The "talent discovery mechanism" in the film and television industry is actually still very extensive - mainly relying on interpersonal circles.

Screenwriters, especially in this area.

They often exchange with each other in the social circles of the three major professional colleges.

There is no headhunter in this industry who uses "performance data" to recommend suitable screenwriters to project leaders.

Even a regular company only has a list of co-writers like a "vendor database".

For example, if a film and television company has a new project that is about to start, the project leader will use his network to find a screenwriter...

If the person in charge of the project himself is a graduate of Chinese opera, then the screenwriters he is familiar with are naturally mostly graduates of the Department of Chinese Opera and Literature.

It is impossible to bid for bidding, and it is difficult to quantify such a thing as literary and artistic works.

The person in charge only needs to recruit a few screenwriting teams, symbolically talk about the planning idea, and then leave an offer.

The rest of the decision is entirely up to the person in charge himself - in the end, it is likely to be a price comparison, as long as the price difference is not large, often the screenwriting team that graduated from Chinese opera with the person in charge will get the contract.

From this point of view, Shen Xudong can be regarded as entering the industry, because he is a student of the Department of Chinese Opera and Literature!

In the past two years, the TV drama market has been very prosperous, and the requirement for prosperity is that the script should be published quickly. 4

Let me give you a brief science popularization: 90 years ago, our TV dramas appeared in various TV stations in the form of self-sufficiency. At this stage, the TV dramas broadcast by various TV stations are mainly produced by themselves, with a small number and a single style, mainly short dramas or single dramas.

After 90 years, TV dramas appeared between various TV stations in the form of "TV program exchange", and TV dramas were broadcast in turn in various TV stations in the form of exchange;

Then in 94, the Chinese TV drama buying and selling market began to gradually take shape. First of all, it appears in the form of TV drama advertisements or separate advertisements, which provides a space for TV drama production institutions, drives the TV drama production industry, and more TV stations and cultural companies begin to participate in the production and distribution of TV dramas;

The biggest change is that after 98 years, TV stations began to buy a large number of TV dramas in the form of funds, which brought about the prosperity of China's TV drama market, the diversification of channels and the formation of three-level TV institutions of city stations, provincial stations, and central stations, which made the demand for TV dramas gradually increase by TV stations;

In 2000, the TV Federation simply introduced relevant policies and regulations to support domestic dramas, which made the market demand increase rapidly, the output of domestic TV dramas increased significantly, and the Chinese TV drama market further developed...

Under this premise, a TV series with a collective volume of forty or fifty at every turn is no longer something that can be completed by one or two screenwriters.

Then, the one who comes forward to take over the job is generally a famous screenwriter with a certain work, but in fact, he only needs to control the overall quality, tedious desk writing work, and he also needs to find a large number of non-well-known screenwriters or writers to complete it for him.

"Purple Butterfly" is like that.

Generally speaking, the script creation that students like Shen Xudong can come into contact with in the school's drama and literature department are basically those who have already written a synopsis...

It's not for you to play freely!

Even every plot point has been listed...

All they have to do is stuff the content according to the plot.

Mainly the dialogue of the characters.

Shen Xudong originally thought it would be difficult, but... He did his job and it felt easy...

Seems like I've written it countless times before!

After showing it to a few people in the dormitory, they all thought it was good...

Zhao Linhai patted him on the shoulder and praised: "I'll just say that Xudong is talented!" ”

Zhao Xin also said: "That's right, next time I go to dinner with my seniors outside the school, bring him with me..."

"Dinner?"

"It's just rubbing rice..."

"Not very well... Doesn't cost money? ”

"Well," Liao Gaoxiang was happy: "Let's get familiar with it first!" ”

Shen Xudong was a little embarrassed: "Is that convenient?" ”

"What's inconvenient about this, let me tell you, will they mind if they open the script. What's more, most of them also welcome new ideas from people with different experiences and ways of thinking. As long as you don't steal the show, just listen to it. Getting acquainted with you will make a positive impression of you, and it will be much easier for you to offer to work with them in the future. ”

"That's it, otherwise why do you think the senior asked us to write? There are 30 people in our class! ”

"Okay then... Do I need to change this? ”

“… No need to change it, let me do this, let's deliver it together next week! ”

Shen Xudong was puzzled again: "Didn't we finish writing?" Don't you pay in advance? ”

"Early delivery? Is it good for us? ”

"Let me tell you, if you mix in the circle in the future, the most important one: never submit the manuscript in advance!"

……

"Dad... I'm so good! ”

"My classmates take good care of me, and I tell you, I've already started writing scripts..."

"It's called "Purple Butterfly", of course there is money to take..."

Shen Xudong was talking to home on the phone...

With some boasting, he talked about being a screenwriter.

The old man on the other end of the phone was also very happy, teaching him to learn more from his classmates and so on...

His father's name is Shen Mingguang, who is in the building materials business and contractor, and has a construction team under his hands.

It's a bit of spare money.

Therefore, his living expenses can only be 1200 a month!

"I know... Where's my mom? Haven't finished school yet? ”

"Make-up lessons... Well, I get it... Well, hang up first..."

Pulling out the phone card, Zhao Xin, who was accompanying him, asked, "Your mother is a teacher?" ”

"yes..."

"And she makes up the lessons?"

"Make up lessons for students, the teacher's income is too low, give me some living expenses..."

"You're the only one in your house?"

"yes, what's wrong?"

"It's okay..."Zhao Xin changed the topic: "Let's go, the second brother should be waiting at the door, by the way, I'll see the senior later, you don't talk much!" ”

Shen Xudong frowned: "Why?" ”

“… I reckon this project will be yellow... In short, you just have to talk less! ”

They made an appointment to ask the senior to rub it off - after all, the senior gave him a chance...

……

In the tavern outside the school, the four people in the dormitory gathered and ordered good food, and then the senior walked in with a gloomy face, Liao Gaoxiang guessed something at a glance, glanced at Zhao Linhai, and then greeted warmly: "Brother Zhang..."

“… I'm sorry for you, but the Purple Butterfly project is gone! ”

"Normal, nine yellows out of ten items..."

"Your final payment..."

Liao Gaoxiang said heartily: "It's okay, we are only freshmen, and the most important thing is to accumulate experience!" ”

Zhao Linhai: "... That is, Brother Zhang can find us, just look at us, besides, we have all taken the deposit! ”

"Brother Zhang, let's eat!"

Shen Xudong wanted to say something, but Zhao Xin kept staring at him, and Xudong wanted to open his mouth several times, but he still shut up...

He wanted to ask about the situation...

He didn't need to speak, after three rounds of drinking, Senior Zhang said himself: "I heard that the boss of this company was being collected for debts, and the capital chain was broken..."

"Debt collection?"

"Well, it seems that politics is also involved... Anyway, "Purple Butterfly" is completely finished! ”

Later, he talked about popular themes in the industry, but Shen Xudong didn't listen carefully, he was very frustrated...

Although "Purple Butterfly", he is only responsible for a small part, but... After all, it was my first time participating in a screenwriting project, and it was... Gone?