Chapter 9 The Originator of Traversing Streams
Even though he chose "Happy Forest" to publish "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Lin Zixuan still wrote a reply to the editor of "Free Talk" and explained his choice in a tactful way.
This is a question of politeness.
In this era, we attach great importance to etiquette and pay attention to personal praise, and we cannot give people the feeling of being arrogant or rude.
After reading Lin Zixuan's letter, Zhou Shoujuan felt a little better about the author.
He is an old-fashioned literati and values face more. He respects me one foot, and I respect others one foot.
This is how the so-called interaction begins.
He wrote a reply to Lin Zixuan, meaning that it didn't matter. He also comforted him a few words, hoping that Lin Zixuan would continue to contribute and write interesting novels.
This made Lin Zixuan feel a little embarrassed.
He thought about the style of the novels published in "Free Talk", which were mostly romance or erotic novels, which were relatively vulgar.
Perhaps you can vote "The Legend of Qin" to "Free Talk", after all, the circulation of "Shen Bao" is there, which is a good platform, and some plots in "The Legend of Qin" do have erotic elements.
This is a novel that travels through time.
Lin Zixuan didn’t know whether readers in the Republic of China could accept such a big idea, traveling through history and changing history, which always gave people a feeling of opening up a new era.
Anyway, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" has a large number of manuscripts, so it is better to have a double opening and win the title of the originator of the time travel.
He did it as soon as he said that, and he excitedly picked up the pen.
In the early years of the Republic of China, an American student named Xiang Shaolong encountered a storm on his way back to China. The cruise ship capsized, and he was involved in the storm. Unexpectedly, he traveled through time and space and came to the Warring States Period.
This international student is familiar with ancient Chinese history and understands advanced Western science.
With his experience and wisdom that was two thousand years ahead of ancient people, he made a way out in the Warring States Period, fought wits and courage with historical celebrities, met beauties from various countries, and wrote a legend that belonged to him.
This is the story introduction.
Lin Zixuan worked overtime and wrote 20,000 words and sent the manuscript to Zhou Shoujuan.
If the "Shenbao" can be published best, if it is not necessary, it means that the creativity of "travel flow" is a bit beyond this era.
After all, in the eyes of orthodox literati, history is serious and cannot be tampered with. What is the matter of traveling through the past and changing history by a person? Isn’t this absurd thing?
This is much more serious than unofficial history and will definitely cause huge controversy.
Zhou Shoujuan didn't pay attention after writing a reply to Lin Zixuan. He knew that the "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" should be very long, and the author probably didn't have the energy to write other novels.
As for the statement of making an appointment, it was just to encourage Lin Zixuan to continue to create.
Unexpectedly, two days later, he received Lin Zixuan's manuscript, which was another novel.
"Looking for Qin" is a time-traveling history.
After watching the beginning of "The Legend of Qin", Zhou Shoujuan was not amazed, but he just didn't know what to do.
Strange!
This is the definition he gave to "The Legend of Qin". This meme that has become rampant in later generations made Zhou Shoujuan feel deeply moved.
However, he did not reject "The Legend of Qin" because the novel of traveling through time and space was not Lin Zixuan's first creation.
As a translator, he has been exposed to European and American literature. More than 20 years ago, someone in the West proposed the concept of "time machine" and wrote a novel.
That is the science fiction novel "Time Machine" written by British writer Wells.
Through the time machine, you can go back to the past and to the future.
So this idea did not amaze Zhou Shoujuan, but no one seems to have written it in the country.
He keenly realized that if this novel was published, it would definitely cause a strong response. As for the result, it was not something he could have expected.
Writing erotic novels is at most said to be vulgar, but it is difficult to define how tamper with history.
Maybe it will be criticized for being worthless, or it may make a splash.
He did not doubt that Lin Zixuan would collapse in writing. The highlight of "The Legend of Qin" is the conflict and collision between time travelers and historical celebrities. As long as you grasp this rhythm, you will be half successful.
Thinking about the half-dead "Free Talk", Zhou Shoujuan made up his mind.
As a senior newspaper editor, he deeply knows that only arguments can cause repercussions and newspapers can have sales.
Obviously, "The Legend of Qin" is destined to be a controversial novel.
He wrote to Lin Zixuan, explaining that "Free Talk" will publish "The Legend of Qin", asking Lin Zixuan to prepare the manuscript and give Lin Zixuan the best treatment to the new author, with a thousand words of three yuan.
The reason why he gave such a high price was because he felt that this novel might be interrupted under the huge pressure of society.
In this era, the literati and scholars have a high status. If some historians or well-known literati jointly wrote a letter to criticize "The Legend of Qin" for distorting history, the newspapers could not withstand this pressure and could only cut the novel in half.
This price code is considered a disguised compensation to Lin Zixuan.
Zhou Shoujuan wrote in the letter that Lin Zixuan made his own choice.
This is what the old-school literati do and will not deceive new authors.
Lin Zixuan did not hesitate and agreed. Of course, he would not foolishly use his own name, but instead use his pseudonym.
The pseudonym used in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is Jin Yong, and the pseudonym used in "The Legend of Qin" is Huang Yi.
He wanted to see the reactions in society first. If readers can accept these two popular novels and gain public recognition, then he would admit that they were written by himself, thus gaining both fame and fortune.
If you are scolded badly, then stop just because it is just a pseudonym and there is no loss.
This made him find the feeling of hiding behind the computer screen in later generations. If anyone dares to scold him, he will just give him a pen name and curse him. With the experience of later generations in online verbal warfare, he is not afraid of verbal warfare.
In February 1921, "Free Talk" and "Happy Forest" published two martial arts novels respectively.
Because the "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" has not yet been expanded, there is no debate yet, and it seems unknown.
"The Legend of Qin" is different. At the beginning, Xiang Shaolong traveled to the Qin Dynasty, smashed the bully to death, saved the beautiful silkworm girl, and slowly integrated into ancient society.
Readers are looking forward to how Xiang Shaolong survived in ancient times, whether he would meet historical celebrities, etc.
Time travel is still a killer weapon in this era. Not to mention the shocking, it is at least refreshing. Readers who have been poisoned by the Mandarin Duck Butterfly Sect for a long time have finally found a different novel.
This is a masterpiece!
Most of the people who have this idea are the citizens. They read newspaper novels for entertainment and do not pursue deep connotations. As long as they read them happily, they will be satisfied.
At present, "The Legend of Qin" has not fallen into the eyes of cultural celebrities, so the praises are everywhere.
Lin Zixuan also knew that this was the peace before the storm. With the serialization of "The Legend of Qin", a wave of criticism was about to come, and he was ready for a war of verbal war.
Chapter completed!