Someone once said, "The screenwriter is the playwright of the text, and the editor is the playwright of the shot." "The importance of a good editor to a movie is undeniable, and some editors even have the ability to cut bad movies into good ones. And because the director's work is like his own child, he naturally wants to participate in the editing, so you can see that many movies will have a director's cut version when they are released on DVD, and many of the director's cut versions are very different from the original style, which is that the understanding of the movie is different depending on the position.

For example, right now, Li Xiang is arguing fiercely with editor Tu Yiran. Lao Tu is also the editor of the future "Thai Embarrassment", graduated from Nortel in 01 with a major in editing, and has participated in the editing of many film and television dramas, "Hurricane Rescue" is the first movie he edited, he naturally attaches great importance to it, and the result is relatively conservative. Li Xiang has the finished film in his mind, so he naturally knows what style the movie should be edited in, which is why the two quarreled.

"Brother Tu, how about you look at this, you and I can't convince each other, anyway, our material is quite enough, the rough cut will come according to my intention first, after seeing the effect, if you are still not satisfied, how about you according to your ideas?"

"Okay, that's what you said, don't change your mind again when the time comes!" Tu Yiran also felt that this method was feasible, after all, he didn't know Li Xiang's ability to join the group, and it was understandable to insist on his own opinion.

The two of them were busy in the dark, and three days later, the rough cut was completed. It was Li Xiang's mother who came to arrest people in person, or the two might continue.

"I don't have a problem with your work, but look at you, you don't have a day or night, don't want your body?"

"Mom, I just want to finish the rough cut quickly, and when the time comes, the fine cut won't be so black and white!" Li Xiang smiled cautiously, Mom can't mess with it.

After sending their mother away, the two smiled at each other, and both smelled the smell of sweat on their bodies.

"Brother Tu, brother, please go take a bath, let's have a good rest and rest, and continue tomorrow!"

"Then I'll be respectful and obey my fate!"

The two of them had a good rest, and the next day the work continued, and in the evening, the rough cut was completed.

"Come to think of it, don't say it's really feasible according to your ideas, your movie gives me the feeling of a Hollywood action movie. "Lao Tu is a personality with clear grievances, admiration is admiration, people are really powerful.

"It's just a rough cut, and I still need Brother Tu's help with the fine cut after that. "Don't sell well if you get cheap, this is Li Xiang's code of conduct.

This is also in China, a new Hollywood director like Li Xiang, if he wants to participate in the editing, it is tantamount to a fool's dream. In the final analysis, it is the legendary pictures that do not allow the national teacher to participate in the editing.

Rough cutting is only the first step in the long march of post-production, fine editing, dubbing, and soundtrack are all time killers, and if you want to make the movie show the best effect, post-production time must not be saved. The two slowed down the pace of editing, and the post-production of "Hurricane Rescue" was busy for nearly two months before the production was finally completed.

The time has also come to the end of December, and the competition for the New Year stalls is extremely fierce. In the past, there was "The Ballad of Yunshui" starring Changhua, there was "The City Full of Golden Armor" directed by a certain director, and then Mai Liu teamed up again, and the first work of optical fiber "Wounded City". The national teacher of those years was really Niu X, as long as it was a movie he made, it must be the box office champion of the year, Ao won the runner-up once, and "Ambush on All Sides" in 04 lost to the "Kung Fu" in full swing, but that was also quite remarkable. "Golden Armor" continued its glory, winning a box office of 291 million, and dumping Feng Xiaogang's "Night Banquet" by 160 million. "The Ballad of Yunshui" is obviously a work with political tasks, and although the box office of 30 million is slightly lost, it is also reasonable. Optical fiber's "Wounded City" is really an unexpected joy, although the production cost of up to 10 million US dollars, only 79 million box office in China, but considering the influence of Liang Chaowei, Jin Chengwu and others in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia, making small profits is not a problem, and optical fiber is the first shot to enter the film industry.

Li Xiang finally met the big boss of optical fiber, the big boss Wang Changtian. Before, Da Lao Wang focused all his energy on the promotion and distribution of "Wounded City", and he didn't have the energy to pay attention to Li Xiang's 'small project', but now he finally freed up his hands. After graduating from Fudan University in 1988, from an ordinary reporter to the boss of the best private film and television media company in 2016, this is a history of struggle and inspiration.

"Congratulations, Uncle Wang, the fiber optic flag is victorious!" Everyone is willing to listen to good words, and everyone carries the sedan chair.

"Xiao Li, I'm really embarrassed in the past few months, the project of "Wounded City" is too important for our optical fiber, and I hope you can understand. ”

"It's okay, it's okay, it's not long after the production of "Hurricane Rescue" was completed, it has already been reviewed, and this time is just right!"

"That's good, why don't we go to see the movie first, and I can also formulate a publicity and distribution policy according to the quality of the movie. ”

"Okay, I've been waiting for your appreciation and guidance for a long time. ”

The two talked and laughed and came to the small screening hall of Optical Fiber, accompanied by Li Xiaoping and relevant executives of the publicity department. Everyone also wants to see what the quality of this little director's work is...

An hour and a half later, the screening ended, and everyone in the screening room breathed a sigh of relief. Wang Changtian and Li Xiaoping glanced at each other, their eyes were full of incredulity. The climax of the plot is repeated, the plot is interlocked, and the action is clean and neat, which is the rhythm of a typical Hollywood action movie, and it is really impossible to imagine that this is the first work of a rookie director, with a high degree of completion.

Everyone moved to the conference hall and began to discuss "Hurricane Rescue", and there is no doubt that the quality of the film far exceeded everyone's expectations. Wang Changtian looked around and ordered a filmmaker surnamed Zhang, a filmmaker who was only established this year, but the quality of the personnel applied for is very high, and at the same time he has a lot of experience in reading films, and he can know the quality of the movie as soon as he asks.

"Mr. Wang, Mr. Li, I think this movie is quite good, and it is not even lost to Hollywood movies of the same genre, but considering the limited fame of the main creators, for the sake of safety, my suggestion is to screen it on a small scale first to see the effect, and if the effect is good, you can do your best to strive for the film scheduling rate. ”

"It's okay to screen it, but you must send someone to take care of the source of the film to prevent leakage. I don't want piracy to ruin the movie at the screening stage. ”