When the first chapter of "Wandering Adventures" was published in "Literary Newspaper", it hardly made any waves. This is natural, after all, a serial novel cannot tell anything from the first chapter. Moreover, the pen name Maitian is a new pen name with no reader base, so it is normal that the response is mediocre. Le Jing accepted it well. On the contrary, "Dynasty Rise" has been extremely popular recently.
This is really because the recent serialized city defense plot has really scratched the itch of many writers.
The enemy army was at the gates of the city, the county magistrate had fled, and the garrison commander was about to surrender. Just as the whole city was in a panic, you, a weak scholar who could not even tie a chicken, still stepped forward. You first comforted the people, and then led the soldiers of the city to defend the city for half a month without external help. In the end, you defeated the enemy with your intelligence and protected the people, thus leaving your name in history.
This kind of plot is simply the ultimate fantasy of literati throughout the ages! Who hasn't had the fantasy of "turning the tide and supporting the collapsing building"? As long as they are literati, they have some ideas about making achievements and leaving their names in history. Therefore, this thrilling battle to defend the city made many people feel very happy.
Initially, the orthodox literary world was on the fence about The Rise of Dynasties because the content of The Rise of Dynasties was so novel. They had never seen this type of novel before, so they were unsure of their attitude towards the novel.
Call it historical nihilism, but Dahua is not a dynasty in history; call it that the author is making up nonsense, but the plot is quite rigorous when carefully examined; call it that the protagonist pretends to be a god to fool the people, but everything the protagonist does can be described as "righteous"... Have the great writers of the Republic of China, who engage in pure literary creation, are rooted in reality and regard tragedy as beauty, ever seen this kind of routine and cool writing from later generations?
So the bigwigs were all confused, they couldn't figure out what this novel was about. Therefore, the orthodox literary world unanimously chose to silence the novel "The Rise of Dynasties".
But the recent city defense battle was so interesting and the plot was so exciting that a big shot couldn't help but secretly wrote a book review under a pseudonym. When the book review came out, the entire literary circle in Peking was in an uproar.
Editor-in-Chief Wang Xiguan was even more delighted to announce the good news to Le Jing, "Sir, great news! Mr. Chi Yan has written a book review for your book The Rise of Dynasties! It just so happens that your novel is about to be published. With Mr. Chi Yan endorsing your work, it will surely be a big seller!"
Chi Yan and Le Jing were old acquaintances. When Le Jing's "Memoirs of a Famous Courtesan" was adapted into a play and released, it was Mr. Chi Yan who wrote an article in the newspaper to support it. Le Jing also carefully reviewed his article "Don't Wake Up Someone Pretending to Sleep".
Chi Yan's real identity is a professor at Tsinghua University, and he is also a famous literary giant in the future. Now this literary giant actually wrote a book review for his own time-travel novel. The nature of this event in the future is equivalent to Mo ×'s review of "Tang Brick". Even fake news dare not make up this!
With an indescribable subtle feeling, Le Jing opened the newspaper brought by Wang Xiguan, which was said to have published the book review of Chiyan Boss. The first thing that caught his eye was an article titled "This Era Needs More Xu Wangmu", and the author was signed as: Qiu Shui.
Le Jing: ????
"Isn't this written by Mr. Chiyan?"
Zhang Xiguan stroked his beard and said with a smile, "This is Mr. Chiyan's new pen name."
Le Jing was even more puzzled: "Then how do you know that this was written by Mr. Chi Yan?"
Zhang Xiguan laughed loudly and said, "This is just like a louse on a bald man's head - it's obvious! Read this article, this kind of roundabout style, this kind of writing method of using objects to illustrate people and using the past to satirize the present, even if he has ten pen names, it will be useless. You can tell at a glance that it is Mr. Chiyan!"
Le Jing read the article with doubt, and then had to admit that Zhang Xiguan was right. This article was indeed written by Mr. Chi Yan. This style of writing is so characteristic of him!
In order to avoid being exposed, Mr. Chi Yan not only gave his new pseudonym a completely opposite name - Qiu Shui (which sounds like the name of a female writer at first glance), but he also deliberately avoided serious newspapers and magazines such as "Chaoyang Daily" and "Literature Daily" that he often visited, and chose to publish his articles in the entertainment-oriented "Beijing Evening News". Such good intentions really make those who hear them sad and those who see them cry.
But it was of no use.
He still fell off the horse.
To describe it with a line from a later skit: Hey, little guy, do you think I won’t recognize you if you put on a vest?
Not only did the Chiyan boss reveal his true colors in front of Zhang Xiguan, he also revealed his true colors in front of everyone in the entire Beiping City who knew him.
Just like a certain unknown boss named Zhou in later generations, even if he changed 181 aliases, wasn't he still exposed one by one?
Some people's writing style and thoughts are as bright as the sun and stars, and they can't be concealed no matter how hard they try. Not to mention that the writing habits and writing style of the Chiyan boss have not been concealed at all, which also shows that he is not proficient in the business of splitting.
For example, Le Jing has three perfect aliases, and has never been exposed in front of readers (proud face).
It seems like Mr. Chi Yan secretly put on a pseudonym and reviewed a novel written by Le Jing, who was also under a pseudonym. However, only the former was exposed and publicly executed. This contrast further highlights Le Jing's proficiency in his schizophrenia business.
Probably realizing that he had been exposed, Boss Chi Yan gave up on himself completely. The next day, Le Jing saw in the Chaoyang Daily a book review titled "Iron Horses and Ice Rivers in Dreams" written for him under the big account Chi Yan. Moreover, this review completely abandoned his previous obscure and tactful writing style, and was full of enthusiastic and straightforward flattery (to be honest, if he had used this style from the beginning, he would not have been easily exposed). Le Jing began to suspect that Boss Chi Yan was reviewing another novel with the same name as "The Rise of Dynasties".
Chi Yan said this in his book review:
[Do you know what I remembered after reading the latest series of the city defense plot in Dynasty Rise? I remembered the poem written by Lu Fangweng:
The wind blows across the river and the rain darkens the village; the sound from the four mountains resembles rolling sea waves.
The firewood by the stream is soft and the felt is warm, so my cat and I stay at home.
Lying stiffly in an isolated village, he does not feel sorry for himself, but still thinks of guarding Luntai for his country.
Lying in bed late at night listening to the wind and rain, I dream of iron horses and frozen rivers.
As the saying goes, if you are young, you will not understand Fangweng's poems, but if you are middle-aged, you will understand them.
In my opinion, Lin Zhongqi, the author of "The Rise of Dynasties", is like Mr. Fangweng, who was a man of unappreciated talent. He had a passion to serve his country but was unable to realize it. He had no choice but to invest his thoughts, feelings, and ambitions into his works!
That’s why Xu Wangmu actively participated in disaster relief and why he fought to the death to defend the city!
Dahua in the article is lucky because there is Xu Wangmu in that world, and because the author will make Xu Wangmu successful and will not let him have a tragic ending.
But what about our era? How many Xu Wangmu can we resist the torrent of reality? How many righteous men like Xu Wangmu are there who are not appreciated for their talents, depressed and unhappy, and finally die quietly in a corner where no one knows about it? !
Is there anyone to help our disaster victims? The foreign troops are showing off their might on our land, but has anyone ever stood up to resist and kill the enemy like Xu Wangmu did?
No.
That’s why there is such an angry Lin Zhongqi, and that’s why there is the novel “The Rise of Dynasties”. This novel doesn’t have any fancy words, nor does it have any exquisite “tragic art”. I would like to call it the Peach Blossom Spring and regard it as a fairy tale.
Because in "Rise of Dynasties", passion will not be extinguished, sincerity will not be betrayed, brave people will drive away the invaders, and kind people will have a happy ending.
But does this mean that Dynasty Rise is a third-rate novel? No, quite the opposite!
I think the novel "Dynasty Rise" is seriously underestimated! Many people think it is just a piece of entertainment and not worthy of being published, but I would say it is a masterpiece that can be passed down through the ages!
A hundred years later, future generations will not know your name and mine, but they will definitely remember the pen name Lin Zhongqi and the work "The Rise of Dynasties"!
Don't think I'm exaggerating. If you have read "The Rise of Dynasties", you will understand that what I said is true.
Because "Dynasty Rise" can enlighten people! It can save lives! It can inspire courage in people!
It tells the people how to survive as much as possible during the years of natural disasters! More importantly, it conveys a spirit of fearlessness and courage to resist!
One day, when the enemy army besieges the city and China is in danger, I hope there will be more Xu Wangmu standing up. Even if there is only one person, he must bravely charge against thousands of troops!
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After reading this article, Le Jing also felt a little emotional. In fact, Chi Yan was right about one thing. "Rise of Dynasties" is the perfect paradise he created, where hard work will always be rewarded, passion will never be wasted, and the final revolution will definitely come true.
Shortly after this article was published, a person named Wei Chenxi, the head of Xiahe Township, published a warm thank-you letter in the newspaper. In the letter, he described in detail how the novel "The Rise of Dynasties" had helped their fellow villagers and repeatedly stated that it was a holy book that could save lives!
This thank-you letter is the best proof of Chi Yan's words! What Wei Chenxi wrote in the letter is so legendary that some kind-hearted people went to the next village to conduct an on-site investigation. In the end, they concluded that what Wei Chenxi said was true! Many people really filled their stomachs because of "Dynasty Rise"!
After this news was published in the newspaper, it naturally caused another uproar. For a time, people on the streets were talking about this matter. Even the doorman Zhou Da said to Le Jing: "If I had known these survival tips earlier, my second son might not have starved to death when we were fleeing from famine."
The mainstream literary circle seemed to have grasped the positioning of "Rise of Dynasties" all at once, and swept away its previous cold attitude and began to comment enthusiastically on "Rise of Dynasties"!
Le Jing even saw some flattery from Zheng Yilian and Zhou Dezhang, which really made him laugh and cry.
Thanks to the voices of all the bigwigs, the novel "The Rise of Dynasties" became famous in the mainstream literary circle for a while. At this time, the newspaper spread the news again - "The Rise of Dynasties" will be published soon!
As soon as this news came out, countless readers were excited and eagerly waiting.
In Le Jing's class, all the students were discussing this matter enthusiastically, and many of them even made an appointment to skip class and go to the bookstore to buy books that day.
"Le Banxian, will you come with us?"
"Yes, yes, you are a die-hard fan of Mr. Lin Zhongqi!"
"To be honest, I don't know if we can meet Mr. Lin Zhongqi this time. I think you, Le Jing, and Mr. Lin Zhongqi will definitely get along well."
"Yes, yes, yes, every time Le Jing can guess the subsequent plot development of Mr. Lin Zhongqi, it's amazing!"
Le Jing: ...You may not believe it, but I already have the physical book of "Rise of Dynasties", and it's a specially customized edition for the author by the publishing house!
Of course, everyone was just talking casually, and no one was brave enough to actually skip class.
I was very happy to find that "Vagabond Adventures" had an impact on readers. However, these impacts were relatively minor, not as eye-catching as the now-popular "Dynasty Rise".
It was Friday after class when a few girls led by Cao Wanying approached Le Jing and said, "Student Le, we are going to a newly opened orphanage this weekend to donate money and supplies to the homeless children being cared for. Do you want to come with us?"
Le Jing nodded and said, "That's a good thing. I will definitely go."
After hearing the affirmative reply, the girls started chattering: "Well, even though we know it won't be of much help, we still hope to help them avoid going hungry for a few meals."
"Yes, yes. When I saw Damao was so hungry that he had to eat slop, I really cried. My brother is about the same age as Damao. He has meat and snacks for every meal and won't eat leftovers."
"Speaking of which, I heard that this orphanage was founded by the second young master of the Fu family after he was inspired by Mr. Mai Tian's "The Adventures of Wandering". He funded the construction of an orphanage and spent money to take in those homeless children."
Hearing the familiar name, Le Jing's eyebrows jumped violently. He asked calmly, "You said that someone was influenced by "The Adventures of Wandering" and opened an orphanage to take in children. Is that why you are helping street children?"
"Yes. Thanks to Mr. Maitian for telling us this, otherwise we would probably still waste money on makeup and dressing up." A short-haired girl sighed and closed her eyes in pain: "I just... never thought that those dirty kids wandering the streets lead such a miserable life."
At this point, her eyes were red and she choked up, "I had no worries about food and drink every day, and I spent money like water, but I never thought that there were some children who could only fill their stomachs with swill, tree bark and grass roots. I was really a nobody before."
Cao Wanying consoled him, "Don't say that about yourself. We...were all limited in our cognition by our wealth. It's not too late for us to start working hard from today! We will save the money in the future to feed and clothe our children, to support their education, and to cultivate more pillars for China's future!"
The short-haired girl finally burst into laughter and nodded vigorously.
Le Jing was silent for a moment, then asked, "Are there many people like you who raise funds for orphanages?"
Cao Wanying shook her head. "This orphanage is newly established. My family and the Fu family are old acquaintances, so I learned that the second son of the Fu family, Fu Kemao, opened an orphanage, so I thought of asking the sisters to go and see what it's like. If possible, my sisters and I will promote it in our respective social circles."
Le Jing felt a little relieved.
Although it is still in its infancy, some people have been influenced by his works and have taken action to do something about it.
These underage children are the hope for China's future.
Only older children who have not been worn away by reality and are full of kindness can be easily moved by the tragic experiences of younger children and will sincerely try to help them.
This kind of behavior may seem silly to many adults, but it is actually a precious manifestation of childlike innocence.
The man said, "Young people should be innocent."
The man added, "I hope all Chinese youth will get rid of their coldness and move forward. They don't need to listen to the words of those who give up on themselves. Those who can do something should do it, and those who can speak out should speak out. If you have a little heat and a little light, you can be like a firefly, and you can also shine a little light in the dark without waiting for a torch. If there is no torch in the future, I will be the only light."
Now these innocent big kids have begun to light up themselves and others.
In that case, he must go to the orphanage.
See what flowers bloom from the seeds he planted.
Let’s see what kind of answer Fu Kemao gave.
If this answer sheet can satisfy him, then he will definitely lend him a helping hand.
It's normal for an orphanage to appear in "Vagabond Adventures", right? And "Dynasty Rise" is a popular series, and it's about to be published as a book. As the original author, it's not too much for him to put an advertisement in the preface of the physical book, right?
Ji Qi is his friend, so it wouldn’t be a big deal to insert a few scenes about the orphanage and street children in the movie “Memoirs of a Famous Courtesan”, right?
As long as Fu Kemao can satisfy him, Le Jing, as the original author, will definitely provide him with support through various channels.
But if Fu Kemao was just making money under the guise of charity...
Le Jing narrowed his eyes dangerously and gave a particularly meaningful smile.
"A-choo!" Fu Kemao rubbed his nose and rubbed his arms. "Why do I suddenly feel a little cold?"
Qi Mingzhi said coldly: "Maybe someone is thinking about you."
Fu Kemao chuckled, "I don't know which little beauty likes me so much."
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