Cui Geng took a look at the entire "Inspiration Class" environment and found that the environment here was much better than he imagined!
Although TVs, single sofas and even specialized audio-visual rooms will not make the movie-watching experience in the "Inspiration Class" exceed that of a dedicated movie theater, there is absolutely no problem in making the movie-watching experience in places other than movie theaters instantly better.
And there are not only movies here, but also a large number of stand-alone games with excellent plots and physical books of comics, etc. It can be said to be a huge treasure trove of inspiration.
And the most important thing is that there is no dark room in the "Inspiration Class", and there is no limit on the creative time of the authors. If you are willing, you can not write a word for two consecutive weeks and just stay alone.
It’s no problem to watch movies on the sofa!
This kind of environment is simply a dream for Cui Geng.
If he was allowed to build such a set of equipment by himself, it would cost no less than RMB 30,000 to RMB 50,000, not to mention the large number of genuine Blu-ray movies, books and exclusive audio-visual room. The combined cost is definitely not something that the creator can afford.
Here you not only take care of food and housing, but you will also make money directly at a very high buyout price if you write it. This condition is simply unimaginable!
Originally, Cui Geng thought that he was an author with ideals and pursuits, so how could he take on such a job as a buyout?
But now it looks delicious!
This kind of buyout comes as much as you want!
Seeing Cui Geng's excited expression, the editor smiled and said, "Hey, I really envy you. I would love to join this 'inspiration class', but unfortunately I am not qualified."
"After the 'Inspiration Class' officially opens tomorrow, you can experience it for three days first."
"By the way, I heard that President Pei will come over tomorrow to inspect and see how the 'inspiration class' works."
"During this period, you can experience it first, and then decide whether to accept the buyout creative model and what specific themes you want to create."
Cui Geng's eyes lit up: "Ah? President Pei will come too?"
This is a real surprise.
Cui Geng and Mr. Pei had met several times before. For example, Mr. Pei once treated him to a meal despite his busy schedule and gave him the position of "special observer".
Cui Geng's current success is closely related to the inspiration provided by Mr. Pei.
For some reason, Cui Geng always felt that as long as he met Mr. Pei or got involved with Mr. Pei, something good would happen.
This time, Mr. Pei came to inspect it in person. Maybe by discussing a few questions with him, he could instantly enlighten himself and be bursting with inspiration?
Cui Geng looked forward to it happily.
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Thursday, February 9th.
In the morning, Pei Qian took a car to the "Inspiration Class" to see the current situation of the authors.
Although the earning power of Endpoint is not very outstanding among the various industries of Tenda Group, Pei Qian attaches great importance to it.
Especially this "Inspiration Class" is an idea that Pei Qian came up with himself. Once successful, he can catch all the top authors of the terminal and greatly slow down the money-making speed of the terminal, which can be said to be of great significance.
Therefore, Pei Qian felt that he needed to come and take a look.
After arriving at the "Inspiration Class", Pei Qian first looked at the door from a distance.
The authors at the end were all sitting comfortably on single sofas. Some were watching movies seriously, some were playing games with controllers, and some were reading physical books.
At first glance, it looks a bit like an Internet cafe, but it is different. To be more precise, it looks like a large entertainment room.
As for the "coding area" next to it, it was empty, with no one in it.
The only regret is that the number of people in the "Inspiration Class" is currently relatively small, only about ten people, and only a small part of the seats are occupied.
Because many leading authors have unfinished books and are still serializing them, you can’t just write the book you’re writing and buy it out, right?
Therefore, a group of authors will come over one after another.
The ten or so people who have arrived are all like Cui Geng. They have already finished the old books, so they signed up to participate in the "Inspiration Class". It is precisely because they have finished the old books and there is no pressure to update, so they did not
People code words.
Pei Qian was very satisfied with this.
very good!
You can watch movies, play games, and put off coding work here as long as you can.
Among the crowd, Pei Qian saw Cui Geng at a glance and immediately paid attention to him!
Because Cui Geng was one of the first batch of authors to become popular in Dingmin, he directly made the urban channel of the website popular, which can be said to be a turning point in Dingmin.
What makes Pei Qian even more angry is that he clearly had high hopes for Cui Geng and even assigned him the position of "special observer". As a result, Cui Geng not only failed to reduce the work efficiency of various departments, but also wrote a book on fire to backstab him.
Get Pei Qian!
But this time, Pei Qian felt that the situation would definitely be different.
As we all know, Cui Geng is a pigeon spirit with little motivation. How can a pigeon spirit create seriously in such a comfortable environment? Impossible!
Thinking of this, Pei Qian stepped in and wandered around to look around.
At the same time, these authors are struggling with the selection of materials.
Zhu Xing'an has already emphasized to the authors that what they want to write is customized writing, that is to say, they can only write IP works related to Tenda and cannot be original.
This rule was decided by President Pei and cannot be changed.
Tenda's current IP works are nothing more than three aspects: Tenda's games and movies, various well-known domestic IPs purchased by GOG, and various comic IPs from Hurricane Comics.
So which subject should I choose to write about? This is very confusing.
You definitely can’t just pick a subject at once. You have to study these subjects repeatedly to find the best entry point.
Therefore, some of these authors are playing Tengda games, some are watching movies like "Better Tomorrow", and some are looking through comic books and old movies from Hurricane Comics. They have no clear goals and can only try their luck.
Cui Geng was thinking hard when he suddenly saw Mr. Pei walking around.
"Mr. Pei, you're here!" Cui Geng was very happy and wanted to stand up to greet him.
Pei Qian pushed him back and said, "It's okay. I'll just walk around. You can continue to do your work."
There happened to be no one in the seat next to Cui Geng, so Pei Qian sat down next to him, planning to experience the configuration of the "Inspiration Class" and feel refreshed.
Cui Geng was very excited. Unexpectedly, Mr. Pei was sitting next to him, feeling that he was highly valued.
While looking through the various movie and game resources provided by the "Inspiration Class", Pei Qian asked casually: "Have you thought about the theme?"
Cui Geng is Pei Qian's final target.
After all, among the dozen or so authors in the first batch, Cui Geng had the best grades, the most flexible mind, and was the most likely to cause trouble, so Pei Qian asked casually to determine Cui Geng's threat level.
Cui Geng hurriedly said: "Oh, Mr. Pei, I don't have a very clear idea yet."
"But the general direction is already there, which is to dig deeper into Tenda's games and movie themes!"
"After all, Tenda's most influential cultural content is games and movies. These are Tenda's original content and have the highest public acceptance. I recently heard that the new game "Mission and Choice" is a big production, with a science fiction background and an entire structure.
Very grand and scalable.”
"I plan to research similar themes and try to write a novella based on the existing story of "Mission and Choice"!"
"I dare not say that it will surpass the current story of "Mission and Choice", as long as it is written in a style and with characteristics!"
Pei Qian was shocked when he heard this.
What the hell? Have you locked "Mission and Choice" in advance?
That absolutely won't work!
"Mission and Choice" is a project that has invested a lot of money, and there is no room for failure. So far, this thing is just a game and a movie. But if many authors get together to write fanfics about it, what if there is a book here?
Once you become famous, wouldn’t all your works, including movies and films, also become popular?
So, definitely not!
It cannot involve Tenda’s core business!
Thinking of this, Pei Qian hurriedly said: "I think... this selection is not a good one."
"Because Tenda's games and movies basically have relatively complete stories. Even if there are some 'holes' left, they may have to be filled in by the official themselves, which is related to future development plans."
"If you were to write a fanfic of "Mission and Choice", but the setting would deviate from the follow-up works of "Mission and Choice", wouldn't it be very embarrassing? It would be a waste of effort."
"It's not that you absolutely can't write, but I suggest that you put your priority back and consider other directions first."
Cui Geng nodded: "Well... Pei always makes sense."
"In this case, the only domestic IPs purchased by GOG and the comic IPs of Hurricane Comics are left. Let me think about it..."
"Although these domestic IPs are relatively old, they are still well-known. Maybe writing a fan work can evoke some people's childhood memories, and this subject will become popular again. Moreover, it can also have some linkage with GOG
…”
When Pei Qian heard this, he couldn't help but frown again.
This doesn’t work either, it’s still dangerous!
Many classic IP characters are actually very likely to become popular. For example, some old movies are not popular at first, but they are edited with BGM and become popular inexplicably. This situation has not happened before.
What's more, although these domestic classic IP characters have become outdated, they are the common memories of the domestic generation after all, and they are very characteristic of Chinese traditional culture. If they become popular, they will be more difficult to control.
Coupled with GOG's huge influence in the country, the probability of accidents has greatly increased.
Of course, Pei Qian believes that the creative model of the "Inspiration Class" determines that no matter which subject the authors choose, the success rate will not be high. After all, writing custom articles is like dancing in shackles.
But Pei Qian still hopes that these authors, especially Cui Geng, can choose a subject with the lowest success rate.
Thinking of this, Pei Qian said with a little resentment: "Cui Geng, you are an author with ideals and pursuits, why do you always choose easy difficulty for yourself?"
"Even if you write about this kind of subject seriously, what height can it reach?"
"If you have confidence in yourself, you should directly choose the highest difficulty and write these superhero characters from Hurricane Comics!"
Cui Geng was stunned for a moment: "Ah? Mr. Pei, you think too highly of me..."
Writing about superheroes?
I’m just an ordinary online writer!
Superhero themes are the exclusive preserve of the top two comic companies in the United States, and only they can play them well. Other countries, other authors write them, and they have no real taste.
In addition to the objective strength of the screenwriter, another very important reason lies in the cultural background.
The West advocates individualism, so superhero stories are particularly popular. Moreover, Western audiences are also particularly receptive to superheroes, so the film will be very marketable.
The top two comic companies in the United States have decades of rich accumulation of heroic characters, which is absolutely unshakable. If someone just throws in a superhero, it can kill the superheroes of Hurricane Comics in an instant.
Want to make a name for yourself in this field?
Cui Geng felt that this was a fool's dream.
He had a premonition about this: As an Internet article writer, even if he writes about superhero themes, he may not be able to get rid of the strong flavor of Internet articles, and he will not be able to please both ends.
Therefore, Cui Geng wanted to back off on the spot.
"Mr. Pei, I am just a writer of online articles. If you ask me to write about superheroes, isn't that forcing me to do something difficult?"
"The entire story structure of online novels and superhero themes is completely different. If you really have to write it hard, the final result will definitely be nondescript."
"Besides, the people who created these superheroes at Hurricane Comics couldn't make them popular, and it's even less possible for my two swords!"
Seeing Cui Geng's attitude, Pei Qian was even more sure that the route he had chosen was correct: "Don't belittle yourself!"
"What is the 'Inspiration Class' for? Is it for you to collect inspiration?"
"Why don't you limit the word count of your updates? It's just to let you work slowly and carefully."
"If you follow the way online articles are created and are forced to update thousands or tens of thousands of words every day, it will be really difficult for you to write a good enough superhero-themed story. But now, slow down and polish it slowly. As long as you persist,
If you wait long enough and write enough stories, you will succeed one day!"
"You are all top authors and storytellers. I believe that no matter what the subject matter is, as long as you have enough time to study it, you will be able to master it!"
Cui Geng was still at a loss: "But Mr. Pei, there is a cultural gap between us and the West. The superhero theme is a theme born out of Western culture. I forcefully write it. Isn't this using my own weakness to compete with other people's strengths?
!”
"This is not something that can be changed by accumulation alone."
Pei Qian was silent for a moment and admitted reluctantly: "Indeed."
"But, who said superhero themes can only be written for Westerners?"
"You can also write to readers in China!"
"A superhero theme that is only for domestic readers may not be successful."
Cui Geng scratched his head: "But, I can't be original, I can only use existing IP to write. But these characters of Hurricane Comics have neither become popular abroad nor at home. This shows that these
In fact, the characters are almost breathless. Even if it is only written to domestic readers, I am afraid it will not be successful, because everyone does not like these superheroes at all..."
"I feel that it is impossible for me to make domestic readers like them. It is too difficult."
Pei Qian thought for a while: "Why do you have to like these superheroes? You can also write these superheroes to death, or make them worse than death. Everyone doesn't like them anyway, which gives you greater freedom.
Save it!"
“Don’t let rules and regulations limit your thinking, make bold assumptions!”
Cui Geng: "..."
He finally saw that Mr. Pei was determined to choose the most difficult subject: Hurricane Comics' superhero subject!
Anyway, no matter how you find reasons, Mr. Pei’s final topic will come back to this topic.
But how to write this?
A person who writes online articles has to bite the bullet and write about superhero themes? Isn’t this a joke?
Cui Geng was extremely unhappy, but he found that Mr. Pei's debating ability was indeed too strong, and he soon ran out of words.
In the end, he had no choice but to nod very reluctantly: "Okay, Mr. Pei, I will read the comics of Hurricane Comics in the past few days and come up with ideas..."
"However, please don't have too much hope. I will not be responsible for spending the buyout money on it and piling it up as garbage."
Pei Qian was overjoyed, you wrote a bunch of rubbish? Then I can't ask for more!
He immediately patted Cui Geng on the shoulder: "Don't worry, it doesn't matter even if the work you write is unsuccessful, this is a meaningful attempt!"
"As long as you try, you will always fail!"
"The reason for the buyout is that the end point will bear the risk, so that you can create freely without pressure!"
"You can go and try it with confidence. If there is any problem, I will take care of it!"