??Chapter 48: Saving Wuxia Sales!_1
Chapter 48: Saving Wuxia Sales!_1
Li Luobo had been teaching for more than forty years, and this was the first ti he felt powerless. In the past, even when he pretended to casually touch the bodies of young girls under the guise of giving guidance, they never dared to say anything. But at this mont, Li Luobo felt that the student before him was not a middle schooler at all, but a fierce beast!
Moreover, Ren He’s mature and calm mindset also exerted great pressure on him. This student was not easy to deal with!
When Ren He finished his squats and put the desk back down, Li Luobo didn’t know why he suddenly let out a sigh of relief. At last, it had stopped.
But then! Just as he was about to speak again, Ren He started doing push-ups…
Is there no end? Huh? Is there no end?
Li Luobo was so angry that his whole body trembled. He simply turned and walked away — out of sight, out of mind. He suddenly began to question his decision to agree to the school’s rehiring proposal. He rembered how triumphant he felt when he first heard that the school wanted to rehire him…
Not long after Li Luobo left the room, Ren He stood up. He had completed both ti-limited tasks ahead of schedule — such was the power of the rewards for physical fitness! Ren He even felt that he could now attempt to break the world record for push-ups, though challenging for such records seed pointless. People challenge world records for several reasons: so to prove themselves, others to gain fa for future earnings through performances, and so on.
But Ren He needed none of that. He didn’t need to be famous, nor did he need to prove himself to others.
“Host has completed the ti-limited task, reward: Etic Water, can be used three tis!”
“Host has completed the ti-limited task, reward: Guitar Skill (Master)!”
Damn, Ren He was pleasantly surprised when he heard about the Etic Water; he had used it before and it was absolutely effective. He had felt it was a pity when he used it up last ti, as the quantity seed insufficient. Now he unexpectedly had three more uses.
However, the second reward was sowhat disappointing. Of course, this reward also proved to him that so of the Divine Punishnt System’s rewarded skills indeed had levels. This could explain why the music theory knowledge he was awarded was only sufficient to write and read music scores and not enough to create new songs on his own.
Ren He realized that it was impossible to continue receiving awards for music theory knowledge — otherwise, he would be able to write songs, and what use would the Divine Punishnt System have for him then?
There must be limitations to the rewards from the Divine Punishnt System.
Now that the three tasks were successfully completed, Ren He felt a weight lifted off his shoulders. Carrying tasks around always felt uncomfortable, as if he owed soone money. Speaking of which, wasn’t his custom bicycle almost ready? Once it arrived, he would go out for a ride.
Ren He had a little over a thousand yuan left on him. He would be a poor man until the next royalty paynt, which was still over half a month away.
The money was coming in too slowly. Should he start another source of inco? Who was Ren He’s favorite author in his previous life? There were many, but if he had to choose his most favorite, it would definitely be Jiang Nan, the author of “Novoland: The Cloud Hopper” and “Dragon Raja”!
The problem was that Jiang Nan’s biggest issue was leaving stories unfinished. Ren He himself hadn’t even seen the conclusion of “Dragon Raja”. To expect him to continue and complete such a work was out of the question. Ren He had so confidence in writing simplistic power-leveling novels, but extending a series like “Dragon Raja” was impossible. He was well aware of his own limitations.
So, what to write?
At that mont, Ren He thought of another one of his favorite authors: Feng Ge! Among the new generation of Chinese martial arts novelists, Feng Ge was the only one called “the leading figure in the post-Jin Yong era”. His main works included “Kunlun”, “Cang Hai”, and “Ling Fei Script”. His writing was magnificent and grand, skilled in structural setup and climax progression. His martial arts style was heavy with the influence of Jin Yong, yet innovative in its own right.
Undoubtedly, Feng Ge and Jiang Nan were two authors who accompanied Ren He throughout his middle and high school years. And importantly, before Ren He’s transmigration, “Kunlun”, “Cang Hai”, and “Ling Fei Script” were all completed!
This was the legendary “Classic of Mountains and Seas” trilogy, considered a classic masterpiece of postmodern martial arts literature. In this parallel world with its relatively undeveloped entertainnt industry, introducing such a trilogy could perhaps make Ren He the Jin Yong of this era…
When the ti cos, won’t film and TV adaptations be as plentiful as the tide?
Regarding the platform for publication, Ren He still planned to collaborate with Zhou Wung, although it was impossible for the Capital Daily to serialize a wuxia novel—but the issue was that the Capital Journalism Group had many platforms under its belt, including the country’s largest wuxia magazine, “Modern and Ancient Martial Heroes.”
He called Zhou Wung, “Elder Zhou, I have a new work, are you interested?”
“A new work?” Zhou Wung imdiately responded with a surprised joy, “Is it like the Three Character Classic?”
“Cough cough, no, it’s a wuxia novel…” Ren He explained.
Zhou Wung almost choked on his own spit, “What the hell?”
“You heard
right, it’s a wuxia novel…”
“Why would you send this to ?!” Zhou Wung’s voice was laced with profound irritation.
“Well, since we’re on good terms, doesn’t your Capital Journalism Group have the magazine ‘Modern and Ancient Martial Heroes’?” Ren He cozyed up.
“Why on earth are you writing wuxia when you have nothing better to do? Even if you’re aiming to make money, wuxia isn’t the top choice. Though ‘Modern and Ancient Martial Heroes’ is the biggest wuxia magazine right now, its sales are way too low compared to other magazines!” Zhou Wung said, obviously annoyed.
“Then here I am to save our sales,” Ren He was confident that in this era Kunlun would be popular—it was a novel that was absolutely famous everywhere when he was in middle school, and it was incredibly suitable for film and TV adaptation!
“You’re that confident?” Zhou Wung asked curiously.
“Yep, just that confident,” Ren He said cheerfully, having read current wuxia novels himself. His opinion was that they were diocre at best; the plots weren’t thrilling enough nor the imagination rich enough!
Starting with Kunlun as the opening work, it could be described as nearly perfect from any aspect.
“Send it over so I can take a look.”
“We’re in the 21st century, just give
your email and I’ll send it over,” Ren He replied.
Zhou Wung raised his eyebrows on the other end of the phone, “What, you think I can’t keep up with the tis?”
“Of course not,” Ren He quickly smoothed things over, “Hurry up and text
your email, I’ll send it over in the next couple of days.”
“Alright, I really want to see what this wuxia novel you’re so confident about is like,” Zhou Wung responded gruffly and hung up the phone. When he heard there was a new work, he thought Ren He had produced another classic, but it turned out the guy shifted to writing wuxia novels.
If he knew that Ren He was also writing a web novel for newbies on the Flourishing Chinese Web, who knows if he would beco so angry that he’d head straight to Luo City to have a heart-to-heart talk with Ren He…
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Special thanks to “Two People One World,” “Ah Lie What Should I Call This,” “Proud Day, Beautiful Scenery,” “Steady Happiness,” “Eventide Dusty Tomb,” “Reformative Hacker,” “Fate of Three Lifetis,” “Wave,” “Super Delicious,” and “Yi Shao Xie (Autumn If Maple, Lonely Laughter Heaven)” for their rewards. I truly appreciate it!
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