Chinese Entertainment: Directors Start with the Fairy Sister

Chapter 110 Preparing the Script, New Year's Opening Ceremony

Watching special effects doesn't require much effort, it just takes some time.

Anyway, Zhao Yanxi wasn't idle in Hollywood.

Zhao Yanxi also began to copy the scripts for "Neighbors War," "The Hangover," and the horror film "The Conjuring," and then prepared to find local giants to cooperate with.

In fact, Zhao Yanxi could have registered these scripts several years earlier, but he didn't dare to gamble on the nature of those people in Hollywood.

Registering a script can sometimes be a form of patent protection, but sometimes it can also create a target.

For scripts registered with the Writers Guild, production companies, directors, actors' assistants or agents can only see the "script outline" or "promotional draft." However, if they think the script is good enough, they can gather a large number of writers to rework the idea.

This kind of plagiarism that isn't actually plagiarism is all too common in Hollywood.

For example, the 2012 film *Total Recall* accused the screenplay *The Janus*, which was registered in 2001, of plagiarism.

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Even James Cameron's "Avatar" was sued by an American writer, Eric Reid, for plagiarism of his 1999 registered screenplay "KRZ2068".

Stories are easy to write, but creative ideas are hard to come by.

What makes a script so valuable are its unique creative ideas.

If Zhao Yanxi were an American, things might be a little easier, and she might be able to fight for a chance to go to court.

But he isn't.

It's obvious to anyone with a brain that when he goes to court against those Hollywood bigwigs, how will the judges rule?

If Shenzhen has a Pizza Hut in Nanshan, why can't Los Angeles have a Pizza Hut in Hollywood?

Therefore, after careful consideration, Zhao Yanxi did not register any scripts in advance.

Currently, there is only one script registered, "Inception," and Zhao Yanxi is not worried about anyone copying this kind of "unconventional" idea.

As for the two films I'm going to write about now, "Neighbors vs. The Hangover" and "The Neighbors vs. The Hangover," they are both low-budget, high-grossing comedies that will be among the best in Hollywood in the next few years.

More importantly, these are all series.

As long as the first film is of high quality, there's no need to worry about box office performance, and the sequel can save a lot on advertising costs.

While writing the script and overseeing the special effects, Zhao Yanxi also kept abreast of news from China.

"Soldiers Sortie" has already been broadcast on television once, and just like in the previous life, it didn't make much of a splash.

On the contrary, after it was broadcast on Youku and reposted on other major video platforms, it generated a lot of buzz online and received almost unanimous praise.

"I am from the Steel Seventh Company..."

"Never abandon, never give up!"

"To survive, one must always get back up..."

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Many classic lines have spread rapidly online, after all, these genuine feelings are often the most touching.

Yang Siwei said that several astute TV stations have noticed the online popularity of "Soldiers Sortie" and have started to inquire about second-round pricing.

Because of concessions to internet platforms, the initial bid was only 50,000 yuan per episode;

The second round of offers has already approached six figures!

The fact that the second round of bids exceeded the first round of bids is a very rare occurrence in the history of television dramas.

Originally, the industry was not optimistic about Zhao Yanxi's move to put the TV series on an online platform, and some TV series companies were ready to see this Berlin Silver Bear Avenue make a fool of herself.

However, it is only now that people are realizing the benefits of online platforms—saving on advertising costs and rapidly increasing brand awareness!

As long as the TV series is of good quality, netizens will naturally promote it.

The industry generally believes that this is a military-themed series that can rival "Bright Sword". Even if it is cheaper, it is definitely not much worse in terms of quality!

This has brought considerable attention to director Kang Honglei's new film.

China Film Group, Shandong Film Group, Huayi Brothers Media Group, Bona Film Group, and other companies have all contacted Kang Honglei, wanting to invest in his new drama.

However, Kang Honglei, a man from Northwest China, was very straightforward and didn't beat around the bush with these people.

Whether it was state-owned enterprises like China Film Group and Shandong Film Group, or industry giants like Huayi Brothers Media Group and Bona Film Group, they all rejected them.

"When I was desperate and had nowhere else to turn, Director Zhao gave me investment. Now that things are a little better, how could I be so ungrateful?!"

These words left the callers speechless.

Although they had made an agreement beforehand, Zhao Yanxi was still very happy when Yang Siwei told her about it on the phone.

"Once 'Soldiers' Sortie' sells its second run, I'll give Director Kang a big red envelope!"

Emotions pave the way, money paves the path, and only then can you move forward smoothly!

With half of November gone, the Lunar New Year film season is slowly gaining momentum.

The highlight of this year's Lunar New Year film season is undoubtedly Zhang Yimou's "Curse of the Golden Flower," which seems to have already begun limited screenings in preparation for its Oscar bid.

In addition, there is "A Battle of Wits" starring Liu Dehua and Fan Tao; "The Knot" directed by Yin Li and starring Chen Kun, Li, and Xu Ruoxuan; "Confession of Pain" starring Liang Chaowei, Jin Chengwu, Xu Jinglei, and others, etc.

As competition intensifies during the Lunar New Year film season, producers are forced to begin promotional activities a month or even longer in advance.

Everyone's afraid that by the time the movie is released, not many people will know about it.

However, the hottest topic at the end of the year isn't these upcoming movies, but rather "The Forbidden Kingdom," which has been hyped for nearly half a year, finally has its cast confirmed.

The reason is that Fan Taotao was recently blacklisted by Huayi for not renewing her contract. Why would this big star, who is on par with Li Tao as Huayi's top female star, choose not to renew her contract with Huayi?

The media has boldly speculated that perhaps the role in "The Forbidden Kingdom" was taken by another actor named Lin!

The media had guessed that it would be Zhang Ziyi, Liu Yifei, Zhang Baizhi, and others, but none of them attracted as much attention as the infighting among Huayi's female artists.

Especially at the premiere of "A Battle of Wits," when the media asked Fan Jia about this issue, although she did not give a direct answer, she did express her best wishes to Li Tao to the media: "Of course I hope that my sister can get this role. After all, no matter how much conflict there is between sisters, as the younger sister, I still hope that my older sister is doing well~"

They appeared to be showing a close sisterly bond, seemingly confirming the media's speculation that Li had landed the role in "The Forbidden Kingdom"!

Subsequently, the media contacted Huayi.

Hua Yi remained silent, but immediately released a set of official photos of Li Lianjie—similar to what Hua Yi had said before, the look of the Monkey King, Sun Wukong.

Although it's not quite as good as Liu Laoshi's Monkey King look, the popularity of the Monkey King still made this photo quite popular.

Xiao Liu said that Lionsgate has already set a start date for filming—probably around the end of April.

Around February, the production crew will begin a two-month closed training program, which includes comprehensive training in subjects such as martial arts and English.

"Mom told Director Minkoff that the promotion for 'Painted Skin' would start at the end of April, and the earliest she could join the crew would be after May Day. Director Minkoff agreed. Hehe, through the words, Zhao Yanxi could almost see Xiao Liu's smug and silly smile."

"Silly girl..."