Before the new book was printed, Shopkeeper Yu came to Guobei County again.

This time, 7,000 copies were ordered in one go.

Among them is the 2,000-volume "Three Words and Two Beats: A Warning to the World" that has not yet been printed.

It seems that the market has opened up.

And this time, Shopkeeper Yu also brought a guest over.

"Gu Gongzi, let me introduce you to you, this is the most well-known troupe master in our Jinhua Mansion......"

"In Xia Yan Changqing, I have long admired the name of Gu Gongzi!"

Yan Changqing hugged his fists and gave a salute.

"It turned out to be the master of the Yan class, and I have been looking up for a long time!"

Gu Ming smiled and returned the salute.

Although these words were polite words, he did hear Gong Zheng mention the name of Yan Changqing.

Gong Zheng said that the peer he admired most in his life was Yan Changqing.

He also said that Yan Changqing's surname was Zhang, and he was originally a famous family in Jinhua Mansion, and he liked opera since he was a child, but his family always hoped that he would enter a career through study.

I read a lot of books, but I have no intention of pursuing a career and am obsessed with opera.

In the end, he fell out with his family and was ruthlessly expelled from the Zhang family.

Although opera is quite popular among people, the status of opera is very low, and it is classified as the lower ninth rate.

The Zhang family is a famous family in Jinhua, how can they tolerate one more drama in the family?

After being expelled from the house, Yan Changqing worshiped under a famous man surnamed Yan, and his surname also changed with the surname Yan.

Being expelled from the family means that he is also deprived of his surname, and he cannot always have a name without a surname.

It turns out that he does have a talent for singing.

In just two years, it has become a famous corner of Jinhua Mansion. Not long after that, he married the daughter of a theater owner.

After the death of the old class owner, he took over the troupe, and in less than three years, it became the most famous and popular troupe in Jinhua Mansion.

"Hehe, Gu Gongzi, Master Yan really likes to read the West Chamber you wrote."

"Yes, in the next word and one product, I read it several times, and the more I look at it, the more I like it.

And I also heard that the palace master of your Guobei County made up a drama with the story you wrote......"

"Du Shi Niang." Gu Ming answered with a smile.

Yan Changqing nodded, "Yes, I have also read this album, it is really good, and it is very suitable for making an opera."

So in the next time, I want to inform Gu Gongzi, and I plan to make the West Chamber into an excerpt.

and Du Shi Niang's story also wants to make a play, I don't know what Gu Gongzi thinks? ”

"I can't talk about Gao Jian, I definitely support Yan Ban's main adaptation of operas.

However, at that time, it will be necessary to indicate the source of the opera when publicizing, because this involves a copyright issue.

The so-called copyright means that I am the original creator of the story......"

Gu Ming roughly explained, and the meaning was not complicated, Yan Changqing understood it at once.

"Hehe, I can understand below, after all, you wrote the book.

In fact, I have heard my peers mention this, and if the story is really exciting, it is also appropriate to pay some silver. ”

"Haha, it's good that Master Yan can understand. However, I heard the palace master mention you before, to be honest, I really admire your persistence and perseverance.

Well, no matter which book you want to adapt from me, you only need a symbolic support of 100 articles each. ”

As soon as he heard this, Shopkeeper Yu couldn't help laughing heartily: "Great, Master Yan, on the way, I told you that Gu Gongzi is the dragon and phoenix among people, and he is not comparable to ordinary people." ”

"That's ......" Yan Changqing smiled, and then waved his hand at Gu Mingchang and said, "Then thank you Gu Gongzi." ”

"Master Yan is not polite, when I have a chance in the future, I will go to Jinhua Mansion to watch the opera of the West Chamber you compile."

"Gu Gongzi is always welcome to come and ...... for guidance"

After some politeness, Shopkeeper Yu talked about the book again.

"Don't hide it from Gu Gongzi, the contemptible people have found a sales channel in Gusu Mansion, and the next step may be to increase the volume.

If you can stock up on your side, try to stock as many as possible. ”

"Great, there is more than the shopkeeper to say, I must prepare more books below......"

After chatting about the same, Shopkeeper Yu got up and said, "Tonight, I will invite everyone in your Wenxing Study to get together." ”

"Shopkeeper Yu, you came from afar, naturally I will be the east, how can there be any reason to let the guests be the east?"

"Gu Gongzi, don't fight with contemptible people, you will be the boss next time."

pushed each other for a while, and in the end, the shopkeeper Yu insisted again and again, and invited everyone to go to the drunken fairy building to drink a wine.

When he got home that night, Gu Ming took a shower, then returned to the room and sat on the bed, and subconsciously clicked on the system mall interface.

Currently, he has 40 points that can be redeemed for merchandise.

I used to want to exchange it directly for level 3 skill talismans when I got 50 points. However, the arrival of Shopkeeper Yu today made him change his mind.

It's better to take advantage of the momentum and write another book.

So, I clicked on the book to check it.

After the level was upgraded to Xiucai, a batch of books in the mall was also added.

Among them, four are the most special: Dream of Red Mansions, Water Margin, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and Journey to the West.

That's right, it is the four classical masterpieces that were familiar to me in my previous life.

In fact, as far as the original works are concerned, these four books are still different from pure vernacular Chinese, and should be counted as semi-vernacular and semi-literary.

In particular, Dream of Red Mansions and Journey to the West are interspersed with a large number of poems and songs, which add a lot of color to the whole book.

Each of these four books requires 40 points to redeem, which is just enough to exchange for one.

In addition, the system specifically states that these four books have not been systematically altered, that is, the original version.

In this way, Gu Ming had to work a little hard to revise.

Speaking of which, the background of the Liaozhai world has a lot in common with the historical background of Gu Ming's previous life.

The princes of a hundred schools of thought contended, the first emperor of the ages, Qin Shi Huang, the Chu and Han dynasties, the Three Kingdoms contended, and the Sui and Tang dynasties...... There is little difference between these histories.

The same is true of the Four Books and Five Classics that have been handed down.

But since the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, it has turned a corner, and some major historical events or celebrities have overlaps, but there are also differences.

The biggest difference is that there are many famous poems, famous poems, nouns, and famous songs in the previous life, which are almost impossible in the Liaozhai world, which brings great convenience to Gu Ming.

Therefore, if these four masterpieces want to be rewritten, they still need to make some changes to fit the background of this world.

After thinking about it, Gu Ming felt that it was more suitable to write Dream of Red Mansions at present.

This in itself is an alternate story, with a little bit of mythological elements.

Needless to say, the plot is a classic among classics.

In short, Gu Ming believes that since this book can become a masterpiece in the previous life, it must also be able to be in this world.

Rewrite and write it in the style of the original book first, and then have the opportunity to publish another version of the classical Chinese version, which also saves some pretentious readers from being crooked and picking bones in their eggs.

However, Dream of Red Mansions is relatively too many words, millions of words, and it takes a long time to finish writing the whole book.

Therefore, Gu Ming decided to use the method of serialization to divide the whole book into five volumes, each with more than 200,000 words.

After writing a book, he released a volume, so that the cycle was greatly shortened, and he was not so tired, so he did not have to rush to the manuscript all day long.

Speaking of which, Dream of Red Mansions and Water Margin were banned in Gu Ming's previous life.

It was all a literary prison made by those in power, for fear that the contents of the book would cause a storm among the people.

For example, in the Manchu Dynasty, there was a famous literary prison case, a Hanlin official named Xu Jun wrote a poem, and there was a sentence in the poem: "Qingfeng is illiterate, why do you flip through the book".

As a result, it was considered to be deliberately slandering the Qing Dynasty, curing a big disrespectful law, and sentenced to be decided!

However, there are many enlightened people in the court, as long as they do not deliberately discredit the court and do not involve important ministers in the court, the court generally will not care.

This made Gu Ming have a lot less scruples and a lot of room to play.

……

That night, Gu Ming spent 40 points to redeem Dream of Red Mansions and began to transcribe and write.

In short, it is as close to the background of this world as possible, so that people can feel more immersed.

As a result, the speed of writing is slower than before.

However, Gu Ming is not in a hurry, after all, he is ambitious for this book, does not seek speed, and strives for excellence.

And, unconsciously, I began to incorporate some of my own things.

Even if it's a copyist, you have to work hard to be the best.

In short, the essence and core of the book will not change, and what he does is nothing more than the icing on the cake.

The next morning, Gong Zheng also accompanied Yan Changqing and Yu Shopkeeper to the study.

As soon as they met, Gong Zheng saluted Gu Ming and said, "Gu Gongzi, the contemptible person has discussed with Brother Yan, and I want to build a stage here for you and stage a play of Du Shi Niang for free, and the right to return it." ”

Hearing this, Gu Ming was pleasantly surprised.

"Great, thank you to the palace class master and Yan class master. However, I can't let you perform in vain, and you still have to pay the remuneration you deserve. ”

"No, no, no......"

Gong Zheng insisted on not collecting money, and said that he would send someone over to set up the stage in a while.

"Okay, otherwise, the stage will be set up outside, after all, the yard is not big enough."

"No problem!"

After the discussion was ready, Gong Zheng immediately went back and asked someone to come over and set up the stage.

At the same time, a few notices were posted in the city, saying that Du Shi Niang would be staged outside Wenxing's study tonight, and Yan Changqing, a famous actor in Jinhua Mansion, would also perform on stage.

All at once, the news spread like wings.

After all, Yan Changqing is very famous, how can a group of fans miss this rare opportunity?

Afternoon.

Gu Ming was greeting a few acquaintances in the courtyard, and Su Ling hurriedly walked over and whispered, "The old man is here." ”

"Oh, where?"

"It should be almost there...... Yun'er also came along. ”

"Huh?"

At the mention of Yun'er, Gu Ming was inevitably a little embarrassed.

Su Ling wanted this effect, and couldn't help but smile: "Are you worried that Miss Nie will be unhappy?" ”

Gu Ming said seriously: "She won't be so stingy." ”

"Yes, after all, you are both engaged. Speaking of which, Yun'er was really sad last time, and she blamed the old man for not thinking about it well, which made her lose face in public. ”

"Isn't it? I wasn't mentally prepared at all......"

Su Ling couldn't help but smile and whispered, "If you didn't know Miss Nie at that time, would you agree to be engaged to Yun'er?" ”

"Guess?"

"Cut, pretend...... Mrs. Du is here, I'll go and say hello. ”

Su Ling hurriedly greeted the gate of the courtyard.

After a while, Zeng Tianguo came to the courtyard with the little lady, Yun'er and Yahuan.

"Master Zeng, Mrs. Zeng, Miss Yun'er, welcome."

Gu Mingle stepped forward to greet him.

"Haha, there are a lot of people today?" Zeng Tiancheng subconsciously glanced around and smiled.

"yes, everybody is waiting to see tonight's play."

"Yun'er has seen Gu Gongzi."

Yun'er gave a blessing, her face was slightly red, and she seemed to be a little shy.

"Miss Yun'er doesn't have to be polite." Gu Ming raised his hand slightly.

At this time, Nie Xiaoqian walked over.

The two sides greeted each other and exchanged a few polite words, Nie Xiaoqian couldn't help but kiss Yun'er's hand affectionately: "I have long heard that Miss Yun'er is beautiful inside and outside, and I saw it today, and it really deserves its reputation." ”

"Miss Nie has won the award. Yun'er also heard that Miss Nie was unparalleled in her talents, and she had long wanted to get acquainted with her......"

Seeing this, Zeng Tiancheng was relieved, stroked his beard and smiled.

Gu Ming was also very pleased.

Because he could see that Nie Xiaoqian was not hypocritical, let alone jealous or anything.

It's understandable for a woman to be jealous, but if she is jealous all day long, she will really become a jealous woman.

After chatting for a while, the two daughters had the potential to become best friends and began to be called sisters.

After a while, Yahuan made tea and came over.

After taking a few sips of tea, Zeng Tiancheng couldn't help but ask: "I heard that the new book is about to be printed?" ”

"Yes, the day after tomorrow is about the same."

"When the time comes, I must leave a few copies for the old man, and it would be better if I could write a name, haha."

"Don't worry, this is totally fine!"

The little lady said sincerely: "Gu Gongzi's book is really unbearable. ”

"Yes, yes, the old man never read vernacular books before, but the books written by Gu Gongzi must be read."

……

In the evening, before the opera started, Zhaobei Street was already bustling.

Especially outside the study, I don't know how many people are around, and everyone wants to come early to occupy a good position.

In tonight's play, although Yan Changqing is not the protagonist of the singing, after all, he has not rehearsed this play before, so it can only be regarded as a cameo in friendship.

But even so, it still adds a lot of color to this play.

After all, it is a famous corner of Jinhua Mansion, the name of the person, and the shadow of the tree, and a group of fans just want to see its style.

As soon as it was dark, Gong Zheng walked on stage and invited Yan Changqing and Gu Ming to the stage to introduce them solemnly.

Yan Changqing walked to the front of the stage and arched his hand: "Thank you for your love to Yan, today I was invited by the head of the palace to come to the stage to offer a ugly, I hope you don't laugh." ”

Such modest words were immediately exchanged for thunderous applause.

When it was Gu Ming's turn, he also bowed his hand and said loudly: "On behalf of all the staff of the study, I would like to extend my sincere greetings to you, and at the same time widely announce that my new work will be on sale in the next two days."

This book contains more than 30 short stories, I hope you will continue to support, thank you! ”

In the audience, there was thunderous applause.

Next, the main play begins.

On the stage, gongs, drums, and singing.

From time to time, there was a burst of thunderous applause.

The atmosphere was very warm.

At the end of the song, the applause still ends.

Gu Ming is very satisfied with the effect of the performance. It not only attracted a certain amount of popularity for the study, but also took this opportunity to announce the news of the new book on the shelves.

I believe that on the day of the sale, it will be a hot scene again.

When he returned home, Gu Ming completed three writing routines as usual, and then continued to create Dream of Red Mansions.

It was almost midnight before I went to bed.

The next day, Yan Changqing came to the study again and humbly asked Gu Ming about the adaptation.

He is more interested in the story of the West Chamber, so the most discussed is the plot and characters of this book.

Gu Ming is also very interested in this play.

After all, Yan Changqing's fame and the scale of the troupe are much larger than Gong Zheng, and once the West Chamber is on fire, it may slowly spread throughout Jiangnan.

It's a win-win, so to speak.

Therefore, he discussed with Yan Changqing very carefully and put forward some personal opinions, which also inspired Yan Changqing.

After another day of waiting, the first batch of "Three Words and Two Shots: Warning to the World" was finally printed.

The shopkeeper took away 1,000 copies first, and the remaining 1,000 copies were consigned from the dart bureau after the next batch was printed.

As for the study, it can be described as unprecedented.

The books were still on the cart and had not been unloaded, and there were already hundreds of people lining up inside and outside the store.

Moreover, many people are coming one after another......

"Huh? Gu Gongzi is ready to write a new book again? ”

"Oh my God, he doesn't sleep, and the speed at which he writes books is amazing......"

"Wouldn't it be nice to write more? I can't get enough of it......"

As soon as I entered the store, many people looked at a striking calligraphy and painting hanging on the wall.

The painting shows a man and a woman snuggling together, and their names are marked respectively: Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu,

On the left, a line is written: The new book "Dream of Red Mansions" is in preparation.

On the right, a song is inscribed:

"One is Langyuan Immortal, and the other is beautiful and flawless.

If you say that there is no fate, you will meet him again in this life

If it is said that there is a strange fate, how can the mind end up empty

One is in vain, and the other is empty

One is the moon in the water, and the other is the flower in the mirror

Think about how many tears can be in your eyes, how can you not help but flow from autumn to the end of winter, and spring to summer. ”

"It's so beautiful~"

"I really want to read this book......"

"Dong Sheng, when will this book go on sale?"

"Everyone, Gu Gongzi said that this book is being conceived, and he still has to prepare for the autumn season, so he will have to wait for a while."

"Understand, I am here to wish Gu Gongzi a successful test!"

"Thank you, I will definitely convey everyone's kindness to Gu Gongzi when I go back......"

On that day, there was an endless stream of customers who came to buy books, and it lasted until the end of the day, when the flow of people began to thin up.

At sunset, more than 800 books of all kinds were sold.

Among them, "Three Words and Two Beats: Warning the World" accounts for most of them, nearly 600 copies.

This is the hottest day since the opening, and presumably the next few days will not be much worse than today, even if they are not as good as today.

Now, almost all the scholars in the entire county go to Wenxing Study to buy books, including those in the suburbs.

The other two bookstores are already crowded, so they can only grit their teeth to fight a price war, and even enter some stalls to attract popularity.

This will attract some greedy people, but it will hardly have much impact on Wenxing's study.

To put it simply, people who go to Wenxing Study to buy books may not be able to read a single big character, or even the whole family is illiterate.

They bought the books written by Gu Ming just to ask for peace of mind and peace.

There are also some people who go to the face of the county magistrate, even if it costs a little more money, it doesn't matter.

In addition to books, the calligraphy and paintings consigned by other scholars are also gaining momentum.

In this way, more scholars came to consign paintings and calligraphy, and they could also make some friends in the Poetry and Painting Society, why not?