This director needs to apologize

Chapter 347: Self-guided self-cutting has a high probability of being a disaster

After the dinner party that night, Chen Yiming stayed with Xiangrui's crew for another three days before bidding farewell to An Xixi and returning to the Magic City the next week.

Xiangrui was actually impatient for a long time and pointed out that Chen Yiming was not here to be a producer at all. He was clearly here to be a good boyfriend with 24 filial piety and a 24/7 companion. She also warned An Xixi in front of Chen Yiming, saying that Chen Yiming's old house was on fire for three minutes and she must not give him a good look.

Chen Yiming didn't care either. After the relationship was officially established, he didn't feel any qualitative change in his relationship with An Xixi, which made Chen Yiming feel very comfortable.

He himself thought it was absurd. Both of them were inseparable from "500 Days of Summer Solstice". One was the creative provider and the other was the heroine. However, when it came to falling in love, it had nothing to do with the original story. .

This also fully shows that the movies are all fake, and the creator himself refuted the rumors first.

The filming of "The Thirteenth Floor" at the Magic Film Factory was still a little behind schedule. After Chen Yiming returned to the Magic City, he first went to the Stone Workshop. As a result, the work there fell behind the original plan and the rendering volume exceeded the estimate. .

Chen Yiming could only sigh helplessly after hearing this. The special effects were just a waste of time. If it was too late, it was too late. Working overtime and adding people would not solve the problem.

After mentally calculating the timetable, Chen Yiming asked the production assistant to inform the actors to postpone their arrival in the Magic City for a week as it was still within the deadline.

But he himself couldn't rest, because the post-production of "The Usual Suspects" had already been completed and the editing had begun.

Chen Yiming suddenly didn't know how to comfort Wang Wei, because to put it bluntly, Wang Wei could only survive this period of time, and it would be over once it was released. Any comfort before that was useless, and Wang Wei didn't actually need it.

On Thursday morning, Chen Yiming met Wang Wei in the editing room of Phantom Studio. The good guy almost didn't recognize him. Director Wang was unkempt and sleepy, and his eyes were almost covered with eye droppings.

After fifteen minutes, Chen Yiming probably knew what was going on. Wang Wei made all kinds of mistakes that novices often make. Not only was he unwilling to give up any of the "foreshadowings" clearly marked in the script, he even added extra ones during the actual shooting. I also want to keep every detail.

The reversal was shocking enough, but the difficulty of handling the foreshadowing and details also increased. This was reflected in the editing process, which meant that the number of fragmentary shots that required "extra care" was doubled.

After the greetings, work officially started. Chen Yiming sat behind Wang Suqiu and looked at the operation interface. Isn't this still the beginning?

Here I want to name and criticize Lao Duan, the two identities of Bao Wen Dao and the mastermind behind the scenes, one is restrained and the other is released fiercely. Compared with the performance of Uncle Kevin in the original film, the span is wider and the distinction is higher.

Chen Yiming smiled and joked, "You didn't make the floor here last night, did you?"

Wang Wei took a glass of bottled water and drank it down, and replied vaguely, "There is no floor, so I just slept on the chair all night."

And it's not just Duan Yining. Under his leadership, Yu Hewei, Xu Yajun and other members of the protagonist group also followed suit. This is in line with the general rules of drama. Any actor with some pursuit and ambition will not Let the actors who play opposite roles be more beautiful than before.

The original script was carefully polished by three new directors, and Chen Yiming carefully reviewed it. Because there are no obvious bugs in the retracting and retracting lines, it is certainly not flawless. Movies are not based on reality and must be based on logic. It is impossible to convince every audience.

The two of them smiled at each other and nodded in greeting. When they first gave Xiangrui Supervisor "Love Letter", they cooperated very well with each other and enjoyed it. Chen Yiming also planned to ask him to work on his own "The Thirteenth Floor".

"The Usual Suspects" follows a standard detective and suspense route. In the first half, various hints are buried in inadvertent places, and in the second half, they are wrapped up one by one at the end. What is important is that there is a one-to-one correspondence between burying and hiding, and burying must be buried. It was unexpected and reasonable, and the collection was done neatly and without missing a beat.

At 9 o'clock, the editor opened the door and came in on time. Chen Yiming turned around and saw that the middle-aged man with thermos cups and glasses was none other than his old acquaintance Wang Suqiu.

He would feel that a good starting point would indicate many things and mean more things. Of course, he later used his own experience to prove that the above ideas were just his illusions.

Hasn't it been three days since I started cutting? Why are you still fussing over the first few minutes? What have you been cutting in these three days?
Chen Yiming held back his words and prepared to observe before speaking.

After Wang Wei washed up, he devoured the breakfast brought by Chen Yiming, during which the two of them did not speak again.

The problem was that during the actual filming process, Wang Wei could not control the crew, actors and himself absolutely, and he couldn't help but let go while filming.

Wang Wei shook his head, "I'm not sure, Brother Ming, what was your state like when you were working on "Holiday in the Magic City"? It's not that I don't want to have a good rest, it's just that I can't help but have random thoughts as soon as I close my eyes, so why not Go to sleep naturally when you are tired, at least you won’t have nightmares.”

Chen Yiming thought to himself that he was sick after sitting down. He himself had a similar state of mind, but in his previous life. At that time, he still had awe and yearning for movies. For his first film and television work, he was also worried about the gains and losses like Wang Wei.

He is a ruthless person. Chen Yiming was convinced, so he said to comfort him, "Don't be too anxious. I have seen the material. If you follow the steps, it will be a good movie."

As a result, the original script and storyboards were useless during the editing process. All the foreshadowing and ending relationships in the film needed to be rearranged, and the editing points also needed to be reset.

Wang Wei is cutting and cutting, and new ideas will come out from time to time. For example, he is currently discussing (arguing) with Wang Suqiu whether to mention the third survivor's awakening in the second half to the beginning, and change the narration to Interlude.

Well, the original script is actually a flashback, which means this is the third major change to the beginning. Since Chen Yiming had spoken in advance, Wang Wei could enter the editing room, but the prerequisite was that he was absolutely not allowed to do direct hands-on work.

So Wang Suqiu was unlucky. He was so helpless by Wang Wei's thoughts that he turned around and looked at Chen Yiming with an accusing look on his face.

The latter felt guilty when he saw it, so he had to say to Wang Wei, "My Director Wang, Mr. Wang hasn't finished dividing the material yet. Isn't it too early for you to raise this opinion?"

Wang Wei argued with reason, "If we separate them all, the potential connections will be cut off, and rework will be more time-consuming."

Chen Yiming said earnestly, "You have to believe in Teacher Wang's professional ability!"

Wang Wei stared at the computer screen intently, "Of course I believe it, just a reminder, after all, I took the footage every minute, and I know the situation better."

Chen Yiming couldn't agree, so he had to take action. He went over and pulled Wang Wei up from the chair, "You're all rotten. Come and take a bath with me to relieve your fatigue. I'll treat you to dinner at noon. We'll come back in the afternoon." look."

Wang Weisheng was thin and withered, so Chen Yiming held him by the arms and carried him out effortlessly. Before going out, he turned back and winked at Wang Suqiu, who understood and made an OK gesture.

Regardless of Wang Wei's various excuses, Chen Yiming led Wang Wei out of the Magic Shadow Factory, hailed a car on the street and went straight to a plain bath center that Da Zhuang often visited.

After getting into the car, Wang Wei finally stopped "struggling" and languished in his seat, looking completely hopeless. Chen Yiming interrupted with a smile, "Viagra, where are Brother Li and Brother Zhun, why aren't they with you?"

Wang Wei said in a muffled voice, "They were all there at the beginning, but then I drove them away."

Chen Yiming was speechless. The co-author had already fought a battle before he came. I guess Viagra was still using his power to bully others. Who made him the director?

"Invite them to join us in the bath."

"I haven't contacted them again, and I don't know if they are in Magic City at the moment."

Okay, the fight was quite fierce, and it almost felt like severing ties.

Chen Yiming took out his mobile phone and called Tian Li and Li Zhun. Fortunately, neither of them went home. Li Zhun's family was in the imperial capital, while Tian Li was from Hangzhou.

Half an hour later, the four grown men met each other sincerely in the soup pool. The barriers between the three of them soon disappeared and they started talking and laughing again.

Chen Yiming smiled with a smile on his face and sighed in his heart. As a producer, he was actually a part-time worker. He even had to manage the emotional management of the directing team, so he probably deserved an extra salary.

He had originally planned to just relax in the hot tub, not talking about work but about romance. Unfortunately, it backfired. The three of them had other things on their minds, and soon the topic turned to movies.

The "Negotiation Master" project documents planned by Tian Li and Li Zhun have been submitted for internal review, but Chen Yiming still has time to read them.

This also allowed the two to return their energy to "The Usual Suspects". Although they were only assistant directors, the two of them also devoted a lot of their efforts to this film. Tian Li even directly served as the director of Group B, directing Almost a third of the shot.

It's no wonder that the three of them had a big quarrel in the editing room before. Their children were hurting, and no one could stand the fact that their carefully shot footage was being manipulated indiscriminately by others.

This is not good. After a few minutes, the quarrel started again.

"The Usual Suspects" is a typical multi-line narrative. The two main lines are the past tense of the protagonist group's crimes and the present tense of Bao Wendao's interrogation with the police. war.

During the filming, the three directors wanted to shoot every line to perfection, but when it came time to edit, something went wrong. How to choose between thousands of minutes of material?
Li Zhun's consistent style is to tell stories honestly, without any tricks or mysteries. Therefore, he advocates editing strictly according to the original script and discarding all the so-called "inspiration" in the actual shooting. Although there is no bonus point, it is not. There will be points deductions.

Tian Li is more radical. He hopes to break out of the framework of the original script and turn Duan Yining's one-man show into a two-actor show with the police. It would also be good to even add a former gangster policeman to become a group show.

He also cited a reason: since Bao Datong will continue to appear in "The Negotiator", and the reappearance of the police and the former gangster is far away, then deepening the weight of other characters will only be a problem for Chinatown IP operations. Add points.

Wang Wei's position is in the middle, but he is the most forward-looking and hesitant when it comes to using scissors. He has single-handedly confirmed an iron rule in the industry. Self-directed scissors will most likely be a disaster.

The three of them argued for a long time before they remembered Chen Yiming. They turned around and saw that this person had already left the soup pool. Then they all stood up and surrounded Chen Yiming, hoping to gain support.

Chen Yiming pointed at the sweaty three of them and asked with a smile, "I can't match the concentration of the three of them. Don't you really feel hot?"

(End of this chapter)