The Shocking Eunuch, Reborn as a Literary Girl

Chapter 63 references *Phoenix Clan*.

When she has so much energy she has nowhere to use it, even if no one gives her anything to do, she will soon find something to do herself.

For example, she's already considering whether to create a new account to write web novels on Qidian.com.
For her, Seiji Akechi's invitation was like a timely rain after a long drought.

Of course, being bored wasn't the only reason she chose to participate in this project.

Another reason is influence.

"This is 'Masked Warrior'."

In her previous life, she wasn't very familiar with this IP; she had only heard of it and knew that it was a household name in Japan and had a considerable influence worldwide.

But as a Japanese person and a Vtuber who inevitably interacts with many otaku, Chiya Umehara has been very familiar with this IP since she was a child.

Both "Masked Warrior W" and "Masked Warrior Drive" were childhood favorites for Chiya Umehara.

Even with her latest works, she still watches quite a bit of them on and off.

In short, based on her memories of this life, she knew very well how influential this was in Japan.

She also realized that this was an opportunity for her.

It should be noted that Chiya Umehara was not the kind of author who was very focused on creation or very pure in his writing.

She longed to be dazzling and to be in the spotlight.

The purpose of creation is not creation itself, but to have one's creation seen by others.

I want my name to resound throughout the world, and I want my works to be remembered forever.

She craves recognition.

That's why she's so obsessed with creating hype and trying to grab attention through all sorts of methods.

This makes the current opportunity truly exceptionally attractive to her.

"For me right now, if I could be the screenwriter for 'Masked Warriors,' the boost to my reputation would be immeasurable."

She happened to be free at the time, and the "Masked Warriors" IP was also very suitable for her, which was the whole reason why she took this project so seriously.

After putting on a great show in front of Seiji Akechi and gaining his trust, she returned home and immediately began to devote her energy to her work.

First and foremost, she needs to confirm one thing:
What is the current status of this project?

The theme and basic content have been determined, but there is no specific script yet.
Or is it in a relatively early stage?
From Seiji Akechi's words, she learned that the project had been underway for two months, so in theory, it was likely that the preliminary work was almost complete and all that was left was the specific script.

But just to be on the safe side, she still sent a message to confirm with the other party.

"How far along is your project now?"

The other party responded very quickly.

Just ten minutes later, a whole bunch of texts came to me.

After reading what he sent him and asking a couple of follow-up questions based on the content, Umehara Chiya made a judgment about the current situation.
In short, it is.
Nothing is confirmed yet.

The subject matter for next year's film has not yet been decided.

The style to be adopted next year has not yet been determined.

Apart from the staff team being basically assembled, no substantial work has been done.

The work progress is almost zero.

Right now, it's a situation where a bunch of people are just staring blankly, waiting to get work done, but there's absolutely nothing to do.

Upon learning this, Chiya Umehara's lips twitched involuntarily. "No wonder everyone treats you like trash."

Although she has never been a producer, she was so rich in her past life and had been exposed to many different things; she has seen it all.

A producer who has been working on the project for two or three months and is still making such a slow progress is indeed frighteningly incompetent.

However, Chiya Umehara was quite pleased with this.

Because if the project is progressing well, the subject matter has been determined, and some footage for filming has even been prepared.
That would severely limit her subsequent performance.

Filming needs to be done according to the pre-determined settings, and you also need to consider how to promote products in the script.

This is really a troublesome thing for her.

The fact that this project is basically at a standstill is actually a good thing for her.

This means she has more room to maneuver.

Moreover, she was quite certain that, going forward, this project would most likely be entirely under her control.

Seiji Akechi is a completely indecisive person.

When I met him today, I deliberately belittled his personality and put pressure on him, in order to give him a sense of superiority.

The purpose was to make him, in this helpless situation, choose to put more of what he perceived as "pressure" on himself.

He would believe that no matter what decisions he makes, they are wrong.

But if Chiya Umehara were to help make the decision, I might feel more secure.

Judging from the results, my actions were very successful.

Going forward, he will most likely follow my lead at work and have complete trust in me.

In other words, he had become the de facto producer of the project.

The dirty and tiring work was still left to Mingzhi Chengji, but the direction of the project was determined by himself.

Thinking of this, she lay back down on the bed and sighed contentedly.
"Ah, this is great. I have actual control over such a big IP, and I can write whatever I want and develop it however I want."

"Well then, let me think about what to do next."

Since the project is at zero progress and we haven't even decided what to film, we need to start from the first point: confirming the subject matter.
What should be the theme of the story, and in what direction should the plot develop?
First and foremost, it should be clear that "Masked Warriors" is a superhero tokusatsu IP.

So-called hero tokusatsu, of course, must have heroes.
To this day, the theme of "Masked Warriors" is completely different every year.

Some are themed around science and technology, and artificial intelligence.

Some are themed around books and swordsmen.

Some even feature candy and snacks as their theme.

But regardless of the theme or background setting, they all basically serve the purpose of the protagonist becoming a hero.

For example, if the theme is artificial intelligence, then the protagonist is a warrior who fights using the power of artificial intelligence.

The theme is snacks, so the main character is a warrior who fights using the power of snacks.

The enemy is most likely to share the same source of power as the protagonist.

The core idea is to first establish a world view, and then design the protagonist's and enemy's powers based on that world view.

Thinking about this, Chiya Umehara suddenly had an idea.
She remembered the classic works she had created in the past.

Phoenix Clan.
(End of this chapter)