Chapter 23: Hoping for father to become famous

Wu Jianping looked at his son and suddenly felt that he had changed a lot in the two months since he entered university. Not only had he grown capable, but his whole person seemed to have matured a lot, and the childishness of the past had completely faded away.

Perhaps feeling Wu Yuchen's determination, perhaps influenced by his son's changes, Wu Jianping was silent for a while and didn't refuse again:

"What kind of story do you want to tell?"

Hearing this, Wu Yuchen's face showed joy, knowing that his father had agreed:

"War of Resistance! The story of a military man full of wild atmosphere becoming a generation of military gods!"

Then, Wu Yuchen vividly told the story of "Drawing Sword".

Wu Jianping listened intently, but as he listened, he suddenly reached out and interrupted Wu Yuchen: "Wait, the more I listen, the more you sound like Wang Yuanshan?"

Wu Jianping himself came from the army, and he was familiar with the stories of many marshals and generals.

"Dad, I knew I couldn't hide it from you.

Literature comes from life, I just created it based on him as a prototype."

"Then you also tell his later life?" Wu Jianping asked.

"No, stop at the 50s."

Wu Jianping nodded after listening. Wang Yuanshan was punished later because of emotional problems. In fact, it was nothing now, just that the couple couldn't live together, but at that time he was scolded for abandoning his wife and children for another woman, and as a result, he was required to make a self-criticism and punishment. It was better not to talk about this kind of thing.

However, the reason Wu Yuchen considered was not the same as his father's.

In fact, the novel "Drawing Sword" was not considered a big hit when it first came out in the past life. The sales in the first year were only more than 100,000 copies, and it was not until the TV series was a huge success that the sales skyrocketed.

Wu Yuchen naturally knew the reason, because the first half was Li Yunlong's growth history, which readers found very refreshing. Although there were tragedies of Wei Monk and Xiuqin, they all increased the plot and excitement of the story, making readers' emotional resonance stronger, and they could scold the little Japanese devils and mountain bandits while reading.

As a result, the style of the second half changed drastically. The author, Du Liang, began to play with scar literature, and also mixed in a lot of his own private goods, making people feel uncomfortable, oppressive, and awkward when reading, and there was nowhere to vent the anger held in their hearts.

In fact, many best-selling novels pursue a sense of refreshment, just like the hit martial arts novels of Jin Yong and Gu Long, which essentially use the routine of refreshing articles.

And for a military novel like "Drawing Sword", most readers want to experience the blood and passion on the battlefield, fighting wits and courage. You can accept dying on the battlefield, but later the author began to commit literary youth disease, making everyone not refreshing at all, how can it be a big hit?

But the producer of the TV series was very smart, directly choosing the first half of "Drawing Sword", and specifically found a screenwriter to add a lot of plots and characters, such as cavalry company commander Sun Desheng, Xizi, and other ordinary soldiers who were ordinary but moved everyone, all of which were not in the original work. Sure enough, the "Drawing Sword" TV series exploded, and it exploded big!

Therefore, the version of "Drawing Sword" he asked his father to write was about the same time period as the TV series, and it also ended in the 50s. The whole process was Li Yunlong's heroic growth history, and the literary youth plots deliberately created later would not be told at all.

In this way, the sales of "Drawing Sword" would definitely be much better than in the past life!

And the copyright could also be held in Wu Yuchen's hands. When the right opportunity came, he could directly start filming. The TV series and the book could also promote each other. The money earned from both sides would be his, Wu Yuchen's.

And another very important point was that if Wu Jianping wrote this novel, he would not encounter publishing problems.

In the past life, the author Du Liang made a bet with a friend to write "Drawing Sword", and then found a publishing house. When they heard that he was a businessman who went to sea, not an insider, they immediately proposed that he had to pay tens of thousands of yuan in publishing fees before they would publish it for him, which directly angered Du Liang away.

And Wu Jianping himself relied on the publishing house, so he would not encounter such a problem of difficulty in publishing at all. Even the publishing house could give him a few more points of royalties for the sake of their own people. It would be a waste not to use this advantage!

Wu Jianping thought carefully, and he also tasted it. The Li Yunlong that his son wanted to shape was completely different from the "high, big, and complete" heroic figures in the past red classics. He was from a grassroots background, a bit rogue and ruffian, but he was also full of heroism, brave and resourceful, good at fighting, with all seven emotions and six desires, flesh and blood, and the character image was extremely full.

This really made Wu Jianping interested, and he felt he should try it. After all, there was no shortage of such characters in the army, but they were rarely shown in literary works in the past.

Wu Jianping pondered for a while:

"How about this, Chenchen, you go and write the outline first.

As for me, I will also go to collect relevant information, and then try to help you polish the story."

Wu Jianping planned to find information about Wang Yuanshan's battles. Not only Wang Yuanshan's, but other wonderful battles could also be added, but he must first figure it out, so that it could be reasonable when integrated.

"Alright, Dad, this time our father and son work together, guaranteed to be a best-selling masterpiece!" Wu Yuchen smiled.

"Ahem, let's talk about the pen name later."

Wu Jianping still didn't want to take advantage of his son. The story conception was the foundation, he was just a polisher, and this was his son!

Wu Yuchen also roughly guessed his father's thoughts, but didn't say anything more.

He would write the book with his father first, and then Wu Jianping wouldn't be able to refuse. Anyway, he was determined to do this thing of hoping for his father to become famous!

The next Monday morning, Wu Yuchen returned to school. For the next few days, he attended classes properly. When he had time in class or after class, he began to write the detailed outline of "Drawing Sword". Every afternoon when he had time, he ran to the Youth Film Studio to check the progress of washing.

Don't look down on the old master who washes the film. The light adjustment during the washing process can affect the background color effect of your film's picture, so you must make it clear to him what effect you want from the beginning.

Wu Yuchen felt that he might have a lot of dealings with this old master in the future, so he came every day to chat with him and get familiar with him.

In the girls' dormitory, Yin Qiaoqiao asked Jiang Qinqin: "Really not seeing him?"

Jiang Qinqin tightened her pretty face, her voice cold: "Not seeing!"

"Alright, Qinqin, I'll help you send him away~"

Yin Qiaoqiao said with a smile, then twisted her waist and walked out the door. After walking out the door, the smile at the corner of her mouth became even stronger. It was rare to see Jiang Qinqin frustrated, which made Yin Qiaoqiao, who had always been a bit jealous of her, feel some pleasure in her heart.

After Yin Qiaoqiao walked downstairs, she saw Wu Yuchen standing on the side of the road waiting. The girls who came in and out couldn't help but look at him a few more times. She thought that this junior was truly pleasing to the eye.

She walked to Wu Yuchen:

"Junior, Qinqin won't see you, her attitude is quite firm.

Hey, how exactly did you offend our Qinqin?

She has been cold-faced since she came back last Saturday night. She doesn't say anything when asked, and gets angry when your name is mentioned."

Yin Qiaoqiao was very curious, so she took the initiative to come down to inquire. ===== CHAPTER 24 =====