Rebirth 08: Equipment God

Chapter 169 Writer Zhai Da Needs to Stand Up!
"The Long Road of Lü" was released in mid-June, and it has been two and a half months since then, with three reprints.

Admittedly, the hype surrounding "top scorers in the college entrance examination" is gradually cooling down, but time has also allowed word-of-mouth to develop. Physical books have a strong lifespan, and best-selling works may remain popular for several years.

Coupled with positive market feedback, Phoenix Media is also expanding its sales channels, even launching online book sales platforms such as Dangdang and JD.com. As a result, although the summer vacation has ended, sales growth has been even stronger.

It's rock hard every month, showing no signs of weakening.

Phoenix Media is a large and powerful company, but best-selling books are a rare commodity. Previously, their best-selling items were various "textbooks." Obviously, this is not as prestigious as best-selling novels.

Lou En is now urging Zhai Da to start writing every few days, partly because he genuinely hopes Zhai Da will begin writing as soon as possible, and partly because he wants to maintain regular contact to prevent Zhai Da from switching allegiances to him.

This is not uncommon. Many writers, after having a famous work, will change publishers for their second book, either because of more attractive offers or because they have become too ambitious.

In fact, Zhai Da's inbox was already overflowing with offers from many publishing houses, and he didn't even know when his email address had been leaked.

He asked Lou En this question, and Lou En's answer was also bitter.
It's said that it was most likely leaked from within.

There's probably no monolithic place in this world except for Utopia.

After being urged to update again, Zhai Da hung up the phone and returned to his room.

After thinking about it, I decided to at least determine the direction of my new work before school starts.

So he took out his laptop and sat down next to Lu Wei.

Lu Wei, who was writing and drawing, glanced at Zhai Da and adjusted her position.

We got a little closer.

Zhai Da looked over curiously. The paper in front of Lu Wei was full of complex mathematical symbols, and he could only make out that they were advanced function directions.

After Utopia closed down, Lu Wei had more free time and often wrote and drew, which was her hobby. Zhai Da guessed that for Lu Wei, it was as enjoyable as playing video games.

So I casually asked, "What are you playing?"

Lu Wei said softly, "A guess about sensitivity."

Zhai Da remained silent for a moment, wondering if admitting he couldn't understand anything would diminish the prestige of being a top scorer in the college entrance examination.
Okay, although he was also the top science student, his math knowledge was only at the high school level, with at most some advanced math. As for Lu Wei, she scored 200 in math because the college entrance exam score was only 200 (160 + 40).

The gap between the two in mathematical ability is probably as large as the gap in their writing ability.

Zhai Da stopped joining in the fun, opened his computer, and found a document already on his clean desktop.

It's called "The God of Medicine".

But the document also has a capital "X" at the end.

It means the case has been scrapped.

Back when they were still in Dongyang, when Lou En first made a request for a new work, Zhai Da had an idea that he was also very interested in.

Having learned from the success of "The Long Road of Lü", he was very clear about his strengths.

It is the intense emotion injected after the power boost, the writing style and characteristics that are ahead of their time, and the clear main thread formed by drawing on previous film and television works.

To write quickly, well, and easily, all three are indispensable.

So his gaze fell on a famous work from his previous life, a movie that was also related to medicine, based on real events, and one that he remembered vividly from his previous life.

"Deeply memorable" means crying like an idiot.

He is very confident that if he were to adapt it into a literary work and put it into his own hands, the quality would be even better than "The Long Road of Lü".

Because it's more realistic, more shocking, and more likely to make you cry.

Hehe, just a bit of the author's quirky humor.
I've even thought of a title: "The Medicine Can't Stop." I'll use the title and the first half to disguise it as a "lighthearted comedy," then lure readers in and kill them.

Unfortunately, when he later took the time to research, he rejected the plan himself.

The reason is simple, and also frustrating: the real perpetrator is currently committing a crime and has not yet been discovered.

When Zhai Da was researching, he remembered the real-life figure's name and was able to find information about the "boss" suffering from leukemia in local news articles. If we go back in time to 08, this was likely the period when he was aggressively buying generic drugs in bulk. This means that the person in question might be involved in the deaths of thousands of people.

Moreover, it is still in a hidden stage that has not attracted any attention.
If Zhai Da writes about this subject and it becomes a bestseller, it might prematurely ignite the fuse, extinguishing the hopes of thousands of patients.

He can lure readers in to kill them, but he can't actually "kill" them.

Although I really like this work, I am confident that once it is written, it will reach a higher level in the literary world. With its literary merit and realistic significance, winning several prestigious awards will not be a problem.

But he couldn't do that; he didn't want news from the leaves that a mudslide had occurred at the Dongyang County Cemetery.
As for the idea of ​​"awakening love in society through one's own work and then helping the original prototype in return," that goes without saying; he's not that naive.

The fact that the prototype was spared all punishment after 16 years is already the best outcome, so there's no need to be self-righteous and act like a cyber-saint.

Back in the present, inside room 1501 of the Shenzhou VIP Residence, Zhai Da remained silent in front of his computer for a long time.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step; take the first step first.

A new folder has been created.

Then silence fell again.
So the second step was taken.

Create a new document.

Sigh, it's tough.
A brilliant "work" that was the best in every way, but had to be abandoned because the prototype was still in the works.
The trouble caused by this entanglement between past and present lives was something he hadn't anticipated, which caused him to get a little stuck.

Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed in Zhai Da's mind.
The entanglement of past and present lives, the entanglement of time and space?

For some reason, an image popped into my mind.
It also comes from another movie from a previous life; it should be called a science fiction light comedy?
With its unbelievable creativity, it depicts a love story intertwined across two eras. Although the film's box office performance didn't reach the level of making history, it was still a dark horse.

It seems that Zhai Da was looking at it with a Maybach saleswoman at the time?

I wasn't initially going there for the movie; I was just in a hurry to turn off the lights, so I trimmed my fingernails very neatly before leaving the house.

I'm afraid of getting my stockings snagged by someone touching them.

Later, he gradually became attracted to the screen and forgot about the young lady. He even left the other party with a good impression of being a "gentleman," which foreshadowed the "pleasant explanation of the suspension system" in the future.

In his memory, this movie was a standard soft science fiction film.

In other words, the principles of science fiction cannot be examined in detail, but the influence, logic, and rules of science fiction ideas are flawless. The focus is not on science fiction itself, but on the characters' emotions and the plot.

The film interweaves the timelines of 1999 and 2018, primarily focusing on the nostalgic clash between the modern and the past. However, with some adaptation...
Zhai Da suddenly had a very impulsive idea.
What if I were to write 2008 and 2024 myself?

Does this mean we can use the work to make a "grand prophecy"?
Yeah, the kind with limits, the kind where you don't get caught by the authorities.

So Zhai Da tentatively typed out a brief outline in the "New Document" window.

When you really need to write, you still need a fountain pen, but now it's much more convenient to type.

"A disillusioned, materialistic young woman from 2024 and a down-on-his-luck, honest young man from 2008 are forced to live together in the same house due to a time overlap."

"Unlike the film, the novel's perspective will focus more on the male side of 2008, and the protagonist's profession needs to be changed. What, a house designer? That's too lame."

"Looking back on the changes of the times is completely different from looking forward to the development of the times. To play a 'grand prophecy' requires better skills. Don't engage in mindless 'public displays of divine intervention'."

"It's inevitable to include personal opinions; all works are written by people, and are inherently imprinted with the author's 'subjectivity,' but they must be both meaningful and interesting."

"The fact that the male protagonist's 'future self' is the antagonist and mastermind enhances the suspense of the work. Readers shouldn't expect this, as it will lead to a strong plot twist."

"By the way, it has to be a tragedy, a tragedy, a tragedy. I'll say it three times because it's important. You have to make sure they cry enough."

That's enough for today.

After Zhai Da saved and exited, he renamed the newly created document to
How Long Will I Love U?

Looking at the book title, I thought about the story I was going to write.
Zhai Da suddenly felt that perhaps this work would have some meaning beyond the work itself.

It will be more than just a "soft science fiction romance story".

The female lead, born in 24, has a lot to tell the male lead, born in 08.
That's interesting, really interesting.
　There will be another chapter later to make up for yesterday's missed update.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)