Lin Qingxia's delicate face immediately put a question mark, Xiao Ran helplessly touched her nose and told her: "Today I have to take a lesson with the screenwriter hired by the company!" ”

"Let's go, I'm curious!" Lin Qingxia's beautiful eyes swept over Xiao Ran's face, and the smile in her eyes did not hide the reason for her curiosity.

It's a good thing that he hasn't had a chance to talk about his intentions, and he can talk about it by the way. didn't hesitate at the moment, Xiao Ran immediately took Lin Qingxia's car and hurried over.

After coming to a classroom in the Baptist Church, Luo Wenqiang, who was in charge of helping to take care of some details of the company, saw them coming, and hurriedly greeted them: "Boss, Manager Wei said that you will come to give a lecture today, and everyone is waiting for you!" ”

Xiao Ran and Lin Qingxia were startled as soon as they stepped into the classroom, the classroom was actually full, and there were some enthusiastic young people everywhere. What made Xiao Ran quite amused was that Wei Jiahui, the king of screenwriters, as well as You Hai and You Zhi, all sat honestly at the desk, putting on a deferential look.

As soon as Luo Wenqiang saw Xiao Ran and Lin Qingxia's expressions, he immediately explained with a smile: "Most of them here are students from the Baptist Communication Film Department, and they really want to come over to listen to the class, so they ......"

It's not that Xiao Ran hasn't seen such a battle, but seeing reporters is obviously different from the current situation. This is in class, and what especially embarrassed him is that Wei Jiahui and You Hai, the two screenwriters who are definitely the top three screenwriters in Hong Kong, are also below, which is ......

However, fortunately, Xiao Ran's face is not as thin as he imagined, or it is better to say that he has become accustomed to such an identity and status since coming to this era. So, he walked up to Wei Jiahui and You Hai under the attention of the students in the classroom, and deliberately lowered his tone: "Xiaobao, why are you here!" ”

"Hehe, I'd love to learn your screenwriting skills, so I'll listen to it!" Wei Jiahui squeezed his eyebrows at Xiao Ran, making him angry and angry.

Seeing that there was no way to convince Wei Jiahui, Xiao Ran reluctantly stepped onto the podium. Lin Qingxia sat on the chair brought by Luo Wenqiang on the side, her eyes flashed with a strange light, staring at Xiao Ran intently, and her expression seemed to be a monster from Mars.

"Uh, hello students!" Xiao Ran reluctantly forced himself to say this very polite sentence: "This, I shouldn't have stood here today." You know, Wei Jiahui's screenwriting ability is stronger than me! ”

"Screenwriter Xiao, don't be humble anymore, your script is really well written, and it sells so much, there must be some secret!" A rather delicate student with a loud voice jumped up and shouted.

Xiao Ran sweats wildly! His secret is plagiarism, can this be said? However, it doesn't matter, since he promised to come to power, he naturally has material in his chest, otherwise he wouldn't be stupid enough to make a fool of himself! Looking at the student, Xiao Ran quickly realized that the reason why he was valued was entirely because he had not missed a single script so far. In this day and age, the box office is really everything!

After cleaning up his emotions a little, he cleared his throat and glanced at Lin Qingxia, who was smiling on the side, and then said: "Actually, there is no secret to writing a script, if you have to say that there is any secret, then I think there may only be an analysis of the film market!" ”

"It's important to have an accurate and careful market analysis to help us understand what genres are trending and are likely to generate high box office revenues. What theme is more unpopular, but it is easy to create a box office dark horse! As soon as Xiao Ran said this, he saw the delicate-looking student raising his hand in a loud voice.

He nodded to the student and held out his hand for a moment, signaling that he could ask a question. The student stood up and said with a smile: "Screenwriter Xiao, my name is Lou Wen, and I am from the directing department. I would like to ask, why is it more popular at the moment, and why can an unpopular theme become a dark horse at the box office? ”

Xiao Ran gradually entered the state now, and nodded to the student with a slight smile in appreciation: "You asked a good question, this is exactly what I hope to be able to remind you." Any subject matter is actually a potential power, as long as you have a magic pen that transforms decay into magic, you can make the subject glow. ”

"Although this is not modest, for the sake of convenience, I will take "The True Color of Heroes" as an example." Xiao Ran smiled confidently, just because he had every reason to be confident: "It is called a hero film by film critics, and it is a school of thought." However, if we analyze it carefully, in fact, this is still a gangster theme in the final analysis! Before the release of this film, we all saw whether the gangster theme was popular, and after that, it is also very strong evidence. ”

"While "True Colors of Heroes" became popular, comedy and love can also become blockbusters. This proves that in fact, there is always more than one genre that screenwriters can choose, and any genre has the opportunity to become more popular. In fact, as long as there is a certain theme on the market, this kind of theme must be popular, as long as the screenwriter can use the pen in his hand to write well, it is also a blockbuster. Moreover, before we have the ability to predict the future, no one knows what will be more popular tomorrow. So, only the current more popular, not only a single subject matter is popular! ”

"And the unpopular theme, this is definitely a very wonderful choice. It's like betting on a horse, you can choose the best odds, and if you succeed, the profit is great. Moreover, there is actually no unpopular theme, but there are no other themes that are more popular for a while. Therefore, when you choose this so-called unpopular theme, you can give full play to your screenwriting ability, and then meet a suitable director, and the unpopular can become popular in your hands in minutes! ”

Lin Qingxia looked at Xiao Ran, who was very confident in her gestures on the stage, and the gorgeous light in her eyes became more and more vibrant. Speaking of this, Xiao Ran smiled slightly and made a summary: "To put it simply, no matter what subject matter you do, you need to be able to think what others can't think, so that success will belong to you!" ”

I saw that the students in the audience all nodded thoughtfully, and Lou Wen stood up again and asked, "May I ask Screenwriter Xiao, what do you mean?" Is the screenwriter more important than the director? If it's an unpopular theme, the screenwriter writes a good script, but the director fails to shoot it well, what should I do? ”

"I think you probably know that I've already directed a film and I'll be seeing you soon." Xiao Ran smiled and took the opportunity to advertise, and then replied: "I am a screenwriter and a director." If you ask me, what is more important? I think the answer I can give is that both are the most important, or perhaps the most important thing is if they can have a perfect tacit understanding! ”

Xiao Ran's last sentence is definitely not a joke, if the screenwriter and director are a perfect match, it is really terrible. In the future, You Hai wrote the script for Du Qifeng, and the tacit cooperation between the two was almost perfect. Later, without the script of You Hai, it was difficult for Du Qifeng to export good works. Without the director Du Qifeng, the script written by You Hai would not be played at all.

"The screenwriter is the foundation of a play, the foundation of the building, and the director is the soul. The relationship between the two may be dominated by the screenwriter or the director, which depends on the style and special surnames of both parties. However, one thing is certain, these two are the key to determining whether a film is good or not. So, in order to determine the success of the film, the two must help each other. ”

"I'm going to talk about my script writing ideas!" Xiao Ran smiled slightly, his eyes swept from the smiling Lin Qingxia to Wei Jiahui and You Hai, and now he was not at all timid. Even if Wei Jiahui is the king of screenwriters, he doesn't need to worry too much about it, because in fact, he is indeed more famous than Wei Jiahui at present.

"In fact, the current screenwriting system is abnormal, if it continues, Hong Kong films will die indirectly because of this sooner or later." As soon as Xiao Ran's words were released, they immediately caused an uproar in the hall, and Wei Jiahui and others were also shocked. For a while, the classroom was full of chaotic roars, and a student with eyes stood up and asked: "Screenwriter Xiao, I am studying screenwriting (I don't know if the Baptist Association teaches screenwriting, and if there is), are your words too alarmist?" ”

"By no means alarmist!" Xiao Ran's expression is very solemn now, and people really dare not ignore it: "Script has always been the most critical part of film production, whether it is Hollywood or Europe, the power of script has been the most critically valued." In Hong Kong, scripts are often overridden by actors and directors, as long as they are slightly bigger, they have the right to change the script, and the director can change the script at any time! ”

"You tell me, since the director can change the script at will, what else do you want us screenwriters to do? Is the director more professional than the screenwriter? Xiao Ran's tone was extremely harsh and pressed the students in the entire classroom, and under his gaze, he found that many students had gathered outside the classroom.

"In the case of the script being despised by the screenwriter, the screenwriter also lacks sufficient status and remuneration!" Xiao Ran smiled coldly, this can be regarded as speaking to the hearts of the vast majority of screenwriters, except for a very few gold medal screenwriters like Xiao Ran in this era, the low status is recognized: "If you can't train enough good screenwriters, or if you have them, they will be lost because of treatment, and if the cycle continues, will anyone enter the industry?" ”

"Or do everyone think that there is no screenwriter, or there is no good screenwriter, the director can have fun, and the film company invests in making films?" Xiao Ran sneered and walked around the week, asking rhetorically in a very sarcastic tone. Everyone showed a look of frustration, even Wei Jiahui had a look of surprise on his face, obviously they all thought of the consequences of not having a good screenwriter!

With a light smile, Xiao Ran's tone couldn't hide the infinite irony: "In fact, there are very few screenwriters in Hong Kong who can really be called good screenwriters, and the vast majority of them are not competent screenwriters." Therefore, the current status and treatment are not without roots. ”

This bombshell once again caused the students to be in an uproar and troubled by it. Xiao Ran is determined to solve the old problem of ignoring the script in Hong Kong films this time, and solving this point is already a big progress. Even if it is not solved, as long as the seeds can be planted in this class of screenwriters, it is worth a thousand dollars.

"I admit that we Hong Kong screenwriters have creativity, but creativity is just a good start, and it is not everything!" Xiao Ran's tone is getting more and more severe, and at this moment he has fully devoted himself to this lecture: "In a rigorous film, the logical and reasonable surnames of the plot are extremely important. ”

"If we need to write a costume drama, then we should at least look up all the information and figure out the background! Try your best to make the audience feel real, not just messing around! Of course, if it's a very nonsensical comedy itself, then we can let go of everything and enjoy it. ”

"Details, what the current script lacks is details!" Xiao Ran waved his hand violently, looking at You Hai in the audience, the only thing that can do a good job of details in Hong Kong is You Hai: "Without enough details, a film will be like a skeleton, without flesh and blood, without a plump feeling!" Can't convince people enough. ”

Looking at the students and phantom screenwriters who were quietly listening to him in the audience, Xiao Ran smiled and said lightly: "I just said a lot of digressions, now I'll talk about my views on script creation." ”

The people in the audience were still stunned, all of them were stunned by Xiao Ran's words, and they were all thoughtful. At this time, hearing that Xiao Ran wanted to introduce his creative experience, he quickly got rid of his original thinking and entered the state.

Xiao Ran sorted out his thoughts, and he always felt that Fang Cai was not clear enough. However, there are some things that cannot be said now, and it is not yet the time. But the following paragraph doesn't take much into account, he has to figure out his thoughts clearly: "I think the most important thing in script creation is four words, surprisingly winning!" This strange refers to the plot to dig out the hollow and think out of the novel or get rid of the cliché. ”

"Second, don't try to reuse old bridges. Although sometimes some routines are eternal, we can create some fresh tricks on the specific plot. Third, the audience never likes to be fooled, so the conductor must be used in the conception of the plot. Fourth, don't be afraid to waste time looking up information to enrich the details, because only the details are the means that can really retain the audience! ”

(4 chapters updated every week)

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