Reborn, I achieved legendary status with a single book.

Chapter 2, Book 1: Urban Fantasy.

"Yangyang, your dad and I went to the store."

Hearing his mother Chen Meihua's words, Chen Yang nodded and said, "Mom, be careful on the road."

Chen Yang's parents own a furniture store. Although it's not a particularly large store, the family is quite well-off.

For Chen Yang's sake, his parents insisted on buying him a desktop computer.

However, they were worried that Chen Yang would play video games on the computer, so they didn't install a network cable.

It was precisely because of this computer that Chen Yang was able to write a web novel at the age of 17 in his previous life.

Chen Yang pulled out a folder from his computer labeled "Where the Wind Is".

This folder startled Chen Yang, who then entered it.

All I could see was a densely packed folder filled with countless documents.

These documents range from a few hundred words to just one or two sentences, and they all record writing ideas.

One of the documents was quite long.

Chen Yang clicked on it and saw that it was the work he had written when he was 17 years old in his previous life.

Chen Yang double-clicked to read.

Although for a 17-year-old, this work is actually quite talented.

But for a veteran like Chen Yang, who has been writing for over a decade, this is nothing.

"Let's go to an internet cafe first."

Putting aside his previous works, Chen Yang decided to go to an internet cafe to learn about the online literature situation in 06.

To write good online novels.

That's not as simple as just burying yourself in writing; you have to check the market trends first.

The internet cafe in the city wasn't far from Chen Yang's home; it was nearby.

Its name is Lenovo Internet Cafe.

In 06, internet cafes sprang up all over the country, and internet access costs dropped significantly.

During the day, internet cafes generally charge 1.5 yuan per hour, and some even charge 1 yuan per hour.

It's even cheaper at night; you can get an all-nighter for 6 yuan.

Because of their low prices and novelty, internet cafes attract many young people.

High school students like Chen Yang are the main force in internet cafes.

As soon as Chen Yang entered the internet cafe, he saw his classmate Zhang Lin sitting in front of the computer.

"Zhang Lin, playing World of Warcraft again."

Chen Yang patted Zhang Lin on the shoulder and said.

Zhang Lin didn't even turn his head: "Yeah, some guy complained about tutoring. Let's play a few rounds while we don't have tutoring now. Otherwise, we'll have to go back for tutoring in a few days and then we won't be able to play anymore."

These words amused Chen Yang.

Yes.

Actually, Chen Yang and his classmates were originally taking extra classes during the summer vacation.

That's how it was back then. Even though it was summer vacation, everyone was about to enter their senior year of high school, so most high schools were having extra classes.

However, this year, someone reported the extra classes, so the school made a last-minute decision not to hold them.

However, based on experience...

Even if there are no extra classes for the next few days, given the current situation, they will still have to make them up after a while.

Chen Yang does not object to tutoring.

For students in these small towns, the college entrance examination is the only way out.

"Boss, turn on a machine."

After saying something to the network administrator, Chen Yang sat down next to Zhang Lin.

However, Chen Yang doesn't play games.

The current website address for Qidian.com is cmfu.com.

Cmfu is the abbreviation for the Chinese Fantasy Novel Association, and it is related to the history of Qidian.com.

Regardless of all that.

After opening the Qidian novel website, Chen Yang clicked on the novel ranking list and browsed through various types of works from that period.

At the same time, he was also considering what genre his first book after his rebirth should be.

Currently, the most popular genre on Qidian is the "Primordial Era" genre, which is a top-tier genre created by Shenji.

Chen Yang quite likes this type of character.

However, considering the great master Shenji's "Buddha is the Way," Chen Yang decided not to presume to teach him.

This has indeed been proven.

No matter which prehistoric-style work came after, none surpassed "Buddha is the Way," and all were overshadowed by its brilliance.

The other is online game streaming.

Starting in 04, the online game genre became incredibly popular, and it wasn't until the later release of "The King's Avatar" that the online game genre subsided somewhat.

However, Chen Yang had never written any online game works in his previous life, so it would be difficult for him to copy them.

Another one is the fantasy genre.

This fantasy is different from the fantasy of my previous life.

Most fantasy novels currently in this genre are of the Western fantasy type, such as Tang San's "Child of Light" and "The Kind Magician".

Chen Yang wasn't interested in Western fantasy, especially the names. The Western-style names immediately killed his desire to read it.

If it looks like this, then writing about it is even more difficult.

If I really wanted to write something, I could write about Eastern fantasy.

However, transitioning from Western fantasy to Eastern fantasy requires a market cultivation process.

If Chen Yang comes up with something now, it will either be an instant sensation, or it may not be accepted by the market.

At last.

Chen Yang looked at the urban fantasy genre. This genre is a combination of urban fantasy and the cultivation genre from "The Journey of the Immortals," which has been continuously evolved.

This theme continues to thrive to this day, and it will remain one of the most popular themes even into the future.

At the same time, there is only one great author in this genre, "Zhong Sheng". Others, such as Yu Ren, Lao Wu, etc., have not yet risen to prominence.

Furthermore, after writing "Dragon Domain," Zhong Sheng didn't write many online novels for a year or two.

Entering the urban fantasy genre at this point and becoming a leader in the urban fiction field still presents many opportunities.

of course.

The analysis above only covers the market aspect.

In terms of writing, Chen Yang also believes that choosing urban fantasy as the first book after his rebirth is more appropriate.

Currently, the writing techniques for urban fantasy novels, such as those featuring characters showing off their power and getting slapped in the face, or pretending to be weak while actually being strong, are still at a relatively rudimentary stage.

It pales in comparison to the series of classic scenes that have been summarized over decades in later generations.

As long as one copies a series of classic plots and scenes from later generations into the book, even the founding fathers of online literature would have to admit their inferiority in the online literature world of 06.

……

"Zhang Lin, take your time. I have something to do at home, so I'll head back first."

After browsing the current market on Qidian.com, Chen Yang also searched for information about the current state of online literature on Baidu.

An hour later, Chen Yang left the internet cafe.

The first thing Chen Yang did upon returning home was to prepare to start writing his first book.

Having been reborn with decades of writing experience, Chen Yang summarized the current situation of urban supernatural genres.

Basically, most urban superpowers these days involve masters descending from the mountains or ordinary kids acquiring superpowers or ancient martial arts or cultivation manuals, and then showing off and slapping faces in urban life.

A series like "The School Beauty's Personal Bodyguard," which appeared a few years later, is a prime example of this type.

This way of writing is certainly correct.

Judging from the current market, many people like it.

but……

This approach represents the initial stage of online novels' "showing off and slapping faces" trope, failing to deliver the true sense of satisfaction.

Or.

This formula is somewhat bland, lacking sufficient conflict.

After decades of development, urban fantasy has seen a series of brilliant writing styles.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Yang wrote a book title in Word: "I Come From Billions of Light Years".

Unlike other authors who have been reborn.

Chen Yang didn't have a system in his mind, so he couldn't directly copy the books from his previous life.

However, Chen Yang could still copy the plots and settings of some classic works from his previous life.

that.

Just asking.

Is copying plot and setting considered plagiarism, even if it's not just copying and pasting?

No, no, no, I'm just borrowing from it, borrowing from it.

"I Come From Billions of Light Years" draws inspiration from two books from previous lives.

One of them is "The Strongest Abandoned Son".

The other one is "Urban Cultivation".

These two books can be considered representative works of urban supernatural fiction from a previous life.

The former's abandonment of the young master is a good premise.

The latter can be said to have taken the art of showing off and getting slapped in the face to its absolute peak.

Next, Chen Yang prepared to write an outline.

The outline mainly includes characters, story, background setting, martial arts system, factions, etc.

The most important element here is the characters, or their personalities.

The most exciting part of any story revolves around people.

In works like "Cultivation Master in School," the character is set up as an ordinary boy who obtains cultivation techniques and secret manuals.

But Chen Yang's character is different.

In his setting, the protagonist of the story, "Chen Fan," is a cultivator billions of light-years away from Earth.

His ancestors were actually Earthlings, but later Earth's spiritual energy was depleted, so they went to other planets.

For various reasons, Chen Fan returned to the home planet where his ancestors lived, which is Earth.

Meanwhile, Chen Fan's identity upon returning to Earth turned out to be that of a mentally challenged person with the intelligence of a 12-year-old.

And this man also has a very beautiful and virtuous wife.

However, because the owner of this body was not very intelligent, and the family's strength in various aspects was declining, other forces began to have designs on this foolish wife.

The younger sister who had been taking care of the original owner of this body also found herself in a series of crises.

In other words.

Currently, most urban fantasy settings are straightforward and straightforward:
An ordinary teenager gains superpowers, then cultivates them, and returns to the city... This is the typical plot.

Chen Yang's version immediately sparked huge conflicts.

Even if it's just the character design.

The rest of the story has not yet unfolded.

All readers are eagerly anticipating what will happen next.

This is a common opening tactic in the previous life to "stir up hatred".

Such writing style would be perfectly normal in later generations.

But in 06.

That's the Dugu Nine Swords from wuxia novels.

(End of this chapter)