For Xiang Nan, there are many ways to make money.
But writing a book is the most convenient and quickest, and it can kill two birds with one stone.
On the one hand, you can make money, on the other hand, you can become famous.
During the Republic of China, writing books was very profitable. Like Mr. Lu Xun, the manuscript fee can reach six yuan per thousand words. In the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929), he earned more than 14,000 yuan in royalties just from writing articles, with an average monthly income of more than 1,200 yuan.
Mr. Zhang Henshui, the first writer of the Republic of China, is even more remarkable. His fee is as high as ten yuan per thousand words. With the help of "The New Legend of Killing Ghosts" and "The Cause of Laughter", he directly bought a palace in Yanjing.
Moreover, both of them have achieved quite high popularity and social status by virtue of the books they wrote. To this day, Mr. Lu Xun's articles still appear frequently in middle and high school textbooks.
The warlords of the Republic of China were fighting, political turmoil, and social chaos. Not to mention that ordinary people in Li are often oppressed, and even high-ranking officials may not be safe.
At this time, if Xiang Nan has the reputation and status, then even if Jin Quan falls, he will have the ability to protect the Jin family.
On the contrary, once Jin Quan falls, those corrupt officials, local gangsters, and even members of the Jin family will take the opportunity to come and suck blood, and cut off a few more pieces of fat while the remaining temperature is still hot.
For example, in the play, after the fall of Jin Quan, Jin Fengju was arrested and imprisoned, Jin Hesun was dismissed from the department, the two accountants were in charge of theft, and even the third concubine fled with the money.
True to that sentence, when a tree falls, the hozens will scatter, and when a wall falls, everyone will push it away!
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After Xiang Nan took out a pen and paper, he wrote five big characters on the paper - "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
The reason why he writes about martial arts is that, on the one hand, it is easy to understand and has strong storytelling, making it the most popular among readers.
Xiang Kairan, whose pen name was Pingjiang Buxiaosheng, was commissioned by World Book Company in 1922 to write the martial arts novels "The Legend of Chivalrous Heroes" and "The Legend of Modern Chivalrous Heroes", which became a hit and became well-known throughout the country.
At the same time, Zhao Huanting wrote "The Complete Biography of Qixia Jingzhong", which was also very popular. He and Xiang Kairan became close friends for a while, and they were called "South to North Zhao".
As for the owners of Huanzhu Tower, Li Shoumin ("The Legend of Shushan Swordsman"), Bai Yu ("Twelve Golden Darts"), Zheng Zhengyin ("Eagle Claw King"), Wang Dulu ("Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"), Zhu Zhenmu ("Seven Kills Monument") "), etc., they only started creating in the 1930s, so they are already juniors.
On the one hand, writing martial arts is not easily taboo. If you write commentaries on current affairs or realistic themes, it is easy to hit the red line.
Xiang Nan only writes books to make money and become famous. There is really no need to get into trouble.
Moreover, Xiang Nan has long been familiar with the story of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", so he wrote it really smoothly, without any extra points, relying on a thousand words. In less than half a day, I wrote more than 10,000 words.
At this time, it was getting dark, and the personal servant Jin Rong walked in and said, "Master Qi, Master Wang called and asked you to have dinner at the Central Hotel."
"I'm a little unwell, please help me get back." Upon hearing this, Xiang Nan put down his pen and waved his hand.
Master Wang, Wang Youchun, is the younger brother of his third sister-in-law, Wang Yufen. Together with Liu Baoshan, Kong Xueni, and Meng Jizu, they are all fair-weather friends who are often around Jin Yanxi, eating, drinking, having fun, and getting drunk with him.
Jin Yanxi has no plans, spends money carelessly and spends money like water. More than half of the 300 yuan a month is spent on them.
But these people are all white-eyed wolves who cannot be fed. After Jin Quan collapsed and the Jin family lost power, all these people stopped communicating with each other. Jin Yanxi wanted to ask them to help find a job, but they all pushed back and refused, and no one was willing to help.
It can be seen from this that associating with these people is really harmful without any benefit, and Xiang Nan naturally doesn't bother to socialize with them.
"Master Qi, are you feeling unwell?! Do you want to call a doctor?" Jin Rong asked quickly after hearing this.
"Stupid! I just don't want to go out to socialize." Xiang Nan rolled her eyes at him.
Jin Rong understood immediately, "Yes, Master Qi, I understand." Then he withdrew.
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After rejecting Wang Youchun, Xiang Nan came to the dining room and ate with his mother.
The Jin family is a big family, with the master, wife, two aunts, four sons, four daughters and three sisters-in-law. Some are on yamen errands, some are attending school, and some are socializing. Each has his or her own schedule, so they are all tied together and can't do it during meal time. Unite.
So Mrs. Jin simply split it up and didn't have to go to the dining room to eat. She could eat wherever she wanted and what she wanted to eat.
Anyway, with the wealth of the Jin family, they will be able to eat whatever they want. It also prevents everyone from being in trouble and scolding the cook after eating.
"Hey, Seventh Brother, you didn't go out tonight?" Jin Meili was sitting with her wife and smiled immediately after seeing Xiang Nan.
"My father's affairs have not been settled. How can I be in the mood to go out." Xiang Nan sighed.
When Mrs. Jin heard what her son said, she knew that caring about her family and worrying about family affairs would make some progress. She couldn't help but feel very happy. She smiled and persuaded, "You don't have to worry too much about your father's affairs. You are still a child, so worrying can't help." .”
"Yes." Xiang Nan responded, "Mother should also relax. There must be a road for the car to reach the mountain, and it will be straight for the boat to the bridge. There is always a way."
"Yanxi is really old, she knows how to care for people." The second aunt said jokingly.
"Okay, okay." Mrs. Jin was so happy to be comforted by her son that she even added half a bowl of rice to her dinner.
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After eating, Xiang Nan returned to his room and continued writing.
It was like this for two days in a row.
Social entertainment is strictly prohibited.
That afternoon, while he was leaning on his desk, writing furiously, he heard someone joking outside the door.
"Jin Rong, I heard that Yan Xi hasn't gone out for three days. What bad things are you doing in the house?" A female voice laughed.
"Hey, Fifth Miss, you really misunderstood. Our Seventh Master has been writing all these days." Jin Rong replied with a smile.
"It's strange that Yan Xi writes." Another female voice laughed, "Then we have to take a look."
"Sixth Miss, please stay. The Seventh Master has ordered that you must not disturb her." Jin Rong quickly stopped.
"Then I'm even more curious. What on earth is going on? It's so mysterious." Miss Six said with a smile.
Immediately, the door opened, a gust of fragrant wind blew into my face, and three modern girls walked into the room.
Seeing this, Xiang Nan quickly put away the manuscript.
"Fifth sister, sixth sister, eighth sister, why are you here?" He stood up and greeted them.
The three of them are Jin Yanxi's fifth sister Jin Minzhi, sixth sister Jin Runzhi, and eighth sister Jin Meili.
"Let's see what you are doing after you have been stuck in the house for so many days." Jin Minzhi said with a smile.
"Stop hiding it. Take it out and read what you were writing just now." Jin Runzhi stretched out his hand and said.
Xiang Nan pretended to stop her. Seeing that she had already received the manuscript, she smiled sheepishly and said, "It's just for fun. It's not finished yet. I don't want you to read it."
"Oh, I've written so much." Jin Minzhi couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw such a pile of manuscripts, with hundreds of pages.
Jin Runzhi looked at it directly, "The vast Qiantang River flows endlessly day and night around Niujia Village in Lin'an and flows eastward into the sea. Dozens of black cypress trees line the bank of the river, and their leaves look like they are burning. red……"
