All-rounder Artist-Chapter 950 - 881 The Craze for Martial Arts Dramas

Chapter 950: Chapter 881: The Craze for Martial Arts Dramas

Chapter 950 -881: The Craze for Martial Arts Dramas

Zhao Jue’s recent mood has been quite gloomy.

Ever since “Yang Xiaofan and Qin Tiange” became a hit, the TV industry suddenly ignited a frenzy for wuxia adaptations!

The market trend arrived with incredible swiftness!

Those classic martial arts novels that had been adapted numerous times, even a dozen or more, were once again fiercely snatched up by countless film and television companies!

Everyone was inspired by Chu Kuang’s adaptation!

Once the film and television companies acquired the rights to those classic wuxia novels, their adaptations were bolder than the next, with the most exaggerated among them going even further than Chu Kuang. They simply donned the skin of the original characters, while the plot developments were utterly chaotic, almost completely devoid of any traces of the original work!

Most of these adaptations were heavily criticized by audiences.

Not everyone possesses Chu Kuang’s skill, who, despite greatly altering the story, was able to captivate viewers who cursed while eagerly following the plot.

However…

Some adaptations achieved quite impressive results. While sparking controversy, they also garnered pleasing viewership ratings, becoming the second, the third, or even more entities to enjoy the spoils!

Some tasted success.

The adaptation rights for those classic martial arts dramas suddenly became hotter than ever before!

And so.

Zhao Jue wanted to taste success again and thus reached out to Lancet for another collaboration.

After all, the cooperation on “Yang Xiaofan and Qin Tiange” was quite pleasant.

Unexpectedly, what she thought of as pleasant turned out not to be the case for Lancet.

With the Tribe meddling, Lancet immediately turned coat, and the perfectly good collaboration fell through. The Crown Prince from the Tribe named Ling Kong successfully intercepted the rights that Starlight was eyeing, and Zhao Jue got a severe reprimand from the company’s leaders because of it.

It couldn’t be helped.

Zhao Jue could only look for other wuxia novels’ film and television adaptation rights.

However, to Zhao Jue’s astonishment, she looked for quite some time and couldn’t find any suitable works.

The good works had almost all been seized by the big companies!

Once they signed for the rights, it was for a minimum of two years. Zhao Jue would have to wait at least two years to buy the rights to adapt any of them.

But would the market still favor the same trend after two years?

There were some lesser works available, but Zhao Jue was not content, as the adaptations of these inferior works would surely not compare to those classics!

Now she was truly out of options.

Her assistant suggested, “Why don’t we just avoid this muddy water? The market has a limited capacity to digest content, and with so many companies involved in adapting and remaking wuxia dramas, the competition will surely be unprecedentedly fierce.”

“Zhao Continent, ah.”

Zhao Jue sighed, “Zhao Continent’s martial arts market is too vast. It’s a new continent entering the scene. The people of this continent are extremely passionate about wuxia dramas and even about martial arts novels that other continents have pretty much given up on. The content that this continent can consume alone can satisfy the whole market’s demand.”

The popularity of wuxia is one aspect.

The real key that stimulated this wuxia drama craze is Zhao Continent.

The adaptation of “Yang Xiaofan and Qin Tiange” by Chu Kuang started it off well, and the addition of Zhao Continent served as the best catalyst, hinting at the start of a wuxia revival.

“So, shall we buy the rights to adapt a slightly lower quality martial arts work?”

The assistant whispered, “After all, many of these adaptations are so changed that even the original authors can’t recognize them…”

“That seems to be the only option now.”

Zhao Jue spoke with a frown, “But we still have one advantage.”

“Chu Kuang?”

The assistant guessed Zhao Jue’s thoughts.

Zhao Jue nodded, “I’ll ask Teacher Admirable Fish to try and invite Chu Kuang to take part once more. If he’s willing to contribute, it might not matter if the original work is a bit inferior. In the end, they all have to die.”

All have to die? Seriously?

The assistant wanted to retort: In your eyes, is Chu Kuang someone who always draws blood whenever he makes a move?

But then the assistant thought about it.

This old rascal… he might actually be that kind of person.

…

Zhao Jue ultimately did not choose to finalize the work first but went to see Lin Yuan instead.

If Chu Kuang was unwilling to make a move, she planned to directly give up the remake of the martial arts drama because with the original work being relatively mediocre, Chu Kuang was her only trustworthy assurance.

At that time.

Lin Yuan was writing “The Legend of the Condor Heroes.”

This was his fifth consecutive day of typing, and he had already written over three hundred thousand words of “The Legend of the Condor Heroes.” Despite his explosive speed augmented by some potion, Lin Yuan was somewhat dissatisfied; he still missed the days when the System would directly provide the entire original work, saving him the effort of writing it himself.

That day.

Knowing Zhao Jue’s intention, the prepared Lin Yuan said:

“Here’s a novel manuscript. Ms. Zhao, have some screenwriters take a look at it, then have them write it into a screenplay, but the content must not be altered in the slightest.”

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“A novel manuscript?”

Zhao Jue asked subconsciously, “Whose is it?”

Lin Yuan stated as a matter of fact, “Written by Chu Kuang.”

Zhao Jue was astonished, “You mean, Teacher Admirable Fish wrote a martial arts novel?”

“Isn’t that the trend lately?”

Lin Yuan said, “He became interested and wrote a bit. Let’s just produce this; there’s no need to buy someone else’s work to adapt.”

“But…”

Zhao Jue always felt something was amiss.

What does it mean this is the trend lately? The current martial arts craze is actually about dramas, not novels. Martial arts novels haven’t been popular for eight hundred years, and what people want to see are remakes. Would the audience accept a TV show made from Chu Kuang’s original martial arts novel?

The words reached the tip of her tongue.

Zhao Jue suddenly paused again.

When has Chu Kuang, that old rascal, ever needed to worry about audience acceptance? At this point, shouldn’t one ask whether the audience could even withstand it?

She laughed at her concerns.

Chu Kuang, like Xian Yu, was a unique individual. Market rules seemed to have little effect on such people. Roads impassable for others always seemed open to them!

Moreover, it had come to this.

She either had to give up on martial arts or choose to trust Chu Kuang!

Zhao Jue, no fool, wouldn’t just ignore Chu Kuang’s newly written manuscript in favor of other people’s martial arts novels to ask Chu Kuang to adapt. If she persisted, the situation would be too serious.

How could she doubt Chu Kuang?

If she did not trust Chu Kuang, then she should not expect to ask him for help in the future either, and it could even affect the relationship between Xian Yu and Chu Kuang. After all, it must be Chu Kuang’s consideration for Xian Yu that made him consistently choose to collaborate with Starlight. Otherwise, why would Starlight have gotten the rights to “Journey to the West” in the first place?

With gritted teeth.

Zhao Jue said, “Then I’ll produce this one.”

Lin Yuan smiled, “He will continue to write the subsequent manuscripts. Just adapt these contents into a screenplay, and I will be responsible for reviewing the screenplay.”

The novel was already being written.

There was no need for Lin Yuan to take on the extra role of screenwriter.

The screenwriters of Starlight had to prove their strength to join the company, they couldn’t possibly fail to produce a screenplay when they had a novel at hand.

“Okay!”

Zhao Jue clutched the screenplay tightly in her hand, the words “The Legend of the Condor Heroes” caught her eye.

Oddly.

A bizarre curiosity flashed through her mind:

How many had died in here?

In that moment, Zhao Jue realized that it was no wonder people were like scalpels trembling at the sight of snakes!

Chu Kuang had plenty of tricks up his sleeve!

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