Chapter 395 The Next Stage

The sun is rising.

When many people in Xiazhou woke up from their sleep, the first batch of excited readers of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" had already published their impressions on the Internet.

In just one day!

[(9.6 points) I just finished reading after staying up all night. I couldn't suppress my excitement. The last two volumes were so exciting that I couldn't stop reading. However, Zhang Wuji should be the most unprincipled, promiscuous, and most infatuated male protagonist in the old thief's novel. As long as Zhao Min, Zhou Zhiruo, Xiao Zhao, and Yin Li, any of the four girls hooked his hand, Zhang Wuji would want to give them a home...]

[(9.7 points) After reading it, let me first say my feelings. It is an absolute classic work, no matter from which angle. I see that many people think Zhou Zhiruo is cold-blooded and cruel, but I still like Zhou Zhiruo very much, because Zhou Zhiruo has been giving without regrets from beginning to end. If she met a man like Guo Jing or Yang Guo, maybe there would not be so many emotional entanglements. 】

【(10 points) A masterpiece. The love in this novel is not as dreamy as that between Guo Jing and Huang Rong, or Yang Guo and Xiao Long Nu, but more realistic. It is true that the former is more touching, but is there really such love in reality? It is just a beautiful fantasy. 】

【(10 points) After reading some reviews, I found that many readers focused on the relationship between Zhang Wuji and the four women, but the real strength of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" lies in the fact that it writes a magnificent history. Moreover, the protagonist of a martial arts novel is not a great hero like Guo Jing or Yang Guo, but a little man like Zhang Wuji who is indecisive. This is surprising in itself. In "The Condor Heroes", some female characters are actually portrayed in a pale way. On the contrary, "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" can produce all kinds of stories because of Zhang Wuji's indecisiveness. 】

【(9.5 points) It is a classic that can combine martial arts novels with real history so well. 】

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Because it was just morning, many readers had just finished reading the whole article. Some quality analysis and comments have not appeared yet, but a large number of good reviews have obviously filled the entire network.

Some readers who just got up, as soon as they checked their phones, immediately threw their phones away as if their phones were infected!

"Damn it!"

"You are all spoilers! You read so fast!!"

When we discussed the plot online yesterday, because everyone's progress was similar, there was no spoiler involved. But when I opened the forum this morning, the first post I saw was about the penultimate chapter of "Wu Mu's Testament", and the final plot of the Yuan army surrounding the mountain!

Many readers were so scared that they threw their phones away directly, and they didn't dare to check the blog, for fear that there would be any hot searches that would directly spoil the content of the book.

If the old thief's book is spoiled, the fun is really reduced by half.

I can only wait until I finish reading it, and then discuss it online together.

In fact, the character creation of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber is completely different from the previous books of Lao Zei, and even from The Condor Heroes and The Legend of the Condor Heroes, because each character in it has a strong sense of reality.

From Zhang Wuji, to Zhou Zhiruo, to Zhao Min, these important characters are almost all characters with obvious shortcomings.

This writing style is bound to make some readers who are in a fantasy world and eager to see a fantasy world feel uncomfortable.

The reading habits of these readers make them uncomfortable with seeing such imperfect characters.

There is no need to say much about Zhang Wuji and Zhou Zhiruo, and Zhao Min is even more so.

Many readers like Zhao Min based on Zhang Wuji's perspective. After all, Zhao Min is beautiful and has a deep love for Zhang Wuji. But what about Mongolia?

Zhao Min is a Mongolian who abandoned her family and betrayed her country. She is cruel and ruthless. There is no problem in saying that she is unkind, unjust, unfaithful, and unfilial.

If you are any ordinary citizen of Mongolia, or one of his subordinates, would you not hate Zhao Min for colluding with the enemy and betraying her country?

Moreover, as soon as Zhao Min appeared, she killed fifty people, which was enough to show her cruelty.

So in terms of character creation, "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" is completely different from the previous two books.

Just talking about Guo Jing and Huang Rong in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", and Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu in "The Return of the Condor Heroes", how many shortcomings can readers point out for these four protagonists?

Guo Jing is honest and simple, Yang Guo is affectionate and wild, but Zhang Wuji is extremely complicated, and it is not easy to describe in a few words.

Although this book has a lot of emotional descriptions, the focus is not on the love between men and women like "The Return of the Condor Heroes". The love between men and women is ultimately an embellishment. Instead, it is the friendship between men and men, such as the brotherly feelings of the Wudang Seven Heroes, and the feelings between Xie Xun, Zhang Cuishan, and Zhang Wuji, which are more profound and moving.

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"The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" is destined to be the novel with the highest number of readers in the martial arts trilogy.

Because almost every character has quarrels and arguments, and even every reader may have his or her own opinion. This collision of different opinions is the most interesting part of entertainment works.

On the second day of the novel's release, more and more Jiuzhou readers closed the last page of the book, leaving their praises on various social media with excitement!

In terms of character creation, many readers don't like it, but in terms of the plot content alone, even the most demanding readers can't find too many faults.

Especially the six major sects besieging Guangmingding, to the final lion-slaughtering meeting, and the Yuan army besieging the mountain, each section is a huge scene that makes readers excited.

Some readers are even looking forward to how magnificent the scenes of these plots will be when Changan Film and Television Company remakes this martial arts trilogy in the future!

The powerful expressiveness and visual sense of this martial arts trilogy are enough to impress thousands of readers.

The fermentation of word-of-mouth and the surge in sales are all announcing that this martial arts trilogy is becoming a novel of the national level in Xiazhou!

"National level?!"

"Yes, the previous "To Live" and "Xu Sanguan Selling Blood" written by Lao Zei are too literary and difficult to spread among the people. "Harry Potter" and "Sherlock Holmes" are popular, but they are not based on the local background of Xiazhou, but this martial arts trilogy is different! This is a novel that can truly represent Xiazhou and contains the historical charm of Xiazhou. It can be exported culturally!"

The fans of Lao Zei are all excited.

Novels with the localized style of Xiazhou are very difficult to create and difficult to spread.

Difficult to spread does not mean that it cannot be spread.

For example, in the past life, the performance of Disney's films such as "Mulan", "Kung Fu Panda" and "Hero" in the international market is enough to explain everything.

And Lao Zei obviously brought this kind of cultural output and cultural communication to a new level!

Through the super high popularity accumulated by "Harry Potter" and "Sherlock Holmes", the sales of this martial arts trilogy full of Xiazhou historical cloud patterns in Jiuzhou have been rising steadily!

Jiuzhou readers are already quite curious about the so-called martial arts world of Xiazhou. This has given them a strong dose of medicine. Such a magnificent masterpiece is enough to make them intoxicated.

In these three books, they are not only intoxicated by martial arts secrets such as "Eighteen Palms of the Dragon" and "Nine Yin White Bone Claws", but also have a general understanding of Xiazhou's history from the end of the Southern Song Dynasty to the end of the Yuan Dynasty.

And through various popular sciences, classic historical figures such as Yue Fei, Zhu Yuanzhang, and Xu Da have some understanding of the Ming Dynasty. Such cultural output, how can it not make the people of Xiazhou proud!

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As the young martial arts master Li Zishu said in his blog.

Xiazhou has a history of 5,000 years, and this trilogy tells a story of rise and fall, a story of great reincarnation.

It tells the big story from the small, writes about the temple from the rivers and lakes, talks about justice from the martial arts world, and tells the confrontation between the Han and Mongolian peoples with the rise, development and final decline of Mongolia as the hidden line.

In this trilogy, there is no attack or denigration of Mongolia, which can be seen from the plot of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" where Guo Jing wanders in Mongolia and witnesses the rise of Mongolia.

It is difficult to tell the difference between good and evil in the struggle for the world.

The wheel of history rolls forward. Once the court is corrupt, a new wise ruler is bound to replace it.

Modern people are happy and do not live in war-torn times. This is because our predecessors brought us peace with their blood.

It is undeniable that under the iron hoof of Mongolia, the Han people experienced a period of suffering. It was under this high-pressure rule that the Han people learned from their pain, united, and rose up to resist, which led to the establishment of the Ming Dynasty.

The entire trilogy tells such a story.

As more and more readers finish reading The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, a deeper interpretation of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber is gradually presented to thousands of Xiazhou readers.

Among them, the one with the largest number of readers and the widest influence is undoubtedly this one by Mr. Yu.

There is no need to elaborate on the admiration for Lao Zei's martial arts trilogy. Anyway, Lao Zei's fans are really happy to read it.

Hasn't Lao Zei's story always been a cool plot?

From being unpopular to becoming famous in the online literature world, and then stepping into the field of physical books, facing many ridicules, now even the martial arts master Mr. Yu has posted more than one blog to praise Lao Zei and the Condor Heroes trilogy.

Mr. Yu's blog has not been updated much, but because of Lao Zei and these three works, he has posted nearly 20 blogs in the past three months, and almost every one of them is an interpretation of the content of the novel, which shows Mr. Yu's amazement.

And this 10,000-word long article about the reading experience of the complete three works records the historical background and emotional tone of the entire trilogy.

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[Guo Jing could have become the golden sword prince consort of Mongolia, but under the specific historical background, Guo Jing and Hua Zheng could not be together, and finally their fate was destroyed by the dispute between the Han and Mongolian ethnic groups. In fact, the conflict between the Han and Mongolian ethnic groups became more and more intense in Yang Guo's generation. ]

[With the enemy at hand, the heroes of the Central Plains are still bound by ethical concepts, forcing the successor, Yang Guo, a young hero, to encounter more than one setback. Imagine, if Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu had not suffered such a big setback, would they become another pair of fairy lovers and heroes after Guo Jing and Huang Rong? 】

【When it comes to Zhang Wuji and Zhao Min's generation, the author specifically portrays Zhao Min's identity. Zhao Min is a Mongolian. Perhaps for Mongolia, Zhao Min is a traitor, but the combination of the two symbolizes that the struggle between the Han and Mongolian peoples has gradually become history. I think this also expresses the author's good wishes for the two peoples. 】

【These three works have a rigorous and clear timeline, are related to each other, and are inherited alternately. They echo each other. They are real literary treasures. At this stage of life, it is fortunate to have these three books as companions! Happy! This life is enough! 】

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"It turns out that Zhao Min is a Mongolian and has this meaning..."

"I can guarantee that this is not an over-interpretation."

"Close to the historical background, focus on the Jianghu, but it writes about a period of changing history, tsk tsk tsk! Wonderful!"

"The martial arts and love stories of the children of Jianghu. To be honest, I can't get enough of the three martial arts films! I really hope the old thief can continue writing!"

"I believe that the old thief can create more exciting works in the future! To be honest, the high productivity of the old thief is really unparalleled. He is a model author!"

"It is said that the entire Internet literary world has been driven crazy by the old thief. In the past, two chapters and 4,000 words a day would be enough to complete the task. Now, at least 8,000 readers a day will not scream. When it comes to readers, they say that the old thief can't even update the physical book. More than you! Are you embarrassed?"

The story of the martial arts trilogy ends here.

Under the reluctance and sigh of thousands of readers.

Nowadays, the status of the old thief in the Xiazhou literary world, not to mention the "god" position, is no different. At least in the field of bestsellers, let alone the Xiazhou author, even among the Kyushu authors, the old thief is absolutely The best!

The emergence of the old thief has continued to explode, and naturally attracted the attention of a large number of top authors in Kyushu.

Jennifer from England, Adam Rogers from Michigan, and Caesar from Texas all posted on social media and commented on the old thief's work.

It's just that tit-for-tat situations are rare. When these authors mention the old thief's works, most of them are full of praise.

Although the current martial arts trilogy has different backgrounds in different states, it is widely recognized by readers in Kyushu, and it vividly displays the richness of Xiazhou history in the world of Kyushu.

In the eyes of many people in Xiazhou, such a work may be more meaningful to spread than "Harry Potter" and "Sherlock Holmes"!

One of the most famous best-selling authors in Michigan, Adam Rogers, read these three works at the first time!

posted this news.

【I swear! "Eternal Dragon Sword" is the most exciting Xiazhou style novel I have ever read! I swear, I am definitely the number one fan of cement-sealed hearts! I really want to see another novel with a more Xiazhou historical style! ! 】

Under this post, many Xiazhou readers and fans of the old thief all held their heads high!

Before this, no Xiazhou author had been recognized by Adam Rogers, but the old thief was the first to be able to make such an excited post!

However, the following Xiazhou book fans are very interesting.

One of the hottest comments is: [Cement seals the heart? You fake fan! ! ! 】

Who is a fan of the old thief who calls him a person who seals his heart with cement?

This author ID has almost been forgotten by everyone.

What surprised readers even more was that the old thief, who had never been very active on Kyushu’s social media, appeared for the first time and replied to Adam Rogers remotely.

【Will do! next year! Before that, I have another wonderful series of works, please look forward to it! 】

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Regarding what Adam Rogers said, Lin Qiu himself had a plan.

This work is naturally one of the four famous works in the previous life.

"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is enough to make the image of the old thief surpass the image of the best-selling author in the past and truly ascend to the altar.

The work "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" tells the story of the ninety-seven years since the rise of the Yellow Turbans in the first year of Emperor Zhongping of the Han Dynasty until the destruction of Wu by Wang Jun, the first year of Emperor Taikang of the Jin Dynasty.

The greatness of this work does not require Lin Qiu to describe it.

In every household in the previous life, who didn’t know about the Three Kingdoms?

Although romances are not as good as official histories, for readers, there is no doubt that novels are much more attractive than official histories.

If the readership of Lao Zei is very impetuous, then this work is not enough to become a work praised by everyone. But after so many previous classic works, there are readers and fans who like Lao Zei's works all over Kyushu. This patience allows you to calm down and appreciate a work.

To say the level of reading may be a bit exaggerated.

But regardless of their reading experience or reading mentality, fans of Lao Thief can hold their heads high.

Especially the mentality.

Anyway, he had already been numbed by the knife.

"The old thief also has a historical martial arts work?!"

"I do not know!"

"According to the old thief, haven't you already thought about the content of the next novel? You are so productive! Publish it quickly! Publish it quickly!"

"Have you thought about it? I feel like Lao Zei has already written it, otherwise I wouldn't be so sure. I'm looking forward to Lao Zei's next work!"

"Anyway, no matter what type of novel the old thief writes now, I believe he can write a classic work, except for science fiction."

"That's right, except for science fiction novels, there is no need to worry if the old thief writes whatever is popular."

Readers are full of enthusiasm and continue to discuss the old thief's subsequent works.

There is no need to guess again and again. After all, the old thief has a variety of styles and does not stick to one style at all. Just wait for the official announcement!

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"Science fiction?"

"Lin Qiu, do you really want to write science fiction?!"

In Xiazhou, Qin Chuan stood in front of the office window, swallowed, and confirmed to Lin Qiu on the other end of the phone again.

Over in Mizhou, the filming of "Manchester by the Sea" has entered the second half. In half a month at most, Lin Qiu can wrap up and return to Xiazhou.

When he first heard that Lin Qiu's next series would be science fiction, Qin Chuan really didn't know what to say.

But if you think about it carefully, this is really Lin Qiu's style. Whatever is difficult to write, just write whatever is difficult.

Sometimes Qin Chuan wants to take Lin Qiu's head apart to see what it looks like. He is good at all kinds of genres. Even the popular Xianxia drama "The Journey of Flower" was written by Lin Qiu.

If I didn't know that Lin Qiu lived alone, I would have thought that Lin Qiu had a writing team behind him to create for him.

But if you think about it carefully, there are many geniuses in history who are more exaggerated than this.

Lin Qiu is at least talented in entertainment, and there are many geniuses who are cross-disciplinary. No one would believe it if they were written in novels.

"Well, okay, there are a few interviews with you when you come back, okay, um."

"Call me when you come back, I'll treat you to a meal."

Qin Chuan hung up the phone and shook his head with a smile.

"Science fiction..."

As for whether Lin Qiu can write science fiction well, even if the readers all over the world and all over Jiuzhou don't believe it, Qin Chuan absolutely believes it.

Because he knows who the "man in the middle" behind the old thief is.

Anyway, everything will be over after waiting and seeing.

As for the new series type being "science fiction", this news is not in a hurry to be revealed to the public, because now "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" has just been released, and the craze for the martial arts trilogy has not yet fully fermented!

In addition, there is no need to arouse the discussion of the readers at this moment with Changan's series of works.

According to Lin Qiu's plan, this science fiction trilogy will be released at least a few months later, that is, at the end of the year, so there is no particular rush!

The number of words in the "Three-Body" series is really not a big pressure for Lin Qiu.

Compared with the Condor Heroes trilogy, the number of words in the novel is much friendlier.

...

Mizhou.

After Lin Qiu hung up the phone, he also smiled and murmured:

"It's time to enter the next stage."

Whether it is the field of novels or the field of movies, the works produced will enter a brand new stage.

This stage is the highest hall in the field of Kyushu entertainment.

In the next two to three years, the quality of works presented in both novels and movies will be the same.

... (End of this chapter)