Chapter 911: Chapter 911: Literary Adaptation

“Big Brother Ye, why don’t you sit down for a bit? I’ll go wash the bowls.”

After chatting with Ye Xuan for a while, Sun Xiaomeng greeted him, stood up, and headed to the kitchen.

Earlier, Zheng Hui had collected the dishes but only placed them in the sink. Now that she was helping Sun Dahai with bathing, naturally, no one washed the dishes.

Seeing Sun Xiaomeng go to the kitchen, Ye Xuan was bored alone and was about to turn on the TV when the corner of his eye caught sight of a book in the corner of the sofa.

Curious, he picked it up casually and found it was a novel of the dark record genre, with the author explicitly listed as Sun Dahai!

This piqued Ye Xuan’s interest instantly. Could it be that this novel was written by Sun Dahai? Thinking so, he immediately opened the book and began to read.

The novel’s theme is related to dark investigations, as can be seen from the index, the content cuts in from the perspective of an investigative reporter, traveling through various gray areas across the country, then infiltrating for undercover investigations, revealing the truth hidden beneath the law, and the true stories of illegal organizations’ crimes.

Ye Xuan remembered learning from Sun Xiaomeng that Sun Dahai was once a veteran investigative reporter, and his leg disability was also related to his investigation work. It was only because of his disability that he could no longer be a reporter!

It seems that a large part of the book would incorporate Sun Dahai’s real experiences, which sparked Ye Xuan’s interest.

After browsing through the directory, Ye Xuan had a rough understanding of the book’s story outline, so he turned to the main text and started reading.

Sun Dahai was indeed a seasoned investigative reporter with precise control over the text, especially making the content thrilling with twists and turns, allowing readers to embark on adventures with the protagonist’s undercover mission!

The narration of the entire book was smooth, the writing extraordinary, and the plot interlocked and intertwined, gripping the readers’ hearts right from the start.

In Ye Xuan’s opinion, it was definitely a book with content, plot, and literary beauty!

After reading the beginning, he was firmly captivated and continued to read deeply without realizing it.

While Ye Xuan was leaning on the sofa reading, Sun Xiaomeng had also finished washing the dishes and came out of the kitchen to sit beside Ye Xuan.

Noticing the other party was holding the novel written by her dad, Sun Xiaomeng smiled calmly and asked, “Big Brother Ye, is this novel good?”

“I think it’s pretty good!”

Ye Xuan raised his eyes with a smile and asked, “Is this written by Uncle Sun?”

“Yes! Since his legs became disabled, he’s been staying at home with nothing to do. At first, he could only read books, which seemed to have become his spiritual support! After reading for two or three years, he started writing himself, and it’s been seven or eight years now. He has also published quite a few books during this time. However, nowadays young people prefer online novels, so the sales have never been good, and he’s not earning much royalties,” Sun Xiaomeng sighed.

“I find it quite good! Not everyone likes to read online novels; everyone has different reading preferences. There’s no need to force anything.”

Ye Xuan smiled faintly and said, “Moreover, this kind of dark record and adventure novel is inherently targeted at specific audiences. If adapted into a TV series, it might be welcomed by many!”

“Big Brother Ye, how can you say such things so lightly? Nowadays, adapting TV series depends on market sales. Such books with no IP value can only be spread within niche groups. Even if it’s free for adaptation, I doubt anyone would want it.”

Sun Xiaomeng shrugged, but her tone couldn’t hide a bit of disappointment.

From the bottom of her heart, she certainly hoped her dad’s book could be adapted into a TV series, even if no copyright fees were collected, it could all be filmed for free! But even this small wish seemed hard to achieve.

Currently, the main force of TV series are those brainless Palace dramas with female fans, thinking all day about how to win the Emperor’s favor, daydreaming all the time.

Even many renowned online novels, once adapted, ended up poorly, and there’s a flood of complaints online! Her dad has no fame or influence; even if adapted into a TV series, how could one compete for ratings under the ‘picky’ eyes of these brainless fans?

“Why not? The reason this genre hasn’t become popular is just the lack of good work. Uncle Sun’s novel has a good plot and outstanding writing, far better than those meaningless Palace intrigue dramas. The only reason no one’s willing to adapt is the lack of a discerning person to recognize a masterpiece!” Ye Xuan said earnestly.

“Ah! I hope it’s as you said,” Sun Xiaomeng sighed inwardly, seemingly a bit disheartened.

Seeing this, Ye Xuan’s eyes twinkled, and he thought of an idea, smilingly saying to Sun Xiaomeng, “Xiaomeng, if you and Uncle Sun don’t mind, I could help connect some channels for you; maybe someone will recognize its value and be willing to adapt this book?”

Upon hearing this, Sun Xiaomeng was stunned for a moment, immediately feeling a bit moved: “Big Brother Ye, you… you mean it? Wouldn’t this be too much trouble for you?”

“What’s troubling about this? It’s just a few phone calls after all.”

Ye Xuan dismissed it with a wave of his hand, then flashed a mysterious smile and said, “You have to try things out; how would you know otherwise? If someone really wants to adapt it, that would fulfill Uncle Sun’s wish! Why not?”

“Alright! I’ll talk to him later, I’m sure he’ll agree!” Sun Xiaomeng said excitedly.

“Ok.”

Afterward, the two chatted for a while. Not long after, Sun Dahai finished bathing, and Zheng Hui pushed him out in a wheelchair.

“Oh? Xiaomeng, what are you and Little Ye chatting about that looks so cheerful?”

Seeing the two chatting and laughing enthusiastically, Sun Dahai asked cheerfully.

“Hehe! Dad, we’re talking about the book you wrote.”

When Sun Xiaomeng saw Sun Dahai come out, she immediately walked over, affectionately taking his arm, and said.

“Oh, talking about my book?”

Upon hearing this, Sun Dahai’s eyes lit up and he asked, “Tell me, what are you chatting about?”

Evidently, he felt quite excited about his work getting attention!

“We’re chatting about adaptation!”

Sun Xiaomeng said excitedly, “Big Brother Ye read your novel and thought it was really good, saying it would be suitable for adaptation into a TV series, allowing more people to see it! He even wants to contact partners for you to bring the novel to the screen…”

Chattering on, Sun Xiaomeng suddenly remembered she hadn’t asked for her dad’s opinion yet.

So she playfully stuck out her tongue, quickly saying:

“Oh right, Dad, what’s your intention? Do you have any thoughts on adaptation? If you agree, Big Brother Ye will help you find the channels!”