The entertainment industry shouldn't be like this

Chapter 94 Can it take off?

Internal preview of "My Sassy Girl".

The movie is being shown, but director Zhuang Geng is distracted.

It's not that he doesn't care about movies.

From the beginning of the movie screening, the theater went through a cycle of silence for a moment, then bursts of laughter; silence for a moment again, and then bursts of laughter again.

Compared with the long and disgusting tirade of film critics, the direct performance of the audience can tell him that there is no need to worry about the quality of this film!

Well, although a considerable portion of the audience are actually film critics.

At this moment, he finally dared to breathe a sigh of relief.

If nothing else, the main reason is that Wang Wei didn’t interfere casually with the crew’s filming!

Most people don’t know this, but he, who has been with more than one crew, knows it——

Not to mention a person who is used to being a director, even if he is just an actor with ideas, if he is stronger, it is easy to discuss his understanding of the role and the plot with the director; if it is more serious, he may even interfere.

Photography.

The main reason is that Wang Wei really dares to delegate power to achieve success for others.

But no matter how awesome he is, if he is the only one in Dunhuang who can produce a hit movie every year, his colleagues will be envious, but they will not be afraid.

After the theatrical version was released, I saw that the picture was messy, the plot was incomprehensible, and it was all kinds of thunder. In the end, the director had to bear all the blame, and I almost cried without tears.

Under such circumstances, people in the industry are focusing on this film, which is indeed a bit puzzling.

For him, a rookie director, this is already a great gift.

There is no way, this is a common problem for new directors - lack of confidence.

Overseas, it was released ahead of schedule, and the box office has reached an astonishing 416 million yuan, which shows how popular this cheating movie, known as the "plague movie", is in the Chinese-speaking cultural circle with a strong exam atmosphere.

After all, when it comes to editing rights, especially the fight for final editing rights, it is a history of blood and tears for almost all directors.

Some people may wonder that for the National Day holiday season, which is full of large-scale and medium-sized productions, a film of the size of "My Sassy Girl" is really not a major project.

It is said that the final cutting right is important, but in fact the first cutting right is equally important.

When the internal preview ended, the audience applauded, and Zhuang Geng revealed his joy that could not be concealed. With this kind of audience reaction, his small goal of half-fold should be enough, right?

But Wang Wei didn't.

——This is the final right to cut. Whether at home or abroad, the final right to cut is basically subtraction!

The final editing rights of "My Sassy Girl" were not all given to him, but half of them were given to him——

Then Zhuang Geng found that he was even more worried.

After giving the director the right to cut the first cut, as long as there is no problem with the overall skeleton of the story, the producer will generally not change the main tone and main clues of the film, but will only make certain adjustments to the direction and intensity of expression.

degree of adjustment.

If Dunhuang is regarded as a bird, Wang Wei's existence is equivalent to growing a wing. It may be very strong, but it still cannot make the bird take off.

Many people in the industry also want to know whether "My Sassy Girl" will work.

He went through several rounds of "subtraction" before Wang Wei took over the final editing rights.

Zhuang Geng thought for a long time, but finally nodded and agreed.

Not saying that Dunhuang gave him the first chance, he only said that he wanted to sign a three-film contract with him, which meant that Dunhuang was optimistic that he could succeed this time.

As the time enters September and the National Day holiday approaches, Dunhuang has also stepped up its promotion of "My Sassy Girl".

Many people in the industry understand that the reason why they value "My Sassy Girl" is because it is the first film not directed by Wang Wei since Dunhuang regained its momentum.

With a total global box office of 1.1 billion yuan, if this is the standard of success for Dunhuang, Zhuang Geng just wants to choose a dog leash.

The script belongs to him, the first producer belongs to him, the boss belongs to him, and even the entire team belongs to him, and his ability and status in directing and producing movies are absolutely crushing on him.

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Even Wang Wei didn't have much confidence when his first movie "Peking Holiday" was not released and had no success.

It can be said that as long as he wants to interfere, he doesn't need to expend too much effort. All he needs is a light word, and he may fall into endless trouble.

At first, Zhuang Geng thought it was because he was busy. After all, he also had a film to shoot;

However, after patting and patting, Wang Wei only came to visit the class a few times, and communicated with him individually if he had suggestions and opinions. He understood that busyness was probably only a very minor factor.

Only by succeeding again and again can that kind of self-confidence and confidence be completely cultivated.

Of course, none of this comes without a price.

With the global box office of "The Genius Gunman" exceeding 1 billion, Dunhuang's latest romantic light comedy has attracted much attention. It also has the endorsement of Wang Wei's screenwriter and producer, and Shen Zhenyi occasionally makes a cameo to promote the film.

On the platform, people who are interested are eyeing "My Sassy Girl".

Zhuang Geng could only think of one adjective for his precision in selecting shots, and his understanding of editing techniques and rhythm - light and easy.

Even if he was downgraded by one level, he would still feel pain in his balls.

Just look at the performance of "Genius Gunslinger".

Even professional editors are full of praise for Wang Wei's editing ability this time.

A good movie is extremely beautiful in the director's mind, and the first cut is extremely careful. When it reaches the producer, it is cut in one click;

Dunhuang hopes to sign a three-film contract with him - not including "My Sassy Girl".

I also know that if he signs three film contracts in a row, the salary will definitely not be too high, especially when he has not fully proven himself yet...

As the movie with the longest running time in the past summer season, "The Gunslinger" had a domestic box office of just over 700 million yuan after it was released. To be precise, it was 701 million yuan.

——Probably because Dunhuang's success standards really made his heart tremble.

According to Dunhuang editor Xiao Liu, Wang Wei's editing ability has greatly improved.

Well... that's the truth, but measuring the level of progress by the degree of "liver" really makes Zhuang Geng's hair stand on end.

No, the first cut rights of "My Sassy Girl" were given to him.

Only with discounts and discounts, um, 250 million, would he dare to think about it.

Is Wang Wei awesome?

It’s quite awesome, it only took two movies to support the rise of Dunhuang.

Fortunately, he met Wang Wei.

The specific manifestation is - last time he edited "The Gunslinger", he was busy editing it for nearly a month, but this time he still had the energy to go back and forth between the two crews of "My Sassy Girl" and "The Silence of the Lambs".

However, this kind of confusion is limited to those who don’t know enough about Dunhuang.

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The so-called initial cut sets the tone, and the final cut sets the direction.

Once he, as a producer, takes out a project at random, finds someone to shoot it, and if it still sells well, another wing will be fully grown.

Even if the strength of the two wings is different, so what, the staggering takeoff is faster than you can run.

And if the two wings can be trained to be equally strong... I can't even think about it!

Now we just wait and see, can this wave of Dunhuang take off?

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It will be released soon, can it take off~

(End of chapter)