Chapter 121 Film and Television Adaptation

Chapter 121 Film and Television Adaptation

"Unfortunately, R...AMD, which we had high hopes for, finally failed in the Cooler Master Cup knockout round of the eight-to-four game..."

"What a shocking surprise!"

Chen Ba, who was contacting the outsourced art team, was a little surprised when he heard the movement from Yang Dong's cell phone.

AMD is down?

No! A team that performed so well in the GAL League went to participate in a cup competition, but ended up in the quarterfinals?

"They didn't make it to the main force."

Yang Dong explained: "The hardware configuration is not high, so we didn't take this cup seriously at all."

There's really no need to take it seriously.

The Cooler Master Cup is a "Star Emperor" cup sponsored and organized by a well-known PC cooling brand.

Major GAL league teams, live broadcast platform anchor teams, and college teams were invited to participate.

To put it bluntly, the gold content is very low.

The Cooler Master Cup is mainly to give non-professional teams a chance to express themselves. The console they DIYed themselves is actually not that powerful, it is just fun to look at.

The professional team participated in this competition, but none of the main players came, and even the participating host machines had a "commercially available" configuration similar to that of ordinary teams.

In this case, it is normal for the car to roll over.

It is estimated that AMD is eager to be eliminated as soon as possible, and they have to prepare for the next GAL event.

"Intel is very excited!"

Yang Dong couldn't help but smile and said: "They probably also know that they have no chance of winning the league championship. If they win a Cooler Master Cup championship, they won't have nothing to gain this year."

So a strange scene occurred.

NVIDIA and AMD, both of them, didn't have a single main player. They wished they could be eliminated as soon as possible to avoid wasting time in such a small cup.

Intel is firing on all cylinders!

They vented all their anger and grievances from the GAL League on these anchor teams and college teams, focusing on a professional fish fry.

"They are really good..."

Chen Ba rolled his eyes and said, "Let's go to the anchor team and the college team with the entire main lineup. It won't be a shame to win the championship."

"It won't work if you don't become the main force!"

Yang Dong explained with a smile: "The anchor team and the college team are actually very good. Most of them use 4090Ti graphics cards. If you are not careful, there is a real possibility of overturning."

Intel is also anxious.

They want to win a championship so much, no matter if it is a league championship or a cup championship, winning the championship is more important than anything else.

Otherwise, when people say "What kind of champion are you?", I really can't answer...

What kind of champion are you?

Cooler Master Cup Champion! Who says a Cooler Master champion is not a champion?

"Forget it, it's better to win the championship."

Chen Ba shook his head and felt that it was understandable for Intel to do this. After all, if they don't win a championship to stabilize the morale of the army, the team will really break up next year.

After talking about the Cooler Master Cup, Yang Dong then talked about another thing that seemed to have nothing to do with the game industry, but was actually inseparable.

A film and television company has taken a liking to the two games "Hanchuang Kushu Simulator" and "Household Simulator" and plans to adapt them into a TV series...

"Film and television adaptation?"

Chen Ba almost lost his grip on the signature pen in his hand and thought he heard wrongly.

It wasn't until Yang Dong recited what happened that he realized that he had heard it right, let alone understood it correctly. Someone really planned to adapt the game owned by Tianba Studio.

Haitian Film and Television.

A film and television industry giant with a market value of barely over 10 billion, heard about Tianba Studio's games from somewhere and wanted to adapt them into films.

"I agree, why not?"

This is a good thing, and Chen Ba has no reason to refuse. After all, if you can sell the copyright, why not sell it? If you keep it in your hands, you won’t be able to reproduce.

But then again.

Although in principle, he is not opposed to film and television adaptations, he also does not want to see the plot of the game being radically altered and ultimately changed beyond recognition.

"Their first choice was "The Living Simulator", which was the script they sent before..."

Yang Dong handed over a printed script.

Chen Ba looked down.

The title of the play is "Sojourn", which does not use the name of the game, making it more concise and direct.

There are four main characters.

The male lead, Chen Wei, has the same background setting and character setting as the protagonist of the game.

The female lead, Chen Xiuying, is Chen Wei's aunt. She is a woman with a gentle and virtuous personality and a good housekeeper.

The second female lead, Wang Ya, is Chen Xiuying's daughter and Chen Wei's cousin. She is a very unruly and willful high school girl.

The second male lead is Wang Zhiqiang, Chen Xiuying’s husband, Wang Ya’s father, Chen Wei’s uncle...

Because it is an adaptation, the plot does not follow the main plot of the game. Apart from the basic characters, there are some major changes.

For example, uncle Wang Zhiqiang did not cheat in the game, but in the script, he not only cheated but also committed domestic violence. He lost all his family's savings and his daughter's college tuition because of gambling. He is a complete rotten person.

The experience of the male protagonist Chen Wei may be to create a strong dramatic conflict. His life in the script is more miserable than in the game.

The plot revolves around a family, and there are some original "neighbors" and "classmates" characters in the script, all of whom are tools to create conflicts.

"It's like this again..."

After quickly turning the script to the ending page, Chen Ba couldn't help but sigh.

As expected.

The ending is a "family fun" that is enjoyed by both men and women of all ages.

My uncle turned around as a prodigal son, changed his mind and remarried his aunt. The cousin shed tears of regret and was forgiven by Chen Wei. The family got back together and decided to take a family photo.

As a result, before leaving home, Chen Wei received the admission notice from Qingbei University. The whole family hugged each other and cried with joy.

This is the ending of the script.

The process is quite bloody, and the ending is a bit deliberate to please the audience and censorship, but I must admit that this kind of drama is indeed very marketable.

Don’t housewives, middle-aged and elderly people love to watch this kind of drama? If you really follow the main plot of the game, it probably won’t work...

Therefore, Chen Ba said he could accept this adaptation plan.

"That's good!"

Yang Dong breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Actually, I also think that this adaptation is a bit deliberate. But people have said that the main plot of our game is really impossible to film, and it will be difficult to pass the review if we film it."

"really……"

Chen Ba nodded.

The game's plot is okay in the early stages, but in the later stages it becomes a bit demonizing to the uncle and cousin. And the end of the plot is also a complete tragedy.

Adapt it, it’s pretty good now.

Although the family-happy ending is not one of Chen Ba's favorite endings, he also admitted that the screenwriter did his best. Otherwise, it might not be broadcast.

"Where's the simulator for studying hard in Hanchuang?"

"That hasn't been decided yet..."

Yang Dong shook his head and said: "What the other party means is to choose the actors first and film "Sojourn", and then think about it later."

"Actor?"

Chen Ba was a little curious, pointing to the core characters in the script and asked: "Have the candidates been confirmed for these main roles?"

"The actor who plays the role of uncle has been confirmed, an experienced actor who often guest-stars as the villain. The actor of aunt has also been confirmed, a certain national daughter-in-law actress."

Yang Dong said with a smile: "The rest is undecided because they are also waiting for our news. If we don't agree, how can we find all the actors in advance?"

"Okay, go ahead and get in touch."

Chen Ba had no objection. From the choice of the two actors, aunt and uncle, it could be seen that Haitian really wanted to make this drama a success.

Just don’t have any fresh meat.

He is still looking forward to the drama between the veteran actor and the national daughter-in-law. If he chooses a reliable young actor to play the protagonist Chen Wei, the drama "Sojourn" will most likely be successful.

"Tsk tsk!"

When Chen Ba thought about this, he couldn't help but sigh: "A game is changed into a TV series? There shouldn't be many such cases, right?"

"It's quite a lot."

"It's just that in the past, TV series adapted from games were more about themes such as ancient costumes, fairy tales, romance, etc."

Yang Dong explained: "For example, "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", "The Legend of Ancient Swords", "Xuanyuan Sword" and so on."

There are many adaptations of Xianxia games, and after the TV series was filmed, it became more famous and more people watched it.

But there is actually another type of game that has a lot of adaptations, but it is less famous and only a few people know that the game has been modified.

"Orange Light Game!"

Without Yang Dong’s introduction, Chen Ba had also heard of the famous name Orange Light Games.

There are indeed many TV series adapted from Orange Light games, and there are also many successful cases. It's just that in terms of fame, it's not as famous as the Immortal Sword, the Ancient Sword and the Xuanyuan Sword.

It is indeed a bit unexpected that "The Survival Simulator" was chosen by the film crew and planned to be adapted into a TV series.

Because this is not a popular theme for traditional "game adaptations", shouldn't everyone pursue themes of fairy tales, fantasy, romance and fictional heroines?

"I feel weird too."

"But I asked them, and they said that the investment in fairy tale dramas is huge, and the audience is tired of romance dramas. It's just a good time to change their taste and add some family ethics drama." Yang Dong explained with a smile.

That's understandable.

When Chen Ba heard this, he couldn't help curling his lips and said: "Don't mention it, "The Living Simulator" and "The Hard Study Simulator" are suitable for broadcasting at eight o'clock in the evening."

Housewives and middle-aged and elderly people will probably like this kind of TV series, and it will definitely make them cry.

I must cry like a cat!

The eight o'clock dramas in the evening all have this kind of routines and scripts, inciting emotions and conflicts and tricking the audience into tears.

"When will it start broadcasting?"

"I don't know, maybe next year!"

Yang Dong shook his head and said: "We are starting to shoot now, and it is estimated that it will be broadcast in the summer as soon as possible. But if it can't be scheduled, it won't be broadcast by the end of the year."

"Okay, let's send a notice on the official website."

Chen Ba thought about it and felt that this was a happy event. He could promote it through the official website and official Weibo to let players know about it.

By the way, I would like to take this opportunity to test other film and television companies to see if there are any "daring" ones to adapt "Star Emperor" or "God's Grace Continent"?

Let’s not talk about “God’s Grace Continent” for now.

This thing is actually more suitable for anime, and there are so many Divine Grace animations that it doesn’t matter whether the original version is adapted or not.

But "Star Emperor" is feasible!

The ancient sword Xuanyuan Sword can be adapted, and it is also a fantasy fantasy theme. Why can't "Star Emperor" be adapted?

"Qian Ke pull him down!"

Yang Dong rolled his eyes and said: "This kind of fairy tale drama often requires tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of investments. Do you really think you can make it if you want to?"

"The majority of Xianxia popular dramas should be the remuneration. I don't think those special effects are worth the money."

Chen Ba said indifferently: "I really think that "The Star Emperor" can be adapted and given a try, even if we don't charge copyright fees."

Let’s see who has the courage.

As long as someone dares to ask, as long as someone dares to film, Chen Ba can not charge copyright fees, but only requires that the adaptation be in place.

Not that he was very generous.

The main reason is that the adaptation of "Star King" is very difficult, and it is a win-win situation. If there is a lack of investment, Tianba Studio can even invest a little.

"This is not easy to handle..."

Yang Dong is still not optimistic, after all, his family knows about his family affairs.

Is there a plot in "Star Emperor"?

have!

But the plot was really just a fooling around. He and Chen Ba didn't bother to design the plot at the beginning.

So this thing is adapted. Apart from the basic character design and story background, the other plots are almost purely original.

Not many people are happy.

And most importantly, "Star Emperor" has too many big scenes. The special effects in games are so gorgeous. If you make a live-action drama, the special effects can't be worse than those in the game, right?

How much money will it cost?

Just thinking about it, Yang Dong has a feeling that if you want to make this thing effective, the money you have to spend must be higher than TV series such as "Legend of Sword and Fairy", and much higher.

The Fairy Sword series doesn't have such big scenes, and even if it does, the game itself doesn't show it, so the audience can't tell the difference.

Can "Star Emperor" work?

Every big scene is basically reflected in the game itself, which uses the Dream Builder 5 engine and has the industry's top game CG image quality.

Why is it that the filming of your TV series is not as exquisite as the actual scenes of the game?

"Too……"

Chen Ba thought about it again and felt that what Brother Dong said made sense.

The most difficult aspect of the film and television adaptation of "Star Emperor" is actually "transcending" the game itself.

This is hard to stretch!

The drama that was produced with so much hard work was criticized by people: It doesn't feel as shocking as the game itself. It can be said that not many directors can stand it.

"so be it."

"You go ahead and inform the players. It's best if someone asks about "Star Emperor". It's okay if no one asks."

Chen Ba thought for a while and then said: "No one is willing to adapt it. When we make a lot of money in the future, we will film it ourselves..."

wrong!

If no one is willing to invest in "Star Emperor", can we call on good brothers like Nvidia and AMD to raise funds to make one?

The stock price of Lao Huang Su's mother's company is so high, it is probably due to Xiao Chen's contribution. Seeing how hard Xiao Chen works, it is no problem to sponsor it.

But there's no hurry about this.

Let’s promote the show “Sojourn” first and see if anyone is interested in Tianba Studio’s other games.

What if someone is actually interested?

Don’t underestimate the Chinese people’s enthusiasm for fairy tale dramas. It’s not without reason that the Fairy Sword series has been popular for so many years and has made so many stars famous.

It's actually not surprising that someone is taking advantage of him. After all, "Star Emperor" is not much worse than the Sword and Sword series.

The latest sequel to the famous Fairy Sword series has only sold a few hundred thousand copies.

Not even 1 million copies...