Chapter 419: Do You Want to Be So Unreasonable? (Ask for a subscription, ask for a monthly pass)
Yes?
Do you really want to write a screenplay?
Everyone was confused by Ji Sheng's neat answer!
In a sense, it seems that anyone who can read can write a script, because the essence of a script is to describe a thing, basically as long as the sentence is smooth and the idea is clear.
But on the other hand, since the threshold for writing scripts is so low, why are there few high-quality scripts? There are even fewer scripts that can be made into movies?
For example, in modern Hollywood, more than 65,000 scripts are registered with the Writers Guild of Beautiful Nation every year, but most of the screenwriters are unemployed most of the time and often need other jobs to make ends meet.
Why?
What else could it be!
Because not all scripts are suitable for making a movie!
Especially the show "Chicago", which has a successful musical, is even more difficult to write.
First of all, if you write a script, if you can't even compare to the script of a musical, why make it into a movie? Secondly, propositions often limit the creator's play, even professional screenwriters will feel a lot of headaches when they face the proposition to adapt the script, with such a big framework, how much room can be played?
Therefore, it is very difficult to write a good content adaptation script.
This is also the reason why everyone was surprised to hear that Ji Sheng agreed to write the script.
Of course, surprised to be surprised, no one thought that Ji Sheng, a layman, could write a good script.
"Mr. Ji really wants to write a script?"
"I guess it's just anger."
"Yes, it must be that Howard is talking too badly, which makes Mr. Ji feel unhappy."
"Well, Mr. Sheng, this is Howard's fool, if you can't write a high-quality script later, you will be discredited."
"Don't talk about high-quality scripts, I'm afraid Mr. Ji can't even write a script of average quality."
Everyone whispered and discussed, basically calling Mr. Ji an external employee, while calling Mr. Sheng an employee of Huaying Pictures.
It's not just the cast and crew of the "Chicago" project team who are talking.
Not far away, people from the other two crews were also pointing.
"Isn't that Ji Sheng?"
"I know him, the top Wall Street bigwig, the Oriental Silver Lion."
"I heard that he is now the richest man in the world, awesome."
"What did Mr. Ji just say? Is he going to write a script? I think it's a little unlikely."
"That's it, he's really good in the financial industry, I admit it, but not everyone can write this script, Mr. Ji, a person who is engaged in finance, how can he write a script? Isn't that a joke?"
People from other crews are also chatting.
Here, Li Kai broke out in a cold sweat when he heard Ji Sheng say this, he hurriedly stepped forward to Ji Sheng's ear and lowered his voice and said, "Mr. Sheng, don't be so impulsive, if you can't write a good script, people will laugh at you."
Kevin. Dodd also dissuaded, "Yes, a man of your stature can't do anything with him."
Howard on the other side. Bruckner's eyes flickered, obviously, he wished that Ji Sheng would admit it quickly, so that he could maintain the majesty of a wise and martial director, even if he was fired, others would not doubt his ability, and would only say that he had received death threats from Huaying Pictures.
But Ji Sheng's reaction was destined to disappoint everyone, he looked around, and said loudly: "I have always been reasonable in my life and work. Bruckner was skeptical about his directing ability, he didn't approve of it, and even attacked me personally on the grounds that I didn't know how to film. What Mr. Bruckner is arguing about, but since we have our own opinions, what about me, I hope to make a good film and have a good box office, and he also has this purpose, so naturally we can only use practice to prove whose opinion is better, and then it depends on who listens, everyone can be a witness, I didn't threaten him with death, I just want to talk to Howard. Mr. Bruckner asks for advice on the art of filming!"
"Looking at it this way, Mr. Ji is still quite reasonable."
"Yes, if the bosses of other production companies were dissatisfied with the director, I'm afraid they would have been fired directly, where would they be like Mr. Ji, and still convince the other party?"
"Although Mr. Ji may not want to offend the Directors Guild by doing this, he is the richest man in the world who is willing to write the script himself in order to prove his innocence, which can be said to be really real."
Hundreds of onlookers were talking, and even because of Ji Sheng's words, they were very interested in Howard. Bruckner's previous shouting raised questions, is Ji Sheng so reasonable that he will make death threats? I'm afraid it's you Howard. Bruckner deliberately disgusting people!
That's right, Ji Sheng's tirade is the purpose of making others feel that they are reasonable, otherwise even if he writes a perfect script and shoots amazing shots, others will think that he is not forced to do so in the public form.
Taking the initiative to clarify is different, after all, Ji Sheng did not say anything to Howard. What Bruckner does.
Howard. Bruckner saw that Ji Sheng broke the trick so easily, and suddenly became a little annoyed, "Mr. Ji, if you want to write a script, go back to the hotel to write it, you can write it for a few days, I won't turn on the film in the next few days, as long as you prove that your concept of filming is better than mine, then I will publicly apologize as I said before, and then resign without saying a word."
But even more unexpected things happened.
Ji Sheng chuckled, "How many days does it take to write a script? I'm going to write it to you right now in front of everyone!"
"What?"
"Does Mr. Ji still have to write the script on the spot?"
"This ...... Is this possible?"
Everyone thought they had misheard.
Who writes a script and can't meditate?
Do you also want to write the script on the spot?
This made everyone speechless at the same time, but also a little curious, curious about who gave Ji Sheng courage.
"Move a table out and get me another chair and pen and paper."
Ji Sheng directly directs the assistant director.
The twenty-eight-nine-year-old assistant director signed a three-year contract with the company, not Howard. Bruckner, who has a single-film contract, is a person from the company, and he must listen to Ji Sheng's words, and quickly command the two field affairs to move the tables and chairs from inside.
In a short time, everything was ready.
In front of everyone, Ji Sheng sat down at the table with a bold move, picked up the pen in his hand and began to write.
At first, everyone thought that Ji Sheng would be grinding, such as asking what the script format was, or where the script of the "Chicago" musical was used as a reference.
But Ji Sheng actually said everything, didn't ask for anything, and came up to write the script directly.
This makes everyone unsuspecting, is this a good write?
Suspicion is suspicion, but everyone's curiosity was all lifted, and they gathered next to Ji Sheng one by one, looking down to see if the script he wrote was in line with the format, well, they didn't think about whether Ji Sheng's script was well written, the requirements were very low, they just wanted to see if the format was right.
Madonna was originally very interested in Ji Sheng, knowing that he had great skills in the financial industry, and now seeing Ji Sheng writing scripts, the legendary superstar in the European and American singing industry was even more curious, wanting to see if Ji Sheng was so talented that he could write scripts.
Not to mention Aniston, Ji Sheng is her boyfriend, of course she wants to see how the script is written by her boyfriend.
In addition, Li Kai, Kevin. Dodd and the assistant director and other figures are like this, and they all seem curious.
If there's anyone on the scene who cares the most, it's none other than Howard. Bruckner, because this is related to his reputation, once Ji Sheng can really write a good script, the impact on his reputation will be very big, although he thinks that the possibility of Ji Sheng writing a good script is very small, but people are this kind of psychology, the more they care, the more they want to pay attention, and he naturally comes forward to watch.
There were also a lot of people from the other crew who were blocked out by the crew of "Chicago" and couldn't see the situation, and they were shouting over there in a hurry.
"Did Mr. Ji write it?"
"What the hell is written? Is anyone reading me?"
"Yes
Somebody's going to read it."
At first, Li Kai wasn't going to read it, but when he saw Ji Sheng quickly write the first act, he was stunned, and then he looked at Ji Sheng, who was engrossed in writing the script, and then at Howard, whose face changed slightly. Bruckner asked tentatively, "Mr. Sheng, can I read the script to everyone?"
Of course, Ji Sheng knew what Li Kai's purpose was in saying this, it was nothing more than to see that the first scene of the script he wrote was not bad, and it was possible to correct his name, so he wanted to hear to everyone if it was excellent, and by the way, suppress Howard. Bruckner's arrogance, he mumbled, "Read it."
Hey?
Really let it read out?
Could it be that he is confident in the script he has written?
Everyone was stunned again.
And just when everyone was stunned, Li Kai began to read the script: "Chicago, screenwriter: Ji Sheng."
Hearing this, everyone still hasn't reacted, signed, what can you do?
Li Kai continued, "Chicago. At night, the camera slowly pans into Lockie's dark eyes and pulls out the neon title "Chicago."
Everyone bowed slightly, this shot was well written, and it led to the protagonist and the title at once.
"Onyx Nightclub. Night, Black Announcer: Five, six, seven, eight!" Li Kai read with emotion, "Jazz music, gorgeous chandeliers, bustling audiences passing through the hall, and the audience watching the jazz bands on stage, black trumpeters, pianists, violinists, ......
A vivid picture instantly jumped into everyone's eyes!
There were a few people with rich imagination and even a sense of immersion!
Good!
This shot is well written!
The directors and producers of the other crews who were present either the scene affairs or the actors, or the directors and producers of other crews, more or less understood, yes, although they had only heard the first paragraph, they already knew how good Ji Sheng's writing was, because just a few lines of text showed the entire scene, and this kind of skill is not something that any screenwriter can do.
Howard. Bruckner obviously didn't expect Ji Sheng to have such a ability, and his face was a little ugly.
Li Kai continued to read, "The camera pans to the busy and crowded backstage, and the manager anxiously walks through the crowd: "Has anyone seen Sister Kelly?" , no one answered. He continued his search and saw an actor who said, "You! Take the stage in five minutes!" The black trumpeter on the stage continued to play."
"Huh?"
"The camera cuts are natural."
"yes, and I'm a little interested, where did Sister Kelly go?"
Everyone's curiosity was aroused.
At this time, Li Kai paused for a while, probably waiting for Ji Sheng to finish writing this scene before continuing to read.
Fortunately, everyone didn't have to wait long, and he began to read again, "Outside the nightclub, on the snowy road, a pair of women's feet in tall shoes stepped out of the taxi, Velma. Kelly's voice: "Don't look for it, Charlie." Driver Charlie's voice: "Thank you!"
A vivid picture unfolded in front of them again, and everyone couldn't help but be born with a curiosity, what does Kelly look like? After all, the content of the script just now only makes people hear voices.
Madonna, who plays this role, can't help but fantasize about how she will look when she gets out of a taxi with high heels.
Li Kai's voice continued, "I walked backstage with a suitcase in my high heels and jumped over the stagnant water on the ground, and saw a poster for the performance on the side of the road, which read: "Sister Kelly: Velma and Veronica", and the woman tore off Veronica's name."
Well?
Why did she tear off Veronica's name from the poster?
Almost everyone was stunned for a moment, and their curiosity was aroused even more.
Even if it's Howard. Bruckner, who has a lot of opinions about Ji Sheng, can't help but wonder what is going on at this time, although he has read the script of the musical "Chicago" before and knows what will happen later, but the feeling of being carried away by the camera makes him think about it involuntarily.
Maybe he didn't realize that he was caught in the direction of the script.
Ji Sheng is still working hard to write.
Li Kai read a pause for a while, whenever he reads it, everyone has a feeling like seeing a movie, and when he pauses, he is anxious and eager to know the plot later.
Act I!
Act II!
It's not long before the fifth act has come!
And at this time, the time to test the level of screenwriters has really come, because the content that Li Kai read just now made everyone guess that there would be singing content later, that is to say, if Ji Sheng wants to complete the next script, he must create a song on the spot!
Is this possible?
Just when everyone was worried.
Ji Sheng suddenly shouted, "Ms. Siccone, come on."
Madonna was standing nearby, and she immediately answered, "Yes."
Ji Sheng stretched out his hand and pushed a page to the table, "Let's see if you can sing it live."
Yes?
What did he mean by that?
Did you really write a song on the spot?
A lot of people looked at each other.
People who can't see what's going on inside are just suspicious.
But the people near the table gasped, because they really saw Ji Sheng compose a song, and the music and lyrics were written!
Especially Howard. Bruckner's eyes widened in surprise, you must know that he invited professional music creators to write scripts and songs, but now Ji Sheng is creating on the spot? This Nima is so scary!
Madonna picked up the densely written paper and took a look, she first scanned the content seriously, and gently tried to sing two sentences in a low voice along with the score, and after making sure that there was no problem, she looked at Ji Sheng with shocked eyes, because she could know the quality of the content of this opera, it was very good!
"Can you sing it?" Ji Sheng's faint voice sounded again.
Madonna hurriedly put away her surprise, "Yes, I'll try."
Many people present are fans of Madonna, and when they heard that the idol was going to sing live, the originally noisy scene instantly became quiet, and they pricked up their ears one by one, on the one hand, they wanted to hear Madonna sing, on the other hand, they also wanted to know what the quality of the song created by Ji Sheng was.
At this time, Madonna had already begun to sing, "Jazz life, I want to put lipstick on my knees, and then roll down my stockings, Jazz Life, start the car, I know that there is a lively place, there is a hot brocade wine, there is a fiery piano, it is just a noisy hall, and people are noisy every day~"
Hiss!
This song is really ...... The quality is so good!
The light-hearted and cheerful feeling makes people feel like they are back in a cabaret in the twenties where "Chicago" takes place!
The arrangement is great!
The lyrics are also very high-quality!
There were a few music creators invited by the crew who became serious and dignified, of course they knew how high the quality of this song was, and to put it mildly, even professionals like them might not be able to create it!
But now!
But now!
Such a beautiful song actually came from a layman!
The most important thing is that this is written by a layman when he was writing the script!
This group of music creators in the group was deeply shocked, and their eyes became complicated when they looked at Ji Sheng, and said Fortunately, you have money to play finance, if you engage in music, you can't rob us of our jobs?
Aniston on the side saw that her boyfriend was so talented that he could not only write a script, but also write such a beautiful song by the way, and she had little stars in both eyes!
The same is true for those supporting actresses and female dragon sets, their eyes looking at Ji Sheng are full of admiration and eye heat, a man who is so young and golden, and so talented, is really attractive to women!
At this moment, some of them who were racist in their hearts even forgot that Ji Sheng was a yellow race, and only felt that the man in front of them was handsome!
Of course, to say who is in a bad mood all of a sudden, it is only
There's Howard. Bruckner, he can no longer be described as surprised, but a huge wave has set off in his heart, it is really like a storm crashing on the shore, and he is shocked beyond measure!
This......
Writing scripts on the spot, and writing songs on the spot?
How can you still be a human being!
Do you want to be so outrageous?
Fack!
You are good at writing scripts and songs?
And just listening to so much content just now, it is definitely created by a master!
Howard. Bruckner's heart was constantly shocked, he didn't suspect that Ji Sheng had written these things in advance, but he knew that it was impossible when he thought about it, because the conflict between him and Ji Sheng originated from his uncontrollable hot temper, which was accidental.
In other words, if it weren't for the conflict between him and Ji Sheng, he wouldn't have seen this scene in front of him at all!
Since it was an accidental event, it was definitely impossible for Ji Sheng to let people write these things in advance.
Therefore, there is only one possibility, these are really created by Ji Sheng on the spot, whether it is the script of the previous five scenes, or the song that Madonna is singing, it is all created by Ji Sheng on the spot!
Nima!
Is there such a perverted person in the world?
Howard. Bruckner doubted life!
Well, in fact, he didn't know that the initial speculation was very close to the truth, and Ji Sheng really prepared the script and the original opera lyrics and lyrics in the movie in advance.
What's more, Ji Sheng has the system, since the system is built into his body, he can directly immerse his mind in the mysterious space of the system to watch the content of the things inside, so this is the scene where he writes scripts and songs on the spot!
But you don't know.
They were all bluffed, thinking that Ji Sheng was so awesome!
No, it's not a question of whether it's awesome or not, but it's just scaring people stupid!
Why don't you think about it?
Why the hell can you do anything?
Do you want to be so unreasonable?
Anyway, everyone was scared silly by Ji Sheng, especially Howard. Bruckner's face is green at the moment, and if he continues like this, the filming he is proud of will be crushed by Ji Sheng, you must know that just now he said that in filming, a hundred Ji Sheng together can't compare to one of him, isn't this a naked slap in the face? He really can't accept it!