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Chapter 575: Grasping the Core of Surprise and Danger
"What you just said is indeed an issue that needs attention. How about this, when the time comes, we can find the original author of the novel, ask him to revise it, and ask him to explain it." Li Yu said.

As long as you are willing to spend money, you can definitely invite the original author to come to the platform.

"In addition to this issue, there are some other areas that need special attention. The motivation and purpose of the Iron Triangle's departure can be given a new one, but when they arrive at the destination, such as the Nine-story Demon Tower, they must try their best to restore the description in the novel."

Why did Li Yu emphasize this point?

Because he found that those Ghost Blows Out the Light movies and TV series that have suffered a collapse in reputation and received a lot of criticism all have this common problem.

The special effects and props are too perfunctory. No matter whether the protagonists go to the Yunnan Worm Valley or the Kunlun Temple, a monster that does not exist in the novel suddenly jumps out, and then the monster plays hide-and-seek with the protagonists.

All those amazing, imaginative monsters that appeared in those novels have disappeared.

Moreover, they usually make even the special effects of the monster that plays hide-and-seek with the protagonists very crudely.

It is very difficult to maintain tension when we know that hundreds of millions of dollars of investment have been spent but no one knows where they have been spent.

At the dinner table, Li Yu and Cao Qing were talking most of the time.

The three-member Iron Trio spoke less frequently.

As the topic deepened, Li Yu and Cao Qing exchanged views on everything from shooting techniques to set designs, props, and camera language.

Their profession is just actors, their expertise is acting, how could they understand this knowledge?

They only knew that Li Yu and Cao Qing were very attentive this time.

The Ghost Blows Out the Light movie is really coming, and it is expected to be a big hit at the box office.

The premise is that these actors don't drag their feet.

At the end of the conversation, Li Yu finally said something that they could understand.

“After more than a decade, I found myself a pauper again.

There are too many projects that we have invested in, and a lot of them have not been broadcast yet.

If I continue to invest in your Ghost Blows Out the Light movie version, I won’t even be able to afford to make a movie in the short term.”

Li Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

He is not complaining about being poor on purpose, he is really poor now.

The company has spread its business too wide. The works produced by Guo Fan, Wu Jing, Dream Association, Li Yu and Hualiu Company, plus some star-studded projects, have really drained the company's funds.

However, Li Yuqiong's poverty was short-lived.

With the release of works such as "Yunnan Worm Valley", "The Disguiser", Wu Jing's "Wolf Warrior 2" and Lin Chaoxian's "Operation Red Sea" next year, the money Li Yu invested will be multiplied.

Cao Qing felt a little embarrassed after hearing this.

Li Yu invested the last funds of the company in the movie version of Ghost Blows Out the Light. If he fails to make it well, wouldn't he be betraying Li Yu's trust?

"How about you, Director Li from Ghost Blows Out the Light, take charge, and I'll be your deputy, just like before." Cao Qing hesitated for a moment.

"I told you to shoot, so I'll let you shoot. I can't break my promise.

I can't be the only director in the company, you have to seize this opportunity.

I am only a producer, I have no involvement with the set and filming."

Li Yu felt that it was time to bring out a great director who could stand on his own.

Adding another excellent Ghost Blows Out the Light movie to his resume does not improve his status.

Because his rank is so high, he is almost at the maximum level in the national server.

If this work is included in the list of Cao Qing's works, the effect will be obvious.

Cao Qinghui will take off directly and be promoted from an ordinary director to a super star in the film industry.

……

A few days later, "Yunnan Worm Valley" premiered on Station A on time.

Hu Xing is a typical fan of Ghost Blows Out the Light. He has a set of hardcover Ghost Blows Out the Light books in his bookcase.

He has read the novel no less than ten times.

He also often goes to the Ghost Blows Out the Light bar to discuss some ideas about Ghost Blows Out the Light with his friends.

His love for Ghost Blows Out the Light is evident from this.

He had been following the news about "Yunnan Worm Valley" for a long time, and even watched the live broadcast a few days ago.

Li Yu confessed in the live broadcast room that this roll was difficult to shoot.

As a die-hard fan of the novel, he agreed with Li Yu and appreciated Li Yu's honesty.

The plot of this volume of the novel is full of weird and supernatural things.

The limbs are bent backwards, and the branch tubes connect to the dead float of the lower body.

And so on, like Hu Bayi, who ran around with King Xian's head.

Let’s not talk about whether the director can shoot this film or not. Even if he does, it can’t be broadcast.

Hu Xing has already prepared himself mentally for the fact that the TV version of "Yunnan Worm Valley" will not be the same as the first two films.

Click to play. As the plot deepens, Hu Xing discovers that the screenwriter and director are actually very smart and experienced. They know that this volume cannot be restored 100%, so they accurately grasp the words "thrilling" and "dangerous".

These two words are the core of this volume, and the same is true in the novel.

As long as these two words are emphasized in the play and everyone can really feel the shock and danger, even if there are fewer monsters and the degree of restoration is not that high, it is still a work with its merits outweighing its flaws.

Hu Xing also discovered that this time the screenwriter did not create a bunch of supporting roles like last time.

He is not such an extreme book fan. As long as the adaptation is good, he supports the adaptation.

For example, the Ma Dadan gang in "Longling Mystery Cave" was well adapted, the supporting actors also performed well, and they created a few funny gags.

After Hu Xing finished watching "Longling Mystery Cave", he found that many people, like him, thought that the screenwriter's adaptation was good.

He felt that things were going to go wrong, so he posted a message on the forum, saying that if the screenwriter got a taste of success and created a bunch of supporting characters in Worm Valley, it would be very distracting.

"Longling Mystery Cave" is not that dangerous. It is just an empty tomb and Jin Suanpan went in alone.

The disadvantage for Jin Suanpan was that he had no teammates and was killed by the human-faced spider.

If he had his teammates with him at the time, the outcome would have been that they would have killed Spider in return.

So when a bunch of supporting characters are brought into "Longling Mystery Cave", people won't feel out of place.

Worm Valley is different. This is the most dangerous volume. Hu Bayi and the other two were able to get in and out alive only because of the protagonist’s luck.

If a bunch of supporting characters were forced to follow the main characters into the Worm Valley, then the core thrill and danger of this film would become a joke.

After watching the first few episodes aired on the first day, Hu Xing discovered that the screenwriter did not arrange for any extra people to follow the main characters.

This one is the same as described in the novel, telling the story of the adventures of the Iron Triangle.

Hu Xing was very happy when he saw the answer he wanted.

The director and screenwriter understand Ghost Blows Out the Light and know which volume can be adapted and which cannot.

Take the first few episodes for example, Hu Xing felt that Li Yu was too conservative.

Li Yu said that Worm Valley only had 7.5 points. He felt that Li Yu's score was too low. If he were asked to give a score, he would temporarily give it 7.8 points.

If the quality can be maintained, he is willing to keep the score unchanged.

With a score of 7.8, it is already a TV series that is worth watching and quite enjoyable to watch.

It’s a good drama, and as a die-hard fan, Hu Xing will of course help promote it.

So, after watching the first few episodes, he started to recommend this movie to others on forums such as Tieba and Weibo.

(End of this chapter)