Huayu 05, our science fiction movie universe

Chapter 85 Negative Examples of Kyushu
With his unique personal charm, Wang Hao became so powerful that naturally all kinds of talented people would bow down to him.

Especially when he not only has charisma but also has detailed and thorough plans, those people may be more enthusiastic than him.

"Building a brand new science fiction universe in another world, and then extracting various stories from this universe, making them into movies, and connecting them with Easter eggs, isn't this a movie puzzle?"

“This plan is absolutely amazing. It’s like a series of movies, but it’s also different from a series of movies. The movies are not closely related to each other, but they complement each other, and people can vaguely see the grand background.

From point to surface, the audience seems to be following the camera's movement, taking a peek into another world. Just thinking about it makes one's scalp tingle!"

After receiving the plan about the "Science Fiction Movie Universe" from Wang Hao, Liu Cixin and Fang Baiyu were immediately excited about this idea.

"So you want us to improve and supplement this sci-fi universe series?"

Liu Cixin couldn't help asking as he looked at some of the manuscripts and science fiction universe chronicles provided by Wang Hao.

As for Fang Baiyu who was standing aside, after experiencing the initial shock, he gradually calmed down.

"Your creative model is somewhat similar to Da Jiao and Jiang Nan's 'Jiuzhou' series."

"The Kyushu series?"

When Wang Hao heard what he said, he immediately remembered.

It turns out that as early as 2001, a writer named Shui Pao posted on a forum, inviting everyone to co-create a Western fantasy story called "Kane Continent".

This post sparked responses from many parties. Later, an author named "Da Jiao" suggested that China lacked its own fantasy world. After discussion, they decided to change the group's creation to an oriental style.

Because one of their authors named "Jiuzhou" was writing the novel "Jiuzhou" at the time, everyone finally agreed to use "Jiuzhou" to name this fantasy world.

From 2001 to 2005, these authors not only created a large number of world settings for the Kyushu world, but also wrote many short stories based on these settings, and even founded a magazine called "Kyushu Fantasy", which is quite famous in today's novel world.

If we look at it from this perspective, Wang Hao's science fiction movie universe is similar to the Kyushu world.

The difference is that one is a fantasy theme and the other is a science fiction theme.
One uses magazine text as a medium, and the other uses film as a medium.

However, Wang Hao, who has memories of the future, knows that after the "Jiuzhou Fantasy" series experienced a split in 2007, it ended up in a mess.

As for the reason for the split, it was simply that from the very beginning, the "Jiuzhou Series" had no core decision-maker.

"Our science fiction movie universe is different from the Kyushu series."

Wang Hao shook his head affirmatively.

“I have also learned about the Jiuzhou series. Their creative model, with the participation of many parties, has developed very rapidly.

Without a backbone, the faster you grow and the bigger your business becomes, the more difficult it will be to manage in the end.”

"You mean... they'll eventually fight among themselves?"

Liu Cixin also has some knowledge of the "Jiuzhou" series. After all, most of the early Jiuzhou works were published in the fantasy version of "Science Fiction World" and its successor "Flying Fantasy World".

Moreover, Da Jiao (Pan Haitian) and Yao Jian, who participated in the creation of the "Jiuzhou" series, are both leading figures in the field of Chinese science fiction. Liu Cixin had met them both at the annual writers' meeting organized by "Science Fiction World" before, so they can be considered acquaintances.

"Internal strife is certain!" Wang Hao's tone was very firm.

“It is said that a snake cannot survive without a head. Their multi-person creative model is actually the same as when we make a movie.

If everyone on the set had a say during the creation of a movie, the movie wouldn't be able to be made.

In other words, Brother Zhuo (Fang Baiyu) is engaged in equipment manufacturing. If every engineer in a project has his own ideas and wants to convince the other party to adopt his own design, can the machine still fly? "

"Hey, don't talk about this, don't talk about this!" Zhuo Ping (Fang Baiyu) was so scared that he quickly waved his hands, "I signed a confidentiality agreement, there are rules, I won't talk about this."

Liu Cixin was very curious when he heard this, and Wang Hao immediately explained:

"Brother Zhuo studied electronic engineering and previously worked as an electronic engineer at Dongfeng Aerospace City. He helped launch our country's manned spacecraft into space."

When Liu Cixin heard this, he immediately showed great respect for Zhuo Ping (Fang Baiyu).

The admiring look made the elder brother feel a little embarrassed, and he quickly changed the subject.

"So the core content of our science fiction movie universe is still based on small-scale communication?"

"Yes," Wang Hao nodded, "Movies are different from novels after all."

“Novels are cheap to write; all you need is a pen, a piece of paper, and a little time to create one.

This is not the case with movies, which require a lot of investment and carry a lot of risk, so we have to be more cautious and more formal.”

Liu Cixin and Fang Baiyu nodded when they heard this, expressing their approval of Wang Hao's words.

One of them is an employee of a state-owned enterprise and works in the power industry, and the other is from the military and works in a confidential industry.

Therefore, he has a deep and clear understanding of rules and management. He is not like some authors who pay too much attention to self and thoughts. He can be said to be a good partner.

Of course, Fang Baiyu’s mention of the "Jiuzhou" series could be considered as a reminder to Wang Hao.

He has always been thinking about the possible external threats his career might face, such as plagiarism, following trends, jealousy from peers, or the invasion of Internet capital, the poaching of trained actors, and so on.

After all, he knows better than anyone what kind of chaos the entertainment industry will be in the future.

If things really work out, there is no one who would not be tempted by such a big piece of cake.

However, the problems in this world are not only external, but also internal. The split among senior managers in the "Jiuzhou" series is a good example.

A similar example is the management chaos of Hollywood's DC movie universe.

In order to control the entire project, you still need to be prepared in advance.

Especially copyright issues and company share issues must be considered in advance, and contracts that need to be signed must be signed. It is always a good idea to prepare for a rainy day.

Although he thought this in his mind, Wang Hao did not show it on his face. He was still discussing things related to the science fiction movie universe with everyone in a very normal manner.

(End of this chapter)