Cover News Reporter Xun Chao In recent years, the scale of China’s online literature IP market has continued to expand. As an important part of it, science fiction online literature has increased significantly in quantity and influence. The emergence of a large number of excellen

Cover News Reporter Xun Chao

In recent years, the scale of China’s online literature IP market has continued to expand. Science fiction online literature is an important part of it, and its quantity and influence have increased significantly. The emergence of a large number of excellent works provides rich material for adaptation.

html On the evening of September 28, at the 35th Galaxy Awards Ceremony held in Chengdu, "Science Fiction World" and the China Science Fiction Research Institute of Sichuan University released the "China Science Fiction Online White Paper (2023-2024)" (hereinafter referred to as the "White Paper" ) believes that benefiting from the popularity and consumption of online literature, as well as the reality of science fiction themes, science fiction online literature naturally has strong potential for IP adaptation.

The white paper shows that the number of science fiction online articles has surged in the past two years, and high-quality works have continued to be output, forming a "new ecology" in which a hundred flowers bloom. Taking Reading Group as an example, as of June 2024, a total of 47,000 new science fiction online books have been added, and the cumulative number of created words has reached 5.03138 billion; as of August 10, 2024, the cumulative number of works subscribed by 100,000 people from Qidian Reading 20, of which science fiction online novels account for 50%.

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In terms of subject matter, current science fiction online articles not only inherit existing sub-genres such as black technology and interstellar martial arts, but also derive emerging sub-genres such as cyberpunk and time travel that fit the characteristics of the times. With "Embers of the Deep Sea" High-quality new works represented by "Glitch Utopia" and "Genius Club" are quickly leading the trend.

Behind the frequent emergence of excellent works of science fiction online literature is the continuous expansion of the network of online literature authors and the readership. As of June 2024, there are more than 46,000 reading writers who have chosen science fiction themes to create, 87% of the writers have a bachelor's degree or above, and the Z generation of new science fiction writers accounts for more than 90%.

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With the development of science fiction themes, the distribution structure of writers has become increasingly healthy. The mainstay represented by "Tianrui Shuofu" continues to produce, and the new generation of writers represented by "Chengcheng and Cicada" is rising day by day. Leading writers represented by "I Eat Tomatoes" have gradually turned to science fiction themes, and female writers represented by "Xuweijuquan" and "Ke Yao42" have entered the industry, greatly enriching the diverse expressions of science fiction themes, and "Science Fiction +" It has also increasingly become a new creative trend.

The flourishing of sci-fi online novels has also accelerated the release of the value of IP adaptation. According to statistics, among the more than 20 science fiction dramas to be broadcast in 2023-2024 with clear platform ownership, more than 50% are adapted from science fiction online articles. For example, the film and television dramas "Tomorrowland", "Starting from the Red Moon" and "The Art of Naming the Night" adapted from science fiction online articles have appeared in the film lists of major video platforms; the film project "We Live in the World" directed by the well-known director Lu Yang As soon as "Nanjing" was officially announced, it attracted widespread attention from the film and television culture industry and science fiction enthusiasts.

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The white paper also focuses on the development and operation of the entire industry chain of science fiction web IP. Among them, animations, games, and peripheral derivatives adapted from the phenomenal novel "Lord of Mysteries" based on "The Diving Squid" have been put into development one after another. The works have shown strong influence in the field of secondary creation - multi-type creation, cross-platform discussion, High-traffic communication, IP influence radiates domestic and even overseas markets.

The IP adaptation of high-quality sci-fi online literature is a key link in making Chinese online literature bigger and stronger. Taking into account various factors such as content quality, market feedback, professional evaluation, etc., the white paper believes that five online literary works, including "Glitch Utopia", "Genius Club", "Artifact Report", "Lord of Plo" and "Twilight Divide", have strong IP adaptation potential. It is reported that the film and television project of "Genius Club", the winner of this year's Galaxy Award for Best Science Fiction Online Literature Award, is actively advancing.

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