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Perhaps the script will only be considered complete after the movie is finished filming.

He has commissioned scripts from several screenwriters and plans to choose the best one from them.

After finishing all that, Cao Dawei lay wearily in his chair, his gaze suddenly falling on a piece of paper on the table.

That was a fragment of the script that Bai Qianqu left behind when she visited.

A bold idea suddenly popped into his head.

If you were to write it down, what would you be able to write?

He was startled by his own bold idea, but then he thought that there was no better option at the moment, so there was no harm in letting the other party try.

After all, the ending the other party came up with last time did make his movie a hit.

It's clear that Qu Yin might actually have some skill or knowledge.

Thinking of this, Cao Dawei didn't wait any longer. He took out his phone, found Bai Qianqu's contact information, and called her.

Bai Qianqu was typing away when she received a call from Cao Dawei, which surprised her somewhat.

"Writing a script?"

“That’s right,” Cao Dawei said with a smile. “I saw your talent for screenwriting last time! So this time I’d like to ask you for some ideas. Just think of it as writing for fun, it doesn’t really matter. And if your script can really give me some ideas, I’m willing to pay you for it!”

Cao Dawei didn't expect Bai Qianqu to come up with a complete script; he just hoped that she could provide some fragments of inspiration, just like last time.

After understanding the other party's request, Bai Qianqu also fell into deep thought.

Actually, movie scripts aren't a problem for him. He can easily commission a custom script from the system, guaranteeing it will be even more perfect than the original movie script.

However, what he was considering was whether or not to write to Cao Dawei.

If he were to write, he was very confident that his script would be selected.

Is it possible to enter the film and television industry through this channel?

In this world, if we're just talking about movie special effects technology, it completely surpasses the original world, many times better than Hollywood. Unlike those special effects that are obviously fake, the special effects in this world are so realistic that you wouldn't be able to tell the difference if no one told you.

However, there are both advantages and disadvantages.

The special effects in this world are fantastic, which has created a certain dependence on them. People try to solve many things using special effects technology, which weakens the polishing of the plot.

However, this is only relative. Compared to the original world, the film and television industry here is more developed, after all, the audience is larger and people generally pay more attention to it.

This is the same as in the music industry.

Bai Qianqu had also privately learned that in the film and television production process of this world, the production team was divided into two factions: director-centric and screenwriter-centric.

As the name suggests, a film crew that believes in the director-centric system is centered around the director, who is the boss and has the most say in the crew. He can control everything in the filming process, including actors, props, special effects, sets, and even the script.

With a single word from him, he can even change actors or revise scripts.

Power and status are unshakeable.

Similarly, in a screenwriter-centric system, the screenwriter is the boss. However, unlike the director, a film crew that believes in the screenwriter-centric system pays more attention to the polishing of the script and details during the filming process. Although the screenwriter has a high status, due to the professional nature of the work, the screenwriter will not interfere too much with the work of the director. Instead, the screenwriter plays a central role in facilitating the flow of resources from upstream and downstream, fully and accurately expressing the creative intent of the script, and creating a superior work.

The director, in this context, is more like a tool with professional skills.

Of course, there is also a more moderate system, which is the dual-center system, where the director and screenwriter have equal status and are each responsible for their respective areas of responsibility.

However, this requires a high level of skill from the director and screenwriter, and the two must work together seamlessly and sincerely.

The dual-centralized system is a desirable but rarely realized system; more often, it is an extreme one-sided centralized system.

There always needs to be one who is very strong and dominates the role of the director and screenwriter.

Chapter 308 Comedy Movie

In the Huaxia region where Bai Qianqu lives, a director-centric system is generally practiced, and the status of screenwriters is very low. Some screenwriters are even reduced to dispensable roles and lose their independent thinking. Some directors do not have a solid foundation in writing and reduce the literary function of the script to their own tools, destroying the ideological content that film should have.

This is why the Chinese film industry has been producing so many bad movies in recent years.

The director focused too much on the external presentation and forgot that the plot and story are the soul of a film.

Unlike screenwriters in China who face the predicament of low income, difficulty in protecting their rights, and poor treatment, screenwriters in other regions often occupy important positions in the TV series production process.

How high is the status of screenwriters in a certain region?

There was an incident where, during the filming of a movie, an actor acted like a diva, not only being perfunctory in his acting but also frequently arriving late and leaving early, and even complaining about the movie's plot.

So the screenwriter simply killed off the actor, effectively kicking him out of the production.

The actors had nowhere to turn and could only swallow their anger.

Another thing is that in an interview program, the host asked a well-known screenwriter why he didn't write a script for a popular star actor. The screenwriter bluntly said: "I don't write about people who are just good-looking but have no brains."

After the show aired, the popular celebrity didn't dare say a word and even posted a message sincerely accepting the criticism from the scriptwriter.

In some places, things are quite distorted: the director's status is low, the screenwriter's status is low, and the highest-ranking person is actually the actor.

The actor said he didn't want to film this part of the story, and the screenwriter immediately rushed to change it.

The actor said he couldn't remember his lines, and the director immediately laughed and said, "Just memorize some classical poems." Oh? You can't even recite classical poems? Then count them, like 1234567.

The actor got a small cut, and immediately a large group of people swarmed around him, asking after him as if he were made of glass and couldn't be touched or broken.

As a result, these kinds of stars, whose acting is exaggerated, who don't remember their lines, and who are nothing special, can get exorbitant salaries just because of their pretty faces.

The entire film serves only him.

How can this kind of movie be good?

Bai Qianqu suddenly remembered a very interesting joke.

In the original world, Hollywood operates on a director-centric system, South Korea on a screenwriter-centric system, while a certain country has a very unique "star"-centric system.

It's rather ironic.

However, in this world, the film and television industry doesn't tolerate these so-called "pretty faces." If someone is only pretty but has terrible acting skills and can't remember their lines, they will be eliminated immediately.

Not convinced?

If you're not happy with it, then leave!

If you don't take the picture, plenty of others will!

This is just the most basic requirement; to be selected by a director or screenwriter, one must naturally have exceptional qualities.

Therefore, all the celebrities in this world are truly talented.

Just like singers, audiences can spot charlatans at a glance.

In fact, the film and television industry is similar to the music industry. Actors are like singers, and directors and screenwriters are like songwriters.

Actors and singers give art its outward appearance, while creators give it its soul.

Both are important, but in terms of status, the creator's status naturally has a higher ceiling.

Bai Qianqu chose to become a composer for this very reason, and when he enters the film and television industry in the future, he will naturally only choose the one with the highest potential.

Screenwriter is a great option.

He will definitely follow the screenwriter-centric system in the future, because he doesn't want his scripts to be taken by others and completely altered.

However, it's just wishful thinking for now. He doesn't have a single work at the moment, so thinking about it more is just daydreaming.

The most urgent task now is to gain a foothold in the film and television industry, which requires producing an excellent work.

So he agreed to Cao Dawei's request, saying he would do his best to write a script.

Cao Dawei was very happy to receive Bai Qianqu's affirmative answer, and the two agreed on a time to submit the manuscript before ending the call.

Over there, next to Cao Dawei, the crew's assistant director Xavier asked with some concern, "Director Cao, with so many scripts coming in at once, are we really going to find suitable ones to film? And if I'm not mistaken, the last person you spoke to was Mr. Qu Yin? He can write scripts?"

Xavier is a director who recently joined Destiny and is interning under Cao Dawei, so he is unaware of Bai Qianqu's writing of the ending script for Cao Dawei last time.

Cao Dawei chuckled!

"Don't underestimate them."

He recounted what had happened last time, then instructed, "Qu Yin doesn't want too many people to know that he can write scripts, so don't spread this around."

Xavier was stunned.

What shocking news.

A composer turned screenwriter?

Does this work too?

It seems very unreliable.

However, Xavier didn't have any good ideas. He was the one who knew the situation best. They were the ones who would be making Destiny's next movie, and if things didn't go well, they would be in trouble.

We're short of scripts right now, so we can only hope for the best among the worst.

After hanging up the phone, Bai Qianqu perked up. He poured himself another cup of tea and then carefully considered what kind of script he should create.

Cao Dawei's requirements were simple: it had to be a comedy film, and the budget couldn't be too high.

When it comes to comedy films, the first person Bai Qianqu thinks of is Stephen Chow.

Stephen Chow's movies are household names; almost everyone knows them.

He has even made "nonsensical movies" his own unique label. It can be said that Stephen Chow's movies are almost synonymous with the word "nonsensical".

There are indeed nonsensical movies in this world, but none of them have reached the level of Stephen Chow. So far, they are only a niche genre with almost no viewers.

There's nothing we can do about it. After all, not everyone can make nonsensical movies. "Nonsensical" is originally a colloquialism that means doing or saying things without reason, cause, or focus, lacking coherence and consistency, and being eccentric.

If not handled well, it can easily confuse the audience, making them unable to understand what the movie is about, and thus finding the movie messy and unpleasant.

The reason why Stephen Chow's movies are so good is mainly because he uses his unique nonsensical performance style to blend the trivialities of ordinary people's lives with absurd and humorous elements.

But most importantly, it's because Stephen Chow is there.

It's fair to say that movies without Stephen Chow's slapstick humor are completely different from movies with Stephen Chow's slapstick humor.

This world would be without Stephen Chow, Jim Carrey, Ng Man-tat, and Yuen Lai-king.

Therefore, the absurdity of this world is still in its most primitive stage, which is perfect for us to explore and develop.

Chapter 309 King of Comedy!

However, even if nonsensical movies are niche, they certainly won't be more niche than their own racing-themed comics.

Bai Qianqu was still very confident.