In the evening, when he returned to the hotel, Liao Yuan opened his notebook and started writing the script.
But before writing a script, you must first understand the current market environment. If a good movie is not released at the right time, it is likely to have a fatal blow to the entire work. For example, "No Man's Land", in addition to the sensitive subject matter,
It also coincided with the political events of that year, which happened at the wrong time, and the result was that he was banned by the authorities for four and a half years.
To put it simply, it is to examine the content, cater to the taste of the audience, and understand the market rules, rather than blindly admiring oneself and filming some stories that no one cares about.
Of course, even if you have a good script, if you cannot ensure profitability, it will be difficult to attract a certain amount of investment.
So, what types of movies are the most popular right now?
Liao Yuan opened the TV box office rankings and could see that most of the movies in recent years have focused on suspense and science fiction. Big scenes and large-scale CG special effects are thrown in for free, as long as there is a story of the same quality.
, the average audience will buy it.
But the problem is that although such productions are widely popular, because domestic CG technology is not up to standard, most of the best-selling films are foreign films.
Although the subject matter of this type of movie is popular, because it is a foreign language translation, the box office is inherently limited, so it is rare to see one succeed in it.
As a result, domestic films took a different approach and began to delve deeper into suspense themes.
Ten years later, this category has become one of the most popular categories at the moment. Coupled with the relatively mature special effects technology, the combination of the two is basically a guarantee of box office.
But this has also doubled the cost.
If cost is not considered, "The Secret of the Dragon", which had a box office of nearly 1.7 billion in its previous life, is definitely Liao Yuan's best choice.
But the problem is that the investment in "The Secret of the Dragon" is as high as 250 million yuan.
Not to mention Liao Yuan, even Fu Yuntao here would not dare to pat his chest and guarantee that he would be able to attract such a high investment.
“What about web dramas?”
Liao Yuan thought of the suspense drama "White Night", so he clicked on the popular online drama list, and then he discovered a fact that surprised him.
All online dramas, including TV dramas that have become popular, rarely have more than fifteen episodes, and most of them are within twelve episodes, or even within ten episodes.
This is because, in addition to CCTV, the four major TV stations have their own production companies. They dig up scripts everywhere, produce TV programs and variety shows, and achieve complete self-broadcasting and self-marketing.
In other words, if the ratings are not good and the reputation is poor, then the TV station will have to cut it off.
If the response is good, the producers will consider continuing to film a second season of the series.
In this way, the existence of bad movies will be eliminated, and the entire market environment will be prosperous.
Recalling that "White Night" has more than 30 episodes, how to compress the plot, just thinking about it makes Liao Yuan's scalp numb. "White Night" is undoubtedly a good suspense drama, but inertia
Water injection is also inevitable.
To put it simply, the current market environment for film and television dramas is somewhat similar to that in foreign countries in previous generations.
In addition, actors' remuneration is strictly controlled, so even if the film and television drama becomes a hit, actors will not be so easy to break the contract and change jobs. Unless, like in "Fast and Furious 8", actor Paul dies unexpectedly, he will be released from the contract.
But except for "White Night", short and concise film and television drama scripts in previous lives are not uncommon.
This kind of work with low investment, high return and high-quality shooting is very suitable for Liao Yuan's taste.
"So, suspense movie..."
Liao Yuan looked at the blank computer document, slowly closed his eyes, and carefully recalled the details that were still in his memory.
He dug hard and cleared away the heavy fog.
""The Secret of the Dragon" is really troubled. It finally started shooting, but the budget of 180 million was completely insufficient. Now it has stopped shooting. It is said that the producer is bringing in two other investments, and the final budget will exceed 2.5
Billions, ha, this does not include the publicity and distribution expenses, these four words are really useful."
"Ayuan, have you watched "The Signal" with a Douban score of over nine? It is very popular in Asian countries, and many countries are already ready to take action. Japan has already bought the remake rights, and our company is in contact with South Korea. If
Once the copyright is obtained, you are definitely suitable to play the leading role, haha!"
"The final box office of "Detective Chinatown 2" exceeded 3.3 billion. The right time, right place and right people, that guy Chen Sicheng took it all!"
"Wu Jing has made a comeback! The total box office of "Wolf Warrior 2" exceeded 5 billion..."
"Ayuan, the script of "Signal" has been sent to your mailbox, have you read it? The famous screenwriter Chen Nunu personally wrote it. There are two director candidates, Hu Feng or Liu Jianguo, which one do you like?"
""The Richest Man in Xihong City" was postponed for one month and the box office exceeded 2.4 billion in 26 days... Phew! Who can tell me, what is the difference between this drama and the Shenhao Wen on Qidian.com?"
"Ayuan, where are you? Come back quickly."
The tip of the nose smells fishy.
Snap.
Liquid dripped on the back of the hand.
Liao Yuan suddenly opened his eyes and felt his breathing was a little short.
He stood up, staggered and fell to the ground. Dots of blood suddenly appeared on the white carpet. He struggled to get up and ran to the bathroom to wash his lower face.
He raised his head and looked at the figure in the mirror, strange yet familiar.
"What the hell..."
Liao Yuan wiped the nosebleed that came out again. After cleaning it, he tore a tissue and stuffed it in. Then he raised his head and returned to the computer, ""Signal"? Did I take over this show?"
The plot and information about "The Signal" popped into his mind, leaving Liao Yuan a little confused.
[Zhao Bin, the psychological profiler of the long-term unsolved case task force, is a dissatisfied police heretic who is full of distrust of the police.
In order to make a living, Zhao Bin wasted his talents on investigating the privacy of celebrities and then selling it to the media, until an old radio that was more than 10 years old suddenly rang...
Hu Haiquan, a detective who was active in the police force in the 1980s, is an upright man who doesn't know how to be clever and can only move forward.
When Zhao Bin began to communicate with Hu Haiquan across time and space using a wireless phone, the truth of each of the unsolved cases buried in the dust of history came to light.]
This popular TV series in Asia, "Signal", has been purchased by major copyright companies to remake the rights. In its previous life, Douban scored as high as 9.5 points, and was called the number one Korean drama of the year. The drama won the 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards in South Korea.
Awarded the Best TV Series Award and the Best Screenplay Award in the TV Drama Department.
Liao Yuan tried to watch a few episodes of "The Signal" on the recommendation of his agent.
But due to his busy work schedule, the project was abandoned. It was not until the company paid a high price to purchase the remake rights of this drama that Liao Yuan had the opportunity to get access to the final script of the drama.
In summary, the play is full of suspense and the plot has thousands of twists and turns. It was indeed a rare masterpiece at the time.
The most important thing is that the production cost of this drama is low, and there is basically no need for special effects. The entire drama is completely supported by the script and story of the screenwriter, and the drama is about fifteen episodes, which is in line with Liao Yuan's current goal.
It's just that Liao Yuan always felt that something was wrong. It seemed that he had no memory of filming "The Signal" at all.
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