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"I think it's interesting too. It seems that these plans are quite desirable. Although I don't know much about this, isn't it okay like this?" Kato, who was the last one to finish reading the plan, spoke up. She thought the story lines in the plans were quite interesting.

"Of course not. This is an era where products cannot be sold without characteristics." Sawamura's voice sounded unusually cold.

Li Nian looked over.

In fact, he had noticed before that when Sawamura was looking at the project plan, she probably didn't even realize it and showed a nostalgic smile, as if she was resonating with some beautiful memories, but now she had a cold face and a sarcastic arc at the corner of her mouth.

"If it can attract attention, you have to do it even if it's out of the ordinary. Because if you just blend in with the crowd, you won't be remembered, which is a worse outcome. You are free to keep your naive thoughts, An Yi, but if you still drag us into it and end up with everyone facing failure with you, that's not okay."

That sounds like a failure.

Everyone present understood that what Sawamura said was correct. Without characteristics, one cannot stand out. If one cannot stand out, one will not be remembered. Works that are not remembered have no value.

"Of course I understand." An Yi nodded: "But who says that mainstream topics can't be written in a new way? This part has to be handed over to Senior Sister Kasumigaoka and Student Li Nian."

"…Are you planning on shirking responsibility?"

An Yi shook his head.

"I am a person without any talent, so what's wrong with the idea of ​​handing over the corresponding tasks to talented people?"

Kasumigaoka smiled and nodded: "This is indeed what we should do, but what should we do? Does the producer really trust the abilities of Li Nian and me?"

"Of course I believe it, because you two are the ones who write new works on traditional themes."

Chapter 225 Confirming the Direction

Just as Am Yi said, neither Li Nian nor Kasumigaoka's works have come up with anything special in terms of subject matter. Demon kings, heroes, and campus romance are all extremely common themes on the market.

But both of them wrote with a "unique" feeling - at least that's what An Yi thought.

"Take the two of us as examples... Then whether we can be considered successful is another matter. After all, one of us has only shown signs of success now, and the other is still in the revision stage. Whether it will fail in the future is still uncertain."

Kasumigaoka poured a basin of cold water on him without hesitation.

"Don't curse me, of course it will sell well - at least we should hold on to that hope." Li Nian said with a smile.

"So you are very confident in responding to Amaki's expectations?" Kasumigaoka said with a smile.

"It should be like this. It's enough for the producer to point out the direction. After all, we are the ones writing the script, so we should do our part. It's better to say that since I was chosen to write the story, even if An Yi doesn't want to, I will come up with something special."

"What exactly is it?"

"I haven't thought about that yet... To put it bluntly, there are only two kinds of uniqueness in the eyes of users, namely, [being unique] and [standing out from the crowd]. What do they mean? One is to write something that no one else has written, and the other is to write something better than what others have written. I have what others don't, and I am better than others - this is the so-called core competitiveness."

Gogen had a thoughtful look on his face, and then suddenly asked a question.

"Which one do you think is better?"

Li Nian glanced at her and realized that there was something else behind her words. She was confused about her direction, so she thought for a while before answering.

“Either one is good.”

"..." After Li Nian said this, Wu Geng showed a disgusted expression, thinking that this guy was just being perfunctory to him again.

Li Nian shook his head and continued.

"That's true. If you have a good and novel idea, just write it. It's human nature to attract attention to something you haven't seen before, so a work that can attract attention is halfway to success... But after getting attention, whether you can keep people's attention still depends on your hard work. You can't abandon the most basic things for the sake of innovation. For example, if you deviate too much from the right path and touch on areas that people hate, that will only have the opposite effect. So I think the right answer is to have both. That is, to make moderate innovations without deviating from the public, to catch people's attention with gimmicks, and to create with the simple goal of making the story interesting."

Li Nian looked at Wugeng and continued, "Look at the works that are popular on the market now: novels, comics, animations, movies, and TV shows. Most of them are like this. They have attractive gimmicks, but they cleverly grasp the scale and will not deviate too much from the three views of normal people. The basic quality is even more solid. There is no change in the core. It can even be said to be common and even old-fashioned. Those that tell romantic comedies to make people laugh, and those that tell social realities to make people think deeply, etc. It is easy to find that after changing, the popular stories are essentially similar. So there is no need to go astray in order to come up with something new. Examples of self-defeating are everywhere, and there are many people who have gone too far, right?"

The "someone" who was being stared at by Li Nian and had just gotten into trouble once before was feeling guilty and his eyes were wandering.

"Say, that's right."

It seems that Wu Geng also understood this truth painfully from his own experience.

Li Nian's gaze fell back on the plan.

“So I think these projects from Amai are OK. Or rather, if they had to come up with some weird elements for me to write, I would have a headache. These topics are the so-called mainstream types. They are easy to find a starting point because they are common. For me, who has never been involved in scriptwriting, it is also easy to find other works for reference. I think I can try to write any project.”

The more he spoke, the more excited An Yi's expression became, and in the end she excitedly slammed the table and stood up.

"that is……!"

“I feel qualified.”

"Won!"

Eriri couldn't stand seeing Aki being so stupid.

"After being let off to this extent, you finally flew over it. You seem very proud, Tomoya. Don't you understand? That guy finally couldn't stand you coming up with these rubbish plans again and again, so he let you off for the sake of kindness."

An Yi got stuck and then gave a self-deprecating smile.

"Well, it's not like I don't have self-awareness."

Li Nian frowned.

"I'm not letting you down that much. If I say your project passed, then that means I really think it passed... Sawamura-san."

While calling the name, a slightly stern look was waiting for him. Li Nian knew that even if Sawamura tried to hide it, she was someone very close to Amai, so she did not hide her sharp-tongued side. But at that moment, Li Nian thought that Sawamura said something he shouldn't have said.

When their eyes met, Sawamura was suddenly reminded of the extremely dangerous side of this man whom he had once glimpsed deep in the alley. He was frightened, but he immediately concealed his hesitation and glared back in defiance.

“What, what are you doing!”

"To prevent misunderstanding, let me explain my passing standard." Li Nian spoke clearly and in a deep voice, "I am the type of person who will do what I decide and do it well. The fundamental reason why I rejected An Yi's previous plan is that as a producer, he himself did not have a clear idea of ​​what type of game he wanted to make, what the theme of this game should be, what the final presentation would be like, and what kind of audience it was for. I did not see the key things in the plan. This is a lack of direction. The producer does not know what to do, so how can I know what I should write?"

"...Sorry to make you laugh." An Yi looked ashamed.

"On the other hand, when the producer has a clear idea, the plan becomes meaningful. It is no longer just a plan on paper, but a feasible plan. A feasible plan is valuable to me."

As plans, the plans proposed by Aki have no highlights and are filled with a sense of déjà vu.

But it doesn't matter. The similarity in framework is actually very common between works. There is a lot of room for maneuver in between. In the end, it still depends on the quality of the script, which is within the scope of Li Nian's ability.

The plan itself has no highlights - but it also has no fatal flaws. To have achieved this point, you can understand that An Yi has undoubtedly put a lot of effort in researching it. At the cost of going to school with dark circles under his eyes all day and feeling drowsy in class, this guy's hard work was not in vain. It is not easy to achieve this from scratch, and the quality of the plan itself has passed the passing line.

The most important thing is that by summarizing these projects, we can see that An Yi has finally found a clear direction. He wants to make visual novels, stick to the mainstream themes, and please the "mass otaku" represented by himself.

This is very important, as it shows that the producer has finally found the direction.

Well, that's enough to get started.

Li Nian’s explanation was sufficient, and Sawamura understood it. He looked away, but still grumbled in dissatisfaction.

"In the end, isn't it because of personal feelings that you get involved?"

"That's the truth. Even though you tricked me into joining the group, An Yi, you have to remember that you owe me this." Li Nian patted An Yi's shoulder.

"Okay, I'll treat you to a good meal later."

Then everyone's eyes turned to Kasumigaoka. She took another sip of tea leisurely and smiled.

"Just as Li Nian said, although these are simple and insignificant plans, they are indeed worth implementing. They also give us enough room to play with our two scripts. So, I have no objection. By the way, I joined in because of Li Nian."

Li Nian said without hesitation: "Okay, let An Yi treat you to a good meal later."

"Uh, okay..." An Yi's hand involuntarily reached for her wallet to weigh the weight, her face a little pale.

Seeing this, Sawamura immediately became excited, "And me, and me! I am also doing this because of the relationship between Senior Kasumigaoka and Classmate Li Nian..."

"Stop nagging me. I'll treat everyone, okay? Including Gogen-san and Kato-san!"

Gogen and Kato looked at each other and said, "Then we'd better obey your orders respectfully."

Sawamura clapped his hands and suddenly entered the naive mode, saying with an angelic smile: "In this case, I know that there is a sushi restaurant with great high-end sushi sets..."

"Devil! Eriri, you are a devil!"

An Yi knelt on the ground in despair, holding the wallet tightly in both hands, because she knew that the weight would soon be taken away from her.

"Then it's a happy decision. Let's get back to the topic." After skipping over this "decision item" as if nothing had happened, Sawamura returned to the topic with a refreshing expression: "Here comes a new question. There are three projects here. Do you want to choose one?"

"...An Yi?" Li Nian threw this question to the real person.

An Yi finally came back to his senses from his graying state, coughed, regained his composure, and threw the question back.

"Which one do you think is better?"

"Tsk, so that's why you say you're an indecisive otaku..." Sawamura sneered disdainfully.

"I can't help it! I really like them all! So I can't really choose one from the other! So the final choice will be left to the two script writers!"

As a result, the problem was thrown back to Li Nian and Xia Zhiqiu.

Li Nian looked at several proposals, and after a little thought, he picked up the first one, which was a plan with the background of "Modern College" and first-year students as the protagonists.

"Huh? It really seems like a choice that an ordinary high school boy would make?" Kasumigaoka emphasized a few words deliberately and said with a mischievous smile.

"Yes, that's what empathy is." Li Nian pretended not to hear the hidden meaning in the words.

"Let's not joke about it, but can you please tell me the reason?"

"After seeing several plans and comparing them, I feel more familiar with themes with modern times as the background, academy as the main location, and school life as the main content. This is what I said before about empathy. From experience, this is also the type that I can easily play. For the user group, this is undoubtedly the most familiar type. Since I have chosen the right path, I might as well implement it to the end. That's what I think." After Li Nian clearly explained the reason for choosing this theme, he asked, "What about Kasumigaoka-senpai?"

“I actually want to try a category I haven’t touched before, so I’m more interested in the other two projects.”

“Is there a disagreement here?”

"But on second thought, the will of the [male protagonist] should be given priority. If the [male protagonist] feels familiar, there is no reason to choose other themes."

"...Now that you've said that, I'm actually starting to waver. To be honest, why don't we discuss this embarrassing thing?"

"We firmly reject this and will not back down."

Li Nian sighed and went to confirm the opinions of Sawamura and others.

"Sawamura?"

“We need to ask for our opinion.”

“You are part of the team, too.”

"I think they're all pretty bad, so feel free to use whichever you want."

"...Kato?"

"I think they are both good, so if Li Nian wants to use the first plan, then let's use the first one."

"Fifth watch."

“It doesn’t matter.”

"...I see. Then we'll use the first plan."

"Wait, wait, won't you reconsider it? Why don't you take another look at my other two children..." When she was about to make a decision, it was An Yi who began to waver.

"Tsk, so that's why you say that you're an indecisive otaku..." Sawamura smacked his lips in disgust.

"Not consider."

Li Nian, who had had enough of the trouble so far, answered decisively, then smiled and threw the remaining two plans into a nearby trash can.

"Ah! Xiao Er! Xiao San! What cruel things have you done to my child, you devil?!"

Ignoring An Yi who ran to the trash can to look for the two copies, Li Nian assumed that everyone's will had been unified and continued to move the topic forward.

"So now that the project has finally been decided, it's a good thing to celebrate. The producer is in place, the script is in place, the programming is in place... and the mascot is in place."

"Yes, yes~ This is the mascot~" Kato lazily raised his little hand and waved gently.

"Then the only remaining problem is the painter's side."

With that said, everyone looked at Sawamura, who frowned.

"Didn't I tell you that if you two join the script, I will join too."

"Then the artist is in place... I'd like to say that, but I personally think this is debatable."

"……What's the meaning?"

"Even an outsider like me knows that the most important part of selling so-called bishoujo games in the industry is not the script, but the artist."

"How dare you say that... What you mean is that you think I'm not up to the task."

Sawamura narrowed his eyes and his expression suddenly became sinister.

"It's not so much that he thinks you're not up to the task, it's more that he doesn't know if you can do it... Although An Yi doesn't seem to have any doubts about your ability, to be honest, I don't know what his basis is for believing so. Others probably think the same way."