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Chapter 1398: Chapter 1159: Blue Star Film and Television Rankings Announced

Actually, Lin Yuan had long stepped into the film and television industry, but his accomplishments in this field definitely couldn’t compare to his achievements in novels, music, and painting.

Because he hadn’t devoted enough energy to it.

Over the years, he had created countless works in music, novels, and painting fields, but films were just something he dabbled in occasionally.

Now that Blue Star was undergoing a massive merger.

A film and television ranking list was about to be established.

Lin Yuan felt it was necessary to seriously dive into the film and television industry, as there was a lot of prestige to be gained here. After all, judging by Xian Yu’s current contributions to Blue Star’s film and television field, his ranking probably wouldn’t be very high.

Speaking of which.

The source of his sister’s insider information seemed quite reliable. It appeared the film and television ranking list was indeed coming.

July 3rd.

The Literature and Art Association suddenly released information: “The Blue Star film and television ranking list, centered on screenwriters and directors, is about to be completed. The list will be officially announced tonight at 8 PM.”

…

Following the highest-level rankings for literature and painting, yet another top-tier artistic list was about to debut!

The news immediately sparked global discussion!

“Our Blue Star films are divided into two production modes: one is screenwriter-centric, where the screenwriter serves as the core of the production, and the other is director-centric. Who will dominate the top positions on the list—directors or screenwriters?”

“Probably directors will dominate.”

“Among the top ten films in Blue Star’s box office rankings, seven were produced under the director-centric model.”

“You can’t just look at box office performance.”

“In the top ten movies ranked by stellar ratings on StarNet, six were created under the screenwriter-centric model.”

“Films made through the screenwriter-centric approach tend to have better reviews overall.”

“However, those core directors are often more attuned to market and audience tastes than screenwriters.”

“Just box office success isn’t enough, and neither is just good reviews.”

“The top-ranking individuals on the film and television list will surely be those screenwriters and directors who have both critical acclaim and box office success.”

…

At the same time.

The film and television industry started buzzing with excitement.

“The most important ranking list for our industry is finally here. The actor list came out earlier, but actors can’t be ranked alongside screenwriters and directors.”

“Naturally.”

“Though we often claim that the success of any film or drama can’t happen without the hard work of the entire crew, we have to admit that directors and screenwriters are the most crucial. Their status is akin to those Maestros in the music world.”

“The music rankings work the same way.”

“Singers have their own rankings, while composers have theirs. It’s the most important list within an artistic category.”

“It feels like Zhong Continent is going to dominate again!”

“Qi Continent’s directors and screenwriters should also have a fair number of people on the list.”

“When it comes to film and television in Blue Star, Zhong Continent is the strongest, followed by Qi Continent among the seven continents.”

…

At Starlight Entertainment.

Though the company primarily focused on music, its involvement in film and television had deepened significantly in recent years, so the whole company was highly concerned.

“The film and television rankings!”

“I wonder how many of our directors and screenwriters will score high rankings, especially Teacher Admirable Fish.”

“Indeed.”

“Teacher Admirable Fish’s talents as a screenwriter are truly impressive, but they’ve been overshadowed by his accomplishments in music.”

“Teacher Admirable Fish is definitely making the top 100.”

“Our tastes have been spoiled by Chu Kuang and Shadow, though—I can’t help but feel like the top 100 isn’t that big of a deal.”

“Try thinking from another perspective.”

“Blue Star has eight continents!”

“Even if each continent selects its ten strongest film and television experts, you’d already have the top 80 spots on the ranking list.”

“Exactly.”

“Making the top 100 means you’re among the most outstanding personalities of your continent—it’s no small feat. Actually, I think Teacher Admirable Fish might even break into the top 50. Saying top 100 feels overly conservative.”

“By the way.”

“Shadow will probably make it onto the list too!”

“Shadow is an animation director now, and animation directors are still directors!”

…

Lin Yuan saw the discussions in the company group chat and couldn’t help but feel moved.

Indeed.

Almost forgot.

Shadow was also a director.

Shadow’s ranking might not even be low.

Although Shadow had only produced one animated film, *Wally*, he had directed plenty of animated shorts.

The question was how much weight those animations carried on the ranking list.

Lin Yuan started to feel a sense of anticipation.

And with that anticipation.

8 PM arrived.

The Literature and Art Association officially released the film and television ranking list!

At that moment.

At home.

His sister, younger sister, and mom were all staring at the television, waiting for the rankings to be revealed.

“Hurry!”

“Look for Xiao Yuan.”

“Where’s my brother?”

“Huh?”

“How come my brother didn’t make the top 30?”

“Not making the top 30 is entirely expected. This isn’t the author ranking list for Chu Kuang, nor the artist ranking list for Shadow. Xiao Yuan’s film and television works, while successful in Qin Continent, honestly aren’t at a global top-tier level.”

“True.”

“If it were the music rankings… now that would be a different story.”

“With music rankings, he’d be in the top 10 without a doubt!”

“Ah!”

“Antarctica, what are you doing?”

Suddenly, Antarctica jumped up and pointed at the screen with its paw, startling the family. Then, to their amazement, they realized:

This dog had become refined!

Antarctica seemed to have spotted Lin Yuan on the ranking list!

Lin Yuan!

Ranked 55th on the film and television list!

The list didn’t use Xian Yu to refer to Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan’s real name appeared on the ranking list.

…

The family burst into laughter!

Lin Yuan ranked 55th!

This ranking was nothing to scoff at!

Mom: “Just a little more and he’d be in the top 50!”

Sister: “Top 50 in Blue Star would already put him in the top 10 in Qin Continent!”

Little sister: “Within the top 100, doesn’t my brother have the least number of film and television works?”

Antarctica wagged its tail.

Lin Yuan simply smiled softly.

This ranking wasn’t far from what he had expected.

It seemed the Literature and Art Association had accounted for the weight of TV scripts as well.

Keep in mind.

Lin Yuan had not only written some movie scripts but had also adapted quite a few TV scripts.

Take *Journey to the West*, for instance.

Though the original novel was written by Chu Kuang, the screenplay used for the series was Lin Yuan’s work, and the entire production crew had operated under his guidance to complete the filming.

Of course.

Lin Yuan’s movie scripts also had a few outstanding pieces.

The one with the most impact was undoubtedly *The Truman Show*.

Following that were *Life of Pi* and *Hachiko*.

Commercial films also featured, notably *Spiderman*.

Earlier works included *The Tuner* as the foundation.

With such a foundation, being ranked in the top 50 was already quite respectable.

Even if these scripts had been produced on Earth, Lin Yuan wouldn’t necessarily rank high.

Especially compared to someone like Cameron or Spielberg—top-level individuals in any field could feel superhuman.

On Blue Star.

With even more advanced special effects technology, the number of talents comparable to Spielberg and Cameron was greater than on Earth, making rankings harder to shake.

Good.

There’s plenty of room for growth with a ranking of 55 on the film and television list.

With that thought.

Lin Yuan continued scanning the list and eventually spotted Shadow at rank 108.

Impressive.

It must’ve been thanks to those animated works. After all, Shadow had only produced one animated film, *Wally*.

Lin Yuan suddenly grew curious:

If his three aliases had their achievements merged together—what would his ranking look like if his identity were exposed?

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PS: Wrapping up here for today—Polluted White needs to outline the upcoming plot.

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