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Chapter 7 Do You Think You Are Hitler?

You can never make a fortune in fields you don't understand. Although this statement is too decisive, it still makes sense.

Writing may be the field Peyton knows best. In his previous life, he was a literary worker. Apart from the daily code words, in life, what he likes most is to instill his cultural literacy in his girlfriend.

Especially in bed, that cigarette time!
He has always thought that the most valuable and fulfilling thing to do with a partner is to instill his ideals on a piece of white paper, such as a young girl who has just grown up.

"Did you know that the joys and pains of love intersect?"

"cross?"

"Yeah, let me teach you."

……

In this regard he has sufficient confidence.

Although he can't memorize 100% of the popular works in history, he can't eat in a way of plagiarism and transportation.

But after all, with the vision of the previous life, beyond the unknown ages now, maybe a small idea can lead the trend.

Moreover, he has watched many classic Hollywood movies, but if he can change the content of these movies magically, add some wild imagination, and transfer them to his own pen, he can also become a well-known author and successfully earn the first sum of money.

"What type to choose?" Peyton began to think

There are many types of novels, just like the themes of movies, divided into magic, ancient, epic, emotional, inspirational, military, science fiction, suspense...

The dividing line of these themes is not clear, and various novels can be born by combining with each other.

The first thing Peyton needs to think about is to choose a suitable subject matter.

In fact, the theme of love is undoubtedly the best, and love can resonate with everyone.

Many people have unforgettable love, even if they don't, who can't yearn for sweet love?
The sweet love, including the exchange of bodily fluids on the bed, is hearty and hearty, which is what the public expects.

Looking at a love fairy tale, putting yourself into it, and giggling alone, this is the experience that many people have experienced.

There are many memories in Peyton's mind describing the beautiful love stories of life and death, such as "The Bridge of Madison County", "If Love Has a Will", "Love Letter", "Titanic", "Heartbeat", "True Love Actually"...

He remembers these classic stories very clearly, and he can also write out the general framework.

He even remembered many excellent works that won the Nobel Prize, such as "Lover", "Snow Country", "Love in the Time of Cholera"...

He may have never experienced such a profound love, but it does not prevent him from writing it.

Although it is not as good as the original, but the embellishment is not bad, and he is confident that he can write it well.

After all, in the history of Chinese movies, there are too few movies with simple themes without emotional clues.

Chinese directors have a good understanding of "emotion is the resonance of human beings."

Directors and screenwriters can add poignant and even bloody love stories to any subject matter.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the epic Battle of Chibi revolved around the love story of Cao Cao and Er Qiao.

Even Qin Shihuang's sweep of Liuhe, a serious historical theme, can also draw a love track-the love between Lao Ai and Zhao Ji.

I still remember what Lao Ai said: "It's just that you want to be my woman, and I want to be your man, and live like husband and wife..."

Ha ha……

In the external literature that Peyton accepted in his previous life, texts with emotions and even movies and TV works accounted for more than 60%.

He has enough accumulation.

But it is a pity that these novels are obviously not in line with Peyton's current age.

A child less than ten years old wrote a poignant love story.

Alas, this does not conform to the realistic logic of the public understanding.

Although the Federation has all kinds of ghosts and monsters, and the free air is filled with all kinds of violent and twisted elements, Cthulhu can be born.

But the basic logical concepts, Peyton does not want to touch.

After all, this may not even convince the family!
Perhaps "Pounding Heartbeat" would be a little more suitable, but it would be more appropriate to wait until middle school or even high school.

To fall in love and engage in ambiguity, wait at least a few more years, and at least keep it at the federal average—the period from the fourth grade of elementary school to junior high school.

The rest of the hard science fiction, and even the novels with mainstream realistic themes, are completely out of line with his age.

Age is a flaw, and many things cannot be brought out.

One after another themes are crossed out, and there are fewer themes that can be created next.

"It should still be a work that conforms to the current mainstream value and the times." Peyton gave the second key to creation in his heart.

Classic never goes out of style?

This is a lie, if you believe it, then you are stupid.

Is Dream of the Red Chamber classic enough?

The classics that have been passed down from generation to generation, in the modern age where the pace of life is accelerating and even videos are mainly short videos, how many people can really watch it?
I don't deny its artistry, but even if it is sealed as a myth by the traditional literary circles, it does not affect the fact that its sales are sluggish.

In the 80s and [-]s, the brilliant martial arts classics "Sentimental Swordsman Ruthless Sword" and "Legend of Chu Liuxiang" did not have much vitality in the era of online literature.

Literary works serve the times, and if they do not catch up with a suitable time, no matter how good a work is, it can only wither.

The withering of martial arts culture can be summed up in a suitable sentence - this is no longer the era of martial arts.

The times are changing, and the public's acceptance and recognition of literature are also changing.

This point needs to be mastered by Payton, otherwise, the possibility of acclimatization is very high.

Too much in advance, too much beyond this era, it is difficult for the public to accept!
Because of the work-study program, Payton handles countless newspapers every day. The community they live in is a high-end community, where at least all the people living in it are middle class.
There are people engaged in various occupations, and their demand for various newspapers is not small.

Politics, military, finance, business...

Because of these newspapers, Payton has a comprehensive understanding of outside information and a clear understanding of the current mainstream literature.

Now more in line with the mainstream are the works of the federal "lost generation" writers represented by Hemingway and others.

Their works are mainly based on profound and realistic themes, and their works show confusion and hesitation about life, the world and society.

Two years later, when Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" wins the Nobel Prize for Literature, these people will completely stand at the pinnacle of the federal literary world.

This is mainstream literature, even Paton could classify it as serious traditional literature.

They may be the mainstream and can get many literary awards, but they just don't make enough money.

According to the "New York Times" statistics, the works with the highest sales volume are all works of popular literature in people's mouth.

Such as "Empire Chronicles", "Merry Doctor and Pretty Nurse", "Victoria Girl", "Love at Twilight", "Merry Forensic Doctor", "The Life of the Archbishop", "The Secret of Money", "The Flower of the Gangster", "The Evil Law Enforcement Officer"...

These are the most popular works serialized in newspapers now, and there is almost no mainstream serious literature.

Most of these serious literatures are directly published, and the sales volume is not very good. They can only rely on the author's reputation and various awards to increase sales.

Now the serials in newspapers are more popular, including all kinds of unconstrained science fiction works, novels on family background, historical romance novels, political novels, gangster novels, medical exposure novels, religious novels...

These are popular novels that do not conform to the mainstream literature of society, but these are the most popular themes of literary works.

Just to give an example, don't look at the sales volume of "The Old Man and the Sea" in later generations is as high as tens of millions, and it has been translated into dozens of languages, but this is based on the halo addition of Nobel literature. Accumulated, it was done under the premise of being recognized as a "world classic".

In fact, when "The Old Man and the Sea" was just published, its sales were sluggish, and it was far from the top of the sales list at the same time. Even after it was reported that it won the Nobel Prize for Literature, it was only a short period It was on the sales charts and was quickly replaced by other popular works with popular themes.

Serious literature can win awards, and popular literature can make money.

The world is fair, there is no reason, if you win a prize, you can still make money, is there any law of heaven, is there any law of the king?
If you want to make money standing up, who do you think you are?
Hi Hitler?
(Note: Hitler is the person with the highest manuscript fee in Germany, and he really made money standing up.)
(End of this chapter)