When the director became popular in the entertainment industry

While Bai Congzhen was flipping through the script, Tong Yisheng touched the bag he was carrying with him, feeling apprehensive.

He has retired from the industry for ten years, but he has not given up his love for creation, and has been engaged in text-related work.The script, but never wrote it seriously.It wasn't until a drunken chat with an old friend that he was so moved that he decided to write a story about the police chasing murderers.

He wrote this story on and off for three years, and every paragraph and every sentence is the result of his careful polishing.

It's not that he never thought of pitching the script to some well-known directors, but after seeing the popularity of the market in recent years, Tong Yisheng flinched.

The story of "Chasing the Murder" does not have any hot elements, and it can only be regarded as a group play.

Tong Yisheng had tentatively asked a director friend he knew before, but he only mentioned the subject matter and a simple idea, and was interrupted repeatedly by the other party, giving examples one by one a lot of "disadvantages" and how to change it so that it will be more attractive to investors and make money. .

But he doesn't want to.

Just like the opportunity to quit the industry, he is a bit stubborn in creation.If scripts were to be drastically changed and deviated from the original thread, he would rather have them be just pages of text.At the same time, Tong Yisheng still has a little expectation in his heart, hoping that a director who has the same persistence as himself will appear and can shoot them completely.

Bai Congzhen appeared at this time.

At first, Tong Yisheng was somewhat repulsed by this airborne director who had no works, but after watching the variety show directed by him, his thoughts changed a bit.But it is far from enough, the gap between variety shows and TV dramas and movies is too far, Bai Congzhen may be a good variety show director.Others, not necessarily.

However, Bai Congzhen once again slapped him in the face with his works.Coupled with the kindness of the other party who saved his son while abroad, Tong Yisheng finally made up his mind to try with the script.

He looked at Bai Congzhen who was frowning slightly and carefully flipping through the script, and there was a look of expectation in his eyes that he didn't even realize.

In the quiet office, there is only the rustling sound of paper rubbing against each other.A few minutes later, a sigh sounded.

"This script is so wonderful." Bai Congzhen breathed out, only to realize that when he was reading just now, he was held in his breath by the tension of the plot, "Mr. Tong, I'm sorry. I was fascinated by it just now." .”

It's just a movie script, and it's not that long.However, the wonderfulness of the characters in the plot makes people unable to take their eyes off it. It is a very good group portrait script.

Every character in it has flesh and blood, and their distinctive personalities seem to be off the paper, and there is no superfluous character, all of which are related to the plot but not cumbersome.The same is true for the reversal. The foreshadowing in the early stage and the discovery in the middle and late stages are all eye-opening.

However, such a wonderful script, in Bai Congzhen's opinion, has a little bit of inadequacy.And this shortcoming may be the reason why Tong Yisheng would find him.

"Teacher Tong, if I have something to say, I'll say it straight."

Bai Congzhen understood that Tong Yisheng didn't want to hear those polite words.The fact is also true, Tong Yisheng lifted his spirits and straightened his back a little.Face expressions of students waiting for grades after exam.

"You don't need to be nervous." Bai Congzhen said a few words of reassurance, "This script is very good, but in my opinion, its original length should be more than that."

Tong Yisheng clenched the hands on his knees.

"It's a good thing for a movie to have a tight plot, but it should also be relaxed, instead of leaving no room for breathing throughout the whole process like this script. It seems that you want to complete the story as much as possible. It’s like stuffing everything in your head. So, this is not the script you wrote in the first place, right?”

Seeing Bai Congzhen with peaceful eyes and a gentle smile, Tong Yisheng also grinned.He lowered his head and blinked away the heat in his eyes, opened the bag in hand and took out another script.

The complete script is twice as thick as the one in Bai Congzhen's hand.

"I've been writing this story for a long time." Tong Yisheng's tone was complicated: "I didn't realize until the end that I deleted, edited and rewritten the story. The length of the story has exceeded what a movie can carry. But speaking of length, for a TV series, it can only be shot ten times." Around five episodes."

"It's not that I haven't thought about deleting or expanding, but no matter how I change it, I feel that it is not the original story. The movie cannot be made into a TV series, and I also thought about giving up, but after watching "Jewel and Jade Grocery Store", I I know that the director is someone who likes to be unconventional. Of course, it is definitely a compliment to use this word on you."

"Your boldness and understanding of film and television made me feel the hope of "Chasing the Murderer". So I came here with a thick skin."

What do you want?

Of course, I hope that Bai Congzhen can approve this script and see the problems of the movie version of the script.Then, the original script was filmed in its entirety.

Hearing this, Bai Congzhen raised his eyebrows knowingly, and asked with a smile: "Then what if I didn't see the problem with the script and just used the movie script?"

"Then use it." Tong Yisheng's expression became a little more relaxed: "I also wrote the script of the movie version, and I don't have any reluctance to hand it over to the director. There may be a little disappointment at most."

"Since Teacher Tong trusts me so much..." Bai Congzhen put the script on the coffee table, stood up and stretched out his right hand to Tong Yisheng.

He has always made dramas in vain, and he only shoots what he wants to shoot.The small issue of time is nothing to him at all.What's more, he firmly believes that good dramas will never be buried.

"Then, wish us a happy cooperation."

Tong Yisheng was so startled that his mouth was half open, he quickly stood up and held Bai Congzhen's hand, "Director Cong, happy cooperation."

The two sat down again, and Bai Congzhen thought about it and discussed with the other party: "The episodes of this drama are not many, but according to my filming progress, it may take about three months. Now it is less than three months. The Chinese New Year is coming up in two months, so I want to postpone the start-up until after the New Year, does Teacher Tong think this is okay?"

"Of course." In fact, being able to shoot Tong Yisheng was a joy, "Everything is done according to the director's wishes, and I will not interfere."

Bai Congzhen smiled helplessly: "You are still required to be the screenwriter of the group, how can you say that you don't want to intervene?"

"By the way, regarding the male lead and other supporting roles, do you have any favorite actors?"

Although TV dramas cannot be filmed now, if there are target actors, you can contact them in advance to discuss the time.

Mentioning this, Tong Yisheng rubbed his hands, a little embarrassed: "Well, I'd rather invite Qin Nianchu as the leading actor..."

But Qin Nianchu has never acted in a drama other than a movie since his debut, not even in a variety show.The only exception was to participate in the variety show of the director, which made Tong Yisheng's small thoughts come alive.

"Qin Nianchu..." Bai Congzhen went through the character design of the actor in his head, and felt that Qin Nianchu was indeed suitable.But whether I can invite you over here is another matter.

The last time the variety show relied on fooling around and hitting by mistake, now this one can only depend on the other party being moved by the script.

After signing a contract with Tong Yisheng and having dinner together, Bai Congzhen went to find Sun Tonghui and told him about his new projects and investment in the next year.

After the conversation, I contacted Li Jinyu and made an appointment to meet with the other party.

The previous cooperation was very pleasant, and Bai Congzhen still wanted to find him as the producer of the new drama.It's just because it's still very early before the start-up, so this meeting is just to catch up on the old days and discuss cooperation verbally.Ask the other party to spare the time from March next year to him in advance, so as not to hit the schedule.

On Qin Nianchu's side, Bai Congzhen also sent the script to the other party, let's try it out first.

And for Lu Rongmo, when he read the script, Bai Cong really liked to see that there was a suitable role for the other party, so he also gave Lu Rongmo a copy of the script.It can be regarded as supporting the newcomers who have come out of his drama.

Bai Congzhen, who was busy again, didn't care about the time. It wasn't until Su Yaya reminded him that the variety show he participated in was about to be broadcast.

It was only about ten days before the recording, but the indoor variety show was edited quickly, so the broadcast was also fast.The two indoor variety shows also happened to be on adjacent weeks, and they were both on Saturdays.This mode of seeing the actors again after watching the show has satisfied the eyes of many fans.

At this time, "Pearl and Jade Grocery Shop" has been broadcast for nearly a month. Although it is only broadcast exclusively on satellite TV, it has already accumulated a super high audience and fan base.Therefore, when the variety show started broadcasting, the data was very good, and the ratings made it fun for the person in charge of the variety show to watch.

The most intuitive thing is that Lu Rongmo and Jiang Hanxi have received short-term promotions or ambassador invitations from many brands since the variety show, as well as invitations to new dramas. They have become the hottest newcomers in the entertainment industry.

Even Bai Congzhen had many brands wanting to ask him to speak for him, but Bai Congzhen called it outrageous and refused all of them.

Because what is more important at this time is to choose a platform to sell the online broadcasting rights of TV dramas.

Needless to say how prosperous "Jewel and Jade Grocery Store" is now, the person in charge of the TV station who rejected Bai Congzhen before was almost regretful, but there is no medicine for regret in the world, they can only watch the duck they got fly away.Especially Strawberry Terrace, the person in charge who offered the lowest price was almost scolded to death by the leader.

The platforms that did not participate in the beginning have more confidence, and each of them actively increases the price to take this little golden egg back to their home.Nongyun TV, who had worked with Bai Congzhen once before, even took the initiative to get close and wanted to win the TV series.

After Bai Congzhen declined all of them, he sold the show to Xiaoyu TV, which did not offer the highest bid.

Drizzle TV: Big pie from the sky? ?

But now that it's in my arms, Xiaoyu TV naturally wants to hold her tightly.After discussing the broadcast time overnight, they started to hype it up.

People in the studio didn't quite understand Bai Congzhen's decision at first.But after Su Yaya called, they all showed expressions of enlightenment.

Currently, the two largest video sites in China are Misty TV and Nongyun TV, and the most distinctive one is Alphabet Station.Although Xiaoyu TV has been established for a long time, due to the problem of platform positioning in the early stage, the transformation time is relatively late, and the traffic is also slightly worse.

And besides other things, once Mist and Nongyun TV are opened, there are many popular dramas, and I don’t know how many big IP dramas are being diverted.And Xiaoyu TV has a lot fewer main dramas. After "Jewel and Jade Grocery Store" is released, it will definitely be the main promotion of the platform.

To put it a little harshly, it is "I would rather be a chicken/head than a phoenix tail".Moreover, Drizzle TV has been struggling to catch up in the past two years, and I believe it will not be a problem to tie for the top three in the near future.

On this point, Bai Congzhen's power of observation and sensitivity surpassed even Su Yaya's.