Chapter 410 The screenwriter is so miserable
Three years in the east, three years in the west.
This sentence is also suitable for Wang Yu.
At the beginning, Wang Yu was also one of the top ten young screenwriters in China. Just as Zou Jun said when he persuaded Yu Xiaoshu, among the top ten young screenwriters, except Yu Xiaoshu, who else had not experienced ups and downs?
Wang Yu is 10 years older than Yu Xiaoshu, but being 10 years older is still considered a young screenwriter. After all, screenwriters between the ages of 20 and 40 are considered young screenwriters, and Wang Yu became famous relatively early. He first won the championship in a script competition with the short film "Big Me", and then began to make a name for himself.
Wang Yu was actually still very young when he became successful with the short film "Big Me". Afterwards he had ups and downs, but he got stronger each time. Three years ago was Wang Yu's peak, and he had just become a great screenwriter.
After that, it just kept falling down.
In three years, Wang Yuluo has almost become a marginal screenwriter.
This time, the opportunity for him to follow the trend of the movie "Lost on Journey" was given to him by director Xia Qing.
After all, the two have been friends for many years, and Xia Qing has been very successful in the directing industry, so naturally she wanted to help Wang Yu.
So there was a collaboration between the two of them.
Originally, Wang Yu had no intention of following the trend. After all, Wang Yu was once an outstanding screenwriter and he still had to maintain some dignity. The name of the work he wrote was not "The Lonely Traveler", on the contrary, it was called "The Uninvited Visitor".
As a result, Xia Qing directly rejected Wang Yu's script.
"Do you know why you keep failing? It's because you don't know how to judge the situation. Just look at why Su Dong failed. You should embrace the market and stop being so arrogant."
Although Xia Qing's words were sharp, they were also the truth.
If you fail, you have no right to be picky.
The weak have no conditions to choose.
Of course Wang Yu wants to write his own script. He not only wants to write his own script, but he also wants to write a script that can prove himself.
But it's no use.
Wang Yu was willful for a year and a half, and then all the scripts he wrote failed. He even refused to admit defeat and planned to direct and star in one himself.
In Wang Yu's words, if Yu Xiaoshu can do it, then he, Wang Yu, can do it too.
Then Wang Yu only achieved half of what Yu Xiaoshu did, which was that he also fell to the bottom. Not only did he fall to the bottom, he is currently heavily in debt and is also divorced.
Simply put, Wang Yu experienced everything that Yu Xiaoshu experienced three years ago.
When you reach middle age, your career hits rock bottom and you no longer have a family.
Now Wang Yu is holding his breath silently. He wants to prove himself, and he also wants to turn things around.
In his heart, Yu Xiaoshu is his role model.
Since Yu Xiaoshu can succeed, he can do it too.
Therefore, Wang Yu was also struggling to persevere, and when Xia Qing gave him such an opportunity, he certainly cherished it very much, but he did not expect that Xia Qing would actually ask him to cheat.
"How can this be possible? I am a man of letters."
Of course Wang Yu refused.
Xia Qing shook his head: "Of course, writers don't copy. We just borrow. Besides, look at other people. As long as you succeed, who cares if you plagiarize? Only if you succeed can you be willful. If you don't succeed, how can you be willful?"
In short, Wang Yu finally agreed to everything Xia Qing said.
There is no way.
Life is like rape. You have to accept it whether you like or not. Even if it's a sexual/perversion, there is nothing you can do about it.
In short, I can only accept it.
But Wang Yu felt that Xia Qing was a little unwise today.
"Are you saying something too much?"
Wang Yu said with some concern: "We were just following Yu Xiaoshu's lead, but you are still so arrogant. What if Yu Xiaoshu holds a grudge?"
"Wang Yu, do you know why you have become like this?"
Xia Qing looked at Wang Yu and said speechlessly.
Wang Yu frowned: "Why?"
"It's because you're too twisted. You're always worried about this and that. Think about the scripts you've written in the past three years. Have they lost the momentum they once had? They've actually changed since you got married. At the beginning, you were still able to write sweet stories, which would have been nice if it was made into a sweet drama, but what happened later?"
Xia Qing shook her head slightly and said, "Later, your writing became worse and worse, more and more twisted, and less and less inspired. Moreover, you were hesitant, thinking about this and that, worrying about this and that. In the end, it was all useless. You were getting worse and worse, weren't you?"
Wang Yu made excuses for himself: "Lao Xia, what you said is too much. You are the director and you should understand that when we fail once, we will naturally look ahead and behind, so..."
"That's why you always find excuses for yourself."
Xia Qing said to Wang Yu, "I'm not mocking you. I just want to tell you, Wang Yu, you're already like this, what are you still worried about? What else is there to worry about? Besides, it was me who offended Yu Xiaoshu, so if anyone is really worried, I should be the one."
Wang Yu stopped talking.
He admitted that Xia Qing was right, and in fact, he himself had become somewhat dissatisfied with the scripts written by Wang Yu in the past two years. However, there was nothing he could do. He didn't know what to do. To be precise, he also knew that his scripts had lost their vitality.
But what can I do? ?
There is no way.
The more anxious and worried you are, the worse your writing will be.
Not only Xia Qing gave Wang Yu such advice, but other relatives and friends also said so.
That means Wang Yu, you have already come to this point, what else do you have to be afraid of? ?
It's easy to say, but because each book failed more than the last, Wang Yu became even less confident and more hesitant.
"Okay, okay, I don't mean anything else."
Xia Qing looked at Wang Yu and laughed first: "Do you think I'm really stupid? If I don't say this, how can there be any topic? The more stupid, the more topical, the media likes to see this. If you are really worried, then you can write the subsequent script well. But don't be stressed. How much money did we invest in this movie? It's a flop, so what."
As he spoke, Xia Qing patted Wang Yu on the shoulder and said, "Okay, okay, let's go and eat. Don't be so sad. I'm not afraid, so what are you afraid of???"
It would be a lie for Wang Yu to say that he was not touched.
Wang Yu and Yu Xiaoshu have both experienced the fickleness of human nature in the entertainment industry. When Yu Xiaoshu fell from grace, apart from his teacher Zou Jun, he only had a good relationship with Lin Feiyang. As for Wang Yu, Xia Qing was the only one in the entertainment industry who was willing to help him.
Xia Qing is a quirk among directors. All the dramas he shoots are low-budget. No matter whether they are movies or TV series, the investment is basically very low. And precisely because of this, Xia Qing is doing well.
What is the most important thing?
The most important thing is that Xia Qing is very smart. He always follows the trend in everything he shoots, whether it is a movie or a TV series, he always follows the trend.
It’s not that there were people who had mocked and ridiculed him before, thinking that Xia Qing was just following the trend and plagiarizing.
Xia Qing didn't care about this at all.
What is the entertainment industry?
Only success is looked at, not failure. There is no use being pretentious in the entertainment industry. This is an extremely cruel and at the same time extremely shameless environment. As long as there is topicality, as long as the topic becomes explosive, you can be a mentor even if you are a plagiarist, and you can be on variety shows even if you have a terrible character.
Nothing matters.
Want face? ?
What's the point of having face?
In the entertainment industry, if you want to be famous, you absolutely cannot have shame.
Xia Qing has been doing pretty well in the past few years, isn't it just because of his shamelessness?
Besides, whether you follow the trend or plagiarize, you have to have the ability. If you don’t have the ability, you will still fail.
In this regard, Xia Qing is indeed capable.
As he himself said, he was just copying the topic.
Well, facts have proved that Xia Qing is smart. Among the five copycat dramas currently, only Xia Qing has promoted the drama "Lost on Journey" which she is currently filming.
"This Xia Qing, he's doing this again. I'm so annoyed."
"Damn it, I want to see how Xia Qing's "Lost on the Journey" is this time."
"Let me be honest. Xia Qing has been shameless for a long time. But I didn't expect that this script was written by Wang Yu."
"Alas, Wang Yu has indeed had a miserable life in the past three years. I feel like he has had it even worse than Yu Xiaoshu."
"Yes, this is true. Wang Yu is indeed worse off than Yu Xiaoshu. After all, he was one of the top ten young screenwriters back then."
"What's the use? Look at the top ten young screenwriters back then. Apart from Yu Xiaoshu, how are the others doing???"
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Among these discussions, there are netizens who just want to watch the fun and not be afraid of trouble, as well as people in the industry.
Screenwriting is difficult.
This is common sense. The most important thing is that a person's creative ability does not increase as you age. On the contrary, sometimes, you may be gifted when you are young, but as you get older, it will no longer work.
It's not just screenwriters, it's basically like this for any creator. Age is sometimes not only useless, but on the contrary becomes a burden.
That's exactly the case. Some people basically reach their peak when they debut, and then gradually decline.
Wang Yu is one of them.
The remaining nine screenwriters are actually similar.
Let me put it this way, the screenwriter market today is not much better. Don't just look at the top, just look at the middle wave and you will know. Not only is it not getting better, on the contrary, it has become increasingly cruel.
Last year, someone conducted a survey on the current situation of screenwriters. Basically, they were young people between the ages of 20 and 40 who had at least one complete signed work (including theater movies, online movies, TV dramas, web dramas, etc.) and who are still working as screenwriters.
There are about 300 screenwriters in total, and the average age is 30 years old. Not only that, the gender ratio of these people is basically the same.
But the results of the investigation are not optimistic.
Yes, it is quite pessimistic. Almost 40% of people can't even support themselves, and among them are some who were once excellent screenwriters, and even great screenwriters.
Among them is Wang Yu, and some others.
Wang Yu is not in a situation where he cannot even support himself, but other screenwriters are almost in the same situation. Some screenwriters wrote a popular script, but did not make any money from that popular script. As a result, once they became a little famous, the scripts they wrote flopped again.
In short, screenwriters like this are extremely rare.
Precisely because of this, it is difficult for creators. Nowadays, many people did not expect that Wang Yu, who has been silent for a long time, would be so low-class.
Some screenwriters who once regarded Wang Yu as their idol also felt a little sad.
"No wonder, no wonder people said that if you persuade someone to learn screenwriting, God will strike you down, isn't that right? Why the hell did I learn screenwriting in the first place?"
"Hey, I don't want to say anything now. I just want to say one thing: I want to change my career."
"Haha, are you the ones who want to change careers? I changed my career a long time ago. It's really boring."
"The world is not worth it. Indeed, the world is not worth it."
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Good job.
I'm afraid even Wang Yu himself didn't expect that in the end this thing would fly directly to him like a boomerang.
What is this? ?
At this time, Wang Yu was a little confused when looking at the situation on the Internet.
But the heat is definitely there.
Many people expressed their concern for Wang Yu.
I really care.
Wang Yu is so miserable.
Many others said: "Don't worry, Wang Yu, we support you."
Wang Yu didn't expect that in the past three years, the reason why he reappeared on the hot search list was because he was so miserable.
This really made Wang Yu not know whether to cry or laugh.
It's so unexpected.
Or rather, it was really embarrassing.
"Don't worry, this is a good thing."
Xia Qing shook her head slightly and said, "Now the outside world is saying that we are plagiarizing Lost on Journey, but only you and I know that we are not plagiarizing, we are just following the trend. But Wang Yu, you have to know that we must follow the trend well and correctly this time, so your previous writing is definitely not okay, but I think there is no problem with the subsequent writing. At present, we are shooting according to your final version. Don't worry, the box office will not be a big deal, but it will definitely not flop."
Xia Qing has already mastered this skill quite skillfully.
For Xia Qing, he believed that his stock would definitely rise again.
He not only helped Wang Yu, but also made the movie well.
It can truly be said to kill two birds with one stone.
Later, someone wanted to continue asking Yu Xiaoshu about the remarks made by Xia Qing and others, but Yu Xiaoshu chose to ignore it.
Again, he felt that it was really unnecessary for him to ask these people.
Quite redundant.
Yu Xiaoshu came to see Su Qing today.
"What? Are you planning to call for justice?"
Su Qing looked at Yu Xiaoshu and said with a smile.
"Where does this mean you need to go to war to punish someone??? Take a look at this first."
Yu Xiaoshu said as he handed Su Qing a document.
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(End of this chapter)
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