Chapter Ninety-Five: Post-Production and the 'Hero' Wave
"A Chinese Ghost Story" is finished, and Makujo and others are engaged in tedious post-production, going out early and returning late every day, the company, and the villa are busy in the dark, and even the meeting time with Zhou Huimin is much less.
In order to edit this film more brilliantly, Makucheng also specially borrowed a general from Xu Ke's studio, that is, Mr. Mai Zhishan, whose editing is like flowing water, magnificent, atmospheric and contains a sense of speed, and his skills are profound and extraordinary.
Although Makujo himself can also edit, there is still a gap from the master level, so he invited this master back, and the "A Chinese Ghost Story" series in Makujo's memory was edited out by him.
In the editing room, Makujo and Mai Zhishan are both busy, whenever they see Mai Zhishan's neat and neat blockbuster, the footage that he finally shot without hesitation is cut out, Makuro is very distressed, several times Makuro can't help but want to reach out to stop each other, but in the end he was pressed by reason, he knows very well that if he leaves those shots according to his opinion, it will cause the whole film to be too cumbersome, maybe the film will not be finished in two hours, So he was very helpless.
Although Mai Zhishan was seriously busy with the editing of the film, he still felt it when he was gasping and sighing from time to time, and he also understood that every shot of the film was like his own child for every director, how to watch it. are reluctant to cut off. However, editing is not a reluctant issue, editing is to combine these scattered shots in different ways to smoothly put them together. From start to finish, being well-reasoned and that's the point.
Mai Zhishan was just about to cut out a few shots that he felt were redundant, and the sound of Makucheng's gasping sound sounded in his ears again, and he couldn't help but pause, and finally turned to look at Su Mucheng, who was unbearable, and spread his hands, "Director Su." I know you care about the film and can't bear to cut out those shots, but you know that. That's how this stuff is, why don't you go to a rest meeting first, don't worry, my Lao Mai will definitely edit this film. In fact, he was helpless. Editing jobs just need to be quiet. The working environment that is not disturbed by others, although Makujo is now saying nothing, but the sound of gasping and sighing from time to time will still affect his work status.
Makujo looked at the other party's slightly helpless expression, and also understood that he had affected the other party, although he wanted to stay here and continue to watch, but after all, people were more professional than himself. If you ask someone else to help, trust them. Pondered for a moment. Makujo also nodded helplessly.
"Ah, I'm concerned about it, I hope Mr. Mai doesn't mind, I can't help much, instead of staying here and disturbing your work, it's better to be busy with something else, then this next editing will trouble Mr. Mai."
"Director Su, please rest assured, my Lao Mai will go all out." The other party agreed to go out, and of course Mai Zhishan had to say something, so he patted his chest and assured Makujo with certainty.
Since the other party said so, what else could Makuro say, so he simply got up and left the room, but when he walked to the door, Makujo couldn't help but look back at Mai Zhishan, who had turned around and was ready to put into work, and said with a little emotion: "These shots are not easy to shoot, it was not easy for everyone to shoot them, I hope that Mr. Mai can be merciful when ensuring the quality of the film." After speaking, without waiting for the other party to reply, he opened the door and walked out of the room.
Hearing the sound of the door closing behind him, Mai Zhishan shook his head helplessly, but he could also understand that in this case, every director is actually similar to the curtain city.
Coming out of the editing room, Makujo let out a long sigh at the door, and was not in the mood to run elsewhere, so he shook his head and simply walked to his office.
There was a knock on the door, waking up Makujo, who was leaning back on the sofa in his office and meditating.
"Come in"
"Ah Cheng, you are leisurely, I don't know that there is going to be a ruckus outside." Lin Yongqi, who was excited, walked into the office with a few reports in his hand, and looked at Makujo who was leisurely leaning on the sofa and was stunned.
"Hmm" Makujo looked at Lin Yongqi who walked in suspiciously, not knowing what made him so happy.
"You don't know yet, our hero's true character has now swept across Southeast Asia" Lin Yongqi sat down beside Makujo, handed a few reports to Makujo, and said excitedly.
Makucheng took the newspaper, listened to Lin Yongqi's words, and then read it with a little curiosity. Lin Yongqi didn't bother him, just sat quietly and watched the curtain city.
After a while, Makujo put down a few newspapers, nodded at Lin Yongqi's very excited eyes, and showed a knowing smile on his face.
It turned out that "The True Color of Heroes" was finally released during this summer vacation after negotiating a release cooperation with Hong Kong and foreign film dealers. The newspapers on the table reported a detailed report on the release of the film "True Colors of Heroes" in Southeast Asia. The newspaper spent a lot of space describing how crazy the release of this film was in Southeast Asia, and the film immediately swept the entire Southeast Asian film market as soon as it was released, and other films released at the same time could not raise their heads at all.
Nowadays, whether it is Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia and other places, a wave of heroes has been set off, especially Zhou Yanfa, who plays the role of 'Little Brother', has aroused the popularity of many young men and women, which is simply a fire of confusion.
Zhou Runfa's "Little Brother Ma" can be said to be another classic role after his "Xu Wenqiang" in "Shanghai Tang", after the hot release in Southeast Asia, the media once again put Zhou Runfa, Wu Yusen and others on the news headlines, and the attention was more than at the beginning.
Since the full release of "The True Color of Heroes" in Southeast Asia, Brilliant Entertainment, a Hong Kong film entertainment company, has also been deeply remembered by everyone, and now it is also famous.
Lin Yongqi just came to the shogunate city to report the good news after dealing with the reporters' interviews.
Makujo had long expected the wave of heroes that "The True Color of Heroes" swept through Southeast Asia, so he had nothing to be surprised about. He read those reports just now, and now the true colors of the hero are only being released in Southeast Asia, as for Europe and the United States, there is no movement, and the news from both sides is that if it is fast, it will be arranged at the end of the year, and if it is slow, it will be the next year. Makuro believes that when this film is released in the United States, it will definitely bring a surprise to his Hollywood counterparts.
"This is the first step in our brilliant beginning, and while it was expected, it is certainly worth celebrating." Although Makujo had expected this situation for a long time, it is also an indisputable fact that the film critics swept Southeast Asia and succeeded, so it is natural to rejoice when it is time to rejoice.
"Yes, although I knew that this film was a success when it was released in Hong Kong, I still didn't expect it to be such a sensation." Lin Yongqi thought of the huge waves that the film "The True Color of Heroes" has now set off in Southeast Asia, and nodded with emotion.
"Uncle Qi, this is just the beginning, we will go higher and farther in the future" Mu Cheng looked at Lin Yongqi who was slightly emotional next to him with a smile, and his eyes revealed great confidence.
"Well, I believe it too" Lin Yongqi looked at the confidence in Makujo's eyes, and he also smiled knowingly.
"By the way, Ah Cheng, now that "Heavenly Love" is about to be out of gear, how should one of the company's plans go." Lin Yongqi remembered another serious matter that he came over today, so he asked directly.
"Heavenly Love" has been in theaters for more than half a month, and the attendance rate has always been very good, but when good movies are always down, the two films of Brilliant Company have all been released, and the remaining "A Chinese Ghost Story" in the Shoku City has just begun to enter post-production, and there is still a short time before it is completed. There is at least a gap of more than two months in the middle, and the company will face the situation that there are no films to be released.
"The God of Gamblers, which we cooperated with Yongsheng, was also in post-production, and the later stage of that film was relatively simple, and I think it will be released next month, and when the film is over, "A Chinese Ghost Story" should be almost there." Makujo thought about it and replied directly, the company has been established for a short time, and the background is slightly insufficient, which is also a helpless situation.
"The company now has sufficient funds to solicit scripts from the outside world, as long as there are good scripts, there is no need to worry about no movies to shoot, and you can also invest funds as before, I believe this problem should still be easy to solve." Makuro also understands the current situation of the company, but a company can't be supported by him alone, although he has that ability, especially the problem of the script is not a problem for him at all, but he is unwilling to do it, if he solves all the problems, what do you want so many people in the company to do. He wants the company to grow smoothly and be his backing instead of a burden.
"Well, that's all it takes, I'll try my best to arrange it" Lin Yongqi nodded approvingly.
After talking in the room for a while, Lin Yongqi went back to deal with the company's affairs, leaving Makujo alone to continue to meditate in the room. (To be continued......)
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