: Building the Nanhua Martial Arts Universe and Becoming a Big Shot in the Entertainment In

After reading "The World's Finest", Yuen Woo-ping took out another book - "Water Moon Cave".

"Is it going to be another stitching procedure?" Yuen Woo-ping thought with anticipation.

"Water Moon Cave" is completely different from "The World's Number One", which Yuen Woo-ping likes very much.

"This book is well written," Yuen Woo-ping said, quite pleased.

Unlike "The World's Number One," which combines works by multiple famous authors, "Water Moon Cave" is entirely original, and the plot is quite good.

"This little guy really surprised me," Yuen Woo-ping said, his impression of Zhou Yan even more profound.

……

Zhou Yan was unaware of all this. After seeing Yuan Heping off, he took his luggage and returned to his long-abandoned rented room.

He searched for many places before finally settling on this rental.

The rent is cheap, and it's not far from the Beijing Film Studio, making it convenient to pick up work there.

The environment is a bit lacking, but it has a kitchen and a separate bathroom, which is what he values ​​most.

The downside is that there's no elevator and you have to climb three floors, but that's not a problem for him.

It's quiet during the day, with people going to work or taking on jobs, but it gets a bit noisy at night.

There are all kinds of sounds.

Zhou Yan tidied up her things and aired out her quilt.

"I'll buy a cell phone while I'm not busy, and then deposit some money in the bank," Zhou Yan thought, increasingly feeling that a cell phone was indispensable and an absolute necessity.

Zhou Yan had more than 8,000 yuan in cash on him, of which 8,000 yuan was his film salary, and the rest was his daily expenses.

Although mobile phones are expensive now, they definitely won't cost more than 8,000 yuan. Besides, he doesn't need to buy an expensive one; he just needs one that can make and receive calls.

After consulting with the mobile phone store, Zhou Yan finally bought a Nokia 5110. Including the cost of getting a SIM card and topping up, it cost him a total of over two thousand yuan.

Zhou Yan didn't want to go back and forth to the service center to recharge, so he recharged 500 yuan at once and also received a free gift.

The first thing Zhou Yan did after leaving the mobile phone store was to send his phone number to Yuan Heping.

"Teacher Yuan, this is Zhou Yan. This is my mobile number," Zhou Yan greeted her without saying anything more.

"Okay," Yuen Woo-ping replied quickly.

After leaving the mobile phone store, Zhou Yan headed to the nearest Huaguo Bank.

Zhou Yan checked his balance at the ATM—over 68,000 yuan. He then deposited 5,000 yuan, leaving him with a little over 1,000 yuan for daily expenses.

"Finally, we've broken through 70,000!" Zhou Yan looked at the number and was very happy.

In 1998, 70,000 yuan was considered a huge sum of money.

Many families wouldn't save this much even after ten years, because of their high expenses!

Logically speaking, Zhou Yan doesn't need to be so frugal, but he has dreams.

He wasn't content to just be an actor; he wanted to invest in and make his own movies, becoming his own boss.

"The World's Number One", "Water Moon Cave", and "Legend of the Spirit Mirror" all involved early capital accumulation.

Zhou Yan knew in his heart that it would take forever to save enough money by simply saving up. Zhou Yan's real goal was the 02 South Korea World Cup.

He will earn back thousands of times the money he lost in his previous life in this one.

He wants to reach the top step by step, one step at a time.

He wants to become a big shot in the entertainment industry.

……

After returning home, Zhou Yan turned on his laptop.

"The world's number one, Water Moon Cave, and Legend of the Spirit Mirror are all finished. What should I write next?" Zhou Yan began to ponder.

He also plans to write a martial arts novel for his third book.

Once a subject has been chosen, it should not be changed easily.

Like Mr. Jin, who wrote martial arts novels his whole life.

Other authors such as Gu Long, Huang Yi, Liang Yusheng, and Wen Ruian are also like this.

"Which one should I write about?" Zhou Yan kept thinking about those excellent martial arts novels.

Examples include "Kunlun" and "Canghai", as well as "Sword Rain Jianghu" and "Brotherhood of Blades".

Even the animated series "Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit Seven Heroes" came to mind.

Don't underestimate this animation. In Zhou Yan's opinion, it is better than many martial arts works.

In his mind, it was something that could almost be deified.

Many of the plot points are captivating and more exciting than many martial arts dramas!

Unfortunately, it was reported.

Otherwise, martial arts animation would be far more than this.

Thinking of "Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit Seven Heroes", another excellent work came to Zhou Yan's mind again - "Qin's Moon".

"Qin's Moon" is also excellent. If it can be completed without a bad ending, it can definitely become a classic.

Zhou Yan had happened to have read the novel "Qin's Moon" in his previous life.

In his previous life, Zhou Yan was a huge fan of the animated series "Qin's Moon" and watched every single episode!

The updates are too slow, and there are frequent breaks in updates!

Zhou Yan couldn't wait any longer, so he read through the original novel.

The animated series "Qin's Moon" is an adaptation of the novel.

"I'll write 'Qin's Moon'," Zhou Yan decided.

Just as I was about to start writing, I stopped again.

"The West has its own macrocosm, so why don't I create my own martial arts universe?" Zhou Yan became more and more excited as he thought about it.

In fact, Zhou Yan wasn't the first to think this way.

In his later years, Jin Yong began to build his own martial arts universe.

The four novels, "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils," "The Legend of the Condor Heroes," "The Return of the Condor Heroes," and "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber," are the most closely connected, with a clear line of succession and matching timelines and characters.

In addition, there is a novel called "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" that is related to it. The founder of the Huashan Sect was Hao Datong of the Quanzhen Sect, and Feng Qingyang's "Nine Swords of Dugu" was inherited from the Sword Demon Dugu Qiubai.

The connection between "The Sword Stained with Royal Blood" and "The Deer and the Cauldron" is quite deep, with Master Jiunan teaching Wei Xiaobao "Divine Speed ​​and Hundred Transformations" and so on!

Besides Jin Yong, other authors are also building their own martial arts universes.

Gu Long's "Little Li Flying Dagger" series, "Lu Xiaofeng" series, and "Chu Liuxiang" series are more or less connected.

In his later years, Gu Long was also building his own martial arts universe, but unfortunately, time waits for no one, and he passed away before he could fulfill his dream.

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"How do we build it?" Zhou Yan was incredibly excited, and his mind started racing.

He decided to hold off on writing until he had fully developed his martial arts worldview and outlined the timeline before putting pen to paper.

Zhou Yan plans to use "Qin Dynasty Moon" as the starting point for the "Nanhua" martial arts world.

Zhou Yan shut down his computer, took out a notebook, and began building the "Nanhua Universe" on it.

"If 'Qin's Moon' is considered the first part, what will the second part be about?"

Zhou Yan wrote down all the martial arts novels he was familiar with.

This includes TV series, movies, and even animations.

These works have one thing in common: they have a wide audience, high profile, and were never actually created.

Kunlun, Canghai, Jianyu Jianghu, Eight Heroes, Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit Seven Heroes, Embroidered Spring Blade, The Vigilantes in Masks...

Soon, Zhou Yan became conflicted.

"How do I connect these works together?" Zhou Yan began brainstorming, recalling some ideas and videos he had come across on Douban, Tianya Forum, and short video platforms in his previous life. He planned to connect these works together to build a complete narrative and form the foundation for a martial arts universe.