I had a great time having dinner with the editor. The two of them talked a lot about readers and about new books.
"The Immortal's Reverse" has been serialized for nearly two years. It is a middle-level online novel and is not too short. However, the total number of words is upper-level. If it is two chapters a day, it will not be a problem if it lasts three years. This is one of the reasons for its good results.
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After the last chapter was published at six o'clock, together with the comments on the completion of the book, reluctant readers left comments about this chapter one after another.
"I am following both the big books. "Ghost Blows Out the Lamp" is equally good. Maybe because of the length, I don't feel reluctant to part with it. However, the completion of "The Rebellion of Immortals" makes me feel very uncomfortable and lack of life.
Such fun.”
"It is fixed at 10,000 words every day, and updates are added from time to time. He is the most diligent author I have ever seen. I look forward to the next work."
"This ending shows that there will be no second part, which is sad."
"There are eight parts of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", hahahaha, it's so awesome."
"I skipped the last chapter and read this testimonial first. I hope it's fake. Please continue writing. Why don't you subscribe?"
"My favorite character is also Li Muwan. If it is made into a TV series, I don't know who will play it!"
Qin Xiaobao and Li Hua also talked about the adaptation. Just like on Earth, there are many film and television companies interested in "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", including Tencent, who want to buy it and make it into a movie or TV series.
If he were an ordinary author, he would probably not discuss anything and just quote the price directly.
Qin Xiaobao knew a lot about how "Ghost Blows Out the Lamp" was going on on Earth, and he told Li Hua directly that he could sell the copyright and negotiate with our company.
Tencent's relationship with him is currently in the honeymoon stage, and there are talks, but it's hard to say whether they will film it themselves.
The filming of "The Rebellion of Immortals" was a bit difficult, and Li Hua said that he would probably take the route of converting comics into animation first.
Qin Xiaobao is not surprised. This is what fairy tales and fantasy works are like. When the author writes, the scenes are magnificent and exciting.
The book is a good book and readers love to read it.
However, it is basically impossible to make it into a TV series or movie in recent years or even more than ten years.
Why, there are too many special effects shots, the investment is too big, more than six million words, and dozens of episodes will definitely not be finished. Which boss can afford to spend so much money on special effects?
Even if it is filmed, no TV station can afford it. Even investing several hundred million is too much and it will definitely lose money.
The movie is fine, but it also has the problem of length. If it is too condensed, too much content needs to be cut. The audience will not be happy, the reputation will decline, and the box office will be in danger.
The environment is like this, there is nothing we can do.
If one day fifty-cent special effects is no longer a derogatory term, only "The Rebellion" and other works that encounter the same problem will have a chance to be released in live-action versions.
It’s hard to say when I will start writing a new book.
Qin Xiaobao is too busy.
Although there are no activities to participate in. I go to school, learn English, watch the post-editing of "Supernatural", and occasionally deal with company affairs. I really don't have the energy to focus on coding, so I can only take a break.
Time flies by and it’s the end of October in a blink of an eye.
There were no classes at school that weekend, but Qin Xiaobao drove Wang Bingbing to school anyway. The students from the directing department were in the classroom, obviously waiting for them.
Greeting each other.
The second micro-film competition of the three major platforms' "Dream Cup" will kick off at 12 noon today.
Generous cash rewards and platform promotion have attracted countless people's attention.
"Interview", the short film shot by everyone, will be launched on time on the competition pages of the three major platforms in half an hour.
As actors and actresses, we are all looking forward to it and want to see the audience's reaction.
It was a little cool in the classroom, but there was a fat classmate who was sweating on his forehead.
Qin Xiaobao looked at him: "Liu Yue, what's going on with you? Are you nervous?"
The fat classmate nodded honestly: "It will be online soon. What if I get scolded? It will embarrass you."
"Director Qin, weren't you nervous when your first work was released?" someone asked.
"I wanted to be nervous, but I didn't give him a chance. I just gave up."
Hahahaha, everyone laughed and forgot about this.
Wang Bingbing distributed the drinks they bought on the way to their classmates: "I testify that when "This Man from Earth" was released, he was extremely nervous."
Qin Xiaobao did not blame his girlfriend for causing trouble: "Nervousness is normal for our industry, you have to get used to it.
Every work is a new beginning. No matter whether your previous achievements are good or bad, they will be temporarily reset to zero. With an investment of tens of millions, it would be strange not to be nervous.
So there’s nothing to worry about, it’s normal.”
"Director, how do you relieve your emotions when you are nervous?"
"Listen carefully, Director Qin's small class has started." Wang Bingbing said with a smile.
The students don’t need to be reminded, they are just as serious as in class. This is really insightful and they will encounter it in the future thanks to their accumulated experience.
Speaking of which, filming the micro-movie this time has brought everyone closer together and really made the children feel a different side of Qin Xiaobao.
I used to laugh and laugh when I went to school, and since this guy has no airs, I just treated him like an ordinary classmate.
But after working together, I discovered that in many places, it is indeed different.
Mature, experienced, and at ease, somewhat like a role model.
"How can I alleviate..." Qin Xiaobao thought for a while: "It seems that there is nothing special to do, just carry it. Moreover, as a director, these negative emotions cannot be expressed, especially in front of investors."
"Why?"
"Stabilize the morale of the army. You are the director, and you are the backbone of the whole crew." Qin Xiaobao patted his chest: "Dong Xiaotao, you have officially become a director. Do you have any thoughts?"
"I find it very difficult." The young man glanced at the other students and said, "I am inexplicably anxious. I am afraid that I will not do well and the burden will be extremely heavy."
"Yeah, I'm actually the same. When the filming of the new film started, I was very nervous. I was worried about the filming progress, the box office, and the reputation." Qin Xiaobao smiled: "If you don't worry about the long term, you will have to worry about the near future. Are you still worried about it now?
Have time to study, enrich yourself as much as possible, and arm yourself.
Compared to me, you have the opportunity to improve yourself, so cherish your time at school."
The students nodded. Sometimes, everyone understands the truth. Whether they listen or not depends on who speaks.
"What if the audience doesn't like this short film?" This is what everyone is most afraid of.
"If you don't like it, don't like it. I must be the one scolding you." Qin Xiaobao comforted: "I wrote the script and it has nothing to do with you. To put it bluntly, no one knows you now.
Don't be burdened, just leave it to me to take the blame."
The words were a little unpleasant. Qin Xiaobao just wanted to remind you that the power of an individual is really very small. The earth will continue to rotate without you, and nothing will change because of your thoughts.
After chatting for a while, everyone rubbed their hands and focused on the TV in the classroom.