After all, a long time ago, Yu Lian had promised Feifei that he would write her a script to support her dreams. And so, the Skull Squadron trilogy had come into being.
Like The Green Star Princess and the Seven Little Starfish, it could, more or less, be considered someone's "original" work.
The story followed a very standard commercial narrative. During the War of Independence, a group of Alliance pilots volunteered to fight in the war, standing shoulder to shoulder with the people of Earth in a stirring and heroic tale.
This was based on real history. During Earth's War of Independence, a group of Alliance pilots had indeed joined the Blue Star Independence Army as mercenaries. Together with a group of young, elite Earth pilots, they formed the so-called "Skull Squadron." They remained active on the most dangerous front lines, earning a string of victories and a fearsome reputation. For instance, Yu Lian's old friend, the great-great-great-great-grandfather of the Marquis of Oudegar, had been killed on the spot when the Skull Squadron sank his flagship.
Oh, right. He'd almost forgotten. There was no Marquis of Oudegar anymore.
In any case, given the current climate, this sort of subject could be considered in keeping with the times and the era of friendly relations between the two nations. It was about as politically correct as a story could get.
The film had glory and dreams, growth and awakening, love and parting, and deaths that bloomed brilliantly like summer flowers. Most importantly, of course, it had handsome men and beautiful women, dazzling fighter craft and warships—in other words, all the ingredients for a successful blockbuster.
A commercial script with spectacular scenes, passion to spare, and generally sound storytelling would be all but guaranteed to succeed, as long as the marketing, production, and