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Chapter 115: The Big Bang Theory [Subscribe]

After a period of time, Li Wenyu returned to Shiguang Media.

This time, he was joined by 17-year-old Megan Fox and 16-year-old Blake Lively, a second-generation celebrity.

Blake is the original heroine of The Shallows.

A tall and leggy girl who earned over 100 million dollars at the global box office with her beautiful looks and good figure.

Lao Li plans to promote an American actress to build momentum for the world's most beautiful face and to attract more European and American Weibo users.

Then this actress will not be limited to just one girl.

He did not choose Scarlett Johansson as Megan's rival and partner to grow up with, because Scarlett's mother is a producer of Judah Films, and in Hollywood, those who know everything know everything.

He also didn't cast Jessica Alba.

Jessica was signed by an agency when she was just 12 years old. Now in the summer of 03, she is the leading actress and preparations have begun for a movie that will gross 6000 million US dollars worldwide.

After choosing and choosing, Blake's overall conditions are still not bad.

Of course the contract has been signed. Blake Lively's father is also an actor and producer, but Li Wenyu's Weibo market value is 7 million US dollars, and he has a series of hit movies such as The Shallows and The Piano Tuner.

And he also has the ability to help Zhang Guorong and Winona Ryder win awards one after another.

This is the kind of super support that even the second generation of ordinary filmmakers can never hope for.

So when Time Media extended the olive branch to her, Blake's father and her brothers and sisters who were also actors all supported her to join Time.

As long as it's a normal contract, the whole family will strongly support her!!

In the CEO's office of Time Media, Li Wenyu had his secretary pour coffee for the two American girls and said with a smile, "You all signed contracts, including a confidentiality agreement."

"So, in the future, the role of Blue Jasmine Female Number Four will be a competition between you two."

"Megan, you've just joined the Beijing Film Academy. I'll also arrange for an acting teacher to give you one-on-one instruction. Blake, you're a year younger than me, but you come from a family with a long history of acting. Your father, brothers, and sisters are all actors..."

Having said that, the two American girls were excited and expressed their gratitude.

Hollywood is all about red sofas and stuff, and red sofas are the lowest version.

If it's darker, just 404.

As for the highly regarded, wealthy, and talented director Li Wenyu? The more the two girls got to know him, the more surprised they were by the thick thighs that fell from the sky. There was still a chance.

A thousand-mile horse always exists.

They are all confident in their looks and figures, and think they are super talents, but it is not easy to meet a super mentor.

Li Wenyu sipped his tea and smiled, "Have you all finished watching My Love from the Star these past few days?"

These days, life assistants and translators have already been dispatched, and dormitories have been rented near the Beijing Film Academy campus. Everything has been arranged.

In private time, Li Wenyu didn't say it himself, but Winona and Blake's parents asked them to watch more movies such as The Shallows, My Love from the Star, and Tsuen Wan at the seaside, as well as Let Me Embrace Happiness.

There are also Li's film and television dramas such as Marriage Story!

There are all kinds of award-winning blockbusters. The two girls are only sixteen or seventeen years old, about the same age as Yang Mi, Liu Shishi and others. They are not yet able to judge such profound and serious award-winning art films.

But The Shallows, The Tuner, and You Who Came From the Stars?

Star, you are about to turn two American girls into fans of Chinese idol dramas.

Now that I have the English dubbed version, it will be no problem for little girls to enjoy this kind of idol drama!

After hearing this, Megan Fox and Blake Lively excitedly started talking non-stop, saying that they were almost becoming Li Jiaxin.

Then there are the fans and followers of Huang Xiaoming and Deng.

Of course, the two women also expressed their opinions, saying that they actually admired Li Wenyu more.

Lao Li is the screenwriter and director of Star You!!

Not to mention that at least in their aesthetic sense, Li Wenyu is much cooler and more handsome than Professor Huang, and his figure is also extremely domineering and outstanding.

Li Wenyu smiled and waved his hand to interrupt the two women's flattery, saying, "I'll say a little more, putting aside Blue Jasmine Girl Number Four."

"The company also plans to produce a TV series in 2004 targeting the European and American markets. It will be different from idol dramas like My Love from the Star."

"But we still hope to win in the ratings. Chasing Star You, if your acting skills are up to par next year, the female lead in the TV series will be yours. Let's compete with each other."

He said Xing you are not showing off.

Still empty talk!!
Let these two American girls who are sixteen or seventeen years old, and seventeen or eighteen next year, go wild.

Megan Fox almost fell on the spot. After she held onto the edge of Lao Li's desk, she said in disbelief, "Bi Jianxing's leading actress? God, no, boss, you must consider me more. I am your junior sister now."

Blake almost went crazy too.

If she is now just full of passionate emotions of a super fan towards You Who Came From the Stars, will she suddenly make the leap to become the leading actress in a production of the same level?
This is simply...

Without waiting for the two women to continue speaking.

Li Wenyu waved his hand and said, "Alright, that's all I'll reveal. Although our company has many actresses of your age."

"But if you're going after the European and American markets, you white people or those of mixed white descent will definitely have a huge advantage. Go back and find your translator and assistant and prepare well."

The project he was talking about was "The Big Bang Theory" which was originally broadcast in 2007!
This is the super drama king-level American drama.

It has caused quite a stir and created a viewing craze around the world.

Originally, Chinese TV drama audiences basically got to know American TV dramas from the "Prison Break" series, and "The Big Bang Theory" was also a heavy siege weapon that conquered domestic movie fans.

This kind of sitcom featuring a scientific wizard, a geek, and a otaku, paired with a beautiful woman, has a very hot ratings and discussion.

You said The Big Bang Theory aired in 07. When was it filmed? It was filmed in 2006. And the idea for it? It was born in 2005.

The creative idea was born in 2005, and now it is August in the summer of 2003.

Is there any chance of a car crash?
Could it be that Hollywood already had the script on file, but filming was delayed until 05?

In fact, the biggest difference between American TV series and Chinese TV series is that American TV series adopt the screenwriter responsibility system, and write while filming!
Great screenwriters are often also producers, and have far more power than the director on the set, including in editing.

The screenwriters also get a larger share than the directors, and they will basically rewrite the script at any time during the filming period based on market reaction.

Then they discuss changes to the play with the main actors, but ultimately the screenwriter still has the greatest authority.

Now that Li Wenyu has filed for or filmed The Big Bang Theory a year or two in advance, will there be any conflict? The original screenwriter and producer of The Big Bang Theory had their inspiration for the core protagonist Sheldon.

It originated from a friend of the screenwriter and producer. This friend must have known me for a long time, even before 2005 when the inspiration came to me, right?
Most likely yes.

But the problem is that many fans of The Big Bang Theory may not have seen the pilot episode of The Big Bang Theory, and the pilot system in the United States is also very unique.

Let’s not talk too much about the pilot system for now.

Take the pilot episode of The Big Bang Theory for example. The absolute core protagonist Sheldon was a genius friend that the screenwriter and producer knew. He created the image of a scumbag.

Sheldon is very casual about relationships between men and women, and is very casual about ONS. He is also irresponsible and likes to look at pretty girls!
In the pilot, Sheldon's character isn't much better than Howard's, though he's much more successful at picking up girls. Furthermore, the pilot only features Sheldon, Leonard, and Penny; Howard and Rajesh, the other four genius scientists, don't appear at all.

This was the pilot episode of The Big Bang Theory filmed in 06. After it was broadcast, it was not very popular with the senior executives responsible for TV series review and the audience who watched the pilot episode.

This is why the character Hilton, a super genius in the first season of the official version of Big Bang Theory, was modified. She has no idea about relationships between men and women and has obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Moreover, in the filming of "Big Bang", which was written and shot at the same time, in the first few episodes, Sheldon liked to knock on the door three times and call out his name, but there was no distinctive label.

The characters are written and filmed at the same time, and then modified based on the audience reaction after the show is broadcast.

It wasn't until the tenth season that it was explained why Hilton knocked on the door like that. When he was a teenager, his mother was out and he returned home thinking no one was there, but strange noises came from his parents' room.

From then on, Sheldon liked to knock on the door three times in a row and call his name.

It’s just to give the other person more time.

But this is a follow-up patch for the bad ending in the later stage!!

From the pilot episode of the original TV series of The Big Bang Theory, the creative team was wondering whether they were trying to please the group of genius otakus like Sheldon and Howard, or whether they were looking down on and mocking this group.

It wasn’t confirmed until the pilot episode aired!

Now Li Wenyu's Time Media has released the first episode of "The Big Bang Theory", bringing out all the complete characters. How many episodes will it take?

Even if the original big screenwriter and veteran producer saw it, they wouldn't feel anything.

Even if the other party has an inspiration now, the Sheldon he imagines is still a scientific genius, and it is irresponsible to date girls...

It's also standard sp outside!

The other party's 06 version only has Sheldon, Howard, and a female lead.

The original name of the TV series of this story was not "The Big Bang", but "Lenny, Penny and Kenny".

Li Wenyu is going to make The Big Bang Theory, but he will still not be the director. Instead, Time Media will be the incarnation group. It is impossible that he is the only one working diligently to make movies and TV shows.

The groupization of a company means signing more directors, starting more productions, and running multiple projects simultaneously in a year.

As the big boss, he is responsible for the overall planning and coordination of the play.

The biggest difference between him and other film and television groups? This reborn person is responsible for many scripts.

After Megan and Blake left with all kinds of excitement, Li Wenyu worked for another ten minutes before receiving a report that Robert from Columbia had arrived.

The two sides met in the office and exchanged pleasantries. After serving tea, Li Wenyu said with a smile, "Robert, my company wants to shoot a TV series in the style of American dramas in 04 to test the waters."

"I'd like you to introduce me to some connections, such as Warner Bros. Television. Shi Guang wants to collaborate with them."

"I have to create the copyright and then sell the numerous copyrights to Asian TV. The broadcast rights for Omi TV belong to Warner Bros. Television, but the DVD and Internet rights are mine."

"If you're happy to work with me, please sign a confidentiality agreement. I can show you the script for the first episode of Season 1 right now. You'll also get some benefits if you help me."

Robert took a sip of tea and said in surprise, "Our American-style TV series? Li, do you want to replicate the success of You Who Came From the Stars?"

"Honestly, Warner Bros. Television is willing to give you $300 million for the remake rights, which is very sincere."

The Big Bang Theory itself is broadcast in the United States through CBS Television, which is one of the five major television networks in the United States.

It has more than 200 affiliated TV stations, allowing its channels to cover 3 million people across the United States.

Broadcast TV is definitely the big channel.

However, CBS and Columbia Pictures are not in the same system. Robert can only act as a middleman to help introduce and connect. Warner Bros. Television has tried to negotiate the remake rights of "You Are the Star", which is also the original company that produced "The Big Bang Theory".

Li Wenyu laughed. "Xing, your copyright is not urgent. If you are willing to broadcast it on CBS, I can even sell you the first round broadcast rights for a total of 30 US dollars."

Why is Hollywood unwilling to release Infernal Affairs directly in theaters on a large scale, but instead spends money to buy it and remake a white version?
Besides cultural differences.

The most important thing is to suppress the momentum of Hong Kong Island and the entire Chinese-language film industry.

This is similar to Hollywood blockbusters entering mainland theaters, which only require 15% of the box office share.

Robert shrugged helplessly. "Okay, I'm more interested in the American TV series you want to produce. I'm willing to sign the confidentiality agreement, anti-plagiarism and piracy agreement, etc..."

"By the way, Li, how many Chinese male and female protagonists do you want for the new drama?"

No matter how many cultural differences there are, Robert is certain that Lao Li is a super successful tycoon who can switch freely between art films and popcorn blockbusters.

He generally only works on film projects.

But the project quality is good enough that he doesn't mind contacting the TV company.

Li Wenyu was amused. "The female lead should be a white girl signed by our Shi Guang, and the male lead should be a Chinese actor."

"I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation again. I know you have a pilot system for American TV series. So, give me a few days and I'll shoot an episode for you and take a look."

The official filming needs to wait until Megan and Blake are a year older, and they need to learn for another year before they can talk about acting. For the trial filming, all Chinese actors can perform.

The efficiency of filming an episode of Mi drama is also very fast.

Because The Big Bang Theory is a sitcom, and each episode is only 20 minutes long!

Directly filming in Beijing, with a Chinese male and female lead? Save this for when the show becomes a hit in the US, and then globally.

Even if a Chinese version is filmed in the future, the pilot episode is the strongest evidence of originality!
He just needs to optimize the plot and factors related to China in The Big Bang Theory into a better direction. The first episode is about the neighbors meeting Penny for the first time.

Then the two eccentric scientists went to help Penny ask her ex-boyfriend for a color TV.

Plus the weird Howard and Rajesh appear.

This Big Bang series, not to mention how many people it has made famous, just on the Omi online video platform, the exclusive broadcast rights for the entire series can sell for more than 6 million US dollars.

It is a super long-lived TV series.

In the future, whether Megan Fox or Blake Lively plays the leading female role, it will definitely be a masterpiece.

Of course, the original actor was not bad either. He made his fortune with a salary of $100 million per episode.

In the future, once Li Wenyu establishes an online video platform, he will have exclusive broadcasting rights, which he will have a firm grip on, and the drama series will be able to attract many registered users.

The pilot episode has an all-Chinese cast, and when it really starts, he still prefers the original male lead Sheldon, who is 30 years old this year.

The role of Leonard can be given to a Chinese actor, which means that a male actor under Time can directly become popular by starring in a US drama, which is an unusually fresh track.

However, in order to make it as dramatic as the original version, Leonard, who is pursuing the heroine, needs to choose a male actor with a cute height difference. Short people are more likely to spark discussion.

Robert was delighted. "Just a Chinese male character? I don't think it's a big deal."

"Lee, it would be great if you were willing to shoot a pilot episode for me to watch. This kind of cooperation would be very easy to develop. I can also contact Warner Bros. Television with the pilot episode to help you."

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(End of this chapter)