Zhang Shaojie signed a long-term serial contract with Ming Pao Company of no less than 1 million words.

Due to the efforts of deputy editor-in-chief Hu Bo, "Martial Arts and History" magazine decided to focus on "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty"!

Under the planning of the editorial department of the magazine "Martial Arts and History".

The next day, a number of newspapers and periodicals under the umbrella of "Ming Pao" published a preview of the upcoming serialization of the new martial arts work "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty"!

Although advertisements are not as overwhelming as those entertainment companies hype up stars, at least the new issue of Ming Pao's newspapers and periodicals can see promotional advertisements or advertorial recommendations about "Datang".

With the promotion of many newspapers and periodicals of Ming Pao Group.

Therefore, before "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" was not serialized, its popularity had begun to heat up rapidly.

Because such a propaganda battle is very rare in recent years, countless readers are speculating!

"Who wrote "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty"?"

"It must be the new work of a great god!"

"Could it be that Jin Yong's hero is back in the rivers and lakes?"

"Damn, maybe it's Liang Yusheng!"

There are also some depressed third-rate martial arts authors who are clamoring in the exhaustion.

"Shady! Absolutely shady! "Ming Pao" desperately praised "Datang", which had more advertisements than Gu Long's novels when they were serialized! ”

"How many red envelopes did "Ming Pao" receive, so how could it hold a book in a big battle?"

All kinds of rumors spread in the market, and many loyal readers of "Ming Pao" and "Martial Arts and History" wrote to ask for specific information about "Datang"!

Regarding these publicity feedbacks, Hu Bo, who planned all this behind the scenes, seemed relatively calm.

Because, before "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" was officially serialized, all the hype effects were not stable. Only when readers are really attracted by the content of "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" can this planning be regarded as a real success.

"Brother Hu, you are really dedicated to the author of "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty"! In the past few days, I have seen that you are busy for "Datang" all day long! A new editor said with a smile, "If the response to "Datang" is not good, the company will deduct your bonus."

This editor, who has not been in the industry for a long time, does not know anything about Hu Bo's family background and surname.

Seeing this deputy editor-in-chief praise a newcomer's new work like this, all I thought about was "shady", "behind-the-scenes deals" and other terms.

At this time, his greatest interest is probably to find out the "behind-the-scenes deals" from the "seniors" and learn how to seek greater economic benefits through the power in his hands!

Hu Bo smiled indifferently and said: "I only want good books not to be buried, and I only want to have a clear conscience!" ”

The editor-in-charge felt bored, touched his nose, and soon stopped talking to Hu Bo under the pretext that he was busy with work.

"I hope the results of this book will not disappoint my expectations!" With such hard work behind the scenes, Hu Bo, editor-in-chief of Martial Arts and History magazine, muttered to himself.

Hu Bo is an editor who prides himself on being "dedicated", which is also his personal pride!

An editor admires a writer not just because the writer is talented.

From the perspective of newspaper management, they often pay more attention to the commercial value of a writer. A more naked expression, that is, valuing a writer's ability to make money!

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In the 80s, the influence of martial arts novels was no longer just in the field of fiction.

Through Hong Kong's developed film and television adaptation capabilities, a large number of martial arts novels have been adapted into movies and TV scripts.

Through these martial arts film and television works, China's martial arts culture radiates to the entire Chinese-speaking circle and influences the whole of Asia.

Even in Western countries, Chinese martial arts movies have a lot of die-hard fans!

The most important reason why the "new martial arts" in Hong Kong and Taiwan have been able to develop to such a point today is that writing martial arts novels can make money.

It is such a vulgar and simple reason that has attracted a large number of authors to create, thus promoting the vigorous development of martial arts novels.

In the 50s, a competition between the head of Tai Chi Sect and the head of White Crane Sect aroused the curiosity of the entire Hong Kong society about the martial arts sect, and aroused the enthusiasm of many literati for the creation of martial arts novels.

Liang Yusheng took the lead in writing "Dragon and Tiger Fighting Jinghua" and serialized it in the newspaper, and for a time Luoyang paper was expensive! Then, Jin Yong was not to be outdone, and also joined the creation of martial arts novels, which was also a great success

Liang Yusheng and Jin Yong have gained fame and fortune successively, earning amazing manuscript fees, which has stimulated a large number of Hong Kong literati to devote themselves to the creation of martial arts novels.

The popularity of Hong Kong's martial arts novels has also begun to attract Taiwanese writers to imitate them.

Throughout the 50s and late 70s, the unprecedented money-making effect of the martial arts novel market attracted a large number of authors to actively create, which later formed a far-reaching martial arts culture in China.

However, by the 80s, the martial arts novel market had already shown signs of scarcity!

At this time, Jin Yong and Liang Yusheng had already sealed their pens.

And among the famous people who are still working hard, even Gu Long's new book is selling very poorly.

Although readers are still not completely disappointed with martial arts novels.

But those clichéd works on the market do make many readers feel aesthetic fatigue.

"The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" was launched at this delicate time, just like spraying sparks around a powder keg!

As long as one spark falls in the gunpowder, sooner or later it will produce an explosive sensation

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Monday, January 7.

Deputy Editor-in-Chief Hu previously said that Zhang Shaojie's "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" will be published in the new issue of "Martial Arts and History" on Monday.

However, so far, Zhang Shaojie has not received the sample issue.

Samples will not be sent until the morning, after the editorial office of "Martial Arts and History" is at work.

However, his younger brother Shaohuai couldn't wait, and at 6 o'clock in the morning, as soon as the sky was bright, he began to go out.

"Boss, has this week's "Martial Arts and History" been released?" Shaohuai asked the owner of a nearby bookstore.

"Oh, I just sent it over, and the ink smell hasn't dried yet!" The boss happily replied, "HK$15 a piece!" ”

Zhang Shaohuai quickly flipped through the catalog, and suddenly his eyes lit up.

finally

He saw the name of his brother "Zhang Shaojie" in the new issue of the magazine - he is really the author of "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty"!

At this time, Zhang Shaohuai was so emotional that he handed the boss 15 Hong Kong dollars and said, "I bought this one!" ”

After getting this latest magazine, the fifteen-year-old boy rushed home.

"Brother! "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" was published, and in the latest issue of "Martial Arts and History", there are your works! Zhang Shaohuai panted and held up the magazine he had just bought.

When Zhang Shaojie heard this, his spirits perked up, and he took the issue of "Martial Arts and History", turned to the part of "Datang", and read it with great interest.

This issue of "Martial Arts and History" only published the first three chapters of "Datang", with more than 20,000 words.

In the plot of this period, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling have met Fu Junzhuo for the first time, and Yu Wenhua and tracking came, Fu Junzhuo and Yu Wenhua confronted.

At this time, Ssangyong has not yet escaped, and the suspense left behind is easy to attract readers eager to understand the plot behind.

According to the speed at which "Martial Arts and History" is released once a week, it will take about three weeks to complete a volume of "Datang" in series.

Such a frequency is enough to make obsessed readers enthusiastically subscribe to "Martial Arts and History" magazine in order to follow "Datang"!

"Brother, I really didn't expect that the novel you wrote would be so good!" Shaohuai showed obvious adoration.

Zhang Shaojie smiled and said: "This is nothing, it's just that the sword goes off the rails and writes a style that other writers can't write!" ”

Shaohuai said: "Brother, then can you teach me how to write a novel?" ”

Zhang Shaojie was stunned for a moment, looked at his younger brother with a serious expression, and said, "Writing a novel?" It's a very hard and tiring thing! Moreover, you spend a lot of energy on the idea of a novel every day, and you are now at the stage of studying hard, and if it affects your studies, it will be more than worth the loss! ”

Shaohuai was unwilling to say: "What if I can guarantee that I will be the first in every semester and be admitted to the ideal university?" ”

Zhang Shaojie pondered for a moment and said, "Is that so?" You can give it a try. However, it's important to remember that you don't get dragged down in your study tasks so that you can try to write in your spare time! ”

"Thank you, brother, long live understanding!" Shaohuai cheered.

Seeing Shaohuai's joyful expression, Zhang Shaojie sighed in his heart.

In fact, Zhang Shaojie is not optimistic about the prospects of the writing industry, especially the future development prospects of Hong Kong and Taiwan writers.

In the last life, in the 90s, except for a very few famous writers engaged in writing in Hong Kong, new writers gradually became extinct.

The Taiwan market is almost the same, with the extreme contraction of Taiwan's novel publishing market and the impact of manuscripts by writers with cheap manuscript fees in the mainland, more than 95% of the Taiwanese publishing market is the works of mainland writers.

In his previous life, his younger brother was very fond of writing and writing, and if it wasn't for taking care of himself, he would have become a writer.

In this life, after he was reborn, the trajectory of his younger brother's fate has begun to change, but he didn't expect that his younger brother would start to have the idea of engaging in writing so soon.

I have two brothers, who will not help my brother!

Zhang Shaojie swore that even if his younger brother wanted to write all the way to the end on this road, he would support it!

Anyway, as a person who has come over, Zhang Shaojie knows the popular trend of the novel industry in the future.

Countless future popular theme ideas, with the writing skills of his younger brother Shaohuai, as long as the connotation of these ideas is brought into play, it is enough to be invincible!

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