nodded, "I have finished writing what I want to write, and the meaning has been expressed clearly. I don't need to continue to delay." He explained.

"You are right to do this. The author must be responsible to both readers and to himself." Jin Yong said approvingly.

He had seen a novelist before, in order to earn more royalties, so he dragged his story and wrote a novella into a novel. The plot was flooded with water, and the quality of the creation dropped sharply. Finally, he had to be repeatedly warned before he would reluctantly write the ending.

Unexpectedly, Xia Tian could resist temptation. He finished the book without hesitation at all.

"I remember he seemed to owed usury outside." Jin Yong thought to himself. When he thought about this, he felt that Xia Tian's behavior was more valuable and his impression of him became better.

"By the way, what story do you write in the next book? Do you have any ideas now?" Jin Yong asked with a smile.

"I have an idea now, but I can't hold on to the idea and don't know if it will be popular if I write it out." Xia Tian nodded and said.

"Oh, if you want, you can tell me first, and I'll help you with details." Jin Yong said with a smile. Generally speaking, no matter how others create, he will not ask about it as long as the quality is not too bad. However, he has high hopes for Xia Tian, ​​hoping that he can lead the new trend of martial arts novels, so he pays special attention to him.

"Of course it's fine." Xia Tian smiled and said, "The story I want to write is called "The Ming Yue of Qin". It tells the story of the late Qin Dynasty when heroes rose up. In order to avoid the pursuit of the Qin King, the young Jing Tianming wandered around the world with his master Sword God Gai Nie..."

Xia Tian talked endlessly, especially focusing on the setting of the novel. The Mohist arts, the forbidden secret arts of the Guigu School, the Yin-Yang school's spells, formations, etc., all kinds of fantasy elements are different, completely beyond the rut of martial arts novels.

After hearing this, Jin Yong couldn't help but be stunned. He looked at Xia Tian in surprise, wondering how this young man's mind could have so many innovations.

Mechanisms, secret techniques, spells, and formations were not rare at first, and can be seen in many martial arts novels. However, Xia Tian re-set them, making their power greatly increase, completely surpassing the constraints of reality, and almost reaching the realm of immortals and monsters. In this way, the barriers of martial arts novels are broken.

"A Tian, ​​the story you imagined is somewhat similar to the "Legend of the Swordsman of Shushan" written by the owner of Huanzhu Lou during the Republic of China." Jin Yong said with a smile.

"The Legend of the Swordsman in Shushan" written by the owner of Huanzhu Lou is a fairy tale novel with a strange theme. It has a unique conception and is all-encompassing. It was once very popular back then. Even Jin Yong absorbed a lot of nutrition when he created the novel.

Xia Tian nodded. "The Ming Yue of Qin" does contain many fantasy elements, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a fantasy theme. "Mr. Cha, this is how I considered it. It has been at least thirty years since the establishment of the new martial arts novels. Many elements have been reused. Readers have also become bored with the 'martial arts secret book', 'national hatred and family hatred', 'shocking conspiracy'. So in order to regain the interest of readers, I think martial arts novels must be innovative."

Nowadays, martial arts novels are very popular, and readers also like to read martial arts novels. Many people think it is still in the golden period.

Xia Tian actually said that it was facing difficulties and made such unreasonable words, which made people think he was exaggerating.

But Xia Tian’s move was to attract Jin Yong’s attention. If he wanted to win his favor and not highlight his ability, how could he do it?!

Sure enough, Jin Yong felt very surprised when he heard him say this.

Only a few knowledgeable people know that martial arts novels have been on the decline in recent years. Unexpectedly, a young man like Xia Tian could see that. This was really beyond his expectations, but it also surprised him very much.

"Then how do you think we should innovate?" Jin Yong sincerely asked Xia Tian for advice. He started out by writing martial arts novels and was full of affection for martial arts novels. Of course, he did not want to see it decline.

"I think in addition to innovating in writing techniques, the subject matter should also be expanded." Xia Tian said happily, "I think the biggest limitation of martial arts novels is that 'manpower is sometimes poor'. Even if the protagonist has the ability, he cannot fight against the army, and he cannot be able to break through Huashan... Although this setting is close to reality, it also frames the imagination space of the author and readers."

"Why don't we break this limitation and give the protagonist a stronger power, not only a thousand enemies but ten thousand enemies, but even a ferocious battle with the gods and Buddhas in the sky." Xia Tian asked Jin Yong.

Jin Yong was stunned. After hearing Xia Tian's words, he was deeply shocked. He had not considered this question before, but now when Xia Tian mentioned it, he suddenly realized.

"Yes, why not break this limitation?" he murmured to himself. If this frame is broken, the theme of martial arts novels will be greatly expanded. With the increase of fresh elements and the viewability is enhanced, readers will naturally be more willing to read.
Chapter completed!