Reborn to create a virtual world

Du Sitong said to Fan Caiqing: "I know very well, I can't say it, but I have been in this industry a few years ago, and I know something about it. But compared to me, Wang Rou knows more about this aspect. There are many people in our screenwriting department They are all transferred from full-time or part-time jobs in online literature, and some people are still working part-time now, and their grades are quite good. Mr. Fan is interested, I will ask them to tell you."

Fan Caiqing wanted to see what she could say, so she ticked the corner of her mouth and said in a rather ambiguous manner: "Okay. Let's talk!"

She crossed her arms and leaned back on the sofa, waiting for Wang Rou to speak.

Wang Rou smiled shyly, and said, "My online pseudonym is Bo Xinshou. I have been writing online articles for seven years. I am a little famous, but not very famous. There was a TV series "My Guardian Knight" before. It is adapted from my work "He Knows", I wonder if Mr. Fan has heard of it?"

Fan Caiqing didn't take it seriously at first, but when she heard Wang Rou's words, she immediately cheered up.

Wang Rou asked Fan Caiqing if she knew her, that was a polite word.Even if Bo Xin Pao and "My Guardian Knight" are not particularly popular works, they are rare masterpieces.According to Fan Caiqing's opinion, it is the kind of story that is so refreshing and refreshing but still has some connotations, which fully meets the requirements of both Du Sitong and Fan Caiqing for the script.

According to Fan Caiqing's personality that likes to pick up ready-made, after "My Guardian Knight" became popular, she also inquired about the copyright of Bo Xinfu's other works, but unfortunately, due to various reasons, none of them were discussed.

Fan Caiqing did not expect that Wang Rou would be from Xingying.

She opened her mouth and asked, "Has your "Xiaoxiao Moonlight Old Man" sold? I am very interested in the film and television copyright of that film."

Wang Rou took a peek at Du Sitong, Du Sitong smiled and met her eyes but did not speak, Wang Rou then said: "The copyrights of several novels that I am suitable for changing TV dramas are in the company, and they have not yet been included in the shooting plan. But maybe in the future. If Mr. Fan is interested, he can talk to Mr. Du about cooperation."

Fan Caiqing hesitated for a moment.

Then Wang Rou turned the topic back to the online literature, and said: "Let me talk about the Internet literature first. Mr. Fan probably hasn't had a deep understanding of the Internet literature, so he is not very familiar with the situation here. Fan In general, you said that popular works on the Internet have passed the market test... In fact, it is not necessarily true. The original network is a very special environment, and its popularity has two characteristics, namely high timeliness and high coincidence... Well, it may be more Count the dependence on subject matter, title, and exposure.”

Fan Caiqing nodded, and said, "I basically agree with what you said. But these are only external factors. I believe that really good works can stand the test of time."

"A really good book will definitely not be read by no one all the time, but red is not necessarily a good book. And red is not necessarily a good book." Wang Rou continued, "Take Jinjiang as an example, I think it is already considered all original books. There is a relatively good website in the Internet, but there is no such law that as long as it is a good book, it will be popular. Because when we produce stories, we actually have a very sophisticated "operation process" - every Thursday application list Single, you can be on the list for the first time when you control 130 characters, reach the charging standard for [-] characters, strive for monthly rankings within [-] days, and strive for quarterly rankings within [-] days...there are favorites, gold lists, and overlord vote lists. In this regard People who do well and people who don’t do well have very different exposure rates. And the number of words will also affect the income. To tell you the truth, I can only write plots of a few thousand words at most every day, but some people It can update more than [-] a day. I don’t think I’m worse than her in writing, but she will always surpass me on the list.”

"This kind of work is very popular, but it is not suitable for film and television. I also know that the whole process of updating [-] words a day is no longer "creation", but purely "typing". This writing speed, In fact, it is very difficult to allocate time to look up information, ponder whether the lines conform to the personality of a certain character, whether the character's behavior and the setting of the character are consistent...such details."

Fan Caiqing said: "It cannot be generalized."

Wang Rou pursed her lips and said: "This is just based on the usual situation. In fact, some full-time authors have adjusted their status, and it is not very difficult to achieve such an update volume. But there is a big difference between the number of words and the fine writing of the story. Advantages, I am very sure of this. In addition, I said that popularity cannot prove readers’ preferences, but also because of the difference in readers’ mentality. When many readers read online articles, they don’t have great expectations for the story——I believe in one thing You must not know..."

She paused for a moment before continuing: "...There is a famous saying in our author's forum that the reader's memory is only two chapters."

Fan Caiqing didn't understand for a moment: "Two?"

Wang Rou explained with a smile: "It is the content of two chapters. This sentence is a bit exaggerated, but the truth is actually correct. I think you must have understood that Internet articles are mainly serialized articles, while The time span of serialized articles is very long, so many times, readers will not even remember what was written in the previous article after catching up. But this does not prevent them from continuing to read, as long as they know that the previous chapter and this chapter are in the You can write whatever you want. This also leads to more restrictions on the content of general novels in online articles, with faster rhythm and less foreshadowing."

"For example, if something happened, it has antecedents and consequences, but if the antecedents and consequences are not what readers care about, then in order to better maintain the attractiveness of the article, the author will omit it and forcibly simplify it. For example, the supporting role should be The protagonist is hindered because of jealousy... But the reason for this jealousy, and why it is not others but the protagonist who is jealous, I will not talk about it. Anyway, if the plot requires it, he is jealous."

"But at the same time, there are also some content, which are obviously meaningless, but are deliberately stretched because they are cool. For example, some others praise the protagonist. If one or two sentences can achieve the effect, we have to use a long paragraph Describe in length..."

Fan Caiqing said: "These are side details. As long as there is something readers like in its core, we can buy the copyright and modify it."

But Wang Rou said: "The difficulty of re-editing some works is almost close to writing a new one by myself. And such things as refreshing are similar. I think for TV dramas, the specific content and character creation are the most important. Whether it can attract people is the key."

"Oh? So you know how to catch the audience's excitement?" Fan Caiqing's tone became a little fierce.

Wang Rou stopped talking immediately.

Du Sitong said: "Mr. Fan, if you disagree, you can speak up. You must have a certain understanding of the audience's preferences when you make a TV series yourself. Otherwise, how would you run such a large company?"

Fan Caiqing said: "I don't worry if the script is not an adaptation of a popular work!"

Du Sitong: "But the popular works of online literature may not be suitable for TV dramas."

Fan Caiqing said: "But at least it has a foundation of popularity."

Du Sitong sighed, and said: "Mr. Fan, what we are discussing is not a TV series, but a three-dimensional series. Our three-dimensional projection crystal is very popular, and there are not many other options at present, so as long as the series appears, there must be someone Will buy it. The focus of your attention should not be how much hot discussion it can cause before it starts broadcasting, but what most people think about it after watching it. This is the key to affecting its subsequent competitiveness.”

This reason outweighs all the previous ones.Only then did Fan Caiqing realize that he had fallen into inertial thinking.She was silent for a long time, and said: "Maybe so, but a good original work can definitely attract more people's attention."

Du Sitong did not deny this time, but said: "Yes, the premise is that it is really a 'good' original. I have no objection to the crew's pursuit of fashionable settings, but that cannot be at the expense of the logic and richness of the plot itself. "

It took another day for Fan Caiqing to agree to Du Sitong's opinion, and began to read the original script provided by Xingze.

In all fairness, the scripts provided by Xingze are indeed of good quality.And unlike those online novels of the same length that only have love themes, what Xingze produced was a fairy tale script with a length of about twenty episodes.

Xianxia is generally long these days, and the plot is more routine, but the batch Du Sitong brought out is short but exciting.Fan Caiqing originally wanted to shoot a love scene, but Du Sitong prefers a bit of fantasy, because action scenes and special effects can better show the advantages of stereoscopic projection.

And the book Fan Caiqing held was called "The Immortal Guest", which was about a golden fairy chasing and killing a witch who stole his magic weapon, but accidentally injured the soul of a mortal who went up the mountain to collect medicine.In order not to owe karma, the male protagonist, who is a golden fairy, incorporates the soul of a mortal into a magic treasure, but unexpectedly there is a baby under the age of one who has lost his mother in the mortal's family.So Jinxian had to live in a mortal's home, and lived a life of raising buns with the mortal soul.

In the story, the golden fairy and the witch fall in love with each other and kill each other from time to time, the fights with the children, and the funny comparisons with the souls of mortals are all very interesting.Cute, handsome, romantic, basic love...all of them are missing.

Fan Caiqing looked at it and became serious. In the end, she had to admit that this standard was a little better than the few web articles she liked.In addition to not being famous, there are no other defects.

Each of the several scripts is very exciting and has its own characteristics.Fan Caiqing couldn't help secretly feeling jealous of Xingying - as a newly established film and television company, it was backed by the big tree of Xinggui and had abundant resources.Just by looking at Wang Rou's scripts, you can tell how many screenwriting talents he has supported, which makes people feel jealous and vigilant.