Let’s be real.
At first, students really enjoyed "Journey to the West."
Even without the official promotion of the Literature and Art Association, they found it captivating.
But...
Once the Literature and Art Association started promoting it, the whole thing took a new turn.
Because next, it’d be like this—
[Please answer the following questions:
Where did Tang Monk recruit his disciples…
Please list four hardships the Tang Monk and his disciples faced on their journey…]
Teachers would assign howork:
[Read all of "Journey to the West" and write a response with at least 800 words.]
Does it feel familiar now?
Dammit!
Wasn’t "Fairytale Town" enough before?
Now you thoughtfully wrote us a "Journey to the West"?
Students were losing their minds…
Too much howork, no student who liked "Journey to the West" was innocent!
We cannot coexist with that Chu Kuang, the old rascal!
anwhile.
The industry was shocked!
Who would have thought that Chu Kuang’s "Journey to the West" would completely crush The Primordial Chaos, and even get official promotion from the Literature and Art Association...
That’s The Primordial Chaos series!
Though "The Primordial Chaos" isn’t considered a classic in Blue Star, the stories of The Primordial Chaos, thanks to the derived TV shows, animations, and countless paratexts, have long beco a household na!
So recalled a previous discussion:
"Didn’t everyone say Chu Kuang’s new book has to equal two "Ghost Blows Out the Light" to reach the top…"
"So, how many "Ghost Blows Out the Light" would journey to the West worth?"
"Definitely, more than two!"
"The Ghost Blows Out the Light series may be popular, but Journey to the West obtained official promotion, sothing The Primordial Chaos struggled for so long to get but didn’t."
"Considering the power and the countless interpretations it inspires, Journey to the West is simply invincible!"
As the tables turned, everyone understood that "Journey to the West" will catapult Chu Kuang to the top.
Amid their shock,
so started discussing whether the mythology of Journey to the West would replace the place of The Primordial Chaos in people’s hearts.
"It could, but it’s difficult!"
"Journey to the West has won public opinion and acclaim, and even the authorities recomnd it as a textbook for students, but don’t forget how long The Primordial Chaos has been building up."
"The TV shows, animations, music, and other cultural products inspired by the novels of The Primordial Chaos series have influenced so many people over ti. It’s a status that ’Journey to the West’ cannot reach in the short term."
"It would take at least several decades for ’Journey to the West’ to develop to the level of The Primordial Chaos."
"Plus, the Primordial Chaos series still attracts those who don’t like to read novels. The yearly releases of TV shows and movies in the series prove that."
"To maximize the influence of novels, they inevitably need to be promoted in various forms, such as TV shows, movies, animations, etc."
"If ’Journey to the West’ had been published a few hundred years ago, The Primordial Chaos wouldn’t be as glorious as it is today."
"But in the real world, there are no ifs. ’Journey to the West’ was published too late and can only play catch-up."
"This will hinge on whether the TV adaptations and animations of ’Journey to the West’ will be successful."
"For instance, the old primordial chaos series was highly praised. Even on StarNet, it scored as high as a nine."
"Admitting that ’Journey to the West’ is superior to The Primordial Chaos doesn’t an that people will no longer like The Primordial Chaos once they have ’Journey to the West’."
"..."
All these points were true.
Even though the rivalry between ’Journey to the West’ and ’The Primordial Chaos’ involved many, the ones mostly trampled upon weren’t ’The Primordial Chaos’ fans.
People’s sentint towards The Primordial Chaos remained deep.
The ones they tramped on were the irrational Primordial Chaos fans and the Primordial Chaos Research Association, who thought they could represent the culture of The Primordial Chaos.
Just like no matter how Liu Xiao Ling Tong has changed, people still love his Monkey King role.
There is no other way.
The power of nostalgia and classics is formidable.
In a sense, the Monkey King isn’t acted out by an actor, but is a real Great Saint!
In people’s hearts, The Primordial Chaos holds a similar significance.
The Primordial Chaos does not an the Primordial Chaos Research Association, or the irrational fans of The Primordial Chaos.
...
Of course, Lin Yuan also noticed the public comntary.
Right from the release of ’Journey to the West’, he had been closely following the matter.
Lin Yuan was not surprised that Journey to the West was officially promoted.
The Celestial Dynasty had a unique attachnt and recognition for Journey to the West, and Blue Star, a planet dominated by Eastern culture, naturally fell in love with this story easily.
Moreover.
Lin Yuan read the interpretations online.
Ninety-nine percent of them have all cropped up on Earth before.
But no one can say for sure which one is correct, including Lin Yuan and the System.
Only Wu Chengen could clarify?
Even this is disputed.
So researchers claim that Wu Chengen was not the original author of Journey to the West...
Innurable mysteries added to the attractiveness of Journey to the West.
Therefore, it was quite clear.
Lin Yuan, in the identity of Chu Kuang, would not respond to the interpretations from the outside world.
Even in this world, who wrote Journey to the West could no longer be a question.
What Lin Yuan really cared about was the comparison of the influence of Journey to the West and The Primordial Chaos in everyone’s discussions...
This was closely related to Lin Yuan’s upcoming plans.
Ever since Lin Yuan conceived the idea of unveiling Journey to the West, he had developed a fairly comprehensive promotional plan around the story.
So netizens’ comnts were quite reasonable.
Whether it’s Poirot, Hols, or the story of Journey to the West, to achieve national popularity, there always needs to be promotions in the form of film and television.
After all, not everyone reads novels.
Similarly, the popularity of Journey to the West on Earth was not solely due to its reputation as one of the four masterpieces; it also benefited from different forms of artistic promotion and even incorporated gas and the like.
"Jin Pei has apologized..."
A single phrase from Jin Mu broke Lin Yuan’s train of thought.
Lin Yuan almost reflexively asked, "Who is Jin Pei?"
Jin Mu’s expression changed abruptly. He had been making a fuss, but he didn’t even know who his opponent was:
"Jin Pei is a mber of the Literature and Art Association, an expert on Blue Star’s mythology, and the president of the Primordial Chaos association. The group of scholars who criticized Journey to the West were led by him. His reputation among Primordial Chaos fans is very high. Over the years, he has been claiming to be a descendant of the author of Primordial Chaos.
Although he just shares the sa surna, this matter has been exposed before, but it was eventually suppressed. However, his criticism of Journey to the West lead to significant loss, and he was forced to apologize due to the pressure..."
"Oh."
Lin Yuan’s response was indifferent.
Jin Mu suddenly shook his head and said, "Although he apologized due to pressure, his performance was still a bit ugly. Using an apology to promote the Primordial Chaos drama, it seems the apology is fake, and promoting the new version of Primordial Chaos TV drama is the real reason."
As he was saying this, Jin Mu showed Lin Yuan a video clip.
In the video, it appeared to be a press conference.
A middle-aged man wearing glasses, with scant hair but plenty of hair oil, spoke with a serious expression:
"I was wrong to have criticized this novel before reading the story of Journey to the West, simply because I love the Primordial Chaos culture too much. I, like every Primordial Chaos fan, can easily lose my way because of my love for the Primordial Chaos. I am deeply sorry for this."
This middle-aged man was Jin Pei.
There were many reporters at the scene.
Clicking caras captured it all.
After a brief apology, Jin Pei changed the subject:
"Speaking of our love for Primordial Chaos, I believe everyone feels the sa as I do. Because as the orthodox mythology of Blue Star, the status of Primordial Chaos cannot be denied. And the TV shows derived from Primordial Chaos have always been loved by the audience.
However, with the advancent of the tis and the developnt of the film and television industry, Primordial Chaos also needs to be updated. Therefore, we have been filming a new version of the Primordial Chaos TV series for the past two years..."
"In the second half of this year, the new version of Primordial Chaos, co-produced by Qin Qi, has been completed. As the scriptwriter of the drama, I will strive to create a more wonderful Primordial Chaos!"
"Old and new versions in full bloom!"
"Promote the culture of Primordial Chaos!"
"I hope everyone will pay more attention!"
During the video playback.
Jin Mu complained discontentedly, "It was supposed to be an apology, but he only ntioned it briefly at the beginning. The rest of the ti was just a press conference for the Primordial Chaos TV drama. Jin Pei keeps emphasizing that Primordial Chaos is the orthodox mythology of Blue Star, which is harsh to the ears.
If you didn’t know better, you’d think he was the author of the Primordial Chaos series..."
Lin Yuan didn’t say anything.
He returned to his previous thoughts.
The promotion of Primordial Chaos was greatly assisted by its TV drama, and it was the sa for the Celestial Dynasty’s promotion of Journey to the West...
So the old version of Journey to the West by China Central Television was a great success.
And in this life.
Facing the sa problem of promoting Journey to the West, Lin Yuan was considering where to start, and Jin Pei reminded him:
Start with the biggest impact!
Of course, it has to be a TV drama!
At this point, the not-yet-finished "Jin Pei apology press conference" video suddenly started playing a song.
"A decent apology conference, only one sentence was relevant to the apology, and the rest was all TV drama promotion. At the end, even a promotional song for the new version of the Primordial Chaos TV drama was played!"
Jin Mu rolled his eyes and turned off the video.
Lin Yuan: "..."
This approach is not bad either.
You can release a song in advance as a promotional track.
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