Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 8 Teaching
The next day, teaching officially began.

Qian Yanqiu sat on the sofa in the living room and habitually took out a cigarette from his pocket. Suddenly he realized that there were children around, so he put the cigarette in front of his nose, took a deep sniff, and then put it behind his ear.

"You said you have a lot of stories in your head, so I won't teach you. After all, a good story can't be taught. You have to work hard on it yourself."

Chen Linfeng nodded.

Qian Yanqiu scratched his head. It was the first time he was teaching someone to write a script, and he didn't know where to start.

He thought for a moment and said, "How about this? If you want to learn how to write a script, let's do it in a practical way."

Qian Yanqiu patted the notebook beside him and said, "It just so happens that I am also writing a script. I can use this to teach you some standard scriptwriting techniques.

Including the setting of foreshadowing, the creation of characters, and some common mistakes I made when I was a novice. I will try to teach you all of these.

And then you try to write a script here.”

Chen Linfeng asked doubtfully, "Do I write right after I come up here?"

"Yes, literary works are the result of practice and revision, and the same goes for scripts. Don't worry about problems; problems are what you want."

Seeing that he understood, Qian Yanqiu continued, "In your script, you should mainly continue your own ideas and reflect the core of your own story.

We are just communicating, including when I am writing the script, you can ask me anything, and you can point out if you think it is wrong, what do you think?"

Chen Linfeng really didn't expect this person to be so open-minded.

"You're too polite. I'm just here to learn. If there's anything I did wrong, just tell me and I'll listen."

Qian Yanqiu didn't say anything more. He had a rough idea of ​​the child's situation. He knew that he was a genius and had his own ideas. He would not look down on him just because he was young.

In the next few days, Qian Yanqiu wrote the script and Chen Linfeng watched beside him. Whenever he thought there were things that could be told, he would tell Chen Linfeng.

Chen Linfeng memorized the entire Journey to the West and provided Qian Yanqiu with a lot of original plots for reference.

Later, Qian Yanqiu stopped reading the original work. If there was anything he wanted to know, he would ask Chen Linfeng directly.

This has significantly improved efficiency.

In addition, although Qian Yanqiu has already prepared the overall story outline, many details have not yet been filled in.

Chen Linfeng mixed the plot of the sequel to Journey to the West in his previous life with some settings from ancient novels and told them all to him, and Qian Yanqiu adopted them after making some choices.

The overall screenwriting work went very smoothly and should have been completed much earlier than in the previous life.

During the rest of the time, Chen Linfeng also began to conceive the script.

This time he came here mainly to learn skills, so he naturally couldn't just copy a script from his previous life to make up for it.

In terms of topic selection, Chen Linfeng tried his best to avoid suspense, romance, and reality-related topics.

When it comes to suspense themes, he can easily think of the plot of his previous life, which defeats the purpose of the exercise.

At his age, he has never been exposed to love and reality-related topics, so they are not what he should write about.

Finally, considering his advantage of memory and the time of self-cultivation before the age of eight, he read a lot of historical works.

It’s better to write a refreshing story about the first half of Li Shimin’s life.

From the time he rescued Yang Guang from trouble at the age of 16 to the time after the Xuanwu Gate Incident, when he ascended the throne as the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

From being full of passion in her youth, she experienced the hostility of her brothers and the suppression of her father, and gradually turned evil, a bit like a female version of Zhen Huan.

Of course, the overall style is still more of a happy novel, and the history of Li Shimin itself is the life of a happy novel protagonist.

He rose to prominence at the age of sixteen, never lost a battle, captured two kings in one battle, and was promoted to General Tiance of Jin. He was a chosen son of heaven.

The political struggle also highlighted a dramatic aspect. When Li Shimin was about to be driven to Luoyang and completely defeated under the joint suppression of his father and elder brother, the Turks invaded. The emperor had to send Li Shimin into battle again to resist the invading enemy.

It's like having the aura of a protagonist, full of excitement. Also because there are no strong enemies on the battlefield, there are many historical civil and military officials to help in the political struggle, and there is also the comfort of Empress Zhangsun in the family, so Li Erfeng has never completely turned evil, and this is where the dramatic conflict lies.

The purpose has been achieved if I can write about Li Erfeng's mental changes and growth.

Chen Linfeng read a lot of historical materials on this period, but writing it was not very smooth.

Especially when writing dialogues between characters, I clearly felt that my own literary reserves were not enough. It would not be enough to simply translate ancient Chinese texts. It had to be profound enough to enable people to feel the weight of history.

In addition, all history is contemporary history, and plots written by modern people must always reflect issues similar to modern times in order to be more deeply rooted in people's hearts.

Chen Linfeng had beautiful ideas and considered a lot, but he just couldn't put them on paper. He was so worried that he pulled out a lot of hair.

It was already mid-September when Qian Yanqiu received the first draft, which only contained the general plot and lacked some details.

"You are a talented person. You must have read a lot of history books. I have never heard of some of the stories here." Qian Yanqiu expressed his general affirmation.

Because Chen Linfeng had mentioned his difficulties in advance, he did not mention the lines and only talked about the plot issues.

“The villain’s setting was a bit hasty. Li Yuan’s trust in Li Shimin’s achievements, starting from capturing two kings in one battle, turned into fear. It was written too hastily.

This node is good, but it is too obvious and loses its charm. "

I had this old habit when reading online novels in my previous life: the villains were too obvious and stereotyped.

Chen Linfeng nodded in approval.

Qian Yanqiu paused and continued, "I think we can be a little more obscure. It is enough to reflect Li Shimin's change of thought through the change in Li Yuan's attitude towards Li Shimin."

"In addition, the early part can focus on the warmth of Li Shimin's family in his early years, and even in the middle and late stages, it can be briefly described in the form of inserted memories."

"So his father and brothers no longer regard him as a family member, but as an enemy. There is a huge contrast between the past and the present."

Chen Linfeng hurriedly wrote it down.

"Li Shimin made great achievements one after another, and we can also describe him from the side, using the people of the Tang Dynasty to set off his character. Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng can also serve as set-off characters, and their roles can be increased.

Originally three people who were friendly and respectful to each other, Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng gradually became distorted in mentality because of Li Er's contributions, and they are very suitable for character creation.

You shouldn't write this era as a one-man show for Li Shimin. Historical dramas are always group dramas. Only when the enemy is strong can the protagonist become stronger. "

"Group portrait drama is not easy to do," Chen Linfeng covered his forehead with his hand, causing trouble for himself.

"Historical dramas are inherently difficult. Otherwise, do you think everyone can make a historical drama?"

Qian Yanqiu said in amazement, "Come to think of it, I really didn't expect you to be so bold as to make such a big deal right out of the gate, choosing a historical drama as your first script."

Chen Linfeng had a bitter face. He had read a lot of historical novels in his previous life and he had read a lot of historical materials in this life, so he thought he could get the hang of it.

This is a joke.

"Don't be so sad. This kind of historical script is written by everyone. It is common to go through dozens of revisions. This is the first time I wrote it, and it is a first draft. It is good enough."

Screenwriter Qian raised some minor issues, but overall, major changes were required.

"Don't worry. If a historical drama wants to stand the test of time, the dialogue is of paramount importance. It would be great if you can adapt it to have that flavor in three years," Qian Yanqiu concluded.

Chen Linfeng agreed with this statement.

He immediately expressed his gratitude for feeling that he had gained a lot from the process of learning to write scripts.

Thinking that school is about to start, he should pack up and prepare to contact his dad to pick him up.

"Don't worry, stay for two more days. You have a good memory and have memorized Journey to the West. It's a good opportunity for you to work with me on my script. Join me on the set when we start filming next year. A screenwriter's job is more than just writing the script in the early stages."

Qian Yanqiu was also very happy to see the prey. It was a rare opportunity to meet a genius, and he really treated Chen Linfeng as his apprentice.

(End of this chapter)