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Chapter 104
When Yao Bianliang woke up the next day, she was pleasantly surprised to discover—
The submissions coming to her had finally become more normal.
Among them were even some obviously excellent scripts of superior quality.
"It seems the notice I posted was indeed effective."
Yao Bianliang rubbed her chin thoughtfully while cheerfully tossing these manuscripts to Assistant Chen.
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"Assistant Chen, please find someone to help me with an initial screening," she said. "I've listed all the specific requirements, which you can refer to."
After a pause, as if remembering something, Yao Bianliang added: "As usual, the script quality shouldn't be too good, but also not ridiculously bad. Preferably of below-average standard."
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Assistant Chen: "..."
Well, once again his job as an assistant involved screening scripts.
Sometimes Assistant Chen had the illusion that if he continued working under Yao Bianliang for two more years, he would probably develop into an all-around talent.
"All right, I'll give you feedback tomorrow."
Е̄n̆ um̌а̂ . ī d̊
The script screening process continued for nearly two days, with an initial screening by Assistant Chen's team, followed by Yao Bianliang's personal detailed screening.
After thousands of selections, finally, a script caught Yao Bianliang's eye.
"A story set in an ancient imperial court dance academy, a beautifully aesthetic traditional Chinese love story?" The moment Yao Bianliang saw this script, her eyes lit up.
This seemed like a good subject!
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Musical films as a genre originally came from the West.
If it were a modern or contemporary setting, one could reference Western filming techniques—not completely clueless.
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This was why the more famous musicals in the current domestic market had modern backgrounds.
Could ancient historical settings work for musical films? Certainly they could.
But the difficulty was tremendous.
China already lacked the cultural soil for musical themes. If one wanted to film a traditional Chinese musical, there was no way to reference Western examples—one could only draw from Beijing opera, traditional theater, and other art forms.
The level of difficulty was comparable to pioneering an entirely new field.
The Chinese music industry already suffered from talent scarcity, let alone requiring composers and arrangers who understood film and could create work complementing the script's plot—it was extremely challenging.
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"This is truly an excellent subject." Yao Bianliang's lips curved slightly upward as she continued reading the script.
This was a story set in an imperial court dance academy. The female lead was a singing courtesan from Xianyinguan, while the male lead was a music teacher in the academy.
They met, understood each other, and fell in love, but ultimately due to unfortunate circumstances, they became strangers with no chance of meeting again.
There was no criticism of feudal society, no mention of class struggle—it was merely a tragic love song in chaotic times.
This kind of common talented scholar and beautiful lady story was not only monotonous and formulaic but also lacked originality.
Apart from its beautiful writing and elegant rhetoric, it had no merit.
Ẁ.е̃ b̆ňо́vê l̄ Е̊ nuḿ а
"This is perfect." Yao Bianliang was thoroughly moved.
Such a script could just meet the system's requirements, but at the same time, the plot had no outstanding qualities.
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These days, entertainment has become diversified—novels, animations, dramas, short videos emerge endlessly, and the hot topics pursued by the public change every moment.
This script obviously still adhered to formulaic plots from decades ago, which the public had long grown tired of.
Moreover, with the script's style being artistically abundant but commercially insufficient, even if perfectly filmed and successfully released, the box office wouldn't be high.
Furthermore...
Ѐn̆um a_
"This plot content seems very different from 'Spring Warmth, Heavy Dew' back then." Yao Bianliang pondered.
She still remembered how "Spring Warmth, Heavy Dew" had perfectly presented the life of a courtesan through its twisting plot and criticism of feudal society.
If "Spring Warmth, Heavy Dew" was a story with profound meaning, then this musical film script was a beautiful but superficial love story without depth.
The female leads in both had the same identity as prostitutes and similarly tragic fates, but the scripts' focuses were completely different.
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The former was a tragic song about lower-class prostitutes and a critique of feudal society;
The latter was a tragic love song, lamenting the uncertainties of fate and the vicissitudes of life.
Ë n̈ ù m а̌ . і̀ ḋ
This was a stark contrast!
Yao Bianliang's mood heated up.
Hadn't "The Tale of An Hua" focused on a scholar-beauty love story and successfully flopped?
Moreover, although "The Tale of An Hua" revolved around love, at least its plot was satisfying and sweet, appealing to a large audience.
And this musical film?
It was about love, which would be fine, but it was an extremely unappealing tragic romance!
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In today's world flooded with popcorn movies, comedy films were mainstream. As for tragic films, they basically had no significant market.
Not only that, in this musical film script, the male lead neither had a prominent status nor exceptional abilities and tactics.
—He was just an ordinary person in the torrent of history.
Even in tragic romance dramas from more than a decade ago, scriptwriters would give the male lead a high status. If not a noble young master, then a prince or CEO—they would never let an ordinary person be the male lead.
Therefore, this musical film script was unappealing in every aspect.
Audiences who loved satisfying and sweet stories certainly wouldn't choose it, and those who enjoyed tragic romances wouldn't like it either;
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Viewers enthusiastic about popcorn movies wouldn't pay attention to this film, and those who loved films with profound meanings wouldn't give it a glance.
"This is set to reject all audiences." Yao Bianliang's lips curved upward as she couldn't help but exclaim.
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She refused to believe that this kind of film could become popular after its release!
With this thought, Yao Bianliang looked down at the signature in the bottom right corner.
—He Qiuyang, an unknown small scriptwriter.
There were no works by this person to be found on the internet; his name could only be found in some related topics.
Ě n̄ u m̌ а̇. і̀ d
From current information, this person had previously been involved in musical stage play creation, but due to his monotonous and dull creative style, he had never produced any successful works.
Submitting a script to her was probably just on a trial basis.
"It seems this scriptwriter is exactly the talent I've been looking for!" Yao Bianliang was in high spirits.
With such a script, how could the new film possibly fail to flop?
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She immediately sent a message: "Assistant Chen, please help me contact Scriptwriter He."
With the script determined, next came the actors and composers.
Е̄n̄ ùm̄ а̂
In terms of finding actors, Yao Bianliang already had experience, so finding suitable people wouldn't be difficult.
"Now, the most important things remaining are composition and arrangement." Yao Bianliang contemplated.
In a musical film, the music was one of the most important components.
As the saying goes, "bad dramas produce divine songs"—some dramas may not have brilliant plots, but they have very pleasing theme songs.
It wasn't uncommon for songs to be popular while the drama wasn't.
And musical films were significantly different from conventional film and television productions—
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Songs carried extremely high weight in the film; a good song could even drive the entire production, making it a household name.
This was a situation Yao Bianliang absolutely didn't want to see.
"I need to think of a solution."
With the system's limitations, she couldn't possibly find an amateur to compose.
Currently, people in the music industry varied greatly in quality. Yao Bianliang wasn't a professional herself; she usually judged songs based on her personal preferences and couldn't really tell if a piece was good or bad.
One careless move, and she might easily find talented individuals.
Ѐ n úm̆ å.i d́
"Perhaps it's time to find some professionals to help me evaluate and judge." Yao Bianliang thought for a moment, took out her planning notebook, and carefully wrote down her arrangements and ideas.
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As days passed, the two-month vacation was nearing its end.
During this time, Yao Bianliang had been extremely anxious every day.
"Sigh, why is it so difficult to find a suitable composer?" Her head was nearly balding from stress.
She was just a simple actor!
Е́ n̄ûm̄ а . і̊ d
Whether it was directing or scriptwriting, at least they were related to her profession, so she could understand them to some extent.
But in terms of music production, Yao Bianliang truly had no idea what to do.
Yu Yiqing sat beside Yao Bianliang, picking up a piece of fruit and putting it in her mouth: "Sister Liang, didn't you say you already found professionals to help you evaluate songs?"
It was currently vacation time, the weather was perfect, and the two had come to a forest cabin to enjoy hot springs.
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Yu Yiqing had no recent arrangements and a relatively open schedule. But for Yao Bianliang, these were her last leisurely moments.
"Don't mention it," hearing Yu Yiqing's question, Yao Bianliang couldn't help but sigh. "The key problem now is that I not only can't identify whether songs are good or bad, but I also can't evaluate the professionals I've hired."
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Currently, Yao Bianliang had hired professionals to help her eliminate many excellent works. But for some reason, she still felt uneasy.
Based on her past eye for selecting people, she might end up choosing professionals who would hinder rather than help.
Music appreciation was inherently a very subjective matter. Who knew if these professionals might also have days when they misjudged?
In her previous world, Yao Bianliang had heard many inspirational stories.
For instance, a genius composer whose submissions were repeatedly rejected, unappreciated, turned down by hundreds of companies, yet ultimately managed to create a hit song.
Yao Bianliang was very worried about this happening to her.
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She didn't have confidence in the professionals she had hired, but also didn't dare to personally take charge, so the matter had been delayed.
"Actually, it's not just composers," Yao Bianliang said. "I haven't even found suitable actors."
Yu Yiqing nodded and sighed: "Finding talented individuals who can both sing and act is indeed not easy. These days, any celebrity with some appearance wants to squeeze into the film and music industries."
When Yu Yiqing first debuted, she had planned to develop in the music scene.
However, in the current environment, whether it was singers acting or actors singing, it was all very normal.
So under her agency's arrangement, Yu Yiqing participated in the "Actor PK Competition" and entered the acting industry.
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Although she became a transparent minor actress, she still had a good understanding of the music industry.
At this point, Yu Yiqing seemed to remember something: "By the way, I heard that Yuehui Entertainment is planning to launch a variety show called 'Best Music Producer,' and they're scouting for music talents everywhere. Perhaps you can take some cues from that."
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Yao Bianliang was slightly surprised at these words: "Best Music Producer?"
