Daddy Academy

Chapter 2821: Let the world's talents serve me

Because the prize money for the screenwriting competition is high enough, and the Little Red Pony Film and Television Company has become famous in recent years and has produced many hit film and television works, every year's competition attracts many creators to participate. The number of scripts received each year has reached new highs, and the quality of the works has also increased significantly.

This year, Xiaohongma Film and Television also brought in Pujiang University to cooperate and host the finals.

There are seven judges in total for the finals, including three from Xiaohongma Film and Television Company, two from Pujiang University, and two invited industry leaders.

The three people from Xiaohongma Film and Television are the company's vice president Li Qing, the director of the screenwriting department, and Jiang Rong. The people from Pujiang University are a vice president of the Film and Television Academy and a professor. The other two people invited to participate are director Liu Jinlu and famous screenwriter Cao Wen.

Liu Jinlu has directed "The Bad Kids" and "The Silent Truth", and his most recent work is the movie "Identity".

As for Cao Wen, he is a contracted screenwriter of Pujiang Film Studio and is very famous in the industry. He once competed with Zhang Tan and was invited by the studio to suppress Zhang Tan.

But there was no unhappiness between Zhang Tan and him personally.

As soon as Zhang Tan entered the auditorium, he caused a commotion and many people recognized him.

He started out as a small screenwriter at Pujiang Film Studio and is a legend in the industry. Many screenwriters regard him as an inspirational idol.

"It's Zhang Tan who's here."

"Sure enough, he came."

"I came here just for him."

“He is our idol.”

"The screenwriter has done a great job at this level."

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Everyone was talking about it, and several judges on the judges' table also saw him and stood up to greet him.

Among them, Cao Wen looked a little embarrassed. He was used as a gun by Pujiang Film Studio and had been against Zhang Tan. Although Zhang Tan seemed to have forgotten it long ago, he still remembered it.

Except for Jiang Rong and a few others, Zhang Tan shook hands with everyone and chatted with them for a while.

"You guys follow the procedure, I'm here just to watch." Zhang Tan said, sitting in the first row. Everyone asked him to sit on the judges' seat, but Zhang Tan disagreed.

The final went on as scheduled. The hosts were a man and a woman. The man was a host from Pujiang TV Station. Zhang Tan had seen him on TV, so he looked familiar.

The woman is said to be a broadcasting and hosting student at Pujiang University. She was specially recommended by Pujiang University this time through Li Qing's relationship.

The various awards were announced one after another, and the list of the top ten shortlisted scripts was also announced, followed by the top three scripts, among which "The Mystery by the River" won the first place and "Chinatown Murders" won the runner-up.

Both authors are young people. They were nervous but excited standing on the podium. The champion could receive a million-dollar prize!

Moreover, their works will automatically enter the "incubation factory" for incubation, which means they have entered the project start-up phase and have great hope of being adapted into film and television.

These award-winning authors were invited to the stage to talk about their creative thoughts and experiences.

Then, several judges came on stage to share their experiences.

After the vice president of Pujiang University Film and Television School finished sharing his experience, the host solemnly said: "Next, let us invite Mr. Zhang Tan, chairman of Xiaohongma Film and Television Company, to speak to us with warm applause."

There was warm applause.

Zhang Tan stood up, waved to everyone, and walked onto the stage.

He was notified that he would be giving a speech today, so he was well prepared in advance.

"Dear creators, dear classmates! I am very happy to be here with you all. As a screenwriter, I want to share my views with you all. First of all, I want to say that screenwriters are the source and core of film and television creation..."

Screenwriters have a very hard time in China. They have a low status and basically no say in film and television creation. Naturally, their income is also the lowest in the industry chain.

The role of a screenwriter is very different in Hollywood and South Korea.

In South Korea, the screenwriter can decide the director and actors, and 70% of the decisions of the crew are made by the screenwriter.

In Hollywood, screenwriters' income accounts for 10%-20% of the total investment of the entire work.

In China, it is rare for a screenwriter of a movie to receive a salary of 100 million yuan, and few people in the industry can get it.

What Zhang Tan is going to share with you today is the importance that Little Red Horse Film and Television Company places on screenwriters.

"At Little Red Pony Films, the screenwriter is one of the main creators, and together with the director and producer, they decide on the crew's affairs. Without the screenwriter's consent, no one can modify the script, not even the director, and certainly not the actors..."

The screenwriters below were whispering to each other. Zhang Tan's words were what they had longed for. Especially those creators who had already worked hard in the industry, they knew the weight of Zhang Tan's words.

Many of them have been beaten by the reality of the crew. Some of the scripts they worked hard to create were changed beyond recognition. In the end, their names could not be signed and they were kicked out. The script had nothing to do with them anymore.

Some people finally passed all the tests, the script was cast, the TV series was produced, but they still couldn’t get paid, and were caught up in a long lawsuit...

Cheng Cheng, who was sitting in the front row, also turned his head to look at Xiao Bai, and was caught by Xiao Bai, and the two of them looked at each other.

Cheng Cheng took the initiative to say: "The director can't change the script either."

She still remembered that when Xiaobai was in Baijia Village, he always wanted to revise the script of "The Other Shoe" she wrote, which almost made her angry and leave several times, causing her to go on strike.

Xiao Bai chuckled: "We need to discuss this, hahaha."

Cheng Cheng nodded and continued to stare at Boss Zhang on the podium, thinking that what Boss Zhang said was really great.

"We respect screenwriters, value screenwriters, give them money, status, and power. We sincerely invite outstanding screenwriters to join Little Red Pony Films and strengthen cooperation with Little Red Pony Films, so that we can jointly create more excellent works! Thank you!"

The applause was thunderous, much louder than before.

After Zhang Tan finished his speech, the award-winning authors came on stage and took photos with the judges and Zhang Tan.

Zhang Tan smiled particularly happily. All these screenwriters will be recruited by him and become his talent pool!
He wanted to recruit the best screenwriters and scripts in China, let them work for him and contribute their talents.

Let the world's talents be used by me!
If Xiaohongma Film and Television Company wants to go public in the future, expand, and even go abroad, it cannot rely on Zhang Tan alone to write scripts. Instead, it needs more authors to form an industrial chain that can operate normally without any one of them.

"The company is already discussing the top three works and is preparing to launch film and television projects." Li Qing told Zhang Tan.

Zhang Tan nodded. He originally wanted to revise the script of Chinatown Murders himself, but after thinking about it, he decided to give it to the company's screenwriting department to revise it. It would be impossible for him to do everything himself in the future.

If the Chinatown Murders series revised by the screenwriter department is very different from the previous box office hit Chinatown Detective series, then he will write one of his own, which may be able to form a Chinatown Detective universe with this one.