Becoming Rich with Daily Scavenging APP-Chapter 577: Everybody Knows Now

Actually, before coming to find Chen Yiyang.

Li Eryun had also sought out quite a few industry directors and screenwriters to take on this project.

But once these directors and screenwriters heard it was the Three-Body project, they all refused.

They all knew about the previous Three-Body film project being axed by the higher-ups.

Now with this project, not only does it have to meet the expectations of domestic audiences, it also can't be worse than Netflix's production overseas.

It's a typical case of low rewards, high difficulty, and if messed up, the risk of ending one's career prematurely.

So no famous director or screenwriter was willing to take on this project.

After much thought, it seemed better to let Chen Yiyang take over and directly appoint a director and screenwriter.

After all, he is now recognized in the circle as the investor with the best vision.

"Alright, let me think about it." Chen Yiyang didn't reject outright but hedged a little.

Gong Fan understood Chen Yiyang's hint, so after chatting with Tengxu and CCTV's people for a bit, he found an excuse to send them off.

Once everyone had left, Gong Fan returned to his living room and found Chen Yiyang secretly checking out his setting for Wandering Earth.

"Stop looking." Gong Fan said, "Although Three-Body and Wandering Earth are both sci-fi works, the filming difficulty is completely different."

"What do you mean?" Chen Yiyang asked Gong Fan, "Is Wandering Earth harder to film?"

"No, actually Wandering Earth's filming difficulty is a bit lower."

Seeing Chen Yiyang's confusion, Gong Fan continued, "Wandering Earth is adapted from a segment of Liu Cixin's original novel and expanded into a story.

In fact, Wandering Earth's story is summarized in a single sentence in the novel, which allowed me to diverge from the novel and freely create.

This avoids criticism from audiences if the filmed content doesn't align with the original novel.

But for the Three-Body TV series, you can't deviate from the novel and simply capture one segment for filming, making the plot more difficult to film than Wandering Earth."

"I see." After listening to Gong Fan, Chen Yiyang actually had some inspiration.

"Wandering Earth's original timeline spans hundreds of years, so even if you wanted to film according to the novel, it couldn't be done in a single film.

Likewise, the Three-Body original content also spans hundreds of years, making it difficult to film as a single TV series."

Of course, Chen Yiyang had also read the Three-Body novel.

If his memory was correct, he clearly remembered that the main content of the first volume "Remembrance of Earth's Past" in the Three-Body novel was concentrated on Earth, with a timeline around the 2000s.

"How about we directly film the content of the first volume of Three-Body, ending with humanity discovering Three-Body civilization?"

"Not bad." Gong Fan thought Chen Yiyang's idea was sensible.

"If filmed this way, the difficulty of special effects will be greatly reduced."

"Right." Chen Yiyang nodded and continued, "In terms of content, it can be shot according to the rhythm of the original, using talented actors; as long as the acting holds up, the quality of the TV series shouldn't be too bad."

"Then there's only one problem left." Gong Fan said, "How to ensure your chosen director and screenwriter follow your ideas."

"Ugh." Chen Yiyang remained silent.

No matter whether Chen Yiyang is the investor or producer.

The filming of a TV series ultimately has to be executed by specific individuals.

But many domestic directors and screenwriters have some bad habits, often wanting to showcase their artistic flair.

And typically, their displays lead to disastrous outcomes.

Even some famous directors are no exception.

Once some famous directors break free from the constraints of the original or the screenplay and start to freely create.

Often, the mess they film can be shockingly terrible.

"It's tough." Chen Yiyang sighed, wondering where to find suitable directors and screenwriters.

Honestly, he knew taking on this filming task wouldn't yield much profit, but a mega sci-fi IP like Three-Body that he also liked.

If there was truly an opportunity to film it according to his vision, who wouldn't seize it?

"Judging from your tone, you are planning to take on this task?"

"That's right." Chen Yiyang nodded, if he could find suitable directors or screenwriters, he would indeed want to take it up.

"I can help you with the special effects; as for other aspects, I won't be of much help."

"Alright." With someone experienced like Gong Fan helping with the special effects, there definitely wouldn't be major errors, avoiding the situation of spending lots of money on producing utter garbage.

After leaving Gong Fan's home, Chen Yiyang called Rao Zhi, wanting to invite him over for a chat.

"I bet it's about the Three-Body project." Rao Zhi immediately said.

"How did you know?" Chen Yiyang was puzzled.

Tengxu and CCTV people had just left Gong Fan's place, how had the news spread so fast?

"Recently, Tengxu and CCTV were looking everywhere for people to take over the Three-Body project, insiders were all talking about it, guessing it would eventually land in your lap. Isn't that obvious?"

"Guess it's true that having too big a reputation isn't necessarily a good thing." Chen Yiyang mused.

Sure enough, insiders all believed that this tough project would ultimately fall to him.

"So, what do you say? Interested in being a director?"

"Spare me." In response to Chen Yiyang's invitation, Rao Zhi immediately said, "I've already messed up filming my own sequel, why would I make a mess of Three-Body? I don't want to ruin two works and end up out of the film industry."

Uh.

Chen Yiyang had indeed forgotten.

Recently, Rao Zhi had filmed a sequel to an obscure ensemble's original cast, which was such a flop, it resulted in a huge loss.

If he messed up Three-Body filming again, he might actually retire from the industry.

Seems like getting Rao Zhi on board for Three-Body is hopeless. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Who else could he find?

Chen Yiyang contemplated while receiving a massage at Zhang Yuling's home.

With her hands on Chen Yiyang's shoulders, Zhang Yuling gently asked as she helped him relax, "Stressed about the Three-Body project?"

"You heard too?" Chen Yiyang was quite surprised.

How did everyone know of his connection to the Three-Body project overnight?

He hadn't even agreed to it yet.

"I heard from some friends in the film industry. You know, I'm always mingling with people from various circles to gather info.

People in the film circle said Tengxu and CCTV folks were at Gong Fan's place discussing Three-Body with you and you didn't outright reject them."

Well.

Chen Yiyang felt he had been too careless.

For a project of this level, not rejecting on the spot indeed indicated something.

Previously, when CCTV and Tengxu approached other directors and producers to take on the project, even if some hesitated, they refused outright at first.