101 On Writing (One Hundred and One) "The Great Climax (II)"
I have always wanted to write a (below) for "The Great Climax", but I always feel that I haven't finished reading Jin Yong's novels, and I haven't seen the big climax in all Jin Yong's books, and my personal accumulation is not enough. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
First of all, let's see, what is the climax?
According to 101's summary in "The Great Climax (I)", it is the concentrated explosion of the characters, the contradictions and the theme of the novel, in which all the contradictions reach irreconcilable and explode in an extremely intense way.
So today, let's continue to explore in depth how to create a big climax.
The first step is to have contradictions.
This contradiction can be understood as the character wants to achieve a goal, but encounters obstacles, so a contradiction is formed.
For example: Guo Jing carried Huang Rong to visit the Southern Emperor and wanted to ask him to treat Huang Rong, but this purpose was successively blocked by Yinggu and Yuqiao Gengyu.
Another example: Qiao Feng, Xuzhu, and Duan Yu fought in Shaolin Temple, each of them had their own goals to achieve, Qiao Feng was to save Ah Zi, and fought with You Tanzhi, Ding Chunqiu, and Murong Fu;
In the second step, the contradictions and conflicts should be deepened layer by layer and intensified until they are like a boiling fire.
The root of the climax is that the reader's mood is getting higher and higher, more and more nervous and excited, and the sense of expectation is getting stronger and stronger.
Therefore, deepening the contradictions and conflicts layer by layer is equivalent to teasing the reader's nerves, making the reader more and more excited, only deepening 2-3 times, the energy is not enough, at least 5-6 times, or even more than 10 times of teasing.
For example, in the movie "Soldiers in the City", the protagonist Vasily and the German officer fought a total of six times, and these six times deepened the conflict again and again, intensifying and intensifying, so that the reader's emotional energy accumulated deeper and deeper.
The first time: Vasily and his two companions went to the department store to get the ID card that killed the enemy, but the partner who stayed behind was shot in the head, and the female sniper who went with him did not listen to the advice and was shot in the head during the bombing. The protagonist is defeated
The second time: Vasily led the big gold tooth who had studied in Germany and came back, and a small follower, to stop the German officer, but the little follower was caught, changed into a German military uniform to lay a telephone line, and was shot dead by the big gold tooth; The protagonist was defeated again, but compared to the first time, this time the contradiction was escalated, because the protagonist was planning to counterattack the enemy, and the strategy and strength used were not strong, but it was still a complete defeat.
The third time, Vasily, with the help of the undercover little Kaisha, leads his companions to ambush again, but is spotted by a German officer, who injures his companion and traps the protagonist. But this time it's not a complete defeat.,After the heroine came to risk death to help.,After the protagonist fights wits and courage.,Taking advantage of the reflection of glass shards caused by the bombing of the plane.,Hurt the enemy's fingers in one fell swoop.。 Draw.
On the fourth occasion, with the help of an undercover agent, Vasily went to the factory to ambush the enemy, but fell asleep due to exhaustion and missed the best opportunity to stop the enemy, while the cunning enemy discovered Vasily and was about to shoot when he was disturbed by a veteran who turned over the dead body, and the protagonist escaped. Thrilling draw.
For the fifth time, the enemy, suspicious of the undercover Kai'Sa, with two traces exposed, hangs her on the factory and makes a silent provocation to the protagonist. The protagonist is completely sadistic.
The sixth time, the heroine was injured and retreated, her life and death unknown, and Vasily finally killed the German officer in one fell swoop when his rival was willing to die to expose the enemy. The protagonist wins miserably.
Six times of foreshadowing, the effect is - complete defeat, complete defeat, draw, draw, complete abuse, shocking counterattack; the reader's emotions are - aggrieved, more aggrieved, raised eyebrows, regretful and worried, worried and angry, and moved in a great mood.
Martial arts competitions, such as in "Dragon Babu", when the beggars helped Apricot Forest, some supporting roles were arranged to fight around first, and finally Qiao Feng appeared, and he also used the supporting roles to mobilize expectations, warm up the atmosphere, and prepare for the climax of the main scene, similar to the mat match of boxing.
In the third step, the compound contradiction makes the climax energy more sufficient.
In addition to the multiple foreshadowing and deepening of a single contradiction, in Jin Yong's novels, multiple contradictions between multiple people will also be used to explode together, resulting in ups and downs in the plot, extreme tension and excitement, and climaxes.
For example: In the Eight Divisions of the Heavenly Dragon, Qiao Feng, Xuzhu, and Duan Yu fought Shaolin Temple, the contradictions between individuals are different, Qiao Feng is the mystery of life and death, Xuzhu is the mystery of life experience, and Duan Yu is relationship with Wang Yuyan and Ah Zi has taken a sharp turn for the worse.
So many contradictions are put together, detonated one after another, and the climax of the previous contradiction is not over, and then the next one is immediately followed, giving the reader a dizzying feeling and a great addiction.
This technique is very clever, and if you use it, you need to design several contradictions in advance, arrange the plot to move forward one by one, and when the foreshadowing is enough to detonate, put it down temporarily, and wait until the climax to detonate together.
It's a bit like planting explosives, pulling the fuses together at each point, and then lighting them together at a time and place.
Fourth, the plot should be strange and novel, and there should be many twists.
In addition to the revenge climax, which pays more attention to the accumulation of emotional energy, more climaxes are the kind of martial arts competitions, such as the Meizhuang competition in "Smiling Proud Jianghu", which compares drinking, chess, calligraphy, and swordsmanship.
For example, in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Huang Rong and Yinggu are more calculating, and they are clever and clever than fishermen. Huang Yaoshi has three test questions, the first is a cross competition, the second is a rhythm beat, and the third is a silent writing of the Nine Yin Sutra.
In this kind of competition, it is important to highlight the ingenuity and fun of the plot, how the protagonist skillfully defeats the enemy, and how to arrange unexpected turns again and again.
In the fifth step, the characters should be reasonable, and the character highlights and themes should be rendered.
What does this mean?
It is said that although the climax is a kind of intense dramatic plot, what really touches people's hearts is the character of the characters and the theme behind the content that is revealed in the process.
Only when these banners are clearly expressed will the reader be truly moved.
For example: Although Ling Hu Chong was arranged by Xiang Wentian and asked him not to tell the truth in advance, he finally told the truth to the boss of Meizhuang, admitting that he had no internal strength, so he was not disturbed by his invisible sword qi, which surprised the reader, I didn't expect Ling Hu Chong to be so "stupid". But he won the deep respect of the four people of Meizhuang, because he was honest with others. Readers were also moved and felt that Ling Hu Chong was a man, although this plot was pretended, it was not too much, but it showed off his character even more.
Another example: Qiao Feng finally committed suicide in front of the two armies for the sake of peace between the Great Song Dynasty and the Liao State, this scene made this character burn, and the reader was moved fiercely.
Also, in the Lu Ding Ji, Wei Xiaobao later wanted to save the Heaven and Earth Society for the sake of his friends' righteousness, and at the same time he also wanted to save Kangxi, and he didn't even want money and official positions.
Sixth, there are constant crises and constant expectations.
The climax is not the end of a book, and when the climax ends, remember to leave a new crisis and a new suspense, so that the reader has a strong expectation to continue reading.
For example: In "Heaven and Dragon Slayer", on the top of Guangming, Zhang Wuji was actually stabbed in the chest by Zhou Zhiruo with a sword after killing the Quartet, which made readers worry about the relationship between the two, and then the beggar gang attacked Guangming Ding, which is a manifestation of not relaxing after the climax.
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Finally, 101 summarizes a smooth sentence to help everyone remember the key to creating a big climax -
The foreshadowing should be smooth, the energy should be sufficient, the outbreak should be fierce, the transitions should be many, the ups and downs should be set, the characters should be bright, the fun should be there, and the pretense should be proper.