Finally, it's time for a book to hit the shelves again. It's been years since the last time a new book hit the shelves. I can't remember the exact time, but I don't have the motivation to go back and look it up.

The idea of writing a book about the creator was first in 13 or 14 years. A few of our good friends brought up a lot of insider gossip at the party, so we said, why don't we put all this together and write a "dark literary history" from the 90s all the way to the present. Because the workload is very huge, and it involves how to package and digest some things that only we know, people can't see that there are a few of us behind the vest, and it also involves a lot of secret forensics work, and then it finally came to an end.

During this period, I also chatted with Wang Ruoxu, and promoted the series of works of "Empire of Words" written by him. However, the copyright of "Word Empire" is in the hands of ONE, and it is a bit troublesome to operate. After all, it's not about asking for favors to get the other party to hand over the copyright to me. I myself lack the necessary knowledge, competence, and resources to run an IP system well. If I feel confident and capable of doing it, I'll try it.

To tell the author's story, you have to delve into many subtle things. Why do authors write, and what motivates them to spend so much time and energy in the areas they are good at and what they are not good at, but they gain so little. What is it that has made the entire industry change from the form it was many years ago to what it is today? What is the creation itself, how does the author face the text, how he speculates about the reader, the editor, the publisher, the platform, and how he constantly plays a game of self in the complex goals and methods......

With my shallow grasp of literary and artistic theory, it seems that I cannot even answer one percent or one ten-thousandth of these questions.

The first work I came into contact with that really touched on how to write, how to plot, how to highlight or hide the theme, and how to set up intentions and symbols was actually "The Swallow in Front of Wang Xie Tang", a book by Ouyang Zi that interprets Bai Xianyong's short story collection "Taipei People". At first, it was only recommended by Mr. Ni Wenjian, but then I probably read this book forty or fifty times. I don't seem to have returned the traditional Chinese Taiwanese publication that Mr. Ni Wenjian lent me. By the time I was able to put down this book, I had dropped out of the Chinese Department of ECNU.

Llosa's "Letter to the Young Family" seems to me to be more about the attitude of the writer, about how an author confronts himself in writing, but for the writing itself, it seems that Calvino's "Memorandum of Literature for the Next Millennium" is more to the core: the lightness and gravity of the work, the speed, the theme, etc., a thin booklet, but it touches on many interesting and profound themes. However, this is also something that only the author who has written, and who has encountered considerable difficulties in writing, can realize and understand.

Then, I came into contact with Mr. Zhang Dachun's "Barnyard Species", which was a somewhat deafening book, so much so that I bought four editions before and after. Later, because of business, I had a lot of exchanges with Mr. Zhang Dachun, but what I took to ask Mr. Dachun to sign was "Tang Li Bai" instead of "Barnyard Class". Asking a teacher to sign a theoretical book is a bit too heavy for me. For "Barnyard Species", I also felt that there were some places that I might not be able to agree with. I, who pay attention to writing, learning, and the sense of formality that mixes them, do not explain this. Later, I just bought a copy of "My Sister" written by Mr. Da Chun in his early years online as compensation.

As for "Story", "Save the Cat", "Screenwriter's Memo", etc., in my opinion, they are all just methods, not theories. The method is about how to do it concretely, and it gives you a framework, a form, and guides you on how to fill it out. In this sense, there is no essential difference from the "from beginner to proficient" and "fools can learn XX" back then. It's just that because the entry threshold for creation itself is a bit high, these introductory works are quite academic and high-end.

Whether it is useful or not, of course there is. In the field of writing, being able to recognize theories, being able to recognize and appreciate the standards of others, and being able to write are completely different things. Although it was an entry, I also paid the money to go to Beijing, and listened to Robert McGee's lecture on "Stories" for a week in the heavy snow, and benefited a lot.

In terms of writing practice, I have also gone through a very complicated and tortuous path. Editors, Journalists, Creative Copywriters, Choreographers, Screenwriters...... And so on and so forth, all the sub-types of occupations have been done. Probably, it's unlikely that there will be a more comprehensive author than I am. Moreover, in the process of writing and working, I have also mastered quite a lot of other skills, and there are many attempts to match, combine and integrate with other forms of expression, which has greatly promoted my thinking and understanding of various media.

I also have the same attitude towards online articles. I first started trying to write online articles in 2001, intermittently, purely for fun. Later, it was not until 2005 that he began to write "Digital Life" (which has been 404), which can be regarded as entering the professional circle of online articles. I have always felt that it is the form and platform of online articles that provide me with the opportunity to try more in writing, and it is a fuller and more natural interface in narration and expression, which greatly innovates the traditional way of interaction between authors and readers, and has a lot of innovative possibilities in the habits, speed, and plot design of writing.

It's just possible. I myself didn't put those possibilities into reality, and many of the online articles I've seen over the years don't seem to have made too many such attempts. In the final analysis, online writing has quickly changed from a form of writing and interaction to a form of work output.

Therefore, I have left the online literature circle several times because of other jobs, and I don't feel any pity. Although the economic loss is not small, perhaps it should be better than it is now. However, in the field of online literature, except for a small number of authors' works, after all, most of the things are just manufactured products.

In the 14th and 15th years, when I was lecturing at the Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts, I compiled the thinking on writing accumulated over the years into a curriculum and training system of "Creativity and Writing", which is more inclined to technical practice. The course is more inclined to the "skill" level of writing, the formatting and the basic logic level. That is to say, in the trinity of "mind-body skills", the latter two links are involved. Later, my own small company was established, and under the framework of the company, the difficulty and theoretical density of this part of the course were increased, and some courses on world view construction were supplemented, and two rounds of courses open to the company, partner companies, and partners with business connections. The effect is not bad.

The core of the whole course is actually about how to start from the goal of writing, establish thinking logic and basic framework, and then how to write things down efficiently and avoid many basic expression problems. I think writing can be trained and nurtured. Through efficient and methodological training, through reading and learning to recognize the results of reading, at least the basic ability of writing can be improved to the passing line. Or, a little higher than the passing mark. At the level of 65 points, there is almost a basic stylistic consciousness.

After that, it is a long process of relying on hard work, relying on talent, relying on luck, and relying on timing. At its core: rely on pain. I won't explain what it means to be "endowed with vicissitudes of life".

If an author wants to be powerful in all aspects, the amount of reading, the depth of thinking, the amount of training in writing, the quality of various materials that he touches on a daily basis, the accumulation of knowledge and creativity, and the way of management are all just the prerequisites for writing a work. When writing a work, the basic three views, the idea and argument of the work, the story construction, the collection and selection of materials, the structure, the way of narration, the management of the reading experience, and the review of whether you have the basic ability to change the type of writing in the subject and the method, etc., each link requires in-depth and careful thinking and review. These are still carried out on the basis of a sufficient grasp of vocabulary, grammar and common sense.

I reflect on my experience of writing for so many years, and I feel that my stylistic consciousness is quite early, probably in 03 or 04. But in the years since, I've improved by less than 10 points from 65 at best. If you want me to say that my current comprehensive writing ability, probably, the average score is 72,73. When you are in good shape and performance, you can probably hit 80 points. That's what it looks like. And writing, probably my weakest link, is still hovering on the 65-point baseline. Praise me for my good writing, please review what you usually see.

It was only at the end of 17 that a new idea finally came to mind. If you think about it carefully, the original idea was inspired by the Japanese drama "Reprint". "Reprinted" tells the story of the comic editor and the author, and whether it burns or not is another matter, but many of it is about the interaction and mindset change of the author, the editor, and it can be said that it really touches on many of the core elements of the creator. It's really touching. After that, he successively added things such as "The Story of the Boat" and "The King of Explosive Manga". In the middle of the year, even if I went to make up for "Etsuko Kono", I saw the mentality, types and changes of many authors described in it, and I felt a lot. Don't complain that I watch Japanese dramas and comics, let's see what I can watch in China. "Pride and Prejudice" I still went to see many of these acquaintances, however, does anyone really think that Di Lieba has a dime to do with the real author?

After that, I still read it and made me determined to write. "The Lion in March" turns out that in a person's growth, there can be such beautiful scenery along the way, and there can be so little touch, feeling, acceptance and alienation. "Since you have chosen a distant place, you only care about the wind and rain" is not wrong, but along the way, you are not blind and deaf.

However, these things have only accumulated a lot of feelings and thoughts, and have not touched on the things that must be written and how to write. Probably, for me, to write this kind of thing, the subject is too heavy and profound. Until December, I was so busy that I didn't want to write and plan to talk about business, and under various rebellious emotions, I took less than 10 minutes to write the following short setting:

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What about the literary girl who said it was good?

Set:

Yue Qingyan, the author of Servant Street, worked for nearly 100 hours in a row in order to meet the deadline, and finally died of overwork on the keyboard. And this is exactly what he flags: the servant author dies on the keyboard.

Because the flag is so rare, Yue Qingyan got the rarest opportunity: to be reborn and sign a treaty with Faust, completely binding the soul to the profession of author, and becoming a soul author.

From this moment on, he had to write story after story, which could be in different genres. And every time a story is written, the story is evaluated by Faust and tested by the market and readers. The quality of the work is different, and he can get a random skill from the character in the work.

For example, if Yue Qingyan had written "The Old Man and the Sea", then he would have a very good chance of learning to fish, sail a boat, and hunt sharks, and would also have a good chance of acquiring the skills "swimming" and "not rotting" on a dead fish. The origin of the skill is extremely random, but there are traces to follow. Since this reborn plane is different from the original plane, Yue Qingyan's inspiration may coincide with the ideas of various authors in the original plane, in this case, it is possible for him to gain skills from the author from the writing of the work, which is even more random. Therefore, if Yue Qingyan writes "The Old Man and the Sea", it is also possible that the skills he will acquire are "drinking" and "shotgun shooting".

Positive skill acquisition must be completed through this work, and if it is not finished, it is a random negative passive skill. For example, if writing "The Great Gatsby" is not finished, Yue Qingyan's possible negative skills are "depression" and "Kavin". This kind of contract fully illustrates that "writing is risky, and you need to be cautious when entering the industry". Under this kind of pressure, no matter how good Yue Qingyan was, he didn't dare to finish it or dig a hole and not fill it, otherwise, he didn't know what the consequences would be.

After the initial freelance creative phase, Faust began to make further demands on Yue Qingyan: propositional composition.

Proposition composition includes limited themes, limited themes, limited historical backgrounds, limited roles, limited styles, and so on. If Yue Qingyan fails to meet the most basic quality standards of the work and complete the book or complete the story, he will also be punished accordingly. Moreover, this punishment is superimposed on a random punishment that cannot be completed.

Therefore, improving ability, broadening knowledge, experiencing a broader life, and obtaining better writing materials have become the theme of Yue Qingyan's life. And the more he became a powerful and famous author, the more Yue Qingyan discovered how writing was fighting against his own heart.

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Yes. Originally, the name of the story was "What about the Literary Girl?", and I also considered writing it in a light one-volume style. However, because there was still a way to push myself to write, I wrote a beginning and threw it on the Internet. Anyway, there is a long appointment with the starting point. Starting point editorial department,It's really too many acquaintances.,Although it's completely unprepared.,Recently, this is the only book that hasn't been signed in advance.,But that's it anyway.。

Writing this book, even if it is the whole process of signing a contract and putting it on the shelves, in my opinion, is nothing more than a process. For the rest, I really didn't have much to expect, neither the results nor the readers' feedback. Because I want to talk more about the industry through my works, in fact, I still expect some authors to come and see it. What is the situation of the industry in its current state, the logic of the platform, the logic of IP transformation, the logic of business processes, the logic of the capital chain, the decision-making logic of film and television companies, etc.? Why are many plans and ideas established? How are some ideas judged to be feasible in the process of discussion and development, and then adopted or abandoned?...... Of course, it is impossible to cover all the work and projects, but no one told me about these when I rushed into the industry. I don't think it's going to make much difference now.

When I wrote "The King of the Complete Book", I set up a flag from the beginning of the title of the book, so you can imagine how relaxed and casual my writing is. The cover is distributed at the starting point anyway, and I'm not picky. As for the results, the editor has arranged a lot of recommendations very well, and I don't know if it's good or bad at the moment. After leaving for a few years, I don't know much about online text platforms, that is, I usually read books. Anyway, "the wall is a thousand feet, and if you have no desire, you are just", whatever.

On the one hand, this book uses online articles to explore the writing itself, and does not want to be too serious, nor does it want to be too lighthearted. Write the number of standard online articles, don't say I can't write it, even if I can write it, I won't do it. It's so boring. What I hope to convey to readers through "The King of the Complete Book" is the concept, the method and some understanding of the industry that may not be correct. Instead of "cool points". To be honest, I've never understood how the "cool point" thing came about, why it was called that, and why it became the way it is.

From the perspective of online articles, this is probably my penultimate online article. The penultimate book has a beginning, and it looks like more than sixty chapters. The last one, with an idea and a basic story, even squatted the title in the background. After writing these three books, online articles are no longer the content of my work. What does it matter if you succeed or fail? I really don't rely on online articles to make a living.

Now, the collection of books is more than 20,000, even if the subscription ratio is 10:1, that is 2,000 subscriptions, which is equivalent to almost 30 per thousand words. With my update volume of less than 200,000 words a month, plus various benefits or something, it is less than 10,000. It's still ideal...... My judgment, I don't know if this book can have 3,000 in a month.

As an izakaya fund, after writing the manuscript, you can go out to a nearby restaurant to eat some side dishes, drink some wine, and read a book with a kindle.

On the other hand, the readers I set myself are interested in writing and reading, interested in the content industry or have business connections, have basic reading accumulation, have basic reading quality, and at least read something else in addition to online articles. If you have an understanding of the pan-entertainment industry or are in it, then maybe some aspects will resonate more. As for other kinds of readers who have spoiled their tastes by Xiaobaiwen, they don't understand, don't serve, and don't connive. Again, I didn't ask you to see it. The author is divided into three, six, and nine in the eyes of the reader, and the reader is also divided into three, six, and nine in the eyes of the author. I'm just putting on a show, putting on a show, playing tricks, what can you do with me. "Er Cao's body and name are destroyed, and the rivers and rivers are not wasted" applies to both you and me. A big era is rolling in, and it's just who is completely broken and who still has a mess.

Until now, I still remember what Mr. Ni Wenjian said in the modern and contemporary literature class: literature is just out of place. At the time, I didn't really understand it. And as the years grew, I became more aware of this. When daily life is so boring, it is inappropriate to write something that comes from life above life for fun, when there are flowers around us, it is also inappropriate to write about the bleakness and coldness, when many people think that writing and reading have only one appearance, write something different, isn't it?

Actually, I'm quite reluctant to use the word "white reader", the reader is the reader, and after reading it, like it or not, continue or give up, it's all personal freedom. I may not read much of the books they write, but I really know how hard they work.

In the readership, I have said that the gap between professional and amateur in the field of writing, is bigger than any reader thinks. You look at something that you think I could write with this kind of idea, but it's not at all. If you don't believe it, find a few people's backward outlines on the Internet, and try to write and read "Celebrating More Than Years", "Son-in-law", "Xiling Empire", "Forty Thousand Years of Xiuzhen", "Let Go of That Witch", ...... All the stories and materials are given to you, and you can't write them. I have always wanted to say to the entire readership: if you think it looks good, read it, watch the genuine version, and if you think it is not good-looking, get out, don't be crooked.

What is reading? In addition to pleasure, at least I want to get something out of reading. Knowledge, Experience, Common Sense, Emotional Experience, Experience, Method...... Various. What it can bring to you and me is far less than knowledge occupying a fragment of your time, allowing you to see those fragmented "cool points". As long as reading can continue to provide those things that you don't notice or not, a little deeper than cool, it will not be an entertainment product that occupies a narrow period of time and can be quickly used in the eyes of investors and short videos and mini games. This industry, in addition to money and profits, is more supported by meaning and meaning.

"It's the best of times, it's the worst of times. "As for the market of reading, literature, and pan-entertainment, its generation, prosperity, and even change its flavor are all because of authors, creators, operators, and readers in various fields. In the past, when I studied the field of literature, I only needed to study the reading platform, the author, the reader. But now, to get an insight into the pulse of the entire industry, to see why, how and where the industry is going, you need to look at the annual reports of many companies, national and local policies, and even the M1M2 market flow...... Everyone in the industry knows that this industry is a bit remarkable.

I hope that you and I are all members of this great era who will not be eliminated so quickly.