Hua Kai noticed that the names of the top ten affiliated families had all turned green, while the names of the other affiliated families were either white or grey.
He clicked on the number one affiliated family, and a card appeared behind the Xue Family's name.
Xue Family: Rank 5 Family
Family Head: Xue Pan (Postcelestial Realm Level 5)
Family Member: 4371
Family Overall Strength: 37620
Loyalty: 100
Hua Kai clicked on every line, and a small panel popped up. He looked at the Xue Family's member structure, and only the top 500 members were shown. He looked at the attributes of the people he was not familiar with. Many of them were recruited by the Xue Family this year, and he noted down those who were not very loyal, and handed them over to Xue Pan to deal with later.
After looking at the Xue Family, he looked at the Huang Family, Tang Family, Yu Family, Tai Family, Jia Family, Ren Family, Yi Family, Zhou Family, and Yue Jia's attributes. Among them, the Yue Jia's loyalty was the lowest, with a loyalty of 95 points.
Rank 6 and above could only show 500 members, while rank 7 and below would show 200 members.
After looking at the list of affiliated families for half a day, a system notification caught Hua Kai's attention.
"System Notification: Please confirm your family's core members!"
After becoming a Rank 3 Family, the Hua family's core member quota had increased from 10 to 50.
Hua Kai noticed that a meeting room had appeared beside the crystal pillar. It was about 100 square meters in size, and it was an alternate dimension. The system notification indicated that this was where all the core members could stay.
The reason why the Hua family had developed so quickly and smoothly in all aspects was mainly because the 10 core members could communicate with Hua Kai at any time through the [Family Dimension]. They could discuss all the decisions with Hua Kai immediately, and this allowed the Hua family to work together no matter what they did. Naturally, their efficiency was high, and their loyalty to the family was constantly increasing.
Now that there were 50 core members, the benefits for the Hua family would increase exponentially. He had checked that all the members of the Ten Great Affiliated Aristocratic Families had been recognized as core members, so it would be difficult to choose the 40 core members this time.
He told his Fourth Uncle, Hua Zihuan, to inform everyone that everyone would enter the [Family Space] tonight to discuss something important. Hua Kai left the [Family Space] and returned to the study. He released his spiritual power and sensed that the two maids were resting in the room. There was no one else in the courtyard. Only Xiaoqiang and Little Monkey were still playing outside the door.
Today, he had succeeded in building his foundation, and the two pets had benefited a lot. He checked their attributes. Little Monkey had broken through to Level Seven, and Xiaoqiang had reached the late stage of Level Six. Little Monkey bullied Xiaoqiang all day long, but it had no combat ability. Hua Kai felt that he should find an opponent for Little Monkey when he had time. It had never fought since it was born!
In the afternoon, Hua Kai heard the sound of people talking in the palace again. It was already afternoon. When it was about time, Hua Kai came to the palace. At this time, all the disciples of Hua Kai were waiting in the palace. Because Hua Kai had accepted more than 300 registered disciples in the morning, many of them could only sit outside the palace.
"In the morning, I created [Journey to the West]. This afternoon, I will start from the foundation of the novel. I will explain the difference between novels and other forms of writing, the accumulation before the creation of the novel, the framework, and other problems. After I finish, I will answer all kinds of questions for everyone.
I have divided the articles into three categories: narrative, essay, and discussion. The narrative can be divided into three categories: novel, spring and autumn, and music. All the articles have different styles and give different feelings to people … "
Everyone listened to Hua Kai's narration quietly. No one had ever categorized a novel in such a way. After listening to Hua Kai's narration, everyone suddenly had a clear understanding of the genre of the novel. Many of them realized that the novels they had written in the past were messy. Now that they heard Hua Kai's narration, they were enlightened.
As he talked, Hua Kai looked at all the students present. He pulled everyone into the learning world he had created. Everyone could clearly hear Hua Kai's explanation. Even those who were far away and listening attentively seemed to feel that Hua Kai was talking in front of them. It was very clear!
After Hua Kai finished talking about the classification of articles and explained the novel in detail, he began to talk about the main points of writing a novel. Unknowingly, an hour had passed. Hua Kai stopped the lecture and it was time for the Q&A session.
Many students of the Novel Academy had traveled thousands of miles to find Hua Kai because they had encountered problems in their writing that needed answers.
Letting his personal disciples collect all the questions and answer them for all the students was also a kind of improvement for their ability. If they could not solve the questions, Hua Kai would explain them. This way, their ability would improve faster.
"Teacher, there is a student who has written more than a hundred short stories. Several of them are widely circulated.
However, he has not written a medium length novel for many years and has been unable to be promoted to a master. "Cao Zirui was the first to stand up and speak.
Cao Zirui was able to raise such a question. This was a problem that many students had encountered before. Only writing short stories could improve the mental cultivation method of [Basic Copywriting Skills] very slowly. Only writing medium length novels or even long length novels could improve their ability quickly.
"Many old novelists have been writing short stories for a long time. Their thinking has been fixed. No matter how much they prepare, it is difficult for them to break through the limits of short stories. Here, I will talk about the boundaries and characteristics of long, medium, and short stories.
If you feel that you are unable to jump out of your previous writing mindset, you can carefully read some famous novels and analyze the core ideas of the novel from a creative perspective. You can learn the main story, background, and character design of the novel, "Hua Kai explained.
Although many people had not encountered such a problem, after listening to Hua Kai's explanation, their creative thinking had been opened up. When an old man in the hall heard this, he stood up and bowed to Hua Kai. This problem had been troubling him for many years.
"Teacher, there is a novelist who has written many novels for many years. He has read countless books from the Hundred Schools of Thought, but it is difficult for him to write a good novel. Teacher, please give me some guidance." Cao Zirui continued to stand up and ask.
When Cao Zirui first became Hua Kai's eldest disciple, he was just an ordinary novelist student. Now, he had achieved a small success in his [Basic Copywriting Skills] and became a novelist student. His progress was very fast.
"As a novelist, you must first understand the word 'novel'. 'Small' means that the story cannot be understood and liked by everyone. For example, I have written 'Three Kingdoms', 'Dream of the Red Mansions', and 'Water Margin'. Many people who like 'Three Kingdoms' only like 'Three Kingdoms' and have little interest in the other two.
Novels cannot be liked by everyone. Everyone's experience and preferences are different, and the stories they value are also different.
As for the word 'speak', it was a story, a story to be told. Many students added too much thought into their novels, and this had deviated from the most basic category of 'novel'. Many readers did not read novels for the sake of learning ideas, but for the sake of reading interesting stories.
Therefore, as a novelist, you must first understand your own characteristics, and then work hard to portray your own story. It is best if the main storyline of the story can be understood deeply. This involves the knowledge of the novel's material. I will slowly explain this to everyone in the future, "Hua Kai said.
When Hua Kai said this, many old novelists could not help but nod. The problem that had troubled them for many years had been solved. They could not help but stand up and bow to Hua Kai, thanking Hua Kai for his guidance.
An hour quickly passed, and Hua Kai only answered four questions before the time was up.
"Personal disciples, come to my study. Today's lecture is over." Hua Kai stood up and said.
All the students stood up and bowed to Hua Kai respectfully as he left. The 29 personal disciples entered the inner court one by one. This was the first time Hua Kai had given a personal class to his personal disciples.
After entering the study, Hua Kai sat down, and the personal disciples could only stand to the side.
"Ma Zhangwang, you will renovate a small classroom in the inner court for the next few days. I will use it to give personal lessons to the personal disciples. Is there anything you do not understand today's lecture? If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
I will give you personal disciples homework. In three months, each of you will write a novella of at least 100,000 words. You can go back and prepare for it. After the lecture ends every afternoon, I will give you personal guidance! "Hua Kai said.
"Teacher, I have already been a great novelist for many years, and I am not far from Foundation Establishment. Teacher, can you give me some pointers on when I can become a great novelist and enter Foundation Establishment?"
Ma Zhangwang said as he knelt in front of Hua Kai. He was Hua Kai's second personal disciple. Everyone was waiting for Hua Kai's answer.
"Your aptitude is sufficient. You are at the peak of the Xiantian realm and have yet to comprehend the power of will. You can only rely on spiritual treasures to enter Foundation Establishment. I have also read your novels, and most of them are folk stories about love.
If you want to become a great novelist and comprehend the power of will, you must fuse your novels with the laws of heaven and earth. In this aspect, you still have a long way to go, "Hua Kai said.
"Thank you, Teacher!"
Ma Zhangwang said as his eyes turned red. If it wasn't for Hua Kai's guidance, he might not have known the direction of the school of novels.
After he finished speaking, he respectfully bowed to Hua Kai and returned to his original position.
Although the other personal disciples did not understand what Hua Kai meant by the power of will and the laws of heaven and earth, they all remembered Hua Kai's words in their hearts. This was very important to them in the future.
"If you write an outline, I can make some changes for you and strive to create a classic. This will be very important to you in the future.
As my personal disciples, I hope that in three years, all of you can become great novelists. Some of you can even become great novelists, "Hua Kai said.
The personal disciples all had high comprehension abilities. Each of them voiced out their own problems, while Hua Kai explained. Everyone learned a lot. In the end, many of them talked about their realm. Hua Kai warned them that as a novelist, they should focus more on creating stories. When the time came, their realm would naturally increase.
After all the disciples left satisfied, the maids brought in dinner. Hua Kai simply ate a few mouthfuls and told the maids not to disturb him. Then, he entered the family space.
Almost all the core members of the Hua family knew that Hua Kai had reached the Foundation Establishment Realm. Tonight, there were many people in the space. Xue Chen and Erzhuang were both there. Hua Kai asked people to inform all the core members of the Hua family to gather. He told everyone about the appearance of the conference hall and asked everyone to meet tonight to discuss the 40 new core members.