She Only Cares About Cultivation-Chapter 1016 - 868: Super Star 42
After Ling Yao terminated his contract with the filming crew, there were actually two or three more shows lined up, one modern drama and two costume dramas. But, possibly due to pressure from capital, not only did these three shows but also two endorsements break off their contracts with him, effectively putting Ling Yao completely on ice and leaving him unemployed.
The start of the year was so unfavorable that Liang An almost couldn’t recover and seemed like he would just close up shop and call it quits.
It was during this time that Hua Yan came to him with a proposal in hand.
No one was coming to them to make a show, so they’d make one themselves. If they couldn’t go on TV, they’d go for an online series. There was always a way to make it work.
Without investors, the entire company would pool together funds to make a production, with everyone being a partner, risking everything to create a masterpiece that would definitely make waves.
Liang An was stunned by Hua Yan’s words, especially since Hua Yan herself offered up the adaptation rights for her first online novel, "Heiress Strategy".
When Liang An went online to search for this online novel, he found that its level of popularity and its number of loyal fans were no joke.
This show wasn’t a time-travel drama, it was a traditional house fighting drama, and Hua Yan planned to write the screenplay herself. She didn’t intend to lower the price for the film rights, as this would be handled by the company she belonged to; after all, she was unfamiliar with industry pricing and needed someone else to ensure it. Regardless of how it was adapted, she would always get half in the end, which she could then invest.
"I can play the female lead in her childhood, as the age fits perfectly. After marriage, we would choose a more professional actress to play the role. We won’t pick someone based on fame, only suitability, thus reducing the cost of hiring. We can then carefully set up the scene arrangements, costumes, and makeup. This is just my personal suggestion; we need to further discuss after you’ve read this novel. After all, script refinement and location choices are quite important."
After Hua Yan left, Liang An looked at the proposal and fell into prolonged contemplation.
Following this, writing the screenplay was added to Hua Yan’s work. She had never learned how to adapt a screenplay, so before she could revise the script, she had to study. She borrowed many professional books from the bookstore, reading and studying them during her free time while also updating her third novel.
Due to her studies and the sheer amount of work coming her way, she no longer had spare time to level up.
The exams for skipping grades went smoothly, and she only attended three classes in junior high year two before transferring to the key graduating class in junior high year three, becoming the youngest graduate in the class.
At first, everyone was curious about her, but this small classmate who was a year or even two years younger seemed to be untraceable outside of class time, with no one knowing what she was busy with every day.
What else could she be doing?
Hua Yan was too busy to even spare time after classes and would dash to an unoccupied place to enter the space for screenplay study.
The use of her time fragmented like this: she studied diligently during class, then retreated into the space for additional knowledge during free time. A ten-minute break equaled two hours in the space, a utilization rate of one to twelve. This was far too high, and was the reason for her outstanding achievements.
With more time, and a steady will to learn, how could success not follow?
Learning is just like this, squeezing out time to learn a little more, the more you squeeze, the more you naturally learn.
Ultimately, in one month of outside time, she spent a year in the space mastering screenplay studies, finding many successful case studies online and taking deep dives into online courses. In short, only after fully grasping screenplay essentials did she start attempting to adapt the script.
Before May Day, Hua Yan presented her diligently crafted screenplay to Liang An and thoughtfully reminded him.
"If you know any famous screenplay writers, you can invite them over to take a look. This is my first attempt at adaptation, there may be plenty of..."
"Wait, what did you just say? This is the screenplay you wrote?"
Hua Yan looked puzzled: "Yes, it’s my online novel. Why wouldn’t I be able to adapt it?"
Liang An almost choked on his own spit: "Your online novel? Wait, I’m a bit mentally spiraling here, are you saying ’Heiress Strategy’ was written by you? You’re... Miss Yan herself? Hua Yan, Miss Yan, my gosh, why didn’t you say so earlier?"
