City People [Rebirth]

The script that Zhou Heyi mentioned is tentatively named "A House". The content of the entire script, as the title says, revolves around a house. The time span of the play is seven days and seven nights, with multiple protagonists. Coincidentally, Also seven.

This script is somewhat suspenseful, and it also reflects the complex human nature of the characters in the play.In fact, it is very old-fashioned at the beginning. On a stormy night, seven people came to a villa in a forest one after another, and found all kinds of strange things in this villa, and found that it should be a villa. There are also various connections between the seven people who do not know each other.

The environment is limited in space, and the characters are group portraits. It sounds like an old-fashioned haunted house story, but the playwright has the ability to write it so mysteriously that it touches people's minds and makes people unable to release the book for a long time.After watching it, Zhou Heyi's heart was very excited, and she couldn't help pulling Lu Jia to discuss the plot.

Lu Jia also carefully read the four scripts that were taken out as the focus of the company's work in the future. He also admired the writer's whimsy, and discussed with Zhou Heyi about the hidden dark lines and the unfinished ending. It was time to fall asleep.

The next day was a weekend, and Zhou Heyi stayed at home and read the other three scripts in one go. They were all very wonderful scripts.He was very curious, so he asked Lu Jia, "Where did these scripts come from? How come they are dated and signed five years ago? Why didn't such a good script come out sooner?"

Lu Jia explained: "These are all scripts I found from the script library. You can see that the date is so early because I bought the copyright a long time ago, but the filming has not started for a long time."

Luli Film and Television Media has a huge library of scripts, as well as a library of composers, dubbing, etc. with original copyrights.What the copyright department of Luli Company does every day is to buy, buy, buy, have potential, buy, don't want to be bought by the opponent, buy, let it go, maybe sooner or later, buy, let it go, but willing to buy, buy... so buy, buy After buying it, Lu Li's works library has grown to a huge size. There are not only high-quality works, but also works with qualifications and room for development. Whether it is for personal use or resale, it can bring Lu Li huge profits.

Let’s take this script library as an example. Some of the scripts were directly delivered to the copyright department by the scriptwriters for sale, and some were bought by the copyright department on their own initiative. Some were in the form of novels or games, and were later bought by Lu Li for film and television adaptation rights. Some of them have already been adapted into scripts by screenwriters, and some have not yet been written, and the scripts will be adapted when there is an image to start shooting.

The script library is expanding day by day, but fewer projects are approved each year.Those funds are allocated by the company every year, and only a few of them are approved for shooting each year.However, some scripts are suppressed because they are not competitive enough, and some are suppressed because the existing conditions are not enough to spoil the script.

If the conditions are insufficient and the filming is not ready for the time being, Lu Li's company will not go to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television to file the outline of the script.There were nearly 40.00 movie scripts filed on the official website of Radio and Television last year, but how many actually started shooting in the end?It takes two to three years to make a big production, and it takes a year for an ordinary movie to be successful.Multi-line shooting will consume a huge amount of money, and if there is too much, it will not be able to afford it, and it will only reduce the quality of the film.Lu Li's head office generally controls three to four film projects a year, and its subsidiaries and studios will also produce films. Sometimes due to various reasons, the degree of completion of a film may even be as low as [-] compared to the original release list. %...

Looking at the domestic film market, there are many examples of constantly changing the schedule because the film is not completed, and some films that have been made with great difficulty may not necessarily be released.Under such circumstances, no matter whether it is selling the copyright or buying the copyright, they all know that this project has been completed in the script stage, but when it really hits the big screen in the theater, it is uncertain.

But the company can't just buy a few scripts every year just because they shoot these few movies a year, it has to have reserves.Maybe this book was bought because the subject matter was very novel, but it was taken by another company, and the next time it was shot, it would be a joke, or maybe a certain book was not surprising, but it happened to coincide with a certain year's social hotspot, so you can get a copy if it is shot. prize.The film market is also a big gamble.The film market changes so fast, and the tastes of audiences are also unpredictable. Many film critics who predict box office and audience favorites have long been accustomed to being slapped in the face. That's what they live on.

Zhou Heyi said that the date and signature of the script was five years ago, which is also similar to this situation.

This book is a sci-fi film, the scriptwriter's ideas are wild and imaginative, but the technology five years ago was not enough. Although the script can be rewritten to reduce the technical requirements, it is impossible to do so because of the contract signed with the scriptwriter.Now, Lu Li's film and television special effects subsidiary has made another breakthrough in technology, and finally can realize the screen description in the script. The director of this script has been waiting for this script before, so he can't wait to report it.

There is also a script, which Lu Jia found out based on the memories of his previous life. It was originally a novel. At that time, the copyright department directly used its screenwriters to change it into a script. As a result, no director was interested, and the script has been kept there.

Some scripts themselves are mediocre, making people feel that there is no headshot, but under the influence of the director and actors, the box office exploded, and in turn became popular with the original novel. This is the case with this script, but the situation of this script in the previous life is more complicated. Because the filming did not start for a long time, it was delayed until the copyright was about to expire. After negotiating with the original author, Lu Li sold the copyright and the adapted script back to the original author at a low price. Cost production won the box office king of comedy films and became the dark horse of the year. The employees who made the decision to sell back were also fined their wages.

Because of this, the copyright department would rather have the purchased script rotten in their own hands than sell it to others.I would rather spend more money myself than let my opponent earn more money and reputation. This circle is so interesting.

After Lu Jia took over Lu Li's company, he spent a large part of his time scouring the copyright database.In Lu Jia's previous life, he spent ten years at Luli Company, developing a first-class film and television media company in China into a top ten film and television media company in the world. It took him a lot of effort, and he originally had a very good memory and was an insider. He has been paying attention to domestic and foreign box office charts and internal box office analysis for a long time. Even now, he can still clearly remember the names of movies, TV dramas, variety shows, etc. that were popular or black or immortal in that decade. He also knows the future of those artists who have debuted and those who have not yet debuted within ten years.

Being able to remember these is an advantage in itself, and Lu Jia is not lenient in using them, even though these are not static and interfere a lot.Maybe some movies can only become popular that year, but they won’t work at another time. Maybe some TV dramas will not be as popular because of the absence of a certain actor who originally starred in it. But Lu Jia has the confidence to bear these unknowns, and also Willing to bet.Under his instruction, the copyright department was like a crazy hen clucking out for food, and the copyright library was enriched a lot in a short while.

Lu Li's big move can't be hidden from others, doubts and fish in troubled waters come immediately, but fortunately, the copyright department also knows how to cast doubts, although some potential stocks that they want to buy are bought by other companies after hearing the news, and some are simply optimistic and compete. , but Youyu's intervention was purely to make Lu Li's company unhappy.

When Lu Jia got these scripts, he also got the copyright purchase report from the copyright department.Judging from the report, 80.00% of the list listed by Lu Jia has been successfully signed or the conditions have been reached and is going through the process, [-]% are still in contact and negotiation, and the remaining [-]% have been acquired by other companies. Take it away, or raise the price maliciously because the original author couldn't see clearly under the competition of many parties, Lu Lifang voluntarily gave up.

Lu Li's company has a great reputation, and the conditions it offers have a reputation for fairness in the industry. They never maliciously lower prices or lay traps in contracts. They also respect the opinions of the original authors during filming, so they usually get in touch with them. It's just because Lu Jia didn't deliberately cover up the purchase of the copyright in order to trick the opponent this time. Some promising scripts were taken by them, but those traps were also stepped on by the opponent.

That's right, Lu Jia also gave the copyright department a confusing list of those who really wanted to buy.In order to prevent it from being known by others, Lu Jia only handed over the list to Shen He, the head of the copyright department, who would personally operate it.

Among them, under the operation of Shen He, the IP of a novel purchased by Youyu Company as a treasure has already been approved by them to start filming, and the promotional warm-up has already begun, while Lu Jia is snickering here.

The IP of this novel was in the previous life, and it was the focus of attention before the filming started. There are many fans of the original book, and more fans of Xiao Xianrou were invited. The data given by the analysis and prediction company is also very eye-catching. At the premiere, the film production company was very satisfied. Waiting for the celebration party, but in the end, he didn't even recognize his mother.

Obviously, the original novel is very popular and has a fan base, the acting skills of the invited Xiao Xianrou can be fanatical, and the quality of the film is not bad, but it just didn't pay back.As for the reason?

There is no reason to speak of in the film market. If you rush, you will rush. What is the reason?