101 On Writing (26) "The Knowledge of Pretending to Be Forced (Part II)
The topic of "pretending to be forced" is very popular with everyone,The third post takes the "Tang Brick" fragment as an example,Preliminary introduction to the pretending to be written,Today's post is a little deeper,Let's talk about the technique of pretending to be secretly forced,Or passive pretending,The protagonist is not a subjective desire to pretend to be forced,But the situation is forced,Caused by the scene of pretending to be forced in a daze。 Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
Please take a look at the excerpt of Mr. Jin Yong's "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" in the "Three Test Questions" -
1. Just listen to Huang Yaoshi's continuation: "...... My second question is to invite two virtuous nephews to ask the old question
A piece of music played by the Rotten Wind. Ouyang Ke was overjoyed, thinking that this stupid boy knew what orchestral silk and bamboo, then I would definitely win. Europe
Yang Feng guessed that Huang Yaoshi would use Xiao Sheng to test the internal strength of the two, and he knew that Guo Jing's internal strength was strong, and his nephew may not
defeated him, and was afraid that his nephew would be injured, and then he would be injured by Huang Yaoshi's flute, and said: "The juniors are very shallow, but I'm afraid of not."
I can listen to Brother Yao's elegant music. Can I ask Brother Yao to ......" Huang Yaoshi didn't wait for him to finish, and then said: "The music I play is normal
Tight, not to test the internal strength, Brother Feng rest assured. Xiang Ouyang Ke and Guo Jing said: "The two virtuous nephews each broke a bamboo branch and knocked me
The beat of the sound of the flute, see who plays well, who will win this second game. Guo Jing stepped forward and said, "Lord Huangdao, the disciple is stupid
Tightly, I don't know anything about the rhythm of music, and this time the disciple admits defeat. Hong Qi said fairly: "Don't be busy, don't be busy, anyway, you will lose,
Why give it a try? Are you still afraid of other people's jokes?" Guo Jing heard the master say this, and saw that Ouyang Ke had broken a bamboo branch in his hand
I had to break one too.
2. Huang Yaoshi said with a smile: "The seventh brother and Brother Feng are here, and the younger brother is laughing at the Fang family." The jade flute lips and swallowed quietly
Blowing up. This blowing does not contain the slightest internal force, and it is no different from ordinary people's. Ouyang Ke distinguishes the sound and examines the law, and introduces business according to the palace, one
Slap a blow and hit it without any mistakes. Guo Jing had no clue, just held the bamboo branch in the air, and never dared to attack, and Huang Yaoshi blew it
At one tea, he didn't even beat a beat. Uncle Ouyang was very proud, and they all thought that this game was won, and the third game was since
It is also a literary examination, and it must be nine out of ten. Huang Rong was not anxious, and patted the fingers of her right hand on her left wrist, looking forward to Guo Jing
The gourd followed the blow, but he looked up at the sky, dazed, and didn't see her gesture.
3. Huang Yaoshi blew one more
In the array, Guo Jing suddenly raised his hand and knocked the bamboo branch down, and the sound of the air happened to hit between two beats. Ouyang Keden was ha
I laughed out loud, thinking that this muddy boy would be wrong when he moved. Guo Jing followed up and struck again, still between two beats, and he struck in a row
Four times, the notes were all wrong. Huang Rong shook her head and said in her heart: "My stupid brother doesn't know the rhythm of music, and my father shouldn't insist on taking the test."
He. "I am resentful in my heart, and I want to think of some way to disrupt the situation, so that this competition is not successful, even if it is a draw, turn around
When I looked at my father, I saw that his face was surprised. I only heard Guo Jing hit a few times in a row, and the sound of the flute suddenly suffocated slightly, but then returned
Return to the original tune. Guo Jing's bamboo branches are even beaten, and the memorization is played before and after the beat, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, or preemptive or falling, jade flute
The sound was almost beaten out of mind by him several times.
4. This time, not only Huang Yaoshi was stunned, but Hong Qigong and Ouyang Feng were also very surprised
Different. It turned out that Guo Jingshi listened to the three of them fighting each other with the sound of the flute, the sound of the zheng, and the whistling, and realized the method of attacking and resisting the battle in the music
I didn't understand the rhythm and rhythm at all, and when I heard the sound of Huang Yaoshi's flute, I only tested how to fight against the sound of the flute, and used bamboo branches at the moment
Hits disturb his tune. He hit the withered bamboo with a bamboo branch, making a sound of "empty, empty", Rao is the concentration of Huang Yaoshi
The fire is so green that there are several times when I almost let the sound of the flute follow this extremely ugly and noisy beat. Huang Yaoshi's spirits lifted,
Thinking that you kid still has this hand, the tune suddenly turned, and slowly became soft. Ouyang Ke only listened for a moment, and couldn't help it
Raise the bamboo branches in their hands and dance. Ouyang Feng sighed, grabbed the pulse on his wrist, took out the silk scarf and plugged it
His ears, when his mind is calm, let go.
5. Huang Rong has been accustomed to listening to her father play this "Blue Sea Tide Song" since she was a child, and she has to explain it in detail, knowing all the changes in the song.
The father and daughter are as one and are not harmed, but they know that their father's flute sound has great magical power, and they are worried that Guo Jing will not be able to resist it. set
The song simulates the vastness of the sea, there are no waves for thousands of miles, the tide in the distance slowly pushes closer, and the approach is getting faster and faster, and then the waves are turbulent, and the white waves are even the mountains.
And the fish jumping and the whale floating in the tide, the wind and the gulls flying on the sea, coupled with the water monster and the sea monster, the group of demons make the tide, and suddenly the iceberg floats to, and suddenly it is hot
The sea is boiling, and the level is like a mirror after the tide recedes, but the bottom of the sea is turbulent, lurking in the silent place.
It also makes the listener unconsciously ambushed, especially unguardable. Guo Jing sat cross-legged on the ground, while carrying the internal strength of the Quanzhen Sect, he dismissed
Calm the mind, resist the temptation of the sound of the flute, and hit each other with bamboo branches to disturb the sound of the flute. Huang Yaoshi, Hong Qigong, and Ouyang Feng are three people
When the law is comparative, each has an offense and a defense, and it must hold the yuan and keep one, calm down and concentrate, and continue to take advantage of the gap to attack the hearts of others
God. Guo Jing's skills are far inferior to the three of them, but he can't defend them, he just blindly protects them carefully, although he has no ability to fight back, but Huang Yaoshi is even variable
tune, but he can't be subdued.
6. It blew for a long time, and the sound of the flute became thinner and thinner, almost inaudible. Guo Jing stopped and listened. I don't know
This is exactly the power of Huang Yaoshi, the softer the sound of the flute, the greater the temptation. Guo Jing listened attentively, and the rhythm in his heart gradually became more and more popular
Sound in harmony. If it were someone else, he would be in a desperate situation at this time, and he would never be able to get out, but Guo Jing had practiced the technique of fighting with both hands, and he had two hearts
With, shocked to know the danger, the moment was distracted, the left hand removed the shoes on the left foot, on the empty bamboo "bald, bald, bald".
Knock up. Huang Yaoshi was taken aback and thought, "This kid has a strange skill, but he can't be underestimated. "Gossip under your feet
Direction, blowing while walking. Guo Jing's hands are divided into beats, and the notes are incompatible with the rhythm of the flute.
It was as if the two of them joined forces to resist Huang Yaoshi, empty, bare, and twice as strong as they were. Hong Qigong and Ouyang Feng were dark
Secretly concentrating on guarding one, with the internal strength of the two of them, they defended and did not attack, and they were able to deal with this flute sound, but they did not dare to neglect it in the slightest
If it shows a state of fighting against each other, it will inevitably make the other party and Huang Yaoshi look down on him.
7. The sound of the flute rises and falls, becoming more and more strange. Guo Jing
After supporting it for a while, I suddenly heard a chill flying out of the sound of the flute, and in an instant, I was wrapped in ice, and I couldn't help but tremble. Cave flute book
It is known for its softness, but the tone at this time is very steep and solemn. Guo Jing gradually felt the cold air invade his bones, knew that it was not good, and was busy and distracted
Thinking of the hot sun, the wrought iron in the middle of the summer, the huge charcoal in hand, and the bitter heat of being in the furnace, the cold has really decreased. Huang Yaoshi
Seeing that the left half of his body was cold, but the right half of his body was sweating, he couldn't help but be secretly surprised, and the tune changed, just like the harsh winter
Gone, midsummer is coming. Guo Jing was just about to be distracted to resist, but the beat in his hand had already followed the sound of the flute. Huang Yaoshi thought to himself: "If this person wants to be reluctant."
When it is strong and can be supported less, it is just hot and cold, and it will be a serious illness in the future. "A sound lingers, scattered into the forest,
Suddenly, the finale of the song paused.
8. Guo Jing exhaled a long breath, stood up and stumbled a few times, and almost sat down again, after condensing his breath, he knew
Huang Yaoshi deliberately tolerated it, stepped forward to thank him, and said, "Thank you Lord Huangdao for your favor, the disciple is deeply impressed." ”
Huang Rong couldn't help but laugh when she saw him holding a shoe in his left hand, and shouted, "Brother Jing, you put on shoes." "Guo Jing
"Yes!" Huang Yaoshi suddenly remembered: "This kid is young, but his martial arts are so pure, is it?"
He is pretending to be stupid, but he is actually a very smart man, and if so, what does it matter if I give him my daughter?"
smiled slightly, and said, "You are very good, do you still call me the Lord of Huangdao?"
Two games, it can already be renamed "father-in-law".
Who knew that Guo Jing didn't understand the meaning of these words, so he only said: "I'...... I ......" but couldn't say any more, and looked at Huang Rong with both eyes
Help. Huang Rongfang was secretly happy, and the thumb of her right hand couldn't help bending, signaling him to kowtow. Guo Jing understands that this is kowtowing, and he is crawling over at the moment
ground, kowtowed to Huang Yaoshi four times, but did not speak. Huang Yaoshi smiled: "Why are you kowtowing to me?" Guo Jing said:
"Rong'er told me to knock it. Huang Yaoshi sighed secretly: "A silly boy is a silly boy after all." Stretched out his hand and pulled away the covering on Ouyang Ke's ear
Silk scarf, said: "In terms of internal strength, Guo Xian's nephew is stronger, but I just took the music test, but Ouyang Xian's nephew is much more clever."
Finish...... In this way, this two are tied. I'll come up with another question and let the two virtuous nephews compete against each other. Ouyang Fengyan
Seeing that his nephew had already lost, he knew that he was partial, so he hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, another game." Hong Qigong was silent with anger, and said in his heart:
"Your daughter was born to you, and you love to give it to the wanderer, and no one else cares. Lao Hua has the heart to fight with you, just two fists
It's hard to defeat the four hands, wait for me to invite Emperor Duan to help me, and then come to understand. ”
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After reading this paragraph, although the protagonist did not defeat the enemy in a crushing way, and made a fuss, it seems that the protagonist is embarrassed, but how does the reader feel?
Cool! Extremely cool! It's even cooler than the situation of taking the initiative to pretend to be forced!
Let 101 lead you to reveal the mystery.
First of all, let's use the knowledge of pretending to be coerced learned in the previous section to analyze, 101 mentioned that the principle of pretending to be coerced is to use the information asymmetry between the enemy and us, resulting in a sharp contrast in the face, such as the beginning of the game to create a situation where the enemy is strong and the protagonist is weak, and then when the enemy is proudly making things difficult for the protagonist, the protagonist will explode and slap the face, and defeat the enemy in a crushing way, and the protagonist should be extremely calm in the whole process, admonishing the enemy with a condescending attitude; 。
The effect of pretending to be forced is out.
So, let's use the pretending knowledge of the previous section to set up this plot.
1. Is there an asymmetry of information between the enemy and us?
The enemies unanimously believe that the protagonist is a stupid boy who doesn't understand music and will definitely lose, and the protagonist himself thinks that he will lose. The views of both sides are the same.
2. Is there a pretending party and a pretending party?
Yes The pretending prescription was Guo Jing, and the pretending prescription was Huang Yaoshi, Ouyang Feng, Hong Qigong, Ouyang Ke, and Huang Rong.
3. Does the process of pretending to be forced to despise and ridicule the protagonist in the early stage, shock in the middle stage, and worship in the later stage?
ridicule in the early stage, not optimistic about the protagonist, shocked in the middle stage, and not worship in the later stage, but ended with the protagonist's embarrassing and embarrassing performance.
4. Are there any supporting characters that set off the atmosphere?
Huang Rong, Hong Qigong, Ouyang Ke, Ouyang Feng.
5. Are the reactions of the pretending party and the pretending party being coerced in line with the former being calm and the latter being shocked?
Guo Jing has always been stupid, and he is not calm at all; Huang Yaoshi was shocked for a while, but in the end, he still felt that Guo Jing was a stupid boy.
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Huh? This seems really strange! Since readers have a sense of substitution in reading books and will imagine themselves as the protagonists, why don't the protagonists laugh when they win a big victory? If you slap the enemy in the face, you should raise your eyebrows and exhale yourself!
Okay, just imagine, Guo Jing won this game, calmly hugged Huang Rong and said, "Let's go!"
Then Huang Yaoshi and Ouyang Feng lay on the ground, drawing pictures with a disgraced face, just like the situation in the previous section.
I think the reader will be like 101 and then turn around and angrily scold the author NC, there is no lower limit to IQ.
Because Guo Jing is a stupid boy character, he has never been coaxed from beginning to end, those with his nostrils facing the sky are Ouyang Ke and Yang Kang, definitely not him!
And Huang Yaoshi and Ouyang Feng are both martial arts supreme existences, the east evil and the west poison is definitely not something that a fledgling stupid boy like Guo Jing can slap in the face, even if he is shocked for a while, it is only out of the mentality of appreciating the juniors, not stupid enough to squat on the ground and draw pictures.
It can be seen that Master Jin Yong taught us a lesson about 50 years ago, writing novels is not about pretending to be coercive for the sake of pretending, the most important thing is that the dramatic effect should be in line with the character of the character, and you can't write a plot that breaks people's eggs in order to pretend to be coercive regardless of the character and the rationality of the plot.
From this point of view, it seems that the principle of pretending to be forced in the original analysis is inaccurate.
The use of "information asymmetry, and sharp contrast between the front and back" to create a strong dramatic effect -- this is not accurate!
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Is that really the case?
Let's go back and savor this plot again, paying special attention to the details that are different from the active pretense, such as: the protagonist is embarrassed and not calm, the protagonist is unaware after victory, and the enemy is not crushed and defeated......
Did you realize something different?
Now 101 asks you a question, how many readers will think that the protagonist wins at the beginning of the game?
At least there aren't many people, right? Just based on Guo Jing's stupid boy, thinking with his toes, he would definitely lose if he didn't understand the rhythm, and even he wanted to give up.
But there are still some people who think of it, Huang Rong's little girl is smart, she can help Guo Jing cheat and win!
However, in paragraph "2" marked in 101, Guo Jing, the stupid child, stared at the sky blankly and didn't notice Huang Rong's hint at all, and missed this opportunity in vain.
In this way, it is equivalent to blocking the last road, at this time, how many people think that Guo Jing will win?
Is it true that the vast majority of readers will think that Guo Jing must have failed at this time?
Isn't it?
Isn't it?
Isn't it?
Ahh
Inspired by 101, maybe you should have screamed, you must have thought that the principle of "information asymmetry" is still in force, but this time it is not between the enemy and the protagonist, but-
Between the author and the reader!
It turns out that the author has deceived the protagonist and all the readers! Jin Yong constructed a plot, deceived everyone, and finally flicked it with God's finger, and actually let the protagonist win in an incredible way!
The shock and surprise at this time is not only the enemy, but even the reader finds it incredible!
Because, we all have this experience, when we face a certain difficulty in our lives, it seems that we are in a desperate situation, and it is impossible to get out of it, but suddenly God favors us and makes us desperate to survive, and the refreshment at this time is extremely strong, isn't it?
I believe that following the analysis of 101 here, everyone can also realize that the trick of passive pretending is to "deceive" the reader as much as possible, so that the reader is almost 100% sure that the protagonist is unlikely to win, so that the final victory will produce the dramatic effect of desperate survival.
This is different from active pretending, the protagonist of Tang Brick is a traverser, and readers have a psychological expectation that his knowledge must be far superior to that of his opponent, and it is normal for him to win, so it is not uncommon to have a crushing victory.
And passive pretending is not, neither the reader nor the protagonist knows how to win, and the hole cards are in the hands of the author.
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Next, let's take a look at how Jin Yong cleverly arranges the plot and "deceives" readers.
Paragraph 1: Set the first layer of foreshadowing, elevate the enemy, belittle the protagonist, and the most important thing here is that the protagonist himself thinks he is going to lose.
Paragraph 2: Set up the second layer of foreshadowing, continue to elevate the enemy, Huang Rong secretly helps and the protagonist misses, extinguishing the reader's last glimmer of hope.
Paragraph 3: Set up the third layer of foreshadowing, and the protagonist begins to play nonsense, which makes people laugh at it and arouse a strong curiosity - what is this stupid boy doing?
Paragraph 4: Continue to advance the plot, clearly stating that the protagonist has "misunderstood" this competition, he thinks that it is still the school martial arts, and continues to raise the expectations of readers, will everyone think that the silly boy Guo Jing can beat the great master of martial arts Huang Yaoshi? (Here Ouyang Ke has withdrawn from the game, the opponent has been converted into Huang Yaoshi, and the real battle begins)
Paragraph 5: Use a large section of description to highlight the power of the blue sea tide song, but Guo Jing is tightly guarded, which makes the reader very interested, and at this time must be faintly excited, right?
Paragraph 6: This paragraph is very important, it can be said to be the culmination of this climax, the flower that blooms with wonderful strokes. Huang Yaoshi continued to increase his skills, and the supporting roles Ouyang Feng and Hong Qigong had to resist secretly, which showed that Huang Yaoshi had moved the real character, and Guo Jing was able to use left and right to fight each other to resolve it. It's still ugly empty, abrupt, and even takes off your shoes to "indecently" confront.
May I ask which reader here will laugh at Guo Jing's stupidity? I'm afraid that I will open my mouth wide in surprise, but I feel extremely happy in the midst of laughter, right? Challenging authority in a crude way, so that people in the city no longer look down on the countrymen, this effect can be said to make people feel cool to the bone!
Paragraph 7: It began to fall back after the climax, no matter how good Guo Jing's performance was, it was impossible to defeat Huang Yaoshi, out of love for talent, Huang Yaoshi stopped.
Paragraph 8: Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful! is the finishing touch.
Because of Guo Jing's outstanding performance, Huang Yaoshi changed his mind and wanted to marry Huang Rong to him, but the stupid boy was a stupid boy, and he hurriedly kowtowed under Huang Rong's hint, but he didn't understand what it meant, so he missed the opportunity.
There are several things that can be done here:
1. At the end of the pretending plot, the opponent was convinced, and planned to marry Huang Rong Xu to Guo Jing, it can be said that Guo Jing won the game, and he has an explanation for the reader.
2. Foreshadowing the following text, Huang Yaoshi's mentality has changed subtly, and it is no longer that he looks down on his stupid son-in-law at all; and Guo Jing missed the opportunity, and the reader regrets it, and then wants to see how the third scene is compared? (The chapter "Three Test Questions" is the climax of the three consecutive waves, and the second question is the middle, inheriting the past and opening the future, preparing for the third game of pretending to be a big force and crushing Ouyang Ke. )
3. Create a witty atmosphere, through the silly boy Guo Jing's "cuteness", let the reader smile, and further strengthen the characteristics of this character, and also strengthen the character of Huang Yaoshi, with a cold face and a warm heart.
It can be seen that Master Jin Yong's technique is wonderful, and people write pretending to force jokes that make people feel cool to the bones, and they don't feel that pretending to be too forced or pretending to be fake, which is really high!
At the same time, in this process, the plot of the plot is pushed up, the sense of expectation is sufficient, foreshadowing, advancement, climax, ending, and turning, with a clear sense of hierarchy!
Also, the protagonists, supporting characters, and several characters have distinct personalities, and the roles they play in the plot have a clear division of labor, which plays a good role in setting off the atmosphere.
Reading Guo Jing's honest kindness, Huang Yaoshi's shrewdness and love for his daughter, Hong Qigong's bold and righteous spirit, Huang Rong's wit and outward girlhood, Ouyang Ke's frivolity and cleverness, Ouyang Feng's viciousness and profundity - all portrayed well.
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After worshipping Master Jin Yong, let's try to use this passive pretending technique again to see if we have mastered it, and first review the key elements:
1. The protagonist is not calm but embarrassed.
2. The opponent still looks down on the protagonist at the beginning, and the protagonist himself does not think that he will win.
3. The opponent and the protagonist have different perceptions of the game, everyone thinks that it is a musical rhythm, while the protagonist thinks that it is a martial arts.
4. Try to deceive the reader so that the reader also thinks that the protagonist has little chance of winning.
5. After the victory, the protagonist is not domineering and exposed, but ends embarrassed and embarrassed.
6. If it is possible, attract the attention of a certain big person, from competing with Ouyang Ke to directly facing Huang Yaoshi, this kind of plot of elevating the opponent will make the plot more popular.
So, 101 and so on, set up a passive pretending scenario and do the following exercises:
In a competition, the examiner proposes to play the piano in a competition, and whoever can play passionately and let the audience see the flames will win a certain prize.
A is a talented pianist, B is a rural cattle herder, B offers to admit defeat, and A disagrees in order to humiliate B.
A performed on the stage and played an enthusiastic and unrestrained tune, and all the audience were immersed in it, as if they saw a warm flame burning, and even the examiner nodded secretly.
B's friend secretly hinted to him at this time that he could cheat in a way for a while, even if he only played a small tune, it would be an explanation, and B looked up at the sky, dumbfounded, as if he was moved by A's tune, and didn't know what he was thinking?
Next, B came on the stage, smashing and playing the piano like crazy, making a booming sound, all the audience present were stunned, some people laughed, thinking that he was playing the piano randomly, the examiner shook his head, B's friend covered his face in shame, and A sneered triumphantly on the side.
At the end of the song, B lifted the lid and took out a cigarette and put it on it, but the keys overheated due to the high temperature, and the cigarette was instantly ignited. B said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I can't play the piano, but this is the only way I can think of to light a flame!
The audience was stunned, and suddenly I don't know who took the lead in applauding, and then the audience thundered, and the examiner stepped forward and patted B on the shoulder and praised: "The young man is good, although you misunderstood what I meant, but you can meet my requirements in this way, it's amazing! You let the audience see your sincerity, you lit a flame with your sincerity, you won!"
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If you are interested, you can also do your own thinking exercises, there are good jokes that can be posted below, 101 This is just a casual thought, and I feel that it is still not as good as the paragraph of Master Jin Yong.
Finally, I hope you will learn the technique of passive pretense, which will add a lot of color to your novel.
Many times, pretending to be humble, pretending to be quiet, will make people more admirable, although they will not worship you, but it will make you look very cute, and it will also win people's real respect!
Well, that's the end of this post, and the next post will continue to give some examples of pretending tactics.
101 is finished, thank you.