Why can maverick cats become millions of best-selling authors?

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As a reader, what kind of luck and magic is it to have the opportunity to interview an author you love deeply? The title of this article is inspired by Zhao Xing's first book "From Peking to Taiwan Province Province, So Near and So Far". For Nini, who used to be a reporter, it is normal to never use a recording pen, write freely with her own fast keywords, and then look at those poor words. I just hope I don't scare the most lovely author in my eyes-the maverick cat.

1. It turns out that this is "so close, so far!"

I used to see some inspirational articles by Zhao Xing (net name: maverick cat, known as "Star Master" in Jianghu) on the Internet and in the circle of WeChat friends, and found that many articles were quite insightful at that time. But I never thought that one day I could communicate with her face to face. Because of such a well-known author, I always feel too far away from my life. I always feel that she should be an idol-level author who lives in this era and belongs to the altar.

So, I silently became her little fan, silently paying attention to her Weibo. From Weibo's point of view, she is a girl who loves life very much and is as close as friends with readers. I can only watch from a distance, just silently watching her.

It was not until one day, in the webcast room of the 10: 00 Reading Club, that she came to the 10: 00 Reading Club as a guest of "Change Your Training Camp" that I first heard Zhao Xing's keynote speech "After Work, Stick to Writing for Seven Years".

This is the first time I know that, unlike her naughty behavior on the Internet, she actually said that she is a very introverted person in her life. She has a sincere heart, but when chatting with her family, she only uses a calm tone, that is, a tone that looks very stable without any tone change, and even less passionate.

However, I was so distracted that I suddenly entered my world. For the first time, I felt that she and I were so close, and the proximity was right beside me. Let me know that as long as you start to do it, success will come. I listened to it three times and thought for a few days. Finally, I found that the magic of Zhao Xing was not only to excite people at that time, but also to make people really have the power to start action!

Because she will tell you with the road she has traveled: although this road is difficult, there is hope as long as you start! So I made an important decision, and I began to write 1500 words every day. It was she who opened the magic box that temporarily sealed my literary dream. It can be said that she gave me the power to change.

When Shao Lin/KLOC-0: 00 informed me that I could accept an exclusive interview with Zhao Xing's signing activities in Chongqing, I had a strong excitement for the first time. I have the chance to get in touch with Zhao Xing, whom I admire and love so closely!

This interview was held in Chongqing. I had a joint interview with Miss Cat of Chongqing Class Committee. Teacher Cat asked Zhao Xing to give some advice to all the readers and writers in our ten o'clock reading club. Mr. Cat's interview arrangement has been released, which belongs to pure dry goods. You can read it carefully and collect it!

At the signing ceremony of Xixifu Bookstore in Chongqing, Zhao Xing's sincere heart touched every reader present. I looked around the audience, mostly female readers, ranging in age from 40 to 50 to early 20, and even high school students. With such a big age structure difference, I once felt a little like a lifetime ago. Is Zhao Xing sitting opposite me really a girl younger than me? But at this moment, she is really sitting in front of me. I listened carefully for fear of missing every word she said.

In the past, she was a hot-blooded black-and-white "Star Master".

From the age of 23 to the age of 30, when others squander their youth and enjoy the lifestyle that everyone takes for granted, such as love and wine, chasing dramas every day and the distance between holidays, she quietly leads a "writing" life that others think is particularly boring in her rented small house of less than 10 square meter. At the best of times, she lived like an ascetic. No time, no money, no boyfriend, only my heroic dream in my heart.

Every day, when she walked out of the glamorous foreign enterprise building, she hurried home and began to write with a second-hand laptop. Others don't understand her, but in fact, the lonely creative process is the only way for her to find a way to make her youth not confused, and it is also the only way for her to support a family, change the face of the family and give her mother a better life through her own strength after her father died!

At that time, her writing was sharp, and she had her own standards of sticking to the bottom line for people and things. The writing is as sharp as that of a man, passionate but domineering. "Yes, we must fight like men!" To keep her stubbornness in college forever, the lonely little girl had to cram English under the street lamp in the toilet corridor.

If not, how can you insist on walking alone?

Yes, in the crowded workplace of this overseas famous school, all workplaces are comparable to TV dramas. What can a girl who is used to loneliness do except silence? If there is no arrogance in the word boundary, it will heal itself. Excuse me, who will treat her in the lonely night? You know, she is a Scorpio who loves to bear grudges!

At that time, in the ci world, she made a strong suit for herself with the spirit of Master Xing. In this fickle world, she was unique in her own way.

Just like a reader at the scene asked, "I'm curious why your screen name is called maverick cat?" Is there any special meaning? "Ah, I which know this name will be red now? It's so long and hard to remember. " ? Everyone laughed, and so did she.

However, how many people can understand the helplessness she lost in the years, and a soft heart must move forward with armor! "Hang on, it means everything" warms many people who walk at night. Honey, don't be afraid. In this world, there are many people who are similar to holding a group. Her words lit up their night road and made them no longer afraid of the dark. Of course, she also lit up.

I still remember that, at the age of 23, she was stubborn. At the age of 17, she still insisted on her dream of visiting Taiwan Province Province. Although it is a simple process to apply for personal permission to enter Taiwan now, this dream is as tortuous as learning from the West when personal freedom in Taiwan Province Province is not open. It was hard, but she did it. After that, she posted her trip in Taiwan Province Province on the Internet, which caused a great sensation in Taiwan Province Province, and even the camps with different political views were moved by the author's point of view. Although she has repeatedly denied that her ability can't affect cross-strait exchanges, the first batch of tourists to Taiwan all took Zhao Xing's books as travel guides. How big is this influence? Who knows?

Now, she is still the maverick cat.

In these seven years, Zhao Xing unexpectedly became a best-selling author. Of course, her life story is inspirational and legendary. If you want to know more about them, you can watch her "Don't let the future you hate the present you" and "When your talents can't support your dreams".

In this fast-paced era, we are so busy that we almost forget the true meaning of life. Fortunately, we still have authors like Zhao Xing.

Every time Zhao Xing goes to the bookstore, he will wander back and forth. When she learned that Sisyph's profit department was the first coffee shop, she was a little sad. "ah! Everyone would rather drink tens of dollars of coffee than buy books with this money. "

Honey, don't worry, because coffee is an open space, more or less for others to drink. And books are for myself. Not many people have been reading in the bookstore, even if their legs are sore. Although these people did not create turnover, their hearts that collided with the author once beat together. Therefore, when you inadvertently become a best-selling author, shouldn't you be very happy because you are introverted and have such a good mass base?

Not all authors can write bestsellers that affect other people's lives. Aren't there two things that are the most difficult in this world? "One is to take money from other people's pockets, and the other is to put your own thoughts into other people's heads." Honey, you did it all. Don't forget, you are still so young!

I remember that you answered the question about money on the spot. At that time, you were nothing like a lady or a scholar who was ashamed to talk about money. As a person with a bottom line, you are firmly opposed to any publishing house catering to the market and giving your book some names that you think have any traces of others, including a small cover design of your book. You must never imitate or copy it a little. This is you. Even if I don't cooperate with you, I have my bottom line. As a result, you told the audience with a smile: "money is very important, and I am a person who loves money." Anyone who knows you knows that every penny you earn is hard earned. Of course you love money. That money, let you know that your labor is valuable, and make your small family better every day. Isn't this the meaning of your long-term struggle?

Just like that big boy asked you, "How to overcome the fear of speaking in front of a large group of people?" You answered honestly, "I'm just like you. My legs will tremble when I give a speech in the afternoon. A few days ago, I became nervous at the thought of signing books. " Some things, only slowly learn to face, a little bit to adapt. "Dear, in public, you are so heartfelt, can you be a little colder next time? You know, you are an altar figure in the eyes of many people!

Just like I asked you, "You've been stressing persistence. What should you do if the beginning of this persistence doesn't suit you? If something goes wrong, is it meaningful to stick to it? "

You told me frankly that you never thought you would become a writer one day, because you were not good at it and your talent was not outstanding. However, when you persist, you gradually find that your words have some power to revive your blood, and you have also touched many friends. I feel that if you don't insist on time, you don't know that writing will become something you can persist in after work!

You are so sincere and honest. You always look at people and things around you with a maverick eye. Worry is automatically filtered from the brain, and what you are best at is to find all the good things around you and the advantages of others. How happy those friends who appear in your book should be!

It turns out that your maverick is just a way to keep yourself at this temperature. Just shake hands with the world that is not beautiful enough in your way. This is you, the real temperature, always with a sincere heart, to see the original lonely but never lost yourself. Are you afraid that everything will change slowly in the time when you slip away slowly, and tell yourself that your initial heart will not change when you leave?

In the future, she will eventually become a gentle "star sister".

Today, Zhao Xing has published four books. These four books record all her memories of youth. In seven years, she became a luckier person who worked harder! She makes her life better and better. She met the only thrill of her life. Now, her high-profile son has just turned one year old.

The little guy's clear eyes that can hold the stars instantly warm you, so all his armor falls off and he loses without a fight. Only then do you understand that the world, all the hardships you have suffered and all the tears you have shed, were originally to meet this angel.

From then on, your world, tenderness can no longer be expelled. When you start to be gentle, your handwriting will be soft. As you grow older, you understand that the world is not only black and white, but also gray, and there are more colors. Everyone's life is an independent system, and you have no choice but to respect it.

You begin to think about how to cultivate this persistent little guy into a confident and independent person. You began to study children's psychology and various educational systems. You study hard at home and abroad, and you have made independent and calm judgments in Waldorf, Montessori and international schools. You are not blindly obedient or superstitious, and you will definitely find the life code that connects you and your child. You told me that as long as he refused, you would not welcome the arrival of a new life. If one day, he wants brothers and sisters, you will seriously consider it.

Do you know that?/You know what? Do you know that?/You know what? The new realm of your life is smiling at you. Only a truly gentle person can become a person who stands at the highest point with softness. It seems that the last overlord in martial arts novels is like this. Hard and soft, but you happen to have this trait.

Your former readers, influenced by you, began to insist on writing. When they published their first book and sent it to you, your eyes filled with tears and you felt happier than publishing your own book.

This is the most beautiful and simple kindness that has been flowing in your heart. In this world, the most easily overlooked secret will make a person happy all the time. May you always be like this. So, I don't want to call you Master Xing anymore, just be a gentle and soft "Sister Xing"!

You say you are introverted and unsociable, and I say you are an apple. Apples are beautiful. Why do we have to change our introversion to fit in? It's like hanging an apple on a bunch of bananas, isn't it strange? You laughed at me and said you wanted me to make an apple. Do you still want to be silly and quietly row yourself in a bunch of bananas?

Actually, I know, you know. And you know, from now on, I won't be the fighting star, because a gentle and soft sister, Sister Xing, is growing up.

Postscript:

Not close to Zhao Xing, you can't feel her fiery heart under her seemingly cold appearance. That childish stupidity makes you have to fall in love with her.

For the future, she said that she didn't have many plans, that is, to take care of the children and play with them, even if she resigned, it was worth it. Because she knows that childhood is too short and irreversible, you lost a lot of time to play with your parents when you were a child because you lived on campus, so she won't let her baby lose the beauty of this company.

Next, she will shape "after work" into a brand, so that more people can share the power to change themselves after work.

Today, when I saw the photos we took in the camera, you actually looked naughty and your cheeks were bulging. So this is you and you are you.

Thank you, Zhao Xing, for always leading us forward, just as you will help those friends who appear in your life in various ways, including being a matchmaker for others, including helping classmates publicize the difficulty of her purchasing. You are always thinking of others, even if you are an excellent author who creates a sales miracle.

Everyone has seen all your efforts and sincerity and loves you in their own way. In this world with you, embrace with words, persist and change little by little with a free heart and firm strength.

Until one day, all talents finally match their dreams. Your life, our life, the life you are willing to change will eventually shine like a star.