Chapter 558 - 272: Are You Kidding Me? [Subscribe Again in Half an Hour]
Just got into the group today, and she was warmly welcomed by everyone else, as expected...
"Hahahaha... Congratulations, Xiao Meng is going to be famous..." Lucy said as soon as she came up, then added, "Remember to update the novel today, I’m looking forward to the next part. Xiao Meng, you’re not going to deny me such a simple wish, are you?"
"Lulu, what happened that’s making you so happy?" Su Jiameng replied as she browsed through the previous chat records, still completely in the dark. Why would she be famous? If we’re talking about fame, she was once a well-known character on Qimingxing Forum...
But that was years ago; times change so fast, who remembers her besides some people who are constantly on the forum?
"Lulu, Xiao Meng probably just got back online today, right? She naturally doesn’t know what happened. Even if you tell her, she won’t know." This time it was Xu Na speaking, accompanied by a facepalm emoji, "Big bro, throw the link out!"
Sister-loving Xu Lei obediently provided a link, and Su Jiameng was still at a loss. Did something strange happen while she was away? What are these guys keeping secret? Filled with curiosity, Su Jiameng opened the link, and then... she was completely stunned... Is this a joke? A novel adapted into a TV series?
It turns out, the link was to a comment or an invitation in the review section of "Tragic Life of Su Shaojiang."
The speaker was the head of a famous film company of the Human Alliance, saying he couldn’t find Su Jiameng’s contact details or get in touch with her. He wanted to talk about his company’s wish to buy the novel rights and adapt it into a TV series!
As soon as this comment came out, the entire review area exploded, with many readers questioning the talk about its authenticity, thinking the person was just messing around. Some tech experts even conducted human flesh searches, and the result was jaw-droppingly surprising!
The spokesperson was indeed the head of that film company, and the plan to adapt the novel into a TV series was real.
There were even internal rumors that drafts for the script had been worked out, and the casting process was already being initiated... Now everything was ready, except for the author’s approval. Although Su Jiameng had signed a contract, according to the usual rules of the Interstellar Literature Network, the novel only sold electronic rights, and all other rights remained with the author, so... the person in charge was now desperately trying to locate Su Jiameng...
Su Jiameng was instantly exasperated. Why did this message seem so unreal? It couldn’t be more fake! Are they bullying her because she hadn’t gone to proper school in two lifetimes? Is there really such a brainless spendthrift in the world?
"Lulu, Nana, this news is probably fake, don’t believe it... It’s ridiculous! The novel hasn’t even been fully serialized, how can they adapt it, and they’ve started drafting scripts and casting actors... peed my pants laughing..." Su Jiameng just assumed the other side was joking, and while the joke was harmless, it was in very poor taste, "Probably a new idea for April Fool’s?"
K3, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke up, truly shocking Su Jiameng, "The news is real, and I was the one who recommended your novel to that company, promising you’d sell the rights... The story is pretty long..."
In fact, it’s not that complicated when explained. K3’s mom’s sister married into a family that stood on commerce and became the family matriarch. However, being commercially established was still not as prestigious as the Qin Family, so that family frequently interacted with the Qin Family in the name of relatives. Over time, K3 also became quite familiar with those relatives.
K3 accidentally overheard them talking about plans to adapt a novel into a TV drama, with a focus on military novels. This reminded him that his own teammate wrote a novel he had read, which had novel and innovative plots, quite different from contemporary military novels. If successfully adapted, it would surely draw a crowd of drama fans to read the novel...
So basically, K3 was promoting Su Jiameng’s novel. The family took K3’s recommendation to heart, not just because of the novel’s quality, but because a word from the future head of the Qin Family made it worth considering for adaptation.
They were surprised, though, by the novel’s writing, which might be a bit plain, but the plot was excellent... just that... the first-person narrative was not very likable. But since it would be adapted into a TV drama, they naturally valued the plot and characters more...
The novel itself was of decent quality, and its storyline and descriptions were refreshing. With the future head of the Qin Family personally recommending it, the novel naturally entered the adaptation plan... But without acquiring the rights, they were just getting overly excited.
Hence, there was this phenomenon of seeking the author in the review section. They could have contacted Su Jiameng through the literature website, but Su Jiameng had been offline for so long, she was always "unreachable"... it was impossible to get hold of her!
It wasn’t really necessary to be in such a hurry, but to please K3, script and casting preparations had already begun. If they couldn’t obtain the rights, the matter would just drag on, wasting time and effort, and hindering early publicity...
Su Jiameng was completely stunned, feeling that the whole situation was unbelievable.
Yet, she didn’t realize how enormous the Human Alliance was, with its rapidly growing entertainment industry, which also had increasingly evident shortcomings. Tens of thousands of TV dramas are filmed annually, and similar plots had become very common. The audience’s gaze was growing more discerning, making novel adaptations the mainstream source of scripts.
If not for this, Princess Fusu wouldn’t have been so popular back in the day, with every one of her novels being adapted, because what she wrote was novel and marketable! Even without K3’s recommendation, someone would have eventually approached Su Jiameng to buy the rights once it was complete.
Thanks to K3’s recommendation, even this unfinished novel made it into the selection. For a massive film company like that, the investment needed for adaptation was negligible, but it was a highly profitable deal with gaining favor from the future head of the Qin Family. (To be continued. If you like this work, please go to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations or monthly votes, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)