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Chapter 622 Weiyang Trilogy and New Director
Magic City, Blue Whale Post-production Office Area
A fat man rushed over in a hurry and looked around. When he couldn't find anyone, he couldn't help shouting.

"Where's Xin Shuang? Where's Xin Shuang?"

An editor nearby looked up from his computer and said, "He was here just now. Are you going out to eat?"

"He doesn't eat in the morning, doesn't eat in the evening, and doesn't answer the phone. I'm really impressed by this kid."

The fat man cursed and then left in a hurry. Some people couldn't help gossiping.

"What's wrong with Fatty Chen today? Isn't he usually very arrogant?"

"I just met someone who didn't dare to show off."

A senior employee adjusted his glasses, looking as if he had mastered everything.

"Don't forget which project Xin Shuang is in charge of."

"Undocumented Crime, the boss is here?"

Someone explained the reason, and the people around were a little noisy, but they were not particularly surprised. After all, Boss Wei still attached great importance to editing and post-production. He came to them to check the finished products and progress more than once or twice, and he even followed up on some projects personally.

Everyone knows that "The Undocumented Crime" is adapted from Boss Wei's novel, and the script has also been reviewed and revised, so he is bound to attach great importance to the project.

In addition, Boss Wei has been in the company frequently recently and has taken on a lot of work, so it is normal for him to come and inspect the later stages of the project.

"Pay attention, don't slack off, maybe you'll come over to see us."

Someone reminded us that most of the time, Boss Wei would go to the audio-visual room or hold meetings with project leaders and core members in the conference room.

But it's hard to guarantee that I will come to see everyone's specific work on a whim. After all, I have had similar experiences before, so it's better to be cautious.

On the other side, Fatty Chen, as everyone called him, the producer of "The Undocumented Crime", returned to the conference room, wiped his sweat, opened the door and went in.

"Boss, Xin Shuang seems to have gone to discuss work with the outsourcing team, and I can't contact him for the time being."

Wei Yang, who was listening to the report from the person in charge of the post-production department, nodded and asked him to sit down first.

“………Currently our post-production is mainly divided into three parts: editing, music and dubbing, and miscellaneous. Some are managed by the department, and some are assigned to a single project by the team…”

The post-production of Blue Whale does not include special effects; this aspect is handled by a professional visual company invested by Wei Yang.

More VFX, also known by many people as [Mo], is not well-known to the outside world, but it is a visual effects company that has risen rapidly in China in recent years.

His representative works include movies and TV series such as "Detective Chinatown 2", "The Mermaid", "Joy of Life 3", and "Grave Robbers' Chronicles".

It can be seen from this resume that it is a direct subsidiary of Blue Whale. In fact, this is true. Wei Yang owns nearly 60% of the shares in this company.

As a film and television company, it is impossible not to be involved in special effects production.

In the past, due to many reasons such as cost and technology, Boss Wei only had a small studio, and outsourced when he lacked manpower and technology. However, as Blue Whale grew bigger and bigger and even became the leader in the industry, it was impossible for him not to consider related aspects.

Back then, I had no money and could only support a small team. Now that I have money, it’s actually very simple: just make acquisitions and investments.

More VFX, which was founded in 2007, was spotted by Boss Wei at this time.

It was easy for Wei Yang to choose this company because he knew that the company had great potential for future development.

It has gathered many technical giants, and many special effects of movies such as "The Wandering Earth 2", "Detective Chinatown 3" and "Assassination of Novelist" were all done by this company. It can be said to be the top visual effects company in China, and many people even think it is the best in the industry, comparable to Hollywood.

Wei Yang brought him under his wing and invested a lot of money in him, but he was relatively restrained in taking shares, in order to attract talent.

To put it bluntly, he did not intend to use this company to make money, but to complete the system ecology of the Blue Whale system.

Of course, it would be even better if we could maintain some technological advantages for Blue Whale and make some money at the same time.

Special effects belong to More VFX, and the post-production department of Blue Whale is mainly responsible for editing, dubbing and music, narration and subtitles, sorting and packaging, etc. The work is more numerous and complicated, and involves a large number of people.

After all, all the film and television works of the Blue Whale series are under the responsibility of this side. Many close companies such as Bingyang and Mixing, or non-major projects invested by Blue Whale, will also be more inclined to hand over the post-production work to this side.

After all, we have made remarkable achievements here, have many elites, and our group's comprehensive professional quality is among the best in the industry.

This also means that although the post-production department has a lot of staff, it is often not enough and some unimportant and trivial tasks will be outsourced.

As a boss, he cannot just listen to reports, but also has to help solve problems. Wei Yang asked about the difficulties of the post-production department.

At this time, any smart person in charge would definitely complain bitterly, and the post-production department is no exception.

Too much overtime, poor logistics and benefits, low wages, some rights are restricted which makes work inconvenient, the variety show department always borrows people and poaches them, etc.

The post-production department is mainly responsible for film and television post-production, and its counterparts are the film department and television department. The advertising department also has some business in contact with them.

Logically speaking, the Variety Show Department should also be their partner, but the Variety Show Department has a dedicated post-production team.

This is due to the differences between variety show and film and television post-production work, as well as the legacy issues of the open and covert struggles between the variety show department and the previous film and television department.

Later, the film and television department was split up and the post-production department became independent, but the variety show department retained the post-production team.

However, the scale was still limited, resulting in frequent shortage of staff. From time to time, they had to come to the post-production department to borrow people or even poach them.

The post-production department hated this, and the biggest wish of the two heads was to incorporate the post-production team of the variety show department into the post-production department.

Although Wei Yang is not often in the company, it does not mean that he has no information channels. He knows more or less about these disputes.

The post-production department is right, and the variety show department is also right.

The Blue Whale Film and Television Department is too strong, and the Variety Department may not be able to compete with it. It is possible that they will be retaliated against. Otherwise, the company will not allow the Variety Department's post-production team to be independent.

Sometimes, some seemingly unreasonable regulations and arrangements have their reasons.

It is very difficult to maintain harmony in such a large company. Even if Wei Yang is the boss, he cannot act recklessly.

"Poaching is totally wrong. It's just borrowing people. It's reasonable for departments to help each other. I'll talk to the variety show department later and ask them not to go too far. We're all in the same company and we need unity and harmony."

Boss Wei habitually plays dumb and tries to smooth things over.

Every successful boss is an excellent scumbag, but the scumbag is not his partner, but his employees.

However, what makes Boss Wei better than ordinary employees is that although he is a scumbag, he is still generous.

The matter of the variety show department was glossed over, but Wei Yang promised to improve the welfare benefits of the post-production department, and the salary and performance could also be negotiated.

Overtime is definitely inevitable, but if the workload is really heavy, you can hire more people appropriately.

Regarding the inconvenience caused by insufficient authority, he does not understand the specific process, but he will inform the vice president in charge to handle it and try to optimize it as much as possible to reduce trouble and improve efficiency.

"The boss is so considerate. On behalf of all the employees in the post-production department, I would like to thank the boss for his support to us."

The head of the post-production department and his colleagues fawned over him. One of the younger ones even shouted "Long live the boss!"

"Alright, alright, let's get down to business. Have you contacted Xin Shuang?"

Wei Yang was a little overwhelmed. Many people in the post-production department were from a technical background. Their flattery skills were too poor and their words were too awkward. They were far worse than those in administration and personnel.

Fatty Chen, the producer of "Undocumented Crime", wiped his sweat as he looked at the series of unreachable voice calls and WeChat messages on his phone. "Uh... I haven't contacted him yet."

Secretary Hu Ya, who was following Wei Yang, couldn't help but speak up: "Didn't you say you were discussing the work with the outsourcing team? If you can't contact him, you can always contact the outsourcing team, right?"

Fatty Chen sweated even more: "I just contacted him, and it seems he is back. Maybe he was delayed on the way."

Secretary Hu Ya holds a high position in the company and doesn't give Fatty Chen any face at all.

"What do you mean by 'seems' or 'maybe'? The boss has been waiting for more than half an hour."

Fatty Chen was so squeezed that he was speechless and cursed in his heart. It was one thing that Xin Shuang was not there and he could not be contacted, but the key was that the finished materials were taken away by him and he didn't even know the password to the cloud.

You know, in order to prevent the early leakage of works, the protection of materials is strictly managed.

After all, a work is worth hundreds of millions or even more. If it is not properly preserved and pirated copies are released online first, it will be a big trouble.

Blue Whale suffered this loss during the filming of "Joy of Life 2". Fortunately, the leaks were not too severe and Blue Whale and the platform responded quickly, so no major disaster occurred.

Therefore, during post-production, only a few people including the project post-production manager, producer and director can access all the materials and keep them.

Some projects are simply led by only one or two people, such as "The Undocumented Crime".

Since Xin Shuang followed up the entire post-production process, the person in charge of post-production did not need to manage the materials. He could just ask him for them directly without asking for the password.

The producer Fatty Chen is more interested in distribution and promotion, and doesn't take care of the post-production, so he doesn't know either.

So once Xin Shuang lost contact, if Wei Yang wanted to see the finished edit of "The Undocumented Crime", he had to wait for him to come back.

"If this guy disappears, my investment of tens of millions will be wasted."

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit solemn, Wei Yang made a joke, but the joke seemed a bit inappropriate.

Fatty Chen was no longer sweating, he was almost crying with anxiety, he quickly excused himself and left: "I'll go look for it again."

Several people in the post-production department could no longer sit still. Except for the two leaders who stayed to accompany Boss Wei, the others went out to look for people.

Boss Wei looked at Hu Ya innocently, "Is it really that serious? Am I that scary?"

The latter smiled naively. Boss Wei's prestige in Blue Whale was extremely high. Even if he behaved kindly, there were still many people who were afraid of him.

What's more, this is really not a decent thing to do. It's like leaving the boss who came to inspect here alone. Who wouldn't be panicked?

For example, a senior leader comes and says that he wants to meet a certain artist in the company, but he just can’t find that person.

It would be awkward for the leader to keep them, but he had said too much before and it was not easy for them to just leave. The group of people could only waste time, and Wei Yang would also be anxious.

"Okay, let's take a look at your office environment."

It was Boss Wei who took the initiative to give way and, while inspecting the employees, gave Fatty Chen enough time to find someone.

This time, Fatty Chen did not disappoint Boss Wei's efforts. After Wei Yang took a look around, he finally pulled Xin Shuang away, sweating profusely.

Xin Shuang had long hair and sweat on his face. When he saw Boss Wei, he hurriedly explained.

"Sorry, Mr. Wei, my phone is out of battery, and I happened to be out doing something..."

Wei Yang waved his hand: "It's okay, just come back and take a look at the materials."

Post-production department, audio-visual room

After watching the rough cuts of the two episodes and some highlights, Wei Yang nodded.

He was not wrong about Xin Shuang, this guy was indeed quite capable.

In the original time and space, the Zijin Chen trilogy, only "The Bad Kids" was shot by Xin Shuang, while "The Undocumented Crime" and "The Silent Truth" were shot by other people.

Wei Yang personally believes that "The Bad Kids" is the most successful film.

"The Undocumented" is the worst film, but its strength lies in the powerful actors.

Aunt Deng Jiajia contributed her professional peak acting skills, Qin Hao was both good and evil, had a strong temper, and also discovered Ning Li, a treasure actor.

The character he played, Li Toyota, who smoked backwards, became a very distinctive and influential ruthless character in film and television.

"The Silent Truth", which has the best Douban score and the best reputation, relies on the excellence of the plot itself. As long as the director can capture that kind of despair and justice, this drama will be a masterpiece.

However, "The Bad Kids" is adapted from "Bad Kids", which tells the story of juvenile delinquency. It involves young actors and many explorations and discussions about family and education. If you want to shoot it well, you need a certain foundation.

Obviously, Xin Shuang succeeded in filming the movie in his previous life, and it can be said to be the most popular and influential of the trilogy.

However, the limelight was stolen by the popular Qin Hao and some plot points, and few people paid attention to Xin Shuang, the fledgling director.

It was later on that he really made a name for himself with "The Long Season", which was not only a huge hit, but also had a Douban score of 9.4, and was listed as a masterpiece of online drama in recent years.

It was at that time that Wei Yang remembered Xin Shuang. When filming the "Weiyang Trilogy" started, he "overruled all objections" and let Xin Shuang be the director.

Before this, Xin Shuang was just a small director who shot commercials and music videos and had no fame.

However, everyone is already accustomed to Boss Wei's unique vision and his ability to find talents at will. Xin Shuang is just another achievement of Wei Bole.

Xin Shuang was naturally stunned by this pie-in-the-sky opportunity, and happily ran to Blue Whale to be a director.

Wei Yang, in fact, was secretly a little afraid that he was forcing things, so he specially assigned a senior executive director to him.

But some people are born to be directors!

In his previous life, when Xin Shuang was just starting out, he created the hit web drama "The Hidden Corner" which scored nearly 9 points.

Although he was born two or three years earlier in this life, he still managed to make "The Undocumented Crime" very well. With more experience, he will become the backbone of Blue Whale in the future.

"Do a good job. I'll give you The Bad Kids. Don't let the fans scold me."

Before leaving, Wei Yang specially encouraged Xin Shuang. The latter was surprised and happy, but still couldn't help asking.

"What about The Silent Truth?"

Among the Weiyang trilogy, this is the one he likes the most and wants to shoot the most. Since he has been asked to shoot the first two, it doesn't make sense to change him at the last minute.

Wei Yang smiled and said, "As for this drama, I'll talk to you about it when I have time."

Let’s talk, Wei Yang took his people away. Xin Shuang was a little confused at first, but then he suddenly realized.

He said, how could Boss Wei not be involved in writing a novel himself? It turns out that he had been thinking about "The Silent Truth" for a long time.

So, I can direct the boss? !

Before Xin Shuang could come to his senses, several people from the post-production department had surrounded him to congratulate him. Even Fatty Chen put his arm around his shoulder, acting like a good brother, as if the person they had been hating just now was someone else.

Even though the big boss was left out for such a long time, the latter did not get angry. Instead, he talked and laughed with him, gave him important tasks, and his appreciation was obvious.

For someone who is favored by Boss Wei, how can he not have a bright future?
(End of this chapter)