Chapter 1419 Exporting *The Successor*?

Everyone nodded in agreement: "That's right, as long as the film is well-made, everything will follow! Just like other departments of Tengda, as long as the products are good, they will become popular even without deliberate promotion!"

Cui Geng looked at Yu Fei, who was engrossed in eating, and asked, "How are things on your end? When will your new book start?"

Yu Fei held a large lobster in one hand and took a fierce bite. "New book? My game is going live at the end of this month. Do you think I have time to write a new book?"

"What about you, Lao Cui?"

Cui Geng didn't expect Yu Fei to ask this, and he was immediately embarrassed. He cleared his throat twice and said, "I'm writing, I'm writing."

Yu Fei observed his expression and tentatively asked, "Have you created the folder yet?"

This question stumped Cui Geng.

If Yu Fei had asked him how many words he had written, he would have said that he had almost sorted out the beginning. But Yu Fei's question was so specific, so basic, that he felt a little embarrassed to lie...

Cui Geng chuckled twice and said, "Look at what you're asking, whether the folder has been created, the folder... not yet. I'll create it next Monday."

Yu Fei snorted. "Do you think I don't know you, you pigeon spirit?" (a term for someone who consistently delays or avoids commitments)

"I think you really don't know how lucky you are. You finished your book earlier than I did, and you're starting a new one later than I am. Although I have to develop games every day, I've already sorted out the outline when I have time, but I just don't have time to write it."

"But you're good, you have nothing to do all day, and you just keep delaying!"

"I should go to your fan group and expose you properly!"

Cui Geng was a little embarrassed. "Don't scold me, don't scold me, the child is about to be scolded silly. I'll create a new folder as soon as I get back, for sure!"

Huang Siboz smiled slightly. "Yu Fei, it's probably useless for you to expose Cui Geng, because your readers urge you every day because they know you can write, even if you're working on a game you can still squeeze out time to write a little. But Cui Geng's readers don't urge him, because they know it's useless to urge him, because he won't write even if they do!"

Everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter. Cui Geng's face turned red, and he kept saying things like "Can gathering materials be called delaying?", "Accumulating materials now is to amaze everyone with the new book," and "The important thing about writing a book is finding the right direction, not foolishly piling up words." The scene was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

Lu Zhiyao asked, "Brother Huang, when will the next movie start shooting? What will it be about?"

Cui Geng also took the opportunity to change the subject, echoing, "That's right, what will the next movie be about? The authors in the Inspiration Class are also eagerly waiting."

After the adaptation plans for *Eternal Reincarnation*, *The Successor*, and *The Academy for Deputies* were confirmed, the authors in the Inspiration Class had already seen hope, so they were very motivated, and a batch of new works had emerged.

Although most of the works were not yet finished, some clues could already be seen.

Huang Siboz said, "It hasn't been decided yet, it depends on President Pei's opinion."

"Feihuang Studio still has a lot of follow-up work to deal with in the short term, such as..."

"We are in talks with a company in the US, and *The Successor* may be sold to the US!"

Cui Geng was stunned for a moment. "Ah? Is there such a thing? Exporting and then selling domestically? Oh no, selling domestically and then exporting? Oh, that's not right either..."

Even he, the original author, was confused.

Because most people, including him and Feihuang Studio, had never thought that this series could be sold to the US.

The reason for setting the filming location in the US was just to find good locations and actors, so that the effect would be more authentic.

But this series never considered being released in the US, because its core spirit is anti-superhero, which is incompatible with the cultural soil of superheroes.

Therefore, it can be said that this is a series with the skin of Western cultural background, but the core is domestic cultural background, and it is specially made for domestic audiences.

Will the audience there buy it if it's sold to the US? Everyone thought it was unreliable.

But since Huang Siboz said so, it was obvious that some companies in the US had become interested in the series, so they were discussing cooperation.

Huang Siboz explained: "Currently, nLx, the largest streaming platform in the US, has contacted us through the co-producer of *The Successor*, saying that they intend to buy out *The Successor* at a high price and broadcast it exclusively online on the nLx platform; in addition, two TV stations have also extended olive branches to us, hoping that *The Successor* can be broadcast on their TV stations, including the very famous hpo TV station."

"The price is still being negotiated, but it is certain that it will not be too low. Because *The Successor* has very good data in China and is very popular, and the platform in the US is also very interested in the content of this series."

Even Cui Geng, the original author, felt incredible: "They are actually very interested in this content? That's not very scientific, this is fundamentally incompatible with traditional superhero themes! It's making fun of them!"

Huang Siboz smiled: "I was also very puzzled at first, but after talking with them, I understood why they like this series."

"Indeed, they don't have the same perspective as us, and they don't get the point of why domestic audiences like *The Successor*. But they have another evaluation dimension."

"I'll say two keywords and you'll know why: conspiracy theories, distrust of the higher-ups."

"So, compared with domestic audiences, foreign audiences may have huge differences in their understanding of this series. But the interesting thing is that they will all think this is a good series!"

Cui Geng carefully savored the two keywords that Huang Siboz said.

"Conspiracy theories? Distrust of the higher-ups?"

"Oh, I understand!"

Cui Geng suddenly realized.

Foreign audiences may indeed like *The Successor*, but their understanding will definitely be the opposite of that of domestic audiences!

In a large part of the audience group abroad, anti-intellectualism and conspiracy theories are prevalent, and there is a deep-rooted distrust of the higher-ups.

Because of the long-term promotion of happy education and anti-intellectual trends, many people in the lower and middle classes abroad have lost the most basic scientific literacy in this environment. But certainly, all the blame cannot be put on the people. On the one hand, this is the result of long-term policies of keeping the people ignorant, and on the other hand, it is because Western higher-ups have always had a bad track record!

Why do many foreign people like conspiracy theories? Because the higher-ups abroad can really do such things!

Things like using vaccination as an excuse to conduct human experiments and removing organs from illegal immigrants have all been confirmed with solid evidence. How is it possible not to believe in conspiracy theories after being washed by such news? How is it possible to trust the higher-ups?

And this widespread trend provides fertile ground for the success of *The Successor* overseas.

The magical thing about the story of *The Successor* is that it has two completely different interpretations under the cultural backgrounds of the East and the West, and both can be interpreted!

The image of *The Successor* in the eyes of domestic audiences doesn't need to be said much, so many previous film reviews have already analyzed it very thoroughly.

And in the eyes of foreign audiences, it is likely to be another image.

First of all, it fits the psychology of foreign audiences who believe in conspiracy theories and distrust the higher-ups.

Superheroes are alluding to the higher-ups abroad, but foreign audiences will not be angry, but will find it very reasonable!

Secondly, some of the allusions that domestic audiences think of, especially those that may stimulate foreign audiences, may not be felt by foreign audiences at all.

For example, in the world of *The Successor*, money is a sign of a person's success, a person's value depends on his worth, Phil has done all kinds of bad things but he has succeeded, and the selection show of *The Successor* is full of the subdivision of various ethnic groups and the labels of political correctness...

In the eyes of domestic audiences, this is satire.

But in the eyes of foreign audiences, this is not satire at all, but a very normal setting, which is part of the basic setting of the series, which is reasonable!

They may even be really moved by the "relationship" between Phil and that black student, because it is too in line with their political correctness standards...

Because *The Successor*, when filmed, showed the whole story from an objective and neutral perspective, without adding too much personal inclination, so it can be interpreted from any angle.

Some foreign audiences may even like the character of Phil, thinking that he is very motivated and has a strong ability to execute, and he won the game within the rules. Although he played some shady tricks, it is enough to prove that he is a capable leader, much better than the previous superheroes who were just occupying positions without doing any work.

Even if these contents are put aside, there is another very important point: there are too many stories about superhero themes, and too few stories about anti-superhero themes.

For the sake of topicality and ratings, these TV stations always have to make something different from other TV stations to attract audiences.

And *The Successor* is obviously a very suitable choice!

Cui Geng followed Huang Siboz's train of thought and analyzed it like this, and he inexplicably found that this line of thought was quite smooth?

Standing in the position of foreign audiences, it is very likely that someone will really understand it this way!

As for what the original intention of the series *The Successor* is, it doesn't matter at all. Because foreign audiences will not read domestic film reviews, nor will they care how domestic audiences interpret this series. They will only care about the content they see and interpret it in their own way.

Seeing Cui Geng's look of sudden realization, Yu Fei was a little puzzled: "Aren't you the original author? It's okay for others to suddenly realize, but you suddenly realize? Do you think it's appropriate? Did you even write this book?"

Cui Geng was even more embarrassed. As expected, a critical hit from a good brother is heart-wrenching. He quickly coughed twice: "Of course I wrote it, but President Pei pointed out the general direction to me..."

"It can only be said that I also drew some inspiration from the game *Struggle* in the process of creation, and focused more on realistic expression, rather than being obsessed with empty preaching, so there will be two completely opposite interpretations..."

"But this is also very good. No matter what, it is a big step forward for *The Successor* to be released in the US! How many domestic big-budget movies want to be released in the US but don't have this way!"

Yu Fei sighed: "Hey, in the end, it's still President Pei carrying us."

"Okay, let's have another drink, to President Pei!"

Everyone raised their glasses: "To President Pei!"