Chapter 859 The first draft is completed
When Hanlin Culture Media and Nanhai Publishing Company celebrated the sales of "In the Name of People" exceeded one million, the person involved sat in front of the computer and looked at the document in front of him with some confusion.
The writing of the first part of "The Lord of the Rings" is already in the middle and late stages, but Zhang Chu feels that no matter the translations he saw in his previous life or the words he wrote himself expressing that Gandalf and the Flame Demon died together, it does not have the feeling of tragic and heart-shaking feeling of tragic!
If this plot is well written, it will inevitably be remembered by readers forever.
Originally, he was a little dissatisfied when writing, but when he turned around and read and checked repeatedly, he felt even more dissatisfied!
This is the high point of sentiment in the whole text and a time when there is a huge turning point.
He didn't want to come back many years later and regretted that he didn't do it well when he wrote it, and there was no chance to start over at that time.
What is tested here is not plot structure and layout ability, but a kind of emotional resonance of words.
Some writers' writings look extremely gorgeous, giving people a gorgeous feeling, but they cannot impress readers at all.
Zhang Chu is not a person of this type. His writing is quite varied. He is simple when he should be simple, gorgeous when he should be gorgeous, and what kind of writing style is used under what circumstances!
An excellent book requires "sting", that is, it is necessary to write plots that readers find interesting. Whether it is a comedy or a tragedy, it must have jumps and turns anyway.
It must not be a flat and clear way of writing, otherwise few people will pay.
This is like a traditional Chinese garden, with flowers and trees everywhere, but winding paths and secluded, with a unique world.
When mountains and rivers are full of water, they see the dark willows and bright flowers, this is probably the greatest fun that writers can provide to readers.
For example, the plot of "The Lord of the Rings" is always thrilling, and Frodo and others' adventures are by no means smooth. They set out from Charles and met Aragon, a descendant of Essidor, but when they were hunted by the Ring Spirit, Frodo was stabbed by a sharp sword with a curse poison.
As Frodo's injuries became worse, Aragorn took them to Rivendale for asylum. At the ferry of the river, Elron released the flood and saved their party.
When Gandalf fell into the abyss, the remaining members came to the Golden Forest Roslorien to take refuge, and met the super popular character Elf Queen Kellandriel in the Lord of the Rings here!
The road to Mordor was not smooth. After they finally arrived at Mount Amonhan by boat, Boromir, who was traveling with him, was tempted by the Supreme Lord of the Ring and tried to take it for himself from Frodo.
The entire expedition team fell apart!
The plot of the first part is just spreading out the drawing paper, but it can also be called a constant trend.
But until this part of the content was over, Frodo and the others had not arrived in Mordo, let alone completed the task of destroying the Supreme Lord of the Ring!
Although Aragon and others had more martial arts skills, Frodo witnessed the madness of the expedition members being tempted by the Lord of the Rings on the lakeside, so he planned to go to Mordo alone.
If Sam hadn't been with his friend who grew up, they wouldn't have gone there together.
The first draft is about 280,000 words, but there are a lot of words lying in the scrapped draft box.
Zhang Chu didn't want Mingzhu to be covered with dust, and he didn't want a work that was enough to leave a strong mark in the history of fantasy literature to be ruined by himself, so he repeatedly took it out and read it and modified it!
As for the English version, I haven't moved for the time being. I will translate it after he confirms the Chinese version, so as to avoid useless work.
No one told me the news of the completion of the first draft, so that it would be more simplified.
And now that "In the Name of People" has just been launched, I announced that the first draft of the "Lord of the Rings" will not only snatch the attention, but also make people doubt the progress.
A fantasy epic that requires specialized language was written in a few months!
There are indeed many fast gunmen in the literary world, and Zhang Chu has precedents. Each of his works took at most a few months, except for "Ghost Blows Out the Light", which has not been finished yet.
Modification and polishing are probably the most painful time for a writer. The words that are self-satisfied when writing often appear a bit rough or untimely at this time.
Some people who are serious will even spend three to five times the first draft to disrupt the plot and recombine it!
This place has not been tangled yet, and after Zhang Chu made a mark, he found that it was necessary to modify the rest of the places.
He really caused himself a huge trouble.
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In Hanlin Culture Media Company, Zhou Kang sat opposite the desk of General Manager Ye Shumei. He said, "Director Xu Ji's studio handed over a more implicit message, saying that Mr. Xu had received Fumao's email. It is estimated that there should be no problem with being shortlisted."
Ye Shumei didn't understand this situation and asked in confusion: "What is Fumao? What are you going to be shortlisted?"
"Fumao is the artistic director of the Cannes Film Festival, and some people call him the Cannes Chairman. The Cannes Film Festival has already started filming since November last year. The registration is in March this year. If the main competition list is announced around the 10th of this month."
"So it's this, I thought it was Fumao Records. You keep going."
"Mr. Xu is quite destined to be with Cannes. He has won the Best Director there and his work has been shortlisted several times. This time, our "Farewell My Concubine" has been submitted after the production. It is said that Fumao sent an email to Mr. Xu for his good filming. Not to mention that he has a chance to win the award, at least he can't escape the shortlist!"
The Cannes Film Festival is one of the three oldest film festivals in the world and enjoys a high reputation around the world.
This is a holy place for filmmakers all over the world, and some even think it has more artistic atmosphere than the Oscars.
Of course, this is also a platform for film manufacturers to promote. Many Hollywood blockbusters hold premiere here, and many movies from different countries are looking for potential buyers here!
Just like "Farewell My Concubine", the copyright of overseas distribution has not yet been determined.
Then Cannes has become its best sales platform.
Ye Shumei has also heard of Cannes' famous name. "If you can win an award, it will likely have a reputation effect at home and even international levels, and you may even have the opportunity to represent the mainland in the competition for the best foreign language films."
"So in the director's studio, the other three production companies hope that Zhang Chu can go to Cannes to stand up for the film station and help it promote it. Even though the director has won the Director Award in Cannes, even if those actors are very popular in China, their popularity is not as high as Zhang Chu's overseas!"
Otherwise, how could the investor of this movie want the screenwriter Zhang Chu to go with the original author?
Cannes belongs to France, and now the champion of the French book sales list is Zhang Chu's "The Da Vinci Code". His popularity in Europe far exceeds the so-called international directors and international movie stars.
Chapter completed!