Chapter 56: Harvey Scissorhands

Although there were no big stars, and the guests present, except for the participants of the movie, were all old neighbors of the neighborhood, but the atmosphere of the whole finale banquet was very warm.

Many years later, recalling this finale banquet, Tang Feng was still full of emotion: "Oh, it was my first finale banquet, and it was also the most wonderful and nostalgic banquet. ”

"There were no big names at that banquet, no media and no PR. ”

"Everyone drank without any scruples, even the restaurant guys were on an equal footing with the police chief, and even the unrelated guests finally joined in the revelry. ”

"Well, yes, that's definitely the most down-to-earth finale banquet!"

......

Since some of the film had already been printed, it didn't take long for the printer to send all the processed negatives.

On the third day after the finale, Harvey and his assistants rushed from New York to Los Angeles.

They were accompanied by a dozen boxes of different sizes, which, according to Harvey, were gifts he had brought.

The gift is very good, a complete set of the latest editing equipment, Tang Feng likes it very much.

But Harvey's subsequent words made him cry and laugh a little, "The latest editing equipment is, of course, the most expensive on the market." ”

"I know you're not ready yet, so I'll fly you in from New York. As a film company, how can you not have your own editing studio?"

"Well, a total of 265,000 US dollars, this is an invoice, pay the bill!"

Harvey said very seriously, but Tang Feng listened to it with great pain, "I'm lost!

"I have my own film and television equipment division! Not only do we sell them cheaper, but we also engage in external rental!"

"More than 260,000 dollars? I'll your big head! With 20,000 yuan of equipment, I can still edit!"

But Harvey ignored his protests at all, and while directing the assistants to unpack and assemble, he said proudly: "What grade of equipment do you have? This is the latest computer platform, and there is also a set of the most professional editing software!"

"And, to be honest, I'm most comfortable with this, otherwise you don't blame me if you cut your movie into a mess. ”

Tang Feng was very annoyed, how could he forget this stubble?

What Harvey hates most about directors is not that he plays on the red sofa, nor is it his shameless ultra-low offer.

Instead, he watched him cut the works he had worked so hard to complete!

He is the famous Caesar's hand in the film and television industry!

If you don't go to heaven, you will go to hell......

If the level is online, it can definitely turn decay into magic, but what if it just catches up with the water in his head?

So, even if he only created a small miracle, he edited "Sex, Lies, and Videotapes", which originally belonged to the third-level category, into an art film that looked like that, and it was widely acclaimed.

Tang Feng didn't want him to interfere in his movie, he was really afraid that Harvey would ruin his movie!

"Harvey, don't you want to do anything with my movie!"

"Also, move me all the stuff you brought! I don't need all this shit new equipment!"

It seemed that his reaction had been anticipated for a long time, Harvey was not angry at all, but replied with a smile: "Save your effort, hehe, your set is no longer good." ”

"Go and see the contract, does it say that the film is in post-production, and I have the final decision on everything?"

"Hurry up, don't be so grinding, I can't wait!"

Tang Feng was stunned for a moment, it was indeed written in the contract, no wonder Harvey insisted on adding this sentence that night, it turned out that he was waiting for him here.

"This damn guy is really a villain!"

"At that time, he was holding back his bad intentions to calculate me, and the funny thing was that in order to get his full support, I not only agreed to his suggestion, but also added another sentence to it. ”

"From the date of entry into force of the contract, Party A (Sean Taylor Tang) will entrust the post-production and publicity and distribution of "Killer Tragedy" to Party B (Harvey Weinstein), so Party B has complete autonomy!"

It's too late for him to regret it now, he dug the pit and buried himself, who can blame him?

In this way, Harvey was effortlessly given the editing rights, and he locked himself in the freshly set up editing room, locking the door to prevent anyone from disturbing him.

For two days and two nights, Harvey has been busy in the editing room, except for eating and going to the bathroom, he has never stepped out of the door, and he is tired from sleeping, so he makes do on the sofa.

It wasn't until the morning of the third day that he yawned, walked out with a tired face, and smiled at Tang Feng, who had been waiting impatiently, "Go and see, this time I have performed extraordinarily!"

Tang Feng was in no mood to talk nonsense with him, so he didn't even look at him, and rushed into the editing room.

Overall, Harvey's editing is not bad, basically seamless editing, the rhythm is well controlled, the action scenes basically show the characteristics of parkour, and the passion scenes are beautiful and seductive.

Tang Feng was quite satisfied with this result, but what made him unhappy was that Harvey actually put the end of the movie in the front, so that it didn't look so comfortable.

Although he can understand Harvey's thoughts and know that he wants to highlight the poignant love of the hero and heroine, he feels uncomfortable how he looks at it.

And after listening to his opinion, Harvey also frowned a little, but still insisted: "I don't think it is the best fit to put this paragraph at the end of the film." You see, putting it at the beginning of the film, isn't it more able to arouse the curiosity of the audience?"

"As for the police scene, although it was filmed well, you have to think about what is the main purpose of your movie?"

"Is it about action, or about love?"

"If you want to show the cool action, then why should it be mixed in with such a heartbreaking love?"

"So, I think it's still about love, and this opening is just the finishing touch, and it can also show the difference between your movie and other action movies. ”

Harvey made a lot of sense, during the whole filming process, Tang Feng thought about how to tell the story well, but he never thought about it so much.

After his reminder, Tang Feng felt that the more he looked at it, the more pleasing it became, "You guy still has two brushes, so it makes my eyes shine." ”

However, there is also a lot of risk in doing so, and if it gives people an inexplicable feeling at the beginning, I am afraid that it will affect the audience's perception. ”

Listening to his words, Harvey nodded approvingly and said, "What you said also makes sense, can you think of a way to make the beginning smoother?"

After pondering for a while, Tang Feng suddenly shouted excitedly: "There is!"

Harvey gave him a blank look, and said dissatisfiedly: "Please, can you not be so surprised, I just had a little thought, and I was interrupted by you!"

Tang Feng scratched his head and smiled, "I'm sorry to bother you, but I did think of a good way." ”

"Let's use narration to give a concise explanation, so that the audience should not feel inexplicable when watching this paragraph. ”

Harvey didn't understand much, but he still put the image at the beginning, "You can try it, I don't think it's a good idea to talk nonsense at the beginning." ”

Tang Feng ignored his complaints, cleared his throat, and carefully read the narration he had come up with.

On the screen, on the edge of the picturesque Long Beach coastal road, Pete is sitting on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, letting the sea breeze blow his long golden hair, and looking melancholy and haggard into the distance.

Tang Feng's deep and magnetic voice also sounded at the right time, "Honey, I'm leaving." ”

"Come quietly, and go gently. ”

"Maybe I shouldn't have come, but if you hadn't met me, you'd still be the most beautiful cloud in the sky. ”

After reading the first few sentences, Tang Feng paused for a moment, and when Pete started his motorcycle and drove along the coastline into the distance, he continued: "If I could turn back time, I would rather never know you again." ”

"Although I can't fall in love with you, at least I can miss it silently in my heart......"

In this paragraph, Tang Feng's tone became more muffled, and his voice was a little hoarse, which matched Pete's lonely back, showing his loneliness and sadness.

Tang Feng, who had invested all his feelings, gradually reddened his eyes, and even Harvey, who was a bystander, couldn't help but rub his somewhat sour nose.

Harvey tossed in the editing room for two days and two nights, and naturally knew the plot of the movie well, so when he heard Tang Feng's narration, he inevitably felt a sense of empathy.

When the two of them left the editing room, Harvey completely eased up, stretched out his hand to Tang Feng, who was following behind, and praised sincerely: "Sean, you made a good movie." ”

"Smack. ”

Tang Feng lightly high-fived him, and responded in a low voice: "I hope so, the rest of the matter will be left to you, and I should prepare to participate in the audition." ”

For this kind of emotion, Tang Feng didn't like it very much.

He didn't know why he was like this, his mind was full of the plot of the movie, and the deep sense of loneliness also made him feel very bad.

However, Harvey saw that he was in a bad mood and kindly persuaded: "Sean, don't get too involved in the play, go wash your face, you will get better soon." ”

Tang Feng was slightly stunned, "Is it really that I'm too involved in the play?"

"Maybe, maybe I told them too much about the drama a while ago......"

Looking at Tang Feng's back, Harvey couldn't help but think in his heart: "I haven't seen a hundred directors as young as him, and there will be dozens." ”

"But they only spit and talk about it, make a mess of the movie, but still refuse to admit their incompetence. ”

"It's the first time I've met a director who can make a movie and unconsciously trap himself in it, apart from Lucas and Steven. ”

"This kid is not simple, maybe he is the future Lucas, the future Steven!"