New Dyke Radio Spacecraft.
The flute player who was acting as the announcer today had already adjusted his equipment. Eight mouths whistled softly towards eight radio receivers, announcing to the audience:
Xinti Radio, the novel reading channel, is about to open.
The flute man looks like a long stick, with eight mouths arranged from top to bottom, and the pitch changes from high to low, which can cater to the acceptance frequency of different listeners. The choir of their race has won the gold medal in the universe choir competition. The screen in the spacecraft shows that many loyal listeners have tuned into their channel.
"To all the cosmic creatures lurking everywhere, I wish you a good day ahead. Without further ado, let's move on to our today show, a short story reading."
The flute player paused for a moment, then said in a slightly boastful tone,
"Today, we are lucky enough to receive the new short story "Three Short Stories from the Soul Reader" by novelist Yu Jin. If you want to record it, please prepare the relevant equipment as soon as possible. Friends who don't have equipment don't need to be discouraged, we will play it again at the same time tomorrow. Of course, the most important thing for everyone to do now is to prepare a comfortable posture to enter the new story..."
The crystal screen inside the spacecraft showed that there were suddenly many new listeners. It seemed that the gimmick of the new short story was still very attractive.
The other flutists sat neatly behind the reader, playing some auxiliary music from time to time to add depth to the reading. Their backs were straight, as if they were attending an award ceremony.
The psychotherapy of novels is often most effective when the text is read for the first time. Radio readings are a secondary creation and can only transmit limited spiritual power. Many listeners feel that it is just scratching the surface, but they cannot help but listen.
A listener of the Xindi Radio Station turned over impatiently while lying in his small flight cabin. He had not been able to relieve his mental confusion for a long time. He had a splitting headache every day and had to stay alert to avoid space pirates. He was not very interested in the "new short stories" mentioned on the radio station, thinking that they were just barely coherent submissions from listeners.
Today's Sun Hung Kai Radio background music is quite nice...
I hope he can sleep well tonight after listening to it.
“The step you take when you take your first step determines the height of your life.”
The gentle voice of the reading penetrated into the audience's brain. Today's article seemed to be a short article with coherent sentences? And it was a new article that I had never heard before?
In the haze, it was as if a little ice was sprinkled into the soul, and the slight coolness made the mind more soothing. It was also like a light rain in the desert, although not much, but it allowed the creatures in the universe to spend the night safely.
"Some people are gifted with extraordinary talents, but they rush through their lives, yet they achieve nothing in the end. This is because they never start planning their destiny, and they always follow the footsteps of others. Some people are ordinary in talent, and they don't work hard on weekdays, but they can soar to the sky at the critical moment, because they can accurately grasp the opportunity to start.
I once heard that there was a little boy in my hometown whose surname was Fang and whose name was Zhongyong..."
The listener quickly rummaged through the boxes and took out a recording device, causing many cans to fly around and float slowly in the cabin.
The examples cited in the "Spiritual Reader" are all small stories that are well-known to Xi Yujin in another universe. In the eyes of Earthlings, they are often disliked as old and dry because they have been cited too many times. In fact, their stories are full of ups and downs and have a strong warning effect. After being refined several times by people, it has become a very capable story, telling a tortuous story clearly in a few sentences, with a clear theme and profound meaning.
For aliens who are on the edge and suffering from mental confusion, it is simple and interesting, and is the most suitable reading material.
Most listeners who use the radio as a lullaby don’t think too much about it. They just vaguely feel that this “Spiritual Reader” contains many interesting short stories.
Invisibly, the mentality of the aliens when listening to "The Soul Reader" constantly overlaps with the amazement of primary and secondary school students when they first read "Yi Lin" and "Wen Zhai".
The first short story ends quickly, and the final question is silent but powerful:
"I came to this place and worked with many homeless people. I thought I came here according to my own plan, but looking at the similar tired expressions of the homeless people, I couldn't help but reflect on myself: Did I come here just because others said that the edge of the universe is good? Did my real life plan never start? If I look back now, can my lost youth come back?
I looked up into the deep universe, but the universe did not answer. "
…
At Xinti Radio Station, the flutists slapped each other's lips to celebrate the successful recitation of a new article.
In the flight cabin, the audience turned over in satisfaction.
Of course, "The Soul Reader" is not a masterpiece, but it is like a sweet rain in the desert for vagrants. A work that can relieve mental confusion for a night is already very good in the edge of the universe. Better articles can relieve deep-seated mental confusion and the effect is more lasting, but it's a pity that vagrants can't enjoy it.
"The blue planet where this author lives seems to have a very advanced civilization... The stories circulating here are very philosophical."
"This 'Ember' is probably not a new author. His short stories are thought-provoking. It would be nice to meet him while traveling."
Some listeners made such a judgment. A small number of listeners remembered the planet Blue Star and planned to ask about its location when they had the chance.
"Goodnight, universe, have a sweet dream."
Invisible spiritual forces flowed out from every corner of the edge of the universe, and along the "authorization" channel, fed back to the burning planet of Xi Yujin. They were as tiny as silk threads, and Xi Yujin could hardly detect their existence.
He turned slowly and found that his mind was much clearer and his vision was broader. The universe was no longer pitch black in his eyes. The red shift trajectories of distant galaxies crossed the airspace, forming a gorgeous picture.
"This universe is so magical..." Xi Yujin couldn't help but sigh.
"rustle--"
Xi Yujin's electronic screen showed that he had received an email.
The flute player from Xinti Radio greeted enthusiastically:
"Thank you very much for your authorization! The name "Spiritual Reader" is very appropriate. Nomads like it very much. I wonder if you are satisfied with our secondary creation just now? We will pay you the royalties soon. Please leave your account IP."
Xi Yujin felt that the other party was quite polite, so he tried to test him: "I just came to the edge of the universe and accidentally lost some of my equipment. Do you know where to open an account?"
The flute man reacted quickly and automatically completed Xi Yujin's identity: "Oh my God! Were you also robbed by those hateful space pirates? Don't worry, we can help you set up a radio trading account. We use virtual dust to trade at the edge of the universe..."
Xi Yujin understood. It turned out that the radio station here also served a function similar to that of a bank. Most places in the universe would recognize the Mechanical Star Peace Treaty, and so would the pirates, so they could cooperate with other major forces. Therefore, the bank's assets were still very safe.
After a while, Xi Yujin had an electronic account which recorded his remuneration for this time, 5,000 dust.
"Although this is a low price in terms of market price, we guarantee that our Xinti Radio is very sincere." The flute man explained quickly, "You may think that the pirates are paying too much, but you should pay attention to their bidding units!"
Xi Yujin looked through the previous letters and found that the invitation letters from the Star Pirates all stated a remuneration of XXX points, but there was no specific unit.
"They always pretend to pay a high price to get manuscripts, but in the end they make trouble for the company and only pay very low royalties, so that the reputation of the marginal area of the universe has been ruined, and no new novelists are willing to submit their works." The flute man said this with some gritted teeth, "They just want to hold all novelists in their hands, and drive away the novelists who are unwilling to work for them!"
Space pirates have become a major cancer on the edge of the universe...
"By the way, although the Star Pirates are not good people, their radio station's shopping channel has a lot of unique things. You can go there first to have a look, and then ask our radio station if we have them." The flute man added, "If you must buy items from the Star Pirates' electric tower, be careful that they won't pay you."
The flute man also sent a set of regulations for the edge of the universe, some incomprehensible maps, and basic knowledge about language and transportation, which helped Xi Yujin a lot.
Xi Yujin understood the sincerity of Xinti Radio and wrote a letter of thanks in a very solemn manner. He was a little happy to get his first pot of gold and planned to go to the shopping channel to listen.
Unexpectedly, the flute player sent another message.
"It may be a bit presumptuous to say so..."
“But are you accepting commissions now?”
New job coming?
Xi Yujin perked up and replied politely: "Thank you very much for your help. Why don't you tell me your detailed requirements and I'll see if it's within my capabilities."
If he was sent a bunch of words he couldn't understand, he would refuse the job and go back to learning Nomadic language.
The flute player asked, "Hello, Mr. Ember, have you ever heard of melodramatic novels?"
"A melodramatic novel?" Xi Yujin couldn't help but ask. Is that what he meant?
"Oh, dog-blood is a slang we often use." The Flute Man has been on the edge of the universe for a long time and has seen all kinds of creatures. He knows that many words need to be strictly broken down so that the other party can understand them.
He therefore redefined:
"The types of articles we want to commission are those that are overly exaggerated and nonsense, have multiple twists and turns, and have emotional entanglements that suit the public's preferences. In short, bloody articles."
You cosmic creatures... so this is what you like?
Xi Yujin spun around blankly, not reacting for a moment.
After a while, he tapped a few words sideways and finally understood the second level of the universe from the flute player's mouth.
Or is it because of the universal disease, mental confusion.
Mental confusion affects not only writing ability, but also reading ability. In fact, most cosmic creatures are not very willing to read too profound works. They prefer more complicated and old-fashioned but useful melodramatic works. So they are very receptive to the short stories in "The Soul Reader". If they are really asked to read ancient poems, they may immediately abandon the article because they cannot understand it.
Xi Yujin figured it out. This universe is a bit like the Internet of his time. Short videos are rampant there, and everyone pursues quick and exciting things. Some netizens have gradually lost the ability to read heavy works.
"Thank you for your answer," Xi Yujin replied in the letter, "I'm sorry I can't accept this commission. It doesn't really suit my style."
Without waiting for the flute player to express regret, Xi Yujin quickly added:
"But I can recommend my friend! He is very good at writing melodramatic articles!"
"Uh...his name is...Xun Ming!"
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