a curious person · 2mo
Ahhh looks like infinite ten days is really happening! I’m so excited! I haven’t finished reading it (only finished the first arch) but I love it so far!
There is like 1500 chapters though so I am wondering how on earth they are going about writing the script. Like writers needs to have read pretty much the whole thing to be able to know which details are important and which can be changed, right? Like that sounds like a huge endeavor alone. And then of course censorship is gonna be a thing. I can’t imagine how that’s gonna work. It seems like such an ambitious project for production! I’m absolutely giddy with anticipation to see how it will all come together.
From previous asks I know you haven’t finished but is there a scene you really want to see adapted?
IT REALLY IS OMGGGGGG it's still quite the wait, but i'm already so excited 😭✨
i knew it was a huge IP project, but listening to the production crew talk about it at the booting ceremony makes me realise how impressive the scale of it all is, not to mention how much planning has gone into it over the course of a few years... i'm so glad they approached xz with this script and that he said yes!
this is purely an educated guess, but if other franchises are anything to go by, the production team was probably already in touch with the author! the script supervisors/producers have read the novel for sure + had an idea of how much they wanted adapt, what would be a good stopping point, and what had to be cut out for broadcast → ran it by the author for his input → started planning in earnest. i imagine the 2-ish years waiting for xz's schedule to free up helped a little shdfjhsfhs
(i haven't read till there so idk if it actually is a good stopping point or not, but i'm willing to bet the series is adapted up till the end of the first book i.e. the first 300-ish (?!?!?!?!) chapters, which already sounds like a monster effort of an adaptation lmao)
‼️ NOVEL SPOILERS AHEAD FOR ANYONE WHO HASN'T READ IT YET ‼️
from a purely "i am so curious how the production team is going to make this happen" standpoint, it would probably be the bear fight 😭 like i can't even fathom how much cgi work will have to go into that, and how the actors will express the fear and tension of that scene
as for a scene i personally really want to see adapted, i'm torn between two!! and they're not even full scenes, just micro-parts of scenes shdfjshfjs ;o;
the first scene is when qi xia draws the "liar" card and has to brainstorm ways to lie without giving himself away while figuring out what's wrong with everyone else's testimony, and the second is my absolute favourite line so far: "i'm a swindler; you can only trust half the things i say" ♡
they may not seem like particularly impactful or exciting scenes but i think they're both crucial to setting the tone for qi xia's character — how he handles stress, how his body language will be like, the cadence and style with which he lies. i also think these two scenes are what will give us the best understanding of how xz interprets this character!!! is his qi xia a more solemn liar, cold and calculating and arrogant? or is his qi xia a more cavalier liar, cold and calculating still, but the kind to be confident and mask it with a small smirk/smile? those details aren't always conveyed in the novel so i think there is some creative liberty to be had with his facial expressions/inflection every time qi xia tells a lie and/or introduces himself as a person that you either trust or don't; he won't tell you what to do!!!
i ended up rambling again im so sorry shdfjshf but im really so excited for this project ;;;;; qi xia is so cerebral and challenging and complex of a role that i can't wait to see what xz does with him!
