ICTEUWMN Chapter 114.1

“So Bei Xing isn’t your daughter…?”

When the dazed Quint asked this while holding onto his light brain, both Yu Mian and Director Lin Ke were a little stunned.

Not to mention, Huo Ting, who was standing behind Yu Mian, also subconsciously glanced at Yu Mian.

Yu Mian: Huh?

“Quint, what are you saying? Why would he have a daughter?”

Director Lin Ke’s face turned red with embarrassment; he wished he could just pack this guy up and send him away. How could one say such things in front of a young author?

Haven’t such rumors been cleared up before? What in the world were these people thinking?

“Please don’t mind him, it’s just a misunderstanding, there must be some mix-up here…”

Director Lin Ke turned around and frantically explained to Yu Mian, feeling a level of anxiety he had never experienced before in his life.

“Director Lin Ke, Screenwriter Yu Mian, haven’t you seen the hot searches? This just happened in the news.”

It wasn’t until another female screenwriter quietly reminded them that the stunned silence in the room was broken.

The screenwriters had indeed been looking forward to this exchange meeting for a long time, and many had arrived early.

They hadn’t expected that before the event had even started, Screenwriter “Mian” had once again hit the hot searches and became the focus of everyone’s attention.

“This kind of hot search physique is really enviable.”

When a screenwriter saw the uproar caused by the designer Delia’s gift statement among the fan circles, he was so overwhelmed with emotion that he couldn’t express it in words for a moment.

Not only had the work become a hit, but even the screenwriter, who had never shown their face until now, had made everyone so curious and sparked such a heated discussion.

“I have to admit, this little protagonist is really lovable. Maybe this is one of the reasons why this work attracted so many adult fans? Are they Bei Xing mom fans?”

A screenwriter analyzed, and everyone realized that the fan base for “Bei Xing’s Necklace” seemed quite complicated.

Apart from the usual drama fans, there were also the Bei Xing mom fans, dad fans, and even the fans of the solar term spirits, whose fighting power was really wild.

Every time a new character appeared, it sparked a lively battle.

“One can only say that the charm of the characters plays a crucial role in how popular a story becomes.”

Quint’s conclusion made everyone think deeply.

The popularity of Bei Xing’s Necklace was because of its vivid character portrayals.

And the vivid character portrayals were because the screenwriter themselves had a lovely daughter, enabling them to pour rich emotions into the character’s charm.

“I can’t do it. Every time I think of my son, I just want to hit him, completely the opposite of Bei Xing!”

For a moment, many screenwriters realized with despair that they couldn’t even envy this.

“By the way, why don’t we suggest to Director Lin Ke that the little daughter is brought over as well? So that everyone could meet the real-life Bei Xing?”

Another screenwriter’s suggestion made everyone excited, and they were about to contact Director Lin Ke to ask if it was possible.

But just at that moment, the door was pushed open.

However, the person who appeared behind Director Lin Ke left everyone stunned, and they subconsciously continued to glance outside the door.

Could it be that Screenwriter Mian not only had a daughter but also a son? Or was Director Lin Ke bringing in a talented actor to recommend him a script?

But the next second, Director Lin Ke personally shattered that speculation.

“Sorry, everyone, we’re a little late. This is Screenwriter Mian. Let’s give a round of applause to welcome our guest!”

Director Lin Ke expected the whole room to applaud, but suddenly realized that everyone was still motionless. Even Quint, who usually had the best temper, was like a wooden chicken.

Wasn’t this a bit rude?!

Director Lin Ke cleared his throat and introduced Yu Mian’s pen name and identity with a serious face to back him up. But after doing so, he realized that the reason for everyone’s dullness was not quite what he had imagined?

When Yu Mian, along with the equally confused Director Lin Ke, took their seats and caught up with the wave of shocking hot searches, Yu Mian felt a rare sense of being unable to laugh or cry.

If he hadn’t agreed to Director Lin Ke’s request to attend this exchange meeting today, would his image in the industry have been completely determined?

Suddenly, there was a daughter.

Although, in a certain sense, “Bei Xing’s Necklace” could indeed be considered his second daughter, with “Fallen Morning Star” as the eldest daughter, and the others as sons?

“This is really a misunderstanding, I really didn’t, ahem, get married and have children. Of course, if you look at it from the perspective of my works, “Bei Xing’s Necklace” is my second story with a girl as the main protagonist.”

Yu Mian started to explain, and Director Lin Ke nodded frantically, almost taking the lead in saying “yes, yes, yes.”

“The reason I created “Bei Xing’s Necklace” is because some inspiration came from “Fallen Morning Star”, and I just happened to find out that Lightyear was collecting scripts, so I decided to try writing this one.”

Yu Mian’s voice had always sounded very pleasant, but at this moment, everyone’s minds were still in a state of shutdown.

So, it turns out Mian wasn’t a female screenwriter? And he didn’t even have this daughter?

The most crucial point was that Screenwriter Mian’s true identity was actually the famous novelist that always manages to stir up a bloody storm, Fish Soup Noodles!

Many people in the room were still obsessed with “Taoyuan Restaurant” and following the updates of “God of Cooking”, and now you’re telling us that Fish Soup Noodles had suddenly gone off to write a script and it exploded?

“Sorry to ask, but…”

What relieved Director Lin Ke was that Quint finally stopped being so dazed and started engaging in the conversation.

At Quint’s words, Yu Mian also curiously looked at him, earnestly waiting for his inquiry.

As a result, when he looked into those amber eyes, Quint suddenly became nervous and blurted out a question that was completely off topic:

“Did you used to be an actor? Have you ever performed in any scripts?”

“Pfff, ahem, ahem, ahem!”

Director Lin Ke, who was finally relieved and had just picked up his cup to take a sip, choked the next second after hearing the question and coughed so hard he could hardly raise his head.

‘What kind of question was Quint asking!’

Seeing Yu Mian’s slightly widened eyes, Quint immediately realized what he had asked, and his ears turned hot.

‘Ugh, what’s wrong with me? Can I take back what I just said?’

Although this question did catch the other screenwriters off guard, it was one that most of them were really curious about. There were so many shocking points in Screenwriter Mian’s identity that the strong impact of his good looks became the easiest point to inquire about.

“Well, I guess I almost did, but then I thought writing was more suitable for me. I prefer to create stories behind the scenes, rather than acting in them. For example…”

Yu Mian paused for a moment, then smiled helplessly and began explaining.

However, in the midst of the Q&A, Yu Mian’s natural and candid attitude allowed the stunned screenwriters to gradually adjust.

Some even took out their notebooks to ask questions they had long been curious about.

It was just that the matter about the daughter seemed to have disappeared entirely.

Moreover, many of the editors present were quite older, and upon seeing Yu Mian in person, they felt as if they were looking at a junior, and one who was exceptionally talented.

At such a young age, he had already written so many outstanding works.

“Why can’t my rebellious son be like this? He can’t even achieve what little I’ve done, let alone achieve such remarkable success with his first book.”

An older screenwriter sighed quietly and shared this sentiment with an old friend beside him, making many of the screenwriters of the same age nod sympathetically.

If Yu Mian had been of a similar age to them, they could have been as competitive as Koslin had been.

But now, looking at the young man, there was no longer any room for comparison. Instead, they all felt a little embarrassed about the little thoughts they had earlier.

Of course, for Yu Mian, whose hearing had become increasingly sharp recently, this quiet conversation was still a bit too loud.

He raised his tea cup to cover up his embarrassment and continued discussing new ideas with Quint, who was across from him.

Huo Ting glanced at the group of veteran screenwriters and smiled silently.

Putting aside the shock, Yu Mian felt that he had truly learned a lot during this exchange. In particular, many of Quint’s theories gave him plenty of material to take notes on.

“To be honest, I’m really surprised that you chose to branch into script writing. Writing a story would have been a safer bet to make a hit.”

Quint had studied most of Fish Soup Noodles’ books and found the contradictions and plot settings quite interesting.

“But with animation, you can fill in many things that words can’t express. The transformation scenes of Bei Xing and the solar term spirits are really suitable for animation. Of course, the main reason is that trying out a new field is fun.”

Yu Mian responded with a smile.

“Bei Xing’s Necklace” had many elements that were quite suitable for animation production. Compared to his other works, this was a unique advantage of “Bei Xing’s Necklace”.

As Quint listened, he fell into thought.

“I’ve actually had an idea for a script like that, but I never put it into practice.”

Quinte shared his idea with Yu Mian: the concept of transforming mechas and battling in space.

“But after the inspiration from Bei Xing, I think it might be possible to start from the perspective of a young boy and tell a story of the other party growing stronger along the way, with different types of mecha partners being one of the highlights…”

Quint’s narration was a bit hesitant, but Yu Mian found it more and more interesting as he listened.

The switching of different forms of mechas, the cool battle scenes, the cold, hard metallic feel, and the special effects of the interstellar universe…all seemed perfectly suited for animation production, right?

“I think the elements are completely fine, but the main and side plots could be richer. Also, the mecha partners could come from different factions of good and evil…”

Yu Mian took a pen and began to discuss as he recorded seriously on paper, and Quint’s eyes lit up more and more as he listened.

Through their brainstorming, what had initially been a single element had unexpectedly turned into the entire framework of a story.

“I feel like this story might actually be a hit? And I think both younger and older audiences would be very interested in it.”

In the end, Quint held the paper with excitement, today’s exchange meeting had really brought unexpected gains.

Koslin’s refusal to come was definitely his loss!

“Because your ideas are already amazing.”

Yu Mian smiled as he looked at Quint’s excited expression. Unexpectedly, the next moment, Quint seriously began discussing collaboration.

“I’m thinking of co-writing this project with you. How about it? After all, this project…”

“Wait, I also have a script I want to discuss, Screenwriter Yu Mian!”

However, many other screenwriters who were surrounding them immediately raised their hands, eagerly calling for the next opportunity to exchange ideas.