Entertainment News: Follow Wang Baoqiang's Rise to Film Emperor

They say when you're down on your luck, even drinking cold water can cause problems, and this saying proved very true for Lin Zhi in the following days...

"I guess I'm having a run of bad luck... phew~"

After leaving the state-owned film studios, Lin Zhi, full of hope, immediately took a taxi and excitedly headed straight for the private film companies...

but……

Whether it's just bad luck or not, the scenario I imagined—"my script being appreciated and immediately bought by some bigwigs at a high price, or a boss reading the script and praising it so much that he'd invest in making the movie without hesitation"—never happened...

This made Lin Chih-yu start to "question his life"!

I'm starting to wonder... if I'm really having a run of bad luck!

Why is my career so unsuccessful?

Those private film companies, though not as prestigious as state-owned film studios—who wouldn't even let you in the door, being stopped at the security checkpoint—became much more impressive after Lin Zhi, carrying the script for "Crazy Stone," went to those private film companies…

Apart from a very few "high-end" film and television companies that wouldn't let Lin Zhi meet with their senior executives and told him to leave the script at the front desk and they would hand it over to the company's management later, most private film and television companies were quite amiable.

At least...

Lin Zhi rushed over, explained his purpose, and smoothly met with the leaders of those private film and television companies.

But...

The results were always unexpected for Lin Zhi!

I heard he was a new actor who wrote the script for "Stone" in his spare time and is now seeking investment and cooperation. The leaders of those private film and television companies all gave him face on the spot by glancing at his script and did not give him the cold shoulder.

Those who rise to high-ranking positions in the film and television industry are the most shrewd of the shrewd. Of course, they wouldn't be so low as to casually mock a stranger from the bottom of society. Nobody would be that stupid!

There's no need for that...

But...

After glancing at Lin Zhi's script for "Crazy Stone," the leaders and executives of these private film companies, aside from saying a few official platitudes like "Well written" and "The story is quite interesting," stuffed the script back into the leather bag and handed it back to Lin Zhi on the spot.

then……

Then...

That was the end of it!

At most, they would offer Lin Zhi a nice cup of tea or coffee, chat for a few minutes about other random things, and then see him off.

This is the attitude I get from all private film and television companies!

Lin Zhi was genuinely a little confused.

I'm forced to start questioning the meaning of life!

I can't help but feel that I'm having a run of bad luck, which is why everything is going wrong!

To know!

He wrote the script for "Crazy Stone" almost a one-to-one replica of the classic movie from his previous life, based on his memories.

He didn't make a single change!

but now……

After meeting and negotiating with so many high-ranking figures in the film and television industry, not a single one of them took a liking to the script. How could this not leave Lin Zhi bewildered and question his life?

Could it be... that these people in high positions are simply too incompetent?

Can't you see the potential in this script?

Lin Zhi had also thought about this.

But after meeting with the leaders of more than a dozen private film and television companies, and seeing that same attitude from everyone... he dared not think about it anymore.

One or two big shots might lack vision, aesthetic sense, and cultural understanding... and fail to see the potential of the script "Stone"!

But surely not all executives in the film and television industry are unsightly and vulgar people?

Most of these people are highly educated, have read countless books, and have seen numerous excellent movies; they certainly cannot be ignorant of quality.

and so……

Lin Zhi could only look for the problem within himself and attribute it to his bad luck.

Therefore, the script for "Crazy Stone" couldn't be sold and ended up rotting in their hands!

in fact……

Having suffered setbacks and repeated blows, Lin Zhi, who began to doubt his life, was unaware that... whether in China or abroad, the film and television industry has never lacked scripts to shoot. Every year, countless production studios and film companies have filed for approval with the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television for films awaiting production.

However, most of them end up not being made at all due to a lack of funds, or simply not having enough money at all, or they are only halfway through filming when the funding chain breaks down, and the entire project is eventually canceled.

This phenomenon is all too common in the film and television industry!

therefore……

Sufficient funding is the most important thing in the entertainment industry.

No matter how good the script, how great the cast, or how skilled the director, it's all useless without money!

Because it can't even turn on!

It's important to know that the film and television industry is one of the most capital-intensive sectors; the entire entertainment industry is chronically short of funds...

Therefore, most film and television companies do not have any reserve funds at all.

This is why most film and television companies on the market are shell companies with no valuable assets.

Even when they come across a good script, most of the time they can only sigh in vain.

Therefore, film and television companies that operate by simply changing their names and titles are a daily occurrence, both domestically and internationally...

This industry is just so short of money. Most filmmakers spend several years preparing for a film because funding is so hard to come by.

This long-standing state of affairs in the industry has led to a situation where film and television companies are not focused on creating groundbreaking scripts, but rather on... how to raise funds to complete the film and television projects that were previously in the planning stages or were halfway through.

As for the occasional good script that comes to mind and catches one's eye, one doesn't pay much attention to it, much less immediately decide to buy it and start filming it.

Because we don't have the money to fund the sport!

The larger the film and television company in the market, the more film and television projects it has that are currently in production or have been partially completed but stalled...

If we could raise the money, we would have invested it back into the previous projects.

To start a new project, you need the right timing, location, and people!

It's not enough for the script to be good.

Generally speaking, the scripts of film and television projects that are made into production are not too bad at the text level. After all, a film or television series has an investment of hundreds of millions or tens of millions of dollars. With such a large investment, it is impossible for them not to be able to choose a good script. As for what kind of mess the final product will be, that is entirely up to fate.

After all, from preparation to filming and finally to the finished product, the script of a film cannot remain unchanged for various reasons. It is usually revised as the project progresses. Therefore, whether it can be made well and become a classic film depends heavily on the strength of the film and television team.

Most film and television production teams have varying levels of skill and are generally of average quality, which is why there are so many bad films on the market.

In this situation, even if you give them the best script, it's useless; the final product will be unwatchable...

and so!

In the entertainment industry, which is always short of funds, there is a shortage of everything except good scripts to film.

Therefore, without a particularly good stroke of luck, Lin Zhi's clumsy approach of wandering around with scripts, seeking investment and cooperation, is really just a matter of luck if he wants to succeed.

"Ugh!"

"This road isn't going to be a good one..."

"It seems we have no choice but to change our development path!"

"I'll try running groups again later. Once I've saved enough money, I'll invest myself and not have to put up with other people's bullying..."

After a day of aimless wandering around without any results, Lin Zhi sighed inwardly and began to consider how to re-plan his future development path as he hurried back.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket!

If those bigwigs in the film and television industry are unwilling to invest in him and look down on his stone scripts, then why don't he go out and make money by acting and start his own company to produce films in the future?

When the time comes, I'll be my own boss, and even the copyright will be mine. Wouldn't that be wonderful?

The more Lin Zhi thought about it, the clearer his mind became. By the time he was almost home, he had almost regained his confidence.

"Lin Zhi, where have you been all day? I bought Quanjude roast duck and Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor). Let's eat some later! Oh, right... I also bought a cell phone today. I'll call you now. Write down my number. If you need anything, just call me. Hehe..."

Lin Zhi, whose mood brightened slightly with new plans for the future, had just returned home when he saw Wang Baoqiang sitting on the living room sofa. On the coffee table in front of her were a tempting roast duck, several plates of braised vegetables, a large bottle of Red Star Erguotou liquor, and a few bottles of Baoji beer. Wang Baoqiang herself was engrossed in playing with a brand-new mobile phone. Hearing the door open, she looked at Lin Zhi, who had just returned home late at night, with a smile and shouted loudly.