Jingu.

These are the two greatest martial arts writers in Zhang Tan's previous life.

The two of them are listed in the five families of Jingu Huangliang and Wen, and they are also tied for Jingu alone, and Jin Yong is generally considered to be slightly higher than Gulong. But this does not mean that Gu Long's novels are weaker than Jin Yong's novels, on the contrary, Gu Long's novels are more fascinating and hearty to read.

Jin Yong's novels, the characters usually bear family hatred, national hatred, and morality, and they usually have low martial arts skills at the beginning, but they are just ordinary people, or even inferior to ordinary people (Guo Jing), who will be plotted, bullied, and poisoned and injured. So the reader has to follow the protagonist for a long time, and after experiencing a lot of stories, the protagonist will slowly grow.

The charm of writing in this way is, of course, that the reader follows the protagonist, grows all the way, and reaps the joys and sorrows of the protagonist.

Jin Yong's novels, the longer they are, the more they are level, and the longer they are, the more philosophical they feel.

And Gu Long's novels, usually as soon as they appear, are young and have excellent martial arts, Shen Lang, Chu Liuxiang, Ye Kai, Lu Xiaofeng, etc., not only have high martial arts, but also have excellent strategies and a broad mind. Talk and laugh to subdue the enemy, there is not much depression, easy to break through the rivers and lakes, there will be beautiful women who take the initiative to send to the door, and then take the initiative to leave in style.

Sometimes in danger, suddenly the protagonist says "I am not poisoned" and continues to smile.

In such a story, readers only need to follow the protagonist and laugh proudly, which is naturally relaxed and comfortable.

In fact, in terms of talent, Gu Long may not be inferior to Jin Yong, or even surpassed. However, Gu Long, like his characters, is too chic.

Jin Yong's attitude in writing books is very correct. Several revisions and revisions have made the novel more perfect. Especially the ones that Zhang Tan has read at his age have been revised several times. Naturally, it feels smooth and perfect. Gu Long is different, he writes the words and sells them for money, and then ignores them.

Even after getting the money, Shenlong saw the beginning and the end, and was frequently exposed to delays and cheating manuscript fees, and after his death, many works had to be written by others.

If Gu Long can correct his attitude a little and revise it a few more times, the work will definitely be more perfect.

But such an irresponsible author. His novels can still compete with Jin Yong, and his talent and talent can be imagined. In many cases, readers may not remember the content of Gu Long's novels, but they will still have a deep impression of the characters in the book, as if this is a kind of magic.

"Jin Yong is the best novelist, Gu Long is the best martial arts novelist, and the best author of pastime reading. I hope that my refined version of "Xiao Li Flying Knife" can be inherited and carried forward. ”

Zhang Tan thought secretly.

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After the manuscript was handed over to the Joint Publishing Company.

Joint Publishing attaches great importance to the novel, dividing the novel into three volumes, upper, middle and lower, after proofreading. It is still published according to the original routine, one volume a month. The first volume is delivered directly to the printing house, and the minimum printing quantity is 1 million copies. This figure is not an exaggeration.

After a few years of accumulation, Zhang Tan's fame has long been different.

It's just overseas outside the continent. The sales volume is enough to have the strength of more than 800,000 copies of a single volume, and Zhang Feifei and Li Tiejian are still fighting on the front line of martial arts than the other two. The sales of ordinary 300,000 copies are more than doubled. has become the best-selling writer of martial arts novels.

Not one of them.

In the mainland market, after several reprints and reprints, the sales of a single volume have accumulated to 1.8 million copies, and are moving towards 2 million copies. One of Zhang Tan's novels is sold in several copies, and the royalty income is not too much, and he has become the most profitable martial arts writer.

The development of the periphery is not an existence that ordinary martial arts writers can match.

"Tan Zhang is a Chinese phenomenon writer."

This is a report in the San Francisco Chronicle, and a Chinese reader of Zhang Tan's in San Francisco wrote to Zhang Tan, told Zhang Tan the news, and stuffed the current issue of the San Francisco Chronicle into an envelope.

The letter said that the traditional Chinese versions of "Shooting the Condor", "The Condor" and "The Four Famous Catches" are all sold in the bookstore in the local Chinatown and are the best-selling books in the bookstore.

Many Chinese parents have bought Zhang Tan's martial arts novels, one for their own pastime reading, and the other for their children. They believe that Zhang Tan's martial arts novels contain a lot of Chinese culture, and are a good bridge for overseas travelers to communicate with Chinese culture.

Moreover, many foreign readers, through these novels they disseminate, have a better understanding of China and a liking for Chinese culture.

This is not a low accolade.

Let Zhang Tancheng be terrified, how can he de, he can also represent Chinese culture. I am afraid that I admire Jin Yong even more for these martial arts masters, so that China's martial arts culture has swept the world. And the martial arts movies rooted in martial arts novels have truly achieved cultural export to the outside world.

Hollywood has blockbusters of individual heroism that export culture.

China also has martial arts films to promote the chivalrous ambition of the Chinese, but unfortunately, martial arts films are gradually declining in the future. Speaking carefully, it's not that martial arts have declined, but that the talents who create martial arts have withered. Jin Yong sealed the pen, Gu Long died early, Liang Yu also became ancient, Huang Yi was more mysterious, and Wen Ruian was famous for many bad ends.

The new generation of martial arts authors has never been able to become a climate, as it is.

Now that Zhang Tan has been reborn, he has supported the martial arts market and driven the martial arts boom, which may not be able to give China's martial arts culture another ten years.

No, even the San Francisco Chronicle in the United States paid attention to Zhang Tan.

The report is not in the conspicuous section, and the content is not long, so it can be translated, and the basic report is that Zhang Tan is the most awesome writer in China, the best-selling author, and the Chinese version of J.K. Rowling-esque characters.

"Dizzy, J.K. Rowling is a woman, how can you compare me to a woman!" Zhang Tan was a little unhappy about this.

Fortunately, it's not a big poison point, and I can bear it.

The report continued later that Zhang Tan's martial arts novels had a very wide audience, and the TV series adapted into it became one of the best TV dramas in Asia, which caused a good response in many countries. He also said that Zhang Tan appeared in the Chinese edition of Forbes magazine, and earned 2.8 million US dollars (23 million yuan equivalent to 8.19) by writing books last year.

And Zhang Tan, who has achieved these achievements, is just an adult at the age of eighteen.

Later, the San Francisco Chronicle cited some best-selling authors as what they were doing at the age of eighteen, and concluded that Zhang Tan was a young genius and a phenomenal writer.

Then, he focused on reporting on the Chinese in Chinatown, who like to read martial arts novels, believe that martial arts culture is from the culture of the Chinese, and promote it to the Americans around them.

Finally, after comparing the cultural differences between China and the United States, I concluded that Americans are also relying on martial arts to understand China.

If someone wants to understand China, they might as well read more martial arts novels and martial arts films.

And so ends the report.

After reading this report, Zhang Tan only felt that he seemed to have become an international wrist.

Shaking the newspaper full of English, Zhang Tan smoothed his hair and sighed: "In this way, the American people need me!" (To be continued.) )

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