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Chapter 568 The pros and cons of several models

The happiest people in the audience were the students majoring in screenwriting in the Department of Literature.

Because to them, what Li Yu just said was great news.

Li Yu just said that the status of screenwriters in the industry is low, and it depends on the mood of the old screenwriters, the mood of the director, and even the mood of the young actors...

They can relate so much.

Although they are still students, some of them have already started writing some stories.

Even if you have never written a script, you have more or less heard some tragic stories from your seniors.

According to the script, the hero comes from a poor family. In order to earn enough tuition, he dropped out of school and worked for three years.

After experiencing the beatings of society, he returned to school in a more mature and stable state.

There is nothing wrong with this kind of character setting.

Even though many people can guess the subsequent plot just by looking at the character setting of the male protagonist, it is nothing more than the male protagonist counterattacking, getting into a good university, finding a good job, and achieving a counterattack in life after some struggle.

In the process of the male protagonist's struggle for his studies and career, he met a beautiful girl and experienced many difficulties and setbacks with her. There were happy times and tearful moments in between, and the final ending must be good.

To be honest, such a story is very old-fashioned, but if the plot is written more carefully and the actors are more professional, there will be no problem in making an idol drama with a score of 6 to 8.

If the screenwriter and director gets inspired and gives it a burst of inspiration, it is possible to get up to 8 points.

However, the status of the screenwriter is too low, and such a campus idol drama, which could have scored 6 to 8 points, was ruined by some fresh meat and young actresses.

For example, on the day of filming, the actor who played the male protagonist brought his own makeup artist and costume designer to the crew, and even brought the costumes.

The screenwriter and the costume designer asked what was going on, but were scolded by the hero's agent in return.

What kind of lousy clothes did your crew prepare? They were all low-end street goods that could be sold for twenty-one pieces at most on the street.

How can such clothes bring out the noble temperament of our artist?
The screenwriter said weakly: "The character setting of the male protagonist is that of a poor student. He is reluctant to add ham and eggs to his instant noodles. I think..."

"We don't care what you think, we care what we think. We only know that our artists have to look handsome at all times in the drama. Being handsome is the most important thing. What you said about being in line with the character setting is all bullshit."

So, when the TV series starts airing, people will find the protagonist is very fragmented, twisted and out of touch with reality.

It is clearly stated that the protagonist is a poor boy who rarely eats boxed lunches except instant noodles, because he wants to save money.

Then the audience discovered that every piece of clothing and every pair of pants he wore were expensive brand names.

And every time he changes the time and place, he will change the brand names on his body into a new set.

Li Yu repeated the above example, which drew applause from the audience.

Especially those students majoring in screenwriting, their hands turned red from clapping so much.

A student from the directing department stood up and said he was a student. Judging from his appearance, he was older than Li Yu.

This is also normal. Very few people can be admitted to the directing department directly after the college entrance examination.

"Director Li, what you said is so good. Last year, I served as an assistant director in the crew of a senior director.

My senior respected me very much and gave me the responsibility to shoot some of the content.

You have no idea how furious I was at that time. It was clearly an idol drama, and the male lead had two stand-ins.

As long as the plot does not require him to show his face, he will always have a stand-in to play the role because he is busy with three dramas.

Later I heard that he also used a lot of stand-ins in two other dramas. The leading actress was also a heavyweight player, and she couldn't even speak the longer lines properly.

Even so, you can't criticize or say anything about it, because it was pushed in by investors.

Not to mention the screenwriters, even we directors are often cowards.”

The student complained bitterly on the spot.

The male and female artists who were complained about by him would probably be angry if they heard it, but they are not that stupid and they would not take the initiative to identify themselves with him.

After all, he didn't mention anything by name, and didn't even say what the play was called.

Li Yu did not respond. What the classmate said made sense and he could understand it.

But what this student said belongs to another topic.

Not everyone who brings money into the group is as content and dedicated as Da Tiantian and Liu Yifei.

Then, Li Yu brought the topic back to the association and said, "In the first year of the association, I plan to allocate 300 million yuan.

The maximum investment limit a director or a screenwriter can get in the association is 10 million. Our association was established to support new directors and screenwriters, and we cannot let a certain director or screenwriter spend all the funds at once.

However, if your project is really promising, in addition to the association's 10 million investment, I can personally invest additional funds or introduce investors to you."

The vast majority of people in the audience thought that Li Yu’s rule was reasonable.

That's right. The association will invest a maximum of 10 million in one person, and if the rest is to be invested further, it can be through private investment.

In this way, ordinary new directors with no background will have a greater chance of getting investment from the association, and it will be fairer.

Two and a half hours later, the lecture ended.

The reporters who came to the scene were all very excited. They knew that Li Yu was going to do something big today, but they didn't expect that Li Yu would do such a big thing.

Not all of these reporters are low-level reporters who only chase hot topics, there are also high-level reporters.

For example, the reporter who rushed over to block Li Yu, Guo Shi, and Chen Kaige was very capable.

He asked this question: "I just listened to Director Li's speech, and Director Li seemed very happy to see the status of screenwriters improved.

We all know that there are several operating modes in the process of making film and television works, namely producer-centered system, screenwriter-centered system and director-centered system. Do you prefer the screenwriter-centered system? "

“The screenwriter-centered system is not mainstream and is only popular in a few places such as the TV circle of Shilla. The producer-centered system and the director-centered system are mainstream.

I don't advocate any one of them. I think each has its own pros and cons.

In the producer-centered system, the producer holds a dominant position and prioritizes commercial value.

It is very advantageous in producing commercial dramas with low ideological depth, such as idol dramas and comedies, because the producers will give priority to the audience and the market.

When producing works with higher artistic quality, the director-centered system has more advantages because many directors have artistic obsession.

They are willing to sacrifice some commerciality for artistry, which is something the producers will never allow.”

Li Yu gave his views and opinions in a relatively objective manner.

There are some things he didn't say. No matter who is in charge of a work, the director, screenwriter or producer, they will be influenced by capital to a certain extent.

(End of this chapter)