Chapter 63: The Trilogy of Becoming a God - The Worst Person in the World (Part 10)

  The secret to writing a great novel is that there is no secret. Some people might curse and say, "What the hell, Teacher Hao? Are you kidding us? Are you just playing with words?" Wu Dalang, how do you understand this sentence?

  Wu Dalang first scratched his fat buttocks, then scratched his fat cheeks and said: "The secret to becoming a god is that there is no secret, and the way of speaking is extremely Taoist, they are all the same meaning. Think about it, as long as it's a real cool article, it will be popular, right? If it's popular, it will definitely make money, right? Since it's something that can make money quickly, it's hard to replicate, right? If it can be easily replicated, it would go against the economic principle of scarcity being valuable!"

  Clap, clap, clap... Mr. Hao is leading the applause again. It's well said, even better than I imagined. Unexpectedly, our classmate Wu Dalang can use dialectical thinking to look at this issue, great, a new and refreshing perspective for our future creations.

  So, if you want to create a great novel, reading any book, including "How to Write a Great Novel", may only play an auxiliary role. Let's put it this way: if a great novel is a big goose, then all the so-called secrets of writing a great novel are just like brooders. Think about it, no matter how many brooders you have, without fertile and healthy goose eggs, can you hatch little geese?

  Wow... Great talk! You explained it so thoroughly and clearly. Now this mysterious thing has become very tangible.

  Classmates, don't always think about taking shortcuts to success. You should work hard and make a sincere effort to gain insight. Hard work can provide for your family and bring prosperity to the country!

  Clap clap clap......, great, well said!

  Mr. Hao took a sip of tea and continued to talk. Although the Huo Shu and Hong Shu are both rare and hard to find, what I'm going to teach you next is a method for creating a pseudo-Hong Shu.

  Haha, look at your confused faces. Wu Dalang, you come and tell us, what do you think about the fake Red Book?

  Wu Dalang scratched his butt, and half of the classmates in the classroom suddenly tensed up.

  Wu Dalang continued: "Pseudo-red books should be a kind of book between small white books and fire books, which is relatively easy to get started with, but absolutely can't become a red book that flows fragrantly for centuries, so it's called pseudo-red book!"

  Clap, clap, clap... Teacher Hao led the applause. No wonder Wu Dala's Chinese exam score was close to perfect. Take a look at Wu Dala's answers, they were concise and even surpassed the standard answers. This is what we call insight. Everyone should learn from Wu Dala.

  Mr. Hao continued, this pseudo-red book's creation method is also known as "white inside and red outside". Classmate Wu Dalang, please share your understanding with everyone.

  Wu Dalang scratched his head and immediately began to speak eloquently, saying that the white with a hint of red refers to Xiaobaiwen, while the red with a hint of white naturally refers to the Red Book. The white with a hint of red is precisely using Xiaobaiwen as a carrier to produce the effect of the Red Book.

  Bang bang bang......

  Wu Dalang, under the encouragement of applause, was even more inspired and further elaborated, saying that using white text to convey red ideas is like cultivating Tao in magic, using popular and pleasant small white texts as a carrier, slowly infiltrating inspiration and truth to readers, so readers will love this kind of pseudo-red book, reading it not only enjoyable but also gaining something, so pseudo-red books should be the future development trend of online literature.

  Clap, clap, clap... Great, well said! Teacher Hao applauded and praised Wu Dalang, saying that if Wen Shuang were in the audience, she would really think that this was a double act between Teacher Hao and Wu Dalang. This Wu Dalang is making great efforts and has a deep understanding, he must have the potential to become a god!

  Mr. Hao continued, the principle of being white with a hint of red is just that, but it's easy to know and hard to do. You see, in this world, as long as you're tainted by a single red character, it's not so easy to succeed.

  Next, I'll talk about the specific operation method of Bai Li Tou Hong. Teacher Hao took a sip of tea first.

  Clap, clap, clap... The applause can't stop, Teacher Hao's lectures need atmosphere, everyone works together to make the atmosphere more enthusiastic, more enthusiastic, and then Teacher Hao's talent can be brought out as much as possible.

  Alright, first of all, it's about creativity. If your creativity falls into clichés, if you want this book to be popular, it will inevitably be twice the effort for half the result. The most likely outcome is that there will be another mediocre book added to the pile of trash.

  Creativity started from Jin Yong and Gu Long's traditional martial arts era, walked into the Xian Xia world of Mortal and Immortal Flow, and now to various system new eras that are booming like wildfire, from God-level Trash King fan system to Downfall System, Lazy System, Bullying the Weak Great Upgrade System... Classmates, I'm asking you, can your creativity not be limited to imitation? Is there a brand new idea or not?

  Alright, I've told you about the framework and direction of creativity, now it's up to you to think hard and come up with ideas for your new book!

  With creativity, the next thing to nail down is the protagonist. The name of the protagonist must be grand and loud, just like two artists gave a netizen with the surname Qi a name for his child, Qi De Long, which sounds grand but not loud enough. Qi Dong Qiang, which sounds loud but not grand enough, both have some shortcomings, only Qi De Long Dong Qiang, haha, is both the most grand and the most loud.

  When we name our own work "Pig's Foot", we must put in enough effort, from the Pig's Foot's birth eight characters to its five elements attribute, of course, the most important thing is to shout out loud and clear, because your Pig's Foot is going to be popular along with your book, how can it be casual.

  Just like Guo Jing, the heroic archer, and Yang Guo, the heroic eagle shooter, which one is not a household name? Which one does not have an earth-shaking reputation? Even some supporting characters, such as Dongfang Bubai, Xidu, Nanyi, Beigong, are enough to establish Jin Yong's unparalleled position in traditional martial arts novels. Even the names of some minor characters, like Ouyang Ke, Mei Chaofeng, Sha Tongtian, and Lao Tiantong, are also well-known. Therefore, regarding naming and character creation, I suggest everyone re-reads Jin Yong's Condor Hero series several times. When even a small supporting character in your book becomes a household name, you will have succeeded, and it will be hard not to become famous!

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  The plot must be simple, at least at the beginning, the simpler the better. Just like Guang Touqiang and Xiong Da Xiong Er's dispute over whether to cut down trees, or Xi Yangyang and Huang Ta Lang's dispute over whether to eat sheep. The simpler and more straightforward the plot is, the better. Otherwise, it would be a pile of settings at first, who has the leisure time to watch that?

  The IQ of a pig's foot in trivial matters must be close to that of an idiot, otherwise how can it pretend to be a tiger?

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  However, Pigsy must not be muddled on major issues, otherwise it would make readers think that Pigsy is stupid or even worse, the author is stupid!

  Haha... Clap clap clap...

  Alright, the creative idea is set: Pig Foot and a few classic supporting characters can easily create a sense of hierarchy. The ordinary people are one thing, while Jiangnan Qi Guai and Qiu Chuji are on another level, followed by the likes of Sha Tongtian and Lingzhi Shangren. All these are inferior goods without any martial arts background.

  Then there are Guo Jing, Huang Rong and Ouyang Ke, who are always making progress. The reference standard is Mei Chaofeng, the abandoned disciple of Peach Island, whose Nine Yin White Bone Claw can make her laugh at the rivers and lakes.

  The last level, of course, is Dongxie Xidu Nan Di Bei Gai. With such a clear coordinate system, the strength of Pig's Foot can be seen clearly in the coordinate system, and it's refreshing to see!

  With such a framework, it's easy to fill in the content. For example, the prodigal system, when others are thinking about how to be frugal and save money, Pig Foot is thinking about how to squander wealth. When planning carefully and making an effort to squander wealth, comedic effects emerge.

  Similarly, the lazy system, when the traditional virtue of diligence and wealth has been subverted for thousands of years, when it is necessary to rack one's brains to complete lazy tasks in order to increase the ability of pig feet, the comedic effect comes.

  For example, the "Helping Others for Fun" system has been greatly upgraded. While others are trampling on piles of white bones to climb up, Pig Foot is everywhere helping others to climb up. When others are practicing meditation for hundreds of years, Pig Foot is leisurely looking around to see if anyone needs help. When others are fighting desperately, Pig Foot only cares about whether you need help or not. By grasping these new and interesting plotlines, the comedy points will be endless, and it will naturally make people's eyes light up.

  Alright, classmates. To help you understand these novel ideas more directly, Wudalang, please use the examples of being a spendthrift, lazy person, helpful person, and bullying the weak to illustrate how each can upgrade the pig's feet!

  Wu Dalang scratched his butt, and with a look of disgust, bit his finger and said: "The most extravagant thing I, Wu Dalang, can think of is buying two bowls of soy milk at once, drinking one bowl, and pouring out the other..."

  Alright...... Bang bang bang......

  Wu Dalang continued: "The laziest thing I, Wu Dalang, can think of is to sleep until I wake up naturally, best if I never wake up again..."

  Haha... Bang bang bang...

  Wu Dalang continued to bite his finger and said: "The most helpful thing I, Wu Dalang, can think of is to help the groom enter the bridal chamber..."

  Haha, Wu Dalang, you're going to die!

  Wu Dalang continued to bite his finger, and said with a majestic tone: "The most bullying thing I, Wu Dalang, can think of is to punch the South Mountain Nursing Home and kick the North Sea Kindergarten!"

  Haha... Bang bang bang...

  Teacher Hao burst out laughing and led the applause, did you hear that, classmates? Our creative space is so vast, as long as you use your brain, the next author of a bestselling novel could be you!

  So, we must be bold in our ideas and careful in our pursuit of evidence. We want to subvert tradition, dazzle the eyes of those who are jealous, and succeed where others have failed. Others may say that one should worship gods, but someone comes along and slays them instead - and succeeds! Others may say that one should exorcise demons, but someone else comes along and befriends them instead - and also succeeds! Comrade Wu Daliang, can you come up with a similar innovative idea that no one has thought of before, so that some talented individual here can immediately achieve fame and success?

  Alright, bang bang bang......, Wu Dalang is great, Wu Dalang is mighty!