I originally wanted to write a postscript, but after much deliberation, I still don’t need to explain some of the plot clearly, leaving room for everyone’s imagination. Even without a postscript, Diandian still has a lot to say to everyone.
This book "I am King Zhou" has been unknowingly a year since the first chapter was uploaded at the end of September last year until the completion today. The whole text of the book totals more than 2.3 million words. Looking back, it seems like
In a dream.
The first feeling after finishing the book was fear. To be more precise, this kind of fear has been hanging over the final stage of the book. There are many reasons for fear, such as fear that the end of the book will be confiscated, and fear that everyone will wait in vain because of thinking about ending the book... So
Starting in August, I gave up the pursuit of monthly tickets (actually a monthly reward of 1,000 yuan for the first six, haha) and concentrated on writing the ending.
You may blame Guixu for procrastinating. A large part of the reason is because I ended my commitment prematurely. Of course, there are also reasons for my lack of control. But I can tell you that my intention is never to delay.
This is the ending part written from the perspective of the whole book. In the few days when I promised to finish the last chapter, I did not rest or think about the next book. Every day, I thought about how to end it.
From waking up to falling asleep, I wrote and thought about it, thought about it and wrote again, and so on. The finale was also revised again and again. The finale "The Ending" spreads out over 29,000 words in the first, middle and second parts.
These nearly 30,000 words took more time to think about than the hundreds of thousands of words in the past. Just the few candidates for the title of god took a lot of thought - I was still scared. But I asked myself that I could do it.
My promise to everyone: write the ending to the best of my ability.
"The Romance of the Gods" is one of my favorite classical novels. When I read it when I was a teenager, I felt that it was natural for Chanjiao to defeat Jiejiao, just like justice triumphs over evil. However, as I grow older and have more experience, my opinion changes.
They are becoming more and more different. Sometimes they feel aggrieved by Jie Jiao, and even feel that Chan Jiao should be the "evil" villain.
In fact, as said in this book, everyone has their own position, and right and wrong, good and evil are all relative. Therefore, there are many admirable explanations about the loser side.
, a person with a distinctive surname.
Many historical materials show that King Zhou of Shang Dynasty, a famous tyrant in history, was actually vilified by later rulers. In fact, King Zhou was just a loser. From a certain perspective, he even
He is still a hero. The same is true for Daji, the representative of the beauty who brought disaster to the country. Let me tell you a personal experience aside from the topic: good and evil in history are mostly related to success or failure.
From the grievances against Jie Jiao to the grievances against King Zhou and Daji, I have also imagined many times what it would be like to enter this world. Therefore, in this novel about gods that I wanted to write a long time ago, the birth of Zhou
Of course, Wang, the leading actor, has been transported through time.
Although the protagonist has a series of auras and has many golden fingers, I personally believe that never giving up in adversity and facing up to difficulties is the most important "magic weapon" for Zhang Zixing to win.
In this book, except for Hongjun, who has not written much, I did not describe saints or immortals as lofty and unfathomable types. Instead, I gave more characters to human beings, with joy, anger, and mistakes. From a different perspective.
In other words, they are also human beings, but they only have "superhuman" power. Even the protagonist's final "humanity" is an idealized state. Therefore, the word "human" is a main thread throughout the book. Some
The content may arouse the disgust of some believers in gods and Bodhisattvas, but a novel is a novel after all. Please refer to the sentence "Do not equate it with traditional mythology or personal beliefs" in the content introduction.
Although I often rush to update manuscripts after work, which puts a lot of pressure on me, "I am King Zhou" is ultimately a book that I "want to write", rather than a book that I "want to write" for life. Since I want to write it, I will
It is inevitable that there are many small personal fantasies in it, such as the harem issue. As a man whose imaginary protagonist is himself, he naturally hopes to have many beauties who are devoted to him. This can be regarded as a small conjecture shared by many contemporary male compatriots. Of course, Zhou
Wang's identity as the emperor also provides great convenience for this. Beauty is a major element of this book, but it is not the main line that drives the whole story, so someone is shameless and does not admit that this is a stallion novel, but a harem...
In fact, I originally had the idea of writing about the Three Kingdoms, but there are too many books about the Three Kingdoms at the moment. I asked myself that I couldn’t write anything new. In order to avoid people’s visual fatigue, I finally gave up on the Three Kingdoms and chose to become a god. In this book,
You may have also seen some Three Kingdoms complexes, such as the Three Kingdoms characters of Nine Souls, and Cai Wenji... Hehe, Cai Meimei was originally one of the female surnames of the Three Kingdoms that someone most admired (the second one was Zhen Mi), and now she has a golden finger
It was a long-cherished wish for him to come and meet the gods. Although he received a lot of criticism, he had no regrets. (Hey...) Just like the content of the Three Kingdoms, the scientific and technological elements of the 24th century are also a "
The key to the issue of "degree" lies in how to grasp the proportion of light and heavy, which I won't go into details here. Some small details and small typos in this book will be adjusted as much as possible, so I feel responsible for myself.
Many friends are concerned about my next book. I can tell you that there are still a few books on the subject that I "want to write", but they only have a rough outline and don't have much specific plot. They must be carefully considered before I can actually start.
The detailed outline of "I am King Zhou" has nearly 40,000 words, and the brief outline is also 5,000 words, and has been revised dozens of times, not including the added branches. I write the outline very carefully, usually the main line.
Keep the same, constantly modify the branch veins to enrich the main vein and make it more reasonable, and make key adjustments to the main vein when necessary. This can make the whole plot more full and complete. This is just a little personal experience that can make up for clumsiness.
I can't compare with the great gods, I just hope it can inspire and help those who like writing.
If there is a next book, I probably won’t write about fairy tales anymore. It might be fantasy, fantasy, or science fiction. But before that, three issues need to be solved.
The first is family. As a man with a wife and children, I am ashamed of my wife and children. Every day I get off work, code, sleep, get up, go to work, and so on. This year, including weekends, I basically have no time to accompany me.
With my wife and children, I devoted myself wholeheartedly to coding. And the family crisis caused by writing the book happened more than once or twice. I compared my heart with my heart and found that I really couldn’t do a good job. But I really couldn’t do a good job. The workload every day was very heavy.
It's so big that I don't even have enough time to think. I just code and upload it when I get back. During the last period, the update time was forced to move to late at night, and I posted it right after I finished writing. There was no time to think or modify. If
Without an outline, you may not be able to write at all. This rush also consumes a lot of inspiration. Especially when you are out of shape, you will be extremely irritable, and many conflicts will be caused by this. Once a conflict occurs, you will not be able to write, and writing is not
It is equivalent to typing, you need to think with your "heart".
If everyone has enough time to think and revise like the last chapter, this book should be more perfect. Therefore, the family problem must be solved. As for the update speed, it will be adjusted accordingly. It is better to lack than to overfill. I hope everyone can
understand.
The second is my physical problem. In the past thirty-two years, my waist has never felt as heavy and laborious as it does this year, and it relapses. In addition, there are neck and elbow problems, hemorrhoids, weight gain, and decreased immunity...
Some people said that I was pretending to be pitiful and deceiving sympathy; even during the two months when I didn't ask for monthly tickets, some people said that I was cheating on my tickets; my computer was broken and photos of the malfunction were posted, and many people made vicious remarks.
Regarding these remarks, I was very angry at first, but later I ignored them. This kind of people can be regarded as a certain characteristic of Qidian. Besides, my books are for my close friends and colleagues. You can call them whatever they want.
, I just pretended to be a "barrage dog barking". Fortunately, there is now a deputy moderator in the book review area who steps on landmines. I would like to thank the "fairy $ boss" of the mine clearance engineer. But no matter what, it is imperative to exercise and improve your living habits.
For my own health, and in order to better continue my writing life, I hope to encourage all the authors of Qidian.
Finally, there is the issue of manuscript preservation. There are no manuscripts in this book at all. They are all written as they are published. This also makes me fully realize the importance of manuscript preservation. At the very least, I can have enough time to revise and think.
, therefore, if the concept of the next book is completed, I will try my best to write some manuscripts. The editor said that it is best to publish a new book immediately after the old book is finished, so as to maintain popularity. This is a good experience. But this
I'm afraid I won't be able to do it. If I don't want to be good, I won't be able to write. I can only sincerely hope that all my friends will continue to pay attention to this insignificant name of "Dian Elf" after a period of time.
Thank you to my wife for your understanding and support. To quote a sentence from the book, I am strong because of you.
Thanks to the platform Qidian, which enables an unknown person like me to boldly turn my "fantasies" into words and share them with everyone. Thanks to the editors Wu Dao and Ah Jiu Meimei of the first team, thanks to Sanjiang editor Duncan, and thanks to the contracted editor Ye Zi Meimei.
Later, Xiao Zhen and Dolphin, I will remember every help you gave me.
I would also like to express my special thanks to Xiao Yuke. Brother Xiao’s article "The Powerful Enhanced Version of Graded Comments on Characters in the Romance of the Gods" has been reprinted on various websites. I have a deep understanding of the original work and I feel ashamed. That post also gave me a lot of inspiration.
Although the understanding of some characters in the original work is different, it does not hinder the feeling of close friends and gods.
Finally, I would like to thank all the friends who have subscribed and supported this book. Without everyone, there would be no more than two million words of the completed version of "I Wear the Proud Xiao of King Zhou to Confer Gods".