Chapter 43: Difficulties (Kneeling and begging for recommendation votes)
"Hello, Producer Lu, I'm Xia Bing, I didn't disturb your work! It's not for the sake of starring, it's like this, I have a good script on hand, I want you to take the time to take a look, the screenwriter is Jiang Lin, uh, there are no other works before, but he actually wrote a lot of scripts in private, I can assure you, this script is wonderful enough, as long as you read it, you will definitely like it, oh, okay, you are busy. ”
Damn, Xia Bing put down the phone in her hand in frustration, and after flipping through the script of "Huanzhu Gege" in a hurry, she immediately took action after preliminarily completing the cooperation with Hanhai Records, thinking about sending the script to the director and producer who had dealt with her before, but as soon as others heard that the script was written by a complete newcomer, they either said that they were busy or euphemistically suggested that they should send the script to their film and television company, in short, they sent her directly, and they didn't bother to pay attention to her at all.
She is not surprised by this, there are not many people in China, on the basis of a massive population, there are naturally many things, there are hundreds of film and television scripts produced every day, so many scripts, just ask the directors and producers where they have the time and mood to casually read the scripts submitted by someone.
Of course, famous screenwriters can be an exception, as long as others slap the script on the table, there will immediately be a bunch of producers rushing to pay money to sign the contract.
But if you are a newcomer, unless you have special connections, you can only submit to the script collection channels open to the film and television company.
If the script is well written, then after layers of review, the script will be handed over to the producer, and the decision will be made to determine whether to shoot.
However, as expected, it was expected that he had been rejected more than ten times in a row, and it was obviously impossible not to feel disappointed and discouraged in his heart.
If you lie and say that the script was written by a well-known screenwriter, it should be able to arouse the interest of producers and directors, but this kind of thing is obviously not something that can be done so lightly, the quality of the script is excellent, no one will mind, but once the script is bad, the consequences of being exposed to lie are undoubtedly offended by the other party, and the circle of the film and television industry is big and small, which will inevitably have an adverse impact on Jiang Lin's future development.
In fact, even if she has read the script, she still has no bottom on the level of "Huanzhu Gege", and she says that actors and agents should have the vision to choose scripts, but in fact, there are very few actors and agents who have the vision to choose scripts, otherwise there will be no big-name actors who have a large number of scripts to choose from, and every time they appear in bad movies and bad dramas.
As a graduate of Yenching University of Media and Communication majoring in public relations, let her deal with people, business negotiations, crisis public relations, naturally no problem, these are her strengths, but let her judge the quality of a script, well, in the case of not watching videos, just watching scripts, that is undoubtedly beyond her ability.
Therefore, of course she didn't dare to deliver the script to people in a lying way, it's nothing now, and after Jiang Lin becomes famous, once the news spreads, there may be some negative impact.
But she is really unwilling to send the script to the film and television company like this, speaking of which, the reason why she is bent on delivering the script to a producer who has dealt with her is that she hopes to hear the true evaluation of the script of "Huanzhu Gege" from the other party, if the script is well written, of course it is a good thing, and there is no need to be disappointed if the script is written badly.
It's just that now it seems that Xia Bing herself has no hope anyway, her plan has obviously failed, and it is only in vain to persist in it.
Maybe it's time to change the way, so should you go directly to the door to block the producer? Xia Bing was a little hesitant, if Jiang Lin's script was excellent, she would definitely have no hesitation, but she didn't know the bottom in her heart, no one wanted to be bored, and with Jiang Lin's current screenwriting qualifications, it would be good if those producers could politely receive themselves, expecting them to read the script on the spot and tell them whether the script was good or bad, it was tantamount to a fool's dream, more often than not, she couldn't see the other party's shadow at all and was sent out of the front desk.
Or is it said that a dead horse is a live horse doctor, with an attitude of giving it a try, he throws scripts to various film and television companies, as long as they are interested, they will definitely contact him, and on the contrary, he can also give Jiang Lin an explanation.
But.
"I said Sister Bing, as my agent, can't you have a little confidence in me? This is not conducive to the development of your work, you know, it is likely that because of your lack of confidence in me, the interests of the guide will be damaged, which is not good! ”
Jiang Lin's words flashed in his mind, Xia Bing bit his lip tightly, that's right, Jiang Lin hasn't proven his talent and strength in the field of screenwriting, but he is his agent, shouldn't he believe in his artist as an agent?
Of course not, Xia Bing exhaled, his eyes were resolute, no matter what, at least before proving that Jiang Lin did not have the talent of screenwriting, he had to go all out to sell the script, this is the attitude that an agent should have.
With a decision in his heart, Xia Bing no longer hesitated, and immediately went straight to Hanhai Film and Television.
As a large-scale film and television company, Hanhai Film and Television's film and television department is undoubtedly quite large, including the TV drama division, the film division and the cinema division, of which the TV drama division is the largest, in addition to the internal publicity department, entertainment marketing department, new media strategic development department and other departments, The most important thing is that there are five studio teams formed with two major producers and three directors as the core, and they are almost fully responsible for the company's TV drama production.
Xia Bing's goal is the two major producers and three directors of the Hanhai Film and Television Drama Division, hoping to directly hand over the script to the hands of five people, and it doesn't matter if it is not handed over to five people, it is also a victory to make the script appear on the desk of the five people later.
"Bingbing, I can help hand the notebook to Director Hou's desk, but what about the rest? It must have been that I was scolded by Director Hou first, and then your script was thrown into the trash, and I was scolded, I can say that I was negligent for a while, the problem is that it is meaningless. ”
When Xia Bing found an acquaintance who worked as a film and television planner in the team of director Hou Ruiqi's studio, the other party immediately shook his head with a smile as soon as he heard her introduction.
"Why don't you even read the script and assert it? What's wrong with the newcomers, those famous screenwriters who didn't start from the newcomers, there are also geniuses among the newcomers. Xia Bing said indignantly, although even she didn't believe how good the script Jiang Lin wrote, but hearing that others directly rejected Jiang Lin without even reading the script made her feel very uncomfortable.
"Of course, there are geniuses among newcomers, but it also depends on the specific situation, relatively speaking, film screenwriters are obviously easier to produce geniuses, but TV series are different, due to the long relationship, it is difficult for newcomers who have just entered the industry to write the script well, especially this kind of historical theme, which has extremely high requirements for the screenwriter's own literacy." Fan Zhe shook his head again.
Xia Bing was suddenly dumbfounded, thinking of Jiang Lin's age of less than eighteen, even if he had the heart to refute for a while, he couldn't find a sufficient reason.
Despite this, she did not give up lightly, but continued to find a way to deliver it to the two producers and the three directors.
"Hello, Director Lu, my Xiao Xia, I have a very good script in my hand, do you have time to read it?" stayed in Hanhai Film and Television for an afternoon, and was finally caught by Xia Bing and stopped director Lu Shuhua, the core TV drama director of Hanhai Film and Television, who has directed three dramas for Hanhai Film and Television, and is good at the theme of military resistance against Japanese aggression.
"Oh, who wrote the script? Have you ever worked before? Lu Shuhua said casually, he had such an impression of Xia Bing, so he didn't directly refuse to leave.
"Jiang Lin, I have written a lot in private, but there are no works that have been broadcast on the stars." Xia Bing hurriedly said.
"So, what type of script is it, and what is the name of the play?" Lu Shuhua frowned.
""Huanzhu Gege", historical theme, Director Lu, this is the script." Xia Bing hurriedly handed the script in his hand to Lu Shuhua.
"Well, I'll study the script carefully, and then tell you the final result." Lu Shuhua said noncommittally.
"Oh, thank you Director Lu, this is my business card, waiting for your call 24 hours a day." Xia Bing tried his best to hold back the surprise in his heart, took out his business card and handed it to Lu Shuhua.
"Hmm." Lu Shuhua nodded, and then strode away.
"It's said that Director Lu is more ruthless, which is a bit unexpected!" Xia Bing had a smile on his face.
After waiting for a while, he didn't stop several other directors and producers, thinking that he had successfully submitted the script to Lu Shuhua, Xia Bing simply left.
"Hey, here's my business card." When passing a trash can at the corner staircase, Xia Bing, who was brisk in her steps, suddenly caught a glimpse of a very familiar business card on the cement floor next to the trash can.
Could it be? Xia Bing felt a sigh in his heart, a bad thought flashed in his mind, and he hurriedly looked into the trash can, and sure enough, he saw a stack of thick A4 paper bound into a book, and the word "Gege" was clearly displayed on the cover.
Seeing this scene, Xia Bing didn't know what was going on, and kicked the trash can in a fit of rage.
After venting, she left Hanhai Film and Television without any nostalgia, no matter what, as long as she was not really vetoed by professionals, she would not give up her efforts.