How to design the "live broadcast" plot in online articles?

Live broadcast plot creation: Use online writing routines, combine with the characteristics of live broadcast, and innovate plot design. Let's read the article to learn more.

I was preparing to write a new book recently, and I tried to include a live broadcast plot in the text. As a result, after I sent the chapter I tried to write to the editor, the editor gave me feedback that the live broadcast plot was not well written.

I have read a lot of live broadcast articles before, but I have never studied in detail how to write this kind of article. So this time I looked for some information online to learn (there are really few materials on how to write live broadcast articles), combined with my own thinking, sorted out this article to share with you.

Since we are talking about the methods of creating live streaming novels/live streaming plots, I think we have to start the analysis from two aspects. One is what are the unique features of the live streaming plots, and the other is how these unique features can be integrated into the basic routines and methods of online literary creation.

Now, let's take a look together (๑•̀ㅂ•́) ✧

1. The uniqueness of live streaming

Different from the real-life situation, the live broadcast environment has more abundant elements. Here we can list them according to the participants, interaction methods and data:

1. How to participate

• The usual ones are the protagonist, the audience, the platform, and other anchors
• There may also be passers-by and supporting characters in the protagonist's environment.
• Other intrusions, such as JC shaken by fans from a distance, etc.

2. Interaction

• Leave a message/barrage
• Give gifts, especially luxurious gifts, which can attract traffic
• Live Broadcast
• (Offline) platform signing, benefits

3. Data

• Real-time online users
• Number of fans
• List

From these unique features, it is not difficult to find that the live broadcast environment is very different from other cultures. These differences are mainly reflected in the following aspects:

• With more participants and diverse interactions between the protagonist and other characters, a unique plot can be created.
• The audience participates in the protagonist's actions and can interact with the protagonist in real time. This interaction may even affect the direction of the plot.
• The advancement of the plot and the influence of the protagonist can be presented through real-time changes in various data.

2. How to write a live broadcast plot

Since live broadcast articles are also online articles, they cannot escape the conventional routines and methods of online articles, such as shocking flow, face-slapping and refreshing articles, etc. Putting aside the specific writing methods of those routines (because the methods are the same), the core of the plot is to create conflict. Only with conflict can we lay the groundwork, suppress first and then praise, and reverse to fully arouse the reader's emotions. So what are the ways to write live broadcast plots?

1. Make good use of your audience

The audience gathered in the live broadcast room are not all fans, they can also be divided into many roles, such as black fans, argumentative people, passers-by, fans, experts, etc. Hey, just with this division, doesn’t the feeling of conflict come out immediately?

At the beginning of the live broadcast, the haters will criticize and the nitpickers will howl for a while, then there will be a live broadcast to slap the protagonist in the face, and the experts will come out to clear the name of the protagonist, and passers-by will become fans... It's still the same formula, the same taste, just the form has changed.

2. Use data

Digital platforms naturally require various data. With the help of rewards, growth in the number of fans, growth in the number of online users, platform revenue, etc., it is easy to show the growth of the protagonist. Some articles will also add system elements, such as exposure, points, etc., which can be used for lottery and exchange of props. Data is a common element used to create a sense of gain and mark the level of the protagonist. The live broadcast room comes with data, which can of course be used.

3. Create information gap

Many articles use live broadcasts to create an information gap. For example, it is common in female-oriented articles that the anchor starts a live broadcast, but other people in the scene don’t know about it, and their true colors are revealed. The audience initially thinks it is a staged scene, but in the end they are shocked and the villain’s personality collapses.

For example, during a live broadcast, the camera captures something unusual, which may be seen by a supporting character in the live broadcast room, triggering a new plot, etc. Live broadcast is also a form of information transmission, and there must be information gaps between the participants, which gives the author new room for development.

4. Use atmosphere group

The audience has a natural tendency to make comments, and in funny articles, all kinds of amusing interactions can often occur in the live broadcast room, producing a large amount of memes.

In other types of articles, it is also common to use bullet comments to create various atmospheres such as horror, shock, and sweetness. In addition, if the author wants to say something that cannot be said by the protagonist, the audience in the live broadcast room can do the mouthing. These words spoken by a third person are often more refreshing than those said directly by the person concerned.

3. Summary

The above are the techniques for live broadcast plot design that I have summarized after studying and thinking.

Live streaming articles still have to grasp the core routines and methods of online articles, and then use their uniqueness to innovate, so as not to be at a loss.