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Chapter 2: Make Your Own Script

The next morning, Tian Xiaole returned to school with two pairs of insoles that the old lady had made for him.

It is National Day now and school has been in session for more than a month.

People are talking about "Heroes" everywhere in the school. Beijing Film Academy is the cradle of film and television talents. If there are any new blockbusters released, you will always be the first to see and know about them.

For example, "A Chinese Odyssey" which was released in mainland China in 95, although it was criticized by the outside world, it received unanimous praise when it was screened in schools.

Since joining the WTO in 2000, the domestic economy has begun to take off.

The film and television industry also ushered in an opportunity for vigorous development. Against the backdrop of the decline of Hong Kong Island and Taiwan, capital began to shift to the mainland.

Movies, TV series, music, etc. broadcast on the mainland market, and film and television entertainment related industries.

More than 80% of the people behind the scenes are from Hong Kong and Taiwan capital.

Not to mention the film and television industry, the crew and actors will give priority to using their people.

Actors and stars from the mainland are lower than those from the other two places in terms of status and treatment, and are even worse than the crew members.

Food, accommodation, and even film pay are symbols of cheapness.

Although the country attaches importance to the development of the film and television entertainment industry, it does not have extra financial investment, only policy support.

This situation will not improve until coal bosses enter the market with their money.

The coal boss had only one request: the movie must have positive energy, and he could also get his mistress, whom he wanted to promote, to play a role in it.

They will not interfere with the creation, nor will they ask about the selection of actors.

Although it is National Day, there are not many students here.

Beijing Film Academy encourages students to take acting jobs outside and pursues a teaching philosophy that combines theory and practice.

It’s not like the later times, where there are film crews everywhere.

Apart from being able to get a few lines through connections, other crews will give you some minor roles because you are a student of Beijing Film Academy, which are only slightly better than extras.

Tian Xiaole took a stroll, saw the familiar campus, and adapted to his young body, then returned to the dormitory.

In my previous life, I worked as a photographer and shot many movies. I also screened many award-winning films. My head is like a camera.

When I think of these videos, they automatically replay in my mind.

"Is this considered a golden finger?" Tian Xiaole said to himself.

I began to look through my memories, trying to find a movie that was suitable for the present and that I could shoot.

It won't appear out of place and will also demonstrate your directing abilities.

Since you have already applied to transfer to the directing department, you should make achievements as soon as possible.

All the films I have watched flashed through my mind like a slide show.

He stopped until a low-budget movie came along.

The film had a small investment and a single scene, but received good reviews and box office.

It is just right for Tian Xiaole now. He doesn't seem too aggressive, but he can still achieve results.

I found the notebook and started copying the script.

I spent most of the night writing a rough outline of the plot, but it seems to have many loopholes and is not perfect.

Seeing that it was getting late, I closed the script and prepared to go to bed, but I saw two big regular characters on the front page: "Nightclub"!
The original version was released in 09, with an investment cost of 200 million, and the setting was only a supermarket.

The film grossed 1100 million yuan upon its release.

However, the script has been controversial, including suspected plagiarism and unreasonable plot twists.

Tian Xiaole avoided these problems very well when writing the script and made many reasonable arrangements.

There is no plagiarism. It is only 03 and my work is original.

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Just after the National Day, the information of a graduate student supervisor was updated on the teacher wall of Beijing Film Academy.

Following that was a resume introduction, including the movies he had made and the awards he had won. There was even a banner hung at the school gate.

"Welcome Director Tian Zhuangzhuang back to the school as a graduate student advisor."

Many students who learned the news began to plan to become Tian Zhuangzhuang's students.

Among them, there was a female classmate with big eyes.

With such a big mountain around, it's natural to want to establish a relationship with it.

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"Xiao Le, why did you change your major?"

Park Jong-hwa pushed the door open and asked in unstandard Chinese.

Thinking of the script Tian Xiaole had been writing these days, a flattering smile appeared on his face again:

"[Nightclub] Are you planning on filming it yourself?"

You know, not everyone can get investment and make a movie these days.

Connections, qualifications, experience, and funds are all indispensable.

Because of Lu Laolang's connections, Lu Tailang was able to attract investments from China Film Group and Huayi Film Group, and also invited Jiang Wen to play the leading male role.

"Is the news spreading so fast?" Tian Xiaole muttered to himself, then looked at Park Jong-hwa:

"Where did you get the news?"

"Your school information has been made public."

Park Jong-hwa had a painful expression as if he had lost his good husband. As a Korean, he had even fewer friends at Beijing Film Academy, and Tian Xiaole was the only one he could talk to.

"Yeah, I'll go see what's going on."

Ignoring Lao Pu's expression of bereaved father, Tian Xiaole stood up and was about to leave, but then he remembered something, turned around, opened the drawer, took the script that he had refined several times over the past few days, and left the dormitory.

Park Jong-hwa scratched his head. Photographer is such a good job, he can take pictures of all kinds of beauties, so why did he switch to the hard profession of director?

On the other side, Tian Xiaole quickly arrived at the directing department office area and knocked on the door with the sign that read "Tian Zhuangzhuang's Office".

"Enter."

Hearing the sound, Tian Xiaole pushed the door open and walked in. He saw Tian Zhuangzhuang wearing a pair of reading glasses, sitting at the desk, reading a newspaper in his hand.

"I came here to retire." Tian Xiaole muttered, and then asked:

"The formalities were approved, but you didn't even tell me." "I didn't have time to inform you, but I didn't expect you to know already."

Tian Zhuangzhuang put down the newspaper in his hand, walked to the coffee table in the office, and leisurely made tea. He didn't expect this position to be so easy.

"Then who is my mentor?"

Tian Xiaole sat over and helped open a bag of tea leaves and poured them into the tea bowl.

"it's me!"

"Aren't you teaching graduate students?" Tian Xiaole asked in surprise.

"You are my son. It is only natural for me to teach you." Tian Zhuangzhuang said as a matter of course.

Letting you teach a future internationally renowned director is a great bargain for you. It is also a way to make Old Tian famous in history.

Tian Xiaole thought to himself and took out the prepared script and handed it over:

"Then take a look at this script. How is it? Are there any loopholes?"

"You wrote it?"

Tian Zhuangzhuang was very surprised. He put down the teacup in his hand, reached out to take it, looked at the font on the cover, and read it out loud unconsciously.

"[Nightclub]!"

He flipped through the thin script and read it very carefully.

I saw him frowning for a while, then relaxing his brows, obviously immersed in the plot.

More than twenty minutes later, Tian Zhuangzhuang closed the script in his hand, and Tian Xiaole added hot tea to his bowl.

He took a sip with satisfaction and asked curiously:

"Where did you get this script?"

He didn't believe that Tian Xiaole could study photography for two years and then write a script with a complete story and high quality.

The characters are well-developed, the storyline is complete, and the various unexpected twists and turns are eye-opening.

"Of course I wrote it myself, and my roommate Park Jong-hwa can testify to it."

When Tian Xiaole was writing the script, he didn't tell his roommates about it, for fear that if they asked him why he was there, he wouldn't be able to answer immediately.

Now that we have evidence, no one will doubt it anymore.

Tian Zhuangzhuang knew his son well and knew he was not a liar. It was Tian Xiaole's sudden change that made him ask this question.

"The plot is very complete and the story is well told. It is a good script."

After learning about the origins of the script, Tian Zhuangzhuang gave it a high evaluation and then asked curiously:

"You don't want to direct it yourself?"

"I've switched to the directing department, so I'm definitely going to direct it myself!"

Tian Xiaole took it for granted, and fearing that Old Tian would be worried, he added:

"The movie set is very simple, just a supermarket will do, and the investment won't be too big..."

Hearing this, Tian Zhuangzhuang took a sip of tea from time to time, and from his facial expression, he seemed to be thinking.

The script does not require a huge investment, nor does it require advanced filming skills, so it can be used for practice.

After he figured this out, he nodded and said:
"Leave the script here. Do you want to ask your uncle Ge You for help with the role of He Sanshui?"

"There's no need to shoot birds with cannons, and besides, I can't wait for Uncle Ge's schedule."

Ge You is definitely more suitable for the role of He Sanshui. He should be filming "Kara is a Dog" now.

Tian Xiaole wants to be a quick shooter, and it would be best if it could be released at the end of the year, but he definitely can't wait for the release date.

Tian Zhuangzhuang didn't expect that Tian Xiaole had considered all aspects, so he didn't give any more advice and said: Go back and wait for news.

Seeing Tian Xiaole walking out of the office, he picked up the script on the table and read it again.

The corners of his mouth turned upwards, revealing a slight smile.

In his opinion, the script was very "simple" and many of the plots were not perfect.

But it can also be seen that Tian Xiaole has done his homework to transfer to the directing department and wants to achieve outstanding results.

The scene layout, actor invitation, etc. have all been considered very comprehensively.

In the afternoon, he took the script and went to China Film Group, as a director who had been banned for ten years.

No other director in China has dared to challenge this achievement.

Tian Zhuangzhuang's arrival alarmed the current vice-president Han Sanping, who personally received him.

"Lao Tian, ​​are you planning to start a new movie?"

Han Sanping poured a cup of hot tea for Tian Zhuangzhuang and asked this question after seeing the latter take out the script.

"It's not me, it's that kid from my family."

"Xiao Le? Isn't he from the photography department?" Han Sanping asked in surprise.

The Beijing circle is so small and there are only so many people. Everyone knows a little about what everyone's children do, not to mention Tian Zhuangzhuang, who was once the leader of five generations of directors.

"I don't know what's wrong with that kid. He just transferred to the directing department and he came up with a movie script."

Tian Zhuangzhuang said this with a smile and handed over the script.

"Then I'll have to read it carefully."

Han Sanping reached out to take it and said half-jokingly.

He flipped through the pages very quickly, and in less than ten minutes, he had a rough look at the contents. He didn't believe that the script was written by Tian Xiaole himself.

It must have been written by Tian Zhuangzhuang, as a father, to pave the way for his son. It was just a low-budget movie for practice, and it was nothing for China Film.

He made up his mind:
"The script is well-written, and the various twists and turns in the story are very captivating. This kind of filming scene is probably the first of its kind in China. China Film has invested in this script!"

"Old Han, thank you." Tian Zhuangzhuang said solemnly.

"Just leave the script here. I'll have my secretary take it for review."

Han Sanping patted the script in his hand and said.

(End of this chapter)