Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 41 Fan Creation
In a rental house in neon Tokyo, Urobuchi Mochi was playing games out of boredom.

"Galgames are getting less and less interesting these days. They're always just childish love stories. Can't you come up with something new and innovative?"

Urobuchi Machi, who was muttering to himself, heard someone knocking on the door. He opened the door and saw it was his good friend Takeuchi Tomotaka.

As soon as Takeuchi entered the room, he shouted, "You are still playing these games with old-fashioned plots."

Xu Yuan was helpless, "I don't want to either. There are no new ones. The scriptwriters nowadays are simply thinking with their butts. The plots written by my grandma can be better than theirs."

"Forget about the game. There's a reviewer in the newspaper who often recommends good books. This time he mentioned a novel written by a young Chinese writer. I heard the plot is very novel and the content is also very interesting. How about it? Do you want to buy it and read it together?"

Xu Yuan also saw this Chinese writer in the newspaper recently. "Is he the young genius who is also an actor and a novelist?"

"Yes, that's him. There's a book signing going on in Shibuya today. Shall we go check it out?"

Xu Yuan really hates crowded places. "Forget it. Let's find a small bookstore to buy it and then go home to read it."

Takeuchi readily agreed, and the two went out together to a nearby small bookstore, and sure enough, they found their target on the new product shelf.

"The Beginning of Destiny..." Takeuchi opened the book and found that this Chinese novel actually had illustrations, which was really rare.

After a while, Xu Yuan's voice of praise was heard, "It's amazing, this character design is so beautiful."

Takeuchi agreed very much, "Yes, I don't know which artist's work it is, it's a very novel style of painting."

The two of them quickly returned to the rental house without wasting a moment. One of them lay on the bed while the other sat on the floor, and they quietly read the novel.

"Red Bean Paste Siguoyi (It's really amazing)", after a long while, Xu Yuan sighed,

“It’s like something out of a dream. I’ve been fantasizing about this kind of story since middle school.

If heroes from different countries and different times fought each other, what would the scene be like? Now someone has actually written it, and it is so wonderful. "

As he said this, he felt a little sad.

Takeuchi did not have such complicated emotions as his. He was just amazed at the author's meticulous setting. Without a strict setting, the plot of Guan Gong fighting Qin Qiong would not be convincing to the readers.

He looked up and saw his friend was about to cry. He was shocked and said, "Mozhi, what's wrong with you? Why are you sad?"

"I'm not sad, but I feel a little complicated when I see that the scene I have fantasized about since childhood has been written by someone else."

Takeuchi suddenly realized, I remember you mentioned it before, how about it, are you envious, as a writer, but you can't write down what is in your mind.

Xu Yuan Ma Zhi felt that these words touched his heart.

Yeah, I’m so envious.

Suddenly, he stood up abruptly, "Yu Chong, let's go to Shibuya now."

Takeuchi didn't react for a moment, "Huh?"

The two took the train to Shibuya and went to the location of the signing event mentioned in the newspaper. It was almost noon and there were not many people in line. Urobuchi Machi and Takeuchi Tomotaka each bought a book and waited in line at the back.

Soon, it was Xu Yuan's turn. While Chen Linfeng was signing, he said, "I heard that Teacher Qilin can speak Japanese. Can I ask you for a favor?"

Chen Linfeng was a little confused and said politely, "Sir, if you have anything to say, just tell me directly."

Xu Yuan briefly stated his request, "Hello, I am Xu Yuan Mozhi, a novelist and a screenwriter. I really like the settings in Qilin teacher's novels. Can I create a secondary work based on these settings?"

Chen Linfeng was a little surprised.
This means, fan fiction?
Xu Yuan quickly added, "Of course, I won't use it for profit, I will only create fan works for fan clubs. I have also imagined similar settings in Qilin teacher's novels before, and I like such plots very much. I hope you can agree to my request."

After saying that, he bowed deeply.

Takeuchi behind him also bowed.

Ikki Tanaka, an editor at Kodansha, was in charge of organizing this book signing event. He noticed what was going on here and asked in surprise, "Are you Nao-sensei?"

This is a famous writer, Nao-sensei~
"Nao Mushroom?" Chen Linfeng exclaimed in surprise.

Xu Yuan raised his head in confusion, "Teacher Qilin knows me?" Chen Linfeng was extremely embarrassed. This was a case of Li Gui meeting Li Kui.

He laughed and said, "Uh, well, I've seen Nao-sensei's The Garden of Sinners, and I really liked it."

Xu Yuan was very surprised, "So, what about this request?"

Chen Linfeng said bluntly, "My novel does not prohibit any fan creation. You can do secondary creation at will as long as it is non-profit.

You can also spread the word among your fan club, if there is one.”

After that, he turned to the editor of Kodansha and said, "Mr. Tanaka, please be a little more lenient in this regard. As long as it is not obvious plagiarism or infringement, you can be a little more lenient on fan creations."

Tanaka Ikki said with some embarrassment, "Teacher Kirin, if you do this, you may cause losses to your interests. Besides, Japan's copyright laws are very strict, and it is not easy for us to express our views."

Chen Linfeng had an expression of understanding, "Then please ask your legal department to turn a blind eye and pay less attention to the fan works of my novel."

Tanaka didn't say anything else. The attitude of the Japanese government towards fan works is actually very complicated. They hope that these fan works can help with publicity, but they don't want their interests to be harmed.

Some copyright holders will explicitly prohibit it, while others will turn a blind eye. Chen Linfeng hopes that the authorities will just stay out of it.

Takeuchi said happily, "Mozhi, don't you think the current games are boring? We can borrow Chen Jun's settings and try to make a gal game."

Urobuchi was a little embarrassed. Saying that he wanted to make a secondary game in front of the author was like saying that he wanted to change the clothes of someone else's wife. Even if he wanted to do it, he had to do it behind the scenes.

Chen Linfeng heard the conversation here and said, "I know that Nao-sensei is an excellent scriptwriter. If the game is made, you can send it to me through Kodansha. You have cooperation with them, so it shouldn't be difficult to do it."

After saying that, he looked at Editor Tanaka, who nodded in agreement and said, "I will help forward it when the time comes."

Chen Linfeng continued, "If the finished product is excellent, I may authorize you to officially release it."

Without waiting for Urobuchi to answer, Takeuchi said, "Please rest assured, Mr. Kirin, we will definitely make an excellent game and get your consent to authorize it."

At the hotel that night, Chen Linfeng told Sister Mei about the little episode that happened during the day.

Sister Mei asked in confusion, "Xiao Feng, why did you give them the authorization to create fan works? And you also let them publicize it. Strictly speaking, fan works should be considered infringement of copyright, right?"

"That's why I said I won't pursue copyright infringement issues with fan creations. I need these fans to promote my work."

Fate is one of the three major fan-made miracles of Japan in the past.

A large number of fan-made secondary creations make these three works extremely popular.

Due to its strict settings, fate is extremely conducive to fan creation. Its influence has become increasingly powerful in later generations and it is called the "Marvel" of Japan.

Chen Linfeng certainly hopes that "Destiny" can achieve this level.

Not to mention the possible monetary gains, the huge influence and popularity alone are worth it for him to release the authorization.

What's more, what happened today was that the original author of the previous life took the initiative to request to create fan works, so there was no reason for Chen Linfeng to disagree.

Chen Linfeng told Sister Mei about his thoughts and finally said.

"Sister Mei, it's the same in our country. We should encourage fan creation. We only pursue influence.

As long as it is not blatant plagiarism, the wider it is spread, the better. "

"Okay, I understand. I will communicate with Mengya."

Sister Mei felt that she understood Chen Linfeng's thoughts, which was nothing more than the difference between short-term and long-term benefits.

Just like today’s Internet companies, they first offer free fan works to attract people, and then find ways to reap the benefits later.

Well, the idea is a little different, but the result is the same.

If you have a big influence, you will always have to reap the profits.

(End of this chapter)