A Ten-Year Retrospective

Shu Ke Da: Seeing the words is like seeing the face. A few nights ago, I was tossing and turning and couldn't sleep, thinking about whether to play literary games or read online articles. The collision of the two words "literary games" and "novel" inspired a very ancient work in my memory, "Little Phoenix Is Not a Fairy", so I logged on to Baidu to check it out. Among the catalogs of a bunch of pirated articles, I saw a picture - a screenshot of Jinjiang's webpage, with two big characters written on the column of the author's name: Shuke. I have this software on my phone. If I hadn't suddenly searched for your name this night, I still wouldn't have known where I would have found the author of "Little Phoenix Is Not a Fairy" and "The Legend of the Wulin: The Legend of Time Travel", let alone that there is only an app between you and me. So this is fate! (Roaring) I am actually a reader who knows very little about your works. I have only read the two books mentioned above. I have even read the first volume of "Strange Stories of Martial Arts" and have not seen the ending. This is because I was in a very restricted environment at the age I was when I read your novel. To this day, I have forgotten which time these two works appeared first and which later. I can only confirm that they were both in my junior high school period. I was born in 1999, and I was in junior high school around 2011. I didn't have a mobile phone at that time, and I only had one hour of computer use every Friday and Saturday night from 7 to 8 pm. Most of my entertainment came from physical books borrowed from the library and my mother would pester me to buy recommended books for the holidays every winter and summer vacation, so I had no idea that you were a powerful figure in Jinjiang at that time. The first time I learned about "Little Phoenix is ​​Not a Fairy" was on Orange Light Games. An author made "Little Phoenix" into a literary game (I don't know if it was authorized). I was deeply fascinated by the plot and the vertical illustrations chosen by the author. However, the author did not complete the game. I saw that it was an adaptation of a novel, so I searched for pirated versions on Baidu and downloaded the txt of the full text of "Little Phoenix" on the first day of the new year and put it on an MP4 file at home that no one noticed after it was retired. When there were no extra entertainment channels, "Little Phoenix" and some other online novels (I still remember "Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossom" and "Flower Thousand Bones") were read over and over again in MP4. (First of all, I apologize for not being able to bring income to any of your works when I was a minor without a mobile phone or bank card. Later, I will read all the books and subscribe to the works I like and buy physical books) The memory of "Time Travel: The Legend of Martial Arts" is even more blurred. I forget whether I borrowed it from a relative or from the library, but it is still a book that I have read over and over again. I don't know what the writing style of your other works is like, but these two are very distinct—there's a sense of breathing air. It's very relaxing, very humorous (I don't know how the Legend of Wulin will end and I will cry hard if I get stabbed), it doesn't look tiring, and it's still full of meaning. After I found the big Jinjiang account, I suddenly felt that I had a lot to say to you, maybe out of the excitement and gratitude of a halfway book fan, or maybe out of the regret of an author who cherished the ideals of the author but was blocked by laziness and timidity. I like writing novels very much. At first, I liked reading books. After reading too many books, I wanted to write books. I started writing manuscripts, including Magic Elf, Ancient Romance, Time Travel, Western Fantasy, and Passionate Upgrade. I wrote one after another. I didn't need an outline when I started writing, and just wrote a thousand or two. I registered a Xiaoxiang account when I was in junior high school, and a Zongheng account in high school. No one has ever written Chapter 5. Inspiration comes quickly and goes away even faster. My stories have a beginning, and after they have hurriedly replayed the process in my mind, they probably come to an end. Therefore, the ideal of "becoming an author" has been put on hold. Maybe my starting point is wrong. When I was young, I wrote novels partly because I wanted to "become famous." Driven by this idea, I learned about various websites and found that books need to be updated "daily" to be popular. However, when I write novels, I always delete, delete, revise, and strive for perfection (although I don't know what kind of perfection I am pursuing because I am always stuck in writing. I can't even write anymore), let alone "four a day," "six days," or even "ten thousand a day." To me, it is simply a fantasy. Last year I planned to register a Jinjiang account and start writing new articles, but suddenly I found that there was only one special recommendation from a newcomer. I was afraid of wasting this recommendation opportunity, so I hesitated and stopped. But reading your column, I found that the release time of chapters of your book also varies, unlike what I learned, which must be updated daily. You also said in your summary that it doesn't matter how much profit you make from writing novels. I think maybe the only one who has been blocking me from beginning to end is myself. I have a friend. We got along very well in high school. Later, we broke up with each other twice because of different ideas. We reconciled last year. She has loved painting since I met her. After we reconciled, she mentioned to me that she wanted to learn painting systematically. Of course, I supported her with both hands and feet. People are very lucky to find their own hobbies. She started painting now and has been doing it for over half a year. I watched her start getting better and better at drawing with simple figures. Now she can draw very decent and good-looking characters. She can provide food for me who is also a fan girl, and she can even draw my OC for free (laugh wildly). What I want to say is that in the past six months, her love for painting has exceeded my imagination, and she is willing to spend all her free time painting. The first thing she does when she opens her eyes every day is to open her tablet and draw; she draws while waiting for the experimental results (she is a medical student); and she draws while eating with me. The messages she sends me every day are either about her paintings or "I want to paint." The reason for her discomfort will not be "I was supposed to draw today but I couldn't finish it because of this and that" but "I can't draw and my drawing is so ugly." She gave me a strong feeling of "this person has started to do his own main task". In contrast, my own main mission seems to have sunk in the ocean. Logically speaking, doing something you like should be enjoyable and tireless. Just like my friend. But when I'm typing, I often feel tired, irritable, and in pain, which mostly happens when I'm stuck. And I get stuck writing very frequently, almost every time I write a paragraph I get stuck. There are still some blurry images popping up and flashing back in my mind. The previous comfort of having everything at your fingertips and writing wherever you wanted has completely disappeared. At the end of 2023, I wrote in my year-end summary, "As my memory has deteriorated, my understanding has also deteriorated. When reading, the knowledge points involved become more difficult to understand one by one. I have lost the ability to make changes in words." "Think about it carefully. In the past few years, or in the past two years, or this year, have I achieved anything that has made me happy for a long time? I don't think so, but I am almost 25 years old." "At the beginning of last year, I decided to write code, but today, two years later, no work has been released?" I am now 27 years old. But the summary I made about myself a few years ago still stings me. Now when it comes to writing novels, I even get depressed. One is that it's too painful not to be able to write anything. The other is that when I can't write anything, it's even more painful to see the excellent works written by other writers who are talented or work harder. Good works make people jealous, and super good works make people lose all their strength. Some friends also told me that if Kavin could not hold back a hundred words in two hours, it meant that I was not suitable for this job. But if I were asked to give up writing novels and never dream of "becoming an author" in my life, I still wouldn't be able to do it. Two thousand words are written eloquently. Looking back, there is no point between the lines. ​Then let's stop talking about it. All in all, I am very grateful to you. Thank you for your work, the book you wrote is very beautiful! I will always support big books in the future!

I totally agree that the feelings in many danmei articles nowadays are very "feminine". To avoid criticism, let me first explain that I admit that this is a stereotype of women. But I really can't stand long paragraphs describing how fair and beautiful Shou is, how delicate and tender she is, and how easily she blushes with red earlobes, red waist, red toes... Too many articles with this kind of description will make me feel awkward. . I just want to see my stereotype of men falling in love, but there are so few of them now. They are all weak. .

Where is the author now writing the book? I feel like I haven't been out much in the past two years.

You are right. When I watch Ben Yue eight years later, I still like Liu Shaoer, a willful little girl.

Emmmmm Why do I think it's good to watch the movie Tian Lei now?? The Great Shu is so humble, Brother Qiuyue, Xiaochunhua, He Taiping, Xiaobai. The characters are all very bright and clear, with flesh and blood~ A few flaws do not prevent everyone from liking him~ (I just wrote a 3,000-word long review under Tianlei. My phone ran out of power and my review was swallowed? I would like to ask, will Da Da Da return? When~)

Heavy purple is not outdated now and will not be outdated in the future. It is very classic. I started reading novels in the 6th grade of elementary school. I can no longer remember the novels I read when I was 22 years old. Shu Ke Da Chong Zi is still the number one fairy tale in my heart. At first, he was moved by the forbidden love between master and apprentice. He liked the master's aloofness and the gentleness he occasionally showed to his apprentice. I also like Wan Jie's family-like support. Qin Ke is willing to give up everything for one person, and Zhuo Hao believes in it unconditionally. I also hate being too purple and too holy, being forced to have no way out but still being kind-hearted. But she never forgot herself and hated her master for being too conceited. The ending gave me a big shock. It turns out that immortals and demons can still be like this. Immortals are not necessarily immortals, and demons are not necessarily demons. There is a kind devil in the heart, but fate tricks people. If he is not a master and disciple, how can the little beggar get close to the aloof gods? After years of teaching and companionship, they are the people who understand each other best. They are also the same type of people, they feel a bit like child brides haha. It's a pity that Qin Ke and the little beggar meet each other first, but they are not destined to be separated. Speaking of which, I'd like to write some extras. I've browsed through Tieba and Weibo, and there's not enough to read. Some of the character settings in Return of the Princess are very similar to those in Chong Zi. When I watched it, I always felt familiar. The male supporting actor looked like a combined version of Qin Ke and Zhuo Hao. There are quite a few emotional scenes with the protagonist. Although they are not many, they are of good quality. The heroine's revenge throughout the whole process is really miserable, and it's hard to judge the men she meets. Girls should not be obsessed with love. The male protagonist is quite unpleasant. He treats his wife like this after a misunderstanding. He wants this and that, eternal rights, and the person who wants his wife (who killed her whole family) also wants her heart. You can't have your cake and eat it too. To be honest, after watching Chong Zi and Ben Yue, I'm basically very picky, so I always felt a little bit worse when watching the princess. I really like the ending. Yan Chu finally escaped from the male protagonist's control. The extras are also good to watch. Flying to the moon, uncovering the mystery of the devil and the story of the devil. It's different from Chong Zi, it's much more profound, and I felt a sense of sadness while reading the whole text. The fairy sect is declining and martial arts is on the rise. The heroine Liu Shao'er is a spoiled and naughty girl. She doesn't seem to be like the heroine. She doesn't have the kindness and generosity of traditional heroines, which is a bit annoying. But the male protagonist is not an ordinary male protagonist. Flying to the Moon is different from ordinary romance novels. The characters are rich and the description of human nature is more comprehensive. He is better at writing about human nature and chaotic times.

I haven't read much of the rest of Dada, but I've always really liked Running to the Moon ~ I've been thinking about it ever since I saw the update of Magical Chronicles when I was in the third year of junior high school, and I still think that Running to the Moon is the most special book I've ever read. There is an obsession called what I like? I have read many books written by authors. Generally speaking, the writing styles of those who wrote in the early years are mature and better. There are many excellent new authors, but their writing style is relatively... I feel that the romance deviates from reality...

I don't know how to put it, I'm not afraid of offending people, you are really my favorite author for so many years. When I first started reading novels, I was very receptive and could read anything. I would read novels with two to three hundred chapters at a time, regardless of the writing quality or storyline. Later, I gradually developed a preference, maybe my reading skills also improved (?), And my reading speed slowed down, and I started to spend time picking up good works. By high school, I basically had a literary shortage. Nowadays, there is a shortage of literature. I have searched over and over again in Jinjiang. Basically, they are all routine articles, and the writing style is also average. The story, characters, and language are basically non-existent. And I thought that what I paid most attention to when reading an article was the emotions of the characters. In fact, after reading your recent article, I felt that I just wanted to listen to a story that was different from my ordinary life. It's been a long time since I've read a novel with more than a hundred chapters, but I've read Rivals twice so far, and so has Might and Power. I just really like Shu Da's writing style and your creation of characters. Maybe I prefer the more powerful novels, because I prefer this kind of light-hearted novel, but every time I see the old enemy, I really can't stop reading. Shu University has made obvious progress over the years. As a reader, I really feel very happy and hope to see more wonderful works! (This nonsense should be regarded as a confession to Shu! I hope that the old enemy and Weiwu will end soon, it will be too painful to wait!)

Princess... Princess... Princess... (Grudge

It's almost twenty years, and I've always felt that you must have never given up on writing, even though you may not have that much time due to life and the like 😭 Have you secretly hidden a lot of good things from us, and do you dare to release them all at once 🐶