It took a full month from the opening of the Xuanwen Hall to the publication of the first draft of the Di newspaper.
The reason why it took so long is mainly because writing the manuscript, preparing movable type, typesetting and designing, arranging channels, etc. are all time-consuming and laborious tasks.
When the first layout sketch of the Di newspaper appeared on the desk, Zhou Jun was filled with emotion when he saw it.
Compared with the newspapers of later generations, this Di newspaper is still crude.
But it is the first public opinion media in Chinese history.
This newly born "newspaper" has no borders, no color plates, and no changing characters. Even due to the page limitations of movable type typesetting, even the layout is done manually, which makes it impossible to accurately align the sections with each other.
There is always some tilt.
Among them, the first chapter of the storybook "Nie Yinniang" has a total of more than 2,000 words. It was revised no less than twenty times before it was finalized. It is the most time-consuming edition of this newspaper.
Song Ruo'e took this sketch of the residence newspaper and couldn't put it down, watching it over and over again.
Although she had read the first chapter of "Nie Yinniang" over and over again, now that she saw it, she couldn't help but read it again.
After reading it, Song Ruo'e sighed: "This Nie Yinniang is really a persevering and extraordinary woman, and the story is also wonderful. I wonder what will happen next?"
Xie Qin said with a smile: "Erlang has already drafted the outline of the second episode. You might as well ask him to tell you."
Seeing Song Ruo'e looking over, Zhou Jun didn't give in and said directly: "Nie Yinniang went around to inquire about the case and look for her enemies. After some investigation, she found that the family being framed was not as simple as it seemed."
"Years ago, Nie Yinniang's father, as the magistrate of Yizhou, was in charge of the imperial relief warehouse. He discovered that there was a big problem with the access to the granary. He personally went to check the grain in the warehouse late at night, but was framed and slandered.
A corrupt official who took bribes and violated the law later implicated his whole family and was exiled."
"On the way to exile, the main messenger behind the whole incident was worried that Nie Cangling would reveal the secret of the relief warehouse, so he sent assassins to ambush Nie's family halfway and pretended to be an accidental death. Only the young man
Nie Yinniang escaped."
"Nie Yinniang, who grew up and became a master of martial arts, began to trace the truth of that year, and the mastermind behind the scenes also discovered her existence. Groups of assassins began to attack Nie Yinniang, and many forces in the world also took over the pursuit.
Nie Yinniang’s red reward.”
Song Ruo'e was very excited after hearing this and asked: "Where is the back? Where is the back?!"
Zhou Jun: "There is no more behind. This is the entire outline of the second episode."
Song Ruo'e's face suddenly fell: "Is it gone?"
Jie Qin patted Song Ruo'e: "It sounds simple to you, but the plot of the second episode requires at least three thousand words. I also suggested to Erlang that the second episode should be split into two parts, otherwise the newspaper would not be able to publish it.
not enough."
Zhou Jun looked at Song Ruo'e's excited expression and smiled.
The earliest martial arts novel in history comes from the pre-Qin period. It is based on "Yan Danzi" in which Jing Ke assassinated the King of Qin. However, the Jing Ke in the book was forced by the situation and could not be called chivalrous. There was nothing
The description of martial arts can only be regarded as an assassin novel at best.
A hundred years later, in Sima Qian's "Historical Records", there was a novel called "Assassin Yu Rang", which tells the story of a retainer's revenge for his master. The concept of "chivalry" has gradually been highlighted in the novel, but
Still not deep enough.
Going back to the Tang Dynasty, novels about warriors and assassins were common, but most of the protagonists in them were those who fought for victory and planned things for their masters.
Therefore, during the Tang Dynasty, the word "xia" mostly had a derogatory meaning. Whether a knight or a heroic hero, they were all people who used force to disrupt the people, and they were basically not worthy of publicity.
It was not until the Southern Song Dynasty that the concept of "serving the country and the people, the greatest chivalrous person" in later generations of martial arts novels gradually took shape.
Zhou Jun's idea was to associate the word chivalry with eliminating violence, protecting the family and the country, so as to arouse the resonance of the people, and then use the common plot lines of later Internet novels to modify it.
Song Ruo'e remembered something at this time and asked Zhou Jun: "Erlang, does this residence report have a name?"
When Zhou Jun heard this, he looked at Xie Qin beside him, and both of them were stunned.
The content of Di Bao has been designed, but the name of the newspaper has not yet been decided.
Zhou Jun thought for a while, took a pen from the desk, and wrote four big characters on the title of Di Bao - Datang Wen Bao.
Xie Qin read it once and said with a smile: "It's catchy and easy to remember."
Zhou Jun said to Xie Qin: "Starting from tomorrow, the Xuanwen Museum will start printing "Datang Wenbao" with all its strength."
After some time, every wine shop and theater on Huamenlou Street in Liangzhou City had an extra wooden cabinet in the lobby.
The cabinet door is wide open, and people coming and going can see thick stacks of newspapers inside, with paperweights placed on top.
On this day, in a theater in Huamen Tower, Kang Kejing, who had just returned to Liangcheng from Anxi, was sitting at the table, drinking wine and listening to music in the company of prostitutes.
He Tanchong, who was traveling with him, opened the door curtain, walked into the private room excitedly, and said to Kang Kejing: "Young Master, look what I found?!"
Kang Kejing saw that He Tanchong was holding a piece of paper and asked confusedly: "What is this?"
He Tanchong spread the paper on the desk and said, "Da Tang Wen Bao."
Pointing to one of the pages, He Tanchong added: "There is a chapter on it originally titled "Nie Yinniang". I read it and it was very exciting!"
The drinking prostitutes and the musical instruments who were accompanying the wine, when they heard He Tanchong's words, as if they had met a close friend, they all stopped what they were doing, came over, and chattered non-stop around the plot of the storybook.
As a child, Kang Kejing was also very fond of Tang Dynasty songs, dances and operas due to her mother's influence. When she heard everyone talking, she couldn't help but be curious, so she took some newspapers and newspapers and read the first chapter of "Nie Yinniang" from beginning to end.
After reading the entire article, Kang Kejing first sighed: "I didn't expect that there are such strange things in the world."
Then, he asked: "Why does this story only have the beginning and the end?"
He Tanchong: "This story is originally said to be a serial, and there is only one episode every half month."
When Kang Kejing heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then said: "The person who wrote the article does have business talent, which is interesting."
Turning the newspaper over, Kang Kejing began to read the rest of the pages. She was surprised to find that the newspaper not only contained story books, but also the prices of many goods traded in the Tang Dynasty.
He put down the newspaper and asked He Tanchong: "Who wrote this newspaper?"
He Tanchong: "I heard that it was an official newspaper, and the article was written by the Xuanwen Hall."
Kang Kejing: "Xuanwen Pavilion? How come I haven't heard of it... Since it is an official newspaper, how can it appear among the people?"
He Tanchong: "This newspaper is different from those in the memorial hall. They are placed in the lobby of wine shops and theaters. Everyone can borrow them. If you think they look good, you can spend three yuan to get them.
Buy it.”
After Kang Kejing heard this, he was shocked again, shook his head and said: "I just said that the person who wrote the article has business talent, but it is an understatement. If this person is not an official and is just a businessman, with these methods,
He is much better than me, and he will definitely be rich one day."
The prostitutes and musicians in the room saw this Sogdian young man spending money like water. Some people laughed and said: "The young man is wealthy and generous. He is a rare good man for the sisters. Why should he have other people's ambitions and destroy them?"
Are you proud of yourself?"
Kang Kejing shook his head, sent away the prostitutes and musicians with a handful of gold scraps, and said to He Tanchong: "Immediately send someone to buy me all the "Datang Wenbao" on this street.
Come down."
He Tanchong froze on the spot: "Buy all the "Datang Wenbao"?"
Kang Kejing: "Yes, go and do it immediately. If it's too late, I'm afraid you won't be able to get it!"
He Tanchong nodded, turned around and left the private room.