Behind the scenes of the entertainment industry

Zhou Cheng's words not only made He Jiping slightly stunned, but also made Zhang Heping and others look curious.

Based on their status in the entertainment industry, they would like to criticize young practitioners. Even those directors and actors who have achieved little success are willing to accept teachings. There are few who are not soft or hard like Zhou Cheng.

Push it back.

"Zhou Cheng, when I read your script, how could you think of writing such a story? What is your source of material?" The suggestion for this matter was made by Chen Li, but the leader was Feng Yuanzheng. He did not stop He Jiping just now.

Question, because he must ensure that the script provided by Zhou Cheng is not plagiarized. Otherwise, after the theater has spent manpower and material resources on rehearsals, and the original author suddenly pops up during the screening, it will definitely be a huge problem for Feng Yuanzheng, who has just taken office.

stains.

"The material of this script comes from a news on the Internet." Zhou Cheng had anticipated this happening in advance and remembered that this script should have a story prototype, so he searched online and found that he was really in Xici Hutong.

He found this news in a post, which also gave him more confidence: "This is a real case in Qian Province. In order to improve the teaching environment of the school, the principal falsely reported the donkey pulling water as a teacher on staff.

, was eventually discovered by the Education Bureau and punished. The school students expressed dissatisfaction, so they posted this post on the forum."

"Most of the news on the Internet is made up to attract attention." He Jiping expressed disdain when he heard Zhou Cheng's words.

"Whether it is real news or not, this story inspired me, so I created this script and set the timeline to the Republic of China period." Zhou Cheng understood that He Jiping was here to criticize today, and was no longer polite: "I remember

When Teacher He was teaching me back then, he once said: In drama creation, as long as we grasp one of the points and then amplify it, we can write an excellent work."

"Teacher He, it seems that you teach well." Feng Yuanzheng could clearly hear the tension between the two, and hurriedly smoothed things over by saying, "It is the pride of us teachers to be able to teach such outstanding students."

"Teacher He, we must believe in the level of young people. Modern young people are very different from those of our time." Yang Lixin followed Feng Yuanzheng's words and continued: "I still remember when we were young, we wanted to read some foreign works.

Go to the library to make an appointment. After the previous reader returns, you have to follow the order of the appointment before you can borrow the books. Today's young people can directly open the computer and find all kinds of books. If they want to know what literature they want, they can search

You can basically find it all at once.”

Zhang Heping then set the tone: "Yes, times have changed. We must face up to the creativity of modern young people. Their unbridled imagination is the basis for the rapid development of the modern art industry."

After several leaders spoke one after another, and Zhou Cheng also provided evidence that he was the original author of the script, He Jiping did not question the origin of the script anymore, which reassured Zhou Cheng.

Seeing that no one had any other opinions, Feng Yuanzheng went directly to the topic: "Xiao Zhou, I believe Chen Li should have revealed to you that our theater is very optimistic about your play and we hope to purchase the copyright of this play. I didn't know you

how about?"

Finally entering the substantive topic, Zhou Cheng took a deep breath to calm down, looked at the people opposite and said: "The drama copyright can be sold, but I must retain the film and television rights. And I have several other conditions for the drama adaptation."

"Haha, let me tell you what the conditions are." Zhou Cheng's obvious lack of stage fright made Zhang Heping even more interested.

"First of all, the adaptation of the script was handed over to Chu Ran. He and I are classmates, and we have no barriers to communication."

The first thing Zhou Cheng mentioned was not the copyright price, but the choice of screenwriter. This made He Jiping a little surprised: "What you provided is a movie script, and the overall quality is very good. But for the performance of a stage play, it requires a lot of work."

Don’t make any changes, I’m afraid you and Chu Ran are inexperienced. Teacher Zheng from our creative department can write it.”

"Teacher He, Chu Ran's strength is pretty good." Before Zhou Cheng could object, Chen Li stood up and said, "Don't you agree with his adapted version of the script "Butterfly"?"

"The two plays are different. The play "Butterfly" is adapted from the Hong Kong version of the play, and there are not many changes." He Jiping frowned: "And the play "The Donkey Gets Water" is the first play to be performed at the People's Theater.

, must be reviewed by relevant departments, and we must ensure that its content is consistent with the national propaganda guidance."

"You can rest assured about this. Although we are young, our ideological consciousness is not low." Zhou Cheng responded unconvinced.

Feng Yuanzheng helped Zhou Cheng persuade He Jiping: "Teacher He, several of us have read this script and understand the outline of the story. As long as Zhou Cheng and Chu Ran's adaptation follows the outline, there is basically no big problem."

"Mr. He, when they finish the script, they will give it to you for review first. Then you will help check it, and then submit it to the Propaganda Department for review." Finally, Yang Lixin proposed a compromise, and both Zhou Cheng and He Jiping agreed.

Zhou Cheng then put forward his second condition: "I hope to have certain rights regarding the selection of actors for this drama."

Feng Yuanzheng was slightly unhappy, but explained to him: "Zhou Cheng, we bought the drama copyright of your play, not to perform it as a popular play of the People's Art Festival. It is still a new play, directed by Chen Li, in

Drama students are the main actors, and veteran actors with too many talents will not be used."

Feng Yuanzheng thought that Zhou Cheng wanted to use this script to recommend people to enter the entertainment industry, so he explained to him in advance the theater's positioning for this play.

After all, it is a new play that has not been tested by the audience. Even if the troupe is optimistic about the prospects of this play, the arts leaders will not take the risk of making it the main play. Especially this play satirizes education issues with black humor.

, it is easy to cause dissatisfaction with the education system.

"Teacher Feng, you misunderstood." Zhou Cheng also heard the meaning of Feng Yuanzheng's words and hurriedly explained: "I hope that after the play is performed, this movie can be shot. If the original crew can be hired to shoot, the quality of the film will be improved."

Better."

"Making a movie? You little guy has great ambitions. You are planning to use our talent as a springboard." Everyone sitting here was a talented person. As soon as Zhang Heping said this, everyone immediately thought of the key point.

"Zhou Cheng, if you want to make a movie, we, Renyi, must invest." As the office director, Yang Lixin has to seek certain benefits for the troupe.

"I can allow you to invest. But the investment cannot exceed 20%, and you are not allowed to interfere with film and television production. You can only enjoy a share of the movie box office income, but not the movie copyright income." Zhou Cheng, who has experienced the investment traps of another world, opened his own

Conditions. After all, this is a matter of mutual benefit, and the release of the movie will further stimulate the revenue of the drama stage.

"We can give up the film copyright income and film and television production rights, but the investment cannot be less than 50%. The actors must give priority to using the original actors. Xiao Zhou, you have to know that with our Renyi as a signature, there will be no matter whether it is pre-production or post-production.

Certain advantages.”

"The maximum investment should not exceed 30%." Zhou Cheng relaxed his conditions: "I agree with the actors, but the remuneration must be discounted. This is the first step I am preparing to produce, and I must control costs..."

The two sides went back and forth and discussed for nearly two hours, and finally reached an agreement.

First of all, Renyi invested 100,000 yuan to buy out the drama copyright in one go. If the attendance rate of the first performance of the drama "Donkey Gets Water" exceeds 50%, then the total number of performances will be no less than 30.

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Secondly, if the film and television drama "Donkey Gets Water" is adapted into a movie, the budget should not exceed 10 million, and Renyi's investment cannot exceed 30%; if the investment exceeds 10 million, Renyi can invest up to 3 million, but the requirements

Enjoy 30% of the box office revenue. This is because Renyi is worried that Zhou Cheng will be making a film and television drama for the first time, and he has no sense and spends money lavishly, so it puts a tightrope on him.

In addition, Renyi does not enjoy any income other than the box office of the movie "Donkey Gets Water". As for the actors, they try to use the original cast and give them a 30% discount based on their respective market quotations.

Once both parties reach an agreement, they sign a contract. The first thing to sign is the copyright purchase agreement.

"Are you signing in your own name?"

"In the name of the company."

Then Zhou Cheng took out an official seal from his bag and stamped it on the contract. Zhang Heping and others were stunned. Young people today are really different from those of their own time.

After everything was settled, Feng Yuanzheng said that the theater guest house could provide rooms for Zhou Cheng, Chu Ran and Chen Li to write scripts, and hoped that they would come up with the works as soon as possible.

Zhou Cheng and Chen Li expressed their gratitude. Although they both have their own place to live, if several people work together to create a script, a hotel would be more suitable. Moreover, Renyi's 100,000 copyright fee will only be paid after they produce the script.

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"Looking for a place to drink?" After all the formalities were completed, it was already close to seven o'clock, Zhou Cheng and Chen Li walked out of Renyi, Zhou Cheng suggested.

"Okay, what do you want to eat? I'll make a call." Chen Li took out his mobile phone to make a call, and casually asked a question that stunned Zhou Chengyi: "By the way, have you communicated with Chu Ran?"

Zhou Cheng said in surprise: "Hasn't Chu Ran been cooperating with you recently? I thought you had greeted him in advance."

"This is your script. If I didn't communicate with you, would I inform Chu Ran?" Chen Li was slightly unhappy.

Zhou Cheng hurriedly apologized and took out his mobile phone: "Brother Chen, I didn't think well. I will inform this boy now. Let's give him a good beating tonight."

"Well, give him a good beating." Chen Li then realized that this boy Chu Ran was the lucky one. He didn't know anything and was included in Zhou Cheng's circle.

As if there was a telepathic connection, Zhou Cheng's cell phone rang before Zhou Cheng made the call, and Chu Ran's voice came from the other side: "Where is it? Come here quickly, Xitucheng Road, barbecue."