First of all, I want to confirm that there is no problem with the expression. As a novel, it is not a popular science book. I have already explained the previous chapter clearly enough under guaranteed circumstances. Students who don't understand, please go through it with me.
Since you need a simpler answer, let's express it directly with a formula.
Jiang Shuo-a Qin Yiheng-b Zhenlong-c letter means flesh.
And the content between () means the soul.
This is how the story goes in chronological order.
At first a (a) = Jiang Shuo's body + Jiang Shuo's soul.
Jiang Shuo hit the game.
So it became a(c) = Jiang Shuo's body + real dragon's soul.
Then Qin Yiheng came to rescue.
It became a (b) = Jiang Shuo's body + Qin Yiheng's soul.
All the "I" mentioned in the text refer to the soul.
So Jiang Shuo will always appear as b(a) in the future. It's not a brain-burning problem.
Because the soul is the key to distinguish a person.
From the first chapter of this book, the character Jiang Shuo is b(a). It has been like this until now.
Therefore, no matter who Jiang Shuo or Qin Yiheng is called by anyone, it is mainly based on the soul, and it is only when the soul is not sure which person is the person that the distinction is made by the body.
I read that some readers in the comments gave an example that when Qin Yiheng sighed for saving Jiang Shuo, he said that it was great that my good friend Jiang Shuo was not dead.
There is nothing wrong with this sentence, no matter whether Jiang Shuo's physical body is a pig or Ultraman or anything.
x anything (a)
As long as the one in the brackets is a, it means Jiang Shuo's soul. Shouldn't that be lamenting that Jiang Shuo is not dead
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Let me talk about another question after the gorgeous dividing line.
There are a lot of pitfalls in this story. I also accept your complaints, okay
But the thing that bothers me is that I have filled in some pits, but I still see that many readers and friends don't feel it.
As a novel, especially a first-person novel.
According to the creative method, it is impossible to have the perspective of God, to list the unsolved things one by one and then reveal the secrets. This kind of writing method.
Although I often use large paragraphs of self-reported dialogues to take care of everyone's emotions when filling the pits, this is actually not beautiful. But don’t write it like this, I’m afraid more people can’t understand it, (in fact, even if I write it like this, there are still many people can’t understand it...) The main problem should be that my own skill is not deep enough, I hope you can forgive me.
Secondly, many people will be entangled in various ways. For example, when Wen Jiangshuo said this later, why did it not match what Wen XX said earlier.
Except for some bugs in this problem (readers who bought the physical book in Taiwan can check it out, in fact, I have already dealt with these bugs, and sorry for readers in mainland China, it’s not that I don’t want to publish a mainland version, it’s just that I can’t pass the review. bow).
Except for bugs, most of what you said is wrong. In fact, the reason is very simple.
This is a first-person novel.
I can illustrate with an example. Just like a fruit, you and your friends have eaten this fruit, but the evaluation and preferences of the fruit will always be different.
You might say that fruit is delicious. But your friend will say that the fruit tastes bad.
Both of you are right, because your evaluations are based on your own subjective thoughts. In the same way, the characters in the story will have their own understanding of an event, a puzzle, a mystery, a past, and a memory.
Using the same analogy, is Qin Yiheng a bad guy? Dispose of dirty stuff everywhere. Isn't this for the benefit of mankind!
But from the perspective of a ghost, is Qin Yiheng a bad guy? Damn it sure is! I'm here in front of a ghost, you brought a person to rush in and knocked out my soul. Isn't this a bad guy
Therefore, I personally think that the greatest joy of first-person novels lies in the limitation of perspective.
What each character sees may not be comprehensive, and everyone will have their own understanding and acceptance.
When you combine what these people understand and accept, of course it sounds a little weird to you.
It is the same fruit, how can it be delicious and taste bad, too sweet and taste bad
But these are indeed different people's understanding of the same fruit.
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Now that we have talked about the first-person perspective. I'll talk about it after the dividing line.
All the stories in this article are explained from Jiang Shuo's first-person perspective.
This perspective will bring a lot of cool points, for example, the corner of the room is obviously not a ghost, but the "I" in the text thinks it is a ghost, and I am very scared, so it is very cool to explore.
But it will also bring a lot of uncomfortable points. The same corner of the room is obviously not a ghost. The "I" in the article went to explore it. I was very scared and found that it was not a ghost. But there is no way to explain what that thing is, because "I" don't know!
Jiang Shuo is not an all-knowing God, he is only responsible for witnessing everything, collecting everything he knows, analyzing it, and drawing conclusions.
It's that simple.
According to a character's personality, it is impossible for him to have so much energy and ability to distinguish everything he sees and hears. This time it is the traits that a normal person should have. You can't say that after Jiang Shuo heard that Wan Jinrong would sink him into Yinhe, his first reaction was to think, did Qin Yiheng participate in this matter? How deep is the Yin River? These are illogical.
As a normal person, when I heard that I want to sink Yinhe, I must have one thought, why!
Why do I want to sink the Yin River!
It's that simple.
Even, when a person is in danger. Such as earthquakes, landslides.
His instinct was not to run and be afraid. Instead, stand still and think about why the mountain landslides? Is it because afforestation is not perfect? Is it because there has been too little precipitation here in recent years? How is this possible
Do you actually care about these issues when you've been through all this
You only care, what if I didn't bring out my belongings? Is there anyone who will settle my life well, and when will the relief supplies be delivered to me. This is a normal person.
So when Jiang Shuo saw the mystery and had to force himself to solve it, he had grown and become stronger along the way. But even if he is strong and growing, he cannot transcend a person's basic personality.
Because he is a human being first, and Jiang Shuo second. It's that simple.
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The last paragraph was a bit too much without knowing it, and it is estimated that most people may not understand it.
Let's talk about something more practical.
pit.
Will the hole be filled? Of course, I have been filling in the pits since I started writing the fifth book.
I don't run away from filling holes.
Some people say that I must not fill it perfectly. I can't say that I can fill it out to everyone's satisfaction.
Because many things in the story itself should not be known and understood by the protagonist Jiang Shuo.
For example, you turn around and ask me, how did the Yin River form
I really want to tell you, but I can't use Jiang Shuo's mouth to say it. Because he is Jiang Shuo, the first-person narrator of the whole book, he doesn't know how the Yin River was formed, so it is impossible to write it in the novel.
Unless this book is in third person, I can narrate everything from God's point of view. Otherwise, these forced filling holes are not novels, but textbooks. Is this really interesting
And, my readers friends.
When you think about certain things, can you try to be as rational as possible.
All the things mentioned in the article are nothing more than what Jiang Shuo saw, what Jiang Shuo heard, what Jiang Shuo knew, and what Jiang Shuo guessed.
And the shit that Jiang Shuo saw, he didn't eat it, but he thought it was shit, okay
Even if Jiang Shuo really went to eat shit, he still judged it to be shit from his own subjective point of view, because there was no authority to prove it.
In the same way, what Qin Yiheng saw was the same, and what Wan Jinrong saw was the same. It's still the same for Bai Kai or Zhenlong.
Everyone has subjective analysis and their own reasons and reasons that are tenable.
But who is the authority
No one is authoritative, so there is no such thing as authority.
It is impossible for me to add an os in the process of writing. Here is the answer approved by the official author. This is the personal profile of the character Jiang Shuo, which has nothing to do with the author. Wait and wait for such words to appear.
Then it wouldn't be fiction.
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Finally, let’s talk about the haunted house book.
It took three years to write no more, no less, whether it was fast or slow.
Nearly 800,000 words. On average, more than 200,000 words are written every year. As a writer, I don't think it's slow.
As a web writer of the kind you often see, it's simply too slow.
As the saying goes, the benevolent sees benevolence, and the wise sees wisdom.
Sometimes I really want to go fast, but I can’t feel the position, the time is not enough, and the mood is not calm enough at that time, it is difficult to start writing. It's not that I'm willful, but that I have some requirements for myself.
Haunted House was born 12 years ago, and everyone will think it is an epoch-making best-selling work.
But unexpectedly, due to various publishing review problems, the haunted house did not achieve the expected effect. But I am very frank, it is good if someone likes the story.
I still feel honored and lucky.
Frankly speaking, my income from writing articles here for a month is not as good as writing a short article and throwing it anywhere.
It was completed purely to give an explanation to those who watched this work at that time.
So my plot extension was not kidnapped by the publisher, and I was not forced to compromise by the censors. The original flavor is all here. Whether you like it or not, I really did my best.
Originally, I only wanted to say a few words, but I didn't realize that I said a lot with just one mouth.
Then I will talk about other issues.
Many people ask why there is a bold font of Jiang Shuo telling stories to others in the physical book version.
What does that have to do with the story
I actually answered this earlier, and there really isn't any connection at all.
At the beginning, the publication of the first part of Haunted House was stuck for 8 months. Later, in order to avoid censorship, a frame had to be added outside. That is to tell the censors that the contents of all the stories are just stories told by others, please don't check me. so.
Therefore, there will never be a bold story in the online version, because the haunted house itself has nothing to do with it.
The second question is that those who have not read the physical book can skip it.
In the first part of the physical book, more and more people listened to the story, leaving only two people on the sofa.
But after turning a few pages, the two people on the sofa turned into three people fighting.
Many people will think this is a foreshadowing of me.
In fact, I also answered this, not at all!
I will not use such a low method. The fundamental reason is that before the publication of the first part, when the editor was proofreading, he privately changed two people to three people (the editor estimates that mathematics is worse than me). Before submitting the manuscript, I confirmed whether all the bugs and other things existed. This huge bug has nothing to do with me.
But what if there is already a bug? There is no way, I can only write down the bug.
So the original simple black-faced story in the outer frame of the physical book became more and more complicated because of this bug, which made me burnt out.
The third question, the haunted house is written, do you fill in the pits of the seed world, the votive teacher, and the juvenile chapter.
The answer is yes, it will be filled. But don't expect me to be writing anytime soon.
Because I can't publish it even if I write it, it can only be regarded as a reward for everyone and love for the work. It’s not that I’m being too practical. In fact, most of the readers who urge me to update on Weibo are from pirated versions. I’m just as grateful. But as a writer, I hope to see that my works can occupy a higher stage, instead of just surviving in the cracks of the Internet forever, that's all.
Now ip is very valuable. In fact, even if the haunted house is not popular now, it is still very valuable.
But the whole story is definitely unknown to readers. I can only say that everything will not be as simple as it seems to you. I also have difficulties.
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The final dividing line.
All the chapters of The Haunted House in Grinding Iron, except for the first two, are my unmodified online versions.
In fact, all content should be based on the physical book version.
But since you can't buy physical books, I should be responsible for the problems in the middle.
So after it is finished, I will release the physical book version according to the situation at the time.
Hope this can give you a satisfactory answer.
As for some readers and friends, they think that some reversals may be too magical.
All I can say is that I'll try my best to make God's Turn not so godlike.
But what I want to understand is, for example. The protagonist was walking on the road when suddenly there was an earthquake. Is this a turning point
Maybe some people think it counts, because there should be signs before an earthquake, such as chickens flying and dogs jumping, fish jumping out of the water, and earthquake clouds in the sky.
But can an ordinary person see these signs
Will you notice it even if you see it
Even if you noticed it, would you believe it was a sign of an earthquake
These are question marks.
The real turning point was the earthquake.
Because that's what a normal person sees.
So the answer to whether God is God is still a question mark.
That's all.
This is true for ordinary people who see earthquakes.
The same is true for Jiang Shuo who saw other things.
Thank you for being with us all the way. In the future, I will write some good-looking things that can be published.