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Talk about the production process of American dramas.

Get a script out first, put it on a special bidding platform, and the target is a TV station or website. If I like your script, I will shoot a trial episode first.

The response to the pilot broadcast was good, and the contract was signed for another season.

The United States also has bad dramas, but the average level is higher because of this system. Korean dramas are even more powerful, and the power of screenwriters is the largest in the world.

What system is there in the country?

Compared with movies, TV drama policies are very loose. For example, project approval does not require a complete script, just take a 2,000-word outline, and the project can be approved after passing it.

So a situation arises: I make an outline, finish the project, talk about a few celebrities, and then go directly to the TV station or website.

If the platform sees that the general direction of the story is okay and the stars are popular, it is possible to sign a pre-order contract. In other words, I don't even have a script, and the play has already been sold.

Then take the pre-purchase contract to talk about investment, and the money is there.

Then I have made money and sold the play, why bother to polish the script?

From the 1990s to the early 2000s, it was the golden age of domestic TV dramas. In the future, the film and television industry will become more entertaining, and there will be more and more rich money, and this kind of loophole will be exploited.

So that bad dramas fly together.

It was not until 2020 that Radio and Television issued regulations for online dramas, online movies, and online cartoons: a complete script must be approved for project approval.

Why?

I don't understand this matter, why not include all works?

Let's talk about the domestic film and television company model, taking Huayi as an example.

Zhang Jinglin and Wang Jinghua are classmates at the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Opera, and they introduced her to Suyue Company. Wang Jinghua started her career with Su Yue and worked as a singer's agent in the early days.

Later, he worked as an actor's agent and opened a company.

In 2000, Huayi signed a five-five-five contract with her, that is, Wang Jinghua was in Huayi for five years, and was solely responsible for the artist's brokerage affairs, and the income was divided 50-50.

Hu Jun and Shuangbing are all popular during this period.

After the expiration, Wang Jinghua led more than a dozen of her stars to join Orange Sky Entertainment, which became a major earthquake in the entertainment industry. But Huayi learned a lesson, began internal reforms, and implemented a large-scale organization system.

Divided into four groups, each group is led by a big manager and has several stars. Each group is responsible for its own profit and loss, and is also responsible for the company's profits.

In the same year when Wang Jinghua switched jobs, Yang Siwei entered Orange Sky Entertainment as an intern, and under his apprenticeship, he did marketing and publicity for Zuo Xiaoqing, Kong Wei, Tong Dawei and others.

Once, when Fan Xiaopang and Kong Wei participated in an event, Yang Siwei sent out a draft and asked Kong Weiyan to overwhelm Fan Xiaopang.

After that, Xiaopang threw out an olive branch, but he didn't agree.

In 2008, when Xiaopang opened his personal studio, Yang Siwei cooperated with him and became the famous Yang Tianzhen, known as the Chief Coach of Eight Hundred Marketing Accounts!

Fan Ye's character design is her handwriting.

Later, Huayi went public. Zhou Yanxi founded Xitian, Du Hua founded Lehua, and another old brand Hairun... The northern division has divided its territory and established its own hilltop.

What does that mean?

Wang Jinghua and Yang Tianzhen are all agents or promoters.

From the classical era, when people depended on works for food, to the internet era, where people depended on traffic for food, several generations of agents have established their own entertainment industry in different ways.

Before Xu Fei, he focused on establishing scripts; now, he emphasizes the existing brokerage system.

He will never hand over the power to an agent, the artist contracts are all in Xiao Xu's hands. The media has a special department, which is responsible for the positioning and promotion of artists and job negotiation.

Brokers just take it to work.

Of course, I can't help it with my personal feelings. People think that Sister Hua is good, so that's okay.

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Does the actor have any other plays in his hands?

Teacher Zhiwen has two film appointments, Sunrise in the East and Rain in the West and No Regrets Tracking, both produced by the Art Center. Lin Leyi said.

Uh, I will be the director of Sunrise in the East and Rain in the West. Lao Zheng personally approached me, so it's hard to refuse. Zhao Baogang rubbed his nose.

You make two dramas a year?

I'll take pictures of the company first, there's no rush there.

Anyway, you can coordinate it yourself, is there anything else?

Looking for Xiaoying to play Li Yunzhi in Book and Sword Enmity Record.

Tsk, why did they all collide...

Xu Fei frowned, and then asked again, Zhang Guoli, Zhang Jiayi, Liang Tian, ​​etc. all had film contracts, and they had never heard of them.

That's right, next year we will shoot five dramas, movies are not counted.

First of all, Nineteen Sisters of Gan cooperated with Qilutai, so I won't say much.

A Romantic Affair was adapted by Haiyan himself, and I want Guan Hu to direct it. Guan Hu is a graduate of the director department of Nortel. He has filmed a movie Hair Messed Up. He has little experience, but I think it is very suitable for this drama.

That Summer, as the boss, I personally wrote the outline. There is a director named Zhang Yang in Beijing Film Studio. He is in charge of filming and perfecting the script with several graduates.

...

Everyone rolled their eyes, anyway, what you say counts.

Anyway, you can always pick someone out of the corner.

Anyway, we don't know what you're looking for.

The First Half of My Life was also adapted by several graduates, directed by Lao Zhao.

Hey? Isn't it Tsing Yi? Zhao Baogang was surprised.

After much deliberation, it's better for you to shoot this one, and this one is more commercial.

No, I can also play art, pure art! I came here for Tsing Yi...

Da Gangzi couldn't understand, and said angrily, Who are you giving Tsing Yi to? Say one, say one!

Huang Shuqin.

Ga!

Da Gangzi stopped talking, bullying people!

Huang Shuqin, a representative of the fourth generation of directors. His works include Fortress Besieged, Long Live Youth, Love of Humans and Ghosts, etc., and there is also a TV series Debt, which should be familiar to audiences in Shanghai.

The beautiful XSBN can't keep my dad, Shanghai is so big, is there a home for me...

It was also written by Li Chunbo.

Huang Shuqin has a unique female perspective and delicacy, and is very good at emotional drama and creating the atmosphere of the times.

Probably that's it, this should be the last batch of TV dramas I follow, let a few producers try their hand, other than that, follow the new rules.

Then there is the casting work, and strive to finalize it before the Spring Festival.

...

Everyone calculated the time, the Spring Festival in February, and the casting of five dramas was completed in more than a month.

Anyway, what you say counts.

Anyway, you can always pick someone out of the corner.

Anyway, we don't know what you're looking for.

By the way, there are two more things.

Xu Fei added at the end, saying: One recruits talented people and recruits more college students. College students nowadays are not like they used to rush for a fixed job. Young people are active and like new things.

Contact the school to see if a job fair can be held.

What's more, our production volume will continue to increase in the future. I plan to contact various provinces and TV stations to form a theater alliance. We supply the productions, they provide the platform, the unified simulcast.

Just know it in your heart, don't say it outside.

Don't dare to monopolize good dramas, set a small goal first, let's make a quarter of it.

The meeting is over!