Chapter 489 Restarting the "Green Ivy Universe" The second phase of
the Golden Eagle Awards has ended. After two days of discussion on the Internet about "The Hidden Corner" winning the three major awards "Grand Slam", the heat has subsided.
After all, for ordinary audiences, whether it is a web drama or a TV series, as long as it is good-looking and interesting, it's fine.
And to be honest, in recent years, most TV series will choose to be broadcast simultaneously on video platforms. Everyone ends up watching them on their mobile phones, and the boundary between the two is not so clear. The
same is true for the industry. The title of "the first team of web dramas" of Arclight has been recognized a long time ago. Now adding a "Grand Slam" is nothing more than continuing to consolidate this honor.
Arclight signed a cooperation agreement with director Xin Shang and established an independent director studio for him, with all kinds of treatment.
Although there is only "The Hidden Corner" at present, his status among the many directors within the Arclight system is only one level lower than that of "founding heroes" such as Wu Bai and Wang Wei.
Meng Bai opened all the scripts of the Arclight Screenwriter Department to him. He could choose any one he liked and start the project directly after deciding.
In fact, this condition was more attractive to Xin Shuang than all the other preferential conditions combined.
Everyone in the industry knows that in terms of the number of script projects, many platforms and companies have more inventory than Arclight. But in terms of quality, the name of "Archlight Screenwriter Department" has long been well-known.
The reason is simple. The scripts written by President Meng himself are also in the Arclight inventory. Any one of them will be a hit.
For Xin Shuang, a new director, this is like a disciple who has just entered the inner door in a fantasy novel and directly obtained the secret book rights of the entire Sutra Pavilion, which even includes the "top skills" written by the headmaster himself.
Who can resist this?
In short, the result is that Xin Shuang plunged into the Arclight Screenwriter Library. No matter which one you choose in the end, just take a look at it first.
Meng Bai let him go and began to arrange the next stage of tasks for the film and television department.
"The Zijin Chen trilogy is all finished, and the new 'Retrospection Series' is almost finished. It should all be broadcast next year."
In the conference room, Meng Bai looked at the heads of various departments and gestured to the screen behind him and said, "The next core project of Arclight is the production of The Three-Body Problem."
After several months of negotiations between Arclight and Youzu, the two sides finally agreed on all the details and officially reached a cooperation agreement.
Youzu's Three-Body Universe gave Arclight the film and television adaptation rights of The Three-Body Problem to be produced, and the form of cooperation is temporarily limited to the film and television drama part. As for the film adaptation rights, Lin Qi is still considering it, and the negotiations between the two sides have not yet ended.
"The original work of "The Three-Body Problem" consists of three books, which is huge. It is definitely impossible to finish it in just one season." Meng Bai said, "So our plan for "The Three-Body Problem" has been based on the standards of a series from the beginning."
The person in charge of the screenwriting department raised his hand: "Mr. Meng, will we directly adapt the first book "Past Events on Earth" in the first season?"
"When we make the specific adaptation later, we will discuss it based on the rhythm of the plot. However, according to my current rough plan, the plot of the first season should only progress to the "Guzheng Project" at most."
Looking at the thoughtful crowd, Meng Bai continued, "The "Three-Body Problem" project is the core of Arclight in the next two years. We expect it to be broadcast in 2023. In this way, it can form a linkage effect with "The Wandering Earth" in the Spring Festival that year, and promote the progress of the entire science fiction system."
For "The Three-Body Problem", his expectations are not just as simple as shooting a few dramas. In fact, he hopes to take this opportunity to participate in the complete development of the "Three-Body Universe".
In fact, ArcLight has funds, development capabilities, and channels. Whether in terms of comprehensive strength or overall resources, it can be said to be a very suitable partner.
Unless Youzu intends to join a top giant like Tencent, it would be better to find ArcLight to cooperate with.
It’s just a bit of a headache that Youzu’s boss Lin Qi has always insisted on independently developing the IP of the “Three-Body Universe”. At most, he will cooperate with other companies on a certain part of the content, just like now.
It can be seen from the fact that he spent many years and effort to get the copyright of “Three-Body” back that he is very stubborn about what he has identified, and it is difficult to pry his ideas away.
Meng Bai has no other choice but to work on film and television adaptations while continuing to talk to the other party about other cooperation to see if he can find opportunities.
However, although “Three-Body” is important, there is plenty of time after all, so there is no need to rush.
The most important project at the moment is the “anti-gang drama” in cooperation with the Political and Legal Affairs Commission.
The script problem is easy to say. Meng Bai has initially constructed the story framework based on his own “fragments of inspiration”. He also brought Wang Wei to be in charge of this new project. The director also cooperated with the screenwriter to polish the plot together.
"Well, I have a suggestion." Wang Wei raised his hand, "Can we set the background of this "anti-gang drama" in Green Vine City?"
Meng Bai raised his eyebrows: "You mean, incorporate this drama into the "Green Vine Universe"? "
After thinking about it, he shook his head and said, "No, although the "anti-gang drama" can also be filmed in a suspenseful way, it is different from the "criminal investigation drama" after all. If it is forced to be linked, it will not only affect the structure of the plot itself, but also the audience will be very distracted."
Wang Wei said: "There is no need to make linkages in the plot, and there is no need to incorporate it into the "Green Vine Universe". What I mean is, just use Green Vine as a background. After all, many settings are ready-made and can be used directly, which saves time and effort.
Another point is that in this way, the "Green Vine Series" can be named after the Political and Legal Affairs Commission. With this banner, we may have a chance to restart the second phase of the "Green Vine Universe."
As Meng Bai's pioneering work, the first phase of the "Green Vine Series" plays a vital role in the development of Arc Light.
Although as the company expanded, the number of projects gradually increased, and new choices gradually emerged, the "Green Ivy Criminal Investigation Universe" is still the masterpiece of Arclight.
It was only after the end of the first phase that the review of online dramas by radio and television was gradually tightened. In particular, the field of "suspense criminal investigation" is the core of supervision.
"White Night Chase", which is crucial to the "Green Ivy Series", was even named by relevant departments as a typical case of "censorship errors".
It is precisely because of these reasons that, except for the movie version of "Detective Tang", which has been separated from the "Green Ivy Criminal Investigation Universe" and has become an independent chapter, the entire subsequent second phase was stopped.
But now it is different. With the increasing strength and influence of Arclight Film and Television, there is gradually a certain amount of room for discussion when facing the upper-level review.
As the director of "White Night Chase", Wang Wei has always been upset about the fact that there is no sequel to this drama. So taking this opportunity, he proposed to see if he could combine the cooperation of the Political and Legal Committee to take out the "Green Ivy Universe" again and try to "save" it.
Meng Bai thought about it and felt that this matter was not hopeless: "Well, I will talk to the Political and Legal Affairs Commission. If they have no requirements for the setting of the story background, then we will set the plot scene in 'Green Vine City'."
In the conference room, everyone was discussing the plans for various projects in an intense and orderly manner.
While listening to everyone's reports, Meng Bai was thinking about whether there was any need to adjust the subsequent development strategy of Arclight.
In the interval, he suddenly looked up and saw a bright and charming figure, waving at him through the floor-to-ceiling glass outside the conference room.
(End of this chapter)
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