Didn't you say that we would lose money after filming?

The problem is that if the film is released like this, it may face the issue of insufficient public appeal.

For those who have read the novel, even if some details are cut from the movie, it won't affect their viewing experience, and the plot's interest and appeal may not be diminished much.

However, the problem is that if someone hasn't read the original novel and their first experience is with the movie, some details might be so bad that some parts become boring or incomprehensible.

Admittedly, the film itself is a good film.

However, it cannot be called a masterpiece, and it cannot even be compared with some of Xia Yuan's previous films.

Examples include, but are not limited to, "Let the Bullets Fly" and "The Shawshank Redemption".

These films may lack special effects and are not big-budget productions, but because of their profound themes, they remain Xia Yuan's masterpieces to this day.

One book made him a legend in Hanxia.

One film propelled him to the pinnacle of the international film scene, placing him at the very top, a position he has never been surpassed since.

The Harry Potter series is, at its core, just a commercial blockbuster, and can never compare to these past works.

But the problem is that it changes when you add a novel.

Moreover, viewers must read the novel before watching the movie.

If the order of these two is different, the results and effects may be vastly different.

So, after learning that there was a novel before the movie, Xia Yuan thought for a moment and had a general idea in mind.

No, he can't just release the film like that.
Novels, too, should be included!

He's a perfectionist by nature, and he'll always try to do his best within his capabilities.

So after casting was completed, he held a meeting and announced that filming would be temporarily suspended.

As for the child actors, they can take this opportunity to gather together and receive unified training from HeYe's top actors and acting instructors for a period of time, first strengthening their basic acting skills through courses and training.

This can actually lead to better results in subsequent shooting.

As for him, he planned to use this time to get these novels out and then release them all at once.

Without hesitation, Xia Yuan, who was not one to procrastinate, immediately locked himself up to write his novel.

He quickly devised a condensed version of the press release.

It was a total of 30,000 words. First, it summarized the entire plot outline, and then it was posted on my private blog, which had few followers and was little known to anyone.

You can't tell much from this press release alone. After all, for such a grand work, 30,000 words might just be the amount of background information.

This can only be considered a summary, a brief outline, for his own reference.

Time passed day by day, and Xia Yuan began the formal process of expanding and refining the outline.

Meanwhile, in Hanxia, ​​inside a villa.

Looking at the manuscript he had just finished, Yu Si nodded in satisfaction: "Perfect, I'm sure I'll make a lot of money this time."

Yu Si is a renowned writer and screenwriter in China, enjoying a high reputation.

During high school, Yu Si published articles online under the pen name "Wuwei". In 2002, he published his first work, "Marginalization". In 2003, he became well-known and attracted attention for his fantasy novel "Empty City".

He then made rapid progress, quickly becoming one of the most watched writers in Hanxia, ​​thanks to his unique writing style and amazing ideas and themes. His works featured themes never before seen in Hanxia, ​​and each time they were published, they attracted a great deal of attention.

Over time, he gained fame and fortune. As a top author, his annual royalties were an astronomical sum.

But even after all these years, one problem has always been troubling him.

That is, the majority of his works are read by young female readers of Hanxia, ​​while his position among Hanxia's male readers is very unstable, and the vast majority of male readers even reject him.

This was far from what he had always thought.

He wasn't satisfied with just earning this much money.

Even now, his income is enough to make him stand out among the top writers on the Hanxia Writers Rich List.

But human desires are endless; the more you have, the more you want to have.

Moreover, he also wants to climb to a higher level, such as going international, winning international awards, or even becoming a truly international-level writer.

Now, the opportunity has come.

"Once my new book is released, it will probably cause a huge stir. At that time, everything will be within my grasp," he thought to himself, while feeling intensely excited.

He also looked at his unpublished new book.

The Child of Magic.

It's still the fantasy genre that he excels at.

This time, he chose works in the field of magic, writing about a series of Western themes related to wizards and magic.

The main storyline revolves around the adventures of a group of teenagers at a magic school.

The source of this inspiration was a Western short online novel that he had recently stumbled upon.

It only has 30,000 words.

However, not many people have read that novel, and it is very unpopular.

From the reader's perspective, it's easy for Yu Si to analyze that the work was actually on the wrong track from the very beginning.

Thirty thousand words is simply not enough to write a work like this, and the story is very clichéd.

What kind of story is it where a little hero defeats a great demon king?

It's incredibly cliché.

He made some modifications and changes to the original story, thus making it his own.

It is a story of love, hate, and grudges that unfolds as a group of young wizards defeat the Dark Lord.

To put it bluntly, it's a story about you loving him, but he doesn't love you; he loves her, but she loves you; you hate her; she dies for you; and in the end, he becomes your enemy because of the loss of his beloved, and you never see each other again. You are caught in a painful struggle as you watch the person you love hate you.

See? Doesn't the plot tension rise immediately?

He never felt there was anything wrong with his behavior of directly using this story.

He's always done it this way; all his previous books were written in the same manner. In his view, he was simply taking topics that others hadn't written well and rewriting them himself. (End of Chapter)