Chapter 21 The Story of Deja Vu
On November 8, after class, Wang Qinian returned to the student apartment early. The three roommates, Hao Yi, Li Jie and Du Jie, were also there.
"Brother Nian, do you have any clues about the script?" Du Jie was fiddling with a DV, as if he was a real camera.
Most students in the photography and director department of Beijing Film Academy have no money to buy or rent professional cameras. Therefore, most students settle for the second best and buy a DV of about 20,000 yuan to replace the camera for practice.
Through continuous efforts, Du Jie's photography technology is making rapid progress.
"Well, I have some ideas!" Wang Qinian said, "Last night, I was lying in bed and thinking, and I had a dream at night! I think this dream may be very confusing!"
"Dream?" Everyone seemed very curious and listened.
"This dream is like this. Wang Dahui, a candidate who failed the Beijing Film Academy art exam, met a future time traveler. The time traveler gave Wang Dahui a 'time instrument' that kept returning to the past. As long as he pressed the button, he could return to a certain stage in the past. However, the time instrument has huge sequelae, butterfly effect. Going back to the past timeline and changing a small event may bring unexpected consequences.
The first time, Wang Daichui used props and returned to January 1997. Because he knew the exam questions in advance, he was admitted to Beijing Film Academy. During the exam, he met a girl and had a good impression of the girl. Both the girl and he took the acting department. Because he performed very well, the girl committed suicide after failing the exam. So Wang Daichui felt that even if he was admitted to Beijing Film Academy, it would be meaningless. So he was ready to go back to the past and change this unfortunate history.
The second time, Wang Daichui used props and went back to the past. This time he did not take the Beijing Film Academy exam, but instead predicted the past. He made a lot of money in the stock market and became a millionaire. He pretended to be a poor student and fell in love with a girl. But the girl later betrayed him and followed a boss worth millions. Wang Daichui originally drank to relieve his sorrows. Later, he was shocked to hear that the girl committed suicide... Because the girl loved Wang Daichui, the reason for betraying her was because her mother had to use money when she was sick. After Wang Daichui learned the truth, he felt very regretful and was ready to change history again.
The third time, Wang Dahui returned to the past and made a lot of money to treat the girl's mother. But this time, the girl did not fall in love with him, and only treated him as a kindness. Later, Wang Dahui discovered that the girl's sister was more beautiful, and she fell in love with her sister. But the girl was actually pregnant at this time. The girl's sister was also pregnant. Because her sister was jealous of her sister, she asked Wang Dahui to express her opinion and only love one. Wang Dahui was hesitant, and the girl's sister was distorted, killing her sister, and preparing to kill Wang Dahui. Wang Dahui hurriedly used the time instrument and escaped the disaster of killing.
The fourth time, Wang Dahui chose not to contact the girl, but chose to settle in another city. He was very comfortable, got married and had a child. But when his son was in school, he was kidnapped by a criminal. Among the criminals, he was the girl he would never forget..."
When Wang Qinian told the story of his script, everyone felt powerless to complain.
"This Wang Dahui is too unlucky, right?" Li Jie not only smiled bitterly when he thought of playing this unlucky guy.
Wang Qinian smiled and said, "We play with a small cost. If the plot is not like this, the audience will not be deeply impressed! If the audience is not deeply impressed, then there is no way for them to remember and not be able to gain fame. Many literary masters like to write tragedies, mainly because tragedies are simpler and easier to be remembered. Comedy that is easy to be remembered is difficult!"
"I think this plot is a bit familiar!" Hao Yi said deeply.
"Where is it? I'm very original and I haven't imitated others!" Wang Qinian thought to himself that "Butterfly Effect" and "Gate of Destiny" are film and television and animation works, and they have not yet been released! In addition, during the third time travel, the protagonist stepped on two ships, causing the capsized boat and the plot of hatchet were borrowed from "The Sun on Campus". Now, "The Sun on Campus" has not been released.
"No, no, no! There is nothing new in the world. What you can think of is that it is very likely that others have thought of similar things!" Hao Yi said.
"Impossible!" Wang Qinian was a little dissatisfied. He put it in later generations, reborn on the Internet, and traveled through a bunch of time-travel novels. This kind of subject may be a big deal, but now, Wang Qinian dares to say that it is absolutely creative!
"Yes, I thought of Stephen Chow's "A Chinese Odyssey" series, which uses a moonlight box to continuously travel through time and space, which is very similar to this one!" Hao Yi suddenly said excitedly.
Wang Qinian was stunned-
This has to be convinced!
"A Chinese Odyssey" was released in 1995. Among Stephen Chow's works, the box office was not high, but it is the most influential and interpreted and analyzed by countless people.
Not to mention the "connotation" of "A Chinese Odyssey", just talking about the very fashionable factor of time travel, "A Chinese Odyssey" was first used.
In addition, the later plots such as "Butterfly Effect" and "Gate of Destiny Stone" repeatedly traveling to break free from fate. This creativity has been used in "A Chinese Odyssey" - In order to change his destiny, Supreme Treasure repeatedly traveled through the moonlight treasure box, but he could never get a satisfactory ending. In the end, Supreme Treasure did not break free from fate, but became Sun Wukong and returned to the track of Journey to the West.
This actually shows how difficult it is to create creativity. I finally came up with an idea and thought it was quite novel. In fact, if I had learned a lot, I would have discovered that my predecessors had used similar ideas long ago!
Based on the idea that my predecessors have used it, it can be judged that this idea is not a big deal!
According to Wang Qinian's analysis, the senior "A Chinese Odyssey" used this idea and became a classic. The later "Butterfly Effect" and "Gate of Destiny" were also considered classics. This means that the creativity itself is a good idea that is easy to create classics!
What's even better is that this idea has not become a bad routine yet!
It cannot be said to be original, but it can definitely make most viewers feel novel.
"Then you guys say, is this drama a big deal?" Wang Qinian asked.
"Yes, there are, but how do you raise funds?" Du Jie said.
Wang Qinian said after hearing this: "I can't take care of so much first. The first step is to create the script and submit it to review. The second step is to attract investment and sponsorship, and the third step is to make a film!"
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and the script is first produced! At that time, we will all find ways to attract sponsorship together. Even if it is begging for alms, it will be worth it!" Hao Yi said.
"Du Jie, you can estimate that if this film needs to be filmed, the picture quality can be displayed in the cinema. How much investment will it take?" Wang Qinian asked.
"This... the most conservative estimate is that it will cost 300,000 yuan!" Du Jie for a while.
Wang Qinian said after hearing this: "Okay, is it 300,000? This investment will be completed in the next semester! When the script comes out, everyone will try their best to find a way! Those who are involved in the film and television industry need to make a name for themselves in the future, they need to constantly create opportunities! Show more faces and have more qualifications in the circle! If 300,000 is famous, it is enough that we will struggle for five years less!"
Chapter completed!