Chapter 29 make a comedy

1. There was such a good thing in November 1989. It was cold and early that year, and I was huddled at home and didn't know what to do. The phone is ringing... "Hey?" "I am the Public Security Bureau." "Oh." "Do you know why we are looking for you?" "In order to save me, let me take the initiative and cooperate with you to dig out the villain Wang Shuo who is hiding behind me. A team of pure people." "How fucking shameless." I heard Wang Shuo laughing on the phone, and I laughed unscrupulously too. "Zheng Xiaolong asked us to save a comedy for your art center." Wang Shuo returned to the subject, "Writing about the editorial department: I wanted to give this job to CCTV, but Zheng Xiaolong said he wanted it. He is both an editor and your center." The boss, he won’t get lost in the draft of the board group. So the brothers said that this job was practiced for the Beijing TV Art Center.”

"How many brothers are there?" "Su Lei, Wei Dongsheng, Zhu Xiaoping, Ge Xiaogang. Are you willing to take this muddy water?" "Yes, willing to go." "That counts as you. In two days, you will gather in the private room of your center to collect the stories. Everyone will write in several episodes. I will tell you when I decide the place." "Hey, thank you for thinking about me." I asked hesitantly, "But I'm an artist in the center, does the Department of Literature allow me to get involved in this matter?" "I'll tell Zheng Xiaolong."

"How did he say?" "Yes!" "Okay, I'm at ease. Oh, wait a minute, what's the name of this play?" "The Story of the Editorial Office." 2. Why are you here? A few days later, we gathered in a room at the Friendship Hotel.Besides the 6 of us, Zhao Danian and Chen Jiangong were also invited. Zheng Xiaolong, who was leaning against the wall and sitting cross-legged on the carpet, expressed his gratitude to the invited authors on behalf of the Center.I remember that I was very guilty at the time, wondering if I was also in the list of thanks, and tried not to meet anyone's eyes, but the small room was full of big names in the literary world who deserved to be thanked.When I had to look at the roof calmly, Zheng Xiaolong said: "Our center is shooting a 50-episode indoor drama "Desire", and it has already been filmed halfway through. It is estimated that it will cause a lot of repercussions after it is broadcast. The indoor drama It is a new variety, multi-camera switching, on-site recording, and one episode will be released in 3 days after it matures. The investment is small and the effect is quick. The audience loves to watch it. The key is to have a good story. I found it for everyone today to finish filming "Desire", Next year and the next year, the script can be continued. "Longing" made people cry, and right after that, let's make another one that makes people laugh. It is "Story of the Editorial Department" that Wang Shuo and you guys saved.

Then let's make another 'romantic suspense drama', which is "The Roots of the Imperial City" by Da Nian and Jiang Gong.The center gritted its teeth and stomped its feet to spend the money to find an awesome place. Being able to bathe with hot water and serve good meals 24 hours a day, the purpose is to let the masters do some real work. After 5 days, take out the outline of the episode and leave. " "Otherwise - the room fee is at your own expense." Li Xiaoming, director of the Center's Department of Literature, added with a smirk. "Hei! No wonder everyone calls you Li Xiaohei." Zhu Xiaoping praised through gritted teeth.

Wang Shuo, who had been lying on the head of the bed without saying a word, said with a smile, "Li Xiaoming, you just wrote 50 episodes of "Desire", and passed on the scriptures to all of us. What are the characteristics of writing indoor dramas?" "That's right, this is a single achievement." Everyone turned their attention to Li Xiaoming. "Tell me?" "Say!" "Then let me tell you bad boys, the so-called indoor drama requires 80% of the scenes of each episode to be in the studio. The exterior scenes can only be some cutscenes. Because of the loud noise in the street, the simultaneous recording is not good. Control, and the switcher can’t be taken out, so it can only be shot on a single camera. The shooting speed can’t be increased, and the lines can’t be heard clearly. The story must be led to the house. It mainly relies on dialogue to develop the plot, so except for the story. , The language must be colorful.

Generally, 15,000 words is enough for an episode of the script, and 20,000 words are needed for indoor dramas to last for 40 minutes; for 50 episodes of "Desire", I wrote 5,000 more words for each episode. I wrote 250,000 words more than the usual script, and I wrote it by hand. Disabled, I don't even know about parades outside. "Li Xiaoming" laughed hehehe. "Don't go out and pick yourself out. No one here knows that there is a parade." "Let's stop here in the morning." Zheng Xiaolong looked at his watch, "Dinner, and in the afternoon, "Story of the Editorial Department" and "Roots of the Imperial City" will be practiced separately."

"Today is the first day, do you need some wine?" Wei Dongsheng blackmailed Li Xiaoming with a righteous face as he walked past Li Xiaoming. Li Xiaoming boldly said, "Yes, I'll buy it myself." 3. Daring to love is called planning "I ate the meal, took the bath, and took the afternoon nap. It's time for others to practice their work." Su Lei said nervously. We got together in Wang Shuo's room and started talking about business. "Let's first talk about what kind of editorial department is "The Story of the Editorial Department"?"

"Anyway, it can't be too professional. It's better to be a comprehensive publication." "That's right, that way the readers will have a wider range of topics, and hot topics such as eating, drinking, sleeping, and spiritual civilization construction can all be brought in." "What's the name of this publication?" "Call it "Guide to Life." Wei Dongsheng said, twisting his neck back and forth. "That might as well be called "Guide to the World". 'Life' is time, and 'Human World' is space." Wang Shuo analyzed it to everyone.

"Well, that's it. The editorial department of "Guide to the World." "Tell me about some major editors." Zhu Xiaoping said while recording. "The most important thing is to have a pair of young editors, a man and a woman, unmarried. A man has to be like the rest of us, smart, good-natured, enthusiastic, he doesn’t care who makes fun of him, and will put you in if he doesn’t pay attention; women are also smart, always read English when they have nothing to do , I didn't learn it when I got there, I like to make some flair.The two of them worked closely together at work, but they were a little ambiguous emotionally, and they never stopped seeing the person they introduced.I'm afraid that if I miss a better one. "

"There must also be a pair of old editors. The man is in his 50s. He has been cautious all his life. He has avoided all previous campaigns. His family conditions are not good and he works diligently. He cannot be alone; the woman is 50 years old. The old man is a high-ranking official. The party is absolutely one-hearted, more pro-socialist than most people, keen to turn publications into positions and so on.” "There is still a year left for R&F to be all-round and exquisite. There must be such a person who can do some advertising for the editorial department and has the skills to increase income. From the bottom of his heart, he believes that money is not everything, but without money, it is absolutely impossible."

"Success! Succeed! There must be such a one. There must be an editor-in-chief, and there can't be no leader. With these few pieces of material, one idea, dealing with readers with all kinds of gods and grimaces, it is inevitable to do bad things with good intentions and make jokes. Someone has to check it out." "Yes, yes, if any of our episodes is written crookedly, let him criticize a few words and correct it, it will still be educational." "How many people, how many people, don't be too many." Wang Shuo asked. I counted with my fingers: "Two young ones, two old ones, one in the prime of life, and one guard - 6." "There are only 6 people in this editorial department." Su Lei crossed his 10 chubby fingers together, and said softly, "These 6 main characters are all poor children from childhood, and later they can read and write. When I became an editor, I know all about the joys, sorrows, sorrows and joys of ordinary people. Let’s put it this way, they are the uneducated among the educated and the educated among the uneducated.” "That's right, the editors of "Guide to the World" have to share their grievances with the working people. Don't make them all look like princes, nobles and saints. You have to think about buying a pack of cigarettes. We brothers make a living by selling letters, and we can't do it. Are you an intellectual with a straight face? Didn’t you also become a fairy?” Ge Xiaogang huddled in the lamb-fur-lined leather monkey passed to him by his father and said worriedly: "Comedy must have irony, and what we are writing is a series of contemporary themes, so it doesn't touch on hot topics in social life. Audiences don't like to watch it, so let's talk about it deeply, maybe which sentence will make a fool of yourself." "That's right. What we are doing is not a serial drama. There are no characters whose fate hooks the audience. It all depends on the good dialogue. Every sentence has to speak to the hearts of the masses and we must stand on the party's side." "It's easy to handle. Let's stick to one major principle. We only touch on social issues, not on institutional issues. We satirize the current situation with good intentions. Aren't there thorns in the evening paper?" I finished speaking and watched everyone's reactions. "Yes, we are well-intentioned. If you keep this in mind, you won't be 'shot'." Wang Shuo pointed at Zhu Xiaoping and said, "Write down what Master Feng said." I grinned genuinely with a mouth that was bigger than others, and I felt a sense of happiness in my heart that I was recognized by big names. Zheng Xiaolong walked into the guest room: "How is it? Is it interesting?" "Yes, yes." Zhu Xiaoping looked at the manuscript paper full of words and said, "Let me summarize what everyone said just now and listen to it. "The Story of the Editorial Department" is a hot topic in social life. It satirizes the current situation, and there are 6 enthusiastic, busy and considerate editors running through the whole play, the story is independent, and the language is humorous and humorous series of indoor comedies." "Okay, how wonderful—no one will listen to it, and it will be said that another masterpiece of socialist spiritual civilization has come out." I am very excited. "Be serious, be serious." Zheng Xiaolong said seriously, "I hope that "The Story of the Editorial Department" is not a farce that pleases the audience with exaggeration of body and action, it should be a witty, witty, Humorous, intriguing stories, and culturally tasteful comedies. The so-called "comeddies" filmed in our country in the past were more or less slapstick, we definitely don't engage in farce, and we must keep a sense of proportion to make the audience laugh." "I don't feel ignorant after laughing." Wang Shuo added. "Yes, that's what it means." "It's also enough that Wang Shuo is smart and understands the leadership's intentions very quickly." "We coincidentally, we coincidentally." Wang Shuo and Zheng Xiaolong lit cigarettes to each other. "Let's be honest, what are the hot topics in society right now?" "Hey, have you heard? A few days ago, there was a rumor in the society that a planet was about to collide with the earth, and it was said that at least half of the people on the earth would die..." "Rumors, pure fucking nonsense." "Let's use this incident as a material to make an episode, so that all the editors believed the rumor to varying degrees and became victims of the rumor. First, this incident can vividly reflect the different personalities of the six editors. Second, It can expose the harm of rumors and sound a wake-up call to the people.” "Don't believe all six people, there must be some who don't believe it. It can't be that there is no one who understands." "Then the editor-in-chief doesn't believe it... But it's not easy to handle. He is the leader. With him in charge of the editorial department, it's not easy to write this drama?" "Let him go out for a meeting. It just so happens that he's not at home for a while. Our book is the most flexible. If anyone feels redundant, let him go on a business trip for a meeting." "How about the title of this episode is "Flying Stars"?" "On Zhu Xiaoping's note. The first episode is up." "Let's write another episode about the nanny. There was a little nanny who was bullied by her employer. The editorial department tried to find her an ideal employer. In the end, she became the overlord of her employer. Make this episode It means that people have different divisions of labor in social life, but they should respect each other and be equal in personality. Employers should treat nannies kindly, and nannies should also put themselves in a proper position. "Okay, not bad, the audience will love to watch it. This episode should be called "Little Nanny." "How do you listen to my idea? We wrote about two unemployed young women who thought the editorial department was very mysterious, so they lied about being highly intelligent robots, and managed to get the editorial department to rent them. As a result, the editors discovered during the use..." "Okay, okay, listen to me, an editor hastily promoted a singer, only to find out later that he is a mute, and the melodious singing voice turned out to be from another ugly girl with a cripple. A pair of double reeds, writing about the self-improvement of disabled people ..." "Hey hey! The story of my robot is not over yet!" Zhu Xiaoping hurriedly memorized: "I have written it all down." "Shall we write about a good person and a good deed?" "Writing about 'Wrong Blame Chen Shimei', the editorial department mediated a dispute between a husband and wife, mistakenly mistook the man for Chen Shimei, and made a lot of bad tricks for the woman. Later, I found out that daring to love 'Qin Xianglian' is not a good thing. The editors do bad things with good intentions. .” "Writing about losing weight..." "Writing about looking for a partner, he is not very good, and he has to force the editorial department to find him a perfect fairy... 7..." Five days later, we handed over a summary of the story compiled by Zhu Xiaoping to the Beijing Television Art Center, and reluctantly left the hotel where the official price for one night was 180 yuan, and after several negotiations, it was reduced to 80 yuan. On the way home, I asked Wang Shuo, "Dare to love, this is called planning." The above article was written 10 years ago, and I have copied the original text without any modification.As for some conversations recorded in the article, whether they really existed or not, my memory is very vague. I don’t know which ones are the original wood and which ones are putty added later.I hope the parties will forgive me on this point.Generally speaking, it should still be the original piece of wood.It was taken out again to show the public and it was not painted to look new.