Screenwriter Mystery

"So, can you tell me about your inspiration for the script, Ellen?"

New York, Universal Pictures.

Ron Mayer looked at Zhao Yuan in front of him with a faint smile on his face.

"Texas Chainsaw Massacre" has brought more than double the excess income to Universal Pictures. Even for the sake of money, Ron Mayer will not shy away from Zhao Yuan.

Facing Ron Mayer's question, Zhao Yuan pretended to think about the story that he had already prepared in his heart.

"Simply put, this is a sitcom narrated and filmed in the form of a pseudo-documentary, focusing on three different pairs of American families, with ordinary American parents raising three children, and a **** couple with Vietnamese adoption The adopted daughter formed a family of three, a 60-year-old old man greeted, the old husband and young wife married a hot exotic beauty, and the beauty also brought an 11-year-old fat son. These three families seem to be unrelated to each other, but they are There is a unique kinship with each other.”

"uh-huh."

After listening to the inspiration for the plot explained by Zhao Yuan, the polite smile on Ron Mayer's face gradually subsided, and he became a little more serious.

"A pseudo-documentary-style sitcom, a good idea."

He nodded lightly, and didn't applaud the idea at the first time, but he didn't directly reject the concept.

Instead, he continued to ask questions.

"Can I know the further content of the plot, such as setting the background of the times in the play, the introduction of the characters, and of course, the most important thing is the overall tone of the whole play?"

Hearing Ron Mayer's questioning, Zhao Yuan knew that the whole thing was basically half done.

However, this is not something to be too excited about.

After all, the "idea" of the script he gave has already been tested, and the renewal for eleven consecutive seasons proves how popular this drama is.

Therefore, Zhao Yuan just continued to maintain his calm expression, and told the plot of the script as plainly as possible to Ron Mayer in front of him.

Although, it is difficult to show all the advantages of a sitcom just through the elaboration of words.

However, with the plot from Zhao Yuan's mouth.

Ron Mayer was still amused by some of the plots.

"Looks like, Ellen, you are not only talented in writing horror, but also good in comedy."

After listening to the description of the first episode.

Ron Mayer couldn't hide the smile on his lips, and he became more and more appreciative of Zhao Yuan in front of him.

A screenwriter who can create and write sitcoms will definitely have a wider audience than a screenwriter who can only write horror-type scripts.

"In fact, before creating The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, I had been working as a sitcom writer to gain experience."

Accept Ron Mayer's compliment calmly.

With Wen Ziren's reminder, Zhao Yuan also knows that modesty is not popular in the Western world.

It is better to admit it generously instead of being so polite and twisting.

Anyway, no matter what happened to the original world of Modern Family.

At least, in this world, the American drama "Modern Family" already has his surname Zhao.

The reason why he chose the American drama "Modern Family" as his second stepping stone after the success of "Texas Chainsaw Massacre".

It's not that Zhao Yuan likes this drama very much.

In fact, his first choice at the beginning was "The Walking Dead", an American TV series known as the first zombie TV series in American TV history.

After all, under the premise of the success of a horror movie like "Texas Chainsaw Massacre", he will create another zombie-type thriller TV series, at least it won't make people feel too strange and inconsistent, and has "Texas Chainsaw Massacre". After the success of "Chainsaw Massacre", the production process of the entire TV series will be much smoother.

Unfortunately, unfortunately, although the idea is perfect, the reality is not as good as expected.

After his investigation, he found that the story of "The Walking Dead" already had a prototype. If he wanted to adapt it, he had to discuss it with the author of the comic, and if Zhao Yuan's memory was correct, he vaguely remembered that he had heard it in the original world. "The Walking Dead" also thought it had a lawsuit over the copyright of the comics.

Thinking of this passage, Zhao Yuan's interest in "The Walking Dead" suddenly diminished.

He didn't hope that in the days to come, the inexplicable relationship would be involved in a completely irrelevant copyright dispute.

Leaving "The Walking Dead" aside, "Breaking Bad" or the later "Game of Thrones" are also good choices.

However, both, the story of the first season of "Breaking Bad" seems to have been created earlier, but it was not accepted by the high-level executives of major TV stations, and "Game of Thrones" is also because of the adaptation relationship. , in a way, is more troublesome than the original script.

Therefore, after thinking about it, Zhao Yuan finally chose "Modern Family", a melodrama with a relatively simple plot that does not require a lot of energy to conceive as his stepping stone.

"very good."

Nodding, Ron Mayer looked at Zhao Yuan in front of him, and quickly entered his role.

"For the sitcom Allen mentioned, Universal Pictures is interested in participating in the production, so the next most important thing is the script. I hope to get the content of the first episode of this sitcom, so that the next work can be carried out. "

The filming of Hollywood TV dramas does not just start filming with the script in hand.

On the contrary, because of the production mode of playing while shooting.

The first episode of a TV series has also become extremely important, and it is also the result that takes the most energy of the screenwriter to polish the creation, because the quality of the first episode often determines the existence of the entire TV series. The plot impresses the TV station, so congratulations to you At least this TV series has a season of life, UU reading www.uukanshu. com but in case of failure, all efforts will be in vain for a while.

This is also why the plots of the first episode of American dramas are often brilliantly conceived, and the further back they go, the more flawed they become.

Unfinished endings are not only popular in novels and comics, but also in American TV dramas.

Almost all American dramas with names can't escape the unfinished fate, it's just that sooner or later.

"Actually, I've 'created' the script for the first episode in advance."

Facing Ron Mayer's resolute attitude, Zhao Yuan calmly took out the script he 'created'.

"…"

Looking at the script handed in front of him, the expression on Ron Mayer's face was slightly taken aback.

He quickly came back to his senses, looked at Zhao Yuan in front of him, and Ron Mayer said meaningfully.

"It seems, Ellen, you are full of confidence in this TV series."

"If I don't even believe in the script I've 'created', what can I use to convince you, Mr. Ron Mayer."

For Zhao Yuan's remarks, Ron Mayer did not show a very obvious reaction.

As the vice president of Universal Pictures' film and television distribution department, he has seen too many wonderful scripts, but the final result of the finished product is a mess.

Among them, the most recent example is "Fake Tenjin 2", which just made Universal lose a lot of money not long ago.

Of course, Ron Mayer is well aware that arguing with the writers over the plot is stupid.

Therefore, he didn't say much.

He just lowered his head, put his eyes on the script in his hand, and read out the name of the TV series.

""ModernFamily" (Modern Family)?"