Chapter 380: A Chinese Ghost Story
When everyone was having lunch at Fang's house, the housekeeper of Fang's mansion sent Fang Li back to Jixian.
Fang Yun completely solved Fang Zhongyong's matter and gave a generation of prodigies a new lease of life.
After the meal, Chen Xibi passed a book, saying that he had captured Guan Chang Yu and put him in the prison of the government army to await trial, but his leg was broken by the soldiers inside.
Later, Fang Yun received news from Zeng Yuan, saying that his position in the Demon Clan's Scholar Hunting List had risen to eleven.
Fang Yun was helpless, the vision of Sanhong was really unbearable, and the vision of Zhenguowen's "Wounded Zhongyong" to educate the people was also beyond expectations, it seems that before Cheng Jinshi, he still wrote less articles and more poems, as long as it was not war poems, it was difficult to rise in ranking.
Some books such as "Fox Rhyme" and "Fang's Family Motto" are about to be postponed again, but it is not bad to write some novels, enrich the reading life of the human race, and at the same time increase the talent of the Shengyuan Continent, and slowly enhance the human race.
Fang Yun was chatting with everyone, and the shopkeeper of Tang Da of Xuanting Book came to visit.
As soon as Fang Yun took the shopkeeper Tang into the study, the shopkeeper Tang asked, "Your manuscript should also be ready, right?"
"This ...... Can you delay it for two days?" Fang Yun didn't know why, and found that the shopkeeper of Tang Da who urged the draft was a little hateful.
"At this time, your literary name is in full swing, and if you publish a new work now, your sales will increase by at least 20 percent! You can calculate it yourself! Money is a small matter, but the main thing is to make your literary name more prosperous. ”
"Let me think about it. Fang Yundao.
Tang Da's shopkeeper said: "Your "Legend of the White Snake" didn't say anything, it is suitable for all ages, and now many storytellers use your book as a storyteller. "The Pillow in the Pillow" is too educational, but the story is good, do you want to write a similar one?"
Fang Yun glanced at the shopkeeper of Tang in surprise, and his heart was worthy of being the big shopkeeper of a state, and his eyes were very poisonous. The creativity of "The Pillow in the Pillow" has been borrowed by later generations, the most famous of which are "The Story of Nan Ke" and "The Biography of Nan Ke Taishou", which can be said to be the old-timers of the later generations of time-traveling novels.
Fang Yun said: "Then I will write a story similar to "The Pillow Notes". However, it is more tortuous, called "The Biography of Nan Ke Taishou", which is longer. ”
"How is the word count compared to "The Legend of the White Snake"?" Tang Da shopkeeper said.
"Not as well. ”
"How is it better than "The Legend of the West Chamber"?"
"Not as well. ”
"Then you write another one. "The shopkeeper of Tang Da is categorical, and in his eyes, there is no role model for Wenhou, only the author who writes the manuscript.
Fang Yun remembered that he had been delaying the manuscript for a long time, and he was embarrassed to refuse, so he thought about it carefully.
Needless to say, there are too many things to change in the four famous works, which are not suitable for writing now, and there are too many things that are not suitable for writing now. It is still suitable for writing short and medium-sized articles such as Tang Legend.
Fang Yun had a flash of inspiration in his mind, although "Strange Tales from Liaozhai" was written in the Qing Dynasty, it can be said to be in the same vein as the Tang legend, and even better than the blue, with extremely high literary value, and many of the stories in it are even more popular and well-known.
Fang Yun thought for a while and said, "Then I'll write another "Nie Xiaoqian", alias "A Chinese Ghost Story". ”
The shopkeeper of Tang immediately said: "It's called "A Chinese Ghost Story"! This name can attract readers even more. It's a big seller than the former!"
Fang Yun said: "Then you go to the hall to chat with them, I have been thinking about these two stories for a long time, and with the ability to write hard, it is enough to finish before going to the celebration banquet." ”
The shopkeeper Tang was stunned. He arched his hand and said: "It is worthy of Fang Zhenguo, two books a day, and countless poems." Then I won't bother you, and I'll have tea and chat with them. ”
Wait for the shopkeeper Tang to leave the study. Fang Yun first closed his eyes and carefully analyzed "The Biography of Nan Ke Taishou" and "Nie Xiaoqian" in the world of strange books, eliminated the words that did not conform to the Shengyuan Continent, and retained the essence and truth in the book.
The original "The Biography of Nan Ke Taishou" and "Nie Xiaoqian" had too few words. Fang Yun added some plots that the people of the Shengyuan Continent liked to see.
Not long after, a new "The Legend of Nan Ke Taishou" and "A Chinese Ghost Story" appeared in the world of strange books.
Subsequently, Fang Yun took out a "Pingshan inkstone" from the drinking river shell. Pingshan inkstone is the Jinshi Wenbao that was transported from the holy ruins, the inkstone pond that holds the ink is an irregular mountain shape, and there are natural patterns in the inkstone pond, just like the stones and plants in the mountain, which is very peculiar. On the forehead of the inkstone next to the inkstone, there is a famous craftsman carving a landscape pattern, which makes the Pingshan inkstone more exquisite.
On the side of the inkstone, it is engraved with the word "Pingshan" in Lishu.
Fang Yun put the Pingshan inkstone on the table, and then opened the bottles of ink in the study one by one, there were more than a dozen bottles, all of which were poured into the Pingshan inkstone.
The Pingshan inkstone is no more than the size of a palm, and the inkstone pond seems to hold at most half a bottle of ink, but it actually holds dozens of times more ink.
Fang Yun chose a humanistic treasure pen suitable for writing a pure wolf Beiwei with a small head, and took out a large stack of manuscript paper, calmed down, and picked up the pen to write.
Rustling rustling ......
Under the influence of talent and high-grade hard writing, Fang Yun's writing speed can only be described as terrifying, he can write a line in the blink of an eye, and it is neat, and there is no difference between it and when he writes stroke by stroke.
Fang Yun has reached the realm of calligraphy, and after each word, the ink dries up quickly, making the handwriting clearer, condensed but not scattered, and more charming.
Fang Yun's right hand was like a convulsion, and his left hand kept changing the paper, and it only took one hour to write the new edition of more than 30,000 words "The Biography of Nan Ke Taishou" and "Nie Xiaoqian".
In the article, Fang Yun wrote the names of Li Gongzuo, the original author of "The Biography of Nan Ke Taishou", and Pu Songling, the original author of "Nie Xiaoqian", as a tribute and gratitude.
After Fang Yun finished writing, he walked out of the study with the manuscript that had dried thoroughly and walked towards the hall.
The shopkeeper of Tang Da was telling the story of selling "The Legend of the White Snake" and other articles, and everyone listened to it with relish.
"Wait a minute, I'll take a sip of tea first...... Huh, Fang Wenhou, you're done writing, I've just drunk six pots of tea!" said Tang Da's shopkeeper.
"Fang Yun, what you wrote is "The Biography of Nan Ke Taishou" and "A Chinese Ghost Story"? Tang Da's shopkeeper just said, he doesn't know what the content is, let me take a look!" Li Fanming put down the teacup in his hand and walked towards Fang Yun quickly.
However, Jia Jing'an got up quietly, blocked Li Fanming behind him, and was about to walk forward, when Han Shoulu got up to block Jia Jing'an.
"You ......" Jia Jing'an snorted dissatisfiedly, Han Shoulu was about to take a look at it with a smile on his face, but Yan Yukong, who was sitting at the door, stopped Han Shoulu and stretched out his hand to put his hand on Fang Yun's manuscript.
Fang Yunshu smiled and shook his head.
"Okay, you're a Yan Yukong, no wonder the dignified half-saint disciple didn't even sit on the main seat, and secretly moved to the last seat halfway. Just now I was so humble in my heart. Sure enough, I am a role model, but I didn't expect you to calculate it after the shopkeeper of Tang Da said what you meant!" Li Fanming said angrily.
"I am ashamed of you when you eat a trench and grow wise, and you have forgotten all the big lessons before. Yan Yukong looks like an old gentleman who hates iron but not steel, but he is actually smaller than everyone else.
Tang Da's shopkeeper shouted: "Who dares to touch the manuscript of my Xuanting Book Shop! Even if it is a half-saint disciple, he will not die!" After speaking, he took out the brush he carried with him and pointed at Yan Yukong.
Yan Yukong didn't care, and said indifferently: "Don't spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, I'm just a sneak peek, and after reading it, I will naturally distribute it to the rest of the people to take turns to see." You have to be careful of Li Fanming. He can do everything, and it is not impossible to dig three feet into the ground and take away all the dirt that Fang Yun has stepped on. ”
Li Fanming nodded and said: "Well, thank you Brother Yan for reminding me, I will dig up the pebbles on the ground of the Fang family when I have the opportunity, and when Fang Yun becomes a great Confucian or a half-saint in the future, I will sell one Fang family pebble a month, which is enough for me to drink flower wine every day until I die." ”
The crowd laughed.
Yan Yukong lowered his head and flipped through "The Biography of Nan Ke Taishou", and after reading one page, he immediately gave the first page to Han Shoulu on the side. Passed on one after another.
When the first page of the text arrived in Li Fanming's hands, the shopkeeper of Tang University smiled and said: "The Ji family can invest money in the Xuanting Book Store, who is in charge of the money in the Ji family." You know better than I know if you dare to grab a page of manuscript and see how that man cleans you up. ”
Li Fanming's face immediately fell, and he said, "Who said that I was going to rob Fang Yun's manuscript? I'll read the text!"
The crowd watched page by page.
"Hurry up ahead!"
"Be careful!"
"I've been waiting in a hurry. ”
"Shut up!"
In order to have a sneak peek, these lifters have lost their good temper in the past, and some people watch it quickly. Some of them are slow, and some of them have to see the novel words repeatedly, but they don't give it to the people behind them, and the hall is chaotic.
Tang Da Shopkeeper was the last to look at it, but he was the most satisfied one among the people, and he always had a smiling face, because from the reactions of these people, it can be seen that Fang Yun must have written well, and it will definitely be a big seller.
After seeing half of "The Legend of Nan Ke Taishou", some people couldn't help but comment.
Although this article is the same as "The Pillow Notes", it is written about a person dreaming of a strange experience, but one is written in an inn dreaming, dreaming of glory and wealth, and then seeing through fame and fortune, and finally achieving great Confucianism with one heart and one holy way. One is to write into the Huai country as a horse, and the end is miserable, and after waking up, I find that the two countries in the dream are actually two ant nests, which is more strange than a dream of Huangliang. ”
"This number of words is more, "The Pillow in the Pillow" is closer to the biography, the text is concise, and "The Biography of Nan Ke Taishou" is written in detail, and the structure of the narrative is more ingenious, although the article agrees, but each has its own merits, not bad, not bad!"
When I saw "A Chinese Ghost Story", no one commented on it, and no one urged it, they all read it silently, silently waiting for the next one, and everyone was attracted by the story in "A Chinese Ghost Story".
The original version of "Nie Xiaoqian" was less than 3,000 words, which did not meet the taste of readers in the Shengyuan Continent, so Fang Yun expanded it to 20,000 words.
The new "A Chinese Ghost Story" tells the story of Tong Sheng Ning Caichen on the way to Fucheng to test Xiucai, encountered a dilapidated academy, legend has it that the academy was haunted, he didn't care, and then a Jinshi named Yan Chixia came, and the two talked happily.
After that, Ning Caichen met Nie Xiaoqian, and the two fell in love, and Nie Xiaoqian betrayed her grandmother for Ning Caichen, and finally defeated the tree demon with the help of Yan Chixia.
When I wrote this, the number of words was not enough, so Fang Yun brought out the old demon of Montenegro again, but everyone was invincible, and they were about to be killed, a great Confucian named Pu Songling came to subdue the old demon of Montenegro, and reshaped the body of Nie Xiaoqian with small words and righteousness.
In the end, Ning Caichen took Nie Xiaoqian back home, gave birth to children, and became a couple that everyone envied. (To be continued......)