In a certain room, Xiong Da received Qi Yu.
This industry is also very particular. No one should ask about their fame and background. In addition, they must try their best to protect the personal privacy of these "own writers".
You know, everyone who submits articles must at least be a scholar.
What do famous people care about most?
Naturally, it is my personal reputation and reputation.
If it was spread that he was the one who drew 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 softly.
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."
Got it, this is just for fun.
Qi Yu frowned and asked, "Mr. Xiong, besides drawing books, are there any other ways to make money?"
Xiong Da thought for a moment and said, "Yes!"
"What?"
"Write!"
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’s a huge work and has huge influence. If you are confident that your writing skills are excellent and you can control it, you might as well give it a try.”
Um? Is it 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. Coupled with the fact that we are now in a prosperous age of national peace and prosperity, books that entertain people naturally have an audience, and this is one of them.
Oh, I see.
Qi Yu nodded and asked for further advice.
Xiong Da said that as far as the popular themes are concerned, most of them are military or romantic. The writing style is also relatively traditional, with emphasis on precise words and occasionally a few elegant poems for polish.
What is said is unintentional, but the listener is intentional.
Qi Yu saw the problem.
what?
Nowadays, people pay too much attention to precise wording, so the words are full of nonsense. Except for those serious readers, it is really difficult for ordinary literate people to understand this type of text.
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?"
Qi Yu hurriedly said: "Qi is confident that he still has some talent, so he wants to give it a try."
"Aren't you going to paint "Silver Lotus Plum" anymore?"
"Let's just write."
Do you still need to consider this?
Writing 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 templates and submit them, and if they looked sloppy, he could discuss the price.
Understand, there are thresholds for people to accept manuscripts. 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, with a smile on his lips.
Yes, Qi Dalang has already hatched a preliminary plan.
As far as the current ones are concerned, they are all in traditional Chinese. Why not give yourself a try in vernacular?
You must know that among the vast number of literate people, genuine readers are only a minority. Due to their limited vocabulary, they are more suitable for reading fluent vernacular.
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 bought 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 you don't write well, won't you lose even the paper money?
Don’t be discouraged, be confident, and don’t be timid before you fight!
After all, I am also a prodigy, so how could I not even be able to speak in the vernacular?
…
Liu Quan was busy making lunch. 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 the grand plan he had written.
What is it?
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, Zhou still fully supports her son's decision. As long as he can make money, it is a good career. In her mind, whether she is painting or writing, she relies on pen and ink skills to exchange for money.
Liu Quan seemed to understand but she still chose to support her husband. In her heart, her husband is the most family-oriented man in the world. No matter what happens, she must stand firmly behind him.
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 he has the support of his family. It's more like being injected with 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 film.
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 subject first.
At the moment, the most popular ones are military themes. However, I have no experience in this field, 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 well.
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 it?
Haha, yes!
Just write it!
Make an outline first, and then set up the characters. Once everything is almost done, start writing.
"There are all kinds of wonders in the world. My name is Lin Pingan, Pingan Pingan, I am a swordsman..."
The title of the book - "The Sword Goes"!
Pen name - General Manager!
Thus, a timeless and unconstrained work was born.
Since paper is expensive these days, the number of words cannot be too large, otherwise it will not be easy to print. Therefore, Qi Yu tentatively set the book's length at 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...
