New York, inside the HBO office building.
The board was holding an urgent consultation about the Screenwriters Association’s announcent of a strike.
"Currently, the situation is, both CBS and NBC have popular series that are not affected."
"And as we are known for our exclusive and original shows, we’re taking the biggest hit!"
At this point, a young executive thought for a mont, then raised his hand to speak.
"I recently heard that CBS’s hit series ’Prison Break’ is about to film a prequel."
"The production company, due to funding issues, is actively seeking partners."
"What if we say, if we snatch CBS’s series, what will happen?"
"Is that production company not affected by the writers’ strike?" soone asked.
The young executive shook his head, "That’s a literary website; the difficulty in forming a script from its works is very low."
"A literary website?" The Chairman thought for a mont, "What sort of works are on it?"
"Uh..." The young executive pondered, "They are of mixed quality, but the ideas are all very fresh, and the stories are quite intriguing."
"Are those stories suitable for adaptation?" the Chairman pursued.
"There are many works there; surely so are suitable for adaptation."
The young man brought his laptop over to the Chairman.
The Chairman looked for a while, then put down the mouse.
"Did you say this website is currently looking for partners due to financial issues?"
"Yes," answered the young man.
"Then you go and make contact," the Chairman paused, then added, "Bear in mind to leverage the television network’s advantage over production companies, and also their financial shortcomings."
"Understood," the young executive nodded, "But what are our bottom line and goals?"
The Chairman stood up, looking down at the writers protesting below.
"To acquire as many work licenses as possible."
anwhile, in the Flushing area.
Wang Jian sat in his office, flipping through so docunts he had gathered with effort.
Through a few days of research, he had developed a clear strategy for adapting two works.
The original work "Empresses in the Palace" is a completely fictional narrative, without specifying the backdrop of the story.
Its main content tells of a "Simple girl" becoming increasingly darker within the palace struggle, eventually becoming the master of the harem.
However...
The easternized language and background in the book significantly raise the difficulty of adaptation.
And completely fictionalizing the story isn’t very friendly to readers either.
So, embedding the story into history?
Empress Catherine the Great of Russia would be very suitable.
However, due to the United States’ deliberate downplaying of Russian history,
Now, even the Eastern Front of World War II in the minds of the Arican public is nearly relegated to a minor role.
Because of the education system, ordinary Aricans have a deeper understanding of Britain and France’s histories.
But according to different social customs, the infighting in French courts wouldn’t be so severe.
They’d likely find a lover or sothing if the King doesn’t fancy a woman in the court.
The King hiding outside, eavesdropping excitedly...
That would be the usual unfolding for Gallia’s proud roosters.
Therefore, the only choice left is Britain.
After careful research, Wang Jian discovered that,
In British history, only Anne Boleyn, the mother of the "Queen of Glory" Elizabeth I, could barely et the criteria.
The British King Henry VIII at that ti was both the father of Elizabeth I and his great uncle.
And Elizabeth I’s cousin was her predecessor, the British Queen Mary I.
Least to say, exclaiming "What a ssy circle this is" couldn’t be more accurate.
Anne Boleyn, from being a country noblewoman’s daughter with no claim to the throne, to becoming the "crownless king" of the European courts, certainly involved so deep calculation.
Her battle of tearing apart with both the forr and later queens and countless noblewon at the court is also recorded in history.
Using this woman as the protagonist for "Empresses in the Palace" might even be considered flattering.
As for the royal family on the British side, not to ntion they’ve never sued anyone over a historical figure.
Just the recent rumors of Princess Diana’s divorce have already caused them enough headaches.
They should be too preoccupied to care about anything else for a long while.
And regarding the adaptation of "Anomalies and Creatures," Wang Jian felt it was less complex.
Because "Galaxy Guide," which is conceptually similar to it, is itself a classic sci-fi work with great influence.
Then, "Anomalies and Creatures," which stands shoulder to shoulder with "Galaxy Guide,"
The main difficulty lies in how to translate humorous Chinese dialogues into English.
After organizing the materials and outlines, Wang Jian took a deep breath.
This ti, he was going for a dual endeavor.
When one novel adaptation got a bit taxing, he would switch to the other.
This way, he could let his mind rest to the greatest extent.
Without reaching the point where, after seeing Tom and Dorsey, he felt like "there will always be people who try to harm !"
Thus, four hours later, readers were surprised to find.
Holy smokes, the sa Wang Jian who just finished writing about a hulking transformation suddenly started writing female-oriented works!
"Isn’t this like a joke? A Hulk version of Wonder Woman? Or a Cthulhu version of Black Widow?"
"Wang, have you been poisoned by feminism as well?"
"No, wait! It seems Wang is serializing two books!" soone posted on Twitter.
"No way, really?"
So thoughtful readers even tagged Neil Gaiman, J.K. Rowling, and others.
And both, busy updating "Arican Gods" and working on the outline for the second "Harry Potter," sent private ssages through Twitter.
"Wang, have you gone mad?"
"Switching styles can relieve ntal exhaustion," Wang Jian replied.
Neil Gaiman and J.K. Rowling fell silent then shared Wang Jian’s private ssages.
This prompted other serialized authors on the site to shout, "Co and see, God is here!"
Of course, so remained skeptical in their replies.
"People’s physical conditions differ; I once typed over five thousand words an hour in a fit of rage."
"What work do you write, I would like to pay a visit."
"Alas, it got banned by the site. They said the detailed description was too excessive!"
"Damn, writing that stuff, I could stay awake for 24 hours straight."
The responses quickly veered off-topic.
At this mont, Tom walked into the office.
"Wang, aside from Reed Hastings from Los Angeles, HBO has also made an offer."
"They also request a detailed eting with you."
Wang Jian looked up, rubbing his temples.
"Then let’s set a ti and arrange a eting with both parties."
He smiled, "Competition is always a good thing, isn’t it?"
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