On the second night after moving, after Kang Jianfei had dinner, he took the script of "Sh Beach" and went upstairs. Upstairs was the home of TVB's ace producer Wang Tianlin.
After pressing the doorbell, not long after, a beautiful, fat woman with a white handkerchief on her head opened the door and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
Kang Jianfei smiled and said: "Hello, I'm looking for Wang Tianlin to supervise the production."
The woman said: "My father-in-law is not at home, please come back later."
Father-in-law? Then isn’t this woman the wife of bad movie director Wang Jing?
Kang Jianfei said: "I am also an employee of TVB. Uncle Tianlin asked me to come to him after writing the script. Since he is not here, why not just wait for him here."
Kang Jianfei stood motionless at the door of someone else's house, as if he would not leave until Wang Tianlin came back. Wang Jing's wife was too embarrassed to close the door to keep people out, so she could only say helplessly: "How about you come in and wait for him?
Father-in-law, he will be back in an hour or two."
"Thank you." Kang Jianfei smiled brightly at her and walked straight into the room without treating himself as an outsider.
As soon as he bought the living room, the scene in front of him made Kang Jianfei laugh. He saw Fatty Wang Jing sitting on the sofa with a baby in his arms. Wang Jing was feeding the baby with a bottle while staring at his lap.
A newspaper was spread out and read with gusto.
It turns out that Wang Jing also became a baby daddy...
Fatty Wang heard the sound of footsteps, looked up and saw a man coming in, and couldn't help but ask: "Hello, who are you?"
Kang Jianfei saw that he was busy and it was not convenient to shake hands, so he nodded to Wang Jing and said: "Hello, I am Kang Jianfei. I have some work matters with Uncle Lin."
"Kang Jianfei?" Wang Jing almost stood up when he heard the name, causing the baby in his arms to cry loudly.
Ever since Oriental Daily reported the news that Kang Jianfei was paid NT$500 per thousand words on its front page yesterday, Kang Jianfei's name has spread throughout Hong Kong.
Most of the newspapers abused and attacked Kang Jianfei. Especially after the news that Kang Jianfei provided exclusive articles to "Oriental Daily" came out, other newspapers and magazines criticized Kang Jianfei more fiercely and even more unscrupulously. Basically, they criticized "The Story of Qin" for its pornography.
. His sentiments are vulgar and he is not worthy of receiving so much royalties. He also scolded Oriental Daily for breaking newspaper rules for the sake of sales, etc.
However, except for a few moral defenders, ordinary Hong Kong citizens only envy Kang Jianfei. There are also many mainland tourists who smuggled themselves to Hong Kong but have been unable to make a fortune. They already regard Kang Jianfei as a person on the same level as Ni Ji.
Idol.
Wang Jing is a top student in the Chinese Department of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is now a screenwriter and a lover of martial arts novels. Since the first day of the serialization of "Qin Qin Ji", he has read every chapter without leaving a single chapter. He is very fond of the novel.
The author is even more curious.
After calling his wife to take their daughter away, Wang Jing freed up his hand to shake hands with Kang Jianfei and said with a smile on his face: "I've admired you for a long time. My name is Wang Jing, and I'm reading your book "Looking for Qin"."
Kang Jianfei glanced at the newspaper on the sofa. Sure enough, it was "Oriental Daily". He also complimented: "Both and each other, I have also admired screenwriter Wang for a long time, but I have never had the opportunity to get to know him."
Wang Jing had directed a TV series at this time, and his main job was as a screenwriter. For example, "Chu Liuxiang" which had just been broadcast by TVB, Wang Jing was one of the screenwriters. This guy's screenwriting ability is actually far stronger than his directing ability, like
"Rogue Tycoon", which he wrote independently two years later, is definitely a classic.
Since the two complimented each other and showed sympathy for each other, the rest of the chat was very harmonious.
During the chat, Kang Jianfei roughly knew a little bit about Wang Jing's current situation. His wife's name was Huang Yumei. She got pregnant by this guy last year and had to be married off as a girl. At the moment, Huang Yumei is in confinement, and Wang Jing is also writing at home.
I'm writing a script while taking care of my wife and daughter.
After waffling for half an hour, Wang Jing finally asked: "What does A Fei have to do with my father? There is something going on at the station today, and he may not come back until later."
Kang Jianfei took out the script of "Shtan" and said, "This is the script I just wrote, and I'm going to let Uncle Tian Lin read it."
"Do you mind if I take a look?" Wang Jingzhen was a little curious about what kind of script Kang Jianfei would write.
Kang Jianfei handed over the script and said, "Whatever."
Wang Jing's literary skills are very profound. When he saw Kang Jianfei's poor handwriting, he frowned and couldn't bear to see it. Fortunately, writing scripts does not test the author's writing skills as much as writing novels. In addition, Kang Jianfei is also the author of "Looking for Qin".
Wang Jing then endured the discomfort and continued reading.
After watching only half an episode, Wang Jing kept converting the plot into TV pictures in his mind, and then couldn't wait to scroll down. After only watching the sixth episode, Wang Tianlin, who was fatter than Wang Jing, came back from get off work.
"Hey, Fei, why are you here?" Wang Tianlin was quite surprised when he saw Kang Jianfei.
After Kang Jianfei refused to accept Wang Tianlin's invitation and refused to join TVB as a contracted actor, Wang Tianlin was actually quite dissatisfied with Kang Jianfei, thinking that this young man did not know how to be generous and wasted his good intentions.
However, within a few days, "Looking for Qin" caused a sensation in Hong Kong, and the author's signature was still Kang Jianfei. After Wu Chenggang confirmed that Kang Jianfei was Kang Jianfei, Wang Tianlin's negative impression of Kang Jianfei disappeared instantly - it turned out that he refused to join TVB
When you are an actor, it’s not that you don’t know how to appreciate it, but that you are confident that you can do better.
Wang Tianlin came to Hong Kong with his elders in the 1940s and worked in printing, recording, recording, assistant directing and other positions. In 1950, he officially became a director and made movies. In terms of director qualifications, he is even more advanced than Li Hanxiang, Hu Jinquan and others. He is a prominent figure in Hong Kong film and television.
He is definitely a senior figure in the world.
After spending decades in Hong Kong, Wang Tianlin met such a unique person as Kang Jianfei for the first time. After Ni Ji came to Hong Kong, he also worked in a factory for several years, and then with the help and encouragement of Jin Yong, he gradually
Become famous and prosperous. As for Kang Jianfei, he became famous in just one month after coming to Hong Kong, making countless Hong Kong writers blush.
At this time, Wang Tianlin already regarded Kang Jianfei as a strange person. Seeing him suddenly visiting his home, he was quite curious and surprised.
Kang Jianfei didn't dare to show off in front of Wang Tianlin, so he stood up and said, "Didn't Uncle Tianlin say the other day that I could show you the script after I finished writing it? The script has already been written."
Wang Tianlin just said it casually at that time, but Kang Jianfei took it seriously and said in surprise: "Have you finished writing the script?"
Wang Jing, who had been reading the script, raised his head and said to Wang Tianlin: "Dad, this script of Ah Fei is great. Once it is filmed, it will definitely have super high ratings."
Wang Tianlin has great faith in his son's ability to appreciate scripts, because Wang Jing is a screenwriter himself and has written many high-rating dramas.
Half a month ago, if Kang Jianfei had brought out a script for Wang Tianlin to read, he would not have even bothered to take a look. But now, Kang Jianfei still has the aura of being the highest-paid writer in Hong Kong, and his son also praised it.
Wang Tianlin couldn't wait to take the script and read it.
After only watching 3 episodes, Wang Tianlin put down the script and solemnly asked Kang Jianfei: "A Fei, what are you going to do with this script?"
Kang Jianfei asked: "If "Sh Beach" is sold to TVB, how much can it sell for?"
"This..." Wang Tianlin was a little unsure.
Before Kang Jianfei became famous, TVB would only ask for 10,000 yuan for a script written by a newcomer; if the script was really good, the price would be as high as 30,000 yuan.
But it's different now. Kang Jianfei is tied with Ni Jiafeng, the writer with the highest remuneration in Hong Kong. Regardless of whether Kang Jianfei will agree to the price of 30,000 yuan, Wang Tianlin himself has no shame to say that. And once the price is too high, Wang Tianlin has no idea.
I couldn't get the approval of the station because the TVB was very tight on the production costs of TV dramas.
Seeing Wang Tianlin hesitate to speak, Kang Jianfei said first, "How about 100,000 yuan?"
"No, it's too expensive." Wang Tianlin shook his head repeatedly. In today's Hong Kong film and television industry, 3 to 50 million yuan can be used to make a small-budget movie, and 100,000 yuan to buy a TV series script is too expensive.
Kang Jianfei asked: "How much does Uncle Lin think is appropriate that day?"
Wang Tianlin thought for a while and said: "The maximum is 50,000. If the price is any higher, I will have to ask the director to make the decision."
Kang Jianfei smiled and said: "Fifty thousand is fine, but I have three requirements."
Looking at his expression, Wang Tianlin knew that this kid only planned to sell it for 50,000 yuan, and just asked for a sky-high price. However, Wang Tianlin was very curious about what Kang Jianfei would ask for, and said: "What request, please tell me first."
Kang Jianfei said: "First, I will choose the leading actor."
Wang Tianlin frowned. Kang Jianfei's request made him a little dissatisfied - what do you do as a screenwriter and an intervening actor?
"Who do you think will be the best male and female lead?" Wang Tianlin asked tentatively. He had already decided in his heart that if Kang Jianfei wanted his friend to be the leading actor, he would firmly disagree, and at worst he would not make this TV series.
Kang Jianfei said: "For the male lead Xu Wenqiang, I recommend Zhou Runfa; for the female lead Feng Chengcheng, I recommend Zhao Yazhi; for the second male lead Ding Li, I recommend Lu Liangwei. In addition, give Hu Juncai, Tang Zhenye and Huang Minyi a few
Just a small supporting role."
Wang Tianlin thought that Kang Jianfei would let his friend play the leading role, but he didn't expect that he would only play a few supporting roles. As for Zhou Runfa and Feng Chengcheng, Wang Tianlin thought about it and thought it was quite suitable, so he agreed.
But, who is that Lu Liangwei?
Wang Tianlin scratched his head and said: "Ding Li's role is very important. Where do you think that Lu Liangwei is from?"
Kang Jianfei said: "I don't know him either. Isn't TVB broadcasting "People on the Internet" during this period? Lu Liangwei played a supporting role in "People on the Internet". I think his image is very suitable for playing Ding Li."
Wang Tianlin nodded and said, "I agree to this request. What about the second request?"
Kang Jianfei said: "The second request is to let my cousin Wu Chenggang be the lighting engineer of "Sh Beach"."
Wang Tianlin was stunned after hearing this. He didn't expect the request to be so simple. Wu Chenggang's lighting skills were already good, so asking him to be the lighting engineer was just a matter of Wang Tianlin's words.
Seeing that Wang Tianlin agreed, Kang Jianfei added: "The third request is that I be the assistant director of "Sh Beach"."
"Pfft!" As soon as he said this, Wang Jing, who was drinking water next to him, spit out the water.
Although the assistant director is nicknamed the director's assistant, he is actually the most thankless position on the entire crew!
The assistant director is the most basic position in the production department. He has a low status but a heavy workload. Internally, he has to communicate with the props, costumes and drama management departments, and externally, he has to control on-site locations, intercept cars and people, etc.
All shooting processes are the responsibility of the assistant director. From coordinating time with the actors to using a tissue, the assistant director must make arrangements in advance. The slightest mistake will be scolded.
To put it simply, an assistant director can be described in twelve words: low status, heavy workload, annoying, and low salary.
Generally speaking, if you are not a particularly perseverant person, you will become unbearable after staying in this position for a month.
Wang Tianlin asked in great surprise: "Why do you want to be an assistant director? This work is very tiring, and you need to be experienced."
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Well, some people say that the pace of this book is too slow, and Lao Wang can only guarantee that Kang Jianfei will make a movie within ten chapters.