Chapter 62
A new novel appeared in February, and it was in the extremely niche interstellar genre. This surprised many netizens who had been secretly following her. Some said she was overestimating herself and had become arrogant after gaining some fame, while others praised her courage for daring to create a new genre and new field.
It's impossible to please everyone.
The forum allows anonymity, and people can say all sorts of things.
After reading three chapters of the novel, Li Qinqin came to the forum and saw some negative comments, but she just chuckled and wasn't angry.
What's there to be angry about? Anyone who has read February Sky's posts will not pay any attention to these pessimistic predictions.
The new book is clearly very good!
The home robots, quantum computers, mechs, interstellar travel mentioned in it... there are so many fascinating things. How can the author be so good at writing!
Li Qinqin twisted into a pretzel on the bed, clutching her phone.
She felt that February Sky's writing had a magical quality; she could always describe the small world in her books in a simple and real way, making people feel as if it really existed.
This is a talent.
It's also a tactic to seduce readers!
Otherwise, how could a working woman of her age be so easily tempted to fall into the trap of buying so many notebooks? Li Qinqin was lost in her own thoughts, a smile playing on her lips.
The name "Legend of the Qing Dynasty" suddenly popped into her mind, and she immediately stopped laughing.
"Please, please don't! Please don't sell this book to Tencent Entertainment!"
Recently, someone posted on the forum that "Legend of the Qing Dynasty" is going through the copyright process. This should have been a cause for celebration, but the fact that Tencent Entertainment bought the copyright for this book is a big problem.
Tencent Video's TV dramas are notoriously bad.
A once-renowned author on Feihong Novel Network sold the copyright of his novel to Tencent Entertainment. As a result, the TV series adapted from the novel was so bad that the original work was completely forgotten.
Before the TV series aired, this novel had topped the online novel charts for many years!
The lesson was so painful that even after so many years, forum users still feel heartbroken and emotional every time they mention this novel.
So the thought of Tencent Entertainment buying "Legend of the Qing Dynasty" made her feel heartbroken.
She couldn't help but log into her Big Eyes account and leave a message on February Sky's homepage: Author, please don't sell "Legend of the Qing Dynasty" so easily! I'm so afraid it will ruin the book. I love it so much, waaaaaah!
She was just an insignificant reader, and leaving a message to offer some advice was all she could do.
There were too many people leaving messages, so she didn't really expect a reply from the big boss.
Several days later, when she had almost forgotten about her message, February Sky replied to her.
February Sky: I am the screenwriter.
The implication is that there's no need to worry about ruining the novel.
"Aaaaaah!"
When Li Qinqin saw the message in the company restroom, she was so excited that she shouted out loud. She covered her mouth and stared wide-eyed, almost making the words "I am the screenwriter" look like flowers.
Great news! The Legend of the Qing Dynasty is saved!
Anyone who has seriously watched the TV series "Wu Zetian" knows how amazing Er Yuetian's screenwriting skills are.
Those bloggers in the TK film and television circle who are arrogant and criticize this actor and ridicule that director all day long, always have a "Wow, that's awesome" attitude whenever they mention February Sky.
Can you honestly say she feels incredibly happy every time she hears it?
She was obsessed with it for a while, and even went so far as to watch analyses of "Empress Wu Zetian" every day just to hear these bloggers' praise.
Of all the videos she watched, she thought the one that praised the most was that of a blogger called "Old Cat".
This blogger has a sharp tongue!
She, who wasn't particularly interested in the film editing industry, had been following him for several months, just to watch his videos and listen to him occasionally utter a few words about February.
Sometimes she wondered if she was sick, wondering why she liked listening to these things.
*
Xu Ying casually replied to a fan's comment, which unexpectedly caused another stir.
She's a screenwriter!
This statement reveals a lot. First of all, it confirms that "Legend of the Qing Dynasty" has been sold without a doubt, otherwise how could she say it with such certainty?
Secondly, the buyer asked her to be a screenwriter.
After all, Er Yuetian has the record of the huge success of "Empress Wu Zetian". As long as the other party is not blind, they will let her participate in the screenwriting work to some extent. It's just unknown whether she will be the main screenwriter.
However, regardless of whether she is the head screenwriter or not, just mentioning her name instantly calms down a bunch of book fans.
This is the best news I've heard since the start of the semester!!!
Long live the Great!
- I'm tired of saying how awesome February is.
- I really love "Legend of the Qing Dynasty". Please, author, don't let others arbitrarily change the script.
Three novels, all bestsellers; one TV series, a huge hit; and now another novel to be written and another TV series to be filmed—can you believe this is an author who has only been in the industry for two years...?
- Actually, it's been less than two years.
I wouldn't even dare to do that in my wildest dreams.
- This is the life of a female protagonist in a wish-fulfillment novel.
The online comments were numerous and chaotic, but Xu Ying didn't pay much attention to them.
The copyright of "Legend of the Qing Dynasty" has indeed been sold. Zhou Xingyun finally got the money from his father and secured the copyright of the novel in his own hands early on.
Xu Ying made a special trip to Beijing for this purpose.
Grandma Wang said she has to travel every few days. She just returned from Shanghai not long ago, and now she's going to Beijing again.
Xu Ying smiled.
She gradually realized the inconvenience of living in a small county town, where every trip involved a long and arduous journey. It seemed she needed to hurry up and buy a house.
Xu Ying and Zhou Xingyun had not seen each other for a long time.
Zhou Xingyun was clearly delighted. Upon seeing Xu Ying, he gave her a bear hug: "Stay a couple more days this time! We'll keep the villa you stayed in last time for you!"
Xu Ying nodded: "This is a good opportunity to discuss the script with you."
"Honestly, you've just arrived and you're already talking about work!"
Zhou Xingyun took Xu Ying to dinner.
She had just said that Xu Ying brought up scripts and work the moment she opened her mouth, but at the dinner table she couldn't help but talk about "Legend of the Qing Dynasty".
"I've read this novel. Actually, there aren't many scenes. It mainly involves a few palaces of the imperial concubines, the Imperial Garden, and the Hall of Mental Cultivation. The actors won't even need to leave the film studio..."
"Yes, there aren't many scenes, but the costumes, styling, and the characters' words and actions need to be carefully considered."
Otherwise, what's the point of watching?
“I’ve noticed that you value these things a lot. It was the same with the last drama. You were the one who was most strict about the etiquette and costumes of the Tang Dynasty.”
Sometimes even the costume designer thinks it's good enough, but she just can't get it right.
Xu Ying smiled and said, "It's not easy for a TV series to stand out. Only by doing well in every aspect can it finally succeed, don't you think?"
“Hmm, that makes sense, so that’s why we’re cooperating again this time,” Zhou Xingyun casually picked up a piece of fruit and put it in his mouth. “By the way, did you know that Luo Ying asked his dad for a small company? That company was barely surviving and almost went bankrupt, but he insisted on coming over to use it for starting his own business.”
"What does that company do?"
"Special effects... Holy crap!"
Zhou Xingyun hadn't realized it before, but now that Xu Ying asked, she suddenly understood why Luo Ying did it.
"Could it be that he started his own special effects company because the special effects were so difficult when we were filming 'Empress Wu Zetian'...?"
That's quite possible.
During the later stages of "Empress Wu Zetian", Luo Ying complained to her that the special effects company was difficult to communicate with. It was not only difficult to talk to them, but after taking their orders, they looked down on their small productions.
Xu Ying asked in confusion, "Are special effects that difficult to create?"
"Yes, I'm telling you..."
Zhou Xingyun rattled off a long explanation, and only then did Xu Ying learn about how the special effects company had made things difficult for Luo Ying.
Luo Ying may seem carefree and irresponsible, but he's actually quite stubborn at heart and takes responsibility. She's never heard him mention the special effects company making things difficult for him, so she guesses he only talked about it privately with Zhou Xingyun.
Mentioning Luo Ying, Zhou Xingyun suddenly realized that she hadn't seen Luo Ying for a while: "I'll give him a call and see if he has time to come over."
"Um."
As Zhou Xingyun spoke, he picked up his phone. The call was answered a moment later. Xu Ying took the opportunity to lower her head and eat a couple of bites of food. But when she looked up, Zhou Xingyun had already hung up.
"So fast?"
"He'll be here soon, shall we order some more dishes?"
"OK."
Zhou Xingyun knew exactly what Luo Ying liked to eat, so she directly named a few dishes for the waiter, who then respectfully took the menu and left.
Half an hour later, all the dishes were served, and Luo Ying arrived.
Zhou Xingyun remained seated and did not get up.
She tilted her chin at Luo Ying and said, "You really know how to pick your time; you came at just the right moment."
"You didn't even tell me Xu Ying was coming! If you had told me earlier, I would have come much sooner. This meal is on you two, so don't try to take it from me!"
Luo Ying shook hands with Xu Ying, but spoke to Zhou Xingyun instead.
They have such a good relationship.
Xu Ying sat down and continued eating.
At the dinner table, Luo Ying brought up the copyright issue of "Legend of the Qing Dynasty" again.
"I heard you bought the copyright to Xu Ying's novel again. Didn't you say you were going to take a break for a while?" Luo Ying already knew that Zhou Xingyun had bought the copyright, but every topic needs a starting point.
“I can rest after buying it. I just told Xu Ying that we can film it next year.”
Xu Ying nodded: "It's just that the costumes and makeup for this drama need to be designed in advance. I have someone in mind for this. I don't know if you've seen the Qing Dynasty concubine character pictures on my big eye?"
She was quite satisfied with the duckling's attempts to talk.
If possible, she would like to recommend her to design the costumes for the show, or even the overall costumes for the actors.
Of course, she doesn't need to do it herself. She just needs to draw and provide ideas, and the production team will pay her according to the market price for the drawings they adopt.
She hasn't told Yaya about this yet; we should at least wait until things are confirmed before discussing it with her.
Zhou Xingyun immediately nodded: "Yes, I've seen it. It's very good. I still have a lot of photos saved on my phone."
She was also a fan of novels, so she naturally knew about Xu Ying's commission for character illustrations. She even followed the artist, Ya Ya Xue Yu, on social media.
"What do you think of her? I'd like to hire her to design the interior..."
Xu Ying revealed her plan.
Zhou Xingyun thought it was good.
Luo Ying frowned, somewhat disapprovingly saying, "The 'babbling duck' you're talking about sounds like an inexperienced online artist. Having her draw character illustrations is fine, but putting her in charge of the entire production's costume design... isn't that a bit too much..."
That's too childish.
Luo Ying didn't trust her.
Xu Ying asked, "According to you, in the eyes of outsiders, I'm just a young person with little experience. What qualifications do I have to be the chief screenwriter of a drama?"
"You are different; you are very capable."
Luo Ying fully acknowledged Xu Ying's creative abilities.
"That artist you don't know is also very talented; it's just that no one has discovered him yet. You and Zhou Xingyun were the ones who discovered me. What, are you preventing me from discovering others now?"
Luo Ying was stunned.
Xu Ying's words struck him hard, making him suddenly understand.
He looked serious and raised his hand apologetically, saying, "I was mistaken. Someone you would choose must be very capable."
They say that he and Zhou Xingyun discovered her, but wasn't it also her who discovered and trusted him and Zhou Xingyun? These things are inherently a two-way choice.
He himself was once considered worthless by outsiders.
He shouldn't judge people solely based on seniority.
"I'll offer you a toast with tea instead of wine. My company has been hiring lately, and I've been looking at resumes every day until my brain is so numb that I almost became the kind of person I used to hate the most."
He used to only look at individual ability, but now he has unknowingly started to play it safe, always thinking that even if he is not outstanding, he will at least not make mistakes if he has seniority.
It was his fault.
"That's right, you know how much I've disliked you lately!"
Zhou Xingyun patted Luo Ying on the shoulder.
That's why they haven't been in touch lately. She gets annoyed whenever Luo Ying talks about the ins and outs of running a company. She has to be an educated person. Xu Ying explained it to her in just a few words.
Best friends.
She gave Xu Ying an approving look.
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