Chapter 1416 The creative direction of the inspiration class
Cui Geng was a little embarrassed when he looked at the writers in the inspiration class like little chickens waiting to be fed, eager to get some knowledge about creation from him.
Because he didn’t know what to say at all!
If it's traditional web writing skills, he can also talk about them.
But the authors who can come to the inspiration class all have good grades in traditional online writing, and everyone has a special skill.
Cui Geng's experience is more than enough to explain to authors who generally have no achievements, but the authors in the inspiration class are all at the same level, so what's the point of talking about it?
What's more, what these authors want to hear is Cui Geng's mental journey in creating "Successor". They want to know how to write it specifically in order to get the opportunity to adapt it with copyright.
After all, they are all well-established authors. How many of them come to the inspiration class with the intention of coming to the inspiration class? They all go there for copyright adaptation.
Just like Cui Geng, the success of the adaptation of "Successor" will not only increase the popularity of the entire story by several dimensions, but also give him a considerable share of the income from the series.
The money he makes from this is much more than he makes from writing a regular online novel!
Under the dual stimulation of fame and fortune, these authors looked at Cui Geng with admiration, as if they were looking at a living god of wealth.
But the problem is that Cui Geng himself can’t explain this problem at all!
Cui Geng coughed twice in embarrassment: "Ahem, to be honest, I really have nothing to say."
"Everyone has successful works, and everyone has different writing skills. My experience may not be suitable for everyone."
"What's more, the story "Successor" was completely written by chance. I didn't even have high expectations after writing it. If Mr. Pei hadn't said that this could be adapted, I would have written it long ago.
It was thrown aside..."
Cui Geng spoke his true feelings very frankly, but the authors did not believe him at all.
"Hey, Fan is up! You wrote such a successful work with just a slap on the forehead? Let me tell you, it is illegal in our country to pretend to be cool now, otherwise you would have been arrested long ago!"
"Way, 110? Report, someone is showing off here, the situation is almost out of control!"
"Old Cui, please stop being humble. Is this the time to be humble? What did you say when we went to an Internet cafe to have fun together? We share blessings and share hardships. When we get rich in the future, we can't forget to take care of our brothers. You
Have you forgotten?"
"Yes, don't be modest. Say whatever you want!"
The authors are still reluctant to give up.
Obviously, no one believed that Cui Geng "just slapped his forehead and wrote whatever he wanted", and they all thought he was being modest.
Cui Geng is very helpless. These days, no one believes it to be honest!
It's all the fault of those who are pretending. Why are you pretending to have nothing to do? As a result, the cost of trust in the entire society has increased, and people who really tell the truth are not trusted.
I have no choice but to say something casually.
Cui Geng tried hard to recall the motivation and source of inspiration for creating "Successor". Not to mention, he really remembered something.
Thinking of this, he nodded: "Okay, then I will tell you briefly."
As soon as Cui Geng said he was going to give a lecture, the authors immediately became excited.
There is no shortage of anything here in the inspiration class, including a large conference table and a video room. Because there were too many people, the large conference table could not accommodate so many people, so everyone decided to go to the video room.
Open the waiter and give Cui Geng a microphone, turning it into a lecture scene.
Seeing this kind of battle, Cui Geng was a little helpless, but what else can he do now that the matter has come to this? Let’s talk!
Anyway, it is enough to tell the story of the birth of "Successor" in detail. How other authors understand it is their own business.
"The origin of this incident can be traced back to one morning shortly after the inspiration class was established."
"At that time, President Pei came to inspect. After rejecting several of my creative directions, he showed me a clear path..."
Cui Geng narrated the process of communication between himself and Mr. Pei at that time.
At that time, his first choice was to write a fanfic for "Mission and Choice", and his second choice was to write stories about traditional domestic IPs purchased by GOG, but Mr. Pei rejected them all.
Mr. Pei pointed out a way for him: to write superhero themes for Hurricane Comics!
Cui Geng feels that this is not realistic at all, because the superhero theme is the exclusive domain of the top two comic companies in the United States. Only they can play it well, because this is a theme rooted in the background of Western liberal culture.
In short, the road pointed out by Mr. Pei looks like a dead end.
However, Mr. Pei said something: Superhero themes that are only for domestic readers may not be successful!
And Mr. Pei also said, why do you have to make readers like these superheroes? You can also write these superheroes to death, or life is worse than death. Anyway, readers don’t like these superheroes. This is not for you.
More room for performance?
It was these two requirements that drove Cui Geng to analyze Mr. Pei's deep demands, and finally settled on the "anti-superhero theme", which led to the story of "Successor".
The authors in the audience nodded frequently.
It turns out that there is such a tortuous story behind "Successor"?
Listening to what Cui Geng said, the story of "Successor" was never his first choice, but his third choice! It was President Pei who always insisted that Cui Geng write in this direction, and that's why "Successor" was created.
If Mr. Pei had not intervened, then what Cui Geng is writing is probably a fan of "Mission and Choice".
Of course, the fans of "Mission and Choice" are not necessarily unsuccessful, and may even get the opportunity to adapt it and appear as DLC for the game "Mission and Choice".
But in that case, the work "Successor" would not have appeared.
In comparison, "Successor" is obviously more successful because it created a new IP rather than relying on the existing IP "Mission and Choice".
Some authors sitting in the front row had obviously disappointed looks on their faces.
After arguing for a long time, it turns out that the theme of "Successor" was designated by Mr. Pei?
Then a large part of the success of this story must be attributed to Mr. Pei!
However, this kind of treatment is not common. As an old author and one of the first members to join the inspiration class, Cui Geng can get guidance from Mr. Pei, but others cannot!
Then this is completely useless for reference.
Seemingly seeing through the minds of these authors, Cui Geng changed the subject: "However, after this period of reflection and speculation, I suddenly gained something and gained a deeper understanding of the creative direction and creative concepts encouraged by Mr. Pei.
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"I can share this with you."
The authors in the audience became energetic again.
This is great! This is pure dry stuff!
Although we can't get Mr. Pei's guidance, after Cui Geng analyzed, interpreted, and then conveyed Mr. Pei's creative direction and creative concepts, and rounded it off, we got Mr. Pei's guidance!
As long as you create according to Mr. Pei’s ideas, the content you create will definitely meet Tenda’s adaptation standards!
Cui Geng smiled slightly and said: "I think the three works adapted this time were not randomly selected by Mr. Pei, but represent the two creative directions encouraged by Mr. Pei."
"The first type is "Eternal Fall into Reincarnation" and "Academy of Agents", which are based on Tenda's existing IP content and extend the themes to other fields."
"The crossover between novels, games, animation, and different art forms has a very positive significance for expanding Tenda's cultural industry territory."
"Of course, this is a simple gameplay. There should be many authors who choose this path in the future inspiration class, so the competition will be fierce. Only the better works will have the possibility of being adapted."
"The second type is the type of "Successor". Considering that Mr. Pei once personally advised me, it is obvious that he is more inclined to this creative direction."
"To put it simply, this direction is to create creations that are in line with the preferences and tastes of young people based on the traditional cultural heritage and social phenomena of the Chinese people!"
"There are two key elements here, both are indispensable."
"If you only create based on traditional cultural heritage and social phenomena, but do not meet the preferences and tastes of young people, then it will become empty preaching and cannot be widely disseminated."
"Moreover, we must correct our attitude and clarify our positioning. We are not traditional writers. The content we write must ensure that young people can understand it and even read it with gusto. On this basis, we can pursue other things."
"If it is not based on traditional cultural heritage and social phenomena, but blindly caters to the tastes of young people, it may fall into a situation where the content is empty."
"As a general online novel, this is of course no problem. After all, you can earn royalties. But for Inspiration Class, it needs to be adapted into other themes, which requires a lot of investment, and only works with rich connotations can
That’s why it’s necessary to use such huge resources for adaptation.”
""Successor" exactly meets these two points, so it has the possibility of a reversal of word-of-mouth in the end."
"Everyone should also pay attention to the fact that works that meet these two criteria are likely to give people an unwelcome and unpleasant first impression."
"On the one hand, it is because it is difficult to balance the two, and on the other hand, because the cultural invasion of the Western world is all-round, pervasive, and subtle. Many of our habits may have been changed inadvertently, and no one thinks there is any
What's wrong?"
"At this time, if a work depicts content that is completely different from what people usually recognize, it will inevitably trigger resistance and opposition from these people."
"Just like what "Succession" depicts, if it weren't for the election results in Uklaia, how many people would think it was reasonable? They were all scolding, saying it was a deliberate smear."
"So, as long as you choose this path, no matter how many people are not optimistic about it at the beginning, you must stick to it."
"Everyone must believe that as long as we stick to this path, even if everyone is not optimistic about it, Mr. Pei will be optimistic about it; and as long as Mr. Pei is optimistic about it, the work can be adapted, and it will be successful after adaptation!"