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Chapter 399 "Jaws" Completed

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While that letter shocked Wang Xiaohu, it also brought him strong confidence. He originally thought that he would fight a war of attrition with the country, but he didn't want the country to take all his worries away. exclude.

Moreover, the big shot even bluntly stated in the letter that if "Shaking Heaven and Earth" can be made into an excellent movie, all matters can be discussed. This is equivalent to opening up a green channel for Wang Xiaohu's crew in China, which shows that the big shot attaches great importance to Xiangjiang Films and Wang Xiaohu degree.

Wang Xiaohu handed over the script of the complete version of "Shattering Earth" to President Gongsun as quickly as possible, and in the list of actors, in addition to the list of Xiangjiang's to be starred, other actors were added by domestic film companies , This is one of the things mentioned in the letter, and the meaning is obvious: to promote the start of the domestic film industry and strengthen the development of the domestic film industry, let’s call it a kind of exchange.

As for why Wang Xiaohu proposed to take half a year to prepare, because many special effects of "Shattering Earth" need to be completed, and these special effects need to use the "Industrial Light and Magic" team. Just preparing these special effects, Wang Xiaohu initially planned to invest more than 1000 million, and it was US dollars. It may take a long time to make these special effects.

President Gongsun has always wanted to read the contents of that secret letter, but due to special instructions from above, only Wang Xiaohu can read this letter, and the urgent secret letter on the envelope is also quite high. Level ones do not have permission to view the contents of the letter, at best they are playing the role of an express postman.

Obviously, President Gongsun knows the name of the person who wrote the letter. This can be clearly seen from the envy and enthusiasm in his eyes. For Wang Xiaohu who is so young, he can win the favor of a big man, and even write a letter in person. He can only be envious of envy, and admire Wang Xiaohu in his heart.

Before leaving, he did not forget to say: "Comrade Xiao Wang, you must keep this letter well, and don't let it be discovered or stolen, otherwise it will bring you unnecessary trouble."

"Thank you." After Wang Xiaohu read this letter, his attitude towards President Gongsun eased a bit. After all, President Gongsun also acts as a microphone, and it is not easy to be caught in the middle. In the early stage, in order to achieve his goal , I have to do something that makes President Gongsun depressed. Now that my goals have been achieved, of course I can't let others look at me.

Wang Xiaohu politely sent President Gongsun out of the house, and jumped up happily when he returned to the living room. The joy and excitement on his face were unremarkable. Zhao Yazhi, who was two months pregnant, saw her husband look like a child, and smiled. He walked over and said, "Did something good happen to you, I hope it will make you happy."

Wang Xiaohu stepped forward and carefully helped his wife to sit on the sofa, then kissed her duck face and said: "I received a letter from China, "Shaking Earth" is very popular with the leaders there, and promised to let me take Xiangjiang's crew to shoot the scene. Moreover, the film should also be co-produced by the two units of Xiangjiang and Mainland China."

As he spoke, shaking the secret letter in his hand, he said, "Miss, this is our boat ticket to enter the mainland."

Zhao Yazhi giggled and took the letter, "Can I read it?"

"Haha, you are my wife, so I can watch it!" Wang Xiaohu is not as pedantic as those people in China. He is not an insider, and he will not follow any confidentiality rules. He has nothing to hide from his family.

"Hey, what a sharp brushwork!" After opening the envelope, the scent of ink greeted her nostrils, and then Zhao Yazhi saw the flamboyant brush and ink, and when she saw the last signature, she was surprised from ear to ear: "Ah, what a surprise! it's the one"

"Shhh" Wang Xiaohu raised his finger and said, "It's fine for the two of us to know about it. Later, you hide this letter well. This is a precious sword for us to enter the mainland, and this old man's calligraphy is also priceless. Well, take care of it." Frame it, and it will be a family heirloom in the future."

Zhao Yazhi nodded, fully aware that what her husband said was true, after carefully putting the envelope away, she lay in Wang Xiaohu's arms and said softly, "When do you plan to enter the mainland for filming?"

After pondering for a while, Wang Xiaohu said, "Probably in March or April next year."

"Oh." Zhao Yazhi breathed a sigh of relief, "You are impatient, I'm really worried that you want to get over it now, thinking about the filming of this film must be a waste of time, I'm worried that you will leave us behind. The two of you don't care about Xiangjiang."

"Hey, no matter how impatient I am, I can't be such a bastard!" Wang Xiaohu smiled, stretched out his hand to gently stroke Zhao Yazhi's lower abdomen, and sighed: "I don't know how big the little guy has grown inside now."

"It's only been two months, it should be the size of a little finger." Zhao Yazhi has no experience in these things, so she casually described it.

"It's so big, let me hear if he's active today." Wang Xiaohu bent down, put his ear on Zhao Yazhi's belly and listened for a long time, "Hey, I heard the little guy moving and making grunts. What about the voice!"

"Oh, that's the sound of my stomach being hungry." Zhao Yazhi said with a coquettish smile, "You know how to make people happy, sir."

At the end of May, the filming of "Half a Catty" and "Lin Shirong" started to go on track, and the fourth draft of "Best Partner" of the three giants of New Art City finally passed the review of Wang Xiaohu. At that moment, the three giants hugged each other excitedly , cheering and jumping for joy, they all knew that after Wang Xiaohu's rigorous training this time, they could clearly feel their own growth. Although the process was very difficult, they gained a lot and were deeply encouraged.

"For entrepreneurial work, shoot with heart, don't embarrass the teacher!" Wang Xiaohu said with a smile.

The Big Three naturally nodded their heads like chickens pecking at rice, received a check of 200 million from their master, and happily ran to negotiate with the Xu Brothers, who let Xu Guanjie be among them.

After finishing all the work, Wang Xiaohu made all the arrangements for Xiangjiang and was ready to leave for Los Angeles, because "Jaws" had finished filming in April, and Spielberg called more than once, urging Wang Xiaohu to watch the first cut of the film , and asked Wang Xiaohu to give the final instructions.

On May 5, Wang Xiaohu saw the first cut of "Jaws" in the Xiehe branch. After watching it, he was silent for a long time. Spielberg, Lucas and others waited patiently for his opinion.

"Man, I know this is your painstaking effort, and I know you're in a dilemma when editing, but you should think about the audience and be more ruthless when editing again. Most of these scenes about the scenery are redundant. Yes." Wang Xiaohu asked the projection room to rewind the play several times, pointing to the scenery about the beach and said: "This will spoil the show. It is undeniable that the vineyard is indeed a resort, but such a beautiful scenery is also amazing to the audience. Yeah, if you didn't take those parts out, I'd think I was seeing a landscape, not a horror!"

"Oh God." Spielberg patted his forehead vigorously. At first, he thought that Wang Xiaohu would be greeted with a burst of praise. After all, no matter how self-willed he was during the filming process, if he complained, Wang Xiaohu was always on the side of encouraging and praising him. Today, the young boss actually opened his mouth to criticize, and this issue was mentioned by Lucas and other friends not only once, but he still stubbornly persisted. "Boss, maybe you are right, I should be harder on myself."

"Hehe, I also feel sad. After all, these shots are shot by myself with my own money and time. But from the perspective of commercial films, you have to bear the pain and cut the bloated films. Only a few can be accepted by the audience.”

"OK, I will do it, please rest assured the boss." Although Spielberg is very proud, he still accepts the suggestion of the boss Wang Xiaohu.

"There is one more thing I have to ask you in particular." Wang Xiaohu stroked the beard on his chin and pondered: "Because the content of "Jaws" has reached the limit of restrictions, it needs a looser inspection level."

"You mean?" Spielberg asked, frowning.

Wang Xiaohu chuckled, patted him on the shoulder and said, "That's right, this means that you should learn the lesson from "The Exorcist" and cut out some scenes again. How about it, doesn't it hurt you even more?"

Spielberg rolled his eyes, shrugged and said, "Okay, I'll try my best." Spielberg admitted that the film should be rated "R" (restricted), and should be banned from viewing by teenagers under the age of 18.And Wang Xiaohu's meaning is also very obvious. In order to enlarge the audience of "Jaws" and for teenagers to enter the theater, he had to cut out three shots that he spent three times racking his brains to shoot.

As a result, "Jaws" received a "PG" (children must watch with their parents) certificate.The pass is surprisingly lenient: the sci-fi film "Roller Hockey" is rated "R" for just a few bloody sports scenes, and its content can hardly compare with "Jaws".

After discussing with everyone, Wang Xiaohu cut out the terrifying climax of the great white shark attacking people on the beach in the first day, so that the children would not scream when they saw this scene.

With the benefit of Wang Xiaohu, the first panoramic shot of the great white shark was placed in the third scene, in order to increase the effect of the previous scene that had already stunned the audience, so as to comfort Spielberg for cutting the shot. bring regret.

After finishing all this set, it was already the beginning of June, and the publicity work for "Jaws" had also started. The content may be too intense for young children.In the week leading up to the film's release, Concorde published a full-page "educational" ad listing the ferocity of sharks, based on the varying interests and expectations of viewers.

All of these have made American audiences interested in "Jaws".

(End of this chapter)