Master Lu’s new book is called “A Thousand-Mile Journey”.
When Lin Yuan finished Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Lu Yang had been promoting his new book for more than half a month.
Interview.
Activity.
After returning from retirement, Master Lu seemed to have ushered in a second spring in his career and was even more active than before he retired.
The next day.
The promotion of Master Lu’s new book "A Thousand Mile Journey" is in full swing.
Silver Blue Library finally announced the news of Chu Kuang Lao Zei's new book:
Chu Kuang, the 11th-ranked writer on Blue Star, has completed his new martial arts work, titled "Tianlong Babu". This is another martial arts masterpiece by Chu Kuang following the "Legend of the Condor Heroes" trilogy. Can Chu Kuang break through his own limits? Please look forward to its official release at the end of this month!
On the world network.
Readers from all continents were immediately excited!
“Here it comes!”
"I've finally been waiting for this. I'm so excited that I immediately shouted, "Master Lu, come on!"
"Master Lu, come on! Plus one!"
"Master Lu, come on, give me 100,000!"
"The name of the new book is "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils"?"
"This book title is so impressive."
"So this new book is divided into eight parts?"
"puff!"
"Eight?"
"Isn't that one more movie than the Harry Potter series?"
"Is the old thief addicted to writing series now?"
"Didn't that university professor say that each of the old thief's martial arts novels is getting worse and worse? Is he making up for the lack of quality with the lack of quantity?"
…
There are many discussions.
The university professor unexpectedly reappeared and posted a dynamic:
"Chu Kuang's new book should not be a series of eight novels as everyone guessed. If my understanding is correct, his new book is most likely related to Buddhist culture. Buddhism is divided into eight parts: the gods, dragons, ghosts and gods: one heaven, two dragons, three Yakshas, four Gandharvas, five Asuras, six Garudas, seven Kinnaras and eight Mahuragas. Among the eight parts, the two parts of the gods are the first. I'm afraid this is the real origin of Chu Kuang's new book title "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils". As for why martial arts and Buddhism are linked together, this is not something I can speculate. But I personally still say that The Legend of the Condor Heroes is already the pinnacle of martial arts. Even if Chu Kuang turns into a dragon, it is impossible for him to really fly in the sky and hide in the ground in the field of martial arts."
"Boss!"
"A man of culture!"
"I believe you are a real university professor!"
"If you don't have some culture to survive in this world, you can't even understand the title of the old thief's book, right?"
"Is it so advanced?"
"The title of the book sounds very grand. Is the old thief going to return to his peak and create the glory of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" again?"
"I'm really looking forward to it. Come on, Master Lu!"
“I like Buddhism!”
"I don't have any feelings about Buddhism. It has a lot of bad things in it, but I also admit that there are many things in Buddhist culture that are worth promoting."
“Is the protagonist of the new book a monk?”
"If it's related to Buddhism, then maybe the protagonist is really a monk. Could it be that he followed the path of Zhang Junbao to become the founder of Sanfeng?"
Eight continents.
Netizens had all kinds of divergent thoughts and even connected it to Chu Kuang’s previous martial arts novels.
As for the fact that Chu Kuang's new book is related to Buddhism, no one thinks there is anything wrong with it.
Chu Kuang's "Journey to the West" writes about Buddhism in various ways.
There is no doubt that Chu Kuang has a very profound study of Buddhist culture.
…
A university in Qinzhou.
Professor Wang’s open class.
The seats were packed with students.
After all, Professor Wang is the school's number one celebrity and is also very famous on the Internet, so students all love his classes.
Even this kind of open class.
As for Professor Wang’s popularity.
That all started with him interpreting Chu Kuang's The Legend of the Condor Heroes trilogy to his students in class.
At that time, a student posted a video of him interpreting the Legend of the Condor Heroes trilogy on the Internet, which made Professor Wang an Internet celebrity.
This day.
The open class ended, and a student suddenly asked: "Professor Wang, what do you think of Chu Kuang's new book "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils"? "
Professor Wang was stunned for a moment, then he smiled and said, "I am old, so I need to wear glasses to see."
The students burst into laughter.
The questioner continued to ask:
"What I mean is that recently a university professor publicly questioned Chu Kuang's martial arts writing ability and said it has been declining. Do you agree with this statement?"
"Half agreed."
Professor Wang did not evade the question.
The students immediately looked at him with curiosity.
As we all know, Professor Wang highly respects Chu Kuang's martial arts and has also conducted in-depth research on it.
Everyone wanted to know his opinion on Chu Kuang's new book.
Professor Wang met everyone's expectations:
"I agree with half of it. I'm not a cunning person. I've read the professor's article. He criticized the last two parts of the Legend of the Condor Heroes trilogy. Most of them were fair, but there was a suspicion that he criticized for the sake of criticism.
Let’s just talk about “The Return of the Condor Heroes”.
If there were no book, how could Guo Jing establish himself as a great hero serving his country and his people
For this reason alone, there is a reason why the second part must be written, not to mention that the setting of Tiancan Dique has also found a new path for martial arts.
As for the third part.
This book is much worse than the previous two in terms of both structure and emotion, but at the same time I have to tell you:
In terms of martial arts creation techniques, this book completely surpasses the previous two.
Of course, the skills I am talking about are writing skills, especially the part where the eight major sects besieged Guangmingding.
Chu Kuang used the novel's anticipation-building technique to the extreme, so much so that people's blood boils when they see Zhang Wuji killing everyone in his way. This is a level that the previous two books have never reached.
You guys had a lot of fun watching it, right
This is what the professor called "craftsmanship", sacrificing other things in pursuit of pleasure.
Yes.
I admit that at the beginning of this book, Chu Kuang's writing became a bit too mechanical, but I don't think that's because he is regressing.
Quite the opposite.
He is actually making progress.
Each book has a different focus and the protagonist's personality is completely different. He is obviously looking for a new breakthrough direction. This is a process of experimentation. We can tentatively regard "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" as a book in which Chu Kuang sharpens his martial arts writing skills.
It is normal for the work to have ups and downs during the honing process.
And now.
He has the structure of martial arts, he has written the emotions of martial arts thoroughly, and he has mastered the techniques of martial arts.
Under such circumstances, this new book titled "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" is a work that is definitely worth the public's expectations.
Because I have always believed that:
If The Legend of the Condor Heroes is the sky of Blue Star martial arts, then the only person qualified to break this sky is Chu Kuang, and only Chu Kuang.
"The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" was released before the next open class.
I would like to give you a small suggestion. I hope you will take a look at Chu Kuang’s new book. It may contain the questions for my final exam.
certainly.
Before that, I will also talk to you about this book.
get out of class dismissed! "
Different from another internet celebrity professor.
Professor Wang is clearly supporting Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils.
It's just that student became the sinner, and for some unknown reason the students had to complete an extra assignment.
Having said that.
Even without this assignment, with Chu Kuang's influence among young people, no matter what the reason, everyone will definitely take a look at this new martial arts book called "Tian Long Ba Bu".
Is it as advertised, a breakthrough in oneself
Or is it as someone said online, that the more you write, the worse it gets
…
The undeniable fact is:
Even if many people really think that Chu Kuang's new martial arts book is difficult to break through the shackles of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", everyone will still buy it.
This group includes all the major booksellers on Blue Star.
There is no need to enumerate the tragic examples one by one, and there is no need to do any market research. All the major booksellers on Blue Star have already pre-ordered a large number of Chu Kuang's new books from the Silver Blue Bookstore!
This led to the publication of the work Alexander.
Fortunately, the publishing scale of the Silver Blue Bookstore has been growing in recent years. In addition to its own printing houses, it has cooperated with more and more printing factories in various continents, and it can fully supply the markets in various continents of Blue Star.
In terms of scale, Yinlan Bookstore has long been the leader in Qinzhou's publishing industry.
Even in the whole world, Blue Silver Bookstore can be ranked among the top large publishing companies.
one day!
Two days!
Three days!
One hundred thousand copies!
One million copies!
Tens of millions of copies!
In the second half of October, Silver Blue Bookstore worked day and night to meet the order KPIs of major booksellers.
Until the 30th, nearly 20 million copies of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" with the fragrance of ink were freshly released.
Qinzhou!
Qizhou!
Chuzhou!
Yanzhou!
Hanzhou!
Zhao Zhou!
Weizhou!
Zhongzhou!
Major booksellers on Blue Star dispatched countless large trucks with their own brand logos to the strictly confidential pickup points overnight to purchase goods. A large number of security personnel equipped with police dogs accompanied the vehicles, and finally the latest issue of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" was delivered to the warehouses of major bookstores.
Released on the 31st!
Restocking tonight!
This is the treatment given to Chu Kuang’s new book.
In comparison, although Lu Yang's writer ranking is similar to Chu Kuang's, and he will also publish a book on the 31st of this month, the first batch of publications is actually only about half of Chu Kuang's new book.
no way.
The ranking of writers does not equal market appeal, just like the ranking of directors and screenwriters, which cannot be completely equivalent to the box office. In terms of novel sales, Chu Kuang is not inferior to anyone.
…
the next day.
November is here.
Long queues appeared in front of major bookstores. The size of the queues shocked even major booksellers, even though many of them had predicted that the doors of major bookstores would be trampled:
Of course, today’s popularity can be predicted.
Because two top writers from Blue Star are releasing books today, one is Chu Kuang and the other is Lu Yang. If either of them releases a book, it will cause a huge sensation, let alone if two of them release a book on the same day
And in Zhongzhou.
It was the same morning.
There was a huge crowd of people at the entrance of Huaxin Bookstore. The crowd had even blocked the entrance of the building opposite the bookstore so tightly that the security guards at the entrance of the building were scratching their heads and had no idea what to do. The crowd was making a lot of noisy noises.
“Stop pushing!”
"You're still cutting in line!"
"My milk is about to burst!"
"Open the door quickly, open the door quickly!"
"Come on, Master Lu! Long live Master Lu!"
"Are you also a fan of Master Lu?"
"Yeah yeah!"
"Me too."
"Master Lu yyds!"
"Are there no fans of Chu Kuang here?"
"Hehe, ask if there is anyone here who supports the old thief Chu Kuang?"
"Are you a fan of Chu Kuang?"
"no."
"You are?"
"I am a die-hard fan of Master Lu, thank you."
"Depend on!"
"Master Lu is the one that everyone has been waiting for!"
"It looks like Master Lu is going to win this duel!"
"Master Lu will definitely win, okay? Can a commercial writer like Chu Kuang compete with Master Lu?"
In the team.
Lu Yang's fans laughed excitedly. This was truly what everyone expected. Most of the people in the long queue supported Master Lu!
When asked this question to each other, only a few people answered that they were fans of Chu Kuang.
It seems that Chu Kuang doesn't have as many fans as imagined. Master Lu is obviously more appealing than him.
…
Swish!
The bookstore door is opened!
It’s business hours!
The huge crowd immediately rushed in, some of them shouted "Come on, Master Lu" loudly while rushing, and it was obvious that they were the most fanatical fans.
Inside the bookstore.
The staff members were acting as if they were facing a great enemy and were trying to maintain order in various ways. Even though some of them had worked in the bookstore for many years, they had only seen such a scene a few times.
And on the bookshelf.
Chu Kuang’s new martial arts book “Tian Long Ba Bu” is placed in a row on the left;
Master Lu’s new comeback book, “A Thousand Mile Journey”, is placed in a row on the left;
The fan who rushed in first and shouted "Come on, Master Lu!" ran straight to the bookshelf on the left:
"Give me a copy of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils!"
"Me too."
"Me too."
"Let me read The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils."
"Master Lu is invincible, I'll buy you this copy of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils!"
“Fuck!”
"Did you make a mistake?"
"What?"
"Teacher Lu Yang's new book is "A Thousand Mile Journey"!"
"This martial arts novel "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" was written by Chu Kuang!"
"That's right."
"Didn't you just say that you support Master Lu?"
"Yes, Master Lu, keep going—yes, that's right, I bought all ten copies of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils."
"If you want to support Master Lu, you should buy "A Thousand Miles of Journey"!"
"Let's get this one thing out of the way. I bought Chu Kuang's book so that it would be more convenient to use as a cushion on the corner of the table, and I could read it while going to the toilet. Anyway, it's not a serious use. There's nothing wrong with supporting Master Lu. I've been supporting him online for a month!"
Depend on!
What the hell
Lu Yang's fans were dumbfounded.
While waiting in line, everyone said that they supported Master Lu, but when they entered the bookstore, most of them bought "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils"!
You guys support shit!
Just shouting slogans without buying books
The one who shouted the loudest was also the most outrageous. He actually bought ten copies of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" by himself. Did he buy them to eat
These people are all fans of Chu Kuang!
Who is Chu Kuang? How could he have so many wicked fans
no!
We cannot weaken Master Lu’s momentum!
Filled with indignation, Lu Yang's fans began to raise their voices, shouting "Give me a copy of "A Thousand Miles of Journey"!"
pity.
The difference in numbers seems a bit disparate.
These voices were soon completely suppressed by the continuous performance of "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".
Even weirder is...
These beasts have already bought "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", but some of them are still yelling "Come on, Master Lu" and so on.
That look.
That tone.
That's pious.
If almost everyone of them didn't have a copy of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils in their hands, they would really look like Master Lu's die-hard fans.
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ps: I wish you all a happy New Year. These are the last few hours, so please give away your monthly tickets if you have any.