Gossip King - Chapter 1108
Chapter 1108 The Inside Story of the Screenwriter Market
Interests, Gaoleng does. However, investing in movies is a big investment. After setting up a media company, it is an area that must be involved. It is just that Gaoleng cannot afford to invest in movies and TV shows and how to invest in them.
This is a loss, it’s only a few hundred million, play? Only Su Su could’play ‘at this level.
“I can’t afford to play. I’d be grateful if you could let me watch and study.” Said Gaoleng humbly.
“Aiyo, why is such a powerful person keeping such a low profile?” Su Su suppressed her laughter and said in a low voice as she approached Gaoleng solemnly.
…
Gaoleng was speechless. If he put others aside, he would immediately tease Su Su back. However, Su Su… Gaoleng looked at Yu Zhi with some embarrassment. Ever since he last saw Su Su under the veil in the SAP Center, he had been very moved by Su Su.
Why couldn’t I control Yuzhi that day? Yuzhi was Su Su’s best friend! Really depressed… Gaoleng thought as he scolded himself for being a scum and chose not to refute.
“Tsk tsk tsk.” Seeing that Gaoleng didn’t say anything, Su Su, who rarely had the upper hand in front of him, was extremely proud. She walked towards Liu Writer’s short distance of more than ten meters. She tsk tsk tsk all the way, glancing at him with her eyes, looking at him like a hooligan.
I can’t bear it…
“Hello, screenwriter Liu.” Su Su stretched out her hand, and the other party bent down, saying in very poor Chinese, “President Su.” After a brief introduction through a translator, I cut to the chase.
This Liu scriptwriter is a famous scriptwriter in the kimchi country. Currently, he has a script with more than 500,000 words written in his hand. Twenty thousand words per episode, which is exactly half of the script.
“This is part of the translated script.” Liu Writer’s assistant translator respectfully handed over the script. President Su of Huantai Group actually found the scriptwriter to discuss cooperation directly. This was very rare.
One must know that scriptwriters in the kimchi kingdom often work directly with the television station. The television station pays the scriptwriter money, while the other promotions are promoted by the television station, and the profits are also made by the television station. But it has to be said that soaking in a famous state-owned screenwriter is very lucrative. This was completely different from the domestic screenwriters.
Take “You from the Stars,” for example. The writer is paid the same as the hero.
The Kimchi Country Fire screenwriter’s status is extremely high, Above the actors, this has a lot to do with the fact that Pao Tai-kuo was shooting while broadcasting, Shoot an episode for an episode. If the scriptwriter gives up, this scene won’t be filmed. Stars definitely can’t change the lines written by the scriptwriter. A good scriptwriter can extend the artistic life of a female star. It’s good to have a good relationship with the scriptwriter. Maybe you’ll be the main character in the next one.
Empire, on the other hand, was different. Apart from a few profitable screenwriters, after a play was released, other than the promoters, the ones who earned the most were the stars. Have you ever heard of a screenwriter who earns more than a star? Even the most famous screenwriters in the country couldn’t do it.
And celebrities can freely touch the scriptwriter’s written lines. Among the big shots in Empire, there were a bunch of celebrities who liked adapting scriptwriters’ lines. This kind of environment also directly caused the scriptwriters in Empire to be far less competitive than the scriptwriters in Kimchi Country.
Only by earning money can one have a good script.
Because of Kimchi’s high status as a scriptwriter, Fire writers not only had a high social status but also earned a lot of money, so there were many writers in Kimchi Country. There were also many writers majoring in screenwriting in universities, just like their artists who were chosen by thousands of people on the assembly line. Therefore, one artist became popular, and the same was true of screenwriters: under extreme competition, there would definitely be an awesome screenwriter.
Screenwriter Liu is a famous screenwriter in the kimchi kingdom.
“There’s no need to read the script.” Su Su put the script aside: “Liu Writer’s three TV dramas were very popular in Empire as soon as they were introduced, and his skills were placed here.”
Screenwriter Liu was slightly Xiaoxiao, but he wasn’t modest. The assistant immediately put away the script.
“Name a price.” ‘”This time, I want to shoot your script. Every time, it’s the TV drama that was introduced into our country. This time, I want to shoot it myself. However, the address in your script has to be changed to Empire’s address. Is that okay?” Su Su said in the end.
“Sure.” Liu said confidently through the translator: “Love movies, address doesn’t matter, the key is love.”
“Then give me a price. How much is it for an episode?” Su Su put her hand on the table and took a sip of the wine. “Is your country also a 20,000 word episode?”
In Empire, the script was usually based on 20,000 words per episode, and the kimchi kingdom was about the same. They had 30,000 words.
“It can be changed to 20,000 words.” The translator said. Looks like this Liu scriptwriter is very cooperative. She also knows Su Su’s energy. If the script is sold to Huantai Group, there will definitely be no problem in terms of promotion.
“Price.” Su Su asked.
Writer Liu stretched out two fingers.
“Two million one episode, 20,000 words each.” The translator said.
Gaoleng’s heart skipped a beat. It was several times more expensive than Empire’s most famous screenwriter. Empire’s scriptwriters weren’t that expensive. Little-known scriptwriters wrote rubbish scripts, about 21,000 episodes. Internet novelists adapted about 100,000 episodes of their own novels, and those who were somewhat famous for one or two popular scriptwriters only had 500,000 to 600,000 episodes.
Don’t look like you have a lot of money, Twenty thousand words for tens of thousands of dollars, Actually, the script is very demanding, Changes, changes, For example, a first-line Internet novelist, Even if they were given an episode of more than a hundred thousand words, an episode of twenty thousand words, they would not be willing to write it. Writing an episode would take a month or two to complete, and it would be better to write my online novel. A frontline online novelist earns hundreds of thousands of yuan a month. The scriptwriter still needs to revise the script, so he has no social status. Who would do it?
As a result, the talented ones didn’t want to work on this piece of trash, and the untalented ones wrote a large pile of trash scripts. Don’t blame the current number of TV drama rubbish movies. There are indeed a few elites in Empire’s scriptwriting industry. It was not easy for them to produce an elite, right? They are not as profitable as third-tier stars.
Millions of episodes were rare in Empire, and stars could change their scripts at will. As for Liu Writer, he had two million episodes as soon as he opened his mouth. This was the same price as the popular stars. One had to know, this was a TV series, not a movie.
The scriptwriter from the kimchi kingdom was indeed making money.
“After tax, the propaganda fee will be calculated separately.” The translator added.
It’s ruthless. Two million after tax. Because Korean screenwriters have a high social status in South Korea, they usually show up when the new film is released. The fans of the screenwriters are also very large, so they have to split the money to promote the new film. Apart from the script and the cost of publicity, a short 40-50 episode TV drama was worth more than 10 million yuan.
“The price is not bad.” Su Su nodded after thinking for a while and extended her hand, “Alright then, my underlings will communicate with you in detail. I hope that we can cooperate happily.”
“This price is very frightening.” After Liu and the others left, Gaoleng sighed, “Don’t tell me there’s no good script in China? If a script costs more than 10 million yuan, how much will it cost to market?”
“The script written by Liu of the kimchi kingdom is indeed worth the money.” Su Su lowered her voice and said, “Let me tell you, many Korean movies can’t be imported now because of the national ban on Korea. As long as they start filming, the scripts of the famous writers in the kimchi kingdom will be very popular.”
Although Empire is vast, it is true that in some respects the environment is inferior to that of other countries.
Empire’s cartoon environment is not as good as Japanese cartoon, Empire’s star-making is not as good as Korea’s star-making. Almost all of the Asian screenwriters’ names on the international list are from South Korea and Japan.
There are many famous directors in Empire but few famous writers and household names. Writers in Kimchi are household names as long as they are popular, while those in Empire are often celebrities and directors, and few writers are household names.
This was the sorrow of the screenwriters in Empire. There was once a well-known screenwriter in the media who complained about a senior in the entertainment industry. It was said that this senior repeatedly changed his lines when filming “The Family Has Children”. Sometimes, the entire episode did not even use a single line from the original script of the screenwriter.
And this phenomenon is common.
So what if we make more money? His social status was still lacking. Facing the celebrities, the screenwriter didn’t have much sense of existence.
“Are you planning to buy a script from Kimchi Country? Is Huantai Group going to invest in the film and television industry?” Gaoleng asked.
“No, I’m just scouring the water.” Su Su shook her head, “The suspense and love of the kimchi kingdom are well written and sold. I want to explore the way through Liu’s screenwriting. It is my ultimate goal to buy a media company in the kimchi kingdom.”
Su Su smiled again.
At her level, she would not be thinking about making a movie. She would definitely have other reasons for finding Liu Writer, and her goal was to take a stake in a media company in Kimchi Country.
The people of Empire have already started buying companies all over the world, which is known to the entire world media circles. The people of Empire can buy not only aunts, but also tycoons.
Batman: The Dark Knight, 300 Spartan Warriors, Battle of the Gods, Inception, Godzilla, World of the Jurassic and other movies, including this year’s Warcraft, are also released by the Chinese-controlled film industry. It could be said that the big Hollywood studios already had quite a few Empire bosses.
As expected, Huantai Group’s tentacles began to get involved in the film and television industry. This was not just for filming, but also for controlling film companies, film companies around the world.
The upper echelons of society saw the profiteering of the film and television industry, but not everyone was able to make a profit. At this time, Gaoleng also saw the profiteering, but he was unable to make a large profit.
When I had to infiltrate this business… Gaoleng thought to himself, and began to plan. As for those who had less money and wanted to earn more, it was obvious that they were somewhat helpless and lacking in strength.
“Do you watch Korean love movies?” Gaoleng asked.
Su Su decisively shook her head, “I don’t watch that thing. I also watch movies. Korean movies burn a lot of brains.”
“I heard you want to set up a conglomerate?” Su Su started again, “Amazing! You’re the one who set up the conglomerate now! Amazing indeed!”
It seemed that Su Su had heard a lot from Yu Zhi.