Xiang Nan then read Ma Weidu's novel and found that the writing was quite good and had some talent.

Xiang Nan helped him make some suggestions for revision, and then helped him write a letter of recommendation.

After Ma Weitu revised it according to Xiang Nan's opinions, he sent the novel to China Youth Daily, where it was published as a full page.

Fortunately, the magazine "Youth Literature" took a fancy to his talent and transferred him from the milling machine factory to the magazine as editor.

Ma Weitu went from being a worker at a milling machine factory to working as an editor in an office, which made the friends around him extremely envious. They all praised him for his talent, connections and future.

However, Ma Weidu knew clearly that if it weren't for Xiang Nan's recommendation letter, how could "Youth Daily" publish a full page of his novels. If they didn't publish his novels, "Youth Literature" would not ask him to be an editor.

So, we gathered together, we gathered together, and in the end we had to thank Xiang Nan for stepping in and giving him a push. Otherwise, he would still have to work as a milling machine worker in the factory.

Therefore, Ma Weitu gave Xiang Nan a plum vase from the Qianlong official kiln that he planned to collect as a token of his gratitude.

Xiang Nan accepted it without much refusal. At this stage, the cultural relics trade is not very popular, and the porcelain of Kang, Yong, and Qian dynasties only costs a few hundred yuan, and if it is exhausted, it will only cost a thousand.

And his face is worth hundreds or thousands anyway, so it's not too much to accept a plum bottle from him.

After Ma Weitu became the editor of "Youth Literature", he successively supported and promoted Wang Xie, Liu Zhenyun, Mo Xian, Su Tong and others.

After Xiang Nan made friends with them, his network of contacts became wider and deeper.

…

In June, the novel "Detective Di Renjie" written by Xiang Nan was officially published by "Story Club".

After it was published, it immediately attracted millions of people to read it because of its twists and turns and bizarre stories, meticulous and complex reasoning, and gripping plot. The sales of the magazine "Story Club" also increased significantly.

However, in the literary world, some people disagreed with Xiang Nan's move.

I think that he is a famous writer of realistic literature, and now he writes popular novels of mystery and investigation. It is really a waste of talent and resources. Some people even published articles in magazines, calling on Xiang Nan to return to realistic literature and serious literature. .

Since ancient times, literati have looked down on each other, and artists have looked down upon each other. Literati are also divided into three, six, and nine grades. Those who write serious literature do not look down on popular literature. In the 1990s, Wang Jie once scolded Jin Yong, saying that his martial arts novels were nonsense. Random creation, illogical logic, and unpopularity.

Xiang Nan has previously written "Wreaths Under the Mountains", "Triumph at Midnight", "Spirit and Flesh", "The Years of Passion", etc. Although they are also good-looking, they can still be classified as realistic literature, focusing on realism and profound themes.

But "Detective Dee Renjie" is not only purely fictional, but also contains strange powers, chaotic gods, knights and magical skills, etc. It has no artistic quality at all. Therefore, in the eyes of some people, it is clear that he has fallen.

…

Xiang Nan ignored all criticism from the outside world.

The purpose of copying books is to make money. Serious literature and realistic literature are not as easy to sell as popular novels. This is an ironclad fact.

And now he must seize the time to accumulate the first pot of gold. Otherwise, he will miss many opportunities to make money, so he switched to writing popular novels.

For the novel "Detective Di Renjie", "Story Club" offered him a price of 40 yuan per 1,000 words, which was five times more expensive than the previous price.

As for "Detective Di Renjie", he plans to write five volumes with a total of 3 million words. Calculated at this price, the royalties alone will be 1.2 million yuan. If a single book is released in the future, this set of books will earn 4 to 5 million yuan. , it shouldn’t be a big problem.

At that time, with this first start-up capital, he can participate in the speculation of Changchun Clivia, the speculation of Hujiang original stocks, the speculation of Shenzhen equity subscription certificates, the real estate speculation of Nanhai, etc.

By then, he will have tens of millions or hundreds of millions of assets in his hands, and he will not care what others say.

Therefore, he ignored the uproar outside and continued to write every day, exchanging words for money.

…

In October, after five months of meticulous post-production, "Wreaths Under the Mountain" was finally released.

At that time, the mainland film industry was still very conservative and very clean. Movies were released as soon as they were released, and there was no need for hype at all.

As the leading actor, Xiang Nan was not arranged to participate in any publicity. Even when the movie was released, he only found out about it by reading the newspaper.

This also made Xiang Nan feel a little emotional.

If we look forward to 30 or 40 years later, if a movie is released, he and Tang Guoqiang, as the two leading actors, will definitely compete for a role first, and then speculate on the gay friendship, show off the fuss, and show off the cuteness. After that, they will follow the show. The actress was involved in a scandal and was fired for cp.

"People nowadays are really simple." Xiang Nan sighed, and then he made an appointment with Xiaoping and Suizi to watch a movie together.

"Liu Feng, those people are really hateful. They just stand and talk without pain. You don't need to pay attention to them. Don't let them affect your mood." After meeting, Xiao Suizi advised.

The criticism of Xiang Nan in the literary world did not disappear because of Xiang Nan's silence. On the contrary, it became more and more intense.

Especially after the single volume of "Detective Di Renjie: The Mysterious Case of the Mission" was released and sold more than three million copies, becoming the best-selling novel of the year, some people's criticism of him became more and more intense and explicit.

When Xiang Nan heard this, he smiled and waved his hand, "Don't worry, I have never taken them to heart. If they like to argue, just leave them. What can they do to me?"

He can now earn two hundred yuan by writing 5,000 words a day. In 1981, the monthly salary of ordinary people was only sixty or seventy yuan. The money he earns in one day is what many people earn in a year.

What's more, he didn't just get scolded, he also received a lot of flattery.

Every day, I receive thousands of letters from readers all over the country, and each time I have to take a big sack from the post office.

So he doesn't care at all about some criticism.

When Suizi heard what he said, she immediately smiled and nodded.

…

After watching the two-hour movie, Xiang Nan took them to a restaurant.

"Comrade Liu, this movie was so touching, and your acting was so good, it even made me cry." Xiaoping said while wiping her tears.

"Yes, I cried while watching it too. Moreover, I found that many people in the theater cried." Suizi also nodded and said, "Liu Feng, this is all thanks to your well-written novel."

"Hey, thank you for the good directing by Director Xie." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said with a smile, "Otherwise, if we use two swords, no matter how good the story is, the filming will be bad."

"It makes sense." Xiao Suizi nodded, "However, I really didn't expect that Liu Feng, your first time filming, could actually act so well. Tang Guoqiang doesn't seem to know how to act in front of you."

"That's too exaggerated." Xiang Nan waved his hand, "She's quite powerful."
Chapter completed!