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Chapter 147 Choice
"Rebirth, revenge, and regret?"

Li Xue was a little curious when she heard this.

Tang Yao smiled and explained, "Let me give you an example so you can understand. Suppose, you gave me money to set up Avalon Studios, but you met that awful person, Tang Yao. After I set up the company and made money, I kicked you out without hesitation. I only returned the 1.7 million you gave me, laughed a few times, and said, 'Thanks, I'll return your money.'

Completely disregarding your companionship and efforts during this period.

You are extremely resentful about this... You have witnessed with your own eyes that my life is getting better and better, and I am making more and more money, while you are still poor and destitute, and you are so resentful.

And one day, you were suddenly reborn, and reborn to the time when you first met me.

You recognized my true face in your previous life, so you no longer give me money in this life.

You have to see with your own eyes what kind of situation I would be in without your help.

In this regard.

I spoke harshly to you, saying things like how everything would be fine without you.

But without your help, I really have accomplished nothing. I wasted time and failed to set up Avalon Studio in the first place. I set it up with great difficulty later. Because without your help and company, I couldn't make as much money as I did in my previous life.

But you make a lot of money by relying on your advantage as a prophet.

Later, I suddenly realized what was going on and regretted it deeply. It turned out that Li Xue was the only one who treated me well..."

"I've already thought of the introduction."

Tang Yao couldn't help laughing and said casually, "In my previous life, I bet my entire fortune on Tang Yao.

She used my money to build her gaming empire, but at the celebration party, she threw the check at me in public: "Li Xue, you should have known long ago that the phoenix and the sparrow should not share the crown."

After my rebirth, I returned to the cafe where I had spent all my money to support her.

But in this life, I put away my bank card, spilled my coffee on the financing contract, and said, "I'm not investing."

Well, the name is - "After Rebirth, I Buried Her Ambition with My Own Hands!"

"........."

Li Xue opened her beautiful eyes and looked at Tang Yao: "There are too many things to complain about... I don't know how to complain."

Tang Yao laughed and said, "Just say it's not attractive!"

"If it's not attractive, you simply won't do it."

Li Xue shook her head slightly: "Otherwise, you wouldn't have come to see me right after FGO's public beta..."

"Then change your perspective. Replace me with someone else and you with Lin Shuang."

"This……"

"In short, this type of story emphasizes that after the protagonist is reborn, he uses his past life memories to change his fate and seek revenge on those who have hurt him. After losing the protagonist's help, the other party deviates from the established path, gradually realizes his mistakes, and regrets it..."

Tang Yao chuckled and said, "The key lies in the emotional conflict, role transformation, and dramatic reversal of fate."

That’s right, she was talking about the online literature routine.

Actually this thing.

After watching it a few times, that's it.

But I have to say that this routine does have something to offer in terms of attracting people.

After all, there are many aspects involved.

Modern life is stressful, and when the protagonist successfully takes revenge, readers can gain pleasure through empathy and release the repressed emotions in reality, which satisfies the readers' need for emotional catharsis.

At the same time, the bad guys in the story are punished and justice is served, satisfying people's desire for fairness, especially in situations that may not be possible in reality... It can also, to some extent, reflect social anxieties, such as betrayal and broken friendships. These real-life problems are solved in the story, but in reality there are no such fairy-tale stories.

In addition, Tang Yao's previous life was really becoming more and more inward-looking, and the protagonist, after his rebirth, took advantage of his prophetic advantage and attacked his opponents at a lower level, easily transforming the increasing pressure of survival into a cheat-like pleasure of breaking through.

of course.

The most important reason why this type of routine is popular is the algorithm.

In the era of short videos, the focus is on competing for attention.

This really forces many online novels to attract readers in just a few tens of seconds...and the strong rhythm of the rebirth and revenge flow perfectly fits the algorithm recommendation mechanism.

As for here, the algorithm revolution has not yet arrived.

But there is still pressure, and the things mentioned above are all common.

It just hasn't gotten to that point yet.

After all, the territory is so big.

"This kind of story should be dominated by emotions, right?"

Li Xue thought for a moment, then looked at Tang Yao and asked softly, "Does this fit the nature of the website?"

"clever."

Tang Yao nodded: "I am actually worried about this too... But this is also a solution." Tang Yao felt that if she used the routine that she had developed to the extreme in her previous life to draw comics... it would definitely be attractive.

After all, that was a Gu bred in the era of algorithms.

That's it... a bit cheesy, and not very lasting.

Because this type of routine focuses on temporary pleasure, attracts people in the early stages, and is naturally suitable for fast-paced dissemination.

There's nothing wrong with being attractive.

But it is estimated that it will not bring about much discussion. Not only will it not bring about discussion, it may even open Pandora's box and fill the comics section with similar content.

No matter how fresh something is, readers will get bored if it is repeated over and over again.

"Hmm... then what about the Chainsaw Man you just mentioned? How is it different from the Rebirth Revenge style?"

After hearing what Tang Yao said, Li Xue thought for a moment and returned to the original topic: "What does 'neurotic flow' mean?"

"Chainsaw Man."

Tang Yao smiled and shook her head. "If the rebirth and revenge story I just mentioned is only appealing in the early stages, but I'm not sure if it fits the website's nature, then this comic... isn't just appealing in the early stages. The entire comic is very appealing, and it fits perfectly with the nature of the 2D website. It also has a first-rate ability to create memes, and it's bound to spark discussion in the 2D community!"

Her personal favorite new-age cartoonists in her previous life were Fujimoto Itsuki and ONE.

Both of them are cartoonists who are very good at telling stories. The former is good at unexpected plot developments and a creative style that is deeply influenced by cult movies, while the latter is good at highly ironic world views and character settings and serious cold humor.

It's just compared to excellent long stories with big imaginations like One Punch Man and Psycho-Gone with the Wind.

If we really talk about what catches the eye instantly, "Chainsaw Man" drawn by that lunatic Fujimoto is still better.

The Dead Body is Talking, Halloween, Good Yeah, etc.

These famous memes.

There are also those famous scenes that have gone viral.

It's really catchy.

Tang Yao felt that even if she changed the world, this would probably not change.

Moreover, the narrative rhythm of Chainsaw Man is actually a bit like a short video. The plot takes a sharp turn within three pages. It is simply a narrative roller coaster and a dopamine bombardment.

When Tang Yao saw the scene where the Dark Devil appeared, she was instantly attracted and read the latest version of the comic that night.

It can be said that there was absolutely no boring moment throughout the whole process.

There is a reason why this comic was able to surpass Freelian in 21 years and take the first place. This comic is really amazing.

The most important thing is that the visual expression of this work by Fujimoto is really more suitable for comics. It seems that only Fujimoto can control the rampant narrative and curiosity elements and bring them to the best.

It is difficult to restore the original core of "Chainsaw Man" through other entertainment media.

The animation of Tang Yao's previous life is an example. If you haven't read the original work, it's okay, but if you have read the original work... the director Nakayama Ryu was pushed to the level by Yan Shang.

Then the animation data was also beaten by Lonely Rock...

Li Xue was a little surprised when she heard this: "Are you so confident?"

"I have no confidence."

Tang Yao shook her head slightly: "I just have confidence in this story."

"..."

Li Xue was a little surprised: "Is there any difference?"

"It's different... never mind."

Tang Yao was at a loss for words. "How about this, I'll find some time to draw the beginning of Chainsaw Man, and also write the beginning of the Rebirth, Revenge, and Regret story I just mentioned. I'll give them both to you, and you can decide how to proceed after you've read them."

"…Are you okay?"

Li Xue didn't rush to agree, but asked, "And...you let me decide?"

"It's ok."

Tang Yao shook her head gently, smiling brightly as she said, "Isn't tomorrow New Year's Day? I'll just take a good day off. As for letting you decide, isn't that normal? I trust your judgment. Since you think ANF should take advantage of this period to expand their advantage, then what to do next is up to you.

Just do it without any fear."

"..."

Li Xue looked at Tang Yao and fell silent after hearing the undisguised trust in her words.

...So please don't use yourself as an example in that story of rebirth and revenge just now, okay?

How can you look like that?

(End of this chapter)