Chapter 887 Take It Yourself!

"Cheers", also known as "Cheers", is not the first sitcom in the United States, but it is the most successful sitcom in the United States.

Don’t talk about how latecomers such as "Six", "The Big Bang Theory" and "Broke Sisters" have crazy ratings and are good-looking. In front of "Happy Hotel", they are not enough to watch.

In terms of ratings, "Happy Hotel" spans 20 years, and its ratings have repeatedly exploded. It is much higher than "Party", "Brothers" and "The Big Bang Theory".

In terms of influence, without the success of "Happy Hotel", subsequent sitcoms would not have appeared so frequently.

Later, "Midnight Diner" became a huge hit in Japan. Isn't this the canteen version of "Happy Hotel"?

In addition to food and other things, there is also the precipitation that turns American humor into Japanese style. It is really a living plagiarism!

Even our domestic sitcoms are deeply influenced by "Happy Hotel".

Therefore, it can basically be said that "Happy Hotel" is the originator of future sitcoms.

Such a sitcom, which can be called the originator, has now begun preparations for filming.

Different from the effect of watching while filming in the previous life, Yin Jun told Tang Shuxuan that if this TV series is done well, it will become the signature of Disney TV Channel within 20 years.

Tang Shuxuan started reading its script on the plane back to the United States.

The script given by Yin Jun only covered the first 20 episodes.

But what is more detailed than these plots is the settings of the characters in the play given by Yin Jun.

Yin Jun has set up a total of 33 important characters, each with their own unique personality and their own style of doing things.

In the first 20 episodes, only 12 appeared in total, but Tang Shuxuan found it interesting.

These people are not very successful people, and they don't brag about their success and money in the hotel all day long.

On the contrary, Yin Jun focused the script on one small thing after another.

In other words, it’s unit dramas one by one.

Each unit drama has its own unique characteristics. Sometimes it is connected to other units, and sometimes it is not connected at all.

What impressed Tang Shuxuan the most was that Yin Jun set the characters of all these people to be extremely suitable and fit perfectly with the plot.

It is no exaggeration to say that just reading the script, Tang Shuxuan felt as if Yin Jun had been to this hotel before, sat in the corner of the hotel, and observed them carefully for a while.

A TV script writer can transform the written words into flavor and directly make people who read the script feel as if they are immersed in the scene. This is a rare thing in itself.

Tang Shuxuan has read so many scripts, and Yin Jun is the only one with such qualities.

There is nothing particularly beautiful in Yin Jun's script, nor is there anything profound or difficult to understand. It is simple and clear, can highlight the key points, and can point out the key points very accurately. This is considered by Tang Shuxuan to be one of Yin Jun's most successful aspects. .

Basically, if you take Yin Jun's notebook, as long as you don't have too many whims, you will definitely be able to make a good film.

The previous directors in Xiangjiang have used various successes to prove that Tang Shuxuan's deduction was correct.

Yin Jun's first published books "Jurassic Park" and "The Da Vinci Code" were both translated with the help of Tang Shuxuan.

This made Yin Jun fully feel his own shortcomings.

So in the past two years, he has been training his English speaking and writing skills whenever he has free time.

Spoken English is easy to practice. After about half a year of practicing and constantly talking to Americans, Yin Jun's English has naturally reached the point where he can have direct conversations.

But writing in English is completely different. It requires a lot of familiarity with grammar, vocabulary, customs, etc. to write good articles.

Really excellent European and American books, even if you only read the original English version, you can appreciate the beauty of vocabulary and charm.

This is similar to Chinese books. Good writing has no barriers and can overcome language barriers.

According to Yin Jun's proficiency in English, it is very difficult to write a script, let alone a book.

But Yin Jun has a characteristic, or advantage.

That is, he will constantly challenge himself and improve himself, learn what he doesn't understand, and practice what he doesn't know.

Especially if you want to develop in Hollywood in the future, you will need help from others for everything. How can you be an excellent script writer and director?

Face-to-face direct communication is definitely more conducive to cooperation between the crew than conveying meaning through a translator.

If he no longer has time, Yin Jun will sit down and write an English text every two or three days. As for reading an English book, it doesn’t last a day or two. In the past few years, Yin Jun has read more English classics than 50 copies.

This is not reading a dozen or so lines in a row, but reading word by word, paragraph by paragraph, to figure out the meaning and artistic conception.

Reading like this is not a pleasure at all, but a punishment.

But Yin Jun still persisted.

What if you don’t persist?

Are you giving up now?

How could a dream with so many expectations be ruined at the very beginning?

In some things, you may not succeed if you grit your teeth, but you will definitely not succeed if you don't grit your teeth.

So, Yin Jun worked hard and made progress day by day.

Finally, now, his "Beverly Hills Cop" for Bruckheimer is written in English, and "Happy Hotel", "The Boys" and "Baywatch" for Tang Shuxuan are all in English.

But there are three Chinese scripts for Tang Shuxuan.

After reading it, Tang Shuxuan felt that Yin Jun's writing was pretty good, at least easy to understand. As for the context, don't be too particular about it.

As a newbie, this is great.

Yin Jun told her about the respective characteristics of the three scripts and the heights they could achieve.

Tang Shuxuan's first decision was to shoot this super classic that can be used for 20 years - "Happy Hotel".

As a result, while preparations were still underway, Tang Shuxuan encountered a problem.

"What?"

Tang Shuxuan looked at Perez in front of her and wished she could slap him.

"All five of our TV drama directors were poached, and you only came to tell me after they handed in their resignation letters?" Tang Shuxuan said angrily, "What do I need from you?"

Perez also had a bitter look on his face, "How do I know, CEO? I just started here and I have been sorting out relationships and sorting out assets and liabilities. Where do I have time to take care of this? According to me, they are all the Disney family. Damn it, if they hadn’t cooperated inside and outside and teamed up with outsiders to poach people, how could all five of them have left?"

Tang Shuxuan nodded when he heard this. Perez said the same thing. He has been very busy recently, taking care of both Disney and United Artists Film Company, and he has lost a lot of weight.

If the Disney family is really causing trouble, with their deep connections and influence, there is absolutely no way they can stop it.

However, now is not the time to hold people accountable, but to see how to resolve the matter.

"Do you think we can find a good director and production company now?" Tang Shuxuan asked again.

A trace of hesitation flashed across Perez's face, but he still said it: "President, I have also inquired about this matter. All the best production companies outside have rejected me. They all said that recently They don't have time to produce other people's TV series... But as far as I know, it should be the major giants in Hollywood that are putting pressure on them. For example, Time Warner, Universal Group, etc. are all media giants."

"Humph, they want us to die!" Tang Shuxuan said to himself.

Perez didn't dare to answer, but that's what he thought in his heart.

He now regrets jumping out so early. The joint pressure from the six major Hollywood giants is really not that easy to accept.

Once the Kirin Group loses money and leaves, no matter who takes over, his life will not be easy.

Of course, this also left him with no choice but to follow Tang Shuxuan all the way to the end.

"If that doesn't work, there are many small and medium-sized production companies in the United States that can produce good TV series." Perez handed over a piece of information. "I have information on more than 20 production companies here. They are small in scale." , not easily influenced by Hollywood giants, if you take the job, you can still complete the task."

"That's not necessarily the case." Tang Shuxuan shook his head, "They can start before production starts. Are you sure they won't start during the production process? For example, at the most critical time, something suddenly happens over there. , they broke the contract and stopped filming, or the director and actors left directly... Can we bear the consequences of this?"

Perez took a breath of air and wanted to refute Tang Shuxuan, but his face changed color: "Then what should we do?"

"It really doesn't work, I'm the only one here." Tang Shuxuan thought about it and made up his mind.

"What did you say? What did you do?" Perez didn't hear clearly.

"I am a director by background, and I know the United States so well. It shouldn't be a big problem to make such a TV series." Tang Shuxuan said, "They poached our director, but Disney's own production team is still there , then let’s do it ourselves! I don’t believe it. With such a good script, Yin Jun can still be troubled by a bunch of trash like them? "

Perez had nothing to say.

The CEO has decided to go into battle personally, why is he still going to stop it? What if he didn't do it himself?

Definitely not.

So he could only nod, "If you insist on doing this, I will be responsible for all the logistics."

Tang Shuxuan looked at him, "This time, we must not make any mistakes. Otherwise, you should know the consequences."

"If I make another mistake, I will resign myself." Perez gritted his teeth.

"Okay, I'll give you the first task." Tang Shuxuan handed him a document, "These are the requirements for actors in the TV series. You go and select suitable candidates for me, and I will personally interview and decide."

"yes!"

Perez took the list and nodded solemnly.

Regardless of whether Tang Shuxuan can do it or not, since she wants to do it, she must do her job well.

"In addition, you prepare a new contract for me." Tang Shuxuan also remembered Yin Jun's instructions, "We must sign a contract for 15 years for the actors in this TV series. If anyone is not willing, then you don't have to bring him to me. ”

"Ah? So long?" Perez said in surprise, "This will put more pressure on us! Others will not be willing to sign such a long contract without good conditions."

"Who told you to find famous actors?" Tang Shuxuan said, "This drama can make celebrities famous, not famous actors! Just find me those who meet the conditions, and don't watch the rest! "

"This... okay!"

Perez still had no choice but to obey. Tang Shuxuan was the president of the North American branch of Kirin Group. When she wanted to make a TV series, no one could stop her decision-making.

Let’s just say 15 years. Anyway, there are a lot of long-term contracts like this in Hollywood.

As long as there is a chance to become famous, thousands of fledgling actors will not care about the length of the contract!