This is the story of how to cultivate a perfect female lead, a "plain and unremarkable" beautiful girl who一步步 grows into an all-around superstar.
Chapter 108 Release
Of course, many authors and editors in the popular fiction circle are also paying attention to Teacher Nan Gezi's second work.
Some editors and authors are not very optimistic about Nan Gezi's rash attempt at new classification.
It is obvious that as long as "he" continues to write e-sports novels, there will definitely be a lot of old readers who will read "his" new books, but "he" insists on seeking his own death.
"That's perfectly normal. Authors who become legendary with a single book or pioneer a new genre are often arrogant and think they can handle any genre. Once they're taught a lesson by the market, they'll naturally learn their lesson."
An editor named Yue Ming made this comment, looking like he had seen many such inflated authors.
Yue Ming is a senior editor of Skyfire, the second largest popular fiction magazine in the industry.
He happened to be discussing Nan Gezi with Feiyun, a female author who has been working in the field of youth novels for many years, about her new work.
Feiyun’s new work "Live Up to the Youth" will also be released soon.
For a first-line author like her who already has five best-selling youth novels under her belt, the new work is still on the same subject, which is very stable.
Fei Yun nodded in agreement after hearing Yue Ming's words. "Although I don't know Nan Gezi very well, I do know that every author has their own specialty. If you randomly switch to a different genre, the probability of failure is very high."
Yue Ming continued, "Nan Gezi's readership is largely male, but the youth fiction genre he chose to transition into is popular with female readers. His chances of failure aren't just high; they're certain to fail!"
"That means his work will have no influence on my new book at all?" Feiyun had a relaxed smile on her face.
"You have to trust my judgment as a professional editor. His new book is bound to flop!"
"But I feel that my new book is a bit clichéd and melodramatic, and many of the plots are fake." Feiyun said with some concern.
Although she is already a first-line author, she is still very nervous before publishing a new book. This is the norm for many authors in the field of popular fiction.
The trends and tastes in the popular fiction market change so quickly that no one knows whether their new book will be eliminated by the market.
Yue Ming consoled her, "Don't worry. 'Live Up to Your Youth' is a film we created after discussing the outline and character design together. You have to trust my judgment of the market as a senior editor.
Routines and melodrama, in other words, are classics, and readers love to read them.
It's not a big deal if the plot is fake. Who seeks truth in novels? People read youth novels for the freshness and excitement. They like to see the colorful youth of the male and female protagonists, not their own boring youth in real life.
I have to say that Yue Ming, a senior editor, has a set of theories that sound very convincing.
Anyway, Feiyun still trusts her editor very much. After all, none of her previous works were huge hits, but at least they met the minimum standards.
In her new book "Don't Waste Your Youth", the heroine Wu Jiani is a problem girl in the eyes of her classmates. She is also a combination of angel and devil, sometimes fresh and lovely, sometimes enchanting and hot.
Influenced by her parents and oppressed by social reality, she neither believes in family affection, nor friendship, let alone love.
She gave up her pursuit and indulged herself, often going to game venues, hotels, and discos, hanging out with a group of non-mainstream sisters and rich second-generations.
She wore famous brands, smoked, drank, worshipped money, skipped classes, fought, went to nightclubs, and played with men. She did almost all the bad things one could do when young. In her eyes and those of her sisters, their responsibility was to abandon their responsibility.
This kind of protagonist character setting is undoubtedly very bold, and it conforms to editor Yue Ming's theory that readers want to pursue freshness and excitement in novels.
He believes that female readers who love to read youth novels must have a rebellious nature deep in their hearts, and the heroine Wu Jiani will definitely make these female readers shine, and it will definitely be great to put themselves in her shoes.
As for the male characters, there must be the childhood sweetheart type, the loyal dog and bootlicker type, the domineering and strong type, and the arrogant and indifferent type!
Without exception, all of them who are good-looking think that the heroine is very special——
She actually has her own difficulties. She is actually very kind-hearted. She just lacks love...
As for the plot of this book, it can be summarized as follows:
They were childhood sweethearts, talking about love; they broke up and made up, had an abortion due to a car accident; they broke up after graduation, and were deeply saddened; they met again after many years, and let go with a smile.
As for the main plot, it is of course the story of a fallen young girl being saved and she did not let her youth down.
We have to admit that Feiyun is a first-line author and writes about topics that she is good at. This work has many highlights and the scale is relatively large. From time to time, there are some driving and selling of meat, which can attract readers.
At least, writers of popular novels in this world don't have to worry about being 404ed for writing about things below the neck.
Romance novels in popular novels always feel lacking if they don't have some sex scenes or some driving scenes. If the love stories get to the sweet part, it would be unacceptable if they don't have sex.
"I'm not interested in Nan Gezi's e-sports novels, but I'm very curious about what his youth novels are like. I'll go read them when the time comes."
Feiyun not only writes youth novels herself, but also loves to read novels in this category.
Yue Ming said that he had no interest in Nan Gezi's new book. He was the editor in charge of this subject matter and was tired of reading all kinds of youth novels. He really didn't want to torture himself anymore.
It was probably in early December, when Gu Qingge joined the crew of "The Twins of the Immortal World", and her new work "Those Years We Chased the Same Girl", which had been preheated, was finally grandly released on "Qidian.com"!
In the process of warming up for this work, Nan Gezi also accepted an exclusive interview with the editor of Qidian.com, and "he" said:
The so-called "writing style" and "subject matter" are meaningless to me.
My brain is like an extension cord with flashing red lights, and several power sockets on it, each labeled with the power required for different story themes.
Every time you start a new story, you just need to plug the plug into the socket, and with a click, the adventure of imagination begins.
For a writer with an endless supply of topics, choosing a topic eventually becomes a hassle.
Stories are my wings, never my prison.
As long as I wait for the right wind, I can start flying.
Day after day, as I poured out the sad and sweet memories of the past on my keyboard, a flood called "youth" once again overwhelmed me.
"Then write a story about us." Lin Yun, who has been admitted to Huazhong University, said to me with a smile.
"Yes, let's record our story." Chen Xiao, the top scorer in science in Jiangnan Province, also urged me.
Then I discovered that a pair of wings had quietly grown on my back.
"I'll think about it." I responded to them because the wind had not yet picked up.
Then she received a phone call.
The wind is blowing.