Shenhao UP Lord

Chapter 290 Script Killing
"Brothers, guess who Brother Xu is interviewing today?"

"Is there a game that is particularly popular right now?"

"That's right, it's script killing!"

Ding Xu said to the camera: "The script killing industry has developed into the third year, and script killing writers have become a new profession with low threshold and high income in the eyes of many people?"

"How low is the threshold you ask?"

"As long as you master the routines and templates, you can get started quickly after a few days to a few months of training."

"How high is the income?"

"As long as you write a set of blockbusters, there will be a lot of people earning millions!"

"Curious or not?"

"Is your heart moving?"

"Don't worry, brother Xu will take you into the script killing today!"

"Please invite senior practitioners to mist!"

"It's just that the media reported the situation of the top author. Under normal circumstances, there are not so many. It is not bad if the income of a book exceeds [-]."

Mi Wu is a young man with eyes. He has been working as a screenwriter since he graduated from university. Facing the camera, he said shyly: "90% of the submissions received from newcomers are not complete works."

"The rapid development of script killing in the past two years is in a stage of brutal growth. The lack of market supervision has led to unrestricted plagiarism and piracy. Some authors who value industry dividends are busy following suit and hype, and even the father of rice has passed away. I don’t want to let go of the topic.”

"So from the perspective of actual income, living conditions, entry barriers, and industry ecology, is script killing an author a good choice for a sideline right now?"

"I can only say that it is not easy to make money, and the echelons are clear. Newcomers need to be cautious when entering the industry!"

Ding Xu nodded. This sentence is very true. Any industry that only talks about top players is a hooligan.

For many people, script killing is obviously a career with rich imagination. In a fast-growing emerging industry, with high income and low threshold, breaking away from the traditional clock-in system, and having a strong voice...

But after a deep understanding of the real state of practitioners, you will find that the truth is not that simple.

"Many people have heard of the case where the script killed the author and earned millions. For example, such a blockbuster as "Hello" and "Soldiers Under the City", the author can indeed get 50 to 100 million in return."

"In normal sales of a boxed book, I estimate that the author's share is between 1 and 5. Sometimes it may not be 1, and more than 5 is barely enough."

Mi Wu said: "In fact, it mainly depends on the time and cost invested in the early stage. Better works continue to be sold, and how much you sell every month will be yours. Just like farmers farming, it depends on whether you are diligent and the quality of the final harvest. .”

"My first work "Mind" was a boxed edition, and the sales volume was mediocre, with only more than 200 sets sold. The second work "Self-Justification" was a city-limited edition, priced at 2088 yuan, and more than 20 sets were sold at the Chengdu Exhibition .”

"If only the production cost is counted, and the time cost is not counted, it is in a state of capital preservation. However, because it is still participating in the exhibition, the income of this book has not stopped, so it can be regarded as a steady stream."

He has been working in the financial field before, also full-time, but his current income is not as good as before.

"My friend's first work "Maslow", after more than a dozen tests and revisions, combined with player feedback, everyone feels that this book can be used as a city limit."

"But the budget is limited. During the exhibition, it was decided to switch to boxed books for sale. There were only two buses at the exhibition and no one cared about it. Originally, there were 500 copies, but the reality was terrible."

"So there are obvious income differences between authors of different echelons. Some friends around me write high-quality scripts and sell well. One set earns 50 million yuan. Some people write online books, and one set earns 1500 to 3000 yuan. I couldn’t sell it at all, and I didn’t get a penny.”

Ding Xu nodded, the amount of income is also related to the distribution method.At present, there are two common types of buyout and sharing. The income of direct buyout ranges from a few thousand to a few tens of thousands. The author only retains the authorship of the work, pays the money, and delivers the goods. As for the follow-up sales and how much he earns Money has nothing to do with it.

The second is sharing. This distribution method brings more benefits to authors, but it is only suitable for those authors who have ample time or confidence in their works.Because this means that they are responsible for the after-sales issues of the script, that is, the revision.

Before release, each notebook has to go through multiple rounds of testing, and all aspects of modification, from small details to large frameworks, are made.For some good works, it’s okay to test once or twice, and it’s ok to change it a little. The author directly let the distribution buy out.

"If you want to enter the industry, you must choose whether to fight in a team or alone, either sign a contract with a studio with a mature system, or take care of both creation and distribution by yourself."

"For the author, the biggest advantage of signing a studio is that it is efficient and worry-free. Take my studio as an example. Its headquarters is in Shenzhen. There are currently nearly [-] members. The author can work part-time remotely, and is also responsible for producing and coordinating exhibitions. , business, etc. full-time employees.”

"In the early stage of creation, the studio has checks and guidance on the elements, themes, and characters of the script, reducing the frequency of revisions in the later stage, and can also discuss with other authors during the creation process."

"When the work comes out, all the people in the studio will participate in the evaluation and provide comments, and there is no need to worry about distribution and publicity after the work is finalized."

Misty smiled and said: "Joining the studio has a feeling of finding an organization. The original rhythm of life and creation no longer exists in the organization. Everyone will become a night owl, because everyone is in different places and busy with their own things. The meeting time It's set at twelve o'clock in the evening."

"Only this point is fine. Going to bed before two o'clock at night is considered early, and there are many people who are still alive at four or five o'clock. This is also related to the work schedule of the entire industry. Script killing shops are not open in the morning, so stores, publishers, etc. Awake at this point."

"It's a different situation for an author who has not signed a studio, and it will be a lot of hard work. Especially in the release stage of the new book, I can only go to various exhibitions by myself."

“出新本至少需要连续参加2到3个展会，每个展会一般有8到9次公车，如果提前去还能开1到2次私车。”

"On average, if you drive 10 times at an exhibition, that is, you act as the DM yourself, and lead 10 groups of players to play 10 times, and you can't sleep for a few hours a day, which is extremely exhausting."

Ding Xu asked: "Since the high income only belongs to the head, ordinary authors have to consider distribution and publicity issues, and even run exhibitions in person, why are there still so many people vying to enter this industry?"

"Hey, at the very beginning, we could see traces of power generation in this industry. Some people disliked the works on the market and chose to write by themselves. Some people wanted to try or have a desire to express, all because they liked it."

"I was originally a financial practitioner. After thinking about starting a side business because I wanted to make money, I set my sights on script killing. My peers have a variety of jobs. There are web writers, bar owners, and everything else."

Ding Xu was a little curious. He said that interlacing is like a mountain. Could it be that this sentence has no effect on the script killer?
(End of this chapter)