China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

Chapter 9 Editing, Preparation, Invitation

The great politician Mr. Zeng Guofan once said that poverty can make your wife poor, but hardship cannot make your brothers miserable.

Xu Jie in the Ming Dynasty also has a classic line, saying that no matter how hard it is, he can't bear the pain of his second brother.

After all, Guan Ling was also a director in his previous life. In this life, he thoroughly implemented the central ideas of the two sages and powerful men mentioned above, and did not let his second brother suffer.

In the entertainment industry, we are all foxes with thousands of years of history. Who can have fun with whom?

Guan Ling said that if a director who had been in the limelight was allowed to act innocently, he would not get involved. Who else could he keep his integrity for?
The man is unmarried and the woman is unmarried. We are all just in love as a crew. After the filming is over, we still have careers to deal with, so we don't care about the embarrassment at all.

Dong Xuan originally wanted to leave first, but in the end she stayed for two days. The two inevitably discussed the script several times. The answer was that Dong Xuan was the single female protagonist and there were many action scenes.

Director Guan's directing ability is still very good, and the framing is also excellent. For example, when shooting through floor-to-ceiling windows, it is very charming.Dong Xuan has improved her acting skills a lot over time.

It's no wonder that Xuanmei's heart is broken. In the past twenty days, the two of them have been getting along almost every day. Director Guan is handsome, and the scenes he and she have are intimate. Director Guan is restless, and so is she.

"Hey, please be gentle." Beauty Xuan was in pain.

Guan Ling stopped and ate some fruit first.

"Don't stop." This guy was not happy yet.

"You are trying to exhaust me to death." Guan Ling snorted.

As for Guan Ling, he still has to deal with some matters after completion.

It's boring at night, and I don't have to take responsibility.

"After you return to school, if you have any scripts, come to me." After the plane landed in the capital, Dong Xuan and Guan Ling deliberately left separately. Snowflake Goddess Long couldn't have any scandals yet.

The previous scandal with Qiao Zhenyu, one of the four beauties of Tianya, not only made her popular, but also made the media unanimously believe that the two of them might have faked it for real. In fact, they didn't. Dong Xuan is very concerned about this now.

She is on the rise in dating. She has not signed a contract with a big company such as Huayi, and Xin Baoyuan has not praised her highly. If she is not careful, she can easily be buried directly.

As for Guan Ling favoring her?
Not all directors have the ability to impress people and produce consistent hits.Dong Xuan hasn't thought about it that much, she just wants to be happy.

The two waved their hands and separated.

After calling Han Zheng and reporting on the completion process, Han Zheng reported the news to Mr. Han. Guan Ling now took the initiative to contact Mr. Han, which was regarded as an intrusion.

I took a taxi and went straight to Nortel.

The driver was a chatty person. He kept chatting and asked: "Young man, you are quite young. Let me ask you a question. What is Qiu Mingshan, the God of Cars? Yesterday, when my son came back, he said to his father that I am Qiu Mingshan." I don’t understand God, and I’m too embarrassed to ask him. I’ve been thinking about it for a day, but I still don’t understand.”

"Akinayama Car God, it means you drive well. Your boy is complimenting you."

"You just mean to be a car god? What is Qiu Mingshan?"

"Akina Mountain...is a RB mountain."

At this time, the car god still meant it purely.

After chatting with the driver for a while, Guan Ling suddenly realized that "Initial D" should be released now. Jay Chou, Edison Chen and others made an RB animation movie, which took over 300 million at the domestic box office.It seems that the whole world has exceeded [-] million.

It is said that Jay Chou's performance in this film is really good. Guan Ling remembers that he won the Best New Actor Award at the 42nd Golden Horse Awards and the Best New Actor Award at the 25th Academy Awards for this film. It was even more popular than the song. Bundle.

I also think of the female lead in this movie. Suzuki An is really young and pure at this time. She seems to be about the same age as Liu Yifei.

The driver's boy must have secretly gone to watch a movie.

When I arrived at Nortel, I took the initiative to visit Shimoda Zhuangzhuang and reported to me.

In fact, Guan Ling also has other things to do, which is to borrow the editing room of Beijing Film Studio. After all, the old director can save a lot of money by using this relationship.

"Mr. Tian, ​​when I finish editing, I will be the first to give you the eye." Director Guan is a good tricker, and Mr. Tian is old.

"If you don't give me a hand, you can see if I smoke or not." Tian Zhuangzhuang was holding a pipe in his mouth at home. He was a long-time smoker.And he also has a problem. When he smokes, he never takes the first puff, but starts with the second puff.

He was banned from directing for ten years, but he overcame it.A lot of help was provided to the young people in the process, and the teachers hung around those so-called sixth-generation directors.

"If Mr. Tian wants to smoke, then I will definitely suffer." Guan Ling is still poor.

"Go, go, go," Tian Zhuangzhuang is an old man. He had known that Guan Ling was here to beat the autumn wind. "Why don't you go, why don't you fart?"

"It's still Mr. Tian," Guan Lingtian said shamelessly, "We have to trouble Mr. Tian even with our music score."

Anyone who is familiar with Tian Zhuangzhuang knows that he is extremely demanding in his choice of music.In the past, I would ask the composer to come to him with a bucket of disks and ask him to listen to them one by one until he nodded.

"You kid, go to the dubbing department to find Sun Xin." Sun Xin is a senior who is now responsible for the soundtrack. He is also Tian Zhuangzhuang's disciple who taught him step by step.

Tian Zhuangzhuang banged his cigarette and took the initiative to say: "Xiaoguan, I looked at it during the filming and I have something to tell you."

"You say."

"Before, I felt that what I loved about movies was the cognition and its unique language. I used to be most optimistic about Jiang Wen and Senior Lu, because their movies have understanding and opinions. It's not about novels or comics. Translation. Xie Fei discussed with me a lot before, but now I have changed my mind. The film industry, besides art, also pays attention to people’s enjoyment of watching. I have learned something from your movie. I have to thank you for this. ." Tian Zhuangzhuang said, "You told a good story, it is complete and complex, and your directing skills can break it into fragments and connect them together, which is attractive. The power of the script here is amazing. "

"You, and Xiao Ning, all have to look good to the older generation of Nortel. I still want to go to graduate school, so I will transfer to the department." After Tian Zhuangzhuang said this, Guan Ling also nodded frequently. The meaning of these words was quite obvious. After that, he is considered a half-way apprentice.This is about nurturing.

Guan Ling is good at everything, and there are people above him who can do things easily.

So I dove headfirst into the editing business.The editors were all our own, and they took on extra work during the summer vacation at school. Under Guan Ling's repeated urging, they all worked as fast as they could.

As for the movie Uninvited Guests, the editing was a bit complicated, but Guan Ling had the storyboards and kept looking at them, so the post-production went very smoothly.These days, not to mention directors, editors, and post-production staff all treat movies like children. That’s really desperate.

Sun Xin, who was hired for the background music, is very capable. He has an absolute sense of sound. When Guan Ling hums, he can really do it, and he does it quite well.

Later, we were given samples, censorship, and release permission. We had to contact Han Zheng, and Guan Ling was not responsible for this.

In the end, there was still some money left over from the cost, and Guan Ling didn't give any red envelopes to the leading actors. Let's talk about it during the celebration. Right now, the focus is still on the release date and publicity.

By mid-July, when the editing of the movie was completed, Guan Ling pulled Teacher Ueda and went directly to China Film Academy to watch it.

China Film Building, screening room.

Take the copy disk and show it.

The current movie is more than ten minutes longer than the original version, which is not much, but it is all details, rationalizing the behavior of the characters with facial makeup.

Seems less obtrusive.

Mr. Han made a cup of tea and started watching a movie. As soon as it started, Mr. Han yelled.

"Here's a cigarette." The scene of Fan Wei lighting a cigarette didn't scare the third master, but it aroused his curiosity anyway.And the scene is really beautiful.

Afterwards, Mr. Han fell into the movie. When the movie, which lasted nearly a hundred minutes, was over, Mr. Han finally woke up from a dream and remembered to drink tea. The tea was cold.

Guan Ling was a good flatterer, so he stood up and went to get the thermos to fill the water, and also changed it to new tea.

"You boy, my tea is precious." Mr. Han half-smiled.

This movie is good. Mr. Han had a plan and he even forgot to drink the tea. This shows how fast the pace of the movie is now. The suspenseful and tense atmosphere made Mr. Han immersed in it.

"This movie is well made. It seems that it is not a big production that attracts people to the cinema." Mr. Han likes big productions, but he does not hesitate to praise this movie.

"No wonder you brag to the actors at the closing banquet that this is a milestone for small and medium-budget films. You are so confident." Han Sanye's words shocked Guan Ling. There is an insider, and these words can still reach Sanye In the ears.

This movie will definitely not work in Europe and the United States, but in China, it is really novel.

"This movie completely complies with the 'Three Unities', so every scene puts pressure on the moviegoers. This is the main reason why they sit there." Tian Zhuangzhuang is talking about structure.

"Xiaoguan, I have no problem with this movie. It will pass the censorship soon. What do you think of the release date being November?" Mr. Han asked.

Guan Ling doesn't think much about it. There is no National Day schedule at this time. October to December are considered unpopular schedules, and the box office will definitely not be good.

Not to mention Harry Potter is coming out in November.

I asked about the scheduled release dates of other movies. I didn’t know until I saw them, but I was shocked when I saw them. They are all strong rivals.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith is currently popular in theaters, with Xu's "Seven Swords" to be released on July 7th, and "War of the Worlds" on August 29th, which can be regarded as the last blockbuster film of the summer."Myth" was released in late September, and there were indeed no rivals in October and November, but almost no one watched the movie at this time.As for the Lunar New Year holiday, Guan Ling doesn't want to die yet.

Movies now have more box office during the Lunar New Year and summer seasons.

"Director Han, how about setting it in mid-August." Guan Ling wants to compete in the summer season. It's not about targeting anyone. A good period can give a movie a much stronger bonus than an unpopular period.

The most important thing is that Guan Ling has watched "Seven Swords", which can be said to be quite average. It is said that Old Monster Xu was blacklisted by investors because of this movie and has not turned around for several years.It shows how bad the logic of the movie is.

Mr. Han was a little hesitant: "Your announcement is far from other movies, okay?"

"The main reason is for the box office, in case it takes off." Guan Ling told the truth.

In mid-August, Mr. Han finally set a date of August [-]th. By this time, Seven Swords had already taken the box office for two weeks, and it might be a bit weaker in the future.

Since last year, domestic films have generally had a concept similar to "Domestic Film Protection Month" in July. "House of Flying Daggers" received the first wave of dividends, with a box office approaching 1.5 million.

This was last year.This shows how much potential the summer movie market has.

Guan Ling remembers that "Seven Swords" took in over RMB [-] million at the box office, which shows that its reputation is still in decline.It’s okay to have a little less time before filming, as your reputation will improve.

Mr. Han finally set the time, and the time was a little tight. China Film Group hired someone to do interviews. Fan Wei, Dong Xuan and others were all interviewees. After all, the Spring Festival Gala was not going to be held for the time being, so this matter was also a publicity point.

Guan Ling also took the initiative to find someone to hire a navy, saying that Dong Xuan was the most beautiful among the younger generation. He also focused on the context of Dong Xuan’s posters, so that the posters should be as eye-catching as possible. At the very least, The young man had to take part of the ticket. Anyway, he did a lot of operations first, so he still stood in front of the movie.

It's just a pity that they can only look at it.Guan Ling is a man who has been touched and used before.

In the cinema, Guan Ling watched "Initial D". Not to mention, after two lifetimes, Guan Ling was still excited and almost wanted to buy an AE86.

In late July, the promotion for the movie "Uninvited Guests" began, and the final production was also improved. A Cantonese version was specially made for the south, and China Film took over the finished film.

On July 7, Liu Yifei sent a text message, saying that she would return to China in the middle of next month and invited herself to attend her coming-of-age ceremony dinner.

Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.In his previous life and this life, Guan Ling had only heard of it and never been there. He was speechless.

I really didn't expect that I could go there to have a look and understand the treatment of the palace.

Of course, he and Zhu Yawen were the same, they both sat at the children's table.

(End of this chapter)