"The newspapers of this era are really... newspapers." Sitting cross-legged on the ground, flipping through the Mingpao in his hand, Chen Kui said to himself that it was time to rest now.
What can I say about this newspaper in my hand?
It is very consistent with Chen Kui’s original understanding of newspapers.
What is a newspaper?
Du Niang said that newspapers are printed publications that are regularly distributed to the public and mainly publish news and commentary on current affairs.
Without exception, what was published in Ming Pao was all major news, some of which were even from last year. The purpose was just to fill up the newspaper. There were a lot of comments, but the content seemed a bit ridiculous to Chen Kui.
Experts say that there is no gossip or news about horse racing or football matches in the entire newspaper. This is also the mainstream society's perception of newspapers in Hong Kong.
The predecessor of "Ming Pao" was an anti-Japanese patriotic newspaper. "Ming" means bright. It was founded more than three years ago. During that special period, everyone relied on their passion and made newspapers regardless of reward. But now the situation is different.
, the war has ended, and the light of Hong Kong has arrived, but Ming Pao is facing darkness, and how to survive has become the biggest problem.
Recently, the entire newspaper office, and even many readers who have followed along, are thinking about the future of "Ming Pao". After all, this is everyone's hard work. After going through the most difficult years, no one wants to look at "Ming Pao"
Just disappear.
"Perhaps, I can serialize the novel."
Since I can't find any other way to make a lot of money for the time being, I'll start by writing novels and serializing them in newspapers.
In the final analysis, the sales volume of a newspaper depends on the reader's stickiness to the newspaper, and novels are a very good form. The famous "Ming Pao" in the future was not supported by Mr. Jin's pen in the early days.
In fact, the serialization of long novels in newspapers was not Chen Kui's original creation. This form had appeared as early as the 1880s. By the beginning of the 20th century, many newspapers had even opened serial columns, such as "The Appearance of Officialdom",
Novels such as "The Romance of Nandu Lu" were published in newspapers and achieved considerable response.
But what’s interesting is that Hong Kong has now abolished serial columns, because the industry generally believes that news and public opinion are the position of newspapers, and publishing novels should not be the task of newspapers. The limited space should be used to spread information and guide public opinion.
He can definitely be the first person in the world. As for what to write, two words immediately popped up in Chen Kui's mind - martial arts.
Martial arts novels were developed in Hong Kong and spread throughout the Chinese world. Now that I have gone there, why can’t I be the first to do so?
The Japanese occupation period had just ended, and there was still a market for patriotic themes. Chen Kui planned to write a martial arts work about fighting against foreign enemies and defending his country. Anti-Japanese themes about the Ming Dynasty were a good choice.
"However, in order to test the market, let's test the waters by writing a short and medium-length novel first."
Hong Kong will have fertile ground for the development of martial arts in the future, but that will be more than ten or twenty years later. To be on the safe side, Chen Kui plans to test the waters first. After all, this is the era, and articles need to be written word by word by the author.
If there is no computer, the writing is too long, and the market is not good, then I will commit suicide in a matter of minutes.
In his previous life, Chen Kui had written Internet articles. Although his income was very average in all aspects, he was still half an insider. He was familiar with some classic routines. Putting those plots in this era is absolutely fresh.
In his previous life, Chen Kui read the serialized version of Mr. Jin's martial arts novels out of curiosity. That is, the initial versions of those classic martial arts novels. They are definitely not excellent. It's just that Mr. Jin lived a long time and after constant revision and improvement, they became classics.
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"I, Mr. Chen, stand on the shoulders of giants. Even if I cannot surpass Mr. Jin, I will have to be on par with Mr. Jin in the future."
"Akui, where are you resting?" Chen Kui was thinking about the structure and plot, but was interrupted by someone. He looked up and saw Po Feng walking in with her body bent.
"Fengma, why are you here?" Chen Kui quickly stood up and subconsciously stepped forward to help Feng Po, but Feng Po dodged him nimbly.
"I'm so old, and I still need your support." Granny Feng said.
Chen Kui scratched his head, it was completely subconscious, he quickly pulled the stool aside and said to Granny Feng: "Grandma Feng, sit down."
"I heard from Master Hong that you accepted a challenge. What do you think?" Granny Feng asked while squeezing her legs after sitting down.
"I'm having a fever, so I'm doing assault training." Chen Kui said, and he also threw a few punches, which looked quite impressive.
"Are you confident that you can win?" Granny Feng looked at Chen Kui in surprise and asked.
"Confidence is always there, it's just a little bit." Chen Kui said, "Just give it a try."
"By the way, Auntie Feng, do you have any suggestions?"
Hong Zhennan once said that Feng Ma also practiced martial arts. At such a young age, she could carry so many clothes up and down stairs without gasping for breath. Her physical fitness was quite good.
"Do you dare to look into his eyes?" Feng Ma asked a question that seemed strange to Chen Kui.
"What do you mean?" Chen Kui was stunned. What does this mean?
What does competition have to do with eyes?
"Youdao is a combination of courage, strength, and kung fu. In the competition, what ranks first is not the comparison of strength or strength, nor the level of martial arts, but courage." Feng Ai said.
"Courage, one courage, two strength, three skills, that is, the soft one is afraid of the hard one, the hard one is afraid of the violent one, and the violent one is afraid of death?"
"The soft ones are afraid of the hard ones, the hard ones are afraid of the horizontal ones, and the horizontal ones are afraid of their lives." Granny Feng recited it again, nodded, pointed to her eyes and said: "Yes, that's what it means. In the competition, the one with the most courage will be the first."
Confrontation is a confrontation of eyes. Whoever is timid and dare not look into the other's eyes will lose three points first."
As soon as she finished speaking, Feng Po's eyes changed. Her eyes seemed like a ball of blazing flames. The fire burned into her eyes and was more dazzling than the scorching sun. Chen Kui did not dare to look directly and quickly turned his head to avoid it.
"Feng Ma, how do you practice those eyes?" After realizing the mystery, Chen Kui asked quickly.
"Watch the fire."
"Watch the fire?"
"Yes, look at the fire, look at the blazing fire. Fire will irritate the eyes. Through stimulation, the sharpness of the eyes can be improved. This is how I practiced before." Feng Po said.
Chen Kui nodded thoughtfully.
"In addition to training your eyes, you can also think of other ways. If you practice Hong Fist now, you will definitely not be able to beat him. You can try to find the weakness of Hong Fist."
"The weakness of Hong Fist is that in the competition, the time is too short. There is no time or opportunity to find the weakness." Chen Kui said.
Chen Kui actually thought about this method before, but was scolded by Hong Zhennan.
"I don't understand this, old lady. You can continue practicing while I go for a walk." Feng Ma stood up, ignored Chen Kui, and left.