Chapter 426 Rough talk about the screenwriting industry
The competition in September is usually not big. Big productions and IPs all choose National Day to fight, and off-seasons are also good. As long as the results are similar, theaters will definitely be screened in theaters.
"I Am Not a God of Medicine" also took this path at that time, avoiding the big production and taking odd-looking publicity. Of course, the key is that the works are good and can dominate the whole month and a half.
In the past, actors didn’t have to worry about it, but this time I was a producer and 70% of the major shareholders. The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility, the more it was, not to mention that it was the first time that my brother became a director, and he had to do his best both in public and private.
As the team continues to work together, the progress is getting faster and faster, which makes Hu Zhonghua happy all day long. The money saved by completing it one day earlier!
But today I encountered an accident. Bu Fan frowned and looked at the script. He always felt something was wrong and his emotions were always not satisfied. He called Hu Zhonghua and the screenwriter over, stop and stop first, and everyone discussed it.
“Are the lines too long-winded?”
As a senior screenwriter, Wang Peng quickly understood Bu Fan's intention and suggested: "I originally thought that the protagonist would definitely be at a loss when facing such high pressure, so..."
Bu Fan nodded, very much in recognition of the screenwriter's strength, but as an actor, he is the closest character to the role. He pondered for a moment: "Ordinary people must be at a loss when facing this situation, but the villain did not intend to leave any time for the protagonist."
"It can be said that he is just enjoying the process of his prey being pushed into a desperate situation little by little!"
"It's like gradually pulling the rope around the protagonist's neck tightening, watching the prey wail and struggle, this is the time when he feels the most."
Wang Peng nodded. Bu Fan's opinion was very pertinent, especially his acting skills had proved everything long ago.
Just like a machine, it is accurate and stable, and no matter how difficult it is, there are never more than three shots, and it is basically one shot.
With one person's strength, the filming progress is at least one-third ahead of schedule. This kind of actor is not only a director, but even the producer is very excited.
"You mean to express despair and helplessness in inner drama?"
Bu Fan nodded and said seriously: "The language is the pale at this time. Emotions and physical details are the key to conveying the audience's sense of urgency. What do you think?"
Wang Tian and Wang Peng looked at each other and nodded in agreement, that is, Bu Fan is qualified to show off in front of the director, and replace him with someone else...
Seeing Wang Peng leaving happily, Bu Fan asked Hu Zhonghua: "Where did you find it?"
"Don't you know that even screenwriters have agents now?"
Hu Zhonghua leaned comfortably on the sofa and kept rushing to make progress. Today he finally got a breath and joked: "The performance of the first-line screenwriter is no worse than that of the third-line stars."
"It's similar to a celebrity agent, and is responsible for managing screenwriters who are proficient in all agency affairs besides writing. Signing screenwriters, matching and matching film and television company projects, tracking each process such as negotiations, trial writing, and signing..."
"Now, content is king, and with the maturity and industry segmentation of film and television industrialization, not only traditional screenwriter companies provide screenwriter brokerage services, but companies such as Waima, Rushe, script supermarket, screenwriter gang, Yunliwu, etc. have opened up screenwriter brokerage services, but also companies specifically provide screenwriter brokerage services for projects."
"Especially, what script agents need to do is more complicated, more like producers or project front-end general planners, responsible for script packaging and even reverse IP incubation, and can also solve the problem of placing the board like CAA, packaging directors, producers, investment companies and even distribution channels to film and television companies."
Bu Fan was a little surprised. Are you playing so professionally now?
"If you follow Mr. Qi and Sister Lan, you don't have to worry about this kind of thing." Hu Zhonghua smiled and said, "Not to mention that your company must have a dedicated team responsible for the script. Even your current connections, you don't have to worry about such things."
"I have friends who specialize in this journey. 10-20% commission is the norm. Screenwriter agency companies are different from screenwriter companies. As far as I know, there may be no more than 20 companies in China doing this business, and there may be no more than 5 companies specializing in screenwriter agency and script transactions."
"There are at least a few thousand screenwriters with certain writing skills, especially for new screenwriters, agency companies can undoubtedly solve the problem of lack of resources and circles, which is similar to new artists entering the industry."
"Those well-known screenwriters need agents even more. Not everyone has the ambition to start a company. Screenwriters are creative talents. They stay at home all day and leave business to agents to improve. When they encounter scripts that are in the bottom of the box, or they can't do too much work, someone helps to integrate resources, or even subcontract them to find hot products, you know."
Bu Fan was very interested and asked: "How many screenwriters can a broker lead?"
"My friend has seven or eight senior old birds, including Wang Peng, who will be too busy to get busy."
"At the beginning, I discovered this business opportunity in another city, and later, when a few friends set up a company in Beijing, they were one of the earliest entrepreneurs, and now they are doing well."
"Their team also has shared resources. Once they get the project, they will send the requirements to all agents, so that everyone can recommend the appropriate screenwriter to increase the chance of recommendation success."
"Every weekly meetings to exchange progress, the agent should introduce to colleagues the new screenwriter he signed with, and he is best at writing what kind of notebook he is so that everyone can know. When going out to discuss projects, if you don't have the right one in your hands, you can also recommend other colleagues' contracted screenwriter."
"This year their company has signed more than 200 screenwriters, served more than 130 screenwriters, and represented more than 100 original projects."
Seeing Bu Fan's surprised expression, he continued: "The total screenwriter company's selection of all requests is basically 10-20%, which is floating according to his popularity."
"Staff writers only need to match projects, and full-time screenwriters need to lead in depth. Screenwriters at different stages often have very different needs. Some hope to take more work and make more money, while others insist on not accepting customization and only accepting original works."
"Many mature screenwriters may not take on many projects and only do what they are interested in. Young screenwriters need more opportunities to grow, so they are not that picky."
"In recent years, not only actors' pay, but even screenwriters have risen all the way. The well-known screenwriters of satellite TV dramas are easy to write more than 100,000 yuan per episode. For screenwriters' agency, they are not willing to take on major online projects. The top major online scripts are 100,000 yuan per episode, usually 20,000 to 50,000 yuan, and 20% commission drizzle."
Hu Zhonghua took a sip of tea and analyzed: "You also know that original scripts are not easy to make in the circle, especially when the screenwriter is not very famous. Financial owners like to spend money directly to buy so-called big IPs certified by the market, and make changes at will, and find a few traffic to establish a project."
"I often chat with them. According to their statement, in terms of script types, except for comedy and action, and war themes are relatively easy to sell, there is actually no specific theme that can be favored for a long time, and the market is often easy to follow the trend."
"Many times, I always have to stay in any subject matter, and investors have everything they want. I heard that there are fewer TV series in the near future. Internet TV series were very good last year, but this year it was not. Online TV series became more and more popular, and everyone started to spend money in it."
"Now several of their companies are getting together to do big things. One is to establish a screenwriter brokerage system, become the largest screenwriter information database in China, and capture all talents in one place. The other is to establish a script trading model and mature industry-oriented operation."
"The screenwriter's agent is responsible for signing a contract with the screenwriter and finding commissioned creative projects for him; the script agent is more like a pre-production or project general planner, and needs to screen, evaluate and package the script, such as designing concept posters, making project planning books, conducting market and budget analysis, and then accurately pushing it to various channels."
"Because the chain of the film and television industry is a breakpoint, it is not easy to make a project just by providing scripts. For example, if you negotiate with directors, they can even provide 50 investment companies and 20 producers, which can bind resources to help you solve the problem of code plates."
"Last year, he planned a fantasy online drama. The screenwriter was a university student, but the script theme and concept are very good. So he found a film and television company, provided planning plans, recommended directors, and even helped to contact the broadcasting platform."
"Cash and 10% equity returns, except for the royalties paid to the screenwriter, the net profit of one project is one million. Through the operation of the broker, the cost of script incubation can be reduced from millions to more than one hundred thousand, which of course also tests the broker's judgment and operational ability of the broker."
Chapter completed!