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Chapter 141 The "Demon" Boss
There is a ghost of tacit understanding!

If the production team behind the scenes of "The Silence of the Lambs" heard Wang Wei's words, they might just want to jump up and kick his knees.

After the Chinese New Year, the outside world was buzzing because of the milestone box office of "Charlotte", but the crew of "The Silence of the Lambs" quietly started post-production.

Although Wang Wei is still running on both sides of the crew, he did not relax the post-production of "The Silence of the Lambs" at all, and let the behind-the-scenes production team, mainly the editing team, couldn't help but recall his last work - the post-production of "Genius Gunner" The fear of being dominated.

Of course, the torment this time is not the day and night squeeze like last time, but the endless toss of being asked to revise.

In terms of sound effects editors—

The film "The Silence of the Lambs" has extremely high requirements for sound design and editing.

"I need the sound effects inside to affect the audience on both conscious and subconscious levels." The director asked.

Audiences may be perfectly aware of the loud bang that makes them fall from their chairs, but will they be aware of the subtle, uneasy atmosphere created by a quiet room?
And this is exactly the difficulty required by the director-the sound effects in the film must manipulate the audience without their awareness, and even finally invade the subconscious of the audience-to make them feel the horror that runs through sense and uncertainty.

for example--

"Here we have composed a murderous soundtrack, highlighting Hannibal's murderous intentions..."

Wang Wei was noncommittal, rested his chin and thought for a while, and said, "It's too straightforward, change the soundtrack."

However, Wang Wei was not satisfied with several proposals in a row, so he finally suggested, "Take a look at Bach's 'Goldberg Variations'."

The sound editor was taken aback.

It turns out that a calm and peaceful soundtrack is needed?Oh, you said it earlier!

He complained about making changes according to the director's request.

look again...

[In a heavily guarded prison, "Gothenburg Variations" sounded, it was solemn, quiet, and with digital rigor and precision. Amidst the sound of the music, Hannibal was planning his escape plan. 】

Accompanied by the calm and peaceful music, the audience can even imagine the step-by-step precise plan in the mind of this murderer - how to deceive the guard who brought him food, how to kill him, how to perform a brutal and terrifying prison escape...

Undoubtedly, with such a modification, the classical soundtrack and depressing images create a clever sense of conflict, which can better affect the emotions of the audience.

Another example——

In the climax of catching the killer "The Butcher", when the heroine is in a dark basement, they originally designed a mixture of panic gasps, the killer's heavy breathing and the screams of the girl imprisoned by the killer. A pretty good sense of horror.

But Wang Wei closed his eyes and listened for a while, and still put forward his opinion: "...the fear caused by the sound effect lacks a sense of hierarchy, so continue to change it."

It was changed until the barking of the puppy was added, and Wang Wei nodded.

Sure enough, the piercing bark that was added had a more profound psychological effect than any other sound.

——Give your knees to the director!

The screen editor looked at his colleagues with some sympathy, but soon realized that his treatment was not much better, and immediately felt a sense of sympathy.

So far, the initial cuts they edited have not satisfied Wang Wei.

However, he didn't say the specific modification plan.

And yet, they knew that the director had a plan, and it might be the most ideal plan.

——Because if they really can't find a way out, and the director is not satisfied, his last point, in most cases, will have the finishing touch.

This made the editors scratch their heads, and even wanted to give up—isn't this a tossing, why not just like last time, the director said directly, and they directly changed it, even if the work intensity was so strong that they almost died of sudden death...

However, this kind of thought only turned around in my heart for a while, and then disappeared.

Sudden death is fine, isn't it just being picked on?Endure it!

So, in the end, they still honestly accepted Wang Wei's criticism and revised it;

Seeing this, Shen Zhenyi, who also needs to participate in the post-dubbing, teased during the break: "So, this is your tacit understanding?"

"Look, no matter how much I toss, they didn't get angry. Isn't this a tacit understanding?" Wang Wei said with a smile.

——You also know that if you toss around like this, people will get angry?

Shen Zhenyi simply complained about her incompetence.

"Aren't you afraid that you're going too far and the frustration is so strong that they can't bear it?"

"Not afraid."

Wang Wei looked very calm, and wrote lightly: "If you really can't bear it, then we will be eliminated!"

This relatively cold answer made Shen Zhenyi stunned.

How should I put it, it seems that they are trying to maximize the abilities of employees.

However, in the "Resident Evil" project team, it was a mild and gentle management style; when it came to the "Silence of the Lambs" crew, it seemed to be a cold wind and a shower.

Wang Wei said softly: "Actually, it's all about picking and picking. They have made obvious progress."

"But I can't tell them I'm satisfied!"

"Sometimes, you can't tell your subordinates that their level has actually passed - in that way, they are likely to be satisfied with 60 points and no longer pursue a higher level; you can only always use a 'all Spicy Chicken's attitude is critical, and they will break through the limit unconsciously under pressure."

"..."

— Devil!

At this moment, Shen Zhenyi only had this feeling in her heart.

As if he had read the heartfelt feelings of this little girl, Wang Wei smiled and said: "They are not fools, although they may not be able to see through all my thoughts, they can still feel their own progress - after all, the boss is with them Leveling, I still feel like I’m at a loss.”

Shen Zhenyi rolled her eyes.

However, she also understood what Wang Wei said - if you can't keep up, then you should be eliminated.

Although not very friendly, but the boss is willing to accompany his subordinates to level up, but the subordinates are not motivated, so we can only say goodbye.

only……

"In this case, the efficiency will not be high."

Especially when I just came out of the "Resident Evil" project team, the experience is even more obvious. The efficiency of the two modes is completely different.

Wang Wei spread his hands and said: "It's not high, but the post-production time of "The Silence of the Lambs" is abundant, we can afford it!"

...You are so reasonable, I can't refute it.

Wang Wei finally raised his eyebrows and said: "The members of the "Resident Evil" project team are relatively unfamiliar, so we should encourage them to express their true thoughts and increase their honesty."

"But the crew of "The Silence of the Lambs" are basically familiar veterans. I roughly know where the limits of everyone's abilities are. Naturally, I don't need to beep, and I can simply squeeze their potential."

"As a boss, when it's time to gain favor, you should try your best to gain favor; when you should be 'evil', you should not be afraid of 'evil'."

Shen Zhenyi translated it, and it was probably—talking to people, talking nonsense to hell, anyway, the boss is the one who makes sense.

Shen Zhenyi, who has evolved to be a boss, feels that she is useless!

……

(End of this chapter)