Chapter 18: The Emergence of Xianxia Novels
Because of the leakage of the test papers, the exam was delayed for a few days, and it was finally set for July 13 and July 14, and Lin Nan also passed it easily.
After the exam, as soon as Lin Nan returned home, he dialed Lan Li's phone and told her that she could come at any time.
Xu Changtian, the editor-in-chief of Wulin Fengyun, was obviously very interested in Lin Nan's new book, and after arranging the work in hand, he directly took Lan Li to the ancient city of Xijing.
At the moment when he saw Lin Nan himself, Xu Changtian was the same as Lan Li, who saw Lin Nan for the first time, his eyes widened and he was surprised.
Although he had known for a long time that Lin Nan was just a high school student, he still felt a little unbelievable now that he saw Lin Nan himself, Xu Changtian.
Is it this child who looks a little thin and has a slightly immature face who wrote "Chang'an Chaos", which is popular all over the country and even created a publishing miracle?
"Sure enough, heroes have been born since ancient times!" Xu Changtian is also a person who has lived for dozens of years, and he quickly jumped his emotions and put on a smile of praise and approval, looked at Lin Nan and nodded: "If it weren't for Lan Li, I can't believe that the author of "Chang'an Chaos" is really so young!" ”
"Editor-in-Chief Xu has a reputation!" Lin Nan scratched his head, he was a little embarrassed to praise Xu Changtian because he prided himself on being thick-skinned, and then took Xu Changtian and Lan Li, who had just gotten off the plane, to the hotel that had already been booked.
After arriving at the hotel, Xu Changtian and Lan Li did not rest, so they directly started to talk to Lin Nan about the new book, after all, Xu Changtian is very busy managing an entire screenwriting department, and it is naturally better to complete the purpose as soon as possible.
"Xiao Nan, we still have to discuss some questions about your new book when we come to you!" Xu Changtian was here, so naturally Xu Changtian had a direct conversation with Lin Nan, while Lan Li just sat aside.
Lin Nan nodded, and then showed a confident smile on Xu Changtian and Lan Li's faces: "My new book will definitely trigger a new change!" ”
Hearing Lin Nan say this, Xu Changtian raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "It's good for young people to be motivated, but they can't be too proud!" ”
Obviously, Xu Changtian said these words when Lin Nan was young and vigorous, so he opened his mouth to persuade.
Lin Nan didn't care about this either, if Xu Changtian could directly believe what he just said, it would be impossible, after all, he was just a newcomer in Xu Changtian's eyes now.
"We divide literature into traditional literature and best-selling literature, traditional literature does not need to be said, I believe that Editor-in-Chief Xu must be much clearer than me, we mainly talk about best-selling literature. Best-selling literatureWe can also call it entertainment literature, which is now mainly divided into two categories: martial arts and romance, and the audience is concentrated in men and women respectively, am I right? ”
Seeing that Xu Changtian and Lan Li both nodded, Lin Nan continued: "Martial arts novels have dominated best-selling literature for many years, and they have also developed to a peak moment, but they are also like old men who have entered their twilight years, it is difficult to have any more eye-catching masterpieces, am I right?" ”
As the editor-in-chief of a martial arts magazine, although Xu Changtian is very, very reluctant to admit Lin Nan's words, but he has no way to refute it, he understands very well that martial arts is indeed as Lin Nan said, although it has reached its peak, but this also means that it can only go downhill, and it is difficult to move forward, which is a fact that there is no way to deny.
So Xu Changtian could only continue to nod, and then looked at Lin Nan, looking forward to what Lin Nan was going to say next, he believed that Lin Nan would never say this to him for no reason.
"The era of martial arts is about to pass, and what we are about to usher in is a big era of fantasy literature!" A smile appeared on the corner of Lin Nan's mouth, and he stood up and opened his hands at Xu Changtian and Lan Li, quite with the posture of a divine stick.
"I think fantasy literature will replace martial arts as the center of gravity of best-selling literature!"
Xu Changtian frowned slightly, thought for a while, and then asked Lin Nan: "You mean mythological fantasy novels like "Journey to the West" and "Romance of the Gods"?" ”
"Yes, it's not right!" Lin Nan shook his head, ""Journey to the West" and "Romance of the Gods" represent the pinnacle of classical fantasy literature, but they are not suitable for today's environment, in today's society, there are very few people who can read the original book of "Romance of the Gods" word by word, more people need relaxation and entertainment, so we must make some changes on the basis of these books!" ”
Xu Changtian's eyes flashed, Lin Nan's words seemed to make him grasp some key things, but he couldn't really think about it, so he hurriedly asked, "What change?" ”
When Lin Nan saw Xu Changtian asking, he knew that he had successfully aroused Xu Changtian's curiosity, but he shook his head and did not answer Xu Changtian's question, which made Lan Li on the side a little anxious.
Seeing that the two of them were a little anxious, Lin Nancai slowly took out two samples of "Zhu Xian" that had already been printed, and gave them to Xu Changtian and Lan Li: "This is a sample of my new book, you can take a look first!" ”
After the two took Lin Nan's sample, they didn't say anything, they both began to read it intently, Lin Nan was not in a hurry, he knew very well what kind of shock "Zhu Xian" would bring to this world that had never had fantasy literature!
Xu Changtian and Lan Li looked at the sample in their hands seriously, from the opening "Heaven and earth are unkind, and all things are used as dogs", to the bloody massacre of Caomiao Village, to Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu entering Qingyunmen to go up the mountain to learn art, and then to Lin Jingyu's talent and intelligence was snatched by Cangsong, but Zhang Xiaofan was thrown to Tian Buyi's door because of his dull qualifications......
As the plot progresses, Xu Changtian and Lan Li have already substituted themselves into the plot, and their moods rise and fall with the ups and downs of Zhang Xiaofan's situation.
The plot of this new novel is no longer the monotonous and bland of "Chang'an Chaos", but very tortuous, just such a grasp of the plot rhythm can be regarded as a very good novel, coupled with a good ability to control words, this novel can be said to be very successful.
But these are not the most important things, the most important thing is the world structure of this novel.
Unlike all martial arts novels, this novel is not set in any dynasty, and it cannot even be said to take place on the present earth, at least none of the place names mentioned above have ever appeared.
This is more like living in another time and space, there is a group of people living in the Tao, who cultivate the Tao and want to become immortals!
This is a whole new world created out of thin air by the author relying on some myths and legends, a world completely different from any previous novel!
The sample was only about 50,000 words, and Xu Changtian and Lan Li read it quickly.
After reading the last page of the manuscript, Lan Li blurted out with a hint of eagerness in her eyes: "What happened to Zhang Xiaofan and Tian Ling'er, Tian Ling'er won't have an accident, right?" ”
After asking, Lan Li realized that her current identity was not a reader, but an editor who was reviewing the manuscript, so a trace of blush flashed on her face, and she looked at Xu Changtian and stuck out her tongue.
After Xu Changtian read the sample of "Zhu Xian", his heart was very shocked, it turned out that the novel could also be written like this?
Human beings can actually induce heavenly thunder through cultivation, and even fly with a sword, isn't this something that only immortals can do?
People can actually become immortals through cultivation, is this the fantasy novel in Lin Nan's mouth?
"What kind of novel is this?" Xu Changtian muttered.
"I, call it a Xianxia novel!"
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I have a dream, I dream that one day, I can also write Xianxia novels......
However, the IQ is not hard enough, and it is still undergoing a helpless negative growth with age, so it is estimated that there is no hope.
Every time I think of this, I can't help but cry with sadness, let the monster go to the toilet and cry for a while!
Finally, I wailed: Coach, oh no, editor, I want to write about Xianxia too!