The subsequent events followed naturally.
Chu Kuang "agreed to authorize".
The TV series "The Lotus Lantern" has been approved and will start filming soon.
This drama needs special effects in post-production, so it cannot be filmed and broadcast at the same time.
However, considering the filming speed of Blue Star, it probably won’t take long to finish filming the thirty episodes.
This matter was handed over to the television department and Lin Yuan did not get involved.
He didn't think that director Ding Xiao needed his attention.
This ruthless man has obviously become a great master under Chu Kuang, and having Yi An's script will give him even more power, and he may even be better than his master.
It was already four o'clock in the afternoon when I finished dealing with these things.
Lin Yuan looked at the time and felt that he could go home from get off work.
Gu Dong watched Lin Yuan leave, not surprised.
Representative Lin doesn't get off work until four o'clock, which means he has worked very hard.
And Xingmang officially announced the project plan of "The Lotus Lantern" that evening.
This is considered a routine operation for the advance promotion of a TV series.
In the promotion, Xing Mang roughly explained the situation of "The Lotus Lantern":
“The story of this drama will revolve around Yang Jian and many characters from Journey to the West. The actors will be the original cast of the TV series Journey to the West, and Mr. Liu Zhengwen will continue to play Erlang Shen. The two parties have reached a preliminary consensus. This is the first independent character drama derived from Journey to the West. After that, Xingmang will have plans to shoot more related independent character dramas. As the screenwriter of this independent drama, we have invited the famous writer Mr. Yi An, the author of The Legend of Wukong…”
Background story.
Actor identity.
Screenwriter selection.
Several key pieces of information quickly attracted the attention of countless netizens!
Especially at a time when the final episode of the fourth season of "Journey to the West" is being aired, this independent spin-off series has attracted even more attention!
"A spin-off of the Journey to the West series?"
"Yang Jian's independent character series?"
"Liu Zhengwen's Yang Jian looks very handsome. There's nothing wrong with this. I look forward to Xingmang's spin-off of Journey to the West. The original cast is so exciting. I was worried that there would be nothing to watch after Journey to the West was over!"
"The screenwriter is Yi An?"
"Xing Mang actually cooperated with Yi An!"
"Who is Yi An?"
"If I say Yi An is a fan of Chu Kuang, will you roll your eyes?"
"Haha, Mr. Yi An is the author of The Legend of Wukong, and he also wrote some lyrics. If you're interested, you can search for it. He also competed with Lao Zei in the song Butterfly Loves Flowers. His literary talent is amazing!"
"Will the TV series directed by Yi An be another classic like "The Legend of Wukong"?"
"Why don't you just shoot Yi An's "The Legend of Wukong"? I think that one is a real classic!"
"Although I also want to see "The Legend of Wukong" made into a TV series, it is really difficult to film."
Yi An is still fairly well-known now.
Most netizens still know each other.
Because Yi An had written "The Legend of Sun Wukong", fans of Journey to the West had no objection to him being the screenwriter.
However, just because fans of Journey to the West have no objection does not mean that fans of Primordial Chaos have no objection.
In fact.
When many fans of Honghuang saw that Xingmang was going to shoot a TV series related to Yang Jian, they were furious!
"Yang Jian?"
“What a joke!”
"Isn't Yang Jian the protagonist of Honghuang?"
"Why is Journey to the West stealing our Hong Huang's leading actor?"
"I'm sorry, I only recognize the Yang Jian from Primordial Chaos as the real Yang Jian. The Yang Jian from Journey to the West doesn't show the charm of Yang Jian himself at all!"
"Xiyou has such a big face!"
"The popularity of Journey to the West has suppressed Hong Huang. Now they want to make Yang Jian, the protagonist of Hong Huang, theirs as well. Everyone knows that Yang Jian is the leading male character of Hong Huang!"
"I agree with the opinion of a certain brother above. I only recognize Yang Jian from the prehistoric times!"
"I only recognize Yang Jian from the prehistoric times plus one!"
…
The number of fans of Honghuang is indeed declining now.
If it were in the past, this building could at least be built to 10086.
However, now, nearly half of the fans of "Journey to the West" have already jumped into the trap.
I can't say that I have completely become a fan of Journey to the West, but at least I won't conflict with other fans of Journey to the West over Hong Huang.
The remaining fans of "Honghuang" had just said a few words when they were hit back by the fans of "Journey to the West".
"Yang Jian is the male protagonist of Honghuang?"
"Oh my god, do Hong Huang fans really think so? No way, no way. If you read more books, you should know that Yang Jian is a character in folk mythology and has never belonged to a specific work!"
"Only you, Honghuang, can use Yang Jian as the protagonist?"
"If Yang Jian is an original character in the Honghuang series, then Journey to the West is wrong to do this, but the problem is that Erlang Shen does not belong to Honghuang. Honghuang is also a reference to folk mythology!"
"Damn, I knew there would be some Honghuang fans jumping out, and I actually guessed it right."
"I was just driven out of the circle by some fanatics of Honghuang. Isn't Journey to the West more interesting?"
"… "
When it comes down to it, Honghuang is not in the right.
Many folk mythological figures have been cited in countless works, and no one would ever say that only their own work can use a certain mythological figure and no one else can.
The reason why Honghuang fans are so extreme is simple:
The reason why the mythological character Yang Jian became so popular is indeed related to the work "Hong Huang". If "Hong Huang" had not used Yang Jian as the male protagonist, Yang Jian would not have been as famous as he is today.
Many fans of Honghuang therefore regard themselves as Yang Jian who belongs to Honghuang.
When this kind of thing happened when Journey to the West was just released, the fighting power of the fans of Honghuang would have been absolutely off the charts. Unfortunately, times have changed and the fans of Journey to the West are now more powerful, so the fans of Honghuang were quickly suppressed.
Some fans of Honghuang were so angry that they even said:
If you use Yang Jian, then we will also use Sun Wukong to make a drama!
Unfortunately, this remark was met with even worse criticism.
Because Sun Wukong and Yang Jian are different.
Yang Jian is a mythical figure passed down from generation to generation among the people.
However, Sun Wukong is indeed an original creation of "Journey to the West".
Before "Journey to the West", Lan Xing didn't know who Sun Wukong was!
Before the prehistoric times, ancient people had already worshipped the image of Yang Jian!
In other words.
Honghuang wants to sue Journey to the West for copyright infringement, but there is no way he will succeed.
And if Honghuang really used Sun Wukong, then Journey to the West would be true.
Finally, the fans of Honghuang couldn't hold back any more and became furious:
"Okay, just take the photo!"
"Let's see what you guys can come up with."
"Don't let the plot be all our Honghuang style."
"The character of Yang Jian has long been based on the prehistoric plot. You have portrayed a Yang Jian that is completely different from that, and the audience will not be able to accept it."
"I'm not a fan of Honghuang, I only recognize Yang Jian from Honghuang!"
"So many viewers on Blue Star recognize Yang Jian from the Primordial Era!"
"If Xing Mang doesn't film Yang Jian right, you can expect to be scolded. By then, not only will we, the fans of Hong Huang, disagree, even the ordinary audiences who have watched Hong Huang will disagree!"
"… "
Although he was furious, he told the truth this time.
Because of the influence of Honghuang, the image of Yang Jian has long been deeply rooted in people's hearts.
If the independent drama created by Journey to the West for Yang Jian follows the path of prehistoric times, it would definitely be inappropriate;
However, if Journey to the West is not filmed according to the image of Yang Jian set in the ancient times, the audience will definitely be hindered from accepting it due to inertial cognition.
This needs to be explained frankly.
Because everyone knows what Yang Jian’s image is like and what he has experienced based on the plot of Honghuang.
Even though Hong Huang does not completely follow the settings of folk mythology, it cannot withstand the influence of many years.
…
The television division of Star.
There was some worry in Zhao Jue's eyes.
What is meant to come will come.
When the company decided to shoot "The Lotus Lantern", Zhao Jue had already guessed that some fans of "The Legend of Chusen" would be dissatisfied.
Very normal.
Over the years, fans of Honghuang have regarded Yang Jian as their own property.
After all, he is the leading male role in the family, how could he allow others to interfere
That is to say, Journey to the West is now very popular, and the number of its fans has surpassed that of The Legend of the Condor Heroes fans, so the protests of The Legend of the Condor Heroes fans can be suppressed.
However, the remarks made by Honghuang fans in a fit of rage are not without reason.
Zhao Jue was really worried that the Yang Jian in "The Lotus Lantern" would have too many character conflicts with the Yang Jian in prehistoric times.
This preconceived impression is actually very scary.
For example.
If the commercial copyright of "Journey to the West" is completely opened up, then if someone also films Sun Wukong, the image of Sun Wukong produced will be completely different from the original, and he will have a different personality from the original, which will definitely cause discomfort to the audience and hinder their acceptance.
It may even trigger a round of scolding!
The same goes for Yang Jian.
Although Yang Jian is not an original character in Honghuang, when people mention Erlang Shen, they will indeed think of the protagonist of Honghuang first.
This fact will never be denied by anyone from the beginning to the end.
"It's troublesome."
Zhao Jue immediately informed director Ding Xiao of his concerns and wanted to hear what suggestions Ding Xiao had.
"The Honghuang fandom has begun?"
Ding Xiao curled his lips and said, "Minister Zhao, answer me a question first. Do you think these Honghuang fans love Honghuang itself or the protagonist Yang Jian?"
"Yang Jian."
Zhao Jue said without hesitation.
She also watched Honghuang. Basically all the people on Blue Planet have watched Honghuang.
Most people who like Hong Huang like Yang Jian; just like most people who like Journey to the West like Sun Wukong.
"That's it."
Ding Xiao snorted, "Since they like Yang Jian, then it's easy. These people are all potential audiences of our drama, because our Yang Jian will not disappoint them, although our Yang Jian is indeed different from the protagonist of Honghuang, and the difference is even earth-shaking."
"Are you sure?"
Zhao Jue frowned.
This director is very crazy now, and his words are extremely arrogant. I don’t know what the charm of Yi An’s script is that gives him such strong confidence.
"Haha, it looks like the number of Honghuang fans is going to get even smaller."
Sooner or later, all fans of Honghuang will become like Journey to the West!
This thought flashed through my mind.
Ding Xiao raised the script in his hand and said with his head slightly raised:
"Minister Zhao, please rest assured. I, Ding Xiao, will make this clear now. Before those fans of the prehistoric world watched The Lotus Lantern, they would think that the Yang Jian of the prehistoric world was the most classic Yang Jian. But after watching this drama..."
"What will happen?"
"They just feel bad for giegie."
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ps: I was fascinated by the drama during the day and shared it with you, "Youngsters in the Song Dynasty", it's quite good.