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Chapter 1213: Creating a new peak for Chinese comics? Ideas for major changes!

"After three days of release, "Drug War 3: The King of Drug Lords" grossed 2 million RMB - Maoyan app."

"This morning, the comedy and romance film "Love" starring He Wei, Wu Lei and Li Gengxi announced that the film will be officially released nationwide on December 12 this year. Please stay tuned~"

"The action/adventure/comedy film "Vanguard", co-produced by China Film Group and Tencent Film, directed by Tang Jili, and starring Chen Long, Yang Yang, Ai Lun, Xu Ruohan and others, held a launch conference in Taiwan this morning!"

"The production company of "Better Days" issued another announcement: the film will be released nationwide on October 10, and Yi Yang Qianxi and Zhou Dongyu will promote it together..."

"At 9pm last night, Alibaba Pictures and Light Chaser Animation joined forces and announced that they would jointly produce the animated film New Gods: Yang Jian, creating a new peak for Chinese animation!"

……

On the morning of the 8th, several hot searches appeared on the Internet in succession, which attracted countless attention!

"Love", "The Vanguard", "Better Days", and "New Gods: Yang Jian", these four projects of different types released a huge number of press releases almost at the same time, competing for traffic.

The brokerage companies of Li Gengxi, Yi Yang Qianxi and Zhou Dongyu seem to be on the verge of a "fight" and are refusing to give in to each other!
After all, traffic means fame, as well as hard cash, benefits, and resources.

If we don't fight for this, won't we be at a loss?
It was at this time that the traffic circle finally paid attention to the person "Li Gengxi".

Because everyone was surprised to find that this actress who was not a professional actor could actually compete with Zhou Dongyu in terms of traffic!

The two sides fought back and forth, and they were evenly matched? !

All of a sudden, many media outlets turned their attention to this rising star born in the 00s.

Zhou Dongyu obviously didn't expect that he was actually used as a "stepping stone" and he was unable to react for a short period of time.

Who is this person? Why did he suddenly appear?
This also happened to give Li Gengxi an opportunity, and she did a lot of marketing for her.

Xu Jinglei is indeed a "tough character". She seized this opportunity to climb up the ladder and took the opportunity to expose the TV drama project "Twenty Do Not Confused" in which Li Gengxi will participate.

For a while, not only Zhou Dongyu, but also Guan Xiaotong were included in the bundled marketing!
With the help of this wave of traffic, Li Gengxi has officially "broken the circle" and successfully entered the vision of many people in the film and television industry.

Of course, these are things that happen in the actor circle, and the real bigwigs are just watching for fun.

There are at least eighty new actors emerging every day, but in the end, only a few of them can become famous and gain a foothold in this circle.

Only when Li Gengxi's popularity and traffic soar under Xu Jinglei's strong support, and every film and television project she participates in becomes a hit, will real resources be given to her.

At this time, the bigwigs' attention is still on the cooperation between Alibaba Pictures and Light Chaser Animation.

"Tsk tsk, Ali is so greedy after watching 'Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World' that he is also entering the arena to compete for 'Investiture of the Gods'?"

As soon as the project "New Gods: Yang Jian" was announced, Wang Changtian called Chen Fei.

"Jiang Ziya", which will be released by Guangxian next year, and "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World", which earned 52 billion yuan at the box office at the beginning of this year, are strictly speaking extended IPs of "Fengshen Bang".

Now that "New Gods: Yang Jian" has been published, it is obviously also aimed at the Investiture of the Gods.

Isn't this just trying to attract attention?

"You know Alibaba's nature. They like to do big data research and analysis. Their choice to follow up on the 'Fengshen' IP is obviously the result of big data analysis."

While replying to Wang Changtian, Chen Fei looked at the details of "New Gods: Yang Jian" announced by Alibaba.

Of course he couldn't see the specific content of the script, but the outline had been exposed.

The story is set in a world 1,500 years after the Conferred Gods War.

The heavenly realm declined, and the former god of war Yang Jian fell into poverty due to the damage of his heavenly eye, and made a living as a reward catcher.

However, an unexpected mission makes him meet his nephew Chenxiang, who is eager to save his mother, and the uncle and nephew embark on an adventure full of fantasy.

According to Alibaba and Light Chaser Animation, "New Gods: Yang Jian" boldly innovates on the basis of traditional mythological stories, deeply exploring the emotional entanglement between Yang Jian and Chenxiang, the uncle and nephew, while perfectly integrating traditional Chinese cultural elements with modern animation technology, presenting a familiar yet brand new oriental mythological world.

From this we can see that Ali obviously has big plans!

If this movie is successful, then the "New Gods" IP will definitely be expanded by them.

For example, the one that Chen Fei remembers - "New Gods: Nezha Reborn".

"Do you have any response plan?" Wang Changtian asked curiously. After all, Alibaba's current move can be considered as bundling marketing.

Chen Fei laughed and said, "The best way to deal with this dog-skin plaster is to ignore it and let it go on its own.

When they get tired of jumping around, it’s no longer fun, and they lose money, they will naturally become depressed.”

The way copyright is defined in China and abroad is different.

For example, Nezha, Yang Jian, and Sun Wukong are all wide-area IPs, which means that any company can use them.

Unlike Disney’s Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, whoever uses them will have to face “the strongest legal department in the Western Hemisphere”!
Therefore, Feiyue Film and Television cannot stop Ali from taking advantage of the popularity of the company.

But, if the project succeeds, it’s fine. But if it fails, it will be fun.

By then, Chen Fei would definitely not forget to send them a "ridicule gift package". After all, he was not a stingy person.

However, the most urgent task is to complete our own project first.

After ending the call with Wang Changtian, Chen Fei turned off the screen of his mobile phone and continued to check the project book about "White Snake 2: The Tribulation of Green Snake" sent by the animation department.

As the sequel to "White Snake: Origin", the story of "White Snake 2" is a continuation of the first part.

At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, Xiaobai flooded Jinshan Mountain to save Xu Xian, and was eventually suppressed by Fahai under Leifeng Pagoda.

Xiaoqing was unexpectedly thrown into the strange illusion of Shura City by Fahai!

In this mysterious world full of crises and challenges, Xiaoqing has been rescued many times by a mysterious masked boy at the critical moment of life and death.

With a firm determination to rescue Xiaobai, Xiaoqing goes through many hardships, continues to grow and transform, and together with the masked boy, he searches for a way to leave Shura City...

The second part focuses the main story on Xiaoqing, makes bold innovations based on traditional mythology, excavates Xiaoqing's rich inner world, and creates a new and three-dimensional image of a "heroine".

Xiaoqing is no longer just a supporting character beside the White Snake, but has her own independent growth and emotional line.

Her bravery, tenacity and perseverance will all be revealed in the story.

It took Chen Fei a full hour to finish reading the project book and also read the entire script carefully from beginning to end.

Combining his memory of the movie and his own top-notch screenwriting skills, it was no surprise that he saw a lot of "pitfalls".

"Call Li Yang over here."

"Okay, Mr. Chen."

The secretary who had been standing by nodded slightly, turned and walked out of the office.

After a while, Li Yang rushed over from the animation department.

When he came in and saw the project book and script spread out on the desk, he suddenly became a little nervous and asked, "Director Chen? You're looking for me?"

"Yeah." Fade Chen nodded slightly and pointed at the script and said, "Some problems need to be revised. I'll tell you. Do you remember?"

"it is good!"

Li Yang nodded quickly and took out paper and pen.

“First of all, the story setting is a bit confusing and there are many logical loopholes. For example, the time flow, reincarnation mechanism, and nirvana realm in the rules of Shura City must be clearly explained to prevent the audience from being confused about the world view.

There is also a lack of foreshadowing regarding Fahai's connection with Shura City, and his motives, such as supporting the Minotaur and self-salvation, seem a bit too abrupt.

There is also a lack of foreshadowing for the "obsession" of the Qingbai sisterhood, especially the setting of Xiaobai's gender change, which is easy to be questioned as a forced reversal after the release..."

Li Yang kept nodding and wrote it all down.

Chen Fei waited for a while, and after he finished writing, he continued:
“The theme of the story keeps fluctuating between ‘female growth’, ‘sisterhood’ and ‘anti-male dependence’, lacking a unified core, and needs to be changed.

The design of action scenes takes up too much proportion, such as car racing and fighting, which greatly compresses the space for literary drama, making the characters' emotions thin, which also needs to be changed.

There are also supporting characters, such as Sister Sun and Sima, who seem to be very functional and lack independent backgrounds and motivations, and need to be changed. "

As Li Yang was taking notes, cold sweat began to appear on his forehead.

Isn’t this too many questions?

How to fix it? If we fix all these problems, it will take too much time and energy, and the project may not be able to start as scheduled.

However, Chen Fei was still talking at this time, and even pointed out the problems in the drawn storyboards one by one.

"Don't you think Xiaoqing's image of a "female protagonist" is a bit "strong on the surface, but actually very dependent on others"? For example, she was rescued by masked men and Sima many times. Does this fit the strong personality of a female protagonist?

There is also Xiaobai’s gender change setting, the emotional line, and the character image…”

Fade Chen frowned, pointed at several of the drawings, and said bluntly: "Especially these ones, they look like internet celebrity faces, they are not even recognizable, this is not a good thing."

Li Yang wiped the sweat from his forehead and nodded, "Yes, I'll make a note of it. I'll gather people to make revisions when I get back."

"I have some suggestions here. You can try to learn from them."

"Yes, go ahead!" Li Yang's eyes suddenly lit up.

Any suggestions for changes?

This feeling is so good!
The difficulty of work can be greatly reduced.

“The opening chapter can use narration or character dialogue to supplement the background of Shura City, such as ‘the transit station for those obsessed’, ‘Fahai’s trial ground’, etc., to clarify its time relationship with the real world.

As for those redundant settings, delete them all and merge the four disasters directly into two disasters to highlight the core conflicts, such as the confrontation between Xiaoqing and Fahai, and Qingbai's obsession.

Also, since the decision is to make "Xiaoqing's self-growth" the core, it is necessary to weaken the dependence on male characters and strengthen her independent decision-making process, such as actively looking for ways to leave the city rather than passively being rescued.

Those unnecessary fights can also be reduced, and more memories of Qingbai’s past can be added, such as the plots of daily training and fighting against foreign enemies together in the first part, to pave the way for the depth of sisterhood..."

Chen Fei spoke very carefully and seriously.

He not only makes suggestions from the perspective of a screenwriter, but also from the perspective of an audience member.

Since the choice is to cater to the female audience group and create a "female protagonist" persona, it is better to make the preference clear instead of wavering and having both.

This will not only fail to please both parties, but may also result in you being scolded by both sides.

After Li Yang finished recording this part, Chen Fei continued: "Sima's betrayal can be given a motive, such as being threatened by Fahai, rather than simply being a 'strong admirer', to enhance the character's layering.

As for the identity of the masked boy, Xiaobai, foreshadowing can be laid in advance, such as similar actions, catchphrases, etc., to avoid the ending being too abrupt.

The background of the supporting characters can also be enriched, such as Sister Sun's past life story, etc. These do not take up much space and can also reduce the tool character attributes, so why not do it? "

Li Yang nodded quickly after hearing this: "Okay, I'll pay attention to this."

"Finally, I have a bold idea." Chen Fei suddenly suggested with great interest: "Can the design of Shura City be closer to Chinese mythological elements? For example, take the 'Six Paths of Reincarnation' as inspiration and reduce the reference to Japanese style."

Li Yang blinked, thought for a moment and said, "We can give it a try. I'll ask the team to make a version first and we'll see the effect together."

"Well, let's follow this setting first."

Putting this topic aside for the moment, Chen Fei continued to talk about other issues: "The character modeling can be more differentiated, such as different ethnic characteristics, age levels, etc., to avoid the problem of Internet celebrity faces.

You can discuss this with Jiaozi. The character design of Ne Zha is very distinctive and refreshing."

When Li Yang heard Chen Fei talking about "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World", he couldn't hide his envy.

52 billion!

That was a result he had never dared to imagine, but he didn't expect that Jiaozi guy would actually come up with it!
This time we have to fleece him hard!

Just like Chen Fei said, when it comes to facial expression design, we need to ask Jiaozi to help come up with a plan.

"And one last point, Xiaoqing's growth should reflect her inner changes, such as from 'relying on power' to 'understanding obsession', rather than simply relying on lines to preach, this is the key point!
As for the ending of Qingbai, it can be changed to an open-ended one, for example, Xiaoqing meets the reincarnated Xiaobai again in the modern West Lake, and try to avoid the controversy of the gender-swap setting, which is very important..."

In fact, the essence of the problem of "White Snake 2" lies in the "imbalance between ambition and narrative ability."

While maintaining a high standard of production, we must return to the core of the story and allow the audience to empathize with the character's growth through delicate emotional portrayal and a logically self-consistent worldview.

At the same time, when adapting classics, one must take into account both innovation and tradition, rather than simply pursuing visual spectacles.

This is the foundation for the "success" of Chinese animation!

Just like "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World".

The success of this film lies not only in its technological breakthrough, but also in the fact that it deconstructs traditional myths from a modern perspective, finds a balance between entertainment and thoughtfulness, and ultimately achieves a double breakthrough in cultural and commercial value.

The "White Snake" series of films may not be as successful as "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World", but it should never be like the previous life when it was controlled by Light Chaser Animation, with only a pitiful box office of 4 to 5 million.

This time, Chen Fei has apparently decided to give it a try with some major changes!
No matter how bad it is, it is just like that. Maybe after some changes, we can find a new way out.

……

After a morning of talks, Li Yang returned to the animation department with his notebook in high spirits and gathered people to make major changes to "White Snake 2".

At this time, Chen Fei came to the company cafeteria and ate while video chatting with Liu Yifei.

"Look, the baby can stand up and walk by holding on to the fence."

"is it?"

Fade Chen stared at the screen curiously.

In the video, little Shitou, who just celebrated his first birthday a few days ago, is now holding on to the fence and walking forward step by step with his little feet.

The little guy acted very strong, with his mouth tightly pursed and his big eyes staring straight ahead, showing an attitude of "moving forward bravely"!
But soon, Chen Fei and Liu Yifei both noticed the highlights.

The little guy's target was actually the pacifier on the small square table outside the fence!

After walking to the fence near the square table, he stretched out his little hands and tried to grab it, but because his hands were too short, he couldn't grab it at all.

The next second, he sat down on the bed and burst into tears.

"Hahaha, he can't reach it."

Chen Fei laughed out loud.

No wonder he suddenly stood up so bravely, it turned out he was going there to eat!

"This greedy little fellow..."

"Hello, Director Chen..."

At this moment, a greeting suddenly came from his ear, which immediately attracted Chen Fei's attention.

He subconsciously turned off the screen of his mobile phone, then turned his head to look in the direction where the sound came from.

The next second, he saw a man and a woman standing in front of him on the right, and they gave him a nervous and flattering smile.

"Yang Zi? Li Xian? What are you two doing here?"

Chen Fei quickly recognized the two people in front of him. After all, they were quite popular recently.

"We are here to participate in the promotion event for 'Dear, Loved'. We happened to have lunch here at noon, so we came over to say hello to you." Yang Zi explained carefully.

Li Xian, who was standing by, was even more nervous than her and said quickly, "Director Chen, I'm sorry to bother you. We just came to say hello and will be leaving soon."

go?
Fade Chen glanced at the plates in their hands and said with a smile, "What? Are you leaving without eating?"

The two were stunned for a moment and smiled awkwardly.

Li Xian's reason was indeed a bit blunt, after all, the two of them had just had their plates filled with rice.

Fade Chen simply pointed to the empty seat opposite him and said, "Okay, stop standing there like an idiot. Just sit down here and eat."

Upon hearing this, the two looked at each other, sat down quickly, and then began to eat like two quails.

But at this moment, Fade Chen was looking at the two of them curiously, and suddenly an interesting idea popped up in his mind.

Or, capture a strong man? !

……

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