Dragon, choose cultural victory to make money

Drogo tapped his claws quickly, and before long, he had played the first chapter of The Lord of the Rings, the long-awaited banquet.

The first chapter is nearly 20,000 words long.

The story of different races uniting to fight against the villain Sauron and his army of monsters is simply the most "main theme".

But some settings need to be slightly modified.

For example, the background mythology of The Lord of the Rings is a bit too complicated and not very similar to the local mythology of Felyn, so it needs to be localized.

Now that the mythology has been adjusted, Sauron, the ultimate villain who hardly appears in the story, must also be modified.

As a work that intends to allude to reality, the identity of Sauron is given to the Soul Ascender.

It was once a well-known and large organization, but after being severely punished, it only dared to hide in the dark and carry out big things secretly.

It can be said that he is very similar to Sauron.

Then the white-robed wizard Saruman, who was influenced by Sauron's will and hid in the dark side, would naturally be assigned to Emperor Roman.

After this comparison, Drogo suddenly realized that the original work of The Lord of the Rings seemed to allude to reality to some extent.

No matter how I look at it, I feel that Mr. Tolkien must have told a lot of stories about wars under the guise of legendary stories.

In addition to the villain character, the villain team must also be set up.

In the original book, Saruman's army was mainly composed of a kind of humanoid creatures called "Orcs", a race that was brutal by nature, had low intelligence, and was not physically outstanding, but whose advantage was their large numbers.

This setting influenced the later orcs and goblins.

In Tolkien's setting, Orcs are derived from tortured and mutated elves and humans.

They are not born evil. Chunchun was cultivated into this state by evil forces. Later, they were transformed and became a species with higher intelligence or stronger bodies.

From this perspective, Saruman can be called a biologist in Middle-earth!

In Drogo's version, the Orc race certainly cannot be used. What would the elves and humans who were tortured and mutated think of this?

Fortunately, the Romans used demons themselves, otherwise they would not know what race to use to replace the Orcs.

Low intelligence, brutality, and large numbers, except that the demon's individual combat capability is much stronger, other aspects are almost the same.

As for the main characters, almost no changes are needed.

The races of the protagonist group, the Fellowship of the Ring, are all that Flynn should have, and the background settings are very similar, except that the lifespan of the elves is not long enough to achieve immortality.

Especially the setting of those hobbits, which couldn't be more suitable.

The task of saving the world is entrusted to a few inconspicuous dwarfs.

Although there is no race called Hobbits in Felling, Halflings perfectly match all the characteristics of Hobbits.

Being positive and optimistic is inconspicuous.

Especially inconspicuous.

The influence of Felin's several short races, dwarves, gnomes, and halflings, on the continent is decreasing in sequence, and the degree of decrease is very large.

Dwarves are a well-known race. They have their own glorious history, a systematic culture, and very impressive specialties. They can be found in every country. There are gathering areas exclusively for dwarves. They are a force that cannot be ignored.

The influence of the dwarves is much lower, and their distribution range is far less wide than that of the dwarves. There has never been a country belonging to the dwarves in history. The biggest impression they leave on other races is that they are a group of talkative and fun-loving people who like adventure and are thinner than dwarves.

As for the Halflings, let me put it this way, anyone with less information has never heard of such a race, and they are rarely seen in the city.

Halflings are not adventurous, so they are also rare to adventurers. They usually live in their own remote villages, and the only outsiders they can see are a few familiar merchants.

Even if city dwellers see a halfling, it is difficult for them to recognize him because he looks so much like a dwarf.

If you have to find any difference, halflings don't like to grow beards or wear shoes.

They are an intelligent race with no sense of existence on the continent. It is hard to find anyone more unknown than them.

The difference between them and the Hobbits is just the name of the race.

Thinking of this, Drogo suddenly had a good idea. He might as well transform a group of halflings into hobbits.

Anyway, there are so many classifications of other races, like elves are divided into high elves, wood elves, dark elves and so on.

There is a region of Halflings called Hobbits, which makes sense.

As for which area, find an area with beautiful scenery, and from now on that place will be called Hobbiton.

The halflings in Hobbiton are hobbits.

Another famous tourist attraction is about to be born in the future.

After writing the first chapter, Drogo took a short break. He wasn't very tired. After all, he didn't use his brain much. He was just a ruthless porter.

The original text of The Lord of the Rings has only one million words in total. In traditional literature, this length is absolutely a long novel or a magnum opus.

But after being influenced by online novels, this number of words can only be considered mediocre.

Only a part of the settings were modified, and the rest was all moved over. With Long's speed, 30,000 to 50,000 words a day was easy, and the trilogy could be moved in a month.

Drogo stopped temporarily, intending to sort out the outline and settings first, not for his own use, but for other production teams.

He did not intend for such a great IP to appear only as a novel.

Now that he has the resources in his claws, he naturally wants to maximize its value.

The Project Drogo novel, Shadow of Mordor, a spin-off TV series, and the game are all being developed simultaneously.

The Lord of the Rings is such an excellent work that it can be regarded as the foundation of the entire fantasy genre. However, the development of the IP cannot even be described as satisfactory and can only be described as terrible.

Apart from those few great movies that are worthy of being recorded in film history, there are no other remarkable derivative works related to the entire Middle-earth world.

At best, there are two Middle-earth games that are halfway decent.

It's nothing like what a top IP should look like.

In fact, the creator did not let go of this gold mountain, but he was just digging out garbage while guarding the gold mountain.

After several main movies and spin-off movies, it stands to reason that even if they can't produce such good film and television works, and the quality is lowered, they should at least produce some mid-range or above level.

Snap! A Ring of Power.

If the special effects of this drama are at least acceptable, the gaming industry is a complete disaster.

I was originally looking forward to making a better game based on Middle-earth.

Bang! A Lord of the Rings: Gollum!
It’s hard to imagine how this thing got investors to agree to the project.

It's not an independent game that can be made by just a few people.

Is the producer a succubus? She has bewitched all the investors.

Drogo would not allow such outrageous derivative works to be repeated on his territory, so on the basis of the entire IP, when The Lord of the Rings began to be written, the production of derivative works was promoted with absolutely high quality requirements.

Due to the extremely complex background setting of The Lord of the Rings, although not writing it out has little impact on the trilogy itself, it is absolutely necessary for the production of the series, especially the game.

If designers want to create some side quest plots or hide some fragmented narrative explanations in items and props, they have to find inspiration from here.

Therefore, these days, Drogo only outputs about 10,000 words of the main text of The Lord of the Rings, and the rest of the time is spent filling in the settings.

It took me about a week to complete the backbone of the entire background.

It was enough time for other project teams to start preliminary work. So Drogo announced that Shadow of the Ring, a role-playing game based on the main storyline of The Lord of the Rings, and an immersive online game based on the world view of The Lord of the Rings, would be launched at the same time.

"For the first task, we need to find halflings. It would be best if we could find a village directly. The scenery in the village is pretty good. The whole village looks like an oil painting, with emerald green lawns and exquisite caves. Let's discuss whether we can take over the entire village."

Drogo said, cracking his paws.

"Then we'll look for actors and actresses, and try to get them to play the roles of their respective races. For elves, we'll look for good-looking ones among the elves, and for dwarves, we'll look for rough ones among the dwarves. We'll also need a lot of good-looking humans, but we don't have a shortage of these."

Because of the development of the magic film industry, everyone has seen how much profit one can make after becoming a celebrity.

Many children have the dream of becoming an actor. They may not like acting very much, but they definitely yearn to be a star, especially those descendants of aristocrats who no longer have these privileges.

In the entertainment industry, good-looking people are everywhere.

"But the most important thing is the halfling actor."

Although the story of The Lord of the Rings is a grand epic with countless big scenes, Drogo always feels that the most exciting part is about those hobbits.

The story of a few young men from the countryside who were passively involved in major events related to the fate of the world and who remained true to their original intentions after overcoming numerous difficulties and obstacles really fits his worldview.

"Find four halfling actors who have a spirit of adventure and are best friends."

"What's the point of looking for it?" Elsa finally couldn't help but asked back.

"The spirit of adventure," Drogo repeated firmly.

Elsa fiddled with her hands for a while, as if she had a thousand words to say but couldn't express them for the moment, and finally could only express them into one sentence.

"Is the halfling you are talking about the same halfling as the one we normally know?"

In Elsa's twenty years of life, she had never heard of such a rare thing as a halfling who liked adventure.

In her understanding, halflings basically prefer a peaceful and stable life, living in comfortable small villages. Although some of them are nomadic, they live a stable life.

Even if there are some who really go out for adventure, it is not because they themselves are eager for adventure. They will only go out when their hometown is threatened or when their friends ask for help.

Or it could be traveling. The world is so big, they come to see it. Halflings also call traveling "adventure."

No treasure hunting, no hunting, no dungeons, just pure travel, which halflings call adventure. From this perspective, it is not difficult to see how unadventurous this tribe is.

"Or rather, what you need is actually a dwarf actor. Dwarfs who like adventure are easy to find."

"No, no, no," Drogo denied hastily. "Dwarfs are the worst option. They don't have the halflings' positive, friendly, curious, yet incapable of executing their curiosity."

"You mean, we need a halfling who has both an adventurous spirit and traditional halfling qualities."

Elsa looked embarrassed.

What does it mean that the boss just opens his mouth and the employees run themselves ragged?

"Correct."

"Is there no room for discussion?"

"Theoretically not."

"Um……"

"How else can you show that you are the boss' assistant? Most people don't have this ability!"

"Don't try that. I'm already immune to it."

"That can't be helped. If you find it, you'll get a bonus. If you can't, you'll have to have your salary deducted. Believe me, there will always be a few exceptions among the halflings."

"I hate red dragons!"

Aisha's useless protests echoed throughout the office.

Soon, the Drogo Group announced that during this turbulent period on the continent, an unprecedented large-scale project had officially entered the preparation stage and was recruiting actors and other staff from all over society.

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Twin Towers City, Repin Spellcaster Academy.

The legendary bald wizard, the guardian of the Twin Towers, Soran, was swaggering in the corridor of the teaching building.

He is here to take an elective course.

After all, I have a teaching position in the Repin Spellcaster College and am the honorary principal. If I don't come to class, I'll always feel guilty about this title.

However, it only comes once a week, and it is a relatively loose elective course that only lasts for half a semester.

But recently, Soran always felt something strange.

It turns out that when they meet students on the road, they will greet them very respectfully.

It's not that he is a legendary wizard, so why does he have to be so serious with these kids?

He considered himself to be quite magnanimous.

However, now, when I meet students on the road, although they still greet me, they always can't help laughing. I even met several students who couldn't help laughing at all and laughed out loud.

What do you mean?
Could it be that the fact that I secretly wore tights to act like a superhero was exposed?
Of course, Soren is the only one who still thinks his superhero cosplay is a secret.

At this moment, Sauron was puzzled, but he was too embarrassed to ask directly.

I am such a legendary wizard.

Ask young students, "What are you laughing at?" and scare the kids.

With this doubt, Soran walked into the classroom and started his work today.

"About magic armor..."

Just as he was teaching the class seriously, he suddenly noticed that a boy was looking down at something.

Based on his experience, the boy was definitely looking at his phone.

That's right!

Although he was taking an elective course, as a legendary wizard like him, it was a great honor for everyone to take his class. How could he dare to secretly look at his phone? What logic did that make?

Not only do you disrespect your teachers, you are also wasting your own time.

So Sauron raised his hand and directly took the boy's phone out from under the table.

"What are you looking at? So absorbed?"

"me……"

The student whose phone was taken away was obviously a little nervous and stammered, unable to speak.

"Go ahead, I won't do anything to you."

"I'm watching Lord of the Rings. It's updated today."

"The Lord of the Rings?" Soran thought about it and realized he had never heard of it. It might be some new novel. He was about to return the phone.

He certainly wouldn't confiscate the phone, just give a warning.

Suddenly a glance came from the corner of my eye.

I saw a name on my phone, the devil Sauron? (End of this chapter)