Although Chai Yan speculated that the man in the hat would take action after dark, as a precaution, Chai Yan still made the three members of the Yu family huddle in the study. No one was allowed to leave without Chai Yan's permission.
Yu Zhongheng was so preoccupied that he naturally lost the mood to write stories, and even lost the mood to read and talk.
Chai Yan and Yuan Yuan moved two chairs and stood guard outside the study. The only thing they had to do was to wait for the man in the hat to appear.
When he was bored, Chai Yan suddenly thought of an idea to pass the time.
He got up and went into the study room and asked Yu Zhongheng to borrow some books to read.
Yu Zhongheng did not forget to recommend his own works at this time, and immediately took down five or six books from the bookshelf.
"Mr. Chai, take a look first. If it's not enough, there is still..."
The few books I picked up are all works that Yu Zhongheng considers to be outstanding.
After Chai Yan came out, he handed the storybook to Yuan and said with a smile: "It's good to have free time, pick two books and read them."
Yuanyuan said hesitantly: "At this time, do you still have the heart to read?"
Chai Yan smiled calmly and said, "Don't worry, I'll know when that guy gets close, so just feel at ease."
Seeing Chai Yan's extremely confident look, Yuan Yuan picked a book, took it in his hand, and started reading. In fact, Yuan Yuan was also very bored, so he could just read a book to pass the time.
Next, the two of them began to read Yu Zhongheng's works...
A quarter of an hour later, Yuan Yuan shook his head, closed the notebook in his hand, and gently put it aside.
Afterwards, Yuan Yuan picked a new one and started reading it.
But not long after reading it, Yuan Yuan lost interest again. After choosing the third book to read, Yuan Yuan stopped reading it again.
Upon seeing this, Chai Yan also closed his storybook and asked, "Why, none of them are interesting?"
Yuanyuan shook his head and replied directly: "It's boring!"
Chai Yan laughed out loud after hearing this. He had the same thought as Yuan Yuan.
These books written by Yu Zhongheng are also stories of children in the Jianghu. Although the writing is beautiful and the words are gorgeous, they always make people feel bland when reading them, and the parts that are too redundant are like chewing wax.
"How about I continue to tell you about "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"?" Chai Yan suggested.
With Shangguan Peining staring at that person, Chai Yan felt there was nothing to worry about.
Yuan thought this was a good idea. He would sit back and wait while listening to the story, getting the best of both worlds.
Ever since, Chai Yan continued from where he left off last time...
Chai Yan had just talked for a while when he attracted the attention of Yu Zhongheng in the room.
Yu Zhongheng came closer and listened for a short time, and then he was immediately attracted by the wonderful story and couldn't move. Gradually, Yu Zhongheng's restless mood was relieved to a great extent.
Chai Yan's mouth was dry as he talked. He stopped and was about to go into the room to drink some water. When he turned around, he was startled. Not only Yu Zhongheng was listening, but Cui'er and Auntie were also listening with interest.
"Mr. Chai, I didn't expect you to be of the same kind!" Yu Zhongheng was extremely surprised.
"No, no..."
Chai Yan immediately denied it, but Yu Zhongheng had no intention of listening to the end. Instead, he said excitedly: "Mr. Chai, can we discuss it?"
"What are we discussing?" Chai Yan asked.
Seeing that there were no outsiders here, Yu Zhongheng said without hesitation: "Master Chai, can you sell the story you just told to Zhong Heng?"
"Ah?" Chai Yan was stunned.
Yu Zhongheng said: "Master Chai, just give me a price... uh, one hundred taels, that's good... If it doesn't work, I can add more..."
"Wait a minute!" Chai Yan stretched out his hand to interrupt him, and then asked: "If you want to buy my story, do you plan to print it into a storybook and sell it in bookstores?"
"Yes!"
Yu Zhongheng was not a hypocritical person in this regard, so he nodded and admitted it at that time.
Yu Zhongheng told Chai Yan that he was very optimistic about this story and wanted to sign his name in the storybook. As long as the storybook about the story of Yang Guo and Xiao Longnu appeared on the market, it would definitely become an instant hit. As long as he made himself famous,
Yu Zhongheng didn’t worry that no one would care about the words he wrote!
Chai Yan couldn't help but be startled. He realized that he had really underestimated Yu Zhongheng's IQ. He originally thought that he just wanted to buy the story and print the book to make money. Who knew that his purpose was to promote himself!
This kind of technique would be commonplace in later generations, but in this era, Yu Zhongheng's ideas were definitely advanced.
"Please also ask Mr. Chai to help Zhongheng!" Yu Zhongheng bowed his hands and said.
After Chai Yan pondered for a moment, he said: "Master Yu, have you ever heard of a saying that it is better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish?"
"What do you mean Mr. Chai?"
Yu Zhongheng had naturally heard of it, but he didn't understand why Chai Yan said this at this time.
Chai Yan turned around and picked up a book and said: "Master Yu, we have probably read these scripts you wrote. Although the words and sentences are gorgeous, they ignore the core of the novel. Do you know what the core of the novel is?
?”
Yu Zhongheng shook his head dullly.
Chai Yan immediately continued: "It's the story itself. What's important is that the story is good and interesting! And your story is bland and full of vocabulary. It's boring to listen to it, but it's boring to watch it!"
Facing Chai Yan's merciless criticism, Yu Zhongheng's face immediately turned ugly. If he hadn't listened to a piece of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Yu Zhongheng would definitely have turned against him on the spot.
But Chai Yan didn't stop yet: "Okay, even if you become famous with this novel in the future! But have you ever thought carefully about whether the other novels you have written are on the same level as this one? You should
Are all those readers and storytellers blind and stupid?”
"this......."
Yu Zhongheng couldn't answer the words, his head gradually drooped, and he began to reflect on what Chai Yan said.
Cui'er understood what Chai Yan meant and interjected: "Mr. Chai, you mean that you can sell the story to the young master, but you don't want the young master to use it like that, right?"
Chai Yan nodded.
At this point, Yu Zhongheng also understood: "I understand, you want me to learn the essence of it!"
"That's right!" After Chai Yan finished speaking, he added: "As for whether you can absorb the essence, it all depends on your talent."
Yu Zhongheng nodded happily, but still asked: "Master Chai, this price..."
Chai Yan thought about it for a moment and said: "Well...we are already so familiar with each other, and I'm embarrassed to ask for more. I'll just go with what you just said, three hundred taels!"
Everyone present was stunned immediately. Didn't Yu Zhongheng just say one hundred taels of silver? Why did it become three hundred taels?
However, Yu Zhongheng did not hesitate at all and nodded repeatedly to express his willingness.
Chai Yan added: "But you have to swear an oath that you will never print this story and sell it!"
Yu Zhongheng swore a poisonous oath without hesitation, then took out three hundred taels of silver notes and handed them to Chai Yan.
The moment Chai Yan got the banknote, he quickly said to himself: Sorry, Mr. Jin Yong, time travel is not easy...