“What? It’s just ending when the show is at its climax?”

“Ah, three hours is too short. The plot of Zhou Chen’s Ever Night is too big, it’s normal that I can’t finish it.”

“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen such a wonderful setting. It’s a pity that it’s not finished!”

Seeing the program paused, netizens who were watching Zhou Chen create the script couldn’t help but sigh helplessly.

This kind of live script-writing variety show is the first of its kind. I thought it would be very boring, but I found myself immersed in it unknowingly and even became addicted to it.

Yes, with this kind of live broadcast method, although you still cannot see what the author is thinking, you can see that in the author’s thinking, there are points to surfaces, one character leads to another character, and one world expands to another. The experience is very wonderful.

Of course, it would be even better if you could get directly into the author’s mind.

But rules are rules. A three-hour program is rare in itself, and the production team has done their best.

Amid the noise, host Bingbing reappeared.

She did not rush to the next step, but looked at the instructor’s desk.

“Three mentors, now each contestant has finished their creation. I wonder if you have any favorites among these scripts? Or, in other words, are there any innovative scripts?”

The script competition is not just a simple variety show.

These participating scripts will eventually be auctioned off, with capital introduced to operate them, and eventually be made into film and television dramas!

The evaluations of these three industry authorities are obviously extremely important.

“I think the script for Meteor Shower is great!”

As soon as the voice fell, actress Song Yafei said,

“Although it is a traditional youth romance theme, director Wang Qiang’s portrayal ability is amazing. Each character has distinct characteristics. I think if it is made into a film or TV series, it will definitely be very popular!”

Hearing such comments, Wang Qiang also showed a confident smile on his face.

As expected, the script I wrote was well received.

It seems that I have made the right decision to come to this script competition!

“Very good, then Mr. Gao, what do you think?”

The host Bingbing looked at Gao Datang again.

When it comes to screenwriting, Gao Datang is an absolute authority.

“I said two.”

Gao Datang said seriously,

“Among so many scripts, there are two that attract me the most. One is “Chasing a Murderer on a Snowy Night”, which is a combination of reasoning and crime. The logic is very rigorous, and the murders are closely linked. It is very suitable for being made into a TV series.”

Then Gao Datang said,

“Of course, there is another book that attracts me the most, which is Ever Night written by Zhou Chen. The setting of this script is grand, and the world view is eye-opening. Perhaps due to the length of the book, the author did not complete it, but I am very much looking forward to his results.”

When talking about Ever Night, Gao Datang became excited.

“We all know that characters are the key and soul of a story. Only when the characters come alive can the story be considered exciting. Looking at so many scripts, I think Ever Night is the one with the best characterization. Moreover, in just three hours, Zhou Chen created so many vivid and interesting characters. For this reason alone, Ever Night ranks first!”

As soon as these words were spoken, the audience was suddenly in an uproar.

You know, in addition to some ordinary people, the audience who came to the scene also included many special investors. They just wanted to see on the spot how wonderful these scripts are, and they can also judge which script they should invest in based on the reactions of the mentors.

Others may not know what kind of person Gao Datang is.

But as investors, they know it all.

Many classic and popular film and television dramas were written by Gao Datang, but Gao Datang seldom praises others.

They didn’t expect that even such a great screenwriter like Gao Datang would spend so much time and effort to evaluate Ever Night. It seems that Ever Night is very worth investing in!

“Ever Night? Zhou Chen?”

Wang Qiang, who was in the room, was originally full of confidence, but when he heard Gao Datang’s evaluation, his face couldn’t help but darken.

In addition to being a director, he is also a senior screenwriter and knows Gao Datang’s status in the screenwriting industry very well.

It would have been fine if such an authoritative screenwriter did not take his own script seriously, but he actually gave such a high evaluation of Zhou Chen’s Ever Night.

Will it be night?

What the hell are you writing about?

Just as I was wondering, Yi Yangmou’s voice came to my ears again.

“I totally agree with Mr. Gao’s evaluation. Among so many scripts, only Ever Night caught my eye.”

Under the gaze of countless people, Yi Yangmou smiled and said,

“Teacher Gao has said everything that needs to be said. I only want to say one thing: if Zhou Chen is willing to adapt this script into a film or TV series, I want to be the director of the show!”

Wow!

As soon as Yi Yangmou said this, there was an uproar both at the scene and in the live broadcast room.

Everyone knows that as a director, Yi Yangmou’s requirements for scripts have been extremely high in recent years.

But now, Yi Yangmou actually made his cards clear and expressed that he wanted to be the director of Ever Night.

This is equivalent to the greatest recognition of Ever Night!

“It seems that both mentors are very optimistic about Zhou Chen’s Ever Night.”

The host Bingbing also smiled gently. She did not expect that Zhou Chen, who was only eighteen years old, could attract such high recognition from two bigwigs in the circle.

This little guy is really surprising.

“Well, after listening to the comments from several mentors, I think the audience should know how to choose. Of course, everyone just needs to vote for the work they like.”

“Our rule is this: each work is worth 10 points in total, and the weighted average score of the instructor and the weighted average score of the audience will each account for 50% to form the final total score.”

“The ratings from the live audience and online audience each account for 50 percent.”

After explaining the rules, the host Bingbing stopped talking.

“Okay, now, our voting channel is open. Dear audience friends, please vote for your favorite works!”

As soon as he finished speaking, the audience stood up and walked towards the stage one after another.

On the stage, a number of transparent boxes have been placed. Each box is numbered, representing the contestant with the corresponding number. The boxes also have spaces from one to ten. The audience only needs to throw the ping-pong ball into the corresponding box to complete the voting.

As for the live broadcast room, it is very simple. Netizens only need to rate and vote for each independent small live broadcast room.

As Bingbing’s voice fell, both the competition venue and the live broadcast room became lively.

Chapter 217 Far ahead

“I just like watching detective dramas. There aren’t many rigorous mystery dramas these days. I’m going to watch Snowy Night Chasing the Murderer.”

“It’s so romantic just thinking about watching the meteor shower together. I hope to take a picture of it.”

“Haha, there was only a meteor shower at the end, nothing to watch. I still prefer to watch Ever Night.”

“Zhou Chen’s biggest fan, you have to choose Evernight!”

“No need to explain. In front of Ever Night, everything else is garbage!”

While netizens were voting, they were also arguing in the live broadcast room.

Many people even shared the live broadcast room on their own WeChat Moments, calling on more people to vote for Zhou Chen.

After a while, the voting results came out.

Handy statistics from the internet.

In just five minutes, Zhou Chen’s score reached 9.8 points! Moreover, the number of votes reached !

After Zhou Chen, Snowy Night Chasing, which was highly praised by Gao Datang, also scored 9.0 points! The number of votes was as high as !

As for Let’s Watch the Meteor Shower Together, which was picked by Song Yafei, the score was only 8.8 points, and the number of votes reached .

In comparison, the other entries, both in terms of scores and numbers, are pitifully small.

As for the competition site, the voting results of each contestant were also extremely polarized.

Almost most people voted for Zhou Chen’s Ever Night, and all of them gave it high scores of 9 out of 10. The response to the other dramas, on the contrary, was mediocre.

As for the three teachers sitting on the podium, they began to score each work under the gaze of everyone.

“Okay! After some statistics, our final data is out!”

Under the gazes of countless people, host Bingbing reappeared on the stage with the freshly-released data.

She looked at everyone and said with a smile,

“This time, our program team invited 64 screenwriters from all over the country. They include professional screenwriters with many years of experience in the industry, screenwriters who have just entered the industry, and even college students.”

“According to the competition system of the program team, half of the contestants in the first round, that is, thirty-two contestants, will be shortlisted for our next round.”

“Now, let’s announce the contestants from 17th to 32nd place in this round!”

Even CCTV programs cannot escape the fixed routine when it comes to variety shows.

When the results were announced, they were usually read from the end to the beginning, leaving the audience with plenty of suspense, but this also resulted in a lot of abuse.

For example, now, many people don’t care about other contestants. They are just curious about how their favorite works will rank in the end.

As the results of the contestants came out one after another, all the screenwriters who were selected to enter the next round patted their chests and breathed a sigh of relief.

There’s no way around it. The screenwriter industry is too competitive. Those competing with them are all more talented than each other. It’s already a blessing to not be eliminated in such fierce competition.

Soon, the lists of contestants from eighth to sixteenth place were released.

Although Snowy Night received a lot of votes online, the scores from the audience and the three mentors did not seem to be high, ranking only sixth. But even so, it is still a very good result.

As for Let’s Watch the Meteor Shower Together, which is favored by many girls, it is only one place higher than Snowy Night, with a score of 8.6.

It’s not very low, but it’s not too much either.

There are four scripts that had not received much attention before, but they became the dark horses in this first round, even ranking above Meteor Shower and Snowy Night.

This is an urban workplace drama that tells the current situation of modern professionals who stay up late and work overtime.

This is a transnational love story. It tells the story of a couple in two countries with different time zones, and their upside-down love affair during the day and night.

As for the remaining two, one is a historical drama and the other is a rural drama.

Even the three mentors did not expect this result.

Of course, it was no surprise that Zhou Chen’s Ever Night was far ahead with a score of 9.8, becoming the well-deserved first place.

“Damn, is his script that good?”

“It actually reached 9.8 points. It must have been voted by Doupo’s crazy fans!”

Upon hearing this result, Wang Qiang’s face turned gloomy.

He didn’t expect that the youth romance theme he was so proud of would only rank sixth in the end, while Zhou Chen was ranked first, and with such a high score!

It’s a complete crush!

Even now, he couldn’t imagine what kind of script could get such a high rating!

After much thought, Wang Qiang felt that it was the popularity accumulated from Zhou Chen’s previous novels and short plays that led to the current result.

“Alright. Congratulations to our thirty-two contestants for successfully advancing to the next round.”

While I was in a daze, I heard the voice of the host Bingbing coming from the stage.

Bingbing smiled and said,

“According to the arrangement of our program team, after each round of competition, there is actually a script observation group, which is actually the representatives of investors. They can bid on the entries according to their own preferences. If the bidding price meets the psychological expectations of the screenwriter, the two parties will start cooperation!”

As soon as these words were spoken, they caused quite a stir both at the scene and in the live broadcast room.

Before this variety show, many viewers only watched the final product of film and television dramas, and at most they would wait for the producer to decide and then directly watch the official announcement.

But what about the script competition?

Not only can you see the projects created by the screenwriters, but you can also see the investors’ choice of scripts. Even after a cooperation is reached, they will start selecting roles for filming soon.

This transparent and process-oriented variety show gives the audience an incredible sense of participation.

Of course, because the works in the first round of competition were of varying quality, many of the shortlisted scripts were not worth filming and were directly caught in the embarrassing situation of being unfilmed.

It was not until the turn of “Chasing the Murderer on a Snowy Night” that the bidding atmosphere on the scene was aroused.