At first, I just wanted to make money

Chapter 6 The Second Project

"Each screenwriter has to write eight scripts on average before one project can be approved..."

"The times are different from before. I heard from the old seniors that the producers used to come directly to the school with money to find them..."

"At that time, there were few screenwriters who were knowledgeable. I heard that some projects had begun to be filmed, and the script had not yet been completed..."

Brother Zhang chatted with someone about interesting things in the industry, mainly about screenwriters...

By the way, let me just say that the current stage of Chinese opera generally doesn't like those who make literary films...

Nowadays, the commercialization of film and television dramas has just started, and doing business can make money. This thing is very cool. If you write a TV series that can surpass Qiong Yao's drama, that is the real thing.

This is true, the elites of several major art academies, including the Central Academy of Drama, are doing commercial narratives or such discussions.

Yes, the Department of Chinese Opera and Literature studies classical art education...

But it is the classic art education, so people don't think highly of the whole underground film, literary film, etc., where to get an award.

This is so commonplace...

Summarize the four elements: ethnic minorities, religion, system, and poor Chinese. If a story contains three of these four elements, the probability of winning a prize is very high!

Everyone has long looked down on this type.

Unless it's the kind of "The Devil Is Coming"!
The mainstream media mainly encourages commercial films...

Shen Xudong stayed quietly, mainly listening.

At around ten o'clock in the evening, the show ended, and a group of people went back to school.

It was almost time to arrive at the dormitory, and Shen Xudong couldn't bear it anymore, and asked Liao Gaoxiang: "Second brother, "Purple Butterfly" is yellow?"

Liao Gaoxiang nodded: "It's yellow!"

"Don't be sad," he continued, "it's normal for this kind of thing to happen. Now the TV drama market is very hot, and many laymen want to come in and get a share. How can this business be so messy... Think about it yourself, the TV station is so hot. Many people can go to sea to start a business, why do you compete with others?"

"People from the TV station went to sea?"

"That's right, they know people from the film purchasing department, and they organize themselves to shoot TV series...the production and broadcasting are separated!"

"So, the current TV shooting companies basically know people?"

"Nonsense, I don't know anyone, who bought your drama?"

Shen Xudong was silent...

……

Just being a screenwriter may not really work...

The memory in his mind told him: In the future, screenwriters will be at the bottom of the food chain in the entire industry!

A producer can change a script, a director can change a script, even an actor can change...

Even well-known screenwriters are rarely taken seriously...

Unless you transform into a producer or director, organize yourself!

Suggestion to him: If you like to write, just focus on being a writer and write something that will win prizes.

Or you can steadily output some best-selling books suitable for adaptation as your personal business card.

If you still want to be a screenwriter, then wait until your novel is bought by a film and television company, and you can ask to participate in the screenwriting work. As long as you don’t mention money, they will be happy to plan multiple projects, and they are still the original author.

Shen Xudong was very distressed...

The key thing is that he doesn't know who to tell!

Fortunately, college life quickly diluted these...

There are many courses in the drama department, especially in the first semester, there are dozens of required subjects!
Drama theory and social science, foreign literature and drama, modern and contemporary Chinese literature and drama, modern and contemporary novels and prose poetry, Chinese classical literature and drama, film art...

These are just outlines. There are at least a dozen books for each subject that need to be memorized. For example, there are 23 books in film art, and five books of history should be studied in the freshman year: including "Introduction to Western Film History", "Film Aesthetics", "Theory of Film" ", "The Nature of Movies" and "History of Chinese Film Development"...

It's a waste of time, not to mention that the four books of Chinese classical literature and drama are all scripts in classical Chinese—"Zhang Xie Zhuangyuan", "The Injustice of Dou E", "The Orphan of Zhao" and "Hanqiu Palace"...

I'm so busy, I don't have much time to think about such far-reaching things...

And the freshman and sophomore year itself is the time to lay the foundation.

Shen Xudong, with the idea that he has come here, studied very seriously, and didn't have much time to think about the future...

On the contrary, I often go out for dinner with a few people in the dormitory, and I know a lot of people...

Most of them are seniors from the drama department.

Occasionally he would add a few words, for example, right now, a group of people are discussing "Meteor Garden"...

"Meteor Garden" was actually a drama that aired in Taiwan last year, but the mainland director introduced it and aired it at the beginning of the year, and then it quickly became a craze...

""Meteor Garden" can be popular all over Asia, I think routines will never go out of style!"

"The story of Cinderella is never outdated. Every girl has a dream, and Meteor Garden embodies this dream..."

"Taiwan calls this an idol drama!"

"Idol dramas? It's quite suitable... handsome men and beautiful women fall in love... the men are wealthy, the women are kind-hearted and good-looking, and the important thing is that the family background is poor... The impact of this sense of class gap is strong enough!"

"But this kind of setting is inseparable from the campus...because high school students can be very naive, once they leave the society, they have to think about a lot of things!"

Shen Xudong was suddenly blessed, and said: "I think it can be more extreme. For example, the male protagonist is the young master of the gangster, and the female protagonist is a good girl... The two fell in love at school, and the female followed the male to join the gangster..."

The senior smiled: "This... the gang may not be able to show up..."

Shen Xudong immediately said: "Then change to a different type. For example, the male protagonist is domineering and selfish, but in order to achieve his goal, he will do whatever it takes. Suddenly he loses his memory and meets the female protagonist..."

"This...is interesting!" The senior nodded: "Your name is Shen Xudong, right?"

"Correct!"

"I heard that Fan Xiaotian is considering making an idol drama, please write me a script outline, and I'll recommend it for you..."

Fan Xiaotian is a very powerful producer, with a lot of masterpieces, "The Grandmaster of Tai Chi", "Brilliant Spring Pig Bajie", "Wulin Outer History"...

Of course, after the Internet came into the game, with the rise of IP, these producers fell behind.

However, Shen Xudong didn't know this, and was about to agree, when Zhao Linhai next to him interjected: "Senior, we are only freshmen, and there are so many courses, I'm afraid we don't have time to write original scripts..."

"…That's true."

The senior expressed his understanding...

While talking, Zhao Xin came over: "The third brother is here, let's go back, the teacher is looking for..."

"Ah... Hurry up then!"

Shen Xudong picked up the cup, drank the drink, and then walked out with Zhao Linhai...

By the way, regarding the idea just now, he didn't even think about saying it directly...

In fact, it is the teacher's teaching!
The teacher said that creativity should be shared - don't worry about others copying your ideas.Please keep in mind that China is very big and there are many smart people. When you think of a brilliant idea, please remember that at this very second, at least 20 people in China also thought of a similar idea at the same time.

The teacher's words!
And this kind of small talk is to propose their own ideas to each other, and then ponder the feasibility...

As for why Zhao Linhai stopped Shen Xudong, because this matter is totally unreliable-do you recommend it?
who are you?
Why does Fan Xiaotian give you face?
……

I didn't see the teacher looking for it at all, but another project came to the door. This time it is not a crime theme, but a "Divorce Lawsuit", which tells ten divorce cases that seem plain but have a long meaning, revealing the contemporary Chinese society. The Survival Experience Marriage Faces…

This project was approached by Zhao Xin...

A few people saw this title and were a little confused...

Really confused!

Zhao Linhai said directly: "We don't understand marriage!"

"...I don't understand anything. The reason for the divorce is nothing more than a third party, money, or the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law... We are dealing with a third party, and I have listed all the plot points for you... Just fill in the plot and lines! "

Zhao Xin then added: "This book can be guaranteed to be filmed!"

"How to say?"

"This is a TV drama customized by my uncle's company!"

(End of this chapter)