Chapter 060: The first modern urban drama of the Tang Dynasty
"Ding Ling Ling Ling ......"
Hengdu Film and Television City, Huangliang Performing Arts Workshop, Tang Nian's mobile phone on the table rang. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Hello? Lao Chen, how are you talking? ”
"Ah Tang, the negotiation didn't go well, people agreed to sell the film and television adaptation rights, but you have to talk to him in person?"
"What is the reason?"
"The first is that we are worried that we will make a lot of changes in the process of film and television adaptation and ruin other people's works; the second is to use the adaptation right as a bargaining chip to participate; The third is that I want to meet with you, about how to adapt this novel, and talk about it after talking......"
"I know, Lao Chen, you tell him, I'll go over now!"
……
ended his debut in the variety show "Everyday Upward", and Tang Nian returned to Hengdu Film and Television City.
Here, Tang Nian feels that he must be down-to-earth.
Although Tencent Pictures once again held a grand opening ceremony in the imperial capital, taking an office building that was originally affiliated with Orange Red Entertainment as its own, officially changing its name to Tencent Pictures Headquarters, and arranging all the studios of its artists to be included.
Although the Huangliang Performing Arts Workshop was also on the list, the performing arts workshop returned to Hengdu Film and Television City again after attending the opening ceremony.
Tencent Pictures is busy all over the world, and after "Everyday Upward", the company has set up a strong screenwriting team and production department, and signed cooperation agreements with several powerful directors in the industry.
As soon as the screenwriting team was established, they plunged headlong into the novel website of China Literature Group and began to conduct preliminary screening of scripts.
Everything is busy in a tense and orderly manner.
However, Tang Nian has already met with a work, that is, the mud man's "Cohabitation Blog", but unfortunately the copyright of this work and the starting point Chinese network has long expired, and you must talk to the author himself to get the film and television adaptation authorization.
As early as when filming the movie "The White Fox Covering the Coffin at Midnight", Tang Nian had already set his sights on this novel.
The writing is light, and the brilliance of the characters themselves is not outstanding.
The only thing worth noting is that the plot of the novel is very well arranged, interspersed with several lines, telling the story of an ordinary boy and a big star who know and fall in love with each other.
If the identity of the hero and heroine changes, it is a bit similar to South Korea's "Full House of Romance", but there is no bloody scene such as fake marriage.
The male protagonist in the article is called Ding Ning, and the heroine is the big star Han Xueer, they all met by chance in the early stage of the development of the Internet, no matter how brilliant and splendid they are in real life, every time in the dead of night, they will chat lightly, just like each other are friends who have been with each other for many years, although neither of them knows each other's real state in real life, until one day the big star Han Xueer sent an invitation to the male protagonist Ding Ning, entrusting him to manage his blog on his behalf, and the story has entered a wonderful stage.
The actor Ding Ning is a teacher at a city university, with an ordinary appearance, because of his humor, he is surrounded by a group of warblers and swallows.
The heroine star Han Xueer also has suitors around her, and the second male number one who ranks first on the beauty list is surrounded by her.
There is a gap between the two people that seems to be like the difference between heaven and earth in ordinary times, but because the two of them walked into each other little by little, and a lot of things happened in the process, which further warmed up the feelings between each other......
Not only that, but before the male and female protagonists met, there were also many things happening around them. The actor is famous in the online world, and he has also lived an official addiction in real life, and he has an intersection with the strange monk; The heroine herself also has her own topic, her father's image as a think tank, everything she encountered during her time in Chunzhou and during filming, and the Fengcun drama in the final stage, where the two of them worked together, all make this novel inherently possible to be adapted into a TV series!
"It seems that Mr. Tang is the one who has really read my work!"
In the teaching building of a certain university, Tang Nian and Ni Nan, the author of "Cohabitation Blog", as well as Lao Chen, the chief lawyer of Huangliang Performing Arts Workshop, and his two assistants gathered in the living room.
Tang Nian's remarks made the mud man quite emotional.
"As you know, all three of my works are from online novels, because I love online novels very much, and there are many excellent works in them, which I am particularly eager to bring to the screen......"
Tang Nian said sincerely, ignoring the look that Lao Chen on the side desperately handed him.
Lao Chen's hint that he naturally understands that buying film and television adaptation rights is a commercial act in itself, and the more you respect this work, the more the owner itself will sit on the ground and raise the price, which will increase the upfront investment cost invisibly.
Even some writers will shop around, selling high rather than low, so that their early investment will be wasted.
You must know that the production of a film and television work, from the early stage of the project to the start, and then to the script adaptation, material shooting and post-production are all related sets.
When it comes to the stage of purchasing the film and television adaptation rights of the original novel, in fact, the preliminary project has already begun, and the production plan and shooting plan have already been drafted......
Of course, if you plagiarize other people's stories and ideas and shoot cheekily, they can only fight you in court.
Although he didn't lose much money, his reputation was ruined.
Writers themselves are a vulnerable group, and before the press conference of Tencent Pictures' huge program form, as long as the crew has a little power, they dare to practice the script and screenwriter, and the original author does not pay attention to it.
If a film and television production company has a bad reputation for plagiarism, and then wants to talk to other authors about the film and television adaptation rights of the work, it is absolutely impossible.
"Hehe, Producer Chen, I am a writer, and I am most concerned about whether the work can be presented in the best state in film and television works. What I value most is my hard work, and of course it would be better if I could get it out of money...... I can't touch the price here, as long as we can reach an agreement on the intention of adapting the work! I also asked Producer Chen and the two assistants to take a break, and I will talk to Mr. Tang! ”
The mud man naturally saw Lao Chen's actions and couldn't help laughing.
"Mr. Tang, if you were to adapt this novel, what would you be going to do to change it?"
As a writer, the most important thing for the mud man is whether the work will be changed beyond recognition, if so, it is okay not to sell the film and television adaptation rights.
"Clay Man...... Khan, I don't know what your last name is? ”
As soon as he opened his mouth, Tang Nian was very embarrassed, he inquired about some information on the Internet in advance, and knew that Ni Nan Wenqing was in the late stage of his illness, but his real name or something, few people paid attention to it.
"Hahaha...... Just call me a mud man! ”
The mud man looked at Tang Nian's expression and was suddenly happy.
"Mud ...... Okay, mud man, your "Cohabitation Blog" is a good fit for the script, but there are a few places where it might be a little taboo. The first is the identity of the heroine Han Xueer's father, and the national-level think tank identity is a bit sensitive; the second is that Han Xueer went to Chunzhou and provoked the local evil forces, which involves the underworld/Dao, and it cannot appear in film and television works; The third is some fighting in the officialdom, which has too much negative effect......"
"What are you going to do with this?"
Ni Nan naturally understands that there are some places in his works that may cause trouble if they are moved to film and television works, but he also wrote these with his own considerations, combined with some materials accumulated in his real life.
"First, I intend to weaken Han Xue'er's father's background and position it from the perspective of a well-known scholar, without mentioning the identity of a think tank at the national level. The second point is that I would like to change it to a business grudge. Thirdly, I want to weaken the officialdom and limit it to ...... on campus."
For Tang Nian, he has already adapted three online novels, and he naturally has a lot of experience, so he quickly thought of how to deal with it.
In this way, while basically restoring the plot of the novel, it can avoid some minefields of modern urban dramas, so that this pure love work can appear on TV as soon as possible.
That's right, Tang Nian's work is aimed at the TV station!
Now that he has said that his focus will be shifted to the production of TV series, how can it be that at the same time as the movie is a big hit, there is not a single star-rated work.
And the reason why Tang Nian chose modern urban dramas, especially this kind of pure love theme, is because this kind of drama is the most familiar, especially for major TV stations, this kind of pure love drama has no taboos, and no matter how it is broadcast, it will not involve sensitive places.
If modern times let Tang Nian control costume dramas or war dramas, Tang Nian will feel struggling.
What's more, there is too much investment in costume dramas and war dramas, and the 100 million yuan plus the production capacity of Huangliang Performing Arts Workshop can't be eaten at all.
filming costume dramas and war dramas, there are too many characters, and it is easy for the audience to fall into face blindness.
Therefore, it is still a modern urban drama, especially an urban drama with a pure love theme, which is most suitable for the Tang Dynasty at this stage, the banning order of the rivers and lakes has disappeared, there is still 100 million production funds in hand, and a banner like Tencent Pictures is set up behind him, which is absolutely smooth!
Don't underestimate modern urban dramas, although family ethics dramas and bloody love dramas are in the ascendancy, not everyone can control them.
There are some actors, although their faces are very suitable for modern dramas, but they play themselves in any modern drama.
Some actors can play different roles in different modern dramas.
There are also some actors who can control ancient costumes and have superb acting skills, but they can let him take off his ancient costumes and put on modern clothes, and as soon as he walks into the camera, he becomes paralyzed, and his acting skills are completely ......
Although Tang Nian is not worried about this problem, he also does not dare to underestimate modern urban dramas.
This thing is really hard to shoot.
If you shoot well, a drama can make the whole country remember you; If the filming is not good, the ten dramas may not be familiar.
The scene construction of modern urban dramas is also the most cost-effective, but it is also the most testing of the actors' acting skills, because there is no foil to the surrounding environment, and there is no costume props to cooperate with the scene.
Although the character of Ding Ning in "Cohabitation Blog" is very consistent with Tang Nian's character in reality, this role is precisely difficult to control, especially in the face of the heroine Han Xueer's mental process.
If you don't make it, Tang Nian really became facial paralysis......
"Actor, who are you going to find to play? For example, the heroine Han Xueer? ”
The mud man is a real fan of 'Han Xue', and seeing that Tang Nian's points were very much in line with his heart, he almost blurted out that Han Xue starred in it.
However, he also knows that filming is not a playhouse, the actors are all coordinated and arranged, and it is not that the director or a certain creative staff can find whoever they want to play, but if the actor given by Tang Nian is too different from the image of Han Xueer in his mind, he will still ......
"How's this girl?"
Tang Nian smiled slightly, took out his mobile phone, and the girl's photo was displayed on the desktop.
"Tan Songyun!"
The mud man blurted out, with a look of surprise, but suddenly realized that his words and deeds seemed to be too out of line, and quickly restrained himself.
"Are you a fan of her? As far as I know, aren't you the most obsessed with Han Xue? ”
Tang Nian was very keenly aware of the change in the mud man's mood, and glanced up at Lao Chen, both of whom had a strange look on their faces.
Especially Tang Nian, who is a girl's boyfriend, what does he say in his heart, it's really hard to describe......
"I'm very loving...... Let me join, I agreed to the price given by Producer Chen just now, I must be the screenwriter of this TV series! By the way, did you talk to her? ”
The mud man said excitedly.
"Talk...... I suddenly felt that something was wrong with her......"
Tang Nian's heart was even more awkward, and he said with a strange expression.
"Don't, I think it's quite suitable, filming, just pack it, although the first choice in my mind is Han Xue...... Let's talk again! I have a lot of ideas about the script......"
The mud man took Tang Nian's hand, and said with his eyes shining, his expression even more excited.