502. Torrential working hours
When he came to the study room and opened the computer page, Gu Cheng looked at the progress of writing his new book and nodded with satisfaction.
Maybe it's because living in the manor has made him a lot more leisurely, and there are too many people around who can take care of little Youyou. Whether it's the staff or Sun Ya, they are very happy to accompany this cute little person all the time. Playing, this gave Gu Cheng a lot more free time.
In addition, there were not many places for entertainment and leisure near the manor, and a lot of unnecessary communication was eliminated. Gu Cheng was able to devote himself to his work, making his progress far exceed his original expectations.
So far, he has almost completed the compilation work of about three stories, and he has also found that by changing this mystery novel, a brilliant and brilliant work in history, his writing level has also changed a lot. Coupled with the experience gained from the previous two books, I feel more comfortable working now.
Anyone with a little bit of literary knowledge can see from Gu Cheng's current works that the level has been significantly improved compared to before, and the wording between the lines has also changed a lot. After the works are released, the market will encourage There should also be more voices.
He unhurriedly took a pot of hot water and put it next to his desk, and then started to prepare for writing. Unlike others, Gu Cheng especially liked to drink some water when writing, which has become a routine. Hobby.
According to the original idea and plan, the first book will be assigned 20 main cases, and the most famous ones among these 20 cases will be selected and assigned to the first book. I want to rely on these outstanding cases to establish the protagonist in one fell swoop. A person’s personality traits and unique methods of solving crimes.
Moreover, the training method of these 20 main cases has been carefully considered, forming a complete timeline from the first to the last article, allowing readers to follow Dr. Watson's perspective and gradually see the protagonist's growth process , and the original cold and literal character has become more and more vivid.
It also makes the protagonist more three-dimensional through side confirmation, with emotions and flesh and blood, as if he is living next to everyone.
After Gu Cheng's adaptation work, this legendary mystery drama has undergone earth-shaking changes from the original. Not only has the writing method been greatly reformed, but even the character creation is much more distinct than the original Conan Doyle.
After all, times are different. In Conan Doyle's time, it was just serialized piece after piece in local newspapers, and then became known to all the public.
The timeline is also messy. Maybe the story told in the previous part was solved by the detective ten years ago, and the next part goes back to three years later.
But for Gu Cheng, he can be said to be standing on the shoulders of giants. The character of Sherlock Holmes in later generations has become a familiar virtual character. Almost many people are familiar with his works or his methods of solving crimes. I have a little understanding of it, and I even have quite a few fans all over the world.
There are countless fans who specialize in sorting out the timeline, and have done something that even the original author has not accomplished, making the character's growth line clearer and clearer.
Some mystery enthusiasts have even begun to help the original author rewrite many exciting parts of the case. Even the case that was just an idea mentioned by the original author has been completely supplemented by everyone, contributing to the brilliance of this virtual character.
Use your own strength.
This method saved Gu Cheng a lot of effort and made his work a lot less difficult. Judging from the current popular trend of Chinese mystery novels, everyone prefers to watch a great detective start from scratch and slowly become something.
He wants to gain his own status and support, and prefers to travel along the protagonist's timeline, the feeling of constantly uncovering secrets and catching the real murderer.
I believe that this change in Gu Cheng will not make this originally great work lose its original glory. After all, for fans of mystery novels, what impresses them most about this character is his unique method of solving crimes, which is the legendary
elementary,
The story Gu Cheng is currently writing is the Four Signature Incident. The main story is about a high-ranking official’s wife in the Republic of China who received an anonymous package every year after her father disappeared, which involved a conspiracy and was also related to the current social and political situation at the time.
Form is deeply related.
The difference from the original work is that the original work was about exposing and criticizing the British colonial rule, but after Gu Cheng's change, it became a criticism of the inaction of the Republic of China government at that time and the current situation of ordinary people's dire lives.
This case was included in the study of the first work "Choose the Word in Scarlet" by the original writer, and it is also the most popular case among all fans of mystery novels.
It was precisely because of this case that the original author Conan Doyle officially entered the public eye, and his work also received a great response after it was released. Gu Cheng wanted to completely expose this book to everyone in the first three cases.
The work is so exciting that I made some small adjustments to the arrangement.
For Gu Cheng, the rewriting of this case caused him a lot of trouble. If he wanted to completely change the original connotation into a social atmosphere that was close to the Republic of China, he needed to consult a lot of information, and even
You need to have a deep understanding of the mainstream views of society at that time.
This is not a very simple matter. He had to overturn all the original processes of this case, and then borrowed the process of occurrence and cracking of the main case, and constantly filled it with his own opinions and the information he found.
Although the current Internet environment is not as good as that of later generations, a lot of information can be found online, and there are even special historical forums where you can seek advice and discuss, which makes his work of collecting information much simpler and easier.
When writing, Gu Cheng would always stop because of the lack of vocabulary, drink a few large glasses of water for himself, then walk slowly in the study, reorganize the chain of cases in his mind, and then
Go back to the computer and continue the unfinished work.
This situation often happened during his writing process. Sometimes, because the messy lines in his mind were like a ball of thread and he couldn't find a clue, he would feel a little hysterical and upset. At this time, he would stand by the window.
Looking in front of me at my daughter who is playing happily below can play a great role in relieving her.
Sometimes I even want to smoke a cigarette unconsciously to calm myself down, but every time this desire is suppressed by Gu Cheng forcefully. After all, I have been working on quitting smoking for so long, but I can't stop smoking just because of a single thought.
Chapter completed!