Readers who were eagerly awaiting the second installment of the series in the Asia Daily the day before were finally excited by the introduction to the first issue.
The length of the article far exceeded the content of the first day's serialization, and it immediately ignited the volcano as soon as it was published.
The plot advances rapidly: Xiang Shaolong is trapped in love, wakes up drunk, and finds himself trapped in the Qin Dynasty's death cart!
The dangerous situation where he was almost dead, the mysterious Warring States Period, the cruel rules that were incompatible with modern thinking, and at the end, his fateful first encounter with the real historical celebrity and future great scholar Zou Yan - Zou Yan's prophecy about "aliens" was like a steel needle piercing Xiang Shaolong's heart, and it was also stuck in the hearts of countless readers!
"Wow! So satisfying!"
At the entrance of a bookstore in Wan Chai, a middle school student was dancing with excitement while holding the Asia Daily he had just bought.
"The Qin Dynasty! The death cart! And it hit Zou Yan? What did Huang Yi think of that?"
He couldn't wait to see how Xiang Shaolong escaped from this deadly situation.
In the tea room of an office building in Central, several well-dressed employees gathered together to discuss not stocks or gossip about last night's dance party, but "A Step into the Past".
"That time travel setting is absolutely amazing!
When modern people go to ancient times, they must know the famous historical figures..."
"The ending is stuck here, it really makes me want to kill someone! How will he face Zou Yan later? Will he be treated as a monster?"
"Hey, have you finished reading the newspaper?
Is it my turn yet?"
This is an urgent urging sound.
The newspaper clearly carried the explosive news about the dispute between Peter Ho and Kobayashi Tenmo, as well as important analyses and editorials on foreign countries' political and military affairs. However, in the eyes of these readers, who the owner of the Asia Times was, whether he had a director title, or how much his assets were, was completely unimportant at this moment.
The only things that are so important that they are itching and their blood is boiling are Xiang Shaolong's future of life and death and the unpredictable situation of the Qin Dynasty!
Asia Daily?
At this moment, in their hearts, it is just a paper carrier that carries the masterpiece "A Step into the Past".
This enthusiasm for reading quickly turned into an extremely contagious collective action.
That afternoon, a dozen like-minded young readers, at the suggestion of no one, actually found a large banner and wrote a few words in eye-catching red paint on the white cloth: "Request the immediate publication of the single-volume edition of "A Journey to the West"!!!"
Holding this simple banner, they rushed directly to the editorial office of Asia Times in North Point, attracting the attention of passers-by.
Building security approached, trying to get them to leave, but they stubbornly held up their banners, their eyes filled with eagerness: "Boss! Shouldn't we report this to the higher-ups? Thousands of words a day is enough!"
"Publish a book! You must publish a book! Serializing it will kill you!"
"We want Xiang Shaolong!
Let’s see how he conquers the world!”
The shouting was mixed with the laughter of passers-by and the sound of camera shutters.
This primitive, direct and almost rude way of expression most truly presents the great magic that "A Step into the Past" has on readers.
It pushed the popularity of this novel in Hong Kong Island to a new peak.
However, what truly elevated "A Step into the Past" and its author "Huang Yi" to the altar and detonated the nuclear bomb of public opinion throughout Hong Kong was actually the voice from another giant in the newspaper industry.
Just as the Asia Daily was feeling a bit amused and helpless about the street banners, the latest issue of Ming Pao was delivered to various newsstands and subscribers.
Countless people habitually read this newspaper, which is famous for its editorials and serious literature, but today they saw a column article signed "Jin Yong" in a prominent position in the supplement.
The article's title was unremarkable: "A Blessing for the Literary World," but its first sentence was like a heavy rock hitting a lake, stirring up a thousand waves:
"Recently, I read the wonderful book 'A Journey to the West' serialized in the Asia Daily. It was so moving that I couldn't sleep all night.
The author Huang Yi's brilliant writing talent and his unique and magnificent thoughts really amazed me!
I am breaking the rules today and writing this, not for any other reason, but because I am afraid that this beautiful jade and pearl will be buried in the dust. I am using the name of Jin Yong to express my admiration for him.
Master Jin Yong actually made an exception and wrote a novel for a serialized martial arts novel?!
And the opening is such earth-shattering praise? !
Countless Jin Yong fans, intellectuals, and even other newspaper editors in Hong Kong trembled with fear as they eagerly read on: "... martial arts novels, since our generation pioneered them, have mostly been centered around the principles of brotherhood and fraternity, and the grudges of family and nation. Although they are often brilliant, their structure is ultimately confined to the martial arts world.
The release of "A Step into the Past" opened up a new situation that had never been seen before!
With modern thinking, a person who has traveled through thousands of years of time and space mistakenly enters the last days of the powerful Qin Dynasty. In the struggle between life and death, he secretly coincides with the will of heaven and stirs up the winds of history...
Such fantastic ideas integrate the profound and magnificent history with the ups and downs of heroic legends, spanning thousands of miles and galloping through ancient and modern times, unprecedented!
It can be called a revolution in martial arts and a pioneering work in novel writing techniques!
When reading it, one sometimes feels the suffocating and oppressive feeling of surviving in desperate situations, sometimes the sadness of small people under the wheel of the great era, and the unique charm of the interweaving of chivalrous spirit and tenderness with the grandeur of history.
Huang Yi's familiarity with the historical facts of the Warring States Period, his portrayal of the characters' fates, and his design of the future all demonstrate his profound skill. The spark of the collision between modern perspective and ancient style is particularly ingenious and truly astonishing!
The Ming Pao editorial office was unusually quiet at this moment, with countless editors' eyes focused on the figure sitting upright in the editor-in-chief's office.
Louis Cha himself also looked at the article in the Ming Pao newspaper again and breathed a sigh of relief.
He finished the article overnight.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
