Script: "The White Fox Cover of the Midnight Owner". Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Plot line: Hu Shuntang, who has just graduated from college, received a notice of his adoptive father's death, he rushed back to his hometown Guangfu Town, encountered all kinds of strange phenomena, and finally found the real culprit after a lot of hardships, but he also stepped into a profession that few people in the world know.

Main characters: Hu Shuntang, Liu Zhenming, Yan Ye, Hu Miao, Zhan Tianya, Tang Tianan, Hu Shuntang, Meng Po.

Main scenes: Guangfu Town, coffin shop, cemetery, police station.

Genre: Horror? Thriller? Suspense films? Drama/Feature Film.

Status: Script in progress.

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Huangliang Performing Arts Workshop, the reorganized conference room on the second floor, has become an exclusive space for script writing.

With the increasing fame of Huangliang Performing Arts Workshop in Hengdu Film and Television City, and with the increasing number of contracted extras, the original functions of Huangliang Performing Arts Workshop must be changed.

Several three- and four-story buildings near the performing arts workshop have been taken down and become accommodation areas for its artists.

As for the abandoned underground parking lot that was famous in Hengdu Film and Television City earlier, it was also rented by Huangliang Performing Arts Workshop for a long time and evolved into an activity space exclusive to the artists of Huangliang Performing Arts Workshop.

Of course, this place does not exclude other extras from coming, but especially welcomes new actors.

After all, the tempering of acting skills requires collective wisdom, and if you figure it out alone, the space and magnitude of improvement and progress are far less than the wisdom of the masses.

Perhaps, the shackles that you can't break through after thinking hard are easy in the eyes of others; What you think is an easy emotional release has become an amazing performance in the eyes of others......

Today, with the fame of Huangliang Performing Arts Workshop, with the cumulative broadcast volume of "The First Chaos in History" exceeding 600 million, there is an endless stream of extras who come to visit, and there are more than 12 signed artists under the Performing Arts Workshop, which basically monopolize the role of the crew of Hengdu Film and Television City, and even become an indispensable and important role in some little-known crews, especially the actors who participated in "The First Chaos in History" in the early stage, and they have played the leading roles in the filming of the online drama in full bloom......

Because Tencent Pictures, under the manipulation of Mr. Bai, all the focus was on acquiring the shares of Orange Red Entertainment, and the company was all in a state of dormant contraction, and it disappeared for a while.

However, Bai Yiji attaches great importance to the company's Huangliang Performing Arts Workshop, and when he learned that Tang Nian was preparing to shoot the first film he initiated, he dispatched all the screenwriting departments and legal departments of the company to the Huangliang Performing Arts Workshop.

The arrival of seven or eight experienced old men has really increased the speed of film preparation.

The three-storey building of Huangliang Performing Arts Workshop also took this opportunity to readjust its functions.

The third floor is still the decision-making and conference center, the second floor has been transformed from the original accommodation area into a functional area for screenwriters, legal affairs, producers, brokers, etc., and the first floor has been transformed from the original rest area into a reception area for the outside world.

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"No, I'm going crazy if it goes on like this!"

In the conference room on the second floor, there was a sudden hysterical shout, but the passing staff did not react in the slightest, because they were used to it.

And this strange state of sometimes arguing and sometimes being silent has been going on in the conference room for a full week!

It's all because of the script creation of "The White Fox Cover of the Midnight Owner", which made several senior screenwriters and original authors Tang Xiaohao from Tencent Pictures headquarters fall into a state of madness.

Before this, no one thought that script creation was so difficult, and Tang Xiaohao, the original author who had no screenwriting experience, almost went on strike because of this.

It's all a script, a script, a play, this sentence has not been experienced until now Tang Nian!

Whether it is script creation or script adaptation, it is too difficult, and it is impossible to perceive it at all if it is not deeply experienced.

As the author of the original work, Tang Xiaohao is very confident in the story, and at the sincere invitation of the Huangliang Performing Arts Workshop, he quickly nodded and agreed to the invitation of the chief screenwriter, and quickly came to Hengdu Film and Television City.

hit it off with Tang Nian, who is a book lover, and the two quickly sorted out a clear line of the story, and with the help of Er Nian, a contracted screenwriter under Huangliang Performing Arts Workshop, they created the first version of the script, and it took a day and a half to finally finalize the general script.

But with the arrival of the screenwriting team composed of senior screenwriters led by Gao Nianshu sent by the headquarters, the scripts that Tang Nian and Tang Xiaohao thought were full of sincerity were devalued as worthless.

"I can tell you clearly, a script like yours can't even pass the initial optoelectronic filing!"

"According to your script, the investment is less than 50 million, and the pre-shooting cannot be carried out at all!"

"If you insist on filming according to this script, I guarantee that you will not be able to get a public screening permit!"

“……”

So, after a fierce quarrel, the conference room on the second floor was requisitioned as a public script writing room, and the progress of the creation of the movie script on the notice board was completely at a standstill, and the genre of the movie also changed from horror to thriller...... all the way to a suspense film.

And the remarks on the right side of the suspense film have also become feature films and feature films.

At this moment, it is the middle of August, and the howl just now was issued by the screenwriter Er Nian.

At this moment, a literary and artistic young man with long flowing hair has completely wandered on the verge of schizophrenia after experiencing the pressure of this whole week.

After Er Nian let out a howl, he found that no one in the entire creation room should be with him, and they were all standing in their own creative area, looking in a trance...... He scratched at his chicken-coop hair, trying to see through the room.

With himself, as well as Tang Nian, there were a total of twelve people in the entire conference room.

Tang Nian and Gao Nian books, but also the original author Tang Xiaohao is responsible for the script outline and plot selection, and the remaining seven people, including Er Nian, are responsible for the creation of storyboards.

The other two, one is a professional producer, named Changshan, who is responsible for the preliminary review of the script and the estimation of the investment amount, with the ultimate goal of reducing the shooting cost as much as possible while ensuring the excitement of the story. The other is named Wang Xiaoshan, I heard that he is Bai Yiji's right-hand man, a senior film producer in the industry, and his main role is to type the script back...... Wrongly, it is responsible for reviewing the degree of connection between the plot of the script and the real world, so as to avoid the script creating unconsciously entering the minefield and forbidden area.

In front of Tang Nian, Gao Nianshu and Tang Xiaohao, there is an electronic board, the plot line of the story is at the top, the characters before and after, the relationship between the characters, the advancement of the plot line, the sorting of plot loopholes, and the controversial plot blocks are all listed on it.

In front of the seven of them, there is a storyboard script creation platform that is placed at a 26-degree angle, responsible for the creation of the set plot blocks, and the design of shots and filming scenes.

Chang Shan is responsible for the cost accounting of the storyboard created by Er Nian and others, such as scene construction, costume props, shooting equipment, and behind-the-scenes staff.

As for Wang Xiaoshan, he wandered around the script writing room, and the storyboard scripts of Er Nian and others could only come to Changshan's work interface after he saw them, and Wang Xiaoshan's main thing was to stand next to Tang Nian and others to conduct risk assessment of some plots.

"Ernian, what are you in a daze? Hurry up and get these storyboard scripts right, this is decided, and the creation of the script is equivalent to 90% completion! ”

After reviewing the storyboard script that Er Nian had just drawn, Wang Xiaoshan transferred the storyboard script to Chang Shan, but when he turned around, he found that Er Nian was still stunned, and he couldn't help but speak out.

“90%？ So fast? Isn't it said that there are still a few key lines before and after that can't be set? Looks like I'm going to have to speed up......"

Er Nian glanced at the plot creation progress on the electronic board, and found that the green color was close to completion, and he suddenly became energetic, leaned over and entered the work state.

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"Hu Shuntang entered Guangfu Town and met Yan Ye...... White fox murder incidents are frequent, and the five women of the Hu family's new generation of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth die one after another, and the case is confusing...... As the number of dead people increases and the range of suspects narrows......"

"Hiding the plot line, ancestor Tang Wu opened the coffin for the Hu family...... The grudge between the blind man and the coffin opener...... The tragic ...... of the descendants of Tang Wu Shioye's ill-fated ...... Zhan Tianya Transport faked his death ...... Yan Ye"

"Case within a case: The death of Tang Tianan...... Hu Shunfu's death...... True and False White Fox ......"

In the middle of the ring, Wang Xiaoshan, Tang Nian, Gao Nianshu, and Tang Xiaohao stood still in front of the electronic board and began to sort out the final plot.

"From the very beginning of the horror film to the current suspense film, for the storyline, I really tried my best!"

"Before this, I really didn't expect that script adaptation would be more difficult than script creation, if it weren't for Tang Nian's respect for the original work, I think ...... I'm out of here! ”

Tang Xiaohao followed the main line of the story, linked the characters to the hidden plot line one by one, and after combing it through, he shook his head with a wry smile, his expression was very tired, and he was close to the edge of brain explosion after a whole week of super mental operation.

"Well, arranged like this, as long as there are no problems in post-production, there are no loopholes in the plot at all! It's just that such a plot arrangement, even if it is a rudimentary editing, the amount of information in it is large enough, and it is very brain-burning! ”

"This kind of brain-consuming suspense drama is generally not very high at the box office, because more than 70% of the audience walks into the cinema to seek relaxation......"

"From the perspective of story alone, the removal of more than 90% of the horror and thriller elements has fully covered the audience of this type of movie. Then the attraction of this movie itself to the audience lies in the opening of the coffin, murder and solving the case, curses and grudges over the years, which are handled well, it is a movie above the standard. But this type of movie is not suitable for the Chinese New Year, if you can, you should choose to release it in November, the best time. It's just that the actor ......"

Gao Nianshu rubbed his temples with a faint pain and analyzed it from the script level.

After a week-long script adaptation, he was confident in the film, but because it was a modern suspense film, he had concerns about the actor's ability to control the characters in the script.

"We set the time background of this story in the 80s of the last century, that is, when the reform and opening up had just begun, which is very flattering, that is, to avoid the forbidden area that time touches in advance, and also to greatly increase the curiosity of the audience in the new era of ignorance and early opening! Tang Nian plays the protagonist Hu Shuntang, I personally agree very much, but for the character of 'Liu Zhenming', I suggest that you find an artist with a very positive image and resume to play it...... Finally, I would like to mention that the person who opened the coffin at the beginning of the story must compress the length to avoid being stuck by the General Administration of Optoelectronics; The transportation at the end of the story fakes the death of the salt master, and if it can avoid rising to the national level, try to avoid it! The exterior and internal structure of the hive are as simple as possible, and it is best to bring ...... one line at a time."

After following up for a week, Wang Xiaoshan was also exhausted, and he finally explained and suggested some hidden dangers in the script.

"How about this ending? I created it based on Tang Nian's description of the story's understanding! ”

At this time, Er Nian drew the last storyboard and put it in front of several people.

On the storyboard script, a honeycomb-like hive expands in the field of vision, and then the field of vision enters the inside of the hive, in a medical room, Yan Ye and Meng Po wake up, Zhan Tianya stretched out his hand with a smile on his face, and the five-pointed star logo on his chest was particularly eye-catching, and finally froze.

"Just this one lens, the shooting budget, will add an additional 200,000! Or is it a pure post-production expense......"

Chang Shan took the storyboard script, looked at it for a while, then closed his eyes and thought for a while, and gave a cold number.

"According to this script, what is the approximate amount of the initial budget for filming?"

This is Tang Nian's first film work, and it is also Tang Nian's first time as a producer, and he is most concerned about the shooting budget.

The entire script creation, in fact, has become very rapid because of Tang Nian's 'Huangliang One Dream' ability, and even some scenes and character lines that the original author Tang Xiaohao can't determine are quickly embodied with Tang Nian's participation.

The storyboard script created according to Tang Nian's instructions won the praise of the original author Tang Xiaohao and the senior screenwriter Gao Nianshu.

Even some scenes that even Tang Xiaohao, the author of the original book, may not be able to describe clearly, have quickly become clear and certain because of Tang Nian's participation.

"The preliminary budget, the cost of light shooting, is conservatively estimated to be 8 million, the post-production will be at least 6 million, the actor's salary will be 3 million, and the publicity and roadshow will be 2 million...... Twenty million, twenty million is a conservative number! ”

Looking at Tang Nian's face that was getting worse and worse, Chang Shan gritted his teeth and said without hesitation.

Suspense films are different from modern comedies, its scene construction and sets, plus the consumption of equipment and costumes and props, is a staggering number, and this kind of film with a hint of thriller, post-production is also a golden hole.

"Can you compress it a little more? My investment budget is only 500 ...... Ten million! My own salary is not ......."

Tang Nian finally sighed and struggled to say.

I really don't know if I don't do it, and I don't know if I do it, I thought that movie shooting was a very simple thing, nothing more than an upgraded version of a TV series like "The First Chaos in History", but who knew that the stage of script adaptation had already made Tang Nian feel a lot of pressure.

In particular, the story of "White Fox Covering" is the most basic volume of the novel "The Man Who Opened the Coffin at Midnight".

But even so, the adapted script in this story also involved a lot of scene construction and post-special effects processing, which suddenly pushed the production cost to more than 10 million, coupled with Tang Nian's reluctance to give up some plot lines and the insistence of the original author Tang Xiaohao, the entire script was created, and the overall shooting cost plus post-production and publicity and release easily broke through to 20 million, and it may not be able to hold it.

"Tang Nian, Mr. Bai gave me a word before I came, because the super web drama "The First Chaos in History" has played an immeasurable role in the development of Tencent Pictures, and Mr. Bai instructed me to bring 20 million funds, and there are two ways to use it......"

Wang Xiaoshan weighed it again and again, and out of confidence in a good script, he said what Bai Yiji had told him.

"A good script is the last word...... So, three days later, we had a collective meeting to try to get the film on file! ”

Listening to Wang Xiaoshan's words, Tang Nian frowned, and after half a sound, he finally made up his mind.

This movie, no matter what, Tang Nian has to be filmed, around this goal, everything else can be discussed!