After the script of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was completed, Lin Zixuan sent one to Chen Daoming, Yu Feihong and Zhang Jizhong. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

There is a big difference between the script of a novel and a TV series, as well as a movie script, and writing a novel allows you to give full play to your imagination and write some strange and magnificent scenes, or wonderful martial arts moves.

But if the script is to be filmed into an image, it involves shooting funds and technology, so you can't be so arbitrary.

Readers of the original book often scold the screenwriter of the adaptation for ruining the original work, but in fact, the screenwriter has bitterness in his heart and can't say it.

In order to lengthen the plot as much as possible, the screenwriter will also add new characters and write some plots that seem inconsequential, because the screenwriter cannot really control the plot, and the director and investors are the final decision-makers.

Lin Zixuan asked the script of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" to be as faithful to the novel as possible, and to flesh out the characters' personalities on the basis of the novel.

This is to prepare for future films, first let the characters in the story go deep into the hearts of the audience and gain the audience's sense of identity.

Although he was not directly involved in the writing of the script, he always discussed the plot with the screenwriter.

The current script generally meets his requirements, the story content is very plain, each character has a distinct personality, and even the supporting characters have their own characteristics, which can be regarded as a high-quality book.

However, a good script is only the foundation of a successful TV series, and other factors are also very important, such as the director and actors.

Lin Zixuan met with Zhang Jizhong, the director of Huaguo TV.

Zhang Jizhong belongs to the director of the Huaguo TV Drama Production Center, which also produces TV dramas, but it mainly produces TV dramas with the main theme, and they are all big productions.

That is, other TV drama production units cannot complete it alone, and it requires the participation of national forces.

For example, filming TV dramas about national leaders, war TV dramas, and the kind of long-form historical TV dramas with an investment of more than 10 million.

This kind of TV series has a grand scene and a large number of actors, and it may take tens of thousands of people to perform in a group alone.

Of course, this kind of shooting task is not every year, it costs too much, it is difficult to recover the cost, and it is basically a state subsidy, mainly playing a role in publicity.

Once there is such a task, Huaguo TV will take the lead, gather famous directors and actors, and work together to complete the filming task, and the dramas filmed in this way are generally classics.

Zhang Jizhong has participated in the filming of this kind of large-scale production and has certain experience in shooting large-scale scenes.

The script of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is only fifteen episodes, which is not long, but it involves some very interesting martial arts characters, and the heroes in the script have their own code of conduct and abide by the rules.

In the public's impression, chivalrous people often disagree and draw their swords against each other, but this story is different.

Zhang Jizhong pondered for a while, because this story has a bit of humanistic color, and it is more like a martial arts story written by literati.

He knows that Lin Zixuan is famous in the TV circle, and the TV series he has produced have basically been successful, but martial arts dramas do not have much market in China.

This is not to say that the audience doesn't like to watch martial arts dramas, they like to watch martial arts dramas in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

The reason why domestic TV drama production units rarely shoot martial arts dramas is the problem of investment, costume martial arts dramas often require high investment, and the effect of filming is not as good as that of martial arts dramas in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Zhang Jizhong couldn't help but shake his head when he saw that the investment in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was only 1 million.

1 million is more than enough for filming 15 episodes of urban dramas, not to mention martial arts dramas.

He was interested in this kind of subject matter and wanted to try it, but he had to have enough money to get the effect he wanted.

"Mr. Lin, if you want to shoot this drama, you have to invest 5 million. Zhang Jizhong said widely.

After all, Zhang Jizhong is a person who has filmed big productions, and has worked as an economist in the Huaguo TV Drama Production Center for a period of time, and he is very familiar with the cost of filming, so he calculated an account for Lin Zixuan.

Lin Zixuan has never filmed martial arts dramas, he has either made sitcoms or urban emotional dramas, all of which are low-budget small productions.

The only big production I have ever made is "Beijingers in New York", and that is because it will have such a big investment if it is filmed in the United States.

However, he has produced so many TV series, he doesn't know what Zhang Jizhong says, the TV series "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was filmed in the capital, and it can be completed in the film and television base without too many locations.

5 million investment in a 15-episode martial arts drama can't recover the cost at all, right?

It's just that what Zhang Jizhong said is also the truth, to get the desired effect, investment must not be less.

"Director Zhang, up to 3 million, does the martial arts instructor want to find someone from Xiangjiang?" Lin Zixuan counteroffered.

"We don't need Xiangjiang people, we just have our own martial arts instruction, the reason why we couldn't shoot the effect in the past was because there was no fund, the big scenes were burned with money, and we couldn't do anything without money. Zhang Jizhong refused.

Sounds reasonable, I just hope this guy isn't another Jiang Wen.

Since you want to promote "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", you can't be too stingy, and strive to bring a different martial arts drama to the national audience, and there will always be a time to earn it back in the future, but Lin Zixuan still has to think about how to raise funds.

After reading the script of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Zhang Guoli found a role for himself.

He wanted to play a boxing master in Baylor's Mansion, nicknamed "A Lotus", Liu Taibao, although this character is a supporting role, he has a lot of personality, and he is a gangster in the capital.

This person is addicted to gambling and bragging, likes to be nosy, uneven, and loves vanity, thinks about wrong, and is often self-righteous.

Zhang Guoli feels that although this character is a supporting role, it is flesh and blood, full of personality, and very real, which can just form a sharp contrast with the high-ranking emperor.

When the audience sees this character, they will definitely not think of the emperor anymore.

"Okay, it's just this role, there are no more scenes, no less, there is room to play, and it doesn't delay me from filming other scenes. Zhang Guoli decided, "When are you going to turn it on?"

"There's no rush for this, there's still a lot of money missing. Lin Zixuan responded.

"How much is it missing? I have a little spare money here and want to invest it, Mr. Lin's drama must be a big hit, and I can be regarded as making money with it. Wang Zhongjun interjected on the side.

Huayi Advertising Company has obtained advertising orders from major banks in China and has made a lot of money, and there are always millions in hand.

The last time the movie "See You or Leave" failed to invest, this time this TV series can't let go of the opportunity.

"Mr. Wang, I don't get you seriously, I don't have much confidence in this play. Lin Zixuan said sincerely, "I don't know what it will look like, I don't know what it will be." ”

"Mr. Lin, this is out of sight, I will make up for you how much money you lack. Wang Zhongjun said righteously.

He obviously didn't take Lin Zixuan's words to heart, and everyone in the circle knew that the TV series produced by Lin Zixuan had not been compensated.

Even if this TV series really loses, it is still a friendship, and no matter what, it will not suffer. (To be continued.) )