All-rounder Artist-Chapter 862 - 816: The Director Has Gone Mad

Writing a screenplay does require some time, especially for a TV drama, but fortunately, Lin Yuan had already decided on the chart-topping song to be released next month, so there wasn't much else to worry about. As long as he had nothing else to do, he would just tap away on the keyboard in the company or his studio.

The first episode...

The second episode...

The third episode...

The speed of completing this TV script was very fast, especially since it heavily incorporated the original plot of "The Legend of the Magic Lamp" in the early stages.

Lin Yuan hardly needed to make many adjustments.

He planned for the entire series to be around thirty episodes.

About fifteen episodes for the first half of the TV drama.

He wanted to present the story from the original TV version of "The Legend of the Magic Lamp" and through Chenxiang's perspective.

The audience would also initially adopt this perspective.

And from the perspective of Chenxiang,

Erlang Shen, Yang Jian, was undoubtedly the Heavenly Court's lapdog, a major villain who hindered the protagonist from saving his mother and persecuted his own sister by all means.

The perspective in the latter half would shift to Yang Jian.

Rooted in the plot of "Everlasting Regret," a complete reversal would unfold.

Plot holes from the early stages would be filled in the latter half of the story.

The story was compact, and Lin Yuan directly shortened or even deleted some meaningless filler episodes.

About thirty episodes were just right for finishing this story.

And such a screenplay, Lin Yuan had completed it within just a week.

Had he been willing to spend on the System to use the Energy Potion, he could have finished even faster, but Lin Yuan wasn't in a rush, so he didn't employ any special methods to speed up the process.

A week later.

One evening, after work.

Upon returning home, Lin Yuan sent the script for "The Legend of the Magic Lamp" to Starlight TV drama department's contact, Miao Feng, under the name Yi An.

That's right.

The title Lin Yuan chose for the drama was simply "The Legend of the Magic Lamp."

After all, this story originated from the mythology drama produced by Celestial Dynasty's central television, so Lin Yuan didn't go for any bizarre names.

On the blog.

Miao Feng, who received the script, exclaimed in surprise:

"Teacher Yi'an finished it so soon (shocked)?"

"The story was prepared in advance, and it just so happened you sent an invitation."

"I see, but I thought you wrote novels, I didn't expect a script to come directly..."

"I have some experience in this area."

Lin Yuan responded smoothly, as all his excuses had been thought through in advance.

After all, the other party couldn't verify Yi An's information, so he could make up anything he wanted.

Moreover, he wasn't talking nonsense.

Lin Yuan's experience in scriptwriting was indeed quite extensive; this was as if his alter egos, Shadow, Chu Kuang, or even Yi An, could write scripts.

It seems this Yi An might also be an insider!

Miao Feng pondered thoughtfully and then cautiously tried:

"How about we exchange phone numbers?"

Lin Yuan replied: "Let's just use the blog's private messaging; we're friends there after all."

The other party had no choice but to give up, guessing that Yi An didn't like to be disturbed.

Speaking of which,

The outside world didn't even know whether Yi An was male or female.

But this was irrelevant to Starlight's needs, and Miao Feng didn't dare to ask too abruptly.

...

Closing the blog,

Lin Yuan went downstairs for dinner.

Lin Xuan looked at her brother: "Where's Big Yaoyao?"

Lin Yuan, too lazy to go upstairs and call, turned his head and signaled Antarctica with a glance.

Understanding, Antarctica swiftly ran upstairs to call Big Yaoyao down for dinner.

Their mother frowned:

"Recently she's always locking herself in her room, I don't know what she's up to."

"She just graduated; playing at home for a few months isn't a problem,"

Lin Xuan said with a smile.

After graduation, Big Yaoyao had not gone out to look for work, but the family was not pressing her; after all, there was no need for her to go out and earn money to supplement the family's income.

Soon afterward,

her sister was called down by Antarctica.

Lin Xuan was curious: "What have you been up to upstairs?"

Lin Yao said: "Studying."

Their mother was puzzled: "Didn't you graduate already?"

Big Yaoyao said earnestly: "Learning never ends."

Seeing the strange expressions on her family's faces, Big Yaoyao explained: "I've been spending money on online courses recently, learning video editing techniques."

"Video editing?"

Her older sister realized: "No wonder you specifically asked me to buy you a camcorder the other day, are you planning to make short videos and stuff?"

A few days earlier,

Big Yaoyao had asked her sister for a camcorder.

Her sister helped buy it, yet did not know what her younger sister needed it for.

"Yeah."

Big Yaoyao said: "It is related to my major, mainly about artistic composition and the like, but there is much more I need to learn slowly; it's quite a deep field."

"Not bad!"

Her sister seemed very interested: "Help your sister make some videos someday, get them nice and pretty, and with your sister's looks, maybe you can even become an internet sensation overnight!"

"Okay,"

Lin Yao nodded.

Their mother asked curiously: "Is what you're doing similar to the short videos I usually scroll through?"

"It's that kind of thing."

Her sister laughed: "Scrolling through short videos is definitely one of the most popular forms of entertainment for modern people, even our mom likes to browse them when she's free, accidentally spending hours on it. Some talented short video creators have even become internet stars, earning more than some celebrities!"

Lin Yuan was eating his meal while listening on the side.

He naturally understood the topic of his family's discussion.

Blue Star has many short video apps.

Similar to Earth's Kuaishou and TikTok.

The most famous software seemed to be something called "Butterfly Short Video," which Lin Yuan would occasionally see Gu Dong scrolling through at the company.

And as for his sister wanting to become a short video content creator, Lin Yuan had no objections, of course.

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Success or failure wasn't that important.

As long as the family was happy, that was all that mattered.

Who knows, maybe he could even offer his sister some professional advice.

...

The next day.

After Lin Yuan got up, he checked Teacher Yi'an's blog private messages:

"Teacher Yi'an, we have already reviewed your script, and the company is very satisfied and has decided to invest in its production!"

"All right."

This response did not surprise Lin Yuan.

If the company didn't like the script, Lin Yuan would have to consider having a talk with the chairman or Ms. Zhao about whether some people in the TV department had a problem with their vision.

After all, he was also a shareholder of the company and had to think about the company's best interests.

After chatting a few more sentences with the other party, Lin Yuan went to the company.

Before long, Zhao Jue arrived, accompanied by a middle-aged man.

"Mr. Lin, hello!"

The middle-aged man greeted him proactively.

Zhao Jue smiled and said, "This is Director Ding Xiao; you know him."

"Hmm, hello, Director Ding."

Lin Yuan indeed recognized the man, who was the director of "Yang Xiaofan and Qin Tiange."

Lin Yuan had met him before.

However, Lin Yuan found it strange, as Ding Xiao didn't seem quite right.

His hair was messy, apparently not combed before leaving the house, his eyes were bloodshot, yet he exuded an eerie fervor.

"My apologies."

Noticing Lin Yuan observing him, Ding Xiao quickly stood up and said, "I apologize for my appearance. It's just that I stayed up all night reading Teacher Yi'an's script, and I was so emotionally stirred that I rose early and hurried to the company. I wanted to make sure the company secures this script, so please, Mr. Lin, do talk to Teacher Chu Kuang!"

Indeed, Ding Xiao had spent the entire night absorbed in "Lotus Lantern."

He hadn't found anything wrong with the earlier parts of the script, but upon reaching the latter twists, Ding Xiao went completely mad!

It was a feeling he still couldn't forget!

"Okay."

It seemed that the company wanted Ding Xiao to direct "Lotus Lantern."

Considering the shooting quality of "Yang Xiaofan and Qin Tiange," Lin Yuan thought highly of Ding Xiao's directing ability, so he nodded and said:

"Leave it to me."

"Thank you for this; here's the script."

Zhao Jue handed the printed script to Lin Yuan: "Please have Teacher Chu Kuang take a look. If things go smoothly on his end, we plan to continue casting Liu Zhengwen as Yang Jian, since this is a derivative work of 'Journey to the West,' and using the original cast will maximize the popularity boost from 'Journey to the West.'

"Hmm."

Lin Yuan accepted the script, though he was the one who wrote it and didn't need to read it again, nor did he want to.

"We're really counting on you for this, Mr. Lin!"

Ding Xiao still seemed somewhat excited on the side: "I've been making TV dramas for so many years, and it wasn't until 'Yang Xiaofan and Qin Tiange' became a hit that I truly understood what the audience loves to watch. They like heart-wrenching content, and we creators don't need to worry about their tolerance. Only by strongly stimulating them can their reactions be even more passionate. And Teacher Yi'an's script has grasped this point exactly. My biggest regret now is not killing off Yang Xiaofan and Qin Tiange at the end of the last drama. That would have been truly divine. What a pity, it's such a pity!"

Lin Yuan: "..."

Should he say great minds think alike?

No, that's not right.

Watching Ding Xiao beating his chest and stomping his feet, Lin Yuan felt a chill in his heart.

What grievance did he have against the audience?

This was a real devil!

Ding Xiao had clearly become obsessed, embarking on a path of sheer madness.

It was as if 'Yang Xiaofan and Qin Tiange' had opened a new door in his life?

Whether this was good or bad, who knew.

But Lin Yuan was confident about such a director taking on "Lotus Lantern."

Zhao Jue, on the other hand, was speechless for a moment.

She didn't know what the plot of "Lotus Lantern" was like; too busy with work to read it, and even if she did, she wouldn't have as accurate a judgment as the professionals—

As a leader, she wouldn't interfere in professional matters lightly, avoiding the mistake of a layperson directing an expert.

Ding Xiao certainly knew better than she did.

However, she could glean something from Ding Xiao's reaction.

When she arrived at the office that morning, she saw Ding Xiao waiting for her in her office.

He was in even worse shape than now, clenching the script tightly, looking insane, and mumbling under his breath:

"You'll regret it!"

"Tremble!"

"You must all die!"

At that moment, Zhao Jue knew, this director had gone crazy.

Perhaps this script was even more ferocious and deranged than "Yang Xiaofan and Qin Tiange"?

But that wasn't a bad thing.

What the audience had to endure was outside of Zhao Jue's consideration.

As long as the drama was a hit, that's all that mattered.

When "Yang Xiaofan and Qin Tiange" was broadcast, how many viewers cursed? Yet Zhao Jue watched with great enjoyment.

Because that meant the company's drama was a hit!

She even planned to enjoy watching "Lotus Lantern" when it aired.

The more intense the audience's reaction, the happier Zhao Jue would be!

A script that could drive Ding Xiao to such fervor, the very thought excited her!