Losing Money to Be a Tycoon

Mr. Pei patted his butt and left, leaving Cui Geng who was confused, and could only look through the comics of Hurricane Comics aimlessly.

For Pei Qian, the current situation of the entire "inspiration class" is in full compliance with his expectations and is following the script.He also paid special attention to Cui Geng and asked the author who is most likely to have problems to write a subject with the lowest success rate, which can be said to be multiple insurance.

As long as Cui Geng verifies that this policy is feasible, then Pei Qian can consider letting more authors join the "inspiration class", which will have the effect of drawing salaries for the development of the end Chinese website.

For Cui Geng, he is now deeply confused.

If Cui Geng chooses himself, he would never choose this subject, because he is neither good at it nor interested.

As an author whose knowledge of European and American superheroes is limited to those super IPs and has no in-depth knowledge, Cui Geng can't think of any reason why he can write superhero topics well.

But Mr. Pei said that not knowing about superheroes is an advantage, and it is absolutely fine to let him read more information and polish.

Cui Geng thought left and right, since it was President Pei’s opinion, he still had to pay attention.

Because in this aspect of creation, Mr. Pei is the real master!

Whether it is Tenda's games or movies, Mr. Pei personally manages the knife and holds the general direction.These have been verified, and they are very successful works.

Mr. Pei’s position in creation is higher than those of these web authors.Since Mr. Pei said that Cui Geng was okay, it might be really okay.

"Is there some potential in me that I don't know myself?"

With this doubt, Cui Geng decided to try his best on the superhero IP of Hurricane Comics in accordance with Mr. Pei's request.

As an important part of Tenda Group's IP, of course, a large number of Hurricane Comics comics have been prepared in the "Inspiration Class".

Cui Geng picked a few high-selling books, returned to his seat, turned on the reading light, and played soft music on the earphones, and then lay down on the single sofa to look carefully.

...

in the afternoon.

Cui Geng put the last comic book aside and rubbed his temples with a headache.

He has been watching the afternoon from the morning, and he was thinking about the plots of these superheroes when he was eating at noon.

The more you understand, the more you can feel the arduousness of this task!

Because they are all comics, the text information is relatively small, so they turn quickly.After Cui Geng read a few high-selling comics carefully and understood the outline of the plot, his mind became more confused.

"This Hurricane Comics company only occupies a 5% market share in the United States. It is not without reason that it was rubbed by the top two comic companies on the ground."

"Whether it is from the superhero person setting or the story plot, there is a big gap with the previous two comic companies."

"These stories are not good at first sight!"

"Moreover, these characters and plots are not very suitable for the tastes of domestic readers. It can be said that the advantages of the first two comic companies have not been learned, but the disadvantages have been retained."

"Writing this kind of IP role, am I trying to kill myself..."

Cui Geng fell into deep melancholy.

Such as Duke of Purgatory, Duke of Purgatory, Alien, Robocop, etc., are already the most famous IPs of Hurricane Comics. Although these IPs give a certain impression, they are already outdated.

Moreover, in Cui Geng's view, these IPs are either because the story's scalability is not strong, or the settings do not meet the current aesthetic standards, and they are not good for writing derivative plots.

These IPs, if they are simply used as a game image in GOG this game, then there is no problem; but if you want to use them as the protagonist to write a sufficiently attractive story, it is even more difficult.

Other IPs, not to mention, are all for nothing.

There are even a lot of superheroes from the top two comic companies. For example, a hero named "Captain of the World" can see signs of copycats at a glance, even more so.

I really write it out, I'm afraid that people will laugh out loud.

In short, Cui Geng's head is big.

"Or, I will deal with it?"

"Just choose an IP like Multifaceted Man or Robocop, and write a fan first?"

"Although this kind of IP is very old and outdated, at least domestic readers still have some impressions. It shouldn't be considered a fraud fee if you make do with it?"

After thinking and meditation for several hours to no avail, Cui Geng subconsciously wanted to choose easyway.

But President Pei's face suddenly appeared in his mind, and he immediately dispelled this idea.

"No, absolutely not!"

"How can I have this idea?"

"President Pei takes special care of me, obviously he attaches great importance to the content I want to write and has a high sense of expectation!"

"How can I have the idea of ​​fooling things? That makes President Pei so sad!"

"President Pei has said that he does not require the number of words, and I work slowly and carefully. If I give up so quickly and start writing hastily, wouldn't it completely fail Mr. Pei's expectations?"

"No, think about it again!"

"I want to show the strength of analyzing Tenda's spirit with Wu Bin at that time, try to figure out the deep meaning behind President Pei, and find the only correct answer!"

"I should follow Tenda's internal interpretation method to interpret President Pei's true intentions!"

When Cui Geng wanted to give up, the spirit of Tenda inspired him again.

When Cui Geng and Wu Bin analyzed the Tenda Spirit and wrote the Tenda Spirit Manual, they had a deep understanding of "General Pei's intention to answer standard ideas."

This is a set of methodology to figure out President Pei’s true intentions, led by the company’s veterans such as Bao Xu, Huang Sibo, and Lin Wan, and continuously improved by the heads of other departments.

To be more specific, Mr. Pei’s true intentions can be derived from the content of Mr. Pei’s assignments.No matter whether it is in the game department, film department or in the physical department, this trick has been tried repeatedly and has created many miracles.

Now, Cui Geng decides to learn and apply, and use it in his own creation!

"What's the first step? Oh, yes, find the most unreasonable point in President Pei's words, and then start to analyze..."

Cui Geng tried to recall the conversation between Mr. Pei and himself in the morning.

In fact, Mr. Pei didn’t say much, he just said “Superhero subjects can also be written for domestic readers”, “Does not necessarily make domestic readers like these superheroes”, “Write these superheroes dead or half dead it is also fine".

"It sounds like President Pei is suggesting to me not to use the traditional Western story structure to write superhero stories, but to try to tell the story in a way accepted by domestic readers..."

Cui Geng began to check relevant information online.

Superhero-themed movies are part of the cultural output, and they also have a large market in China.Although Cui Geng has not paid special attention to it, he still fully understands some basic concepts.

Although superheroes have different abilities, personalities and identities, most of them have similar characteristics:

Have extraordinary strength, technical ability or proficient in related equipment in a certain aspect.Whether it is power, wisdom, supernatural ability, or money ability, it can all be counted in this category.

They want to uphold justice, have a sense of responsibility, will choose to come forward when they are in danger, and do not need any return.

To some extent, they represent the moral values ​​of the West. Generally, they do not kill people, but will be handed over to the police and the law.

They generally have a secret identity to protect their friends and family. At the same time, they often have another identity besides superheroes in real life, such as reporters, students, rich second-generation, etc.

They generally have an iconic costume or prop.

Generally speaking, the story of a superhero is basically a story of justice finally defeating evil: the super villain wants to do bad things and is discovered by the superhero. After a series of twists and turns, the superhero defeated the super villain and defended it. World peace.

Of course, with the development of superhero themes, the story has also shown more and more tricks, and even some "anti-hero" characters who are both good and evil have appeared.

But there are still very few superhero stories that deviate from the core of "justice defeats evil", because deviating from this core, the audience will not necessarily buy it.

In a sense, superhero-themed comics or movies, like online texts, are a mass-produced creative mode. Although the basic routines are repeated, there will be many innovations in the details, and readers will eat this. I still love watching one set, repeat it many times.

This is also the reason why Cui Geng feels unable to write: it is precisely because this is a mass-produced creative mode, and it is deeply rooted in the Western cultural background. As a Chinese, he is living in a cultural barrier to this day, so he follows this standard. Process creation can never exceed the superhero stories created by Westerners.

This is not arrogant self-conceit, but a clear understanding of reality.

It's like asking a native Westerner to write a traditional Chinese martial arts story. No matter how much preparation he has made, the final thing he writes must be "no internal taste".

Cui Geng furrowed his brows: "In other words, I want to sell the story I wrote to foreigners. I'm afraid it's impossible. I can only face Chinese people."

"President Pei did say the same."

"But how can I sell it to Chinese people?"

"President Pei seems to have done a lot of content on Western themes, and it seems to be very popular among the Chinese people. How did Mr. Pei do it?"

Cui Geng couldn't help but think of the game "Struggle".

In fact, the game "Struggle" is also a completely Western story background. From the characters to the story, it is based on the Western background, but domestic players like it very much.

Cui Geng carefully recalled the plot of "Struggle", and suddenly his eyes lit up.

"understood!"

"The secret of Mr. Pei's creation is to observe Western stories from the perspective of Chinese culture, and deconstruct them, torn apart the exquisite outerwear of Western literary and artistic works, and then fully reveal its inner part!"