Zhang Youjun is a loyal reader of Ming Pao and never buys Ta Kung Pao. This morning, after buying "Ming Pao", he suddenly remembered that Lin Kuang had written a war letter to Xu Wangqiu yesterday, and Xu Wangqiu should respond today. Although he felt that Xu Wangqiu would definitely not dare to accept Lin Kuang's war letter, he wanted to know how this clown would respond, so he bought a copy of "Ta Kung Pao".

Flipping through the "Ta Kung Pao", Zhang Youjun quickly found Xu Wangqiu's response. His eyes widened suddenly, and an incredible light flashed inside, and he shouted: "This Xu Wangqiu has a problem with his brain, right?

In recent days, the scolding war between Lin Kuang and Xu Wangqiu has been a hot topic in Xiangjiang. Almost every newspaper stared at Ming Pao and Ta Kung Pao to see how Lin Kuang and Xu Wangqiu scolded each other, and then wrote a news report. Hao Run, a reporter from "Oriental Daily", was recently in charge of keeping an eye on "Ming Pao" and "Ta Kung Pao", and after she saw the content of Xu Wangqiu's response, she was so excited that she almost squirted out the water she had just drunk: "No, is Xu Wangqiu's brain funny? ”

In an apartment in Kowloon, David Jiang opened the "Ta Kung Pao" and found Xu Wangqiu's response. After reading it, it took him several seconds to come back to his senses. He shook his head and sighed, "Confused! How can you make such a bet with Lin Kuang!"

Not only David Jiang, but on this morning, countless people who saw the news would let out almost the same exclamation, and they all wondered if there was something wrong with Xu Wangqiu's brain, otherwise how could he dare to compare sales with a best-selling master like Lin Kuang.

For such hot news, the media naturally carried out overwhelming reprint reports.

"Sing Tao Daily" reported on the title of "Lin Kuang and Xu Wangqiu's Science Fiction War", and put on the avatars of Xu Wangqiu and Lin Kuang, which looked like a boxing match poster. The article wrote: "The scolding war between Lin Kuang and Xu Wangqiu has lasted for several days, and instead of stopping, it has further escalated, and Xu Wangqiu has officially taken over Lin Kuang's battle letter. ”

In addition to the report, "Oriental Daily" also asked the talented female writer Li Bihua to comment on this in the column. Li Bihua commented on the scolding war between the two with the title of "The Scolding War and the Crisis of Trust in the Literary World": "The writer's scolding may be the expression of his true temperament, but it is blind and irrational, far from the essential spirit of culture and the ultimate criterion of literary truth. ”

As a pro-Taiwan media, "Xiangjiang Times" naturally will not say good things about Xu Wangqiu. They said in the comments: "Xu Wangqiu has no self-knowledge, he thinks he is very powerful, but in fact, everyone treats him as a clown." He actually bet with Lin Kuang on the sales of science fiction, which is enough to prove that this person is arrogant to the point of ignorance. ”

Under the overwhelming coverage of the media, Xu Wangqiu and Lin Kuang's gambling contract has become a hot topic on the streets. The people in Xiangjiang have a lot of discussions about this, and almost everyone thinks that Xu Wangqiu and Lin Kuang have no chance of winning by betting on sales and Ben, and they are humiliating.

"I always thought Xu Wangqiu was a smart person, but I didn't expect him to be a fool. Lin Kuangbi wrote sales. Even if Ni Kuang's is not good, even if Ni Kuang's is not credible, but his is very attractive, you are not looking for death when you compare sales with him!"

"Yes, Xu Wangqiu is really young and vigorous, and he dares to make such a bet! Fortunately, the gambling contract is only the person who loses the apology, if he bets on something else, then he will be really miserable. How can it be better than Lin Kuang in terms of sales. ”

"I don't think so, Xu Wangqiu is very good at storytelling. Several of his movie scripts are written by himself, and the stories are so exciting, he must have no problem making up stories. He also writes things himself, and I heard that the scripts he writes can sell hundreds of thousands, or even millions of copies, in the mainland. I think he dares to bet, and he is still certain in it. ”

"Xu Wangqiu can write scripts and articles, but it's different from these. The reader must be hung all the time and the reader must be drawn to keep reading. Lin Kuang is a master of this. Everyone knows his routine, and by the end of the day, he will definitely be an alien again, but as long as he picks up his book, he can always read it in one go. Ordinary people simply can't do it. ”

"I think the biggest problem is serialization! Serialization has to fight for speed. How fast can Xu Wangqiu write? Can his speed be comparable to Lin Kuang's? Who in Xiangjiang doesn't know that Lin Kuang writes extremely fast, with an average of 10,000 words a day, and he has been serializing for more than 20 years. Can Xu Wangqiu insist on writing 10,000 words a day? He will lose badly!"

Liao Yiyuan applauded the debate between Xu Wangqiu and Lin Kuang, because Lin Kuang was always a dark mainland with a weird yin and yang in the book, and they were very dissatisfied with Lin Kuang. Xu Wangqiu scolded Lin Kuang to the point of blood, making Liao Yiyuan and them angry. It's just that as soon as Xu Wangqiu and Lin Kuang's bet came out, they all felt that it was not good, and they felt that Xu Wangqiu had been tricked.

Fortunately, the bet is lost, and people publicly admit defeat in the newspaper, if the bet is serious, it is really unimaginable.

Liao Yiyuan felt that Xu Wangqiu was too impulsive, and felt that they should talk to him well, otherwise they would suffer a big loss in the future.

Xia Meng has a good relationship with Xu Wangqiu, and she is the eldest sister, so it is most appropriate for her to talk about it. It's just that Xia Meng is not in Xiangjiang now, and the new film "Like Water Flowing Years" she invested in wanted to find Siqin Gaowa from Bayi Film Studio to play Ah Zhen, so she wrote a letter to Tian Hua, the head of the actor troupe of Bayi Factory, hoping to borrow Siqin Gaowa. But because there are a lot of Cantonese slang in the script, Siqin Gaowa can't understand it, so she doesn't want to take it. Xia Meng went to Beiping and went to Siqin Gaowa for an interview.

Xia Meng is not there, and this work falls to Liao Yiyuan.

That night, Liao Yiyuan went to the Star Building and knocked on Xu Wangqiu's door. No response. He saw that the door was open, so he pushed open the door and walked into Xu Wangqiu's room. There was no one in the living room, and no one was in the bedroom. He looked at the balcony and saw Xu Wangqiu standing on the balcony, overlooking the night view of the Xiangjiang River.

Liao Yiyuan walked up to Xu Wangqiu and asked, "Wangqiu, what are you thinking?"

Xu Wangqiu turned his head and saw that it was Liao Yiyuan, and immediately smiled: "Mr. Liao, why are you here? I'm not going to write science fiction with Lin Kuangbi, I'm thinking about what to write." ”

When Liao Yiyuan heard Xu Wangqiu say this, he stopped selling Guanzi: "Wangqiu, you are so impulsive! How can you make such a bet with Lin Kuang! This is obviously a defeat and no victory!"

Xu Wangqiu smiled and comforted: "Mr. Liao, I won't necessarily lose." ”

Liao Yiyuan couldn't help but say: "I know that you can write scripts and articles." But you haven't written it, and you haven't written science fiction. It's not the same as the script. Lin Kuang is a science fiction expert, how can you write about him?"

Xu Wangqiu thought to himself who said that I hadn't written it, "Bai Jie" was written by me, but you don't know, he said confidently: "Mr. Liao, do you know what I wrote in my graduation thesis when I graduated from Nortel? It is the use of digital technology in movies. I'm quite concerned about technology. I've also read a lot of science fiction, from Verne, Wisel, to Asimov, Heinlein, and now William Gibson and Scott Card's books. If Lin Kuang were to write martial arts with me, I might not be able to write about him, but science fiction relies on brain holes, unique and creative ideas, and ten Lin Kuang will not be my opponents. Wait and see, I'll rub him on the ground!"

Liao Yiyuan felt that Xu Wangqiu was too optimistic and didn't realize the seriousness of the problem: "You don't know how powerful Lin Kuang is. Ni Kuang's writing speed is amazing, and he can write more than 5,000 words per hour. He has been serializing for more than 20 years now, writing an average of 10,000 words a day. How many words can you write in a day? A long story must be about 200,000 words. For a month, I wrote an average of more than 6,000 words a day. It's easy for Lin Kuang, but can you do it? Lin Kuang must have already figured out what to write, and you are not prepared at all. How could you possibly write about him. Wangqiu, you're too impulsive!"

Xu Wangqiu smiled and comforted: "Mr. Liao, don't worry. Even if I really can't write about Lin Kuang, that's nothing. He's a professional writer, and he has a big supporter, so there's nothing to be ashamed of if I can't write about him. Besides, I still have a good chance of winning. Other people writing stories may need to be conceived slowly, but I don't. He pointed to his head: "There are a lot of ready-made science fiction stories in my head, and I don't need to think about it, just write it." ”

At the same time, in the private room of a nightclub in Mong Kok, Lin Kuang and Cai Yan were sitting together, surrounded by a few young ladies who were happily drinking.

Lin Kuang has fallen in love with the mommy of this nightclub recently, and often takes Cai Yan and Huang Yu here to drink flower wine. Quan Yong pays more attention to the image, and generally does not go out and do not go to this kind of occasion. Today, in order to congratulate the victory, they still dragged Quan Yong here.

In Lin Kuang's opinion, the moment they promised Xu Wangqiu to write science fiction with Lin Kuang, they lost. It's a game without suspense. The final result can only be that Xu Wangqiu ended in a fiasco and became the laughing stock of Xiangjiang society.

Cai Yan put her arms around the young lady in one hand and a wine glass in the other, and laughed: "This Xu Wangqiu is really an idiot, he doesn't know what serialization is, and he doesn't know how hard serialization is. Write a serial, there is no way to modify, unlike others, this paragraph is not written, I can delete it again. The layout of the serial plan is extremely important, and all aspects must be thought out from the beginning, otherwise there will definitely be problems in the writing process. It is very difficult for Xiangjiang readers to serve, if any plot is not well written, which plot is not to their taste, they will write a letter to scold. This pressure is not something that ordinary people can bear. When Xu Wangqiu received hundreds of letters scolding him, I was afraid that the whole person would collapse. ”

Jin Yong smiled and nodded: "Yes, the pressure of serialization is not something that ordinary people can bear." ”

Lin Kuang said triumphantly: "It's not just that. I deliberately used the sales volume of one month after the publication of the assembly as the criterion for judging the winners. If the serialization is not good, it will be difficult to assemble and publish. Even if it can be published, sales are low. Mine sells tens of thousands of copies, but how many can he sell? 100, or 200?"

Huang Yu smiled and shook his head: "You guy is too insidious!"

Cai Yan felt that it was far from enough, and felt that Lin Kuang's bet was too light, and he was not ruthless enough to Xu Wangqiu: "I think you should gamble a little hard with Xu Wangqiu." It's just a public towel, it's really too slight. If it were me, let him write a letter of repentance and declare his membership in the Kuomintang. ”

Lin Kuang also regretted this: "I want to, but if he gambles too hard, I'm afraid he won't dare to bet with me." The bet now is small, but it's enough to make him a laughing stock from now on. When the time comes, I'll buy an ad page and publish the sales of both of us. It was written in the newspaper that Ni Kuang sold 30,000 copies and Xu Wangqiu sold 300 copies, so he will become a laughing stock in Xiangjiang from now on! We will use 300 copies as his nickname and let this shame follow him for the rest of his life!"

He picked up his wine glass and drank all the red wine in the glass, and said viciously: "A little ghost from the mainland dares to fight with me!