Honkai Impact 3rd: Join Anti-Entropy at the start and dominate the entertainment industry.

"As for the filming process, you can also participate. I will carefully consider any useful suggestions."

It has to be said that Cao Dawei gave Bai Qianqu a lot of face; such a concession was already his limit.

You should know that he is a believer in the director-centric system, and he was never this polite to screenwriters before.

After the two reached an agreement, Cao Dawei took Bai Qianqu to the film set to meet and get acquainted with the crew.

Everyone was very curious about this new young screenwriter, and several young girls even blushed and asked Bai Qianqu for her contact information.

After all, it's rare to see a screenwriter this handsome.

Of course, apart from Cao Dawei and Xavier, no one else knew that Bai Qianqu was Qu Yin. This was something Bai Qianqu had asked the two of them to keep secret. If so many people knew his identity, it might cause some trouble, and he didn't want any unnecessary complications.

Most people are skeptical of Bai Qianqu as a screenwriter, since in their eyes, she is just a screenwriter that Cao Dawei found from who-knows-where, and they have never heard of her.

However, no one questioned anything. Cao Dawei held a high position in the crew, and no one dared to question his decisions.

Soon, the script was photocopied many times, and everyone in the crew had a copy to read.

Before long, everyone showed expressions of surprise.

Putting aside the plot, the level of standardization in the script alone has exceeded many people's expectations.

This script is so detailed that even the director's storyboard has been set up.

Moreover, the level of standardization in the storyboard setting is almost on par with that of a professional director, and the illustrations seem to be the work of a professional painter, leaving everyone stunned.

It's incredible that a screenwriter could write such a perfect script and draw such professional storyboards!

Everyone put aside their initial contempt and realized that the young screenwriter invited by director Cao Dawei might not be just a charlatan.

This is a truly capable person.

Bai Qianqu didn't think too much about it; this was his first time writing a script.

He simply wrote down all the script content and storyboards that came to mind.

Drawing storyboards was even less of a challenge for him; he handled these things with ease.

Putting everything else aside, Bai Qianqu's current painting skills alone surpass those of at least 90% of directors.

However, the success of a film depends not on the director's or screenwriter's drawing skills, but on the plot, filming techniques, and the actors' performances, among other things.

After their initial surprise, everyone began to carefully study the plot, and even after understanding it, they still discussed it animatedly.

"The plot is somewhat interesting, but isn't it too chaotic? Shouldn't the beginning have explained the time, location, and mission?"

"Yes, I watched for the first three minutes and still couldn't understand what story it was trying to tell."

"Your level is not good enough. This is called multi-camera non-linear narrative, which can better improve the plot and story."

"The plot focuses on ordinary people, and the era is quite distant, at least a hundred years ago. The locations must be hard to find, right?"

"The main problem is that it's hard to find actors. These kinds of storylines about ordinary people require actors to be very familiar with the living habits and customs of people at the bottom of society. So there are certain requirements for the actors' acting skills."

"Isn't it because famous celebrities wouldn't be willing to play this kind of role?"

"Is this supposed to be a dark comedy? They're actually making this kind of movie?"

"Is it really possible to make a movie on this subject?"

As the group discussed among themselves, Xavier approached Bai Qianqu and continued to question her.

"Um, Mr. Bai, we know most of the plot of this movie, but isn't the content a bit...?"

Xavier looked troubled, unsure how to express himself.

Bai Qianqu knew what the other person wanted to say and said directly, "That's too absurd?"

"Uh," Xavier didn't expect Bai Qianqu to be so blunt, "It is a little."

“That’s precisely the charm of this film,” Bai Qianqu said calmly. “Black humor is about expressing absurd and morbid phenomena in a comedic form.”

Xavier thought about it carefully, then hesitated to speak.

He had heard of black humor and even seen some, but he had never filmed one himself.

Black comedy films are not mainstream films in the world, and there are relatively few high-quality ones.

The main reason is that current black humor films do not have a specific ideological trend or school, and are still in the initial exploratory stage, with many techniques and forms of expression not yet mature.

Chapter 314 It's safe! It's safe!

There's little experience to draw upon when making these kinds of films. They're incredibly time-consuming, and there's a risk of them being banned for being too absurd or alluding to reality.

It's a huge loss when a movie is finally made only to be banned.

No production crew can afford it.

It's time-consuming, laborious, and risky, so many film crews choose to avoid this type of movie.

Seeing Xavier looking constipated, Bai Qianqu was a little puzzled, but Cao Dawei eventually came over and gave a brief explanation.

He then patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I've studied this script carefully. It's ready to be filmed. I'll take responsibility for any problems that arise."

Upon hearing this, the crew members stopped discussing it and began to prepare for their work.

Cao Dawei nodded in satisfaction, gave Bai Qianqu a few brief instructions, and then hurriedly left—as the director, he had a lot to prepare.

The pre-production work for a film is very complicated, so it's bound to be a long process, and many things need to be prepared on set based on the script.

These tedious matters naturally had nothing to do with Bai Qianqu; Cao Dawei and Xavier could handle them.

Therefore, screenwriters have a lot of free time, which is one of the reasons why Bai Qianqu wants to become a screenwriter.

He was happy to have some free time and used that time to finish the first volume of Initial D.

His collaboration with Gretchen became increasingly seamless; sometimes they would paint for an entire day without exchanging more than five sentences.

With just a glance or a gesture, the two can instantly understand each other's meaning.

This is perhaps what it means to have a telepathic connection.

After finishing the last stroke, Greta breathed a long sigh of relief, then picked up the drawing and looked at it again.

She really liked the plot of the final episode:

After discovering that Natsuki Mogi had gotten into a Mercedes, Takumi Fujiwara made up his mind never to touch a girl again and joined Ryosuke Takahashi's racing team, starting to compete in races on a wider world beyond Mount Akina.

There are some regrets, but more than anything, there is hope and curiosity for the future.

On Mount Akina, Takumi is practically invincible, but beyond Mount Akina, there are many more skilled opponents and more complex tracks. What kind of rivals will Takumi face next? What kind of events will he encounter?

This made Gretchen very excited, and she couldn't wait to watch it all in one go.

Unfortunately, Bai Qianqu said that the following plot was still being conceived, which left Gretchen feeling quite helpless.

She had an urge to seize Bai Qianqu's request to finish the manuscript.

Of course, Gretchen was mostly excited.

She felt very lucky to be able to participate in the creation of "Initial D".

Although this manga has only been released for a few months, it has already made a name for itself. In today's manga world, who doesn't know Initial D?

Because she participated in the creation and was credited, Gretchen even received several private messages from friends in the industry, asking about the voice and the comics. Some even expressed their desire to participate and learn to draw from the voice.

Although the comic only contains sketches, Zhiyin's skill level is far superior to that of 80% of comic artists!

Everyone guessed that Zhiyin was at least an S-level artist!

The opportunity to learn from an S-level artist is rare and precious!

Of course, Gretchen didn't reveal anything and brushed it all off.

Just kidding, Teacher Bai is all mine to keep, no one can take her away from me!

Bai Qianqu was unaware of Gretchen's ulterior motives. After packaging the comics, he sent them directly to Prometheus.

He was also considering whether or not to continue writing the story after that.

Actually, the first season of the Initial D anime ended here, as did the movie, so it can be said that this was a very good plot point.

It summarizes and explains what happened before, and also reveals enough prospects and information for what will happen next, which can give people endless imagination. It can be said to be a very good open ending.

After thinking for a long time, Bai Qianqu decided to check the comic's sales figures first.

If it sells well and readers respond enthusiastically, continue; if it's just so-so, end it here and use the extra time to prepare the next comic book.

Anyway, the plot of the first volume is more than enough to make a movie.

There's no need to worry about "All the Way North" and "Drifting" not being released.

After figuring it out, Bai Qianqu stopped thinking about the problem and leisurely started browsing through a list of film and television actors on his phone.

Making a movie requires actors, and Bai Qianqu, as the screenwriter, has also been busy looking for them.

However, his targets are mostly unknown actors, since such actors are more able to feel the emotions of ordinary people at the bottom of society.

He already has several goals, and he can offer some suggestions to Cao Dawei later.

It's almost the end of the month, and it's time for the song promotion phase that everyone is most familiar with.

It has to be said that Anti-Entropy's promotional efforts are indeed very impressive, and soon everyone learned the name of Qu Yin's new song.

After all, Anti-Entropy's ads are displayed on the largest advertising screen in the city center, so people can see them as soon as they look up:

Beautiful bubbles, though fleeting sparks.

All your promises were too fragile.

Love is like a bubble; if you can see through it...

What's wrong?

—Rosalyn, "Bubble"

Seeing Rosalin's name, many people are reminded of her song "The Fleeting Years".

It was originally used as the theme song for a movie, and it brought many people to tears.

As one of Qu Yin's early songs, it is still loved by many people even now.

As one of the first singers to collaborate with Bai Qianqu, Rosalin has never hidden her admiration for the song's sound; it's safe to say that Rosalin's feelings are obvious to everyone.

Now that the two are collaborating again, everyone is naturally full of anticipation.

Rosalind's fans, in particular, went into a frenzy.