Chapter 24: Gone with the Wind
Chapter 24: Gone with the Wind
"Everything is done?"
As Zhou Ling spoke, he got up and poured a glass of water for Yi Qing and brought it over, and he smelled the smell of wine as soon as he entered the door.
Yi Qing took the water cup, nodded and said, "It's all done, Director Li is a happy person over there, the copyright transfer agreement has been prepared in advance, Mr. Zhou, thank you really this time!"
Zhou Ling waved his hand and said, "Your book is good, I'm just a matter of putting words!"
Zhou Ling didn't ask Yi Qing how much the script sold, after all, this is not in accordance with the rules, if it is really more serious, it is still very troublesome.
Although it is not without precedent for the production unit to buy scripts from the outside before, those playwrights are basically within the system, and it is easy to cover it up if someone investigates it, but Yi Qing is different, it is not close to the physique at all, if someone asks, it will not end well.
However, Zhou Ling doesn't have to worry about Yi Qing about these things, since Li Hong dares to buy it, he must have measures to deal with it.
"Okay! This matter is done, you should put your mind on business more in the future, Director Wang values you very much!"
Yi Qing hurriedly responded, he knew that although a script could sell for more than 2,000 yuan, it would get him out of poverty and become rich in an instant, but at the moment his biggest opportunity was still on the side of the Red Mansion crew, he had already made a decision, if he wanted to make a name for himself in the entertainment industry in the future, how could he not distinguish the severity.
"Teacher Zhou, don't worry, I know what is most important now!"
Zhou Ling listened and nodded with satisfaction: "It's good that you know, Xiao Yi, you are a smart person, I won't say anything superfluous, okay! It's not early, look at what you drink, hurry up and rest, save yourself from not getting up tomorrow morning exercise!"
Yi Qing knew that Zhou Ling was covering for him, and Wang Fulin should come over to talk about the script later.
There are mostly young people in the crew, and there is no explicit ban on alcohol, on weekends, several people often get together to pool money to go out to improve the food, and it is indispensable to drink a little, in this regard, Wang Fulin also turns a blind eye, but Yi Qing's age is too young, he is not yet 18 years old, he is a minor, and the current alcohol smell is light!
Watching Yi Qing leave, Zhou Ling couldn't help but sigh, as the saying goes, "Heroes have come out of teenagers since ancient times", this sentence is really suitable for Yi Qing's body.
Who would have thought that a young man would quietly create a fifty-episode TV drama script, Zhou Ling asked himself, when he was eighteen years old, he didn't have Yi Qing's ability.
Just as he was pondering, the door opened, and Wang Fulin walked in.
"Director Wang!"
Wang Fulin waved his hand and stopped Zhou Ling from getting up: "That kid is back?"
Zhou Ling smiled: "I'm back, I can see that I have gained a lot!"
Wang Fulin also laughed: "It's good to have a harvest! That's what Xiao Yi deserves, to be honest, if it weren't for the fact that we now have the Red Mansion project in our hands, I would have wanted to keep Xiao Yi's script for myself!"
Wang Fulin has been a director for so many years, can he still see the quality of a script?
"That kid didn't float, did he?"
How high the price of Yi Qing's script can be sold, Wang Fulin is too lazy to pay attention, intellectuals have the lofty of intellectuals, and how vulgar it is to talk about money, what he really cares about is Yi Qing.
A young man, the first time he was engaged in creation, he sold the script, the price must not be low, and it seems normal to get carried away, Wang Fulin's worries are not unreasonable.
"Floating? I also thought he had to float, and he was ready to beat him with words, but this kid really didn't look like a seventeen or eighteen, so calm, he said that he was thirty-eight and some people believed him. ”
When Wang Fulin heard this, he was also quite surprised: "He doesn't have anything at all?"
"No, really not, it's very stable, look at him like that, as if this matter has nothing to do with him, let's worry about it here, it's purely superfluous!"
When Wang Fulin heard this, he was relieved: "Okay! Don't talk about him, let's talk about the script." ”
Zhou Ling felt a headache when he heard this, he was there when the Red Mansion was established in 81, he was the first in the entire screenwriting team, and the adapted script was revised several times before it was finalized at the beginning of this year, and the result was that after the finalization, it was still constantly revised, the opinions of those expert consultants, Wang Fulin's opinions, all kinds of opinions had to be summarized to him, and then, he had to synthesize these opinions and reflect them into the script, to be honest, if he didn't really like Red Mansion, he would have stopped picking a child.
"Come on, what do you think!"
Zhou Ling's reaction was also expected by Wang Fulin, anyone who was asked to constantly revise the completed works would feel unhappy, but this was also something that could not be helped.
What they want to adapt into a TV series now is "Dream of Red Mansions", the most influential of the four famous novels, any plot, any line, must be repeatedly scrutinized, even a word can not be sloppy.
Wang Fulin said his thoughts, although Zhou Ling was unhappy, he still listened very carefully, and from the heart, he also hoped to complete a perfect work.
This time, Wang Fulin proposed the plot of "Tanchun Marriage", which has been repeatedly discussed many times before, because there is no description of this paragraph in Cao Gong's original manuscript, but the ending of Tanchun can be vaguely inferred in some judgments and foreshadowing, so about this paragraph, they can only re-create, Zhou Ling has proposed several versions before, but Wang Fulin is not satisfied.
"Xiao Zhou, the few versions you provided before, my personal opinion, are quite good, but in terms of plot, it is still too thin. ”
Zhou Ling couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Director Wang! It's not that I can't write it, but you should also know that what we have changed now is the Red Mansion, and the section of Tanchun Yuan's marriage was originally recreated by us, do you know what it feels like when I write every word?
Only those who really study "Dream of Red Mansions" know what this huge work means, Zhou Ling also studied red studies, and now it is too difficult for him to put aside the original work and create a plot that is not explicitly mentioned in Cao Gong's original manuscript.
How difficult Zhou Ling is, Wang Fulin is clear, but this scene must have, after Sanchun goes, all the flowers are gone, as such a wonderful character depicted in the twelve hairpins of Jinling, the ending of Tanchun must be written.
"Xiao Zhou! no matter how difficult it is, we have to do it!"
Zhou Ling sighed, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and said, "Director Wang, why don't we find Xiao Yi and listen to his thoughts!"
"What do you want him to do, he can ....... a child"
Wang Fulin was suddenly stunned as he spoke, can Yi Qing still be treated like a child?
What kid can write the script for a 50-episode TV series on their own?
Although the adaptation of "Desire" created by Red Mansion and Yi Qing are two different things, whether in terms of subject matter or other aspects, one person is short-witted, and listening to Yi Qing's thoughts may really have unexpected gains.
"I'm going to find that kid right now!"
Wang Fulin got up as he spoke, and walked to the door in two steps, Zhou Ling saw it, and suddenly remembered Yi Qing's smell of wine, and hurriedly said: "Director Wang, don't you look at what time it is, Xiao Yi has also been tossing for a day, maybe they are asleep this time, what is the matter, let's talk about it tomorrow." ”
When Wang Fulin heard this, he also realized that he was in a hurry, and laughed twice, so he had to give up.
Yi Qing, on the other side, returned to the dormitory, but really wanted to rest, but as soon as he went to the water room to wash his face and came back, he saw Deng Jie waiting at the door.
"Sister, what are you....... Looking for me?"
Deng Jie looked worried: "Who are you looking for!?Where have you gone all day, I haven't seen anyone after looking for you several times!"
No one in the whole crew knows about writing the script, but when it comes to selling the script, according to Zhou Ling's opinion, it is best not to be with others, so as not to move people's minds.
If everyone else knew that Yi Qing had written a script and sold it, what would the other actors do if they had an idea?
"Oh! I'm home. Yi Qing made up a nonsense, "This is a delicious food for you!"
Yi Qing was about to pull out his pocket as he spoke, and inside was the sauce elbow he bought.
"Eat, eat, eat! Just know how to eat!" Deng Jie pressed Yi Qing's hand, "When is it, you just want to eat, I'm burning my eyebrows!"
A desperate situation?
What does that mean?
And he doesn't even pay attention to such a big coffee as sauce elbow, this is not Deng Jie's character, although Deng Jie is subtle compared to Chen Xiaoxu and Dongfang Wenying, but she is still a complete carnivore, every time Yi Qing brings something delicious, she has never been left behind.
"Sister, what's the matter?
Deng Jie hurriedly said: "You really don't know, or are you pretending to be confused with me, you have forgotten what Director Wang said yesterday?"
Yesterday?
Yi Qing suddenly understood why Deng Jie was so anxious, yesterday Wang Fulin came over to announce after the physical class in the afternoon that all the actors would prepare sketches, and they would be assessed in another week.
The significance of this assessment is extraordinary, basically which character's sketch is chosen represents the actor's own role intention.
Of course, this is only the actor's personal idea, and the final role is determined, and it depends on the opinion of the director team.
Deng Jie is so anxious, obviously because the competition for the role of Wang Xifeng is too fierce, Yi Qing knows that there are several actresses who are targeting, and the conditions of any one are no worse than Deng Jie, and even because of Deng Jie's height, she has never been the first choice of Wang Xifeng in the director team's heart.
Although Yi Qing knew that Wang Xifeng would definitely be Deng Jie's in the end, she couldn't bear to see her in such a hurry: "Sister, if I can help, just say it." ”
Deng Jie glanced at Yi Qing and said, "What I'm waiting for is your words, hurry up and follow me!"
As he spoke, he grabbed Yi Qing's arm and was about to go downstairs, but Yi Qing didn't react, he was dragged by Deng Jie and almost fell.
Before he could understand what was going on, he was already pushed into the rehearsal room by Deng Jie.