Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 986 Suspense Drama (13)

"The Happiness Trio" is actually inspired by the TVN variety show "Newlywed Diary"...

Of course, you could also call it plagiarism!

They just bought the copyright.

It's not expensive, only 800 million!
I have to buy it...

With the evolution of media technology, the information gap of the past has gradually been eliminated with the popularization of Internet technology.

In today's information age, plagiarism is as obvious as a louse on a bald man's head.

In fact, from the perspective of return on investment, copying variety shows is often low-cost and effective.

Furthermore, in today's variety show environment, the rights of legitimate programs often cannot be effectively protected.

Therefore, neither video platforms nor TV stations are willing to spend high costs to challenge an unknown return.

Shen Li's company is rich—last year's "I Am an Actor" directly earned more than 4000 million yuan, and this year's second season of "I Am an Actor" directly earned nearly 6 million yuan from product placement!

If you have money, of course you can buy the copyright!

Actually, it's okay not to buy it...

This is just to avoid some negative reviews...

"I'll persuade Wu Jing and Xie Nan to participate, and then Sha Yi and Hu Ke..."

Yu Qian exclaimed in surprise: "Wu Jing is coming up too?"

Shen Yan said casually, "He's been recuperating from his injuries lately, so it's a good opportunity to find a place with beautiful scenery..."

"Alright, have your team contact me!"

"Um…"

……

After a typical day, Shen Yan returned home…

I checked Maoyan—"Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings" has been released, but it hasn't been able to shake the box office dominance of "Hello Mr. Billionaire"...

The Four Heavenly Kings movie was a complete mess!
We don't know if Tsui Hark lost his mind, completely forgetting that "Detective Dee" is a series, and he's contradicting the established plot in various ways...

For film series, especially commercial films, the most important thing is to ensure continuity between the previous and subsequent works.

This continuity is not only reflected in the simple plot, but also in the characters' personalities, the attributes of objects, the characteristics of the scenes, and so on. All these things must be harmonized and unified as much as possible. In theory, this should not be difficult. All three films are Tsui Hark's works, and the interval between filming is not long. Moreover, they are all his own works. Even if you forget them, you can go back and take a look.

Let's talk about Di Renjie's weapon, the Kanglong Mace. In the Di Renjie series, this thing is equivalent to the wand in Harry Potter!
The Kanglong Mace, as depicted in the TV series "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame," is used by Di Renjie to determine the weakest point of an opponent's weapon by the sound it makes when clashing with other weapons. He can then use the Kanglong Mace to strike that weak point, thus instantly destroying the enemy's weapon.

As a result, the Four Heavenly Kings immediately stated that the Dragon-Slaying Mace was made of celestial iron, indestructible, and could easily break other weapons. Moreover, it was unique in its function, as the sound it emitted could dispel illusions and disturb the enemy's mind, making it a cheating artifact in battle...

Why insist on changing the established settings?

In the Heavenly King Temple, Yuchi Zhenjin really couldn't beat that red-haired guy...

Moreover, a plot point even appears where a person of a different ethnicity impersonates Wu Zetian to seduce Di Renjie…

I just can't understand this kind of wild imagination!

The plot is insane!

I feel the screenwriter was also in a dilemma. If they wrote about Di Renjie using the Kanglong Mace to expose the corruption of the court, it would be too mediocre.

Nothing new! They could only add a touch of fantasy, but that would make the position of the Dragon-Slaying Mace awkward. At first, it seemed like it was a tool of supervision with the same power as the Imperial Sword, but later it turned out to be a divine weapon. So what was Wu Zetian afraid of?
Add to that the antics of the production company, Huayi Brothers…

"The Four Heavenly Kings" grossed over 100 million yuan on its opening day, then jumped to 97 million yuan on the second day, but by the third day, it had dropped to 74 million yuan...

The box office only reached 2.81 million yuan in its opening weekend!
Maoyan predicts total box office of 5.5 million yuan…

Nothing to worry about!

There are quite a few movies releasing next week: *Project Gutenberg*, *iPartment*, *The Island*, *The Wind Guardians*, *Shoplifters*...

Shen Yan wasn't too worried about "Peerless". After all, the trailer featuring him making money had over 100 million views!
The number of people who want to watch it on Maoyan exceeds 1.4 million—higher than the 119 million for Avengers: Infinity War.

Hot-selling items available for pre-order…

He was more worried about "White Snake"...

Oh, "White Snake" will be released on August 17th—Qixi Festival!

As the first animated film produced by Xinghuo Animation Studio after its official launch, "White Snake" cannot afford to tarnish its reputation!
The story follows the classic template of "Titanic".

The male protagonist, Xu Xuan, is full of curiosity about the world—he learns a little bit about everything, including medicine, divination, astrology, Qimen Dunjia, and the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams, and he even picks up a comatose Xiaobai.

Love and hate fiercely, live in the moment like Jack.

When Xu Xuan realized he was in love with Xiao Bai, he immediately went to Bao Qing Fangzhu and transformed himself into a monster without hesitation.

Isn't a man who can immediately change himself for the one he loves a good man?
Moreover, he opened Xiaobai's heart, gave her happiness, and let her experience the joy of walking in the world.

That's right, the protagonist of "White Snake" is Xu Xuan!
The cheerful and courageous Xu Xuan is more compelling than the traditionally perceived weak and scholarly Xu Xian.

In the original timeline, I don't know what Light Chaser Animation was thinking; maybe they wanted to cater to female viewers, so they started with a boxing match saying, "This useless man isn't your Ah Xuan..."

Originally, everyone wanted to see the rest of Ah Xuan and Xiao Bai's relationship, but Zhui Guang suddenly turned Ah Xuan's reincarnation into a cowardly and unfaithful man without any explanation!

Unfortunately, the Legend of the White Snake is a traditional love story comparable to Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, and its audience clearly clashes with that of lesbians and feminists!

Then it affected "White Snake" - all the characters were reduced to tools, with Xu Xian being the most severely affected. He was just a prop used by a naive girl to repay a debt of gratitude, without even an independent personality!

Xu Xian's brother-in-law was a constable, and they lived a relatively comfortable life in Lin'an. However, within a year, his family was destroyed and he died.

Are you repaying a debt of gratitude or seeking revenge?

This series definitely needs a complete overhaul…

Oh, in the original timeline, "The Origin of the White Snake" didn't even reach 500 million at the box office...

That definitely won't work!

A film that truly establishes its brand should gross at least 8 million at the box office…

Shen Yan had the company's publicity team plan an event where Zhao Yazhi and Cecilia Yip would visit West Lake for Qixi Festival, in conjunction with the TV series "The Legend of the White Snake," and West Lake Cultural Tourism also joined in...

There's also a concert featuring "The Legend of the White Snake"...

Okay, actually it's a collaboration with "White Snake"!
Maoyan short video will provide a live stream of the entire event!
……

The next day at the company, Shen Yan, the company's vice president Zhang Na, and Lu Jing discussed the web series...

These individuals all started out as producers...

—Life production involves producing the daily life aspects of the film crew, such as booking train, plane, and ship tickets, as well as handling daily affairs like food, lodging, and shipping.

Their work covers a wide range of areas, from notifying people of meetings to waking them up in the morning—all of which are trivial matters within their scope of responsibility.

Generally, those who want to work in film production but lack connections usually start as production assistants, then become executive producers, production producers, and finally production managers…

At this stage, you basically understand the entire film and television production process and have made a name for yourself...

Then you can become a producer!

They were both interested in suspenseful crime dramas.

Currently, online dramas mainly focus on historical romance and suspense dramas!
Suspense dramas used to be a niche genre because television stations didn't allow them to be broadcast...

But all creators know that compared to other types of dramas, detective and suspense dramas have a huge advantage: suspense!

In other words, there will be a strong plot and hooks to keep the audience watching.

Most people enjoy watching the decryption process.

Shen Yan wants to make a period detective story similar to "Detective Dee"...

Let's call it "Records of Strange Tales in the Tang Dynasty"!
(End of this chapter)