Q: Why write romantic storylines to give male characters a certain charm? Is it because they can't live without men?
A: [Li Lao (Li Lao) exploits the classic left-brain/right-brain conflict, loves writing large ensemble pieces but all the supporting characters have to kneel down and sing "Conquer" to her beloved protagonist, likes the people's historical perspective but is reluctant to give up heroic narratives, wants to write about the great leader while also wanting to praise the power of the masses.]
Li Dupi's XP is like this, and it's the same in both of my books. My protagonist is too charismatic; everyone has to care deeply about her, either admiring her, respecting her, envying her, being grateful to her, openly loving her, secretly loving her, still thinking about her after a breakup, fearing her, feeling guilty towards her, helping her, needing her help, being close to her, having some expectation of her, hating her to death, waiting to be saved by her, highlighting her towering stature and outstanding professional abilities, or being completely captivated by her. In short, no one can be indifferent or without desire for her. I can't make any character in the story indifferent to Shang Yechu. If any friends think this is just giving male characters a kind of allure, making them unable to live without men, feel free to do so. These characters have always been like this, are now, and will continue to be like this in the future. This will not change. If a character doesn't meet any of the above conditions, he/she is definitely just a background character.
The mosaic was used to avoid infringing on portrait rights; there was no malicious intent.
Q: Novels can subtly influence people's thoughts. Even entertainment should be taken seriously. What you write can poison other people's minds, making them spoiled and indecisive.
A: This novel has reached 1.6 million words so far, with Shang Yechu's struggles taking up at least 1.3 million words. The romance and other elements are interspersed in the remaining 300,000 words. I never knew that "subtle influence" could be a choice—not being influenced by the 1.3 million words, but being influenced by the remaining 300,000. This argument completely denies the reader's subjective agency, assuming they can be poisoned by a novel; yet it also miraculously assumes readers possess extraordinary subjective agency, able to skip the influence of the 1.3 million words and focus solely on being poisoned by the remaining 300,000. This leaves me utterly perplexed.
Q: Since every reader has the right to express themselves freely, we also have the right to criticize the author and the male mother. Why are they allowed to express themselves freely, but we are not?
A: Expressing liking for characters, plot, romantic storylines, and career arcs is a form of feedback to the text. Insulting the author or reader is an attack on humanity. Freedom of expression has its boundaries; we only possess the freedom to do so without infringing on the boundaries of others.
Example: Cilantro is delicious. (✓)
Cilantro is awful. (✓)
Are people who love cilantro cheap? (×)
The cilantro vendor is utterly despicable. Hey, you can't sell cilantro, go sell scallions! This vendor selling something as disgusting as cilantro is no better himself. He might even be secretly kowtowing to cilantro in private (×)
That's all I wanted to say. To avoid any impatience, I've prepared a shortened version (too long to read):
1. No writing advice please. If you don't like it, feel free to leave. I hope you find a novel you enjoy.
2. Please refrain from attacking each other in the comments section. If you disagree or have different tastes, please use the blocking function.
3. Readers who don't criticize the author, attack other readers, or insult Ye Zi are all valuable in my eyes. There is no hierarchy among them. I thank you all equally, whether you stay or leave, whether you're focused on your career, the plot, the forum-style reader, the solo reader, the shipper, the commentator, the debater, the silent reader, the typo reader, the bug maker, the first reader, and so on.
Attacks from either side make me very sad. However, I am, after all, just an author, only able to write novels. I have no right to educate or discipline readers, and even my comments are often blocked. Therefore, I can only insert this statement into the main text to express my attitude. Please do not misunderstand this statement as a condescending dictatorship; please think of it as a train speeding past you on your reading journey, and me standing on the train, leaning out and shouting through a megaphone, hoping that my readers can hear me.
Proud, and forever (wrong set).
Those who are late with their drafts, and will be late forever (crossed out).
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