Chapter 12 third quarter

The novel class is held in the coffee shop "Pure Tea Magazine" that the two parties met when they first met. Ms. Zi said that she doesn't like places with too many people, so she hopes to set the location at that coffee shop with few customers.I have no objection to this matter. After all, I also think it is better to do things in a quiet place, and the store is only two stops away from Dongyang University, so I don't have to work hard to open the traffic. I walked into the store following the clang of the bell.Does that mean the bell is masochistically signaling that the store is empty?Although I think the atmosphere in the store is quite good, it may be that the store is old and it is difficult to walk into the store.This shop is indeed more difficult to walk into than chain coffee shops.

There was still no music playing in the store, just the same hum of the malfunctioning ceiling fan, and Miss Zi was sitting in the back of the store as before.After saying hello, I sat in the seat opposite her, it seems that this configuration will become a routine. "Mr. Reality." Miss Zi suddenly spoke. "What's up?" "Please advise me a lot." "Ah, please teach me a lot." Although it was just an ordinary greeting, the rhythm of her speech today is still very unique, and there must be a strange gap before she speaks.Today is only the second meeting between the two parties, and it seems that it will take me a while to get used to it.

"Okay." I put a few borrowed books and a notebook for recording on the table, and Miss Zi also took out her own notebook and pencil case.In this way, the preparation for class is completed. "Then, Miss Zi, please answer a few questions for me first." "OK." "Let's first confirm Miss Zi's current position, that is, how far you have prepared before writing the novel. If there is something you don't know, just answer that you don't know." She nodded.Those eyes are also very awe-inspiring today. "So, how many novels have you read so far?"

"…………Fives……" "Fives?" "About 50,000 copies." "what?" I ask again. "Is it 50,000 copies...?" "yes." "Really?" "yes." Fifty thousand copies... My first reaction was "you're lying".Because she said it was "50,000 copies", which is an unimaginable amount.I remember she said that she is a sophomore in college, and she is twenty years old this year.Three hundred and sixty-five days multiplied by twenty years is 7,300 days, so 50,000 books is the amount that can only be achieved by reading 6.8 books a day.No, it is impossible to read 6.8 books every day from the age of zero. If you assume that you start reading books from the age of ten, then you have to read 13.6 books every day.This is an exaggerated figure.

"Has Miss Zi ever learned speed reading?" "I didn't learn to speed read, but I read very fast." She answered calmly. How should I put it... Although she doesn't look like she's joking, is this a swollen face to pretend to be fat?Then again, if that's the case, a more realistic number should be chosen. "That... isn't it good to have read 50,000 books?" "Ah, no, it's not bad." Of course not bad.For those who want to write novels, it is a good thing to read a lot. "Then, what kind of novels do you read?" I regained my composure and continued to ask questions.

"I don't really care about the genre of novels, and I don't choose books with a certain standard. I have contacted from old books to new books. Although I read works regardless of domestic and overseas, but because I don't know foreign languages, overseas works Only read the translation." "Do you read everything... Besides, I seem to have asked this before, have you ever written a novel?" "No." "Not even short stories?" "Yes, not at all." "Then, the only experience in writing essays is the essays written by the cloth school?"

"Unfortunately, I don't even have that kind of experience." "No? Does it mean that you haven't even written a composition?" "Yes." Miss Zi nodded. "I don't seem to be good at writing articles by nature. Even school essays can be avoided as much as possible. Letters and emails should be communicated with the least amount of words. Until today, I try not to touch the behavior of writing articles. I have survived all the way. If I want to say that the articles I wrote manually according to my own wishes, there are only the notes written out of the ideas mentioned a few days ago, and the fan letter sent to Mr. Wu Shi. But the notes only list the key points , so the letter I sent to Mr. Wushi can be regarded as the first article in my life.”

"..." A chill ran down my back. It's scary... no, although it's very happy to receive a fan letter full of heart, but... should I say it's too full... I really didn't expect that it would be a girl who has been avoiding writing essays and emails in her life. The first letter written in.Where in my novel did she not hesitate to do this?As a writer, I'm completely clueless. However, if everything she said was true, the child would be too unbalanced.Even though the amount of reading is much higher than that of ordinary people, the experience of writing articles is less than that of ordinary people.However, I heard that most of the people who are called geniuses in the world are of this extreme type.Maybe this kid will be the raw stone of a super writer.

In this way, the idea in her mind may really be a very powerful idea.The idea that she calls "the funniest novel in the world."To be honest, I am more skeptical than dubious, but if the number of 50,000 books is true, there may be a glimmer of hope. I began to think, what policy should be adopted in this novel classroom... Judging from the large amount of reading, she is somewhat prepared for writing novels.Even if it's just to teach her the basics of writing, she might be able to write on her own later.In this way, this part-time job does not seem to last long, which makes me feel that I have not quit my job in the cram school.

In short, since she said that she already has an idea, there should be no need to do writing exercises that make people feel irritated. "I see." I took out one of the books I had brought with me. I chose a book called "Learning Novel Writing Tutorial from the Basics".Although it can only be flipped quickly in the tram, the content of this book guiding beginners is the least biased. "Although this book is not written by me but someone else, I think the content is very easy to understand, so I want to use this instead of a textbook." "Okay." Miss Zi nodded vigorously in response.

Open the first chapter of "Fiction Writing Tutorial". The first chapter is "Structure" "In order to write a novel..." I spoke in the same tone as when I was a lecturer in a cram school: "The first things that are needed are 'willingness to write novels' and 'ideas', but Miss Zi already has these two things, so we will omit the redundant spiritual theory and enter the part of writing skills earlier." "OK." "The first thing we should do is think about the plot. Do you know what the plot is?" "I know." Miss Zi said so. "Creative plot refers to the elements that make up the plot. This is different from narrative, not just listing events in sequence, but also describing the causal relationship between these events. For example, 'Father dies, then mother dies ' This text is a narrative, but writing 'the father died, and the mother died because she was too sad' is the plot. Can it be explained like this?" Miss Zi finished speaking smoothly. I looked at the book in hand without saying a word. "Well, Miss Zi...... Have you read this book?" "Read." "Just tell me what you've read..." What she just said is entirely the content written in the "plot" unit in "Novel Writing Tutorial". "Then you already know what this book is about." "yes." "Since this is the case, there should be no need for me to teach it again... What do you think of this book?" "What does 'how' mean?" "I think this is a pretty good introductory book. As long as you follow the contents of this book in order, you can complete a novel. Did Miss Zi try it? For example, conceiving the plot." "I haven't done it." "what?" "I just read that book. I think I can understand the methods written in it, but I haven't practiced it." "Well... why don't you try it?" "What should I do?" "What should be done... just try to conceive the plot." "But there is no way to conceive in the book." "Huh? This kind of thing..." I flipped through the "Fiction Creation Tutorial" and quickly read the chapter "Structure". Among them are written "what is the plot", "connecting the beginning and the end", "confirming the chronological order", "determining the main points of public information", etc. about the points that should be paid attention to when conceiving the plot.Everything in the book is focused, and I think it's a good book. However, the book does not explain "how" to conceive, only "pay attention to the above points, and conceive as you like". After all, this is not a manual for a machine in the first place.There is no such thing as a book that tells everyone that the first line of the plot should be written this way and the second line should be written that way. The content of the plot will be completely different depending on the writer, and it is not something that can provide a single answer. I looked at Miss Zi's face, her expression was very serious.It seems that the girl said seriously: "Because there is no way to conceive the plot in the book, so I don't know how to do it." Is this the negative impact of the so-called loose education? "Well... anyway, let's try it out." I opened the notebook. "Miss Zi also opened the notebook, and then picked up the pencil." As soon as I finished speaking, she took out her mechanical pencil and faced the blank notepad, and for some reason became very nervous. "What's wrong?" "It's okay...please continue." "Then let's start. Ah, you can't tell me your idea, can you? Although the 'plot' is the easiest to conceive with a basic theme as a guideline, but... Forget it, let's start with random ideas .” "Follow..." Miss Zi widened her eyes in surprise. "Arbitrarily...?" "yes." "But even if it's casual, I also..." "Then let's start with the protagonist first. Boy or girl? Which do you prefer?" "So..." Miss Zi frowned for some reason and said, "Such an important matter, do I have to decide on the spot now?" "Of course I have to decide, because I have to write the plot." I quickly scribbled "male" and "female" in my notebook. "Can't!" Miss Zi suddenly let out a "boom", pushed aside the chair and stood up. This time it was my turn to be surprised. "Mr. Wushi! You...you are insulting the novel!" Miss Zi shook her head vigorously and shouted.what happened?What the hell happened? "Huh? That... what do you mean?" "That's it!" She pointed to my writing. "You actually disregarded 'male' and 'female'! If this is not called casual, then what is called casual? Mr. Wushi... When it comes to the important element that can exert the greatest influence on the story, it is the protagonist, right? And 'Gender' is also very important among the various elements that make up the main character. Is it possible to make a decision easily without thinking like this? Of course not! The story weaved when the main character is a man will be completely different from that of a woman, right? , the problem is not only this, it is too casual to only have two choices of 'male' and 'female', there should be a situation of being a ladyboy, right? To be honest, it is a mistake to limit the protagonist to a human being. Considering the novel This medium has infinite possibilities, which means that even animals or aliens can be the protagonists! However, once Mr. Wushi writes 'male' and 'female' here, all other infinite possibilities will disappear... ..." Miss Zi gritted her teeth with regret. I always feel like I've done something bad. "Then... let's write it together." I added "shemale", "animal" and "alien" under "male" and "female". Miss Zi let out a cry of "Ah~~" and leaned out from the table towards me again. "No, that's not right... This will indeed expand the options and leave more possibilities... But if it's just like this... And, besides, it's a mistake to decide the protagonist from the beginning? For example, if the protagonist is decided to be a woman and start to conceive the plot , but what should I do if there is a problem that cannot be ignored in the middle? If this is not the case, it will be irreversible..." "Just give up when the time comes." As I spoke, I drew a line on the word "female" to cancel this option. Miss Zi yelled "ahhh~~" and patted the table. "How can you do this!" "Well... Anyway, calm down first, and sit down." Miss Zi sat down anxiously.I looked over there because I was worried that she would make the store manager angry by making a lot of noise, but the old store manager seemed to be hard of hearing or something, so he didn't pay attention to this at all.In addition, we are the only customers in the store, so it is great to choose this store. Miss Zi couldn't calm down, looking anxiously at the words I wrote in the notebook. "Aren't you trying to write freely?" I asked. "...I can't do it." She said this after a while. "I can't write. If I randomly write something that isn't the correct answer... I can't write anything when I think about the risks of this situation. But no matter how much I worry about it in my head, I don't know what is The correct answer. If you want to choose the only correct answer in the world of novels, the scope is too wide..." Miss Zi looked at the white notebook spread out in front of her eyes. I understand very well what she is saying. The place where Miss Zi is currently stopping may be a place where all those who aspire to be a writer must pass by once.The anticipation and unease that comes with writing the first word of the plot, and the anticipation and unease that comes with writing the first line of the text, I think this is a place that all writers absolutely have to go through once. However, there is only a halfway point after all.No matter how long it takes, I won't be able to finish the novel if I stay at that place. So I hope that I can quickly help Miss Zi get the seal of passing this place.There is still a long way to go in the future, and there is no time to stay at the starting point. "You're going to a very unfortunate place." She looked up at what I said. "It's a pity...?" "Yes. As Miss Zi said, the world of the novel is very vast. Miss Zi's eyes can already see the boundless world of the novel, and the only thing left is how to judge what she sees." "I don't know... what is the correct answer..." "No." "what?" "All are correct answers. All the words that exist in this world are correct. No matter what sentence or word, it can become the first line of the plot of the novel, so there is absolutely no such thing as wrong writing. In principle In other words, there is no way this could happen.” "impossible……" "However, I haven't been able to think like this until recently, so it should be difficult for Miss Zi, who is just about to start writing, to suddenly be able to think like this. So, let's do this—now I am your teacher, can you please Blindly believe what I say? Even if you change your mind later, just align yourself with my values ​​now. 'All statements are correct answers', repeat it." "'All statements are correct answers'." Miss Zi tremblingly said in a low voice. "Okay, how does it feel to stand back at the starting point with this point of view? What can I see? What appeared in front of Miss Zi was not a lot of surprise boxes filled with 'not winning' notes, but piles of surprise boxes filled with only treasures. Treasure chest." With a suspicious magician's tone, I closed my eyes and opened my hands. OK, now how? I opened my eyes slightly to see Miss Zi's appearance. I saw that she opened her mouth slightly, her eyes were not facing me or the notebook but looking into the distance, feeling like she was in a daze.But her eyes were full of light, and her expression was like that of a child who was taken to a toy store. It appears to be a success.Miss Zi switched her way of thinking beautifully. Now she can really see Baoshan.Looks like I managed to trick her. No, while the word "cheat" feels negative, I'm not lying. "All sentences are correct answers" is true.No matter what the sentence is, it can become the first sentence of the novel. However, all statements are also wrong answers. Mistakes made at the beginning are bound to surface gradually as the writing progresses.I learned this from experience, but I don't need to tell her just yet, just let her notice it herself as she writes. What Miss Zi needs now is not to be afraid of failure, not to overthink, and then force herself to set sail from the port. "That... Mister Wushi..." "What's up?" "Is it okay to choose whatever?" "yes." "Really...doesn't matter what you choose?" "Okay, choose the one you like." Miss Zi spontaneously picked up the mechanical pencil. Then she showed an excited expression, worrying happily whether to choose this or that.Once it reaches this point, I don't really need to intervene, so I warmly guard Miss Zi, who is clearly troubled but has a happy face. After two hours of fretting, the first sentence she wrote in her notebook was "smooth and smooth"

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