Mr. Pei slapped his butt and left, leaving a confused Cui Geng, who could only look through the comics of Hurricane Comics aimlessly.
For Pei Qian, the current situation of the entire "Inspiration Class" was completely in line with his expectations and he was following the script. He also paid special attention to Cui Geng and asked the author who was most likely to have problems to write a subject with the lowest success rate.
, it can be said to be multiple insurance.
As long as Cui Geng proves that this policy is feasible, then Pei Qian can consider letting more authors join the "inspiration class", which will have the effect of draining the bottom of the development of the terminal.
As for Cui Geng, he is now in deep confusion.
If Cui Geng had to choose, he would never choose this subject, because he is neither good at nor interested in it.
As an author whose knowledge of European and American superheroes is limited to a few super IPs and has no in-depth understanding, Cui Geng really can't think of any reason why he can write about superheroes well.
But Mr. Pei said that not knowing superheroes was an advantage, and if he was asked to read more information and polish it, there would be absolutely no problem.
Cui Geng thought about it, since it was Mr. Pei's opinion, it should still be taken seriously.
Because in terms of creation, Mr. Pei is the real master!
Whether it is Tengda's games or movies, Mr. Pei is actually responsible for it himself and controls the general direction. These have been verified and are very successful works.
Mr. Pei’s status in creation is much higher than that of Internet article writers like them. Since Mr. Pei said that Cui Geng has no problem, it’s possible that he really has no problem.
"Do I still have some potential that I don't even know about?"
With this doubt, Cui Geng decided to follow Mr. Pei's request and try hard on Hurricane Comics' superhero IP first.
As an important part of Tenda Group’s IP, the “Inspiration Class” also includes a large number of comics from Hurricane Comics.
Cui Geng selected a few books with relatively high sales volume, returned to his seat, turned on the light, played light music on his headphones, and then sat on the single sofa and read through them carefully.
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afternoon.
Cui Geng put aside the last comic he brought and rubbed his temples with a headache.
He watched from morning to afternoon, and was thinking about these superhero plots while eating at noon, but now, the more he watched, the more useless he felt.
The more you know, the more you will realize how difficult this task is!
Because they were all comics with less text information, they flipped through them very quickly. Cui Geng quickly read through several high-selling comics. After understanding the general plot outline, his mind became even more confused.
"Hurricane Comics only accounts for 5% of the market share in the United States. It is not without reason that the top two comic companies are rubbing it on the ground."
"Whether it is in terms of superhero characters or storylines, there is a big gap between the level of the previous two comic companies."
"These stories are incredible at first glance!"
"Moreover, these characters and plots are not very suitable for the tastes of domestic readers. It can be said that the advantages of the top two comic companies have not been learned, but the shortcomings have been retained."
"Writing this kind of IP character, am I not asking for death..."
Cui Geng fell into deep melancholy.
Things like Many-Faced Man, Duke of Purgatory, Aliens, RoboCop, etc. are already the most famous IPs of Hurricane Comics. Although these IPs have a certain impression on people, they are already outdated.
And in Cui Geng's view, these IPs either have poor story scalability, or their settings no longer meet current aesthetic standards, making it difficult to write derivative plots.
If these IPs were simply used as game characters in the GOG game, that would be no problem; but if you want to write an attractive enough story with them as the protagonists, it would be even more difficult.
Not to mention other IPs, they are all given away.
There are even many superheroes that compete with the top two comic companies, such as a hero called "Captain World". You can see the signs of copycats at a glance, and this kind of one cannot be used.
If I really write it down, I'm afraid people will laugh out loud.
In short, Cui Geng has a big head.
"How about I just deal with it?"
"Just choose IPs like Polygon or RoboCop and make do with writing a fanfic first?"
"Although this kind of IP is very old and outdated, at least domestic readers still have some impressions. If you make do with it, it shouldn't be considered a fraud, right?"
After thinking hard for several hours to no avail, Cui Geng subconsciously wanted to choose the easy way.
But President Pei's face suddenly appeared in his mind, and he immediately gave up the idea.
"No, absolutely not!"
"How could I have such a thought?"
"Mr. Pei takes special care of me. He obviously attaches great importance to what I want to write and has high expectations!"
"How could I have the idea of fooling around? This will make Mr. Pei so sad!"
"Mr. Pei has already said that there is no word count requirement, and slow work will lead to careful work. If I give up so quickly and start writing rashly, wouldn't I completely live up to Mr. Pei's expectations?"
"No, think about it more seriously!"
"We must use the energy we used to analyze Tengda's spirit with Wu Bin at that time, try to figure out the deep meaning behind Mr. Pei, and find the only correct answer!"
"I should follow Tengda's internal interpretation method and carefully interpret Mr. Pei's true intention!"
When Cui Geng wanted to give up, Tengda's spirit inspired him again.
When Cui Geng and Wu Bin analyzed Tengda Spirit and wrote the Tengda Spirit Manual, they had an in-depth understanding of "General Manager Pei's intention to answer the standard thinking".
This is a set of methodologies for trying to figure out President Pei's true intentions, led by company veterans such as Bao Xu, Huang Sibo and Lin Wan, and continuously improved by other department heads.
To be more specific, it is to deduce Mr. Pei's true intentions through the contents of Mr. Pei's task assignment. This method has been tried and tested in the game department, film department, and physical department, and has created many miracles.
Now, Cui Geng decided to learn and apply it in his own creations!
"What's the first step? Oh, by the way, find the most unreasonable point in Mr. Pei's words, and then start analyzing..."
Cui Geng tried hard to recall the conversation between President Pei and him in the morning.
In fact, Mr. Pei didn’t say much. He just said that “superhero themes can also be written for domestic readers”, “it is not necessary to make domestic readers like these superheroes”, and “write these superheroes to death or half-dead
It’s also possible.”
"It sounds like Mr. Pei is hinting to me not to use the traditional Western story structure to write superhero stories, but to work hard to tell them in a way that is acceptable to domestic readers..."
Cui Geng began to look up relevant information online.
Superhero-themed movies are part of cultural export and have a large domestic market. Although Cui Geng has not paid special attention to them, he still fully understands some basic concepts.
Although superheroes have different abilities, personalities and identities, most of them have similar characteristics:
Possessing extraordinary strength, technical ability or proficiency in related equipment in a certain aspect. It does not include strength, wisdom, special functions or money abilities, but it can be counted in this category.
They hope to uphold justice, have a sense of responsibility, and will choose to stand up when in danger without requiring anything in return.
To a certain extent, they represent Western moral concepts. They generally do not kill people, but hand them over to the police and the law.
They usually have a secret identity to protect their friends and family. At the same time, they often have another identity besides superheroes in real life, such as reporters, students, rich second generation, etc.
They usually have a signature costume or prop.
Generally speaking, superhero stories are basically stories of justice finally defeating evil: the super villain wants to do bad things, but is discovered by the superhero. After a series of twists and turns, the superhero defeats the super villain and maintains the
World peace.
Of course, with the development of the superhero genre, stories have taken on more and more tricks, and some "anti-hero" characters have even appeared, both good and evil.
But there are still very few superhero stories that deviate from the core of "good defeats evil", because if they deviate from this core, the audience may not necessarily buy it.
In a sense, superhero-themed comics or movies, like online articles, are a creative model that can be mass-produced. Although the basic routines are constantly repeated, there will be many innovations in the detailed routines, and readers will eat them
It’s a set, no matter how many times I repeat it, I still love it.
This is also the reason why Cui Geng feels unable to write: precisely because this is a creative model that can be mass-produced and deeply rooted in the Western cultural background, as Chinese people, there is a natural cultural barrier to this, so according to this standard
Process creation can never surpass the superhero stories created by Westerners.
This is not to belittle oneself, but to have a clear understanding of reality.
It's like asking a native Westerner to write a traditional Chinese martial arts story. No matter how much preparation he makes, what he writes in the end will definitely be "tasteless".
Cui Geng frowned: "In other words, I'm afraid it's impossible to sell the stories I wrote to foreigners. They can only be sold to Chinese people."
"Mr. Pei indeed said that."
“But how can we sell it to Chinese people specifically?”
"Mr. Pei seems to have done a lot of Western-themed content, which seems to be very popular among Chinese people. How did Mr. Pei do it?"
Cui Geng couldn't help but think of the game "Struggle".
In fact, the game "Struggle" is also completely based on a Western story background. From the characters to the story, everything is based on a Western background, but domestic players like it very much.
Cui Geng carefully recalled the storyline of "Struggle", and suddenly his eyes lit up.
"Understood!"
"The secret of Mr. Pei's creation is to observe Western stories from a Chinese cultural perspective, deconstruct them, tear apart the exquisite outer covering of Western literary and artistic works, and then fully reveal their inner meanings!"