In the field of online literature, male and female frequencies have always had different reader groups, and their stylistic characteristics are also clear. On December 22, Yien Data and Reading released the "2021 Reading Annual Good Book List", "Dafeng Da ren", "Long Night Embers", "Night Nomenclature", "Starting from the Red Moon", "Stargate", "This Human Being is Too Serious", "My Healing Game", "We Live in Nanjing", "I Am Not A Wild Man", "Town Demon Museum" and other ten works topped the male frequency list TOP10.
Experts pointed out that although the male frequency has more refreshing texts, the light boat has passed the ten thousand heavy mountains, and the accumulation of many years has enabled the male frequency network text to achieve a significant aesthetic upgrade. The works on the list are a bellwether for aesthetic upgrading, reflecting the new pulse of readers' reading preferences. Science fiction themes have become new hits, accounting for one-third of the list, oriental fantasy, suspense fantasy are also on the list of three works, historical literature occupies a place.
Zhou Xingjie, a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Literature of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and a professor at Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, said that the male frequency list of the 2021 Annual Good Book List objectively reflects the quality of good books, and the brain hole of online literature should be large and the logic should be understood in order to be sought after. Although the background of the male frequency network has not changed, the way to achieve "cool" and the tolerance of "cool" have been significantly raised, and it is already "true and illusory and follows logic, there are laughter and tears and touching feelings".
How did this aesthetic upgrade come about? For the author, how to get rid of the routine and make his own way? How do you balance personal pursuit with reader interest? Or even how to get out of the comfort zone of the genre and hit a piece of your own world with your bare hands? To this end, the Nandu reporter conducted an exclusive interview with the famous reading writer Montenegrin Old Ghost and the Return to the Truth.
Montenegrin old ghost
Readers are increasingly fond of something fresh
The science fiction work "Starting from the Red Moon" was selected as the top 10 male frequency of the 2021 Reading Annual Good Book List, which is both a comfort and a surprise for the old ghost of Montenegro. At the beginning of the book, the old ghost of Montenegro was still serializing another fairy-themed online article "White-headed Demon Master" at the same time, and did not expect that this work that grew out of the predicament would receive a lot of attention.
However, since its launch, "From the Red Moon" has attracted readers from all walks of life with the magical setting of "breaking through the spiritual dilemma", the dark and eerie tone, and the suspenseful plot. The suspected "multiple personality disorder" of the protagonist Lu Xin has triggered a boiling discussion on the Internet.
Even scholars marvel at it. Wang Xiang, a scholar at the Lu Xun Literature Research Institute, said: "Based on the science fiction setting and scientific and technological logic of the monster mythological narrative, after the sudden catastrophe - 'Red Moon', various unimaginable crises have appeared, through the protagonist Zhi Yong's persistent efforts, constantly eliminate pollution sources, deduce various survival crisis response plans, lift the fear, anxiety, and distress in the experience process, reshape the thinking mode, thus bringing happiness and self-affirmation."
It is not only science fiction, but also a novel symbol of human spiritual dilemma, science fiction thinking and mythological thinking are intertwined, which can be regarded as a fantasy novel with science fiction colors, and a new type of novel produced in the process of the evolution of online literature. ”
A transformation work after getting out of life's predicament
Montenegrin Old Ghost has been engaged in professional online writing creation since 2014, and his representative works include "Plague Immortal", "Plundering The Heavenly Chronicle", "The Great Robber Lord", "Nine Days", "White First Demon Master", etc., and is a widely sought after god writer in the male frequency network article. Before "Red Moon", his works were all Xian Xia Wen, the writing was delicate and vivid, and the plot reversal was stimulated, especially "Skimming the Sky" was praised by netizens as "the first book of Xian Xia's 'brain hole'".
"From the Red Moon" is the transformation of the old ghost of Montenegro. He told Nandu reporters that when he wrote "Starting from the Red Moon", he experienced a spiritual darkest moment and had just come out of a difficult life dilemma. Recalling the past, the old ghost of Montenegro said, "That feeling was really, very painful. ”
Therefore, the focus of "Red Moon" is not on the rhythm, cool point, and even the story is placed in the second place. The old ghost of Montenegro confessed that what he wanted to describe at that time was an extremely depressed atmosphere and emotions, and how a person found a way out of despair.
Reading God Writer Montenegrin Old Ghost
"The theme of this book is actually the self-healing process of a depressed patient. From not feeling happy, from being overwhelmed by that negative emotion, all the way to wrapping up, until slowly discovering some interesting and fun things in life, making yourself full of hope, healing your heart little by little, and coming out of that shadow. That's all I'm describing. ”
Telling the story of an injury is a healing for the narrator himself. The old ghost of Montenegro found in the book review area that there were often readers who left messages saying that they had seen similar experiences in the book and knew that they were not the only ones in the world, so they had a mutual healing effect.
"In reality, there are some depressed people who are very hard and may really not be able to get out on their own. But there is always something bright in the novel. I want everyone to live happily ever after. The old ghost of Montenegro said.
Four readers "Generate Electricity for Love" do wild editing
From the "crossover" of xian xia wen to the science fiction text, the old ghost of Montenegro faces various challenges. The theme setting is on the one hand, and the style and tone are on the other. "Because writing fairy tales is a kind of writing, writing science fiction requires another kind of writing, and you need to challenge your previous habits and change it to a new style and a new model."
"At the beginning, it was inevitable that the feeling of writing about the immortal came out." Montenegrin old ghost laughs. Fortunately, he has a "wild jury" of four hardcore book fans, and whenever the style becomes less correct, or any aspect of the rhythm, plot, description, etc. goes wrong, someone will point it out in time.
According to the reader's opinion, the old ghost of Montenegro synthesized his own judgment and conscientiously revised the text. "At most, I have revised the appearance of at least 6 or 7 times, and sometimes several chapters and tens of thousands of words of manuscripts, after showing them, they feel that they can't find that good feeling, so they directly cut them all and rewrite them."
Sometimes, there will also be differences of opinion in the four-person review group, some people feel good, some people feel bad. Even if one person raises an objection, the old ghost of Montenegro will try to find the reason. "Until now, no part of the plot of 'From the Beginning of the Red Moon' has been sent out when everyone is dissatisfied." He told Nandu reporters.
When it comes to the readers' review, the old ghost of Montenegro can hardly hide his gratitude. "I'm lucky enough that the four readers who helped me review the manuscript have already accompanied me to most of the book. They are also because of love, for love to generate electricity. ”
Although it relies on the reader's opinion, the power of creation and the progress of the story are firmly in the hands of the author. In the eyes of the old ghost of Montenegro, the reader reviewed more feedback is the author's "performance ability during this time". It is said that many online writers have such a small "consultant team" composed of book fans. With the help of this interactive mode, writers can not only intuitively grasp the reader's reading preferences, but also repeatedly reflect, deliberate and polish the works being created to make them perfect.
Writers all over China who don't want to be Liu?
"Nowadays, readers are more and more fond of something that is fresh." The old ghost of Montenegro sighed like this. The readers of "Starting from the Red Moon" are mostly "old white", and the so-called "old white" is a group of people who are well-informed and more critical in the reader.
The development of online literature for more than 20 years, many subjects have long been routine, from the author's point of view, how to find a new excitement? The old black ghost said: "Repetition will kill your creative ability." We must think about it regularly, to open up, and to engage in something innovative. The most powerful person recognized in the online literature circle is the squid who loves diving, he is really too powerful, and every book will explore something new, which is the most ideal state for the author of the online article. ”
The success of "From the Red Moon" is mainly due to the innovation of Montenegrin Old Ghost. "'From the Red Moon' is classified in science fiction, and there are some elements of science fiction, but what is more appealing to me is the personal style. After all, my initial positioning was to describe emotions and feelings, and the emotions and feelings I wrote were indeed not in other novels. ”
The old ghost of Montenegro has seen all of Da Liu's works and is accustomed to reading some professional popular science posts on the B station. He believes that the most important thing about science fiction is "fantasy".
"Whether it is science and technology, the development of society, or the development of the world, you must have insight into its trends and have your own opinions." He is an avid fan of "Three-Body", bluntly saying that the great thing about "Three-Body" is that it writes about the various reactions that people in difficult situations may have, "that kind of brain hole even makes people feel very shocked."
In terms of professional knowledge, "From the Red Moon" can only be regarded as "soft science fiction". Montenegrin old ghost plans to add more science fiction elements to the next step of the work, he told nandu reporter: "Hard science fiction definitely wants to write, I feel that writing 'hard science fiction' must be the dream of many authors, I will not say the world, all Chinese writers who do not want to become Liu? ”
Back to the point
The story should be new, the old routine should be understood, and the anti-routine should be learned
The immortal text "This Human Being is Too Serious" by the great god writer "This Immortal is Too Serious" also won the male frequency TOP10 list this time. This work combines traditional Chinese mythology with the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and uses humorous and light-hearted language style to unfold a vast and barbaric picture.
The heat meme can cause the reader to feel a sense of substitution
From "My Brother is Too Steady" to "This Human Being Is Too Serious", the biography continues the light-hearted and humorous style, which is one of the important reasons why he continues to be loved by readers.
His writing method is biased towards tradition and light novel collections, and in the interview, he told Nandu reporters that this style of writing is the result of his continuous exploration. "Because playing the terrier is very awkward, you must grasp a degree." It takes a lot of experience and needs to be familiar with the stem. Back to the point, as early as "The World's First Sword", he began to try to slowly integrate various stems into the novel, "you have to have millions of words to do this."
What kind of stems are more interesting and can make people amused? Returning to the legend, one is the current affairs terrier, which can "arouse everyone's enthusiasm" and find the spiritual resonance with the reader; the other is the B station terrier, that is, the instant hot spot, all kinds of popular short videos or short videos, "the wider the acceptance, the better the effect you take out."
A basic feature of Xian Xia Wen is "crossing", a setting that ensures that the illusory world of Xian Xia is not completely disconnected from real life. To put it bluntly: "The protagonist who travels through the past is with modern ideas, which can resonate with the reader." And the current affairs news or popularity of each time can cause readers to feel a sense of substitution. ”
Reading god writers return to the true biography of cartoon portraits
Returning to the truth has been lurking in this chapter and the readership for many years, maintaining frequent communication and interaction with readers. "The thing about online text is plain, readers are consumers, and authors need to respect the reader's demands, while taking into account the readability of the text and the literary nature."
He would punch in the group at a fixed time every day, chat with everyone, and fine-tune the text according to various opinions, while deliberately maintaining a certain distance from the reader. "The most taboo thing about our line is that the reader instructs the author to write the book, and then the author blindly obeys. As for the opinions of readers, the author can listen to them, but cannot let them go. ”
"Keep your distance from your readers, but you must not say you are detached from them." He then added.
Male frequency readers prefer "big male protagonist"
"My brother is too stable" to open up the "steady flow" of the network article belongs to the "male protagonist text", and the steady master brother upgrades and fights monsters all the way and can do everything. And Wu Delirium, the protagonist of "This Human Being is Too Serious", is an "enlarged version of ordinary people" in the eyes of Guizheng Chuan, "he tried everything to solve the problem, and his success was based on failure after failure".
Transforming the "big man" into an "enlarged version of the ordinary person" is a challenge and a deliberate result. Returning to the legend, if the two consecutive books are big male protagonists, both are immortals, and both are written mythology, it will give readers a strong sense of immediate vision. It's just that "now readers are not the same as in previous years, and now most readers want to get a relaxed experience, and you don't have to worry too much about what will happen to this protagonist." ”
Talking about the difference between the preferences of male and female readers, it is believed that compared with the male readers' attachment to "upgrading and hanging", female readers will project more eyes on "feelings" when reading, and the difference in male and female reading tendencies also reverses the structural settings of male and female frequency novels, "Most of the stories of female frequencies take feelings as the entry point, while the male frequency focuses on upgrading and fighting monsters, and feelings as a adjustment This is the biggest difference between the preferences of male and female frequency readers." ”
You have to convince the reader that you have made a trick
Nowadays, readers are more and more demanding, and their tastes are becoming more and more picky. When it comes to what factors are essential for successful online literature, it is said that the first story should be new, and you should think about new stories. Second, the old routines must be understood, and some routines that can withstand the test of the market must be learned to be used and reorganized after dismantling. The third is to learn the anti-routine, which is actually one of the routines, that is, to avoid some points that the reader is tired of. There is also the rhythm of the writing, as well as the character design, as well as the story elements, and some terriers that attract readers, so that readers have a sense of interaction, which are all reinforcements to the book.
Strive to do a good job in all aspects, and if there is a slight prominence in one aspect, the book will be easy to produce results.
For example, "My Brother is Too Stable" is to slice out a time on the long line of "Flood and Desolation Stream", and start from this time slice to write, which is an anti-original routine; and "This Human Being is Too Serious" is to take "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" as the theme. "Or ask for a new bottle, even if it's an old vinegar in a new bottle, anyway, you have to convince the reader that you've made a trick." Back to the legend.
The concept of Xian Xia can be traced back to the movie "Shu Shan", an extension of some Hong Kong writers on the basis of martial arts novels, which can be regarded as the prototype of Xian Xia Wen. "This classification covers traditional Chinese culture, and it is certainly not so easy to cool down." The constant influx of authors, the constant influx of new ideas, can keep it alive. ”
Nandu reporter Huang Qian