No. 363 Heavy responsibility lies on the shoulders

There is no nail in the mountain, and the years do not know the year. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

In a hurry, Lin Han finally finished translating "A Bouquet for Algernon", and after he sent the English version to the editor at Penguin Publishing Group, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

The English version was made by him, and the rest of the language versions were translated by translators through the English version, in order to be able to unify the standards, Lin Han also specially instructed the people of the publishing group to make sure that typos are preserved as a feature of the novel!

No matter how it is translated, it can't remove the original wrong words and confusing grammar, once he saw a translation in China, and the translator was very "intimate" to correct the typos in the novel, and then was scolded as a dog by the reader.

After the novel is delivered, it is Lin Han's hi time, and he can finally go out to see the sun and the wind.

For a freelancer, the Labor Day holiday is not a good time to go out, because there are peak periods of people everywhere, and he can stagger these peak periods to travel.

After Chen Jiaxuan had a beautiful night's sleep, she didn't get up until noon, and the bright sunlight shone on her through the window, as if she had a layer of soft light.

"There is a time difference in the UK, so I guess they can't see the mail so quickly. We made an appointment to go to the spa in the afternoon, would you like to go together?"

"Forget it, I'll go to Chang'e Pictures to have a look, it is said that their last scene today, it is unbelievable that it will be completed so quickly. ”

Lin Han thinks that "The Martian" doesn't seem to have been filmed for a long time, why was it finished?

Chen Jiaxuan still knows more about this aspect of things, she said: "Actually, it's not fast, it's been filmed for three months, and you have to know that these are all Xu Jiayan's scenes, he is the Cannes actor, and of course the filming progress is very fast." Filming was done so early, and the post-production must be a little better. ”

"I, the supernumerary member of the crew, don't show up until this time every time, so it's embarrassing. By the way, what are we going to eat at noon?"

"Let's eat something light, isn't there a new porridge shop outside the community? I heard that it tastes pretty good, summer is coming soon, I have to prepare to lose weight and wear a skirt." ”

Lin Han took a serious look at Chen Jiaxuan's hot figure, and said with admiration: "I think your figure is just right, it's not good to have more than a little less, I don't want to hold a matchstick." ”

Doing yoga all year round to exercise his body, Chen Jiaxuan's slender thighs and soft waist make Lin Han obsessed, and it is boring to toss his body bones for a long time.

After the two packed up their things, they slowly walked out of the community holding hands and found the new store that focused on all kinds of porridge.

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After a simple lunch, Lin Han drove Chen Jiaxuan to the spa she had agreed with her friend, "Honey, maybe I'll be a little later in the evening, they have a finale banquet." Why don't you join us?"

"I usually attend so many banquets, I'll go home early in the evening, and remember to find a substitute driver when you drive there by yourself. See you in the evening. ”

After Chen Jiaxuan waved his hand, he stepped on his high heels and walked into the door, Lin Han grinned, and turned the steering wheel out.

After he set up the navigation location, he slowly struggled in the traffic during the festival, who let the crew choose this day to finish?

More than an hour later, Lin Han's car finally came to the film and television base, and he had already contacted the staff in advance, so he came to the outside of the studio with a familiar car.

At this time, there were already many media reporters waiting outside the studio, and after they saw Lin Han, their first reaction was familiar!

Compared with the name Lin Han, his face is actually not so famous, maybe everyone knows that there are writers such as Jin Yong and Liang Yusheng, but do you really know what they look like?

Lin Han, who is wearing a peaked cap, doesn't look like a staff member, at least judging from the back, many reporters think that he should be a star, but they can't say what he is called!

At this time, the security personnel in charge of inspecting the security work at the scene saw Lin Han and greeted him with special attention, "Hello Mr. Lin." ”

"Hello, hard work. ”

Lin Han's temper is that you respect me, I respect you, he greeted the security guard with a smile, and then prepared to go in.

After hearing the staff's name, the reporters suddenly turned their cameras at Lin Han, who else can be called Mr. Lin in the crew of "The Martian"?

Some of them have been squatting here for several days and haven't seen Lin Han appear, and now it's time to finish, maybe Lin Han should also come.

So the sound of the clicking camera suddenly sounded, and these reporters rushed up in unison!

"Lin Han, Lin Han look here!"

"Teacher Lin, are you here today to participate in the finale?"

"Mr. Lin, can you stop for a moment? Briefly reveal the sales of your novel, everyone is very concerned about it now. ”

"Regarding the filming of The Martian, do you think it is appropriate for your novel?"

Taken aback, Lin Han hurriedly put on his sunglasses so as not to be dazzled, he turned his head to look at the reporters, and said: "The sales of the novel can be checked on the website of the General Administration of Press and Publication, as for the movie shooting, the director and the starring team are very good, this is a movie worth looking forward to." ”

This is not a clichΓ©, but Lin Han's real feelings, the "Martian" in his last life was starring the famous Hollywood director Ridley Scott and the first-line actor Matt Damon, which has achieved great success at the box office and word of mouth, with a global box office of $600 million plus seven nominations for the Academy Awards, and the IMDB score and Douban movie score are both more than 8 points, which belongs to the category of excellent science fiction movies.

In this life, under Lin Han's butterfly effect, "The Martian" has changed from a Hollywood movie to a domestic science fiction film, and the directors and actors who can be found are not perfunctory, and the weight is no worse than the Hollywood combination in the previous life.

As for how far the movie can go, Lin Han is not clear, he only hopes that this movie can open up the market for domestic science fiction films, if it does not lose money, there will definitely be more funds into this field!

After ignoring the rest of the reporter's questions, Lin Han entered the studio, which was transformed into an internal office of the China National Space Administration, where the final scenes were being filmed.

Xu Jiayan deserves to be the actor, when he walked in front of the camera, the whole person seemed to be possessed by the protagonist, and he grasped his emotions with great accuracy, and even took the initiative to go to the monitor to watch his performance after the performance, looking for the shortcomings inside.

Li Li, the president of Chang'e Pictures, was also at the scene, and after she saw Lin Han, she took the initiative to step forward and stretch out her hand, "Good afternoon!"

"Mr. Li, I think today's scenes are almost the same, how long will it take to do it later?"

It's only been completed at the beginning of May, and even if you need computer special effects production and publicity, it's too late to set it for next summer, and the whole news has been dragged.

Li Li sighed and said: "Our domestic companies are worse in special effects, so we are looking for a Hollywood team." It's already already being done, but who knows how long it will take. ”

Science fiction movies burn a lot of money in the later stage, and most of the investment is spent on it.

"As far as I know, there aren't many special effects shots in "The Martian", and there are only 500 special effects shots when it's full, which is probably the shot of the protagonist working on the Martian base and the shot of him shuttling through the surface of Mars in the rover, walking and surviving in the storm, and the launch of the space shuttle. The efficiency of the team in Hollywood should be fast. ”

Don't look at Lin Han's current identity as just a novelwriter, but after all, the original owner has also filmed a science fiction movie and has memories of this, so he is the first to say, after all, the entire script was written by him.

After Zheng Shuping came over and heard Lin Han's words, he nodded with satisfaction and agreed, "Mr. Li, I was just about to tell you this question. The competition for the summer schedule was too fierce, and I didn't want "The Martian" to compete with "Pirates of the Caribbean" or "Jurassic Park", and MCP told me that post-production would take up to 10 weeks, which meant that we could complete the entire post-production by September. ”

"Are you sure you can complete all the production in September?" Li Li's whole person became serious, it was originally scheduled for the summer because there was a domestic film protection month, and the audience popularity of the summer file was very high, and it was also flexible enough.

"It will be done in September, and in October at the latest. Now that we are finished, if we don't release it as soon as possible, maybe the audience will forget that there is still this movie. ”

Lin Han smiled, he wanted to see "The Martian" released as soon as possible more than anyone else, but it must be well-made, which was in vain to carry the book over by himself, not to mention that he still has dividends at the box office of the movie, which is a global box office dividend, not a profit dividend.

"It's a bit nervous to be released in October, otherwise how about it be set in the Lunar New Year? It happens to be the Lunar New Year in China, and it is almost Thanksgiving in overseas areas, so we can avoid the giant ships of the summer file. ”

"I think it's okay, the Chinese New Year and the Spring Festival can be used, domestic sci-fi blockbusters should be attractive enough at this time, and we still have comedy, and comedy accounts for the majority of movies with a relatively high box office in the domestic market. ”

Li Li was already a little moved in her heart, but she didn't immediately agree, "The matter of raising the file is not so simple, I have to go back and discuss it with the person in charge of the company, and I will think carefully about your proposal." ”

The promotion of the film is by no means a one-sentence thing, it almost affects the whole body, and the entire film market will be affected.

If "The Martian" is promoted to the Lunar New Year, the already crowded Lunar New Year file will almost usher in a prehistoric predator, and the films produced by the rest of the companies will definitely have to react if they don't want to fight or crush at the box office, whether to stay the same or advance or postpone.

After all, once a blockbuster movie is released, the theater's schedule will be biased towards them, and it will be difficult for the rest of the movies to get a piece of the pie.

At the same time, the promotion is also very important for the film itself, each project has its own publicity rhythm, will a large advance disrupt the overall plan?

Li Li didn't want to continue to talk about the schedule at this time, she quickly changed the topic and said: "You all know that the reputation of domestic science fiction movies is not very good now, and the audience is inclined to Hollywood science fiction films, so we must win by surprise and keep up with the publicity." ”

Lin Han has no say in this area, although he is the author of the original book and the screenwriter of the film, he will definitely not go to roadshows in major cities across the country with actors and directors to promote, at most accept an interview with reporters or record a video, and shout on Weibo.

Zheng Shuping glanced at the silent Lin Han, and he said, "Xiaolin, Mr. Li has a proposal over there, saying that you will be asked to edit our first version of the trailer, what do you think?"

"Me?" Lin Han pointed to his nose in disbelief, his eyes full of shock, "How did you think of letting me edit the trailer?"

"You're the original author of the novel and a director, and if you edit a trailer, fans will buy it, and it will remind your readers that The Martian is your work and let them know. Li Li spread out her hands and said, the truth is like this, everything is for the movie.

Zheng Shuping added, "If you don't take it, we are also looking for a dedicated movie trailer editor." ”

Editing the trailer isn't a simple matter, turning a 120-minute movie into a 120-second short film, a compressed version of the visual sound that combines story focus and highlights.

Its purpose is to attract the audience, not to tell the story to the audience, to pay attention to the impact, the starting point, conflict point, cool point of the story combined with the picture to edit out, and then according to the story structure of the film and the combination of fast and slow shots, music to cooperate, to achieve the greatest degree of infection to the audience, leave a deep visual impression, so that the audience remembers to enter the cinema to watch a few months later.

In other words, a trailer is actually an advertisement, advertising the movie and getting the audience to buy the product, so a good movie trailer editor is usually a good advertising director.

Thrilling is what the trailer is trying to achieve, and if even the trailer doesn't attract the audience, then the box office of the movie can almost be predicted.

Lin Han took a deep breath, what the editor sees is always a version that has not been packaged, and the trailer is to show the selling point of the movie to the audience, and Lin Han has such an advantage!

He has really watched the movie "The Martian" and knows what is most attractive in the movie, even if he will rely on writing novels in the future, he can edit a trailer to get over it.

After thinking about it for a while, he made up his mind, and he said, "Of course, I have this honor, and I hope I don't mess up." ”

"Don't worry, if the trailer is cut too badly, I'll have your mentor teach you personally. Once the special effects footage is in place, you can start editing with our footage, be careful to keep it secret!" (To be continued.) )