screenwriter mystery

Chapter 14 Preparation 【Please recommend for collection】

After handing over the script for the first episode of "Modern Family" to Universal, the whole thing basically came to a close.

Universal's film and television distribution department will handle the follow-up matters of the TV series, including the follow-up TV station negotiations. Universal's internal lawyers will handle the copyright of the TV series scripts for him.

Therefore, the only thing Zhao Yuan can do right now is to wait quietly.

Once Universal's film and television distribution department reaches a consensus with which TV station, the follow-up TV series shooting work will start.

However, the Thanksgiving holiday is right around the corner.

In the United States, Thanksgiving is considered a relatively important holiday, although the object of gratitude has been buried in the ground.

But this does not prevent Americans from attaching great importance to Thanksgiving.

As a statutory holiday, even a big Hollywood capital like Universal must have a regular holiday, so Zhao Yuan estimated that it would take a few nights until "Modern Family" really started to contact major radio stations to pitch scripts.

Not to mention, even if the TV station expresses its intention for the script, it will not be completed until April or May next year after the preparation of the crew, the shooting of the first episode, the screening of the film and the follow-up research. It took at least half a year before "Modern Family" was officially put into filming.

The whole process is tedious and complicated.

The only good news during this period is that once the script is selected, the TV station will pay the screenwriter a certain amount of remuneration to buy the script of the first episode, and the cost of this remuneration is often related to the screenwriter's own reputation and the ability of a lawyer There is a large degree of connection. Judging from Zhao Yuanyuan's experience, the salary will fluctuate around 50 to [-]. The more famous the screenwriter, the more he will get.

It seems a lot, but all of this is based on the screenwriter's creation and revision of the script for nearly a whole year.

Moreover, the premise of the TV station's payment is that the script is selected to shoot the pilot episode. If it is not selected, it basically means that the screenwriter's efforts for a whole year are all in vain.

Even if the first season of a TV series is successfully renewed, once the ratings do not meet the expectations of the TV station, it is common to be cut off.

For example, Zhao Yuan in this world was time-traveled by the current him because he was cut off in the sitcom where he was working, and he was poor and in a trance.

Although, the TV drama market is brutal and uncertain.

However, Zhao Yuan has full confidence in the script he 'created'.

It is naturally not easy for a TV series that can be successfully renewed for eleven seasons.

Not to mention, the series of awards behind "Modern Family" also gave Zhao Yuan greater courage and confidence.

Of course, even if "Modern Family" stumbled and fell into Zhao Yuan's hands like this, it might be traumatic for an ordinary screenwriter, but for him it was just an occasional parallel world butterfly effect.Compared with these ordinary screenwriters, his biggest advantage is naturally the whole world's assets behind him provide his inspiration for "creation".

Just in case, it failed again.

Well, he still has a system.

……

During the day, the Chinese district in Compton, Los Angeles becomes a bit lively.

On the chaotic streets, all kinds of African-Latino immigrants gathered together idly. Occasionally, scantily clad women crossed the street, and they could be heard screaming like baboons in heat.

Passing through these black people's gathering places, Zhao Yuan was [-]% focused and kept his eyes fixed.

Although it is daytime, it does not mean that Compton is not in danger.

'Law-abiding' hard-working blacks only exist in TV news reports, and most of the blacks hanging around here are a group of idle and dangerous elements.

"Maybe, I should move out of here sooner."

Every time he experienced the 'simple' folk customs of Compton, Zhao Yuan's desire to move away became stronger and stronger.

However, firstly, there is still less than half a month left in the lease he signed with the landlord. If he moves out now, the stingy landlord will never refund him the remaining rent; secondly, Zhao Yuan feels Well, the chaotic security situation in Compton is simply an ideal place for the script to evolve.

And after these few days of intentional or unintentional observation, Zhao Yuan has basically chosen the [evolution location] of his next script.

What is to be done next is only the creation of the second script and the preparation of materials.

With the previous experience of the first script "Circulation", Zhao Yuan has enough time to deal with everything in the new script, avoiding the situation of being in a hurry like before.

In my mind, I was trying to figure out the content of the new script.

Zhao Yuan walked through several dirty streets full of graffiti, stopped in front of the signboard of 'Ke Lai Le', and walked quickly.

Passing by the location of the restaurant and walking forward for nearly a hundred meters, an apartment with an old-fashioned appearance in the 70s appeared in front of Zhao Yuan.

Seeing the apartment he was familiar with, Zhao Yuan secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and he also let go of his original concern.

Drip, drop!
However, before he could get close to the apartment, the screeching horn of a car blared from behind.

Turning his head, looking at the car less than four or five meters away from him, Zhao Yuan subconsciously stepped aside.

The car passed by him and stopped exactly in front of the apartment.

Opening the car door, a cool-dressed brunette with an afro got out of the car.

"Honey, come pick me up tomorrow..."

Reaching out her hand to take a few banknotes from the driver's window, the little black girl lowered her head and lightened at the man in the car, then turned her head to look at Zhao Yuan who was not far away, rolled her eyes at him and made a gesture. With a disdainful expression on his face, he twisted his waist and walked upstairs.

"Sure enough, the old one can be a grandfather."

Zhao Yuan didn't take Hei Niu's disdain seriously.

On the contrary, his gaze swept across the figure in the driver's seat, his eyes paused on the other's gray hair, and he couldn't help but nodded in his heart.

……

"... Fu** you, you bitch, you're hanging out with that old man again..."

Going upstairs, when passing a certain room in the apartment, the quarreling sound from inside could clearly reach Zhao Yuan's ears even through the door.

Ignoring the quarrel scene that was performed almost every day, they came to the door of the room they rented and stopped.

Open the room and close the door.

The fierce quarrel became faintly visible, and Zhao Yuan's eyes fell on a few items in the room that he had prepared before.

"Finally, everything is ready."

Looking at the [materials] he had prepared for the next new script, Zhao Yuan said eagerly.

　Thanks to Qi Yu Yuling for the reward of 5000 starting coins, Mengxiang Fusheng for the reward of 500 starting coins, and starting point 66 for the reward of 5000 starting coins. Thank you for your support.

　　
　
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