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Chapter 164: High-pitched writing, buying a car

Cao Sheng was not too worried about the sales of "God's Tomb" from the beginning, because he had fans accumulated from his previous book "I Want to Become an Immortal", which made him believe that the sales of the first few episodes of "God's Tomb" would not be too bad.

But he has always been a little worried about the reputation of "God's Tomb".

Because he knew very well that the "God's Tomb" he wrote was not Chen Dong's version of "God's Tomb" in the original time and space.

Apart from the same title and the fact that the protagonists both walked out of the Tomb of the Gods, there were not many other similarities. He couldn't remember the main plot of Chen Dong's version of "Tomb of the Gods", and wanted to write according to the main plot of that book, but he couldn't do it.

Therefore, he was somewhat worried whether his original work "God's Tomb" would be liked by readers.

It was not until the book was published that he received news from Taiwan saying that the sales and word of mouth were very good, and only then did he feel more at ease.

The part serialized online received good reviews, and he felt relieved.

But he was still worried about the reputation of the subsequent plot.

He had seen many works that started off strong but ended up weak, and he had also written one himself.

For some books, the initial creativity amazes readers, and there is nothing wrong with the writing style, so they will have a good reputation in the early stages.

But at the same time, the stunning beginning also raised the expectations of most readers for this book.

Most readers are looking forward to more surprises.

In this case, even if the subsequent plot is a little bland and fails to continue to surprise readers, the reputation of the entire book will suddenly drop a lot.

Voices of pessimism and disappointment will continue to emerge.

He has suffered such a loss before.

So, when he wrote books later, he liked to use a slightly mediocre introduction.

So that readers don't have too high expectations when reading the beginning, and then the exciting plot is revealed little by little, allowing readers to feel surprised little by little.

He has used this writing style for many years.

The effect is okay.

It is rare that the reputation declines in the middle and late stages.

It was not until after the mask incident that he gradually found that his usual writing style was no longer working.

Qidian Chinese website gradually became a different place.

It made him feel very strange.

The webpage still looks the same, but the operating rules of Qidian have changed, and the reader group has also been updated. He saw that the new books of old authors were a complete failure, and his own new books also flopped one after another.

It got to the point where he even doubted whether he could write a novel.

I have been writing for so many years, how come I can’t even beat newcomers and new books?

The worst time was when his carefully prepared new book failed just when he was trying to recommend it, and he was caught off guard.

In the next two or three years, he seemed to be cursed. Every new book he published failed, and he fell into a vicious cycle.

He had to start reflecting on where the problem lay.
Then, he gradually noticed that young people had no sense of martial ethics - many new authors and new books, without caring whether they could continue writing in the middle and late stages, put the essence of the whole book at the beginning, starting from the title, and the titles became longer and longer, as if they wanted to put the essence of the whole book in the title.

The title of the book and the introduction of the volume are given at the end of the volume.

After the introduction, the volume begins with tens of thousands of words of plot.

The opening plot is either exciting or on the way to excitement, without any foreshadowing of first suppressing and then praising; the protagonist is not given any shortcomings in order to shape the character; for the sake of excitement, even the supporting characters and even the heroine's IQ are sacrificed.

Just like a singer, no matter what song he sings, he starts singing the high notes.

They don’t care whether they can continue to sing in the middle and later stages. They just sing first and use the high notes to attract everyone’s attention. As for whether they can retain the audience in the future, they don’t care. They just attract the audience first.

At first, he was reluctant to learn this way of writing.

Because he wrote it this way, he had no confidence that he could maintain the quality in the middle and later stages. How could he sing the high notes at the beginning? If his voice became hoarse, how could he sing later?
but……

Reality soon taught him a lesson.

When everyone chooses to sing the high notes at the beginning, if he doesn't, he will have no sense of existence and the audience will not notice him, just like a small minion in the crowd.

He had to try to be gimmicky and make the book title longer, trying his best to convey the content of his work to readers through the title.

Also started the volume introduction.

The story at the beginning of the volume.

As he kept rolling around, he gradually realized that it was others who rolled him around in this way before, and slowly, he started to roll others around in this way.

Those new books by new authors who couldn't sing high notes for long or maintain a plot of tens of thousands of words were swept away by him.

Those old authors who have not yet learned to sing high notes at the beginning were swept away by him from the very beginning.

This time he used this writing style in the book "Tomb of the Gods".

Raise the tone right from the start.

But if he did this, he couldn't help but worry about the reputation of the book in the middle and later stages.

No one can hit high notes all the time.

Readers also can't stand works that keep singing high notes.

Fortunately, he has a complete outline and has a good idea of ​​the plot of the entire book. He feels that the various characters that will appear in the future should be able to surprise the readers.

The plot should also satisfy the readers.

After all, readers these days read too few online articles, so it’s easy to satisfy them.

Even so, he still couldn't be completely confident about the reputation of the subsequent plot.

And the reviews he read tonight in the book review section of "God's Tomb" made him feel more at ease. ...

a few days later.

morning.

Cao Sheng, who never had the habit of typing in the morning, went for a morning run, had breakfast, took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and went out to look at the car.

He hailed a taxi and asked the driver to take him to the BMW dealership.

The driver looked at him twice through the rearview mirror with a bit of surprise.

"Young man, are you applying for a job at BMW?"

The driver asked curiously while driving.

Cao Sheng smiled and didn't explain, but just nodded.

The driver looked at him through the rearview mirror and said with a smile, "You look good! No wonder you dared to apply for a job at BMW. However, you are not a woman, so your chances of getting the job are probably not very high."

Cao Sheng was smiling and chatting casually with the driver.

Drivers these days are generally very talkative.

One by one, they can talk about everything from astronomy to geography, and major and minor events at home and abroad.

Cao Sheng thought that after he bought a car, he would not have much chance to chat with taxi drivers, so he chatted with the driver all the way.

Waited to the BMW dealership.

Facing several staff members in the car dealership who were looking at him, he glanced at them, smiled, and walked towards a black BMW sedan not far away.

Last time, he asked Huang Qingya what car her elder brother drove?

She said it was a BMW.

At that time, he had two thoughts in his mind.

One idea is to buy a car that is higher grade than her older brother's car. Another idea is to buy a car with similar appearance and similar license plate number as her older brother.

The first option can prove his strength a little.

The second option... He could make his car, when it occasionally goes to pick up Huang Qingya, look real, so that others would think it was her eldest brother's car that came to pick her up.

Finally, he decided to pass the fake off as real.

Buy a car that looks similar to her older brother's.

In order to achieve this goal, he sent a text message to Huang Qingya last night, asking about the model, color, and license plate number of her elder brother's car.

This is his little bit of bad taste.

He was very curious about how her elder brother would react when he found out about this one day.
When Cao Sheng walked to the black BMW sedan not far away, a tall and long-legged car saleswoman suddenly trotted over excitedly.

The other staff members were all looked at in amazement.

Someone laughed quietly, "Lily is too excited! She used to be quite reserved, but today her eyes lit up when she saw a handsome guy. Look how she ran!"

A female salesperson chuckled, "He is handsome, but a little young. But he looks good in clothes, maybe he can afford it!"

The other saleswoman smiled and nodded. "It's possible that we can afford it, but unfortunately, Lily reacted too quickly and ran over. We don't have a chance."

……

Tang Lili ran up to Cao Sheng excitedly, her cheeks flushed, and she looked at him with shining eyes. She bit her lip, but still couldn't completely suppress her excitement. She subconsciously glanced back at her colleagues, then lowered her voice and asked, "Hey! Hello, are you Zhongyuan Yidianhui? You must be him, right? I've seen you on TV."

Cao Sheng was a little surprised. He didn't expect that he would be recognized even when he came here to buy a car.

In fact, as an author, although he has appeared on TV and in newspapers more than once, his exposure is still seriously insufficient.

Most viewers will quickly forget what he looks like.

Just like some small stars in the entertainment industry, they have been in the circle for many years and have appeared in many works, but most of the audience still can’t remember them. When they walk on the street, no one can recognize them.

Cao Sheng’s current situation is a bit similar to those little stars.

When he goes out, not many people can recognize him.

But today I was recognized by a car saleswoman here.

He smiled and nodded instead of denying it. "Hello! Can you introduce this car to me?"

Tang Lili, who recognized Cao Sheng's identity, did not doubt Cao Sheng's purchasing power.

Are you kidding me? Most young people can't afford a BMW, but how can Zhongyuan Yidianhui, the top emerging writer, afford one? She had always thought that Zhongyuan Yidianhui had bought a car a long time ago.

Unexpectedly, he came to the car dealership where she worked today and fell into her hands.

Suppressing her excitement, she nodded, took two steps forward, and with a smile on her face, she extended her delicate hand to Cao Sheng, "Of course! Hello! Mr. Cao, my last name is Tang, Tang Lili, and I'm happy to serve you!"

Her looks and figure are both at the school beauty level.

These days, BMW is an absolute luxury car in the country.

Most of the female saleswomen who sell this kind of car are very beautiful.

Tang Lili is like this. At first glance, she is more beautiful than most female stars in the entertainment industry.

There is not a single flaw on her delicate oval face. She is at least 1.7 meters tall. She stands tall and graceful in high heels and is dressed very elegantly.

If such a beauty were to appear on a university campus, she would definitely attract a lot of attention.

And now, she stretched out her hand excitedly like a little fan girl seeing her idol, looking forward to shaking hands with Cao Sheng.

(End of this chapter)