China Entertainment: Sister, I don’t want to work hard anymore

Chapter 7 Screenwriter
As the saying goes, those who are near the water first get the moon. Chu Hui, who dreams of being a director, not only acts seriously on the set every day, but also misses every opportunity to learn.

He spent all his time studying with the crew, learning art from Zhao Jing, discussing lighting issues with the lighting engineer, and learning photography from the photographer...from photography, dubbing, storyboarding, editing, and more.

Because he also tried to write a script some time ago, Chu Hui also asked screenwriter Shi Kang for a lot of writing knowledge.

Shi Kang was born in 1968. He is a full round older than Chu Hui. His voice is very honest, a bit like an announcer, but because of his strong Beijing accent, he sounds more like a storyteller. He is very talkative and open-minded.

Before becoming a screenwriter, Shi Kang was a well-known writer. His novels "Dangling", "Shattered" and "A Mess" made people familiar with him. These three books are collectively called the "Youth Trilogy" ".

However, he told Chu Hui that he became a screenwriter because he could no longer be a writer. After becoming a screenwriter, he came up with the familiar script "Big Shot" and the current film "Struggle".

This afternoon, the sun was shining brightly.

Chu Hui took the van of the "Struggle" crew and transferred to another filming location.

By the way, from the beginning of filming to now, many landmark buildings in Yanjing have been filmed by the director in the drama "Struggle".

For example, Financial Street, Houhai, Gongti, Sanlitun 3.3 Building, Dongzhimen Guijie, Wudaokou, Zhongguancun, Kunlun Hotel, Lido Hotel, Women's Street, etc. It can be said to be a "guide" for sightseeing in Yanjing City, and there are even more famous communities that have appeared in the drama. enumerate.

The community that the crew is about to visit is Yihai Garden on the edge of the South Fourth Ring Road. It is located within the Fourth Ring Road and was built in the early 2000s. It is considered an improved building in the FT District in the south.

After getting in the car, Chu Hui saw that screenwriter Shi Kang was also there, so he sat over and chatted with him wordlessly.

Looking at the speeding street scene outside the car window, Chu Hui asked humbly: "Teacher Shi Kang, how long did it take you to write the script "Struggle"?"

Shi Kang thought for a while and said: "The novel and the script were written at the same time for "Struggle". It started at the end of 04 and was completed in the first half of 06. The two were written in parallel. Sometimes I wrote the novel and sometimes I wrote the script."

"When I can't write a screenwriter, I write a novel. When I can't write a novel, I write a script. Then I give the script to investors and the book to publishers, and I can earn a lot of money from one thing."

Since he had tried to write a script before, Chu Hui knew that script writing was not easy. Even if he knew what kind of story he wanted to write, it would be particularly difficult when he actually started writing it. He often didn't know where to start.

In addition, during the writing process, Chu Hui deeply realized that writing is a very boring and lonely thing.

Thinking of this, Chu Hui asked with great interest: "I heard that the creative process of many writers is very lonely and painful. Are you the same?"

Shi Kang nodded: "Well, more or less. I basically write from morning to night. When I can't write alone, I ask myself to sit there and often stay up late."

"I ask myself to sit at the desk for 10 hours a day. Sometimes I write for more than 20 hours continuously when I write smoothly. I only drink a little water and basically don't eat. My body is in a mess. I finish writing "Struggle" , It hasn’t recovered yet!”

Chu Hui asked in confusion: "Then you have finished writing the script, why don't you take a rest?"

Shi Kang couldn't laugh or cry and said: "Do you think it's because I don't want to rest? I'm a man in the world and I can't help myself!"

According to the current average price in the TV industry, the price of a single episode of a TV series is about 3000 to 3 yuan. A first-tier screenwriter is paid 5 yuan per episode. Shi Kang is currently considered a second-tier TV drama and can earn 2 yuan an episode.

The 32-episode TV series "Struggle" is already considered a full-length TV series. Shi Kang can get at least more than 60 yuan in compensation for this script.

However, in Shi Kang's contract, his screenwriter's remuneration is divided into four settlements, with the final payment being 20% ​​of the entire remuneration, which is more than 10.

The premise is that after "Struggle" starts shooting, Shi Kang must go to the crew and modify the script while filming based on the actor's character and line characteristics.

For this last piece of work, Shi Kang had to continue working and follow the "Struggle" crew every day.

After understanding the situation, Chu Hui smiled and joked: "Teacher Shi Kang, you are not short of money, why do you have to make yourself so tired!"

Shi Kang was angry and funny and said: "Who told you that I am not short of money? I am just so short of money that I can't afford to buy a house, so I wrote this play."

Chu Hui was a little stunned and asked doubtfully: "Aren't you from Yanjing? Why do you want to buy a house?" Shi Kang explained: "That is my parents' house, not my house, and it has nothing to do with me."

It seems that buying a house of one's own in the city of Yanjing is one of the motivations for many people's struggle, and even the indigenous Shi Kang is no exception.

While chatting like this, Chu Hui, screenwriter Shi Kang, and directors Zhao Baogang, Zhou Xiaoou and others in the other two cars arrived at Yihai Garden on the edge of the South Fourth Ring Road.

Here, what the "Struggle" crew wants to film is the scene where Hua Zi and Zhu Tou turn over an old car.

Hua Zi played by Chu Hui is the third male lead, and the pig head is played by Zhou Xiaoou, the lead singer of the "Zero Point Band", who is considered the fourth male lead in the play. The two have many opposite roles in the play.

It is worth mentioning that there have always been many examples in the entertainment industry of "acting well and then singing" and "singing well and performing well".

Among them, the most typical representative of "singing and acting well" is Ren Xianqi, who was very popular back then.

This old man has single-handedly ruined the Taiwanese version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "Swordsman", "New Chu Liuxiang" and many other Jin Yong and Gu Long martial arts dramas, taking away all the classic roles that men want to play. They were ruined one by one.

In Chu Hui's view, Ren Xianqi had no acting skills at all in his early days, but his later role as a ruthless and talkative gangster in the movie "The Big Tree Catches the Wind" really made people's eyes bright and had a great aura. Full.

In contrast, Zhou Xiaoou, who also "acts and sings well", although he has not received professional training, has more acting talent and his acting skills are much more natural.

Especially in the later stages, various roles such as robbers, bandits, gangsters, and even car mechanics and heroes can be played without any sense of violation. It is estimated that after another ten years, Zhou Xiaoou can also play an "old show" "bone".

When Zhou Xiaoou and Chu Hui acted opposite each other, they did not have stage fright because the other actor was an actor with a professional background. Instead, they interpreted the role of "Pig Head" with a professional attitude and serious performance.

"Okay, passed!"

With the order from director Zhao Baogang, several scenes in which Huazi and Zhutou were selling old cars in the used car market ended successfully.

Seeing the relieved Zhou Xiaoou on the side, Chu Hui handed him a cigarette and complimented with a smile: "Brother Ou, I only know that you can sing well, but I didn't expect you to be so good at acting."

Facing the praise from professional actors, Zhou Xiaoou, who was slightly less confident, was still very happy. He smiled modestly and said: "Huizi, I'm just okay in singing. I'm still far behind in acting. I need to show you more." Learn from professional actors.”

Chu Hui smiled and replied: "Brother Ou, you are so humble. I really think you are talented. Your plays are very natural and vivid. There is no trace of acting at all. You are no worse than our professional actors. Let's work with an opponent like you." , it feels very comfortable.”

Because when he acted in "Conquest", Zhou Xiaoou was also praised by director Gao Qunshu for his "acting talent". Therefore, when Chu Hui praised him for his "talent", he very much agreed with Chu Hui's point of view and was even more sure that he had acting talent. this matter.

As for his career as an actor, Zhou Xiaoou summed it up as "a hit-and-miss approach", "It just happened that the director found him, he just happened to like it and wanted to give it a try."

He told Chu Hui that he never thought that he turned from a singer to an actor just for fun. "Since you have done it, you must do it well. If you just play around, you will not be sorry for the people who are looking for you, but also sorry for yourself."

Hearing Zhou Xiaoou's words, Chu Hui couldn't help but look at him with admiration. At least he was a serious, responsible, and down-to-earth person, which was very different from the "rock singer" in Chu Hui's impression.

Chu Hui smiled and joked: "Brother Ou, before I met you, I always thought that you rock singers are very good at pretending. It wasn't until I met you that I changed this view."

Zhou Xiaoou laughed loudly: "It's normal, don't talk about you, everyone in our circle thinks so."

"However, one thing I have to explain is that there are actually many rock singers who don't pretend, but you have less exposure to them."

Chu Hui nodded: "That's for sure. You can't generalize. I still know this."

The two chatted happily and had the right personalities, so Zhou Xiaoou made an appointment with Chu Hui to drink beer and eat skewers together after the show in the evening.

However, both Chu Hui and Zhou Xiaoou were more measured and worried that doing it too late would affect the filming work the next day, so they dispersed before twelve o'clock and went back to their respective homes.

(End of this chapter)