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Chapter 291 The characterization of Sherlock Holmes! !

To sum up the story of "The Sign of Four" in one sentence, this case tells the story of the greedy officer Sholto, who betrayed his trust and wanted to monopolize the treasure. He was in panic for many years and finally brought disaster to his family.

A box of treasures, four signatures.

After this, this book writes about the test of human nature.

This kind of plot and emotion can be easily understood by readers in modern society, whether it is family affection, friendship or love.

In the face of huge wealth, human greed will be exposed!

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"marvelous……"

"It's really great."

This "Four Signatures" is also not long. As Li Liyue read it, she couldn't stop admiring it in her heart.

And obviously, in this book, the old thief not only wanted to write a simple story, but also discussed human nature and reflected the colonial plunder of Indiana!

The final ending is equally meaningful to Shota Xiaoxiang.

From another perspective, there is a truth, that is, greed for ill-gotten wealth will eventually bring misfortune to oneself. Even if one obtains ill-gotten wealth, he will live in panic and have no peace throughout his life.

There was sudden silence.

Second, the motivation of each murderer can be written as a "pathos" emotion that earns sympathy points. This is the signature style of the old thief.

Let’s not talk about distant ones, let’s just talk about “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” which became popular all over Kyushu. The upper and lower ghosts in this work all have their own tragic stories.

They are all ideas.

This "narrowness" does not mean that I publicly expressed my dislike for "A Study in Scarlet".

Even Xiao Xiangshota had to praise, this is a wonderful work.

This empathy is not sympathy, and you also understand why the character in the work behaves like this. Once you empathize, it can be said that all the emotions of the characters in the book are established.

When Shota Xiaoxiang finished turning the last page of "Four Signatures".

The old thief is a web writer. The most important thing when writing web texts is the sense of picture. He racks his brains to describe it from all aspects.

"Is this the end?"

There is a plot in it, the one about chasing the murderer on the Thames River, which has made thousands of readers’ blood boil!

“The visual sense is really strong!!”

But "The Sign of Four" is different. Although it still does not focus all the words on "suspense reasoning", it focuses more on the description of the crime story itself of "The Sign of Four".

Maybe they are not forgiven because they have done so many evil things, but the audience can sympathize with them.

Less story, more reasoning.

"Am I too narrow-minded?"

"The Four Signs" and "A Study in Scarlet" have many similarities. The first is the overall structure.

There is too little written about the case, and it is too easy for Holmes to solve it.

"Is it because of this that my works are inferior?"

Finally, the old thief reveals all the truth.

But the excitement of the storyline still makes the audience ignore this point.

This kind of pleasure is difficult to bring about in "A Study in Scarlet". "A Study in Scarlet" gives readers the feeling that they are enjoying themselves, and then it ends so suddenly, and they feel relieved!

Readers are confused.

People are like this. When something that goes against your ideas appears, you will reject it for the first time. It is not until you realize at a certain moment that this thing may have some truth that you will think about it carefully.

However, compared with "A Study in Scarlet", the reason why "The Sign of Four" was praised by Li Liyue is because the story of this work is very attractive. From the moment Mrs. Merrill found Holmes, the readers were attracted by the story. From the perspective of knowledge, I gradually understood the whole story.

More stories, less reasoning.

The treasure ended up scattered in the Thames and could not be found.

The first half tells the story of solving crimes, and the second half tells the stories of many prisoners.

This description made Li Liyue speechless. From this aspect alone, he felt ashamed.

Whether the story serves the reasoning or the reasoning serves the story, these two writing modes will present two completely different works. However, before, Shota Xiaoxiang always believed in one style and did not try the other one.

In this book, all those who tried to own this treasure and this wealth either died violently or were eventually arrested.

It is precisely because of this that Xiaoxiang Shota feels like being slapped in the face, because just a few days ago, Xiaoxiang Shota said in an interview with Yingzhou that this kind of writing method is difficult to work in mystery works. .

Xiao Xiang shota murmured.

It’s about thinking about my own writing style and whether my writing is too narrow.

The overall structure has not changed at all, but the plot is much more exciting and the sense of immersion is deeper.

This is not because Xiao Xiangshota thinks the book "The Four Signs" is so "magical", but because the old thief has continued the writing model and writing style of "A Study in Scarlet"!

But the writing method of physical books is different, and the focus of writing my own suspense reasoning works has never been here.

"This is the advantage of the old thief, it is the sense of picture that is difficult for suspense authors to write..."

"Four Signatures" can be regarded as providing a brand new idea, which made Xiao Xiangshota suddenly wake up.

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But now...

But Fortune, when Small found himself about to be caught up by the police and had no other way out, he scattered the treasures and threw them into the Thames River, which was about 5 miles long.

If people live in a world without peace and a state of guilt, it would be really sad.

"Hey……"

"Wonderful."

Xiaoxiang shota sighed slightly.

Although he still does not think that the two "Sherlock Holmes" books are "masterpieces", Xiao Shota can feel from these two books the reason why the author Lao Ze is so popular in Kyushu !

The existence of any phenomenon is traceable and reasonable.

Even if a bad movie becomes a hit, everyone should still think independently and find out why this phenomenon occurs.

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"666666! "The Sign of Four" is so exciting!"

"Holy shit! Damn it, Watson actually got a wife?"

"Be careful of the old thieves' works. Maybe Watson's wife will die later, and I will be worried!"

""The Sign of Four" is too hard! It's still the same writing mode! Nothing has changed!"

"Watson will marry Merry soon. Alas, it's a pity that Holmes is addicted to the bottle of cocaine because he has no case..."

"Sherlock Holmes is so charming. Oh my god, I've never liked a character so much in a Sherlock book."

"The pace of "The Sign of Four" is even faster, I can't get enough of it! The third part! The third part! It still takes three weeks, right?"

"The Four Signatures" is also not too long. Just three hours after it was released in the morning, the entire novel forum and blogs were filled with readers' high praise for "The Four Signatures"! Male readers are immersed in the case story of "The Sign of Four", while female readers are also attracted by Watson's love line!

All the previous doubts about the old thief on the Internet have turned into discussions about the writing style of "Sherlock Holmes", and I still feel unfinished after reading "The Sign of Four"!

Even readers who were used to following Lao Zei's online articles are very satisfied with the speed at which Lao Zei updates and releases new books!

To say that public opinion on the Internet does not mean anything, just look at the actual sales...

When the first-day sales of "Four Signatures" were finally presented to everyone in Kyushu, there were many people who were shocked and dumbfounded!

Xiazhou native...

2000 million copies…

The total sales volume in Kyushu, according to incomplete statistics, exceeds 5000 million copies...

"Nima!"

"What kind of horrific sales volume is this? Not even Harry Potter has achieved this kind of sales volume, right?"

“Compared to A Study in Scarlet, the sales volume has increased three to four times?!”

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Seeing this sales volume, people inside and outside the circle are a little breathless!

When will suspense mystery works reach the level and sales of world bestsellers?

Not to mention other people, even authors like Li Liyue, who have a very upright attitude, are extremely envious...

The first-day sales of more than 50 million copies are almost comparable to the total sales in Kyushu after "The Housekeeper" was released for nearly a month!

And it is conceivable that in the next few days, the sales of "Four Signatures" will continue to grow with word-of-mouth!

"How on earth did the old thief do it?!"

"It's so awesome!"

In the home of another well-known suspense author in Xiazhou, his son Sun Xiao couldn't help but exclaimed when he saw the official sales figures.

Just yesterday, he and his father Sun Xuan finished reading "The Four Signs" together. After reading it, his father kept himself locked in the study and seemed to get a lot of inspiration from it.

"many factors."

Sun Xuan sighed, saying he was not envious would be a lie.

"First of all, the popularity brought about by the explosion of "Harry Potter" across Kyushu. The starting point of this work is very high."

"Secondly, the heated discussion and discussion after the release of the first "A Study in Scarlet" brought more attention to "Sherlock Holmes."

"third……"

“It’s just that the work itself is outstanding.”

"Even if it's not the traditional case-based reasoning that many mystery fans are looking forward to, the image of Sherlock Holmes is really great."

These words are not difficult to understand, but Sun Xiao still asked:

"dad."

"What is so great about the characterization of Sherlock Holmes?"

Sun Xuan pulled out the chair, sat down, and spoke carefully to his son:

"I have been thinking about this question after reading it yesterday. Why is Sherlock Holmes... no, it should be said that in all the works of the old thief, the character creation and charm are so attractive."

"Take Sherlock Holmes alone. In fact, the most attractive thing about this character is not his exquisite deductive reasoning, but his inner spirit and innate free temperament."

Sun Xiao said doubtfully:

"Inner spirit?"

Sun Xuan nodded, "Yes, inner spirit."

"Holmes' mind, demeanor, career, era, and even stories are all accessories."

"This character setting is destined to be brilliant. It is not created by the times. If you take the light of Sherlock Holmes' humanity and write it in a modern context, it will still shine."

Seeing his son's confused expression, Sun Xuan quickly added:

"This represents a kind of superego, you know?"

Sun Xiao shook his head blankly.

Sun Xuan scratched his head, "How to explain?"

"Realm! Yes, it is the realm!"

"Many similar novels write about so-called geniuses. They are all geniuses who have a mortal core but wear mortal clothes. But Sherlock Holmes is not the case. The old thief used this incomprehensible act of injecting cocaine to shape this character. Role."

"It can even be said that Sherlock Holmes represents the highest inner state that people seek, and bears some sustenance. On the surface, Watson does make readers very involved, but this is a kind of reality substitution."

"Holmes is different, this is an idealized substitution!"

"Be loyal to yourself and implement yourself!"

"It can be said that this Sherlock Holmes has won both rational and emotional recognition from readers."

"Under this premise, it is actually difficult for readers to abandon this emotion and achieve an objective evaluation of the book. In other words, these senses of substitution are themselves part of the book."

"besides……"

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Sun Xuan's words made Sun Xiao a little confused, because his father used a lot of philosophical and ideal words.

But the general meaning can still be understood.

As an author, I definitely look at things more comprehensively.

In his previous life, the famous mystery novelist Block put forward three requirements for character creation in his "Novel School".

Credibility.

Readers agree.

and originality.

How credible is this Sherlock Holmes story?

Just in the previous life, there was a BBC special documentary on "Sherlock Holmes".

This documentary goes to Baker Street and randomly asks passers-by, "Did Sherlock Holmes live in 221B Baker Street?"

Many of these passers-by have never read the original work of "Sherlock Holmes", but what is surprising is that probably more than 60% of passers-by nodded and said, yes, Sherlock Holmes lived here!

A character in a novel was written to such an extent that many people doubted whether this person actually existed. You can imagine what the extent was.

The main thing is the background. The era is so real. Even 221B Baker Street, this location is real and has already begun to be clocked in!

On the British side, they even want to contact the old thief and obtain the copyright to build some museums or other related facilities about "Sherlock Holmes", but so far they have not received a positive response.

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(End of this chapter)