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Chapter 475 Writing, Good News

Huizhou.

Cao Sheng was unaware that Jack Ma had changed his mind and was willing to let him invest in Ali. It was a little after 3 p.m.

Cao Sheng was sitting in front of his computer in his study on the third floor, engrossed in typing. But as he typed, he suddenly stopped, frowned, and seemed to be deep in thought.

The plot I just wrote involves the fighting style of Chinese martial arts.

In the setting of his book, Chinese martial arts are divided into training methods and fighting methods, which is how the original Time and Space Divine Machine's "The Legend of the Dragon and Snake" was set up.

In this setting, the training and fighting methods of any martial art are different.

Generally, a master will only teach his disciple to practice the techniques.

Because once the fighting techniques are taught, the apprentice could very well kill someone in a fight.

While writing about Xingyiquan fighting techniques, Cao Sheng suddenly thought of the action scenes in Chinese kung fu movies.

Based on his understanding before his rebirth, it seems that the kung fu in movies doesn't distinguish between training methods and fighting techniques.

For example, Li Lianjie's martial arts routines are based on the specific moves he practices, and the moves he executes are exactly the same moves he uses.

Its power on the big screen is undeniable.

Before his rebirth, Cao Sheng, after learning about the routines of martial arts in China, held serious doubts about the realism of martial arts depicted on the big screen.

Therefore, when he was writing "The Romance of Chinese Martial Arts", he subconsciously distinguished the Chinese martial arts in the book from the routine martial arts in film and television works.

But just now, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind: Is routine martial arts really devoid of practical combat effectiveness?

Imagine: When I fight anyone, I use a set of routine moves: grappling, chokehold, shoulder lock, double palm strikes to the opponent's abdomen, followed by a double leg push-off and headbutt to the opponent's chest and abdomen...

Is it really not practical in actual combat?
If my moves are fast and powerful enough, even if my opponent dodges my grappling, they might not be able to dodge my chokehold. Even if they dodge the chokehold, can they dodge my follow-up double claw shoulder grab? Even if they can dodge it, what about my next few moves? As long as there's one move that they can't dodge or block, then I've succeeded.
Thinking of this, Cao Sheng picked up the small purple clay teapot on the table, took a sip of tea from the spout, and continued to think.

Before his rebirth, he had written several fantasy and martial arts novels. In order to write the action scenes in his novels well, he did a lot of research.

I have read many works in the categories of Chinese martial arts, fantasy, and xianxia.

I've also watched a lot of martial arts movies.

I also consulted a lot of martial arts materials.

After watching so many of these things, he found the fight scenes in Chinese kung fu movies increasingly fake.

Thinking about it: In a real fight, who can fight their opponent for dozens or even hundreds of moves? Can they keep up with the stamina? In a full-force fight, stamina is consumed very quickly.

When ordinary people fight, they will be out of breath and sweating profusely after throwing a few punches.

Are martial arts practitioners really that amazing? Can they fight dozens or even hundreds of moves against someone in one go?

Furthermore, how is it possible to fight dozens or even hundreds of moves without a clear winner? Can both sides really dodge or block so many of their opponent's moves?
Not scientific!
At that time, he felt that the fight scenes in the movie were very unscientific.

Too fake.

but……

He had just thought of another problem: in actual combat, how to control the distance between the enemy and our side.

As a child, he got into fights with others.

Knowing the appropriate distance to attack your opponent during a fight is crucial.

If the distance is even an inch, you either won't be able to hit the opponent, or if you do hit them, only two or three out of ten of your force will actually hit them.

If you get even an inch or two closer, it will feel awkward to throw a punch or kick, and your punches or kicks will land on your opponent before you've reached your maximum power.

The effect of the attack was naturally not very good.

and so……

In actual combat, if you need to adapt to every move, you need to have a very accurate intuition for controlling distance.

But what if we use a formulaic approach?

Regardless of the distance between you and your opponent, once you get close, you can unleash a combo that becomes second nature. You don't need every move to be effective; as long as there is one move in the combo that your opponent can't dodge or block, you'll hit them and your chances of winning will increase dramatically.

Cao Sheng put down his small teapot and recalled a video he had seen before. In the video, an old soldier was teaching new recruits how to fight. The old soldier said, "When you get to the battlefield and see the enemy, don't aim. Just raise your gun and fire. Whether you hit the enemy or not, just fire first. As long as you fire first, you have a chance to hit the enemy. Even if you miss, you can still suppress the enemy with firepower and make them instinctively lie down to avoid you. As long as you keep firing, the enemy will not dare to raise their head easily, and your chances of hitting the enemy will become greater and greater."

Cao Sheng was very surprised when he first saw this short video.

Because this was completely different from the gunfights he had seen in movies and TV shows since he was a child.

In movies and TV dramas, soldiers and criminals, as long as they are the main characters, always aim before firing.

In order to conserve ammunition, our army strives to eliminate an enemy with every bullet. Who would dare to fire without aiming?
So, which strategy is correct?
Aim before firing?
Or should I just raise the gun and fire, skipping the aiming step?

In the realm of martial arts, when sparring with an opponent, is the goal to hit the opponent with every move, or to rely on the combos that have been honed through countless trials and become instinctive, aiming for at least one move in a combo to land a hit?

As he pondered this, Cao Sheng got up, walked to the open space in the middle of the study, assumed the starting stance of Baguazhang, and imagined in his mind that there was a fully alert opponent in front of him.

Cao Sheng squinted at the void in front of him, then suddenly moved, stepping on the mud-walking step of Bagua Palm while unleashing a series of combos.

His figure shifted unpredictably, and he unleashed a series of combos with remarkable smoothness and speed.

He unleashed a full combo in one go.

When finishing the move, his face was not red, he was not out of breath, and he did not sweat.

Quite easy.

But in his imagination, his opponent had already suffered several hard blows from him.

So, how effective are these formulaic combos in actual combat?
He wasn't sure.

I'm thinking of trying to find Sun Liang and the others when I do my morning exercise tomorrow.

But at this moment, his view of formulaic martial arts had changed.

Putting aside everything else, just talking about the speed of attacks, in routine martial arts, the speed of attacking a set of martial arts routines that have been honed through countless trials is definitely faster than the speed of attacking a move that is improvised.

When two people fight, the one who makes the faster move is more likely to gain the upper hand and has a greater chance of winning.

This seems to conflict with what I wrote in "The Romance of Chinese Martial Arts"?
When this thought flashed through his mind, Cao Sheng's expression changed slightly.

They realized this was not a good sign.

Because writing novels, especially those about martial arts, requires the author to have a firm belief in the martial arts theories they are writing about.

At the very least, the author himself must firmly believe that the martial arts theories he wrote are correct.

Otherwise, the words written down will not convince the reader of this theory.

How to do?
Cao Sheng frowned, sat back down at his computer, and stared into thought as he looked at the text in the document.

This book is not even halfway finished yet, but I've already started to doubt the theories of martial arts presented in it. How am I supposed to continue writing it?
Time passes little by little.

Instead of continuing to write, he tried to incorporate what he had just thought of into the theory of Chinese martial arts in his book.

As long as you integrate what you just thought into the theories in the book, there will be no conflict, and you can still firmly believe that the martial arts theories in the book are correct.

"Fighting style, training methods..."

Footwork, techniques?

"A set of techniques...refined through countless trials?" "Adaptability...refined through countless trials?"

Looking at the text on the computer screen, Cao Sheng muttered to himself.

His eyes gradually brightened, and his tightly furrowed brows suddenly relaxed.

Because he figured it out.

Adapting to changing circumstances is not the way a novice should fight. Novices who lack sufficient skill and experience should use formulaic moves instead.

Only when one has mastered the skills and gained rich experience in fighting enemies should one pursue a flexible approach to dealing with them.

Having figured all this out, Cao Sheng chuckled softly.

After adjusting my mindset, I continued writing.

My typing speed seems to be a few points faster than before.

……

evening.

Cao Sheng came down from the third floor to the second-floor restaurant, where his dinner was already set on the table. Aunt Qin Xiyue was wiping the kitchen stove when she heard Cao Sheng's footsteps coming downstairs. She quickly turned around, walked to the kitchen door, smiled, and asked, "Boss, are you hungry? Shall we start eating now?"

Cao Sheng returned the smile and nodded.

Qin Xiyue hurriedly went to serve him rice.

Just then, a voice came from the living room sofa, "Boss! You're finally down! You're much later than usual today!"

It was the voice of assistant Wang Jing.

Cao Sheng looked in the direction of the sound and indeed saw Wang Jing smiling as she got up from the sofa.

Cao Sheng smiled faintly and casually explained, "I didn't write the manuscript very well this afternoon, which took up a little time."

When he and Wang Jing pulled out their chairs and sat down, Qin Xiyue had already served them two bowls of rice.

Wang Jing: "Thank you, Sister Qin."

Qin Xiyue: You're welcome!

Cao Sheng looked at Qin Xiyue, "Have you eaten? If not, why don't you sit down and eat with us?"

At this time, it was getting dark outside the window, and it was past their usual dinner time.

Qin Xiyue: "I've already eaten. I ate with Sun Liang and the others downstairs when I delivered their work meals earlier."

Cao Sheng said "oh" and didn't say anything more, then picked up his rice bowl and started eating.

Wang Jing didn't stand on ceremony; she ate and picked up food naturally.

After taking a couple of bites, she suddenly put down her chopsticks, took out a cell phone from her pocket, and placed it with a smile next to Cao Sheng. "I almost forgot, boss, this is your phone. There were a few calls today, and I answered them for you. It wasn't anything serious. You can check the call log later to see who called."

Cao Sheng glanced at his phone and nodded.

I casually asked, "What about QQ? Did many people add me as a friend today?"

Since he posted his QQ number in the introduction of "The Romance of Chinese Martial Arts", he has been receiving dozens or even hundreds of friend requests every day.

Many people also sent him private messages.

He doesn't have that much time to deal with it himself, so recently he's been leaving his phone with Wang Jing every day so she can answer calls for him.

He even recently handed over his QQ account and password to Wang Jing to manage.

Wang Jing shoveled a couple of mouthfuls of rice into her mouth, and as she reached for some food with her chopsticks, she swallowed the rice in her mouth and smiled, "Well, quite a few people added you as a QQ friend today and sent you private messages, at least fifty or sixty of them. I've dealt with them all for you, you can take a look later."

Cao Sheng hummed in agreement.

A moment later, Wang Jing spoke again: "By the way, I have some good news to tell you."

Cao Sheng looked up.

Wang Jing smiled broadly, "This afternoon, as you instructed, I politely declined Ali's offer to have you as their spokesperson, and then guess what happened?"

Cao Sheng's heart skipped a beat; he vaguely guessed what she meant, but he still followed her words and asked, "What?"

Wang Jing's smile widened. "Ali called again, asking if you're still interested in investing in their company. If you are, we can discuss it."

Cao Sheng chuckled.

He had just guessed that this might be the news.

Is it time to invest in Ahri?
This is no ordinary piece of good news.

In the original timeline, after Ali went public in the United States, Jack Ma, the head of Ali, quickly became the richest man in mainland China, just like a fish leaping over the dragon gate.

Before that, Jack Ma was not well-known in mainland China.

He is generally unknown to the average person.

However, not long after Ali went public, Jack Ma became widely known in China because he became the richest man in mainland China. Cao Sheng still remembers that during that time, Jack Ma's appearance surprised many people.

Some people say he's ugly.

Some people say he looks like an alien.

Some say that extraordinary people have extraordinary appearances.

For a time, not only was there a lot of discussion online, but almost everyone in real life was talking about Jack Ma.

He is a prime example of someone who became famous overnight.

According to information Cao Sheng found online, although Jack Ma is the head of Ali, he does not hold many Ali shares, in fact, he holds very few.

He controls the entire Ali Group with a small number of shares through a special equity structure.

and so……

At this moment, Cao Sheng was thinking: If I could hold about 10% of Ali's shares when it goes public, could I become the richest man in mainland China?
Of course, he wasn't very interested in becoming the richest man in mainland China.

But he was very interested in riding on the coattails of Ali's success and increasing his net worth dozens or even hundreds of times when Ali went public.

Making money by writing novels...

Ultimately, it was just too hard.

Even though he was able to make money quickly by writing novels after his rebirth, making him the envy of countless people, he still felt that he was making money too slowly as a reborn person.

Because he knows just how fast some people can make money in this era.

That's faster than robbing a bank!

Have you spoken with them?

Cao Sheng asked Wang Jing.

Wang Jing chuckled lightly, "Not yet. I just wanted to come back and ask for your opinion first. To be honest, boss, I don't think investing in Ali is a good investment. Who would buy things from this company that sells online? I've never bought anything from them, and it seems like none of my relatives or friends have either. Why don't you reconsider? You have money, are you afraid of not finding a good investment project?"
I think Ali is different from Tencent, the company you previously invested in. While Tencent has also been losing money, at least its user base has been growing rapidly. Ali, on the other hand, as far as I know, has a very slow user growth rate. In any case, I'm not optimistic about this company's future!

Cao Sheng almost laughed when he heard Wang Jing's words.

(End of this chapter)