Chinese entertainment: Top stars have no holidays

Actually, when Jiang Bai saw Duan Yule at the "A Love So Beautiful" cast and crew gathering, he immediately thought of the show.

Recently, he took some time to write the story of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" during his rest time before going to bed at night.

The purpose was to attract Duan Yule's interest and work with him to develop this script.

Unfortunately, he was still a little worried about the quality of the scripts selected by the Drama Cute Studio.

The self-produced dramas that Hu Yitian took on after "A Love So Beautiful" were all of mediocre quality.

Rather than waiting for Boss Dai to come knocking on his door with a bunch of ordinary scripts, Jiang Bai decided to take the initiative and work on the scripts himself.

Having just met Duan Yule, Jiang Bai certainly wouldn't miss out on this head screenwriter of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star".

As for whether the script can attract investment, whether it will be a revenue-sharing drama or a platform will buy it out, all of that can only be discussed once the script is written.

Jiang Bai is inclined to make this drama a split-account drama, just like in the original timeline.

Although, generally speaking, high-profile celebrities are unwilling to act in revenue-sharing dramas.

Jiang Bai will undoubtedly become the hottest star this summer and autumn after "A Love So Beautiful" airs.

To maintain the artist's valuation and long-term contracts, his agency will definitely tend to push him towards high-exposure, high-profile customized projects.

Avoid the uncertainties of revenue-sharing dramas.

Because the revenue of a pay-per-view drama depends entirely on the market, there is no extra return if it is not a hit, which contradicts the core demand of top stars for "stable exposure and stable endorsements".

Moreover, platform-produced dramas can receive full promotion from the platform, including trending searches, homepage, and member push notifications.

The revenue-sharing platform only provides the broadcasting channel; all promotion and distribution costs are borne by the production company itself.

With this in mind, everyone naturally only wants to act in big-budget, custom-produced dramas of the platform's S-level or S+ level, and is no longer interested in revenue-sharing dramas.

But Jiang Bai was different; he knew that the script for "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" was good enough to go viral.

Furthermore, if this drama had aired before "Someday or One Day," the effect might have been even better than in the original timeline.

In the original timeline, this part of the series earned the production company over 1 million in revenue sharing.

If we replace the male lead with a top-tier celebrity, release the show earlier, and have Dai Lu, a master of online promotion and marketing, handling the project, this show could very well earn 2 million yuan.

If Jiang Bai chooses to use his own salary as investment, the production cost of this drama can be reduced to a very low level, and it is estimated that it will only cost 30 million.

Turning 30 million into 200 million is a very high return on investment, even in the film and television industry.

It not only allows her to make money, but also helps her maintain her exposure, popularity, and traffic after "A Love So Beautiful".

Jiang Bai couldn't be more satisfied with such an enticing choice.

For the next period of time, Jiang Bai had one more task added to his daily work.

Besides practicing the drums after work, he also had to frequently visit Duan Yule's room to discuss the scriptwriting for "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star".

At the same time, I was also learning how to write a script.

After all, serious screenwriting is different from writing literary works; there are many intricacies involved.

Jiang Bai had a lot of excellent film and television works in mind for the next ten years, both domestic and foreign.

He naturally hopes that, if given the opportunity, he can write the script himself, assemble a crew to film it, or collaborate with a platform to produce a film.

It's better for him to earn the money himself than for someone else to do it.

After all, his main goal in choosing to enter the entertainment industry was indeed to experience the vanity and sense of accomplishment of being a star, and to get up close and personal with the entertainment industry.

But the secondary goal is still to make money.

Jiang Bai's behavior left Tian Xiwei somewhat puzzled.

Seeing him sneak into the screenwriter's room every few days after work filled Tian Xiwei's little head with questions.

After another day of work, Tian Xiwei went back to the hotel with Jiang Bai.

Seeing Jiang Bai press the button for Duan Yule's floor as soon as he entered the elevator, Tian Xiwei couldn't help but ask, "Jiang Bai, why have you been going to see Screenwriter Duan so often lately?"

"Is there some serious problem with the script?"

Tian Xiwei is the kind of person who doesn't keep things to herself and will ask questions directly if she has any doubts.

"No, that's not it." Jiang Bai didn't feel there was anything to hide, so he explained, "I was discussing the new script with Teacher Duan."

"I have a preliminary story concept that I'd like to work with Teacher Duan to develop into a script."

"Wow!" Tian Xiwei's eyes lit up. "You can write screenplays too?"

"No way." Jiang Bai looked at Tian Xiwei.

Perhaps it's because the two have been in more and more contact while filming recently.

In addition, this was Tian Xiwei's first time acting, and the female lead she played was the one who pursued him.

It seems she has incorporated some of the character's emotions into her real life.

The result was that, whether on set or after work, Tian Xiwei became increasingly clingy to him.

And she always chatters away in Jiang Bai's ear, sharing interesting things and troubles from her life and filming.

Although Jiang Bai was enjoying being surrounded by girls.

However, he was also somewhat worried that Tian Xiwei might project too much of the character's emotions onto herself, making it difficult for her to detach herself from the role and completely identify with Chen Xiaoxi and Jiang Bai with Jiang Chen, which would be disastrous.

Jiang Bai didn't mind that Tian Xiwei had fallen for him; in fact, he was quite happy to see it happen.

After all, to say that Jiang Bai wasn't interested in Tian Xiwei, this 95-born actress, would be self-deception.

Who wouldn't want a girlfriend like Xiaotian, who can be both sweet and sassy, ​​with a huge contrast?

But the premise is that she truly likes "Jiang Bai," not Jiang Bai who is just a "Jiang Chen" type of person.

So Jiang Bai chose to actively break the "Jiang Chen" filter, saying, "I can't write scripts."

"I'm not like Jiang Chen in the drama, who knows everything and is an all-around academic genius."

"I'm mainly learning from Teacher Duan now, how to write scripts."

"Oh, okay." Tian Xiwei nodded thoughtfully, then asked, "Can I know what kind of story you're writing?"

"If it's inconvenient, you don't have to say it."

"I'm just a little curious." Tian Xiwei raised her hand and made a gesture that would make Koreans wary. "Just a tiny bit."

"There's nothing inconvenient about it." As the elevator doors opened, Jiang Bai led Tian Xiwei into the corridor and began to tell her the story of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star."

By the time they reached Duan Yule's room, Jiang Bai had almost finished summarizing the story.

"That sounds interesting!" Tian Xiwei's eyes sparkled: "Time travel, a damsel in distress."

"Zhang Wansen, who had always secretly loved Lin Beixing, finally received Lin Beixing's redemption."

"There's a feeling of missing love like in 'Love Letter,' and then being rescued."

Young girls like Tian Xiwei love these touching love stories of mutual redemption.

She couldn't help but ask, "Once you finish writing the script, can I play the female lead?"

This behavior is direct and bold.

Jiang Bai admired Tian Xiwei's direct and bold attitude of striving for what she wanted.

pity...

Jiang Bai shook his head regretfully: "The role of Lin Beixing may not be suitable for you."

"Neither your image nor your temperament suits you very well."

Xiao Tian is good in every way, but she lacks the gentle yet powerful temperament that Lin Beixing possesses.

Lin Beixing is a girl who, even with her smiling eyes, exudes a sense of resilience.

"Okay, I'm going to continue learning screenwriting with Teacher Duan."

Jiang Bai waved his hand, ignoring Tian Xiwei's pouting lips, and said with a smile, "Go back to your room and go to sleep early tonight."

"We have to start work very early tomorrow morning."

Goodnight~