Yin Lian did not expect to receive a letter from a reader signed "Yue Ke", but for her, this was indeed an unexpected surprise.
Yue Ke not only sent readers' comments, but also attached the beginning of an article,
After reading a few lines, Yin Lian showed an expression of astonishment and continued reading, confirming that this was a story with a female protagonist. This is absolutely surprising. You must know that Yue Ke wrote many popular works throughout his life, but there was not one medium-length novel with a female as the protagonist.
There are a few short stories, but they are not very influential, and the stories are not as eye-catching as the series.
It is said that there are actually some drafts of women as protagonists in Yue Ke's Legacy. Even in the famous "Toto Story", the original protagonist in the first draft was a female character, but later due to various reasons, it was changed to a male character.
Although the manuscript Yin Lian got was not the original manuscript of "Eastern Capital Story", it seemed to be a story with a female protagonist. At the beginning of the story, the heroine had to dress up as a man and work as a bookkeeper because of her family's decline. As a result, she encountered all kinds of rumors. Later, she found out that her fiancé's family, who disliked poverty and loved wealth, was behind this and deliberately wanted to corrupt her. reputation and used this as an excuse to break off the engagement.
It sounds like a formula for a future cool novel, but in fact, Yue Ke wrote this paragraph very realistically, so realistically that you will easily realize that the existence of your fiancé is not a male protagonist, not a male partner, but only a real person. , a villain who needs to be defeated.
The heroine's widowed mother felt very anxious and angry about such slander, and wanted to refute it again and again. The heroine's mind is different from ordinary people's, she is calmer and more open-minded. She tried to persuade her mother not to care about such rumors, but as a traditional woman, her mother was completely unable to do this, and even became anxious, tossing and turning, and even almost depressed because of it. She had quarreled with the rumor mongers time and time again and tried to clarify the rumors. However, while trying to clarify the matter with the heroine's fiancé's family, the truth of the matter was revealed. In anger, she quarreled with the fiancé. , was brutally killed.
When the heroine heard that her mother had an accident, she slipped and fell from a height and died, she was immediately devastated. But even so, in the process of handling the funeral for his mother, suspicion arose due to flaws in the details, which unexpectedly led to death. In order to conceal the crime of murder, the fiance's family tried to make the heroine "distraught" and "die of a serious illness", so as to completely solve the problem once and for all.
Unexpectedly, the heroine keenly discovered the problem in advance and jumped off the moat during the escape process, narrowly escaping with her life.
Yue Ke's manuscript ended here. Although it was only the beginning, the short three chapters firmly attracted Yin Lian's attention. According to Yin Lian's experience and understanding of Yue Ke's previous works, although she wrote a story with a female protagonist, it didn't seem like she intended to write a love story at all - at least not a story focused on love.
The protagonist in the story is surprisingly not feminine at all - feminine here refers to the typical "story heroine" who is weak, passive and needs to be saved. On the contrary, the heroine's character is more like the protagonists in Yue Ke's works that Yin Lian has seen, tough, tenacious, principled, and never gives up hope.
From the beginning of the plot, we know that what Yue Ke wants to write is probably a female version of "The Grudge of Monte Cristo".
Yin Lian originally planned to wait until things were sorted out, and then go dig up some historical legend authors with fans all over the world, and Yue Ke's submission letter became a good opportunity, and Yin Lian couldn't help but want to explore it. , what kind of woman is this author?
As a result, when she actually came to visit, both parties surprised the other.
In Yin Lian's opinion, Yue Ke looks more like a homebody who has lived in the wrong era.
She lives in a small western-style house, which is said to be property she received from her parents. She was dressed very slovenly, wearing the simplest cotton skirt, and her hair was tied into a simple bun. Her home was a bit messy, but not too messy.
If you enter her house, the strongest impression you can see is books. In the two-story building, each room has at least one or two sets of bookshelves, which are filled with various books. The study room and The bedrooms are connected and neither is too big, but filled with all kinds of books, it looks a bit spectacular.
The table was piled with manuscripts and various notes. Yin Lian glanced at it and found that there were not only newspaper clippings but also ticket stubs from many dramas.
After the two sat down, Yue Ke asked curiously: "Aren't you going to take off your hat?"
Yin Lian replied: "There are burns on the face."
After hearing this, Yue Ke showed some concern and asked, "Is it serious?"
Her tone did have a bit of sympathy and pity that most girls would feel when hearing such things. Yin Lian originally thought that the legendary Yue Ke would be a relatively cold and unruly woman, but found that she looked very ordinary. Just by looking at his appearance and behavior, you can't see the sharp edge in the book.
She was a little surprised, but replied: "It's quite serious. It can almost give people nightmares at night... I don't dare to look at it too much, and I don't even have mirrors at home."
Yue Ke nodded, seeming to be a little curious, but did not continue to ask about the matter. He just said: "Then you are quite strong. I didn't expect that the founder of "Lady" would be a girl like you. Generally speaking , if girls suffer serious injuries on their faces, many of them will not be able to withstand the blow. Especially those with rich families are often much more fragile than children from poor families. In this case, don’t even talk about going out to meet people. Many even give up on themselves and even want to commit suicide.”
When she said this, she paused and sighed.
"Many times, women are still too fragile."
Yin Lian heard it interestingly.
Yue Ke's tone and words were as if she was not a woman herself.
But Yin Lian could understand her mood. Probably because in terms of mentality, women like Yue Ke are indeed a minority.
She asked about the manuscript.
Yue Ke was a little gushing when he discussed his setting: "...I have actually wanted to write a similar story for a long time, but the adventures of female protagonists are really not welcomed at all in ordinary newspapers and publishing houses. . I think there must be a market for such stories. After all, more and more girls are studying now. I think there must be many people like me who have difficulty finding something that suits their taste."
"But the publishing house didn't like it."
"To be honest, I was really surprised when I saw the "Lady" magazine. At first, I thought the serial would be the kind of love story about Hua Qian Yue Xia or Ehuang Nv Ying, but I didn't expect it to be anything like what I expected. They're all different... I would rather say it's the kind of story I ideally want to see. But I was still a little nervous when I submitted it, because the stories I wrote were all a bit... exciting... and I was afraid you wouldn't be able to accept it. "
Yin Lian said: "I like this story very much."
Yue Ke said: "Then you are really different... Although I like this story very much, I think most girls may not be able to accept the plot well at first."
Yin Lian said: "No, as long as the story is exciting enough, I think everyone will accept it. After all, in the past, they didn't even have a choice in such a story."
Yin Lian didn't say anything.
Even in her own time, girls often prefer to read love stories, or stories about using love as a step to transcend class and become a phoenix, but not everyone only likes such stories.
"Forcibly pressing your head is not a business." After hearing what she said, Yue Ke paused and expressed a different opinion.
Yin Lian said: "But interest needs to be cultivated." She stared at Yue Ke and said, "Miss Yue, you actually don't know how talented you are. Even if you originally published a story with a male protagonist, there is no doubt that There will also be many women reading it. And when the character becomes a female, some people may not be able to adapt or recognize it, but more people will definitely be attracted by your story and agree with your ideas."
"Don't back down."
After hearing this, Yue Ke was stunned, and after a while he said, "Thank you for your encouragement." She seemed to regain some confidence, which made Yin Lian realize that Yue Ke at this time was actually just a young man. A young girl who has just become popular with one or two books and lacks confidence and confidence in the future.
Next, Yue Ke discussed his ideas with Yin Lian.
She was surprised to find that Yin Lian also had great opinions on writing, and some of her ideas were even insightful. She immediately felt that she was worthy of being able to open a publishing house. The two chatted happily. Although in Yin Lian's opinion, the conception of Yue Ke's works was obviously not perfect and not as good as her later works, she was not anxious at all and did not try to remind her or criticize her. it.
A good work is itself modified and perfected bit by bit.
The two chatted excitedly, but the sky gradually darkened. It was rare for Yue Ke to meet a female friend who was so easy to talk to and whose ideas kept up with her. He wanted to keep her here, but considering it was their first meeting, he was still a little wary of Yin Lian. Yin Lian also considered that it was his first acquaintance and did not have an overly familiar attitude, so he left when the time came.
After that, she stayed in Lucheng for a while, and gradually became familiar with Yue Ke. She stayed at Yue Ke's house several times, and gradually learned about Yue Ke's normal life.
She had seen some of the information before, but now she understood it more intuitively.
Yue Ke is the youngest daughter of the Yue family. She is the daughter of her parents and is quite favored. The two brothers above are more than ten years apart in age from Yue Ke. They basically raised her as their daughter. As a result, Yue Ke has been more thoughtful since she was a child and was raised to be a troublemaker.
Yin Lian visited several times, but met several times when Yue Ke's sister-in-law came to give her things, and then started nagging her about her lifestyle and marital status. But even so, Yue Ke's treatment is quite comfortable in this era, and it is simply not the same situation as ordinary women.
After the outline of Yue Ke's story was basically set, Yin Lian said goodbye to her and continued to take the train south for a while, trying to find another boss, Su Changhen.
Her outfit is actually quite eye-catching, but because she is a guard, no one deliberately provokes her. However, the entire situation in Xia Kingdom was very turbulent at this time, so Yin Lian still encountered some trouble on the road.
