Rebirth of the big era of online games

Chapter 440 "Three Kingdoms of the East China Sea"

With Fang Jie's current status and the size of the industry behind him, if he wanted to do something, it would definitely not be a small matter on a certain line like before.

The so-called not taking action is enough, once making a move, it must be multi-line simultaneously!
First of all, Hou Fangjie called the top management of Boiling Games and Korea Boiling Co., Ltd. to hold a project establishment meeting.

The two game companies are required to cooperate in the planning and development of a stand-alone strategy game called "Three Kingdoms of the East China Sea" within this year.

After all, the game is his basic disk, so if he wants to do something, he must start with the game first.

The Three Kingdoms of the East China Sea refer to the three kingdoms of Silla, Baekje, and Koguryo in the history of the Korean Peninsula.

In the history of these three countries, just like the Three Kingdoms period on the Chinese side, they also conquered each other, and the wars continued, but the scale of the wars was relatively much smaller.

But it doesn't matter, since it is the Three Kingdoms Chaos War, it is completely possible to imitate Huaguo's "Three Kingdoms" and other game themes, and create a classic Korean "Three Kingdoms" stand-alone strategy game.

Fang Jie didn't think about making money from this game at all, but decided to sell it on the Ark platform, which is the original STEAM platform, at a low price. The purpose is to expand the influence of this game in the world and subtly engage in cultural education.

As the saying goes, education should start from the baby.

Seeing the brainwashing of those ignorant teenagers in South Korea, Fang Jie felt compassionate and decided to give them a hand, using games as an entertaining way to re-establish the correct historical views of the younger generation in South Korea.

At the same time, it is also for international players to learn about South Korea's "long history" and subtly engage in historical science popularization. In the future, even if Koreans shamelessly engage in plagiarism, international public opinion will not be distracted. Instead, they will rush to fight for the Chinese like tap water their faces.

Of course, the press release on the surface cannot say that, but claims to strengthen exchanges between the game and entertainment industries between China and South Korea.

In fact, not to mention the Koreans themselves, even the game developers only think that this is an ordinary game, never thinking that this game actually has ulterior motives.

Because Fang Jie's routines in the stand-alone game "Three Kingdoms of the East China Sea" are quite deep, just like those Korean costume dramas, it is difficult for ordinary people to find the problems in it.

The Three Kingdoms Era in the East China Sea is about 100 BC-1000 AD, and it is divided into three stages, so the game is also divided into three historical stages. Players can choose a certain stage to start the game process of the Three Kingdoms.

The first stage was from 100 BC to 500 AD. Koguryo, one of the Three Kingdoms, was in a strong stage, occupying a large area of ​​the central and northern parts of the Korean Peninsula and the northeast of the Celestial Dynasty.

The same is true of the division of power maps in the game.

Historically, Koryo historians included Koguryo in the Korean history series in the "Historical Records of the Three Kingdoms", which is why the sticks believe that their historical land area should include Northeast China, at least Liaodong is theirs.

But in fact, Gaoguli was actually a local political power that belonged to the Celestial Dynasty during the Han Dynasty.

In other words, the Koguryo nation actually originated from the Huaxia nation and the Huaxia minority, and has nothing to do with the Korean aborigines. The subjects of Silla and Baekje are the aborigines.

Of course, these are issues left over from history, and there are many controversies. Of course, Fang Jie will not make a fuss about it, deliberately tampering with the territory map of Koguryo, or blatantly teasing the nerves of Korean players.

But there is one thing that can be done: the game characters and costumes on the Koguryo side are completely designed as Han Dynasty costumes, not Hanboks.

This is not controversial. It has always been the case in history. For the time being, Bangzi has only magically changed the service of the Joseon Dynasty. It has not had time to change to the Koryo Dynasty, let alone the more ancient Three Kingdoms of Koguryo. During the period, the current Korean costume dramas are more respectful of historical facts, so the sticks still recognize it, at least it is difficult to deny it.

This is a kind of subtle cultural education. Let’s not talk about who Koguryo belonged to in history, but what the costumes of Koguryo were in this period. This is called shelving disputes and strengthening consensus, and it is very cryptic.

Then the second historical stage of the game, roughly from 400 AD to 800 AD, Silla was in a strong stage, and later basically unified the three kingdoms of the East China Sea.

During this process, the Celestial Dynasty was of great help.

Do you know about the three conquests of Gaogouli in the Sui Dynasty?
Although it failed, it also beat Gaogouli to death.

After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, Tang Taizong Li Shimin felt that he had inherited the mantle of the Sui Dynasty. The failure of the Sui Dynasty's three expeditions to Goryeo made Tang Taizong feel very embarrassed, so he went on another expedition to Koguryo to regain his position, but he fought all the way to Pyongyang under the city.

As a result, under the constant attack from inside and outside by the Tang Dynasty and Silla, Koguryo and Baekje were destroyed.

However, although Silla unified the three countries, its sphere of influence was much smaller than that of the Koguryo Three Kingdoms period. It only controlled the south of Pyongyang, the eastern part of the peninsula, and the northeastern part of the peninsula, while the rest of the north of Pyongyang belonged to the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

So the territory map at this stage of the game is naturally drawn in this way.

This is tantamount to telling Korean players explicitly and secretly that the territory of this period is actually a little bit. If you talk to us about the territory of the Koguryo period, then we will talk to you about the territory of the Tang Dynasty and Silla.

At the same time, the game characters and costumes and props scenes at this stage are all in the style of the Tang Dynasty, and they also have meanings, but it is actually difficult for ordinary people to notice these details.

In the third stage, Silla was divided into three countries again, and finally unified again to establish the Goryeo Dynasty.

So the same routine, the characters in the game directly use the costumes of the Song and Liao periods, and the map territory has expanded a bit, but not much, and its national border is still far away from the Yalu River.

In the middle and late period of history, Koryo pushed the border to the Yalu River, but this game is "Three Kingdoms of the East China Sea", so what happened to the territory after Koryo unified the Three Koreas has nothing to do with this game, and the relevant map will naturally not appear. in the game.

The routines buried in this game, if Fang Jie didn’t mention it, it would be difficult for ordinary people to notice. After all, in a game, the gameplay is the most important thing. The territory map and clothing scenes are just some "unimportant" marginal details element.

This is very similar to the routine of Korean costume dramas.

On the surface, it is a historical drama, even a fantasy drama and a romantic drama in essence, but when the audience watches the drama, they pay attention to the plot line and the love line, especially foreign audiences, who will carefully study the persuasion in it, naturally This is the default historical fact, so the cultural brainwashing education was completed without anyone noticing.

The routine of "Three Kingdoms of the East China Sea" is like this. It is laid out in some casual places. After a long time, let alone other things, at least the territory map and costumes of the Three Kingdoms of the East China Sea period have become a kind of common sense recognized by players around the world. If you make a fuss about this, it is estimated that the sticks will scoff at themselves.

Don't look at the routines of "Three Kingdoms of the East China Sea". It only covers the history and cultural costumes of the three kingdoms of Silla, Baekje, and Koguryo, and does not involve the Goryeo Dynasty and the Joseon Dynasty.

actually not.

From the perspective of cultural strategy, this is to establish orthodoxy and draw a line. First, build a moat on the root. During the Three Kingdoms period in the East China Sea, there was no room for sophistry, at least when the idea of ​​robbing Confucius came up again, I would feel ashamed in my heart.

Another advantage is that the cost of verification is very high in the long history, and it is highly professional, and it is not easy for ordinary people to empathize with it, which avoids possible conflicts and disputes.

This is like if the viewers of the Celestial Dynasty saw that there were far fewer maps of the world during the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty than in modern times, and they felt strange when they saw the Taoism in the TV series "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", they would not have a psychological gap and doubt it, but would ignore or default.

Of course, then again, relying on a game to do things subtly is not enough, and it must be admitted that it is indeed a bit far away, and the benefits generated are not direct enough.

So in addition to the layout of the game, Fang Jie also started in the film and television drama.

In early March, Li Qing, CEO of Boiling Entertainment and chairman of JYP Entertainment, convened a video conference with the top management of the two companies.

At the meeting, Li Qing said that in order to strengthen cultural exchanges between China and South Korea, eliminate misunderstandings and estrangements between the people of the two countries, especially eliminate the various negative effects brought about by the Zhang Nara incident and the Korean wave, it is proposed that in the next few years, the Boiling Entertainment and JYP Entertainment collaborated on a series of film and television dramas.

In fact, the current conflicts between the two countries are mainly concentrated at the non-governmental level. The overall relationship at the diplomatic level is quite good, and it is still in the honeymoon period. The two sides hold very frequent cultural exchange activities every year.

Therefore, this proposal is in line with the current political correctness, and it is more in line with the interests of the sticks. Recently, the relationship between the people of the two countries has dropped to a freezing point, and it is really necessary to find a way to break the ice. Therefore, Li Qing's proposal was unanimously approved by the participants.

It's impossible to disapprove. Who doesn't know that Fang Jie is behind Li Qing. This must be Fang Jie's intention. Even if you don't look at the monk's face, you have to look at the Buddha's face, right?
Now that the cooperation intention has been reached, the two parties agree that all film and television dramas will be invested in the form of joint ventures, and no matter which country the film and television dramas are from, the actors will also be selected from among the artists under the two companies, not just limited to a certain one. .

As for the script, the entertainment company in that country will be responsible for screening, adapting and approving the film and television drama of any country.

But there is a condition: Since the purpose of the agreement between the two parties is to eliminate civil estrangement and increase mutual trust, each has the right to review each other's script. If you feel that some content of the other's script is inappropriate, you can ask to call it back for revision, otherwise you will not be involved with the investment. imported into the country.

Needless to say, at a glance, it was clear that Fang Jie had dug the hole for the last condition.

After all, the Chinese TV dramas have rarely been exported to South Korea in recent years. On the contrary, Korean dramas have been continuously imported to the Chinese, and because the current relationship between the two countries is very good, the relevant departments can always provide a lot of import quotas for Korean film and television dramas every year, unlike Hollywood. For the film, the quota is given by QQ.

Therefore, JYP Entertainment’s review of scripts is of little significance. Anyway, Boiling Entertainment at most uses formal channels, exporting 1 or 2 movies a year, and domestic TV dramas are probably not acclimatized to go there.

As for Korean dramas that have always been popular, if they want to come to Tianchao, they used to pirate directly from Boiling Internet Cafe. Now that they want to come here, they have to pass the review first, otherwise the pirated version will not be stolen for you, and it will be blocked directly without discussion.

However, the sticks are not stupid, it is impossible to let the boiling entertainment get stuck.

In order to persuade them to agree to enter the pit, Li Qing or Fang Jie also said that when Boiling Entertainment broadcasts Korean film and television dramas or variety shows in the future, it will pay the corresponding copyright fees.

In fact, Fang Jie didn't suffer from agreeing to the copyright fee. On the contrary, he suffered from piracy before. After all, Boiling Group is the major shareholder of JYP, and many Korean entertainment programs are half of its own entertainment products.

In the past, it was the domestic netizens who had been prostitution for nothing, but now they just face up to this problem and make it compliant. Of course, correspondingly, Boiling Video under Boiling Entertainment will also be upgraded to an advertising fee model, just like Boiling Music Same.

Leaving aside the copyright fee, this is not Fang Jie's purpose.

As for the neck of the script on the card side, on the surface it looks like digging a hole, but it is actually just the first layer of the routine.

Its purpose is only to attract the attention of JYP Entertainment, and it is also used to scare people.

scare who?
Scare the screenwriters in Korea!

Unlike the Celestial Dynasty, in the Korean TV drama industry, the status of screenwriters is unshakable, even higher than that of directors and actors. Even big-name directors or actors cannot modify the lines of the script casually.

Perhaps this is one of the reasons why Korean dramas are indeed more attractive than Celestial TV dramas in general.

After all, content is king. A drama that tells a good story is far better than finding a few traffic stars to fill up the facade. Although there are many garbage dramas and unfinished dramas there, at least a few high-rated dramas can be produced steadily every year. Good dramas are even phenomenal, so the status of screenwriters is more stable. This is a virtuous circle.

Since South Korean screenwriters have a high status, they don’t have to treat them with a celestial mindset, otherwise they will be in a hurry, and they will find other major entertainment companies or KBS and other TV stations for investment with the script, and there is nothing they can do.

Of course, Fang Jie can also write the script himself, but this is not suitable.

On the one hand, he has a lot of things to do, and he is also very lazy. It’s okay to give him ready-made scripts for review and comments, but he really doesn’t have the time and energy to write by himself.

Moreover, with his current status, it's not suitable for him to do it himself, it's too cheap.

More importantly, he is a native of China, and he went to write scripts for Korean dramas, especially Korean costume dramas. This is very sensitive and easy to be criticized by others, and he is very likely to be put on the line by stickmen.

Therefore, when it comes to writing scripts, you can only find Bangzi's own people as white gloves.

But for the matter of white gloves, you can only find a screenwriter in the middle ranks.

Don't think about the big-name screenwriters over there, they are there in line, they are quite proud, and everyone is rushing to ask for the scripts they have written, so there is no need or reason to listen to him.

Only those screenwriters who are in the mid-level position are relatively easy to be subdued and even take refuge in order to get ahead and gain both fame and fortune.

"Conquer" and "take refuge" are actually not a thing, don't be too dark-bellied, Fang Jie is still very reasonable, he will not spread rumors to deliberately slander the history and culture of other countries, his requirements for screenwriters are only objective and fair, Just being impartial.

So after the two parties reached a cooperation agreement, Fang Jie asked JYP Entertainment to print and submit all the scripts of Korean dramas with various themes that JYP Entertainment had collected in recent years but had been shot or shelved, and then they started rubbing and submitting a copy.

The so-called big waves scouring sand, one is scouring scripts, I believe there must be gems in these shelved scripts.

The second is Amoy Screenwriters. According to the content of these scripts, you can quickly understand the characters, character, worldview, knowledge structure, and screenwriting ability of these screenwriters, so that you can easily find the acting screenwriters you need.

As a result, after all the scouring, let's not talk about the screenwriter, just talk about the script, and I have missed a lot of gems, which is really surprising.

One of the most well-known is the urban fantasy romance drama "You Who Came From the Stars".

Previous Life premiered this phenomenal Korean drama in 2013, but I didn't expect the script to be written in 2010.

Of course, this is also normal. After the script is written, it needs to establish a project to attract investment, and then it has to be constantly revised and perfected. After that, it has to be cast, shot, produced, and finally broadcast. It is reasonable to prepare for two years in the early stage.

This drama seems to have no articles to do, just a modern fantasy love story between an alien and an earth female star, it seems that it is difficult to carry private goods.

Actually not necessarily.

This drama at least reflects all kinds of chaos in the Korean entertainment industry and the chaebols' ruthlessness. The master is an alien, I am afraid that no one can cure him, even the hero almost died in the hands of the villain.

So what Fang Jie has to do is to talk to the screenwriter, whether it is possible to further strengthen the plot conflict of the villain, so that Korean audiences can recognize the reality of the entertainment industry and the chaebol circle after watching it, and help domestic audiences understand the unknown over there. dark side.

This is a very good cultural education. It doesn't have to be a serious drama to achieve the effect of entertaining and entertaining. We are just going with the flow.

The screenwriter of this drama, named Park Ji-eun, used to be a variety show screenwriter debut, and only changed to a TV drama screenwriter after 07. Last year, he was the screenwriter of the romantic comedy "Help the Queen" and was shortlisted for the 46th Baeksang Arts Awards TV Category Best Screenplay Award and MBC Drama Awards Writer Award.

How should I describe my qualifications? I’m considered a new screenwriter, but I’ve already made my mark and gained a certain reputation. It’s not easy to judge. The script of "You Who Came from the Star" was just sent up this year, and it is estimated that several other companies are waiting for investment intentions. .

Fortunately, Fang Jie knew how popular this drama would be, and he didn't ask for many private goods. Naturally, the fat and water didn't flow to outsiders, and he quickly finalized his investment intention.

What's interesting is that Fang Jie, who was careless at this time, did not expect that the female screenwriter Park Ji-eun wrote "Legend of the Blue Sea" and "Crash Landing on Love" after the completion of "My Love from the Star". , became a big name in the industry, and also became one of his and JYP's cash cows.

Among modern dramas, besides "My Love from the Star", there are also "I Hear Your Voice" and "The Story of a New Prostitute".

"I Hear Your Voice" was also a Korean drama in 2013 in the previous life. Although it is not as famous as "My Love from the Star", it is also a hit drama with high ratings, and the theme is also an urban fantasy romance drama.

The story roughly tells the love story between the male protagonist who acquired the superpower of "mind reading" due to an accident, and the female protagonist who is a nationally elected lawyer with a high status.

What has the same effect is that although the core theme of this drama is love, it also reflects the corruption and chaos in the Korean public security system, so it also has a certain educational significance.

As for "The Legend of the New Prostitute", it is not easy to classify. It should belong to the modern fantasy theme of love abuse drama, which also contains some superstition content of myths and ghosts.

Jisheng refers to the geisha who provided song and dance performances for the Korean king and the two nobles in ancient times on the Korean peninsula.

However, "New Prostitutes" moves this traditional industry to the contemporary era. There is only "Furong Pavilion", a high-end fireworks place left in China, which recruits some desperate young beauties to conduct systematic training in Sinology, English, singing and dancing, etiquette, etc. Training, providing prostitute services for the rich without selling themselves, the euphemistic name is: inheriting traditional culture.

In fact, there is no such thing as performing arts without selling one's body. As long as you are willing to spend money, you can buy prostitutes and concubines.

The heroine is a beauty with classical beauty and graduated from a classical dance college. She was forced to sell her body in Furong Pavilion, and was almost bought by the uncle official to be a concubine. During this period, the heroine and the rich second-generation hero had a series of problems Love entanglements.

This drama was aired in 2011 in the previous life, but Fang Jie picked it up in advance in this life, almost no need to make any changes, and the filming can be started directly.

In Fang Jie's impression, after the heroine of this drama became popular because of "The Story of a New Prostitute", she caused a lot of social controversy due to plastic surgery. The heroine of the book tells a series of stories about an ugly girl who became a goddess after undergoing plastic surgery.

Therefore, "New Biography of Prostitutes" also has educational significance, such as blatantly engaging in brothel business in modern society. Modern officials go to such high-end sensual places and rob civilian women, and they also pay attention to prostitutes and concubines, ignoring modern laws. .

The rich second-generation male protagonist is not a good bird, he only pursued the female protagonist for revenge at the beginning, and his family has strict class concepts, making things difficult for the commoner female protagonist...etc.

In short, what Fang Jie has to do is to suggest that the screenwriter further strengthen character creation and plot conflicts on the basis of the original script. This is also to make the plot rhythm more intense and exciting.

This kind of suggestion to increase the price and carry more private goods is not sensitive and will not cause any controversy, at least there is no problem in South Korea.

It’s not that the government over there is generous, but that the power of the chaebol is too strong. For the chaebol capital, as long as they can make money, let alone discredit their government, even if they point their noses and scold them, they don’t care too much. They call it speech Freedom, which is very similar to Hollywood movies.

Having said so much, the above few Korean dramas are only modern dramas, and they can do limited articles, and they are even just going with the flow, and they can't even be called routines.

The real highlights and routines are actually in the several costume dramas he selected, revised and planned.

(End of this chapter)