Today is Sunday, Lin Ming was so entangled by Su Wenqi that he couldn't help it, so he ordered drinks and snacks at the reading restaurant outside King Ji's mansion, and the two of them started a literary discussion.

The dining room was secluded, full of plants, and two people sat facing each other in a remote corner.

Lin Ming saw that Su Wenqi had a lot of world famous books in his hand, and said with a smile: "If you read the book now, it won't be enough." But it's okay to read more books and cultivate your sentiments. I will teach you a systematic way to write articles, you can read some masters' works, understand them, and combine them with your own life experience, so that you can write good articles. ”

Su Wenqi put the book in his hand on the table and said straightforwardly: "Where do we start?" ”

Lin Ming thought for a while and said, "If you want to write a novel, you must understand the three elements of the novel, characters, plot, and environment. The characters and plot complement each other, followed by the environment. Because the characters and plot are the only conditions to promote the main plot, and are the central axis of the whole story, no matter how good the description of the environment is, it is written in a fanciful way and immersive, and the characters and plot are relatively boring and empty, then the story has no meaning. ”

Su Wenqi nodded thoughtfully and said, "Is there a specific explanation?" ”

Lin Ming said: "The second volume of this year's Chinese excerpt from Mr. Shen Congwen's "Border City", you should learn it." Let's talk about the border city, but unfortunately I didn't bring a language book, I only remember the general content, so I have to analyze the characters and plot. ”

"Let's talk about the protagonist Cuicui first, when Mr. Shen wrote about the border city, it was a time when society was in turmoil and the times were dark and uncertain. Although the social environment at that time was not very ideal, many thoughtful literati at that time resolutely used their pens to arouse the conscience and enthusiasm of the Chinese people. Mr. Lu Xun is a good example. So when Mr. Shen wrote about the border city, he naturally added such emotions. The protagonist Cuicui is portrayed as an innocent, innocent and kind girl. In my opinion, the source of this image is the embodiment and ultimate of Mr. Shen's beautiful humanity and life. It symbolizes the innocence and beauty of human nature, and expresses the good side of people. ”

Mr. Lu Xun used "The True Story of Ah Q" to vividly expose the morbid society of feudal, conservative, vulgar, corrupt, numb and ignorant at that time. Mr. Shen Congwen uses beautiful writing and simple folk customs to awaken people's yearning for a better life, and the character Cuicui is a representative of people's inner kindness. ”

So when Mr. Shen put pen to paper, he had already started to urge the plot to change with Cuicui's character. The use of Cuicui represents the unpretentious character traits of the toiling masses, and then describes them. We say that character determines fate, and the character shaping of the protagonist of a novel is particularly important. ”

Therefore, when you write a novel, the first element is to make the characters of the novel first, and then let the characters drive the development of the plot later. This is the most important point. ”

Lin Ming briefly analyzed the main characteristics of several characters in the border city and their roles in the text, to reflect the changes brought by the characters' personalities to the article and the promotion of the plot. This is the important place of character in a novel.

It is not only the plot that drives the characters, but more importantly, the characters that drive the development of the plot.

If a novel is described as a tree, then the plot is the backbone of the story, and the characters must be the root of the story. Only when there are roots can towering trees grow.

Su Wenqi listened with relish, these are not like a language teacher who will analyze the character and the content of the article with you to reflect what the author wants to express, after all, it is boring. Lin Ming tells her how to write a novel by analyzing the characters, and tells her how to use the characters to drive and continue the plot.

The former is something that is required to be understood and memorized in the textbook, which tells the background of the times, reflects the current social situation and the spirit conveyed by the author. The latter is all about writing, telling you how to write about a person, and then how his personality changes, resulting in a comedy or tragedy in the character's ending.

In fact, not only novels, but also dramas, movies, essays, and films have similar structures, and the plot is generally divided into four parts: beginning, development, climax, and ending. There are also some that give you a climax at the beginning, deliberately creating suspense, but in general, everything is the same, and it is all this routine.

After describing the importance of the characters to the development of the plot, Lin Mingcai said: "So if you want to write a novel, you must first think about the characters, what kind of story you want to write, what kind of people you have, and then according to the character characteristics of these people, how the story will happen, this is the novel." ”

"I see." Su Wenqi is very smart and can understand a little.

"If you get it, try to write it." When Lin Ming saw the waiter bring two plates of steak, his eyes moved with the steak, and he said as he watched: "You can try to think of a character first, and then write a short essay about what happened to this character." ”

Seeing that Lin Ming was only staring at the food, Su Wenqi said very unhappily: "You are too rude, talking to others and looking at other places, do you only have food in your mind?" ”

Lin Ming shook his head and said, "In my life, only love and food cannot be disappointed." ”

When the steak came down, Lin Ming couldn't wait to cut it with a knife and taste it.

In fact, he is not particularly delicious, but every time he stays alone with Su Wenqi, he always feels uncomfortable.

It's like.

There was a feeling of betrayal of Enron.

After all, Su Wenqi is the girl she liked in her previous life.

He also wrote more than two dozen love letters.

She is not ugly, she is even very beautiful, she has a melon seed face and long legs, she is very attractive, and she is the type that Lin Ming likes.

Because of this.

He hopes to draw a clear line with Su Wenqi, try to have as little contact as possible, and have less deep contact with her.

This is the self-discipline that a man should have.

"Only love and food can't be disappointed?" Su Wenqi listened to his words and looked at him thoughtfully: "I didn't expect that your dog could spit out ivory from his mouth, it sounds quite comfortable." ”

Su Wenqi's steak didn't move on the side, she took out a notebook and began to meditate, writing and drawing on the notebook, designing characters.

In a good novel, the characters are the soul, and the characters can be designed before the characters can be written.

Lin Ming said while eating: "When writing novels, they are often written from the perspective of first person and third person. The introduction of the characters in the two pronouns is also different, the first person is used to start in a self-ordered way, such as my point of view, then you can write, I am carrying a guitar, I am going to the music teacher's house, and then through other side descriptions, then the audience will know your identity, is a student who is learning music, and then unfold a story around the music. The third person is from the perspective of a bystander, so you can directly introduce the characters at the beginning, such as Mr. Wang is the landlord of a certain village. ”

"I started by writing that I was a music student, and then I had to make a story about music?"

"Of course, the so-called connecting the previous and the next. Your beginning represents the official beginning of the story, and it makes sense to write that you are studying music, and then the story that happens around the music makes sense. If you're going to write something else, you lose the importance of the opening paragraph, which is a digression in the composition, you know? ”

Su Wenqi nodded and said: "I understand, the composition holds a central point, and all the rest of the text is used to explain this point and prove this point." It's the same with writing a novel, the beginning must be in line with the content narrative, and then use the whole novel to start the topic, that's what it means. ”

Lin Ming took a sip of the milkshake and said "um". Reading Garden is a relatively high-end western restaurant in Cloud City, and it is a chain store opened by Xinhua Bookstore. In 02, you could drink a glass of iced milkshake, which was only available in a few high-end Western restaurants.

He was so sweet by the milkshake that he lost his teeth, pinched the tube and turned his head to ask the waiter to bring him a glass of water. Suddenly, I saw several people walking towards the garden platform in the center of the restaurant, surrounded by flowers and reading materials, and sat down together.

There was a handsome guy in the crowd, surrounded by the stars and the moon. There was a beautiful woman sitting next to her, and the two behaved intimately, like a pair of golden boys and girls, a match made in heaven.

"You know?" Seeing that Lin Ming's gaze was attracted by that side, Su Wenqi looked over curiously.

"Know, how don't you know."

Lin Ming looked at Su Wenqi and the handsome guy over there with interest, and then at the beautiful woman next to the handsome guy. Heart, it's really hard to figure out the cut and mess.

These three people actually met here today.

Lin Ming, the man who was held by the stars, was very familiar with him, he was Lu Chengru, the son of Lu Mingtong, the richest man in Hunan Province. And the woman next to him is even more interesting, she is Lin Ming's uncle's daughter Fang Luoping, that is, Lin Ming's own cousin.

Fang Luoping is a 21-year-old junior in college in the north. The university ended early in the summer vacation, and at the end of June and the beginning of July, classes were almost closed.

However, what Lin Ming didn't expect was that his cousin had just returned to Cloud City during the summer vacation, and he got involved with Lu Chengru. I don't know if I've known each other for a long time, or if we've only been together for a long time. Seeing the two of them talking and laughing and flirting with each other, maybe the boyfriend and girlfriend relationship had been determined, which made Lin Ming frown.

This Lu Chengru is not a good thing.

"If it's an acquaintance, would you like to say hello?" Su Wenqi looked at it intently, and suddenly frowned: "Huh? Isn't that Lu Chengru? ”

"How?"

Lin Ming glanced at her unexpectedly: "You also know him?" ”

Su Wenqi is only 15 years old this year, and he is in his first year of high school, and that Lu Chengru is much older than him. How did these two know each other so early?

"Hmm." Su Wenqi nodded: "His father is very famous in the business circle, and he also has some business dealings with my family. I met him a few times when I was in elementary school, and I didn't have much of an impression at that time, but I remember it very dark. Later, I heard that he studied abroad, and when he came back last year, he took a look at it from a distance at a banquet, and he didn't expect such a big change. ”

"I see."

Lin Ming asked curiously, "What does your family do, and do you still have business dealings with his family?" ”

"Building materials."

"That's right."

I didn't expect that the industry that Lao Lin would do in the future would still be with Su Wenqi's family.

Su Wenqi looked at it from a distance, Lu Chengru was young and handsome, wearing fashion trends, it was Versace's latest summer shirt, very manly, and couldn't help but praise: "When I was a child, I looked black and ugly, but now I am tall and handsome, and my skin is also very white." It is said that the eighteen changes in the women's college, and the men's college is similar. ”

Lin Ming smiled: "What's the matter, tempted?" ”

Lin Ming remembered that the intersection between the two of them would not be until the second half of the third year of high school in the following year. At that time, Su Wenqi was slim and elegant, and she was already recognized as the school flower. Lu Chengru drove a top-level sports car imported from abroad, ran to the gate of No. 4 Middle School in a well-dressed manner, and brought 999 roses for high-profile courtship, which still caused a great sensation among students. Especially under Lu Chengru's rhetoric, Su Wenqi's head was hot, and he actually agreed to his pursuit on the spot, which made Lin Ming, who was still pursuing Su Wenqi after breaking up with Li Sisi at that time, extremely unhappy.

Su Wenqi rolled his eyes and said, "I'm afraid you're a fool, he's nine years older than me." ”

"It's exact, but it doesn't matter, you see who is your freedom. The most important thing is that I have to rescue my cousin from Lu Chengru. Lin Ming looked at Fang Luoping next to Lu Chengru, but he was thinking in his heart, he should think of some way to break them up.

Lu Chengru is a young master, relying on his family background and handsome appearance, he has played with many women outside. After abandoning his cousin Fang Luoping, he still messed with flowers and grass everywhere, and finally had emotional entanglements with Su Wenqi next to Lin Ming.

This kind of person.

It's not just my cousin who has to pay her heart at all.