In the next few years, what kind of good films will China make?

Wu Tian pondered and meditated, but in his memory, there were only a few very vague "embarrassing" films, and other than that, they were almost blank.

Wu Tian lamented, China in the previous life, under the powerful ****, it is probably difficult to really shoot anything good except for this kind of embarrassing film, and if you want literature and art, you want to have a little thought and soul, and even if you want to ignore the box office, it can't be achieved at all.

Because Chinese films, starting from the script, have to go through layers of review, if your film does not meet the overall situation, it is not even possible to start the film, let alone make a real blockbuster!

Of course, the script review level, at least for Wu Tian, is not a problem, no matter what book Wu Tian writes, it will definitely be filmed, and the key is the release review level.

But the question is, what type of script should you choose?

At present, there are many forbidden areas in Chinese film and television, for example, the cyan type will definitely not pass, for example, there can be no ghosts and gods after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and if there is, it must be dealt with as people pretending to be gods and ghosts, as for mapping the party, political leaders, and leaders, smearing local governments, and even content that does not conform to the current social values, they all have to be shot. If you want to expose the darkness of reality or something in the film, it is even more of a rhythm of death.

There are too many minefields, but Wu Tian doesn't know how to wade.

After thinking about it, Wu Tian finally decided that it would be better to touch the warning line of superstition a little.

After all, this does not involve the bottom line, at most it can only be said to involve the minefield of breaking superstition back then, but now the fortune tellers are all walking on the streets, and they have also become masters and become the guests of many big stars and leaders, so it shouldn't be a big problem to shoot a ghost legend, right? Test the attitude above, this is definitely a good starting point.

After the theme was set, Wu Tian immediately thought of how the script should be done - adaptation!

Scripts are generally divided into two types: original scripts and adapted scripts.

After all, in that country where the film industry is very developed, producers never want to take risks, they are generally more willing to choose those published novels, comics and other original works, after seeing the charm of the original work itself, it is naturally much less risky to adapt it into a script and put it on the screen.

But in China, most of the scripts are original, on the one hand, the copyright market in China is not sound, and the plagiarism situation is very serious - many so-called original scripts are actually plagiarized from the plots of some novels, and even copied several copies, piecing together many plots, and using them as original scripts. On the other hand, the cost of China's script is very low, and in the United States, the value of a script can even account for one-third of the film investment! But in China, this proportion is pitiful and even only one percent of the total investment, not even less!

In this case, the script has undoubtedly become the least important point for the crew, except for some big productions, finding some famous writers to catch the pen may be high, and the scripts of general movies and TV series are all looking for a group of students who have just left their careers, and they are messing together, as for the remuneration? One person pays a few thousand a month, and he eats a dead salary, not to mention copyright!

Wu Tian never considered the cost of the script, he considered the quality of the film, so Wu Tian didn't think about making up a story by himself at the first time, although Wu Tian had this ability, but he was not interested.

So, without saying a word, Wu Tian decided to adapt, and he had already thought about the goal of change......

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"The world sings, I'm your book lover, hehe......"

Wu Tian smiled and shook hands with the slightly fat young man, and said with a smile.

"Director Wu, I'm your fan, I've watched every movie you've made, and more than once!" Ba Sing said a little nervously.

If the other party was just a wealthy boss, Ba Sing would never be so excited, but Wu Tian is the best director of the Oscars, a big director who has conquered the global market, so his image is infinitely higher in the eyes of Ba Sing.

"Hehe, let's stop complimenting each other." Wu Tian smiled, "Please take a seat, let's talk while drinking tea." ”

Wu Tian and Gao Yang, as the hosts, gave up their seats to Ba Sing, and the beauties on the side began to perform the tea ceremony, and the set of actions that flowed smoothly was dazzling.

Wu Tian had the slightest sense of appreciation, his eyes looked at Ba Sing aggressively, and he looked at everyone a little unnatural, so he said with a smile: "I'm wondering, are you interested in being a director." ”

"Huh?" Ba Sing was stunned for a moment, quickly shook his head, and said, "I can't do it, I don't have that ability......"

Wu Tian said with a smile: "Hehe, being a director is much easier than you writing a book, you write every word of the book yourself, you have to check the information, think for a long time, but when you are a director, you just need to look at the script, see if the actor is good, when shooting, you just need to shout to start, the rest is to see if the effect is not satisfied, let them reshoot, simple can't be simple......"

"Uh...... It sounds simple, but why are there so many directors in China who make movies that people can't watch? Ba Sing said, "Why is your film an Oscar, which is also a director?" ”

Wu Tian suddenly laughed, and then said: "Well, it's okay if you don't be a director, but you have to come to the crew." From the beginning to the end of the whole film, you have to be responsible for all the scene design, plot dialogue, and reflect all the content you conceived when you wrote the book! ”

"Uh...... This, Director Wu, you don't really want to shoot my novel, do you? Ba Sing scratched his head.

"Of course, otherwise what do you think I brought you to the capital for?" Wu Tian said with a smile, "I not only want to shoot your novel, but also try my best to present the content of your book, compress the adaptation as much as possible, and try to keep the original flavor!" ”

"Ah, in that case, this movie ...... Are you going to go to the United States for distribution? Ba sang embarrassedly.

"Haha, it seems that you also know very well that your book is just a book in China, and you don't have a chance to be on the big screen." Wu Tian smiled and said proudly, "Others may not be able to do it, but if I operate it, it is not impossible to solve it!" ”

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"Ghost Blowing the Lamp", absolutely hit a minefield, first of all, it violates the article that there can be no ghosts after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and secondly, the content of the book is still a story about tomb robbers, the identity of the protagonist is a big problem, and it definitely does not meet the current ********, the protagonist is the kind of goods that must be resolutely cracked down, how can you be officially published?

Therefore, although this novel is so popular that countless readers are obsessed with it and crazy, it can't be adapted into a movie, and even if it weren't for the fact that this book is too popular and the readership of the physical book is too small, it would not even be possible to publish it!

In comparison, another follow-up work is quite blue, and the protagonists of the people are all special agents of special national agencies, so naturally the treatment is far worse, not to mention that there are people next to him who specialize in publicity and hype, and even overshadowed "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" for a period of time.

However, the low-key Ba Sing did not finally turn over again until five years later, and the movie adapted from this book made people scold bloody, but Ba Sing himself finally came to the front of the stage from behind the scenes and began to direct his own novels.

The Ba Sing in front of him, but what he is considering is that the legendary Wu Tian and Wu Dao Lao Tzu are vice presidents of Wu, maybe he really has a way to make his book into a movie in its original form? If that's the case, it's going to be exciting.

For an author, there is no doubt that keeping the original is the most important thing they don't mind. Of course, in the current era, it is almost impossible to maintain the original flavor of the book, and the plot details of many novels cannot be retained, not to mention that they cannot be deleted, deleted, or reduced, and even some film and television dramas that have been changed from novels, except for retaining the name of the protagonist and the general plot, there is not even a little similarity, and even the author's writing position is unrecognizable! How is this not heartbreaking?

But in the current situation, the author is the most vulnerable group, and he is not qualified to bargain with the filmmaker, otherwise people can completely use your book, or even simply plagiarize it directly, you can't win the lawsuit if you want to, and the filmmaker only thinks that it is advertising, what can you do?

So, authors who sell copyrights are everywhere for a little money!

Ba Sing has also encountered more than one filmmaker, but none of them promised to restore the original work, most of the thoughts even just want to use the three words "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", except for the protagonist's name, everything else has been re-edited!

For this situation, Ba Sing naturally refused to accept it, he himself was not short of money, and the copyright of the novel did not let him earn less. So the adaptation copyright of this book has never been sold, and unlike any follower, it has been sold to TV series a long time ago, and a TV series that has been filmed beyond recognition has been completely forgotten soon......

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Ba Sing looked at Wu Tian seriously, then nodded heavily, and said: "Director Wu, thank you, I will follow the crew throughout the whole process, as long as I can restore the original work as much as possible, I can do without the copyright fee!" ”

"Haha, what do I say? He must be willing to give me the notebook! Wu **** Gao Yang smiled, and said to Ba Sing, "The copyright fee will still be given to you, we are not short of money, hehe." But I said try to restore the original work, but I don't mean that I can shoot all the content of yours, after all, one episode of the movie is only two hours long, and there is inevitably a lot of content to be deleted. However, I can leave this decision to you, and the script will be adapted by you, what do you think? ”

"Huh? Shall I adapt? Ba Sing was stunned again.

"Yes, no matter how you change it, you have to compress a section of the story in the book into a movie anyway." Wu Tian said, "Whether you delete or rewrite the bridge, anyway, the book will be handed over to you, what you write, let's shoot it like that!" ”

"Uh...... Mr. Wu, I haven't written a script......" said Ba Sing embarrassed.

"I don't know the script, you can learn it, anyway, it's not for you to have some storyboard scripts, it's just a storyline, and you don't even have to describe the environment, and you are in the scene when you shoot, and you can do it as you want, how about it?" Wu Tian said very temptingly.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to do a good job......" Ba Sing said a little flattered.

"Hehe, there's nothing good to do." Wu Tian smiled, "If you have a problem, come to me, or I can arrange another screenwriter for you to help, it's not a problem." ”

"Then thank you Director Wu for trusting me......" Ba Sing said excitedly.

"Well, that's it!" Wu Tian said with a smile, "By the way, let me tell you first, the investment in this movie is tentatively set at 200 million, your original copyright is 10 million, and the remuneration for the adaptation is another matter, and the price of participating in the shooting and guidance will also be discussed with you by the company." ”

"Huh? Too, too high, right? Ba Sing said stunned.

"It's not high, my goal is to hit one billion at the domestic box office." Wu Tian smiled and said, "In addition, I will only be the chief director of this movie, and Director Zhang will be responsible for the specific shooting. ”

"Okay, good ......" Gebasing was a little disappointed, I thought it was directed by Wu Tian himself, but I really wanted the Oscar Best Director to direct his original book, what an honor it was. But Director Zhang is not bad, and now he has won a few awards internationally, and he is definitely a first-class director in China.

"Hehe, what about you? Why don't you go back and prepare first, and then come to the capital, I'll ask someone to arrange a clean place for you, and change your book well, how about it? Wu Tian asked with a smile again.

Of course, you need to go home and prepare, after all, from the beginning of the script to the completion of filming, it will take months to sing with the group...... (To be continued.) )