197 Taming (1/2)
”The point that I was trying to make is not about the harem.” Ye Shuang was slightly annoyed. ”Do you mind not interrupting me first?”
The genre and plot of Qing Tian Mo Yun's works aside, they did have their commercial appeal. The young man had a good grasp on the current trend and knew how to follow it. People might criticize him for being too lazy and vulgar, but from another perspective, it also meant that it was suitable for the mass market.
He and Xiao Zhu Hou could be said to be complete opposites. Xiao Zhu Hou's writing was good but not popular; he was the type of writer who had a good reputation but normal popularity. In contrast, Qing Tian Mo Yun's writing was mundane but popular. He enjoyed a good stream of income and had a great number of works read by the public, but none of his readers would say that he was a good writer.
If viewed from the potential of a scriptwriter, Xiao Zhu Hou had the potential to write those works that would be immortalized in television history while Qing Tian Mo Yin was the type that could produce popular series. Of course, both of them needed more training before they were capable of doing something like that. Ye Shuang saw this and realized that it was quite interesting. It looked like the company arranged for these two authors to share the same room for a reason. Ye Shuang did not believe that the room arrangement was just a mere coincidence; the possibility of it being done on purpose was much higher.
”Okay, I will not beat about the bush. I'm pretty sure you have heard about the general idea from the editor and Xiao Zhu Hou.” Ye Shuang opened the laptop, and as she typed on the keyboard, she explained to Qing Tian Mo Yun. ”The cooperation between Tian Mo Media is not contradictory with your website. Basically, as long as you consider the issue of a series or movie adaptation before starting a new book, it'll be fine. Other than that, we might ask for a script from you directly. Perhaps your plot is suitable for a script adaptation or perhaps we think you have a suitable topic. Currently, I suggest you try out the route of a series script. One, your writing has enough filler, and two, your writing is menial enough.”
Qing Tian Mo Yun listened to Ye Shuang ramble as she easily came up with a plan for him to follow. The script fee was quite alluring, but… were the examples she came up with compliments‽ It did not sound like it.
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After she finished dealing with Qing Tian Mo Yun, and after introducing the job scope and benefits, Ye Shuang disappeared with Mo Xiao Xia. After all, she was only there to introduce the policy to the authors and get a feel for their response. She was not there to force them to sign the contracts immediately. After giving them the details, the authors would consider it on their own in the next few days. Then, on the last day, the list would be confirmed, and Ye Shuang would have further discussions with the website and writing company.
The interaction with Qing Tian Mo Yun was not bad. After all, with Xiao Zhu Hou as a roommate, Qing Tian Mo Yun would have asked his roommate for plenty of details already before he met up with Ye Shuang. Furthermore, he had played with Mo Xiao Xia for a whole night, and with the feeling of closeness, the discussion went quite smoothly.
However, this was not the same with the other authors. They had only heard about it during the meetings and knew that Ye Shuang was not a scammer and was interested in a cooperation. But what kind of cooperation? What were their responsibilities and rights‽
These writers came from all walks of life. Some of them stayed cooped up at home just to write while others had day jobs. Other than that, they also had varying personalities. Some were clever and smart, others honest and trusting… In any case, after Ye Shuang met with all of them, she felt like she had met with every type of individual in the world.
After the discussion with Qing Tian Mo Yun, Ye Shuang moved to a guest room to meet with two writers. The two writers specialized in writing about face-slapping, and they were incredibly cautious. They almost forced Ye Shuang to a dead-end.
”There are many types of scriptwriters. Will our names be shown, or will we just be ghostwriters? There are currently so many horrible things happening in this industry, and it is not common for others to steal our hard work.” Author A had probably read too many web novels.
”How long will the contract last? How will the fees be calculated? Do we have a say if the director or some other people want to change our plot? Can I request to be part of the shoot?” Author B had plenty of worries.
”Nowadays every industry has its hidden rules. If our legal rights have been violated, will your company step forth to protect our rights? What if our copyright has been stolen? What if…” Author A continued to confuse Ye Shuang.