On the world network.
"Chu Kuang is going to publish a new book at the end of next month?"
"Lu Yang's plan failed. He probably wanted to catch the old thief off guard during his creative window, but who knew that the old thief would be so quick to write a new book!"
"There is no doubt that the coder is a master at this."
"I remember that the Harry Potter series ended in June. Don't ask me why I remember it so clearly. Anyway, it's only been about three months since today, right?"
“This is even more exciting!”
"If Master Lu hadn't suddenly taken action, I don't think Lao Zei's new book would have come out so soon. After all, the Harry Potter series is a long story, and he must have taken a good rest after finishing it."
"Why are you taking a break? Work overtime!"
"The new book is a martial arts novel, which is not too surprising. The Easter egg at the end of Kung Fu has already hinted at the subject matter of the new book."
"But can you really fight Lu Yang using martial arts?"
"As far as I can remember, most people in Weizhou haven't read Chu Kuang's martial arts novels, right?"
"The people of Zhongzhou have never seen it."
“There seems to be some restrictions on the subject matter.”
"It's good that he can't win. His ranking as a writer has dropped one place. He will definitely be more active in writing books in the future!"
"No problem!"
"Then let's continue to cheer for Master Lu without any explanation!"
It's like adding fuel to the fire.
As soon as the news of the new book came out, the nature of the matter evolved from a sudden attack by Lu Yang to a head-on competition between two top writers.
It is related to the throne of Qinzhou’s number one writer.
The battle for ranking among the top writers has become even more lively.
However, the subject matter and genre chosen by Chu Kuang's new book have caused controversy among many people.
Yes.
Although Chu Kuang rekindled many readers' interest in martial arts with the Legend of the Condor Heroes trilogy, Weizhou and Zhongzhou did not join the merger at that time.
This means:
Many people in Weizhou and Zhongzhou are still not very interested in martial arts.
Although the situation is much better than at the beginning, since Chu Kuang became famous all over the world with the Harry Potter series, a large number of readers in Weizhou and Zhongzhou have begun to come into contact with his previous works, including the Legend of the Condor Heroes trilogy.
In addition, the martial arts film "Kung Fu" also made a significant contribution to this.
At least it makes the people of Weizhou and Zhongzhou less resistant to martial arts.
However, the appeal of martial arts in these two continents is definitely not as great as its influence in the previous continents.
It just so happens that the battle for the ranking of top writers takes place on the eight continents of the blue planet.
When the abilities of the writers are similar, any flaw may lead to the failure of one of them.
However!
Just when everyone thought so.
To be exact, it was the day after the theme of Chu Kuang’s new book was announced to the public, something happened that shocked everyone!
…
Weizhou.
A bookstore.
"Did Chu Kuang write a martial arts trilogy before?"
"You mean the Condor Heroes trilogy?"
"In short, Chu Kuang has written three martial arts novels before."
"That's right."
“The trilogy is connected, right?”
"The characters in the first two parts are very closely connected, while the third part is only connected in terms of time and world view, with relatively few connections between the characters."
"Give me one! No, I want all three!"
"Me too!"
"This old thief wants to write a martial arts novel, so I have to catch up on his other martial arts novels in advance."
"I wanted to see where the tribute to The Legend of the Condor Heroes trilogy was made in Kung Fu."
…
Zhongzhou.
A bookstore.
"I want a copy of The Return of the Condor Heroes!"
"Brother, you got the order wrong. Chu Kuang should read The Legend of the Condor Heroes first among his three martial arts books."
“I’ve read that one.”
"Oh, that's no problem. I'll buy a copy of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber."
"Is this the third part of Chu Kuang's The Legend of the Condor Heroes trilogy?"
"Yes, I read all of his books after the Harry Potter series was finished, except for The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber."
“I wonder if Chu Kuang’s new book has any connection with the Condor Heroes trilogy.”
"Whether there is any connection or not, let's see first."
"What if there is a connection?"
“Even if there is no connection, after all, Chu Kuang’s new book is a martial arts novel, so it is necessary to make up for his previous martial arts novels.”
Yes.
Just the day after Chu Kuang’s new book was set to be a martial arts theme, his The Legend of the Condor Heroes trilogy suddenly became a big hit in Weizhou and Zhongzhou!
In fact, the trend had already become popular before.
Because there are many tributes to The Legend of the Condor Heroes trilogy in "Kung Fu".
The theme of Chu Kuang's new book is martial arts, but it only gives Weizhou and Zhongzhou readers more reasons to make up for the missed lessons.
Martial arts fever!
…
At home.
Lin Yuan turned a deaf ear to what was happening outside the window and was only focused on writing a new book.
Jin Yong wrote many martial arts novels throughout his life, and he would go back and revise them from time to time.
at this time.
The "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" that Lin Yuan is currently writing is also a work that has been revised several times and even focused on by Mr. Jin.
Take the Tianshan Child-Fairy as an example.
In the original version of the novel, the name of Tianshan Tonglao's martial arts is "I Am the Only One in Heaven and Earth".
It means "I am the only one who is supreme in heaven and on earth".
Next is the Sanlian edition, which is the most popular version of Jin Yong's martial arts novels.
The reason is that the TV dramas adapted from Jin Yong's martial arts novels are basically based on this version, so the martial arts of the Child-Fairy of Tianshan has become the familiar "Eight Desolations and Six Directions, I Am the Only One" martial arts.
In the 21st century, Mr. Jin suddenly came up with a new edition for the century.
This version of the change caused huge controversy, the biggest controversy being the part about Wang Yuyan.
We all know that Wang Yuyan followed Duan Yu at the end of the story.
But in the latest revised version, the Fairy Sister followed the crazy Murong Fu!
You can imagine the impact this has on old readers!
At that time, some people complained: "Jin Yong is just a writer, what does he know about "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils"? "
It's not even just the Fairy Sister.
The image of Xu Zhu's mistress Meng Gu has also changed.
certainly.
Menggu's personality and image did not change as much as Wang Yuyan's.
In the revised version, Menggu simply gave her personal maid Xiaolei to Duan Yu as a concubine. The reason was that Xu Zhu had originally promised Duan Zhengchun to help Duan Yu come to Xixia to propose marriage, but Xu Zhu ended up becoming a prince consort, and she felt guilty, so she just treated it as compensation.
then.
Menggu actually gave the four sisters "Plum, Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum", who were said to be "getting older and need to find a husband in the future", to Duan Yu.
The Sanlian version does not have this:
"If he likes your beauty and loveliness, he will make you four concubines. If he dislikes your mischievousness, he will lock you up in the sky prison for seventeen or twenty-eight years before releasing you!"
Duan Yu has always been extremely lucky with women.
Unfortunately, Duan Yu already had countless beauties and didn't want to marry so many concubines. Of course, it was impossible for him to lock the four sisters up in the Sky Prison, so he made them princesses, which made them his own sisters.
The end of the revised version.
Duan Yu suddenly noticed that Xu Zhu was unhappy, so he asked him why.
Xu Zhu replied that he was unhappy because he would not be able to become a monk in the future.
Is this really the reason
Just savor it for yourself.
Anyway, Lin Yuan doesn't dare to make a conclusion on which one is better, the new version or the Sanlian version. Different people naturally have different opinions.
The system did not help Lin Yuan make a choice.
In the absence of a standard answer, Lin Yuan planned to write several versions together, keeping the plots he thought were good and removing the ones he thought were bad. The overall branches would refer to the Sanlian version, and occasionally use some modified plots from the new version. After all, the new revised version also has many desirable aspects.
There is a popular saying in the creative circle:
Once a work is released to the public, it no longer belongs to the author.
Mr. Jin spent many years revising his martial arts novels, but he still couldn't satisfy everyone, let alone Lin Yuanhu