The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 29 Editing
At 2000 a.m. on June 6, 22, at the Shanghai Film Studio, the weather was hot and windless.

Standing in the sun for 5 minutes can make you sweat.

Li Shengyao, Zhao Shan, Li Sanfa, and several employees of Dafu Film and Television Company brought the video tape to Shanghai Film and Television Factory.

Naturally, they came here this time for the editing of "Love Hotel".

At this time, Huaxia Film and Television is not like a few years later. Five or six hundred TV dramas are filmed a year, and private film and television editing studios are everywhere.

Most of the film and television dramas now either go to the Beijing Film Studio or come to the Shanghai Film Studio for editing.

There are more in Beijing Film Studio, and less in Shanghai Film Studio.

Li Shengyao didn't want to go to Yanjing to wait in line for editing, so he came to Shanghai Film Studio.

The staff in charge of the reception were very happy, saying that during this period, some of their editing masters happened to have time, and then they said the price, [-] episodes.

The price is reasonable. Editing is not too expensive at this time. In five or six years, it will cost five or six thousand, and in another ten years, the price will be between eight thousand and ten thousand.

Li Shengyao was too lazy to say anything, and then signed the contract, paid a five-day deposit, and then let them start work.

Three editors came out, all with surprised faces, "Where's your director?"

Li Shengyao said with a smile, "I am the director."

Too young.

The three editors all stared wide-eyed, and one of them patted his face, making sure that Li Shengyao was calm and not lying, so he asked, "Where's the script? We need to read the script."

Generally speaking, an editor will read the script before editing. He needs to understand what the director wants to express, so that he can count which places should be fast and which places should be slow.

Li Shengyao shook his head, "No need, I'm the director, I know what screen plot I want, you just listen to me."

Is this... is this nonsense?

Will editing this play affect my reputation?
All three editors hesitated.

Li Shengyao pouted, he didn't care what these people thought, he was a consumer, spending money was God.

Furthermore, when he has money, he starts a company and wants to set up his own editing studio.

For at most three years, he will not come to Shanghai Film Studio for editing.

"Can you do it? If you can't, just replace a few people for me, I'm in a hurry."

The three editors looked at each other, and then said that they were not feeling well, and asked the factory to arrange for other people to come over.

Not long after, three more editors came, and this time the three were younger, probably novices.

Li Shengyao didn't care, he didn't need to refer to the opinions of these editors at all, he just listened to him.

"Okay, let's get to work."

Zhao Shan pulled Li Shengyao back and said in a low voice, "Lao Li, why don't you wait a while and find some seniors."

"No, I'm watching."

In fact, if there is no equipment, Lee Seung Yew would edit it himself.

Of course he is the director now, and editing is counted as the production cost, so he doesn't need to play by himself.

He then followed three editors into the editing room.

Li Shengyao then clapped his hands, "Three, I don't need you to use your brains, listen to me, you can edit whatever I say."

The three young editors looked at each other, and they all saw the helplessness in each other's eyes.

"understood."

Li Shengyao smiled, "Let's begin."

From the first episode, three editors sat in front to operate, and Li Shengyao stood behind, instructing them to edit.

It was very fast, no need to think at all, it was Li Shengyao directing them to do things.

After three days like this, at ten o'clock in the morning three days later, Zhao Shan held the refunded 400 yuan with an incredulous expression on his face.

The deposit was not used up, it was too fast.

"Old Li, just now that person looked at me like I was a fool. I heard him muttering, saying that the editing of the TV series was completed in three days without us. Are we too hasty? There are still 23 in the account. We Do you want to do more research?"

"No need, go back to Yanjing, finish dubbing and music, I can't wait."

Zhao Shan still wanted to persuade him again, "Old Li, we are not in a hurry, we have time."

"Don't worry, this is my play, will I still mess around?"

This is also the reason Zhao Shan thought about.

However, he still felt that it was unreliable, and he planned to come and take a look after the production was completed, to make sure it was a qualified TV series.

On the other side, three young editors left the editing room and returned to the office.

"How, what's the situation?"

The person who asked the question was Qian Daming, one of the three senior editors Li Shengyao met for the first time.

He has been idle for the past few days and has not done anything. Although he has no commission, he is happy in his heart. He feels that he has saved his reputation by not taking that job.

In the past few days, I have praised myself for my cleverness.

"do not know."

The three editors didn't read the script, didn't hear the lines, they were in charge of editing, but they didn't know the specific content of "Love Hotel", they only knew roughly that it was a romantic drama.

"I don't know? How's the picture? How's the rhythm?"

The dubbing has not been done yet, and the lines have not been edited, so I can only look at the picture and rhythm.

A young editor thought for a while, "The pictures are pretty, and the camera language is good. They should all be carefully designed."

"The rhythm is hard to say. I'm not interested in paying attention to romantic dramas that can be played by men and women."

Hearing this, Qian Daming felt a bad feeling in his heart.

"The rhythm shouldn't work, right?"

At this time, another young editor continued: "The rhythm is messed up, a few men and women are in love back and forth, what can be seen."

This is a straight man who doesn't like romantic dramas at all.

Hearing this, Qian Daming felt alive. He found the answer he wanted and nodded, "Yes, I don't know if the director is 25 years old. He must have messed up."

He then left the office, went to another office, and called a friend of Shanghai City Satellite TV on the phone.

"Old Wan, let me tell you something. Today there is a play called "Love Hotel". The director is in his early twenties, and he edited it in three days. It's completely messed up. Don't be fooled."

This old Wan works in the film and television drama review department of Shanghai Satellite TV.

My job is to watch all kinds of movies and TV series to see if they are worthwhile, buy what I like, and say goodbye if I don’t like it.

At this time, the TV station is the boss, and under normal circumstances, people from the film and television production company need to come to recommend it in person.

However, there are some fake ones, such as the Qiong Yao drama. People from various TV stations come to watch it, and then the big guys bid for it, and whoever pays the most will sell it to whoever.

When Lao Wan heard this, he chuckled, "I'm panicked when I have a lot of money, I will remember, I will treat you to dinner another day."

Qian Daming waved his hand, "Small."

After hanging up the phone, Qian Daming felt much better.

He doesn't think he's doing harm to others, he thinks it's purifying the mainland's film and television environment, lest some cats and dogs think that they can do whatever they want with money.

(End of this chapter)