enjoyebooks Chapter 25: What about martial arts?
Chapter 25: What about martial arts?
At midnight, Xu Jinyan finished washing up and lay in bed in a daze.
This afternoon, he decided to choose the theme song project for "Zheng Chenggong, the Hero of the Last Road". Although it's a web series, the investment is not low, and besides, there's hardly any difference between web series and TV series anymore.
The plot of this drama does not highlight the grand narrative and the weight of history, but focuses more on the character of Zheng Chenggong. It tells the story from his perspective and from his heart, mainly reflecting the tragedy, struggle, will and regret of Zheng Chenggong in the late Ming Dynasty.
After reading the introduction, a prelude to a grand battle immediately came to mind, a prelude that gradually intensifies as it approaches, like the curtain of history being drawn back, drawing the listener to feel its magnificent grandeur.
So I decided to choose this project.
After finishing the copyright application, he returned to school. His roommates were all gone, and he was the only one in the empty dormitory.
Everyone's busy, it's good to be busy.
Even though there were eight cold figures in his bank account, he still felt... damn good.
He turned around and inexplicably felt that the bed was a bit small. He hadn't thought it was small before.
After a moment of excitement, he opened the system panel, only to be met with some distress:
Positive sentiment score: 1506789
Negative sentiment score: 456789
Although he didn't have any skills he was in a hurry to improve, his negative emotions were less than a third of his positive ones, which still left him somewhat helpless. Moreover, he was quite looking forward to unlocking the third trait; the first two were already so powerful, what would it be that cost ten million to unlock?
This morning's weekly chart results showed that Zhou Xingyu's "Sky" was pushed down to third place, but it didn't bring him much benefit.
Although he gave up on the path of becoming a "black-and-red" celebrity by collecting negative emotions, shouldn't he try to make up for it?
Otherwise, it would seem too disrespectful to his hanging up!
Just as he was lost in thought, the dormitory door opened.
When Kong Chun turned on the light, he saw a pair of eyes staring straight at him, which startled him.
"Holy crap, you scared me to death! Why didn't you make a sound?"
"Don't you think it's scarier to make a sound?"
Kong Chun thought for a moment and said, "It really is. You're all alone in the dorm?"
Xu Jinyan nodded and sighed, "Where should I place my heart when I'm alone at night?"
"Are you done pretending? You're a big star now; if you wanted, your heart could wander to a completely different place overnight!"
Xu Jinyan was amused by him and sat up, saying, "What you said is actually not wrong. These past two days at the company, I've been gossiping with other people, and there really are some who feel like they're getting married every night."
Kong Chun clicked his tongue in amazement: "Some people are grooms every night, while others remain bachelors their whole lives. Such is the world's diversity!"
"Don't you understand?" Xu Jinyan scoffed. "The way of Heaven is to take from those who have more than enough and give to those who have less than enough; the way of man is to take from those who have less than enough and give to those who have more than enough."
When Kong Chun heard this for the first time, he carefully pondered its meaning: "The way of Heaven is to take from those who have more and give to those who have less! Damn it, you've got it again. Where did you hear that from?"
Xu Jinyan thought for a moment and said with a smile, "The first time I heard of it was from 'Nine Yin Manual'... The first time I saw it was in 'Tao Te Ching'."
"Another Tao Te Ching? I'll buy a copy later, it's so damn pretentious."
After saying that, Kong Chun went to wash up.
Xu Jinyan carefully examined the memories of her two lifetimes in the memory palace, then picked up her phone, opened the search engine, and searched for things.
He just remembered that he first heard the phrase "The Way of Heaven is to take from those who have more and give to those who have less" from the internal cultivation method of the Nine Yin Manual.
Back when Huang Yaoshi was recruiting a son-in-law, during the third test of reciting the Nine Yin Manual... well, he participated in that too.
"The Way of Heaven is to diminish what is excessive and supplement what is insufficient; therefore, emptiness overcomes fullness, and insufficiency overcomes excess. Its meaning is broad, its principle profound, and its interest deep. The phenomena of Heaven and Earth are divided, the signs of Yin and Yang are arranged, the causes of change are revealed, and the omens of life and death are manifest. Without planning, the traces are identical; without agreement, the hidden and the manifest are in harmony. Examining its words reveals subtlety, and verifying its deeds reveals no error..."
He remembered these contents even without using the memory palace. It wasn't until later that he learned they came from the Tao Te Ching, which included the line, "The way of man is to take from those who have less and give to those who have more."
Baidu Baike: Jin Yong, whose real name is Zha Liangyong, is the chairman of Suzhou-Hangzhou Ming Pao Newspaper Group Co., Ltd., and the vice president of Zhejiang Provincial Cultural and Creative Industry Association...
Xu Jinyan was somewhat stunned when she saw the information she found on her phone. So, this world no longer had "Flying Snow Shoots the White Deer, Smiling Proud Wanderer, Divine Hero, and Jade Couple"?
Then he opened the largest online novel platform currently available—Chuangjie. He browsed through the various novel genres: fantasy, cultivation, urban, science fiction, and more.
But—there are no martial arts elements!
He then recalled the movies and TV series he had watched in this life. There were martial arts films and kung fu films, but there was no such thing as a wuxia film.
In the previous life, martial arts left a deep impression on every Chinese person because of the new wave of martial arts films from Hong Kong and Taiwan.
In the mid-20th century, the "new school of martial arts novels," represented by Jin Yong, Gu Long, Liang Yusheng, and Wen Ruian, flourished. These novels were not simply about chivalrous feuds, but were deeply integrated with history, philosophy, traditional culture, and value pursuits.
Furthermore, the continuous remakes of films and television series accelerated the process of popularization.
Xu Jinyan breathed a sigh of relief. Wuxia (martial arts fiction) is so in line with the values of the Chinese people. Its core can resonate with the entire Chinese community.
He had an inspiration; he felt he had found a new way to collect negative emotions.
Publish a book? How can that be allowed!
Of course, it's a serialized novel!
He simply didn't believe that if the story was interrupted when Guo Jing was about to learn the Nine Yin Manual, readers wouldn't have negative feelings.
He simply didn't believe that a sword debate was taking place at Mount Hua, and that his readers wouldn't curse him if he took a few days off.
He refused to believe that when the dragon knight appeared, his negative emotions would outweigh his positive ones.
As for whether he still remembers the contents of the millions of words, the existence of the memory palace solved that problem for him.
Coincidentally, after he started working in his previous life, he bought a lot of books, including martial arts novels. At the time, he wanted to buy some books to show off, but he also really wanted to see what the original works were like.
I started watching and then lost interest, but since I'd already spent the money and bought the original, I figured I had to watch it at least once.
I glanced through it quickly and then put the book back where it belonged.
Well, the money wasn't wasted!
And with just this quick glance, he was able to clearly recall all the details.
After sorting things out like this, my mood immediately brightened up a lot.
He looked around again and realized he really needed to buy a house; there was no opportunity to write here.
Furthermore, he must create an anonymous account that cannot be exposed. Even if his novels have minor issues, or if he frequently engages in activities such as canceling serializations, causing female protagonists to lose their virginity, or protagonists to commit suicide, personal attacks are absolutely unacceptable.
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The next morning, when Xu Jinyan went to the vicinity of the company to buy breakfast and was about to go upstairs, he happened to run into the assistant assigned to him by the company.
The assistant's surname is Zhou. She's a cute, round-faced young woman in her early twenties.
"Xiao Zhou, have you eaten?"
"Brother Xu, I've already eaten."
"You've already eaten? You have work to learn, how can you use your free time to eat?"
"..."
As Xu Jinyan walked, he shared his experiences of slacking off at work with Xiao Zhou. Xiao Zhou listened from the side and said helplessly, "Brother Xu, I'm here to do your work."
Xu Jinyan waved his hand dismissively: "It's not like I'm the one paying your salary."
Xiao Zhou: "..."
As she spoke, Xu Jinyan went to the window seat on the tenth floor, glanced at her phone, and realized she wasn't late for work.
His punctuality doesn't mean he enjoys going to work anymore; rather, it means that after achieving financial freedom, he no longer needs to work, and he no longer feels that sense of predictable future. Similarly, although he came up with an excellent "black-and-red" route last night, he didn't rush to start writing immediately.
He could write a novel in no time now, with his memory palace, it would be so easy for him. So why didn't he start writing it right away?
He wanted to handle things calmly and skillfully, rather than rushing around in a panic.
Besides, I'm a time traveler, so first and foremost I have to be true to myself. That's all I have to say. As for the rest—go play!