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After Gu Dong left, Lin Yuan gazed at the words "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" he had typed out and was slightly lost in thought.

Blue Starian have Blue Starian sentimentality.

Lin Yuan also had his own sentiments.

And Jin Yong's wuxia novels were precisely Lin Yuan's sentiments.

Whether it was The Condor Trilogy or Elder Jin's later works, each and every one had left a brilliant and vivid mark in Lin Yuan's memory, and it wasn't just the original novels, but also included countless versions of blooming TV dramas and those widely acclaimed soundtracks, and so on.

Alright then.

Writing a wuxia novel was actually a spontaneous decision for Lin Yuan.

It was unexpected yet reasonable, after all, wuxia was the ultimate romance for a man, and the absence of those masterpieces from Earth's wuxia authors on Blue Star was certainly a regret.

Most importantly:

Wuxia actually did have a market.

The success of the wuxia drama "Yang Xiaofan and Qin Tiange" indirectly proved this; the constant acceptance and love of various wuxia dramas by audiences also proved this; the fact that wuxia novels remain popular in the newly joined Zhao Continent further proved this!

The only difference was:

In today's Blue Star, wuxia novels had descended from their past sanctity and become a niche in the eyes of numerous Blue Starian readers.

And who could change the status quo of wuxia?

Lin Yuan could give the simplest and most powerful answer, which was Jin Yong.

Perhaps Gu Long could also be one of the answers to this question, but this time Lin Yuan wanted to play it safe. He intended to first pave a new path for Blue Star wuxia with the rightfully grand King's Path wuxia!

As for the backdrop of the wuxia story?

Let's just treat the Southern Song Dynasty as a parallel universe.

That wasn't a flaw in the novel, but rather an opportunity.

Regarding those scenes set in a different space-time, Lin Yuan did have some rudimentary ideas. This foray into wuxia could be seen as an interesting experiment that might bring unexpected surprises.

"The drama and the book must be combined."

Lin Yuan pondered that having Chu Kuang merely write "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was not enough.

This time, Lin Yuan wanted to release the drama before the book and ideally launch the corresponding original novel when the TV series was halfway through its run, allowing both to bolster each other.

The TV drama would boost the novel's sales.

The novel's sales would, in turn, boost the TV drama's popularity.

That was an experiment that even Jin Yong couldn't have attempted back then, given the vastly different conditions and circumstances, but Lin Yuan wasn't worried about the TV drama lacking a fan base.

The reason was simple.

Because the story was captivating enough!

Lin Yuan faintly remembered that he had watched "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" TV series before he became curious and went to read the novel.

This suggested:

Whether it's a novel or a TV series, as long as the plot is thrilling, the lack of a pre-existing fan base is not a decisive factor.

Just as many say that Marvel's success is because of its comics.

That's undeniable, but what's even more undeniable is:

Many fans in the Celestial Dynasty have never read the comics or, even if they have, they haven't read many.

Otherwise, why is it that Iron Man, who isn't exactly top-tier in the comics, is so immensely popular in the Marvel movies?

The content...

The actors...

For visual media, these are the decisive factors.

There are some works that can transcend the so-called foundation and achieve the same explosive effect across the market through different forms.

With this idea in mind,

Lin Yuan asked the System to customize the novel "The Legend of the Condor Heroes."

Well.

He wrote the title down but didn't start writing for a long while because he only remembered the title.'

However,

To Lin Yuan's surprise, just as he was customizing this novel, the System suddenly became enthusiastic:

"Ding-dong, congratulations to the host for triggering a new mission!"

Immediately following, blue virtual text appeared before Lin Yuan:

[Mission Name: Martial Arts Novel Revival]

[Mission Content: Martial arts novels on Blue Star are gradually declining. The host needs to inject new thought and vitality into Blue Starian martial arts, making martial arts novels the beloved white moonlight in the hearts of countless readers again. The specific completion will be based on the influence of the host's works and may not be achievable with just one or two novels. Host, please make an effort.]

[Mission Reward: Artistic Touch Skill]

[Artistic Touch: A special skill corresponding to Paintfection, allowing the audience to perfectly sense the calligraphic mood and charm created by the host]

A special skill?

Artistic Touch?

Lin Yuan was slightly stunned, he hadn't expected that calligraphy would also correspond to a special skill!

He had experienced the charm of Paintfection before.

Even those who knew nothing about painting could feel the allure of those artworks.

This was a metaphysical skill akin to a bug!

As a skill of the same kind, Artistic Touch was definitely worth looking forward to!

Without this skill, Lin Yuan was really afraid that even if he wrote "Lanting Preface", the audience would remain indifferent!

"Accept!"

This made Lin Yuan somewhat excited. He hadn't expected that deciding to write martial arts novels would come with such benefits. It seemed that the System also believed that martial arts had great potential, for so far all the missions issued by the System were achievable. If a mission was hopeless, the System would never release it!

He decisively accepted the mission.

After accepting the mission, Lin Yuan suddenly had a slightly fiery thought!

He asked the System:

"If painting and calligraphy both have corresponding special skills, does that mean other arts like music also have skills that allow ordinary people to feel their beauty?"

He had previously released Chopin's "Nocturnes."

But the threshold for appreciating classical music was too high.

Indeed many people liked Chopin's "Nocturnes," but there were also many fans who said they couldn't quite appreciate the charm of this classical music, and some even fell asleep listening to it.

But what if there were a skill similar to Paintfection?

Would his classical music pieces then have the potential to break through the so-called threshold of appreciation, allowing all listeners to enjoy them, both refined and vulgar?

"Yes, the skill exists, named [Soulmate]."

The System gave an affirmative answer: "However, the Soulmate skill is not for sale. The host can only hope to obtain it after acquiring a Gold Treasure Chest."

There really was one!

Lin Yuan's eyes widened.

As for the difficulty of obtaining this skill, Lin Yuan had been prepared for it and didn't find it inappropriate. The more extraordinary the skill, the harder it was to obtain; isn't that common sense?

Forget it.

Don't think about that now.

Lin Yuan was quite eager for the [Artistic Touch] skill.

Considering the difficulty of the mission itself, perhaps he would have to release more than one martial arts novel.

He wondered if the three parts of The Legend of the Condor Heroes added together would be enough?

If not, Chu Kuang would have a lot of work to do in the future.

With that thought.

Lin Yuan began typing energetically on the keyboard, even exchanging some special potions with the System.

Only then could he finish "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" in the shortest possible time.

He was very conscientious when it came to solving problems for the company.

Not just because he was a shareholder of the company and his interests were tied to the company's, but also because the conflict between Tribe and Starlight ultimately revolved around Lin Yuan.

If the Tribe targeted Starlight, he would target them back.

Holding The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Lin Yuan was unflinching in his standoff with the Tribe!

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ps: Although I said I wasn't planning to write martial arts, in the end it became "truly fragrant." Martial arts dramas are indeed a very good entry point, and previously I neglected those representative pieces of martial arts drama music, which could have synergistic effects with Xian Yu's plot. My favorite "A Hard Scripture to Read", apart from "Loyalty Unto Death" and several other classics from The Legend of the Condor Heroes, what other songs are there? Can anyone recommend?