Chapter 36 Red Line Creative Thinking

Red thread is an old trick of soft science fiction: using technology to reflect on human nature, using an object that has not yet existed in the world to explore a certain aspect of human nature.This is also similar in "Penis", but I believe that the sci-fi elements in Red Line have obviously increased a lot. Although I always secretly resist the label of science fiction, I am still deeply interested in this subject, so During the creation process of "Yuelao", the existence of the M chip in "Red Line" was drawn up. Many people think that Red Line will be the sequel of Yuelao, although I did have similar ideas, and closely overlap the story of Yanxiang and Ziqing with the new story of Black Toothpaste and Pink Girl, and manage "Red Line" from an omniscient perspective.But then I gave up on this idea, one is "the first-person self-narration can explain the story more richly", and the other is "I want to simply let a single story unfold by itself, and discard unnecessary old characters".This is the new enlightenment I learned from "Kung Fu".

I've never been more than halfway through writing a story without the ending being exactly set in my mind.It's a nightmare.Because there are several endings in my mind that compete with each other, it is difficult for me to choose. Every time I feel that a satisfying ending cannot be used, it is really a waste of creativity.Until I eliminated a few of them with the method of elimination because of my lack of ability, finally the ending that you have seen finally appeared.I have to say something about this process. Also because of the sci-fi elements, the opening of Red Line has a taste of "transparent people", but I did not arrange the tragic ending of "Technology Backlash" for Red Line.Now list the possible endings one by one:

The rough ending of the first draft is: Ziqing accidentally discovered that she was controlled by the M chip, so she sat down next to the Powerbook and cried. When Yanxiang opened the door and came in, she suddenly understood the reason. But she can no longer bear the pain of losing this relationship. She knows very well that she can make this relationship disappear with just one button, but because of this, Ziqing is in great contradiction and reluctance, and she cannot bury it This illusory love.Only now did Yanxiang realize his stupidity, so he smashed the computer and let Ziqing leave.In the postscript of the red thread, they will describe from the perspective of the black toothpaste and the pink girl that they saw Yanxiang sitting in the Cinderella cafe in a daze, so the two old men put the red thread on the hands of Yanxiang and the waitress, with a An "encounter" is the end.

"What can be written in the ending" is the biggest motivation that attracts me to create, and the ending of this version has the following charms: I really want to write Ziqing's contradictions, I really want to write the afterword of the black toothpaste and the pink girl, and this ending It has warm colors.But I gave up, and the reason for giving up was simple: I couldn't find a reasonable opportunity for Ziqing to discover the secret of the chip in the powerbook.Ziqing's scientific knowledge is far inferior to the group of geniuses in the red line, she will not have the opportunity to find out.

Since I couldn't find a chance for Ziqing to know about it, I painfully gave up.Originally, I thought I could get goddamn inspiration in the process of creating. The second ending: Ziqing found herself under the control of Yanxiang's chip because of a certain chance. Under the situation where it was difficult to distinguish the real and unreal feelings, Ziqing gradually went crazy and shaved her hair in the mental hospital. Do not wear earrings and other accessories, and refuse to contact people.But Yanxiang "regrets it very much", so he vowed to invent the latest M chip, wipe out Ziqing's memory, and pursue Ziqing again.

The charm of the ending of this version lies in: it has a gloomy and romantic color. I really want to write that Yanxiang’s obsessive love leads him to repeat the behavior of “controlling”. I quite like the ending style, but the reason for giving up is the same as above: Ziqing couldn't find it.In order to make up for the lack of being able to write this ending, I entrusted Ken with the heavy responsibility of being a pervert, and asked him to perform strange operations on Jia Ling's head for the rest of his life. The third ending: Yanxiang was at the wedding, and the satellite fell down strangely, so Yanxiang shot Ziqing, who was in great pain, and his accomplice Maeno, and then ended his own life.The blood-splattered ending also fits Yanxiang's paranoid personality, but because he doesn't know where the gun came from (especially at the wedding!), he sighed, that's all.

The fourth ending: the satellite falls at the wedding, and Ziqing dies in pain, so Yanxiang becomes an extremely paranoid weirdo, and devotes himself to the research of replicators or pseudo-humans, trying to create another living Ziqing so that he can continue to love her.This ending is great, and it fits Yanxiang's personality very well.There is no major reason why I can't write, but because I love the ending you saw more, I raised Yanxiang's love to a higher level, allowing him to have the opportunity to reflect within a reasonable range, and let him be Ziqing. sacrifice. Although Yanxiang is a "hidden madness" as the netizen Babaojun said, he really loves Ziqing very much.Although the ending of the red line does not have the big scene of the moon and the rocks collapsing, and the confrontation between the two armies, Yanxiang is not as shocking as the black toothpaste, and Ziqing has no chance to show her "simple and powerful love".

But the "red line" made me cry. Really, I felt sorry for Yan Xiang, especially when he said: "I hope one day, you can tell me with your own mouth that everything between us is not all fake." At that time, my mind was greatly agitated, and I cried five times in one night.Maybe Ziqing's tears at the end really mean that she still loves Yanxiang even though she doesn't need the M chip?Maybe one day Ziqing or tell Yanxiang himself :) Creators should be able to love their own works. This is what I always believe. My tears tell me that I have passed the "red line".

Finally, I would like to thank my girlfriend Mao Maogou. The emotions and old places accumulated with her constitute the emotional foundation I described in the red line. During the creation process, I also re-examined the life map of myself and Mao Maogou, and cherished This rare feeling.Therefore, although the M chip does not exist (though there is a lot of room for discussion on the creative level to reflect on the various things under the control of love, it is somewhat vague on the realistic level), however, if there is any meaning to the red line, it is "Cherish the people around you", right?

This story is only dedicated to Shaggy Dog, I love you forever.