After rebirth, I became a great writer

Chapter 41 The Shortest Novel

"Haha, Tianhong, right? I've read "The Village Teacher" you wrote. It's very good and very educational. You don't have to be formal. Your teacher and I are old friends. If you encounter any difficulties in writing in the future, you can come to me.

Yes. Well, I see why you are in a bad mental state."

Zhu Yanlin said with a smile. Seeing that Chen Tianhong's face seemed a little tired, he asked with concern.

"I'm fine. I'm writing a novel recently and I went to bed late at night, so it seems"

Chen Tianhong didn't expect the old man to observe so carefully, so he scratched his head and explained in embarrassment.

"What kind of novel are you writing? Why didn't I hear you tell me? Is it a science fiction novel? You kid, you have to pay attention to your health even if you are writing a novel."

Cao Xingkui had just been focusing on being happy, but then he saw the tired look on his apprentice's face. He hurriedly pulled Chen Tianhong to sit next to him.

"It's not a science fiction novel, it's a youth novel."

"Youth novel."

Cao Xingkui frowned. He had no interest in this type of novel. He was about to say something to Chen Tianhong: Don't waste your talent and write science fiction novels properly.

But seeing Chen Tianhong's young face, he stopped talking. It's understandable that young people like to write about the beauty of love in adolescence.

Zhu Yanlin's eyes flashed with something strange after hearing this, but he did not pick up the topic, but said to Cao Xingkui with a smile.

"Old Cao, you keep talking about how smart your apprentice is and how talented he is. You won't have any objection if I check it out, right?"

"Whatever. It's quite rare for you, Mr. Zhu, to speak thoughtfully." Cao Xingkui said nonchalantly. He had great confidence in his apprentice.

Chen Tianhong stood up quickly and respectfully waited for Zhu Yanlin to ask the question.

"Well, I went to England some time ago and happened to catch up with the short story competition for middle school students there. The requirements of this competition are very interesting. The shorter the number of words, the better, but it must involve religion, royalty, suspense, mystery, etc.

content. And the story must be surprising and memorable, and the time requirement is within 30 minutes. A student in England only took 15 minutes to write an 80-word short story.

Novel, and won the first place. Tianhong, you won the first place in the national competition for middle school students last time. If this topic was given to you, how would you write it? I will only give you 10 minutes to think about it. Is it difficult?

?”

Zhu Yanlin told his topic. The reason why he asked this question was because he was present when he participated in the competition. When the student from England wrote it, the president of the Writers Association there proudly asked him, "You guys

How long does it take for students in this country to write such a short story that meets the requirements?

Zhu Yanlin's answer was that students in our country can write an article in 10 minutes. The president of Yinglange's association firmly refused to believe it and said that he would see it if he had time.

As a result, the English president would also come to this literary exchange meeting in Hong Kong City, and Zhu Yanlin knew that he would definitely ask about this matter.

In fact, after Zhu Yanlin came back, he also found several schools in Kyoto and sent out requests for this novel for students to write.

The results were not ideal. Some students who wrote well had too many words and did not finish within 30 minutes. Those who were short in time and met the requirements were not as good as the student from England.

Originally, Zhu Yanlin was still worried when he arrived in Hong Kong City. The president asked him how to answer. It happened that his old friend Cao Xingkui kept praising his apprentice, so Zhu Yanlin had an idea to see if his friend's apprentice could solve this problem for him.

Problem, this is the real reason why he came to Zhenhua School.

Zhu Yanlin's question made everyone here think deeply, wondering whether they could write it within 10 minutes. Obviously this is not easy. The novel must be short, and there are so many necessary factors.

It was also surprising and memorable that the reception room fell into silence for a while.

When Chen Tianhong heard the request for this novel, he immediately remembered that he had seen a similar story when reading Reader's Digest in his previous life, and it had one more restriction than this one.

Could it be that there are also time and space intersection events in parallel worlds, Chen Tianhong thought secretly.

"President Zhu, you are saying that the novel that won the first place in England was written with 80 words, right? Are there any works with more than ten words?"

To make sure nothing went wrong, Chen Tianhong still asked.

"A dozen words? None."

Zhu Yanlin was startled when he heard this. How could it be possible? The student from England had the least 80 words.

Upon hearing this, Chen Tianhong had a confident smile on his face.

"What's wrong, Tianhong, have you thought about it? Don't think about it for a while."

Cao Xingkui saw the smile on his apprentice's face and asked involuntarily. Even though he had great confidence in Chen Tianhong, it had only been 2 minutes.

"Well, I've thought about it. The content may not be very good, but it definitely meets the conditions." Chen Tianhong looked confident.

After hearing this, everyone looked at Chen Tianhong. They didn't believe that someone could think of a novel in just 2 minutes and meet so many conditions.

"Oh? Tell me." Zhu Yanlin became more interested.

"It's actually very simple. You don't need to think about so much. You just need to meet the conditions. I just need twelve words, my God, the queen is pregnant, who did it?"

"What are these words, eh? It's interesting." Wang Chen denied it at first after hearing it, but after thinking about it carefully, he found that it really matched the truth.

"Haha, what Tianhong said is good, it completely meets the requirements. God is religion, the queen is the royal family, whose child is the queen pregnant? Mysterious and suspenseful. Lao Zhu, how is my apprentice's answer?"

After Cao Xingkui explained it like this, everyone in the reception room also reacted. These twelve words not only met all the conditions, but were definitely memorable.

"Not bad! Very good. Haha, this trip is not in vain. Let's see what the old ghost has to say this time. Old Cao, how about you give me your apprenticeship?"

Zhu Yanlin laughed happily. He solved the problem and felt relieved.

"Lao Zhu, if you dare, I will tear your old bones apart. Tianhong, come back quickly."

Cao Xingkui glared angrily and immediately pulled Chen Tianhong to his side. Everyone looked at this old naughty boy and laughed.

In the following time, everyone began to discuss literature. Zhu Yanlin was the main person in the room, Cao Xingkui would occasionally say a few words, and the others could only listen.

Chen Tianhong also sat down obediently and listened carefully. This was a literary giant, and it was an extremely rare opportunity to hear a literary giant explain literature in person.

Zhu Yanlin stopped talking after half an hour. He kept saying that he was old and couldn't keep up with his energy.

The secretary on the side immediately stood up and said that it was almost time and it was time to leave.

Everyone stood up to see each other off. What was interesting was that Zhu Yanlin suddenly turned around and said to Ding Xiong before getting in the car.

"Principal Ding, Zhenhua Middle School is quite famous now!"

Ding Xiong immediately responded: "Zhu Laomiao praised it, half of this was brought by classmate Chen Tianhong."

Zhu Yanlin knew that what Ding Xiong was referring to was the incident when Chen Tianhong won first place in the literary competition, but that was not what he meant.

"Haha, Principal Ding, middle school students should still focus on study, and love should be dealt with as much as possible."

Ding Xiong was a little confused when he heard this. He was confused about what love meant. Not only him, but others were also confused. Even Cao Xingkui didn't understand. Only Chen Tianhong felt a little thumped in his heart.

"Haha, my granddaughter has recently become obsessed with a novel called "Hello Old Time". I don't know if you have read it. It tells the story of children's youth. The novel is not bad. What's interesting is the story in this novel.

The school is also called Zhenhua Middle School. I don’t know if it refers to your school. Maybe it was written by a student of your school. Haha, goodbye everyone."

Zhu Yanlin solved the mystery and gave Chen Tianhong a meaningful look while speaking.

The car gradually drove away, leaving Ding Xiong behind. Wang Chen and the others looked at each other in shock. They really didn't know about this novel. This shows that youth literature is really a niche.

Suddenly, everyone's eyes turned to Chen Tianhong.

Chen Tianhong was confused in the wind at this moment. He looked at the watch on his wrist seriously and said to himself: "Ah, it's time for class. Dear teachers, I'm going to class first." Then he hurried away.

gone.

"Principal Ding, do you know about this? Students' love cannot be taken lightly."

The Director of the Education Bureau said to Ding Xiong seriously, then turned to ask Wang Chen.

"President Wang, do you think it was written by classmate Chen Tianhong? If so, this is another great event for us in Jinling. Mr. Zhu can write a good novel. Why don't you help check it out?"

Wang Chen nodded. He had a hunch that this novel was most likely written by Chen Tianhong. Wang Chen felt deep regret in his heart. He had known that he should have competed with Cao Xingkui.

(End of chapter)