At first, I just wanted to make money

Chapter 5 What kind of experience is it like when the project is gone?
The "talent discovery mechanism" in the film and television industry is actually very extensive - mainly relying on interpersonal circles.

Especially for screenwriters.

They often communicate with each other in the social circle of the three major professional colleges.

In this industry, there are no headhunters holding "performance data" to recommend suitable screenwriters to project leaders.

Even a formal company only has a list of cooperative screenwriters similar to the "supplier database".

For example, a film and television company has a new project that is about to start, and the person in charge of the project will use his network to find a screenwriter...

If the person in charge of the project is a graduate of Chinese opera, then most of the screenwriters he is familiar with are graduated from the Department of Chinese opera.

Bidding is impossible. It is difficult to quantify such things as literary and artistic works.

The person in charge only needs to recruit a few screenwriting teams, talk about the planning ideas symbolically, and then leave a quotation.

The rest of the decision-making power rests entirely with the person in charge—it is likely to be a price comparison in the end. As long as the price difference is not large, the screenwriter team who graduated from the Chinese opera with the person in charge will often get the contract.

From this point of view, Shen Xudong has entered the industry, because he is a student of the Department of Chinese Opera and Literature!
In the past two years, the TV drama market has been very prosperous, and the requirement for prosperity is that the scripts should be produced quickly. 4
Let me give you a brief science popularization: 90 years ago, our TV series appeared in various TV stations in a self-sufficient form.At this stage, the TV dramas broadcast by each TV station are mainly self-produced, with a small number and a single style, mainly short dramas or single dramas.

After 90 years, TV dramas appeared among various TV stations in the form of "TV program exchange", and TV dramas were broadcast on each TV station in turn in the form of interchange;

Then in 94, the Chinese TV drama buying and selling market began to gradually take shape.First of all, it appeared in the form of TV drama advertisements or separate advertisements, which provided profit space for TV drama production organizations and drove the TV drama production industry. More TV stations and cultural companies began to participate in the production and distribution of TV dramas;
The biggest change is that after 98, TV stations began to purchase a large number of TV dramas in the form of funds, which brought prosperity to the Chinese TV drama market. TV stations have gradually increased their demand for TV dramas;

In 2000, the TV president simply issued relevant policies and regulations to support domestic dramas, which led to a rapid increase in market demand, a substantial increase in the output of domestic TV dramas, and the further development of the Chinese TV drama market...

Under this premise, it is no longer possible for one or two screenwriters to complete a TV series with a collective volume of [-] to [-] people.

Well, the ones who come forward to accept the job are generally famous screenwriters with certain works, but in fact, he only needs to control the overall quality, and he also needs to find a large number of non-famous screenwriters or writers to complete for him. .

"Purple Butterfly" is like this.

Generally speaking, the script creation that students like Shen Xudong can get in touch with is basically the outline of the story already written...

It's not for you to play freely!

Even every plot point has been listed...

All they have to do is plug content based on the plot.

Mostly the dialogue of the characters.

Shen Xudong originally thought it would be difficult, but... he finished his work and felt very relaxed...

It seems like I’ve written it countless times before!

After showing it to several people in the dormitory, they all thought it was good...

Zhao Linhai patted him on the shoulder and boasted, "I just said Xudong is talented!"

Zhao Xin also said: "That's right, next time you go out to have dinner with the seniors outside the school, bring him along..."

"Dinner?"

"It's just a meal..."

"It's not so good...it doesn't cost money?"

"Well," Liao Gaoxiang was delighted: "Let's get familiar first!"

Shen Xudong was a little embarrassed: "Is that convenient?"

"What's so inconvenient about this? Let me tell you, if they write a script, they don't mind if there are more people and less people. Besides, most of them also welcome people with different experiences and ways of thinking to provide new ideas. Just don't steal the show and listen in. It’s good to be the main one. Getting to know each other first can make people have a positive impression of you, and it will be much easier for you to propose to work with them in the future.”

"Yes, otherwise, why do you think the seniors let us write? There are 30 people in our class!"

"That's fine... Do I need to change it?"

"...No need to change it, let me here, we will submit the manuscript together next week!"

Shen Xudong was puzzled again: "Didn't we finish writing? Don't you hand it in early?"

"Submit the manuscript in advance? Is it good for us?"

"Let me tell you, if you hang out in the circle in the future, the most important thing is: never submit the manuscript in advance!"

……

"Dad...I'm fine!"

"My classmates took good care of me. Let me tell you, I have already started writing the script..."

"It's called "Purple Butterfly", of course I have money to get it..."

Shen Xudong is calling home...

With a bit of bragging, he talked about his work as a screenwriter.

The old man on the phone was also very happy, and taught him to learn more from his classmates...

His father's name is Shen Mingguang, who is in the building materials business and contractors, and has a construction team under him.

Also considered a little spare money.

Therefore, his living expenses can only be 1200 a month!
"I understand... Where's my mother? Haven't you finished school yet?"

"Make up lessons...Okay, I see...well, hang up first..."

Pulling out the phone card, Zhao Xin who was accompanying him asked, "Is your mother a teacher?"

"Yes…"

"Then she makes up lessons?"

"Make up lessons for the students, the teacher's income is too low, give me some living expenses..."

"You are the only one in your family?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

"It's okay..." Zhao Xin changed the subject: "Let's go, the second brother should be waiting at the door, by the way, I will see the senior later, so don't talk!"

Shen Xudong frowned: "Why?"

"... I guess this project will be yellow... In short, you just need to talk less!"

They made an appointment to ask the senior to have a meal - after all, the senior gave the opportunity...

……

In the tavern outside the school, four people gathered in the dormitory, ordered the dishes, and then the senior walked in with a sullen face. Liao Gaoxiang guessed what it was at a glance, looked at Zhao Linhai, and then greeted warmly: "Brother Zhang..."

"...I'm sorry you guys, the project "Purple Butterfly" is gone!"

"Normal, ten items and nine yellow..."

"Your final payment..."

Liao Gaoxiang said frankly: "It's okay, we are only freshmen, the most important thing is to accumulate experience!"

Zhao Linhai: "...that is, if Brother Zhang wants to find us, he just likes us. Besides, we have already taken the deposit!"

"Brother Zhang, let's eat!"

Shen Xudong really wanted to say something, but Zhao Xin kept staring at him, Xudong wanted to speak several times, but shut up...

He wanted to ask about the situation...

No need for him to speak, after drinking for three rounds, Senior Zhang said it himself: "I heard that the owner of this company is being chased for debts, and the chain of funds is broken..."

"Debt collection?"

"Well, it seems that politics is involved... Anyway, "Purple Butterfly" is completely over!"

Later, when they talked about popular themes in the industry, Shen Xudong didn't listen carefully, he was very frustrated...

Although he was only in charge of a small part of "Purple Butterfly", but...after all, it was his first time participating in a screenwriting project, so... gone?
(End of this chapter)