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Chapter 193: The inspiration of the constellation story to Qiu Manman
The fourth production escort ship, among the fields.

Kagawa walked on the path in the field, holding a small lunch box in his hand. He picked up a piece of apple with a plastic toothpick and savored the refreshing feeling brought by the fruit after the meal.

Ouyang Yating and the other two, along with Nancy and Qiu Manman, followed behind her. Everyone had different expressions on their faces, some were confused, some were lost in thought, and it was obvious that they had not yet come out of the previous topic.

Compared with the 21st century, modern country paths are so quiet.

Xiangchuan recalled the scene when he followed Xiangqi on the way home when he was a child. He was holding the hand of Xiangxue, who was still a little kid, and following Xiangqi, who was born with long legs, with some difficulty. The chirping of insects could be heard from the fields and the small woods not far away, or the barking of chickens, ducks or little yellow dogs raised by the neighbors.

In modern times, the fields are not threatened by pests because all insects are in nature reserves. All livestock are strictly managed, and the staple food crop areas where they grow are unlikely to suddenly see a bunch of chickens and ducks on the roadside like when Kagawa was a child.

But it also became a lot quieter.

In the end, Kagawa couldn't stand the silent atmosphere anymore.

"I'm telling you guys, these are just imaginary stories. Our imaginations are definitely not as good as those of the ancients, but these are just imaginary stories. Just read them and there's no need to dwell on them for so long."

As she spoke, she changed an unused toothpick and stuffed the apple pieces from the lunch box into the mouths of Ouyang Yating and the other two people who were closest to her.

This sudden action did scare the three of them, but when the sweet and sour apples entered their mouths, they subconsciously chewed the apple pieces. The sweet juice of the fruit flowed into their mouths as they chewed, which not only relieved the greasiness brought by the crazy fried rice just now, but also made the three people's confused brains a little clearer.

Nancy, who had been watching the whole process, was relieved to see that the two childhood friends were no longer as confused as before. She stepped forward, patted their shoulders, and said:
"Our President Kagawa is right. We can't write stories, so we should just enjoy the achievements of our ancestors. Before the outbreak of the 'Dark Virus Crisis', humans had established a civilization for at least 5,000 years. We have only come into contact with a part of it now. Maybe there will be more exciting things in the future, right?"

Nancy said this while giving Kagawa a wink.

Kagawa remained silent, thinking that a certain red and white website and a certain yellow letter website did have more explosive content, but he felt that he would be sent to have a chat if he showed it to others.

"I really believe you if you say there are more exciting ones. After all, today I just listened to Kagawa's retelling. But what I'm thinking about is the matter of creation. People in ancient times were able to create stories without knowing anything, but in modern times, we seem to have lost this ability... Hey, got it."

As Ino spoke, he took out his toothpick and made a sneak attack on Kagawa's lunch box. Before she could react, he snatched a piece of apple.

Kagawa quickly closed the lunch box in her hand. Although she was producing escort ships, she would not be short of fruits (and because of the hot sales of yam snacks and cakes, fruits were also listed as crops that increased production by the Ministry of Agriculture), but she was still very upset that her food was taken away and eaten.

"Don't you have apples yourself? Why do you always come to steal mine?" Kagawa muttered, quietly retreating behind Nancy. Ino has always been at the bottom of the food chain among the three childhood friends, and Nancy is the one who can control him the best. This is a fact she discovered during field training.

After ensuring his (the apple's) safety, Kagawa spoke:
"Not everyone has such rich imagination and writing and painting creation ability at the beginning. Many ancient creations are based on the foundation of their predecessors. For example, the ancient poet Homer added his own creation to the folk tale of the Trojan War, thus writing the two legendary works "Iliad" and "Odyssey". When later generations transcribed the story of the Trojan War into pictures or images, Homer's two epics became their reference works. So if it is too difficult to create from scratch, it is also an option to start with existing works like the ancients did."

Qiu Manman's eyes lit up: "I know what you want to say, Xiangchuan, you mean to expand or modify the story and characters of Romeo and Juliet like the 12th Fleet did, right?"

Xiangchuan then remembered that Qiu Manman had mentioned to her that the 12th Fleet was very enthusiastic about the second creation of "Luo Zhu". She nodded, thinking that although modern people have limited ability to create completely original stories, with the example of Yuzhu from the 12th Fleet, it is probably not a problem for them to have the imagination and ability to make some second creations.

"There is no need to focus on just one work like the 12th Fleet. For example, the three books I have previously published, The Count of Monte Cristo, A Dream of Red Mansions, and Don Quixote, as well as TV series like The Legend of Zhen Huan and My Own Swordsman, can all be adapted for secondary creation."

Especially "The Legend of Zhen Huan" and "A Dream of Red Mansions", they are the favorites of domestic online writers who are engaged in rebirth and time travel. Xiangchuan complained in his heart.

Ouyang Yating said with some concern: "But we are not familiar with the actual settings of these novels and TV series. What if there is something inconsistent with the original work..."

"If you don't understand, then avoid it. If there is OOC... that is, it doesn't match the original, then find a way to analyze the characters in the original. In short, don't be afraid, just write freely. If there are problems, readers will point them out, and you can change them then." Kagawa smiled. These are the experiences of her friends who like to produce secondary creations. As one of those who specializes in "freeloading", she has a good grasp of the basics of secondary creation.

Once Kagawa started talking, he couldn't stop. Basic precautions on secondary creation, forms of secondary creation, fictional settings, etc. popped out like a machine gun, almost knocking out Ouyang Yating and the other two. However, Qiu Manman became more and more excited the more she listened.

The result was that Kagawa was talking until his mouth was dry, but Qiu Manman was still holding on to her, wanting to hear about the various fictional settings of the 21st century, and even wanted to add some material to the script that her own club was currently rehearsing.

Kagawa had no choice but to hold his friend's shoulders with both hands and said earnestly:
"Don't worry about these messy secondary creations for now. Wait until your drama club's first public performance is over before you figure it out. It's not a good sign to change the script before the performance."

At this moment, Ino, who was still dizzy from the bombardment of the new culture of the old era, came back to his senses and said:

"Kagawa is right. My mother once said that frequently changing the script before a large-scale performance would cause a lot of unnecessary trouble for new actors. Your acting club, including the president, is full of newcomers, so you should just follow the routine until your acting skills mature."

Qiu Manman gritted her teeth and said, "Since even Miss Juliet has said so, I'll just let it go this time..."

Of course, on the way back to the dormitory, Xiangchuan still agreed to help organize some of the experiences of ancient people in secondary creation under her constant persuasion.

Kagawa glanced at her notes of the list of materials that had been requested to be consulted recently. Looking at the directory that was so long that she could hardly count it with both hands, she felt as if she was being treated as a human-shaped Geegle by modern people.