From poor god to richest man

Chapter 262 "Praise the Fool"

Facing Mr. Zhen's "riddles", Qin Zixuan could pretend to be confused, but Yuan Zhucun couldn't do it as a director, but he really couldn't guess the answer, so he could only bite the bullet and ask.

"Do you have some understanding of the popular Internet articles now?" Zhen Qiong asked.

Seeing that Boss Zhen was not angry, Yuan Zhucun breathed a sigh of relief, and then replied, "Yes, Boss Zhen, I have indeed read a lot of popular Internet articles recently."

"Then, which web novel do you think is the most difficult to adapt?"

This time, Yuan Zhucun didn't answer immediately, he started to think, and in his mind, he simulated the scenes after various web novels were transformed into real people.

Seeing Yuan Zhucun lost in thought, Zhen Qiong didn't urge him, but just waited quietly.

After about 5 minutes, Yuan Zhucun said, "Mr. Zhen, in terms of the difficulty of adapting, I think there is only one web novel that can be called difficult."

"Which one?" Zhen Qiong asked with a smile.

"'Praise to the Fool'."

"Let me introduce you!"

"Mr. Zhen, this web article is also the work of a great god. It is very popular on the Internet, but it is polarized. Those who like it especially like it, and those who don't like it can't even read a chapter."

"Many readers said that the start of "Praise the Fool" is too slow, and the protagonist is too sloppy, unlike the protagonists of other online articles, who kill decisively and kill all directions."

"In addition, the protagonist and important characters are all foreigners, and their names are very long, which is difficult for people to remember."

"The advantage of "Praise the Fool" is that the setting is novel and solid, the characterization is fine and three-dimensional, and the plot advances layer by layer, making people immersed in it."

"With the theme of Cthulhu, it has caught the interest of many readers."

"But these advantages, if you want to adapt them into online dramas, are all difficulties that cannot be underestimated."

Cthulhu...

Zhen Qiong thought that there are also evil gods in the God Realm. He was chaotic and disorderly, and was suppressed by the king of gods in the sea of ​​chaos, but he was somewhat similar to Cthulhu.

But this is not something he can consider as a child of God. Now he is still thinking about how to complete the test of the child of God as soon as possible.

From Yuan Zhucun's introduction, Zhen Qiong can be sure that all aspects of "Praise the Fool" meet his requirements, so he can give it a try.

If you want to make the special effects of Cthulhu's falling san, you will definitely need to spend a lot of money.

And if you can't grasp it to a certain degree, maybe you can't even pass the trial, then you will lose money properly?
"Hmm. Is it a good story?"

"Yes." Yuan Zhucun said without hesitation.

"Then shoot."

"Mr. Zhen, if "Praise the Fool" is to be filmed, I think a major adaptation should be made."

"What do you mean?"

"For example, change the protagonist and main characters to Longhuang people, so that the audience won't forget the name, and the actors are easier to find..."

Before Yuan Zhucun could finish speaking, Zhen Qiong raised his hand to stop it and said, "Don't adapt, respect the original work, whatever the setting of the original work is, we can shoot web dramas as they are."

What are you kidding? The difficulties in adapting "Praise to the Fool" are all key to losing money!
The audience can't remember the characters, not even the protagonist's name, and that's a great thing.

How can I talk to people around me when I can't even remember a name?

If Amway does not go out, the popularity of "Praise the Fool" will not be high, and if the popularity is not high, the number of broadcasts will decrease accordingly, and if the number of broadcasts is small, the income will be low.

Isn't that how much money you spend, how much money you lose?
Beautiful!

"Mr. Zhen, it's hard to find actors!" Yuan Zhucun said with a distressed expression.

According to the setting of "Praise the Fool", almost all the characters appearing in it are foreigners, even if the protagonist is a Longhuang man whose soul has passed through, there are very few scenes where the true face is revealed.

If he is looking for domestic actors, with Yuan Zhucun's current appeal, he can find many people, but if it is foreign actors, he is a little bit blind.

"It's hard to find, so why don't you just look for it? If you shrink back when you encounter a little difficulty, how can you make progress?" Zhen Qiong said slightly dissatisfied.

"Mr. Zhen, I'm sorry."

Yuan Zhucun quickly admitted his mistake, and at the same time secretly thought that he was still too immature, and confined himself to a comfort zone just because "Unnatural Death" was successful.

As soon as I heard that it would be difficult to find actors and that my previous connections and experience would not be used, I subconsciously wanted to avoid it.

But he forgot that the success of "Unnatural Death" is entirely due to Mr. Zhen. Without Mr. Zhen's script and investment, he might not have the word "success" in his life.

Now Mr. Zhen is giving him a chance to prove his ability, but he pushes back.

As the saying goes, if you don't take it, you will be blamed; if the time is not right, you will be blamed instead!

Those who waste opportunities will be punished!

If he can't make an outstanding achievement in "Praise the Fool", then his director career will probably come to an end.

It is indeed difficult to find foreign actors, but it is not impossible to find them. At worst, if you spend a little more money to manage them, you can always build a team.

For other investors, in order to save costs, it is really possible to change all the characters into Longhuang people.

But in terms of art, Mr. Zhen has been pursuing perfection. As long as "Praise the Fool" can be made well, Mr. Zhen doesn't care about spending money at all.

"Mr. Zhen, I will look for foreign actors well."

"Well. Don't be afraid to spend money, but you have to be careful. Foreign actors are also actors. I don't want them to take sky-high salaries and act like they are superior."

Zhen Qiong can accept it, but hiring foreign actors and spending more money, after all, can make people travel thousands of miles to come to Longhuang Country to film, and it can indeed give them a little subsidy.

But he can't accept it, and spend money to invite a group of uncles to boss him around.

Now he is from Longhuang, with the pride of Longhuang.

If he really can't find a suitable foreign actor, he will make "Praise the Fool" into a 3D animation, and he will definitely not do things that worship foreigners.

"Mr. Zhen, don't worry, this will never happen!" Yuan Zhucun said seriously.

Although he is of mixed race, in terms of nationality, he is also from Longhuang, and he will not be a licking dog for foreigners.

"Mr. Zhen, if there is no problem with the actors, then they must be speaking in Yingyu. Do we want to dub it later and change it to Longhuangyu?"

Zhen Qiong originally wanted to talk about the post-dubbing, after all, post-dubbing is another expense, but he changed his mind, if he speaks, he can persuade more audiences away!

When many people are learning how to speak, it is very painful.

If the characters in the play all communicate in Yao, and there are only subtitles in Longhuang, it will give the audience the illusion that they are listening to Yao.

Most audiences watch dramas to relax, not to suffer.

Moreover, "Praise the Fool" is in Longhuang language, and the script must be translated into Ying language to be given to the actors, and the translation fee must be quite a lot.

After all, if you want to translate to a level that is trustworthy and elegant, you can’t just find a random translator.

(End of this chapter)