Rebirth 2004: A lone figure in the literary world

Chapter 187 I’ll give you a clear path

Xing Siyuan's novel is titled: "Love Like Tide"

The content is roughly as follows: [Chen Xi, a writer who became famous at a young age, is handsome, cool and aloof, and is the richest writer. He lives in a pure white mansion every day, rarely going out; only a Persian cat with heterochromatic eyes accompanies him all day long.

Outside his mansion, countless girls waited eagerly every day just to see their idol. But Chen Xi was dismissive of these vulgar girls. Until one day, the Persian cat with heterochromia got lost, and Chen Xi went out to look for it, and met the mysterious girl Sisi.

This Sisi is not simple either. Not only is she extremely talented, but she is also very smart and looks like a fairy. However, she is even more arrogant than Chen Xi and treats all men in the world as if they are nothing. The Persian cat with heterochromatic eyes smelled the scent she left outside Chen Xi's mansion and followed her all the way.

Chen Xi had never seen a woman more arrogant than himself. After being repeatedly rejected and humiliated, he fell deeply in love with Sisi and began to pursue her madly. The two started a love game...】

No matter how Zhang Chao looked at it, he felt that the protagonist "Chen Xi" was based on himself, especially the list of Chen Xi's representative works and sales:
"Young Him", sales of 3000 million copies;

"Her Name", sales of 5000 million copies;

"The Vanishing Lovers", sales of 1 million copies!

The novel is full of childish fantasies and luxurious life details. When the heroine Sisi wanted to see the cherry blossoms, the hero Chen Xi chartered a Boeing 747 to take her to Nagoya, Japan to see the cherry blossoms.

Sisi's bag was broken, so Chen Xi booked the entire Hermès store for her to choose from...

The novel has only less than 3 words and the text is relatively concise, but the advantage is that Xing Siyuan has crammed various famous brands into every corner of the plot like naming dishes, and using the tone of the heroine "Sisi", she has made many exaggerated or harsh comments on these brands.

One of them talked about an evening dress covered with crystal sequins, which was a high-end model that Chen Xi ordered from Versace for Sisi.

Zhang Chao's scalp tingled when he read it - a real rich girl went into the sweet pet Mary Sue industry, was this the result from the beginning? You have to know that it is 2006 now, and there are not so many sweet pet and domineering boss stories to refer to.

If Xing Siyuan could finish writing this novel and put it on the market... thinking of this, Zhang Chao shuddered all over.

After returning to Yanjing, Zhang Chao rested for a night and went to the company the next day. He handed Xing Siyuan's novel to Ma Boyong.

After reading it, Ma Boyong shuddered all over and looked at Zhang Chao in disbelief: "Who... who wrote this?"

Zhang Chao said, "Don't worry about it. Tell me what you think first."

Ma Boyong said firmly: "It must not be allowed to appear anywhere related to our Youth Magazine! If it has any connection with it, the style of our magazine will fall to the bottom of the Mariana Trench!"

Zhang Chao nodded with satisfaction and said, "Old Ma, it's great that you have this awareness! This author is not mature yet, I think it's best for you to guide her. You have a big imagination and active thinking..."

Ma Boyong opened his mouth wide, not knowing what to say, and could only say unconsciously: "I...she...how..."

Zhang Chao said: "This novel actually still has a lot of problems. I said, remember, adjust it according to this idea."

"First of all, the title, 'Love Like Tide', is too mediocre and inconspicuous. People who saw it thought it was a song by Jeff Chang. I suggest changing it to 'Crazy Spoiling My Beautiful Wife: My Boyfriend Is Not Easy to Mess With'!"

When the first opinion came out, everyone in the office was stunned. Shuang Xuetao even knocked over the cup because he didn't hold it firmly. Is this still the young writer Zhang Chao who talks a lot about literary theory, wanders on the edge of the serious literary circle, and jumps in and out from time to time?
Zhang Chao didn't care, but urged Ma Boyong to write it down quickly, and then continued: "This kind of novel requires 'brainless' purity. The current purity is not high enough. For example, the plot of chartering a plane should be written like this -

Sisi looked down on Chen Xi and didn't want to stay in the same space with him. So Chen Xi chartered two Boeing 747s and flew to Nagoya with Sisi to enjoy the cherry blossoms.

In order to let Sisi enjoy the most beautiful cherry blossoms, Chen Xi booked all the cherry blossom gardens in Nagoya and drove away all other tourists... Then he said to Sisi - 'I want the whole world to know that this fish... garden is contracted by you'..."

Opinions flowed out of Zhang Chao's mouth like water, becoming more and more bizarre and outrageous as they went on.

Ma Boyong's hands were sore and his brain was numb from typing away on the keyboard, and he finally finished memorizing it. Looking at the record in front of him, he said in disbelief: "... Is this still a novel?"

Zhang Chao said: "How can this not be a novel? This is more than just a novel. This will create a whole new category of novels in the market."

Shuang Xuetao had finished reading the manuscript and hesitated for a while before saying, "This, this seems a bit similar to what Xiao Si wrote. But compared to what Xiao Si wrote, it can almost be considered a masterpiece of realism!
Is there really anyone who would watch such a work? It's too stupid, isn't it? "

Zhang Chao said: "Not only will people read it, but it may also eat up a large part of Xiao Si's reader market. Xiao Si's novels have obviously been sinking into the market in recent years, focusing on his ideal luxurious life, creating dreams for those boys and girls who are not well-off...

This style of novel has already been reflected in his previous magazine. And this novel, to some extent, is the completion of this style of novel in advance. "

Shuang Xuetao asked worriedly, "Won't young people be adversely affected by watching this kind of thing?"

Zhang Chao hesitated for a while before saying, "I had this worry at first. But I thought about it for a long time last night and felt that this kind of novel might be better than Xiao Si's.

Xiao Si's words and content are more confusing, making some readers really think that this is the so-called "youth". And for this novel, what readers do you think will think it really exists?"

Shuang Xuetao and Ma Boyong both shook their heads. Ma Boyong suddenly realized and said, "So you want to increase the purity of 'brainless'?"

Zhang Chao said: "Because it is 'brainless' enough, most readers will just read it for fun. It is purely a book to relax the IQ, so it has little impact. Moreover, this kind of literary form will appear sooner or later, just like the knight novels in the Middle Ages, it is a product of the times."

Shuang Xuetao was still worried: "This work still has an author. Do you really want us, 'Midnight Tide', to be the agent?"

Zhang Chao said quickly: "That's not necessarily true. The works and authors we represent are generally traditional in tone. Maintaining the tone is more important than expanding the team. But this is definitely a market with great potential. The subsequent benefits will definitely exceed your imagination...

Xuetao, you should think carefully about how to deal with this legally, in a way that protects our interests while preventing people from directly linking her to us."

Then he told Ma Boyong, "The overall idea of ​​this book is roughly what I just said. You can sort it out yourself. I will let the author contact you in a few days."

Everyone agreed and left.

Zhang Chao walked into an empty office, took out his cell phone, called Xing Youtian, and said, "Boss Xing, I have thought of another way to deal with what you said today. It depends on whether your daughter is willing to go..."

(End of this chapter)