The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 315 No wonder

"This is..." Xu Jiuyang was stunned for a moment after grabbing the painting.

Although it is a black and white traditional Chinese painting, and in a comic style, the character with a whip and sword is clearly Lin Yueru, but her facial features also vaguely resemble Liu Qianqian.

"This is Lin Yueru, the female protagonist of the single-player game 'The Legend of Sword and Fairy'," Yang Mi explained after glancing at her.

“I know, what I mean is…” Xu Jiuyang waved the painting in his hand.

Da Mimi realized: "Xixi has played this game before. Last year, a remade version was released, and she played it again. She really liked Lin Yueru. After seeing the anime character I drew, she insisted that I draw a picture of Lin Yueru for her, and she wanted it to be based on her facial features."

Liu Qianqian, who played "The Legend of Sword and Fairy," who likes Lin Yueru, and who wants to draw Lin Yueru based on her own features... What kind of plot is this?! Has the world gone mad again? Or did I start exploring the world the wrong way from the beginning?!

Okay, it's not a big deal, and it has nothing to do with me, whatever.

He not only quickly adjusted his mindset, but also said in a joking tone, "Why doesn't she consider buying the film and television rights and then playing Lin Yueru herself?"

"This... I think I've already bought it," Yang Mi said, recalling.

Xu Jiuyang almost spat out his drink. What did she mean by "it seems like it's already been bought"? Well, Xiaoli saw how much her daughter liked the game, and under her daughter's persuasion, she bought the copyright, then invested in making it into a TV series, and cast her daughter as the lead actress.

He quickly filled in the blanks in his mind, after all, when Xiaoli complained to him that she couldn't stop her daughter from becoming an actress, he had suggested that she get some high-quality projects.

As the most well-known domestic single-player game, "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" may not make much money, but its reputation will definitely be excellent, as long as it doesn't make any haphazard adaptations like Tangren Media did, and if more money is invested to improve the props, special effects, and character designs.

Don't be fooled by the claim that the Tangren version of "Chinese Paladin" was a big-budget fantasy production; in reality, it only cost a maximum of 2000 million—the rumor of 6000 million is completely irrelevant.

It's worth noting that the 03 version of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" had a total investment of only 3400 million yuan, but the Tangren version of "Chinese Paladin" has half the expressive power of the 03 version of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".
Of course, since the film studios built by Zhang Jizhong when filming The Legend of the Condor Heroes could be reused, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils saved a lot of money in this regard, but most of the actors were already famous, at most not as big names as The Legend of the Condor Heroes.

In contrast, the Tangren version of "Chinese Paladin" basically used newcomers. Liu Qianqian only played Bai Xiuzhu and Wang Yuyan, both of whom were supporting actresses. Although Hu Ge had acted in both movies and TV series, neither of them made a splash.

When An Yixuan signed the contract, "The Outsiders" hadn't even aired yet, and it wasn't until several years later that it became popular in mainland China.

Similarly, Xie Junhao is very famous in Hong Kong, but he is basically unknown in mainland China. The same goes for Eddie Peng and Liu Pinyan. The only three who are truly famous are Zheng Peipei, Xu Jinjiang, and Li Lizhen, but how many scenes do they actually get?

In fact, Tangren is no different from Zhouyi in essence. They both have that petty mentality of trying to get a big advantage with a small amount of money. It's just that Tangren has a Hong Kong and Taiwan background and is better at exaggerating.

In other words, future fantasy dramas are getting worse and worse. Otherwise, with the ridiculous plot of the Tangren version of "Chinese Paladin", even ten more Liu Qianqian and Hu Ge wouldn't be able to salvage its reputation.

So, what has become of Tangren in this lifetime? This thought popped into Xu Jiuyang's head after Yang Mi left.

Although he had participated in the production of several films and television series, he had never taken the initiative to inquire about news within the industry, so he was naturally unaware of how Tangren Media and Cai Yinong were doing.

The reason for having such thoughts was naturally to suppress him completely. Since he had already asked Angela for help in dealing with Li An, asking for one more thing wouldn't be a big deal.

I won't say much about Li An. Just one film, "Lust, Caution," is enough to lead to his death. If you want to explore the psychology of traitors, go to Taiwan or Japan. Why come to the mainland?
A person who is "banana" (Chinese, Westernized, and uncultured) should honestly make movies in the United States. Why come to the mainland to swindle and deceive people while wearing that mask? Where is your face?

As for what if Angela goes too far and makes him unable to make movies in the future, causing many great works to disappear... that's none of my business. Does the world stop turning without him?
Gao Yuanyuan is a writer now, Fan Bingbing is playing Xiao Yanzi, and Li Yunxin is a successful businesswoman. It's perfectly normal for Li An to die. Similarly, Tangren Media, a small company like that, wouldn't be much better than Zhou Yi if it didn't have Hong Kong and Taiwan backing. Its disappearance won't affect anything.

So even if Sister Xiaoli doesn't ask me for advice on this adaptation, I'll still find an opportunity to add my own personal touches and try to make this version of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" more in line with the game, and avoid anything as cringeworthy as "Love Without Limits".

In any case, this game was his first foray into video games. In his past life, he was severely beaten for secretly playing games on the computer his father had bought for him to study in the middle of the night.

In his previous life, Xu Jiuyang had complained about the Tang Dynasty version of the TV series. Now that he has the opportunity to get involved in this life, he should definitely take a good look at it.

"Hmm, when I have time, I need to think carefully about how to retain the characteristics of the game while making the TV series more appealing," Xu Jiuyang said to himself.

He was very concerned about this, but Yang Mi was more interested in the game company's affairs.

"I've already told him that these circled data points are the key points. Can you help me simulate those?" After finishing work, Yang Mi invited Liu Qianqian to her room, pointing out the reports from Shenlei Technology as she spoke.

"Can't you do it yourself?" Liu Qianqian asked listlessly.

“There are so many key figures. If I were to simulate them one by one, it would take so long, not to mention that the simulation content would take more than a month, and it would be half text and half images. This game company has your investment, after all.” Yang Mi said, suddenly putting away the report, looking puzzled and serious: “You’re not thinking of backing out and quitting, are you?”

"No, no," Liu Qianqian quickly denied, realizing what had happened. "I promised to help you with the simulation, so I definitely won't go back on my word."

Then she sighed: "I'm just a little annoyed with that Xu Jiuyang, but every time I try to teach him a lesson, I end up getting the short end of the stick."

"Why do you want to teach him a lesson?" Yang Mi asked with a sigh.

"I just want to, is that not allowed?" Liu Qianqian glared. "Why... is that the only way to have a good ending?"

"So, even though you say you don't like him, you still simulate being with him during the simulation, is that right?" Yang Mi continued to sigh.

"Well..." Liu Qianqian hesitated for a moment, "If we don't do it this way, there won't be a good ending, and without a good ending, there won't be any good skills..."

Then, realizing something, she quickly covered her mouth and looked at Yang Mi nervously.

Yang Mi rolled her eyes at her without any politeness: "My skill is that I can persuade others better, what about yours?"

“My…” Liu Qianqian hesitated for a moment, then lowered her voice shyly, “My skill is… when I act with Xu Jiuyang, my acting skills improve significantly.”

"What?" Yang Mi's eyes widened immediately.

"You heard me!" Liu Qianqian's face flushed, and she became somewhat agitated.

Yang Mi looked at her for a long time, and finally sighed: "No wonder you don't like him..."

(End of this chapter)