Chapter Seventeen: The Script You Wrote?

  Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it has been more than two months since I left Liu Hongyuan's home. Two months is neither long nor short, and many things have happened during this period. First, Lin Fengjiao withdrew from the competition under Liu Hongyuan's persuasion.

  That day, after having dinner at Zuo Hongyuan's home, Zuo Hongyuan told Lin Fengjiao not to waste her time on Goling Star anymore. At that time, Zuo Hongyuan said to Lin Fengjiao: "Goling Company was originally an electrical appliance company and had just started to venture into the music publishing business, so the company only set up a music publishing department at present, but there is no independent record production department."

  The song Lin company held a singing competition, also known as the first Ge Lin Star, just wanted to try the water and advertise. The company's attention was not very high. Moreover, according to Zuo Hongyuan's knowledge, Ge Lin Company really valued the second Ge Lin Star competition, because Ge Lin Company cooperated with China TV to produce a variety show called "Golden Melody Award". The host was the mysterious Miss Hong Xiaojiao who introduced Wang Wei as an apprentice that day. And Ge Lin Company planned to heavily promote the Ge Lin Star competition at the same time as the Golden Melody Awards were broadcast. But because of the unknown market situation, Ge Lin Company decided to hold a trial period of Ge Lin Star first. It can be inferred from this that Ge Lin Company's attention to the first Ge Lin Star was not high. However, despite this, the response to the Ge Lin Star singing competition was still very strong.

  Zuo Hongyuan's words meant that such a competition would not have much impact on Lin Fengjiao, and it was better to quit the competition early and use more time to practice singing. Wang Wei and Lin Fengjiao both gladly accepted Zuo Hongyuan's advice.

  So in the semi-finals, Lin Fengjiao did not participate. And when the host of the Brother Lin Star Singing Competition announced that Lin Fengjiao had withdrawn from the competition, Lin Fengjiao's fans were shocked and disappointed.

  Wang Wei spent the next two months either studying music theory with his teacher Zuo Hongyuan or staying at home to continue writing. However, this time Wang Wei did not choose to write a martial arts novel linked to history like the previous one, because the current political atmosphere on Treasure Island was no better than that of the coastal area. Many things related to politics would be banned by the authorities, and those who created these things would be taken away for talks, while those who were stubborn would be sent to a certain place for centralized management.

  Wang Wei was lucky that his "Twin Dragons of Tang" wasn't banned, as the political atmosphere in this book is too strong. However, Wang Wei didn't want to touch this thorn. Although Wang Wei is a traverser, he wouldn't put himself as a superhero wearing underwear outside.

  So Wang Wei chose a book of immortal and knight-errant, which is the one that was later praised as the holy scripture of martial arts in the post-Jin Yong era, "Zhu Xian".

  As for this book, Wang Wei doesn't want to say anything, I suppose everyone knows its value. "The Investiture of the Gods" is an excellent work in terms of writing style, character portrayal, plot arrangement, and exploration of ideas, as well as its ingenious and imaginative depiction of Taoist sects.

  So Wang Wei chose this book to slay the gods. However, what Wang Wei didn't expect was that his first reader turned out to be his teacher, Zuo Hongyuan. As a result, Zuo Hongyuan became deeply engrossed in the story after reading it and couldn't help but constantly ask for updates, just like all of you book friends online. This made Wang Wei think to himself every time he heard Teacher Zuo ask how many words he had written that day, "You're not giving me a recommendation, nor are you collecting or evaluating my work, yet you're asking me to update so quickly. If it weren't for the fact that you're my teacher, I would have already fallen out with you." (All of you big shots, have you seen Wang Wei's inner grievances? Take out your tickets, whether they're recommendation tickets or collection tickets. Bring them all out!)

  Because he had to study music theory with Zuo Hongyuan during the day and learn various musical instruments, Wang Wei maintained a speed of 30,000 characters per day. In just over a month, Wang Wei recreated this book that had enjoyed countless praise on the internet in later generations.

  But Wang Wei's teacher, Zuo Hongyuan, only deeply believed that the book "Twin Dragons of Tang" was indeed written by Wang Wei after reading it. However, during these two months, Wang Wei did another thing that surprised Zuo Hongyuan, which was to take a script adapted from Qiong Yao's work.

  When Wang Wei handed his script to Zuo Hongyuan, Zuo was taken aback at first, then took the script from Wang's hand with the words "Courtyard Deep" written on it and began to examine it carefully.

  For Zuo Yuanhong, who is known as the royal composer of Qiong Yao's dramas, he has a good understanding of Qiong Yao. Otherwise, he wouldn't have created so many classic songs for her dramas. To create a good song, especially one that targets a specific theme, you must have a deep understanding of the subject itself and also have your own insights. If not, even if you manage to create a song, it will give people a sense of incongruity, like a cow's head on a horse's body, which sounds very awkward. Moreover, Zuo Yuanhong is also a good friend of Qiong Yao herself. Otherwise, Qiong Yao wouldn't have asked Zuo Yuanhong for his private seal when she got married again and let him be her witness.

  Moreover, Zuo Hongyuan himself is also a film investor and two years ago he even set up his own film company to release Mandarin films. Afterwards, he has been cooperating with some famous filmmakers for a long time. Therefore, Zuo Hongyuan himself is quite familiar with movie scripts, otherwise how can he decide whether to invest in a certain movie or not?

  So when Wang Wei said he had written a script and wanted Zuo Hongyuan to take a look, Zuo Hongyuan was stunned for a moment. The reason for his stun was that Zuo Hongyuan knew that being able to write didn't necessarily mean being able to write a script, and writing well didn't necessarily mean writing a good script.

  After Zuo Hongyuan took over the script, he began to slowly flip through it. As soon as he turned to the first page, his eyebrows furrowed because Wang Wei had studied painting before, so when writing scripts, he had a habit of hanging simple cartoons next to the dialogue for explanation. Moreover, what Wang Wei wrote was a director's script, which is a shot-by-shot script.

  Shot-by-shot screenplays are generally more professional. This method of writing originated in Hollywood in the 1930s, and this approach allows screenwriters to become thoroughly familiar with the entire filmmaking process and the specific use of technical equipment. Directors can focus on the actors' performances and shoot according to the script's scene sequence.

  Wang Wei, a 14-year-old boy, may not even know the model of the machine, let alone write a screenplay with divided scenes. However, as Zuo Hongyuan looked at it for a longer time, he found that Wang Wei's script was written very professionally. Whether in terms of format or expressive techniques, they were all very professional. Moreover, Wang Wei made full use of his own driving skills when writing, sorting out countless chaotic shots, that is, countless micro-clues, into primary and secondary ones very clearly. Adding some pictorial descriptions made the script feel very clear. Most importantly, Wang Wei broke away from narrative style, increasing the conflict in the script, making it more cinematic in style.

  About thirty minutes later, Zuo Hongyuan finished reading the script. As he closed the script, Zuo Hongyuan felt a deep sense of powerlessness. How could this student be so talented in everything, music and now even scripts? He was truly a living prodigy.

  Zuo Hongyuan put the script on the table, then scolded Wang Wei with a smile: "You little brat, what else can't you do? Can't you say it all at once and not surprise me every time?"

  After finishing speaking, Zuo Hongyuan picked up the script again and took a glance at it, then said to Wang Wei: "Wei, do you want to turn this script into a movie?"

  When Zuo Yuanhong asked himself if he wanted to turn the script into a movie, Wang Wei thought for a moment and said: "Well, if possible, I would like to turn this script into a movie, but..."

  Zuo Hongyuan heard Wang Wei's willingness and smiled: "I know you're worried about the relocation issue, don't worry, I'll help you solve it."

  When Wang Wei heard Zuo Hongyuan say that he could help solve the copyright issue of the original work, he suddenly thought that Zuo Hongyuan was a very good friend of Qiong Yao's, and later became the exclusive composer for Qiong Yao's dramas. He couldn't help but feel relieved. So he opened his mouth and said: "Then thank you, teacher."