The original novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has a total word count of 800,000.
After being processed by Zhang Huanhe's system, the number of words has nearly doubled.
This is mainly because he used the system to make "modern" modifications and filled in a lot of details.
If the entire text were copied from the original work, in fact many people would not be able to read it.
After all, this is a work written hundreds of years ago in the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, Zhang Huan used the system to "translate" the entire text into Chinese and changed it into a modern mainstream writing style.
Of course, although the writing technique has been changed to a modern one, the antique charm is still retained.
For example, the dialogues are still in the original very strong tone.
If this was changed to vernacular, it would lose a lot of charm.
The story is still the original story, and the style is still the original style. Zhang Huan just optimized it.
Even the filling in details were not done randomly by him.
Instead, we have systematically collected many storytelling stories, and selected the essence after combining the different versions in the original time and space.
Zhang Huan was very satisfied with the final result.
It can be seen from the reactions of big guys like Xiaosa and China Vision that they are perfect.
A group of people watched mesmerizedly, and by the time they reacted, it was already late.
"Is it already this time?"
All people are belatedly aware of it, and even so, they still have not finished it.
That's it, the rest will naturally become very simple.
The big bosses made a decision on the spot and signed a licensing agreement with Zhang Huan, confirming that "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" would be adapted into a TV series.
And it’s not a planned shooting, it’s going to start right away.
The TV Drama Center immediately became busy and devoted all its resources to this project.
Zhang Huan was also invited as a literary consultant and personally participated in the production of the TV series.
As soon as the news came out, the whole network cheered.
"Damn it, China Television is going to film the story of the Three Kingdoms?"
"Romance of the Three Kingdoms? So the story Zhang Huan told before was called this?"
"When can I see it? I can't wait."
"According to China Television, this is a big investment and big production. I estimate that the production time will be calculated in years."
The first step in adapting a novel is to change the novel into a script.
This is simple, Zhang Huan has completed it simultaneously, and the script has been approved by China Television and passed the review.
Next is the preparation stage, where scenes are built according to the script, filming locations are selected, and the director, actors, etc. are finalized.
After getting all these done, we entered the actual shooting stage.
After the whole network is finished filming, we have to do post-production at the end.
After such a long process, it is not surprising that it took several years.
In the original time and space, the old version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" took four years to film, and "Journey to the West" took eight years to film.
Of course, it is now 2023, and the original old version of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" started filming in 1990.
Both experience and technology are more than 30 years ahead.
So the production will definitely be better and it won’t take as long.
After all, it is China Television, and the energy when fully activated is quite powerful.
But for the majority of anxious netizens, even if it can be broadcast in one season, it still feels very long.
"There's not even an estimated broadcast time. What's the difference between this and being nowhere in sight?"
While netizens cheered, they also made wild complaints.
As a star who is scolded every day but yet does his duty, how could Zhang Huan bear to make everyone suffer like this?
So, after discussing with CTV, the first two volumes of the novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" were launched with great fanfare.
"Damn, this is the real surprise."
"Zhang Huan, this guy, quietly made waves again."
"Zhang Huan, I love you. I won't scold you until I finish reading the book."
The release of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" caused a shock like a nuclear bomb explosion in the literary world.
In this era where people's lives have long been occupied by electronic products, in this era where the traditional publishing industry has died.
"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" suddenly set off a reading craze, and made countless people pick up physical books again.
Many office workers have once again entered the library.
Zhang Huan was still filming "Singin' in the Rain", and good news came frequently from Qi Chen.
"Congratulations, you have another best-selling author title from now on."
"So far, the first two volumes of Romance of the Three Kingdoms have sold 1 million copies, becoming a super bestseller."
Although Yanhua has a population of 1.4 billion, the book market is actually very small.
According to the standards of the publishing industry, a work only needs to sell more than 50,000 copies within a year to be considered a bestseller.
Of course, this is an average bestseller.
It has accumulated more than 200,000, which is considered a relatively best-selling product.
If it can exceed 500,000, it will be a super best-seller.
Even in the prime time of publishing, it’s not easy to become a super bestseller, let alone in the digital age.
But for a work like "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", a number like 1 million is not worth mentioning at all.
As a star, it is extremely rare to write such a best-selling work.
After all, although many celebrities like to publish books, they are just for cutting leeks.
Besides fans, who would be willing to buy it? Is there any reading value?
"Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is different. Now the whole Internet is full of discussions about the novel story.
The popularity can be said to be unprecedented and unprecedented.
The sworn friendship in the Taoyuan, Cao Cao's sword presentation, and the capture and release of Cao Cao were all reviewed again by Zhang Huan.
There are also Warming Wine and Killing Hua Xiong, Three Heroes Fighting Lu Bu, Wang Situ's Clever Strategy, Three Confessions to Xuzhou, and Holding the Emperor to Control the Princes.
Netizens not only discussed the stories of the novels, but also discussed the artistic value of these books and Zhang Huan's literary attainments.
The discussion was very lively at all levels and angles.
One thing they have in common is that no matter how they discuss it, Zhang Huan will inevitably be dragged out and scolded again.
Because the story reaches the point where the emperor is coerced to order the princes, and the rest is gone.
The two volumes of the novel add up to more than 500,000 words, and it is precisely because of the word count issue that it was divided into two volumes.
But the story is actually only one third of the story, followed by two volumes in the middle and two volumes in the bottom.
As for when it will be launched, it has not yet been determined.
"Admiral Pan Feng turns out to be such a thing. I almost laughed to death."
"Warm wine and kill Hua Xiong, Mr. Guan is so pretentious, it makes my blood boil."
"The most awesome one is Lu Bu, but it's a pity that he can't escape the beauty trap."
"Diao Chan, one of the four beauties of ancient times? Who will China Television find to play them?"
"Why is it gone again? Zhang Huan, come out and get beaten."
Netizens were no longer calm and came out to call out Zhang Huan one after another, demanding that he give everyone an explanation.
Without something so appetizing, how could it keep people alive?
A story that used to fool everyone when it came to storytelling, but now that it’s been published, it actually fools people again.
How long do people need to stay in the hole to fill it?
