"Of course, you can say that." Franklin nodded with a smile, "But, more often, the scripts we choose will be rejected. Ten scripts were selected from ten thousand scripts, but in the end, only one script could be taken by the producers. Most of the time, our work was surrounded by frustration."

Lance showed a puzzled expression, "Really? But every time I try to find a project to invest in production, I face the same problem. Why is that?"

Franklin was speechless for a moment and could not think of a valid answer. He knew that Lance was a producer, but he had never asked him this question before. Every time he could not find a suitable script, the producers just asked for "more scripts". They took it for granted that this was a dereliction of duty in the early development of film and television, or that there was no suitable excellent script recently-

In recent years, it has been generally believed that the quality of original scripts has declined and talent has also appeared to be a common phenomenon.

"Producers complain that there are no excellent scripts, but at the same time, there are so many excellent scripts that are left out and no one wants to shoot them." Lance further guided, "Just like the King of Souls, you keep selling, hawking, and even pestering, which makes Heckford nod."

Franklin's thoughts followed Lance's words and shook his head with a smile, "No, no, these are two things, the nature is different." Lance showed his inquiry vision and was waiting for Franklin's answer, which made Franklin a little excited, because it was rare for a producer or director to calm down and listen to his opinions. "When choosing a script, we usually divide the script into two types, one that conforms to the trend of the trend, you know, it is actually the box office trend; the other that is excellent in quality but unique in style."

"In other words, commercial scripts and artistic scripts." Lance interrupted Franklin's words and concluded.

Franklin tilted his head, "No, it's too general. Although this is true, I would rather change the expression, the scripts of large-scale production companies and the scripts of independent production companies." Simply put, large-scale production companies are more willing to make movies that match the trend, while independent production companies are more willing to explore works of different styles. Perhaps this expression is a bit generalized, but overall, it is indeed the case. "Of course, we will submit these two scripts to the producers, but the result is often not surprising..."

"Producers always choose the former." Lance gave the answer instead of Franklin. Franklin nodded helplessly and agreed. "But the problem is that small companies like Chaos Pictures, we are eager to find excellent scripts with unique styles..."

"For example, 'City of God'." Franklin could feel the friendship in Reims, his emotions relaxed, and he spoke much more easily.

"That's true!" Lance snapped his fingers, "or "Glass of wine life." Franklin nodded to Lance's example. A script like "Glass of wine life" is absolutely impossible to produce in large-scale production companies, unless the screenwriter column says it is Woody Allen. "This makes things worse. Large-scale production companies missed so many excellent scripts, but found that they still couldn't find a suitable project; independent production companies struggled to find a suitable script, but often ended up disappointed. Can't the script resources between the company be exchanged? Both sides benefited each other?"

"Haha, you can try it." Franklin chuckled, but his joking tone was obviously a slander. "In fact, the script resources owned by major companies are all similar, and there may be some differences, but not too many. After our screening is over, these scripts will be returned to the screenwriter's union or agent, and then selected by independent companies. So, I think, all you need to do is wait."

It's like a pyramid where companies standing at the top win the priority selection rights and then eliminate them one by one. The independent production company located at the bottom can only get a bargain.

"So, you are not only repeating boring work, but also repeating useless work that is inefficient or even ineffective." Lance did not criticize the industry rules of "big fish eat small fish", but put forward a fresh point of view, which Franklin did not expect. He subconsciously asked "what", Lance pursed his lips gently, "I mean, you never thought of exchanging your reading list, then removing those repeated reading parts, and extracting scripts that everyone thinks are excellent. This can not only greatly improve work efficiency, but also make the options for producing people more quality."

Franklin fell into deep thought because of Lance's words. As a pre-production development manager of film and television, he knew better how this work was running, but Lance's proposal opened a brand new door for him, and countless thoughts surged out.

When he found that Franklin had not responded, Lance knew that his words had finally worked.

In fact, Lance did not expect to meet Franklin at the nomination lunch today. His original plan was to join the screenwriter's union as his own screenwriter, or to find a suitable producer like the Coen brothers, follow the clues to find a recommended pre-production development manager for film and television, and then promote further plans.

Because Lance knew that the early development manager of film and television was a very small circle, and an outsider would not gain their trust by rashly breaking in, so he had to find an insider and launch this change from within, and then the early development managers of film and television promoted the entire project themselves to attract the attention of the industry.

Before coming to talk to Franklin, Lance was communicating with Richard Linklater, Charlie Kaufman and others. These are representative figures of independent films, and they really had many common topics with Lance. Later, Lance accidentally discovered Franklin - although he was not sure if the other party was the blacklist advocate in his previous life, he had only seen his photos on the Internet, but he still decided to take the initiative. This was why the conversation just now came about.

Lance only paused for a moment, leaving a little blank for Franklin, but then he kept a puzzled expression, as if he didn't know what was going on. "Are it also prohibited? Because there is a competitive relationship between large film companies to prevent the other party from discovering the outstanding projects in their hands, everyone reads the same batch of scripts, but prohibits communication with each other?"

Franklin came back to his senses and shook his head repeatedly, "No, it's not like that." There were countless thoughts rolling in his mind, which forced him to breathe a long sigh. "I mean, there is indeed a competitive relationship between companies. But our work is completely open. After a good script comes out, all companies can open up competition. After all, the styles of choosing works between companies and companies are different."

Although large film production companies are mainly engaged in commercial film production, there are still many differences in subtle aspects. For example, Warner Bros. is the most willing to spend money. Their investment projects cost more than 150 million yuan, ranking in the United States; for example, Disney is almost unwilling to invest in R-level movies. As of 2005, none of the works they produced or released were R-level; for example, Universal Pictures is always cautious and tends to produce works that make small profits, especially comedy movies.

Therefore, for those screenwriters, there are also skills in submissions.

"So, why are you unwilling to exchange information?" Lance asked a very normal question.

But this question made Franklin laugh, "Yes, why not?" But then Franklin shook his head again, "The company will not agree with these, we can only communicate in private."

"Why?" Lance asked curiously with frowning.

Franklin took a deep breath, "Because the company still needs commercial scripts that are suitable for shooting, do you remember? Two scripts? So, if it is appropriate, they will definitely nod; but those rejected scripts are still rejected even after integration."

"No, I don't think so." Lance smiled and denied, "Look, after integrating a list of excellent scripts, you can open reading, let all companies join in and choose projects that you are willing to invest in. After all, this is a list selected and recommended by many experienced early managers. Maybe it is an independent film company, but it may also be a large production company." Lance turned around and looked at the noisy hall. "Look, if you just work alone, the list of scripts you submitted may be only three producers reading, at least limited to one company; but now all the early managers are united and open the list, which also means that the entire list is open to all producers, and the chances of excellent works being discovered or even produced have risen sharply."

Franklin followed Lance's sight and looked at the prosperous and lively scene in front of him. He couldn't help but outline such a scene in his mind. He understood what Lance meant, but reason told him that this was just an ideal state. "If I submitted such a list, the company would only say that I was not doing my job properly. For Jesus' sake, even a script like "The King of Souls", I risked being fired. Universal Pictures would never want to see such a thing happen."

Franklin turned his head and showed an apology smile to Lance, with a hint of regret flashing in his eyes. But Lance still maintained that smile, "So, what if I invite you to Chaos Pictures and start such a job?"
Chapter completed!