Fortunately, my previous life was an orphan, so I didn't have many family relationships to sort out. My only wife had already ended their relationship with me and sent me some start-up capital, which gave me the comfort and freedom of being debt-free.
After returning home, Qin Sheng spent only 20 minutes mopping the floor and decided on his debut in this world.
After all, he is a decisive and executive workaholic who doesn't like to hesitate.
"Okay, let's try making a sitcom first."
"It's absolutely best not to. Although this kind of short storytelling has good results, it can easily give audiences and investors a superficial and fixed impression. Transforming it later will indeed cause a lot of trouble..."
This is not nonsense, but a fact that is right in front of us.
The original team of Wanhe Tianyi gradually declined due to the failure of transformation. As a newly arrived reborn person, Qin Sheng has strong confidence in his future, but he is alone and needs to plan his career step by step.
When thinking of sitcoms, the first things that come to Qin Sheng's mind are "Wulin Waijia" and "I Love My Family".
It is no exaggeration to say that these two dramas are the pinnacle of Chinese sitcoms in previous generations.
Of the two, the one that impressed Qin Sheng more was "Wulin Waijia".
The rare and precious thing about this drama is that it answers questions about martial arts, love, life in the most relaxed way...
At the same time, more importantly, it creates a warm family atmosphere.
Anyway, when the show was on the air, Qin Sheng had to have dinner with six people every day.
The lifelike characters, the plot that is not lacking in depth but also humor, and the warmth of human nature are all vividly reflected in "Wulin Waijia".
"Okay, it's your turn, go get some work done."
After roughly recalling the overall structure of "Wulin Wai Zhuan" in his mind, Qin Sheng walked back to the bedroom, turned on the computer, removed "Never Expected" from the official website of the Screenwriters Guild, and then opened Word and started working.
In fact, Qin Sheng had browsed some of the scripts of "Wulin Waijiao" on the Internet. Moreover, he was a director in his previous life, and the script was a basic tool in every director's bowl, so it was not difficult to implement.
After thinking through my thoughts, I had a rough outline in my mind.
"[Gate, Night]
(Close-up of the plaque of "Tongfu Inn", camera zooms down to the main entrance)
[Old Xing comes out of the main gate, followed by the shopkeeper.]
Lao Xing: I have to go
Shopkeeper: Old Xing...
Old Xing: I am on duty, but my heart is with the people. I am on duty, but my heart is with the people...
Shopkeeper: Listen to me...
Old Xing: Don’t say anything more. Now that things have come to this, let’s accept our fate…
Shopkeeper: Don’t go.
Lao Xing: I have to go.
Shopkeeper: If you leave, I will die in front of you.
Lao Xing: Why are you doing this?
Shopkeeper: It’s not hard. Even if I can’t keep you, I can still keep your heart…
Lao Xing: What if we can’t keep people?
Shopkeeper: Then I'd like to trouble you to settle the bill for last month's wine. Here's the abacus!
..."
Scripts and novels are different, and in fact, they are two completely different things.
Except for some fantasy works, novels often have a clear timeline, detailed character interpretations and psychological activities.
But the script is different. It only has lines and not even a description of the scenery. At most, it is just mentioned in passing and described in a plain and straightforward manner.
Therefore, the characters in film and television dramas need to rely on the understanding of each actor and the guidance of the director to come alive.
Qin Sheng, who had thrown himself back into his work passion, typed very quickly. Of course, this was mainly because the script did not require much modification. He finished writing the six-scene script after just one night.
After working all night, I took a nap, woke up, ordered takeout and continued working.
However, when ordering takeout, Qin Sheng thought about it and finally made a sinful click, filling in an additional request - he hoped that the takeout boy could help him pick up a few cucumbers from the supermarket on the way...
There was no way he could do anything about it. He suddenly started to love the taste of cucumbers. The "crisp" sound of the cucumbers really made him happy from the bottom of his heart.
The delivery guy is also generous. It’s just a few cucumbers. As long as the order is big, I can carry it back for you even with my AK.
So, day after day, day and night intertwined, I typed day and night with a cucumber in my mouth.
Half a month later, the script of "Wulin Waijia" was finally completed!
However, Qin Sheng did not stop, but continued to write the storyboard script.
The production of a storyboard is relatively simpler than the script, so it takes much less time.
In seven days, the storyboard script was completed, which also meant that the preparation for the script was complete!
The next step is the preparation of the crew.
The actual crew preparation is a meticulous and complicated process, and the preparation process is closely related to the director. Qin Sheng has to consider in advance the camera language, inspecting the studio and other parts to determine the lighting, scenery and even props. Otherwise, if something goes wrong during the filming, the loss will be real money.
However, although the scale of the drama "Wulin Waijia" is small and the scenes are basically all stories extended from the "Tongfu Inn", it is still too difficult to accumulate all these things on one person.
Therefore, Qin Sheng urgently had to find a few helpers, and they were professionals active in the film and television industry, so that they could help him sign contracts with professional teams related to photography, set design, lighting, makeup, costumes, art direction, etc.
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