All-rounder Artist

Chapter 1292: Chapter 1076: The Martian Rescue_2

Netizens expressed their opinions.

Some views could be called hardcore, while others were pure mischief.

And when this topic soared to the hot search, suddenly a few writers from Wei Continent spoke out:

“Regarding how humans can survive on Mars, I recommend everyone to read a novel called ‘The Mars Base Project’, the author is Kuang Tianlin, a famous sci-fi writer from our Wei Continent, and many of the concepts in it are even more brilliant than what you guys have proposed.”

“This sci-fi piece with Mars as the backdrop, can be ranked top three globally!”

“That’s right.”

“Kuang Tianlin’s novel is very hardcore, for instance, the depiction of experiments on soilless cultivation of vegetables and plants largely solves the food crisis for humanity.”

“This novel once topped the Wei Continent bestseller list.”

“Many of the ideas in the novel have practical feasibility.”

Wow.

Wei Continent sure knows how to ride the wave of popularity, suddenly promoting a book and indirectly riding on Chu Kuang’s fame.

But Lin Yuan didn’t mind that at all.

He even became interested in ‘The Mars Base Project’ written by the sci-fi writers from Wei Continent and immediately ordered a copy online.

Besides.

This novel also gave Lin Yuan an idea:

Why not write a book myself, about a protagonist struggling to survive on Mars?

Come out!

A survival guide for Mars!

No, that’s not it, it should be ‘come out, The Martian’!

…

Riding the wave.

I can do that too.

When ‘The Wandering Earth’ story sparked discussions among netizens about how human bodies could survive on Mars, Lin Yuan decided to ride on his own wave of popularity.

And within such contemplations.

Lin Yuan naturally thought of ‘The Martian’.

Speaking of this work, Earthlings would probably first think of the film with the adorably clueless Mark.

This movie has a very high rating and is acclaimed as one of the most successful sci-fi films worldwide, and is considered one of the top masterpieces by many sci-fi fans.

In the film.

Mark’s adorably clueless acting, coupled with various hardcore operations in the movie, made it a huge success.

However, what Lin Yuan intended to write was the original novel.

The film was adapted from the novel, and while the core substance remained unchanged, the difference wasn’t as significant as between the novel and film versions of ‘The Wandering Earth’.

The plot narrative:

An unexpected storm forced a manned spacecraft to abandon its mission prematurely.

During the evacuation, Watney suffered an accident and was left alone on the barren red deserts of Mars.

His teammates thought he was dead.

And the supplies Watney had left were far from sufficient to last until the day a rescue could possibly arrive.

Of course.

Watney wasn’t planning to just sit and wait for death.

With his background as a botanist and a mechanical engineer, he decided to engage Mars in an imaginative struggle for survival!

To put it in other words.

You can consider it a Mars version of Robinson Crusoe.

The book tells the story of an astronaut with a vast range of knowledge and how he relied on harsh conditions to struggle hard for survival on Mars.

The gimmick is strong.

Lin Yuan personally liked the story quite a bit: “The character development and the fitting inclusion of sci-fi elements make this novel quite up to par. Although it is a typical hard science fiction work, the plot is anything but boring, and the protagonist’s personality is fully fleshed out. After all, it’s a one-person show on Mars, and if the protagonist’s personality isn’t distinctive, the novel would lose much of its appeal.”

The more Lin Yuan thought about it, the more suitable it seemed.

This wasn’t just a whimsical piece.

After many people finished the story, their first reaction was:

It feels so real!

Some even searched online to see if there was a real-life basis for the story, showing how convincing the narrative was.

The hardest part of writing science fiction is to convince the readers:

How do you make people believe that the scientific fantasy you propose is a viable option?

This is a question every science fiction writer must consider before picking up their pen.

And the personal journey of ‘The Martian’ author Andy Weir is legendary:

This person has been posting his novel ‘The Martian’ chapter by chapter on his personal website since 2009, allowing people to read it for free.

The readers were not happy after reading it:

Is this something I can read without paying?

Therefore, at the strong request of many readers, Andy Weir published the work on the Amazon platform.

Pay-to-read!

And then something jaw-dropping happened:

More readers were willing to pay to read his novel online than there were when it was free!

The novel was a smashing success!

Later, Random House purchased the rights to the novel for a six-figure sum, and just four days later, Andy Weir received an offer from 20th Century Fox.

The movie rights were sought after.

The movie being shot was the one we just mentioned, with Mark being adorably dumb, ah no, Matt Damon starring as the lead in this sci-fi film.

…

With the idea set.

Lin Yuan once again used Chu Kuang’s account to post an update:

“The sole survivor Mark on Mars might have to wait for a rescue team from Blue Star only after four years, and his remaining food supply is barely enough for about a month. What do you think he should do to survive?”

A typical hype-building activity.

Directly providing ideas on the blog.

Lin Yuan wasn’t worried about someone stealing this idea.

No one could finish this story faster than Lin Yuan.

Even if someone did steal the idea and was able to write it into a novel in a short time, just like Lin Yuan, it would come down to whose work had better quality.

The likelihood of that happening is minuscule.

Anyway, a long sci-fi novel is coming, and although this one is on the shorter side among long novels, an estimate suggests it could be done in just over two hundred thousand words.

But anyway.

Whether on Earth or Blue Star, novels over 150,000 words are generally considered long-form works.

And on the internet.

Everyone was still excitedly discussing the topic of surviving on Mars and occasionally returning to the setting of “The Wandering Blue Star”, when they suddenly saw Chu Kuang’s latest update and were electrified!

Any fool could tell:

Chu Kuang is about to start a new book!

And he’s already teased what the new book will be about in a synopsis-like post!

But…

Why Mars of all places?

And specifically, how to survive on Mars?

Isn’t that the issue we’re discussing right now?

Not even a punctuation mark was changed!

Damn!

Because Chu Kuang himself has a high influence, and with this topic currently trending, the comment section instantly exploded!

“Epic!”

“Now I get why old rascal is always so productive with his writings, inspiration comes way too fast for him. We just talked about Mars today, and he’s already planning to write a novel set on Mars!”

“Sci-fi, yeah!”

“Who the hell started this? Old rascal is seriously taking on sci-fi!”

“But isn’t this condition a bit too harsh? How long can one survive on Mars with just a month’s worth of food?”

“Hellish start!”

“Old rascal has always been ruthlessly tormenting his protagonists.”

“I suddenly remember the movie ‘Life of Pi’ by Xian Yu, also a survival game where Pi’s method was to eat corpses.”

“Hiss!”

“Stop it, how about something more cheerful, like the protagonist finding a new food source on Mars?”

“Rubbish.”

“Where would he find food on Mars? It’s definitely brought from Earth, and any food from Earth would naturally be a consumable.”

“Wait a minute.”

“Didn’t the sci-fi author from Wei Continent just mention ‘The Mars Base Project’? They carried out soilless cultivation experiments with vegetables and plants there, which could provide more food, is old rascal planning to write that in too?”

“Sly old rascal, what a deep game!”

“This is outright profiteering without investing!”

“He doesn’t bother to think of the plot himself, instead throws the problem to countless readers, asking them for ideas, and if he comes across a suitable solution, he just references it suitably, this move has old rascal soaring into the stratosphere!”

“Crowdfunding writing?!”

“Crowdfunding writing confirmed, damn it. The topic of surviving on Mars just hit the trending searches, and this idea must’ve just popped into his head, I bet he hasn’t even planned out the specifics before eyeing us.”

Lin Yuan: “…”

Crowdfunding writing, seriously?

Am I, Chu Kuang, that kind of person?

————————

ps: Antarctica is sick, just sent to the vet. Seems like it has a bit of bladder inflammation. Typed extra words to earn some money for its medical bills. These days it’s more expensive to treat a cat than a person.

Visit and read more novel to help us update chapter quickly. Thank you so much!