Chapter 52: Unremarkable
In a kind of self-absorbed writing that borders on madness, Zhang Jiaze has figured out every line, every action, and every expression, to the point of forgetting to sleep and eat. In order to imitate the scene in the play, he often startles the cleaner at the door; He appeared in the hotel's concert hall in his pajamas, observing the movements of the performers; He goes in and out of the hotel's western restaurant, observes the expressions and movements of modern urban men and women, eavesdrops on their conversations, and quickly records them in his notebook, so as to use them.
This purgatory-style writing lasted for two whole weeks. Two weeks later, it was the deadline for the deadline, as the first episode was finished.
The three-person team was once again held in the group's B2 conference room, and the purpose of the meeting was also clear: to review Zhang Jiaze's script.
Whether Zhang Jiaze can gain a foothold in the company and enter the screenwriting world he dreams of depends on this test.
Gold medal screenwriter Ning Haozhe denied Zhang Jiaze's script, criticized it decently, no place is desirable, and the script is also mixed with a large number of character psychological activities, which is the biggest difference between writing a script and writing a novel.
After reading the script, the script director Fan Jiaqi frowned, and said after a while: "This script is indeed substandard, this is not what we want." ”
Zhang Jiaze's face flushed. It seems that what he worked so hard to write was not recognized by the two seniors.
He said nervously: "You two can put forward some specific comments, and I will go back and revise them." ”
Fan Jiaqi said expressionlessly: "There is no opposition to the character settings, there is no reversal of the plot, and the foreshadowing in the early stage is not enough, as the first episode, the foreshadowing should be grander." ”
Zhang Jiaze then asked: "So how should we lay the groundwork?" For example......
As soon as the words fell, Ning Haozhe let out a "poof" smile.
In Zhang Jiaze's opinion, this laughter is simply mocking. Ning Haozhe directly replaced the language with a ruthless mockery, a simple "poof", which is better than a thousand words of mockery.
Fan Jiaqi also glanced at Zhang Jiaze meaningfully, slapped the script and said: "Foreshadowing, reversal, irony, suspense, and confrontation...... These are the basic common sense of script writing. You have to know that if you can't catch the audience in 2 minutes, then the audience will change the channel because the remote control board is in the hands of the audience. You haven't written a screenplay, but you've always written a novel, right? Just your current script? Ordinary. ”
"Bland", in four simple words, directly pronounced Zhang Jiaze's death sentence.
Asked about the reason for the blandness, Fan Jiaqi just said: "This is not what we want." ”
This made Zhang Jiaze's head big. As a newcomer in the screenwriting industry, it is certain that there are imperfections, no one is born with a script, and if it is not perfect, it can continue to be revised, but the other party just didn't point out where the problem was, only said a general direction, and said that it was not what they wanted, isn't this nonsense? "You think I'm not writing well, you point out what the problem is! But if you don't say it, what should I do? Zhang Jiaze thought in his heart.
The script review meeting ended with Zhang Jiaze being hit hard. The two seniors left two arrogant backs and disappeared behind the door. Before leaving, Fan Jiaqi said, "You can continue to write the second episode, and tell me if you have ideas." ”
Although he was devastated, Fan Jiaqi did not say: "You get out." ”
It seems that there is still a slight turnaround in the matter, there is still a chance, and there is still room for maneuver.