At first, I just wanted to make money

Chapter 4 The future is bleak

Shen Xudong still didn't give up: "Then if I write an awesome script, I will submit it to..."

Zhao Linhai retorted directly: "Who are you? Delivery? Who reads your script?"

Then... There is a type of reborn person who takes off by relying on the script, gets the first pot of gold in life, and then makes various copy projects to attract female stars...

Isn't it believable at all?
Zhao Xin also said: "Let's be realistic. If you were the owner of a film and television company and an unknown newcomer submitted a script, would you take it seriously?"

Shen Xudong was no longer confident, but he still managed to reply: "...I might take a look..."

"...how many scripts do you receive every day? Do you read them? Do you have time to read them?"

"Let me tell you that the production of film and television dramas is now related to the TV station to discuss the subject matter, and then find the screenwriter to write..."

Shen Xudong answered immediately: "What about the movie?"

"Who's going to invest in movies now?"

Shen Xudong was stunned...

That is, who is making movies now?
Last year, our total box office was 6 million!
That's right, 6 million!
In today's era of pirated DVDs and video halls, spending money to watch movies?
Neuropathy!
Both men and women go to disco, karaoke and other places on dates. If it’s really not good, they can go to video halls. What kind of cinema?

Making a movie is a dead end...

Of course, there are still a bunch of works released every year. They are basically mission films shot by major studios after receiving funds, and there are not many audiences to watch...

The only one who can make money from movies is probably Huayi's Feng Pants!

So why are pants so crazy? I don’t make movies, so what do Chinese people watch?
"Then...then...then what should I do?"

"Didn't I tell you? Taking jobs, mixing seniority..."

The second brother, Liao Gaoxiang, suddenly said: "By the way...Let me tell you, Senior Zhang accepted a job yesterday and invited us to participate together!"

"...What work?"

""Starscream", you know it?"

Shen Xudong answered: "I know...it makes me happy and makes me worry!"

"Make Me Happy and Let Me Worry" by Emil Chow, the ending song of "Starscream"...

"…what?"

"The ending song, "Starscream", has been played countless times on Channel 25, and I have to listen to the ending song every time..."

"What is Channel 25?"

Shen Xudong was surprised: "The film and television channel of AH TV station..." Suddenly realized something: "Oh, you can't receive... Channel 25, it meets your requirements!"

"...Don't pay attention to him, second child, you go on, what project?"

"It's called "Purple Butterfly". It's a female crime drama that imitates "Starscream". The senior said that the other party plans to shoot 54 episodes...Nine small units are needed..."

Starscream…

Zhao Xin interjected: "Is it true? I heard that Starscream won't be able to star..."

"I can't be on the stars, but it's selling very well. I bought a bunch of local satellite TV... It's very profitable! So, there are followers!"

"Starscream" really made a lot of money, and it took four films in a row...

"How? Are you interested?"

Zhao Linhai shrugged: "...Go and study!"

"I will join too!"

"Xudong, what about you?"

Shen Xudong hesitated: "I...I'll think about it again..."

"Is there something to think about..."

"Stop talking about him, give him some time to accept it!"

……

The future is bleak...

Suddenly I remembered what my father said, "You learn this, no one at home will help you!" '

At that time, what Shen Xudong thought was, "My buddy is talented, and I rely on my talent to make a living. What can people in my family help me?" '

I probably understand a little bit now.

If you don't listen to the old man's words, you will suffer in front of your eyes!

How did he get into the circle as a pure outsider?
The experience in his memory told him that hugging his thighs...

Eat soft rice or hug your thighs?

He, Shen Xudong, is not this kind of person!
Is it because I came to hold my thigh when I was admitted to the capital from Anhui Province?
It's even more impossible to eat soft rice!
The love he longs for is like a rainbow, and when he meets him, he will know...

You can tell at a glance that she is your only one!

It's pointless to eat soft food... It's pointless to make broken shoes!
After all, that thing is eating youth food!

In my memory, eating soft food is really not something human can do-don't think that being nurtured is a kind of experience for nothing.

There is no free lunch in the world.

Eating soft rice is actually a kind of professional athlete. Professional athletes eat youth rice. They are either exercising or beautifying their skin every day;

Moreover, the aunts in the circle tend to grow against the sky, grow stronger with age, hard enough to afford wrists, and soft enough to lower their bodies. They have broken through the forefront of the evolutionary chain and are at the top of the food chain.

Cannibals have a soft mouth and short hands; charge you a huge sum of money and keep you happy!
If you can't do it, people will return it.

How can those gangs shouting 'Auntie, I don't want to work hard anymore' understand the sadness behind these?
Ahem...

All in all, the future is bleak...

……

"I don't feel reliable..."

"how to say?"

"A newly established company, the boss is a layman, and the person in charge is also a layman. Why should the TV station buy your drama?"

Just thinking about it, the third brother came back, discussing something in his mouth...

"You don't care if he is reliable or not, the truth is that he can receive money!"

"...Brother just said that we can be in charge of one unit, six episodes of scripts, each episode is 800 yuan... six episodes are [-] yuan... tax deducted... it seems like we are after tax, right?"

Hearing the money, Shen Xudong immediately became interested: "What 800 yuan?"

His monthly living expenses are only 1200...

Zhao Xin replied: "As far as we are talking about "Purple Butterfly"...we are in charge of six episodes, and we are given 800 yuan for one episode."

Shen Xudong was puzzled: "Don't you need to follow the group?"

"It's not like writing and shooting..."

Shen Xudong continued to ask: "But I heard that the seniors all joined the group, and adjusted according to the plot..."

Zhao Xin explained: "That was in the past, but now I receive assignments and write the scripts for the first three episodes by hand. The producer reads them over, and after getting the deposit, I find someone to write the scripts for the next one..."

Zhao Linhai: "We students are the best writers. At least we know how to write scripts. The key is that the price is low..."

Liao Gaoxiang said: "Xudong, you can join in too, it happens to be 4800 and we can't tell the difference..."

"4800 three people are not easy to divide?"

Shen Xudong was speechless...

1600 per person, what's wrong with it?
But he knew that it was the second brother's kindness, so he nodded: "...then I will follow along?"

"Okay... here is the deposit."

Liao Gaoxiang took out a wad of money from his pocket... Well, it’s actually 800 yuan. He explained: "We will get paid for one episode first, and the work will be handed over in six days!"

After dividing the money, he continued: "Two hundred per person, let's work!"

Shen Xudong was in a dilemma: "...No, second brother, I don't know how to start..."

"Oh, "Purple Butterfly" is the same as "Scarlet Spider". It is an adaptation of a real case. The case we are in charge of is the poison husband case... It is the case where Li Huijie and his mother Tian Xueqin jointly poisoned four husbands to collect dowry money... Tomorrow I will report The report is brought to you, you can take a look..."

"...What the hell? Collecting dowry money?"

"In this world, there are many perverts. I read about this case in the news. Li Huijie's mother thought that after receiving the bride price, she quickly poisoned the groom to death and then remarried with another family, so that her daughter could keep making money in this way..."

Shen Xudong was shocked: "No, how do you write this thing..."

"Let's write first, to accumulate experience..."

"In the past two years, there have been many such subjects, and the subjects involved in the case are easy to write, because there are real prototype references, which are very suitable for beginners like us..."

Liao Gaoxiang concluded: "Sleep!"

Shen Xudong went to bed, feeling a little dazed...

(End of this chapter)