Cui Geng looked around the entire 'inspiration class' and realized that the environment here was much better than he had imagined.
The television, single-seater sofa, and even a special video room might not make the movie experience of the "inspiration class" surpass that of a special cinema, but it would definitely not be a problem for it to surpass the movie experience of any place other than the cinema.
Moreover, there were not only movies here, but also standalone games with excellent plots, physical books of comics, and so on. It could be said to be a huge treasure trove of inspiration.
The most important thing was that the "inspiration class" did not have a small black room. There were no restrictions on the authors' creative time. If you were willing, it would not be a problem for you to not write a word for two consecutive weeks and just sit on the sofa watching a movie.
To Cui Geng, this kind of environment was like a dream.
If he had to build such a set of equipment himself, it would be impossible for him to do it without tens of thousands of dollars. Not to mention, a large number of original Blu-ray movies, books, and exclusive recording room. The total cost was not something the creator could afford.
Not only did they provide food and accommodation here, but they would also earn money at a very high buyout price. These conditions were simply unimaginable.
Originally, Cui Geng felt that he was an author with ideals and pursuits. How could he take on such a job as a buyout?
But it smells good.
This kind of buyout, as many as you can get.
Seeing Cui Geng's excited expression, the editor smiled and said, "Ah, I really envy you guys. I really want to join this inspiration class, but unfortunately, I'm not qualified. "
"After the inspiration class officially opens tomorrow, you guys can experience it for three days."
"That's right, I heard that Boss Pei will come to inspect tomorrow and see how the inspiration class is doing."
"During this period of time, you can experience it first, and then decide whether you want to accept the buyout creative model, and what kind of theme you want to create."
Cui Geng's eyes lit up. "Ah, Boss Pei is coming too?"
This was a pleasant surprise.
Cui Geng had met Boss Pei a few times before. For example, Boss Pei had once taken time out of his busy schedule to treat him to a meal and gave him the position of 'special observer'.
Cui Geng's current success was closely related to the inspiration provided by Boss Pei.
For some reason, Cui Geng always felt that something good would happen as long as he met Boss Pei or had a relationship with Boss Pei.
Boss Pei was here to inspect personally this time. For all he knew, he might be instantly enlightened and be filled with inspiration after discussing a few questions with him.
Cui Geng looked forward to it happily.
February 9th, Thursday.
In the morning, Pei Qian took a car to the 'inspiration class' to see the authors' current situation.
Zhongdian Chinese Network's earning power was not very outstanding among Tengda Corporation's various industries, but Pei Qian placed great importance on it.
In particular, this' inspiration class' was an idea that Pei Qian had come up with himself. Once he succeeded, he would be able to capture all the top authors of Zhongdian Chinese Network in one fell swoop. It would greatly slow down Zhongdian Chinese Network's money-making speed. It could be said to be very meaningful.
Thus, Pei Qian felt the need to come and take a look.
Pei Qian looked from afar at the entrance after arriving at the 'inspiration class'.
The authors of Zhongdian Chinese Network were all sitting comfortably on the single-seater sofas. Some were watching movies seriously, some were playing games with their controllers, and some were reading physical books.
At first glance, it looked like an internet cafe, but there were some differences. To be more precise, it looked like a large entertainment room.
As for the "coding area" next to it, it was completely empty. There was not a single person there.
The only regret was that the number of people in the "inspiration class" was still relatively small. There were only about ten people, and the seats only occupied a small portion.
That was because many top authors' books had not been completed and were still being serialized. They could not possibly cancel the books they were writing and buy them out, right?
Thus, a group of authors would be coming one after another.
The ten or so people who had already arrived were all like Cui Geng. They had already finished their old books before signing up for the 'inspiration class'. It was precisely because their old books had all been completed and there was no pressure to update them that no one was going to write.
Pei Qian was very satisfied with this.
Very good.
All of you can watch movies and play games here. Drag out the writing as much as you can.
Pei Qian saw Cui Geng in the crowd at a glance and immediately focused on him.
That was because Cui Geng was one of the first batch of authors to become popular on Zhongdian Chinese Network. He had directly brought the website's urban channel to fame. It could be said to be a turning point for Zhongdian Chinese Network.
What made Pei Qian even angrier was that he had high hopes for Cui Geng and had even arranged for him to be a 'special observer'. In the end, not only did Cui Geng not reduce the efficiency of the various departments, but he even wrote a popular book to stab Pei Qian in the back.
However, Pei Qian felt that the situation would definitely be different this time.
Everyone knew that Cui Geng was a low-key person without much motivation. It was impossible for a low-key person to be able to work seriously in such a comfortable environment.
At that thought, Pei Qian walked in and strolled around.
At the same time, these authors were struggling with the choice of materials.
Zhu Xingan had already emphasized to the authors that they had to write custom-made novels. In other words, they could only write works related to Tengda's IP and could not be original.
This was set by Boss Pei and could not be changed.
Tengda's current IP works were only in three areas: Tengda's games and movies, the various well-known domestic IPs bought by GOG, and the various comic IPs of Hurricane Comics Company.
Which theme should he choose to write about? That was very confusing.
He could not choose the materials on a whim. He had to study these themes repeatedly and find the best entry point.
Thus, some of these authors were playing Tengda's games, some were watching movies like Tomorrow is Beautiful, and some were flipping through Hurricane Comics Company's comic books and old movies. They did not have a clear goal and could only try their luck.
Cui Geng was thinking hard when he suddenly saw Boss Pei strolling around.
"Boss Pei, you're here!" Cui Geng was very happy and wanted to stand up to welcome him.
Pei Qian pressed him back down. "It's alright, I'm just taking a walk. You can continue with your work."
There was no one next to Cui Geng. Pei Qian sat down next to him, intending to experience the configuration of the 'inspiration class' and have a good time.
Cui Geng was very excited. He did not expect Boss Pei to sit next to him. He felt that he was valued.
Pei Qian flipped through the various movie and game resources that the 'inspiration class' had given him and asked casually, "Have you thought of the theme?"
Cui Geng was Pei Qian's target.
After all, Cui Geng had the best results among the first batch of authors. He was the most agile and the most likely to get into trouble. Thus, Pei Qian asked casually to confirm Cui Geng's threat level.
Cui Geng quickly said, "Oh, Boss Pei, I don't have a very clear idea at the moment."
"However, I already have a general direction. I'll dig deeper from Tengda's games and movies!"
"After all, Tengda's most influential cultural content is games and movies. These are all Tengda's original content. The public's acceptance is also the highest. Recently, I heard that the new game, Mission and Choice, is a huge production. It has a sci-fi background, and the entire structure is very grand. The expansion is not bad. "
"I plan to study similar themes and try to write a medium-length story based on the existing story of Mission and Choice!"
"I don't dare to say that it will surpass the current story of Mission and Choice. I just need to write a style and characteristics!"
Pei Qian was shocked.
What the hell had already locked onto Mission and Choice in advance?
Definitely not!
Mission and Choice was a project that he had invested a huge sum of money into. He could not afford to lose it. Until now, this thing was just a game and a movie. However, if many authors gathered to write its doujinshi and one of them became famous, wouldn't all their works, including movies and novels, become popular?
Therefore, he definitely could not!
It could not involve Tengda's core business!
At that thought, Pei Qian quickly said, "I don't think this material is good."
"That's because Tengda's games and movies are basically more complete. Even if there are some holes left, the official platform might have to fill in them themselves. It concerns future development plans."
"If you write the doujinshi of Mission and Choice and end up deviating from the settings of the follow-up works of Mission and Choice, wouldn't that be very awkward? It would be equivalent to doing useless work."
"I'm not saying that we definitely can't write it, but I suggest that we put the priority on the back burner and consider other directions first."
Cui Geng nodded. "Er, Boss Pei, you're right."
"In that case, only the domestic IPs bought by GOG and the comic IPs of Hurricane Comics Company are left. Let me think … "
"These domestic IPs might be older, but they are still well-known. Perhaps writing a doujinshi could evoke some people's childhood memories. This theme would become popular again. What's more, it could also have some connections with GOG! "
Pei Qian could not help but frown again.
This would not do either. It was still dangerous.
Many classic IP characters were actually very likely to become popular. For example, some old movies that no one cared about at first, but with a BG edit, they would inexplicably become popular. This was not unheard of.
What's more, these domestic classic IP characters might be outdated, but they were the common memories of the domestic generation after all. What's more, they had the characteristics of traditional Chinese culture. It would be difficult to deal with them if they really became popular.
Coupled with GOG's huge influence in the country, the chances of something happening would greatly increase.
Of course, Pei Qian believed that the creative model of the 'inspiration class' had determined that the success rate of the authors would not be high no matter what theme they chose. After all, writing custom-made novels was like dancing in shackles.
However, Pei Qian still hoped that these authors, especially Cui Geng, would choose the theme with the lowest success rate.
At that thought, Pei Qian said resentfully, "Cui Geng, you're an author with ideals and goals. Why do you keep choosing the easiest difficulty for yourself?"
"Even if you write this theme seriously, what kind of heights can you reach?"
"If you have confidence in yourself, you should choose the highest difficulty level and write about the superheroes of Hurricane Comics Company!"
Cui Geng was stunned. "Ah, Boss Pei, you think too highly of me!"
Writing about superheroes?
I'm just an ordinary web novel author!
Superheroes were the private property of the top two comic companies in the United States. Only they could play with it. There would be no flavor if other countries and other authors wrote about it.
Apart from the objective strength of the scriptwriter, there was another important reason: cultural background.
The West advocated individualism, so superhero stories had a lot of soil. What's more, Western audiences especially accepted superheroes, so the film would be very popular.
The top two comic companies in the United States had decades of rich accumulation of hero characters. That was absolutely unshakable. Any superhero that he threw out could instantly kill the superheroes of the Hurricane Comics Company.
He wanted to make a name for himself in this field?
Cui Geng felt that this was a pipe dream.
He had a premonition about this: as a web novel author, he would probably not be able to escape the strong flavor of web novels even if he wrote about superheroes. At that time, he would not be able to please either side.
Thus, Cui Geng wanted to retreat on the spot.
"Boss Pei, I'm just a web novel writer. Aren't you making things difficult for me if you ask me to write about superheroes?"
"The entire story structure and the superhero theme are not the same thing. If I were to really write about it, the final result would definitely be neither fish nor fowl."
"What's more, the person who created these superheroes in Hurricane Comics Company could not make them popular. It's even more impossible for me to do it!"
Pei Qian saw Cui Geng's attitude and was even more certain that he had chosen the right path. "Don't belittle yourself!"
"What's the inspiration class for? It's for you to collect inspiration!"
"Why don't I limit the number of words you update? It's to let you work slowly and produce fine work."
"It would indeed be difficult for you to write an outstanding superhero story if you were to forcefully update thousands or tens of thousands of words every day according to the creation method of web novels. However, slow down and slowly polish now. As long as you persevere for long enough and write enough stories, you will succeed one day!"
"You are all top authors and storytellers. I believe that no matter what theme it is, as long as you have enough time to research, you will definitely be able to control it!"
Cui Geng was still confused. "But Boss Pei, we have a cultural gap with the West to begin with. The superhero theme is a theme born out of Western culture. If I force it to be written, wouldn't I be using my weakness to fight against others' strengths?"
"This is not something that can be changed just by accumulation."
Pei Qian was silent for a moment and reluctantly admitted. "Indeed."
"However, who said that superhero themes can only be written for Westerners?"
"You can also write for domestic readers!"
"A superhero theme that is only targeted at domestic readers might not necessarily fail."
Cui Geng scratched his head. "However, I can't create it. I can only use the existing IP to write it. However, these characters from Hurricane Comics Company did not become popular overseas, nor did they become popular domestically. This means that these characters are actually lacking a breath. I'm afraid they won't succeed even if they are only written for domestic readers. That's because people don't like these superheroes at all! "
"I don't think it's possible for me to make domestic readers like them. It's too difficult."
Pei Qian pondered for a moment. "Why do you have to like these superheroes? You can also write these superheroes to death or make them live a life worse than death. Anyway, no one likes them, so it gives you more freedom. "
"Don't let the rules restrict your own thinking. Make bold assumptions!"
Cui Geng: "…"
He could finally tell that Boss Pei was determined to make him choose the most difficult theme: Hurricane Comics Company's superhero theme!
In any case, no matter how he found a reason, Boss Pei's final topic would return to this theme.
However, how should he write this?
Wouldn't it be a joke if a web novel writer had to bite the bullet and write about superheroes?
Cui Geng was extremely unwilling, but he realized that Boss Pei's debating ability was indeed too strong. He soon ran out of words.
In the end, he could only nod reluctantly. "Alright, Boss Pei. I'll read Hurricane Comics Company's comics in the next few days and come up with ideas!"
"However, don't have too much hope. I won't be responsible if you spend the buyout money and buy it back to pile up rubbish."
Pei Qian was overjoyed. I can't wait for you to write a pile of rubbish!
He immediately patted Cui Geng's shoulder. "Don't worry, it doesn't matter even if the work is not successful. This is a meaningful attempt!"
"As long as it's an attempt, there will always be failures!"
"The reason why we have a buyout is that Zhongdian Chinese Network will bear the risk so that you can create freely without pressure!"
"Don't worry and try boldly. I'll cover for any problems!"
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