After submitting five manuscripts in a row, on June 17, 2012, Tang Xiaosheng successfully joined the Q-Q group of Qidian.com in charge of editing Jelly. On QQ, Jelly made a lot of suggestions for "The Fake Traveler". Her suggestions can be summarized in the following format: "This novel has a good idea, but the selling point is not reflected. The characters are too complex, the plot is a bit scattered, and the system is confusing. , the main line is not clear enough, the sense of substitution is not good, the upgrade is too fast" "In short, in addition to the creativity, there are a lot of problems. Of course, this is good news for Tang Xiaosheng. In any case, he finally got a professional review from the editor and knew the problems with his novel. However, Tang Xiaosheng actually didn¡¯t quite understand the editor¡¯s comments. Tang Xiaosheng didn¡¯t know anything about the basic terms of online novels, such as ¡°selling point¡±, ¡°sense of immersion¡±, ¡°main line¡± and ¡°upgrade system¡±, and had never heard of it before. Fortunately, there is Baidu for everything. After chatting with the editor, Tang Xiaosheng began to search for information on the Internet. He searched for several articles that introduced the "sense of substitution" and "selling points" of novels, and clarified the basic concepts of writing these novels. Afterwards, he overhauled the novel based on the editor's suggestions. Nine days later, on June 27, Tang Xiaosheng made his sixth submission. The next day, I got a reply from the editor, which roughly means: the plot is too scattered, the system is a bit messy, and the selling point is not outstanding. ?In a nutshell: The signing standards are temporarily not met. Therefore, Tang Xiaosheng could only continue to revise the manuscript and outline. Another two weeks passed, July 11th. Tang Xiaosheng finished writing his latest manuscript again, and then submitted his seventh manuscript. Two days later, I received a reply from the editor. This time it was still not approved. The problems were similar to before. After this submission failed, Tang Xiaosheng began to reflect on himself. He has submitted the manuscript seven times, and there are at least twenty scrapped beginnings. If he were asked to write an article "On Twenty Types of Openings for Pulse Novel", there would be no pressure. "It's just that after writing so many beginnings, he became more and more confused as he wrote. My thoughts are getting more and more confusing. He feels that his current submission is like buying a lottery ticket, with no technical content and a bit of luck. Because Tang Xiaosheng didn't have any concept in his mind about what kind of novelist is attractive. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Keep this up. That¡¯s not the answer either. Although Tang Xiaosheng doesn't mind submitting a dozen more manuscripts. But think about it carefully. He decided to temporarily suspend his plans to contribute. Editors are also very busy. Tang Xiaosheng feels that it is a bit unkind to write a bunch of rubbish and submit articles repeatedly. So. After his seventh submission was rejected, Tang Xiaosheng did not submit another submission, but decided to concentrate on learning the skills of novel writing. In the next three months, Tang Xiaosheng went to the Internet cafe almost every day to search for information about online novels. You won¡¯t know if you don¡¯t check, but you¡¯ll be shocked if you check. Tang Xiaosheng found that there was a lot of information about novel writing on the Internet. In three months, he found more than 200 articles about novel writing techniques. After reading more than 200 articles, Tang Xiaosheng finally had a preliminary understanding of the creation of online novels. After studying the writing skills, he began to write the manuscript again, which lasted a month. Unconsciously, the time has arrived on October 27, 2012. That morning, Tang Xiaosheng finally wrote another manuscript and prepared to submit it for the eighth time. When he was about to submit his article, he unexpectedly learned the news that the editor-in-chief of Qidian.com, Jelly, had resigned. So, Tang Xiaosheng changed his editor to another editor for his eighth submission, Lan Elf. On the fifth day after the manuscript was submitted, I received a reply from the editor of Blue Elf: "The idea is good, but the plot is too tangled and the plot is a bit scattered. It is recommended that a large number of cuts be made." The manuscript was rejected again. Receiving this reply, Tang Xiaosheng was relatively calm. This was not the first time that he had been rejected from a manuscript, and he had long been used to it. Afterwards, based on the editor's suggestions, he made extensive cuts to the plot outline, deleting about half of the plot. Eight days later, on November 10, Tang Xiaosheng submitted the deleted outline and rewritten manuscript to the editor. Five days later, I got a reply from the editor: "The opening is still not ideal. The choice of Xiao Longnu in the early stage of the novel is not appropriate. In addition, Yang Guo's problems should be downplayed as much as possible, otherwise readers will say it is a cuckold plot, no matter how round you are later." In this way, Tang Xiaosheng's ninth submission failed again. On the night of November 15th, Tang Xiaosheng was thinking hard in front of the computer, preparing to re-imagine the plot of the novel's opening chapter. After racking my brains for several hours, I still have no clue. Seven months have passed since he decided to write "The Fake Traveler". During this period, Tang Xiaosheng has written more than 800,000 words of scrap manuscripts. The outline of the novel alone is about 150,000 words. He can think of many ideas. I've thought about it all, but I'm a bit out of ideas. In an Internet cafeAfter spending the whole night, Tang Xiaosheng didn't open his mind. It wasn't until after one o'clock in the morning that he returned to the rental house, and then lay down on the bed to sleep exhausted Another time and space, the time and space of Earth 13. Tang Xiaosheng woke up slowly. After opening his eyes, he found himself sitting on the beach in bedroom No. 3 at home, holding a beautiful woman, Yang Ziwen, in his arms. "Did you dream about Tang Xiaosheng?" Yang Ziwen asked with concern. "I dreamed about it." Tang Xiaosheng said truthfully. "Tang Xiaosheng has already begun to conceive of "Fake Traveler" and submitted a manuscript to the editor of Qidian. However, he is now encountering difficulties. His manuscript has been submitted nine times in a row, with various I have tried all the ideas, but the manuscripts have not yet reached the standard for signing the contract." Yang Ziwen raised her eyebrows and asked, "Is it so difficult to sign the contract?" Tang Xiaosheng said, "It is not difficult to sign the contract. At the starting point, there is one in every twenty novels on average. You can sign a contract, and the signing rate is 5%, which is quite high, and is about the same as the probability of getting into a key university. The main reason why Tang Xiaosheng¡¯s novel failed to be signed is because your writing is too bad.¡± Yang Ziwen thought for a while and said: "Since Tang Xiaosheng doesn't know how to write the opening chapter, why don't we teach him how to write it? If Tang Xiaosheng appears again, we will tell him the opening chapter of "Fake Traveler" in detail." "I have this plan." Tang Xiaosheng said . "The character who appears at the beginning of "Fake Traveler" is Xiang'er, and then Long'er appears. I'm going to ask Xiang'er and Long'er to come over and let them tell Tang Xiaosheng how to write the beginning of "Fake Traveler"." Yang Ziwen nodded slightly, agreeing with his idea. So, Tang Xiaosheng took out his mobile phone and immediately called Guo Xiang and Xiao Longnu. Within twenty minutes after receiving the call, Guo Xiang and Xiao Longnv arrived at the Bauhinia Community and entered the beach in bedroom No. 3 together. When we came to the beach. Guo Xiang opened her mouth. Yawning constantly. She was sleeping in Xiangshan Film and Television City, but was woken up by Tang Xiaosheng's phone call, and now she is still a little sleepy. "Brother, what do you want from Sister Long and me?" Guo Xiang rubbed her sleepy eyes with her little hand. asked strangely. Xiao Longnu, who was sitting aside, also had the same question in her mind. Tonight is the wedding night of Tang Xiaosheng and Yang Ziwen. Xiao Longnu never thought that Tang Xiaosheng would call her here in the middle of the night. Tang Xiaosheng looked at Xiao Longnu and Guo Xiang and explained: "I have come to you tonight because I have a difficult task for you. Tang Xiaosheng, who is in time and space on Earth No. Why is it the beginning of the novel? Therefore, I want you to give guidance to Tang Xiaosheng. " "Tang Xiaosheng?" Guo Xiang blinked, "Is he the man in the dream who disappears in the 'Earth 13'?" "Yes. "Tang Xiaosheng explained, "Tang Xiaosheng lives in another time and space, called the time and space of Earth No. To successfully complete this novel, we need to give him some help." Guo Xiang and Xiao Longnu suddenly realized. Xiao Longnu asked, "Guo'er, how can I help?" Tang Xiaosheng said, "Tang Xiaosheng has dreams every day. He often "Earth Time and Space" appeared on the 13th. After he appeared, we took the opportunity to tell him the plot of the novel "The Impostor", the more detailed the better, so as to save him from having to come up with it himself. " Guo Xiang basically understood: "Big brother. "Are you asking me and Sister Long to wait here for Tang Xiaosheng to show up?" Tang Xiaosheng nodded: "Tang Xiaosheng is currently worrying about the beginning of the novel, and the beginning of the novel is about the plot of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", so, It is most appropriate for you two to guide Tang Xiaosheng in his writing." Xiao Longnu looked around and asked curiously: "Will Tang Xiaosheng definitely appear on this beach? Will he appear elsewhere? ?" Tang Xiaosheng said: "Tang Xiaosheng found the inspiration for "Fake Traveler" on this beach. This beach is the source of his creation. Therefore, when he conceived "Fake Traveler", he usually dreams about this. It¡¯s a beach. We just need to wait and see.¡± Xiao Longnu nodded. So, everyone sat together on the beach, chatting and waiting patiently for Tang Xiaosheng to appear. While waiting, the sky lit up little by little, and it was already early morning the next day. Since Tang Xiaosheng still hasn¡¯t appeared, Xiao Longnu, Guo Xiang, Yang Ziwen and Tang Xiaosheng have no choice but to continue waiting by the beach. In order to avoid boredom, the four of them went to the sea to catch fish and shrimps and prepare for barbecue. Until noon, when they were grilling lobster together, a white light suddenlySuddenly flashed on the beach and condensed into the figure of a man. The man is none other than Tang Xiaosheng. Seeing this, Yang Ziwen's pretty face lit up with joy. She stood up from the beach and greeted, "Brother Tang, are you here?" Xiao Longnu and Guo Xiang also stood up and looked at Tang Xiaosheng who was standing ten meters away. Facing the gazes of the three beauties, Tang Xiaosheng frowned slightly. After sizing up Xiao Longnu and Guo Xiang for a few times, he looked at Yang Ziwen and asked puzzledly: "Yue'er, are they your friends?" "Yes. "Yang Ziwen introduced, "The beauty in the cyan casual clothes is Guo Xiang, and the beauty in the snow-white dress is Xiao Longnu." "Guo Xiang? Xiao Longnu?" Tang Xiaosheng asked, "Why are they here?" Before Yang Ziwen could answer, Guo Xiang had already said, "Sister Long and I are here to help you." "Help me?" "That's right!" Guo Xiang asked Tang Xiaosheng, "Have you been thinking about ideas in the past few months? "Fake Traveler", are you worried about the beginning of the novel again? " Tang Xiaosheng was surprised: "How do you know?" Guo Xiang comforted: "Don't worry, Sister Long and I have already designed the beginning for you. "The plot at the beginning of "The Fake Traveler" started in the psychiatric hospital in Jinghua City. "Yeah." Guo Xiang recalled, "At that time, I was possessed by Guo Yixiang and was incarcerated. Entered the mental hospital for treatment. Tang Xiaosheng was asked by Guo Yang to pretend to be Yang Guo and entered the mental hospital to find Guo Xiang. Later, they escaped from the mental hospital and went to the orthopedic hospital to see Huang Xiaoming who was injured during the filming. I met Xiao Longnu accidentally on business" Guo Xiang then recounted in detail her personal experience in the mental hospital. These experiences of hers are exactly the plot at the beginning of the novel. When Guo Xiang recalled these experiences, Tang Xiaosheng was stunned. He never imagined that Guo Xiang actually helped him conceive the plot of the novel. After ten minutes. Guo Xiang finally finished telling her story. after. Xiao Longnu answered. She also began to describe to Tang Xiaosheng her various experiences after traveling into Long Xiaoxue. "Is there anything else you don't understand?" After finishing the statement, Xiao Longnu said softly to Tang Xiaosheng, "If you have any questions, you can ask me and Xiang'er." Tang Xiaosheng thought for a while and asked strangely: " How did you come up with these plots? " Xiao Longnv and Guo Xiang looked at each other, and Guo Xiang replied: "These plots are our real experiences, not imaginary. Therefore, the "Fake Traveler" you wrote is not a fictional novel. It is a documentary literature that tells the development history of another time and space." Tang Xiaosheng was stunned. Guo Xiang continued to tell Tang Xiaosheng: "When writing a novel, you must not feel that you are writing a fictional fantasy novel, but that you are recording historical events. The plots in the novel are things that really happened ¡¡± ¡°Buzz!¡± Just when Guo Xiang was halfway through speaking, Tang Xiaosheng's body suddenly turned transparent and disappeared without a trace in a moment. "Why did you leave so soon?" Seeing this, Guo Xiang curled her lips and said a little depressed. Xiao Longnu looked at Tang Xiaosheng and asked: "Guo'er, can Tang Xiaosheng remember the plot of the novel we just told him?" Tang Xiaosheng shook his head: "I definitely can't remember it. After Tang Xiaosheng woke up, he could only remember a few things. Fragmentary fragments. However, these conversations tonight have been hidden in Tang Xiaosheng's subconscious. When the time comes, these subconscious thoughts will emerge and become the inspiration for his creation. "" Rental house in Earth No. . "It's really weird, how could I dream about Xiao Longnu and Guo Xiang?" Tang Xiaosheng lay quietly on the bed, secretly thinking about the dream just now. He had just dreamed not only of Yang Ziwen, but also of Xiao Longnu and Guo Xiang. In the dream, Xiao Longnu and Guo Xiang seemed to have said a lot of things to him, but Tang Xiaosheng could no longer remember what Xiao Longnu and Guo Xiang said. In the next three days, Tang Xiaosheng was still worried about the beginning of the novel. The more he thought about it, the more confused he became. If this continued, he suspected that he might actually be insane. Until the morning of November 18, when Tang Xiaosheng was brushing his teeth in the bathroom, an idea flashed in his mind. "Huh? Can we consider starting the novel in a mental hospital?" Following this idea, in the next two days, Tang Xiaosheng coded out a new beginning and reorganized it by the way.Here¡¯s an outline. On November 27, Tang Xiaosheng submitted his article for the tenth time. Two days later, there was a reply in the editor's email: "This beginning is much better than last time. The tangled plot has been deleted. You can sign the contract." In this way, after nearly eight months of hard work, "Fake Traveler" was successfully completed. Website signing. After signing the contract, the novel was officially uploaded on Qidian.com on December 10, 2012. Tang Xiaosheng gave himself a pen name called "I Want to Go Back to Mars" "X" Earth time and space, home beach. "Good news, Tang Xiaosheng's novel has been signed." Tang Xiaosheng, who had just woken up, solemnly announced. Hearing this, the three beauties, Xiao Longnu, Guo Xiang and Yang Ziwen, were secretly happy. Guo Xiang asked, "Did Tang Xiaosheng sign the contract with the opening we provided?" "Yes." Tang Xiaosheng nodded, "Tang Xiaosheng is finally on the right track. Well, it¡¯s not worth it for us to help him. Let¡¯s celebrate.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Tang Xiaosheng, Yang Ziwen, Xiao Longnv and Guo Xiang left the beach together and returned to the living room at home. At about six o'clock in the evening, Chen Yameng, Gan Jiumei, Zhao Min, Ren Yingying, Dongfang Bubai, Xiao Huangrong and others all came to Bauhinia Community. Before, due to the incident at Jinniu Mountain, they had been living in Xiangshan Film and Television City, and it had been a while since they had dinner together at Bauhinia Community. Now, except for Murong Fu, most of the villains in Jinniu Mountain have surrendered, so they decided to live back in Bauhinia Community. After all, this is more like their home. At a dinner party. Tang Xiaosheng mentioned to everyone the matter of Earth Time and Space No. After learning these truths. Gan Jiumei, Zhao Min, Ren Yingying, Dongfang Bubai and others were quite surprised. They did not expect that "Earth Time and Space No. 13" was actually mapped out by the man in the dream, Tang Xiaosheng, in a novel. The person who was most surprised was Chen Yameng. It wasn't until this moment that she knew her origins. Chen Yameng asked Tang Xiaosheng: "Husband, are you saying that I didn't exist originally. It was just because Tang Xiaosheng got Yue'er's name wrong. He mistakenly thought that 'Chen Yameng' was Yue'er's name, so that's how I came to be?" Tang Xiaosheng nodded. : "Yes." Chen Yameng frowned, slightly uneasy: "Since I don't exist, will I disappear?" Tang Xiaosheng smiled and comforted: "Baby, don't worry, you won't disappear. . In fact, not only you do not exist, but all of us here do not exist. Everyone in this time and space is reflected by Tang Xiaosheng in "The Fake Traveler". As long as Tang Xiaosheng writes this novel, Then we will be able to exist forever." Chen Yameng pursed her lips and asked with concern: "Has Tang Xiaosheng finished writing the novel?" "He has already started writing, and he has only written the beginning." "Tang Xiaosheng came here last night. Long'er and Xiang'er also taught him how to write the plot of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". "Fake Traveler" has nearly 6 million words, and it is estimated that Tang Xiaosheng will take two years to write it." At this time, Xiao Huang Rong, who was sitting opposite and drinking chicken soup, remembered something, wiped the oil stains on her mouth, and asked in a childish voice: "Dad, will Mars come again?" Tang Xiaosheng was a little curious: "Why, Rong'er wants to see Tang "Xiaosheng?" "Yeah." Xiao Huang Rong nodded and pouted, "I want to guide Martian to write the plot of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"." Tang Xiaosheng smiled, touched Xiao Huang Rong's little head and said: "Okay, after he appears, Rong'er can talk to him. The plot of "Fake Traveler" is so confusing that Tang Xiaosheng probably can't figure it out by himself, so we have to help him." Guo Xiang added: "We are Tang Xiaosheng's brain trust can help him come up with all the plots." Tang Xiaosheng said: "Absolutely." Xiao Huangrong rolled her eyes and asked, "Dad, what does Mars look like? Does it still burn? " Tang Xiaosheng said with a smile: "Of course not, Mars looks exactly like the father of Earth Spacetime 0. " "Really?" Xiao Huangrong's eyes lit up, feeling so magical, "When will Mars come to our house again? " Tang Xiaosheng said: "Dad doesn't know either. If Rong'er wants to see him, she can wait on the beach in bedroom 3. " In order to see Tang Xiaosheng, Xiao Huang Rong stayed there for the next two days. Stay on the beach in bedroom 3. Unfortunately, two days passed, but Tang Xiaosheng never showed up. However, Xiao Huang Rong was not idle. She played happily at the beach every day. Sometimes she went to catch fish in the sea, sometimes she picked up shells on the shore, sometimes she piled sand on the beach, and sometimes she would call Xiao Longnu. ,appointYingying, Guo Xiang and other beauties then went swimming in the sea wearing bikinis. In the evening of the third day, Xiao Huangrong and Guo Xiang went surfing on the sea together. After dark, the two sat on the beach and had barbecue. "Xian'er, why hasn't Mars come yet?" Xiao Huang Rong asked while grilling a lobster. "Maybe he wasn't dreaming." Guo Xiang guessed. Xiao Huangrong pouted her little mouth: "Is Mars not coming?" Guo Xiang asked strangely: "Why are you so anxious to see Mars?" Xiao Huangrong arched her eyebrows and sighed softly, looking sentimental: "I have a secret thing to discuss with Xing Xing." Guo Xiang asked: "What secret thing?" Xiao Huang Rong shook her head: "I can't tell you." Guo Xiang was puzzled: "Why?" "This is what I want to say. The secret is not suitable for children," Xiao Huangrong explained seriously. "" Guo Xiang was a little speechless: Who is the child? You are the child, okay! ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? The two were chatting when a white light suddenly flashed on the beach and gradually condensed into a figure. Seeing this, Xiao Huangrong's eyes lit up: "Hey, it looks like Mars!" (To be continued)