It is indeed an exaggeration to say that Muye Zhang was famous in the world when he was young.
First of all, his most famous masterpiece "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" can be said to be the first genre novel that started the tomb robbery novel, and it is the most widely circulated and well-known series of novels in the Chinese language world after Jin Yong's martial arts novels.
In 2006, "Ghost Blowing Lights" became an instant hit, quickly leading the best-selling craze, and it was created in less than two years with the speed of inspiration? Longlingdong? Yunnan worm valley? Kunlong Temple? Yellow leather grave? He was only 28 years old when he waited for nine episodes of Ghost Blowing Lights.
At the age of 28, what are other world-famous writers doing?
As far as I know, Haruki Murakami is a bar owner and lives in debt. Hemingway is still a little-known journalist, and he has been planning to resign; On the other hand, Saramago is a well-paid person who has worked as a painter, welder, insurer, draftsman, surveyor and many other jobs. It was not until he was 60 years old that he began to enter the golden age of creation.
What about Muye Zhang? Less than 30 years old, he ushered in the golden age of his own creation, became a phenomenal writer in China publishing circle, and built an unprecedented and imaginative tomb-robbing Jianghu.
These works have been made into movies and games, attracting more audiences and becoming undisputed super IP.
One's knowledge does not depend entirely on experience.
As we all know, Muye Zhang's theme is closely related to grave robbery, but obviously, he is neither a writer nor a cultural relic worker with a trained background. His major in college was fine arts, and his first job after graduation was mineral-related futures investment.
But why did he systematically realize the knowledge of astronomical geography, Zhouyi gossip, geomantic omen, humanistic and historical background involved in grave robbery and put them vividly into the novel? This may be due to his strong interest since childhood. On the other hand, it stems from the author's writing talent, as well as reading and knowledge accumulation before creation.
Born in Tianjin and raised in Inner Mongolia, his parents happen to be employees of the geophysical exploration team. He followed his parents and lived in the unit compound since childhood. Their job is to explore mineral deposits all over Inner Mongolia. In this process, they will inevitably encounter all kinds of undiscovered ancient tombs and hear all kinds of colorful anecdotes, which have become the talk of the previous generation after work, aroused his curiosity and planted the seeds of imagination in his heart.
The starting point of Muye Zhang's writing is the Lotus Story section of Tianya Forum. Inspired by a large number of posts in this section, he developed creative enthusiasm and began to write a series of "Ghost Blowing Lights". Maybe he never thought that his life track would change greatly.
In an interview with reporters, he once said frankly: I think I am a particularly uneducated person. I never thought I would become a writer or engage in any work related to words? It's not enough to look at this kind of thing. What should I do? Write it yourself. So I wrote "Ghost Blowing Lights", and I wrote a million words a year. ?
On the other hand, he also said that he likes reading classical literature, such as The Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties and The Water Margin, which influenced his later writing style. In the process of investing in mineral futures, he contacted a large number of Mr. Feng Shui, and accumulated a lot of insights when dealing with them, which became the inspiration and material for his future creation.
Ancient inheritance, mysterious relics, strange curses, strange adventures, people with ulterior motives, and the preciousness of friendship? Did Muye Zhang do it? Ghost blowing lights? Series, indeed cast a classic of the times.
This just proves that a person's knowledge is not completely limited by age, nor depends entirely on experience, opportunity and motivation, talent and diligence, accumulation and thinking, and often can unexpectedly achieve a person's work.