Chapter 837 Martial Arts Competition

Xiaoyuan joined the Shuimuzhijia group.

Originally, there were only Luoyang, Liuqin, Amber, Huaqi, Zhongxiaye, Xiangtao in this group, and now there is Xiangtao's girlfriend, Xiaoyuan.

"It's time to summon the dragon."

Amber said mischievously. The seven people in the group just happened to fit the setting of the comic "Dragon Ball".

Everyone was very happy to have new members join.

However, everyone soon discovered the disadvantages of doing so, because Xiangtao and Xiaoyuan called each other husband and wife in the group, and this kind of disgusting behavior seriously hurt several single dogs in the group...

I had no choice but to endure it.

Three days later, Xiang Tao came to Luoyang's office.

"Boss, have you decided when to publish "The Legend of the Dragon Slayer"? "

"Probably when it is serialized to the tenth episode."

Luoyang has also been thinking about this issue recently, and now he has made a decision. "The Legend of the Dragon Slayer" has a total of more than 30 episodes, and the tenth episode occupies less than one-third of the content, so the impact on the collection and publication will not be great.

In addition, there is another plot reason.

That is, in the tenth episode of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber", Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu committed suicide one after another. From this episode, Zhang Wuji, who was poisoned and carried a blood feud, began to rise to the top and became the new protagonist of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber".

"The tenth episode..."

After thinking for a while, Xiang Tao nodded and smiled: "No problem, although the suspension of the serialization of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" will have an adverse impact on the sales of "Jianghu" magazine, I will try my best to minimize the loss. In addition, I want to hold a competition."

"What competition?"

"A martial arts original competition!"

When Xiang Tao said this, his eyes flickered with expectation.

Luoyang vaguely guessed Xiang Tao's purpose: "Are you trying to recruit new talents?"

"Yes, recruit new talents."

Xiang Tao looked at Luoyang and said seriously: "Boss, haven't you noticed that there haven't been any new talents in Longguo Wuxia for a long time? Gu Miao did well before, but unfortunately, he has not produced any new works since he was suppressed by the boss with The Legend of the Condor Heroes two years ago. It seems that he has lost all news."

"Then go ahead."

Luoyang deeply understands the importance of fresh blood.

The development of any industry cannot be achieved by the efforts of one person. For example, Luoyang is of great significance to Longguo Wuxia, but Longguo Wuxia would never have developed to this point without the joint efforts of other martial arts masters.

Nowadays, the martial arts market is unprecedentedly hot.

It can even compete with the popular mystery novels and even the romance novels that occupy half of the Longguo book market in terms of sales, which shows its great trend.

All these are closely related to the efforts of martial arts practitioners.

And Luoyang is the leader in a hidden way. Whether Luoyang admits it or not, he is the vane of Dragon Country martial arts, without a doubt.

"The competition needs the boss to be the referee."

Xiang Tao rubbed his hands and looked at Luoyang with a licking face. With Xiang Tao's power and status in Shuimu Culture, it is naturally very easy to hold a competition, but it is not so easy to move Luoyang, this big Buddha.

"Aren't you a gold medal editor?"

Sure enough, Luoyang's first reaction was to shirk responsibility.

He knew very well that the referee of a competition like this actually does editing work, and needs to constantly review the manuscripts for the contestants. Writing novels every day is already very tiring, and he has to review the manuscripts for others. Luoyang is full and bored.

"How can I be as good as the boss."

Xiang Tao touched his head and flattered him.

Of course, it was not all flattery. Luoyang discovered a super newcomer like Gu Miao at a glance and made him shine. Although he later left Shuimu and entered the arms of the enemy, the confirmation of Luoyang's vision was well-deserved.

"Let's do this..."

Xiang Tao decided to adopt a roundabout tactic: "Boss, you should first be named as the chief judge of our competition, so that it will be easier to attract the attention of new writers. As for most of the tedious review work, leave it to me and the editors below, and let the boss decide on the relatively excellent manuscripts, how about it?"

Luoyang smiled: "Isn't this the routine of my second uncle back then?"

A few years ago, Gu Miao was favored by Luoyang at first sight because Luoyang's second uncle gave some excellent manuscripts to Luoyang for review.

Otherwise, with so many manuscripts...

It would be difficult to find good fields and unpolished jade from them. After all, Luoyang is not Sun Wukong, and he does not have the legendary fire eyes and golden pupils.

"Okay, I promise you."

In the end, Luoyang did not refuse. As the leader of Dragon Country martial arts, it is natural to discover more new talents with potential, not to mention that outstanding newcomers will definitely work for Shuimu Culture in the future.

Cultivate your own new forces!

This is the key to Xiang Tao's idea.

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After sending Xiang Tao away.

Luoyang turned on his computer and started writing the serialization of "The Detective Collection of Sherlock Holmes".

The previous "The Dancing Man" and "Milverton" have been published. This time, Luoyang will write "The Missing Central Guard" and "The Abbey School". After these two stories are finished, "The Return of the Detective Collection of Sherlock Holmes" will be finished in another month.

Under Luoyang's pen...

The famous "The Detective Collection of Sherlock Holmes" can be serialized and completed in two years under Luoyang's pen, but in fact, Conan Doyle did not write it so quickly back then——

Conan Doyle wrote a total of 4 novels and 56 short stories in the Sherlock Holmes series. His first two stories were "A Study in Scarlet" published in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887 and "The Sign of Four" published in the Ribbon Magazine in 1890.

In 1891, a series of short stories serialized in the Strand magazine, including "The Adventures" and "Reminiscences", made Holmes' popularity explode.

But it was not until 1891 that Mr. Doyle wrote the sequels "The Return", "The Last Salute" and "The New Detectives", and the stories took place between 1875 and 1907.

In total, more than ten years!

Compared with Luoyang, who finished "The Detectives of Sherlock Holmes" in more than two years, the speed is not slow. Many readers are shocked by the speed of creation of Teacher Theking, but because Theking himself is extremely mysterious, not many people delve into it.

For readers, as long as the book is good, it's fine.

As for the controversy over Theking's true identity, it has temporarily dissipated. Although the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan and South Korea are still obsessed with arguing about Theking's nationality, the large-scale transnational quarrel has finally subsided.