Chapter 115: The Difficulty of Screenwriting
Click on the comment area of the video of the young couple who defend their rights, and all the praise is accusation.
said that the boss behind "Fifty Shades of Grey" is a black-hearted capitalist who disregards human life and sells shoddy products, and should go to prison.
Seeing that the crowd was angry, in order to make sure, Jiang Yang sent a message to Chu Moyan and asked her if she knew about it.
Almost instantly, "Absolutely nothing! My mother and I are discussing countermeasures with the public relations department, can you help me ask Sister Zhao what she thinks?"
Jiang Yang did so and sent a message to Zhao Shengnan.
Zhao Shengnan's route in the industry was different from Zhang Miao's.
In terms of celebrity business, Zhang Miao is discerning, and can always pick a good script to help celebrities create a character that caters to the mainstream market.
And Zhao Shengnan is strong in building momentum and public relations.
Suddenly, something occurred to him.
clicked on the scarf, and sure enough, two news quickly popped up on the hot search#"Fifty Shades of Grey" Toy Door Scandal#, #"Fifty Shades of Grey" risked two lives#.
"Title party," Jiang Yang clicked in and looked at it.
The data of comments, forwards, and likes is very poor, and it is obviously a hot search strongly pushed by human factors.
"Wanda bowed her head, you are very angry." Jiang Yang was amazed.
Early in the morning, he couldn't sleep when he encountered this unlucky thing of touching porcelain, so after getting up, he washed up briefly and prepared to go downstairs to eat.
Walking to the restaurant, Jiang Yang accidentally found an old acquaintance he hadn't seen for a long time: Jiang Sisi, the deputy director of Xiaobei and the screenwriting team.
Speaking of Jiang Sisi, the chubby dull girl with a watermelon head on her head is actually his senior sister at the Modu Drama Academy.
Both are classmates majoring in drama, film and television literature.
When he was on Tianya Island and was about to leave, Shen Tianyi was never very satisfied with the script.
Deputy Director Xiaobei invited Jiang Yang to join the screenwriting team, and finally said that Liang Ruoshi was responsible for filming those scenes of script killing with strange painting styles.
For the sake of Jiang Yang and Liang Ruoshi's relationship, Shen Tianyi finally let go of Deputy Director Xiaobei.
It was also at that time that Jiang Yang met Jiang Sisi and other screenwriters.
When he met his old acquaintance in another country, Jiang Yang immediately wanted to go over to say hello.
Halfway through, he saw that Deputy Director Xiaobei was vicious, poked Jiang Sisi with his fingers in the air, and said something viciously, Jiang Sisi's face was embarrassed, and his eyes were full of resentment but he couldn't bear it.
Jiang Yang stayed where he was, he had never seen such a hideous face as Deputy Director Xiaobei.
In his impression, Deputy Director Xiaobei has always been a chubby and good-tempered uncle.
After waiting for a while, Deputy Director Xiaobei left violently, and Jiang Sisi sat at the nearest table.
Jiang Yang thought for a moment, first went to the food picking area, took the tray and picked some breakfast for two, and then brought it to Jiang Sisi's side.
"Senior sister, long time no see," Jiang Yang lowered his head and moved the food on the tray in front of Jiang Sisi.
"You saw it all?" Jiang Sisi said calmly.
Jiang Yang was stunned, he no longer hid it; "Well, I see. What are you arguing about? ”
Jiang Sisi bit her lip: "What do you say?" What else can we screenwriter industry practitioners argue about? ”
"Unpaid wages?" Jiang Yang asked.
Although it was a question, he was already sure in his heart.
When I didn't go out of college, I could tell from the group chat that the seniors were almost all working hard for the salary.
It is difficult to protect the rights and interests of screenwriters.
A senior A, painstakingly created a script, after communicating and discussing with a familiar partner, he was told that his script was not suitable, but more than a year later, he saw a film and television drama on TV that was 95% similar to the previous script. When I saw the product again, it was really the partner.
Since then, he has never handed over the entire script again.
A certain senior B, a script sold more than 100,000 yuan, and he was very happy. However, the production cycle of film and television projects is extremely long, and the script is a link throughout.
Since the script was sold to the producer, it has fallen into endless additions, deletions and changes, because during the period, important supporting roles have been added and withdrawn, and the heroine has been replaced once, so the character design of the script needs to be fine-tuned.
More than 100,000 yuan, it took more than two years to get 80,000 yuan, and the 60,000 yuan has not been returned.
Later, Senior B heard that the script was originally sold for 300,000 yuan, but after layers of subcontracting, only half of it was left in his hands, and the balance had not been paid......
However, the overall investment in that film and television drama is 50 million.
But the core of film and television works, the screenwriter received a nominal remuneration of only 300,000 yuan, with such a deformed distribution, how can he expect to produce any good works?
I heard that among the 50 million investments, at least 20 million are the salaries of the heroes and heroines.
Compared with the 80,000 yuan that Senior B got, it seems very ridiculous.
Give a graphic example to illustrate the current situation of the film and television industry.
Screenwriter: As requested, I wrote a recipe for minced vermicelli.
Xiao Xianrou: The weather is too hot, I don't want to use a hot pot, so change it to a cold water pot!
Serve Huadao: The cost of onions, ginger and garlic is too high, is it okay to use celery? Looks pretty much the same.
Director: Okay, cold water is ready, celery is in the pot, why is it smoking? The screenwriter came to change the script, how did you write this recipe? Forget it, I'll do it! I've been stir-frying for years, so I just do what I want.
Investor: Let's fry the cherries together, I want the cherries to show their faces, try to put as many cherries as possible.
After the dish was fried, the dish was served, and the director, investors, and platform tasted it, it was too unpalatable!
So I invited the editor (the plating master), divided by two, cut the cold boiled celery into sections, made a Western food plating, and fried cherries with celery.
Then contact the publicity and distribution company, claiming that this dish is the most authentic method of American celery in China, and it is overwhelmingly publicized.
Diners lined up to eat, took a bite, spit it out, and scolded on the Internet: Can the screenwriter write recipes? Is celery sautéed with cherries?
The screenwriter cried: I wrote minced meat vermicelli!
Therefore, when outsiders scold the screenwriter of a drama for writing a brain-dead plot, insiders want to say: You get what you pay for, and the production company is to blame.
Of course, in fact, many production companies don't have a screenwriter at all!
Many outsiders can't even believe it, but it's true.
Their production process is that the director pulls a group of people to anchor a few popular dramas, and then starts stitching them together......
In the process of stitching, the hero and heroine and even the supporting characters and investors will insert strongly, and finally come up with nondescript things.
In fact, a healthy film and television production model should be that the screenwriter group is formed first to determine what kind of story we want to tell.
Constantly polish the work and make some adjustments to adapt it to the commercial market.
Then I started looking for directors who were interested in working with, and finally chose actors based on their roles, rather than putting the cart before the horse.
"No," Jiang Sisi numbly nibbled on the milky butter corn cob: "The basic salary of more than 6,000 per month is paid regularly, and he owes us a project bonus." At that time, it was said that we would have a corresponding commission. "Love Record 3" is more than one notch stronger than the popularity and broadcast volume of the first two seasons. But he only paid an extra 500 yuan in project bonuses, and he still owes it. ”
Jiang Yang smacked his tongue: "...... Black-hearted, then I worked for Director Xiaobei for nothing? ”
"What do you think?" Jiang Sisi shook his head and sighed: "That's shellfish." It's a pity that we don't have Shen Tianyi's family background to rectify him for us. ”
"Huh? What's the story behind this? Jiang Yang smelled a hint of gossip.
"You don't know?" Seeing this, Jiang Sisi said eloquently: "The person in charge of East China, who cherishes Jiayuan, deceived Shen Tianyi of millions of blind date membership fees. Later, he couldn't hold back, so the person in charge of East China colluded with Bei Papi and lied to Shen Tianyi that the money was used to dredge up the relationship and help her go on a blind date on the show.
Shen Tianyi is easy to deceive, but her sister-in-law is not easy to deceive. When you were on vacation for the first time, her sister-in-law came to Bei Papi with a team of lawyers, and not only asked them to go back the huge blind date membership fee they had cheated, but also demanded that Shen Tianyi must be coaxed to be happy, otherwise they would be sued.
In this transaction, Bei Pai Pi lost a lot of money. Otherwise, with the aesthetics of shell peeling, you won't make your ending story so dramatic and so fragmented.
What kind of love in the previous life, the scene of the cat demon framing, isn't it to accompany the prince to study? It's all about coaxing Shen Tianyi to be happy? ”
"The story is quite twists and turns," Jiang Yang realized later: "Deputy Director Xiaobei is bold, right?" ”
Jiang Sisi frowned; "To be honest, there is nothing we can do about him deducting our commission. You say that the commission is this thing, it really depends on the conscience of the boss. If you talk to him about ratings and clicks, he can say that this season's advertising contract has not been signed, and the price is low, so the commission remains the same. We are very passive. ”
"And how much do you get a month?" Jiang Yang asked.
"I am one of the best positions in the screenwriting team, with a basic salary of 6,000 and performance commissions ranging from 8,000 to 10,000," Jiang Sisi told truthfully: "That's right, as the head screenwriter of a popular variety show, the monthly salary is only 20,000." ”
Extreme Soul Chaos
"Well, I know, it's common for screenwriters to get four or five thousand," Jiang Yang nodded.
"To tell you the truth, I want to change jobs," Jiang Sisi opened the conversation.
"Where to jump?"
"Jump to you M, or our screenwriter team operates an account by itself," Jiang Sisi said: "Making money is secondary, and I suffer from birds all day long." ”
Jiang Yang understands the psychology of this senior sister very well: "It's because the fruits of labor are not respected, right?" I can imagine that after you resigned, Director Xiaobei must be disdainful, thinking that the two-legged screenwriter can be hired anywhere. You don't do it, some people do it. ”
"Yes, he wrote this attitude all on his face, disgusting!" Jiang Sisi said in disgust, looking angry.
Jiang Yang hesitated for a moment, and finally moved his compassion: "Senior sister, that, I don't know if you need money urgently." If you need it, I'll do—"
"Thank you, but you don't need to," Jiang Sisi forced a smile: "I just asked him for the last reason before I left, and if he gave me a salary increase or commission, I would stay." If he has this attitude now, then I will make up my mind. ”
Jiang Yang turned on his phone: "Senior sister, add prestige." ”
"Huh? Okay, okay," Jiang Sisi was stunned, she felt that Jiang Yang was already a big star and had left the hard-working screenwriting industry, so she didn't dare to take the initiative to ask for contact information.
"Senior sister, maybe there will be cooperation in the future, I wish you success in your career."
"Haha, thank you too, I wish you a box office hit, torture and kill "Three Lives and Three Worlds"!"
……
Luzhou is the last stop in Jiangnan District.
On the highway back to Gusu City, Jiang Yang was looking at the box office performance.
On the fifth day of release, the box office was 70 million, which was really eye-catching.
Today is Monday, and it is also a weekday, relatively speaking, the Monday box office of the average movie will be half of the Sunday box office, that is, the big dive.
However, the film schedule of "Fifty Shades of Grey" has risen steadily, and the word-of-mouth has gradually fermented, and today's performance is still very strong.
"Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms" was released this Thursday, and the pre-rehearsal film is still hovering around 35%.
The pre-rehearsal of "Fifty Shades of Grey" on Thursday was only 18%, although it is also slowly rising, but looking at this trend, it is estimated that by Thursday, it will stabilize at about 25%.
Waiting for "Wolf Warrior 2" and "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic" to be released, "Fifty Shades of Grey" may be expected, but the film schedule will drop directly to 10%.
So, in a week without tigers in the mountains, the performance of "Fifty Shades of Grey" is crucial.
“love me like you do,love love……”
Jiang Yang hummed the theme song, saw Long Fan's brows furrowed, and said with a smile: "Is it so ugly? ”
Long Fan covered his ears: "My own people, don't open your mouth!" ”
"Cut, people also invited me to sing at the fashion festival, there is a fee," Jiang Yang said with a smile.
Long Fan: "Actually, whether you sing or not, the organizer doesn't care." If you just recite a poem, they might be happier. ”
Jiang Yang smiled: "You can transform into a poisonous anchor." ”
"It's just a feeling," Long Fan turned on the computer and asked, "Do you want to go back to the company first and take the seasonal fashions sent by those brands home?" ”
Speaking of this, Jiang Yang sighed with emotion.
Once upon a time, when he was on Hong Kong Island, he was still shy in his pocket, so he wore sportswear to meet his old classmates, and he didn't dare to go to the alumni association because of his lack of financial resources.
At that time, I was also worried that I couldn't afford to buy clothes of the same grade.
As a result, after the dazzling box office of "Fifty Shades of Grey" came out, various fashion brands handed olive branches one after another, and all kinds of high-end fashion tried on were sent one after another, which was overwhelming.
In addition, men's clothing magazines in the fashion industry called Jiuyin Culture and invited Jiang Yang to be the cover character.
Although Jiang Yang is from a variety show, he does not have the childish spirit of variety shows and TV dramas, but he is full of aura, coupled with his excellent figure and cult temperament, he can be described as the coveted darling of the fashion industry.
Whether it is the image of daily wear or publicity activities, there are dragon sails to check, and in terms of personal temperament, they are very skilled.
Even the expression, Zhao Shengnan made detailed requirements: he could not show smirks, silly smiles, grins and other expressions that did not conform to the personality of the domineering president; To be cold, you can smile politely, not drooping your face and listless; Keep your eyes sharp at all times.
The entire team, including Li Feiyang, is operating Jiangyang's body as a big brand.
And Jiang Yang himself is just a soul living in the body.
"Or—you and Feiyang help me get home?" Jiang Yang said: "I have an important letter waiting to be checked. ”
Long Fan was stunned: "No problem." ”
With that, she began to flip through the files on her laptop.
Those are Li Feiyang's assistant candidates after the preliminary review, she came to cross-review, and the selected person, with the consent of Jiang Yang and Zhao Shengnan, will officially join the assistant group.
Jiang Yang's popularity was too fast, and the two assistants couldn't keep up with the rhythm, so they had to recruit a few more life assistants and travel assistants.
Long Fan's positioning is biased towards the consultant who is responsible for the external image, and Li Feiyang is the identity of the candidate agent.
Neither of them is actually a pure assistant.
Everything is developing and growing in an orderly manner.
Jiang Yang looked at the computer screen of Long Fan and Li Feiyang's office, and felt the rapid changes in the world.
……
Gusu City, near Thorn Lake.
Jiang Yang returned home and received the letter from Canada at the doorman.
He looked as he walked, watching, and his face became more and more solemn.
The letter was from his father, Huang Xing, saying that his life was in danger and that he was at number 495 XX Avenue in the city of Torento.
At the same time, Huang Xing also confessed his hidden personal assets.
The tone is hasty and worrying.
Jiang Yang immediately called Yunfei's phone and discussed the matter of calling the police.
After returning home, he took a photo of the part of the letter about his father, Huang Xing's situation, and sent it to Yunfei, asking him to contact the police.
After everything was done, Jiang Yang picked up the second half of the letter and decided to check his father's assets.
At this sight, I almost dropped my jaw in shock.
It's so primitive!
My father hid most of his assets in a safe in the backyard well of his self-built house in the countryside, which contained gold bars, jade, calligraphy and paintings, and cash bills.
In addition, he did not forget to list the Internet assets, including the stock account password and - Bitcoin?
"The stock account should have been checked, right?" Jiang Yang didn't know much about the situation, how the police would deal with the stock account of a financial criminal like him.
In the end, my father even asked myself to convey an apology to my mother: "I'm sorry, the days when I ate your knife-cut noodles were my most memorable moments."
People, it should be all right, right?
Seeing that apology, Jiang Yang couldn't bear it.
After being sad for a few seconds, he logged on to Huobi.com, calculated carefully, and was overjoyed.
Back then, his father Huang Xing was moved by Liu Yunsheng and bought a lot of Bitcoin, but Liu Yunsheng didn't buy it himself......
This story is very interesting and embarrassing.
Jiang Yang did the math and found that by now, the market value of those bitcoins should be around 40 million.
Originally, he planned to go to the company to get the clothes first, pick up Cuihua, and rest for two days.
When this kind of thing happens, Jiang Yang can't treat it as if nothing happened and continue to enjoy life.
He has been in close contact with Yunfei and kept up to date with the information of Canada.
During this period, Li Jin called him a double row, but Jiang Yang sternly refused.
Although it is useless to wait by myself, this matter is really a matter of attitude.
It's like - some men play games outside the delivery room, and they will be reprimanded.
No one will blame him for this matter, but Jiang Yang himself will not be able to pass the threshold of conscience.
He pondered for a while, but still bought a ticket to Canada tomorrow.
After buying the ticket, I didn't know what to do.
I simply picked up the mop and started mopping the floor.
After he dragged the living room, he picked up his mobile phone again and sent the words of his father's confession to his mother.
After a while, Jiang Wanqiu replied, "It's really unlucky!"
Jiang Yang was taken aback, and then realized that he had not explained the cause and effect clearly.
So he informed his mother of the contents of the letter he had received.
After a long time, Jiang Wanqiu replied again: "Forget it, then you have time to go to Canada to have a look?" Anyway, I beat Huang Xing a lot back then! If you're busy, forget it."
Jiang Yang smiled, his mother's character of being able to do things and never forcing Lai Lai benefited him the most.
"I just have two days off, and I will fly to Canada tonight, hoping to catch up with the publicity activities in the Lingnan area!"
Jiang Yang is checking the itinerary calendar.
At this moment, the doorbell rang.
Long Fan, Li Feiyang and Liu Xuan brought six boxes of fashion, as well as Cuihua squatting in a cage and yawning.
"So many clothes?" Jiang Yang was shocked.
"What is this called? Not only that, but we've only moved a fifth," Long Fan said.
Jiang Yang saw that they were tired enough, so he said, "I'll go down with you, I'll go to the property and ask for a flatbed." ”
As soon as he got out of the elevator, Zhao Shengnan's phone called.
"Wow, Sister Zhao's phone, it's a big deal!" Long Fan's eyes were sharp, urging Jiang Yang to answer the phone.
Jiang Yang answered the phone and heard Zhao Shengnan with a smile: "Yang Zai, you are really the chosen one." Esquire, a major men's magazine, invites you to be the cover character of an issue! ”
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After two days of hard work, chapter 112 was finally released.
If you are interested, you can go back and have a look.