Chapter 0495 The world is not benevolent
After dealing with Wang Shenzhi's trouble, Han Lan went to the company's screenwriting department.
Wang Shenzhi's puppet show is not currently the main project of Tomahawk Entertainment. The two most important projects of Tomahawk Entertainment are actually kung fu movies and fairy tale movies.
This is currently the most likely to become the main force of Tomahawk Entertainment’s external output.
It can't even compare to Enke's award-winning literary film with an investment of 500 million.
The Kung Fu film Fearless series has begun to transition to the Chen Zhen series, and the progress is going very smoothly.
On the contrary, the Xianxia film project has been at a standstill, and only now has there been some news that the first version of the script has been released!
Han Lan took over a thick stack of scripts from the person in charge. They even made a simple cover for it, with two traditional Chinese characters on it: Zhu Xian!
Obviously, this is a script created by the screenwriting team of Tomahawk Entertainment according to the outline and requirements given by Han Lan, rather than acquiring the currently popular adaptation.
There is a classic fairy tale in this world called "Eternal Hate", but the film and television rights are in the hands of Huaqi Entertainment.
Although Huaqi Entertainment was severely damaged some time ago, it seems that it has not completely let go of its former dominance in the Chinese entertainment industry. It can be seen from their company name that they have always called themselves Hua Entertainment. Huaguo Entertainment is abbreviated as Huayu, and Huaqi Entertainment is also abbreviated as Huayu.
China Entertainment held on to the copyright of this film and refused to let it go. Tomahawk Entertainment tried hard and coerced for a while but failed to buy it.
Of course, there are also rumors that China Entertainment intends to keep it to itself.
Fortunately, Tomahawk Entertainment is well prepared. If you can't buy it, you can't buy it. Writing one yourself won't be any worse.
Han Lan, in particular, is very confident in this work. After all, it has also been tested by the market. If it is adapted into a movie, as long as the production team is up to par, it will definitely be a hit!
Moreover, he is the most popular star in China, and his popularity will definitely not be lower than that of "Everlasting Sorrow".
In this era of fighting for traffic, Tomahawk Entertainment has never given up on anyone!
It’s just that writing it yourself is really laborious and laborious.
Han Lan sat down on a folding chair nearby and carefully read the script handed over by the screenwriting team.
Han Lan did not choose to give priority to restoring the original work. It has more than one million words, which would be too troublesome. He should wait until the movie is finished and has extra manpower before considering releasing it.
The current script has only written part of the opening chapter of Zhu Xian, two points, one is martial arts training in Qimai, and the other is training in Kongsang Mountain. After all, the screenwriting team has not read the original work, and has tried its best to follow the outline and requirements drawn up by Han Lan. Although the script was written, Han Lan was obviously not very satisfied with the final script.
"Han Shuai?" The head writer saw Han Lan frowning and asked nervously.
"Well, let's change it again. The fairy world I want should be more grand. Your layout can be a little bigger. Don't have too many romances and flirting plots. Then some fairy mountains and palaces Ah, you can be more courageous, we have the Black Dragon special effects team, don't be afraid that you can't achieve that effect. The most important thing is to write the fairy and chivalry for me! Understand?" Han Lan looked at the screenwriter. The person in charge and his team.
Several people looked at each other and nodded.
Han Lan encouraged again: "You can spread your imagination more and don't be affected by the so-called fairy romance movies on the market. Remember the most important sentence in the movie: Heaven and earth are unkind, and all things are treated like rotten dogs! This is the only way Call me Xianxia! Talking about love is secondary."
"clear!"
There are actually some fairy tale movies in this world, and many of them are adapted from the popular movies of the same name, starring the currently popular Xiaoxianrou.
But as Han Lan said, too much emphasis is placed on talking about love and flirting.
As a result, the writing team of Tomahawk Entertainment is not immune to this, and it will inevitably be affected when creating scripts.
In fact, they focus on romance and flirting plots, which is understandable. After all, the fans of their leading actors are mainly female fans, and women are the main market. Most girls still prefer to watch some dramas instead of fighting and killing.
A sweeter plot. Even if it involves fighting and killing, it can’t be too bloody. The idol must be handsome!
As for Han Lan, he is more of a male fan.
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The first version of the script is out, and subsequent revisions will soon be finalized.
Han Lan has almost started looking for Zhao Chengwen.
Zhao Chengwen was also convinced by this brat. Not long after poaching his close disciples, he happily came to find him again.
However, Zhao Chengwen didn't chase him away. He had already promised him about the movie before. It just happened that there was no movie on hand to shoot now, so let's take a look first.
Han Lan came with the first version of the script. Although it was still very imperfect, we could already see the general worldview and plot direction.
"Zhu Xian?" Zhao Chengwen hadn't even opened the script yet. He looked up at the two big characters on the cover and looked up at Han Lan: "Did you write it yourself?"
Han Lan smiled and nodded.
"Han Lan, do you know why most of the current costume films are adapted from novels? Not just to gain popularity, but more importantly, these hits have been tested by the market. And if the script is purely original, it is difficult to guarantee that it will be popular after it is released.
Be welcomed by the market." Zhao Chengwen taught.
Han Lan also understood what he meant and smiled awkwardly.
You can't tell him that the original work of this script has also been tested by the market, right?
Zhao Chengwen shook his head, already half disappointed, but still insisted on opening the script and reading it.
The more I read it, the more I realized that it seemed to be somewhat interesting.
After all, he is the best costume drama director in the country. He has directed court dramas and such fairy tale films, so the quality of the scripts can still be seen from him.
It’s very in line with the current mainstream!
If it is filmed according to this script, it should still be very popular with the market.
Zhao Chengwen couldn't help but cast an approving look at Han Lan, and then listened to Han Lan smile very shyly: "Director Zhao, just make do with it, don't laugh at our company's screenwriters, I know there is romance in it
There are too many flirting plots, and they have already asked them to modify it. If you are willing to accept this drama in the future, you can see the second version."
"What?"
Zhao Chengwen was shocked. What attracted the audience the most in this drama was the love-making and flirting!
"You brat, you just came to piss me off on purpose, right? Why did you change your good selling point?" Zhao Chengwen scolded.
"Director Zhao, I want to make a more ambitious fairy tale film. I hope the plot is bigger. Falling in love is just an adjustment. And even if it is falling in love, I also hope that the love can be more grand." Han Lan
He explained that it is naturally impossible to say that his fans are mainly male fans.
After hearing his explanation, Zhao Chengwen stopped worrying about this topic. He had long known that this brat's ideas were always different from the mainstream.
Chapter completed!