Chapter 69 Classic Costume Sitcom

If Yin Jun were to rank a Chinese sitcom, "Wulin Biography" would definitely be the top three.

The first is because of its type. This drama of ancient costume sitcoms is the only one that is very popular. It is very representative.

And because it is suitable for all ages, children can see funny things, young people can smile knowingly, and middle-aged people can also understand some truths in life.

This is also the pinnacle of the screenwriter's work. Apart from this, all his talents have been exhausted, and there will be some living skills left in the future.

But it is undeniable that "Wulin Gaiden" is really a very good TV series.

Xiangjiang people have a soft spot for ancient dramas.

As long as Yin Jun deletes some future words and jokes that are too advanced in the future, keeps some interesting and novel things, and adds some jokes that are in line with the life of Xiangjiang people in this era, then such a good film will definitely trigger Xiangjiang. Human resonance.

The popularity of "Wulin Gaiden" is not only because it makes people laugh, but also because it actually contains many things that people can remember after laughing.

To put it simply, the discussions in "Wulin Gaiden" about housing prices, about profiteers, about the imperial court... etc. These are all very interesting and thoughtful, as long as you taste them carefully, you can feel them to the deep meaning that the screenwriter wants to express.

Yin Jun has always believed that as long as you do it carefully, you can definitely do it well.

Xiangjiang movies and even Xiangjiang TV dramas are just because of too many perfunctory and inexplicable productions, so they finally fell to the point of decay.

Not to mention the Xiangjiang movies that were almost finished in the 2000s, but also the Xiangjiang TV dramas. After 2010, they were almost the only ones watching, and they can no longer reach the situation in the 1980s and 1990s when everyone was empty.

Isn't that the reason why they didn't polish every link carefully?

Whether it's the script, costumes and props, actors' emotional investment, shooting skills, budget preparation, etc., they are all acceptable attitudes. How can they make good things?

Just envy Cameron's record-breaking box office is as simple as eating. Have you ever seen Cameron spent years working hard on a movie? Have you ever seen him driving the actors and staff to a dead end, but at the same time never giving himself a way out?

Without these necessary factors, can he become the world's No. 1 commercial director?

Obviously not possible!

Without Cameron's exhausting efforts, can there be classics such as "Titanic", "True Lies", "Terminator", "Avatar" and so on?

Obviously impossible!

Therefore, when Yin Jun returned to Xiangjiang in 1978, he made up his mind that he must reverse this situation and do his best to bring Xiangjiang movies and TV series to a new path.

Even if he can't influence others, he must go on unswervingly, stick to the right path, and not follow the crowd. Although it will be very hard, it is his responsibility!

"Bao Qingtian" is just a test product, it was made by others, and Yin Jun has no way to control it more.

But he had already had an idea and wanted to try to make a TV series himself as a start in the entertainment industry.

What Wei Xiaofan said before that Yin Jun has something to do first, and that's it.

Originally, Yin Jun was still hesitating, whether to wait until next month to buy stocks to make money and then control a TV series by himself, or to test the waters first by shooting a TV series, but now this situation has forced him to have no second choice. .

He decided to take "Wulin Gaiden" out... shoot it himself.

Xiangjiang does not have any separate operation method between production and broadcasting. All major TV stations make their own TV series to meet the needs of broadcasting, but they will also buy more or less TV series or programs from other cities to broadcast.

Because of such a precedent, if Yin Jun filmed "Wulin Biography" by himself, and then packaged it and sold it to Jiashi, Wireless or Li, it would all have room for manipulation.

"Wulin Gaiden" Yin Jun finds some actors to shoot, and controls the cost himself. Each episode is at most 5,000. Now, the TV series produced by the three major TV stations generally cost more than 10,000 yuan. They buy TV series from outside, and they will not be cheap. Buy cheap, good works they like.

If the filming of "Wulin Gaiden" works well, it can be added to at least 20,000 episodes in the end, which is still basic.

If it can have 60% of the effect of "Bao Qingtian", 30,000 episodes will not be able to escape, and if the ratings exceed 40%, TV stations will be willing to give 50,000 episodes.

According to the slightly moderate 30,000 episodes, even if Yin Jun only made 30 episodes, and there is no time for the rest, he can still have a huge sum of 900,000, plus the follow-up script and so on, 1 million is not too difficult. .

And as long as he has the 1 million yuan, Yin Jun will have a lot more to do in the future, and Aunt Zhang's treatment and recuperation expenses will also be settled.

The important reason why Yin Jun is reluctant to make a movie first, in addition to what he said before, is also because he doesn't know people in the movie industry and doesn't know how to operate a movie, including summoning the staff, planning the crew, arranging the release, etc. , these are not things you can do after thinking about it, you have to have connections and someone willing to take you.

TV shows are different.

Through such a month or two of hard work, Yin Jun is already familiar with the TV circle.

Whether it is the actors of Jiashi or the team behind the scenes, Yin Jun is very familiar with them.

If he wants to make a TV series, he can ask Jiashi to borrow someone, whether it is an actor or a behind-the-scenes person, as long as he is not a first-tier or second-tier person of Jiashi, I believe Liang Shuyi and the others will definitely give face.

Another point is that it's hard to say in the film industry, but in the TV industry, through the super popularity of "Bao Qingtian", even if Jiashi doesn't want to buy "Wulin Gaiden" in the end, Yin Jun can find a way to sell it to TVB or Lili. Yes, with the quality of "Wulin Gaiden", it can definitely bring rich rewards to Yin Jun.

As for the location of the shoot, that's even simpler.

In Qiu Degen's Song City, there were many ancient houses like this small inn, and Yin Jun did him a big favor by renting a small restaurant, which was no problem at all.

After a careful calculation, with so many people at the right time and place, Yin Jun suddenly regained his energy, stood up from the sofa, quickly entered the room, opened the safe, found the notebook with the main content of "Wulin Gaiden", and then He took a new notebook and began to write the first draft of "Wulin Biography".

"The first time, the location, a certain area in Guanzhong, in the town of Seven Heroes, Tongfu Inn."

"In the middle of the night, there was a loud noise from Tongfu Inn..."

"..."

I don't know if it is because of the sense of crisis, but Yin Jun remembers the details of the content of "Wulin Gaiden" as clearly as when he just returned to Xiangjiang in 1978.

Fortunately, he read "Wulin Biography" back and forth several times when he was studying, and after working, he also carefully figured it out, so he was very familiar with the plot structure in it.

Like a divine help, the first draft was finished in just an hour.

Although it is only a general content, it looks like a book from heaven to outsiders, but this is the main context of the entire first episode.

Just wait until later to get it together, polish and organize it, and it can turn into a very complete one-episode script.

Taking advantage of the good condition, throughout the afternoon and evening, except for going to the toilet and eating a takeaway lunch, Yin Jun lay on the table and quickly wrote the plot that burst out of his mind.

Of course, to say that Yin Jun's writing is 100% the same as the original is absolutely bragging, impossible.

Even the Zhang Hui style stories written by Yin Jun are not necessarily the same as the original ones.

Except for the first few episodes that are relatively stable, maybe the later episodes will start to be crowned and worn, the eighth episode will be written as the fifth episode, the twenty-first episode will be written as the seventh episode... and so on.

That's what Yin Jun did when he was writing the main content memory.

Anyway, except for a limited number of episodes that need to pay attention to the sequence, the rest of the reverse order is not a problem at all, and it does not affect the feeling of watching at all.

Also, regarding the description of details, such as Lao Bai's speech and actions, Tong Xiangyu's acerbic, big-mouthed honesty and honesty, Mo Xiaobei's man and little devil... and so on, Yin Jun has his own understanding and can It can be said that it is a modification, or it can be said that he has written the expressions of these characters in his mind for another, and it is not necessarily like the original version.

This is not to say that it is ok. After the first draft is finished, Yin Jun has to revise it slowly. According to some habits of Xiangjiang people and fit the life experience of Xiangjiang people in the past two years, he will write some more appropriate bridges. part.

Fortunately, the real estate industry in Xiangjiang has been heating up in the past two years, and some bridges can be used in general.

Unconsciously, Yin Jun kept writing the script, and when he looked up, he realized that it was already dawn.

Look at the time again, it's already six o'clock in the morning!

Except at nine o'clock, when Yin Jun took a nap for more than two hours, he actually wrote the script for 13 hours, and wrote 11 episodes in total.

Although only the first draft, it is also a remarkable achievement.

Reluctantly called to order takeout, took a shower after eating, and fell back on the couch, Yin Jun fell asleep in less than ten minutes.

When he woke up, it was already 5 o'clock in the afternoon.

It's good to be young, stay up all night like this, sleep for a few hours and be alive again!

Yin Jun went to wash up, first sat on the table and transcribed two episodes of the script, then wrote two more articles, then made a few more phone calls, then changed his clothes and went out.