A Perfect Life Beginning as a Light Novel Writer

Chapter 156 Rising Popularity and Emperor Star Award
In the Longguo animation industry, both the practitioners and the audience respond very quickly to an innovative and potential work.

For example, among the more than 100 animations broadcast this quarter, the three works ranked 123, Mechanical City, Dragon's Secret Treasure, and Throbbing.

They have reached the sixth episode respectively, and the ratings are 3.52%, 3.31% and 3.13%.

And it's only on Saturday and Sunday when it's broadcasted at a good time.

Although the ratings of the first episode of Magical Girl Madoka Magica was still in the 2% range, the ratings broke through the 3% mark in the third rebroadcast.

In fact, a work has to have so many fans to have such a high ratings. Since the ratings of rebroadcasts can reach 3.03%, it means that the potential number of fans of this work is actually the highest after six episodes. In just a few days, it has basically grown to the same level as the first three works.

At this time, let's look at the production companies and production costs of the three works.

Mechanical City, adapted by Yuanling Animation, one of the three major animation companies in Longguo, has sold over 8000 million copies of the original game worldwide. What's more, the investment cost of this animation alone exceeds 3.52 million, and tens of millions have been spent on publicity. , That's the reason for the current [-]% audience rating.

The Secret Treasure of the Dragon, the two works of throbbing, were also adapted from popular novels and comics by the other two major animation production companies of Longguo, Luzhou Animation and Longyang Animation, and spent 7000 to [-] million to produce these two works. animation.

But what do you see now?
A low-cost, old-fashioned magical girl animation with an investment of 600 million, the sixth episode is airing, and even the ratings are almost catching up with these three works, and now it is also popular in major animation forums and fan groups. It is almost the group that discusses the animation of Magical Girl Madoka, which has an overwhelming numerical advantage compared to the other three works.

The current situation really makes many people in the animation industry feel a little outrageous.

In the past, it was not that there were no low-cost animations such as the rise of the dark horse gang, but these works were all without exception. They just had low production costs, not poor production teams.

But Magic Circle, the production level of the animation production team is just like that, and the members are also scattered warriors in the animation circle of Magic City. In fact, the quality of the animation is not high, and it can develop all the way to the current popularity.
Basically rely on this script.

Who is the "Soldier of Love"?

One day, this question began to be asked by many people in the Dragon Kingdom animation industry.

Especially for some practitioners in the animation industry, anyway, there are so many popular animations in Longguo, and the rise of Magical Girl Madoka this season only makes the top three animations with a sense of crisis. For others, they are happy to watch the show.

"So no one knows who the warrior of love is?"

"Even if the boss wears the vest, it's impossible to hide it so deeply? The boss will also recruit a few acquaintances to form a team when he wears the vest. None of those people will come out to reveal the identity of the soldier of love?"

"I feel that many people in the three major animation companies in Longguo are feeling a little uncomfortable. If they are really defeated by Magical Girl Madoka on a rubbish schedule like nine o'clock on Thursday night, it would be a shame."

"Don't exaggerate too much. Magical Girl Madoka Magica is only the sixth episode, and the plot of the third episode is a little bit beyond the audience's expectations. It is impossible for an animation to shake the sky with just two episodes of innovative plots. "

"But. Who knows what strange developments will follow in this work of Magical Girl Madoka? Can you still look at this work with regular magical girl-themed animations? After watching the sixth episode, can you guess the first episode? What will the seven episodes be about?"

"Oh, anyway, I don't believe that a big screenwriter in the industry will open a vest account, and no one will know. Maybe this warrior of love is just a new animation screenwriter. And the most common mistake for newcomers is to be anticlimactic."

"Well, let's make a bet. I'll bet that Magical Girl Madoka Madoka Magica's animation will definitely pull down one of the three most popular animations this season, Mechanical City, Dragon's Secret Treasure, and Throbbing, before it ends. In the end, the ratings are among the top three in the animation market this quarter. If this is the final result, why don’t you treat me to afternoon tea for half a month? Anyway, our two companies are so close, just one street away.”

"Then what if the plot collapses behind Magical Girl Madoka?"

"Well, then I'll treat you to afternoon tea for a month."

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"Well, Old Xiao, yes, you can chase girls like this? No matter whether you win or lose this bet with you, you can trick Assistant Director Lin into dating you for at least half a month, right?"

In the Modu area, in a research group for practitioners in the animation industry, a group of active group friends have started a heated discussion on the animation of Magical Girl Madoka since early in the morning.

It's not that the big-budget animation works produced by the three major animation companies have never been overturned, but it is the first time that a newly established animation company's work has been pushed so close in the ratings list.

Ordinary animation practitioners are happy to eat melons.

The members of the production team of the three animations, Dragon's Secret Treasure, Mechanical City, and Throbbing, also felt an inexplicable pressure.

Inside Xiatang Animation Production Company, with a total of dozens of members, everyone is in a state of collective excitement during this time.

After all, the people who can be recruited by Tang Yin into the company must have basic business capabilities, but...
Everyone's career path is more or less difficult anyway.Either he was squeezed out in the former company, or the place he stayed in before was too depressing, or he was too talented to meet the competition but could not compete with the relevant households.

That's why we gathered together in Xiatang Animation Production Company. We didn't expect to make any big business in this start-up company.Part-time job, why do you want to pursue so much?It's not when I was a teenager and chose a major in the college entrance examination, thinking that I could change the animation industry of Longguo by myself.

After so many years, many people have been hit by reality and just want to dawdle.

However.
The current achievements of the animation Magical Girl Madoka have made the backbone of the animation production team, including Yao Jiyong and Tang Xin, feel a sense of accomplishment.

When they were teenagers, the reason why they chose to major in animation was to create this kind of animation!

I and others are not doing some assembly line animation, but really making an excellent animation that is innovative, can touch the hearts of the audience, and change the animation industry to a certain extent.

Outsiders don't know the plot behind the magic circle, but now, this animation is being produced to episode No.11. They know the entire script of this animation.
The current plot has such achievements and discussions. They can't guess what will happen after the next six episodes of this animation are broadcast.

Compared with the plot of the next six episodes of this animation, the so-called innovation and so-called depression and tear-jerking in the first six episodes are simply pediatrics.

Will this animation be abandoned by the audience because of its increasingly dark and cruel plot, and its reputation will collapse after being abused?
Still, after the sixth episode of this animation was broadcast, the soaring popularity in the animation industry is just the beginning, far from its limit.

Some people in the company could vaguely feel that the work of Magic Circle might cause waves in the industry.

May [-]
The final results of the Emperor Star Award, the most dazzling novel in the Longguo novel world, have been announced.

After nearly a month of selection, Xia Yan cooperated with the various requirements of the book club and the jury, participated in the recording of videos, and after taking photos
Finally, on this day, he was invited to the Imperial Capital area to participate in the selection of the Emperor Star Award.

Twenty popular writers from the Dragon Kingdom gathered together. In the venue of thousands of people, the host revealed the award-winning rankings of the works of these 20 writers one by one.

Hundreds of cameras captured every move of these twenty writers from all angles of the venue.

Xia Yan is observing other people, and other people are also observing Xia Yan.

After all, in a group of 34-year-old novelists, 19-year-old Xia Yan is too young, and his appearance is obviously much higher than the others.

The audience in front of the TV looked at the tall and handsome boy in a white formal suit on the screen.

Putting Xia Yan after makeup on in the showbiz circle may be above-average, but in the male writer of the novel circle, this is Wang Zhale.

After all, most of the other male writers are fat houses, and Xia Yan's being among them is really eye-catching.

Tang Yin and Song Lingyun stayed in the company together, and together with dozens of people in the company, they watched the Emperor Star Awards ceremony being broadcast live on TV1 in the capital city.

"The boss is so handsome."

"That's genius."

"Handsome and talented, this is the boss. It's a pity that my daughter is older than him, and she doesn't look good. Otherwise, I really have to introduce him."

Song Lingyun and Tang Yin stared blankly at Xia Yan.

"Well, who would have thought that two years ago, he was just a high school student whose whole body was only a few thousand yuan, and his family suffered a change." Tang Yin felt a little emotional at this moment.

"I always feel that if he continues to develop like this, he may soon reach a place beyond our reach."

"No." Song Lingyun's eyes were fixed, watching the clip of Xia Yan's face that happened to be broadcast on the TV.

"At this time next year, I will also appear at the Emperor Star Awards ceremony just like Xia Yan now."

"Huh? So confident? Actually, I haven't asked you for a long time. What's the ranking of your current novel "Blade of the Other Side" in the journal "Glass Color"?" Tang Yin asked curiously.

"Journal. Ninth!" Song Lingyun paused, then said.

"However... I am confident that within three months, I will launch an impact towards the top five picks, or even the top three picks. I racked my brains this year to conceive this work, and the serial plot starting next month Let’s start working hard. If all goes well, I also want to try what it’s like to reach the top of a journal.”

After all, Xia Yan had been oppressing her before.

Song Lingyun stared at Xia Yan's face on the TV without blinking, while Tang Yin looked at Song Lingyun's face and remained silent for a long time.

Humans have goals. If Xia Yan hadn't inspired her fighting spirit, would Song Lingyun have grown so fast in novel creation?
the other side.
In a certain girl's room, Mo Ran put down the comic pen in her hand, and looked at Xia Yan who showed her face at the Emperor Star Awards through her laptop.

Seeing Xia Yan in front of the TV made Mo Ran truly feel Xia Yan's current height in the two-dimensional industry at this moment.

The scene of the Emperor Star Awards.

The ranks of novel writers' works were revealed.

When it reached the top ten, before the name of the parasitic beast was pronounced, Bai Xuan who was present was already so excited that she was about to shout out in the venue.

at last
When the sixth-ranked work was revealed, when the word "parasitic beast" was pronounced, Xia Yan stood up and went on stage under the focus of the cameras.

In fact, even the seventh-ranked work of the Emperor Star Award, its single-volume sales in Longguo have already reached 700 million copies, which is 100 million more than Parasite.

Parasitic Beast can be ranked sixth, which is actually due to the fact that the theme of this work is a little taller, and the environmental protection elements promoted in the work are in line with the correct ideology of Longguo.

These things are also one of the reference criteria for the awards. Otherwise, if a novel has a particularly high sales volume due to pornographic and bloody elements, it can still be selected for the Emperor Star Award, isn't it a joke?
"Sixth?" Xia Yan came to the stage, holding the medal from Emperor Star Award No.6, with a completely unexcited expression on his face.

"Oh, why is Mr. Yuanqing making such an expression? Could it be that you are not feeling well today?" The host asked with a smile beside him.

"Well, because sixth is the worst grade I have ever gotten since I debuted in the novel industry." Xia Yan looked at the camera and said with a smile.

"I feel that my grades have not improved, so I"

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Is it that straightforward?

This is young people.
"Mr. Yuanqing, before the sixth Emperor Star Award, what is the ranking of the novel awards that you participated in?" the host asked.

"The new god ascends first." Xia Yan paused, and then said in a joking tone.

"Next time I come, I'll be happier."

Then he didn't say much, and hurried off the stage with the medal.

But although he didn't say anything later, his meaning was already obvious.

His goal is to be number one in the Emperor Star Award.

This time sixth, he was not satisfied.

If you come to this awards ceremony next time
the first.

The audience in front of the TV and the audience at the scene understood Xia Yan's meaning in an instant.

And he is confident that there will be works that will enter the top [-] in the selection of the Emperor Star Award in the future, and he will come to this scene.

Arrogant?

arrogant?

pride?

Or.
This is self-confidence?

All in all, many on-site reporters have already come up with half a report with fierce words in their minds, and they are waiting to go back tonight to rush to report on this young novelist overnight.

For the next two days, the Longguo light novel world was immersed in the aftermath of the selection of the Emperor Star Awards. The names of light novel writers who won good rankings, their works were published in various serial magazines, and Internet information was spread in the novel world.

And the name "Yuanqing".
It also started from this night, because of the history of the serialization of the work of Parasitic Beast on "Liu Li", and the sixth selection result of the Parasitic Beast Emperor Star Award, it has jumped to the same level as many well-known light novel writers in Longguo, and has been recognized by the industry. It is regarded as a first-line light novel writer.

(End of this chapter)