Chapter 125: Joining the Screenwriter

After the publicity of the treasure island ended, Lin Zhimo immediately returned to Xia Hai by plane, because "like fog, like rain and like wind" was about to start filming.

However, on the first day that Lin Zhimo came to the crew to report, Lin Zhimo received news that the script was going to be changed.

"Director Zhao, what's going on, why do you suddenly have to change the script?" Lin Zhimo came to Zhao Baogang's office with the new script and asked.

Zhao Baogang seemed to have just been angry, and said impatiently: "You don't have to think about it so much, just act according to the new script." ”

Lin Zhimo opened his mouth and was about to speak, when the door of the office was pushed open, and then an angry voice came in: "Zhao Baogang, what did you mean on the phone just now!" Aren't you fooling around? What about the depth of the script? Where's the depth? ”

The one who came in was a middle-aged man with a dark complexion and an unremarkable appearance, and Lin Zhimin knew that it was Zhang Youchen, the screenwriter of the play.

Zhang Youchen couldn't help but be stunned when he saw Lin Zhimo, but before he could react, Zhao Baogang also slapped the table: "What's wrong with me!" Will anyone watch it like before? ”

When Zhang Youchen heard this, he immediately forgot about Lin Zhimo, and said without giving in: "How can no one watch!" A show like yours that only has love and love will not be watched! If you want to shoot idol dramas, why choose dramas from the thirties and forties, isn't it better to shoot modern dramas!? ”

Lin Zhimo saw that the two of them were glaring at each other and neither of them would back down, so he hurriedly said: "Director Zhao, screenwriter Zhang, don't be angry, don't be angry, is there anything to sit down and talk slowly, this can't solve the problem, right?" ”

Lin Zhimo moved a chair and said to Zhang Youchen: "Come on, screenwriter Zhang, you sit, do you want to drink saliva?" ”

Lin Zhimo greeted Zhang Youchen as courteously as a host.

Zhang Youchen sat on the chair angrily and complained to Lin Zhimo: "Lin Zhimo, what do you say Director Zhao is this?" The script was all determined, the actors were all found, and the script had to be changed again...... If it's a reprocessing of the script to make it better, it's okay, but as a result, all the original in-depth things have been deleted, Zhao Baogang, what do you mean? ”

The more he talked, the more angry he became, Zhang Youchen couldn't help but stand up again and yelled at Zhao Baogang.

"Eliminate gas, eliminate gas!" Lin Zhimo hurriedly pressed Zhang Youchen on the chair, and at the same time persuaded: "Screenwriter Zhang, don't you know, isn't this the fate of our screenwriters, affected by this and that, if a script is not changed ninety-nine eighty-one times, can you still take the true scriptures?" ”

Zhang Youchen was amused by Lin Zhimo's words, in fact, he was not really angry, how could he not know the status of a screenwriter after so many years of being a screenwriter, and a change like Zhao Baogang was already light. However, he was curious that Lin Zhimo said, "Let's write screenwriters", so he asked: "Zhimo, do you know about screenwriters too?" ”

Zhao Baogang also came out from behind the desk, sat on the sofa and asked strangely: "Yes, how do you say 'you screenwriters'?" ”

Lin Zhimo smiled: "I am really a screenwriter, and the movie 'Seventeen-Year-Old Bicycle' shot by director Wang Xiaoshuai a while ago was co-written by the two of us. ”

After so many years in the entertainment industry, Lin Zhimo naturally knows when to be modest and when to be public. Now is not the time to show how humble you are, and you should be generous about your experience.

Sure enough, when they heard that Lin Zhimo had participated in the screenwriting of a movie script, both of them changed their views on Lin Zhimo, Zhang Youchen's surname was straight, and he asked directly: "Then Zhimo, you say, tell me your opinion on these two scripts, is the new script not as good as the original script?" ”

Lin Zhimo smiled bitterly: "Screenwriter Zhang......"

Zhang Youchen waved his hand and said pretending to be displeased: "What is the screenwriter called, just call Brother Chen, there are not so many twists and turns in the Northeast." After speaking, he glanced at Zhao Baogang defiantly, obviously this was to pull Lin Zhimo into his camp.

Zhao Baogang smiled slightly, completely ignoring Zhang Youchen's small actions, the cooperation for so long has made the two of them very familiar with each other, he knows that Zhang Youchen said this just because of his surname, so he didn't have any bad intentions.

Lin Zhimo had no choice but to shout: "Brother Chen! Let's put it this way, in fact, I am in favor of Director Zhao's change to some extent, but ......"

Zhang Youchen was about to get angry, but after hearing Lin Zhimo's "but", he calmed down again, waiting for Lin Zhimo's speech.

"I'll just say my immature opinions, what's wrong with it, Director Zhao and Brother Chen, don't care."

Lin Zhimo gave the two of them a preventive shot first, and then continued: "First of all, I need to admit that this book is really moving, and it can almost be said to be perfect in terms of love story alone, and I believe that with Director Zhao's shooting style, this film will definitely be very beautiful, if you have to say regrets, there are only two small shortcomings." ”

"One is what Brother Chen said, there is no thickness. Since we want to shoot love scenes, we don't have to choose the love of the thirties and forties, since we have chosen that chaotic era, we always have to reflect something, but the result is nothing; The second is the end of the story, to the last eight characters, four pairs of lovers actually died and scattered, and none of them had a good outcome. This kind of ending will certainly cause shock to the audience, but I think it will be a flood of scolding after that, and as Director Zhao said, since you want to shoot a TV series that everyone likes, a TV series with entertainment surnames, then why do you have to arrange such a complete tragedy? Even if it's just a pair, it's fine. ”

The more Lin Zhimo talked, the more he was in a state, and he said as he walked in the office: "And in my opinion, some places are too far-fetched, Li Yingqi in the film is also a person who studied abroad, but he didn't know that he couldn't marry close relatives; And Du Yunhe, as a gang leader who shocked Xia Hai, actually went to kill people with a gun himself, and caused himself to die, which is unreasonable; And ......"

Lin Zhimo's words came down with enthusiasm, which made Zhao Baogang and Zhang Youchen look at Lin Zhimo with admiration, as professionals, the two of them naturally knew that what Lin Zhimo said was by no means untargeted, and it could even be said that there were very strong opinions on the surname, and the two couldn't help but glance at each other, and they both saw shock in each other's eyes.

"This Lin Zhimo is really a treasure, his acting skills are superb, his singing skills are good, and even the screenwriter is very talented, especially when he is still so young...... But it's a pity that there is already a brokerage company. Zhao Baogang sighed in his heart.

Some time ago, he set up a film and television investment company in Yanjing, and now is the time when there is a shortage of actors, if he can sign Lin Zhimo, it will definitely make the company's strength go to a higher level.

Zhang Youchen, as a screenwriter, heard his profound experience from Lin Zhimo's words, you must know that a screenwriter without knowledge accumulation is definitely not a good screenwriter, and this is even more rare for Lin Zhimo, who was born as an actor.

Storytelling is easy to tell, but screenwriting is not so easy, because you need to be as realistic as possible when writing a script, everything you write and then go through the director to shoot it must be like that, if you just rely on your own imagination in your head, you can't write a good script.

In the surprised eyes of the two, Lin Zhimo also said to the end: "...... In general, according to my opinion, this new script has a bit of a tragic feeling for the sake of tragedy, although regret can give people more aftertaste, but it is too much...... In fact, whether it is tragedy or regret, there are many ways to express it, like "In the Mood for Love", as faint as "Half Life", isn't it also evocative? And ......""

Lin Zhimo hesitated for a moment, but still said: "Director Zhao, you know, I made a cameo in a small role in the rainy crew a while ago, and I also know something about that script, well, how can I say it...... Compared with that script, our previous script, I think the entertainment surname is slightly insufficient; But now this script seems to be too much entertainment and not enough weight. ”

What Lin Zhimo said is not weighty enough, naturally refers to the thickness of history that Zhang Youchen said.

Hearing Lin Zhimo's words, both Zhao Baogang and Zhang Youchen fell into silence and did not distinguish, after all, they all knew that if nothing else, the opponents after the release of this drama next year will include "deep love and rain". And now if the shortcomings of this script are said from Lin Zhimo's mouth, the two of them can't help but pay attention to it.

In fact, Lin Zhimo also took some risks when he said this, after all, every crew will ask the actors to keep the content of the script confidential when signing a contract with the actors, although Lin Zhimo did not disclose the content of the script over there, but from Lin Zhimo's words, the two of them can still hear Lin Zhimo's extraneous voice.

Zhao Baogang pondered for a while and said: "Then let's change while shooting, and strive to take into account some depth while satisfying the entertainment public." ”

If it weren't for Lin Zhimo's words just now, which had caused Zhao Baogang's amazement and made him look up to Lin Zhimo, even if Lin Zhimo said "deep love and rain" well, Zhao Baogang would not have made the decision to change the script again, but now it is different.

When Zhang Youchen heard Zhao Baogang say that he was taking into account the depth on the basis of entertainment, rather than taking into account entertainment on the basis of maintaining the depth, his face changed and he was about to question.

Lin Zhimo hurriedly said: "Brother Chen, what Director Zhao said is also right, our TV series has no literary films, and there are no ratings, there is nothing." ”

Zhang Youchen lowered his head when he heard this, and he didn't know what he was muttering, but it was obviously not a good thing.

Zhao Baogang ignored Zhang Youchen's dissatisfaction, and smiled at Lin Zhimo: "Zhimo, but I want to wronged you, and I can't add your name to the screenwriter column in the future." ”

Lin Zhimo was stunned: "Director Zhao, what do you mean ......?"

Zhao Baogang stretched out his hand: "I officially welcome you to join the screenwriting team on behalf of the crew of 'Like Fog, Like Rain and Like Wind', and your salary will be paid, but it will be ...... on the credits by then."

Lin Zhimo was overjoyed: "It's okay, it's okay, even if Director Zhao, you really want to write, I don't dare to go on, haha." ”

At this time, Zhao Baogang naturally didn't know how much change he would bring to the future of this drama by letting Lin Zhimo join the crew on a whim.

"By the way, one more thing, I heard that you wrote the theme song for all the TV series you participated in?" Zhao Baogang suddenly asked.

"Well, it's not that I did it on purpose, I just feel that I have inspiration......" Lin Zhimo was startled, this kind of thing can't be spread randomly, otherwise what if I don't have a good inspiration.

Zhao Baogang didn't give Lin Zhimo a chance to refute, and said directly: "In this case, since you are involved in the performance and the screenwriter, you don't bother the two masters, and you can cover our theme song!" (To be continued.) )