Chu Kuang, how literary and elegant!
He wrote not only the best-selling fantasy novels, firmly establishing himself in the book market as a pioneer, but also classical short stories, which many people consider to be among the best in the short-story genre.
So itâs natural to assume in many peopleâs minds that Chu Kuangâs writing surpasses Xian Yuâs.
In fact, people never even thought to compare Chu Kuang and Xian Yu.
There was simply no need for comparison.
The former was an excellent novelist, while the latter was an extremely talented composer.
Comparing two different fields doesnât make sense.
Can we simply say that Chu Kuangâs writing surpasses Xian Yuâs, while Xian Yuâs composing does the same to Chu Kuang?
If these two individuals hadnât been paying attention to each other and collaborating frequently, their fanbases would likely not intersect.
But now things are different.
Following the success of âFlirting Scholarâ, Xian Yuâs writing skills have been thoroughly demonstrated, and the fans have started to make jokes about it. Of course, itâs not meant with any malice.
As everyone knows, Xian Yu and Chu Kuang are like best buddies; they would never see each other as rivals.
Oh, and thereâs also Shadow.
This is a trio of âbest buddiesâ.
However, as Shadow is a newcomer in the comic industry and his popularity and influence arenât as great as Chu Kuangâs and Xian Yuâs, he isnât paid much attention.
It s like in the Little Tiger Team, when everyone knows 01â² Wu and 01â² Su, but very few people pay attention to the third member.
Shadow is like the invisible third in their trio, usually only appearing in Chu Kuang and Xian Yuâs storylines.
In short.
As Xian Yuâs writing has been recognized by fans, and considering he is the screenwriter of âFlirting Scholarâ, who also writes storiesâ¦
People finally unconsciously began to compare the two.
After such a comparison, it really is interesting.
Could Xian Yuâs writing skills really be no less than Chu Kuangâs?
Some fans even feel that theyâre close to the truth⦠Perhaps itâs precisely because Chu Kuang and Xian Yu are both great writers that they became good friends?
Enough of that, itâs not important.
Whatâs most important now is the terrifying influence of âFlirting Scholarâ!
As the second week came to an end, coupled with countless detailed analyses of âFlirting Scholarâ, the popularity of this film actually soared even higher!
The media started reporting!
[Rise of the web giants: low-budget film âFlirting Scholarâ rakes in over 150 million in two weeks!]
[Xian Yu: From top composer to screenwriter of âFlirting Scholarâ]
[Xian Yu makes his film debut, with his first script âFlirting Scholarâ becoming an online sensation!]
[Summer movie season: both web and theatre films flourishing, âFlirting Scholarâ leading the online movie trend!]
[This film already made over 150 million, but only cost 9 million? âFlirting Scholarâ made a lot with a little, showcasing Xian Yuâs talent and achieving a miracle! ]
There were also news pieces that reproduced Starlight Networkâs movie review.
Of course, Deng Chiâs article was also reprinted by media.
It was quite an odd situationâ¦
For those who didnât know, they might think âFlirting Scholarâ was also a theatre film for this yearâs summer season.
Because during such a hot summer season, media usually wouldnât pay attention to web films, let alone spend any actual resources covering them.
This season is filled with blockbusters; what is there to talk about a film with a few million budget?
But âFlirting Scholarâ was impossible to ignore!
There was even a media outlet that humorously depicted this summerâs film season with a four-panel comicâ¦
This media outlet was called âFunny Newsâ, and they liked to hint at the news with comics.
In the first panelâ¦
On a magnificent race trackâ¦
A few dominant and flashy race cars were stepping hard on the gas, revving up to go.
On the outer lane, a bicycle was also eagerly stepping on its pedals.
The names of various summer blockbusters, including Starlightâs
âThunderstormâ, were fixed on the top of the cars.
The bicycle, meanwhile, bore the large characters âFlirting Scholarâ.
In the second panelâ¦
The race cars took off, as did the bicycleâ¦
In the third panelâ¦
Some cars pulled ahead, while others lagged behind, including Starlightâs âThunderstormâ.
Next to âThunderstormâ, was the bicycle.
Above the bicycle was a line: âIâll wait for you at the front.â
Obviously, it was speaking to its ally âThunderstormâ.
In the fourth panelâ¦
The bicycle stayed level with the leading race cars, while beads of sweat were clearly visible on the bodies of the carsâ¦
Many people in the web film circle had knowingly knowing smiles on their faces; they were quite meaningful.
Because this comic was too real!
Isnât reality just like that?
Theatre films are the race cars on the magnificent race track.
Compared to theatre films, a web film with a 9 million investment is at best a bicycle.
Butâ¦
The popularity of the web film was on par with the theatre films!
This bicycle, how impressive!
Not impressive in terms of box officeâ¦
If weâre talking about box office, the films in the summer season usually have a box office of billions.
But the thing is, âFlirting Scholarâ is so cheap to make.
The film industry has a concept called investment return rate.
Suppose your film cost 200 million, then your box office needs to reach 6 or 7 billion for the production side to break even.
The budget for a web giant was 9 million, and theyâve already made 150 million.
That means âFlirting Scholarâ has already earned over 70 million for the production sideâ¦
After all, the profit-sharing model of web giants and theatres is not the same.
Web giants can retain half of the earnings, whereas theatres usually only give the production side about one-third.
This competition is not about total box office, but about earning power!
Compared to the schadenfreude of the web giants, the mainstream film circle is a bit crushed.
Driving a race car, but caught up by a bicycleâ¦
How could they not be devastated?
Is your bicycle made by Phoenix?
As a web film, can you please act more like a web film?
See that designer, just lookâ¦
Starlight really got lucky!
Originally, âThunderstormâ had mediocre box office results, and everyone started to overlook Starlight. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Who could have known that Starlight would shine brightly in the seemingly insignificant corner of the web films?
Yes.
The July summer film season was indeed Starlightâs first battle.
Clearly, this first battle was just average for Starlight.
But what can you say when Starlight also released âFlirting Scholarâ!
To say that Starlight was luckyâ¦
Of course!
If it was shown through web films, it means Starlight didnât really care about âFlirting Scholarâ!
However, it turns out that the film Starlight didnât care about saved Starlightâs first battle!
Outsiders didnât know that âFlirting Scholarâ had been sold by Starlight to Lin Yuan.
Everyone thought Starlight was secretly happy now, but little did they know, there was a pall over Starlightâs film department.
People know their own business.
Actually, the success of âFlirting Scholarâ had nothing to do with Starlight.
Even 01â² Zhou did not laughâ¦
No matter how he thought about it, it was Xian Yuâs faultâ¦
ps: Master Huan Yuâs Silver Alliance demands to add ten more chapters, hereâs one for now, Polluted White continues writing