Writing Web Novels In America-Chapter 98

"Really?" The sleazy man continued to boast, "Do you know what ’writing guide’ is?"

Paul shook his head.

"That’s it, you just take your work, make revisions according to the ’writing guide’ and ’Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.’"

The sleazy man pulled out a booklet from his pocket and handed it to Paul Shuering.

"Then, you publish your work online, and it’s bound to become a hit!"

The sleazy man, like a salesman, rambled on nonstop, "By then, bestselling author, famous screenwriter, all sorts of honors will be yours."

"It’s only 50 US dollars, that’s not expensive at all, right?"

Although, deep down, Paul Shuering felt this man was a fraud.

Yet mired in self-doubt, he ended up buying a ’writing guide’ and ’Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ as if possessed.

When he walked home in a daze, looking at the two books in his hand, he smiled bitterly to himself.

Not to mention he was a playwright, being a novelist was also a whole different ball game.

Even if he really was a novelist, that would still be a 1000% scam.

Paul placed the books in his study, then took a shower, ready to get a good night’s sleep.

But once he lay down in bed, the sleazy man’s flowery promises echoed ceaselessly in his head.

"Famous screenwriter, everything you could want..."

That voice, like a spell, made it impossible for Paul to fall asleep.

He finally sat up, walked into his study, muttering to himself, "Might as well give it a try, my screenplay isn’t getting any offers as it is."

Paul first logged onto the website, looking at the currently promoted work on the homepage.

That work was ’Extreme Heavenly Demon.’

Actually, at first, Paul was very resistant to such writing methods.

But the text seemed to possess a strange magic power.

Which made him, feeling oppressed in life, become gradually immersed in it.

And as the protagonist in the book erupted again and again, he actually started feeling a surging excitement.

Just like that, unwittingly, Paul finished reading the updated Chapters.

By then, dawn was breaking. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

Yet, his spirit was still in an odd state of exhilaration.

Paul first composed himself emotionally.

Then, comparing his work to the ’writing guide,’ he began to reexamine his screenplay.

In his mind, he kept hearing the critique from the film companies about his screenplay.

"Sophisticated prison break? Who do you think you are, Stephen King? Is your work comparable to ’The Shawshank Redemption’?"

Whether it was due to the influence of ’Extreme Heavenly Demon’ or a sleepless night,

His mind, in that instant, seemed to heat up.

Sophisticated prison break isn’t working?

Then change the protagonist’s character!

From an architect to a retired special soldier?

And preferably, one who’s a war hero.

The protagonist returns home after serving the country, only to find a loved one framed.

Thus, the protagonist infiltrates the prison, planning to rescue his kin.

Paul’s fingers lightly tapped on the keyboard, feeling as if a new door had been opened.

According to the ’writing guide,’ to portray how impressive the protagonist is, it should be done through side characters.

Paul pondered for a moment, then added a new scene to the screenplay.

When the protagonist is looked down upon by a Little Prison Bully Leader, another big bully with a battlefield past notices him.

And so, in just half a day, a message spread throughout the prison.

"That man, who’s like a War God, he’s here too!"

And so, Paul wrote more and more excitedly, oblivious to the rising sun.

Of course, to differentiate it from the existing ’Prison Break,’ he also changed the title to ’Special Soldier in Prison.’

...

And in New York City, bathed in the rising sun, Wang Jian walked into the Goldman Sachs building accompanied by Tom.

Today, he and Lehman, as the co-producers of ’Prison Break,’ would sign the syndication contract with CBS’s representative.

And CBS would also announce the airing schedule for ’Prison Break’ in the next quarter’s rating guide.

Of course, as a show without big-name stars or famous directors, picked up only due to Goldman Sachs’s influence.

The 20 episodes of ’Prison Break’ were ordered for a mere 800,000 US dollars.

That price was basically the floor for networks like CBS and NBC to pick up a show.

And the airing time for ’Prison Break’ was also inevitably scheduled away from high viewership slots like evenings, afternoons, or weekends.

It was simply assigned Tuesdays, from 10 am to 11 am.

Wang Jian was actually very dissatisfied with the contract.

But according to what he learned, this was basically the going rate in the market nowadays.

Moreover, unlike other shows.

Since ’Prison Break’ would be aired on CBS and not some minor tv station.

It could leverage CBS’s potential influence to sell some of the advertising slots at a higher price.

But even so, when signing, Wang Jian still felt like his heart was bleeding.

A 700,000 dollars expenditure, for a 400,000 dollars return...

This was the most clear-cut loss he had ever made since he came through.

He took the contract, bid goodbye to Lehman, and walked out of the building.

But as he stepped out, Wang Jian tightened his coat around him, feeling the deep autumn of New York brimming with dreariness.

"Tom, you can release the news now. ’Prison Break’ will join CBS just like ’Friends.’"

"And as for our opening and closing ads, they’ll only cost a third of what others pay, or even less."

Tom looked at Wang Jian’s profile with an expression that screamed, ’You must be joking.’

"Who do you think you can fool with that talk?"

"Anyway, we’ll fool whoever we can, and if not, we can always lower the price again," Wang Jian said weakly from the back seat of the car.

"Also, all the products in the show are open for corporate sponsorship. Drop by the private prisons and ask if they want to change the public’s bad perception of them.

"As long as the money’s right, it’s not impossible to turn their prison into the Eden Garden from the Bible."

"And, having ’Exclusively sponsored by XX private prison’ at the beginning could be quite impactful."

Tom started the car with a wry smile, ignoring the nonsensical babel from Wang Jian in the back seat.

...

Meanwhile, at EA headquarters, within the ’Arcane Throne’ project team.

As a programmer keyed in the last line of code, the onlookers started to cheer.

In order to attract as many bestselling book and comic readers as possible.

For the past half a year, EA had pulled a large number of programmers and artists into the team.

And spurred on by the game planners’ encouragement and generous overtime pay, these top-tier programmers and artists had been working tirelessly day and night.

Finally, at this moment, the first phase of ’Arcane Throne’ game development was completed.

"Game testing team, start testing the game’s performance immediately."

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