Chapter 025. "Soul Eater: Zero"
"Soul-Devouring... Zero?"
Li Ruoxuan tilted her head, looked at the planning proposal proposed by Xu Rui, and opened the first page doubtfully.
After about ten minutes, Li Ruoxuan carefully read the plan and gently put it down, she felt a huge impact.
First of all, this is a story that is not mentioned in the original "Soul-Devouring" comic. It can be regarded as a prequel. There is no male protagonist Bai Jianshi in the prequel, only the heroine Li Leshen and Huangfu Xun. The design of the two female protagonists can be said to be extremely rare in this era, not to mention that the planning requires the focus of displaying the interaction between the two girls. The plot described in it alone makes Li Ruoxuan, a girl, blush and heartbeat.
Secondly, although there are some original characters in the planning case, they are all related to the characters in the original work. Simply put, it is reasonable fan creation, which will not conflict with the original work, and can explain some foreshadowings of the original work. It can be said that only those who have truly explored every detail of the comic can carry out such derivative creations.
Finally, it is the structure of this twelve episodes of animation.
"This...it's too exciting to start, is it really okay to do this? And this ending...can the audience accept it?"
Li Ruoxuan exclaimed, even the small twig on her head almost stood up from her braid.
The animation adapted from the comics is mostly advertisements for the original work, but now Xu Rui's planning almost completely puts aside the plot of the original comics. In Li Ruoxuan's view, it is an original animation with the title of "Soul-Devouring"!
At this time, Li Ruoxuan suddenly realized that the person sitting in front of her was not a simple college graduate, but Xu Rui, who independently produced a phenomenal short animation like "The Voice of the Stars". The reason why she felt that the fantasy electric power had hope was because of Xu Rui.
She was originally a little skeptical about Xu Rui, but after actually seeing the planning handed over by Xu Rui, she truly felt the amazing creative ability of this young man.
You know, it’s only been more than a week since Xu Rui graduated, and it only took so much time from starting to contact the original work of "Soul-Devouring" to producing this planning project.
Of course, Li Ruoxuan would not know that there is a similar comic and animation in the parallel world. After Xu Rui came into contact with "Soul Devouring", he immediately adapted it based on this, and the speed and quality are naturally guaranteed.
"Editor Xue Luo, according to my investigation, "Soul Devouring" is just a popular work even in "Monthly Boy Frontline". It may be a bit rude to say this. However, Teacher A Chuang's ability to draw a painter or arrange stories is slightly inferior to that of first-line cartoonists, which makes it difficult for a story like "Soul Devouring" to stand out among other works."
Xu Rui explained slowly.
"Looking at "The King of Thieves", whether it is the setting of strange fruits or the development of various strange martial arts, it is unique. The concept of weapon awakening is also very handsome. In addition, the excellent painter of the teacher on the shore, the exciting plot is the most well-deserved comic of China. However, the story of "Soul Devouring" has nothing special. It is almost all used by predecessors. It is probably the spirit-removing iron and hydraulic sword drawing technique that attracts attention."
His words made Li Ruoxuan think about these issues. Li Ruoxuan considered them when she took over "Soul-Devouring", but she always thought that she was just the editor-in-chief and assisted cartoonists in creation, so she could only express similar opinions tactfully. Teacher A Chuang was tired of rushing manuscripts every month and had no extra time and energy to make extra ideas.
Simply put, routine works do not require too much effort to build the plot, they only need to follow the script and follow the path of their predecessors. However, such works are the most competitive, and "Soul Devouring" is undoubtedly the loser.
This is also what Li Ruoxuan is worried about. If the animation fails, the popularity of "Soul-Devouring" will only continue to fall and eventually halved. This will be a blow to both A Chuang and her.
"The story of "Soul Devouring: Zero" is an unconventional story, unconventional beginnings. Compared with the slightly similar original, I think such an animation will be more popular with the audience."
Xu Rui said sincerely, which made Li Ruoxuan a little embarrassed.
"But with such a large amount of original work, will fans of the original work feel dissatisfied..."
She thought of an adaptation of a racing comic before. The production company not only turned all the male characters in it into beautiful girls with big breasts, but also turned the good racing cars into superpowered battles. She wanted to please the audience, but was criticized by the original fans. The audience was not interested in this super development. In the end, it only played six episodes and was left alone.
Li Ruoxuan believes that adaptation is not a random composition, and it must be based on the original.
"Editor Xueluo, we are an animation company, and we are considering the audience's ideas. We do not agree with the standards that some original companies require as long as they can move. We believe that even if the adapted works are adapted, the best side should be displayed to the audience. Of course, we can make an animation that completely copys the original work, which is not difficult, but I still hope that you can negotiate with Teacher A Chuang to see his opinions."
Xu Rui's attitude is not strong, but the gentle words have the power that Li Ruoxuan cannot refuse. If she hadn't seen this planning case, Li Ruoxuan might have objected to it to the end, but after watching it, those stories have been lingering in Li Ruoxuan's mind and cannot be dissipated.
She longs to see the story appear on the screen!
"...Indeed, I can't make a decision by myself. I will take it back and show it to Teacher A Chuang to ask for his opinion."
Li Ruoxuan hesitated for a long time, but still took the plan handed over by Xu Rui and put it in her schoolbag.
"Then I'll say goodbye first."
She carried her bag and adjusted her strap. Xu Rui kept looking at the indescribable shaking and cleared her throat.
"If you have any information, please contact me directly."
Cheng Kewei, who was standing by, didn't say much since the beginning, and he didn't speak until now and handed over a simple business card.
The reason why he can contact "Monthly Boys Front" is based on his connections, but the specific planning plan is negotiated by Xu Rui.
On the one hand, because Xu Rui is the person in charge of HuanDivision, he proposed this plan, and Xu Rui could best express his ideas. On the other hand, Cheng Kewei also wanted to use this to see Xu Rui's negotiation ability, and the result was as seen, which made Cheng Kewei quite satisfied.
Originally, he thought that Xu Rui was just excellent in creativity and skills, and had to rely on their old bones to assist in other aspects. Now it seems that Xu Rui does have excellent abilities as the boss of an animation company.
"OK, thanks."
Li Ruoxuan took the business card, carefully put it away, said hello to the two before leaving the conference room. On the way, she couldn't help but glance at Yi Qianqian's direction, confirming that the Gothic Loli girl was painting seriously instead of killing her in the battlefield summoning, and then left quietly.
"Do you think the author would agree to such an adaptation?"
Cheng Ke asked in order to touch his chin's beard.
"I think he should have no other choice, but if he didn't agree earlier, our production cycle might not be as good as January next year."
Xu Rui smiled and replied confidently.
Chapter completed!