Zhang Heng handed Hemingway the outline he had printed from his computer.
"Is this the novel you plan to write?" After reading the outline, Hemingway passed it to Fitzgerald beside him. Once Fitzgerald had finished, he passed it to the next person, until, after making a full round, the outline returned to Zhang Heng's hands.
Zhang Heng then asked, "What do you think?"
"It's an exceptionally wonderful story," Agatha said. "I quite like it, especially that final twist. It's full of drama. This will be an immensely popular novel. No matter what era it's published in, I believe readers will welcome it. People will wear down bookstore doors just to buy it."
"I don't plan to sell it. I want to put it online for as many people as possible to read for free."
"What is the internet?"
"The internet is like a giant marketplace that everyone in the world can easily reach," Zhang Heng explained.
"That sounds cool, but, uh... it would be even better if writers could make money from it and support themselves," Dickens said.
"In my era, some writers really can support themselves through online writing," the Bestselling Fantasy Author said.
At that point, Fitzgerald spoke as well. "Your outline is excellent, but how do you plan to resolve the issue of emotion?"
"We offered you several solutions, but it seems you didn't like any of them," Hemingway said. "Of course, to be fair, none of those methods were truly perfect. Emotion is like the soul of a story. Without it, your story can never be complete."
"I've figured out how to recover my emotions," Zhang Heng paused. "At least, through the creation of this novel."
"Then you will have a great story," Fitzgerald said.
"A grand adventurer's epic," Asimov added, pushing up his glasses.
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