Chapter 1920 Screenwriting Center Vs. Production Center

The TV series "The Accused" invites Ji Sung to play the role of Park Jung-woo, the protagonist of the show. Park Jung-woo, who was imprisoned on suspicion of murder, is the best criminal prosecutor in South Korea.

A series of unexpected events caused him to be imprisoned in a prison detention center. What was even worse was that he temporarily lost all his memory after the series of events, which made it more difficult for him to clear his grievances.

Then the whole drama revolves around him clearing himself from suspicion, a typical Korean drama routine.

The biggest attraction of this drama may be Ji Sung. This family has a very high status in the Korean TV industry, especially since he is married to a beautiful actress Lee Bo Young as his wife. This natural beauty has an appearance that is no less than that of Kim Tae Hee. , their love story has been praised by many people.

Korean dramas are writer-centered, just like American dramas, and the core of this drama is screenwriter Choi Soo-jin. Her masterpiece should be "City Hunter". Lee Min-ho's long legs are popular in Asia thanks to this drama.

The writer-centered system guarantees the foundation of a drama, which is also one of the important reasons why Korean dramas and American dramas are so popular.

In country Z, big-name actors are often the focus of attention, and even producers, directors, and assistant directors have a higher status in the crew than screenwriters. In their eyes, screenwriters are just tools and can do whatever they want. They try to reshape their scripts, and many big-name actors even hire their own screenwriters, just to ensure the quality of the scripts they choose.

You must know that in South Korea and the United States, the salary of screenwriters can sometimes reach the level of first-class actors, or even higher.

In the popular Korean drama "Embrace the Moon", the male and female protagonists Kim Soo-hyun and Han Ga-in are both top-notch actors, but on the set, even if the screenwriter farts, he has to say it is good. Who made the screenwriter have more than 70% of the say in this drama? , can completely decide the life and death of the director and actors, and even more domineeringly, from the protagonist to the supporting role, from the location to the sponsors, everything can be decided by the screenwriter.

In South Korea and the United States, the authority of screenwriters is so great that directors cannot modify the screenwriter's script without authorization. It is also disrespectful for actors to modify their lines.

There was a plot in the American TV series "Friends": When the actor Joey casually said in an interview that he often changed the script during filming, the next day after the report was published, his character was written out by the screenwriter, and he was therefore unemployment.

The reason why Kim Soo-hyun was able to stand out in the fiercely competitive Korean entertainment industry was also because of the appreciation of the screenwriter. When he appeared in the TV series "Dream High", he was not the protagonist because the screenwriter Park Hye-ryun liked his performance and added a lot to him in the second half. In the play, he finally "counterattacked" and became the male lead.

In terms of salary, top screenwriters in South Korea can receive 100 million won per episode.

It's about 600,000 soft girl coins. The average signed screenwriter is worth 20 million won, which is almost 110,000 soft girl coins, which is basically the same as the salary of big-name Korean stars.

Famous screenwriters such as the Hong sisters, the two who wrote "The Master's Sun" and "So Beautiful", and Kim Eun-sook, the screenwriter of "The Heirs", have greater appeal than any actor, and The actors are also vying for roles in their new dramas.

In contrast, domestic screenwriters are relatively "weak". Although there are constant news about "heavy rewards for good scripts" and other news, compared with big-name actors and directors, screenwriters do not have much say.

In China, many TV dramas are based on "who is famous and who will be willful". The names of big-name actors are placed first in the title, followed by the director. Only a few top screenwriters will appear prominently in the title.

There's nothing you can do about it, it's the audience's choice. Big-name actors are often the guarantee of ratings for domestic dramas. In recent years, many actors have worked part-time as producers, and it has become commonplace to change scripts at will.

"Beautiful Contract" screenwriter Song Yuanjin once criticized the heroine Aunt Baiyun for tampering with the script and caused a dispute, but in the end it was settled.

In a certain urban drama, because the male and female protagonists each brought a screenwriter into the group, and they had a dispute over the number of lines to be allocated for the scenes, which seriously affected the filming schedule and the quality of the drama.

In short, if there is a conflict between a big-name actor and a screenwriter or director in a production crew in country Z, I am afraid that the screenwriter will be the one to leave, because investors value the appeal of the big-name actors.

Anyway, the rich ones are the bosses. Investors or sponsors have provided money and want to add a character or change some lines. Who has the nerve to say no? This is commonplace.

In the first episode of "Why Shengxiaomo" back then, there was a passerby character. Not only did he have a close-up of the front, but his lines almost caught up with the protagonist's. Even his boyfriend had a name, which was far beyond the role of ordinary supporting actors. Later, Almighty netizens revealed that this role was a guest appearance by a relative of the sponsor.

Have the screenwriters who have been oppressed all year round never thought of resisting?

Of course I have thought about it. During the long waiting process, some screenwriters have already started to take action.

For example, the famous screenwriter Liu Heping's "All Quiet in Peking" was a huge success. One of the reasons is that he was both the screenwriter and the chief producer. From finding investors to selecting actors, he could participate and have the final say.

Yu Big Mouth Zheng, although he was jointly criticized by hundreds of screenwriters for plagiarizing Aunt Qiong Yao, he established the "studio" model very early. He acted as a screenwriter and producer himself, and was involved in investment, distribution, and publicity, and he could also take the initiative. Controlling the right to speak, however, there are currently so many screenwriters in China who wear multiple hats that they can be counted on one hand.

Sister Liuliu, who is known as the "gold medal screenwriter" for dramas such as "Dwelling House" and "The Art of Mind", believes that any centralist statement ignores that TV dramas are the sum of all forces. Each work is a collective production and should not be Emphasize that whoever is the biggest has the right to speak. If you are working for the best of your work, you will listen to whoever has the right opinion.

Is there a problem with this? At first glance, it sounds okay. The capable are better than the mediocre, but how many capable people can achieve his level these days? Aren’t most screenwriters out of work? I wrote the script for an episode in a hurry, until my hair turned gray, but in the end, wasn't it because of a word from the actor that I deleted it, changed it, or deleted it?

Her sixth eldest sister had food, but what about the people below? Are they all gods? Can you starve to death?

First of all, the person who said this is not in the right position. He wants to lick the father of the moneymaker, but he doesn't want to be too high-minded. He wants to take advantage of both sides, but he doesn't want to offend either, but in fact he still tramples on the vulnerable groups.

Of course, we cannot say that disadvantaged groups necessarily need special treatment, but fairness is the minimum, right?

Besides, if the pattern is bigger, if the writer-centered system can make domestic dramas the pride of the people of country Z, and drama fans no longer have to watch the alarm clock to catch up on dramas, this will be beneficial to the entire industry and even the country, then why not do it Woolen cloth?

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