Chapter 26: Works by Zha Jianying
Cha Jianying was fascinated by Princess Pingyang's deeds, especially her achievements together with her husband Chai Shao. As expected, couples with the same goals are enviable.
At the beginning of the year, two wars were fought in the south, and many students were filled with righteous indignation and wished they could go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. Although Zha Jianying was not as indignant as the men, she would definitely be willing to do so if she could achieve great things like Princess Pingyang.
What's more, you can go with the one you love. Living and dying together, is there anything more romantic than this?
Cha Jianying is not a love-brained person, but as a writer, he is born with a romantic sentiment.
At that time, she would command thousands of troops, and her beloved would charge into battle, and the two of them would join forces to kill everyone...
Unconsciously, Cha Jianying put his face against Liu Hongmin's back.
Liu Hongmin was stunned for a moment, then continued to tell the story of Princess Pingyang.
"Unfortunately, God is jealous of talented people. Princess Pingyang, a natural commander, did not have the opportunity to show her skills. Not long after the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, Princess Pingyang died. Emperor Gaozu of Tang, Li Yuan, gave her the posthumous title of Zhao. She was the first princess in history to have a posthumous title. At the same time, she was also the only woman in history to be buried with military honors..."
Cha Jianying was stunned. Princess Pingyang died just like that? She was at her best age, when her talent had not yet been fully revealed.
For a moment, Cha Jianying was filled with mixed feelings.
She lamented the injustice of fate. If Princess Pingyang could live another 30 years, she might have grown into a powerful female general. At the same time, she also thought of herself. She had been hesitating before.
In order for Liu Hongmin to stay in the country, the two of them ran a warm little home. Although they were poor, they were very happy.
Or continue to choose to study abroad, open your eyes to the world, and find your own value in life.
And now, she had a hint of the answer.
In her opinion, choosing the first option would result in a similar fate to that of Princess Pingyang...
Liu Hongmin rode his bike to the girls' dormitory without saying anything. Cha Jianying saw Liu Hongmin off and immediately went upstairs.
"Jianying, are you on a date with Liu Hongmin?"
Wang Xiaoping hurried over and asked curiously.
Cha Jianying blushed and pushed her away quickly. "What nonsense are you talking about? He wanted to buy a house but was short of money, so I helped him contact Ming Pao in Hong Kong. After negotiation, Ming Pao decided to publish "Famous World", so Liu Hongmin treated me to a movie to thank me."
Wang Xiaoping immediately caught the loophole in the words, "Come on, who would thank someone for treating them to a movie? It's embarrassing to tell others about it, why not treat them to a meal instead!"
Cha Jianying's face froze. She had only thought about watching a movie with Liu Hongmin at that time, and had never expected this. At this moment, she recalled Liu Hongmin's expression at that time. It seemed that he also felt that watching a movie was not enough to express his gratitude. She thought that Liu Hongmin was unwilling to watch a movie with her.
"I guess I'm right, right?"
"What are you talking about?"
Cha Jianying quickly pushed her away, sat at his study desk, took out paper and pen and started writing.
Wang Xiaoping was stunned for a moment, "Jianying, what are you writing?"
"Liu Hongmin told me a story today, and I want to write it into a novel."
Cha Jianying said without turning his head.
Wang Xiaoping's eyes lit up. There was indeed something fishy going on between the two. However, seeing that Zha Jianying was writing furiously, Wang Xiaoping did not disturb her. For a writer, inspiration is the most important thing. Once inspiration is broken, you may never catch it again in your life.
Cha Jianying quickly wrote down the life story of Princess Pingyang and began to write an outline. She did not intend to write down the entire life story of Princess Pingyang, but to write the four stories told by Liu Hongmin, namely, gathering the rebel army, joining forces at the Wei River, conquering Chang'an, and guarding Niangzi Pass, into a short story of more than 10,000 words.
Her writing has always been good, and she usually publishes some articles in "Unnamed Lake". But this is her first time writing a novel, so she has no idea where to start.
But when I think of Liu Hongmin’s theory, no matter how it is written, I must dare to write it.
So she started writing, and finished more than 3,000 words in one night, completing the part about gathering the rebels.
Lying on the bed, she felt inexplicably uneasy. She planned to show it to Liu Hongmin tomorrow, but she didn't know what kind of evaluation Liu Hongmin would give.
The next day, Liu Hongmin looked at the manuscript in his hand and was very surprised. He didn't expect that a story he told to Cha Jianying would be turned into a novel.
I have to say that Cha Jianying's writing style is absolutely good and he is extremely outstanding in the Chinese Department.
However, her storytelling skills need to be improved. She made the mistake of a novice, cramming important plots into the novel, making the novel look like a chronicle.
"How is it?" Cha Jianying asked nervously.
"There's nothing wrong with the writing, but you need to reduce this plot to less than 1,500 words."
Cha Jianying immediately understood the problem, "Do you think my writing is too long-winded?"
Liu Hongmin nodded. "When writing a story, you need a theme, and then tell the story around this theme. Those unimportant plots can be deleted."
As he said that, he stuffed the manuscript into Cha Jianying's hands and said, "Believe in yourself, you can handle it."
Cha Jianying nodded vigorously and left in a hurry.
Obviously, she wanted to finish the novel as soon as possible. She now had a strong desire to talk and tell everyone what was in her mind.
After returning, Zha Jianying immediately deleted the plot. Her literary knowledge was very solid, and she quickly found those useless plots and quickly deleted them all. Then she straightened out the storyline, added and subtracted, and copied it into her notebook again.
After finishing, she rubbed her wrists. Writing a novel is really a physical job. Her novel is only one or two thousand words, and it is so difficult to revise it. Then, each of Liu Hongmin's books is about 100,000 words, and the difficulty of revising it is dozens or hundreds of times more than hers.
On the third day, Zha Jianying gave the novel to Liu Hongmin again. Liu Hongmin helped her find some omissions and then said, "It should be almost done after one last revision. Have you decided which magazine you want to submit it to?"
Cha Jianying was a little surprised. "Hongmin, are you saying that "Mrs. Li" can be submitted to a magazine outside the school?"
"Of course!" Liu Hongmin said with a smile: "Speaking of which, it is much better than the less-wrapped version. If we are lucky, it may become a masterpiece to liberate women's rights."
Zha Jianying opened her mouth and said, "I just incorporated some of my own ideas into it. How can I represent the majority of women comrades?"
Liu Hongmin smiled and asked: "You are a woman yourself! How can you not represent the majority of women comrades?"
Cha Jianying thought about it and it seemed to be true!
It would be an honor if this work could increase women's rights.
(End of this chapter)
