The popularity of Journey to the West on Earth stems, on the one hand, from the historical influence that has been passed down through the generations for hundreds of years, and on the other hand, from the countless interpretations of modern people’s perspectives, especially for modern people.
The reason why they like Journey to the West so much is that various interpretations related to Journey to the West can be said to have played a great role.
If there had not been so many interpretations in various forms, "Journey to the West" would probably not have occupied an unparalleled artistic position in the hearts of the Chinese people until the 21st century.
Everyone is willing to believe that "Journey to the West", as one of the four great classics of China, is by no means simple.
When it comes to the most impressive interpretation of Journey to the West, in addition to Master Xing's Journey to the West series of movies, many people will definitely mention this novel:
Jin Hezai's "The Legend of Sun Wukong"!
The book tells the story of the tragic hero Sun Wukong and Tang Monk and others' struggle against fate.
The author reinterprets certain plots of "Journey to the West" from a modern perspective, and the whole book is filled with thought.
It can be said that it has a very profound connotation.
Strictly speaking, this novel can be considered a fan fiction of Journey to the West.
The author added secondary creation based on the original work.
For example, the love lines of the characters, which were hardly mentioned in the original novel, shine brightly in "The Legend of Sun Wukong".
Stephen Chow's A Chinese Odyssey series and even Conquering the Demons 2 also adopted this idea.
These interpretations have provided fuel for the Journey to the West craze.
Now Lin Yuan also wants to use the popularity of "The Legend of Sun Wukong"'s interpretation of the original novel to increase the publicity of the TV series.
but…
There is an awkward spot.
Although "The Legend of Sun Wukong" is a classic, it is, after all, a fan work of Journey to the West.
If Lin Yuan wrote "Journey to the West" using Chu Kuang's pseudonym, it would be equivalent to the official interpretation.
This move cut off 90% of the possible derivative works of the original work.
In the short term, the effect should not be bad, but in the long run, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.
Let Xianyu write
It's not quite appropriate either.
Xianyu and Chu Kuang have a special relationship.
If Chu Kuang wrote "The Legend of Wukong", the outside world would probably think:
Xianyu's interpretation was inspired by Chu Kuang.
That is not much different from the official interpretation.
The same logic applies to shadows.
Previously, Lin Yuan wrote a song called "Fairy Tale Town" under the identity of Xianyu, and the lyrics touched on the boundary of dark fairy tales.
Some people therefore believe that Chu Kuang’s “Fairy Tale Town” is dark in nature.
This was not Lin Yuan's original intention.
So Lin Yuan was in a dilemma at this time.
But this is just a minor annoyance, and a little more flexible thinking can help you find a solution -
For example, open another vest!
Lin Yuan originally planned to create three aliases, but many times, plans cannot keep up with changes.
If he wants to write "The Legend of Sun Wukong", he must use a new pseudonym.
That’s right!
Lin Yuan suddenly thought:
The new alias can not only be used to write "The Legend of Sun Wukong", this alias can also be used specifically to interpret the works of Xianyu, Chukuang and even Yingzi!
Every time Lin Yuan sees netizens interpreting his songs, novels, comics, etc., he feels itchy.
The netizens on Blue Star have very creative minds and are always able to interpret his works in very interesting ways.
But Lin Yuan has also seen many wonderful interpretations on Earth, including some interpretations that the Blue Star people have not discovered, but due to his identity, it is inconvenient to write them down directly -
The official interpretation is actually not conducive to the long-term development of the work.
But if it is a new vest, there is no need to worry about this.
As long as this new alias is not associated with Xianyu Chu Kuang or even Yingzi, it will be fine.
Just interpret!
No interaction!
Thinking about it this way, it seems that opening a new account is a very necessary thing
This way you can openly set the pace for your own work!
For example, Lin Yuan can now write "The Legend of Sun Wukong".
Then he can use this pseudonym to write Yang Jian fan fiction like "Life is Long and Hateful, and the River Flows East" in the future.
Um.
It’s the Journey to the West version of Yang Jian, not the Fengshen version.
…
After deciding on the idea, Lin Yuan went straight to get a new mobile phone number and registered a tribal account.
The best thing about the Blue Star Network Platform is the tribe.
Although several platforms from other continents, such as blogs, are doing well, their influence and number of users are still less than those of tribes.
But what should I call the new vest
Lin Yuan thought about it for a moment.
Chu Kuang is taken from "I am a madman from Chu, singing and laughing at Confucius."
The phrase "envying the fish" comes from the saying "It is better to retreat and weave a net than to envy the fish by the abyss."
Then let’s just call the new alias “Yi An”!
There is a sentence in Tao Yuanming's "Returning to the Countryside":
"It is easy to be at peace in a place with room to spare."
Even in a small, shabby room, one can enjoy drinking and live a contented life.
Simple.
Peace and happiness.
In fact, "Yi An" looks like Li Qingzhao.
Li Qingzhao, a poet of the Song Dynasty, called herself Yi'an Jushi.
However, there is no Li Qingzhao in Blue Star, let alone the name Yi'an Jushi.
After registering a new account, Lin Yuan went online to search for some fan-related information.
There are also fan fictions on Blue Star, as well as some specialized fan fiction websites. In addition, there are also many fan fictions derived from classic works in some forums.
For example, for Chu Kuang’s early work "Prince of Tennis", many authors wrote fan stories, and most of them were BL.
cough.
There are also authors who have written about Holmes and Watson, Poirot and Hattings, and even fan fiction about Holmes and Poirot.
The most exaggerated is:
This website also has fan fictions about Xianyu, Chu Kuang, and Yingzi. Anyway, Lin Yuan didn’t dare to click on the specific content, but he thought the title was weird:
Threesome
Some people may wonder, with Blue Star’s strict copyright protection, how can there be fertile ground for fan works
The reason is simple.
Because these authors acquiesced.
These fan works are not used for commercial purposes, and many fan authors create them purely out of love.
I don't make money from fandom.
How can the author be held accountable then
The author may even hope that more fan fiction like this will appear to make his original work more popular.
The premise is that fan fiction authors should not discredit the original work.
sometimes.
The original author even allows fan fiction authors to publish and make money, and there are occasional examples of authorization.
As long as it does not affect the fundamental interests of the original work, the original author is still very tolerant.
After all, those who write fan fiction are fans.
And most of the time, fan fiction adds value to the original work.
For example, some people watched the cartoons and even bought the original novels because they became interested in the BL fan fiction on the Internet.
Lin Yuan knew all of these.
After all, he himself has become the protagonist of a fan fiction.
At this time, Lin Yuan was mainly searching for fan fiction of "Journey to the West".
After searching around, I found some quite interesting fan fiction.
For example, there is a fan fiction story about a monk named Tang. In this fan fiction, Tang got a great golden finger and brought Sun Wukong and several other disciples to the Western Paradise to cause havoc in the Western Paradise...
It is obvious at first glance that the author is very dissatisfied with Tathagata's suppression of Sun Wukong.
So in this fan fiction, Tang Seng uses the golden finger to block the secrets of heaven, and then scolds Tathagata for being unkind at every turn, and encourages the monkey to keep fighting, telling him not to be scared, and to smear the scriptures on Tathagata's face when he reaches the West, to avenge the five hundred years of suppression by the Five Finger Mountain!
This is currently the most popular work among the Journey to the West fan fiction.
The author did not make money from publishing his novels, but he himself became famous.
He opened an account on the tribe and became a popular internet author of fan fiction. He could also make money by taking advertisements every day.
However, this novel has a strong online literary flavor, the plot does not stand up to scrutiny, it is purely for the purpose of pleasure, without paying attention to so-called logic and connotation, it is purely an emotional outlet for the fan author's dissatisfaction with the original work. It can be considered a good fan fiction, but not a classic one.
At the same time, Lin Yuan noticed:
On the same fan fiction website, the number of fan fiction works on Fengshen can completely crush Journey to the West!
no way.
Fengshen has been around for hundreds of years and has a profound heritage.
Since the early days of the Internet, people have been writing fan fiction about Honghuang, and there are many excellent works among them.
In comparison, although Journey to the West has only been released for a short time, the popularity of this fan fiction is already quite astonishing.
In terms of fan fiction, Honghuang's suppression of Journey to the West is terrifying.
Perhaps this is one of the reasons why fans of "Honghuang" think that the TV series "Honghuang" will definitely be a hit.
It seems that I must immediately produce this masterpiece of Journey to the West fan fiction.
Lin Yuan's eyes moved, and he directly registered an author account on this website, which is said to be the largest fan fiction website in Qin, Qi, Chu, Yan, and Han, and wrote down the title of "The Legend of Wukong" -
Yi An was born and "The Legend of Sun Wukong" was created!