Zhang Ran packed up his things, went to an Internet café next to the school, opened a computer, opened the web page, and began to search for information about mP3.

In the past two years, with the continuous expansion of the consumer market dominated by teenagers, people in the past year have begun to lead the change in fashion. In order to pursue fashion, many young people package themselves from the inside out, and fashion products such as mP3, mD, and digital cameras have become standard equipment for many people.

At the beginning of this year, the price of DRam memory plunged, and the price of mP3 also dropped sharply, and the entire mP3 market became very hot. The domestic mP3 market has launched a fierce war, the market hegemon Samsung is making efforts, and the domestic Lenovo, Founder, Shida and other new and old manufacturers are rapidly following up, and have launched their own new models to seize the market.

It is certain that the competition for the market between major manufacturers will be more fierce in the future. Since the competition is fierce, then the major manufacturers will definitely advertise, and this is Zhang Ran's opportunity.

Coming out of the Internet café, Zhang Ran didn't stop at all, and returned home directly. He turned on his computer, tapped on his keyboard at a rapid pace, and worked hard to revise the script.

Whether it is Liu Gongzi's novel or Zhang Ran's script, Cao Lin's message to Cai Yan is written on the wall, and Cai Yan saw Cao Lin's words through polarizing glasses. Now Zhang Ran decided to change Cao Lin's message method to leave a message through mP3.

Of course, according to the plot of the story, the man in black will check Cao Lin's things, and if he leaves a message directly, he will definitely be discovered, so he must change to a more hidden way, and Morse code is undoubtedly the best choice.

There are many examples of conveying information through Morse code in movies, such as Massacre on the Nile, Infernal Affairs, and so on. Leaving a message through Morse code will make Time Prisoner look cooler and more sci-fi.

The script was quickly changed, and the plot and characters underwent some changes.

Cai Yan has become a fan of detective novels, and after watching "Tragedy on the Nile", she is very interested in the plot of Polo signaling the colonel through Morse code, and is learning to use Morse code, and she will type a paragraph when she is fine.

This incident inspired Cao Lin, and on the last day he borrowed Cai Yan's mP3 and left Cai Yan's last words in the mP3 using Morse code.

In this way, mP3 has become the core prop of the whole movie, which is related to the development of the whole story and will appear many times. As long as you have watched "Time Prisoner", you must remember this mP3 in Cai Yan's hand, and even when it comes to the storyline, mP3 is an unavoidable topic.

There's no better publicity for a product!

Zhang Ran re-read the revised script, the sense of science fiction is stronger, the story is cooler, and the character of Cai Yan is also more wise, and the character image is fuller, he is very satisfied.

Now just wait for the news from the movie channel, as long as the movie channel passes the third review and signs the contract, Zhang Ran can take the contract and go to the mP3 manufacturer to attract investment.

But now there is another trouble, "Time Prisoner" needs to do special effects, and Zhang Ran plans to organize teachers and students from Nortel's animation department to do it. There is software for making special effects on the Internet, but to do the special effects well, you need some special plug-ins, which are not available on the Internet, and can only be bought from the United States.

These plug-ins are very expensive, ranging from hundreds of dollars to thousands of dollars, and Zhang Ran roughly calculated that it costs almost 60,000 yuan.

Zhang Ran originally planned to get a sum of money from Qingying Studio first, go to the United States on the National Day, and buy back the plug-ins he needed. At the same time, you can copy some materials from the special effects laboratory of your alma mater, and you can directly use these materials when making special effects, which can save time and reduce costs.

It's a pity that Zhang Ran didn't get money from Qingying Studio, and the National Day trip was marked with a question mark. This matter can't be delayed, after the movie channel contract is in hand, he has to take classes and be busy with the preparation of the movie, where he has time to go to the United States to buy software, he must solve this cost as soon as possible.

Now that the National Day is only about ten days away, how to get this money as soon as possible is really a problem.

Zhang Ran sat at the table, his fingers gently rhythmic on the table, trying to think about ways to make money. As a reborn, Zhang Ran has memories of the next fourteen years, and there are many ways to make money, especially the Internet, which is a huge gold mine, but these ways to make money require a lot of time and energy, and it is too late.

After thinking about it, Zhang Ran found that he really had no good way to sell scripts. It's not difficult to write a screenplay, but you have to think about what you write.

Whether it is the script or the appearance of the TV series, it is particularly important, take the TV series as an example, the income is mainly to sell the broadcast rights, the first round is the most expensive, the second round will be reduced by half, and the third round basically can't be sold at any price. "Soldier Assault" is a very popular TV series, and the industry generally believes that "Soldier Assault" can earn at least more than 5 million, but in fact, "Soldier Assault" only earned 600,000. Because the TV station was not optimistic about "Soldier Assault" at the beginning, the first round of broadcast rights was sold very cheaply, and then it was hyped up by the Internet, and it gradually became popular after the second round of broadcasting, but at this time, "Soldier Assault" had already sold two rounds, and it couldn't be sold at a price.

Therefore, Zhang Ran must choose the kind that sells very well and can become popular at a glance, otherwise it will be difficult to sell in a short time.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhang Ran chose "Latent", the spy war theme is a very popular theme and is very popular with the audience, such as "Secret Calculation" and "Latent" are all popular works of half the sky.

However, "Secret Calculation" is based on the novel, and the novel should be about to go on the market, definitely not. It's better to "Latent", as far as Zhang Ran knows, Dongyang Zhengyu earned more than 10 million with "Latent", which is a work that sells quite well.

Zhang Ran quickly wrote the first episode of "Latent", read it carefully, there is nothing wrong with the story, and the suspense structure is very good, but he just feels a little wrong, I don't know how to say it, it's just almost tasteful. He thought about it carefully and realized that the problem was in the lines.

The script of "Latent" was written by Jiang Wei, Jiang Wei is Nortel's script teacher, and the script lines he wrote are particularly exciting, whether it is "Silent Witness" or "Latent", it has a unique flavor and a strong personal style.

Zhang Ran's writing skills can't be compared with Jiang Wei, and he can't write lines at the level of the original "Latent". In fact, Zhang Ran has no problem continuing to write, the story of "Latent" is exciting enough to definitely be sold, but he can't pass the level in his heart, and what he writes is worse than others, which is obviously a bad thing.

At this moment, Zhang Ran has a clearer understanding of his script ability, lines are not his strength, he should avoid scripts with exquisite lines like "Latent", and "Struggle" is not good for tricks, story, structure, and logic are his strengths, and he should choose a script with a strong story.

After thinking about it, Zhang Ran finally chose another excellent spy war work "Before Dawn", which is a little different from other spy war dramas, with a very fast pace and a compact story, similar to the style of American dramas.

"Secret Calculation" is the pioneering work of domestic spy war dramas, and "Latent" is the masterpiece. After "Latent", people once doubted whether the spy war drama could make another breakthrough, but the appearance of "Before Dawn" made people shine, making people see the possibility of a breakthrough in another way while looking up to the mountains of "Secret Calculation" and "Latent". "Before Dawn" borrows the narrative techniques of American dramas, and it seems to be more sophisticated than "Latent" in terms of plot design, but the contest between friend and foe is more thrilling and extremely tragic. In terms of watchability, "Before Dawn" does not lose to "Dark Calculation" and "Latent".

The structure of "Before Dawn" is relatively unique, with three groups of characters, the eighth bureau of the Kuomintang, the sailors of the ** underground organization, and a dormant who has been undercover for many years in the eighth bureau. These three form three story lines, with the Eighth Bureau detecting the Sailors and tracking down the dormants within, who have their own mission to sabotage the Eighth Bureau's Trojan Horse plan. Three groups of characters and three lines form a fairly stable triangle, which supports the framework of the whole play at once.

"Before Dawn" has a relaxed rhythm, suspense, psychological analysis techniques in the play, and a compact and exciting editing method make this drama exciting, and the whole TV series has a strong American drama style. After the broadcast of this TV series, it was well received, making Wu Xiubo, a late bloomer, leap into the ranks of first-class stars.

American dramas have three characteristics, first of all, the suspense setting is particularly ingenious, and the use of suspense in American dramas makes the audience almost out of breath in the process of watching, and they are unwilling to miss every detail and the answer to every suspense.

The second is the fast pace, and the difference in rhythm between domestic TV dramas and American dramas is particularly large. The pace of domestic TV dramas is slower than that of domestic movies, while American dramas are the opposite, and the pace of American dramas is faster than that of Hollywood movies.

Another feature of American dramas is that the good guys are not necessarily pure and perfect and flawless, and the bad guys are not necessarily outright heinous. In American dramas, both positive and negative characters are flesh and blood, and they are vivid.

The three characteristics of American dramas have been concentrated in "Before Dawn", the story is suspenseful, the rhythm is fast, and various criminal investigation methods, anti-reconnaissance methods, and espionage technology are introduced into the play, which looks very professional and gives the audience a feeling of unclear and powerful;

Zhang Ran is very clear about the screenwriting model of American dramas, American drama scripts are similar to Hollywood movies, several suspense must be set up in each episode, and at what time period each suspense appears, these rules are all summarized. He believes that the script he wrote can be better in suspense and rhythm than the original "Before Dawn", and closer to the style of American dramas. At the same time, he can also extract wonderful plots from the American dramas in his memory and put them in "Before Dawn" to make the whole story better.

Zhang Ran wrote until three o'clock in the morning before writing the first episode of "Before Dawn". He only slept for more than two hours, so much so that when he went out in the morning, he had big dark circles under his eyes.

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