Chapter 49 Signing and Granting Ceremony

  "Excuse me, Yifan Da, there are so many martial arts moves in 'The Book and the Sword', do they have any basis in reality?"

  The Book and Sword: Gratitude and Revenge has a major feature, that is, the martial arts moves inside, including the entire martial arts fighting method, have their own theoretical foundation. Unlike other Xuanhuan genres, they are all randomly named and also messy. In this regard, both internal strength and technical aspects are breathtaking.

  "For this question, Zhou Fan didn't think much and directly said, 'Some of it has a source, some of it is thought up by myself. For example, in the Wudang Sect's martial arts moves, many have a source. If you're interested, you can go take a look at the Wudang Sect's martial arts. As for the others, because they were needed, I designed them myself.'"

  "Excuse me, between Fragrance Princess and Huo Qingtong, which one does Chen Jialuo like?"

  At this time, someone else asked a question.

  This question, Zhou Fan really doesn't want to answer. Ever since the Book and Sword Record, there has been such a dispute. That is, who does the protagonist Chen Jialuo like? Is it Fragrant Princess or Huo Qingtong? The two factions have been arguing endlessly. However, Zhou Fan doesn't want to explain, no matter who he says he likes, he will inevitably offend some book friends who support others. Just like in "The Previous Life's Sword Immortal", the female lead Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao, which one does the protagonist Zhang Xiaofan like? The two factions of fans have been fighting back and forth, making a big fuss.

  "Well, I think every reader has their own opinion, and as an author, it's also hard for me to explain."

  Monday is like this.

  Then someone asked, "Was Qianlong really a Han Chinese?"

  "For this topic, Zhou Fan said in detail, "As for whether Qianlong is a Han Chinese or not, according to historical records, it's absolutely impossible for him to be a Han Chinese. However, when I was very young, I heard many stories about Qianlong. His poems are actually not well-written, but he's the emperor and writes poetry everywhere. If you don't mock him a bit, it's hard to vent your frustration. So in books, there's a story that says Qianlong is a Han Chinese, but unexpectedly, it caused such a big reaction."

  Such a response made many fans laugh out loud and feel that Zhou Yifan also has a cute side.

  "Excuse me, does the inner strength and mental method in Chinese martial arts really exist?"

  There are more descriptions of internal skills and mental methods in "The Book of Sword and Enmity". It is precisely because of such internal skills that a person who looks ordinary can possess extraordinary martial arts, which often becomes the classic plot of "crouching tiger, hidden dragon". Every time I see a large number of characters in the book being shocked, all readers are very pleased. At this point, the question about internal skills and mental methods is also raised.

  "Is there a say about Neigong Xinfa? Although I have not been in contact with it, among the many schools of Huaxia, it is often introduced. For example, the Gongfa in Wudang School has many superior internal skills. Of course, if everyone thinks this is illusory, then they might as well learn about Huaxia's Qigong. In my opinion, Qigong and Neigong Xinfa have a similar subtlety."

  Before I knew it, half an hour had passed and Zhou Yifan was chatting away, with countless fans getting excited.

  Even at this time, even whether Zhou Fan has a girlfriend or not was asked out.

  However, for questions like these, Zhou Fan declined to answer as they involved personal privacy.

  "Alright everyone, time is almost up, there's one last question, seize the opportunity."

  The host lit up eye-catching big red characters on the public screen.

  Finally, an ID called Kong Gu Yu Lan grabbed the last question.

  "Wow, the Guild Master has arrived."

  Many people get excited when they see this ID.

  This Kong Gu You Lan is actually the one with the highest rewards in "Shu Jian En Chou Lu", apart from the initial 100,000 yuan, he also frequently gives out 1,000 yuan each time. Even if he sees a exciting plot, he will generously reward it. Also because he ranks first on the reward list, fans of Shu Jian En Chou Lu respectfully call Kong Gu You Lan as the "General Alliance Master".

  "Finally got to see this elusive Grand Alliance Master."

  "No way, I heard the leader of the alliance is a woman, hehe."

  "Oh, it's really true."

  "Of course, looking at his ID information, having reached her level, is it necessary to pretend to be a tomboy?"

  "That's also true."

  Fans under the stage chatted from time to time, looking forward to what kind of questions Kong Yu You Lan would ask.

  However, before Kong Yu Lan could ask any questions, Zhou Yi Fan spoke up and said, "Excuse me, I'd like to say something before we begin. Everyone, I want to take this opportunity to thank Kong Yu Lan in person. At the time when my book was first published, 'The Record of Sword and Book' was too innovative, even I wasn't sure if it would be suitable for the market. Back then, my new book hadn't been signed yet, and its performance wasn't great either. There was a point where I didn't want to write anymore. But with Kong Yu Lan's support, I saw that this book actually had many fans paying attention to it. Here, I'd like to thank Kong Yu Lan. Of course, I also want to thank all the friends who have been supporting me and 'The Record of Sword and Book'. Without you all, there wouldn't be the success of 'The Record of Sword and Book'."

  Writing and publishing online are completely different, as this is a way of writing and releasing at the same time. At the same time, this is also the most direct response to the market. How many books have ended in vain because no one paid attention, no one supported them? This is not because they didn't want to write books, but after seeing that there was no return on writing books, and even no readers, what's the point of continuing to write?

  "It's nothing, really; we just like this book."

  Kong Gu Yu Lan replied.

  Others also followed suit and replied.

  "You've said it so well, I almost feel like this host is unnecessary. Alright, friend, do you have any questions for Zhou Yifan? I think, apart from private matters, there's nothing Zhou Yifan can't talk about."

  "OK, I have a question. My question is, I feel that the book "The Legend of the Book and Sword" has made great innovations. However, I still feel like something is missing. For example, in the book, I think the depiction of chivalry is not enough, or maybe it should be elevated to some extent."

  Can't help but say, as the leader of Kong Valley Youlan, indeed has a more unique perspective than other book friends. Zhou Yifan sighed and said, "Not bad, actually 'The Book and Sword Grudge' is just an experiment. At first, I didn't want to write such a work related to history. Under my pen, it will be a world belonging to Wu, belonging to Xia. Thank you for this friend's guidance, in the next book, I will slowly show everyone."

  "Wow, if so, we look forward to Van's next big work."

  It turns out that Zhou Yifan has considered this level, but didn't think so. Especially when Zhou Yifan mentioned the martial arts world in his next book, it was even more exciting for her. What kind of world is this after all? Although she said earlier that she could improve a bit, how to describe it, she couldn't think of it.

  With this, Monday's personal special topic meeting also came to an end.

  This meeting can be said to have achieved great success.

  Later generations, when studying martial arts culture, will also set the convening of this conference as the first year of martial arts. Even after this meeting was held, Tiankong.com had plans to open a martial arts channel. After thinking about it, although there are some follow-up works now, they have not yet formed a trend. In the end, only a subcategory of martial arts was opened under the history category, which is also an attempt.

  "Wow, what a refreshing feeling."

  An hour and a half interview, Zhou Fan quit Skynet.

  This time's personal special topic is Zhou Fan's biggest breakthrough in this life, with a feeling similar to that of opening a concert for a star. Although it's just text-based, the number of people who came is also in the tens of thousands, which can be considered a kind of success. Of course, Zhou Fan thinks that this is only the first step on his literary path, and in the future, he will go even further.

  A small feeling in his heart, but Zhou Fan wouldn't indulge in daydreams. He knew that to reach such heights, he still needed to work even harder. Just as Zhou Fan finished his thoughts, good things came in pairs. The boss of Sanlian Publishing House, Li Zhi Cheng, sent a message to Zhou Fan: "Hello, Yifan, the first print run of 50,000 copies of 'The Record of Sword and Enmity' is about to be released. Do you have time on your end? We want to hold a book signing event and make it a big deal."

  Originally, Zhou Fan didn't want to attend such a book signing event. He thought it was time to accumulate experience and wasn't suitable for public appearances yet. But after thinking about it, he decided that going once wouldn't be bad either. When you're young, you should experience more things; otherwise, when the time comes, you'll only know how to sing and do art, but nothing else.

  "Okay, no problem, when do we start? However, I won't be able to come for a few days as I still have some things to take care of."

  "As for the time, you decide and we'll arrange it later. Besides, we don't hold autograph sessions everywhere. We'll only have one or two, that's all."

  "Uh, then next Wednesday, coincidentally Labor Day, I'll handle it and come over."

  "Alright, got it. During the book signing event, you can notify your fans on Tianya Forum. I believe that if they all come over, you'll be even more popular than those so-called bestselling authors."

  "Haha, I'll let you know when the time comes, but I don't know if they will come or not."

  "Come on, you must come! I attended your personal special meeting today and Book Friends was so excited. It also gave me confidence, look, this is the first print run, I printed 500,000 copies, which is our largest print run ever."

  For this 500,000 sets, Zhou Fan frowned, "This guy is too stingy, only printing 500,000 for the first time. At this speed, when can we sell 1 million sets?" However, after thinking about it, he knew that Sanlian Publishing House was not very powerful and could not print too many at once. If they didn't sell out, they would go bankrupt directly.

  However, Zhou Fan still teased Li Zhi Cheng a little, "Hmph, 500,000 sets, don't blame me if you didn't print enough later."

  "Don't worry, we are prepared. If it sells well, we will immediately speed up reprints and there will be absolutely no shortage."

  However, Li Zhi Cheng was still unprepared and had no idea that "The Book and the Sword" would be such a huge hit.

  Of course, this is just something for later on.

  These days, Zhou Fan is going to train Xiao Pang well and let him take over his class as soon as possible.

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