Chapter 14 Plagiarism is justified
Alex continued to perform with the band "Owl" in various venues, and everywhere they went, they were greeted with a warm welcome. Bart's playing level is not very high, but the lead singer of Alex is very powerful, and people like it very much.
On the other hand, Angel's belly became more and more noticeable as time went on. The family's expenses are also getting bigger, and now they are still a little stretched thin by Bart's salary and the appearance fee they get from their performances.
For Alex, this means that a younger brother or sister is about to join their family. For Bart, it was an even heavier burden, and he had to earn more money to support his family.
Alex is also happy about the new life, but he can't bear to see his father Bart work hard every day. He also wanted to make a little use of his future memories and knowledge to make the family situation a little better and more comfortable.
"Ahhh As long as I can make money, whether it's plagiarism or borrowing, I'll do it all! Alex couldn't help but shout when he was alone. He has always been trying to find a way to make money, but he has always been limited by age.
"What do you have to do to make money?" Alex thought about it, muttering to himself, "Stocks? No, I can't open an account for my age, and Bart doesn't have the money to play this. They won't listen to me and buy stocks. ”
"Inventions? It seems that there is a need for upfront investment. What about the entertainment aspect? Singing and making records seems to be a good way, but unfortunately I can't find a chance now. ”
"That's right, publish a book! The majority of traversers, as long as the time of traversal does not exceed 100 years, will get the first pot of gold in this way when they get started. For example, Fan Moumou, and the dead lesbian named Catherine, they all started by plagiarizing popular works in later generations. ”
Once he had made up his mind, Alex immediately searched his memory bank. His memories have been organized, especially the memories of his previous life, which can only be found out through keywords. This is a helpless solution, otherwise he will be like those who have a super memory, and his reaction to anything will become slow.
"Aha! Found it, the legendary must-copy work - "Harry Potter"! "Alex spent a lot of effort finding the relevant content.
Unexpectedly, he had neither read the English version of "Harry Potter" nor the complete Chinese version!
He's just watching a movie, so there's no way to take a shortcut!
Okay, if I can't copy Harry Potter, can I copy the others? For example, the "Twilight" series is not bad!
Alex looked more closely, and found that he hadn't read many English works at all. Even if I did, it was when I was learning English, and I was reading the textbook!
"Your sister! Why are those traversers able to copy this and that as soon as they cross! Are they ready to cross at any time? You don't have to play people like this! ”
Alex felt desperate, he didn't expect that even if it was plagiarism, there would be nothing for him to copy! He hadn't thought he'd actually cross over. As an ordinary Chinese youth, English or something, it has always been between level 3 and level 4, referred to as level 3.5 English level!
"Damn! Depend on! Depend on! I don't fucking believe in evil, I've decided, let's go with Harry Potter! Even if I've just watched the movie, I can write it with my own pen, and if I can't even do that, then how can I still have the face to do it! ”
"I swear in the name of the Travelers! Be sure to write it out! Be sure to write it out! ”
Alex decided to rely on his half-baked English skills to write a masterpiece that shocked the world!
Ever since he decided he wanted to copy J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter, he found it a really hard job.
Alex's novel is written quickly, and he finds that it seems to have something to do with his complete memory. After all, ordinary people spend a lot of time recalling in the process of writing, and they also spend a lot of time looking up information. These things are just things that can be done in a split second in his mind, and they are really not a problem.
The text in his mind can be consulted at any time, unlike images, audio, and video, which are particularly troublesome to find. Maybe it's because when it comes to "going back", the more information you have, the longer it takes.
The biggest problem is that his level of English writing is really not complimentary. In his previous life, his English level was only between level 3 and level 4, and even if he added four or five years in this life, his English was only just reaching the level of American junior high school students.
In order to write this novel well, he kept using the "retrospective" ability! Although the Chinese version of "Harry Potter" he watched was not very complete, it could still help him a lot. He decided to do a personal translation and translate directly the parts he remembered.
He first memorized a dictionary in both Chinese and English. When writing a novel, complete the Chinese version and then translate it into English. Even with such an ungodly plug-in, Alex's book still took a lot of time, almost 6 months in total.
While Alex was writing the book, his performances in the band "Owl" did not stop. Ever since they made a splash in the tavern, various venues have invited them to perform in the past. Under the tutelage of both Professor and Paul, he learned more and more songs and matured his skills.
Bart also made a point of signing Alex up for various events, and he was able to win the top prizes in most of the tournaments without any problems. Under Bart's tutelage, Alex learned how to stand on stage, costumes, shoes, and hairstyles, and was more professional than the other contestants.
Thorough preparation and professional packaging have made Alex fruitful. It's just that the more he wins awards, the more he feels that this kind of petty fight is too boring. He is eager to be on the big stage and desperate to make a record. It's just that judging from his current situation, it will take a long time to embark on this path.
His father, Barthes, has quit his job at the car factory and is concentrating on being Alex's agent. Since he didn't have any connections in the music industry, Bart could only move around the neighborhood where he lived. If he had changed to another professional agent, maybe Alex would have been able to perform on TV by now, let alone make a record.
On top of that, Alex doesn't have a good band to support him to climb higher. If there is a good band, good songs, with his singing voice, he will definitely be able to have a place in the music industry.
Needless to say, Alex's own music level has far surpassed that of professional singers at that time. On the one hand, it is because he has advanced experience and wisdom, and on the other hand, his physical talent in music in this life is indeed not weak.
However, Alex was not aware of these problems and did not seriously think about them. Even if he realized the problem, he couldn't solve it for the time being. He put his energy into the book he wrote, hoping to make the first pot of gold by publishing the book.
As long as he has the funds, many of his plans and ideas can be implemented. Even if you can't do it now, you can lay the groundwork in advance. However, he can only struggle above the subsistence line now.
When the book "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was written, Alex's younger brother had already been born. At this time, Alex was also about five years old, and he was taller than the average child, looking like a six or seven-year-old child.
Before submitting the article, Alex showed it to Bart and Angel. He wanted to see his parents stunned. He did surprise Bart and them.
The reason for the surprise is that the book written by Alex is bullshit and confusing to read.
It turned out that when he first wrote Chinese and then translated into English, he was greedy for speed, using his ability to find the most suitable word in the dictionary to replace the original word. The result of such a translation is similar to that of Jinshan Dictionary!
"Ha Lu Ha! It turns out that this is a novel written by Alex! After Bart asked the reason for the incident, he couldn't help but laugh. Although there are many words in this novel, many of the words in it do not make sense.
"How did you learn so many words?" Angel flipped through it casually, and felt that some of the words in it were beyond the scope of ordinary children's understanding.
"Look up the English dictionary, of course!" Alex quickly explained, trying to fool the past. Thankfully, Angel didn't dig any deeper.
"Looks like you're going to have to study hard, and I'm guessing you don't understand what they mean when you've written so many words, right?" Bart pointed out Alex's flaws, which are true, Alex writes in Chinese, but only the level of junior high school students in English.
Alex suddenly felt that writing was not an easy path. At least it won't be as easy as you think. Looking at the novel that took half a year of hard work in his hand, he felt unspeakably uncomfortable.
"Alex, you have to put your energy into singing." Bart saw Alex's somewhat frustrated expression, so he persuaded him: "You are very smart, but your energy is limited, and the most important thing at the moment is to sing a good song." Your path is not to become a writer, but to become a singer! ”
Alex was a little annoyed to hear it, he didn't want to follow Bart's arrangement, he wanted to go the way he wanted to go. He didn't say a word.
"Or, you can write slowly and don't rush too much!" After Angel saw Alex's expression, he understood what his son was thinking, so he comforted him.
Alex nodded, deciding that he was going to write the book anyway. If you can't write well this year, then write next year. There was always a year when it was written, and he didn't believe that the hole couldn't be filled until Aunt Rowling started writing.
Sometimes when laziness takes over, Alex thinks, "If I can't write, I'll just find a master of fiction to replicate my skills." ”
It's a pity that if he wants to copy the skill, he has to see himself to do it. With his current conditions, it is estimated that he will not be able to find someone like Master Tolkien, at most he will find a fiction writer who is not in the stream. As a result, he was a little entangled, and he didn't want to spend energy trying to replicate this kind of unconventional writing skills.
After this period of research, he already knew that the skills copied through the puppet were attached to the puppet, and if the puppet changed, the skill would be gone. However, when a puppet exists, every time he uses a skill, he has mastered that skill a little more.
For example, he copied Paul's accordion skills, which he was able to use when Paul's puppets existed. Once Paul's puppet was gone, the accordion skills were gone. The only good thing is that when he has this skill, he can learn to master it by constantly using it.
As for how much he can master it, it depends on the number of times he uses this skill, the more skills he uses regularly, the less he can master.
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