This industry is also very particular. No one should ask about their fame or background. In addition, the personal privacy of these "own writers" must be protected as much as possible.
You know, everyone who submits articles is at least a talented person.
What do famous people care about most?
Naturally, it’s your personal reputation and reputation.
If it was spread that he was the one who painted Xiao Huang's painting, how could he be so embarrassed?
Having said that, it is inevitable that readers will pick you out. This depends on whether your work is famous or not. Once you become famous, eight generations of your ancestors will pick you out.
Back to business.
This Xiong Da is not as cold as expected. Instead, he is very kind and speaks in a soft voice.
Qi Yu sincerely asked for advice: "Mr. Xiong, I am a newcomer who is just planning to enter the industry. I don't know much about the industry. I would like to ask for your advice."
Xiong Da nodded, and after thinking for a while, he replied: "If you want to sell well, you have to draw naked flesh, otherwise who will read it?"
Qi Yu expressed his understanding: "My painting skills are pretty good, but I just don't know what to paint."
"This is easy to do! Not long ago, there was a very popular picture book called "Silver Lotus Plum". The pictures in this book are lifelike and are very popular among readers. It is said that some boudoir ladies secretly
Reading, it can be seen that the influence of this book is extraordinary. Why don’t Mr. Qi take advantage of this popularity and draw a book "The Story of the Plum in the Silver Ping", haha, the sales volume will definitely be huge."
I understand, this is just for fun.
Qi Yu frowned and asked again: "Mr. Xiong, besides drawing books, are there any other ways to make money?"
Xiong Da thought for a moment and said, "Yes!"
"What?"
"writing a novel!"
Seeing his stunned look, Xiong Da could only explain patiently: "Let me give you an example. When our Dafeng Dynasty was just founded, there was a famous scholar named Luo Guanzhong. He once wrote a Zhang Hui style.
It is a huge piece of work and has huge influence. If you are confident that your writing skills are excellent and you can master it, you might as well give it a try."
Hmm? Is the novel popular?
"Yes!"
Xiong Da first gave an affirmative answer, and then gave an explanation.
Due to the popularization of movable type printing and the improvement of pine smoke technology, the cost of printing books has been greatly reduced. In addition, we are now in a prosperous age of national peace and prosperity, and entertaining books naturally have an audience, and novels are one of them.
Oh, I see.
Qi Yu nodded and asked for further advice on the novel alone.
Xiong Da said that as far as the themes of the currently popular novels are concerned, most of them are military or romantic. The writing style is also relatively traditional, and one needs to pay attention to the wording, and occasionally a few elegant poems are interspersed for polish.
What is said is unintentional, but the listener is intentional.
Qi Yu saw the problem.
what?
Because today's novels are too particular about precise wording, the lines are full of nonsense. Novels of this type are really difficult for ordinary literate people to understand, except for those serious readers.
Namely: dyslexia.
Thinking of this, Qi Yu's eyes flashed suddenly, and a bold idea came to his mind.
Seeing his sudden increase in interest, Xiong Da smiled and said, "Is it possible that Mr. Qi is interested in writing novels?"
Qi Yu hurriedly said: "Qi is confident that he still has some talent, so he wants to give it a try."
"You won't paint "Silver Lotus Plum" anymore?"
"Let's just write a novel."
Do you still need to consider this?
Writing novels is indeed better than drawing pornographic pictures.
Even if someone takes off your vest, it won’t be so embarrassing!
Seeing his firm look, Xiong Da stopped trying to persuade him, and then said that he could write some samples and submit them, and if they looked sloppy, he could discuss the price.
I understand, there are thresholds for people to accept manuscripts, and people like those with silver pewter tips will be politely rejected.
After chatting for a while, Qi Yu left Xiong's Literary Society.
On the road, he walked very easily and had a smile on his lips.
Yes, Qi Dalang has already hatched a preliminary plan.
As far as the current novels are concerned, they are all written in traditional Chinese. Why don’t you try vernacular writing?
You must know that among the vast number of literate people, genuine readers are in the minority after all. Due to their limited vocabulary, they are more suitable for reading fluent vernacular texts.
In other words, the potential audience for vernacular writing is huge.
Where there is demand, there is a market, where there is a market, there is business, and where there is business, there is financial resources.
According to this logical analysis, it should be feasible.
After that, Qi Yu went to the Four Treasures Store of the Study and purchased two dozen pieces of manuscript paper, planning to try writing in the evening.
Alas!
Two dozen pieces of paper actually cost 800 cash!
It hurts!
If I don't write well, won't I lose even the paper money?
Don’t be discouraged, be confident, and don’t be timid before you fight!
How could I say that I am also a prodigy, so how could I not be able to write a vernacular novel?
…
Liu Quan was busy making lunch, and at a glance, she saw her husband walking back home with confidence and joy.
Um?
Could it be that something good happened?
Taking advantage of the meal time, Qi Yu revealed his grand plan to write a novel.
What is a novel?
The whole family shook their heads and said they didn't understand.
There was no other way, so Qi Yu had to explain it in as much detail as possible.
Mrs. Zhou showed a look of astonishment: This sounds similar to a storyteller, but he just wrote it down with a pen.
However, Mrs. Zhou still fully supports her son's decision. As long as she can make money, it is a good career. In her mind, whether it is painting or writing novels, she relies on her pen and ink skills to exchange money.
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Liu Quan seemed to understand, but she still chose to support her husband. In her heart, her husband was the most family-oriented man in the world. No matter what happened, she would stand unswervingly behind him.
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Not to mention Xiaotong and Qi Xiao, in their minds, if there is anyone who is the most invincible in this world, it must be dad.
Qi Yu was already confident, but now that he has the support of his family, it feels like he has been given a shot of chicken blood, and he feels full of strength.
After dinner, Qi Yu came to the study.
Yes, he is about to start planning his first novel.
What subject is good to write about?
As the saying goes, art comes from life but is higher than life. This is true in terms of creation. Therefore, you should try your best to avoid the blind spots of your own cognition.
To put it simply, if you don’t understand something, don’t try to write it. If you force yourself to write something, it may end up being a totally different article.
Choose a topic first.
At the moment, the most popular ones are military themes, but I have no experience in this area, so I can't touch it.
There are also some shortcomings in love. In the previous life, I was a novice who had never even been in love. In this life, I picked up a ready-made good wife for nothing.
Therefore, I am also lacking in emotional aspects!
Therefore, try to avoid it as much as possible.
If you don’t write about popular topics, is it possible to write about "Liao Zhai"?
When Qi Yu mentioned Liaozhai, it suddenly dawned on him. Yes, Liaozhai is a work of later generations. Why not learn from later novels?
Haha, yes!
Just write it!
Make an outline first, and then set up the characters. Once everything is almost complete, you can start writing.
"There are all kinds of wonders in the world. My name is Lin Ping'an, Ping'an's Ping'an, I am a swordsman..."
The title of the book - "The Sword Goes Away"!
Pen name - General Manager!
Thus, a timeless and unconstrained work was born.
Since paper was expensive these days, the number of words could not be too large, otherwise it would not be possible to print. Therefore, Qi Yu tentatively determined the book to be 300,000 words, divided into five volumes, each with about 60,000 words.
Let’s write the first chapter of the first volume first: February 2, the dragon raises its head...