Who are you calling powerful?.

Chapter 497 "Ode to Joy" VS "Little Times"

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

Starring Tang Yan, Damimi, Mao Xiaotong, Reyza, and Xu Lu, this drama also stars Wang Kai, Wang Yang, Zhang Songwen, Zhu Yawen, etc., and has guest appearances by many celebrities. It can definitely be called a full-scale drama. Star cast.

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

The original novel has not yet been aired in the TV series, but its sales have soared in a short period of time. The author Anai has been invited by several programs or interviews, and also sold the copyright of the radio drama.

However, the most valuable ones are Anai’s other works.

Wei Yang, or Blue Whale, is recognized as the master of Internet literature. The Internet dramas he has produced so far have not failed.

Popular dramas such as "East Palace", "A Thousand Bones of Flowers", "Celebrating More Than Years", "Shanshan Is Here", "Why Shengxiao Silence", etc. are real golden signs.

Even in the eyes of the outside world, Wei Yang almost single-handedly ushered in the IP era, but Boss Wei himself knew that even without him, Internet IP would become popular.

However, with his efforts, the value of web IP is recognized and sought after by more people.

The copyright fee is 40 to 50% higher than the average in the previous life. This is still a conservative estimate. It is difficult to say that some popular copyrights and popular authors will double.

Among them, the ones Wei Yang has worked with and achieved outstanding results are even more so, each one is more expensive than the last.

It is reported online that one of the authors has booked film and television rights from more than one company before he has published a new book, with prices ranging from 500 million to 1000 million.

Therefore, many companies are accustomed to buying copyrights after Wei Yang and Blue Whale.

Wei Yang and others were planning to film a certain work by a certain author, so they packaged the copyrights of other works.

After the author became popular among Wei Yang and others, they started to prepare projects under his name. Some were real dramas to promote and attract audiences, and some were just trying to swindle investors' money. .

Under normal circumstances, authors don't care so much, and have no channels to know and notice. They just sell the copyright for a sufficient price.

However, many authors are still very concerned about getting a high-quality adaptation of their works. On the premise that the price is not much different, they hope to find a suitable "adoptive father".

There is no doubt that Wei Yang and Blue Whale are the most trusted "adoptive fathers" by Internet article authors.

Many authors have heard that Wei Yang wants to buy the copyright, and they can tolerate it if the price is lower.

If Blue Whale confirms that it will be filmed and the revealed lineup is satisfactory, the author can accept it even if it is a cabbage price.

In addition to hoping that his works will receive preferential treatment, more importantly, Boss Wei is a living brand.

The author will also settle accounts. You can see the good days of "East Palace" and other colleagues above. A fool would choose to eat a full meal.

However, Boss Wei is still very particular. He basically pays according to the market price and does not blindly add money, but he does not treat other authors badly.

This has also made Wei Yang and Blue Whale's reputation get better and better. Many authors who are not short of money will even not sell their copyrights and only negotiate with Wei Yang's company.

This is the case with the third uncle from the Southern School in "Tomb Robbers Notes".

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

I don't know what Huanrui's mood is, but the third uncle from the Southern School is overjoyed. Originally, he still had some unsold copyrights and planned to do it himself later.

Now they have taken the initiative to contact Blue Whale and plan to jointly develop it. When the "Tomb Raiders" web series is launched, it is estimated that "Old Nine Gates" will also be selected for project preparation.

In response to this, the world-famous singer of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" had his legs smashed.

But there is no other way. At least the third uncle of the Southern School still has a hand. The copyright of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" is more complicated.

First, the film rights were acquired by a company in Beijing, and Lu Tailang was asked to prepare "Nine-Storey Demon Tower". Later, it went to Wanda to develop Chen Kun's "The Secret of the Dragon", and also worked on a "Sky Star" with Bona. , starring Zhang Hanyu, has just been suppressed and has not been released.

The Internet copyright was later taken over by Penguin. They would definitely not let this high-quality copyright go, so they decided to shoot it themselves.

Therefore, not only is it a pity for the world's dominators, Wei Yang is actually very envious of this project, but he can only be envious.

It's okay for Boss Wei to bully Huanrui, but if he really confronts Brother Xiao Ma, there might be another producer of "Tomb Raiders"...

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

Boss Wei was forced to make a move. It was impossible for him to package all the author's works, but if the author was willing, he could pick first.

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

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

Anyway, there are various operations, maybe sometimes others can eat more, but Boss Wei takes the initiative and always eats the bulk.

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

Including "Dajiang Dahe", which has already started to be filmed, and "Everything Is Good", which is in the queue for project approval.

That's right, this Anai is almost the official author of Noon Sunshine, and later he also served as the screenwriter of Noon Sunshine. Wei Yang's hand almost wiped out Noon Sunshine.

However, Boss Wei is used to it. Now the sunshine at noon belongs to his family, so there is no need to distinguish it so clearly.

The outside world doesn't know about these tricks. They only know that Blue Whale packaged Anai's works and launched two dramas in one go.

This kind of treatment is rare. Gu Man, who has collaborated with Blue Whale many times, was reminded by his book fans to be careful of Anai taking away Boss Wei's "favor".

Taking advantage of this small storm, "Ode to Joy" also attracted the attention of many people.

Everyone wants to see what the real ability of this drama is, so that Wei Yang, who is known as the "Golden Touch of Internet Literature", takes it so seriously.

...

Liu Lu is a fan of Guo Xiaosi, although now it is likely to be prefixed with the word [before].

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

After graduating from college and starting to work, I was rubbed against by society in a real sense, and those youthful filters of "sadness flowed backwards like a river" suddenly shattered.

This is also normal. Most of Guo Xiaosi's fans are female students, and they are middle school female students.

His tactics are very harmful to young girls who are ignorant and unacquainted with 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 artificial and broken emotions in their writing, or are shocked by the naked descriptions of money worship.

And once the filter is formed and it is linked to youthful feelings, Guo Xiaosi's halo among many fans cannot be easily erased.

However, time and experience are the best medicine, especially Guo Xiaosi's bubble-like feelings, which often burst as soon as they are poked. Although Liu Lu has lost her fandom, she has not turned negative. She just doesn’t get that much attention. Occasionally she still takes a look when she has time. The fan base that has been with her for many years has not retreated.

Some people call this situation a diving fan, but Liu Lu doesn't care. Regardless of whether she is a fan or not, she just enjoys herself.

The fan group that Liu Lu is waiting for is not Guo Xiaosi's exclusive fan group, but a small group established privately by some old fans who have become familiar with each other. There are not so many rules here. People can chat from all over the world, and the atmosphere between acquaintances is good.

Liu Lu, who had to work hard on Labor Day, sat on the subway home full of resentment after get off work. When she opened a group chat, she saw that "Ode to Joy" was being discussed in the group.

This is not the first time that the group has talked about "Ode to Joy". Guo Xiaosi's masterpiece is "Little Times", and Tang Yan and Damimi are both starring in the movie. Many people in the group are even fans or fans of the two. Very good impression,

There are two people participating in "Ode to Joy", so they naturally attracted the attention of the group. There have been many discussions before, and even minor conflicts broke out.

This is rare in the group, because most of us are friends, and there are very few disputes. As a result, this time they started arguing over a drama that had nothing to do with Guo Xiaosi.

Liu Lu was confused at the time, but she later found out the general story after asking her friends.

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

First of all, they both star Da Mimi and Tang Yan, and their roles in the two works also have certain similarities.

Although "Ode to Joy" has not been broadcast before, the plot of the original work is clearly written. Even if there are 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 and is a strong business woman. This has a lot in common with her character Gu Li in "Little Times".

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

It's no wonder that some people think "Ode to Joy" is the TV series companion to "Tiny Times".

Of course, there are also some people who criticize each other. For example, fans of Guo Xiaosi think that Wei Yang plagiarized, while many people watching the show believe that Wei Yang is specially filming a drama version of "Little Times" to teach Guo Xiaosi how to film.

The latter statement is still widely circulated, and the reason is that Guo Xiaosi's reputation has been so bad in the past two years that netizens and passers-by love to step on him.

The conflict broke out in the group because some fans of Guo Xiaosi were very dissatisfied with this statement and criticized "Ode to Joy" as plagiarism. Even Damimi and Tang Yan were criticized as "ungrateful".

This attracted many refutations from Molasses fans, and there were even many fans of Boss Wei in the group.

Don't underestimate Wei Yang's influence on young women in China. 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 they are not allowed to be fans of Wei Yang, and the latter may even hold more weight in their hearts than the former.

Even if they are not fans of Wei Yang, there are quite a few people who have a good impression of him, and they are all willing to help and say a good word about the matter.

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

There is Wei Yang's investment behind "Little Times", and a considerable number of people even believe that without Wei Yang arranging for Molasses to join, Guo Xiaosi would never have been able to make such a big splash.

Therefore, Guo Xiaosi has insufficient confidence in Boss Wei, and in the eyes of many people, especially their fans, Molasses only cooperates with Guo Xiaosi, and there is no support for the two of them. Even if they want to thank Wei Yang, they have to thank Wei Yang.

Because of your incident, there was a fierce quarrel in the group. The Molasses Wei Alliance Army and the Neutral Army had the upper hand, and several Xiaosi fans left the group angrily.

Even Liu Lu's friends privately lamented that the internal quarrels among Guo Xiaosi's old fans turned out to be detrimental to Guo Xiaosi's public opinion, and eventually forced the old fans to quit the group.

It can be seen that the general trend of people's hearts is towards Wei He Molasses, while Guo Xiaosi is on the decline, and even the fans are not very supportive.

"I estimate that this group will either break up in the future or completely divest itself of the Xiaosi factor."

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

To be precise, it was people like Liu Lu who were not fans and rational fans who discussed the newly aired "Ode to Joy" and compared it with "Tiny Times" and gave it various scorns.

Then some Xiaosi fans refused to accept and refuted, and continued to be beaten.

In the end, the entire group watched "Ode to Joy" and discussed and commented on it, and some people also liked "Tiny Times".

[I watched two episodes in full, and if nothing else, the characters are much more real than those in "Tiny Times"]

[A senior gold-collar worker, a second-generation rich man, a white-collar worker and two freshly graduated rookies. Although there are some minor flaws, they are also explained to a certain extent to make their interactions with each other less abrupt. 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 community. Fan Shengmei loves face and enjoyment. Guan Guan and Qiu Yingying are the only daughters in the family who are favored. They have living expenses to support them and the three of them live together. Logic There is no problem with the details, but the love affair between the classmates in "Little Times"...]

[I still don’t understand why Gu Li, who is so rich, goes to the same school as the others and still has deep feelings for those three as a nanny]

[What I actually like the most is the plot and lines of "Ode to Joy", there are not so many inexplicable sentiments and sour words]

[Yes, I have wanted to say this for a long time. Some words and phrases look very interesting in books, but they are actually very awkward in movies and TV shows]

[Andy is too high-level and I have never been exposed to it. The other four girl types have more or less prototypes around me. As for the characters in "Tiny Times", I really lack a sense of substitution.]

[I am not disparaging Xiaosi, but he has made three movies. I always thought Gu Li and the others were plastic sisters. In "Ode to Joy", they shared the same fate in an elevator, so I was moved by them]

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

[I also feel that, I don’t know if it’s because of the character, but I think Fan Shengmei played by Yang Mi is much more pleasing to the eye than Lin Xiao’s original role]

[Oh my god, this is the first time I’ve seen Damimi’s acting skills since Guo Xiang in “The Legend of the Condor Heroes”]

[Older leftover women often have money worship problems, maybe it’s because of empathy]

[Shut up Heizi, Yang Mi has been working hard, it’s normal to make progress, right?]

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

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

[The number of episodes is too few, so four episodes a day are enough to satisfy you]

[It’s all thanks to you, I fell into a trap, I should save up and watch it again]

【…】

When Liu Lu saw the end of the chat record, it became more and more crooked. No one even mentioned "Tiny Times" anymore. They were more discussing and praising "Ode to Joy". Those who were not interested would just dive in and shut up.

There were still quite a few Xiaosi fans who either left the group or left the group. Liu Lu took a look at the number of people in the group and saw that there seemed to be a dozen fewer than before.

Seeing that several of her good friends were there, Liu Lu didn't pay attention. 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 a moment of hesitation, she clicked on the PPTV mobile app, opened the data, and played the first episode of "Ode to Joy".

"At the beginning of the month, I also have a lot of luxury."

(End of this chapter)