Huayu: Starting from managing the Mahua FunAge Theater Troupe

Shen Feiyang opened his eyes again.

Yu Kai and Tian Youliang looked at him.

Shen Feiyang organized his thoughts and said, "I will still invest in the 'Love's Dopant' project. However, Director Tian has a point; it's indeed inappropriate to have a 25-year-old play a successful 30-year-old business tycoon. Since that's the case..."

Shen Feiyang then changed the subject: "Then let's create a story that is currently unfolding, about the first batch of post-80s college students facing love, career, and the clash between ideals and reality after entering society."

After careful consideration, Tian Youliang agreed: "This is indeed a good starting point for creation."

Yu Kai asked, "What is the main content of the story?"

"You'll find out in a while."

Shen Feiyang placed his hand on the sofa armrest and gave instructions: "I'll write out the story framework first. President Yu and Director Tian, ​​you two should contact some screenwriters who can create urban youth dramas and social reality themes during this period."

Shen Feiyang knew that Shi Kang was the screenwriter of "Struggle", but if he asked Shi Kang to write the script, he would have to wait at least a year to see the complete script.

Tian Youliang, on the contrary, seemed somewhat insecure: "President Shen, I've never properly directed a TV series before."

"Everything happens once in a lifetime. You have to believe in yourself. So let's do it and get started."

……

at the same time.

The company's HR staff are calling the candidates who have made it to the interview stage to inform them to come to the Yifu Theater for an interview on September 2nd, which is the day after tomorrow, at 9:00 AM.

Sohu.

Dong Chengpeng, who was hiding in the bathroom to answer the phone, carefully hung up.

Central Academy of Drama.

Qiao Shan, Zhang Zidong, Zhang Yiming, Pan Binglong, and others who had just enrolled also received the call.

Except for them.

Hundreds more people received the call.

Wang Ning, Wang Chengsi, Song Yang, Liang Chao, Zhang Songwen, Zhou Yiwei, Lin Jiachuan, Du Xiaoyu, Chang Yuan, Yang Yuanhan, Gao Feng...

Most of these people are from the performance departments of art colleges such as Beijing Film Academy and Central Academy of Drama.

Very few undergraduate students majoring in performing arts are willing to pursue comedy.

……

After finishing his business with Yu Kai and Tian Youliang, Shen Feiyang returned to his office, turned on his computer, and began writing the story framework.

Tentative title: Struggle

Genre: Urban Youth Drama

Episode count: Approximately 35 episodes

Target audience: Urban young people aged 18-30

Main characters: Lu Tao (male lead), Xiang Nan (male lead), Hua Zi (male supporting role), Xia Lin (female lead), Yang Xiaoyun (female supporting role), Mi Lai (female supporting role)

……

It took more than a week.

Shen Feiyang wrote out the story framework for "Struggle".

Long-form dramas are different from the movies and sketches he copied before. Even the story framework requires a lot of details to control the creative direction and avoid being distorted by the screenwriter who fills in the flesh and blood.

Unlike the original drama, Shen Feiyang elevated the character of Xiang Nan to the male lead, adding more scenes of comedy and ordinary life that Xiang Nan originally embodied.

The reason for changing it to a dual male lead drama and raising Xiang Nan's status is simple: the role will be played by Shen Teng.

A story framework is a complete story outline.

Shen Feiyang, in the name of Feiyang Film and Television, submitted the outline to the State Administration of Radio and Television for filing.

According to current regulations, the State Administration of Radio and Television accepts applications for planning and establishing TV drama themes in four phases each year, with the application period being from the 1st to the 15th of the first month of each quarter.

The application period for the third quarter is from September 1st to 15th.

……

September 12th, Monday, around 9 AM.

The 12th floor of the Zijin Building.

Monday morning meeting.

Yu Kai chaired the meeting and focused on the development of the Happy Twist Theater Troupe:

"To date, the Happy Twist Troupe has reached long-term contracts with more than 60 actors. Among them, 90% have signed full contracts, which include stage play (drama) contracts, film and television contracts, GG endorsement contracts, etc. The remaining 10% of actors have only signed stage play (drama) contracts."

"These sixty-odd actors were divided into three groups: two long-term resident performance groups and one experimental performance group mainly composed of students."

"In addition to the actors, we have recruited six full-time stage play writers and three full-time stage play assistant directors. After the national tour of 'Crazy Stone' ends, Peng Anyu and Chen Wei will be promoted to directors, and these three assistant directors will take over their assistant director positions."

"The next major production of the Happy Twist Troupe is 'Lost in Thailand.' Both the star-studded performance group led by Shen Teng and two long-term resident performance groups will be rehearsing this production in preparation for the year-end holiday season."

Sitting in the main seat, Shen Feiyang listened and scribbled in his notebook. After Yu Kai finished speaking, he asked, "How are the negotiations with the Geological Auditorium for a long-term on-site cooperation going?"

"We've basically reached an agreement. We'll be hosting the venue long-term starting this December, with a one-year contract. The evening slots on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays will be ours. However, the Geological Auditorium will be undergoing renovations and sound equipment upgrades for over a month next year. So we're also negotiating long-term hosting with venues like the Haidian Theater," Yu Kai said.

The Geological Auditorium was originally an internal auditorium of a ministry.

On January 1, 1989, it became the first ministry auditorium in the country to be opened to the public and was transformed into a commercial cinema.

In 1995, Geological Auditorium spent 52 yuan to acquire the premiere rights to "Red Cherry". It grossed 130 million yuan in 20 days and became a major box office cinema in Beijing. Almost every local in Beijing knows Geological Auditorium.

In the past two years, due to the relaxation of policies, many new commercial cinemas have emerged, which has impacted the cinema business of the Geological Auditorium. Therefore, it tried to introduce new businesses and renovate.

Shen Feiyang nodded slightly and continued, "Fix the dates for the Haidian Theater and other venues in December and January as soon as possible."

"Yes."

After discussing other matters, the morning meeting finally ended.

……

The morning meeting has ended.

I waited for a while.

Tian Youliang and the screenwriters he had found walked into the conference room.

Three men and one woman.

Tian Youliang introduced Shen Feiyang: "Mr. Shen, this is Jiang Wei, the screenwriter of 'Don't Talk to Strangers,' this is Shen Jie, the screenwriter of 'Serious Cases Squad 6,' this is Li Qiang, the screenwriter of 'Peacock,' and this is Wang Wanping, the screenwriter of 'Bangkok Rainy Season.'"

It has to be the teachers at the Central Academy of Drama who have a wide network of connections.

Shen Feiyang silently sighed to himself.

Jiang Wei, who created "Lurking," is skilled in structure and pacing control, and can write highly polished long narratives. With him on board, the script will not fall apart.

Shen Jie excels at multi-narrative storytelling and fast-paced progression.

Li Qiang excels at portraying the emotions and lives of urban women.

At this time, Wang Wanping was not well-known, but she went on to create works such as "Happiness Like Flowers" and "Sweet Honey". She was good at crafting emotional storylines and character relationships, and could fill the narrative gaps of other writers.

These four people combined, plus Tian Youliang, are more than capable of handling the scriptwriting for "Struggle".

"Teacher Jiang, Teacher Shen, Teacher Li, Teacher Wang, please sit down..." Shen Feiyang shook hands with each of them and then gestured for them to sit down.

The group took their seats.

The young woman from the administration department poured tea for everyone, distributed the outline of the story of "Struggle" to everyone, and then left the room.

Shen Feiyang said, "Teachers, please take a look at the outline first."

Everyone came because of Tian Youliang's influence, and also to earn some extra money.

Seeing that only Shen Feiyang was credited on the script outline, the group became curious. They had read the article "My Cousin Cured My Mental Inflation" and watched "Chinese Comedians." The sketches created by Happy Twist were indeed well-structured and had good themes.

The group looked at the outline.

Although it only has a little over 30,000 words, it still took quite a bit of time because I was reading and thinking at the same time.

More than an hour later, the group finally put down the story outline.

Jiang Wei commented: "The story structure is quite solid. The two parallel storylines can support 35 episodes. Both the business war storyline and the life storyline are feasible, and there is room for creative interpretation."

Shen Jie then added his opinion: "The pacing is excellent, with the two storylines alternating between fast and slow, making it engaging and not boring. Moreover, it accurately captures the confusion and drive of young people who have just graduated."

Li Qiang nodded slightly: "The characters have depth. Xiang Nan, Lu Tao, and Hua Zi are all completely different in nature. You can write them with layers. It's a script that you can dig out something from."

Wang Wanping was quite satisfied with the portrayal of the three female characters: "The three female characters are written very realistically, they are not just tools. Xia Lin's clarity of mind, Yang Xiaoyun's capriciousness, and Mi Lai's obsession all have room for development."

Shen Feiyang asked, "Are the four teachers willing to take on this task?"

Among these people, Jiang Wei, the most prominent, asked, "How long is the creative cycle?"

"Two to three months. The payment is calculated per episode, and the price per episode is determined based on the market rate for each author. Of course, you can only receive payment if your manuscript is approved."

Jiang Wei nodded and said, "I have only one request: the manuscript cannot be blocked without a reason."

Shen Feiyang leaned back in his chair and said firmly, "Of course."

Jiang Wei: "Then I have no problem."

The others also agreed.

Shen Feiyang looked at Jiang Wei: "Then Teacher Jiang and Director Tian will be in charge of leading everyone in the creation."