Rant Show: I Angrily Criticized a Million Parents

Chapter 458 Preparing to film Joy of Life!
Zhou Yang walked up to the group alone and said:
"Sun Kongkong, you look so handsome! I used to think you were just an ordinary person, but I never expected you to be a rich, handsome, and successful guy! Nobody else lives as exciting a life as yours! By the way, I'm following your 'Live Stream, Angrily Confronting Millions of Parents,' it's so well-written, don't you dare leave it unfinished, don't you dare abandon it, remember that? Otherwise, I'll punish you!"

"Manager! I also really enjoy reading your 'Blood-Soaked Dry Road' and 'The Cheap One,' especially 'The Cheap One,' which always leaves me deeply moved!"

"Chen Yigeng! Are you having trouble writing? You only update one or two chapters a month, I can hardly stand it anymore!"

"Tuodou, your update speed is even slower than Chenyi's, and you're just perfunctorily dealing with readers. You've written several books based on the same outline. You need to change. Online literature needs innovation!"

"See? Squid Queen is improving with every work. Her current 'Girlfriends' is very captivating, with all sorts of entangled best friend relationships—it's unique! Wow! Squid Queen, you actually like cross-dressing? I must say, your outfits look pretty good..."

"Your recent works are too dark! Too heavy! Add some lighthearted elements, don't stray from the right path! Look, even the admin's popularity is higher than yours..."

"..."

Zhou Yang succinctly expressed his intentions, successfully easing everyone's tension, and began to chat with them in a relaxed manner.

After talking for a while, Zhou Yang got down to business.

"I've called you here to discuss plans to adapt your novels into films or television series. I'm prepared to invest five billion to make your works into movies or television dramas!"

Upon hearing this number, everyone gasped in unison.

Five billion is an astonishing number!
Zhou Yang then added, "The first batch of plans includes five films and five TV series, with an investment of approximately 500 million yuan for each."

Everyone was shocked again!

An investment of 500 million per film is an absolutely staggering figure. Generally, a production cost exceeding 200 million is considered high.

For them, this investment amount was too high. But for Zhou Yang, it was just average.

Because online novels are usually full of grand scenes, such as super powerful martial arts and amazing supernatural abilities.

As for flying in the air, it's commonplace in fantasy novels. You can't expect a powerful Dou Di to ride a horse into battle, can you?
"Does any Dou Di ahead dare to dismount and fight?!"

Zhou Yang would be furious if such dialogue appeared in a film or television drama produced by his own company!
The adaptation was not made up at will. After producing such a terrible work, he intends to apologize to readers across the country!

Next, Zhou Yang and his team agreed on the first batch of online novels to be adapted into film and television works, which included works by several authors, as well as works by well-known online novel authors who were not involved in the discussion.

After confirming the news, Zhou Yang personally posted a message on Weibo.

"#Actor Zhou Yang: I have great news for all readers! Yangtian Film & Television Media has decided to invest 5 billion RMB to adapt and film ten outstanding online novels, including 'Blood on the Dry Road,' 'Joy of Life,' 'Folding Heaven,' and 'Battle Through the Heavens.' Stay tuned!"

Upon seeing this news, online novel readers instantly went wild!
"Is it true? My favorite story, 'Bloodstained Road,' is actually being adapted into a movie!"

"Five billion RMB! Wow, that's a huge investment! Finally, we don't have to put up with those terrible special effects anymore!"

"Brother Yang, please stop casting young actors. I don't want to see inexperienced young men ruin my favorite classic works!"

"That's right, a character like Xu Fengnian must be played by either Cheng Kun or Lao Hu. Only those two can truly capture the unique charm of Brother Nian!" "..."

While I'm happy to see my favorite novels adapted into film and television series, I'm also worried that the original flavor of the novels will be completely destroyed.

Zhou Yang was well aware of this, so he personally made phone calls to invite actors who were both well-suited to the original work and had strong acting skills to participate in the filming.

"Hello, Mr. Daoming, I have a new drama here called 'Joy of Life,' and I'd like to invite you to play the role of Emperor Qing. Don't worry, the script has already been approved by the senior screenwriter Wang Juan, whom I invited. Okay, I'll have someone send you the script right away..."

"Hi, Mr. Wu Gang, I'd like to invite you to play Chen Pingping in 'Joy of Life.' This role, haha, isn't a female character, but a top-notch, most masculine man! What? You want to see the script? I'll send it to you right away."

"Hey Lao Hu, I've found you a fantastic opportunity! Playing the protagonist, Ye Tiandi, in 'Zhe Tian' is absolutely perfect for you! What, you want to play Xu Fengnian in 'Blood in the Dry Road'? Sorry, I've already reserved that role, haha!"

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Most of the veteran actors did not agree immediately, but asked to see the script first before making a decision.

Just as Zhou Yang predicted, these veteran actors, having spent their entire acting careers, naturally do not want to risk being ridiculed by the audience for making a bad film.

They're not young heartthrobs; they can't afford to lose face like that!

Zhou Yang quickly instructed someone to send the initial draft of the script to the relevant personnel, and then discussed and revised the characters with the screenwriting team. In this way, an excellent film and television work was gradually perfected!

Especially for online novels, in order to maintain the update speed, authors often ignore details, resulting in many unbelievable and illogical plots.

For example, Zhou Yang once read an online novel in which the crown prince was arrested by the emperor for plotting a rebellion. The emperor then said, "You dare to rebel! I will exterminate your entire family!"

This plot point made Zhou Yang lament the author's lack of intelligence!
After this incident, Zhou Yang once again devoted himself to the production of "Captain Earth".

A week later, Captain Earth was finally completed!
Although Zhou Yang did not have high expectations for this movie, because it, like Thor, is a transitional work in the first phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The real highlight is "The Avengers"!
During the May Day holiday, Zhou Yang specially arranged his schedule for "The Avengers," which is why the filming schedule for "Thor" and "Captain Earth" was so tight.

Of course, as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Zhou Yang cannot favor any one of the works, so he specially chose a unique release date for "Captain Earth"!

That's International Women's Day!

Captain Earth will be released on March 8th, which is International Women's Day!

This arrangement was made not for any other reason than to allow female viewers around the world to appreciate Captain Earth's muscular and toned physique as a special gift for International Women's Day!
Of course, Zhou Yang firmly denied that he made the decision out of a perverse sense of humor.

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(End of this chapter)