Chapter 397: The Impact of Xu Ji, the core system of screenwriters
The news that "Saw Horror" rushed to the No. 1 film in the same period at the box office in the United States finally came back to China.
It's not too hard to predict. After all, the logo of Tongji Entertainment at the beginning of the movie is all there, and Xu Ji's name is also marked very conspicuously on the subtitles.
This was requested by Martin during post-production. After all, the final script of the movie was provided by Xu Ji, and in addition to the screenwriter, Xu Ji also directly gave the storyboard to many important plots.
Even if you change the director, as long as you are a little more serious, you can still shoot it. Undoubtedly, Xu Ji is the most important person in the whole movie.
Far more than him as a producer and director. And there are a lot of Chinese or international students in the United States.
At the beginning, maybe it was because of "Saw Horror" that Amway went to see. But after seeing the opening of Tongji Entertainment and Xu Ji's name, I also knew that this movie was produced by Tongji Entertainment.
Of course, the news had to be sent back home. The box office performance in the United States is so good that even now the popularity on the Internet is very high.
Similarly, as a Chinese audience, they naturally have a sense of honor. When I mention it to my American friends, I always emphasize it.
"The screenwriter of this movie is a Chinese person, and he is a genius and very famous." ...... Sang Shaolong didn't expect that Xu Ji really seemed to be planning to enter foreign markets such as the United States.
Originally, when "Dream Travel" was released before, he still thought it was just speculation. The main business of Xu Ji and Tongji Entertainment is still in China.
But now, that doesn't seem to be the case. It can be seen from the release time of "Chainsaw" that Xu Ji has already begun to lay out.
And the movie can get such a high box office, it must be that Xu Ji is not in the nature of playing tickets. Sang Shaolong went to see some American audiences' evaluations of this "Chainsaw", which is obviously not low.
And with a production cost of less than $5 million, now in less than half a month, it has a box office of more than 150 million, and it must be Xu Ji's script that it is no surprise.
It's a pity that Sang Shaolong really wants to see it, but he shouldn't have such an opportunity. Judging from the news sent back by many international students, many scenes of this movie will definitely not be able to pass the review.
Even abroad, they are all R-rated movies. I can only wait for the movie to be released to see if it can introduce domestic platforms.
Streaming video platforms are less rigorous. If nothing else, it should be able to go live smoothly.
...... Tongji Entertainment's actions in the United States not only attracted the attention of netizens, but also many peers.
No one expected that Tongji Entertainment would compete well with everyone in China. Suddenly, they began to open up foreign markets.
But it really made Xu Ji succeed. The previous "Dream Travel", plus this "Chainsaw".
Both films performed very well at the box office, and they really didn't miss out on two shots. Unlike many Chinese film and television companies, after going to the United States, they spent a lot of money to invest in movies, but in the end they all lost money.
Even many local film and television companies in the United States are not sure that they will be successful with two consecutive films.
Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so long, and only eight of the largest film and television companies would have appeared.
Of course, even if it is the Eighth Congress, many of them have been updated. Because it's not uncommon for two big-budget films to bring a company to decline.
Regarding the fact that Tongji Entertainment suddenly began to enter the international market, in addition to the pressure felt by the three major ones, in fact, some small film and television companies felt happy.
"Xu Ji will focus on the American market, and our competitive pressure will be less on the Huaxia side!" This is the words of the CEO of a medium-sized film and television company.
It can be regarded as a heartfelt emotion. After all, since the establishment of Tongji Entertainment, it has really put pressure on many peers in Huaxia.
Dramas and movies in the same period have robbed the audience, and it is not uncommon to see the four words of Tongji Entertainment and quickly adjust the schedule.
Of course, the most important thing is the emergence of Tongji Entertainment, which has indeed changed the considerable pattern of domestic films and film and television dramas.
Needless to say, the theme of following the trend of Tongji Entertainment is not to be said, even the three major ones are doing such things.
The important thing is that every drama filmed by Tongji Entertainment is of high quality. After the audience's appetite was nourished by Tongji Entertainment's works, they couldn't watch the shoddy dramas of the past.
Originally, the survival method of many film and television companies was to find an actor who was well-known and popular, regardless of whether he had acting skills or not.
It doesn't take much effort to produce the script and the play, and there are still many viewers who will buy it.
But the companies that did this before, but with the development and growth of Tongji Entertainment, they gradually closed down and disappeared.
Nowadays, many companies have to start paying attention to their own scripts. The status of screenwriters was not very high before, at least not as important and concerned as directors and actors.
But because of Xu Ji, the treatment of screenwriters is gradually improving. There are not many super-first-line screenwriters in Huaxia, and Xu Ji is the youngest among them.
However, the previous super-first-line screenwriters, although their scripts were also highly paid, could not talk about the ability to change the status quo of the industry.
Many low-level screenwriters are still doing dirty work, and they make the least amount of money. After Xu Ji's fame grew, and the audience began to pay more and more attention to the script.
The overall salary and treatment of the screenwriter industry have been greatly improved. It really made many screenwriters regard Xu Ji as their idol.
In fact, the so-called Screenwriters Association in China invited Xu Ji to be vice president in the past. Although it is not an official association, it still has a lot of influence in the industry.
But Xu Ji still politely declined. It's not that he thinks there's something wrong with the association, or who he has an opinion about or anything.
Mainly because Xu Ji is indeed too busy. I don't have time to worry about any associations. It's fine to join the association, but it's certainly impossible for the vice president to do nothing.
In the end, at the request of the president of the Screenwriters Association, who is also a first-line screenwriter, Xu Ji still hung the title of honorary vice president of the association.
It's just that although he joined, Xu Ji did not participate in those so-called exchange meetings or other activities.
Even if it was the association's chat group, Xu Ji didn't add it directly. This disappointed many screenwriters who originally wanted Xu Ji to join the association.
is different from the audience, many plots in the eyes of the audience make people can't help but want to scold Xu Ji for two sentences, but the screenwriter thinks it is very exciting, and even admires Xu Ji's handling of these plots.
It's just that this has also caused a disadvantage, that is, under the influence of Xu Ji, many screenwriters will deliberately let the characters in their scripts not get a good ending.
Some of the treatments seem to be more clever, while others are some of the tragedies for the sake of tragedy. The only thing that is unified is that after these screenwriters were chased and scolded by the audience, they all threw out Xu traces very simply to put on the pot.
said that it was influenced by a screenwriter I liked very much, which led to the subconscious writing of those tragic plots.
As for who your favorite screenwriter is, do you need to talk about it? Except for Xu Ji, no one else will be famous for this kind of thing.
As a result, many netizens now mention the identity of Xu Ji's screenwriter. will subconsciously come to a sentence
"Xu Ji old thief has done all the bad things!"
"It's all tm Lai Xu traces!" ...... The reason why the screenwriter industry is mentioned is actually mainly because recently, Phoenix Entertainment, one of the three major entertainments, has spent a lot of money everywhere to sign some well-known screenwriters.
In addition, a training camp for new screenwriters was also set up, which seemed to be huge. Under such circumstances, many well-known screenwriters in the current film and television industry have become sweet.
The other two of the three majors, Tianwu and Tianpox, are not afraid, after all, both of them are actually big families. The company also has its own screenwriter training system, and the fixed contracted screenwriters will not be easily poached.
But many other small companies are not so easy. Originally, there were only a few screenwriters who were in charge of their own families, and even some companies basically relied on a first-line screenwriter to support them.
At this time, he was suddenly dug up by Phoenix Entertainment, of course, it was a big injury. It is even possible that the company will face bankruptcy in the future.
At this time, in the company building of Phoenix Entertainment, Li Borui looked at his eldest brother in surprise.
"Big brother, is what you just said true?"
"Do you really want to adopt the screenwriter core system in the follow-up?" Although Li Borui said that he is not a person who puts his mind on work.
But it's also a person who grew up in this industry from childhood to adulthood. In the current situation in Huaxia, there is basically no situation where the screenwriter core system has appeared.
The most important thing is that it is rare among small companies, as one of the three major Phoenix Entertainment, if it takes the lead in launching a production method such as the screenwriter's core system, it will really have a considerable impact on the current film and television industry.
Li Bokai himself seems to be more determined.
"Don't worry, I don't plan to make all the company's film and television projects become the core system of screenwriters as soon as I come up."
"I'll take some to test the feasibility first."
"And the production method of screenwriter core production is actually quite common in the United States."
"We actually have examples to refer to." ...... Li Bokai actually didn't make this kind of decision with a pat on the head.
After all, of course, he also knows that the impact of such a reform will not be small. But at the same time, Phoenix Entertainment needs such a way.
This is the best way to be able to resist Xu Ji and Tong Ji Entertainment head-on. Although these screenwriters under his own company may not be as good as Xu Ji, there is a lot of power.
Li Bokai also doesn't believe that the screenwriters of his entire company are really inferior to Xu Ji alone?
And although Li Bokai has not really come into contact with the operation system of Tongji Entertainment. But one thing is for sure, in fact, Tongji Entertainment's film and television projects are almost all similar to the model of the screenwriter's core system.
Xu Ji, as the boss of the company, also has a screenwriter, although some film and television projects also have directors, but Xu Ji's importance is definitely more important than the screenwriter of other dramas.
That's why Li Bokai thought of implementing the screenwriter core system in Phoenix Entertainment. Of course, he wasn't sure if he would be able to do it in the end.
But he couldn't find any other way than that. Li Bokai's sense of crisis is very serious.
Especially after seeing the success of Tongji Entertainment in the United States, I panicked even more. Even in a certain dream, it was Tongji Entertainment that replaced their company and became the new Big Three.
After waking up from the dream, I had the idea of cultivating screenwriters. Before, Li Bokai wanted to take Xu Ji under his command and let him sign a contract with Phoenix Entertainment.
Even giving up part of Phoenix Entertainment's shares and making Xu Ji and Sha Yetong shareholders is actually acceptable.
But it is clear that this plan has basically failed. After all, various methods have been tried, and compared to the beginning, it seems that it is almost impossible to bring down Tongji Entertainment.
Since there is no way to co-opt, although I don't want such a result, I can only fight head-on. The screenwriting core system is Li Bokai's first attempt.
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"Wu Dong, should we also try the screenwriter core system?" At this time, Liu Sanlang asked tentatively in Wu Jialing's office.
In fact, smallpox has become one of the three major step by step by relying on film and television drama projects. Compared with Phoenix Entertainment, a company that used to develop by signing contracts to train artists, their advantages are obviously the best.
Of course, the Sky Dance basically said goodbye to such ideas. After all, Tianwu's film and television projects do not account for much, but more music talents, singers and songwriters are the core of the company.
"Over there at Phoenix Entertainment, does the Li family really want to engage in the core system of screenwriting?" Wu Jialing asked with some doubts.
In fact, she had heard a lot of rumors before, but she didn't believe it. After all, there is basically no precedent for such a successful screenwriter as the core system in China before.
Whether it's a movie or a TV series, it's the same. There are indeed good screenwriters, but they still need to cooperate with a tacit director to be able to shoot a blockbuster work.
This is the default rule of the film and television industry in Huaxia at present.
"If nothing else, it should be true."
"And that so-called screenwriter training camp, Phoenix Entertainment really attaches great importance to it." Liu Sanlang opened his mouth and said.
Of course he knew that this was true, after all, he had contacted Li Bokai a lot in private. Wu Jialing didn't know about this.
"Let him go, we'll leave it alone." Wu Jialing said indifferently. Seeing that Liu Sanlang was a little puzzled, he said: "The most important reason why the screenwriter core system can succeed in the United States is because of the high status of screenwriters. ”
"But the overall quality of Huaxia's screenwriters is really uneven, and the difference is too big."
"A good screenwriter will naturally have the right to speak in the crew, but the bad one gives him the right, and he doesn't know how to shoot."
"You know, not everyone is a promise." ......