For Duan Qirui's point of view, Zhuang Yan agrees very much.

Some people say that drinking coffee is elegant and eating garlic is vulgar, which is not a correct understanding of elegance and vulgarity.

The real Ya is to eat garlic if you like it, and drink coffee if you like it. And the real vulgar is that you obviously like to eat garlic but you have to pretend to like coffee, and you like to drink coffee but look down on others to eat garlic.

As Duan Qirui said, if this is not clear, then this coffee is drunk for nothing, because no matter how much coffee you drink, it will be vulgar.

Zhuang Yan smiled: "I'm the one who likes to drink yogurt." ”

Duan Qirui also smiled, "Then you have to be wronged, because I only have tea at home to entertain you." ”

Then the two talked and laughed and gossiped for a while, and Duan Qirui suddenly said: "The matter of the new book this time didn't make you bother, right?"

Zhuang Yan shook his head: "I didn't bother, but I bothered all my seniors and friends to work hard for me, before Zijian and Yuanshan, the two brothers, called me and came to comfort me." ”

"They are also kind, after all, you are young, and when you encounter such a thing, you will inevitably worry that you will be affected. But I see that your state doesn't seem to affect it at all, and it's true that we're worried. ”

Zhuang Yan smiled and didn't speak, Duan Qirui continued: "I called you over today, eating is secondary, mainly because I have something I want to ask you." ”

"Don't you dare, Old Duan, you just have to tell me if you have anything, why do you need to say the word "ask". Zhuang Yan hurriedly said.

Duan Qirui shook his head and smiled: "If you ask for advice, you can't ask for advice." When I first met you, I said that you lacked a bit of personality, and I haven't changed that opinion to this day. Since you're a young man, you naturally need to be a little energetic. When I was your age, I was the Lord who was not afraid of heaven and earth. If you are in your twenties, you should be like a person in your twenties, and it is okay to be polite when you see us old men, but there is no need to be too cautious. ”

Zhuang Yan only thought that he was still within the range of politeness, not to the point of prudence, he was not a scholar in the first place, and of course he did not have any scholarly spirit. However, there was no need for him to raise the bar with Duan Qirui, so he smiled and said, "Okay, I don't know what Elder Duan wants to ask me?"

"That's right. Duan Qirui even sat up a little straighter, "After writing that article "Li Yunlong", I also had some inspiration, thinking about whether I could also write down the things in my military career back then, which can be regarded as leaving something for myself to remember." ”

Zhuang Yan's eyes lit up, and he stroked his palms and smiled: "This dare is good, now there are many netizens on the Internet who are appealing, hoping that Duan Lao, you can write a book like "Li Yunlong", they are very interested in your military career." ”

Duan Qirui waved his hand with a smile, "I also know that some netizens have such thoughts, but since I want to write previous stories, I am not here to show others, the most important thing is to show myself." ”

Zhuang Yan nodded: "Since you have already thought about it, what do you have to ask me?"

"That's right, I've written some short articles, but I've never written long ones. Since I want to write about my military experience, the space must be small, so I actually don't have a bottom in my heart, and I'm afraid that I won't be able to complete it myself. Duan Qirui said.

Hearing Duan Qirui's words, Zhuang Yan praised Duan Qirui in his heart, as an old-timer, it takes a lot of courage to say such things by himself.

In other words, Duan Qirui is very clear about his own cognition, and he also has the courage to admit his shortcomings. Zhuang Yan didn't think this was timidity, but felt that it was an attitude of a master.

"So, Old Duan, do you want me to help you finish it?" Zhuang Yan asked.

Duan Qirui smiled and waved his hand, "It's not like this, I pulled you over because I actually wanted to hear your opinion." ”

To be honest, Zhuang Yan is a little empty now, because he is not a real Chinese pioneer writer, and it is really hard to say whether he can give Duan Qirui advice.

Frowning and thinking for a while, Zhuang Yan asked, "I don't know if Duan Lao's book wants to be written a little bigger or smaller?"

"Oh, what does it mean to be bigger and what does it mean to be small?" Duan Qirui asked with interest.

Zhuang Yan explained: "The so-called small point is that you only write about what you have experienced, such as the article "Li Yunlong", in this article, you wrote the story of your comrade-in-arms Li Yunlong and you together, and the story is you and your comrades-in-arms. If you want to write a little smaller, there is no need to learn from me, because I think your "Li Yunlong" is very well written, and you just need to continue to write it in this way. ”

"Then what's bigger?" Duan Qirui asked again.

"Bigger means that you can write about other characters and stories in addition to the stories you've seen with your own eyes. To put it bluntly, the smaller ones are more like memoirs, not too artistic. And the bigger ones will have some fictional stuff and more artistic overtones. ”

After listening to Zhuang Yan's explanation, Duan Qirui groaned, and after a long time, he asked again: "I am more interested in the latter you said, but correspondingly, I am even more bottomless." ”

"It's not that hard, although you haven't had the experience of writing a long form. But most of what you write is your true story, and the plot is very easy to control, I don't believe that at your level, you can't even tell your own story. Zhuang Yan said with a smile.

This is a bit pretentious, if Duan Qirui said this to Zhuang Yan in turn, it is estimated that Zhuang Yan will be empty in his heart, because he really can't even tell his own story well.

Seeing that Duan Chery didn't speak, Zhuang Yan continued: "Why don't you go through the things you have experienced over the years first, think about what you want to write the most, just determine a main line ......"

As soon as he was halfway through speaking, Duan Qirui interrupted him with a smile and waved his hand, "You still think that you are a junior high school student and want to give me a writing lesson?"

Well, Zhuang Yan also realized that what he said was too basic at this time, and scratched his head embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, Old Duan, I forgot my form." ”

Duan Qirui shook his head and said, "It's okay, what you just said, I have benefited a lot, as for the matter of writing, it is nothing more than those things." And there are some things that you can't teach even if you want to. ”

Zhuang Yan blinked, he didn't know what he said just now that benefited Duan Qirui a lot, he didn't say anything at all just now.

If he could, Zhuang Yan also wanted to talk to Duan Qirui about the three elements, and by the way, give him a look at the four components of the plot. Because these things are really the only things he can break.