Chapter 122: The Magic Spy Plays House
"Almost..."
"You continue."
Li Mingyang said the outline of three more episodes, Cai Yi Nong suddenly shook his head, "You have a short story in this episode, and the main plot is fictitious. TV series are not shot that way."
"This is the routine of diaosi men!"
"It's a web drama, and its core is vulgar sidekicks that don't require logic. TV dramas sold to TV stations can't play like that. You have to have a main line, a hook that makes people watch, and a strong conflict that makes people not want to change. TV station, keep watching.”
“Not necessarily...”
Li Mingyang actually doesn’t understand the details of TV stations buying dramas.
He only knows that in this era, only when a TV series becomes a star can one make money, and to become a star, one must first test-broadcast it on a local station. The cycle is very long, and a TV series goes from being planned to being shot. It can take a year at the earliest, but two or three years is normal.
At this time, there is no need to register for the filming of online dramas.
All it requires is a "Program Production License" from the production team.
After going online, it will also be reviewed by the video website and does not require review by the General Administration. It is very fast and profitable.
When Li Mingyang entered the industry, it happened to be the barbaric pioneering period of online dramas.
Everyone is thinking about making money. Except for big companies who go to TV stations, small companies all go to online dramas and never think about TV stations.
"There are always exceptions to everything. One story per episode. It is suitable for a sitcom where parents have short lives, but it is not suitable for the drama you conceived. How can spies and killers have short lives." Cai Yinong stretched out his hand to stop Li Mingyang from speaking, and continued He said, "Your idea is good for a movie, but it is not suitable for a TV series."
"I plan to make a TV series first, and then make a spin-off movie later."
Cai Yinong immediately objected, "Your idea is wrong. TV series and movies are two different things. If they are confused, whoever shoots them will die."
"How will you know if you don't try it."
Why is it that Little Days is not dead? The theatrical version of Little Days has made a lot of money.
Marvel and DC are making movies and spin-offs, making huge profits and almost killing Hollywood.
"To link up TV series and movies, you must first have a literary work that has a wide audience and is familiar to everyone. You can play any of the four classics. If you are original, how can you get the confidence!"
Li Mingyang scratched his head, Well, only he has ever seen spy play.
And this IP was developed for many years before the theatrical version was released.
Xiao Zitian has too much experience in this area. In the hands of excellent animation studios, as long as the funds are enough, comics that are about to be cut in half can be turned into magic, and the comics will flourish.
For example, Attack on Titan, the original comic monthly, the style of painting was similar to the draft at the beginning, which made Li Mingyang think that the comic would not last long...
Who knows who will compete with the anime once it comes out! Set the world on fire!
Also, there is One Punch Man!
The original words are not even a draft...
Seeing that Li Mingyang was lost in thought, Cai Yinong nodded secretly, and it would be easier if he listened to the words, "And you have a daughter. , your daughter must be at least about ten years old when you are Shishi, and those classmates must be of the same age. Do you know how many children with acting skills are there to try and try for a year and a half? You may not be able to find someone you like. "
This... is actually not difficult to find. Zhao Jingmai and Zhang Zifeng are both very young now.
Boys are easy to handle, Wu Lei! Liu Haoran!
In fact, the most difficult thing to deal with is the dog!
Li Mingyang hates dogs because his friend’s movie had a dog. He went to help, and then he was mauled by the labrador.
Animals are so difficult to photograph...
And it’s so frustrating, and the whole internet is going to bully me.
The entire crew regards dogs as their ancestors.
Li Mingyang thought about it and felt that the shooting was getting more and more difficult. When he didn't know what to do, he glanced at Liu Shishi who was in a daze.
When their eyes met, Master Liu blinked and lowered his head shyly.
"How about you change it and make it into ancient costume? Shishi is also suitable."
"I still need you to shoot ancient costumes? I have more than a dozen good books in my hand. I don’t have time to shoot in costumes,” Cai Yinong said domineeringly.
Li Mingyang felt that Cai Yinong came prepared today, and asked strangely: "Mr. Cai, if you think I can't do it, then forget it?"
"I didn't say you can't do it, I just want to tell you that you We need to pay attention to it. Success requires talent and even more hard work. How can you do a good job if you don't pay attention to it every day?"
Cai Yinong changed the topic, "The hero and heroine of the spy play house. The characters are very interesting, and the background of the story is also innovative. You have to focus the plot on the male and female protagonists, rather than focusing on the daughter. Don’t be deliberately funny, deliberately blend in, or deliberately sensational. You should focus on the male and female protagonists. On the body."
Li Mingyang was about to ask what to do when the door of the box was knocked, and then the waiter opened the door.
Boss Zhao from Huace walked in with a smile, and a man and a woman walked in with her, full of literary and artistic styles.
Boss Zhao and Cai Yinong hugged each other warmly, then stretched out his hand to Li Mingyang and said, "Director Li, long time no see."
"Long time no see."
"I hear you, Mr. Cai. If you want a script assistant, these two are the best screenwriters in Huace. You only need to give a rough idea, and they can give you the dialogue and ideas you need. "
...
TV series. The length of the movie is more than ten times that of the movie, and the content of the script is also more than ten times that of the movie.
Li Mingyang has long wanted to find a screenwriter to do it for him.
However, this kind of screenwriter is not a screenwriter in the usual sense.
Screenwriting is a complex system that has not yet begun to be subdivided in China.
Using Hollywood’s definition, that is a ‘script doctor’.
Even scripts that are included in the filming plan may still need to be revised.
Modification opinions may be proposed by investors, production teams or starring actors who have the right to speak. In this case, studios usually hire professional screenwriters to make revisions.
These people are often called "script doctors," and they are hired to "dress up" or "fix" the script, such as adding humor or other "flaps." Script doctors are often called upon just before a film or television drama is about to be filmed, and must perform a fire-fighting function in a short period of time.
This kind of screenwriter is rare nowadays.
After all, who has nothing to look for? Isn’t it nice to put out fires for others, write it yourself, edit it yourself, and get the right to authorize it?
However, in the era of traffic, it became a trend to bring screenwriters with capital, and countless screenwriters who originally had dreams turned to script doctors in order to survive.
Becoming a lackey in the traffic era...
Currently, there is no such thing as a script doctor in China, but screenwriters who have such strong professional abilities and don’t care about their signatures are rare, and they mainly focus on Work in an established film and television company, a professional adaptation company, or a national brand.
If Huace is willing to borrow it, he is naturally willing to take it. As for stealing ideas, there is no such thing...
There is no script registered in China that does not conflict with creativity, and then there is no script that can become a film and television script. There are only a few, and even fewer have been photographed.
Of course, this doesn’t mean you can say everything. If you finish talking from beginning to end, others can copy you to death.
Leave at least half of it.
As for multiple people assisting the script, it is even easier. Everyone is responsible for a little bit and does more, and it is enough to make it foggy.
Of course, in the end, you still have to control the whole situation yourself, delete, delete, subtract, change, add, add...
Or just stop doing it and talk about it during filming.
We have a script meeting today and filming starts tomorrow.
Many classic Hong Kong films were created in this passionate mode.
After dinner, Li Mingyang was no longer in the mood to play basketball. He returned to Mingyang Entertainment and started playing "Spy House".
The characters of the male and female protagonists do not need to be changed.
The male protagonist’s character suits him very well.
Being omnipotent, being one in a million, being handsome is all that matters.
It’s so cool to be good at “changing faces”. It’s so cool to find someone to play it.
The character of the heroine is very suitable for Liu Shishi, she is almost tailor-made.
Joel, the female killer, performs tasks with explosive combat power, decisive killing, and unparalleled charm.
But Tianbang is a naive, naturally stupid wife.
Very Liu Shishi...
Ania is the cutest and adorable one, and there is also the best friend who wants to be her mother, and the arrogant second son... It’s a bit troublesome to do this!
Children grow fast and are not suitable for long-term development.
And it’s a bit overwhelming.
The urban background must also reflect the heroine’s strength.
The movie is easy to make.
The TV series is too long and nothing outstanding.
No copying!
Li Mingyang struggled for a few days, his head was pounding thinking about it, and then he took a nap. When he woke up again, he rejected all Cai Yinong's preaching.
I decided to use my best method, a short drama, to film spy playing house.
Brainless + character + combat.
The male and female protagonists belong to different departments, and they form a temporary family to complete the spy mission, and then fight side by side.
Target missions, daily character rendering, arrive at the destination, start a search, start a battle, resolve the battle, and complete the mission.
There is no need to delete my daughter, she can just come back after the war and be cute and cute in her daily life!
Abandon complicated plots and use a bright rhythm, interesting characters, and a lot of fighting as selling points.
Two episodes in one cycle, infinite nesting dolls.
Since you can’t copy it, use your best method to solve it.
After the idea came to his mind, Li Mingyang called two screenwriters to come up with the script.
It only took a week for Li Mingyang to complete the script of spy playing house.
Hengdian, Guomao Building.
Cai Yinong got the thin script and wanted to complain on the spot. It has been almost ten days. Two people are helping you write the script. You just finish it. Are there ten pages?
If anyone showed her this kind of script in the company, she would just throw it in the trash can.
But out of trust in the talented director.
She put on her glasses and opened the script. The first page was the synopsis of the story and the characters.
Much better than the first version, rich in details.
The heroine's character is simply Liu Shishi herself, so she doesn't even need to act.
The male protagonist is disguised in disguise, which directly hides the shortcomings of his acting skills.
Turn to the second page, Cai Yinong was immediately shocked. As far as he could see, he kept beating and beating... After the male lead was beaten, the female lead was beaten, and after the female lead was beaten, the male lead was beaten.
Then there are daily funny conversations, and the scenes are still fighting again and again, that is, the scene changes from an office building to a train, and they are fighting... until the train reaches the end...
(End of chapter)