In May, Ode to Joy premiered jointly on Shanghai TV and PPTV.

This drama, starring Tang Yan, Da Mimi, Mao Xiaotong, Reyiza, Xu Lu, with participation from Wang Kai, Wang Yang, Zhang Songwen, Zhu Yawen and others, and with many celebrity guest appearances, can definitely be called an all-star lineup.

As early as the beginning of the project, "Ode to Joy" received great attention from the outside world.

The sales of the original novel skyrocketed in a short period of time before the TV series was broadcast. The author An Nai was also invited to several programs or interviews, and also sold the copyright of the radio drama.

However, the most valuable ones are An Nai's other works.

Wei Yang, or Blue Whale, is recognized as a master at making online literature profitable. None of the online literature adaptations he has produced so far has failed.

Popular dramas such as "The East Palace", "The Journey of Flower", "Joy of Life", "Come on, My Mr. Love", and "Fall in Love with You" are living golden signs.

Even in the eyes of outsiders, Wei Yang almost single-handedly brought about the advent of the IP era. However, Boss Wei himself knows that even without him, online literature IPs will still become popular.

However, now that he has done this, the value of online literature IP is recognized and sought after by more people.

The copyright fees are 40% to 50% higher than the average in the previous life, and this is still a conservative estimate. For some popular copyrights and popular authors, it is hard to say whether the fees will even double.

Among them, those who Wei Yang has worked with and achieved remarkable results are especially so, and their worth is higher than that of others.

It was rumored online that one of the authors had already received reservations for the film and television rights from more than one company before he even published a new book, with the prices ranging from 5 to 10 million yuan.

Therefore, many companies are accustomed to following Wei Yang and Blue Whale to buy copyrights.

When Wei Yang and his team were planning to film a certain work by a certain author, they would package the copyrights of other works.

After the author became famous after being made famous by Wei Yang and others, they started preparing projects under his name. Some of them were real dramas used for publicity to attract audiences, while some were purely fake projects in order to cheat investors' money.

Authors generally don’t care about so many things, and have no channels to know or find out. They just sell the copyright as long as the price is high.

However, many authors still care about whether their works can get a high-quality adaptation. On the premise that the price difference is not too big, they hope to find a suitable "adoptive father".

There is no doubt that Wei Yang and Blue Whale are the most trusted "adoptive fathers" among online writers.

When many authors heard that Wei Yang wanted to buy the copyright, they could tolerate a lower price.

If Blue Whale confirms that it will film the movie and the revealed cast is satisfactory, the author can accept it even at a bargain price.

In addition to hoping that his work will be treated preferentially, what is more important is that Boss Wei is a living signboard.

The author will also do the math. We can see the good days of his peers such as "Eastern Palace" above. With one meal full and one meal full every day, any fool would choose it.

However, Boss Wei is still very particular. He basically follows the market price and will not blindly increase the price, but he also does not treat the authors unfairly.

This also made Wei Yang and Blue Whale's reputation increasingly higher. Many authors who were not short of money would even refuse to sell the copyright and only negotiate with Wei Yang's company.

This is the case with Nanpai Sanshu in “Grave Robbers’ Chronicles”.

Earlier, the copyright of this book was bought by Huanrui, but later it was forced to share it with Wei Yang together with "Zhu Xian" for some reason.

I don’t know what Huanrui is feeling, but Nanpai Sanshu is very happy. He still has some copyrights that he hasn’t sold yet, and he plans to do it himself later.

Now they have taken the initiative to contact Blue Whale and plan to jointly develop. Once the online drama of "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" is launched, it is estimated that "The Mystic Nine" will also be launched and prepared at an appropriate time.

In this regard, the world's most powerful singer in "Ghost Blows Out the Light" has been criticized to pieces.

But there is no way, Nanpai Sanshu at least has a trick up his sleeve. The copyright of "Ghost Blows Out the Light" is more complicated.

First, the film copyright was acquired by a Beijing company, which let Lu Tailang prepare for the filming of "Nine-story Demon Tower". Later, it was returned to Wanda, which developed Chen Kun's "Mojin: The Lost Tomb". It also made a "Heavenly Star Technique" with Bona, starring Zhang Hanyu, but it has been shelved and not released.

The online copyright was later acquired by Penguin. They would definitely not let go of such high-quality copyright, so they designated it to be filmed themselves.

Therefore, it was not only Tianxia Bachang who felt regretful. Wei Yang was actually quite envious of this project, but he could only envy it.

It’s ok for Boss Wei to bully Huanrui, but if he really goes up against Brother Ma, there might be another producer for “Grave Robbers’ Chronicles”…

In such an environment, one can imagine how closely the industry is watching Wei Yang and Blue Whale.

Boss Wei was forced to do something ruthless. He couldn't possibly compile all of the author's works, but if the author was willing, he could pick some first.

Therefore, when Boss Wei buys copyrights now, he buys several at a time and does not let go of any related high-quality copyrights under the author's name.

Once you have the copyright, you can either wait for an opportunity to develop it, or hoard it and sell it at a high price when the drama and the author become popular. If the author is not easy to deal with, you can also negotiate with the author to give a certain profit share when the copyright is resold.

Anyway, with all the operations done, other people may get more sometimes, but Boss Wei takes the initiative and always gets the lion's share.

Anai, the author of Ode to Joy, is one of the few lucky ones. Several of her works have been packaged by Wei Yang, and many of them are confirmed to be filmed and produced.

This includes "Like a Flowing River", which has already started project preparations, and "All Is Well", which has entered the project queue.

That’s right, this A Nai is almost the exclusive author of Noon Sunshine, and later he also worked as a screenwriter for Noon Sunshine. Wei Yang’s move almost made Noon Sunshine bald.

However, Boss Wei has also gotten used to it. Now that Noon Sunshine is his own family, there is no need to make such clear distinctions.

The outside world is unaware of these secrets. They only know that Blue Whale packaged An Nai's works and released two dramas in one go.

This treatment is very rare. Gu Man, who has collaborated with Blue Whale many times, was even reminded by book fans to be careful not to let An Nai snatch Boss Wei's "favor" away.

Thanks to this small incident, "Ode to Joy" also attracted the attention of many people.

Everyone wants to see what this drama has going for it that Wei Yang, who is known as the "Golden Hand of Online Literature", takes it so seriously.

…

Liu Lu is a fan of Guo Xiaosi's books, although now it is very likely that a prefix of "前" should be added.

The reason why she stopped being a fan of Guo Xiaosi is not complicated.

It was after I graduated from college and started working that I was truly rubbed against society, and the original youth filter of "sadness flowing like a river" was shattered in an instant.

This is also normal. The vast majority of Guo Xiaosi's fans are female students, and they are middle school girls.

His style is very lethal to young girls who are ignorant of the world and have no experience in the world.

Especially girls from third- and fourth-tier cities and towns, who have little experience and are in sensitive adolescence, are often moved by the pretentious and broken emotions in his writing, or shocked by the naked descriptions of materialism.

Once the filter is formed and linked to youthful sentiments, the halo that Guo Xiaosi has among many fans cannot be easily erased.

However, time and experience are the best medicines, especially for Guo Xiaosi's bubble-like feelings, which often burst with just a poke.

Some people call this situation "diving fans", but Liu Lu doesn't care. Whether she is a fan or not, it's up to her.

The fan group that Liu Lu is in is not Guo Xiaosi's exclusive fan group, but a small group that was privately established by some old fans. There are not so many rules here, and people can chat about everything, and the atmosphere is good among acquaintances.

Liu Lu, who had been working hard on Labor Day, sat on the subway on her way home after get off work, full of resentment. She opened the group chat and saw that the group was discussing "Ode to Joy".

This is not the first time that the group has talked about "Ode to Joy". Guo Xiaosi's representative film is "Tiny Times", and Tang Yan and Da Mimi are both the leading actors in the movie. Many people in the group are even fans of the two or have a very high favorability towards them. With the two starring in "Ode to Joy", it is natural that they have received special attention in the group. It has been discussed many times before, and even minor conflicts have broken out.

This is very rare in the group, because most of them are friends and disputes are rare. But this time they quarreled because of a drama that had nothing to do with Guo Xiaosi.

Liu Lu was very confused at the time, and only later did she find out what had happened after asking her friends.

The reason is not complicated. There are too many similarities between "Ode to Joy" and "Tiny Times".

First of all, both films are starred by Da Mimi and Tang Yan, and the roles they play in the two works have certain similarities.

Although "Ode to Joy" has not been broadcast before, the plot of the original novel is clearly written. Even with some adaptations, some character traits can be analyzed from it.

In particular, Andy, played by Tang Yan, is calm and wise, but lacks emotional intelligence. She is a business woman, which has a lot in common with Gu Li, whom she played in "Tiny Times".

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In addition, "Tiny Times" is about four sisters, and "Ode to Joy" is about five golden flowers. The former talks about struggle, and the latter also tells their own stories. No matter how you look at it, they have the same structure.

It’s no wonder that some people think that “Ode to Joy” is the sister TV series of “Tiny Times”.

Of course, there are also some people who step on each other. For example, Guo Xiaosi’s fans think that Wei Yang plagiarized, while many onlookers believe that Wei Yang specially filmed a drama version of "Tiny Times" to teach Guo Xiaosi how to film.

The latter statement is still widely circulated because Guo Xiaosi has had a very bad reputation in the past two years and netizens and passers-by like to step on him.

The conflict in the group was caused by the fact that some of Guo Xiaosi’s fans were very dissatisfied with this statement and criticized "Ode to Joy" for plagiarism. Even Da Mimi and Tang Yan were criticized as "ungrateful."

This attracted rebuttals from many of Tangmei's fans, and even many in the group were fans of Boss Wei.

Don't underestimate Wei Yang's influence on young Chinese women. It can be said that no one in the country can match him.

Some people may be fans of Guo Xiaosi, but there is no rule that prohibits them from being fans of Wei Yang. In fact, the latter may even be more important to them than the former.

Even if they are not fans of Wei Yang, there are still many people who have a good impression of him and are willing to say a few good words for him based on the facts.

Moreover, the most important thing is that the reputation of "ungrateful" does not apply to Wei Yang and Tang Mei. Instead, Boss Wei is Guo Xiaosi's benefactor.

"Tiny Times" has Wei Yang's investment behind it, and quite a number of people even believe that without Wei Yang arranging for Tangmei to join, Guo Xiaosi would never have been able to make such a big fuss.

Therefore, Guo Xiaosi lacks confidence in Boss Wei, and in the eyes of many people, especially their fans, Tangmi is just a partner of Guo Xiaosi, and he cannot be said to be promoting the two of them. Even if they have to thank someone, they have to thank Wei Yang.

Because of this incident, there was a big quarrel in the group. The Sugar-Melting Wei Coalition and the Neutral Army gained the upper hand, and several of Xiaosi's die-hard fans left the group in anger.

Even Liu Lu's friends privately lamented that the internal quarrels among Guo Xiaosi's old fan group were actually detrimental to Guo Xiaosi himself, and finally forced the die-hard fans to quit the group.

It can be seen that people's hearts are now with Wei and Tangmei, while Guo Xiaosi is on the decline, and even his fans don't support him much.

"I think this group will either disband or completely get rid of the mistress factor in the future."

Liu Lu didn't take her friend's assertion seriously at the time, but when she saw the chat history in the group today, she found out that he was right, and they started arguing again.

To be precise, it was people like Liu Lu who had quit being fans and rational fans who discussed the newly aired "Ode to Joy" and compared it with "Tiny Times", giving it a beating in many ways.

Then some Xiao Si fans refused to accept the rebuttal and continued to be beaten.

In the end, the entire group started watching Ode to Joy and discussing and evaluating it, with some people even criticizing Tiny Times.

[I watched two episodes in a hurry. Apart from anything else, the characters are much more realistic than those in Tiny Times]

[The senior gold-collar worker, the second-generation rich, the white-collar worker and the two freshly graduated rookies, although there are some minor flaws, they have also been explained to a certain extent, making their interactions less abrupt, and the configuration is full of stories at a glance]

[Indeed, at least Andy and Qu Xiaoxiao in the play have their own reasons for choosing a mid-range residential area. Fan Shengmei loves face and enjoyment. Guan Guan and Qiu Yingying are the only daughters in the family and are favored. They have living expenses to support them, and the three of them share a house. The logic and details are fine, and the friendship between classmates in "Tiny Times"...]

[I still don’t understand why Gu Li, who is so rich, went to the same school as the others and had such deep feelings for them, but she still served as a nanny for them]

[What I like most is the plot and lines of Ode to Joy, which don’t have so many inexplicable feelings and sour words]

[Yes, I have wanted to say this for a long time. Some words and phrases seem to have great feeling in books, but they are actually very awkward when put into movies and TV shows.]

[Andy is too high-level, I have never met her. The other four girls have prototypes around me. As for the characters in "Tiny Times", I really lack the sense of substitution.]

[I'm not belittling Xiao Si, but he made three movies. I always thought that Gu Li and the others were just fake sisters. I was moved by them just because they had a common difficulty in an elevator in Ode to Joy.]

[The characters in Ode to Joy are full of flesh and blood, vivid and full, while Tiny Times seems a bit hollow]

[I think so too. I don’t know if it’s because of the role, but I like Yang Mi’s Fan Shengmei much better than Lin Xiao’s.]

[Oh my god, this is the first time I’ve seen Da Mimi’s acting since Guo Xiang in The Return of the Condor Heroes]

[Old single women have a lot of materialistic problems, maybe it’s empathy]

[Shut up, black guy. Yang Mi has been working hard. It’s normal to see progress.]

[The other actors are also good, but Tang Yan is just average]

[I feel the plot is a bit Mary Sue, but I love watching it and like Guan Guan]

[There are too few episodes, only four episodes a day are enough]

[It’s all your fault. I fell into the trap. I should save up some time to watch it later.]

【……】

Liu Lu saw the chat history getting more and more off topic until the end. No one mentioned "Tiny Times" anymore, and more people were discussing and praising "Ode to Joy". Those who were not interested just kept silent.

There are still quite a few fans of Xiao Si who have either quit the group or left. Liu Lu took a look at the number of people in the group and it seemed that there were more than a dozen fewer than before.

Seeing that several of her good friends were there, Liu Lu didn't care. It was normal for people to come and go in the group.

She closed the chat page and found that she still had half an hour to get home. After hesitating for a moment, she opened the PPTV mobile app, turned on the data, and played the first episode of "Ode to Joy".

"At the beginning of the month, I'm going to indulge myself a bit."

(End of this chapter)