1978 Synthetic Writers

Chapter 87 Jiang Xian's Multiple Considerations
"Have you eaten yet?"

"I've eaten. Have you eaten yet?"

Gu Naiqing had lunch, took a walk, and came back to chat with her colleagues.

She is one of the core editors of Story Club. She and her husband Zheng Shuoren are keen on collecting folk tales, especially fairy tales.

Later they published a book called "Chinese Fairy Tales".

Gu Naiqing read the letters from readers for a while, then opened the submissions in the cowhide bag and read a few stories.

One of them seemed pretty good. It said that a body mysteriously disappeared from the morgue, and the police couldn't find the reason, so they sprinkled some fluorescent powder, and later found that the administrator's teeth glowed.
"This is quite good." Gu Naiqing marked it and took a look at the mailing address, Haiyan County Hospital.

She stood up and walked towards Bian Huawei's workstation.

"Teacher Bian, please take a look at this manuscript."

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Bian Huawei did not respond. He was just concentrating on holding a thick stack of manuscripts, his brows furrowed and relaxed.

"Ah? Teacher Gu, you called me?" He realized it belatedly.

Gu Naiqing covered her mouth and smiled, "You've stumbled upon a good manuscript."

"It's indeed a good manuscript." said Bian Huawei.

He really felt like he was slapped in the face.

I didn't expect that Jiang Xian could not only write popular literature, but also write it so well, in a popular, bright and lively way, with one climax after another.

A traditional literary writer who creates pure literature, not only did he not have any difficulty in adapting to the local culture when he turned to writing popular literature, but he also mastered the routines of popular literature so skillfully.

He wanted to ask Jiang Qin.

Did Jiang Xian grow up in Tianjin? Or at least lived in Tianjin for a period of time.

The use of some folk slang and colloquialisms in the manuscript is so sophisticated!
"It's so thick, what's it about?"

"Huo Yuanjia" Bian Huawei briefly told Gu Naiqing the beginning.

Gu Naiqing's eyes lit up.

“So silky!”

You should know that flashback will make the structure of the article complicated, and the author needs to master the arrangement of time and plot, otherwise it will easily make the article chaotic and confuse the readers.

But this article about Huo Yuanjia has a very good grasp of the reverse order, with twists and turns, creating suspense and making it fascinating.

"This must be a veteran, right?"

"I can be considered a novice, but also a veteran." Bian Huawei said vaguely.

Gu Naiqing took the manuscript and began to read.

After reading the text, I found that this article not only has a clever rhythm, but also the language is straightforward, popular and easy to understand.

To reach this level, it obviously requires a long period of "cultivation".

She scanned the lines:
It is said that Huo Yuanjia, who was in great pain and wanted to die, became confused and fled far away. He lived in a remote village under an assumed name and lived there for three years.

During the three years, the pastoral life allowed him to calm down and think about the true meaning of martial arts to an individual and a nation, and he gradually realized the true meaning of martial arts.

When he returned to Tianjin, everything had become strange. The great powers bullied the common people and foreign strongmen swept the Chinese martial arts world.

Huo Yuanjia stood up. This time he was no longer fighting for himself, but for the Chinese people, fighting to preserve the integrity of the Chinese people!

"Tell him that risking one's life in the ring is a long-standing bad custom in China. We have another tradition called 'making friends through martial arts'!"

Huo Yuanjia defeated the strongman and founded the Jingwu Gymnastics Association, which was fully supported by Nong Jinsun. The foreign chamber of commerce proposed that Huo Yuanjia beat four of them alone to suppress the Jingwu Gymnastics Association.

Huo Yuanjia accepted the challenge even though he knew it was unfair, just to inspire the Chinese people's spirit of self-improvement.

Finally returning to the fourth match, Huo Yuanjia faced the Japanese master Tanaka Anno. The first round ended in a tie, but the Japanese shamelessly made Huo Yuanjia drink a cup of poisoned tea.

He fell on the ring, and with one last punch in his life, he chose not to throw any more.

The foreign chamber of commerce was very excited and rushed onto the stage to announce the winner and loser of the fight.

Tanaka Anno shouted, rushed over to help the fallen master up, and called out the name of the real winner.

"Huo Yuan Jia!"

When she read to the end, Gu Naiqing's eyes felt sore. Huo Yuanjia's determination to face death and never bow his head, and his determination to inspire thousands of people to strive for self-improvement, deeply moved her.

“People cannot choose the beginning of their lives, but they must have the courage to take the last step.”

As a "book friend", Gu Naiqing couldn't wait to discuss this story with Bian Huawei.

"It's so well written. I thought it was a martial arts novel at first, but after reading the last part I realized it has such a grand theme. It's not just about fighting and killing. The author has such a big vision."

"Well, and this ending is consistent with history." said Bian Huawei.

The death of the "Tianjin Hero" Huo Yuanjia has always been a mystery, and the most mainstream theory is that a Japanese doctor poisoned him.

"The ending is really clever. Huo Yuanjia's punch and the one he threw at Master Qin are obviously the same in terms of technique and moves, but the effects are completely different."

"The author wrote this way to express a spirit of self-transcendence!"

"The article is long and it's easy to get out of control, but fortunately the author clearly understands the focus of the article."

The film "Huo Yuanjia" can be generally divided into three stages. The first is the stage of bravery and fighting in the arena, followed by the pastoral rest stage, and finally the stage of the master who wins people over with virtue.

The criticism lies in that the film put too much effort into the first two stages and failed to highlight the key points of the third stage.

Jiang Xian naturally made up for the shortcomings and wrote in great detail about the third stage, in which Huo Yuanjia won glory for the country and the nation and made friends through martial arts.

The manuscript was handed to the editor-in-chief He Chengwei, who read it quickly and was surprised.

"Jiang Xian can actually write such an article!"

"Editor-in-chief, shall we publish it?"

He Chengwei waved his hand and said, "Publish! It's a very good manuscript!
Let's serialize it. This manuscript hardly needs any revisions. Put it in the November issue first, in the New Folk Tales column."

At this moment, the columns of "Story Club" have gradually stabilized and are divided into columns such as "New Folk Tales", "Jokes", "Local Specialty Stories", "Science Fiction Stories", and "Customs Stories".

"Speaking of which, the most interesting person in Yanda is Master Zhu Guangqian."

"Yes, yes, yes. He studies Qigong every day."

“I heard it can help you achieve a state of tranquility!”

The Changzheng Restaurant, known as the sixth canteen of Yanda University, specializes in steamed dumplings.

Jiang Xian fulfilled his promise and invited Liang Zuo and others from Yanda University to come here to make meat-stuffed steamed dumplings, and also invited Zhang Jie.

On the way back, Zhang Jie talked to him about the outline of the previous story.

She was very interested in the script.

So when Jiang Xian suggested that she write the film script, she agreed without hesitation.

This is not called looking for a gun, this is called co-screenwriting.

As for why Jiang Xian wrote this, it was of course due to multiple considerations.
(End of this chapter)