Divine Lucky Star

Chapter 132: Chapter 132 This sentence is so informative!

Zhang Xingran was at a loss for words…

Wang Hao had just mentioned things that her script truly lacked! At least, it wasn’t that comprehensive…

“Drama is the art of choice and sudden changes,” Wang Hao continued, “In the many structural parts before the climax, if any one part goes wrong, the climax won’t succeed. Let’s break it down.”

“Beginning: The beginning needs to introduce events and retain information, set the situation, and showcase the basic appearance and development of characters.”

“Opening: Characters enter, their personalities are presented, and the suspense and start of events need to create a certain sense of mystery.”

“Insertion: Characters immerse themselves in events and the situation.”

“Development: Characters develop in the midst of events, their personalities are presented, events drive forward, suspense intensifies, and relationships between characters have progression, development, and change.”

“Secondary Climax: A stimulating event that affects the main character or even all characters, marking the beginning of major changes for the characters and the start of an emotional outburst.”

“Delay: The accumulation of emotions, persistence. The easing and compressing of events and rhythm.”

“Climax: The ultimate eruption of conflict, character transformation, the resolution of suspense, and the complete revelation of characters.”

“Conclusion: The follow-up after the climax, the continuation of characters.”

“Epilogue: Lyrical, the continuation of characters.”

Having finished explaining these concepts, Wang Hao took a sip of water, and by that time, Zhang Xingran was completely stunned!

She had never imagined that there were so many intricacies to a script! When she first entered the industry, her teacher had only talked to her about character environment, plot, and the like—how could they have such rich theories?

For a moment, Zhang Xingran was speechless, wanting to say something but only opening and closing her mouth without uttering a word!

Zhao Zhenhao was also quite frustrated on the side!

They had agreed on support from abroad, but how had Wang Hao managed to steal the spotlight again at the turn of a head?!

He could only sit there as an audience member the entire time, unable to get a word in!

“Okay, that’s the structure, I don’t know specifically what you wrote in your script, its size, or contents.” This time Wang Hao looked into Zhang Xingran’s eyes and smiled, “But I think the climax is the easiest to write, while the opening and secondary climax are the hardest. The climax should be pushed upwards, not designed and forced to be written that way. Moreover, the climax should trigger an eruption and sublimation of the audience’s emotions, not be melodramatic!”

“But yours? It’s entirely melodramatic, forcibly trying to make the audience emotional—what kind of thing is that? Huh? What kind of thing?!”

Zhang Xingran: “This… this…”

Wang Hao: “Aristotle said in Chapter 6 of ‘Poetics’, tragedy is the imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude; through embellished language, each kind of which is used in different parts of the play; it’s mimesis is through action, not narrative, and through the evocation of pity and fear to accomplish the catharsis of these emotions.”

Bai Yaning and Zhao Zhenhao among others were wide-eyed with astonishment!

This guy could even pull out such stuff!

In just an instant, they felt an immense sense of awe—Aristotle! A literary master!

While they were shocked, Wang Hao didn’t hesitate at all to continue his tirade: “Therefore, we need to evoke emotions, not to be melodramatic! Melodrama is a very low form, particularly disgusting when it’s forced on the audience. And how to incite the release of emotions—in the period of Ancient Greek drama, tragedy spoke of heroes. What is a hero? You surely can’t tell me it’s Superman.”

“Build your character well, give them the ability to resist; ultimately, in helplessness and sacrifice there exists a very effective tragic pattern. Structurally, the climax needs to be pushed, not written! Let the character’s actions push the climax!”

“So!” Wang Hao slammed his hand on the table: “What your movie lacks now is not melodrama, but the image of the character lacks impact! Without impact, of course, it’s very difficult to have a climax! Don’t think that by throwing in some melodrama or tragedy at the end that already makes a climax!”

This time, Zhang Xingran was completely convinced and she humbly asked, “Then how can it have impact, have a climax?”

Zhao Zhenhao was drinking to alleviate the awkwardness and spat out his wine!

Is it really okay to consult on this topic in such a way?

“How can it have impact?” Wang Hao chuckled, “That is, the image of the female lead has to change! She must be strong! Absolutely strong! Very strong! There must be a strong contrast with the male lead! For example, the female lead should be able to kick and break a small tree with one leg! When a hooligan comes to harass, the male lead is scared, but then the female lead goes up and with a few punches and kicks sends everyone flying! That’s what you call a sense of conflict!”

“So that’s it, indeed,” Zhang Xingran’s eyes sparkled increasingly as he thought it over, and finally, he exclaimed excitedly, “Haha! This will definitely work! With this, I can absolutely write a really good climax scene!”

Only then did Wang Hao let out a long sigh of relief. “It wasn’t easy, but I finally made it clear…”

At that moment, the thought pop in his head: How the heck should you deal with Brother Fei?!

Zhao Zhenhao: “…” His face suddenly turned pale—why did the mention of Wang Hao make him recall his previous nightmare?!

“I have a high school classmate who is unbeatable in fights!” Wang Hao said with a smile: “Just base her character on her! I’ve even thought of the movie’s name, it’ll be called ‘My Savage Girlfriend’!”

Zhao Zhenhao: “…” Fuck, why am I shaking all over?!

“Um, Mr. Wang,” Zhao Zhenhao asked cautiously, “The name of your classmate is…?”

Wang Hao: “Wang Mengfei, also known as Brother Fei!”

Zhao Zhenhao: “…”

Bai Yaning: “Wang Hao, is your friend really that awesome? From what you’ve said, she must be quite interesting! The film should turn out great if we make it!”

“Of course,” Wang Hao laughed, “She will be here in a moment, and at that time I’ll introduce you to her.”

Zhao Zhenhao: “…”

“That… that…” Zhao Zhenhao turned ghostly pale, obviously ready to wet himself, “I’m feeling a bit of stomach discomfort, please excuse me for a moment…”

Soon after, Wang Hao found out that Brother Fei was on her way! An event with Brother Fei was bound to be full of surprises, comrades!

First, a noisy commotion erupted from outside. While everyone was bewildered, the sound of a fierce fight broke out, followed by the doors being thrown open. Then Wang Hao saw Brother Fei and the chubby Ren Xing walk in with beaming smiles…

“Gasp…” Wang Hao inhaled sharply—outside, there were no fewer than sixteen black-suited bodyguards, oh my God!

Sure enough, not only was Wang Hao stunned, but Ren Xing, who followed the pair, was also sweating bullets—there’s no way this guy just laid a hand on them, which meant that Brother Fei had easily taken down those sixteen bodyguards without so much as breaking a sweat!

As soon as Wang Mengfei entered the lobby, she quickly spotted Zhao Zhenhao and walked over with a grin, “Well, look at you, Little Haohao, you’ve grown up a lot in the past two years, huh? Even renting out the whole place?”

Little! Haohao!

What the hell is going on?!

“How… how did you get here?!” the foiled Zhao Zhenhao stuttered, “How… how did you know I was here?” See that, see that? The ever-graceful and smiling Mr. Zhao Zhenhao is getting nervous! Is this the intimidating aura of Brother Fei?!

It was like taking a general’s head from amidst a hundred thousand soldiers with utmost ease!

Wang Hao was still reflecting on this when he noticed Zhao Zhenhao sneaking around, “Your group of wives, they didn’t follow you, did they?!”

Wang Hao: “…”

Fuck, wait, what’s going on here?! That’s a lot of information in one sentence!

Brother Fei’s group of wives?! Wives?! A group?!

“Just here by yourself, how HAPPY?” Brother Fei gave Zhao Zhenhao a look, then walked over to Wang Hao’s side and soon noticed Bai Yaning, immediately exclaiming, “Wow, Brother Hao! The big star Miss Ice Princess is dining with you! No wonder you wouldn’t come out when I called you, not bad at all! Haha, my visit today was indeed not in vain!”

What can I say about Bai Yaning—she really has seen the world. She actually stood up with a smile and reached out her hand first: “Hello, you must be Wang Hao’s friend. It’s nice to meet you for the first time, please take care of me.”

Damn it, no, don’t shake hands! Brother Fei, can’t you just treat her like a woman?!

True to Wang Hao’s expectations, Brother Fei did not let him down: “Hey there, hello hello, worthy of a big star, just look how soft your little hand is…”

Then Wang Hao saw Bai Yaning visibly tremble from head to toe—Brother Fei wasn’t just shaking hands, she used both hands and not stopping at that, kept rubbing them…

I’m gonna die, gonna die, seriously gonna die!

We absolutely cannot let her take advantage of our big star!