Writing Web Novels In America-Chapter 127 - 125: Revise One More Time

As the tech media from around the world eagerly reported on the birth of the first 2G mobile phone.

Wang Jian and Dorsey hurriedly left Helsinki to return to New York.

After parting with Dorsey, Wang Jian returned to his apartment alone.

At this moment, he was contentedly looking at his red, yellow, and blue down jackets, which showed signs of wear.

While listening to Tom’s work report.

"Wang, we’ve basically reached an agreement. HBO and Netflix agree to participate in production and profit-sharing for the website, but they have a demand," Tom said.

"What?" Wang Jian straightened up the down jackets and looked at Tom.

"Um," Tom hesitated for a moment, "they’ve requested that in addition to the main series of ’Prison Break,’ two spin-off series scripts must be provided to alleviate the current script shortage."

"They also demand that the website launch another series similar to ’Prison Break,’ with low investment and high returns, before the film and TV company can be fully established."

"As a return, HBO and Netflix are willing to share profits from the series, rather than buy them outright."

"Moreover, they have agreed to promote the series co-produced with the website more effectively through their own channels."

Wang Jian sipped his green tea, pondering to himself.

These were about the best terms a content provider could get from powerful distributors.

Only a few top singers, movie stars, and blockbuster series in the United States could secure such deals.

Before he could develop stronger and have independent distribution channels, this was probably the maximum benefit he could fight for.

But this condition was a bit tricky.

Two spin-off series in addition to the main ’Prison Break’ series?

’Prison Break Prequel: From Convict to Prison Warden’ could be one, but what about the other one?

Wang Jian booted up the computer in the living room, clicked on the "Urban" category list, wanting to see which popular pieces met the criteria.

Moments later, he gave up.

In Sarah’s ’Prison Break,’ the Prison Warden always lived within the system of the United States.

But there was nothing on the website about mixing in American officialdom!

As for the four main characters, another protagonist was a woman with lesbian tendencies.

That was even harder to find!

However, the Screenwriters Association in the United States was on strike.

Scriptwriters capable of building complete stories had all closed up shop at home, refusing to be hired.

Wang Jian sighed and continued his search, looking for urban fiction with a female protagonist from top to bottom.

After a long search among popular works, he found only two.

One was called ’Twilight Dusk,’ and the other was called ’Ugly Betty in the Fashion World.’

He clicked to view them separately; one was a straight story about a girl dating a vampire.

And the other...

It was about transformation!

Wang Jian found himself in a bit of a bind, running his fingers through his hair.

Damn, he’d already introduced Special Soldiers at the tech conference!

Was he afraid to come up with another, LGBT-themed transformational character?

"Tom, what are the ratings like for LGBT-themed series?" he asked.

Tom looked at Wang Jian with a touch of alarm, then back at the computer.

"Ahem," he coughed twice, organizing his words, "They’re not especially high, but not especially low either."

"Such series about marginal social groups have a dedicated viewing audience."

Wang Jian nodded, his mind racing, desperately trying to connect this transformation tale to the lesbian theme in ’Prison Break.’

Transformation, from male to female.

Although the physical transformation was complete, the psychological one was not.

This way, it won’t collapse the character setup of lesbians in "Prison Break."

As for how one falls from the fashion industry to prison.

Wang Jian searched the social news and found that San Francisco had once again erupted in a massive protest against discrimination towards homosexuals and the LGBT community.

Discrimination?

This word is just too useful!

Have you not seen black people hanging this word on their lips every day, reaping heaps of benefits?

Around this word, Wang Jian began to associate.

Well, in transformation stories, after the protagonist climbs to the top of the fashion world, they couldn’t resist their inner impulses and confessed their feelings to a female model.

But unexpectedly, this model was a seasoned anti-gay activist!

After being confessed to, she conspired with other anti-gay figures in the fashion industry to frame and send the protagonist to prison!

What, anti-gay in the fashion world is a wild fantasy?

Please, it’s precisely because there are so many gays in the fashion world that it’s the best place for this!

Black people in Los Angeles are treated the most favorably, yet they shout about anti-discrimination the loudest!

When have you ever seen black people in truly discriminatory states like Texas or Tennessee come out and shout against discrimination?

Wang Jian sorted out his thoughts and felt they were somewhat logical.

It’s just that the work "Ugly Betty" would need major revisions.

"Tom," he pointed to the computer screen, "contact this author and see if they’re willing to make some changes to the work."

After Wang Jian explained his idea, Tom nearly vomited blood.

"Wang, you’re sinking lower and lower for money," Tom remarked to Wang Jian with a sigh.

Nonsense, of course it’s for money!

Otherwise, why would I, a yellow-skinned and yellow-hearted Chinese, set up a literature website in the United States, if not to lead a "Renaissance of Literature"?

"How’s that, are you a patriot too?" Wang Jian teased.

"Of course," Tom nodded earnestly, "as long as the United States keeps bringing me benefits, I am a patriot."

"And if it doesn’t bring benefits?"

As Tom picked up his briefcase and walked out, he answered, "Lehman said the environment in Australia isn’t bad."

Watching Tom’s retreating figure, Wang Jian chuckled.

Then, he began to study the contract Tom had left on the coffee table.

Meanwhile, telecom operators in the United States and Europe had already started receiving supplies from Nokia.

Naturally, the most enthusiastic company was AT&T.

They posted a large number of Nokia 9000 promotional posters in their chain stores across the United States.

The poster not only advertised "lighter, thinner, more business," but also specifically highlighted "online entertainment."

In an AT&T store, the manager demonstrated how to use the new phone to several salespeople.

"Remember! Our slogan is: a phone isn’t just for work."

He handed the Nokia 9000 sample phone to several staff members.

The staff, holding the phones, huddled together to examine it.

"So-called entertainment is reading novels?" a high school student working there muttered quietly, "I hate reading books, okay?"

"Hey, just put up with it for the sales commission," his colleague advised him.

The student sneered and began to study the phone.

After figuring out how to send text messages and emails, he finally turned to this so-called "special entertainment function."

He read the words on the phone screen out loud, "A Special Soldier, distinguished in battle, comes home only to find his family destroyed?"

About ten minutes later, the high school student looked up and glared angrily at a patrolling police officer outside.

"You guys, why did you have to push him?"

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