In a small room.
Lin Suyang and Li Zhibai sat face to face.
Li Zhibai rubbed his face vigorously.
When Lin Suyang saw his move, he immediately sighed and said, "Can you please stop messing with your face? Brother, we rely on our face to make a living."
Li Zhibai put down his hand, looked at Lin Suyang, and said, "Brother Yang, do you think I am asking for trouble?"
"Learning to be a producer is not asking for hardship. You have to endure some hardship when you are young and enjoy the blessings when you are older." Lin Suyang said, "Let's be honest, then all the people who come to you now are idol dramas, right?" "Nineteen Years of Crime", unless you do it yourself, no one else will come to you. This is the advantage of being your own producer. You don't have to wait for others to send you the script. , it’s good, just get tired when you are tired.”
“How can I be tired?” Li Zhibai said, facing the weak dark circles under his eyes, “The problem is, neither of them are tired. Reluctant to compromise, what can I do?”
The two people Li Zhibai said were unwilling to compromise were the original author Liu Jiazhen and the screenwriter Qin Yiwen.
Since reaching a cooperation agreement with Lighthouse Video, Lighthouse Video has been unambiguous and immediately arranged for Qin Yiwen, the first-line screenwriter it signed, to start the adaptation of "Nineteen Years of Crime Records".
However, the script has not been written yet, and Liu Jiazhen and Qin Yiwen have never reached an agreement on the direction of the adaptation.
"Dong dong dong".
Liu Jiazhen knocked on the door and came in.
Li Zhibai called Teacher Liu.
Liu Jiazhen walked in with a depressed look and said to Li Zhibai: "Zhibai, can't we really change the screenwriter? Why do I feel that the screenwriter you have found is so unreliable? She is very She has to add a lot of scenes that I didn't write to my original story. Actually, I'm not against her adding some original scenes. Sexual content, but you can’t change the tone of the original characters. This is a very serious, dark suspense crime story. If you have to add some comedy and funny elements to it, isn’t this just nonsense?”
This is not the first time Li Zhibai has heard these words.
He acted as mediator for these two people last night. The mediation lasted until two o'clock in the morning and the matter was not completed. He got up early this morning for a meeting.
Not ten minutes into the meeting, Liu Jiazhen and Qin Yiwen started arguing again.
Li Zhibai really didn’t want to let his head buzz anymore, so he escaped just now.
Now he is found by Liujiazhen.
Li Zhibai looked at Lin Suyang for help. He really didn't know what else to say. He said everything he could say eight hundred times, and his mouth started to smoke.
Lin Suyang finally stabilized Liujiazhen and sent him out. Qin Yiwen came in again.
"Zhi Bai, Liujia Town, does he have to stay here and give advice on the script? If you want to film according to the original work one to one, then why do you want me as a screenwriter to do it?" Qin Yiwen crossed her arms. On the chest, "His original novel is only so big in size. If we don't enrich the details and add some things, it will be finished in five episodes. Can our drama be shot like this?" I know this drama has a very serious theme, but when can serious themes not be interspersed with some funny comedy elements? In the past two years, which drama has not included some such elements in it? Who would be willing to look at it with all his strength?"
Li Zhibai looked at Qin Yiwen with dull eyes, and then looked at Lin Suyang.
Lin Suyang started doing Qin Yiwen's work again.
When Lin Suyang finally coaxed Qin Yiwen away, Li Zhibai sighed and said, "This producer is really not a human being, and there are too many bad things."
Lin Suyang: "Since I have chosen to be a producer, I have to persevere, adapt, and not give up halfway."
Li Zhibai: "I am really confused, I have to learn from Yan He Be a producer, make a ghost, and be comfortable as a star.”
"How wonderful. Others don't have this opportunity if they want to do it. Look, among these actors between the ages of 20 and 30, how many of them have the opportunity and resources to become producers?" You can count them in one slap," Lin Suyang persuaded earnestly, "This shows that the platform is good. , The investors recognize you, so they are willing to give you this opportunity. Do you think this is something you can do if you want to? You see, the other artists I lead are still struggling to keep their popularity. Ah, as long as you don’t become the owner with the initiative for a day, you will You can't escape the fate of being chosen, no matter how popular you are."
Li Zhibai: "Of course you understand the truth."
"You understand the truth. But when you complained, I didn't recognize him." Lin Suyang looked at him sideways.
Li Zhibai looked at Lin Suyang in disbelief, "Why do you speak so viciously?"
Lin Suyang: "Maybe it's because everyone has found that this is the only way to calm you."
< br>Lin Suyang also admitted it unceremoniously.
Li Zhibai: "Alas, people's hearts are not as old as they used to be."
Lin Suyang pursed his lips and smiled.
Lin Suyang and Li Zhibai have been working together for almost a year. After getting along with each other for a year, Lin Suyang only had one feeling in his heart. Zhou Ping'an was really a fool to choose Ma Zhiyuan between Li Zhibai and Ma Zhiyuan.
When an artist like Li Zhibai encounters someone who has accumulated good fortune in his previous life, Zhou Ping'an doesn't cherish it properly and engages in so many frivolous things.
In the past, Li Zhibai was difficult to deal with in the media and on camera. Of course, he was similar in life. He has a bad temper and needs to be smoothed out. When he starts to chirp, I want to block him.
But what about other than that?
For such a lazy person, he never stutters at work, complains until your ears are calloused, and the mumbling on his lips will not become a sign of laziness in his actions.
He is also a very affectionate person. After getting along for a long time and becoming familiar with you, he will treat you as one of his own.
Lin Suyang never said anything. When there were some work opportunities, he would also take the initiative to bring other artists led by Lin Suyang.
As for the job assigned to him by Lin Suyang, Li Zhibai is actually a very talkative person. As long as you tell him openly, this one is because of a favor, that one is because he thinks it is a good opportunity, and the other one is an average opportunity, but the producer is very good, and it is a good thing to form a good relationship through this time. Li Zhibai himself didn't care about the way people are. If he made it clear to him, Li Zhibai wouldn't show his temper and refuse to accept it.
This is a person who completely exceeded Lin Suyang's expectations.
Li Zhibai never hid anything from him. Sometimes, Lin Suyang heard from other places that someone was contacting Li Zhibai and wanted to discuss cooperation on the XX project. Lin Suyang was quite nervous at first, worried that Li Zhibai would bypass him to take over these jobs, just like Ma Zhiyuan before. . But basically, Li Zhibai would hand over any project Lin Suyang heard about to him soon afterwards. Some said he wanted to take it, and some said he didn't want to take it, leaving Lin Suyang to find a reason to refuse.
Lin Suyang slowly felt relieved. He is really not a very strict and strict manager. He is not the kind of manager who is selfish and takes advantage of artists. Because of Ma Zhiyuan's incident, he was so angry that he almost became completely disappointed in this industry. After meeting Li Zhibai, Lin Suyang lamented that sometimes, don't blame the bad environment. In fact, it's just that you are not kind to the people you meet.
Later, Li Zhibai also trusted him more and more. In addition to some work matters, Li Zhibai also asked him to handle all other matters. For example, this "Nineteen Years of Crime" has little to do with him.
During the production process, Li Zhibai always called him over, just like a naughty kid who would call him "Brother Yang" when he encountered a big problem.
Lin Suyang couldn't help scolding him, but he still tried his best to help him solve the problem. No matter what he did, he couldn't actually get a commission from Li Zhibai. Li Zhibai's production work has nothing to do with his status as an agent.
After comforting both sides, Lin Suyang said to Li Zhibai: "Coaxing both sides like this is not a long-term solution. We must reach a consensus on the script as soon as possible before we can start writing. Let's also think of a way for the two of us to reach an agreement. Consensus.”
Li Zhibai waved his hand and said, "Let's not talk about this for now. I sent a message to Yan He and asked him to help me think of a solution. You take a look at this first."
He took something out of his bag Come up with an agreement in a plastic stationery bag.
"What is this?" Lin Suyang asked.
Li Zhibai said: "I am very tired of being a producer. I can't handle it. I overestimated myself. Please help me."
Lin Suyang When I opened it, I saw that it was the producer contract for "Nineteen Years of Crime".
"The remuneration for you is not much and the budget is limited, so just help." Li Zhibai put his hands behind his head and said, "Help me."
Co-producer, salary of 500,000 yuan, You will not enjoy any subsequent share.
Lin Suyang was stunned.
A broker of his level can earn about two million a year. When Li Zhibai's business is good, the commission can be as high as four or five million.
This is the first time Lin Suyang has received an invitation to a position like co-producer.
The salary is 500,000 yuan——
This is certainly not a small amount. Lin Suyang is an agent himself, and he knows very well what the ratio of personnel and funding for a movie is generally.
There are nearly eight or nine co-producers of this movie. Lin Suyang can guess that he must be the one who gets the most.
Lin Suyang glanced at Li Zhibai unexpectedly.
“You are trying some different ways to make extra money for me.”
Li Zhibai said: "What kind of extra money? You have to do a lot of things for me. I don't want to work for this lousy producer anymore. I have no choice but to get on the pirate ship this time. I have to finish it."
Lin Suyang smiled and pushed the agreement back, Said: "I'll do this for you. You don't need this agreement. You are my artist. If you can develop well, I will benefit from it. You don't have to calculate so clearly."
Li Zhibai frowned. , "Take it, it's not I will pay you the salary myself, and Lighthouse Video will pay you. You don’t want it for free.”
Lin Suyang was stunned and smiled, “Okay, then I’ll sign.”
"Also, there is a role of a college student in this drama, which I think is very suitable for Chen Jing. Didn't you say before that he wanted to try being an actor? This college student's role doesn't have many roles, but it's quite suitable. If there is a performance space, you can let him try it out," Li Zhibai said.
Lin Suyang looked at Li Zhibai seriously, and after two seconds, nodded.
“Okay.”
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Lu Yanhe took the time to go to the lighthouse to watch the video.
Looking at Li Zhibai's expression of despair, he couldn't help it and laughed for nearly a minute before letting himself stop.
"Where are Brother Jiazhen and Teacher Qin?"
"We just had a quarrel, and now they have gone back." Li Zhibai said.
Lin Suyang brought a bottle of mineral water to Lu Yanhe.
“Thank you.”
Lu Yanhe took it in his hand and thanked him.
He asked Li Zhibai: "Ignoring what they think, what about you? What are your thoughts on adapting this drama into a web drama?"
Li Zhibai: "Then I actually think Teacher Qin’s idea of adapting it makes sense. This is not a movie, so it can’t be that concise. To tell a story, especially this original story, the tone is too tragic. I also hope to intersperse some more soothing paragraphs and add some funny parts. Of course, it will definitely not affect the tone of the main plot. "I actually quite like the overall gloomy atmosphere of the original work. "Li Zhibai said, "But if it is made into a drama with a sense of gloom from beginning to end, it will definitely be high-end, but as an audience, I can't stand it."
Lu Yanhe nodded and said: "Okay, I understand what you mean, I will do it "Brother Jiazhen's work."
Li Zhibai heard what Lu Yanhe said and said hesitantly: "Teacher Jiazhen, don't do his work. I'll go. I just want to ask." You, how should you do your work? You have a good relationship with him, don’t be upset about this.”
"No." Lu Yanhe said, "Actually, Brother Jiazhen is a very good communicator. He is particularly afraid of others changing the style and adding elements that are not in the original work. This is because this was done in the previous movie version, and it was changed to Brother Jia Zhen is a novelist and is interested in film and television production. I don’t understand. Therefore, if he suffers a loss in this regard, he will feel that there is something wrong with this approach. I will explain it to him clearly from the perspective of film and television creation. He is not a stubborn person."
Li Zhibai then understood what Lu Yanhe meant.
"I'll go with you." Li Zhibai said, "I'll also watch and learn."
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As Lu Yanhe said, Liu Jia Zhen is not the kind of writer who doesn't allow others to change a single word of his original work.
He was bitten by a snake once and was afraid of well ropes for ten years.
"Teacher Qin Yiwen is a very experienced screenwriter. Although she is very young, she has created several very good works. Brother Jiazhen, you can check out her past adapted works."< br>
Lu Yanhe said to Liu Jiazhen, “I went just now After asking about Teacher Qin’s idea of adapting it, I roughly understand why you are reluctant. It’s probably because Teacher Qin’s idea of adapting it is similar to many of the methods in the movie version, which makes you worry about repeating the same mistakes, right?”
Liu Jiazhen sighed and nodded.
“You know what I’m thinking.” Liu Jiazhen said, “It’s not that I don’t want her to make innovative adaptations, but at least don’t change your overall main line and style. Otherwise, readers will definitely still I feel cheated.”
Lu Yanhe: "No, what Mr. Qin is best at is to maintain the core and theme of the original work based on other people's stories, but also add some new things to give the audience a fresh feeling. Because "Nineteen Years of Crime" Many people are already familiar with this story. Zhibai plays a murderer. As soon as he appears, everyone knows that he is a murderer. At this time, the adaptation of the series must make some adjustments to keep the audience's expectations. feel , has a sense of freshness. Teacher Qin wants to add some such elements and innovative content to the script, firstly to enrich the story, and secondly, to make it funny through this kind of comedy - of course, this must be arranged. At the right place, a strong contrast is formed. When the final painful emotion reaches the audience's hearts from the play, the audience will be more touched."
Liu Jiazhen looked at Lu Yanhe with doubt.
Seeing this, Li Zhibai said: "Teacher Liu, although I am now the producer and starring of this drama, I am first and foremost a reader. I read the movie version first. "The script - not the crappy thing that was aired in the end. I liked it very much, so I bought and read your original work."
He crossed his hands nervously. .
“As a reader, I know very well what the purpose and core elements of this story are.” Li Zhibai said, “I will definitely not let these most critical aspects change, but just like Yan Yan just now As He said, your original novel itself is very popular and very smooth. Secondly, it has been adapted into a movie version, and many viewers have seen it and know what the story is like. So we want to adapt this drama in a way that audiences who know the story will find it interesting, fresh and sure. It’s going to be some big adaptations.”
"Teacher Qin, she doesn't want to turn the whole story into a comedy. If she has this idea, don't say you object, I will definitely be the first to disagree." Li Zhibai said, "She will not modify the character. Their characters turn them into funny and funny characters, not just a spoof, but on this basis, add some daily and relaxed paragraphs."
"How is this? What’s more? It’s easy to become a different person, isn’t it?” Liu Jiazhen asked.
Li Zhibai: "For example, when the police were searching for my traces, there were not many stages of investigation. In fact, they could use people in the most ordinary and urban environment. , to add some gangsters and hooligans who refuse to cooperate and are arrogant, but they did not expect that they would He kicked the iron plate and immediately changed his face to beg for mercy."
Liu Jiazhen was silent for two seconds and asked: "Is this what Teacher Qin said? She just added these in these places. Content? "
"Yes." Li Zhibai nodded, and he could tell that Liu Jiazhen's tone was loose.
Lu Yanhe also looked at Liu Jiazhen with a smile, "Why don't we follow this idea and write the script for the first episode, and you can take a look?"
Liu Jiazhen took a deep breath and said, "Then Okay.”
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After finally resolving the conflict between Liu Jiazhen and Qin Yiwen, Lu Yanhe and Li Zhibai went to have dinner nearby.
“You’re treating me tonight.” Lu Yanhe said, “Come all the way here and treat me to a nice meal.”
"Eat whatever you want." Li Zhibai hooked his arm around Lu Yanhe's neck, his tone becoming more relaxed than he had seen in a long time.
“I found that you are indeed different after you became a producer. When you talk about these words, you always say the same thing, and you have completed Liu Jiazhen’s ideological work so quickly. "
"I told you a long time ago, he is not that stubborn Lu Yanhe laughed, "Do you know how annoying it is to be a producer?"
"It's really annoying. When I was acting, I didn't have so many things to do. Once you get to the set and perform the trick, you can leave easily." Li Zhi. Bai said, "I didn't expect to write a script. I haven't even started writing the script yet, so there are so many troubles."
"Think about it, a project with a production cost that easily reaches nine figures, a The crew, from front to back, from the director to the set staff, involved How could there be no trouble when there are hundreds of production staff involved?” Lu Yanhe said, “Anyway, it’s impossible to film on a crew without encountering some troubles and problems. All producers and directors are like this. I said it.”
Li Zhibai: "Then you're not annoyed?"
"It's annoying, but it's useless to be annoyed." Lu Yanhe said, "Unless you stop being a producer and just become an actor, then you You can just worry about your own acting.”
I am a good actor. Now I choose to be a producer, of course because I have more ideas and hope to master more. initiative.
Lu Yanhe didn’t know whether Li Zhibai would be willing to stick with it or choose to give up after trying the hardships of the position of producer.
For them, especially for them personally, transitioning to being a producer is really a hard job.
They are still so young and don't have to think about transformation at all.
They can definitely live a comfortable life for another seven or eight years, and then start planning for their transformation after they have accumulated more age, social experience, and network resources.
Lu Yanhe knew that if it weren't for him being a producer, Li Zhibai probably wouldn't have thought of it so quickly.
Of course, there is another major reason. At that time, Li Zhibai wanted to star in the movie version of "Nineteen Years of Crime", but was rejected by Ruyi Pictures and asked Chen Ziliang. Looking back now, Ruyi Pictures probably regretted it so much that their intestines turned green, but the rejection at the time probably also stimulated Li Zhibai a lot.
Li Zhibai said: "Let's decide whether to do it in the future or not. Let's start this time. You can't give up halfway and have to keep doing it."
Lu Yanhe smiled.
"It's not easy for you to say such things. Yan Liang should really listen to it."
"Go away." Li Zhibai glanced at him sideways, "In your eyes I don’t have any good qualities, do I?”
Lu Yanhe: “The most important thing is self-knowledge. I applaud your self-knowledge.”
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It's been a while since the two of them had dinner together.
Li Zhibai has been busy working on "Nineteen Years of Crime Records" since he returned from filming.
Originally, the two of them were not on the set and had relatively free time.
Li Zhibai said: "The Lingyun Award invited me to participate. Do you think you have any hope of winning this time? If there is any hope, I won't bother to go. It's boring."
Lu Yanhe Asked curiously: "Invite you to present an award?"
"Well." Li Zhibai said, "I have never won an award myself, and I have never even been nominated. If you ask me to present an award, what kind of award should I present? It's not justified."
" That's because you value your influence." Lu Yanhe smiled, "Isn't this good? If you go there, you can get to know a lot of people. Then you can do "Nineteen Years of Crime" "Record" doesn't require a lot of actors? Now that you and Teacher Jiang Jun have been cast, there are still many roles that have not yet been cast."
"Those who act in movies can be seen in TV dramas. "Li Zhibai questioned, "I found that those who work in the film industry have really high noses and can't watch TV dramas. "
"Who are they? Why are there so few people I know like this? Don't be affected by these people's prejudices." Lu Yanhe said, "Look at Sister Bi Ge, she is all right. She’s a movie star, why not still act in a TV series? She’s been in the first season and she’s going to be in the second season.”
“That’s you, me and you. "It's great that you are the team I usually work with. There are relatively few opportunities to encounter those monsters," Li Zhibai said, "Of course, I am not qualified to say that I have encountered many, but I have indeed encountered a few. Oh, then I have acted in a few movies, and I have also acted in movies by great directors. I wish I had garlic stuck in my nostrils and carried away.”
Lu Yanhe asked: "Did you meet him while filming a TV series?"
"Yeah."
"That's nonsense. If he has the ability, don't come to act in a TV series." Lu Yanhe Said speechlessly.
Even if there is still a chain of contempt in the industry where movies are higher than TV series, not many people will show it on their faces like this.
Those are really the most superficial people who would act like this.
Li Zhibai: "Haha, I squeezed them in the same way."
Lu Yanhe: "You are not afraid of offending people."
"I'm afraid of nothing. I've been afraid since I was a child. Who?”
“Pull him down, are you not afraid that Mengli will continue to pester you?” Lu Yanhe asked.
Li Zhibai: "...Well said, why did you suddenly mention that lunatic?"
"Then you are bragging as if you are really fearless." Lu Yanhe complained.
Li Zhibai: "Who is bragging? You are deliberately looking for trouble."
Lu Yanhe smiled.
“What a fart.”
Lu Yanhe: “You are a fart.”
"Fuck." Li Zhibai cursed, and his cell phone rang suddenly. He picked it up, looked at it, and put it down again.
But then, the phone suddenly rang again.
This time it was a phone call.
Li Zhibai frowned and said irritably: "Why is it endless?"
Seeing this, Lu Yanhe asked: "Who is it? Is it a harassing call?"
"Well, harassing phone calls." Li Zhibai put down the phone and hung up the phone.
Lu Yanhe: "Then be careful and don't let anyone recognize you as Li Zhibai. If your number is leaked, it will be troublesome."
"No. "Li Zhibai pointed to the phone, "Yeah. They are not strangers, but they keep pestering me and are very annoying."
Lu Yanhe looked at Li Zhibai in surprise, hesitated, and asked: "Woman?"
Li Zhibai nodded.
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