Chapter 608 The Next Step in the Xianxia Universe

"Next, we will launch two new follow-up works of the movie universe!"

"The first one is "Kunlun"!"

"This "Kunlun" will tell the story of Kunlun Xianzong, which also appeared in "The Legend of Shushan Xianxia". It is the immortal sect second only to Shushan in the righteous way of the world and occupies Kunlun Mountain exclusively."

"And this "Kunlun" will tell the story of the demon tide that occurs once every 500 years."

"In the background setting of the story, Kunlun was the sect that held the righteous way 500 years ago, and Shushan could only rank second at that time."

"It was precisely because of a demon tide that Kunlun suffered heavy losses in order to seal the demon god, which led to its fall from the position of the leader of the righteous way. It even closed the mountain for 300 years before it recovered and returned to the second place in the world."

"And the beginning of the movie "Kunlun" is the story of the eight sects' sword fighting meeting in "The Legend of Shushan Xianxia" five years after the end of the Kunlun Mountain, when the seal of the demon god loosened and the contemporary senior brother of Kunlun went down the mountain to eliminate the demon. . "

"Of course, except for the ordinary demons infected by the loose seal of the demon god and the leakage of some demonic energy, the real demon god is still sealed."

"And this demon god is also involved in the company's next movie."

"That is the major event of the first phase of our Xianxia movie universe-"The Chaos of the Demon Tide"!"

"This is a major event similar to "The Avengers" in the company's plan. From hell to heaven and then to the human world, the heroes of the three realms gather together to fight against the demon army that broke the seal and returned to the human world, and fight a decisive battle!"

"This will also be the first gathering of heroes in our Xianxia movie universe, and some new heroes who will have independent movies in the second phase will also appear. "

"For example, the pure Yang immortal Lu Dongbin, who was sent from heaven to the human world to stop this demon tide, will have an independent movie telling his story in the second phase of our Xianxia universe."

Wu Yuan talked endlessly about his Xianxia universe design.

In fact, although the background of his design is the Chinese classical Xianxia, ​​it actually borrowed from Marvel to some extent.

For example, the birth of the pure yang immortal Lü Dongbin was inspired by Marvel's "Doctor Strange".

Although the two seem to have no similarities, they are of the same origin.

The heaven where Lü Dongbin is located is an organization responsible for protecting the human world.

The wizard organization led by Doctor Strange, headed by Kamar-Taj and the Temple, is an organization that protects the earth and resists invasions from other spaces.

The heaven never appears in the human world and is an organization that hides behind silently, and the same is true for Kamar-Taj.

It can be said that Lü Dongbin's position in the fairy universe of the light and shadow era is similar to that of Doctor Strange in the Marvel universe.

Their stories are relatively independent of the movie universe, but they will temporarily join the team to save the world when a major disaster occurs in the earth-human world.

It is equivalent to a strong foreign aid.

But the connection with the main world is stronger than that of superheroes like Captain Marvel who have no connection at all.

Of course, this is only somewhat similar in terms of positioning from a macro perspective.

In terms of actual character settings and background stories, Lü Dongbin and Doctor Strange will definitely not have any similarities.

One is a cultivator, the other is a magician. They are similar.

Wu Yuan just learned the advantages of Marvel in the overall layout of the movie universe, and designed the layout of the Xianxia movie universe by following Marvel.

First use 2-3 movies to build the foundation of the movie universe, and then use a big event to introduce more settings and more "superhero" characters, and then make independent movies of these new characters that appear in the big event.

In Marvel, it is to first build a foundation with movies such as "Iron Man", "Hulk", "Captain America", "Thor", and then use "Avengers" to connect everyone, and then continue and introduce new characters...

The difference is that Marvel has the original comics to rely on, so it doesn't have to worry about fans not knowing the new characters, and it has its own fan base, so it can open new IPs completely independently.

But the Xianxia universe of the era of light and shadow is an original movie, without this foundation, so they must start introducing new characters directly in the movie.

For example, the concept of Kunlun was introduced in "The Legend of Shushan Xianxia", and then the story of the demon god was told in "Kunlun", and then the concept of heaven was introduced in "Battle of the Demon Tide", as well as the lower world immortal Lü Dongbin...

In this way, new characters can appear in the movies of "old characters" every time, and then the audience will be curious and interested in these new characters, and then create their independent movies.

This is also a kind of insurance attempt. If these new characters appear in the movies of old characters and the response is not enthusiastic enough, Guangying Times can stop the loss in time and not launch their independent movies. Just play a guest role and no follow-up.

Including Lü Dongbin's subsequent independent movies, it depends on whether his performance as the lower world immortal in the movie "Battle of the Demon Tide" can be recognized by fans and gain a large number of fans after the release of the movie. Only then will the company decide whether to continue to produce his story.

There is no way. The background of the Light and Shadow Era is not as good as Marvel. Marvel's comics have been serialized since the 1930s and 1940s. With nearly a hundred years of comic production, it has created a large number of classic IPs in the United States. It does not need this kind of preparation.

This kind of background is not to be envied!

China does not have such a long-lasting comic IP. Apart from "Huluwa" and "Legend of Nezha", there are no "heroes" that are well-known to the public.

"By the way, we can also integrate Nezha, a classic legendary character, into our Xianxia universe!" Thinking of this, Wu Yuan narrowed his eyes and said, "Our Xianxia universe should consider a semi-original and semi-borrowed approach."

"Half of the characters are original, and the other half are borrowed from classic heroes in Chinese legends."

"For example, Nezha and Yang Jian!"

"And I think the third stage of the Xianxia universe should turn the perspective to the modern era."

"The final outcome of the battle of the demon tide should be mutual destruction, the immortal way retreats from the world, and the demon way disappears."

"Of the once glorious immortal cultivators in the human world, only one in ten survives, and the human world enters the Dharma Ending Age. Until a thousand years later, the demon tide comes again, and the heroes who have been sleeping for a thousand years The heroes are also awakened again to fight the unfinished final battle with the devil!"

"This time span is more than a thousand years. We can introduce new materials and characters in different stages and periods, such as new heroes who rise after the end of the law era, and super geniuses who use technology instead of immortals in modern cities..."

Wu Yuan's mouth curled up, and he said excitedly and expectantly: "As long as we can lay a solid foundation and take root in this fairy universe, we will not be able to dig out this treasure in the next ten or twenty years!"

"After all, this is a fairy universe spanning a thousand years, there are too many stories to write!"

"Everyone, let's work hard together!"

"Create a movie world that can influence generations of Chinese people!" (End of this chapter)