Entertainment: My wife is a superstar

Chapter 6 Murder on the Orient Express

"This is a huge problem," the male voice on the other end of the phone began to explain to Lin Yi.

This is a popular method for listed company shareholders to cash out in recent years, known as "divorce-style share reduction."

This means that by dividing shares through divorce, the spouses of directors, supervisors, and senior executives who were originally restricted can become unrestricted ordinary shareholders.

This allows them to circumvent the 25% annual reduction limit and quickly cash out.

Directors, supervisors, and senior executives.

This method has been severely cracked down on on Earth, but on Blue Planet, this loophole in the rules still exists.

"However, it's still uncertain whether their divorce is real or fake; we'll have to wait and see how the funds move," the male voice added.

Lin Yi tapped his fingers lightly on the table.

He originally just wanted to keep an eye on Xinghuo to see if there was an opportunity to buy at the bottom, but he didn't expect to make an unexpected discovery.

...

At 2:30 p.m., several of the workers woke up one after another.

Lin Yi summoned them to the conference room for a meeting.

The project is tentatively titled "Detective X".

Lin Yi has read the script for the case.

Based on the framework of classic works from past lives, and with the day and night polishing and cross-verification by five assistants, there are almost no logical problems.

The focus of the discussion is the character design of the protagonist "X".

Lin Yi doesn't want to produce a hit drama or variety show.

Instead, it's an enduring IP like "Detective Conan".

Just like how Earthlings think of Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, and Conan Edogawa (Shinichi Kudo) when they think of detectives.

Lin Yi hopes that in the future, when people on Earth mention detectives, they will think of "X".

Therefore, he had to create a highly charismatic persona for "X".

This includes, but is not limited to, a unique appearance, signature gestures, and a contradictory and complex personality.

The discussion lasted the entire afternoon with very little progress.

Lin Yi finally understood that this kind of thing should be left to professionals.

The screenwriter can only provide the soul (background story, growth arc), while the flesh and blood (specific image, actions) must be handled by a professional character designer.

Two days later, Lin Yi's studio gained one more core member.

Even with a clear character design and general image, it still takes several days to create a poster-quality concept art piece.

Lin Yi certainly wouldn't waste this time.

He first gave five "tools" a six-figure bonus and then gave them two days off.

Then, the compiled script was registered for copyright under an individual's name.

This is an asset segregation strategy designed to protect core assets from operational risks.

The specific design of "X" will also be handled in this way.

Although Lin Yi's studio is still small and there is little business risk, it is always wise to take precautions.

After completing these preliminary preparations, the next step is to attract investment.

Nine years later, Lin Yi had accumulated enough savings to support his solo production of "Detective X" and variety shows.

But being able to do something is one thing, while cost-effectiveness is another.

He lacks resources, and if he goes to find a production team on his own, he might get taken advantage of.

The promotion and distribution of the filmed product is also a major issue.

Lin Yi had already identified a suitable partner.

Penguin Video.

The penguins on Earth have not fared well in the last decade.

Since the Xia Kingdom reformed its cultural and entertainment market, clearly stating "content is king," encouraging artistic works to go global, and vigorously cracking down on plagiarism, imitation, and malicious competition using capital monopolies,

Penguin's weakness in original content creation has been fully exposed.

With its social media platform as a strong competitive advantage, Tencent's gaming, film, animation, music, and online literature businesses are still managing to maintain a relatively high level of competitiveness in China.

However, in the broader overseas market, Tencent has been left behind by several competitors who are more focused on content innovation.

Given the current difficult situation of Tencent, why would Lin Yi still seek cooperation with them?

The answer lies in the question itself.

Firstly, Tencent, which is in a predicament, is more willing to concede profits in exchange for high-quality content compared to other platforms.

Not long ago, a new leader was appointed to Tencent Video, and shortly afterward, a direct submission channel was opened to the public to solicit scripts.

The basic guaranteed fee and streaming revenue sharing ratio offered are far higher than those of other platforms.

Furthermore, it offers revenue sharing throughout the entire product lifecycle, whereas other platforms typically offer revenue every six months or a year.

Of course, due to production costs, Tencent cannot offer the same 40% revenue share to the writing team for long-form dramas and variety shows as it does for short-form dramas.

However, Lin Yi does not intend to only produce scripts.

Secondly, Tencent possesses a "full IP industry chain," and even with severe internal strife, its ecosystem synergy capabilities remain top-tier in China.

If the "Detective X" series is successful, Tencent has the ability to quickly transform it into animation, games, movies, and even physical merchandise, maximizing the IP value.

This was the decisive factor in Lin Yi's decision to partner with Tencent.

A successful commercial IP can generate derivative value that is several times, or even dozens of times, greater than the direct revenue of a TV series.

...

In a secluded corner where no one paid attention, Lin Yi followed the standard procedure and submitted a portion of "Detective X" through the Tencent Video public submission channel.

After the public submission channel was opened, Tencent Video received a large number of submissions every day, which naturally required a dedicated editing team to review them.

Penglai is one of them.

That day, as usual, he put on his headphones and dark glasses, held a cup of milk tea, and sat down in front of his computer to start reviewing manuscripts.

This is an editor's daily routine and their primary task.

As he scrolled through the submissions with the mouse, one after another was skimmed by, muttering to himself from time to time.

"What a pity, the idea was good, but the story was terrible."

With rapid keystrokes, the author swiftly declines, offers suggestions, and expresses hope for revisions before resubmitting the manuscript.

Ok?

Suddenly, Penglai's gaze was drawn to a manuscript, and his finger, which was dragging the mouse, involuntarily stopped.

Detective X

Murder on the Orient Express

Suspense/mystery genre.

This type of submission is usually quite substantial and is a popular source of high-quality TV dramas.

Does the so-called perfect murder really exist?

A blizzard, a lone train, dozens of strangers, and a corpse stabbed dozens of times...

The concise prologue quickly caught Penglai's attention, and he made a judgment.

The writing style is skillful; the writer is definitely not a newcomer!

Penglai continued reading.

What does this mean? The murderer is in this train carriage!

He or she might be sitting innocently beside us right now.

The prologue has ended. Click the mouse to read the main text.

(Modified Blue Star Version)

The story is set at the end of the last century on the Orient Express, an international train that crosses China and Russia.

Detective X receives an urgent request to travel to Russia to assist in a case.

However, it was discovered that tickets for the Orient Express to Moscow were extremely difficult to obtain recently.

With the help of his friend, he managed to squeeze onto the train.

That night, the train was forced to stop due to a blizzard as it entered Russian territory.

The train was stranded in the vast snow-covered plains, completely isolated from the world.