Chapter 151 - 121: Film Adaptation (2)

This is the script’s ending.

The process is quite melodramatic, and the ending somewhat deliberately pleases the audience and reviewers, but I have to admit, such dramas indeed have a market.

Housewives and the elderly love watching this kind of drama! If we were to follow the game’s main storyline to shoot, it probably wouldn’t work...

So with this adaptation, Chen Ba said he could accept it.

"That’s good!"

Yang Dong breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Actually, I also feel this adaptation is somewhat deliberate. But they said, our game’s main storyline really can’t be shot, and even if it’s shot, it’s hard to pass the review."

"Indeed..."

Chen Ba nodded.

In the game’s storyline, the early part is fine, but the later part somewhat demonizes the uncle and cousin. Moreover, the story ends as a complete tragedy.

Adapting it, now it’s quite good like this.

Although the happy ending isn’t one of Chen Ba’s favorites, he also admits the screenwriter really put in effort; without this adaptation, it might indeed not be broadcasted.

"What about ’Cold Window Study Simulator’?"

"That hasn’t been decided yet..."

Yang Dong shook his head and said, "They mean to first choose the actors and finish shooting ’Living Under Someone’s Roof Simulator’, and then consider it."

"Actors?"

Chen Ba was a bit curious, pointing to the core roles in the script and asking, "Have the candidates for these main roles been decided?"

"The actor for the uncle has been decided, a veteran actor who often plays villains. The aunt’s also decided, a certain national daughter-in-law actress."

Yang Dong said with a smile, "The rest haven’t been decided, because they’re also waiting for our message; if we don’t agree, how can they find all the actors in advance?"

"Alright, you go contact them."

Chen Ba had no objections; from the choice of the aunt and uncle actors, one can see Haitian is indeed aiming to make this drama well.

As long as there are no young idols.

With renowned actors and national daughters-in-law acting, Chen Ba is quite looking forward to it. Then choosing a reliable young actor to play the protagonist Chen Wei, the drama ’Living Under Someone’s Roof’ is largely settled.

"Tsk tsk!"

Thinking about this, Chen Ba couldn’t help but sigh, "Game adapted to a drama? There shouldn’t be many such cases, right?"

"There are quite a lot."

"It’s just that, in the past, most game adaptations to TV were more of genres like ancient costumes, fantasy, romance, etc."

Yang Dong explained, "For example, ’Chinese Paladin’, ’Ancient Sword Legend’, ’Xuanyuan Sword’, and so on."

There are many adaptations of fantasy games; after the dramas are produced, they are quite well-known, and many people have watched them.

Yet, there’s actually another type of game; the number of adaptations isn’t few either, it’s just the fame is lower, and few know it’s adapted from a game.

"Orange Light Game!"

No need for Yang Dong to introduce; Chen Ba has also heard of the renowned Orange Light Game.

There are indeed many TV dramas adapted from Orange Light Games, and successful cases are not few. It’s just that in terms of fame, they’re not as famous as ’Chinese Paladin’, ’Ancient Sword Legend’, or ’Xuanyuan Sword’.

’Living Under Someone’s Roof Simulator’ being favored by filmmakers and being planned for adaptation into a drama is indeed somewhat unexpected.

Because this isn’t the traditional hot genre for "game adaptation dramas"; shouldn’t everyone be chasing fantasy, romance, and grand female protagonist themes?

"I found it strange too."

"But I asked them, they said fantasy dramas require large investments, romance dramas have worn out the audience, so it’s just the right time to change the taste and make some family ethics drama." Yang Dong explained with a smile.

That can be understood.

Upon hearing this, Chen Ba couldn’t help but purse his lips and said, "Really, ’Living Under Someone’s Roof Simulator’ and ’Cold Window Study Simulator’ are quite suitable for the prime-time show at eight in the evening."

Housewives and the elderly should love this type of drama theme, guaranteed to draw all their tears.

They must cry their eyes out!

The prime-time dramas at eight in the evening are all of these routines and scripts, stirring emotions and conflicts to extract tears from the audience.

"When will it air?"

"Don’t know, next year probably!"

Yang Dong shook his head and said, "If filming starts now, the earliest might be airing in summer. But if it can’t fit the schedule, it may not air by the end of the year."

"Alright, post a notification on the official website."

After thinking it over, Chen Ba felt this is a joyful matter, and they could promote it through the official website and official Weibo to let the players know about it.

While taking this opportunity to probe other film and television companies to see if there are any "daring" ones, who’d consider adapting ’Star Emperor’ or ’Divine Grace Continent’?

’Divine Grace Continent’ isn’t talked about here.

This one is actually more suitable for animation, and since Divine Grace Animation has a bunch, whether the main body is adapted doesn’t really matter.

But ’Star Emperor’ is feasible!

If Chinese Paladin, Ancient Sword Legend, and Xuanyuan Sword can be adapted, then Saint Sword Emperor can be too, also being a fantasy genre, why can’t ’Star Emperor’ be adapted?

"Forget it!"

Yang Dong rolled his eyes and said, "This kind of fantasy drama needs investment in tens of millions or even hundreds of millions; do you really think they can shoot it just because they want to?"

"The main cost for fantasy traffic drama should be the payment; those effects really aren’t worth much, I think."

Chen Ba said indifferently, "I truly think ’Star Emperor’ can be attempted for adaptation, even if we don’t charge a copyright fee."

Let’s see who’s got the guts.

As long as someone dares to ask, as long as someone dares to shoot, Chen Ba can waive the copyright fee, only asking for a proper adaptation.

Not that he’s generous.

The main reason is that the adaptation difficulty for ’Star Emperor’ is high, and it’s a win-win situation. If there’s a lack of investment, Tianba Studio can even invest a bit.

"That’s tough to handle..."

Yang Dong still didn’t think it feasible, as they know their own business.

"Does ’Star Emperor’ have a storyline?"

"Yes!"

"But that storyline really could be put together casually; back then, he and Chen Ba didn’t put much effort into designing the plot."

"So taking this somewhere for adaptation, apart from the basic character settings and story background, other plots are almost like pure original creation."

"Few people are willing."

"And most importantly, ’Star Emperor’ has too many grand scenes. The game’s effects are so glamorous, when shooting it into a real-life drama, the effects can’t be worse than the game, right?"

How much would that cost?

Just thinking about it makes Yang Dong feel that shooting it effectively would definitely cost more than ’Chinese Paladin’, and by quite a bit.

The Chinese Paladin Series doesn’t have that many grand scenes, and even if they exist, the game itself doesn’t portray them so the audience doesn’t notice the difference.

"Can ’Star Emperor’ work?"

Every grand scene is portrayed in the game itself using the Dream Building 5 engine, with top-notch industry CG graphics.

How can your drama be shot less exquisitely than the game’s real-time graphics?

"True..."

Chen Ba thought it through and agreed Dong was right.

The biggest challenge in ’Star Emperor’s’ film adaptation is somehow "surpassing" the game itself.

That’s really difficult!

After painstakingly producing the drama, only to be reviewed: it doesn’t feel as awe-inspiring as the game itself, which no director can withstand.

"Let’s leave it at that then."

"You go notify the players; it’s best if someone asks about ’Star Emperor’; if no one asks, it’s no problem."

Chen Ba thought it over, then said, "If no one wants to adapt it, when we earn big money, we’ll shoot it ourselves..."

Hold on!

If truly no one wants to shoot ’Star Emperor,’ why not invite NVIDIA and AMD, these good brothers, to pool together and make a film?

Old Huang Su’s Mother’s company’s stock price is so high; it’s not without the efforts of Chen; seeing Chen so dedicated, sponsoring a bit shouldn’t be a problem.

But this isn’t urgent.

First, promote the drama ’Living Under Someone’s Roof’ and see if anyone is interested in Tianba Studio’s other games.

What if someone truly is interested?

Don’t underestimate the Chinese people’s passion for fantasy dramas; the Chinese Paladin Series has thrived for so many years and launched so many stars for a reason.

If a real big spender comes forward, it wouldn’t be surprising, as ’Star Emperor’ isn’t much worse than the Chinese Paladin Series.

The renowned Chinese Paladin Series, even its latest sequel only sells tens of thousands of copies.

Not even reaching 1 million copies...