Chapter 437: A Friend of the Week
Holding a stack of manuscript papers, curious, Megumi Kato began to look through them.
Like Xia You, at first she looked very carefully and felt very interested.
But as the manuscript paper turned, the more I read the back, the more complicated Kato's face became, and her head hurt a little.
Seriously, she had the urge to leave it alone. However, Megumi Kato still insisted on reading all the content before putting down the pile of manuscript paper.
Immediately, she subconsciously glanced at Xia You, who had a wry smile on his face, as if to say, "Now you understand."
Indeed, Megumi Kato understood why, after reading what the black cat wrote, Xia Yu would say something unusual.
This is also unavoidable.
I believe that anyone who reads a book with dozens of pages and dense writing will subconsciously feel a little nervous.
Yes, the pile of manuscript paper that Xia You and the others just read are all about the setting, including the principle of the protagonist's transformation, the description of the moves, the ritual, and so on.
And he always uses all kinds of rare words and Martian characters to make annotations, and the middle two to make people's scalp tingle.
On the summer Comic, Xia You has seen the book drawn by the black cat, and the whole page of the setting and Martian text are memorable.
He thought that the book produced by the latter was this kind of creative style.,I didn't expect it to be exactly the same.。
This made Xia You, who had a lot of expectations for the black cat's writing level at the beginning, feel quite disappointed.
Judging from this situation, if the black cat is appointed as a script assistant, let alone sharing the pressure on Kasumigaoka Shiyu, it will drag her back and reduce her creative efficiency.
“……”
Looking at Xia You, who looked quite unsightly, and Megumi Kato, who was speechless on the side, the black cat's face was even more gloomy, and she couldn't help but lower her head, knowing that the two of them were very dissatisfied with her.
With the proud character of a black cat, if others dislike her, she will definitely spare no effort to spray the other party's doubts about life.
But in the face of Xia You and Megumi Kato, she couldn't do it.
After all...... Xia You is a super popular best-selling author, a black cat who can't even publish, and in terms of writing, he thinks he is inferior to the other party and can't defend himself.
And Megumi Kato is her respected senior, with the other party's easy-going and gentle character, she can't help but be silent after seeing her, which shows how bad the writing is......
Looking at the black cat who was very devastated, Megumi Kato thought about it, but still didn't speak.
After all, she doesn't know how to write, and there are really not many suggestions for black cats in this regard, and simple comfort can't work, so she simply didn't speak.
Megumi Kato looked up at Natsuyu and motioned for him to say something with his eyes.
Urged like this, Xia You nodded with a slight wry smile.
In fact, even if Megumi Kato doesn't urge, he is ready to speak.
After all, you can't read what the girl wrote, and then give a "terrible" as a feeling, right......?
"Ahem. Clearing his throat, Xia You raised his head, "Black cat, do you know what your problem is?"
Now that he is starting to get down to business, his attitude is also correct, and his expression is serious.
Seeing this, the black cat couldn't help but straighten up, since Xia You had asked, it was not good for her to continue to hang her head.
"I don't know......" the black cat shook his head. It's not that she's making an awkward mess and deliberately pretending not to understand anything, but she really doesn't know.
This is also unavoidable.
Looking at one's own writing from the perspective of a writer and looking at others from the perspective of a reader are two very different experiences.
The latter tend to notice a lot of details, such as where the grammar is wrong, or typos, etc.
But the former have a hard time noticing this. Because he wrote it himself.
The phrase "the authorities are confused, but the bystanders are clear" is a bit subtle, but it is also appropriate.
The black cat, on the other hand, is in this situation, and is not aware of the flaws in his writing.
At the same time, she didn't know what the "problem" Xia You was talking about.
"Sure enough......" Seeing the black cat shaking his head, Xia You was not surprised.
Because many writers, including him, are the same, reading what they write, they can't read it interestingly at all, and they can't see the problem clearly.
It is precisely for this reason that writers need readers and editors to provide their thoughts and suggestions on their works.
And the black cat has been submitted so far, all of them have sunk into the sea, where is the so-called editor.
As for the readers, because the black cat uploads it to the Internet from time to time, there are still some of them.
It's just that those readers basically came to spray her, or it was ridicule, and there was no impression of the praise.
The arrogant black cat, in the face of the bad comments of online readers, where can I bear it, they all sprayed back, and won one by one.
However... It also makes those readers stop looking at her.
Over time, the black cat will no longer be transmitted to the Internet.
Because it will only cause a scolding war, even if she scolds and wins, it is still very empty.
Seeing that the black cat couldn't answer, Xia You stopped selling Guanzi, and said directly: "Yours, the main problem is that the setting is too complicated!"
"The setting is too complicated......" The black cat couldn't help but be stunned. Then she plucked up her courage and asked in a low voice, "Can ...... If you want to write something interesting, don't you have to have a new and interesting setting?"
"It's true that the setting is very important, but ......" Xia You's words changed, and his tone was quite helpless, "You can also score clearly about the priorities......!"
"The core element of a film is always the plot, and the setting you are talking about is at most the material!"
Indeed, Xia You has seen some works with very bad plots, but because the setting is very exciting, people can't help but finish reading it.
But...... That kind is a minority after all.
Whether the work is interesting or not depends on the plot itself after all, and the novel setting acts as a gimmick at most.
If the follow-up plot is really rotten, no matter how interesting the setting is, the book should be abandoned.
"Besides...... Black cat, don't you think these settings are interesting?" the corners of Xia You's mouth twitched slightly.
"Well, it's funny. Black Cat plucked up the courage to nod, she always had a lot of fun writing these settings.
Xia You covered his face.
What kind of taste is this, I really don't know where to complain about ......!
However, what should be said is still to be said, and he does not intend to close his voice here.
“…… I'll find these settings interesting, I think, you're probably the only one!" Xia You said mercilessly, "At least in my opinion, these settings are not interesting at all, and they are not new, they can only be said to be weird, because they are full of too many unrealistic ideas from your personal experience!"
"And other people who can't understand your thoughts, after reading these settings, will only feel as tedious and boring as me, and want to throw them away!"
In the words of the previous life online article, this situation is similar to YY going too far.
But it's not in the direction that everyone can get the cool point YY, but in the direction that you can understand.
To put it simply, it's the so-called self-congratulation.
“……”
Although he had been mentally prepared for a long time, after listening to this unkind remark, the black cat was still very shocked.
She buried her head desperately, trying to hide her frustrated little face, her fingers fighting, "Then I... Are all of these settings boring......?"
"Not really. Xia You thought for a while and said, "If you pick out some of them separately, it's barely okay, so that people can't read it." ”
"But ......," he said, "it's the same as I just said, your settings are too complicated and redundant, and if you cram thousands of settings into one piece, needless to say, you know that it will definitely make the work explode." ”
And readers aren't going to like that. ”
Xia You thought about it, "Black cat, I remember that you said before that you participated in the Light Newcomer Awards, right?"
"I want to... Yours must have been screened out in the primaries, right?"
“……”
The black cat was speechless, obviously being right.
Xia You was not surprised by this.
If he were to be the editor, this kind of thing that would have to be read a thick pile of settings to understand, and it would probably be thrown away at a glance.
was criticized mercilessly one after another, and the black cat's whole person became gray.
Her face was slightly pale, her head was buried and her mouth was slightly flattened, and her shoulders trembled.
Even though he hadn't cried yet, he looked like he knew it wasn't far off.
"Ah......" Seeing this, Xia You couldn't help but secretly say that it was bad, it seemed that he had bullied a little too much, and he suddenly stopped criticizing a little harder.
However, he suddenly found that the black cat who had been bullied so hard looked unexpectedly cute......
is completely different from the usual cold and arrogant appearance, and it feels completely different, becoming a little weak, which makes people want to hug it and rub their faces.
At the same time, it also makes people want to bully her even more......
Xia You thought to himself, if he should have awakened some strange love, right?
Before he had time to complain to himself, Xia You suddenly felt a stinging gaze, and couldn't help but turn his head to look, and found that Megumi Kato was looking at him expressionlessly, and his eyelids twitched.
“…… Ahem!" Xia You coughed hard, embarrassed in his eyes, and had a feeling that his crooked brain was being recognized at once.
Then he cleared his throat and looked back at the black cat, who still had a dejected look, and Xia You was about to say something encouraging.
After all...... I criticized it for so long just now, and if I didn't appease a sweet date, I really didn't want to go, and I couldn't bear it.
In addition, this is also to avoid the black cat being overhit and deciding not to write anything.
In that case, you're really putting the cart before the horse. Xia You didn't want to lose a potential scriptwriter because of this.
"Black cat. Xia You screamed, and when he saw the black cat raise his head in a daze, he showed a soothing smile and said, "Yours, except for the defect of writing too many settings, everything else is still good, and there is no shortage of highlights!"
That's the truth.
After all, after writing so much, Black Cat has a very solid foundation in terms of writing, grammar, etc.
Moreover, she also has a big killer that any writer dreams of - super high code word speed, 6,000 words an hour.
The speed of the black cat's code word, if it is placed in the online text of the previous life, don't talk about the five watches, it is no problem to call her ten more glasses......!
is also for this reason, Xia You believes that as long as the love to write the setting is eliminated, and the shortcomings of the second in the plot, the black cat will definitely be able to grow up quickly.
In time, she may not be inferior to Kasumigaoka Shiyu.
"Really......
Due to being hit too much, the black cat cowered a little at Xia You's praise, thinking that he was ready to raise first and then suppress.
Seeing this, Xia You couldn't help but want to laugh.
To be honest, the black cat's weak appearance looks really cute, which makes people want to continue bullying her.
But because he felt the gaze projected by him, it seemed to become sharp again, and Xia You shut up very rationally.
Immediately, he said with a serious expression: "Of course it's true, just like pointing out your flaws just now, I won't ignore the highlights either." ”
"At least in my opinion, as long as you get rid of your habit of writing and streamline your writing, you should be able to publish your own. ”
"It's... Hearing this, the black cat perked up somewhat.
She is not the kind of girl with a glass heart, she has a very pressure-resistant heart, otherwise she would not have failed to submit for three consecutive years, and she has not chosen to give up in frustration.
The reason why the black cat was so hit just now was mainly because the person who criticized her was Xia You......
Cheering up, the black cat asked hesitantly, "So... Senior, how can I correct it?"
"As soon as I write, I can't help but think about ...... setting"
Since this has been her writing habit for more than three years, it is deeply rooted, so for a while, even if she knows the crux of the problem, the black cat still feels at a loss.
Xia You groaned, and soon had an idea, "That's it, I'll give you some titles, limit the plot, and then you try to write it, black cat." ”
If you want to change an author's writing habits, the most effective way is to limit a scope and then let him write.
Although this may limit the author's own thinking and cannot get rid of it in the future, for Black Cat, it is better to say anything than to maintain the status quo and continue to be rejected until one day and choose to give up writing.
Moreover, Xia You believes that with the terrifying code speed of the black cat, this problem will not be difficult for her.
Just desperately code words, try to write in various styles, and you can get rid of the limitations of your thinking at once.
That's why Xia You will come up with this idea now.
"After you finish writing, give me the finished product, and I'll help you look at it and correct the deficiencies. Xia You smiled, "If you are qualified, you will change the next topic, I believe that by the end of writing, you should be able to correct that habit." ”
Hearing this, the black cat was both surprised and delighted, and at the same time a little incredulous, "Really... Is that okay?"
If you really do what Xia You said, it will become teaching her to write, which is a purely thankless task.
After all, the black cat can't get any reward for Xia You.
And she believes that if the news is released in the name of Qingkong Xia, there will definitely be a lot of new writers coming one after another, hoping to get his guidance.
"Absolutely. Xia You smiled.
Speaking of which, he was able to reconcile with Ayase before, thanks to a certain extent, thanks to the help of the black cat, so it's not bad to repay the favor.
Of course, Xia You didn't plan to say this, so as not to make it look like he was very outward.
"Correspondingly, black cat, you have to work the original game art. He said something different.
"What do ......you mean?" the black cat couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, "What do you mean?"
"That's what I want you to do as an assistant to the original art.,Assist Ying Lili to draw the CG of the game.。 Xia You smiled.
According to his original idea, he naturally hoped that the black cat could become a script assistant and help Kasumigaoka Shiyu share the pressure.
But right now, the black cat is not up to standard, and he has bad writing habits, not to mention helping, but it will cause a lot of trouble to the senior sister, so forget it.
Instead, Xia You decided to hand over the work of the original painting assistant to Black Cat. This one is somewhat easier.
Even if the black cat drawing level is not as good as Sawamura Yingli pear,But since it can be independent of the book,,The foundation of painting is still there.,Help with color.,Draw lines and paint black or something.,I don't think it's a big problem.。
"Is it okay, black cat?" asked Xia You, blinking his eyes.
The black cat nodded hurriedly, "Of course it's no problem!"
She is already a member of the club, and it is normal for Xia You to deliver tasks.
And being able to serve as an assistant to the original painting is exactly what the black cat wants, and she wants to learn more about painting from Eiri Kashiwagi, that is, Eiri Sawamura.
"Yes? Please, then. Xia You smiled gently, "But in this way, the black cat will become more busy, not only will you have to serve as an assistant in the original painting, but you also have to write according to my requirements." ”
"I can't ask for it!" said the black cat, full of ambition.
Being able to learn from Qingkong Xia and Kashiwagi Eiri at the same time is something she never dreamed of before, so she naturally has to cherish it!
Immediately, the black cat clenched his fists, "Teacher Xia, I will follow your guidance well!"
"Teacher Xia?" Xia You couldn't help but be stunned, and said with some amusement, "Why did you suddenly call me like this?"
"Since you're teaching me how to write, you're a teacher. The black cat said as a matter of course.
As she spoke, her face hesitant, "Or still... Can't you call it that?"
"Not really. Xia You shook his head, "Well, whatever you like." ”
He didn't really care about what he was called.
And being called a teacher by a young girl or something, if you think about it carefully, it's actually quite emotional......
Thinking like this, Xia You felt the feeling of being on his back again, as if he was being stared at by a vague gaze, which made the corners of his mouth twitch slightly.
"Ahem!" Xia You coughed and said, "Anyway... Without further ado, I'll start by the name you're going to write, it's called ......."
"Friend of the week!"