Cang's Ramblings

Chapter 95 94. Comments on "This Monk is Dangerous"

Today I would like to recommend to you a fantasy novel of six million words.

"This Monk is Very Dangerous", author: Xiangjian Jiangnan, a great writer.

Category: Xianxia-Cultivation Civilization.

【Introduction】

I came from the mortal world and came here to seek immortality.

【Golden Five Chapters】

Chapter One: Angry. The protagonist, Xu Yi, is taunted by Master Zhou and then physically subdued by his men. After they walk away, the protagonist curses. It turns out he's a time traveler, having merged the memories of the original owner to understand the connection between the Xu and Zhou families.

Chapter 2: Rage against the Heavenly Gate. For six months, the protagonist has diligently practiced martial arts, painting his face with ginger, fearing the Zhou family would discover his genius. Today, upon his triumph, he cries out in ecstasy, grabs two chickens, and heads deep into the dense forest to visit his master.

Chapter Three: Kirin's Power. The protagonist practices Kirin's Power Fist, a crucial technique of Western Zen Buddhism. He is gifted and his training speed far surpasses others. His master, after explaining his life story, dissipates into the wind.

Chapter 4: Rage and murderous intent erupt. The Zhou family has gone too far, not only burning down the protagonist's house but also digging up their ancestral graves. Rage surges in the protagonist, who confronts the Zhou family. As they clash, their strength erupts, no longer concealed.

Chapter 5: Good soup goes bad. Eight of Zhou's men quickly die, forcing Master Zhou to personally fight the protagonist. But after just a few fights, he realizes he's no match for the protagonist, Zhou Yi.

【Brief Comment】

"Xiang Jian Jiangnan" has the official label: "A great writer of China Literature Group, a well-known Xianxia writer in online literature, with unique characteristics in the creation of Xianxia novels, and is deeply loved by readers."

Currently, he has only one work to his name.

After searching on Baidu, I found that he also has another work called "Red Throne", which seems to be an official novel, so it cannot be seen through official channels.

"This Monk is Dangerous" was published on August 12, 2015. It has been more than four years since then, with 622.55 million words. The updates are not frequent, but it can be said to be relatively stable.

In the work-related content, I saw the author's comments on this chapter and some of the comments in the book club, and I was very angry. I suspected that he had offended some professional brushes.

During my trial reading, I did see a lot of not particularly polite comments, which continued until it was put on the shelves.

Most people's opinions mainly focus on the fact that the protagonist's intelligence will decrease when he sees a female character, some plots are not very reasonable, and difficulties are forcibly created, etc.

Many authors, including editors, pay more attention to readers' comments, especially when there are a lot of negative reviews, which will seriously affect the mood of writing.

Some authors, in order to cater to readers' preferences, end up ruining themselves.

A few days ago, my good friend Ai'er Tiankong also emphasized this point when commenting on Naihe Xiaowangchuan's "Why Did I Become Famous?"

I don’t know the answers to questions like how authors deal with negative comments from readers, whether they need to write books according to the readers’ wishes, why crowdfunding books are prone to failure, etc.!
Because I haven't been popular yet.
Back to this book.

First of all, the author writes with full sincerity.

He claimed that he had refined it, but I don't know which parts he had refined.

After reading the early and latest chapters of the book, I found that the writing style of the book is quite good.

There are many quotations from classics, the words and sentences are mostly short, the paragraphs are clearly divided, the fighting scenes occupy a large part of the text, and the story line is relatively prominent.

There are no grammatical errors or typos, and there are no major problems with logic.

But, to be honest, the highlights in the early stages were not particularly obvious.

After all, this book is a traditional fairy tale with a rigorous and complete style, unlike the current fairy tales, which are mostly based on the steady senior brother.

Secondly, this book is very informative.

This meets the requirements of many readers.

Nowadays, there are really not many people who can persist in writing a book of more than 600 million words.

Of course, there are also people who don’t like super long novels. They think that if two or three million words can be enough, then writing so many of them is just a scam.

To confirm this, I read the latest chapters. They are indeed a bit watery.

The protagonist Xu Yi and the wild spirit in the Star Ring spent a whole chapter discussing the origin of the star ore, the secret method of the star furnace, etc. Someone once said that 50 words is a hurdle.

In the early stages, you must ensure that the plot is exciting. Once you reach 50, you can water it down as you like, easier than tap water.

However, the world layout and map transformations in this book are still very interesting.

Finally, the common problem of traditional fairy tales.

One of the Twelve Heavenly Kings last year, the really troublesome "Lan Ke Qi Yuan" was identified as the revival of the fairy tale.

This shows that the official has also realized that the Xianxia category is on the decline, especially the traditional Xianxia.

Because, after the Hongmeng series, the Zhatian series, the Xianni series, the Xuehongwu series, etc., the space for traditional fairy heroes to play has become very small, even negligible.

Therefore, traditional Xianxia literature tests the author's level and the reader's patience in terms of early gimmicks, mid-term development, and late-stage plot filling.

This book is pretty well done.

【to sum up】

Overall, this book is worth reading.

But it's still a little short of being particularly exciting.

His spirit of persistence in writing is truly commendable!
Therefore, I hope that friends who read this article will support this book.

Writing is not easy, so cherish every moment!

【Cang's Ramblings】

There have been no recommendations recently, and I feel a little anxious.

Has it been abandoned?
I didn’t dare to ask that adult, what if she was testing me?

In fact, no matter what category it is, the recommended positions will eventually run out.

When all the recommendations are gone, the final word will still depend on the performance of the work.

If things go well, there will be countless enthusiastic readers who will spread the word and give out red envelopes in the square or something.

Are the red envelopes in the square useful?

Can auxiliary functions such as book lists and various dots and circles have a good promotional effect on a book?

Really not necessarily!
I often think about how to improve the quality of book reviews, and often get caught up in the relationship between quality, originality, and data.

After all, I also have to make a living. I feel powerless just to stick to perfect attendance. Thinking about other things is a bit beyond the scope.

So, the biggest pain now is double opening.

Sure enough, the sentence I repeat every day: "Writing is not easy, cherish every moment you have!" now seems to be a famous quote.

If you don’t run a household, you don’t know how expensive food and fuel are; if you don’t write a book, you don’t know how hard it is to have two jobs at the same time!
You have to stick to the path you choose, even if it means crying and gritting your teeth.

If I had cut the book like this, it would naturally be much easier.

You can also read more excellent works with greater enthusiasm, record them and use them as material for your writing.

Ideas are always naive and beautiful, but the reality is like the "Hammer Man" in "Octonauts", who just wants to hammer a few people for fun whenever he has time.

Today, the writer's assistant has a topic: how much income is required to be a full-time employee?
Some people say that a monthly income of 5,000 yuan is enough; some people say that a monthly income of 50,000 yuan is enough.

I just want to say that being full-time has risks.

Writing is a chore, it is a pilgrimage that requires you to give up the entire starry sky and may not even be able to pick a single star!

I am Cang Yiwei, and today I am setting a flag for myself!

(End of this chapter)