Not long after the song "Ten Little Indian Boys" was released, it aroused heated discussions among book friends. After all, this nursery rhyme looks so weird that it is frightening to read.
[Holy shit, what’s going on? Has your account been hacked? This looks like the secret code of a cult organization.]
[The imagination upstairs is so rich, this should be a dark nursery rhyme.]
[Real or false, what does the vegetative person want to express? 】
[I don’t know, I think these ten Indians each have their own meanings.]
[Everyone died, is this a story about a trial? 】
[Perhaps, these ten villains represent the ten types of people in society, and these ten types of people will eventually perish. 】
[Maybe it’s a metaphor for zf? 】
【The number upstairs is gone.】
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The so-called dark nursery rhymes are generally nursery rhymes that metaphor and satirize society or the human spiritual world. Their content is always absurd, weird, bloody and cruel.
Most people will indeed think that "Ten Little Indians" is a dark nursery rhyme when they see it. Of course, in fact, it is a dark nursery rhyme. However, this nursery rhyme does not criticize society, but is dedicated to the song "There Will Be No Survivors".
This book serves.
It can even be said that this nursery rhyme is the outline of this book, and the stories in the book basically follow the development of the nursery rhyme.
The new book has been written and Zhang Zhong is revising it. If everything goes well, it will be posted online in the next two days.
As for which website to publish it to, considering the subject matter of the book, it can be published in "Agitation Literature" or "Huanwu". "Huanwu" has more online traffic, and "Agitation Literature" has strong physical publishing
A little bit, each has its own merits.
Before he could make a decision, Fang Xingkai made a phone call.
Fang Xingkai was a bit clumsy. When he first got on the phone, he just told Zhang Zhong some things about the physical publication of "Jieyou Grocery Store", such as how much the first printing will be, when the release time will be, where the distribution area is, and how the publicity work will be arranged.
Zhang Zhong felt something was wrong when he heard it halfway. After all, most of these things had been communicated before, and there were some things that he didn't even need to explain to himself.
"Editor Fang, let's not beat around the bush, just tell us what you have to say."
Fang Xingkai smiled and said, "Teacher Zhang, I want to ask you about that black nursery rhyme."
Black nursery rhyme? Does it mean "Ten Little Indian Boys"?
Zhang Zhong hasn't read the comments yet, so he doesn't know that they have already characterized this nursery rhyme as a black nursery rhyme.
Regarding black nursery rhymes, Zhang Zhong has also been exposed to them. On earth, the most famous one is of course "Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes" published in the UK.
This is a collection of nursery rhymes that collects folk tales from various countries, including many bloody and cruel nursery rhymes, such as "Who Killed the Mockingbird", "London Bridge Falling Down", etc.
In Zhang Zhong's world, there is also a collection of nursery rhymes, also published by the British Empire, called "Night Nursery Rhymes Collection", which also contains a large number of black nursery rhymes.
"This is not a black nursery rhyme, because it only serves my next book." Zhang Zhong knew what Fang Xingkai wanted to ask, so he took advantage of the situation and took this opportunity to talk to Fang Xingkai about publishing the book.
matter.
"Teacher Zhang has a new book?" Although Fang Xingkai had expected it, he was still a little surprised when he actually heard it.
"Well, I just finished it and I'm thinking about how to post it." Zhang Zhong said.
"Aren't you going to publish it in "Agitation Literature" this time, Teacher Zhang?" Fang Xingkai asked anxiously.
Zhang Zhong smiled. After all, Fang Xingkai was just an editor and not a businessman. His current attitude was not very beneficial to their website.
"I'm still considering it, and "Agitation Literature" is certainly one of my top choices."
Fang Xingkai on the other end of the phone paused and said, "Mr. Zhang, may I take the liberty of asking, besides "Agitation Literature", which website or magazine are you considering?"
"There is nothing to hide. In addition to "Agitation Literature", "Fantasy Martial Arts" is also one of my choices." Zhang Zhong did not hide anything and directly expressed his thoughts.
Fang Xingkai frowned. "Huan Wu" is indeed a more difficult opponent of "Agitation Literature". Although "Agitation Literature" has a dominant position in the distribution of traditional serious literature, "Agitation Literature" does not have any advantages in other aspects.
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"Teacher Zhang, can I read your book?" Fang Xingkai swallowed, because his request was indeed a bit excessive. After all, Zhang Zhong hadn't decided where to distribute the book yet.
But Zhang Zhong agreed simply, "Okay, I'll send you a third of it."
Fang Xingkai was ecstatic, "Thank you, thank you, Teacher Zhang."
"It's okay. After reading it, if you have any comments or suggestions, you can tell me."
"Okay, okay." Fang Xingkai nodded repeatedly, and then responded, "Teacher Zhang, you are joking, I have any comments on your book, don't worry, I will read it soon and give you an answer.
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As for the answer, Zhang Zhong and he knew each other tacitly.
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Zhong opened WeChat. Fang Xingkai's words just now made him interested in comments on new developments. He wanted to see how netizens commented.
After reading the comments, Zhang Zhong's lips twitched, "Good guy, it's just a nursery rhyme." These netizens have thought so divergently that they talked about everything from hot topics to national issues. Everyone is guessing about this song.
What do black nursery rhymes want to express, accuse, and criticize?
It seems that if this nursery rhyme does not criticize something, it will lose its meaning.
Zhang Zhong wanted to tell them that in fact, this nursery rhyme had nothing to do with reality and was just created for the sake of fiction.
But he didn't say it. Anyway, it's not a big deal to let netizens guess. On the contrary, it can arouse some popularity. After the new book is released in two days, we can also take advantage of the trend.
This Weibo account is used for marketing purposes only.
If it weren't for this Weibo account, if Huaxia Minbao hadn't brought him a large number of fans with this Weibo account, he would actually have no other choice when publishing this book. After all, his fans are all in "Agitation Literature".
But things are different now. With this whispering account, at least he is much less dependent on "Agitation Literature" and can make his own choices.
Just wait, Fang Xingkai should give a reply soon. Of course Zhang Zhong doesn't expect to negotiate with Fang Xingkai about publishing the book. He is just an editor, so he must go to the editor-in-chief.
Zhang Zhong is very confident in this book. The key now is to see how sincere the other party can show it.