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Qin Xi attached so much importance to it that she would keep her schedule and wait even if there was no definite news. She would fight hard to get the first costume drama directed by Director Xie, "The Biography of Yan Qing", which was adapted from a little-known novel of the same name!

Now speaking of "The Biography of Yan Qing", except for a part of the audience who like to read online novels, most people's reaction is the same as Sister Meng's: how good can a script adapted from a novel be?

That’s right, this is still the era of screenwriters writing original scripts. Screenwriters who are willing to put their own names after the original work and adapt other people’s novels are almost at the bottom of the food chain. In this era, being a screenwriter is very honorable. If you have to rely on adapting novels to make a living, it means that you have already starved to death.

Adapting a novel to the screen requires a lot of technical skills, and coupled with the creative level of the screenwriter who even has difficulty making a living, the vicious cycle makes it easy to imagine the results.

Therefore, the current market is dismissive of TV dramas adapted from online novels. However, the emergence of a drama has completely changed this phenomenon and has also completely set off a "novel fever" frenzy of big IPs and selling copyrights. This drama is "The Story of Yan Qing"!

[The Biography of Yan Qing] was published under the gimmick of an ancient female version of "The Count of Monte Cristo". It tells the story of the former princess Zhan Lan, who was a heroic and famous female general with outstanding military exploits. She was raised by the late emperor and was trusted by him as a commander. However, the new emperor Zhan Yuan, who came from the cold palace, stole the country. Zhan Yuan used shady means to massacre the late emperor's family, leaving no one alive, including Zhan Lan.

But the heroine Zhan Lan certainly won't die just like that. When she wakes up again, it's already ten years later, and Zhan Lan's soul has entered the body of an ignorant girl, Yan Qing. Yan Qing's family was exiled to the north as abandoned officials of the previous dynasty. Yan Qing's mother was accidentally injured during the exile, which led to Yan Qing's congenital deficiency and mental disorder.

Zhan Lan decided to live as Yan Qing and avenge her blood feud. From then on, Yan Qing disguised herself as a man, studied hard for many years, won the first place in the imperial examination, and returned to the court. Yan Qing climbed up step by step and became the prince's tutor and the chief minister of the cabinet. He had great power in the court.

Yan Qing made careful plans, stirred up troubles in the former dynasty and the harem, and devoured Zhan Yuan's lackeys one by one. She supported the new emperor and cleared the huge case. In the end, she regained her female body, put on armor again, and fought for the country!

It can be said to be a fictional historical legendary drama that combines imperial examinations, political intrigues, and palace fighting.

But in fact, "The Biography of Yan Qing" did not sweep the online literature market at the beginning, and it can even be said to be unknown. This is because the author of the book is a literary and historical worker, and the style of "The Biography of Yan Qing" is simple, the rhythm is slow, and the subject matter is depressing, which makes many "fast food" readers who pursue pleasure stay away.

The story was already doomed and the author himself had no hope. But at this moment, a savior appeared. It was the mainstay of our TV drama director circle - Xie Feng!

Director Xie's focus on "The Biography of Yan Qing" cannot help but mention Director Xie's beloved daughter, Xie Chichi, who is even better than her father. Xie Chichi was influenced by her parents' art since she was a child, and she showed strong literary skills at an early age. When she grew up, she was admitted to the screenwriting department of Beijing Drama School with the first place.

As the daughter of Director Xie, Xie Chichi has abundant resources since she entered the industry, working as an assistant to different master screenwriters. Later, Xie Chichi was no longer satisfied with assisting in creation, and successfully passed the examination for a master's degree in Chinese language and literature at the top two universities in China. She continued to study and create independently.

Soon, Xie Chichi, who was less than 30 years old, was able to work independently, and several of her books had been put on the market. But there was still some distance before she could become a big hit.

Xie Chichi was very unwilling to admit defeat, and she urgently needed a popular work to prove herself. At this time, Xie Chichi discovered that the painstaking work of her fellow student who stayed up late every day to write and almost went bald, "The Biography of Yan Qing", was actually published? !

I thought my senior brother was just writing for fun, but he turned out to be really good! With the mentality of contributing a little to his sales, Xie Chichi took this three-volume novel home. He read it to kill time, but he couldn't stop reading it. Xie Chichi stayed up for three days and three nights, and after finishing "The Biography of Yan Qing", he felt like he had found a treasure.

As a professional screenwriter, she found that "The Story of Yan Qing" had a lot of potential to be filmed. And what she needed was exactly this opportunity! So she immediately recommended "The Story of Yan Qing" to her father, Director Xie.

Director Xie examined "The Story of Yan Qing" from a professional perspective, and was proud to find that his daughter really took after him. His vision was sharp! Although the original "The Story of Yan Qing" was a bit dull and lengthy, it was perfectly avoided through adaptation and filming.

Firstly, he thought it was a good story, and secondly, his daughter was a talented person who really needed a mentor. So Director Xie bought the copyright of "The Story of Yan Qing" with great haste.

Senior Brother Xie Chichi was very surprised. This novel was a big hit, but the online streaming volume was average. After it was published, it only sold a few hundred copies. I had already given up hope, but I never expected that Junior Sister would be so tough! It was like a ray of hope after a dark period!

The senior brother happily sold the copyright of "The Biography of Yan Qing" at a very satisfactory price (in fact, it was a super low price to make a profit). As a PhD from Peking University, the senior brother has a very solid literary foundation. He also said that if the crew needed it, he could help his junior sister revise the script for free.

In order to prove himself, Xie Chichi was desperate and worked day and night in the process of adaptation. Xie Chichi revised a 200 million-word novel no less than ten times, making drastic changes, carefully choosing every word, retaining the essence and discarding the dross, making the dialogues more lifelike while retaining the ancient charm, in line with the aesthetics of contemporary people, and adding conflicts to make the whole plot more ups and downs.

In the end, it lived up to everyone's expectations, and even the picky director Xie had to admit that this script was absolutely the best of the best. Everything was ready, except for the investment.

However, the investment in "The Story of Yan Qing" was extremely unsuccessful, because the plot was too rich and complicated, and there were too many big scenes, which led to the inevitable huge investment amount.

However, such a "sandwich" plot is not favored in the current market, and no one can guarantee how it will be broadcasted in the future.

Except Qin Xi.

Of course... there is also Han Ku, but Han Ku's testimony to [The Biography of Yan Qing] is definitely not as good as Qin Xi's. After all, he was in 2015...

Only Qin Xi knows that "The Legend of Yan Qing" can be said to be a phenomenal hit drama in the Chinese TV drama market. It became a huge hit as soon as it was broadcast. It is the first TV series in China to have over 100 million online hits, and the number of hits has been rising every year. It has been popular for ten years and is still popular. The producer's annual copyright income exceeds 10 million, not to mention some peripheral income.

As a Chinese cultural export, "The Story of Yan Qing" has also achieved great success in the international market. The drama "The Story of Yan Qing" alone has supported countless editors and self-media bloggers. "The Story of Yan Qing" has revitalized the market for novel adaptations and female-led dramas.

It is no exaggeration to say that "Biography of Yan Qing" itself is a myth!

But the only witness of this myth is Qin Xi!

Faced with Mr. Song and Sister Meng's disapproval and misunderstanding, Qin Xi withstood the pressure and, in one sentence, fought to the end with [Yan Qingchuan]!

But reality gave Qin Xi a blow. Facts have proved that some things are not yours just because you want them and wait for them.

Director Xie's tone was heavy. "If I had full control over this play, I would definitely choose you! But in the capital market, I'm afraid you can't..."