Chapter 187 The Inheritor of Xiaoxing's Will - Styx
Chapter 187 The successor of Xiaoxing’s will—Styx (additional update, 24135)
After a while.
The second editorial team was silent.
No one can find a suitable adjective to evaluate Pu Ding's new book.
If I have to say one word, it would be
Strange!
Very strange!
Unspeakably strange!
The first five chapters of the entire work seem to talk about a lot of things, but not everything is explained clearly.
As an old editor, Styx has amazing reading skills and perfect comprehension skills.
After reading the first five chapters of "Infinite Time and Space", he felt a little dizzy.
too messy.
There were so many people at the beginning that he couldn't even remember their names. Fortunately, the protagonist's name was quite distinctive, so he remembered Zheng Tuo.
But... what do you do when you recruit a group of foreigners?
Who can remember so many foreign names?
"Resident Evil"? A small movie from somewhere?
Styx clarified his thoughts. He felt that he must have never seen the movie "Resident Evil", so he could not substitute into the plot of Pu Ding's new book.
After searching this term on Baidu.
"I guess you are looking for 'Biochemical Fertilizer Hazards and Organic Fertilizer Hazards'. Do you want to insist on searching for 'Biochemical Hazard'?"
Styx: "."
Three other editors: "."
Something seems not quite right.
"Damn it! There is no such movie! What the hell!"
Styx jumped up from his chair, feeling that Pu Ding was messing around.
Among the books on Qidian, some authors quoted the world view of a certain film and television work, and then the story happened in it.
Some are fan works.
Some of them have been modified by magic, and some things have been added to become their own world view.
However, everyone has some impression of the world view of the original work. Even if they have not read the original work, they have at least heard of it, or other book friends who have read it can help explain it in the comments. Everyone has fun reading it together and can understand the background of the world.
.
But Pu decided what he was doing!
A non-existent movie allows the protagonist to enter this world?
There is also some explanation of the plot in the article, but you can only follow the protagonist's perspective and see where you go.
The "zombie", "crawler", and "flame queen" that suddenly appeared are all amazing things after all!
In just five chapters, Styx already feels that his brain capacity is a bit insufficient.
"How do you feel?"
The other three editors chewed their teeth and looked embarrassed.
"It has a very distinctive beginning. It seems to be a group time-traveling novel, but one thing is that the protagonist is not the first to time-travel. There are also "seniors" in it, who are dictating to the protagonist and have to listen to him.
The protagonist's situation is so ordinary, I feel like everyone has the same situation in this golden finger of time travel."
"I think the world background at the beginning of Pu Ding's book is too big. Many terms appear in some of his descriptions, such as 'umbrella company', 'flame queen', 'virus laboratory', etc. It seems that there is a complete set of
The logic is the same, but as you, the editor-in-chief, just saw, there is no such movie at all. It is his own original plot. It is very strange. It’s not that it’s bad. It’s just such a big start. It’s different from what he did before.
The style of his books is so different that I’m afraid he won’t be able to handle it and readers won’t be able to relate to it.”
"Now when we talk about the beginning of online articles, when we talk to our authors, we usually ask them not to have more than three main characters. This is the average threshold that the audience can remember. If it is higher, they will start to be irritable and impatient. In this case
, if the plot is not outstanding, it is easy to abandon the book. There are not only more than 3 characters in his opening, but more than 13, which is too exaggerated. I feel that even our platinum authors at Qidian dare not do so many. This is because
It challenges readers’ concentration!”
After listening to the analysis of the three editors, Styx nodded frequently.
"Everything makes sense. This beginning can be said to be a blatant provocation to the reading habits of Qidian readers. Moreover, by doing this, he is even more unfriendly to his old readers. He has finally cultivated a group of readers who love to read short stories.
, and as a result, this new book begins like this. I am afraid that it will directly filter out the original readership group."
Everyone shook their heads, not optimistic about this beginning.
Even if there are no obvious poisonous points such as cuckoldry, giving away girls, and abusing the master, the entire reading experience is developing in the direction of dissuading people.
At least the editor looked very uncomfortable.
After being silent for a long time, Styx suddenly said: "But I still have a question. After you finish reading, do you want to read it later?"
The three editors were stunned.
Then they all said: "I want to!"
A smile appeared on Styx's face. He took out a pair of black-rimmed flat glasses from the drawer and put them on himself, then raised the bridge of his nose with his fingers.
The editors seemed to see a flash of cold light.
"hiss!"
This action seems familiar!
Styx: "Next, I will try to replace Xiaoxing and analyze Pu Ding's true intention!"
Yes!
small star!
Whenever Xiaoxing makes this move, it is the moment to reveal the mystery to everyone.
He can always analyze the real meaning behind Pu Ding's seemingly problematic operations!
Unexpectedly, Xiaoxing is gone, but Xiaoxing’s soul is still with the second group.
The boss of Styx has inherited this characteristic!
A confident smile like a little star hung on the corner of Styx's mouth.
"That's right! Pu Ding's books have always been like this. No matter what plot he writes, it will always entice you to read further. Even if the beginning is strange, there are enough hidden points that everyone can't help but want to read.
Let's see how the plot of the movie will develop and whether these people can survive this horror movie."
Styx took another look at the classification of "Infinite Time and Space".
"I probably understand why Pu Ding chose the suspense category. Although the world the protagonist lives in looks like a future world and would be more suitable to be placed in science fiction, placing him in suspense sets the tone for the entire book, which is full of suspense.
background! If you want to see the truth of the matter, you have to explore step by step."
"As we all know! Readers in the suspense category are the most patient readers. They will understand the protagonist's true intentions from each incredible operation, and they will also deconstruct the weirdness to expose the true information hidden under the hazy description of the entire story.
Pu Ding's book is like a thick fog, and only suspense readers can have enough patience to read it and find some clues."
The three editors suddenly understood.
"Hiss! It's just the beginning, is there already such a deep game?"
Styx's smile still hung on his face, and he said: "What we see is often what we see from an editor's perspective. We will judge whether a book is not in line with the market, whether there are similar successful works, and whether there are any
Similar to the book on the street, experience is very important to us, and the novel industry also relies on this accumulation. However, we must not forget that experience is not effective for the author Pu Ding! He can always come up with some new tricks and lead the way.
A new trend!”
"So, no matter what the early stage of this book is, whether we are optimistic about it or not, since Pu Ding has been brewing for three months, it must have profound meaning. You must know that his previous books are basically seamlessly connected.
Everyone can lead the market trend. This book was carefully prepared for three months, and it cannot be a general book."
"Pu Ding has big ambitions!"
"Editor Xiaoxing and I also learned one of the most important things! That is, when you don't understand what Pu Ding is doing, just let the bullets fly for a while, and his true thoughts will always be exposed later. And we have to do this
That’s it”
The three editors were attentive, and had been brought to a better state by Styx, and they couldn't wait to ask:
"What? What to do?"
"What we have to do is to help him! Put the recommendations in place, and Pu Ding will take care of the rest."
Styx took off his glasses and felt that he had made a little progress.
Pu Ding was obviously impatient when he heard him talk about the recommended seats before, but he also showed it just now.
I thought he couldn't be open and honest. He just said "I'll try my best to arrange a good recommendation" in a cryptic way. It was too vague!
What does Puding need?
It’s no brainer to believe him!
Get full recommendations directly!
Styx immediately applied for a small speaker recommendation spot on the homepage of the app for Pu's new book. He was about to apply for another big recommendation, but then he suddenly frowned.
Another loose.
"Oh!!! I understand. Pu decided to choose this time to publish the book, and there is another consideration: using his own power to promote the new book!"
"Well, the big seal is placed right behind that, so the effect will be better."
The second point Styx learned from Xiaoxing is: You can never decide each operation simply by looking at it. You must think carefully to find out the deep meaning. If you find many, it must be what he expected.
Pu decided to choose this time to open the book. It was definitely not a coincidence, he must have known the news!