I feel that He Xiaofan should have been a mouse in his last life, and he is afraid of cats so much.

It can be seen that the identity of the screenwriter and director has caused too much shadow on them.

However, from He Xiaofan's mouth, Gu Chen can probably know that if it can be measured by the standard of "substitutability", then an excellent screenwriter is the one who can set up this project.

But if a project lacks a core screenwriter, the script can't be completed at all.

But if there is a salted fish screenwriter who can complete it, it can only be said that these people are actually replaceable.

They are all hard work, supplemented by merit.

At present, it seems that He Xiaofan's screenwriting team gathers here to discuss the project with the producer, and it is estimated that there are also requirements for the screenwriter's signature.

Seeing that He Xiaofan had a headache with the screenwriter's director, Gu Chen simply asked him directly: "If this project is big enough, the focus of your attention should be the screenwriter's signature, right?"

"Of course, if the fruits of our hard work are buried like this, and in the end there is no signature, it will be a big loss. ”

He Xiaofan is a very realistic person, this is a lesson that has been cheated many times back then.

Wang Fatzi said with a smile: "When He Xiaofan was led into the door by his master, he was a screenwriter for a stage play, and later participated in the creation of film and television scripts. ”

But after a few years, He Xiaofan's screenwriting ability is already comparable to that of his peers. ”

"Especially He Xiaofan's desperate work attitude, he has taken back more in his work, but do you know where he suffers?"

"Is the signature correct?" Gu Chen felt that this was a question to be given.

Wang Fatzi nodded and smiled: "Yes, if you suffer, you will suffer on the signature." ”

"Let me tell you Officer Gu, the year before last, when we hadn't formed a screenwriting team, He Xiaofan went to participate in a project. ”

As a result, He Xiaofan was stunned to do the project properly, and as a result, a screenwriter director, that is, the screenwriter doctor invited by the producer later, casually changed the script, and He Xiaofan's screenwriter's signature disappeared so inexplicably. ”

"Isn't that a contract?" Gu Chen asked.

Zhang Kai, who was as thin as ribs, smiled: "At that time, He Xiaofan was still in a state of only taking money and not signing, but in that play, the producer promised to sign it at the beginning, but later it was removed and replaced by someone else, that is, the script director, after all, he is a big man in the industry." ”

Glancing at He Xiaofan, who was drinking coffee, Zhang Kai also teased: "And our Xiaofan, in the eyes of the producer at that time, was just a budding screenwriter." ”

In addition, there was no clear binding on the contract, so after the drama became popular, the value of the signed screenwriter skyrocketed several times, and when He Xiaofan learned about it, his intestines were about to regret it. ”

"Haha, don't say it again. He Xiaofan also smiled bitterly when he heard Zhang Kai reveal his old background.

Zhang Kai cocked Erlang's legs, and said indifferently: "Officer Gu, you must know that if that drama is a big hit, when He Xiaofan receives the next project, he should have achieved financial freedom a long time ago, and he will not be reduced to teaming up with us people." ”

"Eh, Zhang Ribs, how do you speak?" Wang Fatzi stopped doing it when he heard it, and quickly retorted: "Listening to you say this, it seems that we people are very bad? After all, we are also seven or eight years old screenwriters, how can we become worthless in your stinky mouth?"

"No, that's not what I meant. Zhang Kaike didn't care so much, glanced at He Xiaofan, and said truthfully: "To be honest, we have been in the screenwriting industry for so many years, and we haven't been serious for a few years." ”

"If it weren't for the fact that there are more and more practitioners now, and they are a bit robbed of their jobs, our classmate He Xiaofan would have followed the industry bulls to play plum blossom bamboo writing a long time ago, don't you say?

The ninth sister nodded, and also grinned: "Okay, don't make trouble, Zhang Kai is right, He Xiaofan is the core figure in our screenwriting team, of course, everyone is the core, and our team is ...... Quad-core. ”

"Smack!" Wang Fatzi patted his fleshy thighs, and couldn't help but say: "I still like the ninth sister to speak, every word is reasonable." ”

In everyone's opinion, it is important for the team to be honest with each other.

Although each person has a different division of labor, they are also the core members of the project, and all of them are indispensable.

Everyone knows this, and this is also the reason why everyone huddles together to keep warm.

Gu Chen asked everyone with some curiosity: "You are so worried about the issue of signature, although the issue of signature can be negotiated with the producer, then in addition, there are no industry regulations, under what circumstances must signature?"

"It's not too standardized for the time being, and the contract thing is too bad. The ninth sister leaned back on the sofa and thoughtfully: "Anyway, I think it must be standardized." ”

"I think that if a film is written by more than 30 percent, it should be signed as a screenwriter. ”

"Let's take a 30-episode TV series as an example, at least the proportion of more than five episodes can be signed as a screenwriter, and it can't be said that a few scenes have been contributed to sign the screenwriter, right?"

"If the proportion is not reached, it is okay to sign the literary coordinator or literary editor, etc., to show that the contribution. ”

"That's fine, just follow the normal contract. Gu Chen felt that these people were still wise, at least they knew the state of everyone very well.

But the ninth sister shook her head, looked up at Gu Chen and said, "Officer Gu, you may not know that there is actually another infringement situation, that is, the signature of the responsible editor and the screenwriter who infringes on the authorship. ”

"A lot of times, it's mostly because of nepotism on the part of the producer, and of course, the editor in charge sometimes has a lot of opinions to the screenwriter, and he thinks that he should also sign the screenwriter. ”

"If this kind of editor-in-charge is supported by the producer, infringement will generally be formed, because authorship is also a disguised benefit, and everyone wants a piece of the pie. ”

Therefore, there is often interest rent-seeking in the process of signing, and many producers who are not particular about it will think that there are not many people who are more than themselves, and there are many outsiders. ”

"I see. Gu Chen nodded slightly, very clear.

The interest rent-seeking mentioned by Jiumei is actually the producer's signature on the work of having as many descendants as possible, also in order to expand its own influence.

But as a creative team, it is obvious that they have suffered injustice and may become the so-called gunman.

Therefore, this is a problem that the four-person screenwriter team needs to consider, and it is also the focus of the cooperation and confrontation.

He Xiaofan put down the coffee with a "bang", then hugged his chest with both hands, crossed Erlang's legs and said: "What the ninth sister said is true, but there is another situation." ”

"For example, the literary planner or the editor-in-charge did not find a good screenwriter, the screenwriter changed several groups of people and did not write, and finally the project ran out of money, and the literary planner said to the screenwriter, 'I will write with you, and then I will suffer a loss, I will not take this signature' and so on. ”

But in fact, in this case, it is not appropriate for the planner to sign the screenwriter or not, because the change of screenwriters is a common thing. ”

"And how to protect the rights and interests of screenwriters? The definition of the contribution ratio may be more subjective, so I discussed with Jiu Mei a long time ago that no matter which production team we work with in the future, it must be agreed in the form of a contract. ”

Gu Chen took a sip of coffee, but said with some doubts: "I can understand what you said, but the change of screenwriters is a very common thing, which shows that script revisions are common." ”

"But if you change to another wave of screenwriters and revisions, will the previous wave of screenwriters have no opinions? Isn't there any legal procedure to bind both parties?"

"Ahem, there are. Seeing that Gu Chen was about to understand his business thoroughly, He Xiaofan choked on coffee, and then pulled his throat and continued:

"It's very common to change screenwriters and revisions, but there must be a legal procedure here, that is, the screenwriter who takes over the revision must get a confirmation contract that the previous screenwriter agrees to the revision. ”

"Of course, there may be some screenwriters who sign a contract, and the default producer can find someone to take over and revise the script at any time, so we won't talk about this. ”

"But if my contract says 'don't change without my consent,' then the producer has to follow the contract, but it takes a very strong team to do that. ”

Glancing at Wang Fatzi, Lao Zhang and Jiumei with ribs, He Xiaofan smiled with satisfaction: "It's an honor that we are such a tough team." ”

"And in the last drama, we really fought to complete the script independently, so there is no dispute about the right of authorship, and you Gu Chen can only see our signature on the current TV. ”

"Uh-huh. Gu Chen nodded in agreement, feeling that the battle for the screenwriter's signature was really no less than a battle.

The competing interests of all parties are especially evident in large projects.

In the end, who will be the flower, it will have to rely on the strength of all parties to speak.

Seeing that Gu Chen was humble and studious, the ninth sister also asked him curiously: "Does Officer Gu have any ideas of changing his career to become a screenwriter in the future?" If so, can He Xiaofan take you?"

Gu Chen waved his hand and immediately refused: "My profession is a people's policeman, and I am more interested in solving cases, but not in screenwriting." ”

"It's good to solve the case, then you can try to write some suspense scripts, this kind of script is still very marketable, and being a screenwriter can make more money than the police. Wang Fatzi also said casually.

He Xiaofan immediately retorted back: "I said Wang Fatzi, you may be mistaken, Gu Chen's family is rich, there is no shortage of money, if he is not a policeman, he will go home to inherit the family property, of course he has to choose an industry he likes, right?"

"Oh, that's right. "Originally, I wanted to instigate Gu Chen to come to the team, specifically to serve as a public relations officer for the team, and connect with those production companies.

With Gu Chen's figure and appearance, not to mention anything else, at least 90% of the women in the production company will have a good impression of him.

Wang Hai thought that a large part of the reason why his team was honestly cut off by other screenwriter teams was because everyone in the team relied on talent.

But reality will tell you that in the case of equal talent among major teams, the importance of appearance comes out.

The outstanding and talented screenwriting team will be more accessible to the production team.

At least when participating in the awards ceremony, the producer will also have a lot of face when he takes it out.

Wang Hai's little caution, of course, couldn't hide it from He Xiaofan, He Xiaofan immediately refused for Gu Chen: "Wang Fatty, let me tell you, don't beat Gu Chen's attention, let's ...... By talent. ”

"Yes! Rely on talent, don't engage in those crooked ways. Wang Fatzi immediately slapped the table and saved some face for himself.

Seeing that Wang Fatzi gave up the crooked ways, Jiu Mei also shook her head and smiled: "In fact, I often remind my fellow screenwriters that when they take over and revise the script, they must respect the law, respect and protect their peers, and don't take on the job when they see it." ”

"The producer this time was originally a screenwriter team that connected with a friend of my magic capital, but they assisted in urban life, but this producer was a fantasy adaptation project, so my friend made a favor and recommended this producer to us. ”

After adjusting her sitting posture, the ninth sister suddenly changed her face, and bowed down with a serious face to remind: "I tell you, be smarter later." ”

"I've been a screenwriter for so many years, and the three lessons I learned when signing the contract are still useful. ”

"Three points of experience?" Gu Chen just leaned on the sofa and casually mentioned it, but was heard by the ninth sister.

The ninth sister smiled and said, "That's right, these are all summed up by me after entering countless pits. ”

"First, in addition to the IP adaptation project, we will have a clause in the contract to refund the full amount and get the script back, we make the script seriously, if the other party is not satisfied, we have the right to return the money and get the work back. ”

"Well, I know that. He Xiaofan nodded silently, indicating that he understood.

The ninth sister glanced at Gu Chen, and said: "The second is to try to sign the producer in your own work, if so, when talking to the crew, the screenwriter will have a lot more dialogue power." ”

"Haha, that's what we did last time. Wang Hai said with a smile.

Jiu Mei glanced left and right, and also reminded her: "This third point must be paid attention to, that is, when signing the contract, it must be emphasized that no matter what the previous project is, the modification of the script requirements by the director and actors for the actual shooting is regarded as a secondary creation and has nothing to do with the screenwriter's behavior." ”

"In other words, the behavior of other types of work cannot be classified as the behavior of screenwriters?" asked Gu Chen.

Jiu Mei nodded slightly, lying on the sofa: "That's pretty much what it means, after all, tracing back to the source, the tearing and controversy of the screenwriter's signature, the contract was not signed, and the unclear agreement was one of the reasons." ”

"In the past, everyone wanted to save trouble, and the responsibilities and rights were not clear, and they didn't say in advance what to do if there was a dispute. ”

"So I think we need to do the preliminary work well, don't be afraid of trouble, don't decide to do a certain project with a pat on the thigh, only to find that the two sides are not in tune, there are too many such things, and we have not encountered them. ”

Looking back at the window, seeing that there was still no movement outside, the producer might still be on the way, the ninth sister also breathed a sigh of relief, and said lightly:

"It's a good thing that the producer hasn't come yet, and there are some things we can say openly, and the producer has to be tactful when he is present. ”

"I think the producer should also be aware of the difficulties and creative direction of the project, and you can't say that you want to make an idol drama, but ask a spy screenwriting team to write it. Zhang Kai, who had not spoken for a long time, said.

"Not really. The ninth sister shook her head and said with a light smile: "At the beginning of the idea, you must carefully communicate and run-in, and you can't use whatever the screenwriter fires." ”

"kept changing the screenwriting team, and all departments came to change the script, but the result must have been a mess, and I didn't know who to sign in the end. ”

"In fact, the meeting between the two sides is also a very important process, we partners sit down and talk, if you don't follow the project in the end, how much I will pay you, do you think it will be okay. ”

"If you give you the signature of the co-screenwriter, you have to ensure that the work is done and how much contribution you provide, and these things are clearly discussed, and there will be a lot less worries. ”

"Understood. Zhang Kai took the note and wrote, as if he was also preparing for the upcoming project negotiations.

Gu Chen felt that he had come to the right place this time, at least he had some understanding of the screenwriting industry, and he didn't waste that little fare and time.

But Gu Chen still had some questions that he wanted to ask clearly, so he leaned over He Xiaofan and said softly: "Then Brother He, if your work wins the award and there are many participants, then who should be on the list of submissions for awards?"

"This......" was very embarrassed by Gu Chen's question, and He Xiaofan didn't know how to answer for a while, so he looked at the ninth sister.

"Ninth sister, did you hear what Gu Chen just said?"

"I hear you. Taking a sip of coffee, Jiu Mei couldn't help but say: "The problem that Officer Gu said is actually useless to most screenwriter teams, because it can't reach this height at all." ”

"Of course, there are also some dark horses in the industry, who can be small and big, and can successfully get some award nominations. ”

After thinking about it, the ninth sister said again: "Let's just tell you, when it comes to the issue of submitting awards for awards, there is no default method in this industry now." ”

"Who to report and how to report? Most of it is still out of the consideration and choice of the producer. ”

"If it is a different signature between the screenwriter and the screenwriter team, it makes sense to report only the screenwriter alone, because theoretically speaking, the screenwriter team is more to do some work to assist the screenwriter, and it is not the contribution of the real screenwriter. ”

"Of course, if the screenwriting crew is also the main force of creation, it will be a different matter. ”

"If it is the division of labor between the chief screenwriter and the co-screenwriter, then this needs to solve a problem, that is, how not to ignore the screenwriter. ”

"Screenwriter, do you mean that a screenwriter writes more than 30 percent of a play?"

The ninth sister nodded silently: "That's right, but whether it is a signed screenwriter or a co-screenwriter, then you should be eligible to apply for the award." ”

"Of course, this also requires the relevant industry associations to come forward and establish the rules and procedures for identification. ”

"Because there is no absolute formula for script creation, and every project is very different, but the basic issues about the screenwriter's signature can be discussed, and it is best to form a consensus. ”

"Because when the boundaries of responsibilities of each position are clearer, there will be fewer incidents of infringement, and the atmosphere of film and television drama creation will be better. ”

Seeing that there seemed to be some movement outside, the ninth sister said absent-mindedly: "In short, we still hope to meet a reliable producer, do a good job of the work, and winning awards and the like are not things we have to consider now." ”

"After all, food and clothing are important, aren't they?"

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