In the beginning, I just wanted to make money

TV dramas are different from movies. Experienced people can tell the quality of TV drama scripts at a glance.

How to judge good from bad?

Genre positioning, subject matter, characterization, character relationships, plot settings, lines, frame structure, rhythm, innovation, policy review risks, and expression of value orientation...

The most important thing is the last bit!

Policy review risks and values ​​orientation…

If something goes wrong, it will be useless no matter how wonderful it is!

There’s no problem with “The Best Servant”!

The theme and script idea are derived from "Tang Bo Hu Spots Autumn Fragrance"...

Then why not make a TV series version of "Tang Bohu Spots Autumn Fragrance"?

That... is too difficult. It is basically impossible to surpass the movie version...

Although Zhuang Liqi didn't read the script, she felt that something was going to happen as soon as she heard it...

It's a pity that this script was written for Ciwen!

However, Zhuang Liqi was more interested in Shen Xudong's Tianmei Studio: "How many screenwriters are there in your company?"

"There are only five now..."

"Five people...are they so efficient?"

Is this very efficient?

I wrote three scripts in two months...

If Shen Xudong works overtime, he can do it alone!

Of course, he would not say this directly, but said: "We will set the outline..."

"...I want to know if you have any new ideas?"

"Not yet." After thinking about it, Shen Xudong added: "But we often discuss what the post-80s generation will experience in society after leaving campus..."

Chen Hao interjected: "What else can you do? Just live!"

"Find a job, make money, get married, have children... Suppose a man who was a man of great influence in college enters the society and finds that his dream is far away from him... Then should he still fight for it?"

"So, the theme is struggle?"

"Almost... I only have one idea at the moment. When I finish the novel, I will free up time to write it!"

"I'm looking forward to it...our company wants this script!"

"Thank you... But here I should write a novel first and then adapt it into a script..."

"That's better, let's warm up the novel..."

After thinking about it, Zhuang Li said curiously: "You should really write a novel with a realistic theme!"

"…Why?"

"If you want to continue to develop in the literary world, just writing about martial arts is not enough. I heard that Guo Jingming is also writing about realistic themes!"

"…I see."

"How Many Flowers Have Fallen in a Dream"...

Therefore, "How Many Flowers Fall in Dreams" is an outlier among Guo Jingming's works. There are many BJ words in it, including the words "Chai He Niu" and "Ya", which have never been seen in other books before.

A Sichuan kid who just came to Shanghai to study has never lived in BJ.

Where did he learn such an authentic BJ local way of speaking?

The metaphors of cumulus clouds, rainstorms, plants, and steel forests that appear repeatedly in various essays such as Fantasy City, Little Times, Grand Records, and the following have almost become his habitual annotations in his writing, necessary for transitions, and characteristics. distinct.

But in the book "Dream", there is no such text that relies on metaphors to heighten emotions.

The reason is quite simple, because the styles are too different, and he cannot integrate the language method he is most accustomed to...

Of course, it is also possible that he is eager to prove himself...

Not only can I write fantasy, but I am also good at writing realistic stories...

After all, although Han Han's "Three Gates" is labeled as a campus novel, it is somehow bordered by realist pure literature...

Guo couldn't write it. He didn't know how he saw "Inside and Outside the Circle", so he copied it and made some superfluous modifications...

…

Of course Shen Xudong is talking about "Struggle"...

The theme of "Struggle" is not actually struggle, but young people who are full of confusion. They don't know what they want to do, and they don't know whether the work they do is valuable.

The generation born in the 1980s was born in the era of China's fastest economic development, with the impact of new moral concepts, a rich material foundation, and diverse opportunities for transition.

This makes the life pursuits of the post-80s generation very different from those of the previous generation. They struggle between love and career, and collide between ideal and reality.

The story took place in 2006-2007. College students were no longer a scarce resource. News reports were everywhere about "fresh college students entering the industry with a monthly salary as low as a thousand yuan" and "graduates starting at zero salary."

The protagonists also suffered from employment problems: Gao Qiang was frustrated in his job search, and Charlene graduated from college and could only find nightclub models and record company odd jobs...

In fact, regardless of the plot, the protagonists of "Struggle" do represent a generation of people who disdain to enter the unchanging system. They have seen their parents accumulate wealth from scratch, and they also want to work hard to build a career.

Every young man has great ambitions when he graduates. After being beaten to death, he discovers that in a city like BJ, there seem to be job opportunities everywhere, but none of them are suitable for him.

Well, in fact, "Struggle" is relatively popular, and Shen Xudong just happened to be able to remember this drama!

…

"Sister, this is the phone number of the screenwriter of "Golden Branches", her name is Qin Wen... I am only responsible for writing the outline and character biographies... She is responsible for perfecting the specific characters... If you have any questions, you can contact her! "

"...Don't you write it yourself?"

"My ability to control women's psychology is still a bit poor, and I can't write emotional scenes well. Qin Wen is different..."

The dinner was almost over, and Shen Xudong gave Qin Wen's contact information to Chen Hao...

Chen Hao was a little dissatisfied...

She always thought that the screenwriter of "Golden Branch Desire" was Shen Xudong.

"Didn't you say that you prepared this script for me?"

"...Yes, otherwise I wouldn't have called you as soon as I thought of an idea..."

Having said that, Chen Hao was still a little dissatisfied, but she couldn't tell what she was dissatisfied with...

Maybe it was because she thought Shen Xudong wanted to lick her, but suddenly realized that this was just a deal...

Shen Xudong...it doesn't matter, he has taken all the money, and we will continue to cooperate next time!

He didn't believe that Chen Hao could resist "Beauty's Scheming"...

Sure enough, Shen Xudong mentioned "Beauty's Scheming" a little bit: "The theme of "The Golden Branch" is that there is no winner in the harem battle, everyone loses, but I want to write about a girl from a humble background who rises to power step by step. peak!"

Chen Hao immediately answered: "Wu Zetian?"

"No, the audience is too familiar with Wu Zetian's story, so it's difficult to express it any more. Let's do it, Dou Yifang!"

"Who is Dou Yifang?"

"The wife of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, the third queen of the Western Han Dynasty. She was initially just a little maid in the palace of the Western Han Dynasty, serving the empress dowager Lu Fei. Then she miraculously became the concubine and empress of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, and later became the empress dowager and empress. The Empress Dowager...I think this character is very interesting..."

"...You write it first, and then bring it to me after you've finished it!"

"Um…"

Look, isn’t it done...

If you have talent, you can do whatever you want!