Wang Shang finally thought about it and finally decided to shoot "Love Apartment".
There are many reasons.
First, its plot is short, which can save shooting time. It is modeled on the season model of American TV series. Each season has a complete plot and is smaller in length, just like the first season, which is only twenty episodes.
Second, the investment is not large. It is just in an ordinary apartment, and the scenes involved outside only account for a small part. An investment of three to four million should be enough.
Third, it is light-hearted and interesting, making it easier for people to accept it. High-quality comedy will always be liked by people and will never go out of style.
Fourth, there are many Internet hot words in "Love Apartment". Once these Internet hot words appear, they will definitely cause countless sensations.
"You must get online for me tonight, otherwise, I will write your name on the monument."
"Since ancient times, no one has ever died. If he dies early or dies late, he will die."
"Don't say that he has brain damage. The prerequisite for brain damage is that he has a brain!"
"Three cobblers stink Zhuge Liang to death."
"If the left eye twitches, peach blossoms bloom; if the right eye twitches, chrysanthemums bloom."
"I'm definitely going to be chopped into chips."
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In the past time and space, the production of "Love Apartment" can be said to have gone through ups and downs. Its creative source was just the result of a chat, and then it has been hesitant and did not dare to start filming. Even when filming started, the decision-making team did not have much concern for it.
confidence.
With his seniors exploring the way, Wang Shang can naturally run forward boldly.
Teacher Zeng’s indecisiveness, Sister Yifei’s toughness and agility, Wanyu’s ice-snow cleverness, Guan Gujun’s seriousness and persistence, Meijia’s cuteness and unrestrainedness, and Ziqiao’s cynicism.
I like Teacher Zeng’s voice, admire Sister Yifei’s flash of art, envy Ziqiao’s eloquence, and often laugh at Guan Gujun’s “perfect” Chinese that he always understands.
A not-luxury apartment, two ordinary suites, inhabited by seven young men and women with different backgrounds, identities, and ideals.
Here, seemingly ordinary but full of fun humorous stories happen every day. Sometimes funny, sometimes bizarre, sometimes romantic, sometimes touching.
Wang Shang filtered it out in his mind, opened the script editor on his computer, and started writing the script.
This time Wang Shang is not going to undergo the same major surgery as in "Step by Step", but will almost copy it directly, just changing some inappropriate lines.
Scene after scene, plot after plot continued to emerge from his fingers. Soon, Wang Shang completed writing the first episode of the first season.
Episode 1: Wedding Brawl.
Lu Zhan, a talented young man who graduated from MIT majoring in computer science, returned to China after becoming a scholar. At the airport, he happened to meet Lin Wanyu, a rich girl who had left Lin's company.
At this time, Hu Yifei was staying in the apartment where resident Zeng Xiaoxian had a fierce conflict over the execution plan of the wedding. After an "unforgettable" wedding, the couple proposed to name the apartment - love apartment.
"Love Apartment" officially opens.
As the sky gradually darkened, Wang Shang turned on the lights in his dormitory and continued writing the script.
At this time, the weird trio in the dormitory also finished class and returned to the dormitory after dinner.
"Hey, Wang Shang, are you writing a script?" Cai Jianjian is short and wretched, and his personality is also a bit wretched. He likes to pry into other people's privacy, and he also likes to take advantage. When he saw Wang Shang, he didn't know what he was doing.
Curious, he looked over.
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener sounded intentional. Jia Bao, who had been looking away from Wang Shang, quickly leaned over, looking a little excited.
Jia Bao saw the script editor he often used and asked: "Wang Shang, are you writing a script?"
The strange trio are all directing students, and they also have a little grasp of the script.
"I'm writing a script..." At this moment, Wang Shang's stomach began to growl.
Jia Bao reacted quickly and asked: "Wang Shang, you haven't eaten yet. Do you want me to order a takeout for you? I just have a takeout order here, and the food is good."
Originally, he wanted to say, "I'll go down and pack some food for you," but he felt that doing so would leave too many traces and be unsightly, so he promptly changed his mind.
"Okay, thank you!" Wang Shang and the other two people didn't think there was anything wrong, but they were definitely a nice guy from Jia Bao.
"The reason why I wrote the script is because I feel that I have learned a lot. This time I want to start my own practice and try being a director to see how good I am and to accumulate more experience."
"TV drama script?" Tsai Health Care asked.
"Yes, I will tell you when I finish writing it."
Gao Zhuang said: "Fortunately it's not a movie script. Now I want to make a movie... oh, it's difficult!"
Gao Zhuang's sigh obviously infected the other two people.
Cai Jianbo no longer continued to explore Wang Shang's script, but instead echoed: "Now I heard that many brothers and sisters are a little confused about this profession. It is very difficult for film directors to find a way out. Nowadays, the theater chain has basically been replaced by several
Large theater companies control them, and the threshold for movies is relatively high. Because newcomers' works are almost unknown and have a small star cast, they are not taken seriously by theater chains, even if they are of good quality."
Jia Bao also said: "It is true. Some time ago, many people were discussing the future of the director's profession on the forum. When we choose this major, it can be said that thousands of people cross a single-plank bridge. It is difficult to succeed and there are very few people who succeed."
Wang Shang has been understanding the current situation of movies in this time and space during this time. The more he understands, the more he feels that the current situation of the director industry is in a morbid stage. There are two main points: first, the current system does not support the cultivation of new talents enough, and even
It can be said that it has been ignored; secondly, the theater chain has more say than the distributor, and the share is extremely high, making it difficult for film production to stand still and move forward.
It is difficult for newcomers to take their films seriously. Unless they are absolutely sure about the film they have made, most theaters will not put it on the screen.
The Chinese film industry, both in terms of system and atmosphere, does not provide enough support to young directors. Youth film awards, publicity, etc. are far behind compared to older directors.
Moreover, a film that has been shot successfully after hard work must undergo strict screening of one out of ten thousand before it can be released in theaters.
This is just the first step, and there is a second, trickier step: when signing a contract with a theater chain, the theater chain has always demanded a very high profit share - 67%! The issuer only takes 33%!!
"33%?!" Wang Shang was shocked when he heard the news.
You must know that in 2013, the issuer's share was 43%.
Moreover, a very sensational "distribution and theater chain game incident" occurred at that time: the film distribution company felt that the cost of the film was gradually increasing, and the profits were gradually decreasing or even close to zero. Finally, a distributor alliance was formed and the theater chain alliance was required to reduce its share to 2
percentage points, and threatened to stop supplying films if it did not drop.
In the past time and space, the more common method of sharing in the North American market, the most mature film industry, was that the distributor received 70% of the box office revenue in the first week, 60% in the second week, and 50% in the third week and thereafter.
Comparing the 43% of China in the previous time and space and the 70% of North America, the 33% of this time and space is obviously extremely cheating! And it is a real cheat!
When Wang Shangyi saw the result of this deception, he was so distressed that he was no longer so anxious about entering the film industry.
If I'm anxious to make "The Girl We Chased Together All Those Years", I may not be able to get it into theaters. Even if it does, I guess the ridiculous share of the movie will make me want to die.
It is even possible to lose money.
As for online video sites, movies that have not been tested on the big screen will have very little attention from the audience. Even a good movie will be easily criticized, just like a TV series. Moreover, the production cost of a movie is much higher than that of a TV series.
, so it is even more impossible for people to watch it for free, unless it is a bad movie.
Therefore, Wang Shang will never let his films be rejected by theaters and appear on online video sites in disgrace.
Unless there are special circumstances...
"I really envy those brothers and sisters who have masters. Because they are led by masters, their movies can be added with the names of famous masters, which makes it easier for theaters to approve their movies." Gao Zhuang said with an envious look.
"When Director Liu Kai came here last time, I heard that some students performed very well, but they were not noticed by Director Liu."
"I went there last time, but it was a pity that I went late and couldn't get in because it was so crowded."
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Asking for recommendation votes.
It can be said that these two days have been quite miserable.
The building is large and has many rooms, so cleaning took a whole day.
Then I went shopping for New Year's goods and was exhausted again.