"Black Sails is finished. This is the longest script I've written so far, because I wanted to write a portrait of Nassau in the 18th century. I wanted to write about not only the pirates of the Caribbean, but also the island's black market merchants, slave trade, whaling ships, privateers (pirate hunters), the navy, Spanish treasure ships, and the democratic voting system of the pirate ships.
I wanted to let everyone experience the charm of that era as much as possible.
The focus of Black Sail wasn't on the battles. It was more about the game between the powers, the choices made based on their own interests, betrayal, and alliances.
Other than having to look up a lot of information, the most difficult part was the complicated relationships between the characters.
It was very troublesome to explain everyone clearly in a limited amount of time, and at the same time, let their fates converge at the end.
This was also the period of time when I was under the most pressure. Basically, there were people in the comments section complaining that Black Sail was too long, that they didn't want to read it, that the pirates were boring, and that the power struggle was boring. There were also a lot of personal attacks and sarcasm, so I rarely read the comments anymore. (I know of an author who wrote a Harry Potter fanfic, and it's also a masterpiece. The readers of his book were even more divided, and in the end, he was scolded.)
I had also thought of ending the story hastily, leaving all the clues and foreshadowing in a messy manner and not collecting them. But after thinking about it, wouldn't that mean that I had endured such a long period of scolding? Then, the four thousand readers who were still trying to subscribe to this book would also think that this story was indeed meaningless. So many messy things were written, so many characters appeared, and in the end, there was no relationship at all. In the end, the antagonist suddenly lost his intelligence. You were so long-winded at the beginning, but in the end, you were killed just like that. This was basically an anticlimactic ending.
The result was that I didn't have a good ending. I wrote it myself, and when I read it back, I felt wronged. What the hell was I writing?
I was also a reader, and in some ways, I could understand what everyone was thinking.
I always like to compare reading books and eating out to eat. Everyone's taste is different. The same dish in the mouth of a Shanghainese would be salty, but in the mouth of a Shaanxi person, it would be bland. Some people like to eat spicy food, some people like to eat sweet food, some people like to eat fast food, and some people like to eat in a teahouse with three to five friends.
I understand that everyone wants to eat the dishes that suit their taste the most, but it's a pity that it's impossible.
And as a chef, especially a versatile chef (I'm not trying to brag), you will inevitably face the following situations.
For example, if you make three dishes of Sichuan cuisine, then you look at the people at the table and think to yourself, "If I make another dish of Sichuan cuisine, will they be tired of eating it? Why don't I make another dish and change the taste of the whole roast duck?"
Then, you cut the scallions, steam the rolls, pull the roast duck out of the stove and tell everyone that I'm going to give everyone a slice of roast duck.
Five minutes later, another customer got angry. Damn it, what's so good about this roast duck? Hurry up and end it. What does it matter if it's big or small? I don't like it anyway.
But the problem for the chef was that the roast duck was already half sliced and the pancake was 80% cooked. If he were to serve these things on the table now, would the people eating the roast duck say that he was f * cking bullying them for being ignorant? Did he want them to swallow the second half of the pancake in one gulp? Did he think he was Yao Chen or Anne Hathaway?
In fact, I could understand the feelings of people who didn't like roast duck because I had also eaten dishes that I didn't like in restaurants.
Of course, you could choose to throw the half-finished roast duck into the trash can, or you could brace yourself and maintain the same speed as me to finish the roast duck.
In this way, at least it was a complete roast duck.
Let's get back to the Black Swan chapter. I was quite satisfied with this story. Basically, I had retracted all the clues that I had laid out before and maintained a reasonable level of logic and integrity.
I was especially happy with the depiction of the main characters. Earlier in this chapter, everyone said that Malcolm was a very elegant and intelligent villain. Even after he left the story, everyone still liked him, and I was a little touched. The bearded Pirate King version of Zhang Heng was the final Easter egg.
I knew that the story was too long, but I didn't exaggerate the word count. The story was very compact, and if it wasn't for this length, it wouldn't have been possible to tell a group story.
In short, like it or not, the Black Sail chapter was over, and so was the story of Nassau.
The world of this book had expanded a little further. (Scattered Flowers)
Originally, I wanted to write the next chapter today, but I had to get it out of my chest. So, I thank everyone for taking the time to watch me ramble on. If someone told me that writing a book could train one's ability to withstand pressure, I wouldn't have believed it. But now, I feel like I'm a very good person.
Finally, I would like to remind everyone who was going home for the New Year to pay attention to their personal and property safety, especially in crowded places like the train station. Also, if you have to queue up for a lot of physical contact, you should pay extra attention to your wallet and mobile phone. You can enjoy the "deaf and mute" people at the train station who ask you to show your love, but don't fall for their tricks.
Also, this chapter is free of charge.
Also, I would like to recommend Shrimpy's new book, Hand Flip. Shrimpy is an author that I really like. Another of my sub-accounts has been subscribing to his books. However, his books are quite niche, fast-paced, and … well, how should I put it? It's quite to my liking. Those who like it are free to use it.
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