Chapter 6 I Won’t Pretend Anymore. I’m a Master of Tricks. I’m Going to Show My Cards.
When Lin Chuan was a child, he watched many Hong Kong movies about gambling.
Whether it was the God of Gamblers or the Mahjong Master, after experiencing the life of a con man and acquiring the skills of a con man, Lin Chuan was so happy that he couldn't wait to play a few games.
After all, a con man is super cool!
But the landlord Lao Zhang was arrested and his relatives burst into tears, which made him sober up from his complacency.
It's okay to use cons to show off in front of friends, but once you really enter the casino, things are out of control.
Not to mention that there are people outside of you, it's said that 'If you often walk by the river, you will get your shoes wet'.
From the moment you get involved in gambling, you have already lost.
Lin Chuan came back to his senses, and the sunlight fell through the window on his correct three views and handsome features.
Face the light, don't be afraid of the darkness.
Lin Chuan walked from the small hall into the narrow room, sat in front of the old desktop computer, put his slender fingers on the keyboard, and quickly typed a sentence to remind himself at all times.
[It is impossible to commit a crime, it is impossible to commit a crime in this life! ]
Lin Chuan has found it.
This life experience card is too copyable. Now I finally experience two relatively complete lives.
But what are their identities?
Thief, con man.
Well, very criminal, very judgemental!
"Let's just hope to make money from novels."
Lin Chuan touched his beard that he hadn't shaved for two days and fell into deep thought.
He vaguely remembered that the theme of con man was once very popular.
At that time, a great god posted a post on a forum, and the theme was con man. In just over half a year, it created a brilliant record of 6 million hits and more than 60,000 replies.
This number, put into the present, seems not as good as some female Bodhisattvas casually posting a marginal video.
But at that time, the Internet was not yet popular, and the number of netizens was barely over 100 million.
Con man, there is a way!
Finally.
[Ding! ]
["Con Man" has been exported, with a length of 1.026 million words. ]
[Work: "The Swindler". ]
[Status: Unpublished. ]
[Popularity (average subscription): 0/1000. ]
Lin Chuan immediately began to read "The Swindler".
It must be said that the life of a Swindler that Lin Chuan experienced in virtual reality was perfectly reproduced by the system in the form of text.
This writing style is exactly the same as Lin Chuan's.
Then.
Lin Chuan opened the chat box, typed in the text, and contacted his editor Youyou: "Youyou, I have a new book that is ready to be released."
Youyou replied quickly: "New book? Is it still a thief series? I read the last thief carefully, and it was well written, but it is the identity of the thief that readers find difficult to resonate with."
Lin Chuan nodded.
It is indeed not easy for petty thieves to resonate with readers.
His readers are first curious, and second to learn lock picking techniques.
Lin Chuan: "So I plan to change the subject."
Youyou: "What subject?"
Lin Chuan typed two words accurately: "Swindler."
"?"
Editor Youyou immediately typed a question mark.
As we all know, when the other party types a question, it doesn't mean that he has a problem, but that he thinks you have a problem.
Lin Chuan's mouth twitched: "Is this subject not okay?"
He started writing novels in college. Although his grades have always been poor, Youyou still replied impatiently, willing to talk to him about the subject and the plot.
If he had changed the editor, he would probably have scolded Lin Chuan a long time ago, and asked him to "find a class" or "go to the factory to screw screws"!
Well, considering Lin Chuan's current financial situation, he might as well go to the factory to screw screws.
Youyou: "This subject is very good, and there are also a large number of audiences."
Now, there are still many people who like to gamble.
The influence of the "God of Gamblers" series of movies is still very large. As soon as "Gao Jin" appeared, many people automatically imagined the BGM of the God of Gamblers in their minds.
The special type of novel "Swindler" has a broad market.
"But the old con man is very special, I'm worried that you can't handle it." Youyou expressed her opinion tactfully.
Youyou's worry is reasonable.
If you want to write well about the profession of 'old con man', there is a certain threshold, and this threshold alone is difficult for a large number of people.
The popular 'old con man' novels on the market now are mostly in the form of 'autobiography'.
That is to say, if you want to write well about 'old con man', it's best if you are also a old con man, or a profession related to it.
At the very least, you must be familiar with old con men.
If you haven't even seen old con men, it's like 'playing a violin in your pants', which is nonsense!
Lin Chuan smiled slightly and understood what Youyou meant.
So.
He replied: "I know a little about old con men, so I want to give it a try."
After a while.
Youyou sent three messages in succession.
"You are a full-time writer who has graduated from college for a year. How did you know about old con men?"
"Don't go in and out of those underground casinos just to write a book. It's too dangerous."
"Failure is temporary. I believe you can write a good book, but the premise is that you don't take those crooked ways."
Youyou's worry and anxiety are revealed between the lines.
She is afraid that Lin Chuan will do something stupid.
When a person who is dedicated to creation encounters a bottleneck, he will do a lot of puzzling stupid things for a trace of creative inspiration.
From young models in clubs to detention in police stations, 15-day packages are all common.
For a writer like Lin Chuan who has failed for many years, he went to chess and card rooms, underground casinos, etc. in order to write about cheating. Editor Youyou can completely guess.
"Youyou, don't think about it. I am a serious writer and have never been to a casino." Lin Chuan replied.
Youyou: "If you haven't been to a casino, I don't recommend you to write about this topic. It's easy to fail."
Lin Chuan: "I'll tell you the truth. A few days ago, my second uncle who had been separated for many years came home. He used to be a gambler. He met many cheaters and learned a little bit. So I want to process his experience artistically and write a novel."
Youyou: "/smiley face.jpg"
Lin Chuan: "Youyou, believe me, I really know a little bit."
Youyou: "/nodding obediently.jpg"
Lin Chuan: "I'll send you a message later, and Youyou will help me review it."
Youyou: "/full of expectation.jpg"
Editor Youyou looked like this, obviously didn't believe that he knew cheaters, let alone believed that he knew cheating.
But Lin Chuan wanted to write, so he gave it a try.
If it's not well written, just reject it with one click and solve it quickly.
Lin Chuan laughed dryly.
I really want to recreate Wang Duoyu's famous scene: I won't pretend anymore, I'm a cheating master, I'm showing my cards!
But, the tricks are not to be shown off.
In the life of a cheater who experienced last night, Lin Chuan found that most cheaters are low-key.
The cheaters who are crazy to the extreme are either really skilled and unbeatable, or they end up miserably.
In the casino, who is the kind-hearted owner?
Similar to the nightclubs in the bar, which tattooed boy is a good...good boy?
"Let's start with Youyou." Lin Chuan said to himself.
Just when Lin Chuan was about to export...
Bang!
Bang bang!
There was a knock on the iron door outside the house.
"Who is looking for me at this time?"
Lin Chuan frowned and muttered.
Walking out of the room and opening the iron door, Lin Chuan was obviously startled when he saw the knocker.
The person coming was Xiao Zhang.
Lin Chuan frowned even more tightly, very puzzled: "Xiao Zhang, you don't want to go to the movie, no, you don't want to go to see how Lao Zhang is, why do you come to me?"