Save the Bachelor of Heaven

Old-school martial arts novels have a relatively strong storytelling color. The structure is loose, the rhythm is slow, and there is no distinction between primary and secondary.

Xiang Kairan's novels have this kind of problem, they always have side effects, and a character leads to a story. In the end, the relationship between the characters is intricate and complicated, which makes readers confused.

In comparison, "Legend of the Condor Heroes" has a main line throughout, with a compact structure, brisk rhythm, and clear priorities.

In addition, the writing skills of the old school martial arts novels are not as good as the new school martial arts novels.

In old-school martial arts novels, the protagonists and villains have distinct personalities. Righteousness is righteousness, evil is evil, and the writing is more routine, usually stories of repaying kindness and revenge, eliminating violence and peace, suppressing bandits and suppressing robbers, etc.

In terms of the theme of the writing, it is also through the contradictions and struggles between civilians and powerful people, knights and bullies, honest officials and corrupt officials, etc., to declare the concept that good will be rewarded with good, and evil will be rewarded with evil.

In comparison, in the new martial arts novels, the protagonists are mostly both good and evil, and the characters are more vivid and three-dimensional. And although it also writes about the grievances of the rivers and lakes and the struggle between good and evil, more elements such as treasure hunting, adventure, love changes, and puzzle solving have been added to make the story richer and more readable.

Therefore, after the introduction of the new martial arts novels, the old martial arts novels quickly declined. So far, except for lovers of martial arts novels, most people have never heard of the names of Xiang Kairan, Zhao Huanting, Zhu Zhenmu, Gong Baiyu, Zheng Zhengyin, Wang Dulu and others.

Of course, the truth is the truth. As a junior in the literary world, Xiang Nan couldn't say that.

...

"Mr. Xu is too modest." Editor Shen laughed, "Our "Shenbao" wants to publish Mr. Xu's novel. I wonder if Mr. Xu has a sequel?"

"Yes." Xiang Nan nodded, got up and went back to the room to take back a stack of manuscripts.

Shen Jingtao flipped through it roughly, and felt that the story behind was just as exciting, and there was no sign of leopard head and mouse tail, so she smiled and nodded immediately, "Okay, very good. Mr. Xu, our newspaper office is going to issue a thousand-character two-dollar Price, how would you like to publish this novel of yours?"

"Thank you for your appreciation first." Xiang Nan smiled and said, "But you also know that Hujiang is a big city, and it's not easy to live in a big city. I write novels purely to make ends meet. Two yuan per thousand characters, to be honest, it doesn't quite fit my psychological expectations."

"Then Mr. Xu, your psychological price is..." Shen Jingtao asked.

"Thousand characters and four yuan." Xiang Nan said immediately.

"It's a bit high. Mr. Bao Tianxiao and Mr. Zhou Xiaojuan are no more than this price." Shen Jingtao persuaded, "Mr. Xu, although your novel is good, after all, you have not yet achieved fame, and you are not yet comparable to famous writers." How about this, one step back, how about Sanyuan?"

"Okay." Xiang Nan nodded.

The price of three yuan per thousand characters is not bad. Anyway, there will be plenty of opportunities to make money in the future, so it's not worth worrying about now.

"Mr. Xu is really a happy person, then let's sign the contract." Shen Jingtao laughed.

Hujiang is an international metropolis with a more complete system. However, as Chen Hanlin said, the law is good, but no one enforces it.

...

Xiang Nan then signed the contract and received his first payment.

In the evening, he invited Fang Yanyun to Rongshun restaurant for dinner.

"Wen Qiang, seeing your high interest, is there any good news?" Fang Yanyun asked with a smile.

"Well, my novel is about to be serialized in Shenbao." Xiang Nan nodded and explained with a smile, "Today, I received my first draft fee."

"Really?! Congratulations, I knew that you would do it." Fang Yanyun said happily when she heard that.

"Thank you." Xiang Nan nodded.

"Then we must have a good meal today." Fang Yanyun laughed again.

"Okay, but I want you to pay attention to one thing." Xiang Nan nodded.

"What's the matter, tell me." Fang Yanyun happily agreed.

"Please keep an eye out for me. Whenever there is a large-scale acquisition of factory land in Huide, just let me know." Xiang Nan laughed.

"Why, when did you become interested in real estate?" Fang Yanyun asked curiously upon hearing this.

"I'm not interested in real estate." Xiang Nan waved his hands and smiled, "I'm interested in people."

"Oh?! How do you say it?" Fang Yanyun asked in confusion.

"I can't tell for a while." Xiang Nan waved his hands and smiled, "Anyway, just help me pay attention."

The timeline of "Shanghai Bund" is not very clear. Xiang Nan also didn't know when Feng Chengcheng returned to Hujiang from Beiping. It is also impossible for him to go to the station and wait every day. So we can only find a symbolic event.

As far as he knew, Feng Chengcheng returned to Hujiang after the Frenchmen speculated on the Huide land and asked Feng Jingyao to injure Chen Lianshan. Therefore, he is going to use this iconic event as an anchor.

"Okay." Fang Yanyun nodded.

...

A week later, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was officially serialized in Shenbao, with 3,000 words per day.

At first, the novel wasn't too popular. But later in the serialization, the seven monsters of the south of the Yangtze River gambled with Qiu Chuji's restaurant, and after making an eighteen-year agreement, the story gradually reached its climax.

There are more and more readers following it, and the evaluation is getting higher and higher. Especially after the heroine Huang Rong came out, there was a lot of trouble in Zhao Wang's mansion, and the four masters fought against each other. report".

The serialization of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" became a hit, and Xiang Nan, who was originally unknown, became a rookie in the Hujiang literary world.

Not only newspapers and magazines wanted to interview him, but even the Hujiang literary world sent him an invitation letter, inviting Xiang Nan to attend the activities they organized.

But Xiang Nan didn't want to participate in such activities.

Because in the Hujiang literary world at that time, the left-wing Writers Alliance and the Mandarin Duck and Butterfly School fought almost every day.

The left-wing criticism of the Mandarin Duck and Butterfly School is money-oriented literature for entertainment, and it is an anesthetic and confusing soup on the road to people's awakening. The content is vulgar and the thinking is empty. It is a remnant of feudalism and must be overthrown.

The Mandarin Duck and Butterfly faction criticizes the left wing for its dualistic thinking, black or white, friend or enemy, revolutionary or anti-revolutionary, and those who agree with the left wing or lackeys.

The two sides come and go, fighting with each other, and the fight is fierce.

Although the martial arts novels written by Xiang Nan also have patriotic thoughts, advocating the greatness of chivalry, for the country and the people, there is no doubt that they also belong to the school of mandarin ducks and butterflies.

It's fine if he makes a fortune in silence, but if he jumps out, he might become a target for others. People like Zhang Henshui, Zhou Xiaojuan, and Liang Shiqiu have all been criticized.

It can be said that the rafters in the early years are rotten first, and the more famous the author, the easier it is to attract verbal criticism. Therefore, Xiang Nan decided to keep a low profile.