Chapter 131: Chapter 131: Darn Unreliable Teammates! (Please subscribe, asking for monthly passes!)
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As soon as Bai Yaning finished speaking, the whole scene fell silent once again.
Zhao Zhenhao was miserable! Zhao Zhenhao was going crazy! Zhao Zhenhao was yanking his hair out by the handful!
Damn, how did the topic shift back to this kid again!
Who wouldâve thought, of all people, that messy young man would turn out to be this guy!
Can you even write a screenplay?! If youâre so talented, why the hell did you go and work as a temp in the crew, damn it!
Are you just playing dumb to catch me off guard?!
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In an instant, all eyes at the table turned sharply and stared at Wang Haoâs face!
If looks could kill, Wang Hao would be sliced a thousand times over by now!
âUm,â Wang Hao said cautiously, glancing at the faces around him, âcan we, maybe, not talk about this topic? Itâs kind of embarrassingâŚâ
Zhao Zhenhao, Zhang Xingran, and Xia Bin said in unison, âNo!â
Bai Yaning also held back a laugh, looking earnestly at Wang Hao.
With her understanding of Wang Hao, this guy was definitely someone who could turn a full grasp into half a chance, so now she was even more curious!
âUmâŚâ Wang Hao was totally bewildered, âWhy are you all staring at me like that? Do we really have to talk about this? I donât actually understand muchâŚâ
Today, I really didnât want to stand out! I just came to be an extra and make a brief appearance! Mr. Director, keep this up and Iâll have to ask you for a pay raise!
âDo tell,â Bai Yaning said with a smile, âIâm quite curious. Iâve known you for so long, and it seems like thereâs nothing you canât do.â
I really can do anything! But I so want to keep a low profile!
Zhao Zhenhao: ââŚâ
Damn it! You two must be having an affair! What do you mean thereâs nothing he canât do? How long have you known each other? What have you talked about?
Is it a romance scene? Why not throw in a kiss scene while youâre at it?!
âUmâŚâ Wang Hao sweated profusely, âMaybe I still shouldnât say it. Look, everyone present is a professional, Iâm just a temp workerâŚâ
Damn it! Zhao Zhenhao knew upon hearing this that this guy had to have something up his sleeveâŚ
âSpeak! You must speak!â Zhang Xingran, seeing his adversary right in front of him, refused to let the opportunity slip by: âIf you donât clarify today, Iâm definitely not letting you off the hook!â
âExactly, exactly,â Xia Bin joined in, egging him on and not forgetting to drag Zhao Zhenhao into it: âMr. Zhao is here as a witness. You have to spell it out for us this year! Otherwise I wonât be able to continue shooting my movie!â
What a pig teammate, damn it!
âMr. Wang, please do tell,â Zhao Zhenhao almost spit out his bile, âIâm really eager to hear any creative ideas from you.â
âYou really want me to tell?â Wang Hao was even more depressed, âDo you really want to hear it?â
Everyone nodded together: âWe want to hear it!â
Fine, Iâve been cornered! Wang Hao had to start blustering again: âWell, as for the script, it depends on what genre you want to shoot. Generally speaking, I havenât been involved with many films, so I canât compare to any of you! Like romance films, sci-fi, comedies, web series, series, fantasy and fairy tales, and what elseâfamily dramas, **** artsy films, action, horror, thrillers, adventure, crime, mysteries, war, historical â I really donât understand much!â
Nobodyâs going to believe you! If you donât know, then how could you mention so many types?! Damn it, Iâve gone through so much material and still canât beat you!
âMr. Wang is joking,â Zhao Zhenhao said with politeness, though very reluctantly, âIâm also very curious why Mr. Wang thinks Mr. Zhangâs screenplay wonât work, of course, I can guarantee everyone here will keep your secrets.â
Well, you all forced this on me, so donât blame me!
âSpeaking of the screenplay, thereâs a lot to say,â Wang Hao took a deep breath before starting off: âFirst off, why choose a contemporary urban film? Naturally, because the investment has got to be reasonable, right? After that is the theme. For urban films, itâs definitely romance, right? So, what kind of romance should it be?â
Zhang Xingran interjected disdainfully: âDo you even need to say it? My screenplay is about a fairy falling in love with a mortal, whatâs not to love about such a premium theme?â
âThe theme isnât a problem,â Wang Hao laughed, âRomance movies are either about a man chasing a woman or a woman chasing a man, but the issue is that no matter what kind of romance theme it is, the heroine is usually the obedient, naive âsweet and sillyâ type. The audience has grown tired of it! Just take Mr. Zhangâs script that I had studied before, the female lead is too âsweet and sillyâ; itâs not interesting at all!â
âSweet and silly?â Zhang Xingran retorted, âThe audience likes that, whatâs wrong with it?â
âSweet and silly itself isnât a big problem,â Wang Hao said with a grin, âbut the issue is that a flat and straightforward movie lacks impact. Iâll be blunt, your script lacks a climax!â
Climax! Oh, that word sounds a bit dirtyâŚ
âYouâre the one without a climax!â Zhang Xingran exclaimed, âAt the end of my script, the two characters erupt in a fierce conflict before finally overcoming all the hardships and getting together. How can you say thereâs no climax?!â
With her shouting like that, it wasnât just Wang Hao and the others who were stunned, but even the wait staff around them were taken aback!
Whatâs going on? This woman isnât experiencing a climax?
Bai Yaning tried to control her blushing face and simply kept her head down eating.
Zhao Zhenhao and Xia Bin broke out in a cold sweat.
What can I say? When literary women of a certain age get fierce, even gods would be afraid!
âDonât get too worked up,â Wang Hao said, sweating bullets, âYour plotâs ending has the two characters with different life philosophies, one divine and the other human, right? In the end, the goddess gives up her immortality to be with the male lead. But thatâs just an ending, not a climax.â
âHow can it not be a climax?â Zhang Xingran fumed, âThis is the climax! I was thrilled and on fire when I wrote it myself! If this isnât a climax, then what is?!â
Wang Hao: ââŚâ
Canât you keep your voice down? Canât you see that the wait staff is trying not to laugh?!
âGoing around in circles, all this talk,â Wang Hao covered his forehead, âCome on, let me give you some substantial advice. First of all, a climax and an ending are two different things: a climax is a climax, the ending is the resolution plus the epilogue. Moreover, a climax doesnât have to be emotional. If anyone tells me it should be emotional, Iâd definitely slap them in the face! If you say the âclimax didnât reach high enough,â âlacking strength,â thatâs passable at best.â
Zhang Xingran turned away huffily, âHmph! Go on!â
Ah, itâs not easy at all. Truly, itâs tough to appease a literary woman of a certain age!
But luckily, I have plenty of knowledge on my side, huh!
âLetâs break down this matter of the climax,â Wang Hao continued with a smile, âA successful climax is made of 49% character, 49% structure, and 2% climax. The problem with your climax is not from the climax itself, but from issues with your characters and structure. When your climax clearly couldnât reach high, you still forced it; thatâs you causing your own issue.â
Bai Yaning: ââŚâ
Zhao Zhenhao: ââŚâ
Xia Bin: ââŚâ
Are you really serious, telling her that the problem with her climax has nothing to do with her climax?
Wang Hao wasnât thinking in that direction at all and continued to speak, âThe peak of character action should fully reveal the characterâs personality and the central themes of the work, and it should be unified. In the action system of a script, all actions should be tested in the climax scene, which means the unity of action includes the coherence before and after, as well as the causal relationship between actions, all needing to be verified in the climax.â
Zhang Xingran sneered, âWhere did you get all this theory from?â
Wang Hao: ââŚâ
Youâre such a renowned scriptwriter, havenât you ever read âOn Theatricalityâ by Master Tan Peisheng?
âWell, letâs not discuss where it came from,â Wang Hao continued with a smile, âThe causal connection between suspense and climax makes the beginning and the core action echo each other, ensuring continuity from start to finish, which is a key aspect of achieving unity in action.â
He went on as if feeding chewed food to someone, âYour climax is not successful, and 80% of the problems come from the beginning. Since weâre talking about writing scripts, well, let me talk about scripts. Theatrical language is different from novel language. The language of drama is action! Action! The structure of the drama.â
âPrologue, the beginning, the opening, introduction, development, secondary climax, delay, the climax, resolution, epilogue, this is the basic structure of a play!â
âNow take another look at your script, does it have all these?â
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